Chapter 361 - The Responsibility of "God" (2/2)

She did not know what had happened between them. At the time, she didn’t even know Yamata no Orochi was suppressed under Mount Fuji.

Nonetheless, when she entered the dream and saw the vivid Edo era, the incoherent fragments finally became a complete clue.

Four hundred years ago, Tokugawa Ieyasu did something special when he expanded Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine to help Orochi steal the power of faith. More than one hundred years later, his great-grandson Tokugawa Yos.h.i.+mune followed his ancestor’s wishes and made the falcon hunting area in s.h.i.+buya. As a medium, the buried statue of Yamata no Orochi had been absorbing the negative emotions of the army as dark faith nourishment for Tokugawa Ieyasu’s dream inside Mount Fuji for four hundred years. It also helped Orochi to gather the power of faith with darkness attribute for four hundred years.

If the falcon hunting area didn’t become a peaceful park so Orochi and the dream world both lost the supplemental energy, Orochi would not attempt to lure living people into the dream.

Then maybe she would not come to Nihon and Konohananosakuyahime would not reappear now.

However, according to keen-eyed fire phoenix, this shadow should be just the remnants left by the G.o.d when she abandoned the human world. After years of incense, she grows an independent mind and performs duties on behalf of the G.o.ddess.

She was imprisoned by Yamata no Orochi in a vicious way. Orochi may think the remnants have completely been wiped out. It will never know that G.o.ddess’s remnants are still very powerful. She has been hiding her capacities and biding her time just for a fatal blow when she is free.

“After you guys go up there, hurry down the mountain the sooner the better. The volcano will erupt at any time.” The shadow raises her hand and those dying Nihonese youths are all sent out of the crater.

Lin Luoran is surprised, “You don’t blame them?”

The shadow shakes her head, “Blame? G.o.ds may also make mistakes, not to mention these mortals. ”

What is blame? As a shadow that just has her independent consciousness, she still can’t feel the emotions of mortals. She comes from the remnants of G.o.ddess Konohananosakuyahime who is a hardhearted G.o.ddess cut off all emotions of ordinary people. Perhaps many years ago, she also knew emotions. However, she only had lofty and mighty mercy when she left those remnants.

Lin Luoran thinks for a while and then she points to a man curling up on a pile of white bones under the volcano wall. It’s Tokugawa Ieyasu who is too old to be a man on the brink of death.

“What about him? Do you resent him?”

Lin Luoran can feel Tokugawa Ieyasu’s remaining breath disappears when she asks this question. His breathing has always been shallow but now it even becomes imperceptible. He is not suddenly dead but holding his breath when waiting for the answer.

The shadow hesitates for a while. “Four hundred years ago, he led people to expand Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine and imprisoned me by changing the structure of shrine. At that time, I didn’t like him very much. I couldn’t feel at ease whenever I thought of him. Did I resent him? ”

Lin Luoran nods.

The shadow sighs, “But I forgive him seeing the way he is now.”

Lin Luoran takes a glance at skinny Tokugawa Ieyasu. He moves a little bit and even sheds tears. Lin Luoran can still see it clearly although water vapor evaporates instantly because of the heat of h.e.l.lfire. When Tokugawa Ieyasu bursts into tears and then pa.s.ses away, a group of faith light as bright as an incandescent lamp drifts to the shadow and melts right between her eyes.

Is it Tokugawa Ieyasu’s power of faith before he dies?

With Tokugawa Ieyasu’s strong power of faith which turns from black to white before his death, the shadow’s face can finally be seen clearly.

She is a very friendly woman. Lin Luoran never expects that the first G.o.ddess she has ever seen is with single-fold eyelids.

Lin Luoran does not get the chance to talk to her again. Orochi now finally tears off its fake fear to the shadow.

“Very good. One with faith, one with G.o.dhead… when I take over, I can have it both.”

Its shuddering voice is gone and only its complacency remains. The soil layer cracks completely and Orochi’s head comes out of the lava.

Lin Luoran frowns. Do Mr. Lin and others withdraw from Mount Fuji? If so, does she still have to fight desperately with Orochi?

Using her personal ability to rescue ordinary Nihonese who she always doesn’t like… Lin Luoran is not a mercy G.o.ddess. She is hesitant and even thinks it worthless.

Lin Luoran is still hesitating about fighting or leaving as the lava flows over the Water Dome and the volcano is erupting.

At this moment, she sees the woman in a flower dress who has not had her own name yet and just become conscious a moment ago. This woman leaves an extremely beautiful smile with her face covered with a layer of holy soft light.

Her solid figure gradually collapses, reverted to some small light spots of the power of faith.

A little bit by a little bit, the angry lava calms down and solidifies wherever the light spots go. Orochi’s laughter comes to an abrupt end.

These are the most holy lights in the world: the power of faith belonging to millions of ordinary people.

Lin Luoran is sent out of the crater by her in the Water Dome. She is completely moved, asking, “Why do you do this?”

The shadow is about to dissipate. Her smile is more beautiful than the dress of flowers. “You will know… this is the responsibility of G.o.d.”

—but you are not a real G.o.d. Do you also need to protect the mountain and people at the cost of your life?

Lin Luoran does not get the opportunity to ask this question.

Everything has been settled.

The mushroom cloud over Mount Fuji doesn’t explode as expected and Mount Fuji does not collapse. Without rising volcanic ashes, no one can imagine what happened a moment ago.

The last residual G.o.d of Nihon is gone with Yamata no Orochi—