Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 359 Feast
Because he was going to Kyoto with Kyoko at night, Soya stayed at home during the day.

Just like yesterday, Hongzi also came early.

Knowing that he was still on duty at night, she kept her composure, and only asked him to be safe in front of Akane Kirino, and when she went out, she said that she would go to Kyoto to see him at night.

"Where is it in Kyoto?"

"Don't come."

"My sister is going to buy clothes in Kyoto at night, and I'm with her just to see you."

"Can't we go on another day?" Soya had a headache, "I'm serious, there may be some chaos in Kyoto tonight."

"What confusion?"

"You can understand that ghosts are flying all over the sky, and ghosts are crawling all over the ground."

"..."

Hongzi looked at him suspiciously, "You didn't mean to scare me, did you?"

"I never joke about that kind of thing."

"I could give a hundred examples right now of you intentionally scaring me with this kind of thing."

"..."

Zongya was silent for a while, and did not ask her to give examples, because she could really give many examples, "This time I am serious."

"Sister Sugawara is going too?"

"It has nothing to do with Kyoko."

"Senior is really going." She said firmly.

"She will go, but this matter has nothing to do with whether she will go to Kyoto or not."

Hongzi held his chin and looked at him for a long time.

"Why is Soya so nervous?"

"Because I don't want my favorite girl to take risks."

"..."

Her face turned red all of a sudden, and she quickly glanced at the door of the living room to confirm that Akane Kirino hadn't come back before looking at him again.

Obviously very happy, but she still sighed.

"Almost believed it."

"I was serious……"

"Isn't Soya's favorite girl Sugawara-senpai?"

"So it was about this... Hongzi is also one of my favorite girls."

"What kind of 'favorite' is that?"

Soya didn't say much about the address, but reconfirmed the evening arrangement with her.

"It's annoying! I know!"

"..."

As soon as Hongzi opened his mouth, he knew that his emotions were out of control, and subconsciously looked into his eyes.

Seeing that he just opened his mouth without saying anything, she also swallowed the words of apology, and turned to blame him and herself in her heart.

Obviously this is what she cares about most now...

"Feel sorry."

"what……"

Soya sighed softly, "Various aspects."

Hongzi didn't speak, his eyes rolled back and forth, and it took him a long time to hold back.

After her emotions calmed down, she said, "For the past two days, I've been thinking that going to high school in Tokyo with my sister might not be a bad choice."

"—Hongzi is going to Tokyo?"

"Eh……"

Hongzi looked up, only to find Akane Kirino appeared at the door of the living room.

"why!"

She came over quickly and put down the fruit plate in her hand, "Have you decided, why haven't you heard Hongzi mention this before?"

"No, that..."

"Kidding."

"..."

Hongzi looked at Zongya, and he continued, "It's just a joke."

"Really?" Akane Kirino looked at her.

Hongzi could only nod, "Hmm..."

"Hongzi can no longer leave us."

She looked at him, he glanced at them, and then picked up the small tomatoes on the plate and looked at them.

"Have you matured yet?"

"It should be ripe. I have been picking for a long time, and I have picked these few darker tomatoes... although they are not very big."

Akane Kirino pushed the plate in front of Hongzi, "Hongzi should try it too, the tomatoes grown by Soya and I have already been washed."

"Um……"

She picked up a small tomato, put it in her mouth, frowned and smiled.

"It's a little sour."

Kirino Akane also felt the same way, "When the summer vacation is over, those tomatoes should be fully ripe... Soya should eat it."

"It's fine if it's sour."

He put the small tomato back on the plate, "Wait for it to grow some more."

"It's all taken off, how can it grow?"

"If sincerity is enough..."

"Stop talking nonsense, eat quickly!"

Soya still refused.

Akane Kirino came over and pressed his head, "Hongzi, stuff it in!"

"Eh...good!"

Forced to eat a small red tomato with green inside, the sour feeling permeated Sogu's brows.

