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

Chapter 57 Return
"call……"

Xia Fan looked up at the sky and took a deep breath.

"Well, let's begin. Imagine that I am Tokugawa Kagekatsu..."

He closed his eyes, recalling the feeling he had during his last "spiritual communication" and the emotions he resonated with from Tokugawa Kagekatsu.

"My goal is to survive the tragic battlefield... to meet... to meet the Kaho Miko..."

When he opened his eyes again, Xia Fan's eyes were completely out of focus and his expression was blank.

Holding a sword and covered with wounds, he found himself again in the plain that was like a sea of ​​blood and corpses.

"Vile mortals..."

A voice with a childish tone and mature intonation came from the front.

"Last time, I used the life of a mortal to threaten the great gods and consume precious faith. This was an act of overstepping."

"Do you think you can get what you want this time?"

The petite Tian Yushen had crossed his legs and was sitting on top of the hill of corpses with his chin in one hand. There was a bloody red liquid swaying in the skull wine glass in his hand. He was looking down at Xia Fan from above.

It was as if what lay beneath her was not the remains of human beings, but her throne.

"Ami-sama...are you trying to stop me?"

With the appearance of "Tian Yu Shen", Xia Fan's "self-awareness" began to recover, and the world in front of him began to flicker unsteadily.

"There are so many evil spirits in this world. You stopped me this time, but what about next time?"

"Are you prepared to remain stagnant in the 'internal friction' with me, or to show your tolerance to the insignificant humans and win more faith in the future?"

"Compared to prolonging my life and becoming your flesh puppet, I would rather stop acquiring faith and rest in peace."

"So, listen to my terms."

Xia Fan stopped and looked at the god calmly.

"Conditions?! Hehehe, so brave, so brave!"

"From ancient times to the present, you are the first human being who is arrogant enough to negotiate with me..."

"To satisfy my curiosity, tell me about it!"

Hearing Xia Fan's words, Tian Yushen laughed with gritted teeth, and his body began to tremble with anger.

"My conditions are very simple. First, I will continue to gain more faith for you in my own way in exchange for the rewards you deserve."

"Second, you are not allowed to enter my body without permission."

As if he had already expected this "meeting", Xia Fan did not show any fear and spoke sincerely.

"It's not that I can't agree to your request..."

After pondering for an unknown amount of time, Tian Yushen turned his head away.

"However, you are not allowed to waste precious faith without my permission. I will never take action unless your life is threatened."

She silently crushed the skull in her hand and whispered.

"No problem. My noble God, since you have made your promise, you will not break your promise to a mere human, right?"

Seeing that Tian Yushen agreed, Xia Fan revealed a fox-like smile.

Judging from the last situation, it is an indisputable fact that he can resist the "divine descent" of Tian Yu Shen to a certain extent.

This also means that if the two sides fail to reach an agreement, they will inevitably wear each other down in the future, falling into a vicious cycle of "consuming faith to prevent God from descending" - "insufficient faith to pray" - "mutual destruction".

Therefore, he, who was not afraid of wearing shoes even though he was barefoot, was determined that as long as the God Tianyu, who had tasted the sweetness of faith, did not want his faith to be reset to zero and fall into sleep again, he would definitely agree to his conditions.

"Don't compare me to you treacherous humans."

Leaving behind these cold words, Tian Yushen’s figure disappeared with the wind and sand.

"Then let's move on..."

After calming his mind, Xia Fan's eyes lost focus again and he walked forward with a dazed look.

"I want to... survive... and go back..."

"I have an appointment... to go back... to see her..."

He ignored the corpses at his feet, the smell of blood in his nose, the sounds of killing all around him, and the wailing in the wind. He only had a strong will to survive in his heart. "Finally... is it time?"

After walking for an unknown amount of time on the endless plain strewn with corpses, a huge blue torii appeared in Xia Fan's sight.

That is the torii gate of Kanda Shrine.

The imaginary battlefield of the Battle of Sekigahara and the real Kanda Shrine seem to have traveled through time and space and are connected by this torii.

Xia Fan passed through the torii gate, entered Kanda Shrine, and walked up the gravel road.

"Tokugawa Kagekatsu...is back...Look...you're finally back..."

The deeper he went into the shrine, the stronger his obsession to "return" became...

This obsession that had been accumulating continuously finally erupted when he saw the beautiful red and white figure standing in the night breeze in front of the temple gate!

"I... am I finally... back?"

Xia Fan could clearly feel that somewhere in the shrine, there was a powerful soul that resonated with him.

Stopping at the bottom of the temple stairs, Xia Fan looked at the witch with her back to him with a firm expression.

"Xiangsui..."

A hoarse voice that was different from his usual one came out of his mouth: "As promised, no matter how long it takes, I will come back eventually."

The witch at the top of the stairs turned back when she heard the sound.

She was wearing the rabbit-faced mask unique to Kanda Shrine, making it difficult to see her features.

"As promised, I will always wait for you, even if it takes my whole life."

The witch answered calmly, moving the rabbit mask to the side, revealing a beautiful face.

It is none other than Aoi Jinguji who plays the "heroine" in her true colors.

"As expected of Lord Xia Fan, he can even communicate with the silent God of Desolation successfully."

At this moment, through the mask, she could clearly see that inside Xia Fan's body, there was a warrior wearing armor and holding a broken blade...

The god of the wilds, Tokugawa Kagekatsu.

"Why...you look younger than before we parted..."

Staring blankly at the witch who was no more than twenty years old in the night, "Xia Fan" showed a puzzled look.

"Because, all these years while I was waiting for you, I have been using the Matsumoto Kiyoshi Israel Bi Ni Lai Dead Sea Black and White Mud Mask."

Jinguji Aoi gave an ambiguous answer with a matter-of-fact expression.

"what?"

"Xia Fan" had a dull expression and stood there for ten seconds.

"No...you...you are not Xiangsui...who are you...where is Xiangsui..."

Then, the expression on his face became distorted and hideous, and he suddenly pulled out the prop sword from his waist.

"Mr. Tokugawa Kagekatsu..."

But the next moment, Xia Fan's expression suddenly softened again.

"The Battle of Sekigahara has ended. The Tokugawa Eastern Army, where you are, won."

"It's a pity that you died in that war, and all you got back was a cenotaph."

His eyes regained clarity, he dropped the sword in his hand, and spoke sincerely in his own voice.

"The Battle of Sekigahara...is over...Tokugawa's Eastern Army...has won..."

"I am dead?"

"No, you are lying to me! I have to go back and see Xiangsui. I promised her!"

Tokugawa Kagekatsu took a step back and separated from Xia Fan's body, slashing at him with the remaining blade in his hand...

"..."

The terrifying long sword that was filled with the power of the God of Wilderness came towards him. Xia Fan had no intention of dodging and just sighed silently.

(End of this chapter)