My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 381: Erina Returned Home

As the car entered the city area, the bustling streets of the big metropolitan city greeted Elysia and her sisters’ sight.

Towering skyscrapers loomed overhead, reflecting the glint of sunlight. The city skyline stretched out before them.

Pedestrians hurried along the sidewalks, while cars honked their horns and cyclists weaved through traffic with practiced ease.

Neon lights adorned the storefronts and billboards, casting a vibrant glow over the city streets.

Urban forests and beautiful parks decorate the corners of the city. The air felt far more fresh than in the border areas.

"Hm?" Elysia looked aside because something caught her attention, but she averted her gaze when she noticed the oddity on the nearby bus. "Please pull over."

"Eh? Is there something?" Elena turned the steering wheel to pull over and stop.

Ai and Elena immediately understood what caught Elysia’s attention. However, Erina was wondering what was wrong with the bus that Elysia was staring at.

"Can you see anything on the bus? Try channeling your spiritual energy into your eyes." Elysia pointed to the bus across the street.

Erina channeled her spiritual energy into her eyes. It was one of her abilities that she got after practicing the cultivation technique given by Elysia. An ability to see supernatural beings unperceived by the ordinary naked eye.

That bus was filled with many supernatural entities such as ghosts and evil spirits. They were roaming merrily around the bus.

"Why do those ghosts and evil spirits gather on that bus? It’s the onmyoji’s job to ward off evil spirits. Should we call the Bureau of Onmyo?" Erina tapped her superphone, ready to contact her people.

"No need. Those ghosts and evil spirits only bring mischief, not malice. However, I feel they are trying to disturb someone. That person is frightened and she can see them." Elysia used her Sacred Vision and found a college girl in the back seat who was terrified, but still tried to stay calm.

*Rattle* *Rattle*

The car’s engine suddenly stopped. Elena tried to start the engine again, but it wouldn’t start.

"This, really..." Elena felt annoyed.

"Should I smack the engines again? That might work." Ai offered for help. She felt had magic hands to repair machines with just a few smacks.

"Just leave this old model. I will give you a new car later. I will order my people to pick us up." Erina tapped her superphone again, about to order her people.

"No, wait. Let’s get on that bus. I think we’ve met that person before. Do you remember her, sisters?" Elysia held Erina’s hands as she asked Elena and Ai for their opinion.

"I don’t remember much. That college girl, hmm... I think we met her five years ago. Someone who was bothered by ghosts almost all the time just because of her supernatural abilities, perhaps? Would you like to help her?" Elena tapped her chin, trying to remember something, but the said person wasn’t that important for her to remember.

Elysia intended to help the frightened girl by getting rid of those ghosts and evil spirits. However, they had to know the cause and effect first. Therefore, they abandoned the problematic car and got on the bus.

"Don’t move. We’re from the anti-evil bureau. We need to check your bus." Elysia sent a sound transmission to the driver.

Erina tapped her blue diamond card into the bus’s contactless payment device several times before they could go to the bus’s passenger seats.

The driver broke out in a cold sweat and nodded in understanding.

The beautiful golden-haired girl in a wheelchair was covered in bandages, attracting attention. However, the black-robed masked man pushing her wheelchair exuded the profound pressure typical of a professional expert. Not to mention, the sexy white-gold-robed masked beauty behind them.

"..." Ai caught the driver’s shadow from within Elysia’s shadow, forcing him to face forward and remain motionless.

At that time, dozens of small and medium-sized ghosts with various terrifying appearances were roaming around the bus.

The passengers on the bus could be counted on the fingers of one hand, but they did not seem bothered by the supernatural disturbance because they couldn’t even see the supernatural things, except for one person in the back seat.

"Hey, can you see me? You can see me, right?" The deformed big-headed purple ghost brought his head closer to Erina’s face.

"Begone." Erina whispered softly and slapped that evil spirit into pieces of gold particles.

Spiritual and psychic attacks were one of her greatest skills as she was also known as the nightmare for evil spirits, ghosts, and any spiritual-type monsters. That ghost perished for good.

"Threat? Threat!"

The other ghosts and evil spirits turned around, flocking to escape from the newcomers, but some chose to attack.

"Cleanse the world." Elysia flicked her finger, emitting the purifying magic in sound frequency.

The evil spirits and ghosts disappeared instantly into particles.

"Excuse me. We’ve got three more passengers, and everyone at the bus stop has already boarded. Why don’t you go, sir?" A woman asked the stunned driver with dissatisfaction.

"Huh?" The college girl in the back seat was stunned in astonishment. The air felt much fresher and the supernatural disturbance disappeared in an instant. She looked up to find the bus was already clear of ghosts and evil spirits.

