Chapter 182 Tokonosu City Virus Outbreak
Yae Miko didn't mind Hakuto wanting to know about Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei. So she began to tell him about them.
But rather than telling him everything about the two, it was more of a simple description of how they ended up there.
"Makoto and Ei were followers of the Sacred Emperor. The Sacred Emperor had them sleep within the Sacred Sakura Tree to suppress its defilement. As for the rest, that's not something you can know now. Maybe you'll know in the future. But for now, it's better you pretend you don't know anything."
As she spoke, Yae Miko pinched Hakuto's nose hard, as if to get back at him. Especially the look in her eyes, as if she had just taken revenge, made him wonder. What kind of grievance did he have with Yae Miko to make her look like that?
He slapped away Yae Miko's hand. "If there's nothing else, I'll go first."
"Wait a moment. You've gained the ability to control lightning. Don't you want to familiarize yourself with it?"
Hakuto raised an eyebrow. A purple electric spark appeared on Yae Miko's fingertip. Her eyes looked at him maliciously.
"No, thanks. I don't plan on accepting your guidance, Guuji Yae. I don't know if your teaching is good, but if any of the three Spirits residing in me get angry, the consequences would be dire. So I'll pass on your kindness."
Seeing Hakuto's sly expression, Yae Miko, who had wanted to give him a good shock, was speechless.
"Fine, fine. Get out of here. You're annoying to look at."
Unable to give Hakuto a proper lesson, Yae Miko was also annoyed and directly shooed him away.
It was past eleven when he got home. After showering, he lay on the bed and began recording his diary.
[Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei can be confirmed to have been brought about by my Transmigrator predecessor. I just don't know if they truly are the twin gods from Teyvat.]
[Thinking further, Yae Miko probably has an inescapable connection to my predecessor. Could Natsuki-chan also... forget it. I won't think about it.]
[But what exactly did my predecessor do? I always feel like something is off in Japan. The Sacred Sakura Tree should be enough to suppress defilement. But they also have Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei sleeping within it to watch over it. Could there be something terrifying sealed under the Grand Narukami Shrine?]
[If so, what could it be? Yamata no Orochi?]
[Today, I completed the offering to the Sacred Sakura Tree. Probably because I'm handsome, Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei gave me the power to control lightning. But it seems useless. I already have Cthulhu's and Shub-Niggurath's power. And now Hastur's. Why would I need lightning power?]
[But maybe it's not entirely useless. Using Cthulhu's and Hastur's power requires offerings. So I can use lightning power to play around. And lightning looks cool.]
[Strength is only temporary. But looking cool is forever.]
Time unknowingly passed midnight.
Hakuto claimed yesterday's diary rewards.
[Yesterday's diary completed. Starting reward distribution. You have received a bottle of APTX4869.]
[Yesterday's diary keeper received reward. Starting drawing: one diary copy holder will receive the same reward.]
[Drawing complete. Congratulations to Miyano Shiho for receiving one APTX4869 pill.]
[Diary copy holder reward distribution starting. The person mentioned the most times by the diary keeper yesterday was Yae Miko. Starting reward distribution now.]
[Congratulations to Yae Miko for receiving a Raiden Makoto body pillow.]
Hakuto looked at the bottle of APTX4869 in his hand and fell into thought, 'What use did I have for this?'
"Whatever. Sleep."
He directly threw the APTX4869 into his storage ring. Then he fell asleep. Shortly after he fell asleep, a figure quietly slipped into his bed.
When he woke up in the morning, he felt movement under the covers. He initially thought it was Ram. But he didn't expect it to be Rem who emerged from under the covers.
Watching Rem run out of the room, Hakuto was dumbfounded.
[I thought it was Ram giving a morning greeting. But it turned out to be Rem. Rem has become bold too. Yeah, that's good.]
Hakuto sighed. Then he noticed several news push notifications on his phone. He opened the news and his expression turned ugly.
"Tokonosu City is hit by a strange virus. The virus is highly contagious. The number of infected has reached tens of thousands. All transportation routes in and out of Tokonosu City have been closed. Anyone who has been to Tokonosu City within the past week, please report as soon as possible."
'Tokonosu City, virus, highly contagious?'
Instantly, Hakuto thought of "Them" and "Highschool of the Dead".
'Wow. Could it really be like that? If so, things would be serious.'
Hakuto immediately called Natsuki to ask about the situation. She answered his questions. Hakuto could almost confirm that Tokonosu City was indeed the setting of "Highschool of the Dead". And the virus had broken out.
Without any hesitation, Hakuto told Natsuki about the "Them" and the virus. She was silent for a moment, then appeared directly before Hakuto.
"Understood. I'll handle this. I might need your help."
"No problem. It concerns me too."
Natsuki immediately made the information Hakuto provided public. Fortunately, his news was timely, so the virus was quickly contained.
Most of it was in Tokonosu City. The remaining small amounts were rapidly cleaned up.