Female Swordsman Training Dojo

Izanagi rolled over in the mist, her shapely body completely naked, revealing her delicate red vulva and lush green grass. However, in this space that belonged only to Izanagi, no one could see this picturesque scene.

Even Izanagi herself couldn't be bothered to look; her attention was completely focused on the current situation, and she even wondered if she was dreaming.

Her adopted daughter not only failed to eliminate Taira no Harunobu, but was even killed in retaliation—which was within Izanagi's expectations, since Taira no Harunobu had Izanami on his side.

But what do you mean by the marriage between Amaterasu and Ame-no-Mikoto, betrothing Princess Misuru to Taira no Harunobu? So you've become a pimp for Taira no Harunobu too?

Izanagi was so angry he laughed.

But despite her anger and laughter, this was not the situation Izanagi wanted to see. She didn't care who won or lost—her adopted daughter or Taira no Harunobu—because the most important thing was...

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She always wins. But if Amaterasu and Harunobu were to peacefully join forces, it would be a real problem for her, a huge problem.

This must be stopped.

Izanagi made up his mind and began to organize the various pieces of information submitted by his subordinates during this period. Among them was a very obvious name - Tsukuyomi.

He was the "clever man" who formed the Alliance of Gods, trying to be the one who both stalked the cicada and fished the heron, and was also Izanagi's eldest son.

Although he was completely overshadowed by Amaterasu and Harunobu, and his intelligence reports did provide Izanagi with a lot of useful information. For example, the dissatisfaction of Christianity and Buddhism with Shintoism, Amaterasu, and Harunobu; and the resentment within the Japanese army and navy caused by Amaterasu's abrupt announcement of her marriage alliance with Harunobu.

The latter, in particular, had initially been a staunch supporter of Amaterasu, as she had promised them a grand conquest of Korea and a move towards the mainland. However, this promise vanished the moment news of the marriage alliance with Harunobu broke. Everyone knew that a "hypocrite" like Harunobu was unlikely to launch an invasion, and even if, hypocritically, Harunobu had agreed to the war—how would the credit be calculated?

Neither the army nor the navy felt that their relationship with Hirahara Harunobu was particularly good, nor that they were able to share in the credit from the Aozorakan faction. Therefore, they now harbored immense resentment towards Amaterasu, believing that she had abandoned them, her loyal supporters.

"Maybe……"

Izanagi had an idea, but it wasn't quite ready yet. So, with a heavy heart, she plucked a piece of cloud and unfolded it into a water mirror before her eyes. Reflected in the mirror were two middle-aged men with high noses, deep-set eyes, and receding hairlines.

One of the taller, thinner men respectfully addressed the other, who was rather stout, saying, “Your Excellency, that heretic demon is openly proclaiming his cooperation with that man, and the situation is likely to become even more dangerous. We cannot just sit idly by; otherwise, our orthodox religion may have no place in Japan in the future.”

The bloated man known as the Cardinal wiped the sweat from his brow, his expression calm: "No need to worry, brother. His Holiness the Pope has already responded to this matter, and a saintly angel will arrive soon."

The tall, thin man hesitated, then cautiously said, "Your Excellency, if he is merely a saint, I'm afraid he is no match for that demon and that man working together, is he?"

In reality, the tall, thin man was thinking, "Don't even mention one saint; even if you brought all twelve saints over, they probably still wouldn't be able to defeat that man." He had cleaved through a steel giant tens of meters tall with a single sword strike—and that was a superhuman giant enhanced with countless spells and using countless rare materials!

The bloated man's lips drooped slightly as he gave the tall, thin man a meaningful look before speaking slowly and deliberately: "This time, it is the Holy Disciple of the Gate who has come. He is ready to return to Heaven."

The tall, thin man's eyes lit up. As one of the high-ranking members of the Japanese Christian Church, he certainly knew what a so-called "Gate Saint" was. Of course, it wasn't because he was particularly strong in combat, but because he possessed a special ability to connect to Heaven, drawing infinite divine power from it, and even briefly opening the gates to Heaven—at the cost of his life.

