Chapter 43

These named deities of the Land of Cherry Blossoms all flew toward the sky, closing in on the "Witch's Eye."

Li An, who had activated the "Witch's Eye," naturally saw these deities as well.

But in his eyes, the deities of this world were far too weak.

Even Special Grade Cursed Technique users from the Main World were stronger than them; Gojo Satoru could crush them effortlessly.

Most crucially, without Divine Tools, the deities of this world possessed almost no combat power.

Moreover, they could not touch the "afflictions" on yokai; once infected by an affliction, they needed to be cleansed with purified water from a shrine.

Even a Divine Tool infected by an affliction required the "misogi" ritual to be exorcised.

In short, to sum it all up, the deities of this world were, in Li An's eyes, as weak as ants.

Li An had come to this world to obtain a skill that would allow a soul to become a Divine Tool.

Since he had already obtained what he wanted, there was no need to interact with these ants.

He swiftly scanned the entire Tokyo with the "Witch's Eye," and finding no suitable souls, he prepared to leave.

"No wonder, in the original work, after Yato broke his contract with his Divine Tool, he couldn't find a new one for a long time; it turns out souls capable of becoming Divine Tools are so rare." Li An shook his head in disappointment, then activated the Star Gate and left the Noragami World.

Back in the Main World, Li An was surprised to find that time had not moved.

"System, when I travel to other worlds, is the Main World in a time-stop state?" he urgently asked the System.

【Ding. Yes. When the Host travels to other worlds via the Star Gate, you may choose to place the Main World in time stop, or choose to synchronize the Main World's time with that of the other world.】

"I see. Then, when I return from another world, can I instead place that other world in time stop?"

【Ding. Yes!】

"Understood!" Li An nodded, unable to help but marvel at the power of the Star Gate.

No, it should be the power of the System.

After all, the Star Gate was merely an item obtained from a System treasure chest; this undoubtedly proved the System was far more advanced than the Star Gate.

"Master, w-what... what place is this?" Suddenly, Li Ying's somewhat uneasy voice reached his ears.

Li An slapped his forehead; how could he have forgotten her?

"This is my home in another world. From now on, you will live here with me." Li An offered no further explanation, simply telling Li Ying to feel at ease living there.

"Mm, I understand!" Li Ying nodded, inwardly marveling at how incredibly powerful her Master was, able to travel between worlds.

"Tonight, you can sleep in my room." Li An spoke.

"No! How could I let Master sleep outside? I should go sleep outside instead!" Li Ying hurriedly objected.

As a servant, such a thing would be sheer treason.

Looking at Li Ying's voluptuous figure, Li An couldn't help but swallow hard and say, "Then let's sleep together; the bed is big enough anyway."

"Ah? Oh... oh... okay..." Li Ying's face flushed red, but she dared not refuse.

Immediately, Li An and Li Ying both removed their outer garments and lay down under the covers.

Night passed. In the morning, the young boy, waking up and preparing to call Master for breakfast, stepped inside the door and saw a woman clinging to Li An like an octopus; he thought he hadn't woken up properly and was hallucinating.

He rubbed his eyes, confirmed he wasn't seeing things, and then, with a look of alertness, said to Li Ying, "Where did you, a ghost, come from? How dare you desecrate my Master!"

Quickly!

Li Ying was also awakened; seeing herself lying disheveled in Li An's arms, her face instantly turned bright red with shame.

But the young boy's words made her extremely angry.

What did he mean by "desecrate my Master"?

I am Master's Divine Tool!

"You little brat, what nonsense are you shouting? I am Master's Divine Tool!" Li Ying glared angrily at the young boy.

"What? Master's Divine Tool?" The young boy stood stunned.

When did Master acquire a new Divine Tool?

No, no, no Divine Tool is a ghost.

This ghost must be lying!

Just as the young boy was about to use Onmyodo to subdue this lying ghost, Li An also awoke.

He placed one hand on the young boy's head and said, "Young boy, stop fooling around. Li Ying is indeed the new Divine Tool I have taken in; she is also our companion and family!"

Hearing Li An's words, the young boy finally felt relieved.

Hearing Li An say she was a companion and family, Li Ying was overjoyed.

"I... I'm sorry!" The young boy apologized to Li Ying, feeling very embarrassed.

"It's fine; you were just concerned about Master." Li Ying generously forgave the young boy.

Then, getting up from the bed and putting on clothes before walking out of the bedroom, they found that Keiko Kurahashi, Hotarubana, and the young girl had already risen and prepared breakfast long ago!

However, when they saw a mature, stunningly beautiful woman walking out of Li An's room, they were all stunned.

"Y-you... you..." Keiko Kurahashi pointed at Li An, momentarily unable to speak.

Hotarubana and the young girl also looked at their Master with expressions of surprise.

Seeing their expressions, Li An knew they had misunderstood, so he once again explained Li Ying's identity to them.

After hearing this, the women finally felt relieved.