Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 131 Missing like rain
It was getting late when we took the bus back to Danhai High School.On the way Soya and Yoshikawa walked to the station, they could still see some Dan Gao students who were going home after club activities.

Among them, a few acquaintances came to say hello, and the first words they met were basically asking him or her why they changed their clothes.

"There was a little accident..."

Arriving at the station, Asagiri, who had received Soya's news in advance, was already waiting here.The three meet and go back by tram.

There was no vacant seat in the carriage, Yoshikawa supported Asagiri Ling's shoulder and stood with Soya.

"Is Soya going to the shrine today?" she asked.

Under normal circumstances, after handling the entrustment related to the spirit body, he would go to the shrine to record it.

Looking at the gloomy sky outside the car window, Soya shook his head.

"It's a bit late today, I'll go tomorrow."

Tomorrow and the next two days are weekends, so I have a lot of free time.

"Oh." Yoshikawa also guessed his choice, and then asked, "Then I'm going to visit Akane's house later, I'm a little concerned."

"She has something to do at home, is it suitable for us to go there?"

"Ask first."

"Ah."

Kirino Akane's response was rejection.

After a little while, she explained that she might be going away soon, and they wouldn't be able to see her when they came.

"A long trip? Where is she going at this time?"

"They said they were going to Tokyo..."

"why?"

"do not know."

Yoshikawa looked up at him, and Chao Kirin also raised his gaze.

"Cy didn't say anything."

The two guessed in a daze.

Before the tram arrived at the station, Akane Kirino asked where they were, and said that her time to go out was postponed until tomorrow morning.

Speechless all the way.

Back at Kirino's old house, Soya and Yoshikawa saw her in the living room.

"An important relative has passed away."

Akane Kirino, who was about to go out, was wearing a black formal suit, with a downcast expression and no smile on her face.

"In the last few days, I have to go there to mourn."

The Tongye couple only heard the bad news this afternoon. They asked their daughter to go home directly after school, planning to go there at night.Just because there were some conflicts in the arrangement, it was finally decided to start again tomorrow morning.

"Really." Soya didn't have anything else to say, "My condolences."

The same is true for Yoshikawa on the side.

Akane Kirino looked up at him, "Songya also knows that relative."

"what……"

He was startled, and quickly remembered a name.

"Could it be Mr. Gudao Chaoyang who lived here for two days before?"

"Yes."

Akane Kirino nodded, with sadness on her face, "The other side said that Uncle died while climbing a mountain."

"yes."

Soya took a deep breath, unable to speak.

Gu Dao Chaoyang, who was obsessed with mountaineering, even though he narrowly escaped a few years ago, died in his favorite sport after all.

Yoshikawa was a little dizzy, shook his head, hugged Kirino Akane's shoulders, and comforted him softly.

"Is Qian going to stay there for two days?"

"Probably." She was not very sure, "My family has a very good relationship with my uncle's family, and I should stay there for a few days before coming back."

"yes……"

Seeing that the atmosphere became serious, Akane Kirino squeezed out a smile, and then asked about today's affairs.

"I forgot to bring an umbrella when I went downstairs. When I got there, it was raining heavily and I got wet... The clothes of Soya and I were lent to us by Kasukabe."

Yoshikawa explained the reason for changing clothes, and Soya told her how he handled the commission.

"Are you going to Kyoto again?"

Akane Kirino thought of the events she had personally experienced or heard from him in the past few months, many of which were destined for Kyoto.

Zonggu lowered his eyes slightly, "This is a matter between spirit bodies, who knows the reason."

She didn't ask any more questions.

"I don't know if Uncle will become a spirit body..."

"I can only listen to the destiny."

With Kirino Akane's sigh, this topic also came to an end.

She didn't stay in the old house for too long and left soon.The next morning, the Kirino family took the Shinkansen to Saitama to mourn the funeral.

The patter of rain.

Standing at the door of the Social Affairs Office, Sugawara Kyoko stared at the wet bluestone floor in a daze, and did not look away for a long time.

It was raining hard, and the shrine was empty.It was already noon, and there was not a single visitor today.

too idle.

"..."

The young witch sighed faintly.

"I really want to see Soya. If I don't see him, I can't even eat. The longing is as long as the rain in front of me. I really want to see him...my Soya."