"Why are you so happy?"

Hongzi snorted, and then found that the mood he had been suppressing for the past few days had indeed eased a lot.

"Another one?"

"do not……"

Eating, drinking, and chatting about things, Soya never went out, and the daytime passed quickly.

In the evening, he was ready to go out to Kyoto.

Looking at the back of him sitting in the entrance putting on his shoes, and the slender box on the side, Hongzi had the feeling that he was going to a far away place for no reason.

"When will you come back..."

Zong Gu glanced back, a little surprised by the heavy face on her face, "I can't say...but it will be tomorrow morning at the latest."

"Is Kyoto really unsafe?"

"For Hongzi and Qingzi, it must be more dangerous than usual. If you believe me, go another day."

"Of course I believe Soya...then you have to come back alive."

Sogu laughed, but quickly restrained himself and looked behind her.

Hongzi turned her head back, walked towards Wuling in front of her, sat down beside him, and put on her shoes.

"Ring going out?" he asked.

"Go to Kyoto."

"..."

"I'm going to see the teacher."

Soya didn't say anything, and waited beside her until she put on her shoes and stood up.

He picked up the special weapon in the box, "Then I'm going out."

The inexplicable reluctance in Hongzi's heart suddenly reached its peak.

"Wait a minute... No, it's okay... Be careful on the road."

"Ah."

Chao Wuling looked back at her with no expression on her face.

After both of them went out, Akane Kirino hurried to the entrance, "Has Soya left already?"

"Ah... um."

"It's a pity, I still want him to bring these little tomatoes."

Hongzi took a look, "No...he won't eat this kind of tomato that hasn't fully ripened yet."

"Because it's sour, it can refresh you at night."

"Well……"

"Just go out."

On the other side, Soya, who was walking on the road, asked Chao Wuling why he went to meet Tachibana Tenko.

"Thank you for the teacher who saved your life last time."

"..."

He thought she didn't want to talk, so he didn't ask any further.

All the way to the station, get on the tram, and after two stops, Kyoko also got on the train.

"Student Asagiri..."

"Ling has something to go to Kyoto." Soya said, "When we get there, we will be separated."

"yes."

Kyoko nodded and sat down beside him.

Because she didn't have a mission, she didn't wear a priestess costume tonight, but casual clothes.

"Why aren't you wearing a maiden costume?" Soya asked.

Jingzi was startled, and looked at him, "Is this inappropriate..."

He sighed, "Because it's so suitable, I would think we were going on a date in Kyoto."

"..."

She couldn't help smiling and glared at him again.

"It's too late to change now."

"What to change, this is fine."

Chao Wuling sat aside, looking out the window, and suddenly didn't want to go to Kyoto.

"bell."

She looked over, Zong Gu said: "Are you going back tonight? If it ends early, I will wait for you."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Chao Wuling looked out the window again.

"we'll talk about it then."

"Ok."

When they arrived in Kyoto, Zhao Wuling left first, and Soya and Kyoko stayed at the station, waiting for other spiritual beings to come and join them.

"There is still half an hour before the assembly time, just wait a little... I hope to end tonight."

"Ah."

Looking at all kinds of people coming and going at the station, Soya took a deep breath, "Unknowingly, there are only ten days left of the summer vacation."

Kyoko held his hand, "Time flies by quickly."

"After the Soul Sacrifice is over, and during the rest of the summer vacation, I want to go to a firework festival with Kyoko at least once."

"okay."

Waiting for a while at the designated place, more and more spiritual sense people came here.

Unlike the usual situation where you can basically only see witches, this time many male psychics came, and most of them came wearing cassocks.

"Except in the temple, this is the first time I have seen so many monks... No, I don't see so many monks gathered together in ordinary temples." Zong Gu said in a low voice.

Jingzi nodded, and introduced some of the people he knew in a low voice.

The psychics greeted each other, and all came before seven o'clock.

