Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 356 Looking at each other
After tidying up the priestess clothes on her body, Kyoko's breath was still a little confused, and it took a while for her to calm down completely.

"Did Kirino come here with Yoshiaki?"

"Well...she said it would be boring to stay at home alone."

Zong Gu was still a little unsatisfied, stroked her lower back, and moved closer.

Raising her hand to her chest, Kyoko kissed him and broke up, "It's time to pass."

"Ok."

The two returned to the Japanese room, Soya put down the snacks, and Kyoko put the tea in front of Akane Kirino, "Please."

"Thank you, Sugawara-senpai."

Akane Kirino picked up the dim sum and took a bite, with a smile on her face, "It's delicious."

Kyoko nodded.

Soya sat down next to her, and looked at the priestesses in the Japanese room, "Speaking of which, are all the chores in the shrine given to those part-time college students outside?"

"of course."

Akane Kirino had just eaten a piece of dim sum, and Minami Noma had already stuffed two pieces in, "It's all paid for with real money, it's not for nothing."

"Is it reliable?" Soya asked again.

"It's okay. Jingzi has already trained them, and there is basically no problem."

Minami Noma has very low requirements for the "replacement shrine maiden", just to avoid playing herself. "In such a hot day, there will not be too many people coming to pay homage."

Kirino Akane next to her looked at her, "Then the teacher came to the shrine to eat snacks and drink tea?"

"No, there are also sleeping, knee pillows and massages." She didn't mention that the latter two are exclusive services that only she can enjoy.

"Eh?"

"Sounds good." Minami Noma held his head, "And as a national civil servant, even if you don't do anything, you can still get a very high salary."

"Eh……"

"If you're tempted, Kirino-san might as well join our Psychic Organization and become tax thieves together."

"—Don't listen to her." Soya said, and gave Noma Minami another look, "Is there anyone like you who is a teacher?"

"Oh."

Akane Kirino smiled at Minami Noma, "Forget it."

The latter didn't count on it either, just shrugged.

"Ah, I'm tired from lying down... Sayaka, give me a shoulder squeeze."

"Good~"

During the Soul Sacrifice, the organization is running at full capacity, and there will be no events entrusted to the Fuyun Shrine, so Soya is also very free;

In the afternoon, he and Akane Kirino stayed in the social affairs office, eating snacks and chatting with the witches.

"Didn't Soya say that he would be very busy here?"

"Well."

When the sun set lower outside and was blocked by the trees on the mountain, Kyoko dragged Noma Minami and the others out to rehearse the ceremony required by the organization.

Soya and Kirino Akane also went out to watch, watching them go from completely unfamiliar to gradually proficient, and their movements became smoother.

Jingle Bell--

Standing up, several priestesses shook the Kagura bells in their hands at the same time, forming a circle and walking quickly, with five-color streamers following behind;

Jingzi stood in the middle, holding a sword in one hand and a mirror in the other, with a gou jade hanging from his waist, his eyes closed tightly, and his expression solemn.

"What is senior sister holding in her left hand?" Akane Kirino asked in a low voice.

"Bronze mirror."

"Bronze mirror?"

"Represents the mirror of Zhenjingjin among the three artifacts."

"Eh, so..."

She looked at the other two things on Jingzi, "That sword is Tian Congyun Sword, and that piece of Gouyu is Bachiqiong Gouyu?"

"Ah."

"Is that so..." Akane Kirino looked at it for a while, then asked again: "Then what is the meaning of this ceremony?"

"Send a prayer to the gods of Gaotianyuan, pray that there will be no disasters and disasters in the next year, good weather, etc... Well, this is my guess, this kind of ceremony is too old, and I don't know the true meaning for a long time Already." Soya looked at Kyoko in the circle and said, "After the end of the Soul Festival every year, the organization will hold a festival in Kyoto, and only spiritual beings who belong to the organization can participate. The current rehearsal is probably also for the purpose of participating in the festival. Come up and pray."

"I see."

The two stood by and watched until the basic process was almost rehearsed before Jingzi announced that it would stop here for the time being.

"Continue tomorrow."

"It's almost there, do you want to continue..."

