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The so-called "Contract Restoration" referred to a large-scale ritual to eliminate disasters and pray for better conditions next year. It was a large-scale "Contract Restoration". It was mainly aimed at cities, regions, and even countries. For example, Ise Grand Shrine's "Contract Restoration" was aimed at the entire island of Japan.
Of course, the Miko who could participate in this ritual must have the so-called "pure" body, because only the "pure" Miko had the purest spiritual power and could complete the "Contract Restoration".
However, this referred to the general situation. Sei Itō's women were not in this category. Not to mention that their bodies and power were extremely pure under the transformation of the Rubik's Cube, their current strength had reached the point where they needed to maintain their "pure" bodies to increase their spiritual power. Not to mention, there was also Miko Yuan, who had the talent of "Contract Restoration", among them, so they didn't care about those requirements.
Moreover, Sei Itō's "Contract Restoration" this time didn't need to involve the entire Japan like Ise Grand Shrine or Izumo Taisha. It was fine as long as it could eliminate the disaster that shrouded Akikuruno City.
In the main hall, Sei Itō began to complete his final work according to the "Contract Restoration" ritual — praying!
Sei Itō shook his priest robe, held the "jade" book in his hand, and chanted loudly. During this process, Suzu Ito, Ito Reina, Kanyama Yomi, Tsutomiya Kagura, Ya Ye, Mayo, Kiyūin Hui Na, Yuri Banriya, and Totsuka Rikou all knelt on the ground with solemn expressions and chanted witchcraft incantations in a low voice.
A strange psionic energy slowly spread out from the bodies of Suzu Ito and the other witches. Together with the powerful spiritual energy emitted from Sei Itō's body, under the guidance of the prayer text, it transformed into a beam of spiritual light that ordinary people couldn't see at all as it shot up from the center of the shrine. It shot through the roof of the shrine and into the air, and then fiercely exploded, forming a rapidly expanding spiritual cloud that quickly enveloped the entire sky above Akikuruno City. It came into contact with the black miasma that originally existed above the city and rose from the ground due to the influence of the 'Contract Severing' ceremony, purifying it completely.
This situation lasted for more than half an hour before it stopped and everything returned to normal.
"Phew." Sei Itō exhaled softly after the ceremony ended. He straightened up. He turned to look at Suzu Ito and the others in the hall and smiled. "It's done."
"Phew … I'm so tired." Ito Rita's body went limp, and he sat on the ground, panting.
"I was so nervous. This is the first time I've done such a 'Contract Severing' ceremony." Tsutomu Kagura, whose body also went limp, relaxed.
That was indeed the case. Although the Tsutomu Clan was the leading clan of Onmyojis in the world of Spirit Eaters. They were a famous clan that had been passed down for thousands of years. However, their main job had always been to exorcise demons. As for large-scale ceremonies, other than the ones related to barriers and the Stone of Slaughter, they never had much contact with them. They had always been carried out in secret by their main clan, the Tsutomu Clan, who hid in the shadows.
"Well done." Yomi smiled as he reached out and ruffled Tsutomu Kagura's hair.
"My hair is going to be messy." Tsutomu Kagura, who was holding her head with both hands, shouted in dissatisfaction.
"Thank you for your hard work. Hina, Yuri, Hikaru. "Sei Itō turned to look at the two sisters, Tsutomu Kagura, and spoke.
"It's nothing. It's all normal work," Tsutomu Kagura replied casually.
"Yep." Yuri Banriya nodded in agreement.
"So the king already has so many women." Tsutomu Kagura, who didn't take the ceremony seriously, turned to look at Suzu Ito and the others in the main hall and muttered in a low voice.
"Kagura!" Yuri Banriya, who was sitting next to Tsutomu Kagura, blushed when she heard this, and quickly shouted with the dignity of an older sister.
"Yes, yes." Tsutomu Kagura replied indifferently, then put her head close to Yuri Banriya's ear and whispered, "But older sister has to work hard. Otherwise, you won't be able to capture the king's heart."
"No, don't talk nonsense," Yuri Banriya secretly glanced at Sei Itō with a panicked expression and reprimanded in a low voice.
"It's a pity that our family doesn't worship the Amaterasu Omikami. Otherwise, we would be able to see you all perform the Amaterasu Oshitō Dance," Sei Itō said regretfully as he turned to look at the Four Gods enshrined in the main hall.
