Female Swordsman Training Dojo

Although Saten Yoko was taller than the kitten, this only made her flat chest seem even more pitiful, especially compared to her best friend.

"N-nothing...it's going to break! The bone's going to—"

Overjoyed, Hanazawa Nana was pinned down by Saten Yoko's increasingly tight arms, and could only weakly pound on Saten Yoko's chest and abdomen, making a banging sound.

Saten Yoko glanced down, then indifferently stretched out her other hand: "Today is your death day! You fat monster!!!"

Ignoring the duo who had started their stand-up comedy routine again, the cat looked at the fourth person in the room: "Sakura-chan Shrine Maiden, I'll leave the rest to you."

Sakura is the shrine maiden of the Amaterasu no Onna no Mikoto shrine, responsible for cooperating with the cat girls. Her missionary abilities, combat skills, and loyalty are all above average, making her a top-notch asset. However, looking at the queue outside that stretches almost to the other end of the street, she felt a little lost: "Is this really okay? Are all these people here hoping to become Lord Seishin's mistress?"

Of course, the kitten had discussed its plan with the Sakura-speaking priestess in charge of missionary work, but to be honest, the Sakura-speaking priestess felt it was a bit too advanced and overturned her experience and knowledge.

"It's alright, it's alright. What they really want is a better life. You just need to make them believe that a good life is given to them by the Heavenly Maiden." The kitten said with a smile, "Just do as we agreed before."

Recalling the plan the kitten had given her, Sakura-yu Shrine Maiden's lips twitched slightly: "Little kitten, is that really alright?"

"What I mean is, they claim that Lord Harunobu does so many good deeds to pursue Lady Amaterasu, and that Lady Amaterasu actually sent us to supervise Lord Harunobu's good deeds in order to test him..."

The Sakura-Yu Shrine Maiden couldn't continue. What lewd and obscene words!

The kitten, however, remained unperturbed: "What's the problem? Isn't this argument appealing enough? Isn't it enough to make those little guys worship the Heavenly Maiden?"

“It’s not that kind of question…” The rather conservative Sakura-yu Shrine Maiden’s face turned bright red.

"What kind of question is that... Never mind, I won't tease you anymore." The kitten was much younger than the Sakura-chan, but looked more mature. "Let's get to the most important thing: Does my Harunobu have feelings for your Tengen-no-Mikoto?"

Sakura nods. There's no doubt about that, after all, everyone knows the reputation of the Wind Sword Saint.

"So, does Lady Tente no Mikoto also have that kind of interest in my Harunobu?"

"Yes, really?" Sakura-sama asked, puzzled.

The kitten coaxed, "Does the Heavenly Maiden always personally receive Qingxin? Is the Heavenly Maiden the only one who allows Qingxin to buy on credit? Does the Heavenly Maiden also proactively give Qingxin gifts?"

Sakura no Miko nodded; these were indeed facts.

The kitten pressed her advantage: "Well, you're a girl too, so under what circumstances would you do this to a man?"

The Sakura-Yu Shrine Maiden blinked her large, clear eyes: "Because...because I have feelings for you?"

The kitten clapped its little paws: "As expected of the priestess! So clever!"

"Hey, hey..." Qingxin felt that her cat's trickery was a bit too extreme.

"Don't get in my way." The kitten disdainfully shut Harunobu's mouth, which was full of self-pity after getting the benefit, and continued to look at the Sakura-ga no Miko with an expectant and admiring expression: "So, Miko-sama, what do you think is wrong with our plan?"

Of course there's something wrong with that! How can someone create pornographic rumors about their own god? Even if it's not a rumor, it shouldn't be spread!

But this isn't the first time the Japanese have made up myths out of thin air—it's even recorded in the Kojiki—so it's not entirely unreasonable. And regardless of whether it's true or not, just consider this: wouldn't this be able to spread widely and convert Eta, who is under the Aozora Group, into believers?

Of course, for the kitten, the most important thing is that once this rumor spreads, that most arrogant and aloof person in Japan will probably lose face and won't be able to keep up their act anymore. This kind of rumor is both a way out and a threat. If someone truly has no interest in Harunobu, they'll definitely be furious upon hearing it; but if they are interested… well, it's not exactly what she wants, it's just that everyone thinks that way, and it's hard to refuse such enthusiasm.

Killing three birds with one stone, that's me for you!

The kitten held its head high and thought to itself, feeling confident even though it was in the wrong!

