Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 334 Qixi Festival
Soya was not very interested in Gunpla, and he didn't open it after receiving it. Instead, he swayed left and right with the slightly embarrassed smile of the shooting stall owner, listening to the rustling sound of the heavy objects inside.

"Is it a block of iron?"

"……Um."

"It's pretty heavy."

"Ah ha ha……"

And Soya didn't intend to take it back, and after discussing with the stall owner, he sold the gunpla he had just acquired to him at a discounted price.

After receiving the money, Sogu smiled, "Thank you, I'll accept it."

"You're welcome..." The stall owner held the box weakly, "Welcome to come again next time."

He looked at the air gun, then at the remaining items on the shelf, "I still want to play a few more shots."

"..."

"Kidding."

Having already won the "grand prize", he has no interest in continuing to play, so he pulls on the Zhaowu bell and leaves.

"Hey, wait a minute."

The two of them didn't take a few steps, when the spirit body of the high school student chased after them.

"I've already helped you..."

"—Don't worry, I still remember." Soya said, "The morning after tomorrow, you wait outside the station, and I will take you to Kyoto then."

"the day after tomorrow?"

He was a little dissatisfied, "The Soul Sacrifice has already started, I don't want to waste time here."

"Then you can go there first."

"If I can go there by myself, do I still need your help?"

"But I still have some things to do, I have to stay here for one more day."

As people came and went, Soya pulled Asagiri and stood by the side of the road, "What's more, if you go two days earlier, will Lord Izanami choose you?"

"That is to say, at least you must show sincerity..."

"When all you have is sincerity, sincerity is the least valuable thing. And your sincerity may not be seen."

The spirit body of the high school student froze for a moment, and then became even more dissatisfied, "You are just a high school student, right? Why should I be lectured by you."

"At least I'm still alive." Zong Gu smiled, and continued: "I don't mean to preach, I just tell you some facts."

After thinking about it, he found that he had no other choice but to agree.

"Okay, I see... what's your name?"

"Songya."

"Soya...my name is Ishise. I'll see you in the morning the day after tomorrow. It's an agreement."

"Ah."

The two sides parted temporarily, and the spirit body of the high school student continued to wander in another direction, and Soya and Asagiri continued to visit the festival.

With the sound of taiko drums and melodious shamisen, a large group of dancers wearing traditional Sendai costumes in the middle of the street twisted their bodies and sweated to their heart's content. The carnival on the last night of the Tanabata Festival gradually reached its climax.

The two walked and watched, getting into it, but not fully into it, most of the attention was still on each other.

"You smell the aroma, let's eat something else."

"Ah."

Squeezing to the takoyaki booth, Soya ordered a portion.

Flip and bake, the round octopus balls are grilled on the iron plate until the outside is charred and the inside is tender, showing an attractive golden color.

There are six balls of takoyaki in one serving. If the purpose is to eat, it is definitely not enough, but Soya just wants to taste the taste.

One by one, put the balls into the paper box, pour the special takoyaki sauce, sprinkle with finely chopped seaweed and bonito flakes, and finally insert a few toothpicks, and the stall owner handed out the finished takoyaki.

"It's just out of the pot and it's still very hot, so be careful when eating it."

Osaka accent...

Looks like this is authentic Osaka-style takoyaki, Soya thought.

"Ok."

Taking the takoyaki and protecting it with one hand, Soya squeezed his way out of the crowd with some difficulty, and stood in front of another booth next to Zhao Wuling, seemingly a little moved.

"Do you want some candy apples?"

She looked over and shook her head again, "It's inconvenient to eat."

"I think so."

Apples completely covered in red icing, sweet and firm, making people wonder where to start.

But having said that, Zhao Wuling bought a stick of apple candy and didn't eat it, just holding it in her hand.

"I'll try it first."

"Ah."

Holding the toothpick, Soya picked up a piece of takoyaki, blew on it twice, and put it into his mouth.

The skin is thin and the filling is rich, which is the characteristic of authentic Osaka takoyaki.Bite to the end, the small piece of octopus hidden in the middle of the ball is tender and elastic, and it melts in the mouth together with the secret sauce.

