The mastermind behind this started by creating a strange story

Why is this happening?

Before, Sho Oshima couldn’t think of it, so since he couldn’t think of it, he simply stopped thinking about it.

So, Oshima Sho, who didn't know what to do, just shuttled among the crowd and tall buildings, wandering in the city of lights and wine as a ghost.

In just two days, Oshima Sho saw scenes that the lower class people would never see in their entire lives, and pictures that they would never be able to imagine in their entire lives.

Those images gave Oshima Sho a deep shock and made him feel nauseous.

He began to feel confused and doubtful, and the final straw was the complete memory of another vengeful ghost.

When what he saw and heard during those two days was integrated with all the memories of the dead ghost, the resulting contradictions and distortions finally gave birth to madness!

Now, Oshima Sho knows why he has not yet entered the underworld and reincarnate.

Feeling the thick resentment all around him, as well as the lingering emotions of the dead, Oshima Sho seemed to see a mountain of countless corpses emerging before his eyes!

Endless wronged souls screamed at him. It was unknown when it started, but year after year, there were dead people walking into the forest.

Oshima Sho just stayed where he was, feeling the emotions conveyed to him by countless wronged souls.

Malice, terror, anger, hatred, despair, struggle, murderous intent, annihilation, extinction, destruction, perfect conclusion!

Eliminate everything!

"Whoo~"

A cold wind blew, and thousands of wronged souls emerged from the ground, their hideous faces looking as if they were ready to devour someone.

They may be old people, children, or young women, but more are desperate middle-aged men who come here to commit suicide.

The green forest was still green, but a thick smell of decay and death filled the forest. The wronged souls all turned to look at the only different person, Oshima Sho.

He is a vengeful ghost, and they are wronged souls.

"Ow~"

Hoarse as a dead tree, dead silent and empty, Oshima Sho conveyed a message to the wronged souls.

All the wronged souls responded to Oshima Sho together and rushed towards Oshima Sho, the only one with a physical body.

Oshima Sho was like a small black hole, devouring the wronged souls around him, gathering all the malicious forces, and attributed all the resentment of the wronged souls to himself.

Because the number of wronged souls was too large and complex, Oshima Sho could only use time to devour and fuse them. At this moment, he could not succeed in a short period of time.

Time in the forest seemed to have stood still. In a space that no one else could see, Oshima Sho just floated in the air, absorbing the power of all the wronged souls around him.

………………

Public Security Department Investigation Office, inside the meeting room.

There were only a few people in the big room, and they were the heads of various public security departments.

If the head of the Investigation Section 1, Uehara No. 1, was present, he would have discovered that the video playing on the screen was the underground garage surveillance video that he had ordered to have a copy made and then the memory stick destroyed.

And if nothing goes wrong, the copied video should be in the collection of their Metropolitan Police Department.

The ministers either had serious expressions, or frowned in thought, or looked worried. In any case, no one had a relaxed or happy expression on their face.

"Everyone, from this video, it seems that Sengen Taisha is really backed by gods. This is not easy to deal with."

As the minister of the intelligence department, Miura Hidenari obtained this video through a series of means. After obtaining it, he urgently gathered all the ministers together.

"Although we cannot see the intentions and goals of Sengen Taisha Shrine right now, we still need to make preparations. We need to change our previous plans now."

Miura Hidenari paused the video and said with a serious expression.

No one raised any questions, because they all understood that it was nothing if gods appeared, but if humans obtained the power of gods, and in a religious shrine, that would be a big problem.

If the shrine can be content to be a mascot and not interfere with political power, they... will not let their guard down. After all, who knows whether it is true or not.

They have no supernatural powers and are naturally at a disadvantage.

Originally, a series of temptation plans had been made, but with the appearance of the evil spirit, all temptations were no longer necessary.

After all, the evil spirits have already helped them to find out that the Sengen Taisha Shrine really does possess supernatural powers such as magic, and judging by the situation, there may be more than one person.

Masato Sakurai's powerful acting skills have fooled them. The surveillance cameras in the underground garage do not have a recording function, so they cannot hear what Masato Sakurai said in the garage.

The video is also quite blurry. Although it’s not so blurry that you can’t see the face clearly, you can’t even get accurate facial expressions.

As for why they didn't place micro-monitoring devices when they met, it was because no one knew whether these things would be detected by divine power. If they were detected, I'm afraid even the superficial peace would not be able to be maintained.