"Okay, it seems so?" The naive Sakura-chan shrine maiden racked her brains for a long time, but couldn't figure out the problem with the kitten's words. This was mainly because the awkward relationship between Harunobu and a certain aloof beauty had long been known among the shrine maidens, becoming an unspoken story. After all, while the Sakura-chan shrine maiden was naive, it didn't mean the other shrine maidens were; they could naturally see through it.

Chapter 525

The thoughts in the mind of the palace attendant.

Although the Sakura Whisper Shrine Maiden couldn't see it clearly at first glance, she had already subconsciously come to understand it through constant exposure.

The kitten quickly pressed its advantage: "Any other questions?"

"No, that's all." The Sakura Whisper Shrine Maiden smiled innocently. "As expected of the little cat sister, you're so clever! I'll go and carry out the plan right away!"

The naive and innocent shrine maiden ran off with great enthusiasm, ready to take over the brainwashing... I mean, the missionary work for the Eitas. Meanwhile, the two who had stopped their love-hate relationship at some point simultaneously squinted at the kitten: "This is a scam, isn't it?"

"It looks like a scam no matter how you look at it."

"Toying with the pure hearts of young girls."

"It also misled her into framing the god she admired."

"Just to find prey for lustful samurai."

"The most crucial thing is that they didn't even invite us!"

"That's right! That's outrageous!"

The kitten glared at the two muttering fellows: "Urusai! Since you two want to cause trouble, then go outside and keep watch! This is just the beginning. Those local gods won't let us absorb so much filth. They might use some underhanded tricks."

"Speaking of which, if Eta absorbs us, won't the others reject us instead?" When it came to serious matters, Saten Yoko became serious. "What do you plan to do about this, Neko?"

"Of course, we'll let them learn to accept it on their own." The kitten shook its head dismissively. "Don't think of the masses as too united. Once they discover that enduring Edo will bring them better conditions, they will naturally convince themselves."

“This is fine for dealing with the local poor, but if we use it to deal with Amaterasu…” Saten Yoko offered a different opinion. Amaterasu could offer better conditions than Harunobu, since Harunobu couldn’t guarantee him a government position.

“But she doesn’t just take any ugly person. That woman is already obsessed with elitism.” The kitten stretched and revealed an evil smile. “In her eyes, ordinary people and Eta are all the same. As long as they obey her, that’s all that matters.”

Chapter 488: The kitten is still too conservative.

Kyoto, Aozorakan Kyoto Branch.

Yakumo Kurenai lay lazily on the sofa, playing with her own fox head while talking to Harunobu in her mind: "So that's how it is, there's this trick... That little guy really knows his stuff."

"Don't talk like you're older than her, Kurenai." Harunobu's helpless voice echoed in Kurenai's mind. "And what's with that admiring tone of yours? You're not planning to do that too, are you?"

“Why not?” Yakumo Kurenai chuckled. “The shrines here are much stronger than those in Shizuoka, after all, it’s Kyoto; and there are far more Eta than in a small place like Shizuoka. Furthermore, Seiko and Nako are both here, making it easier to utilize the resources of the Aozora Group… Even the shrine maiden we’re working with is much more capable than the naive girl over there.”

"You..." Qingxin originally came to visit the little jealous girl and casually made a comment, but now he felt that he would probably never be able to get rid of the reputation of being a lustful devil in this lifetime.

"Furthermore, I wonder if we could also make use of the yokai, besides Eta?"

Yakumo Kurenai rolled over on the sofa, pointing the fox head in her hand at her own head. The fox's eyes, which had turned emerald green due to the magic, reflected in her own red pupils, revealing a hint of eeriness.

Qingxin had a bad feeling: "Hong, don't tell me..."

Yakumo Kurenai didn't answer; she hadn't figured out her plan yet, so Harunobu couldn't read her thoughts: "I remember Maya and the others gave you a few fox spirits before, right? Were they fun?"

“Those foxes are all Tamamo-no-Mae’s subordinates. Heaven knows how many men they’ve been with. I have no interest in them.” Harunobu curled his lip. “Besides, I don’t have a penchant for toying with prisoners. I’ll just execute them.”

"What a waste~" the little vixen said sweetly, but Qingxin could clearly sense that this little jealous person was very happy.

"So? What kind of wicked idea are you up to now?"

"Hehe~ What is it~" Yakumo Kurenai laughed, "I was just thinking that there seem to be too few yokai in my husband's harem. Maybe we should add some more. What do you think of ghosts?"