In Japanese terms, this person is connected to the hidden world and can open the door to it through self-sacrifice. Generally speaking, unless it is a hidden world without a master—like the underworld when Izanami was sealed—outsiders cannot leave without the master's permission.

Of course, if you're strong enough to kill the reclusive master who has the home-field advantage, or even completely destroy the reclusive world, that's a different story. But the tall, thin man believed that the great God would never lose to that man, especially not in the Kingdom of Eden.

In other words, if the disciples of the Monastery can imprison Taira no Harunobu or Amaterasu in seclusion, Japan's current situation will immediately collapse! Amaterasu will also have no room for maneuver!

But then, the tall, thin man's eyes darkened again: "Amaterasu and that man wouldn't allow the disciples of the Gate Saint to get close to them, would they?"

For ordinary people, the passage between the hidden world and the mortal world could easily suck them in, or it could be disguised as an ordinary door, allowing them to wait and wait. But for powerful beings like Amaterasu and Hiranobu, these methods are ineffective. The only way to forcibly imprison them in the hidden world is to envelop them the moment the door opens.

This would require the door-opening saints to be within close proximity of Harunobu and his group, which was clearly impossible. Although it only required being within five meters, how could Amaterasu and Harunobu allow a Christian to self-destruct within five meters of them?

The bloated man remained calm, wisps of holy light emanating from his slightly graying blond hair: "There's no need to worry about that. Don't we have the best opportunity yet?"

The tall, thin man paused, then his eyes widened: "Your Excellency, you mean that man's wedding? But..."

"Don't worry, we have more allies than you think." The bloated man smiled and, under the cover of holy light, revealed the next plan: "After Saint Men arrives, he will go to your wife's company to find you. Take him to Admiral Yamamoto near Tokyo, and he will arrange a VIP seat for Saint Men."

The tall, thin man bowed deeply in admiration: "As expected of Cardinal! You even managed to convert and baptize Amaterasu's trusted subordinates! I'll go make preparations right away!"

"Remember, don't let the news leak out, and don't act strangely."

"Yes! Don't worry!"

The camera slowly rises, and Izanagi reappears with his dignified and graceful demeanor, but with a hint of disinterest: "What a waste, you can't even see such an obvious trap... However, the plan is quite possible, so I'll give you a hand."

Pure white light, like the light of hope, gathered and fell into the water mirror, slowly enveloping the tall, thin man and the newly emerged Admiral Yamamoto.

"Hmm, that should be enough... I'll sleep a little longer. My daughter did a really good job; there's practically no annoying noise now."

Izanagi murmured, then sank back into the clouds.

Chapter 525: The Wedding Ceremony Begins (Third Update)

Amaterasu, disguised as the hasty King, set the wedding for October 15th, not for any auspicious date, but simply because that much time was needed to prepare for such a grand ceremony. This also served as bait to lure other lawbreakers into a trap. During this time, the Imperial Palace and even the Aozorakan (Azure Palace) apprehended numerous fools attempting to sabotage the wedding, employing every possible method, including an idiot who even tried to impersonate Harunobu and Misuru-hime.

Their fate, of course, was to first search their souls and then scatter their ashes—a meticulously planned and flawless process. The appearance of these people also strengthened Amaterasu and Harunobu's resolve to marry. After all, what was previously just intelligence had now become certain that many others were indeed lurking in the shadows, waiting for her to make a mistake.

And so, in this tense and urgent atmosphere, the wedding that all of Japan had been eagerly anticipating finally arrived on the day of its opening.

Harunobu, who had been thoroughly drained by his wives the night before, yawned as Taira no Sachiko dressed him in a traditional Shinto wedding crested haori and hakama. Compared to the bride's white kimono, this was hardly distinctive in Japanese attire.

However, Amaterasu did indeed invest heavily. This was commissioned by her weaving goddesses and hastily crafted using many rare materials, including even her own feathers. Not only does it possess exceptional defensive capabilities, but it also grants immunity to fire, boosts spirits, enhances stamina, and allows for free shapeshifting. It can even resonate with Misuru-hime's white kimono, sharing damage within a certain distance.

