Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 235 Empathy
Arriving at the intersection at the foot of the mountain, the white commercial vehicle with the words "Fuyun Shrine" printed on it slowed down and turned into it.

Covered by branches and leaves, it spirals up along the shady forest road, and the sun shines down finely, and there is a lot of enthusiasm in every spot of light that lands smoothly.

Light and shadow intertwined, amidst the omnipresent chirping of cicadas, there was a rustling sound of tires rolling over the ground.

Back at the shrine, Noma Minami parked the car, did not stay outside, and ran all the way, directly into the air-conditioned shrine office.

"Thanks for your hard work--"

As expected, there were not many worshipers in the shrine in the afternoon, and Mayu Hanai was very leisurely, and greeted Soya and Kyoko who came after him.

"Is there any problem with the town festival?"

Kyoko nodded, showing her the first tassel material in her hand, "Everything is going well."

"Really. What do the priests think?"

Soya took off the black hat on his head and fanned himself, but he couldn't blow much wind.

"It's simpler than I imagined... It's just that I have to read the congratulatory speech all the time, which is a bit taxing for my throat."

"Great." Hanai Mayu laughed, "It seems that Fuyun Shrine's town festival business can resume."

"Let me go."

Soya immediately shook his head, "It's really torture to wear this kind of clothes in such a hot weather."

"Who told you to go there at the hottest time? Generally speaking, the town festivals are held in the morning, and it's not as hot as it is now." Huajing said.

Even though there was no wind, her shrine maiden clothes kept swaying.

Hearing a faint sound, Soya walked around inside, only to find that the shelf where the Omori, Ema and other items were placed was hollow under the shelf, and a small electric fan was hidden.

"talk later."

He walked over to catch the wind and let Jingzi come in too.

"This time, the client moved here from another place. He is not familiar with the situation, so he found our shrine..."

Huai nodded, looked at the two children squatting in front of the electric fan, and smiled again.

"By the way, how much did you pay for the first spike material this time?"

"Fifty thousand yen."

"Really, the owner is quite polite."

"Yeah. The shrine that the client asked someone from the construction company to find was [-] yen."

"One hundred thousand? Grab money. Which shrine?"

"I don't know. I didn't ask, and Ms. Noma also said don't worry about it."

"Well……"

Huajing was thoughtful, "That's right, the question is too clear, it would be troublesome to ignore it."

The electric fan was turning, sending out cool and refreshing air continuously, and Soya didn't spend too long behind the shelf, and he had to change out of the thick priest's uniform on his body.

The place to change clothes was still Kyoko's room, and taking off the hunting clothes was much easier than putting them on, and she didn't need her help.

Changing back to his original thin shorts, Soya came to the air-conditioned yamato room, where several shrine maidens were sitting around the table, talking about the recent Gion Festival.

"... I have a few friends who rushed over from Yamanashi yesterday. The prices of hotels in Shijo Street have gone crazy, and they are all living in my apartment now." Reiko Kobayashi said.

Noma Minami fell backwards, lying on the tatami mat, "Can it fit?"

"They attend festivals in Kyoto during the day, and come to sleep on the floor at night. It's okay to squeeze a little bit."

"Really, my house is quite big."

"……no need."

Noma Minami didn't care, and looked at the ceiling, "There will be Yoshiyama Festival in the past few days, so it should be more lively in Kyoto. If it's not for the trouble of parking, I'd like to go and see it too."

Xiaoshan refers to the three nights before the Yamahoko parade on July [-]th. From far to near, they are called Xiaoxiaoshan, Xiaoxiaoshan and Xiaoshan respectively.

In the two days of Xiaoxiaoshan and Xiaoshan, within a few hours after nightfall, parts of Shijo Street and Karasuma Street will be restricted to vehicle traffic and transformed into pedestrian streets for citizens and tourists to watch and have fun.

At this time, the Yamaboko in each town has been assembled, decorated with lanterns, and parked beside the street for tourists to visit.

Spend a little money to buy the corresponding shoji rice dumplings at the town clubs run by the preservation associations of each town, and you can even board some of the Yamahoko and get in touch with them up close.