"Does the king want to see it? Hui Na can dance for the king now, "Qingqiu Courtyard Hui Na said.
"If younger brother wants to see it, older sister can also dance for you once," Suzu Ito said.
"Although I don't know how to dance that, I will try my best to learn from older sister, and then dance for Ah Cheng to see," Ya Ye quickly said.
"I, I can do it too." Yuri Banriya's face turned red, lowered her head, and whispered.
"Isn't the ceremony finished? Why are you still sitting here?" At this time, Eriko, who has been responsible for maintaining the order of the visitors, walked into the main hall from the door and looked at Sei Itō and the others.
"Oh, I'll go out now," Sei Itō replied casually. Then, he walked out of the main hall with everyone and returned to the backyard to change out of his ceremonial attire.
"King, please send Tsutomu Kagura back, there is still work to be done." After returning to the backyard, Wanli Furu stopped Sei Itō, who was about to return to his room to take off his priest robe, and said.
"Oh, by the way, your world should also start preparing for the [Contract Removal] at this time." Sei Itō, who stopped walking, suddenly realized.
"Yes," Yuri Banriya whispered.
"Is Hui Na going back with us?" Sei Itō looked at Hui Na, who was at the side of Qingqiu Courtyard, and asked.
"Although Hui Na doesn't want to go, the old ladies at home will definitely miss Hui Na to death, so there's no other way." Qingqiu Courtyard's Hui Na complained heartlessly.
"Okay then." Sei Itō nodded and said, "Originally, I wanted to take you around this world and have some fun, but since that's the case, I'll have to wait for the next time."
"Really? Well said, my king. "Qingqiu Courtyard's Hui Na's eyes lit up, and she quickly said. On the side. Yuri Banriya also looked at Sei Itō's face, and his eyes flashed with a praying expression.
"Well, it's a deal." Sei Itō smiled.
"My king, bring Little Guang next time." Wanli Furu interjected.
"Okay." Sei Itō also smiled and agreed.
Later, Sei Itō thought and sent Qingqiu Courtyard's Hui Na, Yuri Banriya, and Wanli Furu back to the God Murdering Continent in the Rubik's Cube world. They were in the spiritual mountain where Miko Yuan held the "Contract Removal" ceremony.
Next, Sei Itō and others, who had changed their clothes, were busy in the shrine for a while, and sent away the remaining visitors. Only then did they leave the shrine under the gaze of Eriko, who voluntarily stayed in the shrine, and drove into downtown Tokyo. At the end of the year, they strolled around the streets of Tokyo.
And the weather was good. Light snow floated in the sky, adding a white coat to the streets and the buildings on both sides, adding a bit of scenery.
However, although Ya Ye and Mayo weren't as enthusiastic about shopping as ordinary women, Suzu Ito and Rita Ito were pure female representatives. Therefore, under the lead of the two of them. Yomi and Tsutomu Kagura, who also had a lot of shopping interests, also joined in. As a result, Mayo and Ya Ye also became shaken, and finally joined in the shopping craze with several others.
As a result, Sei Itō suffered. Although his physical strength was far better than ordinary people, and he could even fight with people for a day and a half, accompanying women to go shopping was a max-level task. Therefore, Ito Sei, who was completely turned into a laborer, quickly became depressed. He could only watch the six women who were immersed in the shopping ignored him, silently exuding a desolate aura alone.
Fortunately, Ya Ye was considerate. While buying things that she liked, she didn't forget to buy Sei Itō some New Year's gifts. This made Sei Itō's mood become full again, and he threw his previous resentment to the back of his mind.
Two or three hours later, the group finished shopping in a good mood and drove back to the shrine. They accompanied their mother Eriko at home to watch the New Year's programs on TV, such as a certain red and white song festival, or a certain Yokohama National University's New Year's Eve Concert, and so on …
The night passed in the blink of an eye amidst the beautiful singing and interesting TV programs.
The next day, Sei Itō's family, as the shrine's family, got up early from their beds, changed into their priest and shaman outfits, and went to the shrine in the front yard to begin the annual ritual of opening the shrine.