Jingzi turned her head, with a little helplessness on her face.

"Miss Noma."

"What, your reaction is too ordinary." Minami Noma walked out from the social affairs office, "Shouldn't you be blushing and saying 'hate' at the same time?"

Kyoko looked aside, ignoring it.

"It's still raining...the rainy season is really troublesome."

Noma Minami looked up at the sky, "No one comes to the shrine to pay homage."

"Um……"

"So there's no need for Kyoko to stay in the shrine all the time. High school students should enjoy their youth, and just leave the shrine affairs to a few of them."

It was a fact that the social affairs were quiet, but Kyoko still shook her head.

"I have nothing else to do."

"Then go on a date with Soya."

"Stop joking around, Miss Noma."

"This is no joke."

Minami Noma came over, put his arm around her shoulders, and spoke earnestly.

"Didn't Soya invite Kyoko to cook in the wild last time? Since Kyoko agreed, he should be invited as well, otherwise it would be too impolite."

Kyoko opened her mouth and fell silent.

This is really an irrefutable reason.

After a while, she hesitated and said, "It's been raining recently, so it doesn't seem suitable to go camping."

"..."

Minami Noma laughed, and glanced at her again, "Kyoko, you're really clumsy and cute...I want you to invite Soya on a date, not to go to the campsite with him again."

She paused, "It seems that something must have happened last time, so that Jingzi will never forget it."

Jingzi pursed her lips, "Nothing happened."

Seeing her serious and clumsy appearance, Noma Minami had nothing to do, shook his head and sighed.

"Yes Yes……"

Letting go of Kyoko, she turned around and picked up the umbrella by the door.

"I'm going out for a while. Anyway, Jingzi is fine, so come with me."

"Where to go?"

With a snap, Minami Noma opened her umbrella.

"Inspecting the landmarks."

Kyoko was slightly taken aback, then nodded in agreement.

"It's true that I haven't inspected for a while. I'm going to say hello to Ms. Huajing."

"No, I told her just now." Minami Noma had already walked outside, "She will keep an eye on the inside of the shrine, so Kyoko can come and inspect with peace of mind."

"it is good."

Kyoko took an umbrella and followed.

As soon as the two of them reached the stairs, a flower umbrella came up from the bottom.

"..."

Lifting the edge of the umbrella, Soya also saw the two people above.

"Kyoko, Miss Noma." He stepped up the steps, "Do you want to go down the mountain?"

"Yes."

Minami Noma looked at his fancy umbrella, "Kyoko has been waiting for you for a long time, let's go on a date."

"Miss Noma!"

Soya smiled, "What are you talking about?"

Noma Minami signaled Kyoko to be safe and calm, and then said to him: "We are going to inspect the boundary markers, do you want Soya to come together?"

"Landmark?"

"It's the stone tablet that divides the area of ​​the shrine. After all, there are gods enshrined in the shrine, so we need to get something conspicuous to remind the passing spirits not to come in and disturb them easily."

"yes."

Soya only knew that the torii gate of the shrine was the dividing line between the so-called secular world and the "divine realm", and this was the first time he had heard of such a saying.

"Where are the landmarks?"

"On this mountain."

Noma Minami raised his hand and pointed at the bottom of the stairs, drawing a circle around his body with his fingertips, "Not all of this mountain belongs to the shrine. The area surrounded by the landmarks is the 'Divine Domain'."

Zongya had nothing else to do, so he agreed.The entrance to the trail that inspects the landmarks is still at the foot of the mountain.

He turned around and returned the same way, walking in front of the two of them.

"I would have walked slower if I knew I was coming."

"It's just one more step to climb, you are so lazy."

"It's been raining recently, I can't see the sun, and I can't lift my spirits."

"Are you the rice in the field?"

Back down the hill through the wet steps and through the torii, Soya stopped, waiting for the two to lead the way, and Minami Noma stopped beside him.

"Jingzi knows how to get there, let her guide you."

Leaning the handle of the umbrella on his shoulder, Minami Noma turned the umbrella around and pointed at the intersection.

"I'll get a cup of coffee over there. Call me when you're done making your rounds—no problem?"

"..."

Kyoko was silent for a few seconds, then nodded under her winking.

"Let's go, Soya-san."

(End of this chapter)