Chapter 24 Who's there? He glanced sharply at Hagiwara.
"Put it down!"
"No, what I grab is mine!"
"Don't you have any shame? You're supposed to be a god, how could someone like you be a scoundrel who lives under someone else's roof and steals their offerings!"
"What nonsense are you talking about! I'm out there working hard to earn money to support you, and you've clearly eaten the offerings too!"
The shrine gates were wide open. The old man wasn't there, but a man in a black tracksuit was arguing loudly with a blond boy. Both of them were so angry that their hair was practically standing on end, like two frizzy Chihuahuas.
Takanashi Chika looked around to confirm, and yes, it was indeed Higurashi Shrine.
The two quickly spotted her. Yukine hid to the side in embarrassment, while Yato looked over and his eyes turned cold in an instant.
"Hey, you're the woman that the priest Higurashi mentioned was haunted by a vengeful spirit, right?" In the morning light, Yato turned to the side, presenting half of his fair face to Takanashi Chinatsu, his eyes particularly sharp.
Takanashi Chika hesitated: "A god?"
Yato's voice was cold and resonant: "I am Yato the God, one of the eight million gods of Takamagahara!"
Chinatsuko Takanashi stared at him for a long while, then suddenly turned and left.
Just moments ago, Yato had been acting all high and mighty, but now he panicked and immediately asked, "Believer, where are you going?"
Chinatsu Takanashi didn't respond. She must be crazy to actually believe the priest and come looking for some god. Gods are high above, how could they be seen just because you want to?
Ah, Matsuda-san was right, that old man was indeed a fraud!
Takanashi Chika's pace quickened, and Yato finally couldn't hold back any longer, rushing over and grabbing her leg.
"No, believer! Make a wish! I'll do anything for just five yen!" Yato howled deafeningly.
Chika tried to lift her foot, but couldn't. She could only stay there helplessly, just like a squirrel whose pine nuts had been stolen.
"Get up."
"Make a wish! For just five yuan, I can help you with anything, whether it's unclogging a toilet, finding a cat or dog, or cleaning!"
Chinatsuko: ...
Isn't this cheaper than housekeeping?
Takanashi Chika looked down at him helplessly.
Yato blinked frantically, her eyes filled with a brokenness reminiscent of a woman fallen into prostitution: "Please, please!"
Chinatsuko: ...
Damn it!
No matter how she looked at it, she couldn't believe that this guy was a god.
"Are you really a god?" Takanashi Chika asked with difficulty.
Realizing that Chinatsu Takanashi intended to communicate, Yato breathed a sigh of relief and stood up, saying, "Of course!"
Yukine, standing to the side, sneered, "Yeah, a god who has no shrine of his own and can only stay at the shrine of other gods, and even steals their offerings!"
Yato looked as if he had been stabbed, clutching his chest tightly and glaring fiercely at Yukine.
Turning back to Takanashi Chinatsu, Yato grinned broadly at her: "Anyway, I'm selling the real thing. Even if you get scammed, it's no big deal. It's only five yen. Why not give it a try? I'm an expert at exorcising evil spirits!"
Although she still didn't quite agree, Takanashi Chinatsu corrected him: "It's not an evil spirit, didn't the priest tell you? It's a kind soul, and I need a god to guide him to the underworld."
“But the aura around you is very mixed and fierce.” Yato stared intently at Takanashi Chinatsu; from his perspective, she was practically a walking demon.
“My situation is very special,” Takanashi Chinatsu sighed helplessly.
She realized that if the aura was mixed and menacing, it might be related to the organization or black magic. In any case, Kenji Hagiwara was definitely not an evil spirit.
How could a police officer who died in the line of duty, whose heart was always set on protecting his beloved citizens, possibly become an evil spirit?
"Let me go and see for myself." Yato stretched out a hand, his eyes sparkling with anticipation.
The little bird swims aimlessly, lost and confused.
"Five yen, five yen~" Yato waved his hand happily.
Chinatsuko: ...
"Five yen, five yen~" Yato's big eyes flashed wildly.
Chinatsu Takanashi felt the urge to turn around and leave again.
Please don't do that, really.
Since he claims to be a god, he should at least act like one. Asking for money like this will only make Takanashi Chinatsu think she's been scammed.
However, she still opened her bag and asked him to confirm, "Only five yuan?"
"That's right, only five yuan!"
Takanashi Chika handed him five yen, and seeing Yato happily spinning around with the five yen coin in his hand, she was even more speechless. Was he really that happy just because he got five yen?
"Let's go, Yukine, let's go destroy the evil spirits!"
"...It's not an evil spirit." Is this guy even listening to people?
Yato and Yukine were bickering all the way.
Takanashi Chika stood to the side, her expression completely crumbling. Yato... he really was that kind of... very special, indescribable unreliable person.
Never mind, it's only five yuan, consider it a treat for the scammer.
The closer Takanashi Chinatsu got to the building, the more terrified she became.
This is bad, this feeling is really bad.
She stopped in her tracks, sensing that if she took Yato inside, something extremely bad would definitely happen—extremely, extremely, extremely bad!
And her intuition has always been very accurate.
"Wow, what a menacing aura!" Yato stood at the foot of the building, his eyes growing increasingly excited. "I can cut down a lot of them!"
What are you going to kill? Kenji Hagiwara?
