Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 123 Saddle Horse
After checking out, the group of four left the hotel.

I missed the bus and walked towards the nearest Gion Shijo subway station.

Both Kirino Akane and Yoshikawa knew that Soya had other arrangements after that, so they only sent him to the subway station.But he said that the itinerary was undecided, and there was still plenty of time, so he traveled all the way.

After getting off the subway, the two sides separated on the platform of Kyoto Station.

Akane Kirino got on the tram, and watched Soya pull up the Asagari bell and turned away without knowing where she was going.

"Where is Soya going?" Yoshikawa was also watching from the side.

"I don't know." She shook her head and looked away, "He just said that he wasn't sure either."

"Anyway, I'm going to find that Teacher Ju Tianzi."

"Yes."

"It's really mysterious..."

"People who appear around Soya are like this."

The number of passengers in the carriage gradually increased, and after a while, the tram leaving Beijing slowly started.

Kyoto Station disappeared into the background, announcing the end of a day and night excursion, and there are two days left of Golden Week.Unlike before, the sense of loss hit Yoshikawa before the holiday was over.

When she regained her senses, she found Akane Kirino looking at her, as if she had something to say.

"Cy?"

"Is Hongko thinking about Soya?"

"..."

Being guessed, Yoshikawa's breath was stagnant, and he subconsciously wanted to deny it.

But soon, she nodded again.

"Ah."

She didn't forget that in front of Akane Kirino, she "cared" about Soya.

Contrary to the previous deliberate attention, what she has to do now is to keep the overflowing emotions within the level of "caring" on the bright side.

"so……"

Kirino Akane moved closer, "Has Hongzi come to a conclusion?"

The so-called conclusion is naturally her feelings for Soya, which is also the motivation for this trip.

And the boundary between "care" and "like" was so blurred that she didn't even realize it after she crossed it.Looking back, she only felt that every moment she spent with him was filled with ambiguity.

Yoshikawa was cautious, and tried to express his feelings:

"I care more about Soya."

"Just like that?"

Although she asked like this, Akane Kirino was not surprised by this. She already knew Yoshikawa's plan last night: let the unclear period of ambiguity be extended indefinitely, and a conclusion will be made when graduation is approaching.

"I do not know either……"

Yoshikawa murmured again, with a bit of genuine confusion on his face.

Now that the fake has become real, why not admit it directly?
Before asking herself, she already knew the answer - because she couldn't see Soya's thoughts clearly.

It seems that he has no interest in love, but he is surrounded by Kyoko Sugawara, Akane Kirino and outstanding girls like himself, and Ome who gave her first kiss is always following;

Regarding the fact that he liked the female teacher of the orphanage in the past, he generously admitted without hiding it, but he didn't mention a word about it now.

In the face of occasional temptations from her or other girls, he can always deal with them with ease.Although most of the time it is casual and perfunctory, if he is not careful, he will change the topic to other places.

——As far as this calm and composed posture is concerned, he is clearly a veteran of wandering around the flowers, and he is also one of the few types of men that his sister Qingzi reminds her to be extra careful.

But she understood that Sogu was not this kind of person, it was just the "survival skills" he had honed in the children's welfare home, spending time with girls of all ages day and night.

【"Because I am 'everyone's Soya'. Except for Suzu, no matter who gets too close to anyone, she will be affected... Girls are very troublesome."】

It sounded interesting at the time, but Yoshikawa only felt annoyed when it was his turn to be treated like this.

Because she couldn't clearly grasp his attitude, she had no choice but to keep her goodwill.

"Is it... still not sure."

Kirino Akane seemed to be emotional, but she smiled strangely, "But yesterday I was just shopping in the mall, and Hongzi and Soya didn't have much time to spend alone."

"Um……"

Yoshikawa came back to his senses, and didn't mention that she and Soya actually had some alone time last night.

She thought for a while, and then asked, "What does Qian think, can you see anything?"

"I can't see it either."

Akane Kirino shook her head, "But, I think such a red child is very cute."

"Eh...thank you."

She looked at her, her eyes curved into moons.

"No matter what Soya thinks, anyway, I like this Hongzi very much."

"..."

Without resistance, Yoshikawa fell again.

"Me too!"

After seeing off Yoshikawa and Akane Kirino, Soya and Asagiri walked around the station for a while, then got on the tram again and headed for Demachiyanagi.

Going north along the Kamogawa River and arriving at Demachiyanagi Station, the two got off and changed trains, and got on the Eizan Tram to Kurama.

