I Became a God in Tokyo

Tokyo, Shinjuku.

The streets tonight are much quieter than before, many shops have already closed early, and the electronic signs in front of the doors have also gone dark.

It wasn't because of the recession or bad business, though.

It's because at this time, people in Tokyo have basically gathered in specific places to prepare for the arrival of the New Year.

This specific place refers to various temples and shrines in Tokyo.

It’s that time of year again when temples and shrines get rich

It's really strange, in this modern society, shouldn't people be most grateful for the rapid development of science and technology? Why go to worship those false gods?

If you understand this point, you should roll over to the Internet for the night before the new year, bastard!

In the Mitsui Manga Cafe, Mitsui Yuta put down his teacup indignantly, thinking so.

The bell rang, and Miyazaki Takuma, an employee who had rushed to the evening shift, opened the door and walked in.

He saw Mitsui Yuta and greeted casually.

"Mr. Mitsui, aren't you going home today?"

"Oh, my wife took my daughter to the temple fair, and I'm the only one in the house anyway, so it doesn't matter if I go back or not."

"Aha, what a tragic middle-aged life." Miyazaki Takuma looked sympathetic, "Is it because I couldn't find a common language with my wife and daughter, so I was rejected?"

You lost your bonus this month, Yuta Mitsui silently made a note in his heart.

"By the way, Mr. Mitsui is an atheist, right?" Miyazaki Takuma asked suddenly.

Yuta Mitsui was about to answer "yes" when he suddenly closed his mouth.

Three months ago, he was indeed a staunch supporter of materialism.

But since experiencing that kind of encounter in the alley and seeing the existence of ghosts with his own eyes, Mitsui Yuta's beliefs have undergone a huge change.

If there are ghosts and ghosts in the world, maybe even if there are gods, it is not impossible?

Miyazaki Takuma looked at Mitsui Yuta who suddenly fell silent, and hurriedly waved his hands.

"Mr. Mitsui, I don't mean anything else. I don't look down on you because you are an atheist."

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether there are gods or not in this world, what matters is the atmosphere."

"Humans are creatures that actively huddle together for warmth. Only when they gather together can they feel warmth from others."

"And the first attainment of the new year, it is the most wonderful thing to bring people who have nothing to do with each other together at the same time and share joy with each other." Takuma Miyazaki looked intoxicated.

"I believe that as long as Mr. Mitsui has experienced it once, he will understand the fun of it"

"Okay, at my age, I won't be lectured by a kid like you." Mitsui Yuta said angrily.

"However, if it is a one-time experience, it is not impossible."

He took out a note from the drawer, then stood up, walked up to Miyazaki Takuma, patted him on the shoulder, and said seriously.

"Then I will trouble you to watch the shop alone tonight."

"Huh?" Miyazaki Takuma was taken aback, and suddenly panicked.

I just said it casually, but I didn't expect Mr. Mitsui to take it seriously. .

Looking at the store alone means cleaning up the single room and receiving customers.

Do you think I'm a shadow clone?

He hastily added.

"Mr. Mitsui, it's actually not too late to try again next year."

"Are you so anxious because you are afraid that you won't survive the next year?"

"...Besides, you will lose your bonus next month."

On the day before Hatsuto, all the trams in Tokyo were not stopped in consideration of the travel of citizens.

Sitting on the tram, Mitsui Yuta lowered his head and looked at the "30% off coupon" in his hand.

The inscription belongs to Tianji Shrine.

Although Yuta Mitsui runs an Internet coffee shop, he is not used to frequent contact with the Internet because he cannot accept new things on the Internet.

However, he has also heard about this shrine from many customers recently.

It was obviously an unknown shrine before, but it suddenly became popular and became the number one shrine in Tokyo.

However, with such a priest, it is inevitable that it will become popular.

Mitsui Yuta thought so.

After arriving at the station, he got off the tram and went to the address on the coupon.

In the distance, I saw a series of bright lights.

One after another paved around the foot of the mountain, and the bright light seemed to set Pingxiong Mountain on fire.

The crowd was moving, and the excited discussions and noises were mixed with the aroma of food, which made people want to participate in it.

Such a grand temple fair

Seeing this situation, Mitsui Yuta couldn't help but be speechless.

He had been to Tenryuji Temple in Shinjuku to ring the bell before, and the scale of the temple fair there was simply incomparable to that of this place.

Seeing this scene, Mitsui Yuta took a step unconsciously.

When he realized it, he had not only squeezed into the crowd, but also lined up in a line selling Taiyaki.

"Waiting for a long time, here, dude, your taiyaki."

The stall owner who handed him Taiyaki was a burly man who looked about his age, with a cheerful smile on his sharp-edged face.

Under the apron, she was wearing an unsuitable suit, with her huge chest muscles supporting the neckline, which looked extraordinarily spectacular.

Yuta Mitsui took it after thanking him, and then continued to walk in the temple fair.

Go around in a circle.

Another lap.

One more lap.

In the end, he walked back to the stall selling taiyaki and asked awkwardly.

"I said boss, which way should I go to Tianji Shrine?"

"Oh, here it is."

The strong man was taken aback, then pointed to the solid mountain steps behind him that were covered by his pavement.

No wonder I can't find the way, it turns out you took the way

Mitsui Yuta's complexion was slightly unkind, but he still held back his anger and said.

"I am a believer and I want to visit the shrine, please let me go."

After all, he tried to pass between the stalls.

The Yamato Police Department grabbed him and said in surprise.

"Wait, buddy, don't you surf the Internet a lot, don't you even know about Tenji Shrine's refusal to visit Hatsachi?"

