Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 357 I have something on my mind
After returning to the restaurant and sitting down, Sogu picked up the cup, only to realize that the juice in it had been overturned.

"Come--"

"Thank you."

Tong Yeqian poured him a full glass, then looked at the door, "Where is Hongzi?"

"She also got a little bit on her clothes, and she's still cleaning it up there."

"Oh."

After a while, Hongzi came back.

Facing the casual gazes, she dodged subconsciously, and then took the initiative to meet them.

It's okay, she told herself, she had checked in front of the mirror just now, her eyes were not red, and there were no marks on her face, nothing could be seen.

nothing.

"Hongzi has been gone for a long time." Akane Kirino said to her across Zongya, "Is it difficult to clean up?"

"what?"

"Juice on clothes." Soya said.

"Hmm..." She glanced at him and smiled at Akane Kirino, "It's okay, it's been wiped clean."

"Uh-huh."

The dinner continued.

The adults exchanged cups and exchanges, and there were more and more empty wine bottles on and off the table until late at night.

"Wow... the smell of wine is so strong."

Back in the dining room, Akane Kirino raised her hand and fanned the air in front of her, but it didn't make the smell of alcohol dissipate.After glancing at the leftovers on the table, she looked at her parents again. Fortunately, both of them seemed to be awake.

She was called over, "Mom, Dad, are you going back?"

"Ah."

Kirino Keiko looked at her daughter, "Is Soya still there?"

The adults have been drinking until now, while the three children got off the table early and stayed in the living room.

"Oh."

As soon as Akane Kirino turned her head, Soya came over, "Are you going back?"

"Father drank a few more glasses, please." Kirino Keiko said to him.

"Ok."

Hongzi's father was too heavy to drink and had been lying down for a while. Mrs. Yoshikawa didn't drink much and saw the guests out with her two daughters.

"Be careful on the road. Soya-kun, Mr. Kirino and Ms. Keiko are in your care."

"Ok."

Watching the Tongye family go under the street lamp, Aoko turned to look at the younger sister beside him, "Has Soya-kun become their child?"

"No."

"Really. Is Hongzi going to live there tonight?"

"...not in the past."

"why?"

"I want to stay at home with my sister."

"Wow, unbelievable."

"Go in." Mrs. Yoshikawa turned and walked in, "Dad is still asleep in the dining room. Qingzi, you and I will help Dad back to the room."

"No, it smells like wine, it stinks to death. Let Hongzi come."

"Do you want your sister to be crushed?"

"Then let Hongzi's boyfriend come."

"Don't be poor."

Before going in, Hongzi took one last look at the figures under the street lamp, only to find that Soya and Akane Kirino were both looking back.

"..."

She immediately raised her hand and waved it a few times.

The two also waved in response.

"Hongzi?"

"coming!"

Kirino and his wife had a heavy drinking capacity, and after drinking all night, they only walked a little shaky, and they were still conscious.After sending them home, Soya and Akane Kirino don't need to worry about the rest.

"Thank you, it was a great help. There is nothing else, Soya and Akane go over there."

"Ok."

After pouring a large glass of water, Keiko Kirino took a sip before handing the glass to her husband.

"Or you can sleep here tonight."

From the corner of the eye, Akane Kirino glanced at him, Soya said calmly, "No need."

"Be careful on the road."

After leaving Kirino's house and approaching the stone path, Soya glanced back.

Kirino Keiko was still standing at the door, watching them off.

"Miss Qingzi is really good at drinking..."

"Because my mother drinks almost every day." Akane Kirino said, "It's a pity that drinking capacity is not inherited."

"There's nothing to be sorry about."

She thought for a while, "If you don't know how to drink, what should you do if you inherit an izakaya in the future?"

Soya walked down, "Are you really going to inherit?"

"I don't have any plans for the time being." She followed up, "But it's hard to say what will happen in the future, just in case."

"Mr. Kirino and Ms. Keiko can still work for decades."

"That's right...let's take it slowly."

With the bright moon as the lamp, the two figures walked down the stone path one after the other, the distance between each other was sometimes far and sometimes close.