After waking up from a drunken hangover on Mount Kurama last night, Tenko Tachibana remembered the agreement with Asagiri and Soya, and asked them to go to Kurama Hot Spring to find her.

The Ruishan Main Line and the Kurama Line, which operate on the same line, are divided into two at Takaraike Station. The east line runs to Hiei Pass, and the west line runs to Kurama Mountain.

Most sections of the Kurama Line are built on elevated iron bridges.Sitting on the westbound tram, crossing the narrow river in the upper reaches of the Kamogawa River, there are low-rise residential buildings on both sides.

After watching for a while, Soya withdrew his gaze and looked at the silent Asagiri Ling beside him.

"Ling seems to have something on her mind."

She glanced at him without moving, neither admitting nor denying.

"what happened?"

"Didn't sleep well."

"yes."

Carrying Akane Kirino, who was pretending to be asleep, back to the room, Soya was extremely tired, and fell into a deep sleep not long after lying down, and it was unknown if she would do anything to disturb the sleep of others afterwards.

Just looking at the state this morning, it seems that Yoshikawa is the only one she harassed.

Soya didn't ask any further questions, and took Asagiri Ling's hand.She also leaned forward and temporarily closed her eyes.

The tram headed all the way to the mountains.

After Ichihara Station, the houses on both sides of the railroad track gradually decreased, and the trees became denser.

"Going into the mountain." Zong Gu said in a low voice.

Closing her eyes, Chao Wuling nodded slightly.

The tram traveled through the mountains, turning one turn after another.The branches on both sides stretched out, leaving only a gap in the sky, and the sunlight penetrated the overlapping fresh green leaves, reflecting shadows faintly.

"Your Chuankou, we've arrived—"

At the stop before the terminal, the passengers on the tram went down [-], all of whom went to visit the Guishen Shrine.

Soya is also a little interested, but now is not the time to visit, and he only takes a look at it from a distance on the tram.

A few minutes later, the tram arrived at the terminus, Kurama Station, where the two got off.

Walking out of the station, there is a statue of a monster with a long nose and red face, also known as tengu, on the small square outside.

And this dog has its own name.

"A ghost with a discerning eye..."

Zongya took a second look, and Chao Wuling saw that he seemed interested, so he told him about the origin of Tengu.

The tengu that was first seen by people is no different from other monsters in myths and legends, and they are all some kind of deformed spirit body.

After being seen by the fragmented spiritual sense people in the early days, the rumors were spread, and the image became more and more exaggerated, and finally became what it is today.

"...It's really nothing new."

There is a free shuttle bus from the station to Kurama Onsen.It's just that it's still early, and it's not yet the time for the hot spring to open. The two can only walk there, but fortunately it's not too far away.

The road passes a long step sandwiched by cherry trees. At this time, the cherry blossoms are all gone, leaving only lush greenery.

At the top of the stairs is the temple gate, and the stone tablet below has been mottled and engraved with the words "Anma Temple".

The courtyards of the Kurama Temple are distributed on the entire mountain. After turning over the Kurama Mountain, you can go out from the west gate to the Guichuan Shrine.Soya and Asagiri Ling also only took a few glances from a distance, but didn't go deep.

After walking along the shallow Kurama River for a while, the two finally arrived at their destination.

Before opening time, the reception hall of Kurama Onsen was empty, except for a 60-year-old female operator standing behind the counter.

After Soya went in, he realized that it wasn't because it was too early.

"'Closed business today'?"

"I'm really sorry……"

The proprietress of the hot spring was sincere, but she didn't mention the reason for the suspension of business.

Soya didn't bother to say much, and took a step to the side, revealing Asagiri Ling behind him.

"Ah, Miss Ling..."

"He was Mother's guest."

Zhao Wuling's words were concise and to the point, the proprietress probably had already been ordered to take the two of them there.

According to her, Tachibana Tenko was soaking in the open-air hot spring "Fengluyu".The Fenglu Tang is on a high place next to the main hall, surrounded by pines and fir trees, and you have to climb a section of ancient stone steps to go up.

It wasn't until he walked into the locker room that Soya realized that Tachibana Tenko meant to let him and Asagiri Rin also go soaking in the open-air hot spring.

While hesitating, Zhao Wuling had already taken off her clothes, her petite body was wrapped under a towel, and she was looking at him.

"……I see."

　If you continue to drink like this, you will probably have to ask for leave. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)