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Chapter 714: Karasu Tengu's Promotion Ceremony
[Everyone, has anyone watched GENIE's new show "Karasu Tengu's Monster Retreat"?]
[Of course! Crow is so handsome. Especially his costume and mask after becoming a god, it feels so special and cool.]
[According to the setting, Crow is a god born from the Ainu faith, so after being deified, his clothing will have some Ainu cultural symbols. The production team is very attentive, and many details have been carefully researched.]
[Igarashi is also very interesting. It is surprisingly exciting to use long guns and short guns to exorcise ghosts, and the fighting scenes are also very gorgeous.]
[Samurai-sama, times have changed (laughs).]
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After the release of "Karasu Tengu's Yokai Extermination House", it quickly gained a good response in the market with its gorgeous and exquisite pictures and excellent story design.

GENIE really did what was said in the promotional video, slowly unfolding to the audience a picture of monsters with a specific era background and extremely gorgeous style.

Many people have also started discussing "Karasu Tengu's Monster Extermination House" on the Internet.

The most discussed topics generally focus on the two male protagonists.

Whether it is the powerful and taciturn "Crow" or the shrewd and smooth Igarashi, they both left a deep impression on the audience.

Mr. Miyake's character creation is undoubtedly successful.

And since the character image is so impressive, it means that Kamiya Kawa's Shikigami Karasu Tengu can obtain a lot of real-world faith power through the new GENIE show.

……

After the first season of Karasu Tengu's Yokai Extermination House was finished, word of mouth had fermented to a certain extent. Before it was broadcast online, Kamiya began to prepare for the ceremony of promoting his Tengu to the status of a god.

Not that he was being hasty.

Rather, Karasu Tengu has gathered enough power of faith to advance to A-level.

The Shen Gu Group is now a large and powerful company, spanning both the real and the mundane worlds, and has a variety of ways to collect faith from the wild gods.

As for Karasu Tengu——

First, in the ordinary world.

Most of the naturalized monsters or ghost stories that have been sheltered within the sphere of influence of Shin-Takamaga-hara are relatively gentle and capable. In addition to being excellent labor for building the power, they are also good objects of faith output.

The "Ainu Mission" that preaches in Tokiyo has now become professional. In addition to the original Kropokulu figurines, its members also include many other ghost stories and monsters who are eloquent and devout believers in the "New Takamagahara God."

These missionaries are very powerful.

Even in a place like Oeyama Castle, they successfully spread the Shin-Takamaga-hara faith.

Therefore, the areas controlled by the Changshi now are just pieces of faith harvesting points. Especially now that the monster population managed by the forces is increasing, the faith power produced in various places is naturally increasing.

For Karasu Tengu, the faith provided to his shrine by the Ainu rootland is particularly strong.

Then it is in the present world.

After the coordination and negotiation between Onizuka and Kyokyo Shrine, the available shrine resources in the present world are being gradually integrated in an orderly manner, and the statues of specific shikigami under Kamiyagawa are all being enshrined.

These statues were all made by Kaname, the chief disciple of Sister Jue, and can effectively help the shikigami of Kamiya gain faith from specific shrines that suit them.

In the "Shrine Integration Plan", what can benefit Karasu Tengu at this stage is the use of shrines related to Takenoko Yamato Takenokoshi.

As a famous god in Japan, Yamato Takenokoshi is worshipped in many shrines.

Among them, the most influential and the ones with the most faith and incense, Shiratori Shrine and Mitsumine Shrine, were successfully lobbied early on.

The remaining large and small Takenori shrines are still in the process of further integration.

Now with the broadcast of "Karasu Tengu's Yokai Extermination House", fans who love the protagonist "Crow" have provided a wave of faith power to Karasu Tengu, the prototype of the protagonist.

This kind of power, which is similar to faith, obtained through cultural products is lacking in purity and strength, and is far inferior to the constant preaching and Takenori Shrine.

But the advantage is the large base!

Because "Karasu Tengu's Yokai Extermination House" itself is a top-notch masterpiece of excellent quality, and it has been spread through a series of media such as television and the Internet, fermenting word of mouth and increasing discussion, the belief that can be obtained through this channel is currently considerable.

