Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 182 Bai Chuan Guangyue
Gion, Shirakawa.

Arriving at the agreed stone bridge, Soya looked left and right, but stopped with Kyoko when he didn't see Noma Minami's figure.

"The first bridge from Shijo should be here."

"Ah."

When the lights are on, Gion is very lively at night, full of pedestrians.Stepping on the neat stone pavement, the two stood leaning on the railing on the bridge, with the turbulent clear water behind them.

The Shirakawa River flowing through the center of Gion is meandering, slow and fast, and clear to the bottom. Its origin is still in the east of Mount Hiei.

On both sides of the stream, there are lights under the trees, as bright as day.It was originally intended for people to appreciate the night cherry blossoms, but at this time the cherry blossoms have already withered, leaving only the branches with green leaves hanging down to the water, swaying gently with the breeze coming along the river.

There are wooden houses along the river, restaurants and cooking kiosks everywhere, and people on the bridge can see the stream through the windows.

The place Noma Minami chose was one of them, but she didn't come over for a long time.

After waiting for a while, Soya and Kyoko did not wait for Noma Minami at the bridge, but instead waited for Sayaka Hasegawa who had met at the institution in the afternoon.

At this time, she had already taken off her priestess clothes and changed back to casual clothes, carrying a delicate small bag in her hand.

"Ah, Soya-kun... What a coincidence, I saw you again. Could this be fate?"

"..."

Kyoko stood beside Soya.

"Oh, so Kyoko is here too."

Seeing Hasegawa, Soya was a little surprised, but he never believed it was a coincidence, so he asked: "Miss Hasegawa has an appointment with Miss Noma."

"Yes." Hasegawa laughed, "Please wait for me here."

No wonder Minami Noma didn't come over for half a day.

"Songya-kun and Kyoko probably haven't been here before, I'll take you there."

She walked in front, and Soya and Kyoko followed immediately, for fear that she would disappear in the dense flow of people in the blink of an eye.

Tall willow trees are planted among the flower beds by the roadside, thousands of them hang down, and the thin leaves are like cut, but they can't hide the sound of the restaurant.

"It's very lively here."

Hasegawa looked while walking, "Since returning to the headquarters, I have been alone after get off work, and I haven't been here for a long time."

Kyoko told Soya that looking at the younger Hasegawa, in fact, his qualifications are not low. He used to be one of the shrine maidens stationed at Fuyun Shrine, and he was regarded as Noma Minami's subordinate.

"That's why she called Miss Noma the team leader..."

"Correct."

And a few years ago, Hasegawa was injured while on duty and almost died, and then withdrew from the front line.After several transfers, she now does some clerical work in the agency's external affairs department.

Soya looked at the miko who was walking briskly in front of her, "Has Miss Hasegawa ever encountered such a dangerous thing?"

"Ah."

Kyoko nodded, and also looked at Hasegawa's back.

"When the accident happened, I was investigating on the other side. When I rushed over, Ms. Hasegawa had already been pierced by the sharp weapon in the hands of the evil spirit..."

Recalling the scene at that time, her expression also became more dignified.

"Fortunately, Ms. Noma rushed over quickly, eliminated the evil spirits, and rescued Ms. Hasegawa."

"yes."

There are tens of thousands of spiritual bodies in the world, and such dangerous situations are not uncommon for spiritual beings who work for institutions.The appearance of Soya at least reduced the risks encountered by the maidens of Fuyun Shrine when performing tasks.

Hasegawa didn't know that the two children behind her were talking about her, so he walked, looked back at them, and slowed down again.

"Kyoko, is Ms. Hanai still at Fuyun Shrine?"

"exist."

"I've been staying at the headquarters. I haven't seen her for a long time. Is there anyone new here?"

"Ms. Kobayashi Reiko who was transferred to the shrine early last year."

"Kobayashi Reiko? A name I've never heard of."

While walking and chatting, Hasegawa didn't forget his destination, and stopped in front of a high-end restaurant named "Sano" by the side of Baichuan.

"It's here."

Walking into the cooking room and coming to the box on the second floor, Minami Noma sat by the window and looked back at the three of them.

"Finally found it?"

"It's a little far away."

Hasegawa who came in last closed the sliding door and sat down at the table while taking off his coat.

Soya and Kyoko walked to Noma Minami one after another, and looked out the window.

The sparse shadows are horizontal and slanting, and the floating light leaps into gold.Lights shine from the flower windows on both sides of the strait, projected on the rippling water waves, and the surrounding fields are brightly lit.

"See, isn't it beautiful?" Minami Noma leaned against the window, looking down, "There is no place with a better view than here."

Looking down at the grass, trees and wild flowers by the stream, Kyoko nodded.

However, Soya found that Noma Minami's gaze was a little higher - at least not staring at the turbulent Shirakawa below.

