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The first time he developed the new functions of the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, Lord Demon discovered some wonders.

The focus is not on the gathering of luck, but on the accumulation of mystery.

After all, volume is not as good as quality...

With this conclusion, Lord Demon found the right direction and shot directly at the soul, which directly loosened Miss Kirino's... ahem, I mean, directly loosened the shackles of her status that was supposed to be sublimated by her worldly body skills.

Alas, the dream still lacks a sense of reality.

Next time I'll try it in real life...

Come to think of it, the original body's last wish was for Kirino-san to be willing to call him "Brother-sama" in a coquettish manner.

Recalling the girl’s shy and confused posture last night.

Whether she is willing or not, Lord Demon doesn't know, but she is really coquettish.

Stretched.

Continue to implement the next step of planning.

In the Makishima residential area, Makishima Saori was very sleepy, but she was too scared to sleep last night.

I had just witnessed that strange scene yesterday. Even if she was mentally mature, Miss Saori was only a fourteen-year-old girl.

In addition, Miss Saori couldn't sleep even more because she came across the Observer video on Mixi last night.

Rare dark circles appeared on the delicate little face.

I feel a little excited, but also a little confused and at a loss.

The world suddenly became quite unfamiliar.

No, that stupid "couple" was most likely just dazzled by their own eyes. There was absolutely no way that there could be any otherworldly ghost things.

After such a long time, Ms. Saori, who was in a state of half-belief and half-doubt, was more willing to believe the observer's video.

Maybe the bloody other side is scary, but it is still within the scope of what normal people can understand.

What ghost monsters are a bit...

Unable to help but shudder, she thought she might be ill and needed to go to a shrine or temple to pray for herself.

After finally finding a well-recognized and well-regarded shrine online, Miss Saori finally felt at ease and slowly fell asleep.

If those ghost things really exist, the gods in the shrine can help me, right?

Well, as for "competing for money", for a wealthy woman like her, there is no need to worry about it.

After all, her annual allowance might be the astronomical wealth that ordinary people would need to spend their entire lives to earn...

Kyoto, Fushimi-dori.

Fushimi Inari Taisha - Inari Shrine.

The main deity worshipped here is undoubtedly Inari God.

As the largest branch of Shintoism, the national religion of Japan, Inari Shrine occupies a large part of the faith of the Japanese pantheon.

This also makes Inari Shrine unique in the tourism industry.

Among them, even shrine staff such as shrine maidens have to be carefully selected.

Without exception, they must all be pure virgins and girls under the age of 28.

As for higher-level clergy, they either need to have a high level of theological accomplishment or a high degree of education, or even simply inherit the position from their family.

At least, in terms of clergy, the highest-level priests are generally hereditary.

And an old woman who lived in the shrine and should have passed away peacefully last night suddenly opened her cloudy eyes...

Chapter 192: The Stubborn Grandma Jingu

Grandma Jingu.

An old lady, with wrinkles all over her face and a hunched body, has long lost her former vitality, but her temper is still as hot as ever.

As the chief priest of Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, even though there are four higher-ranking officials above him, no one dares to really interfere in the affairs of the shrine's mother-in-law.

After all, this man is a highly respected elder who has raised three generations of palace officials.

However, many clergymen have a surprisingly consistent opinion of this shrine mother-in-law.

He is stubborn, old-fashioned, has a bad temper and is a little mean.

Listening to the "instructions" from the seniors around her, Aragaki Ayase was somewhat at a loss.

I secretly glanced at the center of the temple not far away, and saw the shrine mother-in-law kneeling down to worship Inari Daimyojin.

The old woman's piety is rare.

Ms. Ayase didn't want to come so far to work as a part-time shrine maiden, but the company said they needed to produce a new model show, and shrine maiden was a good subject.

It just so happened that Fushimi Inari Taisha was recruiting shrine maidens and was so famous that Miss Ayase was arranged to work here part-time.

It's a pity that Kirino and the others can't come with me.

She pursed her pink lips, with a hint of regret on her gentle face.

She knew why.

Kirino and Kanako's hair has been dyed, and the style does not match the shrine maiden series.

"Aragaki, you have to be careful. Grandma Jingu loves to make things difficult for you newbies!"

There were quite a few shrine maidens sweeping the courtyard outside the temple. Among them, a little girl about the same age as Miss Ayase was muttering mysteriously.

Hashimoto Kanna.

Ms. Ayase knew her.

She was from the same company as me and was also a model. According to the company's seniors, this little girl was likely to catch up and be trained by the top management...

The two of them were not very familiar with each other, but they belonged to the same company and were assigned to this kind of place to work part-time one after another, so they always needed to take care of each other.

