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Chapter 8: Familiar yet unfamiliar Amaterasu

"Is that so..." Bai nodded thoughtfully.

If Kanako's strength was considered among the stronger ones, then the legend of eight million gods was a bit ridiculous. However, Kanako didn't seem to be lying. Perhaps the so-called eight million gods really existed, but there were probably not that many.

As I was thinking, I suddenly felt my arm being touched. I came to my senses and found that Suwako was looking at me, pointing to the empty space where the food had disappeared.

Bai was speechless for a moment, then he smiled softly, and with a wave of his hand, the same amount of food appeared again, with some more wine.

Then he picked up one of the jars and handed it to Kanako.

"Try it, you'll probably like it."

"Oh, really? I'll be more than welcome then." Hearing Bai's confident words, Kanako also became interested. She reached out to take the jar and gave it a light smash, and the jar opened directly.

Seeing that there was liquid inside, he didn't worry about Bai having other thoughts and poured it directly into his mouth.

Bai was a little surprised when he saw Kanako's actions. He really didn't expect that Kanako would use such a direct method to open it.

Kanako didn't notice Bai's surprised expression and poured the food into her mouth in big gulps.

"Ha, not bad, it's really cool, I like it very much. Bai, right? What's this thing called?"

"liquor."

"Wine...what a good name!" Kanako's eyes lit up as she continued to pour it into her mouth. This stuff really suited her taste.

Bai nodded gently and continued, "Drink first, I'll continue asking you some questions. For example, how does your strength rank in Takama-ga-hara, and what exactly is Amaterasu Omikami like?"

"Ha~ My strength? At best, I'm only considered the second tier of Takama-ga-hara. The first tier is Amaterasu Omikami and the others. And because there are so many gods, I can only make a rough estimate."

"As for Amaterasu Omikami, well..." Kanako paused her drinking and thought about how to describe it.

"She has white hair and a ponytail. She looks very young and is always smiling. But she's definitely not as kind as she appears. I've always been fooled by her."

Kanako spread her hands and smiled helplessly. She really had no way to deal with that Amaterasu. She couldn't beat her, and when she was messing with you, you might not even react. And for some reason, she always looked for Kanako to talk to.

Kanako was initially apprehensive when she was called in, thinking something was wrong with her, but she hadn't expected it to be just a chat. However, just when Kanako was relaxing, they suddenly brought up serious matters. This back-and-forth left Kanako exhausted, both physically and mentally.

But she couldn't refuse, after all, he was her boss, and she had tried hiding before, but no matter how hard she tried, she would be found. So Kanako just went straight to the point, being the first one to go when something happened, because she would be found eventually anyway.

This is why Kanako dared to stay. However, I don't know if it was an accident this time, but I still haven't sensed the presence of Amaterasu Omikami.

"Haha, so... is that so?" A photo suddenly appeared in Bai's hand.

The figure in the photo has white hair tied in a side ponytail, and the hair is allowed to move freely as if it were alopecia. The red dress sets off the smiling eyes, as if she has discovered something interesting.

"Yes, that's it!" Kanako became excited for a moment, but then became a little confused.

"But how did you know this and record it in such a strange way?"

"Well, why don't you look back?"

"Hmm? Turn back?"

Hearing Bai's words, Kanako instinctively turned around and saw that the person who was in the photo just now had appeared in front of her vividly, just like in the photo, looking at her with a smile.

"It really looks alike." Kanako murmured.

Then his face suddenly changed and he stood up immediately.

"Lord Omikami! Why are you here?"

"Oh my, isn't this Kanako? I felt your presence disappear for a moment, so I came looking for you. I didn't expect you to be so comfortable here."

The woman known as Omikami glanced at the others and continued, "Also, I just heard someone say I'm not as kind as I appear. Hey, do you know who it was? Kaminako."

"Um, this..." Kanako was a little embarrassed for a moment.

"Forget it, I'll settle the score with you when I get back. So, can this... Bai let Kanako go this time? As compensation, I can answer some of your questions on her behalf. I know more than she does. How about that?"

