episode_0057

Simply speaking, the process of confirming Inari’s identity failed.

Whether it was extra sense, inspiration, or the magical eye, the reality of the divine name could not be confirmed.

No, there was actually one thing I found out.

A fact I discovered by chance while comparing Inari and my soul.

Something similar to the name of God was about to be created in my soul.

“It’s a wish!”

As I watched people gradually grow and respond every time they prayed to me, I realized that a divine name can be created through a wish.

but…

“Too… unfinished.”

Compared to Inari’s divine name, mine was like dust, an illusion as soft as smoke.

I watched my soul for a day and watched the formation of my name.

Every time people pray, my divine name is materialized in such an infinitesimal way that it cannot be perceived except through the super senses.

As a test, I summoned a tengu and made it pray to me. Perhaps it was because of the Babel brainwashing method, or because the species was different, but the effect was much weaker than when people prayed.

“It’s not for nothing that spirits receive faith only from people.”

This time, I purely calculated the time when my excitement was created.

If you compare Inari’s divine name with my divine name, it’s not even one thousandth, so the time it takes for the divine name to be fully completed…

“At least 100,000 days or 273 years are needed.”

Even if there is an error, it will be around 50%.

Now, I have received the faith of 300 people, so even if I receive the faith of 30,000 people, it will take 3 years.

I understand why in this kingdom of gods there was only the divine name given by the Heavenly Spring God.

The level of worship of 30,000 people in this land is close to that of a daimyo.

I decided to give up the neat method of creating a divine name through faith and try the method of attaching a line to the Heavenly God.

“I guess I’ll have to leave the village to Inari for the time being.”

This village could also be put to good use if it gains fame in the future.

After informing Inari that I would be away for a while, I returned to the mountain of the tengu.

A mountain of tengu.

A dog-shaped tengu guarding the entrance, Guhin 狗賓, spotted me and shouted.

“Yugen! It is said that an envoy of a divine spirit came from the forest!”

“Really? It just worked out well.”

One month was enough time for the spirits to react to my presence. Actually, it’s a bit late.

I immediately took steps and ran into the forest of monsters.

This is how I saw the envoy of the divine spirit.

The divine envoy located between the monster forest and the southeastern border consisted of six humans.

It consisted of four samurai and two men who appeared to be clansmen, whose clothes were of poor quality and looked plain, but who tried to look flashy with lots of accessories.

The warriors had sturdy physiques and were wearing armor that was difficult and valuable to make in this world, so they looked like elites, but their level felt was only D-level.

Although they were sent as elite warriors, the level of humans in this world was very weak.

The reason why the monsters do not touch this envoy is because they also know the fear of divine spirits.

I walked towards the monsters that confronted the envoy.

“Are they the humans who came to me?”

“Oh! boss! You’re here!”

“Where have you been? We already spent the night!”

“But does the leader also become a spirit now? Can’t you just stay with us?”

“That’s right, spirits are dark on the inside, so you have to be careful!”

The monsters started shouting among themselves.

“Calm down. First, we have to welcome them.”

I waved my hand to appease them and approached the envoy.

“What are those horns? Is it a sludge?”

“They say that he defeated Hidarugami-sama…”

“The clothing is also unique… It’s something I’ve never seen before.”

The envoy warriors swallowed their saliva as they saw my approaching horns and clothes.

It seems like no one thinks of me as a human being.

I spoke to them, thinking my disguise was successful.

“What business do I have?”

“Yugen, the great youkai of the forest! We are the envoys of Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, 小名小名 of the Sukigawa Domain! Yamatotakeru no mikoto sent us to accept you as a member of the divine spirit!”

‘That name is too long.’

I said that after feeling that sentiment.

“Yes. I was also interested in the idea of spirits. What should I do?”

“Follow us and have an audience with Yamato Takeru no Mikoto.”

“Good. Please wait a moment.”

I turned around and walked towards the monsters.

“The opportunity to become a god has come to me. As your leader, I will hold a final banquet.”

“Head, can’t you just be a leader and also be a leader?”

Quite a sharp question. But I can’t miss the opportunity to naturally cut these guys off.

The use of these monsters has already come to an end.

There was no faith in me, and a lot of money was spent on alcohol.

Crucially, these monsters see humans as prey.

“No. As a spirit, it rules over humans and belongs to the royal court, but it cannot even rule over monsters.”