Although it was more tiring than lying down, it was a lot easier than going out on duty. What's more, it was a task assigned by the agency. Minami Noma complained, and he didn't have much opinion after all.

After returning to the social affairs office and staying for a while, the sun went down, and then it was time to close the society.

"Let's go have a drink." Minami Noma said, "Let's go to Kirino's izakaya, and Kyoko and Soya will come too."

"If I go to the store, I have to help..."

"Don't worry, isn't there still Zongya here?"

Akane Kirino smiled at Soya, who was looking up at the sky, and took out her mobile phone, "Then I'll ask mom to reserve a place for the teacher."

"Okay, sorry to trouble you, Miss."

"Haha."

Minami Noma asked a few people to get in the car first, and Akane Kirino was on the phone and fell behind, the expressions on her face changing every second.

"That kid is very active in every sense." Minami Noma turned to look at Soya who was sitting next to him, and then looked back at Kyoko.

Neither of them spoke.

Tuk Tuk Tuk.

The car window was knocked, she turned back and lowered the car window, looked at Akane Kirino: "What's the matter, is there no place for this time?"

"No...Although it's true that there are no seats—my shop is closed tonight."

"Eh?"

Akane Kirino looked at Soya who was on the co-pilot, "Father and mother are visiting Hongzi's house, so let Soya and I go back early."

He was startled, then nodded.

"What a coincidence."

Minami Noma felt a little regretful, "Then we can only go to another store...Let's talk after getting on the train, I'll take you to the station along the way."

"Good~"

Akane Kirino got into the car and sat next to Kyoko.

The commercial vehicle slowly descended around the mountain road. After sunset, the woods on both sides also quickly darkened, and the tired birds returned to the forest in the twilight, flying incessantly.

Sensing the most obvious sight beside her, Kyoko turned her head and took a look, but Kirino Akane just smiled at her.

"..."

Soya in the front seat tilted his head back.

After going down the mountain and going straight forward, Minami Noma put the two of them down at the station.

"Since Kirino's store is closed today, I won't go there. Go back by yourself and be careful on the road."

"Ok."

Saying goodbye to the maidens, Soya looked at Kyoko again, "See you tomorrow."

She nodded, "See you tomorrow."

Seeing the two walking towards the station, Noma Minami turned around, "It feels a bit dangerous."

"..."

"If I were Kyoko, I would chase after Soya and kiss Soya goodbye."

Jingzi pursed her lower lip, but still ignored her.

"Okay." Noma Minami turned to the front, "Next, where should we go. Is there any recommended shop in Mayu?"

"Is Anan a treat?"

"Didn't the organization pay you a salary!"

"I want to save money to buy a villa."

"It's too much!"

Before entering the station, Soya glanced back.The white commercial vehicle on the side of the road just started and soon drove to a place out of sight.

"Soya?"

"It's all right. Go in."

Get on and off the car, and then walk out of the station, the two of them got on their bicycles and headed back.

"Go directly to Hongzi's house?"

"No." Akane Kirino supported his waist, "I want to go home and change clothes first."

So the two returned to Tongye's old house first.

Akane Kirino went back to her room to change clothes, Soya thought about it, and shouted outside the door, "Tirino."

"Wow!"

There were thumping and chaotic footsteps inside, and he could imagine her shaking in panic.

"You can't come in yet!"

"I won't come in...I just want to ask, can I take the bell there?"

"Eh... that's fine." But after all, it was the Yoshikawa family who invited the Kirino family to the dinner, Soya still asked Hongko, and soon got the same reply.

But Chao Wuling couldn't say it.

"why?"

"not in the mood."

She looked at him, then across the corridor, and made him bend down.

"Well……"

After kissing for more than half a minute, she separated from him the moment before Akane Kirino opened the door, "I will take care of dinner myself."

"I see."

After she closed the door, Soya wiped her wet lips calmly, and looked at Akane Kirino who was walking over.

"The bell won't go."

"Eh, why?"

"She has other plans."

"Okay. Is the suit all right?"

"It looks good and fits well."

"Wow, answering so quickly, I always feel that Soya is being perfunctory..."

"It's time to go out."

"Humph."

The two went downstairs and went out and walked over.

