This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame-Chapter 585 - 368: Listen to Me, Listen to Me! (4000 words)_2

She didn’t want Beichuan Si to get too involved, but she couldn’t help thinking about what would have happened if Beichuan Si hadn’t cast his shadow over this series of events.

The case would have definitely been solved, but without Beichuan Si, the process would probably have been much slower.

"Even so, I still don’t want you, Beichuan, to get too entangled in the dirty affairs of the adults."

Gangye Yoshiko let out a sigh that was as faint as a breath.

If one wasn’t paying attention, it might be perceived as just an illusion of sound.

But as it happened, Beichuan Si was able to hear.

In Gangye Yoshiko’s view, allowing Beichuan Si to participate in these events was already a considerable dereliction of her duty. She didn’t want Beichuan Si to be endangered, even if it meant she herself was more likely to be caught up in danger — that was the kind of woman Gangye Yoshiko was.

In the matter of Beichuan Si, she rarely showed a vulnerability that was uniquely feminine.

This vulnerability was full of charm.

Yet even after hearing Gangye Yoshiko’s heartfelt sigh, Beichuan Si didn’t know how to respond.

He was no saint.

Just doing his part was enough.

With that thought, Beichuan Si simply reached out and patted Gangye Yoshiko on the back.

Gangye Yoshiko felt the warmth conveyed from the palm of Beichuan Si and managed a sloppy smile, "Never mind, it’s unlike me to be sentimental. The issue with the Church of Truth and Happiness has been resolved, so it’s a happy ending for all."

She straightened her body vigorously, stretched lazily, and said contentedly, "Finally, I can get some good sleep."

After these words, she pulled open the door of the police car, sat inside, and also made sure to pat the car door and call out, "Beichuan, we should get going."

"Alright," Beichuan Si nodded and settled into the passenger seat.

The remaining matters could be handled by people from other departments; she had almost finished what she could do.

Now, with no subway service, even without Beichuan Si mentioning it, Gangye Yoshiko knew to prioritize taking him home.

"I’ll take you out to eat sometime, Beichuan, as thanks for this time," Gangye Yoshiko’s head emerged from the car window.

"If you don’t drink, I’ll go," Beichuan Si replied expressionlessly from the doorway.

"You little brat," Gangye Yoshiko laughed twice, too lazy to keep bickering with Beichuan Si.

She reached out to start the police car and then, under Beichuan Si’s gaze, the car merged onto the main road.

Whoosh—

The car came to a smooth stop at the traffic light, and Gangye Yoshiko let out a sigh, instinctively reaching for the pack of women’s cigarettes beside her.

The moment she touched the hard cardboard, for some reason, she heard Beichuan Si’s voice in her mind.

"Should smoke less...huh?" Gangye Yoshiko revealed a bemused expression.

"There’s just no way with you, Beichuan."

...

The next day at Beichuan’s house.

It was Tuesday, the day to go to school.

Time at the Beichuan family continued to move forward in its usual orderly pace.

"Brother Temple! Look, the Church of Truth and Happiness was raided by the police last night."

Beichuan Huili pointed to the morning news report, her face full of astonishment, "And they were trafficking in banned drugs, deceiving believers, and they even had their own private armed forces."

She remembered that online reviews of the Church of Truth and Happiness were almost entirely positive, yet suddenly such a big scandal had broken out.

Beichuan Huili couldn’t help murmuring to herself, "What kind of person could have uncovered this... and according to the official timeline... it only took a week to investigate the Church of Truth and Happiness... that’s truly miraculous!"

"Miracle or not..." Upon hearing this, Beichuan Si simply glanced at the screen and then withdrew his gaze, "More importantly, Huili, it’s almost time for class, try to eat a bit faster."

"But, Brother Temple! This is really amazing! Solving such a huge religious organization with terrorist elements in just a week, although I don’t know who the unnamed investigator is, it’s really impressive!"