He also looked up a little, and then saw the gorgeously dressed and swaying geisha in the bar on the opposite bank.

"..."

Jing Meiren is also beautiful, indeed very beautiful.

Jingzi raised her gaze, and quickly noticed where the gazes of the two people beside her were falling. She didn't say anything, and took a look from a distance.

Across the two windows far and near, the geisha in gorgeous kimono twisted their waists lightly, dancing slowly and gracefully, looking bright.

When looking back, she also noticed the "snooper" who was staring at the window on the second floor on the opposite bank, and she paused briefly.

"It was discovered..."

Minami Noma murmured, but remained motionless.

"Standing here to peek openly and aboveboard, it would be strange not to be discovered."

Soya took one last look at the geisha opposite, but felt that she was also staring at him.

He didn't think much, turned back to the house, and sat down at the long table.

Kyoko sat down quickly.

After watching for a while, the thick-skinned Minami Noma finally stopped spying and sat beside Hasegawa.

The three people at the table looked at her, and she looked back one by one.

"By the way, have you ordered?"

"..."

Thanks to Minami Noma, who is obsessed with the beauty of geisha, Soya took his first bite of food more than half an hour later than he expected when he entered the kiosk.

Using the tip of the chopsticks to pierce the skin of the saury, Soya prodded it a few more times, then picked up a piece of fish and put it into his mouth.

The fish body is grilled golden brown, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and the meat has an excellent texture.Delicious with a squeeze of lemon juice.

He took another sip.

"Don't Soya try this?" Minami Noma pointed to another dish on the table, "It tastes very good."

He shook his head, "I don't like raw beef."

Soya doesn't know what taste he will have in the future, but although the carpaccio wrapped in sea urchin yellow and lettuce looks fresh and delicious, it is still too early for him at this time.

"It's almost like sashimi."

"I do not believe."

"Tch, believe it or not."

Noma Minami picked up another piece of carpaccio, dipped it in some sauce, and put it in his mouth.

"Well~ this top-grade snowflake beef is really good when eaten raw, soft and delicate. The sea urchin is also very sweet, although it has a subtle smell..."

Soya was unmoved, and Kyoko who was sitting next to him didn't try either.

"I was worried that it wasn't enough, but you both didn't eat it." Noma Minami licked his lips, "It's a pity."

"Don't embarrass the children."

"Yes Yes……"

Because he had to drive back, Minami Noma didn't drink any alcohol, but only drank half a glass of juice.Another adult, Hasegawa, also just had a drink, but the words in his mouth obviously became more.

"I'm a Tokyo native, how could I have lived here in Kinki for seven or eight years..."

"Staying alone in Kyoto is really lonely."

"I want to get married... Soya-kun, I can wait for you."

"..."

Sogu suddenly became excited.

"Thank you. But... thanks."

Hasegawa turned his head and looked at Noma Minami, "I was rejected?"

"No, you're just dreaming. Wake up and forget about it."

"..."

She picked up the wine cup again, and just poured half a glass when a call came from outside the private room.

"Miss Noma—"

"Please come in."

The sliding door was opened, and a middle-aged woman dressed in kimono stood outside the door, who seemed to be the proprietress of this kiosk.

"Ms. Huahe, what's wrong?" Minami Noma asked.

"excuse me……"

Huahe looked around in the private room, and his eyes fell on the only male Sogu, "Miss Guangyue wants to meet this little brother, I wonder if it's convenient?"

"Kotsuki?" Minami Noma was taken aback, "Who? Want to see Soya?"

"Miss Kozuki is a famous geisha in Gion..."

Soya, who had just thought the name sounded familiar, now fully recalled it.

"can."

After greeting Kyoko and the dazed Noma Minami, he stood up.

"Where is Miss Guangyue?"

"Please come with me."

When I came downstairs, the geisha waiting at the door was indeed the one who was dancing in the bar opposite.

"excuse me."

She looked at Soya, and gave a slight bow, "I was in a hurry a few days ago, I have time to introduce you in the future, I am Guangyue from Qingzi's mother's house."

Geisha Kozuki, he met her on Hanami Koji during the Golden Week trip to Kyoto, and she knew Asagiri and Tachibana Tenko.Unexpectedly, she remembered him after just meeting him once.

"I remember that you are Master Suzu's companion. I wonder if she is here? Guangyue wants to say hello to her."

Soya shook his head, "Suzu didn't come with me today."

"yes……"

There was no emotion on the face as white as ceramics, and Guangyue saluted again.

"excuse me."

Stepping on the bluestone slab, the geisha swayed away.

Soya turned around and paused.

"Miss Noma asked me to come down and take a look..." Kyoko clutched her sleeves, "Saving Soya-san will make her lose her way when she sees a geisha."

"Is she talking about herself?"

(End of this chapter)