"You, girl. Come with us." Elysia beckoned to the college girl. After that, she turned around and got out of the bus.

Ai let go of the driver’s shadow and returned to Elysia’s shadow.

"Y-yes!" The college girl rushed off the bus, happy that someone had come to help her.

"What’s really going on? They get on, pay, and get off?" The nearby auntie scratched her head in confusion.

The bus driver closed the door and the bus left.

"My people will pick us up soon. But, miss... why are you being bothered by those evil spirits and ghosts? This isn’t the first time, right?" Erina looked aside, curious about what special abilities this college girl might have as she knew supernatural entities wouldn’t likely flock to bother someone for no reason.

"Thank you for your help. I also don’t know why those ghosts and evil spirits keep bothering me. I have asked the Bureau of Omnyo several times for help, but they also don’t know the root of the matter." The college girl bowed gratefully.

"Hum, it’s probably because of your body constitution." Elysia discovered the budding supernatural ability in the girl’s soul.

This girl also possessed a lot of good karma. It might be wonderful if she could get this girl to work at Erina’s private shrine, but she didn’t know whether Erina needed a new shrine maiden or not.

Regardless, she had to keep this pitiful girl safe and sound. Thus, she handed over a protection amulet similar to the one she gave Linda and her family. "Take this amulet wherever you go. This one will protect you from supernatural interference."

"???" Erina noticed Elysia’s gaze and understood the implied meaning of that.

Elysia wanted this girl to work under her auspices, and her private property related to the supernatural was her family’s shrine.

She also didn’t want this new girl to bother Elysia more than this and reduce her time with her Goddess. Therefore, the conclusion was easy to draw. She could recruit this girl as a junior shrine maiden.

"Thank you very much, kind sir." The college girl received the amulet. It possessed a pure aura of goodness in the form of a necklace. She immediately put it on and hid it in her cleavage.

"Miss, do you want to cleanse your soul and spirit? Are you interested in becoming a shrine maiden to cultivate your supernatural power?" Erina offered an attractive offer with an authoritative expression.

"Shrine, a shrine maiden? Can- can I become one?" The college girl stuttered.

"Please come to Ten no Megami Shrine. Meet Shrine Maiden Makoto and show this token to her. She will arrange everything for you." Erina handed over a wooden plaque with her name written in beautiful calligraphy.

"This!" The college girl gasped in surprise when she found the name beautifully written there was Ten no Megami Shrine, the sacred shrine belonging to Minamoto Clan. And on the other side, it was Minamoto Erina, the 9th strongest esper in the world!

"You, you are Erina-sama!?" The college girl gasped in surprise.

She finally realized the lady before her was indeed the same golden diva, but it took her several seconds to recognize her idol because the golden diva was a high noble existence, impossible to roam the streets without bodyguards around.

However, her idol was there, accompanied by a dashing man and a beautiful woman. Regardless, her idol was apparently seriously injured with lots of bandages and needed to sit in a wheelchair.

"Sshh, don’t talk so loud. You can go to my family’s shrine with that car. This is for you." Erina pressed her finger to her lips and asked Elena to hand over the problematic car keys.

If this girl could make that car work, then she might as well give it to this girl. She could give a new, better one to Elysia later.

"Hm-mm..." The college girl nodded, covered her mouth with her hand, and accepted the keys with her other hand.

Several black cars immediately approached with high-level military-grade security. Those cars stopped on the side of the road. The soldiers, espers, and elites in black suits immediately came down as if to greet super important people.

"Don’t cause a ruckus. We’re going back now." Erina waved her hand before anyone spoke.

Elysia then carried her into the humvee next to them.

"Yes, ma’am!" The nearby soldiers, espers, and elites saluted before returning to their cars. Their entourage soon left the area.

People who happened to be around were wondering who could pull such a high-level military-grade escort. The newly recruited shrine maiden was also stunned in astonishment.

A few seconds later, she gulped her saliva. She checked the car keys in her hand before looking at the white SUV across the road. Her idol gifted her a car just like that. Regardless, she had to go to the Ten no Megami Shrine as soon as possible.

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In the military-grade humvee, Elysia blinked her eyes in surprise at the bulky elite in the opposite seat. She thought the bulky elite was a man, but it was actually a lady.

"I’m back, Mio." Erina smiled faintly.

"Welcome back, my lady." Mio bowed respectfully.

"Mio?" Elysia checked that bulky lady’s status screen just to be sure, and sure enough, it was the same Mio, Erina’s personal bodyguard.