Chapter 1937: Actually, There

At that moment, Sawamura Sayuri pushed open the door and saw Himegami flinging herself on the bed, rolling around.

"Mom?"

Himegami turned her head, saw Sayuri enter, and sighed, "Mom, you didn't even knock!"

This is such a violation of privacy!

Sawamura Sayuri's lips curled slightly into a strange smile, her expression curious.

"Of course not! What are you talking about, Mom?"

"Even if you were, it's fine—you're grown up now!" Sayuri covered her mouth and giggled. "By the way, I've noticed you've been distracted these days, smiling like an idiot. Have you gotten a boyfriend? Is it that boy, Rona?"

"I'm warning you—take proper precautions. I don't want to become a grandmother this young."

"What are you saying, Mom!" Himegami's face turned bright red, like a boiled shrimp. "I don't have a boyfriend!"

"You don't?"

Sawamura Sayuri was utterly astonished.

She had been through this age herself—Himegami's recent expressions couldn't possibly mean anything other than a boyfriend.

Unless… she had a girlfriend?

Though the Sawamura family was extremely open-minded—even helping their daughter sell doujinshi.

But—her daughter having a girlfriend? That she still found hard to accept.

Seeing her mother's strange expression, Himegami knew she was imagining something bizarre again.

"Mom, what are you thinking now?" Himegami sighed. "It's not some weird thing. I've encountered something truly amazing."

"Something truly amazing?" Sayuri blinked. "What is it?"

Though her child was a shut-in, she was still a young lady of high status—she might not like upper-class affairs, but she understood them.

If even Himegami called it amazing, it must be extraordinary.

"Mom, do you believe other worlds exist?" Himegami asked.

Sawamura Sayuri froze: "Other worlds?"

She raised her jade hand and placed it on Himegami's forehead. "You're not running a fever."

"Himegami, have you drawn too many doujinshi lately and lost your mind? Though Buddhist sutras and other myths speak of other worlds, they're merely human fantasies."

"I'm not insane." Himegami shook her head, then recited the Light Mantra. Instantly, her entire body radiated a brilliant glow, illuminating the whole room.

Sawamura Sayuri was stunned.

She had assumed it was some tech gadget—but found no device at all, as if the light emanated from beneath Himegami's skin.

She waited until Himegami finished the divine mantra, then stopped.

"Mom, do you believe me now?"

Sawamura Sayuri nodded. "What is this?"

"It's a chat group!" Himegami explained. "That chat group connects all worlds—there are gods, demons…"

"And the Taixuan Divine Mantra I just recited grants light power, purifying the body. Now, I'm incredibly strong."

She began searching for something to prove it.

But this was her bedroom and studio—where was there anything heavy?

"Real other worlds?"

"And you met a deity?"

Sawamura Sayuri felt her worldview shatter.

This was supposed to be an ordinary scientific world—how had it suddenly become connected to the supernatural?

Seeing Himegami searching, Sayuri chuckled. "Alright, Lily, no need to look—I believe you. By the way, can Mom learn that too?"

"Of course!" Himegami's attention snapped to her. "Mom, I'll teach you."

Himegami had read the chat group's rules.

It forbade widespread dissemination to Sakura nationals—but teaching family members was permitted.

"Praise Taixuan…"

Himegami taught Sayuri word by word.

It wasn't difficult at all—in moments, Sayuri memorized the mantra and began reciting it herself.

As her voice rose, she too emitted light, just like Himegami.

Unlike watching from outside, she could faintly perceive the supreme light force, sensing a substance within her flesh transform into pure energy, purifying her body.

She felt her body growing stronger.

This strengthening was internal and external—even her thoughts quickened.

Moments later, when she finished reciting, she noticed a layer of pale dead skin on her skin, easily sloughing off to reveal smooth, tender flesh beneath, like a baby's.

"This…"

Sawamura Sayuri could hardly believe it.

Though she was in her thirties, with makeup she looked like Himegami's older sister.

But that was only how outsiders saw her.

In truth, once a person passed thirty, their condition declined sharply.

Skin, strength, stamina—all deteriorated.

That's why many were "optimized" by thirty-five.

People over thirty simply couldn't match the vitality of those in their twenties.

To maintain her skin, Sayuri constantly underwent beauty treatments, using only the finest cosmetics—her annual cosmetics spending far exceeded a salaryman's yearly income without food or drink.