I started Hyakki Night Walk in Tokyo

Chapter 48 Grandpa lied to me

Atsuta Shrine.

Located in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, one of the three major metropolitan areas, it is one of the three major shrines in Japan.

It has a long history dating back to the third century, and its popularity is no less than that of the most famous shrine in Japan, Ise Shrine, and the largest shrine in Tokyo, Meiji Shrine.

The reason is not only because of its long history, but also because Atsuta Shrine enshrines one of Japan's three major artifacts, the "Amazono Cloud Sword".

As we all know, Jingu Shrine has priests, these people are called priests, and Omiya is the highest priest, the highest person in charge of a shrine.

Kenji Tumimon is the current Omiyaji of Atsuta Shrine, the No.20 ninth generation Omiyaji of Atsuta Shrine.

Natsumi Tsuchimikado is the No. 30 Omiyaji of Atsuta Shrine in the future.

As the Omiyaji of Atsuta Shrine, and the future Omiyaji, the two should not appear in the deep mountains and old forests at all.

Should be alone at Atsuta Shrine.

The other one should study in a Shinto school.

The main reason why the two are here is that Tsuchimikado Natsumi is about to graduate from Shinto school...

In Japan, shrine culture is prevalent, so Japanese priests have a high status and are respected. Even before the establishment of the Japanese Peace Constitution, the priests of the National Shinto were civil servants.

So it is.

In order to prevent imitation and promote Shinto, Japan has special assessments and grades for priests, and there is also a special Shinto university.

Only after graduating from the Shinto University can one become a qualified priest and have the opportunity to enter the shrine and become Omiyaji.

To put it bluntly, even being a monk or a magician requires a diploma these days, this statement is not bragging, it is true.

However, it does not mean that one must graduate from a Shinto university to be an Omiya priest. In fact, some major lawsuits at shrines are hereditary, which is passed on from generation to generation, and does not require a diploma. For example, Ise Shrine and Atsuta Shrine are hereditary. .

It's just that those hereditary shrines are mostly large shrines. For the sake of reputation, they usually let the next generation who inherits Omiyaji go to study. At worst, they have to get a diploma through their connections.

Natsumi Tsuchimikado, Omiyaji of Atsuta Shrine in the future, will naturally go to study Buddhism.

Unlike the next generation of other hereditary shrines, Tsuchimikado Natsumi is not unwilling to go to further studies, she is willing to go, I like Shinto culture very much, and I will graduate soon and become a qualified priest with a diploma The tall kind.

For Tsuchimikado Natsumi's favorite Shinto, who is about to graduate, Tsuchimikado Kenji is not very happy.

If you want to ask the reason, it's because Tsuchimikado Natsumi's love for Shinto has exceeded the scope of liking, reaching obsession, even madness.

How crazy is it?

For example.

On weekdays, other people play games and pick up girls, while Tsuchimikado Natsumi reads ancient scriptures of shrines and does meditation. She also feels that she has epiphanies every day during the meditation, and her spiritual power has increased. She has epiphanies hundreds of times a week.

If you are going out, others are shopping or traveling, and Tsuchimikado Natsumi is going out to find monsters, and wants to test the Shinto spells that she can see from the ancient texts of the shrine.

Blame Tsuchimikado Natsumi's insane obsession with Shinto, the reason is not her... The problem is Grandfather Tsuchimikado Kenji.

Since Natsumi Tsuchimodo is the only child of the Tsuchimodo family, Kenji Tsuchimodo certainly hopes that Natsumi Tsuchimodo will inherit the status of Omiya Secretary.

just.

It's different now.

With the development of technology and society, electronic products and other things are loved by the younger generation and even the older generation. As a result, the younger generation of many shrines do not want to be shrine maidens and shrines.

In order to put an end to this situation, Kenji Tsuchimodo instilled Shinto education in Natsumi Tsuchimodo since childhood.

What kind of Shinto education?

Every day, the bedtime stories Tsuchimikado Kenji told Natsumi were all Shinto stories, and he could tell whatever was awesome.

What kind of ancient great priest exorcised demons, what kind of priest imitated Master Kukai to go to that ancient country on the other side of the ocean, learned the supreme divine way and returned, became the number one priest, and suppressed demons and monsters with all his hands...

He also showed Xia Mei the ancient books of Atsuta Jingu's generations of Omiyaji, which recorded the deeds and achievements of each generation of Atsuta Jingu's Omiyaji.

As we all know, the word "sacred stick" originated from ancient times, and it refers to liars who pretend to be ghosts and gods to play tricks. People in shrines and temples are actually typical representatives of "shen sticks".