"Is Soya still going to the shrine tomorrow?"

"Ah."

"There's nothing wrong with going over there." Akane Kirino personally went to "investigate" during the day and had a full say.

Zonggu walked in front, looking down, listening to the sound of footsteps behind him, and said, "I'm usually not so free."

"But tomorrow doesn't belong to 'normal' either."

"Things are always changing rapidly..."

The footsteps behind him stopped.

After walking two steps, Soya turned his head, Akane Kirino stopped above and looked at him.

"I have something on my mind."

"..."

Is it still a matter of my heart to say it on my own initiative?

"What's on your mind?"

With the help of moonlight, Sogu saw some hesitation on her face.

"Kirino..."

"—I don't know how to get along with Soya now."

Once he opened his mouth, it became not so difficult to say the following words. Akane Kirino looked at him and continued: "Is this okay now, or should be more intimate."

Soya was silent for a while, then turned around, "Why do you think so?"

"Because someone said something strange to me."

"Who."

"Yeah... You don't even know him. Even if I see that person again, I probably won't recognize him myself."

"Is that so. What did that person say to Kirino?"

Akane Kirino rolled her eyes, but she didn't speak.

Soya looked at her: "Does Tongye think that person is right?"

"I have no idea."

She shook her head, "It's because I can't figure it out that I don't know how to get along with Zongya. This matter has troubled me for many days."

Looking at her, Soya raised his eyes again, looking at the night sky above his head.

"But I can't give an answer right now."

"why?"

The bright moon is bright and clear, the stars are sparse, the night wind only cares about blowing, and the flowing clouds don't know where to go.

"Because I also have a lot of 'don't know'."

I don't know how they will react when their greedy side succumbing to desire is fully revealed, and they like the perfect "Soya Yoshiaki";
I also don't know how disappointed the adults who put their infinite trust in him will be after I make a choice;

I don't even know whether I will choose to persevere when faced with a lot of pressure, or whether I will choose to "turn the prodigal son back"...

"so what should I do now?"

Akane Kirino took two steps down and looked at him.

Soya looked at her, "Does this make Kirino feel uncomfortable?"

"will not."

Although the questions that popped up recently made her a lot of doubts, the way of getting along between the two has not changed much, and it has always been the state she likes.

"Then keep it as it is now." Soya said, looking at the girl under the moonlight, "All questions can be answered in the future."

"Um... well."

Akane Kirino smiled at him, "Actually, I think so too."

"Let's go back."

"Wait a minute."

"what happened?"

"The weather is fine tonight, carry me home."

"... Is there any connection between the two?"

Soya turned around, "I drank too much, I can't carry it... eh!"

She jumped onto his back suddenly, and the force of the impact made him stagger forward, almost falling.

"Hey……"

"What are you talking about, can you get drunk even after drinking fruit juice?"

Holding his neck tightly, Akane Kirino refused to let go, trying to adjust her posture on his back.

"You come down first..."

"No."

"I will carry you on my back."

"Really?"

She slid down, Sogu pulled his clothes, squatted down slightly, and looked back at her.

When Akane Kirino lay on her back again, he hugged her thigh and got up to walk.

"Hurry up."

"Uh-huh."

With his back on his back, Sogu's footsteps were much more careful, taking every step on the downward stone path.

The little tension and excitement brought about by the elevated vision quickly subsided, Kirino Akane relaxed, and looked back again, her mother had already closed the door and returned to the house.

She turned back again, and the breeze was blowing, blowing through every pore of her face.

When she first walked out of Yoshikawa's house, she still felt that it was a little hot outside, but now she just feels very cool.

"Songya."

"Ah."

Leaning on his shoulder, Akane Kirino tilted her head and looked at half of his face, "I think it's fine now."

"Because I'm the one carrying the weight."

"What are you talking about, it's disgusting!"

Body relaxed, head shaking with his footsteps, Akane Kirino looked at him for a while, then closed her eyes again.

"Songya..."

"Ah."

"Do you understand what I just said?"

"Which one?"

"It's just... more intimate."

