Chapter 420: Jashin-chan Drew a 'Death' Lot!
"You guys are here?"
Dressed in white like fresh snow, paired with a vermilion hakama skirt, her reddish-brown long hair tied with danshi paper, slender figure, and exquisite features, Yurine appeared before everyone with a smiling face.
"You bastard! What do you mean 'You guys are here,' saying it so lightly!"
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Jashin-chan clenched her fists, rushed up with an angry face, and shouted at Yurine: "On what basis did you set up a barrier only targeting me! I didn't provoke you today, did I?"
"Mn? Why so agitated? Just saying hello to you guys." Yurine tilted her head, looking at Jashin-chan calmly.
"So that's it!" Ryohei crossed his arms aside and nodded slightly.
"Don't accept this explanation so easily! Bastard Servant!"
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Jashin-chan turned her head unhappily and spouted at Ryohei.
"Okay, okay, okay..."
Ryohei perfunctored.
"Is this explanation not acceptable? Then let me change one."
"You also know how to 'change one'!" Minos felt full of points to roast and couldn't help roasting.
Yurine didn't mind, raised a slender white finger to Jashin-chan, and said seriously:
"A shrine is a sacred and pure place. For a 'scum-type' demon like you entering a shrine, you must accept baptism and sanctions to wash away the sins on your body."
"...So that's it!" Jashin-chan blinked her dot eyes.
"Actually accepted it!"
Ryohei was speechless for a moment, stumbled aside, and almost fell.
"After all, I am quite scummy~."
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Jashin-chan spread her hands to Ryohei, but there was no trace of shame on her face.
"Looks like Jashin-chan's self-awareness is very accurate." Lucoa raised her hand to cover her mouth and chuckled, teasing.
"Alright, let me take you to worship."
Yurine clapped her hands gently, attracting everyone's attention.
After all, blocking the shrine entrance all the time wasn't good; it would affect others.
"Mn, trouble you." Ryohei said with a smile.
"..."
So next, Yurine led everyone to start worshipping according to the process.
First went to the Temizuya (water ablution pavilion) for "purification," then walked along the sando to the front of the Haiden (worship hall).
"Eh, offertory box!"
Seeing the wooden offertory box under the bell rope, Jashin-chan's eyes lit up. She dashed over with a whoosh, knocked on it with the back of her hand, and said: "How much money is stuffed inside here?"
She looked inside through the horizontal wooden bars at the opening again, grinned, patted the box with her tail, and said: "Seems like this box can be easily destroyed..."
"Gulp—!"
Just as she spoke, she suddenly felt a chilling killing intent attacking from behind.
Jashin-chan's body stiffened involuntarily. She swallowed a mouthful of saliva, turned her head mechanically, and saw Yurine with a dark face walking towards her with cold eyes.
"You guy..."
Pitch-black spiritual aura surged on Yurine's body, emitting an astonishing oppressive feeling, making her look like a Demon God returned from hell!
"Ch-Chotto matte!"
Jashin-chan revealed dot eyes, her gaze instantly becoming clear, a stream of snot shooting out under her nose. She raised her hand, attempting to save herself: "I..."
However, Yurine didn't listen to her defense at all, clamped Jashin-chan's waist with both hands, exerted force suddenly—
Her slender figure like a fully drawn bow, she pulled Jashin-chan up from the ground, drawing a messy arc, executing a German Suplex!
"You guy who deserves divine punishment!"
With a Bang—, Jashin-chan was heavily slammed to the ground, letting out a "Wuaah" scream.
"Jashin-chan!"
Medusa covered her mouth, revealing a worried expression, looking at Jashin-chan.
Ryohei's eyelids twitched—could only say Jashin-chan deserved it; she was too good at courting death!
"Alright, let's continue."
After punishing Jashin-chan, Yurine clapped her hands, looking at Ryohei and the others as if nothing happened, returning to that gentle appearance from before.
"Okay."
Ryohei responded softly, threw coins, rang the bell, and made a wish according to the "two bows, two claps, one bow" process.
His wish was the same as last time, hoping that he and the people around him could be happy and healthy.
The others also went up to worship in turns; even Lucoa and Pekola went through the motions.
Afterwards—
Yurine led everyone to the shrine office to draw omikuji (fortune slips).
"Uh..."
Minos was a bit surprised looking at the two words "Great Curse" (Dai-kyo) on the slip.
