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"Ah!!!" Before even hearing the beginning of the word, Kazuko screamed and pushed Akito Sakai away, escaping from his side.

"Don't say that word again!!!"

Listening to the sound of his wife running away in panic, Sakai Akito couldn't help laughing: "Haha, this is the only thing that hasn't changed."

Indeed, instead of attending the sea god sacrifice and being watched coldly by everyone, it is better to stay at home and spend time with his wife.

………………

The sunset glow was still hanging in the sky, and the priest had already begun to direct the villagers to build a sacrificial altar on the beach.

It was not built in an overly complicated or ornate way. According to the priest himself, the gods did not pay attention to these trivial details.

God only cares about whether you are sincere and have true faith.

Even if you have nothing, as long as you offer your sincerity, the gods will bless you.

However, what exactly this sincerity refers to must be decided by the priest, after all, he is the one who can communicate with the gods.

The sunset falls and the bright moon rises.

A simple altar has been built, made of wooden boards and stone slabs, and decorated with strange decorations.

According to the priest, these are worldly items that can please the gods.

There were four bonfires burning around the altar, and there was no other lighting except the bonfires.

The villagers who came spontaneously formed a big circle, surrounded the altar in the middle, and then sat on the ground.

The priest next to the altar had already put on his extremely colorful priest robes, holding the imperial coin in his left hand and a bell in his right hand.

After walking up to the altar, he first introduced himself, and then introduced the sea god he believed in, Omatsumi.

After the introduction, the priest began to dance awkwardly, the imperial coins and bells whirring and ringing, his body extremely uncoordinated, as if he was possessed by an evil spirit.

As he was dancing, the priest suddenly let out a strange cry. This time, the priest not only started dancing awkwardly, but also started screaming awkwardly.

After a few minutes of this crazy-like condition, the priest, who was still shouting and jumping, suddenly collapsed to the ground.

Before everyone could react, he had already swiftly climbed up from the ground and spoke in a weak voice.

"Everyone, I have communicated with the great god Watatsumi, and he agreed to protect our village, but he will only protect the believers who believe in him."

"Now, let me see your sincerity. If you are true believers of Watatsumi-no-Okami, you will definitely be blessed by the god."

After saying this, the priest, who seemed to be seriously injured, limped down the altar and walked towards the village chief beside him.

"Village head, are all the people in the village here? If a village is not fully present, then the protection of the great god Watatsumi will be lacking."

"The village is a whole. No one can be missing. If someone is missing, the divine power will leak out through that gap."

"In that case, this sacrifice will constitute an imperfect blessing."

"This one……"

The village chief looked at the list in his hand and found that there were indeed some people who had not come, and he didn't know what was going on.

"Then what should we do? Master Priest, we have paid so much, the protection cannot fail."

Hearing the village chief's question, a cunning look flashed in the priest's eyes. This was the question he was waiting for.

"As long as I can still perform rituals and communicate with the gods, the blessing will not fail. But there is a prerequisite. Village chief and the villagers must come to the scene every time. If not, I can only perform sacrifices once in a while. Of course, sincerity must be shown every time."

"Priest, I have a plan!"

Before the village chief could answer, a loud voice sounded, attracting the attention of the priest and the village chief.

The person who came was Nikaidou Yu. He originally wanted to report something to the village chief, but he didn't expect to hear this news as soon as he arrived.

When he heard that there were still people who had not come to the sacrificial ceremony, the first person he thought of was this guy Akito Sakai.

After being beaten last time, a twisted idea emerged in Nikaidou's heart again. He wanted Sakai Akito to die, not only for revenge, but also for his brother, his brother who died in the storm at sea!

Be buried with the dead!

"Priest, do you know... killing a chicken to scare the monkeys?"

Chapter 121 Sacrifice! Sacrifice! Sacrifice!

The deep and dark seashore was illuminated only by four bonfires. Under the yellow light of the flames, the shadows of the people were shaking vaguely.

The villagers below the stage were placing their sincerity on the altar, then bowed toward the sea and walked away.

