Zongman: Evolution Paradise

None of these people could compete with her, but Saeko Busujima, who obtained the bloodline of the Demon King, was different.

Facing such a nominal empress.

The woman was a little angry and cold.

However, she did not give up, but instead chose to compete with Saeko Busujima for the right to speak in the Ghost Stories Association.

The key to this competition is the Deer God Shrine, which Nonoko gifted to Jolyne.

After all, the Ghost Stories Association only has two territories.

One is the Infinite Castle hidden in the shadows, and the other is the Deer God Shrine in the open.

Infinite Castle is already her territory. As long as she gains control of the Shikagami Shrine, even Saeko Busujima won't be able to take away her Ghost Story Association.

then……

Jorogumo bravely launched an attack. She discovered her master, Jolyne, who handed over the authority of the Shikagami Shrine to Saeko Busujima. Jorogumo retreated to her Infinity Castle in humiliation, accepting the fate of sharing power with Saeko Busujima.

So much so that now, the affairs of the Shikagami Shrine are basically handled by the two of them. Jolyne is very curious about what it is that even Saeko Busujima and Jorogumo cannot decide.

Opening the folder, Jolyne discovered it was a business plan.

[New Year's Eve Event! The Deer God will bathe and pray for blessings at the Deer God Shrine!]

Jolyne: "..."

With questions in mind, Jolyne flipped through the entire plan and finally understood that Boss Nonoko was going to hold a blessing event at the Shikagami Shrine on New Year's Eve.

Karen's question was about the extent to which they should prepare for this blessing ceremony.

Hmm... It sounds like Kanoko personally taking a bath and praying for blessings, just like a company's year-end summary.

As for the year-end summary, Jolyne's colleagues at Chiba Zoo will probably also attend. They can't just prepare an ordinary event and say to the guests, "It's not the height of the mountain that matters, but the presence of immortals that makes it famous," can they?

"I'll ask Kanoko about it."

Ultimately, this is how Jolyne replied to Kallen.

Jolyne is often baffled by Kanoko's wild imagination.

To know the true importance of this prayer event, we'd have to ask her.

Moreover, even if we were to prepare, there are still more than half a year until the New Year.

"Ok."

Karen was still absent-minded. Jolyne opened the [Human Girl Mutual Aid Manual] and found that Karen's intimacy with her had reached an extremely high 97 points.

Chapter 361 The Intimacy of the Ghost Stories

Despite having only known each other for two days, and Jolyne having left her at the Deer God Shrine without paying her any serious attention, Kallen's intimacy level with her has increased remarkably quickly.

Both the [Demon Lord] effect of the Yin Luo Robe and the [Temple] effect of the Yin Luo Spirit Mansion possess the power of domination. The Humanoid Girl Mutual Aid Manual gives Jolyne's charm attribute a higher priority in front of humanoid girls. Coupled with Jolyne's status as her savior, Kallen's attributes might even be mistaken for a saint by her talent [End Watcher]...

Due to various factors, her popularity is about to surpass that of the ghost story veteran in the apartment.

With Karen sitting on his lap, Jolyne checked the favorability ratings of the other women.

Sadako: 96

Mary: 98

Human-Faced Dog: 99

Hanako: 86

Karen: 97

Irisviel: 89

Ilya: 85

Lysériet: 80

Serra: 81

"Is the human-faced dog almost at its maximum level?"

Jolyne was a little surprised, and then complained, "Is it because she doesn't use her brain at all?"

Aside from occasionally eating McDonald's, this female dog usually seems carefree, lively, and energetic.

Jolyne really couldn't figure out whether the human-faced dog was a person or a dog before it became a ghost story.

Aside from Kaori, Irisviel and the others have a normal favorability rating of around 80 points.

After all, Jolyne had indeed left them to fend for themselves at the Shikagami Shrine and hadn't come to check on them at all for two days, so their intimacy level was unlikely to have fluctuated.

However, leaving them all at the Deer God Shrine was a result of Jolyne's careful consideration.

These ghosts were alive not long ago, and dealing with their various inner thoughts is quite complicated.

There are already enough girls in the apartment.

Jolyne also had to deal with several Heroic Spirits and had no energy left to focus on them.

Or, given Jolyne's collecting obsession, he will definitely capture more ghost stories in the future as a Ghost Pokémon Master. Ash can collect all the Pokémon and then just throw them into Professor Oak's lab, so Jolyne naturally can't spend time and effort training them one by one.

In that case

These ghost stories would be neglected if they stayed with Jolyne, which would easily lead to a decrease in her favorability. It would be better to leave them at the Shikagami Shrine and check on them from time to time.

After closing the [Humanoid Girl Helper Manual], Jolyne noticed Kallen's tense expression and asked, "By the way, what ability did you awaken?"

Just like Hanako can confiscate toilet paper, ghost stories generally possess the ability to awaken their own consciousness.

Jolyne was a little curious whether a protagonist-type ghost story like Kallen would awaken some powerful abilities.

"ability……"

Karen said shyly, "I'm sorry, I haven't sensed any abilities appearing yet."

"Didn't you feel it?"

Jolyne asked in surprise. In his perception, Kallen's current strength had already surpassed that of Sadako and the others she had just encountered. Logically, she should have completed her awakening. Could it be that she hadn't been a ghost story for long enough?

However, this doesn't require any thought.

Jolyne waved his hand, and a search report from the workshop appeared in his hand.