"It tastes good."

Zhao Wuling nodded and looked at him.

Soya picked up another takoyaki and brought it to her mouth, "It's a bit hot."

"Huh..." She blew a few times before opening her mouth to catch it.

"How about it."

"The taste is very good."

While eating takoyaki, watching the strange Awa dance on the street, the atmosphere of the festival became more and more heated, and the two were inevitably affected by some influence, and their emotions gradually rose.

"It seems to be selling masks over there, go and have a look."

"it is good."

The fox mask of Inari God is the most on the booth, with white face and red lines, and then there are popular characters in various animations, with different styles.

Soya and Asagiri each chose a mask of Inari God, put it on their faces, looked at each other, and quickly moved to the side.

"It's a little weird..."

"Well, the painting around the eyes is very vivid."

Putting on the mask at a slant, and continuing to stroll around for a while, Soya pulled the Asagiri bell and came to a place that rarely provided a seat to rest temporarily.

"What flavor does Bell want?"

"It will be all right."

She occupied one of the two square tables and four round stools, and Soya walked to the shaved ice booth next to her.

"Two servings of shaved ice."

"Okay." The stall owner held a bowl of shaved ice in his hand and had already prepared it, "What flavor do you want?"

Soya looked at it, originally wanted to choose two of the same taste, but changed his mind when he spoke: "Matcha and watermelon."

"Ok."

After receiving the money, the stall owner served two large bowls of delicate smoothies, poured matcha and watermelon juice on them respectively, and asked him to choose a card that was nothing but cute.

Soya glanced at it, there were stars, the moon, or small animals, everything was there.

"Can I eat it?"

"No, this isn't made of chocolate...sorry..."

The last bit of expectation was in vain, he had no interest at all, "Then anything is fine."

The stall owner looked at Zhao Wuling who was looking at her, "That girl is the customer's girlfriend."

Soya paused for half a second, "Almost."

"Then plug this in."

The young female stall owner picked out a few pink hearts from a pile of small cards and put them on two bowls of shaved ice.

"Thank you."

It was cold, Soya returned to his seat with the shaved ice, and first scooped a spoonful from the watermelon-flavored bowl.

"Hmm... so cold."

The heart-warming coolness made him shiver, "Let's try Ling too."

After glancing at the love card, Zhao Wuling picked up a small spoon, scooped up a small piece from the matcha-colored snow mountain, and slowly put it into his mouth.

"How about it."

She pursed her lips, and it took a few seconds before she replied, "The taste is a bit subtle."

"Then try this again." Soya pushed the watermelon-flavored shaved ice over.

Zhao Wuling scooped up a small piece of pale pink smoothie, and he also ate a mouthful of matcha-flavored shaved ice, his brows furrowed immediately.

"It's a bit bitter."

Especially when he just ate the sweet watermelon-flavored shaved ice, the bitterness of the matcha became particularly obvious.However, the bitterness did not last long, and after a while, it began to return to sweetness.

No wonder she would use subtle to describe it... Soya thought to himself, digging another spoonful.

The shaved ice was placed in the middle of the table, and the two sat opposite each other, tasting different flavors alternately.The miniature snow-capped mountains in the bowl first lost their peaks, and then were slowly leveled.

"Insert cards cannot be eaten."

"Ah."

The shaved ice was quite generous, and when Soya felt a little headache, there was still about half a bowl left.

Putting down the spoon, he raised his hand and pressed his forehead, "I can't eat anymore, let's forget the rest."

Zhao Wuling nodded, but was not affected.

It was rare to have a seat, and the two sat here to rest for a while.

Looking at the bustling streets with people coming and going, Soya subconsciously turned his head to look north.

"what."

The huge Kannon is illuminated and overlooks the entire city of Sendai, even though they are far away from each other, their faces are still clear.

"When I come back here after two years away, I will still be frightened when I suddenly see the Great Guanyin..."

Looking back at the towering Avalokitesvara statue, Chao Wuling also nodded, but it only meant understanding.

