Ayako Todai got into the back of her car and raised all the glass.

She took off her police uniform and changed into her regular uniform in the back seat.

After doing this, she got out of the back seat to the front driver's seat, but instead of starting the car's engine, she folded down and lay down.

"I'm so tired!"

Ayako Todai couldn't help but sigh.

Although she only sat and had an afternoon meeting, the feeling of being a scum of the big guys everywhere was really bad, and trying her best to maintain her posture for an afternoon was enough for her to be exhausted.

What's even more tiring is thinking about what you're going to face in the future......

"Alas, it's so annoying!"

She couldn't help but sigh again.

"Lord God, if you really exist, bless me with a quick promotion, and then sit in the office every day."

Thinking of the gods she worshipped, she pulled up her seat and lit the engine with a sigh.

......

The car moved slowly through the traffic of Tokyo, stopping one step at a time.

Todai Ayako looked at the traffic outside the window, most of the drivers didn't look very good-looking, and there was a dense flow of people not far away like ants moving, looking hurried, and there was not much smile in sight.

She suddenly couldn't help but think about a question in her heart-

What would happen if the yokai gods really reappeared and entered people's lives?

Probably going to be bad, right? She thought.

After all, in that case, human beings will not be able to call themselves the masters of the earth, their hegemony will be challenged, their lives will be threatened all the time, and even the existence of gods will not be able to say whether the benefits outweigh the disadvantages or the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

It's like those background board humans in the story and legend, often because they are wiped out, so there will be heroes to crusade against monsters, everyone's eyes are focused on the heroes, who will remember those who don't even have names?

Ayako Todai's fingers shook uncontrollably, and her breathing became a little short.

Terrible Terrible Terrible Terrible Terrible Terrible ......

Everyone thinks they can be a hero, but the reality is that most people don't even have the qualifications to act as a backdrop!

Ayako Todai looked in the rearview mirror of the car and suddenly found herself grinning at the corners of her mouth.

So, what does she think? Is it the main character? Is it a backdrop? Or is it the dust of the times?

Looking at herself in the mirror, Ayako Todai let go of the suppression of her hands and let her instinct drive.

In the blink of an eye, she had an extra knife in her hand - her car door had been illegally modified, and a small knife had been hidden inside.

The simple black scabbard had no bright spots, she lifted it up, put it in front of her eyes, and slowly pulled it out with the hilt in one hand.

The blade has a slight arc, the whole body is snowy, and the blade reflects the cold light in the sun, which is extremely dazzling.

There is no doubt that this is a small knife that has been cut over, and it can even be called a killing weapon.

Ayako Todai closed her eyes, and under her delicate exterior, no one knew what a violent heart she had, not even her parents.

When she was young, she brandished the royal coin, thinking it was powerful, and then she was taught a lesson by boys of the same age with their fists.

Then she learned how to swing her fists as a delinquent boy, but she was quickly beaten with a bamboo sword.

She joined the kendo club and began to learn kendo, which lasted for a long time, and she also led the team to win the championship of the Jade Dragon Banner women's group as a general in high school.

Then, it was she who saw the power of the gun, so she passed the exam and entered the Metropolitan Police Department as a professional group.

The fist is stronger than the royal coin, so she did not hesitate to give up the imperial coin; Having a weapon to face her bare hands can have a greater advantage, so she picked up the sword and gave up her bare hands; A gun is better than a sword, so she began to look for opportunities to get a gun, and this time she did not give up kendo, because the level of kendo is linked to the promotion of the police.

Originally, she thought that the firearm was already the strongest power she could get, however, she didn't expect to have the opportunity to witness the birth of a youkai, which really made her ...... I was scared.

Ayako Todai licked her tongue, and there seemed to be a flash of red light in her eyes.

She held the knife in her trembling hand, and the appearance made people wonder if she couldn't help but pull out the knife and slash it indiscriminately in the car.

However, it didn't—

The horn sounded, the stagnant traffic moved again, and looking at the moving vehicles in front of her, Ayako Todai returned to her original state, shoved the knife back into its place with a nonchalant face, and then stepped on the accelerator.

Today, instead of returning to her rented apartment in Chiyoda Ward after work as usual, she headed further north.

Because of today's events, she had to go home and lie down.

All the way to Arakawa Ward, the scenery here is very different, and it is much more desolate than Chiyoda Ward.

Even if it is better than Adachi Ward, it is still ranked last among the 23 wards in Tokyo.

The Todai Shrine of the Todai family is located on Mt. Todai in Arakawa Ward.

Parking in the parking lot at the foot of the mountain, Ayako Todai stepped out of the car.

Mt. Todai is not a famous mountain, just a small hill, the relative altitude is only 60 meters, she stood at the foot of the mountain, and she saw the vermilion torii gate halfway up the mountainside.

Todai Shrine is dedicated to the mountain god of Mt. Todai, a god who is not known to outsiders, and the only believers who still worship it are some local elders.

As those old people grow old, perhaps Todai Shrine will disappear into the tide of history, like many shrines.

Todai Ayako was a little sentimental, and after a glance from afar, she began to climb the mountain along the approach.

Sure enough, there was no one on the way, it was empty and lonely.

Todai Shrine, which is located on the top of the mountain, is not allowed even if there are elderly people who want to come to worship it.

She looked at the trees on both sides all the way, these are the big scenery she has seen since she was a child, but she still has a little strangeness to her who has not been back for a long time, and she now wants to drive away that strangeness.

"Huh?"

Halfway up the mountain, Todai Ayako suddenly raised her eyebrows, and unexpectedly found a person, still a young man.

He placed his easel in the middle of the approach and meticulously painted the torii gate in front of him.

The vermilion torii gate, the quaint stone slabs, and the dense trees on both sides were all painted by him.

Ayako Todai couldn't help but lighten her steps and stepped forward softly so as not to disturb him.

This is a very clean boy, his face is white and clean without any extra decorations, and his body is also, white shirt, dark blue jeans, plus a pair of canvas shoes, very simple.

She didn't look much at it, just glanced at it and then moved her gaze back to the painting, watching it gradually finish.

"It's done!" Yue Xikong breathed a sigh of relief, put down the brush and color palette, and looked at the scene painting that had just been completed with satisfaction.

"Smack!" A round of applause caught his attention, and he realized that there was a man standing behind him.

Hurriedly moved the easel away from the middle of the approach, and Yuexi looked apologetically at the comer:

"Sorry, I was so obsessed with the drawing that I didn't notice anyone."

"It's okay, it's not that you can't walk next to the approach, I just stopped because I wanted to see you finish the painting."

It seemed that because of being praised, Yue Xikong scratched his head a little embarrassed and asked, "Are you also going up the mountain to visit the shrine?" I saw that there was a shrine here, so I wanted to come up and pay a visit, but I thought it was nice from the middle of the mountain, so I stopped and wanted to record it. ”

Looking at the boy's shy smile, Todai Ayako suddenly felt a lot better, she wanted to tease the little boy, and said with a smile:

"This is my home, what? Do children want to go to their sister's house with their sister? ”

"Huh?"