Slayer of Gods: I lied; I became the agent of the Nine Gods.

When Lin Qiye returned to reality, it was already the next day. After learning that he had been in the mental hospital for such a big problem, he was wiped out by Luo Hou's God-Slaying Spear before he even had a chance to see what the other person looked like.

Just to be on the safe side, Fuxi specifically cast a divination to confirm that Chaos was dead beyond any possibility of being resurrected before dragging Rahu back to the Primordial World.

Lin Qiye, on the other hand, began even more arduous training.

He has come to realize the gap between himself and the gods more than once.

Especially when he learned that the gods could avenge Lu Yu by simply raising their hands and annihilating an ancient god, while he himself was powerless to do anything, Lin Qiye was not discouraged.

"Just a little more effort will do..."

Before leaving, the ancestor of all gossip gave the young man a piece of advice.

"Your future is limitless."

.........

Six months later, after they had all passed Zhou Ping's test, Zhou Ping still followed his original plan and took them to challenge various Night Watch squads.

But when they learned about this, some people didn't think so.

"We're going... but what about the fawn? The fawn hasn't come back yet!"

Fatty sat on the ground, feeling dejected and upset.

"Aren't we a squad? With Little Deer not here, can this still be called the fifth squad reserve?"

Garan nodded silently.

Shen Qingzhu still had the girl's scabbard in his hand, placed together with the Soul-Severing Blade. Although its owner had not returned, the boy was still gently wiping it to prevent it from getting dusty.

An Qingyu remained silent. Although he knew that Zhou Ping's plan was for their own good, he did not like the arrangement on a sentimental level.

"Why not? Lu Yu wasn't absent..."

Lin Qiye sighed.

"The strength she gave us is all within us, so she will always be there. Don't tell me that you think you can't go through the challenges ahead for her?"

The boy's question reached everyone's ears.

"Will Lu Yu be happy if she finds out?"

Everyone fell silent, a struggle flickering in their eyes.

Lin Qiye didn't give these guys any more chance to hesitate: "We not only have to beat all the squads, we have to win spectacularly, and then we'll celebrate together when that guy comes back!"

Upon hearing this, everyone stood up and looked at Lin Qiye.

They must overcome all the challenges ahead.

They waited until Lu Yu returned home.

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“Lu Yu…”

who is it……

“Lu Yu…”

Who is calling her?

The girl's body sank into a patch of gentle, warm water.

This place, warmer than any other, became her only safe haven at that moment.

"...I can't sleep anymore..."

Lu Yu's fingertips twitched, but her vision was completely dark, and she knew that she no longer had eyes.

The familiar darkness reminded the girl of the space where she and the cursed spirit were alone, as if she had been abandoned by the world.

Lu Yu couldn't help but tremble all over.

"……Who are you?"

It sounded like a helpless sigh, then a warm touch landed on the girl's forehead—

"How could you be so stupid..."

"Whatever..."

The sound was ethereal and its source was unknown, but it calmed Lu Yu down from the bottom of her heart.

"You'd better remember this..."

"From now on, never hurt yourself again."

A warm sensation swept over the girl's body, spreading to every corner of her limbs.

Her heart, which had been filled with despair because of the darkness, was redeemed at that moment.

Like a drowning person grabbing onto the only piece of driftwood, they hold on tightly, afraid of falling.

Still dark, silent, yet peaceful...

This is a deity...

The girl couldn't see, yet she desperately wanted to see who it was...

Who is that?

I feel like I've heard of you somewhere before... but why is my mind completely blank?

Suddenly, a warm breath settled on my heart, nourishing the withered seedlings—

"You protected everyone... but you forgot about yourself..."

"I am already a crippled body, with nothing left to give, but I hope that this time I can protect you for the rest of your life..."

Even death... will not take you away...

why?

The girl stared blankly at what was in front of her.

"...The six realms of existence...you are the true self, and even when you reach the highest realm, you are immortal and indestructible."

Six Paths...

mutilated body...

"...You are..."

Before Lu Yu could finish speaking, she felt a force pushing her out of the darkness—

"Silly boy……"

Go home early, don't linger.

…………

In the real world, the girl lying on the tatami mat had a very thin veil over her eyes, which gradually became damp with tears, as if she were seeing someone in a dream...

The white-haired man was drinking milk tea when Six Eyes saw this scene, immediately put down his cup, and teleported to the girl's side.

She didn't wake up, but her breathing became heavier, and her lips were slightly parted, as if she were murmuring someone's name.

Gojo Satoru leaned closer and listened for a long time before he could barely make out what he was hearing.

"...Houtu...Empress..."

Houtu Niangniang (Goddess of the Earth).

She was talking about this person.

