Chapter 17 The so-called freedom
After a night passed, there was no need to talk about some of the nocturnal things that happened, such as playing with snakes.
All in all, Tamamo Mae finally got hold of Soga Ai, albeit temporarily.
And Sougai, who had gained a lot of security, did not continue to pester the shrine and never left. Maybe she felt that the school was more dangerous than the shrine.
"So what did you say to Ai last night, and she suddenly let you go."
Unable to restrain his curiosity, Jingu couldn't help but ask Tamamo no Mae.
"Hmph, what do you want to know about the girl's secret?"
Today, Tamamo-mae is still dressed very conservatively, which is in great contrast to the name of the enchantress who has brought disaster to the country.
Jingu really didn't understand what this fox wanted to do. If he had other intentions, he never mentioned or hinted anything to him.
Just like a fun person, has she really not thought about liberating her own body?
"What are you looking at? You're still looking at me even though you're dressed like this. Don't try to blame me."
I kept staring at Tamamo-mae in a daze, so I received a fierce attack from this fox.
"No, I asked, have you always been like this for hundreds of years?"
"What's this?" Tamamozama raised an eyebrow, but he immediately understood what Jingu was referring to.
Sitting on the stone steps, holding her fragrant cheek in front of Tamamo, she said quietly.
"Are you curious about what my purpose is? Did I approach you with the intention of using you, right?"
"Not really." Jingu sat down side by side with her.
"I'm just curious, what do people like you want to pursue in this world?"
"It's fun, fun."
Tamamo-mae shook her finger towards the shrine and said in a tone of people who had experienced it.
"You are still young now and will actively establish various connections with the world, but for someone like me who has lived for a long time, I no longer have that kind of motivation."
Is it fun? Pretty much the same.
"Then most gods and big monsters are like you? They live for fun."
"No, they can't do it." Tamamo Mae crossed her arms.
"Only you and I in this world can reach such a state now. As for other people, you will soon know what they are like."
"How do you say that?" Shengong raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Why do you think I didn't ask you to help me unlock the seal of my body?" Tamamo Mae suddenly changed the subject, but said without waiting for Jingu's answer.
"Because there is no need, the killing stone will disintegrate sooner or later, and I will regain my freedom sooner or later. You couldn't kill me then, and you can't kill me now."
Speaking of this, Tamamo-mae suddenly glanced at Eye Palace.
"Not entirely. You may be able to, but as long as I want to run away, there's nothing you can do about me."
Jingu silently digested the information revealed in Tamamoae's words. The so-called taking fun as spiritual food is essentially based on strong self-confidence in oneself.
"Of course, if you are willing to fight the entire mysterious world of Yingzhou until your brains are knocked out for me, I will be very happy to see such a scene."
Tamamo-mae winked at him.
"Maybe I will fall in love with you because of this?"
Jingu rolled his eyes. He didn't believe this fox's lies. It would be strange if he could capture her so easily.
To deal with her, you can only wait until you can catch her and then hit her hard.
"So you understand, of course I have a purpose for approaching you, but it's not some boring thing like using you or hoping you can help me do something."
The light onion jade finger slid across the chest of the shrine, and the eyes moved with a hint of charm. This was not done deliberately, but some habits had been engraved into the bones of this fox.
"Because you are very interesting."
Breathing out like blue, that itchy feeling came to mind again.
"Don't seduce me all the time, or I'll be hard on you."
The shrine took a picture of her dishonest hand, not showing her or touching her, just here to tease people.
"Haha, if you can do it, then come. Although I can't beat you, I can always outrun you."
Tamamo Mae didn't take his words at all, she chuckled and then raised her eyebrows slightly.
"There are people coming to pay homage to such a deserted shrine? It doesn't seem to be the case."
Under the stone steps, two figures came through the torii gate, dressed formally like professional elites.
It’s someone I don’t know, and he’s a man.
Jingu was also a little surprised, but the other party was obviously coming straight towards him.
"Hello, are you Mr. Jingu?" The leading man took off his briefcase and showed an ID.
"We are members of the Monster Management Committee, here to investigate a case of death of a monster."
The Monster Management Committee is similar in nature to the God Registration and Management Committee, but its actual power and content are much richer.
"Excuse me, did you see this monster yesterday?"
Without waiting for the shrine's answer, the person following him took out a piece of information. It was the shadow ghost killed by the shrine yesterday, although there was only a dark shadow about its appearance.
"I've seen it and killed it. Is there any problem?"
As if answering a simple question like "Have you eaten yet?", Jingu answered straightforwardly and unabashedly.
The unexpected answer obviously caught the other party off guard, and the series of lines that were originally planned were immediately suppressed.
After some wording, it might be the so-called bullying of the weak and fear of the strong. Seeing the quarrel between the gods, the two people's tone was not so tough.
"Can I ask why? This shadow ghost has always had a good resume and has no record of hurting anyone."
"Good resume?" Shengong casually glanced at the information in his hand. Most of what he wrote was about the past of the previous shadow ghost. Basically, it was about innocuous things like pretending to be someone else's shadow.
Jingu asked back: "Can I ask first, how are you sure that it has really only done the things on its resume?"
"This is our company's secret, you have no right to interfere."
"Really? I clearly remember this, isn't it known to everyone who handles the certificate? Why has it become a secret again?"
Tamamo-mae, who was standing next to the shrine, suddenly spoke.
"Who are you? Who allowed you to dictate our work?"
They were still a little weak towards Jingu, but they instantly became tough towards Tamamo-mae.
"You are so amazing." He read without any emotion. Tamamo-mae picked up her fingers, not even interested in looking at them.
"It's just leaving marks on those monsters to ensure that their movements are monitored at all times. Can this be considered confidential?"
Oh, I see. Did he just die yesterday and come to your door today?
"Bold, who told you..."
Halfway through his words, he was interrupted by a violent elbow from his companion.
"I'm really sorry, Jingu-sama, and Tamamo-sama. I think we probably misunderstood this matter. Please forgive me for the rudeness just now."
No matter how unaware I was, I recognized who Tamamo-mae was at this moment.
I thought he was a minor deity from the shrine I just owned, but if he is dealing with a big demon like Tamamo-mae, he must not be a minor character.
He decided not to get involved in this muddy water.
Chapter completed!