“We already have Haruhi Kage,” Harunobu remarked. “Even though that girl doesn’t like to move around much, we can’t just ignore her.”

"How gentle! You even remembered that insignificant fellow," the little fox spirit said sweetly. "How about we get some female spiders, female snakes, or female dogs?"

Qingxin only regretted that the little fox spirit wasn't in front of him right now, so he could laugh and rub her head vigorously: "Let's get down to business, otherwise I'll go see the next one."

"Alright, alright, really~" Yakumo Kurenai sat up, feigning melancholy. "I'm planning to wipe out those Onmyoji families in Kyoto and free up their ancestral shikigami. Then I'll send the males to do hard labor, and the females... how about a teacher's college that hasn't been played with yet?"

"No way!" Qingxin was now very suspicious that his wives were under some kind of strange curse, as they were all trying to pimp him out. "Business comes first. If we lose the bet, we might have to pack our bags and go to another country."

"Yes yes~"

Under Harunobu's repeated soul-searching face-rubbing attacks, Yakumo Kurenai finally got serious and revealed all the inspiration that came from the cat's antics.

The point is, if Eta can be a believer, why can't youkai? Not all youkai are evil; there are some youkai who just want to get by, like some of Aozorakan's partners and the foxes in Shiranui.

Of course, it's not about actually killing all the Onmyoji and liberating the oppressed Shikigami—many Shikigami are quite happy to work for short-lived mortals.

There are countless yokai struggling in the wild. As long as Seishin can provide them with a stable food source, they won't mind praying several times a day. Besides, not all yokai know the truth about the gods; some lower-ranking yokai might even be more devout than ordinary people.

but……

"turn down!"

"This is not like Eta's level. If a yokai that we guarantee goes berserk and out of control, even if it is unintentional, it will become a huge problem. Amaterasu will not give up such a good opportunity. In fact, the very act of accepting yokai will cause a lot of objections from ordinary people."

Harunobu himself didn't care about what others said; his reputation wouldn't get any worse anyway. However, he wasn't alone now, and the task at hand wasn't something that could be finished simply by cutting down monsters. For a shrine to be associated with colluding with yokai was like getting covered in dog shit; even if you washed it clean, it would still smell bad and attract flies.

“Your brain always seems to go blank when it comes to everyone, Harunobu~” Yakumo Kurenai rubbed her fox head and offered a solution with a smile, “Why mix those youkai with ordinary people? Why not just make them ‘messengers’ of the various shrines? They can then live under the shrines and solve the food problem.”

"At the same time, it can also solve the problem of insufficient manpower in shrines. Once a monster causes trouble, these naturalized monsters can be sent out to punish it. As long as this kind of scene is staged a few times, normal people will naturally stop being hostile to the divine messengers - just like the shikigami of the Onmyoji."

“Uh…” Harunobu, who was far away in Tokyo, pinched the pert bottom of Minamoto Yuki in his arms, and thought of the little foxes, cats and dogs that the shrine maidens kept around in the shrine… Obviously, this was not a special case.

The most obvious example is the foxes at Inari Shrine.

"Moreover, once there are more divine messengers, we can open up services such as personal protection by divine messengers to attract the upper class; even better, we can use their mouths to spread the word that topics like Izanagi do not exist, and use the longevity and mystery of the monsters to convince ordinary people of this."

"And finally, what if..."

Chapter 526

"If a real battle breaks out, these monsters will be good cannon fodder; even if they don't deal with Amaterasu herself, they can certainly handle her minions and relieve some pressure on us."

I'm certain I've fallen silent.

He had thought that the cat's actions of dragging Eido down to the lowest rungs of society and expecting them to be grateful were already incredibly inhuman. But he hadn't realized that when it came to being truly inhuman, it was the yokai themselves who were truly despicable.

Yakumo Kurenai has practically arranged everything from the moment the youkai join to their death, practically saying that the dead youkai can be used as rare materials to make various weapons, equipment, and magical artifacts.

No... she wouldn't really think that, would she?

“No, no, no, even I wouldn’t do that,” Yakumo Kurenai retorted. “But if the Holy Son were involved, things might be different…”

"Let's talk about how to keep the yokai from causing trouble," Harunobu forcefully steered the conversation back on track. "Should we sign contracts with them all?"

"It's not that complicated. Just bring out Izanami, give each demon some corrupting power, and they'll behave themselves. By the way, I found the seal in Kyoto, and I'll take care of it later."

