Tokyo Gods Only Want Beautiful Priestesses

"If you beat me, I'll help you with anything."

"In contrast, I can help even if I lose, but I have to do an exclusive interview with you."

Both Iizuna Maru and Tamamo-no-Mae wore malicious smiles.

"Okay."

Chapter 43 Monsters and Gods

This was already expected by the shrine; Tamamo-no-Mae wouldn't be so kind as to help him sort things out.

However, it wouldn't hurt to practice a bit. The other person also seems to have abilities related to the wind. I wonder how they compare to mine?

"Why not find a more suitable place? Or are we going to stay here?"

The shrine looked around. This was a densely populated downtown area. If they made any move, there would probably be tens of thousands of casualties. Moreover, the other party was clearly not some small fry.

"No, no, you've misunderstood. I'm not a violent person." Iizuna Maru drew back the curtains. Her office had huge floor-to-ceiling windows offering panoramic views, from which one could basically overlook the entire city of Tokyo.

The crowds on the ground looked like ants, and the distant scenery seemed incredibly small. The weather was beautiful today, with clear skies and Mount Fuji hidden in the clouds.

"I'm talking about speed, speed. I don't like fighting."

Iizuna reached out and pushed; the floor-to-ceiling window was designed to be able to be pushed open, letting in fresh air.

“Look, Mount Fuji.” Iizuna Maru pointed to Mount Fuji in the distance and said, turning back.

"The competition is simple: whoever can retrieve the unmelted snow from Mount Fuji the fastest and use it to make a cup of tea wins. How about it?"

Mount Fuji is at least a hundred kilometers away from here, and at extremely high speeds, ensuring that the snow doesn't melt is simply an impossible task for some people.

But for Iizuna Maru and Jingu, this might not be something impossible.

"No, that's too much trouble, and it's a bit far."

Surprisingly, Jingu rejected the proposal, though the reasons were not as simple as he claimed.

The real reason is that Yingzhou uses the traditional tea-making method, which Jingu doesn't know at all; he only knows how to simply brew tea.

"Is it a bit far?" Iizuna Maru pondered, looking out the window.

"Huh?" Iizuna Maru seemed to have seen something interesting and pointed in another direction.

"Do you see that? The top of Tokyo Skytree."

Following the direction she pointed, the shrine maiden gazed intently.

"Whoever gets that leaf that was blown to the top sometime ago wins, how about it?"

"Row."

As soon as the words were spoken, the two looked at each other, and in Jingu’s eyes, almost instantly a pair of black wings stretched out from Iizuna Maru’s waist.

Almost simultaneously, the two sped away, creating a whirlwind. They broke the sound barrier the moment they took off. Fortunately, the room was spacious, and only Tamamo-no-Mae's ears were injured.

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In about a breath and a half, the two returned indoors, each holding half a leaf in their hands. However, upon closer inspection, it was clear that Jingu had pressed down on the leaf stem, making the leaf in his hand slightly larger.

"Although we arrived at the same time, you were faster than me, so I guess I lost."

Iizuna Maru folded the wings at his waist and frankly admitted defeat.

"A bet's a bet, so what do you need me to do for you?"

Do you know where Narimori is in this generation?

"Hmm..." Iizuna Maru seemed to try hard to recall for a moment, then answered directly, "I don't know!"

Ok?

Jingu glanced at Iizuna Maru, who stood tall and proud, completely unconcerned. Turning back, she discovered that Tamamo-no-Mae, that fox, had long since disappeared.

Where did they go? This guy is just as fast as they are in escaping.

"Wait a minute, didn't Tamamo-no-Mae say you were very well-informed?" Jingu sighed helplessly, rubbing his forehead.

"Yup!"

"What's the answer?"

"I have no idea!"

"There's practically nothing that happens in Tokyo that you don't know about?"

“Yes! But this is an exception to the rules.” Iizuna Maru retorted with an innocent expression.

“If I knew everything, I wouldn’t need to conduct surveys and interviews. It’s precisely because I don’t know many things that I need to conduct surveys.”

"But you just promised to help me?"

"I helped." Iizuna sat back in her chair, crossed her long legs, her smooth legs crossed under her short skirt, and her calves were covered with lace socks.

"I just went through my memory for a moment and realized I really don't know. After all, I'm just a reporter. If you really want to find me, I can expedite a newspaper ad for you to see if anyone knows."

With a wave of his hand, Iizuna Maru swiftly added a large missing person notice to the already completed newspaper.