Now there is an obvious chain of suspicion between them and the Sengen Taisha Shrine. The two groups suspect each other, and the suspicion extends infinitely, and no one trusts anyone else.

"Instead of speculating about Sengen Taisha here, let's talk about what to do with these spies."

"No matter what, Sengen Taisha is still a member of our country, but he is not a spy."

Chapter 209: New Year's Eve Bell

"spy……"

After hearing the words of the Minister in charge of the counterintelligence department, all the ministers fell silent tacitly.

Their public security department is responsible for cases involving national security and counter-espionage. No matter which country the spies are from, they are within their functional management.

But since the miracles appeared in the world, spies from various countries have used the identities of tourists to conceal their true purpose and come to their countries to investigate the reasons why the gods appeared in the world!

The number of people is large and complex, and there are real and fake passengers among them. It is time-consuming and laborious to investigate. The most important thing is, what can they do after they find the real spy?

Should they be locked up or sent back to their home countries? Even if they were dealt with quietly, how many could be dealt with?

They only have so many people, and...all countries know that once a god appears in the world, it is impossible for their country to swallow this fruit alone, even if the god who appears in the world is the god of their country.

Furthermore, there are a total of 233 countries and regions in the world, including 197 countries and 36 regions. Even though most of the countries are not as good as their island countries, there are still some big countries that they cannot afford to offend.

Faced with internal and external troubles, the police can only act like ostriches. As long as I can't see it, it doesn't exist.

Of course, this was also tacitly approved by their Prime Minister. After all, as the head of a country, he naturally understood the current situation better than them.

"Well, let's skip this topic for now. Our country is now the focus of the world, although we don't want this focus at all."

Miura Hideshige spoke in a dull voice, and the ministers did not say anything because they all understood that this was not a matter they could interfere with.

What is needed now is a surprise, whether it is a good surprise or a bad surprise.

Moreover, this accident must be big enough to change the status quo. After all, things are already as bad as they can be, how much worse can they get?

As long as it can change the status quo, no matter it is a misfortune or a blessing!

"It would be great if gods appeared in other countries and miracles happened," Miura Hidenari said quietly, "Why did it have to be in our country?"

No one answered, only the sound of muffled breathing could be heard in the conference room.

………………

Sengen Taisha Shrine, inside the Furute room.

Lying on the bed, Furude Reimu stared blankly at the unchanging wooden ceiling. When she woke up, she found that the sunlight outside the window had turned dim.

It’s afternoon…

After sleeping until dusk, Furude Reimu woke up and suddenly felt abandoned by the whole world. She watched the sky gradually darken outside the window. The room was quiet and the world was quiet as well.

I feel extremely lonely and have no desire to live.

"Why are you suddenly being so pretentious?" Coming back to his senses suddenly, Furushe Reimu circulated the cool green energy throughout his body, and after it flowed through his limbs and bones, he woke up instantly!

"Oh, I can't sleep like this anymore. It feels so bad."

After getting out of that state of self-pity, Furude Reimu felt that her current condition was better than ever before, she felt refreshed and full of energy.

Of course, she knew that this was because of the cyan energy. To refresh the mind and relieve fatigue, cyan energy is the first choice!

After staying in bed for a while, my stomach protested at an inopportune time. I was hungry and wanted to eat!

She got up and changed her clothes, then folded and put the bedding away. After she finished packing, Reimu Furude left the room.

Outside the shrine, tourists and clergy occasionally talk to each other, but after the conversation they go about their own business.

Tourists will go to the cherry trees to pray on their own. Although the cherry trees grow out of the ground and occupy a large area, they will still receive the necessary protection.

The cherry tree is surrounded and protected by a long red silk cloth with brass bells hung on it. Visitors can only pray outside the cloth.

Although it is not allowed to get close to the cherry tree, no one has any objection to this. After all, everyone knows that this cherry tree is not an ordinary one, and problems are likely to arise if you touch it rashly.

I am satisfied just being able to pray up close.

The clergy arrange festivals around the shrine. The traditional festivals consist of three steps: inviting the gods, entertaining the gods, and sending off the gods.

But since the gods really appeared in the world and solved a disaster for them, they naturally had to arrange the largest and most enthusiastic ceremony.