He fell silent.

She opened her eyes, and he also said at this time: "Tongye wants to be a better friend with me."

"..."

She couldn't help laughing, to dilute the disappointment that suddenly gushed out of her heart.

"fool."

"You're the fool."

"It's you! It's you—"

Soya didn't continue to argue with her.

Akane Kirino raised her hand, touched his chin, moved up a little, and pinched his face twice.

"Soya is so slow."

"..."

He looked up at the sky and didn't want to speak anymore.

The stone path went to the end very quickly, and after going forward for a while, turning a corner, we arrived at the old house of Tongye.

"Let's hang around for a while."

"Okay, you carry my words."

"Humph."

When I got home, it was already late at night.

The two went to take a bath separately, and then went back to their rooms to rest.

"Good night."

"Good night~"

wow-

The door that had just been closed was pulled open, and Soya glanced back, "What else is there?"

"It's nothing..." Akane Kirino stood at the door, sliding the door back and forth, "Soya didn't lock the door today."

"Just forgot. Lock it now and you get out."

"Wait a minute...what are you doing locking the door?"

"You'd better lock the door when you sleep too."

Sogu opened the closet and took out the quilt. "During the Soul Sacrifice, a large number of spirits appeared everywhere. Maybe when I wake up one day, I will see a spirit floating in the room..."

pat!

The door was closed.

Soya looked at Akane Kirino who was walking over: "You should go out."

"No, I want to sleep here."

She took out another quilt and spread it next to his quilt, "Turn on the air conditioner."

"..."

drop--

"I'm just joking." Sogu put down the remote control, "Where the three spiritual beings live, no spiritual body dares to come here."

What's more, there is a god who stays up all night at home.

"I do not care."

Akane Kirino lay down, "If you want to blame, blame Soya for scaring me on purpose."

"Tsk."

"You 'tsk' me!"

"Then I'll go to sleep in your room."

Kirino Akane immediately sat up, as if he had passed and she would have passed too.

Soya had no choice but to lie down.

Akane Kirino looked at him, "Aren't you going to turn off the light?"

Soya turned his back, "When you go back to the room later, please close it."

"I'm not going back."

Pat, the room was dark, and she went back to lie down on the quilt behind him.

"Soya, when will the Soul Sacrifice end?"

"It's just a few days."

"What will happen then?"

"Well, many spirit bodies will wake up from a big dream. Those who cannot accept the reality will mutate on the spot." Soya said.

There was a soft touch on the belly of the calf, he turned his head, and she stretched her feet.

"Will it mutate into a dangerous spirit?"

"Ah."

Soya turned around, "So it's not safe in Kyoto these days, so try not to go there."

"Will Soya come over?"

"Probably not." Unless it's an agency order.

"Then I won't go there either." Akane Kirino nodded in the dark, "However, what about those who live in Kyoto?"

"It's not safe, but it's compared with usual times, but it's not particularly dangerous." Soya said, "After so many years, the organization has rich experience in dealing with the chaos of the last night of the Soul Worship Meeting, basically Do not let the turmoil among the spirits affect the civilian population."

"I see……"

Akane Kirino still had a lot of questions, and Soya didn't expect her to fall asleep early, so she answered as soon as she could, and confessed that she didn't know if she couldn't.

buzz-

There was a light in the darkness, Soya narrowed his eyes and turned his head to the side.

"Ah, Hongzi asked me if I was asleep."

"what time is it now."

"It's past eleven."

He closed his eyes, "It's time to sleep."

"Yeah, let's sleep after talking for a while."

She also squinted her eyes for a while, and then gradually got used to the light of the phone, "If I tell Hongzi that I'm sleeping with Zonggu now, she will definitely be shocked."

"..."

Sogu was startled first, "Don't tell her."

"I won't say it."

It's hard to say whether Hongzi will be startled, at least he won't be able to sleep tonight.

"Hongzi said that it took a lot of effort to help Dad into the room."

"Who made a lot of effort?"

"Hmmm...'sister and mother'."

"I knew it."