The person in charge of tonight's operation is a middle-aged monk in his 40s, holding a Zen staff and looking very dignified when he is silent. Soya does not know him, and Kyoko said that he has acted with him several times before.

"That's Master Ebina of Daikayan Temple."

"Dahuayan Temple... came from Nara?"

"Ah."

Ebina took the roster and confirmed the presence of the spiritual sense one by one, staring at each strange temporary colleague for a moment.

"Fuyun Shrine in Yasu Town, Yoshiaki Soya."

"Happy to meet."

Lifting his eyes from the roster, Ebina stared at Soya for a while, and then said: "I was very impressed with Brother Soya during the Ibuki-san battle. I never thought that we would meet here today."

"..."

Zonggu didn't expect this monk to leave an impression on him, and he didn't know what he saw at that time, so he just smiled.

Ebina didn't say much, and turned to look at Kyoko who was next to him. He still remembered her, "Miss Sugawara, your name is not on tonight's action list."

"Master Ebina."

Kyoko bowed, "I am here with Fang Ming, and will not participate in your actions. If the situation is special, please arrange it as you like."

Ebina nodded, leaning on her Zen stick, and walked towards the next colleague.

After a while, he returned to his original position, explained some things, and then announced that they would disperse and head to their respective areas to take their positions.

"Let's go too."

"Ah."

Soya, Kyoko and several other colleagues got on the subway together and headed for Gion.

When they arrived at Gion Shijo, several spiritual sensers got off the car and returned to the ground, said goodbye to each other at the exit, and went to different areas.

The area Soya is in charge of is the section of Shijo Street from Shijo Bridge to Yasaka Shrine. The distance is several hundred meters, not short or long, and it takes less than a few minutes to walk there.

His task is to be on standby in this area, and to assist other psychic beings stationed here when an accident occurs, that is, a change in the spirit body occurs.

"There are so many people..."

The night was sensual, walking on the busy Shijo Street, Soya looked at the citizens and tourists passing by, and at Kyoko who was holding her hand.

"Sure enough, we're dating."

She smiled, "If nothing unexpected happens."

Soya looked forward, and at the end of the straight road was Yasaka Shrine. He had just arrived here, and he planned to walk back and forth between his "jurisdiction".

"I now hope that the Soul Sacrifice will end tonight, and I also hope that it will not disturb you."

"uh-huh."

Gion is more lively at night than during the day. Pedestrians shuttle between Shijo Street, Hanami Koji and Shirakawa’s alleys, looking for delicious food or beauties without stopping.

When I came to Yasaka Shrine, the dance hall with countless lanterns hanging was brightly lit. It was not late at night, but there were still many figures lingering in the shrine.

Since he is on standby here, it doesn't matter where he stays.Soya took Kyoko and found a place to sit in the corner of the shrine.

There was no one around, and the two sat together, getting closer and closer to each other.

"Well……"

In response to his kiss, Kyoko suddenly raised her hand again, preventing him from going further.

"No."

"..."

"Student Fang Ming is still on duty, no."

"Okay." Sogu didn't force it, bit her lips lightly, and withdrew his hand.

Sitting in the corner for a while, Jingzi wanted to go to other places to have a look, so he also got up and followed.

"The Gion Festival in July is the busiest time here...but I prefer the usual Yasaka Shrine."

"Because Kyoko doesn't like excitement."

"It's not that I don't like it at all...it's just that most of the time, I prefer to stay quietly."

"If it was the first time we met, Kyoko would probably say 'I would rather be alone and be alone'."

She turned her head to look at him, with a slight smile on her lips.

After wandering around the shrine for a while, Soya received his first order of the night.

"...Go to Shijo Bridge, I know."

After hanging up the phone, the two left Yasaka Shrine and headed towards the Shijo Bridge.

"It is said that the spirit body over there has changed a bit, let me go and have a look."

"Ah."

A few minutes later, Soya came to the bridge and looked at the river bank below with Kyoko.