Closing the sliding door behind his back, Soya just sat down when Noma Minami who was lying down looked over.

"Soya, what are your plans?"

"Gion Festival?"

"Yes."

"I'm planning to go to Kyoto tomorrow to see the pre-festival of the Yamaboko parade. If it's interesting, I will participate in the post-festival in a few days."

"Is it interesting... If it is the first time to participate, it is indeed worth going. However, it will be the same if you see a lot."

In the same way, some time ago, Zong Gu also heard from Tianzi Tachibana, but the "seeing too much" in the two populations are completely different concepts.

"Of course, if you just join in the fun, that's another matter."

Minami Noma sat up and asked, "With Kyoko?"

Kyoko looked over, and Soya nodded.

Hasegawa's eyes shifted, looking back and forth between the two, "A date?"

"It doesn't count."

After all, Kirino Akane and Hongko were also there, and Zhao Wuling was waiting for him in Kyoto.

"Is there anyone else?" Minami Noma asked suddenly.

"..."

Zong Gu looked at her, thinking for a moment that she had mastered some kind of mind reading skills.

I don't know if Jingzi revealed something to her.

"Well, Kirino and Ben... Yoshikawa also want to go together. There is no way to refuse."

Hearing that he couldn't refuse, Minami Noma immediately nodded, "Yes."

Soya was startled, "Really?"

"That high school student also invited Anan to go to Kyoto together tomorrow, and she agreed." Hasegawa said to him, "Obviously I was the first to invite."

"..."

Soya was silent.

What kind of mind reading is just empathy.

"Let's all go together." Minami Noma tried to make the situation more chaotic, "Soya, Kyoko, and those two little sisters are also with us. I'll drive there, and you don't have to squeeze the tram gone."

"No." Soya immediately refused, "Forget it."

Noma Minami's unreliability has many aspects, and he doesn't want to ask for trouble.

"—Why do we have to go on the same day?"

Reiko Kobayashi, who was sitting across from her, suddenly said, "Isn't the Yamaboko parade divided into a pre-festival and a post-festival? Anan will accompany Emi tomorrow, and Ms. Sayaka at the post-festival on the 24th. Isn't that all right?"

Hasegawa looked over, "I invited you first, why should I be in the back?"

"Ah, no...that's not what I meant...then I'll accompany Ms. Hasegawa tomorrow, and Huimei at the funeral... Anan, talk to me!"

"..."

Minami Noma lay down again, her arms crossed to cover her eyes, and the long sleeves of her shrine maiden clothes covered her face.

"You better stop making trouble..."

After looking at her for a while, Soya raised his gaze, and Kyoko who was sitting inside suddenly got up and walked out.

When passing by him, she beckoned lightly.

"..."

Zong Gu was startled, and got up to go out.

Coming to the corridor outside, Jingzi closed the sliding door and looked up at him for a while.

"Kyoko?"

"Songya-san... I won't go tomorrow."

The sun was sinking, time passed, and before you knew it, it was evening.

"I'm back... Ah, brother is here!"

Yuzi, who came home after the exam, cheered and ran to the sofa.

"Yuzi."

Soya smiled at her, "Congratulations."

"Eh, what?"

"Summer vacation has begun."

"Uh-huh!"

Yuzi put down her schoolbag and sat down beside him, "Will brother stay for dinner today?"

Soya shook his head.

"Hey, why—"

"That would be too late."

She grabbed his arm, "What's too late..."

"—Jade Zi."

Yuzi turned her head, and her sister was standing behind her, with a look of hesitation on her face that she rarely saw.

She cared more about what she was wearing than this.

"Hey, bathrobe..."

Kyoko, with her long hair coiled up, was wearing a blue-and-white bathrobe with a white towel bag in her hand, as if she was about to go out.

The hesitation was fleeting, and Kyoko came over and stroked Yuzi's head.

"Souya-san, I think..."

Soya nodded.

"Eh……"

Yuzi looked over, and he smiled.

"Kyoko and I are planning to go to Kyoto to participate in the Yoshiyama Festival, so Tamiko should come too. Do you want to change into a yukata?"

(End of this chapter)