Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 241 The Mountain Hokage Parade

The place where we got off the bus was not too close, and another small incident happened on the road—Akane Kirino twisted her foot, which delayed some time. By the time Soya and the others arrived at the intersection of Shijo Dori and Karasuma Dori, the Yamaboko parade had already begun .

Fortunately, the only thing he missed was the opening ceremony of the juvenile cutting off the injection rope. At the forefront of the parade, the flag of the "Gion Club" had just set off.

"Catch up..."

The street was already full of people, and there were several floors inside and outside.

However, relying on the advantage of height, Zongya can still pass through the crowd in front of him relatively easily, and directly see the team that just started to parade.

The flag bearer just passed by in front of him. In addition to the three big characters of "Gionhui", there are also two divine patterns printed on a blue background on the flag.

One is the divine pattern of Hachiman God, which is Zuo Sanba pattern;

Another section shaped like a cucumber is the divine pattern of the Gyutou Heavenly King, also known as Sutuo Mingzun, and this is also the main reason why the sales of cucumbers in Kyoto, especially in the Shijo area, were bleak during the Gion Festival.

Following behind the banner of the "Gionkai" was an old man with a solemn expression.Zonggu looked familiar, but didn't remember the specific role of the other party, only knew that the status was very high.

"—Soya."

Kirino Akane stood on tiptoe and pulled his arm.

"I can't see..."

The same is true for Hongzi on the other side, not to mention the already petite Zhao Wuling.

The annual summer event, citizens and tourists who come early, choose the best viewing position beside the street of Shijo Street at five or six in the morning.There are too many people around the front.

"Does your ankle hurt?"

"Hmm, it's not a big problem. I want to look outside!"

"It's just an old man in a shrine, there's nothing to see..." Soya couldn't do anything, and suddenly raised his eyes again, "Here comes the long sword hoko."

Akane Kirino also looked over, but there was no sound for a while.

Behind the high-raised "Long Sword Hoko" banner, the Hoko chariot, which has always been the first in the parade over the years, is slowly moving forward under the leadership of dozens of strong men.

The body is huge, and on the top stands a long knife that goes straight to the sky, shining coldly under the sunlight.

The overall height of the long sword hoko is 15 meters, full of oppressive feeling, and the straight long sword, which is about to be chopped down, carries an unstoppable aura. No wonder it has been taking the lead in the festival parade that has been passed down for thousands of years.

The hoko moved forward slowly, and gradually came to their side.

"No matter how many times I look at it, it's still so beautiful..."

Not only is it majestic, but the long sword hokari is covered with golden and red brocade, like a bunch of flowers, and it is also extremely gorgeous.

Hongzi looked over there, "I quite like this gorgeous style, no matter how you look at it, I won't get tired of it. It would be even better if I could touch it, but it's a pity that women are not allowed to go up on the long sword hoko."

Zhao Wuling looked at her and said, "After the parade is over, I will find a chance to take you there."

"Eh……"

"Do not tell anyone."

"Eh……"

Hongzi opened his mouth, still in disbelief.

Sogu turned his head to look at them, and then looked forward.

The huge hoko cart is divided into upper and lower floors. Between a pair of wheels on the front of the ground floor, there are two old men holding paper fans.

Hoko carts weighing more than ten tons can only be moved by manpower, and they are the ones who give orders and direct the hoko carts to move forward or stop.

The upper floor is full of musicians, who hold flutes horizontally and play Gion ditty. Right in front of them are three children with white faces.

On July [-]st, at the ceremony of "Nagatohoko Town Osento", Kyoko told him that only the long swordhoko still retains the tradition of real children, and the children on other Yamaboko have been replaced by dolls up.

And on the hood of the hoko cart, there were also several figures, sitting in the four corners respectively, holding the thick rope that fixed the long knife above them in their hands.

"I've been thinking, what if the long knife suddenly falls down?" Akane Kirino suddenly said.

Soya looked at the dozens of figures walking in front of the long knife hoko, most of them had frosted hair on their temples, and they were all members of the Preservation Society.He also saw Mr. Matsuda who had greeted Tachibana before.

"They must have thought about this question for a long time."

"Is that why they walked in front... Even if they fell down, they were the ones who hit them?"

"..."

Soya couldn't keep up with Akane Kirino's brain circuit, so he could only tell her to shut up.

Her voice was not low, and there were people in front of her looking back, some with stern eyes.She grabbed Soya's arm and acted like a tiger.