After slightly teasing Kanako, she returned her smiling gaze to Shiro. She didn't look at Suwako. Although she knew this was Suwako's kingdom, she understood that Shiro was the one in charge here.

As expected, before Suwako could express her opinion, Shiro spoke first.

"Of course, I didn't intend to do anything to her, and I didn't expect that the person behind Kanako would be you, Amaterasu Omikami."

Bai nodded and agreed to Amaterasu's words. As he said, he had no intention of doing anything to Kanako, and he had already said so. It seemed that Amaterasu had only been here for a short time.

Looking at the strange yet familiar woman in front of him, Bai's mouth curled up slightly.

"Oh, do you know me?" Amaterasu asked curiously after hearing Bai's words which seemed to sound a little emotional.

"I've only heard of her." Bai shook his head. He did recognize the Amaterasu in front of him, but he knew her in another way. As for real life, he had never seen her.

"Really? You didn't expect me to be so famous? Even a special being like you knows me."

"Well... I wouldn't say you're very famous. At least in my impression, not many people have heard of you, and my impression of you is just hearsay. This is also the first time I've met you."

"Why don't we find a place to have a good chat. I'm also quite interested in you." Amaterasu seemed to have a look of joy on her face, and her squinting eyes opened.

"Of course, no problem. I just happen to have many questions, and I believe you are the only one who can answer them in this era."

"How about coming to my palace?"

"can."

Ok?

Amaterasu was a little surprised to see Bai agree so readily. Someone who agreed to go somewhere unfamiliar was either quite stupid or knew that person very well.

The Bai in front of him was obviously not stupid, so there was only one other possibility.

Next, you can test whether your guess is correct.

Amaterasu was thinking about something when she suddenly heard Bai's voice.

"But Kanako needs to stay for now to prevent any accidents while I'm out."

"Okay." Amaterasu agreed instantly without any change in her expression.

Bai nodded, waved his hand to remove the seal on Kanako, comforted Suwako, and was about to leave with Amaterasu.

It's not that he doesn't care about Suwako, but he still knows too little about this era, and he's not sure how long he can stay, so he has to do as much as possible before this era ends.

Watching the two people leave, Kanako was still a little confused. She couldn't believe that they actually left her here. She turned around and looked at Suwako who had an expressionless face.

"How about...I feed you?"

Chapter 9: Aho-mo is the real mouth and teeth!

After leaving Xieshi's country, Bai followed Amaterasu to an area called Takama-ga-hara.

The scenery around them flew by, and the two soon arrived at a palace made of unknown stone.

Brilliant streams of light streaked across the palace walls, shimmering with an inexplicable radiance. Seeing that Amaterasu had actually come back personally to greet someone, the surrounding gods also looked at Bai.

Ignoring the gazes of the surrounding gods, Bai followed Amaterasu to a side room in the palace.

A light orange light lingered in the entire room. Inside the room was just a simple bed and a few tools. It didn't look like a work room, but more like a place to rest.

"Come in, it's right here." Amaterasu's voice seemed much lighter, as if because they had arrived at their own territory.

Bai looked at Amaterasu strangely, but still followed her in.

The door closed quietly, as if announcing some signal. Amaterasu, who had been a little serious before, threw herself directly onto the bed with a comfortable expression.

"There's a stool over there, you can sit down too."

After rolling around twice on the bed, Amaterasu seemed to remember that there was someone else. She sat up and pointed at the stool next to her.

"This..." Bai looked at Amaterasu in front of him with some confusion. The ahoge on her head that looked like a side ponytail kept shaking, and she looked very happy.

"It's okay, you should know me, you will meet me sooner or later." Amaterasu waved her hand, looking indifferent.

"You can just call me by my name."

"Okay then." Seeing that Amaterasu didn't seem to care, Bai didn't hesitate any longer. He pulled a stool and sat down, then smiled gently and looked at Amaterasu.

"Then let's have a good chat, Shenqi."

"So you know my name, Bai? Then I'll call you Xiaobai."

Hearing Bai say her name, Shenqi nodded happily.

Bai's mouth twitched slightly. Why was someone calling him Xiaobai again? But thinking about Shenqi's age, it didn't seem to be a problem.