"No... I think I've been tricked by you and that fox..."

When we get back, I'll treat that fox to her favorite fried tofu, and she'll be the tofu!

"Ahem, don't say that. I've done my best to fulfill the bet. If you want to change it to something else, I don't mind."

"Of course, things related to Se Se are out of the question!"

When he saw that the shrine was looking at him, Iizuna Maru decisively crossed his arms in a cross shape.

"I think you all misunderstand me..."

Heaven and earth can bear witness that his divine palace has never done anything to bully men or women, or to commit indecent acts, yet inexplicably he has been given a reputation for being lecherous and dissolute.

Wait a minute, mentioning this makes the tengu in front of us seem useful.

"Didn't you just say you wanted to do an exclusive interview with me?"

Jingu changed his expression and smiled as he spoke.

After all, the pen is a weapon sharper than swords, and perhaps I can take advantage of Iizuna Maru's position in the news industry to accomplish the task of washing away a bad reputation with a good one.

"I am interested, but I lost, didn't I? Let's try again next time."

Iizuna Maru seemed quite nonchalant, as if he didn't care much about the matter.

"Actually, there are indeed many hidden details and inside stories about what happened yesterday, which are not really suitable to be discussed, but..."

Jingu paused for a moment before continuing.

"However, we are friends introduced by Tamamo-no-Mae, so I don't mind revealing a secret to you if you need it."

"My friend, let's get started without delay!"

In the blink of an eye, Iizuna Maru had put on glasses, held a pen and paper, moved a chair for Jingu, and sat down opposite Jingu.

"Ding~"

Huh? Jingu looked at the system panel that suddenly popped up, puzzled.

what's the situation?

"What are we waiting for? Aren't we going to start?" Iizuna Maru couldn't wait any longer.

"Wait a minute, you are... a yokai tengu, right?" Jingu felt it was necessary to confirm.

"Yes, it's Iizuna-san Taitengu, the one known to the world as Iizuna Saburo. Is there a problem?"

Iizuna Maru turned his head away, his face full of confusion.

"Didn't Tamamo-no-Mae tell you that although tengu are yokai, they are also a form of faith?"

"I am unworthy, but I have been added to the ranks of those at Yakuo-in Temple on Mount Takao, near Tokyo. My name is Iizuka Kengen."

In Yingzhou, there is no difference between monsters and gods, and the shrine has once again come to a profound realization of this.

Actually, the shrine really wants to ask another question: Did you obtain a certificate for being a good demon or a certificate for being a god? How can one person hold two certificates?

Chapter 44 Questions

Although the task has been completed, the shrine is not in a hurry to settle the score. What if he is rewarded with a beautiful young man?

Putting the system aside for the time being, Jingu talked to Iitsuzumaru about the Soga family and the Shadow Demon, striving for a 100% accurate and realistic account.

From the origin of the matter, how I discovered the Shadow Demon's abnormality, to how I unraveled the mystery step by step to find the source, and finally how I swiftly killed the mastermind, the Shadow Demon, thus thwarting this earth-shattering conspiracy.

He told Iizuna Maru the whole story, completely and without a single falsehood.

Meanwhile, Iizuna Maru was writing furiously on the other side, filling the paper to the brim, which made Jingu not only admire her professionalism.

The editor-in-chief is personally involved and so dedicated; she must be very passionate about the news industry, right?

"Yes, I understand the general outline of the matter. So, as is customary, may I ask a few questions?"

Iizuna pushed up his glasses, exuding professionalism and experience.

"The whole thing started when you were performing an exorcism on the woman next door and discovered a shadow ghost disguised as her deceased husband, right?"

"Yes."

"Takatsukasa Makoto, you became enemies because of the shrine maiden Suga Ai who was spying on you, right?"

"Yeah, that's right."

"Although the Soga family was your shrine maiden's main family, you ended up wiping them out too, didn't you?"

"This question seems a bit odd," Jingu thought, somewhat puzzled, but nodded nonetheless.

"Then there's no problem, I understand." Iizuna Maru closed the notebook and took off his glasses.

"Awen! Time to get your manuscript done!"

Watching Iizunamaru hand the notebook to a girl who rushed over, and then whisper a few words in her ear, Jingu realized that all the employees on this floor were Tengu, making it a veritable little society of Tengu.

No wonder they all walk so fast in high heels.

Is this an entire ethnic group dedicated to journalism? Do they really love news that much?