"Honestly, you guys went too far yesterday. How many of you can even get up today?" Harunobu put his arm around Hirako's slender waist, but Hirako held his chest against her: "Don't move, or you'll wrinkle the dress again."

"It doesn't really matter, it's just a formality anyway." Harunobu showed little interest. Although he was quite interested in Misuru-hime, Misuru-hime...

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His response was clear; he wouldn't resort to force. So, before the wedding began, he even considered having a pre-wedding ceremony with Hirako and the others to avoid wasting his precious first wedding on a transaction.

Unfortunately, time was simply not on their side. Rather than rushing into a simple wedding, it would be better to skip the ceremony altogether and go for something more direct—this was the conclusion reached by Qingxin's wives after their discussion, which also laid the foundation for his happy life every night during this period.

Silver slap, silver slap, still the damn silver slap.

If most of Harunobu's wives weren't still within the realm of normal people and couldn't endure the training for long, Harunobu would have doubted whether he would have lived to see his wedding day.

"Don't give me that perfunctory look. Even if it's a marriage alliance, you can't be so disrespectful to the princess." Hirayuki smoothed Hirahara Harunobu's collar, took a step back, and nodded with satisfaction: "As expected of a teacher! So handsome!"

"Then next time we have our wedding, Sachiko, you'd better dress me up even more handsomely, okay?" Harunobu pinched the tip of Hirai Sachiko's nose. "Otherwise, wouldn't it seem like I'm fickle?"

"Isn't that right?" Hirayukiko twitched her delicate nose slightly and snorted softly, "Yesterday I did five fewer times than Lily, Teacher, you're just fickle~"

It was clearly someone who cried and said they couldn't take it anymore, so Artoria took over early... Harunobu looked at Hirako innocently, then said helplessly, "What do you mean by saying that instead of the wedding, we should do this for a whole month? You guys have all forgotten the pain once the wound has healed, haven't you?"

"A little bit~"

The little ones, still lying on the bed waiting for the swelling to go down, all sent Qingxin mischievous smiles in unison. If time allowed, Qingxin would definitely have gone to teach them a lesson. But now…

Taira no Yukiko gave Harunobu one last hug: "It's time to go, Your Highness~"

"It's not like you're not going." Harunobu grabbed Hirayukiko, picked her up, and carried her to the entrance of the Aozora-kan. The royal wedding car, which had come to welcome the prodigal son, was already parked at the entrance. On both sides of the street were police and samurai maintaining order, and on the outermost layer was a dense crowd of onlookers.

Seeing Princess Harunobu carrying Hirai Yukiko in her kendo uniform, even the driver wasn't surprised. The amorous swordsman, the playboy, doing this was perfectly reasonable, perfectly in line with his character. As for the princess's reputation… the onlookers preferred Hirai Yukiko, who frequently appeared as a guerrilla fighter, to a distant princess!

Even if we take a step back and assume the worst, this situation is far more entertaining than a conventional wedding. To see His Highness the Prince carrying a woman to marry the Princess—it's practically worth dying for!

After tucking Hirako into the back seat of the wedding car, Harunobu also got in. The driver started the car and began driving along the predetermined route to Ame-no-Tsurugi Shrine, where Amaterasu and Ame-no-Tsurugi would serve as witnesses to bless the newlyweds... Hmm, just thinking about this made the smiles of the onlookers even more exaggerated.

After all, the "rumors" of the Wind Sword Saint's pursuit of Ame-no-Mikoto, his extensive apprenticeship, and his spreading of his unparalleled swordsmanship have already spread throughout Japan along with the Aozorakan branch and the Ame-no-Mikoto Shrine. However, now Ame-no-Mikoto is to act as a witness at the wedding of Taira no Harunobu and Misuru-hime, and even offer her blessings…

Wow, they might even witness the rare spectacle of a god and a princess fighting over a man!

Although most onlookers could not possibly attend the wedding at Ame-no-Mei-no-Shrine, and there were no televisions available, let alone a live stream, that did not stop them from unleashing their extraordinary imaginations at this moment and chuckling knowingly.

Inside the car, Harunobu was also smiling.