"Okay, let's not think about the name for now. Shenqi, have you noticed me a long time ago?"

He actively ignored the question of address, knowing that the more he cared about it, the more interesting Shen Qi would find it. He didn't want to discuss the address for a long time.

Recalling the previous scene, not only was Shenqi curious about him, he was also curious about Shenqi.

"Of course. After all, the appearance of such a special energy in my territory is as conspicuous as light in the darkness. Besides, you don't really think that Kanako discovered you not long ago, do you?"

"After all, Kanako is one of the best gods under my command. If I hadn't done something, she would have found you long ago."

Shenqi nodded without comment. When Bai first appeared in this world and used his consciousness to explore this area, Shenqi had already discovered Bai's existence.

None of her subordinates could extend their consciousness to such a vast area, and as the god in charge of Takama-ga-hara, Bai's behavior seemed like a provocation.

He started exploring recklessly as soon as he arrived here, and no one knew where he came from. If Shenqi hadn't seen Bai retract his consciousness, she might have gone straight to find him.

And he also found that Bai seemed to know nothing, and Shenqi also felt a familiar feeling from Bai, so he hid temporarily and kept observing Bai.

From the very beginning in the village to the time when Kanako discovered the fight they had started, Shenqi had been watching all along. During this time, Shenqi finally confirmed one thing.

"Xiaobai, have you ever seen me before, or will you ever see me in the future?"

"Huh? Why do you say that?"

Bai was a little surprised for a moment. He was not surprised that Shenqi had seen him, but that Shenqi actually guessed that he would meet her in the future.

"I sensed my presence on you not long ago, but I have no memory of you at that time. Plus, you probably used a time-related ability when you dealt with Kanako before, so I guess we'll meet again in the future."

"I have a divine aura about me? Or was it not long ago?"

Bai thought about it for a moment and realized that he had not met Shenqi when he first arrived. Before that, he was in the world of Date A Live, and before that, he was in Gensokyo.

Wait, Shenqi's 'not long ago', could it be that she came into contact with Alice in Gensokyo? It's possible that she was infected with Shenqi's aura at that time.

After all, it's not strange that Alice has the aura of Shenqi, and since I'm a little closer to her, it's not impossible that I'll be infected by her.

And although from my perspective, a long time has passed, from Shenqi's perspective, it was indeed 'not long' ago, so it is not wrong to say so.

"So, I may have been exposed to your scent, but I haven't met you in person. I've only met people close to you. But I've heard of you."

"Is that so? People who are close to me are still able to be infected with my scent..." Shenqi thought with a little distress.

As far as she could remember, there didn't seem to be anyone like that. But if she really had to name one, there was a candidate.

"Don't worry about it. She hasn't shown up yet. You'll know later." Seeing Shenqi thinking about the candidate, Bai reminded her.

Although he didn't know exactly when Alice was born, it was obviously not this era.

However, what he said made Shenqi even more curious.

"So, Xiaobai, you really came back from the future?" Putting aside the candidates filtered in his mind, Shenqi asked Bai excitedly.

"That's certainly true." Bai nodded slightly.

Although he didn't want to come to this era at first, he came here by accident, which can be regarded as an alternative way of traveling through time and space.

"Hmm~ I think I want to know who that person is, Xiaobai." Shenqi pressed her chin with a finger, curiosity flashing in her eyes. But she suddenly closed her eyes and held one hand in front of Bai.

"Wait! Don't tell me. If I tell you now, it will be meaningless in the future. I'd better explore it myself!"

He spoke as if in a playful manner, casually saying that the future was left for one to explore on his own. That kind of confident tone was something many people could not ask for.

but...

Bai looked at Shenqi's funny look in front of him and smiled lightly.

Although most gods of this era will not exist in the future, if it is Shenqi, such a possibility will not exist.

After all, if the strongest god of this era, as the master of Takama-ga-hara, cannot survive, wouldn’t this era become a joke?

Chapter 10: Changing Times

"Well, leave the future for yourself to explore." Bai shrugged and decided to skip the topic.

"But there are some other things I want to know."