Unlike the obvious spatial pulling sensation when they came.
At that time, they were affected by the spatial fluctuation and were forcibly pulled into this world.
But now, they were mentally prepared and returned to their original world through the obvious spatial rift in front of them.
When crossing the worlds, there was almost no sensation in between. It was just that at the moment of crossing, it felt as if they had passed through a thin film like a bubble.
After crossing the world, Miyauchi Hikage, who felt nothing wrong except for the level of magic power activity, looked around.
The Eye of Destiny quickly confirmed that this was indeed their original world.
And his gaze also observed several supernatural beings with extraordinary power nearby. They should be the people sent by Chichibu Shrine to search for their whereabouts.
He nodded at Tohru behind him, indicating that this was indeed their world.
Then he pointed in the direction of Asahigaoka, telling her to hide her form and go there to hide for now, and briefly described the situation in Asahigaoka.
The set over there in Asahigaoka should still be filming night scenes tonight. Although the costumes and filming environment for "The Hero Yoshihiko" were quite simple, it could be considered a Japanese-style Western fantasy. He believed Tohru would still be able to recognize it.
"I'll come find you later. Be careful, there are still many supernatural beings from our side nearby. Don't let them find you."
Tohru was currently in a concealed state and resisted the urge to sense the situation in this world. She just patted her chest with great confidence. "Don't worry, I've never made a mistake in this kind of thing."
Then she first sniffed Honma Meiko carefully, and then reluctantly sniffed Miyauchi Hikage. "I've memorized your scents too. I'll only come out when you two are near me."
Then, even without exuding any supernatural power, Tohru, in her human form, quickly moved along the position Miyauchi Hikage had pointed out and disappeared from their sight.
And Miyauchi Hikage also quickly coordinated his story with Honma Meiko before anyone came looking for them.
"Don't mention Tohru or the holy sword. It's best not to say anything related to the other world at all. Just say that we wandered around over there for a long time before we found this spatial rift and ran back. If they ask about the scene over there, you can answer truthfully. If you really don't know what to say, just find a way to faint, and leave the rest to me."
Looking at the faint spatial rift behind her, Honma Meiko nodded seriously.
And it was at this time that the small spatial fluctuation caused by the two of them returning from the other world finally attracted the attention of the surrounding supernatural beings.
A few minutes later, Miyauchi Hikage saw the familiar figure of the Kano-miko.
Before they could say anything, she showed a look of relief, and then reached out to Honma Meiko with an urgent expression. "It's not safe here. I'll ask you about things later. Let's go back to the ley line first and reconnect the broken contract, otherwise, your body won't be able to take it."
Hearing her words, Honma Meiko was also a little nervous about the current situation in Chichibu and nodded quickly.
Then the Kano-miko directly picked up Honma Meiko in a princess carry amidst her gasp, and then quickly said to Miyauchi Hikage, "You wait here first. Someone will come to take you away soon. I'll go and take care of Meiko's situation first!"
From her nervous appearance, one could tell that the situation in Chichibu was not optimistic. Although Miyauchi Hikage wanted to follow her, her "low-altitude flying" speed, using spiritual power to run through the mountains and easily leaping over ten meters with a single jump, was indeed not something a newly awakened ability user like him could keep up with.
Fortunately, after waiting for just a few more minutes, Miyauchi Hikage waited for another male supernatural being, who led him out of this unstable spatial area.
In the process of leaving, Miyauchi Hikage learned through inquiry that the other was not from Chichibu Shrine, but a monk from a nearby temple who cultivated the Six-Syllable Mantra and worshipped Guanyin.
Miyauchi Hikage was not surprised. After all, the Chichibu area originally had more than thirty Guanyin temples, which together with more than sixty other Guanyin temples in the surrounding areas formed the "Japan's 100 Guanyin Temples," and was considered the area with the most flourishing Guanyin incense in Japan.
However, Miyauchi Hikage felt a little awkward about the other's enthusiastic attitude.
Speaking of which, it seemed that when Gojo Satoru was chatting with him earlier, he had mentioned that Nanami Kento had said that his constitution was very suitable for cultivating Zen in a temple.
Miyauchi Hikage hadn't paid much attention to it before. After all, his Pure Yang Body was indeed quite suitable for practicing Buddhism.
But now, from this monk's attitude towards him, even if he had sealed most of the aura of his Pure Yang Body, he was still a hot commodity on the Buddhist side.
Not only did he keep asking Miyauchi Hikage about his views on Buddhism in his words, but he also asked some profound questions from time to time, probably to test whether he had the so-called "root of wisdom."
Although Japanese monks didn't have that many prohibitions, and they could also get married and have children, Miyauchi Hikage really didn't have the slightest thought of becoming a monk.
But even though Miyauchi Hikage had answered all his questions randomly, the other party didn't seem to have given up on this idea.
He even secretly reminded Miyauchi Hikage that the Jujutsu world was not a good place to go, and that sinking into slaughter there would only bury his great wisdom.
It wasn't until he had brought him back to the ley line's location and met with several shrine maidens that this monk, before leaving, invited Miyauchi Hikage to visit their temple for cultivation another day.
"That group of monks is like that. They usually like to talk to people about fate and other things, trying all sorts of ways to coax those with aptitude to become monks. You don't have to take it too seriously."
The one who spoke was the Kano-miko.
Her expression looked much more relaxed now. It seemed that Honma Meiko and the ley line's situation had both stabilized.
"I have to remind you. Although ordinary monks don't have too many prohibitions, the Buddhist techniques they cultivate, the deeper they go, the easier it is for them to sever ties and emotions. You see that guy, besides being more enthusiastic towards you, did he show any other expressions at other times?"
"So if you still want to get married and have children in the future, don't be fooled by that bunch of monks," the Kano-miko reminded Miyauchi Hikage.