"Don't blame me for being biased if I let you all stay in bed too long!"

"I don't care, I don't care, the teachers' college is just biased!"

"Exactly! Why only choose one teacher training college student? Others want one too!"

After Harunobu's sudden attack and forcibly taking away Hirasakiko, the others, who were resting in bed recovering from their injuries, finally couldn't contain their jealousy and started crying and whining in Harunobu's mind. However, the wedding car couldn't be turned back, and their condition was indeed not suitable for attending the wedding.

However, not everyone...

A gigantic dragon shadow suddenly flashed across the sky, swooping down towards the luxurious convertible wedding car. The driver, not as worldly-wise as the Asakusa residents, slammed on the brakes, but a few plumes of black mist appeared, stabilizing the car and preventing it from overturning. When he calmed down, he discovered that two more beautiful women had appeared in the back seat, both pressed against Taira Harunobu.

He silently wiped away his sweat and started the wedding car again.

Then he heard two heavy thuds as the car dipped slightly... Two more beauties squeezed into the back seat, which was only big enough for two people. One was petite and looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old; the other was tall and athletic, mature and composed. However, they both pressed down on Qingxin.

It seems Your Highness is in for a tough time...

With that thought in mind, the driver politely asked Qingxin, "Your Highness, is anyone else going to board?"

Surrounded by Artoria, Izanami, Koneko, and Amu Hosho, and with Yukiko Taira in his arms, Harunobu replied in a muffled voice, "Let's drive. I'll call you if there's anything else."

So it's not that it's gone after all...

The driver felt sorry for Misuru-hime again and started the wedding car for the third time, slowly driving towards Ame-no-Tsuki-no-Mikoto Shrine.

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Author's Note: Update progress 2/30. Third update! Hooray! Next up is a special episode featuring Misurugi (laughs).

Chapter 526: The Gate of Eden

Although Harunobu said there was a possibility of adding more people, by the time the wedding car arrived at Ame-no-Tama-no-Mikoto Shrine, only Minamoto no Yuki-zakura, Sesshomaru, Tachibana no Seiko, and one other... had been added. The others were truly unable to move and were not suitable for the wedding.

However, Harunobu didn't go so far as to drag his wives to Mitsuru-hime to mock her, especially considering what his family would think. So, after getting off the carriage, he went to Mitsuru-hime's place alone. The two handsome men and beautiful women, both meticulously dressed, finally met again, politely nodding to each other in the shrine maiden's hut.

Then Misuruhime spoke first, looking at Shiranui Ran who had changed into a kimono and teasingly said, "Ran, your master is here, aren't you going to serve him?"

Misuru-hime thought that the shy Shiranui Ran would definitely be bashful, and she could use Shiranui Ran to start a conversation and ease the awkwardness. However, upon hearing Misuru-hime's words, Shiranui Ran, who had been kneeling behind her, decisively turned to Harunobu and hugged him: "Please take care of me tonight, my husband~"

The beautiful, melodious voice left Meihe Ji stunned, and a faint blush rose on her face.

That's how young virgins are; they can feel something just from their voice.

Harunobu naturally couldn't refuse Shiranui Ran. In fact, the thought of finally being able to take Shiranui Ran right there and then ignited his desire: "Then you'd better be prepared. Don't be like that idiot Kurenai who insisted on being strong and ended up recovering slower than Sakura."

Shiranui Ran pinched Harunoshita coyly: "You jerk~ Do you think I'm that little bamboo pole, Kurenai?"

"Hehehe~"

"Hee hee~"

Watching the adulterous couple flirting in front of her, even Meihe Ji couldn't hold back and coughed a few times: "Master Ping, thank you for your willingness to cooperate with me, but it seems that the Ancestral God has not completely given up. You still need to be careful."

Harunobu loosened his grip on Shiranui Ran slightly, inwardly regretting that he should have brought Hirako and the others along, but outwardly replied seriously, "It doesn't matter. Unless Amaterasu can pull out some trump card that can defeat me, Asuka, Lily, and Illusion together, she won't do anything stupid again."

“But…” Harunobu’s overly casual answer made Misuruhime speak somewhat hastily, but she stopped after only starting to speak.

