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"I also want to see what it looks like when you refine the original power of the Orochi demon."

Morikawa Yu: "What, do you have a grudge against her?"

“No, that’s not it.” Kannazuki Chiko shook her head. “I’m just curious about what it would look like if the demonic power of us demons from the Age of Gods were refined.”

“I’ve heard about Tamamo being refined before, and that Hiyue wanted to capture me and take half of my demonic power to refine for you. I’m very curious about what it would be like if our demonic power were refined. Now is the perfect time to go and see.”

In fact, the only demon from the Age of Gods whose demonic power was refined was Tamamo, who went mad and lost her mind.

The demons of the divine era hold noble positions and possess great power. Like the supreme god, they reside at the hidden pinnacle, and most of them know each other and will lend a helping hand if anything happens.

The Supreme God wouldn't cause them any trouble, and they wouldn't cause the Supreme God any trouble either; they lived in peace with each other.

Over the years, the greatest disasters were the resurgence of Orochi at the end of the Age of Gods and the destruction of Heian-kyo by Tamamo during the Heian period. Apart from these, there have been no major upheavals.

This incident in Izumo could have easily escalated into the chaos of the end of the Age of Gods, but the shrine maiden sought help from the shrine maiden Kaguya and the shrine maiden Hime to suppress Orochi within a seal, preventing it from becoming the devastating disaster that was predicted to affect an entire region.

Kannazuki: "And I'm also a little worried about the Goddess Himeji."

Morikawa Yu and Hiizuki exchanged a glance.

Orochi and Kannazuki Chiko didn't really have any grudge against each other, but it seems that the shrine maiden had plotted against her just yesterday, knocking her unconscious and taking her to the Karasu Shrine, so that can be considered a real enmity.

Kannazuki Chiko blushed slightly and looked at Himezuki: "I don't hold a grudge against her because of that. I was just knocked unconscious. She didn't do anything to me."

"Otherwise, my premonition of danger would remind me that I should have woken up and fought her at that time."

“I’m worried that she might harm your husband and cause trouble for you and the fox, so I want to help keep an eye on her to prevent her from doing anything else.”

Feiyue frowned slightly and looked at Senchuan Yu.

Kannazuki also looked at Morikawa Yu: "Lord Morikawa, you must have noticed it too, right? The Goddess Himeji has always had designs on you and wants to take you away."

"It's the same this time. Although she didn't say it outright, she's clearly keeping an eye on you."

At this moment, Mitsuko hugged Morikawa tightly, buried her face in Morikawa's chest and rubbed against him. Her fox ears pressed against Morikawa's chin, making Morikawa feel a ticklish sensation.

"Did you hear that, darling? That woman has been watching you the whole time. Why don't we chase her away and let her go back to her Ise, then we can help you refine Orochi, what do you say?"

“Hmm…” Morikawa Yu nodded, then shook her head.

He wasn't too worried about the priestess, mainly because she had shown him a good attitude, as if she knew him and had a good relationship with him.

Ootamaru repeatedly assured him that the priestess would not harm him, and that whatever she did would be to help him.

Moreover, judging from the incident with Izumo, he did indeed gain a lot of benefits.

Hanami Yuki tried several times to stop him and slow him down, but instead he took away the power and shadow that the priestess had given her, giving him his own domain of divine history.

Later, when the sword demon Kashima approached him, it wasn't really to be his enemy. He simply fought with him and gave him all the sword techniques he had acquired in his life, showing him the possibility of reaching the pinnacle of swordsmanship.

Furthermore, the prophecy that Kashima received came from a priestess from a previous generation, and it seems that priestesses of all generations knew about him.

The only crucial question is why the Priestess Hime is helping him so much? Even if she has the ability to foresee the future, is it really necessary for her to be so kind to him?

This made him want to learn more about the goddess Jisha.

Looking at the large fox in his arms, Morikawa Yu sensed that the fox had a grudge against the shrine maiden and probably wouldn't be happy to tell him about the shrine maiden.

The same applies to Hizuki and Kannazuki.

He figured he'd have to go ask that guy, Daimamaru.

......

PS: Cat Assistant's friendly reminder: According to the planned schedule, Volume 7, "Lord of the Present World," will be the last volume of this book. It will basically start filling in the plot holes and wrapping up the story, marking the end.

