That night, space agencies around the world were in complete chaos.
"Report! Satellites have captured unidentified energy activity over neon lights!"
"Thermal imaging shows a temperature exceeding 5000 degrees!"
"Why has that area returned to normal now?!"
Countless experts are scratching their heads at the data, unaware that the culprit behind all this is leisurely lying in his own shrine, enjoying a brain massage from Kimie Shimabukuro.
"My Lord, have you obtained the inheritance?" the priestess asked softly, looking at the young man lying on her lap.
Yuzuru closed his eyes to rest: "Okay, I'll pick it up next month."
"Then... Miss Hongzi, she..."
"Don't worry." Yu Shengnan's lips curled into a meaningful smile. "She can't escape."
Witches really do need to be "taught a lesson" before they can face reality and obey.
However, we should not rush things.
After all, although Koizumi Akako appears proud and arrogant, as if no one in the world can catch her eye, she is essentially a homebody obsessed with magic.
Her life was almost entirely filled with magic. She only had a superficial understanding of things like love, and her ideas were very simple: she only knew how to make others her captives.
There's no way around it; her appearance is just too stunning, and coupled with her mysterious aura, all the boys around her are completely infatuated with her.
This treatment, where she was the center of attention, further reinforced Koizumi Akako's disdain for boys.
In her mind, no matter who it is, they will eventually become her captive. Even if that boy has a loving girlfriend now, he will find it hard to resist her charm.
To deal with this arrogant and conceited female otaku, Yuzuru naturally had to use a different approach, which is one of the reasons why he created such a grand spectacle tonight.
Gentle? That's impossible.
Only by being more powerful than her can one give the witch a different kind of stimulation, thereby arousing her desire.
To turn a witch into a love captive she once despised.
It's actually quite interesting to think about!
Yuzuru's mischievous sense of humor kicked in again, a smile playing on his lips. The shrine maiden didn't know why, but since the god was happy, she couldn't help but be happy too.
.........
A gentle night breeze stirred, and the candlelight flickered inside the Yuzuru Shrine.
Shimabukuro Kimie knelt before the statue, holding in her hands the USB drive containing the Red Magic inheritance that Hanyu Nan had "borrowed" from Akako, her eyes shining with piety.
"My Lord, is this the legacy you have brought me?" she asked softly, her fingertips carefully tracing the surface of the USB drive.
Yuzuru leaned against the soft couch next to the statue and yawned lazily: "Hmm, the Koizumi family's magical heritage is very complete. In addition to the shrine maiden training method, there are also many practical minor spells."
With a casual wave of his hand, the USB drive automatically floated into the air, projecting a screen of light. Dense runes flowed across the screen, forming complex magic arrays.
"This is......"
Kimie Shimabukuro's eyes widened in surprise.
"A perfect combination of modern technology and magic~" Yuzuru raised his eyebrows proudly, "Although that girl Hongzi has a bad temper, she does have some talent in magical innovation."
The shrine maiden had no time to marvel; she immediately focused intently on studying the contents of the light screen. Her slender fingers lightly touched the air, tracing the flowing lines of the runes as she silently chanted incantations.
Yuzuru observed her with great interest—Shimabukuro Kimie was wearing a plain white shrine maiden outfit today, her long black hair was loosely tied back with a red ribbon, and a few strands of hair fell down to her fair neck, swaying gently with her movements, adding a touch of liveliness and gentleness to her.
The process of awakening spiritual power is more intense than imagined.
A pale golden halo emanated from beneath Shimabukuro Kimie's snow-white skin. Her red and white shrine maiden attire fluttered without wind, and her hair tie had broken at some point, causing her long, jet-black hair to cascade down like a waterfall.
What's most striking is her eyes—her originally warm brown pupils now gleam with a divine golden light, and the corners of her eyes naturally upturned, bearing a striking resemblance to the statue of Hanyu enshrined in the shrine.
Is it alright for a shrine maiden to follow the gods?
"I see..." she suddenly murmured softly, her hands forming a complex hand seal, "Use your heart as a mirror, your spirit as a guide..."
As she chanted the incantation, a faint white light gathered at her fingertips, gradually forming a small ball of light. Although the ball of light was only the size of a marble, it was incredibly pure and emitted a soft glow.
"I...I did it?" Kimie Shimabukuro looked at her hands in disbelief. "I can really use spiritual power!"
Isn't she the first true priestess in her family?
After all, previous shrine maidens had never possessed such a miraculous method of cultivating spiritual power; they could only seek the true power of shrine maidens in legends and fantasies.
And now, she has done it.
She will begin a new chapter in the family's priestess tradition.
Yuzuru nodded approvingly: "Not bad, even faster than I expected."
According to the Koizumi family's records, going back to ancient times when spiritual energy was abundant and magic was prevalent, even the most talented and exceptionally gifted shrine maidens needed at least three months to begin to sense and condense spiritual energy before they could even begin to feel its flow and embark on their cultivation journey.
Shimabukuro Kimie condensed spiritual light in less than an hour, a talent that would be considered genius in any era.
"It is all thanks to the divine grace!" Kimie Shimabukuro suddenly bowed deeply, her forehead almost touching the ground. "Kimie will forever be grateful for your guidance!"
Her voice was filled with excitement and exhilaration.
Once upon a time, the tradition of the witches on Mermaid Island gradually declined over the years, existing in name only. The so-called "immortality" was nothing more than a deception maintained by the art of disguise.
And now, she has actually touched upon supernatural power.
Yuzuru reached out to help her up, his fingertips brushing against her wrist unintentionally, and a strange electric shock instantly spread throughout their bodies.
"This is......"
Yuzuru narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling a pure energy flowing from Shimabukuro Kimie's body into himself—it was the power of faith, so pure that it had no impurities.
Through this power, he suddenly gained a clear understanding of the shrine maiden's thoughts at that moment:
[The hands of the deity are so warm...]
I will cultivate even harder, to live up to the expectations of the gods...
[If only I could serve the gods forever...]
[Is this feeling... a bit too presumptuous...?]
These heartfelt words, like a clear stream, were laid bare before Yuzuru Hanyu. Even more remarkably, he could sense Shimabukuro Kimie's emotions at that moment—adoration, devotion, and...love.
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