Eriko, Suzu Ito, Reina Ito, and Sei Itō were very familiar with this ritual, and this time, they had Mayo, Ya Ye, Yomi Kanyama, and Kagura Tsutomu's assistance, so this ritual, which used to take about twenty minutes to complete, only took a little more than ten minutes to complete. They were ready to welcome the coming wave of New Year's worshipers.
Time didn't give Sei Itō much time to rest. Soon, the first wave of worshipers arrived at the shrine along the mountain path, passed through the torii, and entered the shrine. They went straight to the large copper bell and donation box placed on the left side of the main hall. They threw a hundred yen coin into the box, clapped their hands three times, and bowed their heads to pray. Then, they opened their eyes and went forward again, and together with their companions, they grabbed the thick rope and pulled it hard.
"Clang clang clang …" The copper bell made a crisp sound.
This sound was like a signal to start, and then the bell didn't stop ringing. Every ten seconds, half a minute, and no more than two minutes, the bell would ring in everyone's ears. It was obvious that the Ito Shrine had a lot of visitors today.
This situation lasted until about half past ten in the morning, when it finally calmed down.
"Then I'll go first," Suzu Ito, who had taken off her shaman outfit and changed into a modern outfit, said as she put on her shoes at the entrance.
"Be careful on the road," Eriko reminded her.
"Okay," Suzu Ito responded without turning her head.
She was dressed like this because she was going to attend a friend's party, because last night, one of her former friends called Suzu Ito and invited her to their New Year's party.
"Reina, are you going to the family's party with me, or are you staying at home?" Eriko, who was changing her clothes, asked.
"Let's go to the family's party. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing for mother to go alone." Reina Ito thought for a moment, then stood up and walked into her room to change into her usual clothes.
"Haha ~" Eriko chuckled upon hearing this.
At this time, Tsutomiya Kagura found Sei Itō, who had just finished changing his clothes and came out of his room, and said, "Um, Brother Sei, send me back."
"Okay." Sei Itō nodded in understanding, thinking that the Tsutomiya Clan probably needed her presence as the head of the family.
Just as Sei Itō was about to send Tsutomiya Kagura back, Katsuyama Yomi hurriedly walked over and said, "Wait, send me back as well."
"Okay." Sei Itō nodded, and sent Tsutomiya Kagura and Katsuyama Yomi back to the Tsutomiya Clan's residence in the Spirit Eating Continent in the Rubik's Cube world.
"Whoosh ~" Accompanied by the sound of the door opening, Eriko, who was dressed like a housewife, walked out of her room.
"Mother, you're …" Sei Itō was puzzled.
"I'm going to the family's party." Eriko smiled.
"Oh." Sei Itō nodded casually without saying anything. Sei Itō, who had never seen his relatives in the Ito Family, didn't have much feelings for them. It was completely unlike his feelings for his paternal relatives because of his soul's origin.
Eriko, who could tell from her son's expression what kind of attitude he had, didn't say anything. After all, it wasn't a big deal, and it didn't matter if he had to go to this party, so she directly went to the side and waited for Reina Ito.
Two minutes later, Reina Ito, who was dressed in a delicate and charming manner, walked out of her room.
"We're leaving," Eriko said.
"Be careful on the way back," Sei Itō, who was standing at the door and watching Eriko and Reina Ito leave, reminded them.
"Change your clothes. We're going down the mountain to participate in the New Year's Festival." After Eriko and Reina Ito had completely disappeared, Sei Itō turned and went into the house to find Shinya and Ya Ye.
Regarding this proposal, the two naturally had no objections. They took off their clothes in front of Sei Itō, took the kimono from Sei Itō, and changed into it.
"Let's go," Sei Itō said.
Then the three of them left the house to Little Reimu and the combat maid to look after. They left the house and walked along the mountain road to the city at the foot of the mountain. The streets were filled with the spirit of the New Year, and the commercial streets were full of activities. They strolled around the streets, buying various small foods sold by the street stalls, and interesting games that only appeared at temple fairs and festivals.
For example, fishing for goldfish, cotton balls, hoop rings, and so on …
Leisurely time always passed very quickly. Unknowingly, a day had passed quietly. Then Eriko, Suzu Ito, Reina Ito, Ya Ye, and Shinya stayed in the Origin World for three days, and then returned to the Rubik's Cube world one after another.
Then, Sei Itō stayed in the Origin World for three more days. On January 7th, he once again entered the Origin World through the semi-plane and embarked on a journey to another world.
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