The purchased fireworks and various decorations around the place were gradually perfected with everyone's efforts.

The stalls around Sengen Taisha Shrine have already been booked, and all of them were acquired by the big tycoons at great costs. After all, everyone knows that this festival is extraordinary.

Even though it’s a stall in the surrounding area, it can still benefit from it, right?

With such an atmosphere, a week passed quickly. Not only the area around Sengen Taisha Shrine, but even Tokyo, 200 kilometers away, was filled with a festive atmosphere.

The New Year in their country refers to the New Year for all Yamato people. It is the most important festival of the year for the Yamato people, also known as the New Year.

Although the first month was originally the first month of the old calendar, the new calendar was adopted after the Meiji Restoration, and the first month was used as the first month of the new calendar. Until January 31st, it is called the first month.

New Year’s Eve has come quickly, and in one more day, tomorrow will be the New Year with a new beginning. This New Year will be completely different from previous years.

Not only are people all over the country celebrating the arrival of the new year, but those who have the means will also go to participate in the festival of Sengen Taisha Shrine. Grand festivals usually last for more than several weeks, and the festival of Sengen Taisha Shrine clearly states that it will last for the entire first month of the year.

In other words, this festival will last from the first day of the New Year to the thirty-first day of the first lunar month, and there will be no lack of necessary activities.

Under the operation of Sengen Taisha, the festivals of other shrines were basically not held. Instead, all the limelight was given to Sengen Taisha, because the gods appeared in Sengen Taisha.

On New Year's Eve, which is December 31st, many people who live away from home return to their hometowns to reunite with their families, or go to shrines to pray for peace and health in the new year.

Although the Sengen Taisha Shrine did not hold any festival on this day, there was still a constant stream of people coming and going, and the number of people instantly reached its peak!

Whether locals or foreigners, most people who arrived at Sengen Taisha Shrine did not leave, as they were all waiting for the arrival of the New Year tomorrow.

Because at 6 o'clock in the morning of the New Year, the Sengen Taisha Shrine will start the deity-inviting ceremony as scheduled. In order to witness this historic moment, many people even plan to spend the night on the cold ground.

Even the plan to watch "NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen" with my family on New Year's Eve was directly cancelled, and I went to Sengen Taisha Shrine with my family to witness the deity invitation ceremony.

However, no one will really sleep on this night. After all, for the people here, the day begins in the evening, so the night of New Year's Eve is actually the New Year.

There is also a legend that if you fall asleep on this day, you will grow white hair and wrinkles...

The daytime on New Year's Eve passed quickly, and New Year's Eve arrived when it got dark. People at the shrine began to pray to the gods under the cherry trees under the night sky, bidding farewell to the troubled old year and welcoming a beautiful new year.

"Dang~dang~dang~"

The bells in the temple rang, and everyone in the shrine performed their first ritual here. These distant bells will ring from the evening of December 31st until the early morning of the New Year, a total of 108 times.

The New Year’s Eve bell drives away evil.

At the foot of the mountain, the evil spirit awakens.

Chapter 210: First Sunrise

"Dang~dang~dang~"

The melodious and solemn bell tolls throughout the night, echoing in this area shrouded by gods. Everyone bows their heads and prays for peace and prosperity in the coming year.

At the foot of the mountain, in the forest, the sound of bells echoes in this dead land filled with death. There is no coming year and no peace here.

The dense treetops blocked the cold light of the moon in the sky. The wronged souls in the rotting dead land stopped moving and listened attentively to the long and distant bell sounds.

It’s New Year…

Although he has become a wronged ghost, the bell sound engraved in his soul has triggered some of his memories. The memory of the family reuniting and watching TV together around the fireplace has resurfaced.

It is a small bit of beauty, a ray of light amidst the darkness and pain.

But the beautiful picture was fleeting, and the scene of family reunion was ultimately destroyed by resentment.

The memory of being rejected by children, abandoned by parents, hated by wife, abused by husband, beaten by society...

Thinking of the past, the feeling of resentment surged again. A cold wind blew, making the forest rustle, and the trees withered and the leaves fell.

Oshima Sho slowly woke up after this incident, and felt the power of resentment accumulated within himself, but it was not enough, it was far from enough!

But there is more that can be done...

At the edge of the forest, ghostly auras lingered and cold winds blew, and the already winter temperature dropped again.