Tokyo Soft Rice King.

"I'll pass... I won't burden Kuroba-kun. Just give me a glass of water."

"It's alright, Ms. Motoko, just order whatever you want to eat. Anyway, you have to pay for drinking water here..."

Kuroba Akira is currently at home, and even if he wants to get a glass of water, he has to come to this coffee shop; it's impossible for him not to spend money.

Going out to buy water is fine, but no one will run errands for Kuroba Akira. If Kuroba Akira wants to go out on his own, he has to spend his own personal time.

Akira Kuroba certainly wouldn't waste his precious personal time buying water at a convenience store, so he ended up coming to the coffee shop to order.

Also, the time spent visiting the coffee shop is not considered his personal time and will not be recorded in the pink menu. However, Kuroba Akira cannot simply spend the whole day in the coffee shop exploiting bugs without ordering anything.

"Because you teachers were invited here this time, I also got a rare free rest time, so please feel free to order whatever you like. Anyway, I'm not going to pay the price right away."

"Oh, okay then, I'll order a curry rice."

In fact, most of the price that required sexual favors was actually a benefit for Kuroba Akira. Being able to interact intimately with girls who liked him was not a painful thing, but a kind of enjoyment.

So when he comes here to eat and drink, Kuroba Akira is quite casual and doesn't hold back too much.

While waiting for the food to be served, Kuroba Akira got back to the main topic and asked.

"So, what happened to the curse on Teacher Luo?"

“Oh, we went to Awaji Island as you said, found the most famous Izanagi Shrine there, and met the shrine’s chief priest.”

Izanagi Shrine is the shrine that Izanagi was mentioned before, which is dedicated to Izanagi. According to the Kojiki, after Izanagi relinquished the great task of ruling the country to Amaterasu Omikami, he lived in the 'Yūnomiya', which is the origin of Izanagi Shrine.

"Then, before I could even say anything, he knew exactly why I was there the moment he saw me, like he could read my mind, which was really unsettling..."

"Oh? Did he already know why you came?"

"Yes, afterwards they said it was to seal away my misfortune, so they made me rush down a waterfall, recite scriptures, and prepared a large-scale ceremony. It was so troublesome... that's why it took so long."

Not treatment... but a seal?

Kuroba Akira remembered that An-nee had said before that Izanagi was good at purification, and that as long as some faith was paid, he could help purify the filth that was entangled on Ohno-sensei because of Sei-ori-hime's Ara-mitama, but it couldn't be maintained for a long time.

But if it took so long and involved a ceremony, it must be more than just purification.

"At first, I thought that old man was trying to scam me, but he didn't charge me any money, and after testing it, it actually worked! Not only did I stop being unlucky, I even became lucky!"

"Test? How is it tested?"

"Drawing lots! I drew ten lots in a row, and they were all extremely lucky! I used to only draw extremely unlucky lots! I'd never even seen a normal unlucky one!"

"..."

However, you yourself don't have any 'major misfortune'... How sad.

But drawing lots is too unreliable. Isn't it easy to manipulate the result by slightly tampering with the lot box?

However, Ms. Motoko nodded in agreement.

"It's true. That's not an ordinary fortune-telling container. It's a container blessed by the gods. Being able to draw ten 'Great Fortune' fortunes in a row proves that Junko has completely escaped her bad luck."

Okay, looks like it's some kind of mystical lottery.

"So, Motoko-sensei, did you mention 'that matter' to the shrine over there?"

Kuroba Akira's method was, of course, to merge the two souls of Amaterasu into one. He didn't say it directly because Junko Ohno, the person involved, was unaware of it.

"Of course... but he warned me that it was best not to do that."

"Huh? It's best not to do that? Did you give a reason?"

"They say it will bring back the legend of Ama-Iwato."

"The Legend of Ama-no-Iwato..."

Kuroba Akira had, of course, heard of it as well.

Susanoo, this troublemaker, ran rampant in Takamagahara, the land of the gods, which angered his sister Amaterasu, who then went into seclusion in protest.

Then, because Amaterasu was the sun goddess, when she went into seclusion, the whole world lost its light.

I feel that this legend is probably a story made up by the ancients to record the astronomical phenomenon of a solar eclipse.

Incidentally, the final method to bring Amaterasu back into the world was... to have Amaterasu perform a nude dance. Amaterasu peeked out out of curiosity, only to be forcibly dragged out by Amaterasu. It was a bit funny.

However, if there are naked women dancing, it certainly makes people want to watch.

"But so what if another solar eclipse occurs? A solar eclipse won't really destroy the world."

Kuroba Akira had experienced several solar eclipses in his previous life, and had even been fortunate enough to see one with the naked eye.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, there have been hundreds of recorded solar eclipses, including dozens of total solar eclipses. However, the timing and visible areas of each eclipse are different, making them a rare phenomenon for people living in one place.

“I think… he’s not talking about an ordinary solar eclipse. The shrine is a modern person, so he must know that the legend of Ama-Iwato refers to a solar eclipse. But he still warned me like this, which means something more serious is going to happen.”

Chapter 482 Another Year of Scorching Summer

"Something more serious..."

Kuroba Akira couldn't figure it out either.

In conclusion, it's best not to let Amaterasu return.

So the sealing is to prevent the Ara-Mitama from coming out of Teacher Luo's body.

Since it could be a disaster, nipping it in the bud is the best approach.

