Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 279 Sakurajima
In the fourth year of Taisho, the Sakurajima volcano erupted, and a large amount of lava flowed into and filled the strait on the east side of Sakurajima, making Sakurajima, which was originally an isolated island, connected to the Osumi Peninsula.

However, the main way to get to Sakurajima from downtown Kagoshima is by ferry.

Because there are still nearly 5000 people living on the island, and the ferry between the bays also operates 24 hours a day-unless the volcano erupts.

Going around, Soya and his party took a city bus to make a big circle around the city, and it was already afternoon.

After getting off the car at Dolphin Harbor, they prepared to take the ferry to Sakurajima.

"..."

The sea breeze blew, Sogu frowned, and the girls even covered their noses.

"It smells so strong..." Kirino Qiang said in a low voice.

When we arrived in Kagoshima City, we could smell some sulfur, but when we came to the harbor facing Sakurajima Volcano, the smell became stronger.

Looking at the huge cloud of smoke above the volcano, she let go of her hand slightly, "Fortunately, the volcanic ash didn't drift this way."

Soya shook his head, "I have to go to the island later."

"Ahh... my hair."

The ferry runs every 15 minutes, and several people waited at the port for a while before boarding the boat.

Because the distance is extremely short and the voyage is only 10 minutes, we have to disembark after standing on the deck for a while.

Looking at the tall volcano, Kirino Akane's first words on the pier were if the volcano erupted now, would they not be able to escape?

"...Don't be crowed."

There is an ice cream vending machine in the pier lobby, with seventeen kinds of ice cream to choose from.Tsukiyomi urged Kirino Akane to go over, so they bought an ice cream alone.

Kyoko couldn't stand it anymore, and offered [-] yen to Lord Shenming in private, telling him to buy what he wanted to eat instead of always trying to trick that easy-going girl.

When they came to the platform outside the pier, several people were eating ice cream while waiting for the bus on the island.

In Kagoshima City, you can rent a miniature jeep and take a ferry to the island. Unfortunately, none of them have a driver's license.

The Tsukiyomi Shrine on Sakurajima is near the port, and you can see it when you get off the boat.

Because they had to pass through this port when they came back, Soya and Kyoko decided to take Tsukiyomi to the shrine to absorb the power of faith before leaving.

There was a layer of black ash on the ground, Hongzi stepped on it with her feet, then raised her eyes to look forward, the black ash on the ground stretched to a place she couldn't see.

"It's so gray..."

Zongya glanced down, and moved his feet, "After all, we have come to the foot of the volcano."

She froze for a moment, and then suddenly realized that the soles of her feet were volcanic ash.

"No wonder the leaves look so dark over here."

Hongzi pinched a leaf in the nearby bush, twisted it with her fingers, and it was immediately covered with a layer of black ash.

"Alas……"

After a while, the round-the-island bus stopped by the side of the road, and several people got on the bus together.

The bus will pass by the attractions of Lava Nagisa Park, museum, visitor center and Yunohira Observatory, and finally return to the pier, and the nearest Lava Nagisa Park is just a few hundred meters away.

"Want to go down and have a look?"

"Okay, it's okay to walk around the island anyway."

Walking around the park by the sea, there is a foot bath channel in the middle that is said to be 100 meters long, which is connected to the sea.

Sogu sat down by the canal and tested the temperature of the water.The slightly turbid spring water is a bit hot to the touch, exuding a faint sulfur smell.

None of them planned to soak in the foot bath, so they left the park after walking around and walked around the island along the road by the sea.

Akane Kirino looked at the volcano in the middle, "Even if we are on the island, it still feels far away."

"It's dangerous if you get too close," Soya said.

Due to the extremely active volcanic activity, the Sakurajima area is not fully open.As ordinary tourists, they can only go deep into the Yunohira Observatory at a height of more than 300 meters.

"I want to see a volcano erupt."

"I do not want."

Akane Kirino turned her head and glanced at him, "I mean the kind of small-scale outbreak that happens once a day."

"It's already erupted today." Soya said, "I heard someone say that on the ferry that came over... although the frequency is not fixed."