When the Sendai Grand Avalokitesvara began to be built and was officially completed, Tachibana Tianzi brought her to watch it up close.Although the Avalokitesvara statue was shockingly huge after it was completed, it was a lifeless and dead thing, and she didn't feel any fear at all.

"Well……"

After looking at it for a while, Soya subconsciously touched the position of the pocket, and soon realized that the yukata had no pocket, and he didn't bring his mobile phone, so he put it away with some regret.

"What's wrong."

"No, it's alright..."

"Do you want to show her a picture?"

As expected, she asked knowingly, and he didn't deny it.

"Kirino should be interested in this kind of thing."

Chao Wuling's foot stretched out from under the table, stepped on the back of his foot, and soon the other foot came up, it was icy cold.

"You're dating me now."

"Sorry." Soya apologized quickly.

Across the table, he took her hand and stroked it gently in his palm, "Would you like to sit a little longer, or continue shopping."

"It will be all right."

"Then let's go for a walk."

After resting for a while, the headache from eating ice has long since subsided. Sogu finally scooped up half a bowl of smoothie and took a bite, then pulled Chao Wuling to stand up.

Joining the slightly crowded crowd, she was half a step behind and followed beside him.

"What is she doing now?"

"Tirino... Maybe he really went to Kyoto to participate in the Tanabata Festival by himself."

Looking at his profile, Chao Wuling said, "Aren't you worried that she passed by alone?"

"I'm dating Suzu right now."

"But I still care."

"Even if I cared, I didn't bring my mobile phone." Sogu tightened her hand, "Let's talk about it later when we go back."

"Ah."

buzz-

In the dark room, the unanswered cell phone lit up again, vibrating.

"..."

Sitting by the river, staring at the phone for a while, Kirino Akane suddenly sighed, and withdrew all the dark photos she had just sent.

The night was dark, and only those sitting by the river could see the rushing river, and the phone lens could only record a few broken light spots.

"It's boring."

Because of some irritability and depression, she wanted to take a little rest here.

It's just that she didn't expect to sit for a long time, and the disturbing emotions did not decrease but increased, and she felt even more disturbed.

You really shouldn't have come here alone.

Finally came to a meaningless conclusion, Akane Kirino took a deep breath, patted her buttocks and stood up.

It doesn't matter whether you go back or move on, in short, she is tired of staying here.

"There seem to be more people."

Back on the embankment, Akane Kirino looked in the direction of the Shijo Bridge, and there was still an endless stream of couples walking together.

"These light sasa are really beautiful."

"Not as pretty as Youxiang."

"Humph... your mouth is so sweet."

"I'm just telling the truth."

A couple walked past her, talking about love as if no one else was around.

Akane Kirino didn't want to hear a word, but she unconsciously concentrated her attention, and didn't miss a word she didn't want to hear.

"There seems to be a more beautiful wind chime lamp in front. It looks very romantic. I want to go there and have a look."

"Can it be more beautiful than Youxiang?"

"Hate, you're here again..."

"..."

Akane Kirino, who was already thinking about quitting, was also reminded by this sentence.

The most outstanding feature of the Tanabata Kamogawa venue is not the Sasa of Lights on the banks of the river, but the wind chime lanterns housed in spherical bamboo cages.

The wind chimes are made of traditional techniques such as Kyo-yaki, Kiyomizu-yaki, and Kyo-Buddhist tools. They are placed in bamboo cages and will make crisp sounds when swaying in the wind. They are supplemented by warm yellow lights illuminated by LED lights, and are placed in twos and threes. On the grass by the Kamogawa River, just imagining this scene fascinated her.

She hasn't seen this year's wind chimes yet, so she can't just go back like this.

Akane Kirino made up her mind and continued to move forward.

She was alone, and her steps were much faster than the couples walking together, as if she was chasing something, without stopping for a moment.

Going north along the river bank in the direction of the three bridges, after a short walk, her eyes lit up: she could already see clusters of wind chimes glowing warmly by the river.

Bamboo spherical lanterns are placed randomly on the grass. Although they are conspicuous, the lights are not particularly bright, and only illuminate a small area around them.

Getting closer, the crisp sound of the wind chimes shaking with the wind also became clearer.