The Mother of the Underworld is a submissive bitch in front of Seishin, but in front of others and demons, she is an absolute evil god. Controlling some lowly demons is a piece of cake for her. If it weren't for the need for these demons' heartfelt faith, it wouldn't be difficult to forcibly control them.

"..."

Haruno was silent for a while, then said, "I think you're being a bit too extreme, Hong."

Yakumo Kurenai snorted twice, and quite boldly declared to Harunobu: "If I don't go to extremes, how can I compete with those little sluts? This year I will definitely be in the top three in the club! Get ready!"

The two then spent a lot of time together.

Chapter 489: Joint Ambush (Third Update)

Time flies, and years pass quickly.

A week has passed in the blink of an eye.

Harunobu slumped weakly on the sofa, struggling to digest the astonishing wisdom of his disciples. Even Koneko and Yakumo Kurenai were considered conservative; rather, it was precisely because of their extreme actions that the others began to get involved as well.

If you expand your circle to include Edo, and she expands it to include Yokai, then I have no one to expand my circle to, so I can only resort to robbing.

This week is probably the week when Eta's status is at its highest.

This is also the busiest week Izanami has had in many years.

This was still the week with the fastest growth rate in the number of Harunobu's "mistresses".

Thankfully, there are still more normal people in this world. Harunobu wouldn't actually have to sleep with hundreds or thousands of women; that would be no fun, just torture. Especially since Harunobu really wants to treat each of his women equally, and the current number is almost at its limit... and the limit of time.

If this continues, he really won't be able to do anything all day. He'll just be greeting everyone and the day will be over. Forget about having any time for cultivation or training.

Harunobu shook his head, sat up from the sofa, and summoned the Womb Realm Mandala, now only its hilt remaining. Eerie thorns coiled around the simple hilt, encircling Harunobu's wrist, quiet and elegant.

"I still can't find a way to achieve Bankai..." Harunobu flipped his hand and retracted the Womb Realm Mandala, ending his meditation and training for the day. He then contacted Yakumo Kurenai: "Kurenai, am I not late?"

"No~" Yakumo Kurenai's affected but undeniably alluring coquettish voice rang out, "I'm just about to set off, I wonder how many people will come looking for trouble."

Today is the day Yakumo Kurenai goes to deal with the seal on Izanami in Kyoto. Izanagi sealed Izanami with the Thousand-Pulse Stone of the Path of Reversal, also sealing the seven entrances from the Underworld to the mortal world. Harunobu has destroyed the one underwater in Osaka, breaking the seal and allowing Izanami to move freely.

However, the remaining Dao Fan Qian Yin Stones are still functioning, sealing the entrance and exit between the Underworld and the mortal realm. Originally, Harunobu planned to dismantle them all, but things changed faster than planned, and now he can't leave Tokyo and can only entrust the task to his disciples.

However, this is actually a good way to cultivate. Breaking through the Dao Fan Qian Yin Stone is not something anyone can do. Whether it's learning Haruka's brute force explosion or following the orthodox solution that Yakumo Kurenai is currently preparing, both are extremely difficult trials. This is only possible with Izanami's support; otherwise, it would be unthinkable. The Tongxin Society spent more than ten years barely understanding it and awakening Izanami.

In short, this is a very troublesome and laborious task, naturally making it ideal for a surprise attack amidst the chaos. It's also perfect for luring the enemy out of their hiding place.

"Be extra vigilant." Harunobu focused intently on Yakumo Kurenai's condition, ready to strike at any moment. After all, Yakumo Kurenai was now facing all the gods of Kyoto, and could very well be taken down in one fell swoop... Although with the Womb Realm Mandala present, the damage would only fall on Harunobu himself.

"You're worrying too much... Holy Son, Naoko, let's go!"

The three instructors from the Kyoto branch of the Aozorakan dojo, carrying their bags, left their dojo in an orderly fashion and headed towards Heian-kyo, which is next to Kyoto, in the sunlight—modern Kyoto and the ancient city of Heian-kyo are not the same thing.

“Izanagi really knows how to pick a location.” Yakumo Kurenai twitched her ears and looked up at the former royal garden, “Shinsen-en.” Of course, now all that’s left is a desolate forest, still exuding a strong demonic aura.

"They actually disregarded my warning. I must say, they're quite the bear. They've got guts."

Yakumo Kurenai pulled out her precious treasure and walked towards it with a relaxed air. Tachibana Seiko and Tachibana Nako smiled and glanced around, pausing briefly in a few places before following Yakumo Kurenai.