Each Showing Off Their Skills

She left quickly, washed her hands, smiled at Shuya, and headed towards the changing room, disappearing behind the door in no time.

Shuya was stunned for a moment, then exhaled and said in a deep voice:

"So big, so soft."

He thought for a moment and then added a sentence.

"It smells so good."

He soaked comfortably in the hot spring for a while before returning to his room.

Back in his room, he noticed something was wrong.

The room lights were off, but by the moonlight, he could see the outline of a person protruding from the bed on the floor.

Shuya sighed, "Haruno, what do you want to do?"

He used his Power of Will to lift the blanket, Haruno, wearing a yukata, was trying to hide inside.

Haruno gave Shuya a resentful look. "I came to sleep with Shu-chan because he was in a bad mood. Don't boys like that kind of thing...? Wait, wait, let me go! I can walk by myself! Ugh!"

Shuya rubbed his head and used his Power of Will to lift Haruno up and cover her mouth, then took her to her and Yukino's room.

He knocked on the door.

Yukino, opened the door with a puzzled look.

She immediately spotted Haruno floating next to Shuya, still struggling.

"I'm sorry, my sister has caused you trouble."

Yukino bowed and used her Power of Will to receive Haruno.

Haruno was still struggling. "Ugh, ugh---!"

Shuya ignored her and returned to his room, only to find someone else there.

It's Shizuka Hiratsuka.

She sat in a chair by the window, with several cans of beer on the table.

He was speechless. "Did you all plan this? Coming to my place as a group?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka sipped her drink. "Oh, you seem alright?"

"Fine."

Shuya answered and sat down opposite her.

He glanced at Shizuka Hiratsuka and reached for the beer.

"Hey, you're a minor."

Shizuka Hiratsuka stopped him briefly.

Shuya ignored her, and she didn't say anything more.

This was the first time he had ever drunk alcohol in his life, but how could a martial artist get drunk from just one can of liquor?

Shuya and Shizuka Hiratsuka silently drank their sake and enjoyed the breeze.

Shuya looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka.

She has the personality of Gorilla, but her looks are always on point.

She was also wearing a yukata at this moment, the tightly bound sash outlining her excellent figure.

"Kid, what are you planning to do?"

"Not much was done."

Shuya twitched his hands.

Shizuka Hiratsuka, then said, "Alright, this is something you have to decide for yourself, so I won't say any more. Come on, let's drink."

"Okay, drink."

After finishing a few cans of beer, Shizuka Hiratsuka brought over a lot more.

In the end, they both got so drunk that they fell asleep.

Alcohol doesn't make you drunk.

People get drunk on their own.

The next day.

Shuya woke up with a start, feeling a sense of suffocation.

He shook his head, only to feel a forceful pressure on the back of his head.

My face was being sandwiched between two soft, elastic things.

Shuya realized something, and he reached out to pull away the hand that was pressing on his head, only then was he able to lift his head.

"Call..."

He glanced at Shizuka Hiratsuka, whose clothes were disheveled beneath him, and quickly touched his own clothes.

Fortunately, nothing bad happened.

"Pah! An old cow eating young grass!"

Shuya wanted to say a few more curses, but he kept quiet.

No way.

It was just too big; he couldn't bear to scold it any further.

He spared Shizuka Hiratsuka from calling the police because of the welfare benefits.

"Hey, wake up."

Shuya patted Shizuka Hiratsuka's face.

She groggily opened her eyes, glanced at him, and then ignored him. She stretched and swayed as she walked out of Shuya's room.

She had never seen Shuya as a man.

After staying for a while, Shuya changed his clothes and went out.

He didn't say it, but he was quite touched by the care shown to him.

... The Gorilla is right. There are some things that he himself must answer.

But... that's easier said than done.

He had some suspicions, but he just wouldn't admit it.

Ironically, Shuya didn't know whether his "unwillingness" to admit it was genuine.

There was only one thing that Shuya knew, and he was certain, about Xiu's true feelings.

Fox God...

This year, I'm determined to get you to tell the truth.

Me and Zero...

Shuya's eyes sharpened instantly, and then he uncontrollably slapped himself.

He quickly closed his eyes and silently chanted, "Don't think, don't think, don't think."

The day of the Bon Festival arrived quickly.

Shuya knew they couldn't enter the Shrine, so he let his assistants decide their own plans before evening, telling them to go to the festival and relax before heading out.

Shuya accompanied the Quintuplets and Rena for a stroll.

He had many thoughts on his mind, but on the surface, he continued to act as if he were still himself, without letting Rena and the others see through his act.

The festival officially began, followed by dancing.

At the climax of the festival, a large amount of Power of Faith is poured into the Shrine.

As in previous years, Rena gradually lost her focus.

Around 9 PM, Shuya escorted Rena and the Quintuplets back to the hotel.

The Quintuplets were very sleepy from playing, didn't notice anything unusual about Rena. They assumed their mother was also sleepy, which was why she was acting this way.

When Shuya returned to his room, Shizuka Hiratsuka, the Aoyama Sisters, and the Yukinoshita Sisters were already there.

"You guys should take a short rest and check your equipment."

Shuya said something to them, then wiped away the First Snow to calm his mind.

The others checked the weapons and equipment as he instructed, and then rested in the room to recuperate.

Haruno also pretended to inspect the Shikigami.

At 11 o'clock...

Shuya, Shizuka Hiratsuka, and Tsuruko Aoyama were the first to look up at the window.

A powerful aura erupted from the center of the Small Island.

Shuya sensed something for a moment, then stood up. "Something's not right."

"How?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka asked.

"The aura of the Divine Domain is expanding."

Shuya looked out the window; the scenery outside was changing rapidly.

It is turning from night into day.

"So, my actions last time triggered an anomaly...?"

Shuya murmured.

He said to his teammates on either side, "Let's go up to the roof and take a look."

He led the way out of the corridor and jumped out, quickly vaulting onto the roof.

Shizuka Hiratsuka, carrying the Yukinoshita Sisters, jumped up, followed closely by the Aoyama Sisters.

From the rooftop with its open view, Shuya was able to see his surroundings clearly.

The Divine Domain was rapidly approaching, drastically changing the surrounding scenery.

The surrounding woods expanded, and the trees grew much taller, thus forming a dense forest.

Outside the woods, the small river at the edge had swelled many times over, becoming a rushing torrent.

The scattered trees beyond the river also grew taller.

The Divine Domain quickly passed through Shuya and the others, enveloping the hotel and the city.

Finally, the entire Small Island was surrounded by Divine Domain.

"..."

The inn beneath Shuya's feet had become decayed, as if it had been eroded by centuries of time.

He Power of Will to sweep out an exploration.

As before, everyone was asleep.

"Sin God... Sin God... Sin God..."

A series of murmurs drifted through the air.

Shuya looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka and the others, and from their expressions, he could tell that they had also heard it.

"With ill intentions."

Shuya concluded.

Section 193, Chapter 177: Each Displaying Their Unique Abilities