The embankment is wide, and there are more people sitting here.

【"Couples at night are like cockroaches, they always like to hide in places away from light."】

Akane Kirino couldn't remember who said this sentence, she just thought it was disgusting and funny before, but now she hoped that the lovers could really concentrate and hide in the darkness as said in the words, or they could be more dispersed.

"There's nowhere to stop..."

The warm light from the wind chime lamp seems to have a kind of magical power, which made the couples who had been avoiding the light and disgusting at night change their normal habits, gathered around the bamboo cages, sat on the ground, and talked intimately by themselves, unintentionally. Construct a layer of barriers only for singles.

After a few glances, Akane Kirino continued to walk forward for a while, the density of wind chime lights decreased, and the number of couples on the grass also decreased a lot.

After walking for a while, she found an unguarded wind chime lamp, and she immediately went to occupy it.

"It's so pretty."

The light shines from inside, leaving shadows of bamboo cages all around.

At this time, the wind was low, and the wind chimes only swayed slightly.Akane Kirino grabbed the cage and shook it a few times, the wind chimes collided, and the crisp sound immediately became much more obvious.

It was only after a short while that the sound of the wind chime lost its appeal. She stopped and stared at the glowing lamp inside.

"Soya must have never seen this..."

Staring at it, Akane Kirino moved closer.

Her head rested on the bamboo cage, like a moth to a flame, only the warm light remained in her eyes, but her thoughts drifted away again.

"I don't reply to any news... Is the Tanabata Festival over there in Sendai so interesting?"

She couldn't help but began to imagine him wandering around the festival, and always felt that something was missing.It took a while for her to realize that she had been ignoring someone intentionally or unintentionally.

"bell……"

Going back to his hometown with his childhood sweetheart, he would not go to the festival alone, Akane Kirino thought.

And then it emerged, and in the recent period, Zhao Wuling always declared ownership and "occupied" him.

click-

Suffering an innocent disaster for no reason, the bamboo cage was pinched and deformed, and finally couldn't hold back a scream, which also brought Akane Kirino back to her senses.

The bamboo piece was hard, and there were marks of clenching on the palm of her hand. Although the skin was not broken, the pain would not subside for a while.

"Childhood sweetheart... what kind of relationship is it?"

She rubbed her palms, and started to think about this question involuntarily.

Before she could go deep, she caught a glimpse of a pair of figures approaching from the corner of her eye, and her thinking stopped because of this.

"Don't come here! Go somewhere else!"

In this case, she couldn't yell out, she could only raise her eyebrows and stare, trying to persuade the couple who were getting closer and closer with their eyes.

And when the faces of those two people gradually became clear, Akane Kirino immediately withered down again.

It's adults...

A man and a woman walked hand in hand, who seemed to be about the same age as her parents, and obviously already a couple of levels higher than ordinary couples.

They should have come early, it was more like a short break on the way back.

Because the middle-aged woman was holding a red lantern, which was a limited gift that could only be received by women who entered the venue wearing a yukata.The number of lanterns is limited, and Akane Kirino had already distributed them when she came.

When Akane Kirino glanced at the middle-aged couple, they also noticed her, but walked over without stopping.

Across the middle wind chime lamp, the two sat down on the grass on the other side.

"Ah, I'm exhausted."

"Really, how long have we been walking?"

"It's quite a long way from Shijo Bridge to Oike Bridge, and then back to here...I've been working all day."

"Yes...then you can rest for a while."

Akane Kirino couldn't be happier when she found that her guess was pretty close, because they also said they wouldn't leave for a while.

"—Sorry, did I bother you?"

Realizing that the middle-aged woman was talking to herself, Akane Kirino quickly expressed that she didn't mind.

After a few polite words, she suddenly asked, "Are you waiting for your boyfriend?"

"No... I came here alone." Akane Kirino was taken aback, then shook her head, "And I don't have a boyfriend either."

"is it?"

The middle-aged woman looked at her and smiled slightly.

"Then you must have been thinking about the person you like just now—the sweet and troubled, fascinated expression."

(End of this chapter)