"Reject Hatsachi's visit?" Mitsui Yuta wondered, "Why?"

The first visit to the shrine can be said to be the time when the income of the shrine is the highest throughout the year.

Even the cash box containing money will be replaced with a large white cloth at this time.

Believers who come to worship only need to throw five yen in their hands on the white cloth.

Really put money in sacks.

The visit fee is so expensive, not to mention the income from selling Shinto utensils.

Such a huge sum of income, just give up like this?

Mitsui Yuta couldn't believe it.

"I don't know." Yamato Police Department shrugged.

"But since Priest Baimu did this, there must be his deep meaning."

Yuta Mitsui keenly captured the key words

"Priest Baimu? Is that Bai Mujun?"

"Do you know Priest Baimu?"

"Yes, I encountered an incredible thing a few months ago. At that time, the invited Priest Shiraki came to destroy it." At this point, Mitsui Yuta stopped deliberately and made a fool of himself.

"Oh." Yamato Police Department nodded copiously, not concerned about what happened to him.

This time, Mitsui Yuta couldn't hold back anymore.

"I said, don't you wonder what I'm talking about?"

"I'm not interested. Anyway, if Priest Shiraki took action, it would have been completely resolved, right?" Yamato Police Department looked as if it should be taken for granted.

It was hard for him to get off work and get out of the supernatural world. Listening to Mitsui Yuta's experience is tantamount to asking him to work overtime.

You really hit the spot.

Mitsui Yuta was silent for a while.

Listening to the tone of the other party, it seems that he is not surprised by such a thing.

Has the other party experienced the same thing?

He immediately pretended to be chatting and tentatively opened his mouth.

"Dude, do you think there really are gods in this world?"

"I don't know about this kind of thing either. Here, your Taiyaki is ready." Yamato Police Department picked up the paper bag and filled it with steaming Taiyaki.

In front of the booth, a glamorous woman in a white fox kimono nodded slightly and reached out to take it.

One copy was kept, and the other was handed over to the boy wearing a mask with ghost horns.

The two left immediately and walked to the next booth.

Mitsui Yuta looked at the graceful back of the white fox girl with admiring eyes, and continued after she walked away.

"If the gods are just figments fabricated by people, then wouldn't the believers who believe in them be too pitiful—"

His words were suddenly interrupted by several shouts.

"Master, where are you?"

"Please slow down and wait for us!"

In front of the booth, a team in hunting clothes trotted past.

The leader, a gray-bearded old man, held up his trousers and ran in front, looking around with energy that didn't match his age.

Is this the hostile shrine sent to Tianji Shrine to make trouble here?

Mitsui Yuta looked at this confusing behavior of human beings and said it was hard to understand.

Suddenly, a softly complaining voice came from his ear.

"My lord, I have already said that the oracle should not be sent down to let the priests know that you are coming here."

"These people will only add to the chaos and affect my precious time with my sister."

"Don't complain at every turn, Yuedu." Another majestic voice sounded faintly.

"The trust of informing the priest of his whereabouts is the duty of a god."

"In addition, I advise you to save your energy and think about how to explain it to Priest Baimu."

"Uh..." Hearing this, the previous voice suddenly became speechless, and quickly changed the subject.

"My lord, let's go see how the apple candy of God the Father and God the Mother is selling."

"Tsk, this candy is so sweet that I lose my teeth."

"Dude, is it that important?"

The Yamato Police Department picked up a bag of flour and went to prepare the next pot of taiyaki.

"In the end, the shrine is just a product of people's wishes. People want it to appear, and it is there."

"Wherever there are believers, there will be a shrine. As for whether the gods exist or not, and whether they will feel our prayers, that is not a field we can set foot in."

"It's like Tianji Shrine, although believers are declined to visit, but we will still gather here."

"Even if you can't visit the shrine, you can let the shrine know that we are accompanying it in our own way."

"This is the inseparable bond between us and the shrine, and it is the proof of our belief in the existence of gods."

Yamato Police Department showed a generous smile, and stretched out his hand to the customer in front of him.

"Thank you for your patronage, one thousand two hundred yen."

Is the Japanese yen the bond between you?

Mitsui Yuta tried his best to hold back his complaints.

"However, to be honest." Yamato Police Department put the money into the money box and lowered his voice.

"Actually, I don't know at all, which deity is enshrined in Tianji Shrine."

While the two were talking, a figure rushed down the mountain steps behind the Yamato Police Department.

She was wearing a red and white priestess costume, with a crane-patterned Chihaya on her shoulders.

The face is delicate and the chest is unremarkable.

She ran all the way to the taiyaki shop, bent over and supported her knees, panting.

"Yamato Police Department, please inform everyone that the shrine's first and first visits can be carried out normally."

"If you want to participate in Hatsune, you can come to the shrine."

"What!?" The Yamato Police Department was surprised and delighted, and wiped their hands on the apron.

He quickly took out the walkie-talkie from his chest and gave an order.

"The first group, the third group, close the booth immediately and notify the nearby believers that the first day of the Tianji Shrine has returned to normal. Repeat, the first day of the Tianji Shrine has returned to normal."

"At the same time, organize the on-site personnel to ensure the order of the personnel and visit the shrine in an orderly manner."

"Attention, the first batch of places to visit the shrine must be from our sixth class of spirituality!"

"Quick, quick, act!"

Before the words fell, a commotion erupted in the distance.

I saw some people gave up queuing, some left their pavement down, and some drew their swords

Crowds of people came from all directions, gathering towards this mountain step aggressively.

Seeing this, Mitsui Yuta's eyes twitched.

Is this the first attainment of the shrine?

Also. It's really lively.

(End of the book)