With these three approaches, according to Kamiyagawa's rich experience in cultivating Shikigami, Karasu Tengu will definitely have enough "spirit" to be promoted to a god.

……

In ordinary times, flowers and bells are strangely shaped.

Two requiem candles were placed in front of Karasu Tengu's shrine to assist in the ascension ceremony.

Especially the A-grade one, which was made by the candle-making monk who worked overtime and put a lot of effort into it recently.

During this period of time, Xiaoqing Fangzhu handed over the task of making the soul-soothing candles to his other bald-headed ghost story tellers, while he himself was concentrating on making this weeping blood candle.

Moreover, Kamiya Kawa had heard him say this before—

With the skills that the candle-making monk has mastered, the Weeping Blood Candle can only be made at A-grade at best.

A long time ago, Shen Gu found the "Qingfang Candle Making Atlas" left by his master for the candle-making monk.

The craftsmanship records in the album only go up to the A-level Weeping Blood Candle.

As for how to make the S-level Nether Candle, it is unknown.

It could be that Xiaoqing Fangzhu has not had the opportunity to learn this skill. It could also be that the way gods are promoted to S-level is very special, and there is no S-level dark candle to assist in this ritual.

But no matter what, the cultivation of top gods is not the top priority for Kamiya to worry about at present.

What he has to do now is to use his known experience to cultivate as many gods as possible for his own forces.

Kamiyagawa: “Are you ready?”

"I have no problem. We can start anytime, Lord Kamiya." Karasu Tengu replied in a serious tone.

He stood quietly in front of the shrine complex in the cherry blossom forest, his eyes exposed under the divine mask were resolute. He was wearing a tribal wild outfit, and the black feathers on his back wings were swaying in the eerie wind.

"it is good."

Kamiya took out the divine skeleton of Saruta Hikomi-kun from the [Mirage Bag·Kai].

The pitch-black spine was twisted and fiercely radiated a strange sense of power.

The next second after Karasu Tengu raised his hand to touch the skeleton of the Tengu Ancestor God, the entire skeleton turned into tiny particles like sand, surrounding Karasu Tengu's body and rolling into a dark vortex with the wind.

It seemed that one could hear the extremely shrill cries of crows from it.

Those black particles carrying divine power quickly covered Tengu's body, sank into it, and soon disappeared.

Also disappearing along with it was the tall and straight figure of Karasu Tengu.

The moment he accepted the bones of Saruta Hikomei, he was pushed back to his own shrine by the powerful force of God.

"It looks like there shouldn't be any problems, similar to how Mary became a god."

Kamiyagawa glanced at Karasu Tengu's shrine.

In this shrine, which carries the wildness of tribes and the violent tension of martial arts, there is clearly a powerful force nurturing and reshaping it.

While sensing Tengu's state, Kamiya lit both Blood-Crying Candles.

The candle flame, the size of a grain of rice, was dim, and the red candle was weeping quietly.

But there was no sign of damage to the two candles, so they would probably burn for quite a long time.

"All preparations have been completed, Tengu's promotion should be smooth." Kamiyagawa thought.

Karasu Tengu is his subordinate and the last shikigami to be promoted to the god of wildness besides Satoru.

However, that little devil Wu was originally a non-combat unit, and he became Kamiya's Shikigami in order to complete the bond of the "Seven Emotions".

Because the situation is special, we can ignore the analogy.

After a year of intensive training, Karasu Tengu has made great efforts to catch up as a "latecomer" and has now overtaken others.

After all, he has always had great potential, and Kamiyagawa has all the materials needed for Tengu to transform into a god.

"Once the Tengu becomes a god, he will be a very powerful fighting force."

If Karasu Tengu really steps into the threshold of becoming a god, then all the martial gods in the world will be completely controlled by him.

Yamato Takemi's belief system will become a disguise for the belief in Karasu Tengu.

Moreover, Tengu took in the divine skeleton of Saruta Hikomi-kun, and there was also a relic belonging to Saruta Hikomi-kun waiting for him to absorb.

Therefore, he can also accept the belief system of the Tengu Ancestor God in the present world.