On the way, Akane Kirino said: "Because my father invited Hongzi's family to my house for dinner before, so this time it was Hongzi's father who invited us over."

"Is it a courtesy?"

"Haha, it's about the same. Hongzi also said that he originally planned to treat guests on the day he returned from Hokkaido, but because he was too tired and had to go to the countryside the next day, he changed it to today."

"I see."

Soya didn't say much.The last time the two families had dinner together, he went to find Jingzi before the dinner started, and he didn't know what happened after he left.

When he came to Yoshikawa's house, the person who opened the door was Hongzi.

"..."

The inside and outside of the door look at each other, and there are secrets flowing quietly between the two.

Hongzi quickly showed the enthusiasm of his master, "You guys are here."

The guest who talked less nodded, and the guest who talked more walked in directly, "Yeah."

Kirino and his wife have also arrived and are sitting in the living room.

"Soya—"

Kirino Keiko greeted him, "Come here."

Seeing Soya walking past, Akane Kirino muttered in a low voice: "There is a feeling that Soya is mother's child."

Hongzi just smiled.

"Go to my room."

"Okay."

And a similar feeling also appeared in the hearts of the Yoshikawa couple, especially after Soya sat down next to Kirino Keiko.

"Did you go to the shrine today?"

"Yes."

"It's obviously a rare rest." Keiko Kirino complained a little, "I've been working hard lately."

"...I can't sit still at home."

Facing the four gazes of the parents of the two parties, Zongya couldn't sit still now.Looking at the other side, Akane Kirino followed Hongzi up the stairs and stuck out her tongue at him before disappearing.

"What is Soya-kun doing at the shrine?" Mrs. Yoshikawa asked.

Accompany the witch to drink tea and eat snacks, watch the witch dance, and have a private meeting with the witch...

Sogu withdrew his thoughts, "Help deal with some ghost matters."

"A matter of ghosts and gods..." The Yoshikawa couple glanced at each other.

"This child, like Akane, is of the 'visible' category." Keiko Kirino said.

"Can you be more specific." Mr. Yoshikawa showed great interest in this matter. "To be honest, I have never believed in this matter...or rather, I can't understand it."

"Because I can't see it."

"Yes."

Downstairs in the living room, Soya was having a headache about how to explain things in another world to the "invisible" people, while on the second floor, Akane Kirino had followed Hongzi to her room.

Need to be paved.

Can't act too concerned.

It's best to ask in a casual tone when you're almost done talking about something else.

Hongzi reminded herself like this, but as soon as she looked at Akane Kirino, the words came out of her mouth automatically: "Did Akane confess to Soya?"

"Eh……"

Kirino Akane was also taken aback by her directness, and immediately went to close the concealed door.

"Not so fast!"

"Feel sorry……"

Taking off her glasses, Hongzi rubbed her face and calmed down a bit.

After calming down, she also realized that she was thinking too much, and even ignored a more important premise.

"That……"

Just as Hongzi was about to speak, he glanced at the door again.

"Hongzi?"

Kirino Qian watched her tiptoe to the door, listened to her for a few seconds, and then suddenly patted her.

Boom!
"Wow! Damn girl..."

There was a scream from outside, followed by a few low curses.

She opened the door again, and her sister had already returned to her room, and the door was closed.

"never mind."

After closing the door, Hongzi returned to the bed and sat down.

"Sister Qingzi..." Akane Tongye looked at the door, "Did you eavesdrop just now?"

"Excessive, right?"

"Um……"

Hongzi calmed down and asked again: "Has Qian confirmed her intention?"

She shook her head, the answer was no.

Hongzi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but what followed was not relaxation, but an uncontrollable restlessness.

She still hasn't confirmed her mind, which also means that she still has to endure the torment of waiting for the final result.

"Cy didn't do anything?"

"of course not."

Looking at the door again, Akane Kirino told her the way to confirm her mind.

"..."

Look at each other?

Sitting face to face, doing nothing but looking at each other?
This method is so simple, Hongzi's first reaction was that it was unreliable, but after imagining it for a while, her heartbeat began to speed up quietly, thumping.

"Hongzi, your face has turned red."