In spirit society, youkai are viewed as being on the same level as burakumin, and are treated with contempt. They are treated as harmful assistants and even hunted down periodically. So, if you openly use youkai as your hand and foot, you could be ostracized and ostracized.

Comparing the quality of limbs, not the parties involved.

That is the society of spirits. A class society that considers ‘location’.

The guys got depressed when I explained it to them.

I calmed them down by spraying them with alcohol and candy in subspace.

“Don’t be depressed. What kind of facial expressions do you make at a banquet! Hurry up and eat, drink and enjoy.”

As soon as I said that, the monsters started drinking alcohol with candy.

As soon as the alcohol goes in, it becomes noisy again.

Before I knew it, they were drinking and laughing among themselves without paying any attention to me.

Sometimes I wanted to live carefree and without thinking like those guys.

I watched it slowly, then turned around and approached the envoy.

“Let’s go, that Yamato… Anyway, to the spirit.”

“This is Yamato Takeru no Mikoto. Please keep this in mind in the future.”

I roughly nodded and passed it on.

The human envoy left the forest, crossed the river, and headed southeast.

In the process, I stopped by the human village several times. To begin with, these envoys did not carry any food with them, so they only stopped by for a meal and a place to sleep.

Polite hospitality from powerful clans.

Although the spirits did not meet me directly, I could feel their eyes were on me.

“The envoy and he… Your Majesty, the meal is ready.”

The table setting served in the village was unexpectedly simple.

Tsukemono (pickled vegetables), grilled fish, tofu miso soup and rice.

It was a simple meal, but as you can see from the fact that it was served to guests,

This was part of a sumptuous feast.

Most commoners only eat tsukemono and rice, or meatless soup or porridge.

The first couple of times I just ate what was given to me, but the third time I had no appetite so I did some magic.

A piece of meat was taken out of subspace, created with fire using magic, and grilled.

“Ah, no?! Objects out of thin air!”

“What is that meat? What kind of monster meat is this?”

As expected, the clans and samurai are in a state of turmoil.

“Um… Yugen, what did you just do?”

“I can store things in the air and retrieve them.”

“Ah! Then, that fish is a game you caught yourself!”

There are pigs, cows, and chickens in the God Kingdom, but these are things that Inari has only tasted at the God Meeting.

It has been a long time since all wild animals were eaten by monsters.

So here, meat means monster meat, and commoners often cannot even eat meat in their lives.

The level of protein is sufficient for the delicacy of grilled grasshoppers.

Anyway, the clan is keeping a close eye on my methods.

Now they will report my abilities to their spirits.

I didn’t want to attract attention, but I was planning on getting the name God and leaving anyway.

Before being sent to Earth, it was necessary to receive a certain amount of attention and interest in order to quickly gain valuable knowledge like Shinto-ryu, which belongs to the three major military methods, such as Nen-ryu or Kage-ryu.

“Hmm~ It was deliciously cooked.”

I sprinkled salt and pepper and ate the steak deliciously, as if showing off to my clan.

The warriors and clan just watched me like that.

To be honest, skipping the meal I was treated to was rude, but I will soon become a god.

They didn’t dare give me a reprimand.

Being in a high ‘position’, it is the worst thing to point out superiors.

Anyway, I showed off my abilities the whole time I was moving.

And the envoy’s procession ended up crossing the village twice.

In this part of the world, it is a place that can be called a city.

Arriving at a place with a population close to 2000, I was able to meet Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, a Shomyo-class spirit.

He was watching the monster carp from the pavilion in the pond next to the shrine.

A human being whose immense spiritual power naturally resides in his body, and whose very existence is differentiated from reality.

‘Is that what the newlywed soul looks like?’

As I was looking at him, I felt a very strange sensation. My extra senses found it difficult to recognize him, and even when the wind blew, there was no movement in his hair or clothes.

A clear strangeness divorced from reality, I finally witnessed the state of a god.

“Are you Yugen?”

“That’s right. Yamato Takeru no Mikoto.”

I first bent down.

As a result of the information I received from the envoy on my way here,

I heard that this guy named Yamato Takeru no Mikoto is a god-blooded person who inherited the blood of the Heavenly God, and that he has great pride and a very strong sense of social status.

It wasn’t good to be stretched out by a guy like this.

“Good. Yugen, as a half-you, you have gained great power over youkai and ghosts, so you are qualified to become a divine spirit.”

Yamatota recognized at once that I was not a pure youkai… Anyway, Yamato did not recognize that I was a pure human.

This is because of the vampire nature and vampire factor that flows through my blood demon energy.