Ghost Stories - Karen Oldencia

Physique - Mystery: A mystery transformed from a soul by equipping [Yinluo Lingfu]. Due to the soul's considerable talent and a certain degree of faith, your mystery body possesses an additional saintly aura.

You can master divine abilities, and you can also resist divine powers.

Physique - A masochistic medium: Originally, she had a special constitution that would be injured upon contact with demons. Now, Karen, who has become a ghost story, has also become the "demon" herself. Perhaps you can try dual cultivation with someone else.

"Double cultivation?"

Jolyne looked puzzled. Upon hearing this, Kallen also turned around and asked, "What dual cultivation?"

"Um... take a look for yourself." Jolyne handed the retrieval report to Kallen with a strange expression. He hadn't expected that the originally bizarre [masochistic medium] would undergo such a strange change after Kallen became a ghost story.

Subconsciously, I placed my hand on Karen's lower abdomen; it felt soft and smooth to the touch.

Karen, however, had already begun reading with curiosity.

Everything was normal until Karen didn't quite understand the meaning of the term "dual cultivation".

Then, she tilted her head and took out her phone to directly enter the information into the search software.

"Through cultivation, one can improve their inner self and ultimately achieve a state of unity between body and mind, for both men and women..."

Karen's voice grew softer and softer. As she read the explanation behind her, her face turned completely pink. Her eyelashes trembled, and she dared not turn around at all, feeling the heat emanating from Jolyne's fingers.

After a while, Karen slowly reached out and wrapped her master's hand around her lower abdomen, then lifted Jolyne's hand to her heart, turning her head to look at Jolyne with her wet, dewy eyes, like a fawn caught in a hunter's trap.

She said shyly, "I can."

"...There's no rush now."

After a moment of silence, Jolyne chose to pull out her own fingers and rub Kallen's hair.

Jolyne didn't feel anything about this, after all, his [Handbook for Mutual Aid Between Human and Non-Human Girls] could already be considered a form of dual cultivation.

Hmm... Upon first helping each other, you'll gain attributes, and if your favorability reaches its maximum, you'll also receive a gift.

It was under this initial premise that Saeko Busujima, who had already fought Jolyne too many times, was no longer able to grant Jolyne any attributes after becoming a non-human girl.

Aside from these factors, the amount of attributes gained is closely related to the non-human girl's talent, rarity, strength, and other factors. For example, Yukino only gave three attribute points, while Medea's attribute gain was eight points.

This is also one of the reasons why Jolyne has been nurturing the strange tales around her to grow.

Jolyne knew without a doubt that the improvement in Kallen's dual cultivation ability was definitely related to her strength.

Kallen's strength is still weak, so Jolyne doesn't really feel anything; at most, she just prioritizes improving Kallen's strength in her mind.

Hmm... Kallen's status has risen! risen!

"Doesn't Master like Karen?"

Karen asked in a low voice.

Aren't you in a hurry?

What kind of answer is that?! I've already overcome my shyness and confessed my feelings to you!

"Quite like."

Jolyne lowered her head and kissed Karen, using this intimate gesture to tell her that she wasn't lying and that she did indeed look quite adorable.

"Hmm... My first kiss is gone?"

"What should I do? I should have looked at the study materials when Lizzie brought them last time."

Karen was a little dizzy, and before she could even process what was happening, a certain deer-like girl had already pushed open the door with a certain blonde girl.

"Kanoko, isn't it wrong of us to just barge into a private place like this?"

As he spoke, Hu Zi's eyes were already familiarly scanning the surroundings.

Having spent this time together, Tiger-Eye Tiger was convinced that apart from himself and Jolyne, no one else would realize that something was wrong with the antler-wearing girl.

Then, she gave up.

Chapter 362 Owner

Now, even seeing Kanoko throw her own antlers like a bomb no longer surprises her.

"Hey, up ahead."

Kanoko was still wearing Hino University's blue and white sailor uniform, a calm smile on her lips, her antlers pointing straight ahead, glaring at him. That's when she spotted Kallen sitting on Jolyne, looking at her with a panicked expression.

"Hey? Jolyne? What are you doing here?"

Tiger-eyed Tiger was unaware that Jolyne had become the head priestess under Kanoko's arrangement. After subconsciously asking a question, he realized what he had seen. His expression instantly became even more panicked than Kallen's, and his shocked gaze jumped back and forth between Jolyne and Kallen, who was dressed as a shrine maiden.

Karen's clothes were fairly neat, but her expression and posture completely conveyed that she and Kanoko had accidentally interrupted their good time.

Moreover, this was clearly not the pink-haired girl she had seen with Jolyne last time.

Hmm... Tiger-Eye only knows that when Jolyne participated in the parade at Chiba Zoo, Kanroji Mitsuri, who was next to Jolyne, was suspected to be Jolyne's girlfriend.

"Cheating!!!" Tiger's brain had just reached this conclusion when he grabbed Kanoko and tried to run away, quite worried that he would be silenced.

And what about Kanoko?

She waved and said, "Hi."

“…Hi.” Jolyne asked curiously, “Why did you bring Tiger Cub with you?”

According to Jorogumo, this junior high school classmate has become Jolyne's boss's pet, and has even established a deer club at Hino University to help club members become deer like Kanoko.

Jolyne didn't understand, but she respected Kanoko's strange behavior.

Hmm... I'm really used to it.

"I received your message inviting me to come over because I was shopping with Tiger Vision Carbon."