The demon monk in the second dimension

"I?"

"If it wasn't you, would it be me?"

Xia Zhi glanced at Yotsuya Miko.

“My situation is not suitable for me to appear in front of ordinary people, and ordinary people cannot see me. Just like a priest or shrine maiden who manages a shrine to the gods, you are now my representative. I will also instruct you to do anything.”

"Yes!"

Upon hearing that she had suddenly been promoted to a shrine maiden of a god, Miko Yotsuya immediately felt an increased sense of pressure.

But at the same time, it also gave me a lot of motivation.

If I become a shrine maiden, the gods probably won't easily abandon me.

Xia Zhi continued.

“Use this rosary to enshrine your father’s memorial tablet regularly to strengthen the connection between the rosary and him. Then, have your father try to possess the rosary. If he can do this, he won’t have to be bound to this house like a bound spirit. He can also go out with the rosary and protect your brother or mother.”

"To let the father's spirit possess the rosary beads?"

This truly surprised and delighted Miko Yotsuya.

She has the protection of a deity, so her safety is guaranteed, but her mother and younger brother are not.

If the father can truly attach himself to the prayer beads, their safety will be greatly improved when the night of a hundred ghosts parade a month later.

……

The connection between Yotsuya Miko and the wandering spirit is quite deep.

Even though Xia Zhi had already cleaned the Yotsuya house once, only two days later, several more little ghosts reappeared under the sofa and cabinets.

These little wandering spirits are only a few centimeters in size; even a dog wouldn't believe they have much attack power.

Summer Solstice caught these little wandering spirits one by one, slapped them to death, and absorbed their overflowing soul power.

No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat!

After finishing the meat, Xia Zhi went into Yotsuya Miko's room and found her doing her homework.

Yotsuya Miko was chewing on her pen, deep in thought, her whole face looking slumped.

Xia Zhi looked ahead and saw that she was indeed doing math homework!

Only mathematics can make people show such a distorted expression, as if they think they must be an idiot.

The formula is right there, so why is the answer wrong?

Seeing Yotsuya Miko's annoyed expression, Natsumi laughed out loud without giving her any face.

"Haha! Jianzi, just do your homework and stuff, don't worry about it too much."

"Ugh?"

Yotsuya Miko turned her head, somewhat not understanding the meaning of the summer solstice.

Xia Zhi explained.

“The spiritual energy is recovering day by day, and soon a truly terrifying existence will be born among the wandering souls. Given the deep connection between you and the wandering souls, the anomaly will definitely be discovered. With me protecting you, people will naturally come to your door with piles of money asking for help. Getting into Tokyo University or even Waseda University will be a piece of cake. Academic performance will be completely irrelevant.”

Yotsuya Miko blinked, looking a little dazed.

Does this mean I can just get into Tokyo University without any problems?

Seeing that the high school girl, Yotsuya Miko, seemed unaware of the huge changes that were about to happen to her life, Natsumi emphasized her words.

"When the spiritual energy recovers to a certain level, the wandering souls will evolve. At that time, those who actively seek you out will be beings that can easily kill ordinary people, so you'd better not go to places where crowds gather."

"Enjoy your youth while you can still have fun this month, Miko. It would be best to start exercising now, and even run faster. A month from now, you'll be facing hell."

Yotsuya Miko was stunned on the spot.

"hell?"

Is it so scary?

But the thought of the wandering spirits she had encountered starting to kill people everywhere, turning Tokyo, Japan, and even the whole world into rivers of blood and littering with corpses, sent a chill down her spine.

Yotsuya Miko murmured.

"That's right, that's hell!"

Summer Solstice's words finally made Yotsuya Miko realize what her future held.

This is no time to leisurely go to school!

She turned her head, looked at Xia Zhi solemnly, and bowed to him again.

"My lord, I request a leave of absence from school. Please train me!"

"This is right!"

Summer Solstice smiled.

If Yotsuya Miko always went between school, home, and shopping mall, she would have cleared out most of the wandering spirits here.

You need to explore the map more often to attract more wandering spirits.

……

When Miko Yotsuya mentioned taking a break from school to her mother, Ms. Yotsuya naturally disagreed.

"Jianzi, why do you want to pursue further studies?"

Ms. Yotsuya was very surprised.

Following Xia Zhi's instructions, Yotsuya Miko lowered her head, looking somewhat depressed, and spoke to Yotsuya-san with dim eyes.

"I want to travel and relax."

Seeing Yotsuya Miko's appearance, Ms. Yotsuya's heart skipped a beat.

I thought this matter was over, but it still happened?

Before Mr. Yotsuya died, Yotsuya Miko had a big fight with him and they never made up.

Because Mr. Yotsuya ate Yotsuya Miko's favorite pudding.

For this, Yotsuya Miko felt extremely remorseful and even fainted from crying.

Of course, now that she has talked things out with Yotsuya's father, she doesn't have this problem anymore.

This was the excuse Yotsuya Miko used to suspend her studies.

