Tokyo Gods Only Want Beautiful Priestesses

Chapter 157 Hai Feng Returns

Beside the dark and quiet mountain road.

Su Woai opened her eyes, as if waking from a deep dream, her mind gradually shifting from chaos to clarity.

The last scene in my memory was an absurd yet alluring scene in the hotel, with the image of Jingu being entangled in a woman's body, but I was in a daze and completely out of it.

When I opened my eyes again, I was back here, on the mountain path where I started.

My mind cleared up, and all the memories of the beach during the day and the eerie village from last night came together. The strange feeling I had during the day finally disappeared.

So, why am I standing here?

It was clearly in a small chapel before, then the priest and the police officer were killed, followed by red rain and that eerie alarm sounding, and then the police officer who was supposed to be killed stood up again and pulled the trigger on himself.

Then I woke up, and when I went back in, I was back on the mountain path.

To confirm the information, Su Woai walked to the same corner as before, and sure enough, it was still the same basin, and the same quiet night.

Following the original road down the mountain, the road sign still read "Yuzuru Village," and everything was exactly the same as last time.

Is it a cycle of time? Is each dream a new beginning?

Suga couldn't help but think this way, but standing at the entrance of the village, she did not see the girl named Mako as she had last time.

It doesn't follow a fixed pattern entirely, or rather...

Suo Ai walked along the shadows by the roadside. She didn't know if the people in this village were ghosts or humans. This time, without the real fish girl to guide her, she would better be careful.

She returned to the small chapel from before. The broken windows hadn't been repaired; they were just hastily covered with cardboard. It seemed she hadn't actually started over; she had simply returned to where she began.

Using her spiritual power to open the lock, Su Woai pushed open the church door. Everything was laid out the same as yesterday, and there was an unexpected person staring at Su Woai in astonishment.

"you?!"

Father Shimura, who had just come back from the dead, had barely uttered a sound when a sharp object was pressed against his neck. If he dared to make another sound, he would be killed by having his throat slit, just like last time.

I don't know if I can truly die.

Seeing Father Shimura come back to life, Soga Ai was not surprised. Since the monstrous police officer could come back to life, it was to be expected that the priest could also come back to life.

Just as Su Woai was hesitating about whether to kill him directly, the priest very consciously raised his hands, indicating that he had no intention of resisting.

"Miss Aiko, please let me go. I am sober now."

"Sober? It seems you know a lot, Father. Please tell me in detail."

Suo Ai did not withdraw her hand, but stared intently at the priest's expression.

“There’s no need to do that, Miss Aiko. You can’t kill me. If I really had malicious intent, your threats would be meaningless.”

The priest lowered his hand, completely ignoring the weapon Su Wai was holding to his neck.

"I raised my hand simply to show my sincerity, after all, there haven't been any outsiders here for a long time."

Su Woai lowered her hand, and

As he said, his own threats were actually not very meaningful.

"Then please introduce yourself, Father. What exactly do you mean by 'awake'?"

The priest looked somewhat bitter as he took a notebook from under the church pew.

"I believe you've also noticed, Miss Aiko, that there's a problem with the water source in this village. All the villagers, including myself, have been contaminated by this water. As time goes by, our minds and bodies will undergo varying degrees of mutation. The most severe cases are like the police officer you saw last night; he had already turned into a zombie."

Flipping through his notebook, he showed Su Woai his records about the corpse people. According to the priest's records, corpse people were actually a symptom that all residents had, just to varying degrees.

"If it's just a matter of time, then why are you lucid now, Father?"

"That's a different phenomenon."

The priest quickly flipped through the notebook, found another page, and pointed it out to Su Woai.

“When I first came to Yuzuru Village, I came with the idea of ​​missionary work. However, Yuzuru Village has its own customs and beliefs. In order to better spread the word, I chose to adapt to local customs and integrate my Lord’s teachings with them.”

"It was because of this that I was able to participate in the faith activities of Yuzuru Village, and the most important activity in this village is the so-called 'sea return'."

The priest's notebook clearly records the story of "returning the sea." Every so often, the villagers would throw themselves into the river flowing through the village and drift downstream into the sea, returning all the blessings to the gods of the sea.

"That's why I'm so clear-headed. During the period after the 'return of the sea' is completed, the level of pollution will be lower, so I will maintain a certain level of rationality during this time."

"I see. But haven't you tried anything like purifying the water source to avoid pollution?"

Su Woai seemed to be thinking about something, and asked in return.

"useless."

The priest shook his head.

"Regardless of whether purifying the water source is useful or not, even if we remain rational, in the end, the red rain falling from the sky will still pollute everything in this village. The so-called alarm sound is actually the painful sound of the gods shedding their own blood and bones, calling on everyone to launch the 'sea return' movement."

