21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 268 - 265 New Year’s Visit

After receiving a reminder from Chen Yu, Jounouchi Hiromi adjusted her mindset. Once she understood the issues she should pay attention to, she settled her mind, no longer thinking of herself as a Transcendent with great power, but instead returning to the mentality of an ordinary person.

"Mom, where should we put the kagami mochi?" Holding the circular rice cake that was arranged on a plate, Jounouchi Hiromi asked her mother. At that moment, she was helping her mother along with Chen Yu to decorate the house for the New Year.

Because she wasn’t very familiar with these traditional customs, Jounouchi Hiromi glanced at the old-fashioned television set that resembled a cabinet in their house and thought about placing the kagami mochi on top of it.

Then she felt a slap on her buttocks from her mother.

"How could you put the kagami mochi on the television! The deities would take offence! It should be placed on the cabinet for a proper offering!

Haven’t you seen how I arranged the kagami mochi in previous years?" Mother Jounouchi gave her daughter a reproachful look, snatched the kagami mochi from her hands, and then placed it solemnly on the living room cabinet, even joining her hands in prayer seriously in front of it.

Watching her mother’s serious demeanor, Jounouchi Hiromi pouted with slight dissatisfaction. Although she knew that deities really exist in this world, she still didn’t think placing a kagami mochi needed to be so solemn. What if she offended them? The Toshigami wasn’t some high and mighty deity. If it came down to it, she could just "reason" with it!

She didn’t believe that The Toshigami wouldn’t listen to the reason from a Legendary Dragon.

However, just as this thought arose in Jounouchi Hiromi’s mind, she hastily dismissed it.

"Ordinary person, ordinary person, you are now an ordinary person!" she repeated to herself several times in her mind that she was now an ordinary person, and not yet able to control her own powers fully.

It was only after this that Jounouchi Hiromi managed to adjust her emotions and mindset, and like her mother, she bowed solemnly to the kagami mochi, hoping that the Toshigami wouldn’t mind her earlier disrespect.

"Hiromi, what are you doing?" Chen Yu, who had finished placing the kadomatsu outside the door, walked in and saw Jounouchi Hiromi joining her hands in prayer to the kagami mochi, and couldn’t help asking her curiously.

After finishing her prayers to the Toshigami, Jounouchi Hiromi then turned around and quietly explained to Chen Yu what had happened just now.

After listening to Jounouchi Hiromi’s explanation, Chen Yu nodded slightly and said to her in a quiet voice, "That’s right, Hiromi. You need to understand, although you could indeed rely on Xiao Lan to defeat one or two lesser deities, what if attacking a minor one provokes a greater one?

The Toshigami may not be a powerful deity, but what if attacking it brings retaliation from Gao Tianyuan? We are not afraid, but your mother is just a powerless ordinary person. If a divine war erupts, it wouldn’t end with just one or two people dying. And Gao Tianyuan..."

"What about Gao Tianyuan?" Jounouchi Hiromi agreed with Chen Yu, feeling that he made a lot of sense, but his mention of Gao Tianyuan at the end piqued her interest. In her original understanding, that was just part of the myth and legend. However, having acquired Transcendent powers and having witnessed the Divine Servant of the Inari God, she understood that deities indeed existed.

The fact that Chen Yu brought up Gao Tianyuan at this moment, and with a hesitating attitude, made her wonder.

"It’s nothing, just that I had a glimpse of Gao Tianyuan when I was constructing the Necromantic Space. It’s indeed inhabited by deities," Chen Yu didn’t elaborate further, he simply stated then added, "After the New Year, when we return to Tokyo, Hiromi, come with me to pray to Little Rice Princess, as she is also a deity. Besides, you could learn more about the Inari God."

"Hmm, whatever you decide is fine, Mr. Chen Yu," Jounouchi Hiromi nodded obediently, showing no trace of the one who had just been thinking about "reasoning" with a deity.

Seeing Chen Yu mentioning praying to the deities, she suddenly asked him, "Mr. Chen Yu, where should we go for the New Year prayers to a shrine or temple? Since there really are deities, shouldn’t we choose carefully?"

"Uh... I haven’t thought about that. In the past years, I wasn’t very concerned about such things; I only went to Sensoji Temple with classmates twice while studying," Chen Yu looked a bit embarrassed, he truly hadn’t considered the question before. As a Necromancer, what he revered could be said to be death itself rather than any particular deity.

But since Jounouchi Hiromi raised the question, Chen Yu started to seriously consider it. It was out of the question for him to set up an altar in his Necromantic Space and worship the Death God for New Year prayers; not to mention it wasn’t in the Death God’s domain, and worshiping the Death God during the festive season didn’t seem appropriate.

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"Then are there any particularly efficacious or famous shrines or temples in Yamagata City? Hiromi, where did you use to go for New Year prayers? I think there’s no need to worry too much; just do as you’ve done in the past." After contemplating, Chen Yu suggested that Jounouchi Hiromi proceed as usual for the New Year prayers, not needing to be influenced by her Transcendent powers.

"Yeah, that makes sense... I feel that for the prayers, if one is sincere, the deities will surely bless us," Jounouchi Hiromi considered then said to Chen Yu: "There’s a Buddhist Temple called Matsuo Temple opposite the high school I used to attend. I used to go there before every exam, and it felt quite effective. Why don’t we go there?

But you know, it seems there are quite a few temples in Yamagata. If Risseiji Temple wasn’t so far away, I’d suggest we go there; I’ve always wanted to climb its thousand-step stone stairway."

"If Hiromi likes it, then let’s go to Risseiji Temple," Chen Yu couldn’t help but smile. "As for the distance... Although I don’t want you to abuse your Transcendent powers, it doesn’t mean we can’t use them to solve minor troubles. If you’re willing, even going to Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Taisha for New Year prayers is just a thought away."

"Hmph! You always have a way, don’t you?" Jounouchi Hiromi could tell that Chen Yu planned to use a Spell to solve the issue and huffed at him in mild displeasure, yet she didn’t object.

New Year prayers are an indispensable custom for the Japanese during the New Year, so the more efficacious the temple, the more people go there, all hoping to receive blessings from the gods and Buddha for the coming year.

Although Jounouchi Hiromi was now a Transcendent, she still sincerely hoped to receive the deities’ blessings, so this matter was of great importance to her.

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"Since Mr. Chen Yu said so, let’s go to Risseiji Temple," After some thought, Jounouchi Hiromi agreed with Chen Yu’s suggestion to go to Risseiji Temple.