The priest who was supposed to be presiding over the sacrificial ceremony on the altar now raised his own questions with some doubt.

"Killing the chicken to scare the monkey?"

"That's right." Nikaidou's face was half hidden in the darkness and half illuminated by the firelight. "Punish one person to warn the rest."

"Priest, we can sacrifice the most hated and ominous person in the village to the God of the Sea."

"That ominous man! Everyone in our village hates him, the embodiment of disaster. As long as you sacrifice him to Lord Poseidon, everyone in our village will be completely convinced by you and believe in Lord Poseidon!"

"This..." The priest hesitated when he heard this. Sacrificing a person is no small matter. If discovered by the police, it would not be as simple as being locked up for a few years.

The priest himself knew that he was just a fake priest who swindled money from the ignorant people in the backward rural areas. But if he sacrificed living people, it would be defined as a cult. Even if he was the only one involved, it would not be a crime comparable to fraud.

But he was not afraid of being discovered. After all, he had been in this line of work for so many years. As the saying goes, do what you love, delve into it, and become good at it. As for this line of work, the priest could say with confidence that he could definitely be a senior with sufficient experience.

"Master Priest, I can guarantee that no one will object to sacrificing the disaster star in our village. On the contrary, everyone will support it!" Seeing that the priest was hesitant, Nikaidou Xiong was a little anxious. This was the best opportunity for him to take revenge.

Let Akito Sakai die, this was the thought that came to Nikaidou Ou when he learned of his brother's death.

If there were more than two people who escaped from the storm, Nikaidou would not have had such thoughts. He would only feel sad for his brother's misfortune and send blessings to those who escaped death.

But what should never happen is that out of the 10-person fishing boat, only one person escaped. Why? Why are you the only one who came back alive? Why are you the only one who has such good luck?

Either we all die at sea! Or more than one person escapes!

This malicious thought kept appearing in Nikaidou Xiong's mind, and this thought resulted in a twisted soul that fell into darkness.

Akito Sakai must die! He must die!

This has become a thorn in Nikaidou Yu's heart. Originally, this thorn only hurt occasionally, and although it was malicious, it was not so severe.

But ever since the last time Sakai Akito pinned him to the ground and beat him up openly, saying that his brother died because of his own misfortune, this thorn began to swell and completely burst his sanity.

If there was no priest, he would have killed Sakai Akito himself one day, but with the priest, he came up with a plan, a plan that would not hold him accountable even if he was discovered.

The law does not hold everyone responsible. Even though Nikaidou Xiong has never learned about the law, he knows the meaning of this phrase.

If he secretly killed Sakai Akito and was discovered, he would be the murderer and would most likely go to jail, but...

If it was the village that killed Akito Sakai, if it was all of them that killed Akito Sakai, then even if they were discovered, they would only be given a lenient punishment.

After all, the law does not punish the public.

What's more, the person in charge here is still the priest in front of him. Even if there is a real investigation, the priest who presided over the sacrificial ceremony will be held responsible for the majority of the blame.

At most, he is a person who made suggestions. Even if he is held accountable, the punishment will definitely not be too severe.

This! This is Nikaidou's plan, a plan to kill Sakai Akito, a plan to make everyone bear the sin of murder together!

"Priest, if you don't believe me, I can prove it to you!"

After saying that, Nikaidou Xiong didn't wait for the priest to react, he suddenly rushed to the altar and stood in the middle!

"Everyone! I have a question for the priest!"

Nikaidou Yu's loud voice rang out, and everyone who was originally placing their sincerity on the altar stopped what they were doing.

Because Nikaidou Xiong used the name of the high priest, in order to receive the protection of His Majesty the God of the Sea, everyone believed in the priest's words.

"Lord Poseidon needs a sacrifice, and the sacrifice is an ominous sign for our village, a walking disaster, everyone..."

"You know who I'm talking about!" At this point, Nikaidou narrowed his eyes and said in a sinister voice, "Sakai Akito, the sacrifice of the sea god!"

