Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 416 Internet celebrity places
"Look, he's going in, that house over there!"

The two were caught off guard and could only pretend to continue driving naturally, watching Xia Fan pass by and enter an antique building.

"It's too conspicuous to park your car illegally at the intersection. Find a parking lot!"

"The nearest parking lot is at least two kilometers away... I'll go there first, you drive to meet the 'wingman' and ask them to drive the car away!"

They turned and parked the car at the alley ahead. After a hurried conversation between the two, Miyamoto pretended to be normal and got out of the car.

"What is Xia Fan's purpose for deliberately dismissing the security guards and coming to a remote place in Nishi-Shinjuku alone?"

Carefully turning up his collar and lowering the brim of his hat, Miyamoto quickly walked to the building that Xia Fan had entered.

"Jise-in Cat Jizo-do? What is this place?"

What comes into view is a Buddhist temple that is antique, yet also a bit funny and cute.

On the side of the door, there are signs such as "Cat Jizo Stray Animal Purification Foundation" and "Tokyo Stray Animal Shelter Cooperation Organization".

Across the wall from this antique building is a brand new Japanese-Western style "single-family house" that looks quite ordinary.

"Hehe, Qigong is so cute, I really want to take him home!"

"Your apartment doesn't allow pets, right? Unfortunately, I'm also allergic to cat hair..."

"Just sponsor and adopt it here, wouldn't it be nice to come and visit every day?"

Several high school girls in uniform walked out from under the huge door, laughing and passing by Miyamoto.

"JK, that's great..."

The fragrance filled with the scent of youth made Miyamoto take a deep breath with his nostrils dilated and reveal a healed smile.

"No, my target is Xia Fan!"

Recalling his goal, he quickly took out his phone to check.

"Surprisingly, it's this kind of internet celebrity place that's half charity and half business..."

This "Jiseoin Cat Jizo Hall" is a newly opened animal protection center in the form of a "Buddhist temple". Because it enshrines a fat cat called Cat Jizo as a mascot, in addition to providing traditional Buddhist temple services such as painting horses, drawing fortunes, and worshiping Buddha, it also provides various services such as stray animal rescue, shelter, adoption, and foster care.

Because there are many cute animals inside and the business model is very novel, it has become quite popular on the Internet recently, and many young people come here to "check in".

"Xia Fan sneaked into a place like this. What ulterior motive did he have? Could it be that he was secretly dating JK, petting her cats and dogs, and then seducing her to a love hotel?"

"Anyway, since we're here, let's go in and take a look..."

Miyamoto, looking slightly disappointed, walked in pretending to be calm.

"Lots of people, and... lots of cats and dogs..."

After passing the door, what comes into view is a small and exquisite Buddhist temple. Many young people who look like students are drawing lots and hanging painted horses in the open space in front of the temple.

On the walls, eaves and green belts surrounding the Buddhist temple, there are well-behaved and lazy cats roaming around.

Many visitors who were obviously cat lovers were happily taking pictures of the cats in front of them.

"Hello, guest, what do you want to do today? Here is our business project list."

A young female staff member dressed in a shrine maiden costume came up to him and pointed to the sign next to him.

"Miko? Isn't this a Buddhist temple?"

Miyamoto took a quick look and found that there were all kinds of projects with clearly marked prices, from drawing fortunes and praying to Buddha, petting cats and dogs to adopting and sponsoring.

"The Cat Jizo Hall was built during the period of the integration of gods and Buddhas, so it is both a Buddhist temple and a shrine..."

"After being rebuilt with the help of the Animal Protection Fund, it has now been given the function of a stray animal protection organization, which will further carry forward the ambition of 'Cat Ksitigarbha' to save all living beings."

Obviously this was not the first time she was asked this question. The witch pointed to the badge on her chest that read "Volunteer of the Cat Jizo Foundation" and answered fluently, "I came here because of your reputation. I don't know much about the business. Let me take a look first..."

"Can I take a look at the Buddhist hall and the area behind it?"

After confirming that Xia Fan was not among the crowd outside the Buddhist temple, Miyamoto pretended to be ignorant and tried to test it.

"Of course, since this is your first time here, let me show you around."

"Inside the temple is the cat Jizo worship area, where you can pray for health and good luck for yourself and your pets. You can also use the money from incense offerings to get a GPS-enabled lucky collar..."

The "shrine maiden" walked ahead enthusiastically, leading the way.

"Cat Jizo...it's actually a cat..."

After entering the temple and taking a look at the fat orange cat statue and the "pilgrims" who were praying devoutly to the cat statue, Miyamoto couldn't help but complain.

"The cat Jizo is not just a statue, it really lives in the temple, but only lucky people have the chance to see it."

"Behind is the stray animal shelter, where you can visit the sheltered stray animals, interact with them, feed them, and adopt them..."

The miko introduced politely and continued walking towards the back area of ​​the temple.

"I don't care about stray animals... Where is Xia Fan... Where did Xia Fan go?!"

Miyamoto followed closely with twinkling eyes, but he still couldn't find the handsome figure in his memory in the crowd. He could only roar impatiently in his heart.

At the same time, another witch walked by not far away.

"Hey, that person is..."

Miyamoto was stunned when he saw the tall woman following behind the shrine maiden.

Although the other party was wearing a mask and sunglasses, as a professional paparazzi, he immediately recognized the identity of the woman...

"Yayoizuki?"

It was this girl, whom he had filmed countless times, who had indefinitely suspended her music activities after releasing "I Once Thought About Ending It All" some time ago, the new generation top singer of Bethesda, Yayoi Tsuki.

Seeing the shrine maiden and Yayoi Tsuki walking into the side hall at the back talking and laughing, Miyamoto wanted to follow them driven by his paparazzi instinct.

"Sorry, sir, that's the internal office area of ​​the Cat Jizo Foundation. It's not open to the public."

But he was persuaded by the witch in front of him with a smile.

"Is that so? By the way, is it possible to interact with stray animals in this area?"

Glancing around, Miyamoto pointed to an area separated by transparent glass, where a group of cute cats and dogs were lying lazily, and many people were petting and teasing them with satisfied looks on their faces.

"Yes, you just need to buy some pet snacks, undergo full body disinfection, and then you can go in and interact with the animals..."

"Although the animals here are strays, they have undergone rigorous training, inspection and quarantine, and are very friendly and non-aggressive. The purchase price of snacks also includes the 'animal injury accident insurance' for the day, so you can interact with them without worry."

The shrine maiden opened the glass door and let Miyamoto in.

"Xia Fan, did you go there too?"

"Is Yayoi Tsuki's appearance here related to him?"

"Anyway, let's just wait here until they come out..."

Miyamoto, who was like a puppet, paid for snacks and underwent disinfection, but his eyes never left the side hall.

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(End of this chapter)