Beichuan Huili widened her eyes, somewhat unwilling to concede.

"Mm, I know. Hurry up and eat, or I’m leaving without you."

Gulp—

Seeing Beichuan Si seemingly not care at all about the "miracle," Beichuan Hui Li couldn’t help but kick her legs impatiently.

Then, as if she had thought of something interesting, she excitedly picked up her dinner plate and came over to Beichuan Si, "If that hidden identity as an investigator doesn’t interest you, Brother Temple... I have a very interesting piece of news to tell you! You’ll definitely be surprised when you hear it!"

"..." Beichuan Si.

It looked like she wouldn’t quiet down until she had finished telling her story today.

Beichuan Si put down his chopsticks and turned his head towards Beichuan Hui Li.

Seeing Beichuan Si finally looking like he was willing to listen to her, Beichuan Hui Li leaned in closer with a mischievous smile and said in an enigmatic tone, "Brother Temple, you probably don’t know, in Tokyo, there’s not just the Church of Truth and Happiness, there’s another famous cult as well."

"Oh." Beichuan Si responded indifferently, his gaze fixed tightly on the clock face.

"That cult’s name is the Beichuan Divine Society, Brother Temple! Isn’t that amazing? It’s the same as our surname!" Beichuan Hui Li blurted out, putting on a ’I bet you didn’t know that’ expression.

That expression made Beichuan Si want to pinch her mouth shut.

But for now, he thought it best to let Beichuan Hui Li finish her meal.

Beichuan Si was about to speak when—

"What’s even more surprising is that the Beichuan Divine Society has its own deity they worship! I saw it on the internet, it’s called ’Beichuan God,’ and they say there’s a Saintess in their church too. How about that? Doesn’t it give you a sense of something you’d see in an anime?"

"...Mm." Beichuan Si’s gaze drifted away as he responded noncommittally.

"And there’s more! I told Ai and them about it, and they joked with me, saying ’Maybe Brother Temple is actually the Lord God himself.’ Isn’t that interesting?"

"..." Beichuan Si was silent for a while.

Sensing something off in the atmosphere, Beichuan Hui Li blinked,

"Brother Temple?"

"Eat your food. Don’t spend all day thinking about this nonsense." Beichuan Si knocked her on the head.

Ow!

Beichuan Hui Li covered her head with her hand.

Watching her, Beichuan Si’s thoughts fluttered slightly as well.

It had been over a week, and those reporters who had been lurking around were ’helped’ by Beichuan Si, one after another, to ’leave’ the area. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Recalling their faces distorted by fear, Beichuan Si nodded to himself with satisfaction.

The lifting of Nakajima Michika’s house arrest, the rise of the Beichuan Divine Society, and the settlement of all matters related to the Church of Truth and Happiness had brought everything back on track.

What was next? Perhaps it was time to study diligently to prepare for the third year of high school?

Adventures might be exciting, but a peaceful life brings comfort to both body and mind, doesn’t it?

"I’ve finished eating," Beichuan Hui Li announced loudly.

"Let Nakajima clean up. We’re leaving," Beichuan Si instructed.

Nakajima Michika, who had just walked out of the bathroom while drying her hair, was somewhat taken aback, "Why me, Beichuan?"

She had just come out and hadn’t even had a bite to eat yet, and now she was supposed to clean up?

"Moving around a bit won’t do you any harm."

Leaving those words behind, Beichuan Si picked up his shoulder bag and left the house with Beichuan Hui Li.

He wasn’t one to spoil Nakajima Michika.

She still had to do her fair share of household chores.

He set off towards Kyubei High with Beichuan Hui Li, answering her queries with short responses as they walked.

Most of Beichuan Hui Li’s questions were about what Beichuan Si had been up to, since he would disappear every afternoon.

To that, Beichuan Si made up a few excuses and brushed off her inquiries.

The matter of the Beichuan Divine Society... it was still best to keep Beichuan Hui Li in the dark for now.