"But because of the mercy of the priest, he couldn't bear to see Sakai Akito sacrificed. But in order for everyone to be blessed by the sea god, the priest had to sacrifice one person to protect a hundred people!"

"For everyone's sake, the High Priest wishes to get our opinions. Everyone, what do you think?"

"Should we sacrifice Sakai Akito to the Lord of the Sea?"

The priest never said this. This was Nikaidou Xiong's own idea. The purpose of his saying this was to force the priest to agree.

The priest had no choice but to agree with public opinion. If he still wanted to develop faith in this village, he would never refute the majority's opinion.

In order to make Akito Sakai disappear completely from this world, Nikaidou Yu has tried every possible means.

Nikaidou didn't know whether the villagers hated Akito Sakai to the extent that he must be killed. He only knew that people would follow the masses.

"Sacrifice! Sacrifice! Sacrifice!"

Nikaidou Yu was the first to raise his right hand, swinging it up and down, roaring the word "sacrifice" over and over again.

The resounding voice echoed throughout the venue, sweeping across the crowd.

"Sacrifice!"

Gradually, one or two people began to say the word "sacrifice" and waved their right hands.

“Sacrifice!” “Sacrifice!”

Like a highly contagious virus, the voices in the crowd gradually became more numerous and louder.

"Sacrifice!"

"Sacrifice!"

"Sacrifice!"

The crowd was excited and the noise was deafening!

The sound resounded throughout the entire sacrificial site and echoed on the beach.

Even Akito Sakai, who was far away in his own room, heard this passionate roar!

"What's going on? Why is it so noisy over there?"

Akito Sakai, who was repairing his fishing gear, heard the roar coming from the seaside.

"Sacrifice? Is it necessary to be so excited about a sacrifice... I can hear it from here, but I don't know what they are sacrificing."

"As for the Sea God, they must be offering sacrifices of seafood or something like that. It's impossible to sacrifice living people, right?" said Kazuko, who was helping her husband with the repairs. "Besides, this is to pray for the Sea God's protection, so it's understandable that he's a little excited."

"Don't be ridiculous." Sakai Akito put down the fishing gear in his hand, "Sacrificing a living person? That would be a cult. As far as I know, Watatsumi is an orthodox sea god."

"How could a righteous god who protects the people use the sacrificial method of an evil god?"

Chapter 122 Catch him!

"Priest, how is it?"

The angry crowd had calmed down and were now waiting for the priest's notice under the altar.

Nikaidou Xiong was now instigating in front of the priest: "All the villagers have agreed that Sakai Akito will be the sacrifice of the Sea God."

"And everyone in our village hates Sakai Akito. As long as we sacrifice him, I believe everyone will come to believe in the God of the Sea."

"Sakai Akito has been completely abandoned by the village. He has lost his qualifications as a human being. The only value of his life is to be a sacrifice to the God of the Sea."

"Isn't that right? Village chief?"

While instigating, Nikaidou Xiong turned the question to the chief of their village.

The village chief, who had been listening quietly at the side, was stunned by the question from Nikaidou Yu.

Then he nodded. What Nikaidou Xiong said was right. He didn't know since when, Sakai Akito had been completely hated by the village. Even he, because of the villagers, felt disgusted with Sakai Akito.

"How is it, Master Priest?"

Nikaidou Yu asked humbly, but in fact he was already cheering for his plan in his heart. If he sacrificed Sakai Akito, the priest would definitely not be able to object.

Because sacrificing Sakai Akito has become a trend, he has mobilized the emotions of the people here. If the priest objects, he will lose his credibility in this village.

After listening to what Nikaidou Xiong and the village chief said, the priest was a little overwhelmed.

He knew that he was in a difficult situation. He had to either sacrifice Sakai Akito or lose the credibility of spreading the faith in this village.

Although his original idea was not to spread faith or anything, it was just to make money.

But without the bridge of faith, how can the ignorant people respectfully offer their sincerity? Therefore, we must not lose our credibility in this village.

However, with his ability of disguise, he only needed to gather all the money in the village and then leave secretly.