"Hey, I forbid you to kill anyone. No matter what you see later, even if Hagiwara Kenji really is an evil spirit, wait until I speak first," Takanashi Chinatsu said coldly. "Can you do that? If you've been paid, you should listen to me, right?"
"Of course I will listen to the believer's wishes! But once you see the true face of the evil spirit, you will definitely ask me to kill it!" Yato said confidently.
Chuunibyou!
Takanashi Chika cursed under her breath, but still took Yato upstairs.
This is bad, this is bad, this is bad, this is bad—
The closer she got, the worse it seemed. Even though Takanashi Chika was walking forward, she inexplicably had an urge to run away.
Don't go any further! If you continue, you'll definitely encounter something extremely terrifying!
Stepping out of the elevator and into the straight corridor, Takanashi Chika saw the tall figure standing in front of her door in the distance.
Oh no!
She grabbed Yato and Yukine with one hand each, turned around and tried to hide in the elevator, but it was too late.
"Birds swimming!"
Matsuda Jinpei shouted, and Takanashi Chinatsu froze instantly. Helplessly, she stepped out of the elevator, released the two of them, and raised her hand to greet Matsuda Jinpei.
"Good morning, Matsuda-nii." She smiled awkwardly.
"Is it a parent?" Yato whispered in her ear.
Yukine shuddered in fear and muttered, "How scary, is it the yakuza?"
"Come here!" Matsuda Jinpei shouted.
Chizuru Takanashi reluctantly moved towards Matsuda Jinpei's direction.
Matsuda Jinpei was clearly not wearing the amulet bracelet, because Hagiwara Kenji was standing next to him with a wry smile, shrugging at Takanashi Chinatsu with a helpless expression.
Takanashi Chinatsu felt a little wronged. She hadn't done anything wrong; she just wanted to help Hagiwara Kenji pass away, which was clearly a good thing.
Realizing this, she straightened her back and strode forward.
"Is he your friend?" Matsuda Jinpei glanced at the person behind Takanashi Chinatsu.
Chinatsu's courage vanished instantly, and she mumbled a "hmm".
Matsuda Jinpei slowly exhaled, his voice softening: "As long as it's not some random god."
Takanashi Chika immediately became even more dejected; Matsuda-san had indeed come because of this.
She tried her best to hide it, but Yato wouldn't have it: "What do you mean by 'a god who's no better than a cat or a dog! I am Yato, one of the eight million gods of Takamagahara! You're disrespecting a god... Ouch!"
Yato instantly covered his head, his eyes filled with accusation as he looked at Takanashi Chinatsu.
Takanashi Chinatsu retracted her fist and explained to Matsuda Jinpei with a sullen expression, "It didn't cost much; he only asked for five yen."
Matsuda Jinpei's eyes suddenly sharpened.
"Five yen? You believe that? That's not even enough for travel expenses." Matsuda Jinpei eyed Yato and Yukine warily, then pulled out his police badge and said, "I'm a police officer, Mr. Yato. I hope you can explain to me what else you want besides those five yen?"
"Police?" Yato was also taken aback, and somewhat cowardly hid behind Yukine, shoving her and urging her on: "Go, go! You're a minor, the police can't do anything to you!"
Yukine: ...
Die, Yato!
He immediately dodged and kicked Yato hard in the shin.
"Ouch!" Yato immediately clutched his leg and fell to the ground, feigning weakness as he said, "I'm injured, officer, I need to go to the hospital."
As he spoke, he carefully began to crawl away from the ground.
Matsuda Jinpei's forehead veins bulged. It was one thing for Takanashi Chinatsu to call him "uncle," but the fraudster was clearly an adult, yet she still had to call him "uncle."
With a click, Matsuda Jinpei handcuffed Yato's wrists.
Yato immediately jumped up, no longer pretending to be weak, and pointed at Matsuda Jinpei, shouting, "Hey, you need evidence to arrest someone, right? What gives you the right to arrest me?"
"A fraudster caught red-handed, do we need to pick a time to arrest you?" Matsuda Jinpei sneered, lecturing Takanashi Chinatsu with exasperation, "Use your brain a little! You really believe he only charges five yen? He might sell you some kind of exorcism artifact. Remember the bracelet you gave me last time? That's all a scam! Also, he's a grown man, bringing a child along just to lower your guard. You dared to bring him here today; if I weren't here, who knows what he might have done to you!"
Yukine weakly retorted, "I'm not..."
Matsuda Jinpei's gaze softened slightly when facing the children, but he was much colder towards Yato: "Using children to deceive people, that's a very clever tactic."
Yukine: ...
No, although Yato is usually very unreliable, he is really not a conman, nor is he an assistant to a conman.
"Come with me to the police station." Matsuda Jinpei was about to take Yato away, while still holding Yukine's hand with his other hand.
Chinatsu Takanashi stood there, completely bewildered. What should she do? Matsuda-san is about to arrest the god!
Wait, is Yato really a god? He really seems like a complete fraud!
Chinatsu's mind was in a mess.
Yato struggled fiercely, and had no choice but to reach out his hand to Kenji Hagiwara, who was smiling bitterly: "Help me! Help me! You over there, you and this guy are obviously very familiar with each other, right? Please help me!"
Matsuda Jinpei keenly scanned Hagiwara Kenji's location, his voice low and deep: "Who's there?"
A note from the author:
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Night Fighter has performed a great service!
Wandering gods who work odd jobs everywhere, why don't they exist in the real world? They're so cheap!!!
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