…………

Lu Yu woke up, and although her eyesight had not yet recovered, she was finally able to get out of bed.

But she never expected that what she would learn after finding out she was at the Gojo residence would strike her like a bolt from the blue.

"What? You're saying it's 2018 now???"

Lu Yu was dressed in a moon-white Japanese furisode, with a light blue butterfly decoration on her back that seemed ready to take flight.

But upon hearing Gojo Satoru's words, the girl, who had been sitting demurely on the tatami, almost dropped the cup she was holding and instinctively tried to get up.

"Then I've been asleep for twelve years?"

Gojo Satoru nodded helplessly: "Yeah, Shika-chan really can sleep a lot..."

"Then everyone..."

"Everyone remembers..."

Gojo Satoru's tone became serious, with a hint of barely perceptible amusement. His eyes gazed at the tree trunks outside. This year, the morning sun was exceptionally rare in Kyoto's winter, warm yet not glaring.

Halloween is over, and we all have that memory now.

“At that time, Yujin and the others already knew you were at my house, and they kept talking about coming to visit you.”

Lu Yu was embarrassed: "What are you looking at? Are you watching me sleep?"

"How could that be? Everyone is very grateful to you! Especially Yukichi from the Kyoto school! He recovered his health on Halloween, and he really wanted to bring another girl from his school to transfer to the Tokyo school..."

"This is all thanks to you, Luchan!"

Shika was a little embarrassed by Gojo Satoru's praise, and carefully touched his head: "It's alright...hehe..."

Seeing the girl's untroubled smile, Gojo Satoru's smile faltered for a moment, as if he suddenly remembered something, before continuing:

"And Jay, Luchan, you'd never guess what Jay is doing right now!"

Lu Yu stroked his chin, recalling a meme he'd seen before, and casually asked, "Running for prime minister?"

Gojo Satoru: "!!! How did you know?"

Lu Yu chuckled sheepishly, "Just guessing..."

After all, he used to be a leader in a pyramid scheme. Now that the Panxing Cult is gone, and there's no more revolution or anything like that, ambitious Brother Jie is bound to get involved in this.

But Jay is really amazing now...

"...But I used my connections with the Gojo family to drag all his votes down with me!"

Gojo Satoru's sudden remark brought Shika back to reality. She was somewhat puzzled: "Why?"

"Because he already promised Deer-chan... he'd go work in Hell, didn't he?"

Gojo Satoru chuckled and patted the girl's head.

"And Jinji Fushiguro is also thriving under Gojo-sensei's careful care, waiting to work for you, Shika-chan!"

This time, it was Lu Yu's turn to be stunned.

"Enlightenment!!!"

The girl instinctively hugged Gojo Satoru's arm, and flower petals floated behind her: "How can you be so kind!!!"

Originally, she was thinking that it might be inappropriate to have Xia Youjie and the others work in Hell while also taking care of the human world. However, Gojo Satoru directly stabbed his brother, severing his connection to the human world.

"Because I'm Deer-chan's old man! And the most reliable old man at that!"

Lu Yu: "..."

“...Uh...Yes, yes, yes.”

"What are you hesitating about? How can you hesitate?! Is Uncle Gang unreliable?"

Five cats (plus version) clutched their hearts: "Lu-chan, how cruel you are!!!"

Lu Yu: ...

Your tone right now doesn't seem very reliable...

Seeing that Shika's eyes were covered, Gojo Satoru gave up his antics and continued to explain to her what everyone was doing.

In order to break the curse on his girlfriend, Yuta Ekiku enrolled in a high school and became another top-level sorcerer after Satoru Gojo and Natsuyuki.

Yuji Itadori still enrolled in the vocational high school, but this time it wasn't because of Ryoumen Sukuna, nor was there any so-called death penalty.

As for Fukuro Jinji's son, Fukuro Megumi, because Fukuro Jinji was too unreliable, the little boy and Tsumiki were directly placed in the care of a high school, and successfully lived with Nanako and Mimiko, who were brought back by Natsuyu Jie.

Xia Youjie had been teaching under Gojo Satoru for a few years and was thinking of retiring, but was persuaded to come back by Haibara Yu, who had also become a teacher. However, this time he was no longer teaching college students, but instead teaching children.

Nanami Kento also experienced the daily life of a corporate slave for a while, and then resolutely resigned to return to being a sorcerer.

Every step after that was a steady return to normalcy, except this time there were no conspiracies or painful memories of the past.

Riko went abroad to study with Kuroi, who was taking care of her. She would only return to Japan during holidays, but that was also to see Shiro. However, each time it ended because the girl had not yet woken up.

They all moved towards a better life.

Only the young girl slumbers in the height of summer.

And now, she awakens again in the dead of winter.