"Okay. Then I want to go to a place close to Beiyue."

The huge Sakurajima Volcano is actually composed of three volcanoes, Beiyue, Zhongyue and Nanyue.

6000 years ago, Sakurajima was born in a huge submarine volcanic eruption, and until 5000 years ago, Beidake continued to be active.After Beiyue fell into silence, Nanyue began to erupt until today.

"Go to the Yunohira Observatory first."

Continue to walk, and get on another round-the-island bus on the way, which shortens a lot of time.

Arriving at the Yunohira Observatory, the bus did not leave.

When passing several observatories on the island, the bus will stop for a few minutes to ten minutes for tourists to get off and take pictures.

The weather is fine, and the volcanic ash is also floating to the other side. From the observatory, you can clearly see the steep mountain not far away.It has been silent for many years, the peak is still bare, but the bottom is already covered with green.

The crater hidden on the other side continues to spit smoke clouds into the sky, making people want to get closer to find out.

Zhao Wuling quietly told Zongya that Tachibana Tianzi had brought her here to watch a volcanic eruption at close range.

"which year?"

"Taisho four years."

"...That's really a coincidence."

There is not much scenery to see here, looking at the mountains and the clouds, a few people stayed here until the round-the-island bus was about to leave, and they got on the bus immediately.

"Where are you going next?" Soya looked back at Akane Kirino in the back seat.

She thought for a while, "Showa Crater."

Sometimes by car, sometimes on foot, Soya and the others made a half-circle around Sakurajima, visited several places at the Observatory, and finally came to the coast of Arimura in the southeast.

A shovel was rented from a nearby tourist center and they came to the beach by the sea.

Due to being covered by volcanic ash all year round, the beach is black and covered with countless large and small stones.

Using both hands and feet, a small open space was cleared among a pile of rocks. Akane Kirino gripped the shovel tightly and began to dig a hole.

After walking along the coastline for a while, when Soya and Kyoko returned, she was already digging the third hole.

"Have you dug it yet?"

"Um……"

Akane Kirino stopped, wiped the sweat from her head, and was a little annoyed, "It's easy to dig out hot springs on this beach."

It was because she could dig out the hot spring by herself that she came here before leaving Sakurajima.

"I'll try it."

Soya took the shovel and walked towards the beach, cleared the stones and started digging.

One shovel after another, the small pit gradually widened and deepened, and suddenly a ball of yellow muddy water gushed out from the bottom.

"Golden hot spring!" Akane Kirino shouted in surprise.

"...It's just muddy water."

Soya stretched out his hand to try it, the water temperature was quite high, it was indeed a hot spring.

"Dig a little bigger!"

"Ah."

Widening and deepening, Soya kept swinging the shovel, and dug out a small footbath that could accommodate all of them.

Kirino Akane and Kyoko picked up some flat stones and spread them by the puddle as seats.

Taking off his shoes, he sat down around the "Golden Hot Spring", and Soya landed first, submerged in the turbid spring water.

Although it is cloudy, it does not affect the feeling of soaking.The scorching hot spring water wraps the feet and calves, which makes people exhausted.

Next to the sea, you can wash your feet after a few steps.

"It's amazing, this is a unique experience on the volcanic island."

"What are you proud of? I dug this."

"Humph~"

Akane Kirino sat down opposite him, dipped her feet into the hot spring, touched the back of his feet, and then came up to him quite naturally.

"..."

"Don't move around."

Except Yuedu, the other three also sat down one after another, relaxing in the foot soup.

The sea breeze blows, the tide comes and goes, and the twilight appears on the horizon.

"—I'm going back tomorrow."

Akane Kirino stretched her waist, and was about to lie down subconsciously, but Kyoko pulled her back quickly.

"Ah, I almost forgot it was on the beach... Thank you, senpai."

"you are welcome."

Soya looked down at the spring water that didn't reach the middle of his calf, and didn't know who the foot that stepped on him now belonged to.

"I've been to all the places I should go, so I should be satisfied."

"Well... that's true."

Akane Kirino stood up, walked towards the sea with her bare feet, and smiled back.

"Let's go back."

(End of this chapter)