"At that time, all the villagers, whether dead or alive, will be resurrected by the blood of God and will spontaneously perform the rituals because of God's call."

It's strange. If it's painful, why do it? What's the point of constantly polluting the villagers with blood and then taking it back?

Su Woai didn't quite understand, but it didn't matter. She just wanted to find this god, who was most likely the real culprit affecting her.

If things continue like this throughout the day, it will be troublesome. Su Wa'ai needs to resolve this matter tonight. Having made up her mind, Su Wa'ai asked the priest the most important question:

"So, have you seen the village's deity? Is there any way for me to see it?"

"No."

The priest gave a wry smile and closed the notebook.

"Although I have participated in countless 'sea return' operations, I lose consciousness every time I sink to the bottom of the river, and when I wake up, I am back in my room."

"As for how to proceed... perhaps implementing the 'return of the sea' is the only solution?"

"Besides that, I would never do it if I knew the water source was polluted and I didn't even know where the destination was."

Su Woai shook her head; this method was completely useless to her.

"I don't know about that. In the end, I'm just an outsider. I can't know more about the true nature of their gods or the specific details."

"However, if you want to know more, you should go find the real fish."

Chapter 158 The Secret of the True Fish

I received a lot of important information from the priest.

After reorganizing the information and formulating a plan of action, Su Woai raised her head.

"Thank you for the information, Father, but for safety reasons..."

With no surprise in the priest's eyes, Sue slit his throat, ensuring that he would remain a corpse until the next ceremony, with no chance to have his mind altered by the contamination.

From the priest, Suga learned about the leaders of Yuzuru Village. In this remote village, compared to the local small government, the Mana family was the most authoritative force.

So, if we take the pollution issue into account, the real fish that Su Ai saw yesterday was actually in a state of deep pollution. So what do real fish look like?

Walking in the shadows of the road, Su Woai avoided the patrolling men; in this situation, hiding herself was the most important thing.

Now all I need to do is find the real fish, find out from her the path leading directly to the god the villagers worship, and then use my secret weapon to defeat it, and all of this will be over.

Although there are still many questions about the matter, such as why I disappeared, those are just trivial matters. The most urgent thing is to solve the problem.

The Mano family mansion is located upstream of the river, in a prime location within the divided Hanyu Village, occupying a large area.

In Yingzhou, this is how the local prominent families operate. The surrounding villagers are free people in modern times, but in ancient times they were servants or something similar to the local prominent families.

Upon arriving at the house, some of the old mansions were even unguarded, which should be the time when the guards are at their weakest. According to the priest, the mansion of the Mana family is also the place where various ceremonies are held, and Mana himself is like a bishop, which seems to be a hereditary family tradition.

The moment the "return of the sea" was completed, the defenses were at their most relaxed, and the villagers who had gathered there had already left.

She entered the mansion without any hindrance. In the pitch black, Su Wai used her spiritual power to illuminate her eyes and search for the figure of Zhenyu.

"Miss Aiko, are you looking for me?"

Zhenyu's indifferent voice rang out in the room. Su Woai turned around instantly, drawing a gun in one hand and holding a knife in the other, both weapons she had taken from the priest.

"Real fish?"

In the darkness, Suga Ai could see Mako standing not far away, but her expression was no longer innocent; it was cold and indifferent. Beside her was her beloved dog, baring its teeth fiercely at Suga Ai.

"So you can see even in the dark? Does that mean your health has deteriorated after being contaminated?"

"That's not true."

Zhenyu turned on the light, avoiding a confrontation between the two in the dark, but her petite face looked mature and old-fashioned.

“I am indeed blind, the only difference is that my dog ​​acts as my eyes. The dog can see clearly in the dark, and I saw you coming.”

Eyes? Looking into the fish's cloudy eyes, Su Waai seemed to understand something.

"So everyone in this village is actually your eyes, right? The witch of the evil god, Miss Mana."

? ”

Suo Ai did not let her guard down. Zhenyu was different from the other villagers who had undergone the same transformation. Perhaps she had also obtained some different power from that unknown god.

"Don't worry, I'm nothing special. I'm not like you, Miss Aiko, who comes from a big city. I'm just a country woman."

Zhenyu patted her beloved dog to help it relax and then invited Su Woai to sit down.

"Please rest assured, Miss Aiko. I am the safest person in this village. I will not do anything. You can completely let your guard down."

"Do you also have some untold story or tragic tale to tell me?"

They put away their weapons, but Suga Ai and Mana sat facing each other across the long table, not completely letting down their guard.

"No, there's nothing to tell about me. I just don't care what you want to do, so I won't be your enemy."

"Even if I wanted to kill your god?"

"Please do as you wish."

Zhenyu's unexpected attitude and actions left Su Woai somewhat bewildered, unable to determine whether there was some kind of conspiracy involved.

"Can you tell me why, Miss Mana?"