There are shrines and temples everywhere in Kyoto, and the rest are residential houses or commercial areas where people gather. The "safe" range of activities for the spirits who come to Beijing for the ghost festival is actually very small, so most of them gather by the river.

The spirit bodies that he couldn't see on the road occupied the river embankment densely, and it was the same in the shallower river, and he had seen this scene a few nights ago.

Looking at the terrace where Tianzi Ju was at that time, it was already full of other guests.

"That's the Kamogawa summer bed." Kyoko also looked over, "What's wrong?"

"fine."

Zongya shook his head, his gaze dropped, following the river embankment below into the distance.

Between the embankment and the bridge, there are spiritual beings on duty. Their task is to form a defense line and try to keep the spirits at the riverside as much as possible.

"It was said that there was a change, but I didn't see anything wrong..."

【Tonight, I will choose a 'guest' among you to participate in the feast I prepared for the end of the Millennium Soul Sacrifice—】

"..."

Without any warning, the voice of Tianzi Tachibana suddenly sounded in his mind, and Soya was stunned.

Sure enough, it is today.

Kyoko on the side also changed his expression.

"Student Fangming, look below..."

The countless spirit bodies below seemed to have been pressed the pause button, and at the same time stood still, like stone sculptures, which looked very strange.

Soya understood that they were listening intently to the words of the gods.

"Did Kyoko hear anything just now?"

"What..." She looked over, a little dazed.

Only he can hear it.

Zong Gu realized it, and guessed that this was another deliberate action by Emperor Ju.

Perhaps she was nearby.

"There seems to be some strange noise."

"Really." Kyoko looked around, "Which direction?"

"It has disappeared..."

[The guests chosen by me, as long as they finish this dinner with me, they can ask me any wish—no matter what it is, I will do my best to fulfill it. 】

"..."

Tachibana Tianzi's voice sounded again, and Soya held his breath like the spiritual body under the bridge, listening intently without moving.

【Then, let’s go to Gion. 】

The words of the gods ended here. After a brief silence, all the spirits fell into extreme excitement.

Looking down, Jingzi's face was a little dignified, and there was a feeling of relief in her heart.

"The 'carnival' of the last night is finally about to start."

In order to make the gods notice themselves, all the spirits try their best to show their sense of existence - such as roaring and screaming, or making exaggerated body movements, what's more, at this time, they start to attack the surroundings frantically of other spirits.

If this is the case, the spiritual senses will be happy to sit back and watch the changes, but there are already many spiritual bodies attacking the line of defense formed by the spiritual senses.

Tangerine Tianzi chose Gion as the place where he chose "guests", but he didn't say where he was.Even if the hope is slim, no one wants to miss the possibility of being chosen by the gods, so more and more spirits want to leave the river bank and take the initiative to look for opportunities inside Gion.

"They can't hold back anymore." Jingzi walked towards the bridge, walking faster and faster, "Student Fangming, let's help."

"it is good."

Opening the slender paper box that he carried with him, Soya took out a black knife and went to Shimohashi to support him.

Piercing through the two spirit bodies attacking the line of defense with one knife, and helping the fallen colleague, he turned his head and reminded Jingzi: "At this time, there is no need to show mercy."

She nodded, and also pulled out the special short knife she carried with her - she was better at bows and arrows, but the spirit body was mixed among the civilians, and archery might accidentally injure her.

The stairs connecting the upper and lower are the focus of the attack of the spirit bodies. A colleague was asked to go to the bridge to persuade ordinary citizens who planned to get off the bridge from here. The situation eased slightly.

Many spirits were scared off by him, and turned to find other ways, but there were still many spirits who chose to continue to attack.

Another knife fell, and Zonggu stopped abruptly wherever his gaze came.

"It's you?"

"..."

Staring at the blade on the tip of his nose with wide eyes, the high school student spirit body Ishise's face was pale.

"I don't want to die!"

(End of this chapter)