This left him slightly puzzled.
"Tsk, like this, I could go fifty-fifty against Wenren Mirror, right? But I still prefer that kind of Wenren Mirror."
A strange voice.
Morioka didnât look around; he had already used divine power on himself, giving him astonishing five senses...
So he was certain, that voice wasnât around, as if it was in his mind.
"Wenren Mirror... How strange, why would I use that tone and come up with a name Iâve never heard before."
Morioka didnât think too much about it.
Because soon, Koizumi Kyohei respectfully began:
"Lord Morioka, I heard you can make people lucky. I donât know if itâs true or not... But if you really can... Please help me!"
Morioka showed a gentle smile:
"What do you need me to do for you?"
He stood, looking at Koizumi Kyohei who was also standing but slightly bowing.
Koizumi Kyohei said:
"Itâs nothing much... itâs just that Iâm too poor, and my wife always says thereâs no future with me and wants to divorce me."
"Ah, I actually do send money home every month, but these past few months I havenât, because I found a business opportunity, I found a way to make myself completely rich!"
"But my wife didnât understand me, complained that I wasnât caring about the household expenses."
"I just had bad luck and failed. If I had good luck, it would be fine. If you really are a divine emissary... no, a godâs incarnation, can you grant me good luck?"
"And... could you give me a bit of capital?"
Moriokaâs smile almost froze.
"The business opportunity you mentioned... is gambling?"
"Of course! If I have enough good luck, I could be happy, right? I have prayed to many gods, but none worked. After all... there really are no gods in this world, right?"
Morioka sighed:
"I understand, I will make you happy. Come with me."
Koizumi Kyohei was surprised:
"Really?"
Morioka said:
"Next, I will conduct a ritual to expel the misfortune from you."
"You will become lucky because of it."
Koizumi Kyohei had never heard of such a thing, but thought, Morioka wouldnât harm him, right? It wouldnât hurt to try.
So Koizumi Kyohei started following Morioka into a certain room.
Inside the room, Morioka chanted some kind of obscure incantation that people couldnât understand.
As the incantation continued, gradually Koizumi Kyohei felt some kind of black mist emerging from his body.
This black mist was quickly collected by Morioka into a certain bottle using a method akin to sorcery.
After that, Koizumi Kyohei felt refreshed all over.
He seemed to sense a difference in himself compared to before.
But he couldnât articulate exactly what was different.
"Go, in your future, everything will go smoothly."
Koizumi Kyohei left happily.
Suddenly, Morioka began to talk to himself.
"Gambling is wrong."
"I know gambling is wrong... but I will bring happiness to anyone. He is also one of us from Tianmu Village. There are many forms of happiness. People think gambling is wrong because it brings misfortune, but what if gambling brings happiness?"
"I donât know."
"I know, making everyone happy is my mission as a god! For this mission, anything is worth it. We love this world, we wish to make this world better, donât we?"
Moriokaâs expression flickered.
He was somewhat tired, intending to take a nap.
In his sleep, Morioka dreamed of gaining much fame.
He gained the admiration of many women, received countless praises from this world.
He was very happy now, even his dreams were happy dreams.
Morioka didnât noticeâ
A masked man appeared. But this man never spoke, nor did he reveal himself to Morioka.
This man was none other than Wen Xishuâs alternate persona.
Having learned from the last experience, Wen Xishuâs alternate persona certainly wouldnât try to awaken his primary personaâMorioka.
After all, this time the personâs hole was quite special.
If Morioka sensed a crisis, he might truly die. Even causing the slightest suspicion would be dangerous.
However, what concerned Wen Xishuâs alternate persona was that Moriokaâs final monologue was not his intervention...
But genuinely, Morioka talking to himself.
"Could it be that Morioka also has multiple personas?"
"No, thatâs not right."
Representing rationality and calm thinking, the "absolutely calm version of Wen Xishu," instinctively felt... something was wrong with Morioka.
"Better keep observing for now."
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Node 01 had not ended.
Soon Koizumi Kyohei had a great victory at the casino, winning a lot of money.
Koizumi Kyohei began to spread the word of Moriokaâs miracle.
"Morioka Immortal really can bring me good luck. I now win every gamble, so lucky!"
For anyone winning at gambling, there are always losers.
Behind Koizumi Kyoheiâs success were countless people like him whose lives were ruined. But, they were all gamblers and not worthy of sympathy.
At least from Koizumi Kyoheiâs perspective, he was the one winning, he was the one who was happy.
Soon, with Koizumi Kyoheiâs promotion, the belief that Morioka was the True God gained more credibility.
Gradually, more people came to seek Morioka.
"My hair is thinning, I really want thick hair," a girl from Tianmu Village said.