Zongman: Evolution Paradise

Mary: "Hey, Jolyne, what are you going to do with those guys?"

"deal with?"

Jolyne opened the navigation and sent the location of the Deer God Shrine to the group, saying, "Of course, we'll send them all to this Deer God Shrine to become members of the Ghost Story Association."

Chapter 315 Deer God Shrine

Saturday morning.

There are already quite a few people in milk tea shops.

A somewhat melancholic girl was constantly modifying the content of the chat box on the software she was using.

"Jolyne, as a way of thanking you for your help last time, I'd like to invite you to dinner..."

"Wouldn't it be too polite to say that? I feel like he'd just politely refuse."

"Then, Jolyne, thank you so much for your help last time. Please let me repay you."

"It's just a few beads. From his perspective, it's just a simple reminder. If he didn't know I could see those terrifying evil spirits, he would just find this kind of talk incomprehensible, right?"

Yotsuya Miko's eyes flickered with conflict.

She looked at her wrist; the beads given to her by the sorceress were forcibly bound together with steel wire.

With this string of beads around these past few days, some of the weaker evil spirits have indeed stopped coming near her.

After much deliberation, Miko Yotsuya finally typed a short message on Line.

Yotsuya Miko: Is Jolyne free on Saturday?

The message sent successfully sounded, but Yotsuya Miko stared at the chat page and still didn't see her message marked as "read".

Line is a software that automatically displays "read" to the sender when it sees someone's message.

This design...

It can only be said that Yukino Yukinoshita suffered greatly because Yui Yuigahama often sent her all sorts of "boring" messages, and after seeing them, Yukino Yukinoshita had no choice but to reply due to her self-restraint.

"Are you still in bed?"

Yotsuya Miko glanced out the window; the nine o'clock sun was warm yet a little dazzling.

Jolyne was indeed still asleep at this time; he was discussing mana replenishment with Esdeath.

“Jianzi, I’m back.”

After waiting quietly for a while, Baihe Chuanhua came over with the milk tea she had bought in line.

After handing the taro milk tea to Yotsuya Miko, Yurikawa Hana leaned over and asked, "Did that Jolyne agree to come out for dinner?"

"I don't know yet. He might be busy with other things and hasn't seen the message yet." Yotsuya Miko took the milk tea and shook her head.

Yurikawa Hana: "Oh."

Since Jolyne had not received any news, Yotsuya Miko temporarily put aside her worries and decided to spend the day with Yurikawa Hana as planned.

After removing the phone case, Yotsuya Miko took out a yellow strip of paper.

The top is decorated with some incomprehensible antlers and elements of blessing, drawn in a strange, scribbled manner.

The inscription on the talisman reads: "Big Horn".

This was won by her friend Yurikawa Hana in a lottery from a place called Shikagami Shrine.

According to the shrine staff, "Ōkaku" means great fortune and can bring good luck.

Because she could see evil spirits, Yotsuya Miko visited many shrines and temples, but never encountered anything useful.

When Yurikawa gave her the "Great Horn," Yotsuya Miko encountered the sorceress and Jolyne, and even obtained a bead that could suppress evil spirits, which can indeed be considered as receiving strange good fortune.

"Since it's useful, we should make offerings to it at the shrine."

"By the way... see if there are any clergy there who know about evil spirits like the sorceress."

With her phone's navigation app open, Yotsuya Miko began searching for which tram to take to the shrine.

"The Chiba Deer Shrine is very auspicious...it's..."

"Eh?"

Yotsuya Miko looked at the navigation with some surprise. The address written on it was not in the suburbs of Chiba, but in a rather bustling old street.

With its expensive land and prime location, a shrine built in such a place should be a landmark in Chiba, but Yotsuya Miko has no recollection of this Deer God Shrine.

"Xiaohua, let's go."

"Wait, I'll buy another one~"

……

After some time, Yotsuya Miko and Yurikawa Hana got off the train and arrived near the Shikagami Shrine.

Because it was Saturday, the old street, which is off-limits to vehicles, was already quite crowded.

The stalls selling takoyaki, tricolor dumplings, and grilled cod were filled with enticing aromas, and Yuri Kawana pulled out her wallet and bought two servings of each.

Yotsuya Miko watched as Yurikawa Hana placed the milk tea on her ample bosom, took a big bite of red bean daifuku with both hands, and then happily drank the milk tea. All of this happened without the milk tea falling off.

"By the way, didn't Xiaohua say last time that she was very interested in Jolyne? If Yurikawa Hua, with her huge appetite, were to be with a boy who also loves food, she would probably be happy, right?"

This idea suddenly popped into Yotsuya Miko's head.

Yurikawa Hana's constitution attracts evil spirits, and the evil spirits will be killed by her powerful life force as soon as they come into contact with her. After her strength is depleted, Yurikawa Hana will feel hungry, which is why she is always eating.

