In the room, when Yuki Tsukumo looked at the pink little snake that was currently lying on Zenin Kiyoshi's head with a peaceful face, her expression was full of suffocation.
"So, you just simply had a few words with Yamata no Orochi, and then you became friends with her? And you even let her join our camp?!"
After Yuki said these words, she herself felt a little ridiculous.
She recognized every word here, but when these words were combined together, she couldn't quite understand the meaning of the words.
A [Imaginary Special Grade Cursed Spirit], because of a few words from Zenin Kiyoshi, willingly became a companion on their side?
She didn't even dare to dream of such a thing.
Even Toji, who was usually not serious, smacked his tongue at this moment and said to Zenin Kiyoshi:
"Tsk, if you were willing to bet on horses, your luck would definitely be very good. Let's play a game. Ten, seven, twenty-three, which of these numbers do you like the most?"
Hearing Toji's words, Zenin Kiyoshi glanced at him and then said helplessly:
"Don't use this method to try to let others decide which track to bet on today. But didn't you say a few days ago that you had quit gambling? Why are you betting on horses again now? Miss Eri's side, you..."
Before Zenin Kiyoshi could finish his words, Toji interrupted his nagging:
"I said I quit, so I quit. What I just asked you was just the checkout counter number of the supermarket convenience store today. Which one do you think will let me serve fewer customers at work today?"
"Then twenty-three."
"Why?"
"Two short and one long, choose the longest."
"What kind of secret is this?"
"My teacher taught me before."
Silently remembering this method, Toji prepared to use this method to make decisions for himself next time he was hesitant.
On the other side, Riko Amanai at this moment walked up to Zenin Kiyoshi with some curiosity and nervousness. She looked at the pink little snake that was currently lying on his head and asked with some curiosity:
"Can I touch it?"
To Riko's request, Zenin Kiyoshi just smiled and nodded, and then said:
"Yes, it's okay. Actually, Orochi's personality is very gentle. It was just a misunderstanding with everyone before."
Originally, everyone was a little unconvinced, but when they saw Orochi, who was actually rubbing her head against Riko's finger at this moment, everyone was slightly relieved.
At the same time, the morning news on the TV also sounded:
"Yesterday, a gas leak explosion occurred at [Zoukiya] at the entrance of Renchoku Girls' High School, and a chain reaction occurred with the internal gas of the sewer pipe, causing serious damage to the street. Fortunately, the personnel were evacuated in time, and there were no casualties.
On the same day, a very rare falling tide appeared in the sea near Okinawa. According to geologists' judgment, this phenomenon is mainly caused by the gravitational pull of the tide..."
Hearing the report on the TV, Miss Kuroi covered her mouth and said with some surprise:
"The words of the Star Religious Group are really useful. I didn't expect that in just one day, they had already handled everything."
To this, Yuki Tsukumo snorted coldly and said with some resentment:
"Those idiots are only a little useful in these things. In other places, they are all a hindrance! Also, you still need to give an explanation as to why Yamata no Orochi has become like this, Kiyoshi."
Yuki herself didn't know why, but after learning that Yamata no Orochi was a woman, she always felt a little uncomfortable in her heart and always wanted her to get off Zenin Kiyoshi's head.
However, Zenin Kiyoshi at this moment did not pay too much attention to Yuki's words. He gently placed the little pink snake on his head on the table and explained at the same time:
"Orochi's main body is currently asleep. Due to the contract, she herself cannot directly join our side. She still needs to fulfill her agreement with that person. As for the specific content, including that person's identity, due to the contract, she cannot tell us.
As for why she has become like this, it is because the cursed energy I can provide her is too little. In order to preserve the combat power at necessary moments, she will usually use this state to minimize her own cursed energy demand."
Hearing this, Yuki nodded slightly, but her frowning brows still did not relax. She looked at Zenin Kiyoshi, her voice mixed with a deep worry:
"If that's the case, then I'm not worried about your side, but the higher-ups will definitely not allow this to happen. Although there are also examples of humans raising Cursed Spirits among the common people, for example, that guy."
Yuki pursed her lips and turned her gaze to Toji, who was currently poking at Ugly Baby's fleshy face.
"There are indeed some Cursed Spirits in this world who don't have much resentment towards humans. But because of some things, the higher-ups had strictly forbidden this kind of thing from happening during the Heian era.
Even if you want to raise a Cursed Spirit, it must be below Grade 3. Except for some special innate techniques, anyone who violates this condition will basically be sentenced to death.
But even if you follow this rule, either you or your Cursed Spirit will have an accident during a mission later on, so... you should understand what I mean."
To Yuki's words, Zenin Kiyoshi naturally understood her deep meaning.
In a place like Okinawa, it's not very dangerous for him to bring Yamata no Orochi with him. But in Tokyo, this kind of behavior of his is a bit unsafe. He is still not sure about the attitude of the higher-ups, but before his strength reaches the special-grade, Zenin Kiyoshi does not want to tear his face with them so early.
Just like yesterday's incident, without the political power of those higher-ups, it would probably have caused a large-scale panic. While the negative emotions would increase on a large scale, it would also cause the production of Cursed Spirits to rise sharply, the number of unnatural deaths to increase, humans to continue to panic, Cursed Spirits to continue to rise, and cases to continue to increase...
If he didn't want that kind of negative cycle to occur, then before Zenin Kiyoshi found a solution, he still needed to treat the necessary existence of the higher-ups with caution.
However, these things are not actually the most pressing problem that Zenin Kiyoshi needs to solve at present.
The most pressing problem is in his own inner world.
Therefore, when Yamata no Orochi is asleep, her soul resides in his inner world.
And at this moment, that place is already a bit chillingly cold.
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