The future is bright!
……

Kazuhiko Nagaoka is an ordinary company employee living in Nagoya.

Recently, Nagaoka's mental state has been very bad.

There is always unexplained anxiety and palpitations, accompanied by insomnia and nightmares.

I am suspicious and always feel that something bad is going to happen to me.

He hadn't had a good night's sleep for a long time and felt very depressed.

In such a state, it is naturally impossible to live and work normally.

So Nagaoka began receiving psychological treatment.

He came to an office building in downtown Nagoya, where his psychologist worked.

How many times has Nagaoka been here?
I don’t remember, I have the impression that I have taken it many times.

But today, when I walked into the psychiatrist's office, I felt something strange. I don't know if the decoration and layout here have changed or what, I can't explain it, but I always feel that this place is a bit strange.

"Mr. Nagaoka, you are here on time."

The psychiatrist's words brought Nagaoka back to his senses from his trance.

His doctor is Saotome Ai.

A young and beautiful lady who looks to be in her early twenties.

But how old is she actually?
I don’t know, maybe a woman’s age really is a secret.

Anyway, Ms. Saotome is very capable in her field, and being with her makes me feel like I am in the spring breeze. During the conversation, my tense mind can relax.

It seems to be true.

"Please take a seat."

The psychiatrist greeted Nagaoka, poured a cup of tea in front of him, and then sat on the sofa with her notebook.

Nagaoka Kazuhiko sat down on the sofa opposite her.

The man inhaled and exhaled, adjusting his sitting position. The sofa was very soft, and he wanted to make himself as comfortable as possible.

"Let's talk, Mr. Nagaoka." Saotome said as she flipped through her notebook.

"I..." Nagaoka moved his lips, but didn't know what to say.

"What you are afraid of and anxious about. I am your doctor and you should trust me. If you can't tell me what's hidden in your heart, I can't help you."

During the treatment process before this, a very good relationship of trust seemed to have been established between the two.

Ms. Saotome is a professional.

Nagaoka felt that he should trust her.

"I don't know... There are some things, some things that no one would believe even if they were said."

"At least you have to try to say it."

The man seemed to have made up his mind and finally spoke: "That was... a long time ago. At that time, I was still a high school student."

Yes.

If he couldn't tell anyone about this, he would probably go crazy.

"Ah."

The female psychologist responded in a clear voice that did not affect the conversation, signaling the man to continue.

She is a very professional listener.

"I went to high school in the countryside. It was not a school worth talking about. There was nothing special about it. The first incident happened during the Bon Festival in my senior year of high school. I went to a shrine near my home to watch the festival with Junichi Egawa, who was in the same class as me at the time."

"shrine?"

"Yes, the Kibune Myojin Shrine. There is such a shrine in my hometown."

"Ah."

Saotome gently slid the tip of her pen across the paper, causing the friction between the pen and paper to make a slight rustling sound, but she did not record anything related to psychotherapy, only some messy black lines.

When she lowered her head, her black hair covered her eyebrows, so her expression could not be seen clearly.

"We met Aoyagi at the shrine."

"Qingliu?"

"He was also my classmate in high school."

Nagaoka said this, but for some reason he seemed a little hesitant and absent-minded when he said this. After a confused pause of about two or three seconds, he finally continued speaking more smoothly:
"He is a good student in the class. He has good grades and is helpful. Both the teacher and the girls in the class like him very much. I don't know if everyone will meet such a person in their class during high school. Anyway, Qingliu is like this for sure."

"Egawa and I were not good students. We just wanted to find a place where no one was around to smoke. Then we saw Aoyagi behind the shrine."

"We saw him...we saw him..."

Nagaoka was unable to continue speaking again. This time, there was obvious panic on his face, as if he was recalling some extremely disturbing memories.

"See him?"

Ms. Saotome just calmly continued the conversation.

The man's throat rolled with difficulty twice, and without saying a word, he picked up the cup of water on the coffee table and took a big sip, as if doing so could calm him down a little:
"I don't know how to describe what I saw. No one would believe this. Qingliu didn't look like a human being... No, no... If what we saw that day was real, then Qingliu was definitely not a human being."

(End of this chapter)