In most people's eyes, this is indeed quite strange.

As for Jolyne, Yotsuya Miko remembers that he also had a huge appetite.

After all, they started by challenging each other to make ramen.

"What are you thinking about, Zi?"

"I asked Yurikawa Hana."

"...It's nothing, let's hurry to the shrine."

Yotsuya Miko shook off her thoughts and pulled Yurikawa Hana along as they continued their search for the shrine.

Finally, they found a stone staircase leading up the mountain in the middle of the old street.

That's right, the Deer God Shrine is built on a mountain.

This mountain is about two or three hundred meters high.

Looking at the stone steps above her head, Yotsuya Miko was filled with questions.

Given this layout, the old street below is clearly the territory of this shrine, so why had she never noticed that there was a shrine here before?

"Let's hurry up and go up."

Yurikawa Hana didn't think much of it and pulled Yotsuya Miko up the stone steps.

The first thing you see is the torii gate of the shrine, with the name "Shikagami Shrine" written on it in a childlike, doodle-like font.

After walking up the stone steps, we reached the platform halfway up the mountain.

It has everything a typical shrine should have, including a fountain, approach, shrine hall, shimenawa (sacred rope), tamagaki (ghost wall), komainu (guardian dog), kagura (golden music hall), maiden (dance hall), and treasure hall.

Just ...

"Where are the people here?"

Yotsuya Miko inquires about Yurikawa Hana.

Yurikawa Hana tilted her head in surprise. "I don't know. I saw a very old shrine maiden here last time I came in."

"..."

With their doubts in mind, Yotsuya Miko and Yurikawa Hana finally found a notice board.

The sign reads: "By order of the Deer God, this shrine is awaiting the appointment of a new head priest."

Yotsuya Miko: "..."

Yurikawa Hana: "Shall we go in?"

"Let's go in and take a look. In any case, the offerings should be placed in the shrine's box."

Yotsuya Miko sighed. Her real purpose in coming here was to resolve her psychic abilities, but it turned out that the shrine had just changed hands!

Just then, a group of girls dressed in red and white shrine maiden outfits walked over from the foot of the mountain.

The two girls were also leading the group.

She had long, flowing purple hair, and her eyes and face looked gentle and virtuous.

The other one had black twin tails and was frowning as she waved at the one in front of her, accusing him incessantly. The one in front of her smiled helplessly and tried to dissuade her.

Despite looking like high school students, their shrine maiden outfits were embroidered with more sophisticated silver divine deer than those of the people behind them.

Chapter 316 Placement

While Yotsuya Miko was still observing, Yurikawa Hana, who was standing next to her, had already waved and greeted her.

She asked, "Are you shrine maidens?"

"You are?"

Rin Tohsaka immediately quieted down, raised her head and puffed out her chest, looking at Miko Yotsuya and Hana Yurikawa with the air of a noble young lady.

"Well, we came here to pay our respects, but then we found a sign that says 'Shrine'..." Yotsuya Miko explained her purpose, mentioning the notice next to her, but she didn't know how to continue.

"Yes, we are shrine maidens of the Deer God Shrine."

Sakura Matou replied gently, taking Rin Tohsaka's hand, and continued, "Since I have just taken office, I don't know much about the things inside, so please forgive me for any shortcomings in our hospitality."

"It's alright. It was our mistake that we came here without checking the shrine's condition beforehand."

"Apart from the area at the top of the mountain, you two can now freely enjoy the area on the mountainside."

"Thanks, we got it."

After a few words, the people who had just met would not feel any desire to continue the conversation.

Sakura Matou and Rin Tohsaka walked toward the notice board, and Miko Yotsuya quickly pulled Hana Yurikawa aside to make way.

Then she saw the purple-haired witch post several brand-new notices here.

For example, the personnel list of the Deer God Shrine.

Shrine Maidens: Rin Tohsaka, Sakura Matou.

Lyselette, Sera, Ilya, Irisviel, Karen.

Aside from the first two Japanese names, the rest were all foreign names that Yotsuya Miko found very strange.

Is the owner of this shrine a foreigner?

Hmm... This Ilya looks like a young child. The fact that she can appear here as a priestess suggests that she is probably a relative of the new god.

As she muttered these names to herself, Miko Yotsuya's gaze continued upwards, and when she saw the name at the very top, she couldn't help but let out a soft "Eh!"

It says there:

God: Jolyne.

"Is Jolyne the chief deity here?"

Yurikawa asked curiously, drawing the attention of several shrine maidens.

-

Meanwhile, down the mountain, Jolyne was strolling through the ancient streets with Medea.

Not long ago.

After learning everything through Medea's magic, Matou Sakura and Tohsaka Rin were somewhat traumatized, but they managed to accept their current situation.

After all, compared to Irisviel and Illya, who have already died once, Rin Tohsaka and Sakura Matou at least still have the bodies of living people.