21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 478 - 474: Invitation (Please Subscribe, Vote for Monthly Tickets)

The so-called strange bell ringing turned out to be the sound of the bell that Suzuhime carried. What Nanami and her friends saw as ghosts were actually Suzuhime herself.

Having clarified all this, Chen Yu found it amusing, but he also felt some dissatisfaction with Suzuhime's behavior.

"Could you explain why you did this? I think..." Chen Yu looked at Suzuhime, furrowed his brow and asked seriously, "As a deity, you shouldn't appear before ordinary people so easily, right? And it has caused so much trouble; Kawakami Cemetery is almost being treated as the new urban myth hotspot."

"Well... it does have something to do with you!" After learning from Little Rice Princess that Chen Yu was the one who bestowed her Divine Power, Suzuhime's face showed a look of sudden realization and she explained to Chen Yu, "I am Suzuhime, the Divine Servant of Lord Miketsu of the Inari deity, originally the Tsukumogami of the Mototsu Bell at Fushimi Inari Taisha. I came here on the divine command of Lord Miketsu to extend an invitation to you."

While speaking, Suzuhime took out a golden invitation from her bosom and handed it to Chen Yu.

As he took the golden invitation, Chen Yu seemed to smell the fragrance of rice flowers, his spirit invigorated, he also opened the invitation sent by the deities and, seeing the words written with Divine Power, Chen Yu felt a sense of surprise.

"Lord Inari actually wants to invite me, a mere mortal, to a banquet?" Chen Yu looked at Suzuhime in front of him with surprise, finding it very strange.

Although Japanese deities like Little Rice Princess are so weak that perhaps any Transcendent being could bully her, top-tier deities like the Inari God are likely beyond the reach of ordinary Transcendent beings. At the very least, Suzuhime before him was of Sub-Legendary level, and it leaves one to imagine just how powerful Lord Miketsu as the principal deity would be.

Yet such a powerful deity would specially write an invitation to be delivered, further wishing to invite oneself to a banquet—this was simply too peculiar.

Modern society is not like the ancient mythological era where deities frequently revealed miracles to gather faith. In an age where appearances of deities are exceedingly rare, Lord Miketsu's actions were strange enough, not to mention that the invitation was for a Divine Feast. Even in the mythological era, those who had participated in a divine banquet were very few, let alone being a main guest personally invited by a deity?

"Although it is indeed strange, this is the will of Lord Miketsu himself, and the invitation was personally issued by him," Suzuhime explained to Chen Yu, while her own gaze still carried a touch of skepticism.

While Chen Yu's strength in this era was admittedly impressive, merely being at the Sub-Legendary level, it was enough to earn the respect of most deities, but it wasn't at the level where he could be the main guest of a deity. After all, even the Great Onmyoji Abe no Seimei, with power that once dominated the entire Heian Period, had only attended the demon banquet of the demon king Shuten-doji of Mount Oe.

Being the main guest of a deity, aside from the deities themselves, can only be those with profound fortune and fate.

But clearly, Chen Yu could hardly be considered a person of great fortune, so for what reason did Lord Miketsu invite a mortal to attend a deities' banquet? Moreover, it is said that this banquet was specially prepared for him.

After listening to Suzuhime's words, Chen Yu's curiosity grew even stronger. However, he did not continue to inquire. He simply took the invitation, nodded, and said, "Then please tell Lord Inari that I will keep the appointment on time."

"With that, I am relieved. Before, when I couldn't find you and deliver the invitation, I was worried that I would delay the mission entrusted by Lord Miketsu!" Suzuhime chuckled, then turned to Little Rice Princess and said, "Now that the invitation has been delivered, and my mission is complete, I will return to Kyoto. I'll come to play with you again when I'm free, Little Rice Princess!"

"When will you have time to come play with me again, Suzuhime?" Although she was a deity, Little Rice Princess still had the appearance and mind of a child and was very reluctant to part with Suzuhime, a rare friend who came to visit her.

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Before she became the deity of this small shrine, Suzuhime was one of her few friends. Suzuhime's visit to Tokyo made her very happy, but now that she had to leave, Little Rice Princess naturally found it hard to let go.

"I'll come whenever I have time!" Suzuhime smiled at Little Rice Princess and then turned to leave.

Watching Suzuhime disappear in front of the shrine, Chen Yu then turned to Little Rice Princess and asked, "Little Rice Princess, do you know why Lord Inari has invited me?"

"If Suzuhime doesn't know, I'm not quite sure either. I haven't returned to Fushimi Inari Taisha for a long time. Each time Lord Miketsu has something for me or if I need to contact Lord Miketsu, I only need to pray towards his Divine Position; there's no need to go back to Fushimi Inari Taisha," Little Rice Princess obviously wasn't too clear on the matter either, but she pondered for a moment and then said, "Could it be related to this? After all, Lord Miketsu was very concerned about the Death God Power you gave me!"

"Maybe." Hearing Little Rice Princess say this, Chen Yu thought it was quite possible. After all, Japan doesn't have a specific Death God; the so-called King Yama and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva are not deities in charge of death. If Lord Miketsu could obtain a Divine Duty related to death, it would presumably be very important for this famous deity, and therefore, inviting a mortal wouldn't be so strange.

However, thinking about attending a deities' banquet, Chen Yu suddenly found himself in a bit of a dilemma and asked Little Rice Princess, "Little Rice Princess, do you know the rules of a deities' banquet? I've never experienced one before. Do you know what I need to prepare to attend Lord Inari's banquet?"

"Ah! Suzuhime forgot to mention this! How could Suzuhime be so forgetful in her duties!" Little Rice Princess pouted unhappily, but quickly became excited and said to Chen Yu, "You've come to the right person for this matter! I used to be Lord Miketsu's most beloved Divine Servant, and I've helped Lord Miketsu set up many Divine Feasts! Let me tell you, the things you need to prepare are..."

Listening to Little Rice Princess enthusiastically listing the considerations for the Divine Feast, Chen Yu couldn't help but chuckle to himself. It seems that Suzuhime probably didn't forget at all but had deliberately omitted to mention it, perhaps wanting to see him embarrassed. But there was no need to tell Little Rice Princess that.