Akira Kuroba also felt that this was more reasonable. After all, the initial goal was to get rid of Ms. Lo's unfortunate constitution. The only method he could think of before was to bring back Amaterasu so that Ms. Ohno could return to being an ordinary person.

But since sealing can achieve the same effect, there's no need to deliberately look for a way to bring Amaterasu back. Kuroba Akira isn't a supporter of the Emperor's restoration, so whether the main god is there or not is irrelevant. He doesn't know her anyway, so it's none of his business.

"Does that seal need to be updated periodically?"

"The deity said that it is enough to come once a year, and the seal will be reinforced afterward, unlike the first time when a month was spent preparing for the ceremony."

"Oh, that saves us trouble. Let's just keep things as they are."

However, Motoko Kobayakawa believed that the seal was only a temporary expedient and did not completely solve her best friend's problem, but she could not completely ignore the god's warning, so she said with mixed feelings.

"Although Junko is no longer as unfortunate as before, she is only 'not unfortunate' anymore..."

"what……"

Teacher Luo's problems are not just misfortune, but also a 'repellent' constitution, which makes her basically unpopular with men, similar to Yi Yi.

It's only because it's ineffective against agents that Akira Kuroba and Motoko Kobayakawa are able to see her often; otherwise, she might have been all alone for the rest of her life.

Besides that, there is an even more fatal problem, which is... Teacher Luo's thin figure.

The reason she's still like a primary school student at her age is because she was possessed by the Ara-Mitama when she was a child.

If she could completely shed the Ara-Mitama, she might experience a second growth spurt in her life, perhaps even becoming as curvaceous as Motoko-sensei.

She's always complaining about her figure and her luck with men, so she probably wants to go back to being an ordinary person, right?

Thinking of this, Akira Kuroba and Motoko Kobayakawa, the teacher and student, looked at Junko Ohno with sympathetic eyes.

Junko Ohno rolled her eyes and retorted.

"Why are you all looking so gloomy? It's like I have a terminal illness... It's already pretty good that I can get rid of my bad luck. I didn't expect anything more. At least I don't have to worry about my bad luck causing misfortune to everyone around me anymore."

Although she complains a lot, what really bothers Junko Ohno is the fact that her misfortune is contagious to those around her. She is really afraid that her students and friends will suffer disasters that they shouldn't have to because of her.

Fortunately, so far she hasn't encountered a situation where she caused the death of anyone close to her. It's one thing if she's unlucky enough to be killed by Sakuro, but if someone close to her... especially her only best friend Motoko, were to lose their life because of her, Junko Ohno would blame herself for the rest of her life.

In fact, she had thought that if her health continued to deteriorate, she would simply resign and hide away in the deep mountains to live out her days in solitude. Now, she can still stay at the school and even continue to realize her former dreams, which is already the best possible situation.

"And I just signed the contract!"

Junko Ohno said with a sly smile.

"In other words, I also have a chance to escape the tragic fate of dying a virgin!"

"Teacher Luo...didn't you just say you weren't necessarily going to do that kind of thing...?"

"Stop talking nonsense! Anyway, young man Ming, you're open to anyone, right? You can handle a body like mine, can't you?"

"..."

That's certainly possible, but nodding at this point would seem too shameless, especially with Motoko-sensei watching.

"We're partners who made the game together, so it's normal for partners to take care of each other's physical needs, right? Okay, even if you don't need to find someone specifically to take care of it, I do! I don't want to use toys and my little hands anymore! I want real people!"

Junko Ohno knew that this might be her only chance to lose her virginity, so she couldn't care less about anything else now. Besides, she had a good impression of Akira Kuroba, and with his rich experience, his technique must be excellent, right?

And you don’t have to worry about being recognized when you visit this coffee shop... so you definitely can’t miss this opportunity!

Seeing that Motoko Kobayakawa was about to speak, Junko Ohno simply held out her palm and said so.

"Motoko, you don't need to try to persuade me! I've already made up my mind!"

Knowing her best friend's personality, Motoko Kobayakawa sighed and rubbed her forehead.

"Ha... alright, I won't stop you... but, if you get pregnant..."

"That would be even better! We might not have any descendants at all, but if we can have descendants now, wouldn't that be a good thing? It would be best if it were a daughter! At least the daughter I give birth to can grow up normally!"

Are we entrusting our unfulfilled wishes to our children? ... But it's just hoping that our children can grow up healthy and well, so it shouldn't be considered putting pressure on them.

"...I understand, I respect your opinion."

After a moment of silence with her eyes closed, Motoko Kobayakawa said this.

If Junko decides to give birth to Akira Kuroba's child, she will also decide to become the child's mother and dedicate her life to protecting her as she grows up.

She felt it was her responsibility for not being able to help Junko Ohno completely resolve her problems.

The other two were unaware of her resolve. Just then, Makoto served the dishes they had just ordered, and Kuroba Akira ended the conversation.

"Oh, the food is here. Let's eat first."

"Okay! Let's get to work after we finish eating!"

"I'll come help later. Is there anything I can do to assist?"

Upon hearing this, Junko Ohno revealed a wicked smile and teased.

"Oh ho? So, Suko, are you going to take care of Akira too?"

"I didn't mean that... but since there's a reward for every effort, I'll join in."

"What? Motoko, did you already have those thoughts all along? Hmm~"