Ayase had a look of hesitation on her face.

She is not the type to speak ill of others behind their backs.

Especially since the target is a kind and pious person...

"You little brats over there! What are you talking about instead of working properly? Seriously, I told you guys that we can't accept you just for a little money. You can't even do your job properly!"

Turning her head, Miss Ayase saw that Grandma Jingu had come close to her at some point, with a sullen face, as if she was afraid that others didn't know about her bad temper.

With such a hot temper, it is difficult to leave a good impression on others.

Miss Ayase's mouth twitched.

Well, now she is...

Inside the shrine, the chief priest, the highest-ranking clergyman at Inari Taisha, was having a headache looking at the many obscure greetings sent by dignitaries.

Jingong Zhiqin, thirty-six years old, is still very young for a chief priest, even a little unworthy of his virtue*.

If it weren't for Grandma Jingu's strong opposition, this position would not have been his.

Although, he is still the son of the previous chief priest.

After leaving behind these traditional letters specially sent by dignitaries for the sake of appearances, Gong Si rubbed his brows tiredly.

What kind of blessing ceremony is this? Having been in this circle for so long, Shengong Zhiqin is not a newbie who knows nothing.

It is nothing more than political alliances, division of interests, and taking sides in political factions.

but……

His initial thoughts on taking over as the chief priest were not these...

How majestic and mysterious was my father in the past?

Shengong Zhiqin has admired his father extremely since he was a child.

However, my father died of a serious illness...

For Shengong Zhiqin, this may be the funniest joke in his life.

The dignified chief priest of Inari Daimyojin died of a serious illness! ?

Therefore, at first, Shen Gong Zhiqin was looking for something unusual like a madman, hoping that his father's death was not so "funny" and not so "ridiculous".

Because this will completely shatter the endless fantasies and aspirations in Shengong Zhiqin's heart.

Looking at the exquisite statue in the side room, Shengong Zhiqin felt complicated.

Perhaps some people would feel awe towards clergymen like him, believing that they were blessed by God and possessed extraordinary qualities that ordinary people could hardly imagine.

However, even though he had reached the position of chief priest, Shengong Zhiqin could only feel a sense of despair.

After all, they are all imaginary products of human imagination...

Jingong Zhiqin is not a lazy person. After being helped to the position by Jingong Po Po, he also studied hard and now he can be said to be knowledgeable.

The more he learned and understood, the more he could understand the helplessness of the so-called clergy.

He didn't know if this was the case in other countries, but Jingu Zhiqin could guarantee that all the so-called shrines and temples in Japan were basically nonsense...

Sigh.

I thought of the chief priest of Ise Jingu.

That person is already at the pinnacle of clergy.

It was endorsed by two generations of emperors themselves, praising the extraordinary nature of the priest, and even various media outlets fabricated "miracles".

So, is this the way out for my future?

Become a known "liar" to the world?

With a tangled mind, I began to struggle inside.

If there are no more "miracles" or "divine signs" appearing, or if there is no endorsement from any high-ranking official, the position of the Palace Master will be in jeopardy...

"Father... Lord Palace Master, Grandma Jingu..."

At this time, a little girl came hurriedly. She was Suzuki Mizuki, the daughter of Jingu Zhiqin.

He is not yet qualified to inherit the Jingu surname.

Shen Gong Zhiqin's brows suddenly raised coldly.

"What happened to Grandma Jingu!?"

"...It's about those two new celebrity models. Grandma Jingu seems very unhappy about it. This..."

The shrine's Zhiqin understood immediately.

As an old and stubborn grandmother, she probably can't stand the "deviant" behavior of those young people.

However, since it was just such a small matter, Shengong Zhiqin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Grandma Jingu raised him as her grandson since he was a child, and even his own father was raised by Grandma Jingu.

Therefore, this is not just a simple favor of pushing him to the position.

Moreover, Grandma Jingu is a well-known figure in the entire clergy circle.

If she wanted to, even if she kicked open the door of Ise Shrine and claimed that she was the chief priest of this generation, no one would dare to refute her. They would even have to hold their noses and let the chief priest's crown be put on the shrine's mother-in-law.

This is also the main reason why Jingu Granny was able to push Jingu Zhiqin to the position.

Being highly respected is not just a simple statement.

If anything happened to her, not only would the Imperial Palace be devastated by the loss of his loved one, but he would also be kicked out of his position as the Palace Administrator.

To put it bluntly, Jingu Granny is Jingu Zhiqin's biggest supporter.

but……

The shrine's most reverent master sighed deeply.

The old man is old after all...