Harunobu asked curiously

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"But what?"

Misuru Hime quickly composed herself and replied, "But as long as the Ancestral God still holds the power of rule, he won't give up, will he?"

"That depends on what she's going to do. If it's a fair competition, then it doesn't matter." Harunobu was teasing his wives in his mind, while his other attention was focused on Shiranui Ran, and he was only politely perfunctory with Misuruhime. So he didn't notice that Misuruhime seemed a little unnatural, or that her attitude had become a little colder.

Even if he found out, he wouldn't care, since he was just a trading partner and an outsider.

And so, time slipped away, second by second. Traditional Shinto weddings usually involve many rituals that would provoke the bride and groom, but clearly no one dared to bother Hiraharunobu and his wife, so the process continued on its own until the final vows, when a shrine maiden knocked on the door.

"Master Ping, Princess Mezuru, are you ready?"

With the help of Shiranui Ran, Harunobu stood up, smoothed out the wrinkles, and cast an inquiring glance at Misuruhime. Misuruhime, who had maintained a perfect sitting posture, suddenly felt very tired, but still gave Harunobu a perfect, elegant smile and nodded.

So the three of them left as a matter of course, and met up with Hirako and the others under the watchful eyes of the shrine maidens and the bewildered gazes of the guests. While Harunobu was slacking off, they also took the opportunity to go and change their clothes with Asuka. Now they were all wearing gorgeous furisode dresses, and their beauty was in no way inferior to that of the real bride, Misuru-hime.

Moreover, compared to the obviously reserved, even somewhat timid, Misuru-hime, they were all very open and enthusiastic. To an uninformed person, Misuru-hime would never have guessed that she was the bride at this wedding. Even though Misuru-hime was well-prepared, seeing this situation still made her feel uneasy, and she even suspected that Harunobu was deliberately trying to embarrass her because he was dissatisfied with the deal.

But as clever as she was, she quickly realized that things weren't like that—Hira Harunobu simply didn't care about her, an outsider.

Looking at this guy's past, setting aside his womanizing ways, his strong sense of family and friendship has never changed. Clearly, he cares more about his wives' feelings than about her, his trading partner; perhaps she should even thank Ping Qingxin for not bringing all of his dozens of wives with him?

Misuru-hime was still somewhat depressed.

This didn't affect the process, and Harunobu and his group quickly arrived at the main hall of Amaterasu-onna-no-Mikoto Shrine. Amaterasu and Asuka were standing there, along with other auspicious deities; and the most powerful people in Japan were also gathered in this shrine, including some foreigners, perhaps ambassadors from other countries?

Harunobu still trusted Amaterasu's abilities; surely she wouldn't let anyone slip through the net to such a formal occasion? He would definitely make that weakling laugh at him then.

With this thought in mind, Harunobu, surrounded by his wife, and Misuru-hime, who had finally "reclaimed" Shiranui's blue robe, arrived at the place below Amaterasu and Asuka. Amaterasu, who was wearing a... well, an even more golden robe today, exchanged a glance with Asuka, who was wearing a magnificent furis sleeve, and at the same time used their magic.

Under the bright sun, sacred and joyful music resounded in the void, and flying flowers and aurora appeared, with flying fairies dancing gracefully, making it seem as if the celestial realm had descended.

Amidst the commotion, Amaterasu's majestic voice rang out calmly, beginning to utter some common blessings, and finally saying, "Hira no Harunobu, Hira no Mitsugu, please recite your oaths."

The pre-wedding ceremony includes a segment where the couple reads their wedding vows, similar to the Western wedding ceremony where the priest asks if they wish to marry. However, the vows are read by the couple themselves, and they respond to each other. After reading, there is a three-bowing ceremony similar to a Chinese wedding, followed by being led to the bridal chamber.

After Amaterasu finished speaking, a foreigner among the guests walked over to Harunobu with a handful of white paper, seemingly to deliver the vows to Harunobu and his bride. This was quite reasonable; not every groom has the eloquence to speak fluently or the ability to remember everything he reads, so it's normal to need to read a prepared statement on the spot.