As for where was the 'culprit' responsible for this disaster? He was actually still in Tokyo.
It would take several days to recover his strength, so Yusei had been staying at home, buying food and staying home for a few days.
Where did the home come from? Naturally, it was temporarily 'borrowed' through Sharingan's hypnosis.
On the fifth day after the Thunder Calamity, Yusei yawned as he got up as usual... and made two sandwiches.
After eating his own portion, he carried a tray over to Yuri, who was tied up and sitting blankly on the floor.
"Eat. Clean up properly later, we're going out today."
After speaking, regardless of the girl's reaction, Yusei sat down in front of the television to watch the news.
After the [Thunder Calamity] occurred, due to the History Compilation Committee's cover-up, no concrete explanation was available to the public.
Was it a high-voltage power line leak? Or a nuclear power plant explosion? The former was impossible, and the latter even more so.
So, although no one died in this incident, the massive scale of destruction, virtually obliterating the entire Tokyo's electronics, led many Japanese people to believe it was divine punishment.
Think about it: lightning destroying a small mountain forest without harming anyone. What does that signify?
Of course, it signifies that the gods are displeased with modern people's neglect of worshipping them.
Consequently, after this Thunder Calamity, the most popular professions became monks, Miko, Kannushi, and other clergy.
And among Japanese Mythology, the relatively famous Thunder God, Takemikazuchi, inevitably received special attention.
'Special attention' here is positive, as it genuinely meant a lot of focus.
Because in these five days, visits to the Takemikazuchi Shrines accounted for 60% of all shrine visits, an extremely staggering statistic.
Simply put, more than half went to worship the Thunder God.
In contrast, visits to the Three Noble Gods, Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo, decreased these days.
Especially for Amaterasu, as she was probably furious in the divine realm. After all, many of these were originally her believers.
But Yusei wasn't particularly concerned about these matters. The only thing that irked him was that the public was worshipping that fake god, Takemikazuchi.
'Couldn't they come worship my sword, Futsu no Mitama instead?'
'As a divine artifact, Futsu no Mitama is equally qualified to receive human worship.'
Of course, this was utterly impossible. After all, he couldn't possibly step forward and announce that he was the one who caused the Thunder Calamity, right?
After breakfast, Yusei didn't take Yuri with him. Instead, he tied her up securely at home and went out alone to gather information.
Over the past few days, he had formulated a rough plan.
Susanoo absolutely had to be killed.
But because he had the entire History Compilation Committee backing him, it was somewhat annoying.
And his current power wasn't sufficient to crush them utterly yet.
Therefore, Yusei decided to first accumulate other power, then take down Susanoo in one go, finally obtaining his strength.
The key to the plan lay in 'accumulating power'. Yusei had naturally already chosen this power.
If one were to ask which god was compatible with him, there were probably only two.
One was Susanoo, and the other was Takemikazuchi.
Arriving at the Grand Shrine of Takemikazuchi and seeing the massive crowds visiting, Yusei smiled slightly.
"You've enjoyed the services of so many believers these past few days. Now it's time to pay the fee."
…
Time flowed like water.
The day passed in the blink of an eye, the sun rising in the east and setting in the west.
By deep night, Yusei infiltrated the Shrine.
Due to the surge in visitors, the shrine had strengthened its security, with more guards and clergy protection.
But these were a piece of cake for Yusei.
Hypnotizing anyone he encountered, Yusei quickly reached the inner sanctum and saw the divine artifact placed in the center for worship.
Futsu no Mitama.
The Futsu no Mitama in this world was naturally different from the one in his world, but Yusei could sense that their origins were somewhat similar.
So, if special items could be used to summon corresponding Heretic Gods, his own Futsu no Mitama should also work.
But he had a feeling something unexpected might happen, so he decided to put in a bit more effort and specifically use this world's divine artifact for the summoning instead.
Taking the Futsu no Mitama, Yusei quietly left the Takemikazuchi's Grand Shrine.
As for how the news would report it the next day, that wasn't his concern anymore.
Late at night.
Yuri, sleeping fitfully, was awakened by noise, and immediately saw Yusei untying her bonds.
"You... what are you doing?"
She certainly didn't believe Yusei was kindly letting her go.
Hearing this, Yusei continued untying the knots as he spoke, "I need your help."
"Summon a Heretic God?" Yuri retorted.
Yusei nodded, saying nothing more.
Yuri fell silent, a wave of grief and indignation rising in her heart, 'It was always these Campiones... no, this guy wasn't even a Campione yet... Why were they all so obsessed with Heretic Gods?'
Unfortunately, Yusei wouldn't answer that question for her.
Knowing resistance was useless, Yuri was taken away from Tokyo.
The History Compilation Committee's Headquarters were in Tokyo, so running into them during the summoning would be troublesome.
As for the summoning location, Yusei had already chosen one: the Shikoku Region.
There's no particular reason, just fewer people.
Using the Susanoo Armor's flight capability, Yusei brought Yuri to a remote mountainous area.
Summoning a Heretic God didn't require a particularly good site, and the key lay in the Miko and the medium.
The medium was naturally the Futsu no Mitama sword obtained from this world's shrine.
The Miko was Mariya Yuri.
Looking at the girl's ashen face, Yusei spoke calmly.
"You will help me, right? If you help me, I'll let you go."
Yusei said this, but the girl clearly had no intention of cooperating.
She remained silent, kneeling before the Futsu no Mitama, saying and doing nothing.
Seeing this, Yusei frowned slightly, his tone becoming less friendly.
"You really won't help me summon Takemikazuchi? Even if I force you to do it through control?"
"No. You should just give up. Summoning a Heretic God only brings disaster to people. Besides, even if you force control over me, performing the ritual requires special spiritual power and precise control."
"Are you sure you won't do it? Even if I use hypnosis..."