Chapter 1573

Busujima Saeko reverently offered incense, then turned back and said, "This is a great divine spirit. Would Teacher Shizuka like to offer a stick of incense? There are benefits, you know."

"Benefits?" Marikawa Shizuka was speechless, and said unhappily, "I'm not an idiot!"

Even though she acts quite ditzy, she's not actually stupid.

Otherwise she wouldn't have become the school doctor.

This is an era when science flourishes; gods and Buddhas and the like have long been a thing of the past.

Praying to gods and worshipping Buddhas is just psychological comfort.

Though she said so with her lips, Marikawa Shizuka still took the incense Busujima Saeko handed her and began to worship with great solemnity.

The moment she inserted the sandalwood incense into the censer, Marikawa Shizuka felt her whole body grow light, as if all the physical and psychological problems accumulated over the past dozen or twenty years had vanished.

She stood there in a daze, and only came back to her senses after a long while.

"How amazing, Saeko. What divine spirit is this? I only worshipped once, and I already feel completely relaxed all over."

Marikawa Shizuka leaned closer, her face full of curiosity. "Why have I never heard of this divine spirit!"

Busujima Saeko swung her sword as she practiced the basic moves, and said, "This divine spirit—you definitely don't know him. He's an Eastern divine spirit. His divine title is 'Ten Thousand Laws' Origin, Primordial Infinite, Supreme True and Holy, Great Mystery Dao Ancestor!'"

After many years of development, Zhang Taixuan's divine title was already extremely long.

This was actually still one of the shorter ones.

If one were to recite the titles bestowed upon him by the gods of the Journey to the West world and others, it would truly leave one dumbfounded.

One must know that the Jade Emperor's title is "Haotian Golden Terrace... Supreme Emperor," totaling twenty characters.

Those immortals, in order to show that Zhang Taixuan's status was even more exalted, bestowed even longer titles.

Zhang Taixuan himself heard them and felt his head swell.

Marikawa Shizuka listened until her eyes went dizzy: "Wh-what is that? I hadn't even finished memorizing it, and you've already finished reciting it."

Busujima Saeko laughed and said, "If you can't remember it, just remember 'Great Mystery Dao Lord,' or 'Great Mystery Dao Ancestor'—either is fine."

Marikawa Shizuka nodded, pondering it in her heart.

"I really don't think I've heard of this divine spirit," Marikawa Shizuka sighed. "Saeko-chan, where did you get your divine statue? I want to get one to take home too. This divine spirit is way too efficacious."

Busujima Saeko: "This one? I'll give you a small one later."

Marikawa Shizuka asked, "Would a small one work?"

"Of course."

After playing for half a day, Marikawa Shizuka contentedly left the Busujima dojo carrying a three-inch-tall divine statue.

Monday.

Marikawa Shizuka carefully placed the divine statue on her workstation, reverently worshipped once, and only then got down to work with peace of mind.

"Oh? Teacher Shizuka, what divine spirit are you worshipping?"

During lunch break, Komuro Takashi happened to wander over to the infirmary, saw the divine statue on the desk, and couldn't help but ask.

"This doesn't look like any divine spirit from a temple—could it be some cult's deity?"

In Japan, the problem of cults cannot be avoided.

That man chose to take a desperate risk over this very issue and committed a world-shaking major case.

This problem is not something that has only emerged in recent years; it has a long history.

Although Komuro Takashi was only a student, he had long heard of these issues.

Seeing Teacher Marikawa Shizuka going astray, he naturally wanted to give her a warning.

But the moment the words left his mouth, he felt darkness before his eyes, and with a thud he collapsed to the ground, utterly motionless.

Marikawa Shizuka had originally been a little angry.

After all, she had already witnessed the divine spirit's efficacy firsthand, and would not allow others to slander him.

As it turned out, Komuro Takashi collapsed on his own.

"What's going on?" Marikawa Shizuka stepped forward and examined him carefully, only then discovering that Komuro Takashi had fallen into a deep coma. "Is he sick, or did he blaspheme the divine spirit!"

She called someone over, helped Komuro Takashi up, brought him before the divine statue, and prayed earnestly.

After bustling about for a while, she found it was no use, and could only notify the school and have the person sent to the hospital.

After school in the afternoon.

Marikawa Shizuka found Busujima Saeko and asked, "Saeko, is Komuro-kun's coma because he blasphemed the divine spirit?"

Busujima Saeko was taken aback: "Blasphemed the divine spirit?"

Marikawa Shizuka then realized she hadn't yet told Busujima Saeko the whole story.

After explaining the matter, Busujima Saeko's expression grew solemn.

The Dao Lord is no ordinary divine spirit.

This one is a divine spirit capable of creating worlds—if he were truly angry, Komuro Takashi would certainly be dead for sure.

She hurriedly opened the chat group and explained the situation.

Su Xiao: "Uh... is Taixuan-ge that petty? 【Shocked】"

Hu Yifei: "It shouldn't be that bad, right? My husband shouldn't do something like that."

Su Xiao: "The Husband-Defending Squad has appeared!"

Zhang Taixuan: "It really wasn't me."

Busujima Saeko: "Could it be that Komuro-kun is just sick?"

Zhang Taixuan: "No, that's not it either. It's just that the world on your side is a bit timid—simply because Komuro Takashi suspected my divine statue was an evil god, He struck out directly."

Busujima Saeko: "Is the world that timid too?"