She plans to take a month off from school first. If the "darkest hour for humanity" that Xia Zhi mentioned arrives by then, it won't matter whether she goes to school or not.

Of course, Mrs. Yotsuya couldn't rest easy knowing that something like this had happened to Yotsuya Miko.

The next day, she asked for leave from school and took Yotsuya Miko to see a psychologist.

Miko Yotsuya recounted her past falling out with her father over a pudding, and the regret and inner turmoil she experienced after learning of his sudden death. As expected, she was diagnosed with depression by the doctor.

Seeing Ms. Yotsuya's melancholy expression, he spoke.

"Traveling might indeed alleviate the symptoms."

Then there is nothing more to say.

It's alright that Yotsuya Miko is already sixteen years old, but Yotsuya Kyosuke is so young, still an elementary school student, that Mrs. Yotsuya can't possibly leave him home alone.

Ms. Yotsuya originally planned to take her family on a trip, but Miko Yotsuya refused, saying she wanted to travel alone.

She wants to look around Tokyo first before deciding whether to go to the Kanto region or Mount Fuji.

Before leaving, seeing her mother's worried expression, Yotsuya Miko first hugged her, then smiled and patted Yotsuya Kyosuke's head.

"Don't worry, Mom, Kyosuke. I'm fine."

If you have nothing to do, why are you taking a leave of absence from school?

Ms. Yotsuya sighed inwardly, but not wanting to upset Yotsuya Miko, she could only manage a smile.

Chapter 415 Sanhu Valley Shrine

Today, Xia Zhi and Yotsuya Miko's destination is Mitsuko-dani Shrine.

According to information Yotsuya Miko found online, this place was originally a very efficacious shrine, but it was later abandoned for unknown reasons.

After walking up the long steps, you can see an old torii gate when you look up.

The torii gate is quite large, which shows that the shrine was bustling with worshippers during its heyday, with crowds of people jostling shoulder to shoulder.

An old wooden sign hangs on the torii gate, with the words "Sankodani Shrine" written vertically on it.

Standing in front of the torii gate, Xia Zhi grinned.

"Wuhu, we've hit the jackpot this time! Sure enough, you never know what a surprise you might find in an abandoned shrine like this."

He took a burlap sack from his cloak and handed it to Yotsuya Miko, saying this to her.

"See the child, retreat down the mountain. When the time comes, hide in a burlap sack and don't come out."

This burlap sack can hold wandering spirits, so it is naturally not afraid of attacks from them.

Yotsuya Miko was startled upon hearing this.

"Ok!"

She nodded vigorously, took the burlap sack, and turned to run down below the shrine.

When Xia Zhi brandished the axe in his hand, the master of the Sankodani Shrine noticed his hostility and provocation.

Soon, two shikigami, each about one meter tall, wearing divine robes and radiating golden spiritual light, appeared before Xia Zhi.

These two shikigami have human faces, but they have a pair of fox ears on their heads.

Their skin was grayish-white, like that of a corpse left out for some time. Their eyes were narrow and their chins were sharp as cones, almost sharp enough to kill someone.

However, these two shikigami were surrounded by a faint golden light, and their priest robes were neat and orderly, making them look like true messengers of the gods.

Anyway, there are eight million gods in Japan, and many monsters and strange beasts are on the list.

"&%￥*"

Looking at the axe in Xia Zhi's hand, they revealed angry expressions and spoke in ghostly language that only ghosts could understand, meaning...

"Intruders, get out of here!"

In Xia Zhi's eyes, these two shikigami imps were nothing to worry about, just ordinary stuff.

The true owner of this place hasn't appeared yet!

"Occupying this shrine and being able to control shikigami already makes you quite powerful! Once the spiritual energy fully recovers, you might truly become a local deity!"

As he spoke, Xia Zhi moved forward.

Seeing that he didn't leave but instead went further, the two shikigami showed even more anger.

"what!"

They are like foxes, baring their sharp teeth and roaring at the summer solstice.

When the summer solstice truly crossed the torii gate and entered the shrine grounds, a shikigami suddenly reached out.

Its palm was aimed at Xia Zhi, and an invisible energy wave emanated from it, rushing towards Xia Zhi.

Xia Zhi took two small steps to the right to dodge the attack.

The energy wave exploded in the air like a hand grenade, causing a powerful shockwave.

Seeing that Xia Zhi had successfully dodged, another shikigami stretched out its hands.

boom!

In an instant, Xia Zhi felt the surrounding gravity suddenly increase several times, threatening to crush him.

The sudden increase in gravity caused him to involuntarily slump and bend at the knees.

But following this force, Xia Zhi squatted down more proactively, and then rolled forward.

He pounced like a tiger, covering several meters in one leap, directly leaving the range of the gravitational field.

At this moment, the first shikigami reached out its hand, trying to take advantage of Xia Zhi's being bound by gravity to release an energy wave.

Xia Zhi raised her right hand, but instead of channeling her soul power, she swung it forward with all her might.