"Ah..." She immediately turned her head to look aside, took a deep breath, and turned around after getting rid of the thoughts in her mind, "Is this useless?"

"It's useless, I'll laugh."

Tong Yeqian said, and patted the edge of the bed, "Hongzi sit over a little, try it and you will understand."

"Eh?"

"Just try."

Hongzi moved towards her.

"Come again."

Akane Kirino didn't think it was enough, so she moved closer and grabbed her shoulders with both hands, "Look at me."

"It's too close... When Akane and Soya looked at each other, were they also this close?"

"Huh? That's not it. Well, look me in the eye."

Hongzi looked up at her, and couldn't help it after a few seconds, "Sure enough, she will laugh."

"right."

Kirino Akane also smiled, "Do you feel your heart beating?"

"Yep."

"Hongzi likes me!"

"I like it. I like Akane the most."

"Me too--"

"Liar." Hongzi put his hand on her heart, "Qian's heartbeat hasn't changed at all."

Akane Kirino also pushed it up with her backhand, "Isn't Hongzi the same."

"It shows that this method is not reliable at all... Hey!"

"Ah, my heart is beating faster."

"Isn't that for sure!"

After knocking off her hand, Hongzi adjusted her clothes inside and out, and moved a little to the side to distance herself from her.

"What are you going to do next, Akane?"

Akane Kirino collapsed, then fell backwards on her back.

"I do not know either……"

Looking at the ceiling, she let out a long breath, "I was thinking, must there be an answer to this question?"

Hongzi looked at her and said nothing.

"Even if I really like Soya, I already feel very comfortable and at ease getting along like this now, do I have to go further... Hey, I think so, does it mean that I don't feel in love with Soya?"

"that is because……"

Because often it is not until the moment of loss that you realize how important the people or things you regard as ordinary are actually.

Hongzi didn't continue.

"Because of what?"

"It's nothing."

The two stayed upstairs for a while before being called down by their respective mothers to help prepare dinner.

"Why is Soya just sitting there?"

"Because he has been chatting with adults just now, it was very hard."

In fact, the dinner has already been prepared in sevens and eighties, and there are not many places that need the help of two people.Ten minutes later, both families sat at the dining table and toasted together.

"cheers--"

The adults were drinking wine, Soya sat with Akane Kirino and Akiko, and the three children drank fruit juice, of course.

As a guest, Hiroyuki Kirino also contributed a lot to today's dinner. The dishes are quite rich and very tempting to look at.

Putting down the cup, Zongya picked up the chopsticks and tasted a few mouthfuls, only feeling that the sitting for a while was worth it.

The fried chicken nuggets were placed a little far away, Hongzi stood up and took a piece, but just as he sat down, he felt his elbow hit something.

bang.

When he turned his head to look, the overturned juice was already flowing down Soya's arm.

"Hongzi!"

In a hurry, Qingzi wiped the table, Hongzi took Zonggu to the bathroom to clean.

"Feel sorry……"

"I am angry."

"Hmph, then you should be angry."

The arm was wiped clean, but there was a little stain left on the white shirt, and Hongzi still felt sorry.

Although he didn't care about it himself, "It's not that it can't be washed off."

"That's what I said..."

She raised her head, and he looked at her too, and the two stared at each other inexplicably for a while.

"Don't keep looking at me like that."

Hongzi couldn't bear it first, and pushed him, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"It's Hongzi who is staring at me, I just want to see how long you can stare."

"Yes Yes……"

She found that she was the same as Kirino Akane, when she looked at him, she didn't feel any heartbeat, and the current scene was completely different from what she imagined.

Is it because the time of first love has passed?

When he recovered, he was still looking at her.

"stop looking……"

Hongzi glanced aside to avoid his gaze, but she quickly looked back and met his gaze.

Eyes met, he bowed his head and was speechless;

The eyes met, she stared silently, the smile on the corner of her mouth quickly faded, and her heart began to churn.

"..."

Until a certain moment, Hongzi's eyes rolled, and it was too late to escape.

Two lines of hot tears rolled down.

"I can't give up..."

She picked up the towel and covered her face.

"I like Soya, and I also like Akane...No one can give up."

(End of this chapter)