Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 16
When Soya was seven years old, an earthquake from the bottom of the sea caused a huge tsunami.

Huge waves swept across the northeast, his parents were killed, only he survived by chance.

After the disaster, relatives were too busy to take care of themselves, and no one took him in. Finally, he was sent to a local children's welfare home.

At the beginning, when the situation was the most chaotic, the small orphanage was almost full of homeless orphans;
The staff were too busy, and some older children had to take on the responsibility of taking care of the younger ones.

Soya, who was only seven years old at the time, naturally belonged to the part being taken care of.The person in charge of taking care of him is a short-haired girl who looks like she is about to go to middle school.

She was petite and said little, no, almost nothing.Although the face is pure and pleasant, it is also very inconspicuous among a group of seven or eight-year-old children.

Most of the time, she just stood there quietly.

It is worth mentioning that her handwriting is very good, even with branches as pens and sand as paper, each stroke is full and powerful:

【Asagiri Suzu】

【"what?"】

【"name."】

In the following seven or eight years, the children in the orphanage were picked up one after another, or left on their own. There were fewer and fewer people left, but there were always Soya and Chao Wuling.

Occasionally, different relatives would come to visit Soya, but they never mentioned the matter of taking him home;
But no one came to visit Chao Wuling.Even in the orphanage, besides Soya, who was "brought up" by herself, the only person who has a close relationship with her is the living teacher Tianzi Tachibana.

Soya grew up very fast, not to say that he was strong, but his tall stature was very eye-catching among his peers, while Asagiri had always been that petite;

From looking up to looking up, and then looking down at her when walking together, it seems that time only stopped flowing on her.

He never knew her real age, but as he grew up, he naturally called her from "Sister Zhaowu" to "Sister Ling", and finally fixed it as "Ling".

Now, after two years of his disappearance, he returned from the underworld, goodbye in Kyoto, she still looks unchanged.

"bell?"

She stared at him for a moment, then nodded slightly, as always.

Soya looked back at Izanami, only she could explain that Asagiri would appear in this place.

"Ling is actually my adopted child," she said. "She started following me many years ago."

"yes."

It wasn't something incomprehensible, especially after he recalled more details about his time in the orphanage.

"By the way, it seems to be from the Nara period (710-794 AD)."

"..."

Soya immediately had a deeper understanding of "many years".

At the same time, a reasonable but unlikely guess appeared in his mind.

"The bell is actually a spirit body?"

"No. Not exactly."

"What do you mean?"

"Compared to this..."

Izanami looked at another girl at the door of the bar, "Is that Yoshiaki's girlfriend?"

Soya turned his head again, only then did he notice Akane Kirino who came in after Asagiri.

"... Kirino?"

He was startled, "Why are you here?"

"Songya!"

Soya didn't know why, but this bar was too dangerous and not the place for her to come, so he planned to take her out of here first.

When passing by Zhao Wuling, the two looked at each other for a few seconds.

Her expression remained the same, and he smiled a little.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"Ah."

"Why did Kirino come here?"

"Why is Soya in Kyoto?"

Soya glanced back at the bar, Izanami beckoned and called Chao Kirin to her side.

"I'll solve Kirino's problem."

"Huh?" Akane Kirino was taken aback.

He told the actual situation he had learned from Kyoko Sugawara, as well as his inferences about the subsequent changes in the situation.

"The whole, the whole army was wiped out?!"

"Ah."

Akane Kirino was dumbfounded, for her, a daughter of the underworld was already very scary.

"What kind of evil spirit is that..."

"All in all, it is very dangerous and difficult for ordinary people to deal with..."

"--correct!"

She told him what happened to him just now, and then asked, "Why is there such a strange place in the Kyoto Imperial Palace?"

"That is the barrier that protects this place from being discovered by people with strong spiritual sense like Kirino." Soya explained, "Those who broke in without knowing anything will eventually leave here without knowing anything."

"Eh?"

"Kirino was let in by Bell."

"bell?"

"It's the girl just now."

"Does Soya know her?"

"Well, she is mine in the orphanage..." Sogu paused, "Friend."

"..."

Her eyes widened immediately.

Soya was very aware of her doubts.

It's just that there are too many things to explain in a short while, and the main purpose of his trip has not been achieved, so he asked her to wait at the door of the bar first, and then explained to her later.

"Is that child Yoshiaki's girlfriend? It's so cute."

Akane Kirino was so curious that she couldn't help poking her head outside, just in time to meet Izanami's sight, nodded to her hastily, and then hid.

"No."

Soya denied it very quickly, and only after he denied it did he realize his unspeakable thoughts.

Be sober, he secretly warned himself.

"Master Izanami just said that you want Ling to help me destroy that evil spirit?"

"Yes."

"How to eliminate it?"

"Ring knows what to do."

"..."

Soya looked at Asagiri Ling again, and she nodded.

He was not at ease, "Is there no danger?"

"No." She said.

"How to do it?"

"..."

She fell silent again, her eyes moving slightly.

Having lived together for seven or eight years, Sogu understood that she was thinking about how to explain to him in the simplest language.

"As long as there is a way, I will explain the specific plan later."

He glanced at the time, "It's not too late, go to Lake Biwa and finish off that evil spirit, and Ling can still come back here before nightfall."

Chao Kirin didn't speak, but looked at Izanami.

"Fang Ming."

"Lord Izanami?"

"I thought of what I wanted Fang Ming to do for me."

"what?"

Izanami didn't explain immediately, but hooked his fingers at him.

Zongya felt her pocket move, and soon, something flew out of the pocket and landed in her palm.

"what is this?"

"...Vocabulary cards. For learning English."

"why?"

"I want to return to my normal life." Soya said, "I want to go to high school."

"That's right. But it's the end of February now."

"I'm preparing for next year's entrance exam."

"Two years have been wasted, do we need to delay another year? Fangming is such a smart kid, I think it's okay to take the entrance exam now."

"Ordinary schools are naturally not a problem."

He wanted to return the word card, "My goal is a prestigious school with a high enrollment rate."

"Ling also wants to experience modern education."

"..."

Zong Gu was startled.

Izanami looked at him and Asagiri Ling, and said, "Ring will help Fang Ming deal with that evil spirit. In return, Ling will give Fang Ming to take care of her for the next few years of high school life."

"I have another year..."

"I will solve the problem of enrolling in school. In April, Fang Ming and Ling can go to school directly."

"..."

She smiled, "Don't you believe me?"

She is a god who can tear Huangquan apart when she is angry, Soya has no reason not to believe in her ability.

"I have something to say first, I want to stay as far away as possible from the world where Lord Izanami lives."

"But this time, Fang Ming took the initiative to find this place."

"The closeness now is for the eternal distance in the future."

"Really? That's only to this extent, it's not enough."

Soya didn't have time to react, but Izanami grabbed the collar and dragged him to face to face.

There was another exclamation from the corner of the bar.

Keeping a small distance that almost kissed again, the mother goddess opened her lips and whispered:
"I don't like that place very much either. Prove to me that you have that ability, and I'll tell you the solution once and for all."

"..."

Outside the bar, Akane Kirino turned her head and stretched out her clenched hand towards Wuling.

"hand."

"Eh?"

"hand."

"..."

She stretched out her palm, and the amulet fell into her palm, cutting off her spiritual sense instantly.

"Eh?"

In the bar, looking at the many spirits in front of him, Soya took a deep breath and clenched his wooden sword tightly.

(End of this chapter)