As Omiyaji of Atsuta Jingu Shrine, in order to leave a powerful proof for future generations, writing his own deeds will naturally deify himself. The recorded achievements are all building blocks and over-deified.

Reading these ancient books on the deeds of Omiyaji in Atsuta Shrine in the past dynasties is actually no different from reading novels, which are still invincible.

Coupled with the gatherings of people from temples and shrines, there will inevitably be business exchanges, talking about some gods and gods, what kind of Tuyumen Omiyaji? See if you are energetic and your spiritual power has increased again. It seems that you are expected to become Atsuta Jingu's most powerful palace priest in history, what XX did you learn some yin and yang techniques? You are almost comparable to that Ampere Qingming.

It has been cultivated for more than ten years.

The result is obvious, Tsuchimikado Natsumi is obsessed with magic, and she firmly believes in the existence of Shinto and the existence of monsters.

Seeing that Natsumi Tsuchimikado has a strong demonic barrier, she told herself that after graduation, she will enter Atsuta Jingu Shrine. In the future, if she inherits Atsuta Shrine, she must do various things to subdue demons and teach her children to believe in Shinto and continue to subdue demons. magic.

Tsuchimikado Kenji couldn't sit still any longer.

No, you must explain it clearly to Natsumi, otherwise the descendants of the Tuyumen family will all be crazy in the future.

After much deliberation, Tsuchimikado Kenji decided to take Natsumi to the deep mountains and old forests before she graduated.

Because he used to tell Xia Mei that most of the monsters lurk in the deep mountains and old forests and so on.

Tsuchimikado Kenji's plan is very simple, it is a showdown, take Dodikado Natsumi to travel to the deep mountains and old forests, after she can't find any monsters, and then tell her the truth, tell her everything.

It should be easier to have a showdown in the tranquil scenery of nature.

pity.

After the showdown, it was different from what was expected, Natsumi Tsuchimikado didn't believe it, and felt that Grandpa was trying to protect herself, because it was very dangerous to fight with monsters and ghosts.

Even if you can't find the monster for several days in a row, it's not easy to tell the truth with Tsuchimikado Kenji all the time.

After five days, it was useless for Kenji Tsuchimikado to talk about it.

Dingtian just shook Tsuchimikado Natsumi a bit, and finally Tsuchimikado Natsumi reassured herself and strengthened her mind.

at the same time.

Facing Kenji Tsuchimikado's words, Natsumi Tsuchimikado shook his head and said firmly.

"Grandpa, don't pretend, I know you are protecting me, but I am the future Omiyaji of Atsuta Shrine, and it is our duty to promote Shinto, communicate with gods, and slay demons."

Tsuchimikado Natsumi said, picked up the phone and looked at it, and found that the phone still had no signal.

In the deep mountains and old forests, there is no signal at all.

"It's a big deal, I promise you, I will not meditate every day, read shrine books, I will play more games on my mobile phone, go shopping and buy clothes, and do more of these unscrupulous things, okay?" Tsuchimikado Natsumi thought of her grandfather these days if.

Tsuchimikado Kenji's eyes lit up.

"Huh? Really? You didn't lie to grandpa? Are you sure you want to do more things that are not doing your job properly?"

These days, he not only had a showdown, but also said the reason why he had a showdown with himself, that is, Xia Mei is too crazy, etc. Now hearing that Xia Mei wants to go shopping and play more games, it is a joy.

With the current attractiveness of mobile phones and shopping for clothes, as long as Natsumi plays these things, maybe she can slowly get rid of the magic barrier of Shinto, and thus become a normal girl. It is even possible to know that she was bragging before.

"Really." Tsuchimikado Natsumi responded.

"Okay, okay, this is what you promised grandpa. Remember that 24 hours a day, in addition to sleeping and eating, you must give me more than 6 hours for shopping, playing mobile phones, and playing games. It's okay."

"Yes, yes, I promise you, I go shopping, play mobile phones, and play games for 6 hours a day. The premise is to go out of the mountains and forests, because the mobile phone cannot receive a signal here, and there is no signal at all for five days."

"Then let's go, haha."

Tsuchimikado Kenji smiled happily, and pulled Tsuchimikado Natsumi out of the forest.

As soon as he got out of the forest, Tsuchimikado Natsumi really heard about it, and started playing online with his mobile phone that finally had a signal.

Just when Kenji Tsuchimikado called and asked someone to take his grandfather and grandson back to Atsuta Shrine twice.

Natsumi Tsuchimikado, who was surfing the Internet with her mobile phone, suddenly yelled.

next moment.

She suddenly looked up at Kenji Tsuchimikado who was startled.

"Grandpa! What you said these five days really lied to me!!"

……

(End of this chapter)