If all goes well, this book should be completed by the beginning of next month.

This book has at least 1.7 million words, which is not short for a light novel that is usually completed in a million words.

As for the new book after this one is finished, I actually had the idea for a long time, but I haven't started writing it yet.

Because I don't have enough energy to write two books at once, I'll finish this one first, and then write the next one. I'll probably submit it internally first so that the editor can review it and avoid the same problems as this one, such as "the subject matter is too old and the title and synopsis don't match the content style".

In general, the next book will still be the type where the protagonist happily gets along with various non-human female characters and saves the world along the way. However, the theme will be much newer, similar to a surreal alternate world, and the world view will be larger and more joyful.

After all, this book has accumulated a lot of experience and revealed many pitfalls, so I definitely won't fall into the same traps in my next book.

That's about it.

(I put this in the main text so that more people can see it. You can't see "Author's Note" on non-official websites. Although many readers read non-official versions, I still hope you will support me when I write my next book. Thank you.)

Chapter 649 Legendary Secrets

Morikawa Yu was going to find Otamamaru.

However, before looking for Ootamaru, he decided to ask Hisukatsuki and Mitsuko first.

After all, they were his wives; Otamaru was at most his close friend and like-minded buddy.

If he asks her instead of them when he has something to ask, he'll definitely be teased and laughed at by this scumbag, beautiful girl first.

Morikawa Yu hugged Mitsuko tightly, lowered her head, and asked, "Big fox, can you tell me about the shrine maiden? Chiko said she's watching me, but I have no idea why she's watching me."

The big fox frowned slightly.

However, because Morikawa Yu hugged her tightly and asked her about it in front of Hiizuki, she was quite happy and buried her face in his chest, rubbing against him: "The Priestess, I've only seen this current Priestess in Kyoto, I haven't seen her before."

"Even if you ask me about her, darling, I don't know much about it and can't tell you."

Morikawa Yu: "What about the previous shrine maidens?"

The position of Princess Shrine Maiden is passed down through generations, and each generation of Princess Shrine Maiden is called Princess Shrine Maiden; their real names and given names are rarely known.

He could only use "Princess Shrine Maiden" as a substitute.

Mitsuko shook her head: "I haven't seen the previous priestesses either. I've only seen the first priestess and the priestesses after her."

"Besides, I've only met them and don't know them very well. Also, how should I put it, I feel that they all give me a strange feeling. They are all somewhat taciturn, sparing with words, and don't like to talk to people much. Even when they do talk, they only say a little bit."

"Wasn't my original form sealed away, giving Inari an incarnation?"

Morikawa Yu nodded: "Yes."

He knew what the big fox was talking about.

The great fox was tricked by the Inari god and made a pact with him.

The great fox sealed its original form beneath the Inari Shrine and used its divine power to create a golden nine-tailed fox-eared girl for the Inari god to use.

The Inari god used this girl as an incarnation to rule the Kansai region, and the great fox used the eyes of this incarnation to observe the outside world.

Later, he became Ryoko's successor. Ryoko was worried that he would not be able to handle the affairs of Kanto alone after inheriting the position of the head priest, so she arranged a blind date for him, hoping that he would be with Inari.

Inari God came to Tokyo to find him, wanting to see what he looked like, and kept teasing him, which made Himezuki angry.

The divine incarnation in the form of a young girl was also killed by the Scarlet Moon. With the Inari God's consciousness having nowhere to reside, he and the Great Fox seized the opportunity, executed and killed the Inari God, and rescued the Great Fox's original form from the seal.

Morikawa Yu: "And then?"

Mitsuko sighed: "Then I didn't get any information. Although every priestess helped Inari, she didn't talk to Him much. Instead, it was as if Inari was listening to her."

Morikawa Yu frowned: "Does the Inari God listen to her?"

Mitsuko nodded: "Yes, the Ise Grand Shrine sometimes asks Inari to help with some things, and He always does what she asks."

Morikawa Yu frowned.

This was the first time he had ever heard that the Inari God would comply with the shrine maiden's request.

This made him a little curious.

After all, considering the status and actual power of that bastard god, even the emperor could only kneel at His feet and worship Him, yet this princess priestess could make Him obey her. That's quite interesting.

