It took all day but, I managed to find some herbs and leaves that might help with Sasaki's recovery, with the help of Ryong.
I hid behind one of those trees, creating fire and attending to Sasaki's wound.
Occasionally I also had to keep a lookout, since there were roaming monsters such as the bloodshot spiders and some minor goblin-looking thing.
Once again with the Combo-Maker, I beat all of them and went back to rest. According to Blue, apparently killing stuff here gives some sort of Experience Point.
Then again, when I question Ryong about what was happening, he said that it was out of his control and there was nothing he can do about it currently.
As the fire starts cracking, just as I was about to take a seat and rest, she woke up.
Keeping myself on my feet. I readied myself fearing she might strike.
She lowers her body with her hand touching the hilt of the sword. Then suddenly went to a 90-degree bowing position.
"Sorry. For the trouble caused and thank you."
I got stunned. Without saying anything, I simply just nod my head.
After that, we would just sit down and suddenly I heard someone's stomach growling.
I turned to see her face blushing Beetroot red as I offered her some food I hunted earlier on.
"Sorry senior, I couldn't recognize you and attack you earlier on. That Staff you were holding on to earlier is one of Ame-no-Uzume-sama's weapons given to her champion. I mistook you as someone one of our opponents and attacked you, with that I'm truly sorry."
That got me stunned. The weapon I have been using it around swimming was that of one of the gods one?
Uh oh, wouldn't that mean.
[Yeap, she could have been seeing thou's performance the entire time ever since that night in the police precinct.]
Oh Go___
[*Link established*]
[*Master, there's a call for you.*]
[Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto]:
[*HELLO, NICE TO MEET YOU.*]
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The notification blasted onto my screen with big fonts almost as big as the size of a 62 Inch TV.
[Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto]:
[*Look's like you found out hahaha. Still, it is quite interesting that you are able to communicate with me through this method. Normally i have to send a message through divination and it's such a painnnnnn to do so*]
Holy God, she's so talkative.
Ryong added: [Look's like rumors of her joyous personality is not a joke.]
"Ummm, Miss Ame?"
[Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto]:
[*Oh right, you're not Japanese. Call me Uzume.*]
"I wouldn't dare, so what can I do for you?"
[Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto]:
[*Seeing that stupid girl can't take care of her things. I might as well just give it to you. As payment for the trouble she caused you.*]
"I wouldn't say that. But I hate her, I might fight her soon. Are you OK with that?"
[Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto]:
[*Yap go wild. But take care of her, I don't want her to die because of her arrogance.*]
"Urgh do I have to?"
[Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto]:
[*You dare question God? :)*]
Those words sent shivers down my spine.
"I wouldn't dare haha."
[Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto]:
[*Im just kidding, but do take care of her, she plays a large part in hunting down the evil spirits. The other champions of mine aren't so nice either.*]
[Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto]:
[*Be careful too by the way. The other God's champion is here too. They are known to be pretty brutal.*]
[*Hmmm, never mind. I'll just make you a temporary Champion of mine. It's easier this way.*]
Baffled by the sudden turns of events, I tried to retort but Ryong was already one step ahead.
[Should there not be a contract or something in return.]
[Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto]:
[*You must be the beast of the mask. Nice to meet you too. Don't worry, I'm not here to steal you champion. There's no rule that you can't support more than one god anyways. By the way, you must really teach me how you do this voice call thing, it's really useful for___*]
[She really is cheerful huh.]
"Yeap."
[Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto]:
[*Oh wait, Inari wants to talk to you as well, just grabbed onto the katana her champion has first.*]
Back in reality, suddenly one of Sasaki's guardians grabbed her katana and passed it to her.
"What__.*
I grabbed it and another call notification call appears.
[*Master another____*]
"I GET IT."
[Inari Okami]:
[*Good Evening, this is Inari Okami here. As thank you for teaching my champion and showing her mercy and even carrying her to safety. I thank thy. As a reward, I too will bestow you as my Temp Champion as well. Hopefully, the benefits you get from this status will help you in future endeavors, and please help me continue protecting the child Sasaki Kaguya. I Thank thy.*]
[Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto]:
[*HEY I HAVENT FINISH TALKIN___*]
[*BEEP*]
I and Ryong both sighed in synchronization.
[That was exhausting.]
"Talk about being pushy...Hais."
[Just a heads up, I'm not a God. Or at least I think I'm not.]
"I mean you did lose your memories."
A notification appeared.
[*Updated Title*]
Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto's Temporary Champion
Effect: Boost in Attack Speed in Dawn Period.
Inari Okami's Temporary Champion
Effect: Boost in Health when eating rice.
What kind of weird effects are these?
As I finish the conversation in my head. I turned to Sasaki and passed her back her Katana and bowed to her as thanks.
After resting, we both made our way to the center of the area. Seems that it all leads up to a hole in the ground.
Without hesitation, Sasaki and I both jumped in without any hesitation. The hole turns out to be a well that leads to a giant lake beneath it.
As we break our drop and landed on the ground.
Checking the surroundings, we are not alone.
"Lee Jeong Hun, I need to stop you now."
The brunette hair man rushed towards the black-haired man in a Zig Zag formation, surrounding him in a circular motion.
He shall be named Thunder dude.
Thunder can be seen wrapping around the Korean man causing one not to be able to leave.
[Thunder imprisonment]
Traps Target in a bolt of electrical waves.
Duration: 2 Minutes
Effect: Stuns and damages anyone who touches the electric waves.
The Brunette man jumped strikes the Korean man with an Axe-kick.
However, the Korean man blocked the kick with one of his arms and counter-attacked with a sword.
[Frozen Fang]
A counter-attack skill that initiates after getting hit.
Retaliates with a Cut that mimics that of Wolf with the additional effect of Freeze. Upon successful hits, the status Frost Bite is applied.
Status Effect: Freeze, Frost Bite
Duration Cooldown: 30 minutes.
The Counter-attacked landed, which inflicted Frost Bite on him as well as created a field of ice around him.
Thunder dude rolls in mid-air and Kicks a bolt of thunder in return.
Which missed and lands on the lake.
Just then, the whole lake starts to shake as something appears in the water.