Noticing her expression, Jashin-chan, who had recovered, leaned over and peeked secretly.
"Pfft—!"
She immediately covered her mouth and laughed gloatingly:
"Isn't this Great Curse? Ahaha—!"
"Minos, your luck is no good! Might have a life-and-death crisis!"
Jashin-chan patted Minos's shoulder, pointed at herself with the other hand, and bragged: "By the way, I am completely unafraid of death."
"Ask why? That's of course because I am a powerful demon!"
"Give me a break!"
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Minos half-squinted her eyes, looking at Jashin-chan with disdain.
However, truth be told, she was indeed a bit panicked right now, especially after Jashin-chan said there might be a life-and-death crisis.
If... the relationship with Ryohei-kun is exposed...
Minos tried to imagine it and couldn't help feeling her scalp tingle: Might really have a life-and-death crisis...
"Minos, don't listen to Jashin-chan's nonsense."
Ryohei put away the "Blessing" (Kichi) he drew and said to Minos: "Our luck for the next year is not decided by a single slip."
"And isn't there a saying?"
He raised a finger: "Tying the slip symbolizing bad luck to the designated place in the shrine can turn bad luck into good luck, not bringing the bad luck back."
"Eh? Yurine, is there such a saying?" Jashin-chan turned to look at Yurine.
"There is."
Yurine smiled gently at Minos who looked over.
Minos felt guilty inside but dared not show it, bracing herself to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Tsk—!"
"What are you tsk-ing about!"
Minos looked at Jashin-chan, diverting her attention.
"Looks like I also have to leave the slip at the shrine."
Just then, Yusa's gentle voice rang out.
"Yusa, what did you draw?" Kyon-Kyon standing aside asked curiously.
"Small Curse" (Sho-kyo).
Yusa showed her slip to her.
"I drew 'Curse' (Kyo)."
Despite this, Lucoa didn't panic at all, her face still smiling.
"Same as sister."
Pekola spoke abruptly.
Mn?
Hearing their words, Ryohei was stunned for a moment.
This... should be a coincidence, right?
At the same time, Yurine was also somewhat surprised.
The proportion of curse slips in omikuji is relatively small, generally accounting for 30%. Drawing so many curse slips at once was a relatively rare occurrence.
"Eh? Is your luck all so bad?"
Elma looked at Lucoa and the others in surprise, incidentally showing her own slip, lifting her chin slightly, puffing out her chest—the voluptuous curves wrapped in the black sleeveless shirt trembled twice instantly.
She said happily: "I drew 'Great Blessing' (Dai-kichi)!"
"Luck King is born!"
Ryohei narrated from the side, and Elma instantly became smugger.
"I am 'Half Blessing' (Han-kichi)."
Ilulu looked at her slip with dot eyes, tilted her head, a question mark popping out of her head, puzzled: "Does this mean half lucky, half cursed?"
"Not like that."
Hearing this, Yurine couldn't help smiling. She walked over and interpreted the slip: "Half Blessing is an above-average good omen, between 'Small Blessing' (Sho-kichi) and 'Ending Blessing' (Sue-kichi), considered part of 'Blessing'."
"It usually represents a stable and smooth fortune, implying things progress smoothly but need caution; the result depends on personal effort."
"Souka—!"
Ilulu raised her face, looking at Yurine with a sudden realization, then grinned, revealing a small tiger tooth, cheering: "Then my luck is quite good!"
"Mn."
"I drew 'Middle Blessing' (Chu-kichi)!"
Kyon-Kyon held the slip, smiling brightly to show her luck was also good.
"Me too."
Ran-Ran said with a smile from the side.
"I am also 'Middle Blessing'."
Medusa's voice was soft and gentle.
Koji raised his slip, indicating he drew Small Blessing.
That's right!
Yurine nodded secretly aside—if everyone drew "Curse," that would be abnormal.
"I am 'Blessing'."
Seeing everyone look over, Ryohei also reported the slip he drew.
"Let me see mine..."
Jashin-chan excitedly unfolded the slip she had been pinching in her hand—she hadn't had time to look after getting it; noticing Minos's expression, she went to tease her first.
The paper unfolded, only to see a shocking word written on it—'Death'!
"...Are!?"
Jashin-chan was stunned for a moment, her eyes widening in disbelief.
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