Kannazuki Chiko tugged at his sleeve from the side.

“Lord Morikawa, Mitsuko doesn’t know about the Princess Shrine Maiden. You can ask me.”

Morikawa Yu paused for a moment: "You know?"

"Yes, I know." Kannazuki Chiko nodded hurriedly.

Morikawa Yu looked at Kannazuki Chiko with suspicion.

Kannazuki Chiko pouted: "Hmph, what kind of look is that? I am a great yokai from the Age of Gods, and also a long-lived species. I often inquire about news from the outside world, so I know the most about everything."

"Putting everything else aside, I was the one who told you about what happened in Izumo, okay?"

Morikawa Yu paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered that it was indeed Kannazuki Chiko who told them about the Izumo incident; that girl was indeed well-informed.

Morikawa Yu: "Then tell me what you know."

Kannazuki Chiko snorted.

She originally wanted to say that she didn't want to tell him anymore, but when she looked at Hiizuki and Mitsuko next to her, she suddenly remembered that it was Morikawa Yu who had helped her in the first place and persuaded Hiizuki and the others not to capture her.

Thinking about this, her eyes softened considerably: "Well, then I'll reluctantly tell you."

"But I don't know where to begin."

"What do you want to know? If I've heard it all, I'll tell you."

Morikawa Yu was startled.

What does he want to know?

He wanted to know many things, such as why the priestess was kind to him, why she could make the Inari god obey her, and why she wanted to take him away.

He wanted to know all of these things, but he had absolutely no clue, and he guessed that Kannazuki Chiko probably didn't know either.

Kannazuki Chiko thought for a moment: "Never mind, I feel like you don't even know what you want to ask. I'll just tell you about the rumors surrounding them. After you hear it, be careful and don't get too close to her."

"Yes." Morikawa Yu nodded.

Regardless of what these rumors are, it's always good to listen to them.

Kannazuki Chiko: "First of all, there's the biggest rumor about them, which is something many people doubt."

Morikawa Yu pricked up her ears and looked at her.

Kannazuki Chiko was very pleased with Morikawa Yu's expression, even though she felt that Morikawa Yu was deliberately putting on an act to make her happy.

"The rumor is that every Princess Priest is actually the same person, just living in different bodies. To this day, she is the fourteenth Princess Priest in disguise!"

Morikawa Yu was taken aback: "You're saying that all the priestesses are the same person, just living in different bodies?"

Kannazuki nodded, crossed her arms, and smiled.

Morikawa Yu frowned slightly.

Upon hearing the shrine maiden mention this rumor, Morikawa Yu felt that Kannazuki Chiko was talking nonsense, as if she was just spouting gibberish.

Because he had seen two priestesses from four hundred years ago in the historical remnants of Hanamiyuki, as well as several other priestesses from those four hundred years. Among these priestesses, he saw a priestess with a determined mind.

That priestess possessed a resolute will, unlike any other priestess. Moreover, when she passed on her position and divine power to the next priestess and passed away, her resolute will dissipated.

From this perspective, it's impossible that she faked her death and then reincarnated in the body of the next priestess.

Because the resolve will only dissipate when the master dies.

Chapter 650 The Friend You Mentioned

If that priestess fakes her death and is reborn, then when she takes over the body of the next priestess, or passes on the position and divine power of the priestess to the next priestess, the next priestess will possess her own determination.

However, no determination appeared in the next priestess; not even the slightest ripple of determination was generated.

Eyes may deceive, but determination never will.

Just because the female priestesses of different generations have similar personalities—they are all quiet, aloof, and beautiful girls—doesn't mean they are all the same person.

And no matter how outrageous the rumor or conspiracy theory is, there always has to be someone who is suspected.

Surely the one suspected isn't the original priestess?

Morikawa Yu: "You said they are all the same person, then who are they? The first Priestess?"

Kannazuki Kanako shook her head: "No, it's not her. I don't know who she is either, but I have a friend who suspects that her true identity is Amaterasu Omikami."

"Amaterasu Omikami?" Morikawa Yu frowned again.

Kannazuki Chiko: "Hmm."

Morikawa Yu looked at Kannazuki Chiko's face and began to think.