Kirino Akane turned sideways to him, her face was as white as snow, "She said, Soya should give her a helping hand before leaving, maybe you alone will be enough."

"I was negligent."

"She said that she changed into a thicker bra after taking a shower just now, so that she won't be pinched by me... Well, it's nothing!"

"..."

"She said, Sister Qingzi will probably return to Tokyo the day after tomorrow. The Obon holiday is almost over."

"Ah."

"she says……"

"—Tirino." Soya was a little helpless, "You can just talk to Hongzi, and you don't need to read it to me."

"Oh."

She responded, and then didn't speak for a long time.

His head was turned to the other side, but Soya could still see the light projected by the phone screen on the ceiling, but the effect was not significant, and he couldn't see anything when he closed his eyes.

It was almost midnight, and it was time for him to sleep.

"I'm going to sleep."

"Huh? Oh... good night."

Closing his eyes, Soya began to feel drowsy.

In the darkness, time flows silently and silently.I don't know how long it took, when half of his body had fallen asleep, a very soft call came from behind, hooking his collar.

"Songya..."

Lingering on the border between dream and reality, sleepiness is the better thing to do, he forgot where the call came from in the next second.

"Soya... are you asleep?"

The calling sound became clearer.

"..."

Sogu was a little annoyed.

Obviously he didn't do anything, but the dream that was within reach was running away from him quickly.

Just barely fell asleep.

He chose to ignore the call, and in the silence, he cleared away the dryness that had just emerged from his heart, and continued to chase after the sleep that hadn't run too far.

"..."

After waiting for a few seconds, seeing that he seemed to have fallen asleep, Akane Kirino stopped calling and shone her feet with her mobile phone, got up and left the room.

Going downstairs to the bathroom, and then going back upstairs, she carefully closed the door, returned to her quilt and lay down.

After chatting with Hongzi till now, she is also going to sleep.

It's just that sleepiness doesn't come so quickly.

After lying down for a while but unable to fall asleep, she opened her eyes and looked at Soya next to her, then got up and dragged the quilt towards him, connecting with him.

Lie down again, and he will be beside her pillow, within reach of her.

Taking advantage of the dim light outside the window, she slowly reached out and touched his cheek with her fingertips.

"……what."

He suddenly raised his hand and scratched his face, Kirino Akane almost cried out.

She held her breath and waited for a while, seeing that he had no more reaction, she was slowly relieved.

Looking at his face, she couldn't help but move a little towards him.

Do you like the feeling of wanting to get closer to him, and even closer?
But she has always been like this.

In the dead of night, no one could answer her.She also didn't want to spend her mind at this time, thinking about questions that hadn't been answered for so many days.

As he said, all questions will be answered in the future.

Because he said it, she also believed in it.

But now, she suddenly felt like kissing again.

Whether she likes it or not, she wants to try the feeling of kissing again.

"The two kisses were at such a time, I always felt sorry for Soya...but Soya shouldn't mind..."

Akane Kirino sat up slowly, fixed her eyes on his face, and approached cautiously.

Her breathing became heavier unconsciously, and she got closer and closer, and she could feel his breath on her face.

"It's almost..."

Akane Kirino continued to lean over and approached him, but without warning, he suddenly turned over and turned his back to her.

"..."

She was startled, her body tensed up, and she maintained a fixed posture, daring not to move.

After staying there for a long time, seeing that he had no other reaction, she couldn't hold on any longer, her body collapsed, and she fell to the place vacated by him after turning over.

She still didn't dare to move too much.

Wait a little longer, Akane Kirino thought.

This wait lasted more than ten minutes, and the sudden relaxation after the tension made her temporarily close her eyes.

Then she fell asleep waiting.

After falling asleep, her movements became unrestrained and bold.

Pushing down the raised leg, the next second, her leg was put up again and wrapped her arms around his waist.

"..."

Zong Gu struggled a little, but failed to break free, but she hugged her even tighter.

I'm in trouble...

If I had known this, I might as well have let her sneak a kiss just now.

To make matters worse, he found himself still enjoying his current situation.

"...in a little while."

(End of this chapter)