The monk reminded him that the Jujutsu world was not a good thing, and now the Shinto side was telling him that monks were not good things either.
And before, Gojo Satoru's side had told him that there were not many truly good people in the entire inner world, and that everyone had their own plans. He had told him to be careful and protect himself, and not to reveal his abilities casually.
It could only be said that there were indeed a lot of hidden dirty things between the various forces.
Fortunately, he had a cheat. Given some more time, he wouldn't have to worry about these things.
Thinking of this, Miyauchi Hikage nodded at the Kano-miko. "I have no intention of becoming a monk. I've always been a restless person. Asking me to practice Buddhism would probably be more painful than taking my life."
He briefly expressed his attitude, and then turned the topic back to Honma Meiko.
"How is Menma's situation now?"
The Kano-miko showed a smile. "Not bad. Although her contract with the ley line was temporarily broken, which caused an earthquake here in Chichibu when you were just transported away, fortunately, with the chief priestess's help, the situation was stabilized not long after you disappeared. There shouldn't have been any casualties."
"Meiko's situation is also relatively stable now. Even the chief priestess is a little surprised that she can still remain conscious after so long... Anyway, it shouldn't take long to reconnect the contract. It's just that for some time in the future, in order to reassure the ley line, she will have to stay inside the barrier to stabilize her condition."
She pointed to the location of the ley line.
The chief priestess had already set up layers of barriers there. That was where Honma Meiko was now.
"The chief priestess didn't expect the spatial fluctuation to spread to this location and sweep you two away. Now she has used the power of the ley line to set up a barrier here. Even if there are spatial fluctuations again, it won't affect the situation inside the barrier."
In fact, the location they were currently at was already within the barrier, just that it was an outer barrier and not as detailed as Meiko's side.
And with Tohru and the holy sword having already come to this world from the other side of the spatial rift, that rift probably wouldn't cause any more disturbances.
After the Kano-miko explained for a while, she then asked Miyauchi Hikage with a somewhat serious expression about what they had experienced in the two hours they were on the other side of the spatial rift.
Spatial rifts, although they had appeared quite often in the last one or two years, were mostly small in scale and would automatically dissipate after lasting for a few days to half a month, and would not cause too much danger.
Moreover, before this, at most, only some small animals from other worlds or the other side's area had been transported over. Although the supernatural beings here had thought about going to the other side of the rift, they had not succeeded so far.
But this time, the spatial fluctuation had actually swept the two of them in. Fortunately, they had successfully returned in the end. But their experience in those two hours was already enough to make people curious.
Miyauchi Hikage nodded, and then explained to the Kano-miko.
He didn't even mention the other world, just described the scene over there and how they found the way back through the spatial rift.
However, after listening to his inquiry, the Kano-miko still asked that one crucial question.
"Do you think that place is still on Earth?"
Miyauchi Hikage frowned. After thinking for a while, he shook his head uncertainly. "Because it was also night over there, and the place we appeared was also on a barren mountain. The environment over there seemed to be not much different from ours. I didn't see any special creatures..."
As Miyauchi Hikage spoke, he seemed to remember something, and then plucked some dirt and weeds from his clothes and shoes.
"There should be a lot of dirt and weeds from over there. Do you need to take them for testing?"
The Kano-miko was about to nod, but in the next moment, the chief priestess's voice came over.
"Burn all those things. In the future, even if others ask, just answer according to what you said before. Absolutely do not mention anything related to 'another world'."
The chief priestess said this, and then came over and took the dirt and weeds from Miyauchi Hikage's hand.
A flame burned from her hand, incinerating all those items from the other world.
Hearing the chief priestess's words, the Kano-miko was originally a little puzzled, but in the next moment, the chief priestess gave an explanation.
"It will take some time for the connection between Meiko and the ley line to recover. And now, the Association of Shinto Shrines' main office has already sent people over to check on the situation here. If they find a reason, Meiko will definitely be taken away by them in the name of an investigation," the chief priestess's tone was very calm. "If Meiko is taken away by them, she will definitely not come back. Our Chichibu Shrine will probably have to wait another ten years for a new god."
"So, we can't give the Association's main office a reason to take Meiko away now. At least we have to stall until after she has reconnected with the ley line."
As she explained, the chief priestess looked at Miyauchi Hikage, her expression softening a little, and she explained in more detail, "I'm not trying to restrict Meiko's freedom. On the contrary, this is for her future freedom."
"Although the Association of Shinto Shrines' main office is the core of Shinto, the rules are more stringent. I cultivated there for a few years and know the situation inside. That place is not suitable for Meiko's current physical condition. As her teacher, I will not harm her. I have already told Meiko these things."
"Moreover, if we don't explain it this way, you will definitely have a lot of trouble on your side."
Great, another special-grade shrine maiden from a state shrine is implying to me that the higher-ups of her faction are not clean.
I'm already feeling the trouble now.
Miyauchi Hikage really missed the time when he was a nobody.
But since it had already happened, he was naturally prepared to hear what this chief priestess had in mind.
"I understand. If anyone asks, I will explain according to your wishes."
He paused, and continued to ask her, "But that spatial rift, if someone goes over to investigate, they should be able to find out the situation on the other side soon, right? Is our explanation really useful?"
The chief priestess nodded and showed a gratified smile. "I knew I wasn't wrong about you."
"You don't have to worry about the spatial rift. After you came back from there, I felt that the space in that unstable area was already recovering quickly. Perhaps by the time the people from the Association's main office arrive, that spatial rift will have already restored itself."
"The most important thing is, those higher-ups cherish their lives more than you think. Without full confidence, they won't easily take this risk."
"After we clean up all the marks and traces on you and Meiko later, you can go back and rest. If anything comes up, I will notify you in advance."