The huge and heavy hoko cart was only connected and fixed with ropes, and it creaked and creaked as it moved forward.

Accompanied by the Gion ditty played by the flute, the long knife hoko slowly passed in front of several people, and continued to advance along Shijo Dori.

The second mountain car followed quickly, and the flag took the lead, which was called "Mantis Mountain".

Akane Kirino couldn't help laughing.

"Oh, Mantis Mountain is so small..."

Although as early as the beginning of July, lots had been drawn to determine the order of parade of Yamaboko outside of the fixed order, such as Nagatani Hoko and Hakoya Hoko, but it was only at this time that Soya noticed that Mantis Mountain was in second place.

"'Shan Yiban'..."

The yamaboko that follows the long sword hoko is usually called "Yama Ichiban", and it all depends on the luck of the drawer.

"Last year, Tanglang Mountain was also a 'Mountain Ichiban'."

"yes."

It seems that the lottery drawers are very lucky to have won the "Shanyiban" for two consecutive years.Perhaps it was because they had more contacts last night, and Zonggu also became happy for Mantis Mountain.

He turned around again, "Can you see it?"

"..."

Zhao Wuling looked at him, then opened his arms.

Sogu squatted down, and she hugged him up, looking at the approaching Tanglang Mountain from his height.

Unlike the Long Sword Hoko, the smaller Mantis Mountain can be pushed by only a dozen people, and it quickly came in front of them.

The praying mantis model on the roof of the mountain car maintains a fixed posture at this time, only slightly shaking with the advancing body.

Chao Wuling approached his ear, saying that no one would operate the mechanism until it stopped at the corner.

"Corner..."

At the bottom of Tanglang Mountain, there are several vertical and horizontal logs. One is for the convenience of pushing, and the other is for the mountain cart to be lifted up and turned around when it reaches the corner of the intersection.

This method is only suitable for small mountain carts, and the hoko carts weighing more than ten tons can only be turned in another ancient way.

"The turning process of the large hoko is very imposing, and it's worth watching." Zhao Wuling looked at his profile, "Would you like to see it?"

During the Yamaboko parade, there will be a total of three turns, going straight along Shijo-dori, and the first corner is at the intersection of Kawaramachi-dori.

"The side of Kawaramachi-dori should be full of people." The high visibility means that there are also a lot of spectators. Soya hugged her leg, "Is there any room left?"

"You can see it from the building next to it. I know a good location." Chao Wuling said.

Although Nagatohoko had already left, the hokocar moved slowly and was easy to catch up with. This is why the whole Yamaboko tour lasted for two to three hours.

"Really, let's go and have a look."

Zongya put her down, and told Akane Kirino and Hongzi about it, both of them were pleasantly surprised.

"Really? I haven't seen a hokocar turn up close."

"Don't expect too much." Chao Wuling said as he walked, "Looking down from a high place, although you can see more comprehensively, you will lose a lot of the oppressive feeling of being there."

"It's okay." Akane Kirino followed up, "It's too far away, so I don't feel anything at all."

Zhao Wuling stopped talking and let Soya lead the way ahead.

The side of the road was crowded with people, but it wasn't overwhelming, it was just that it was difficult to walk.

Because he was worried about being separated, Soya turned his head from time to time, and only turned when he saw Akane Kirino and Hongzi still following behind.

In this way, we walked all the way to the Shijo Bridge, the intersection of Shijo Street and Kawaramachi Street. Before the parade team could catch up, the surrounding area of ​​the intersection was already crowded with people. Zhao Wuling led the three of them into the building next to Kawaramachi Station. inside.

This is a shopping mall. Due to the closure of the street, the business has been temporarily suspended, and the window area facing the intersection below is not very big, only the second and third floor windows.

At this time, all the well-dressed mannequins in the window on the second floor were moved out and put aside. There were more than a dozen bamboo tables and chairs inside, which were already full of people.

After looking at Wuling twice, he took the three of them upstairs again.

The mannequins in the window on the third floor were still not spared. At this time, there were only a few people sitting inside, and there were still many vacancies left.

The four of Soya sat together, forming a table, and an old man in gray sacrificial attire next to him looked over and greeted Chao Wuling.

"Miss Bell."

"Ah."

After sitting for a while, someone brought tea and snacks, Kirino Akane and Hongzi stared at the place where he disappeared for a long time, until Soya reminded him softly.

"The Long Sword Hoko is here."

　The two chapters were released together.Qingming is over for the past few days, and there is no time at all. Jiageng will wait another ten days and a half months.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)