Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 57
The setting sun is gradually setting, passing through the surrounding cedar trees, and shining faintly in the courtyard of the shrine.

Climbing up the stairs, Kyoko Sugawara welcomed several people who came to visit the shrine, and then went to the social affairs office to change clothes.

Soya followed Kirino Akane and Yoshikawa Hongko, watching them visit the shrine while talking about various things in the shrine; Zhao Wuling followed him, occasionally glancing at the setting sun.

"By the way, the one who sacrificed here is Sanguizi..."

Yoshikawa looked at the three main halls of the Palace of Heaven, the Palace of the Moon and the Palace of God, "I can't remember it all the way."

She walked to the Moon Palace and looked at the statues inside.

"The Moon Takako enshrined in Fuyun Shrine is a female image."

Kirino Akane felt strange, "Tsukiyomi is the younger sister of Amaterasu Ohami, isn't she a woman?"

"No, in some of the myths, he is the younger brother. The two versions are equally indistinguishable."

Yoshikawa said, then looked at Soya again, "Is that right?"

"..."

He was silent for a few seconds.

"Is there a possibility that he is both male and female...that is, hermaphrodite?"

Akane Kirino was stunned for a moment, while Yoshikawa frowned and looked around again.

"What are you talking about... Be careful not to be kicked out by the people of the shrine."

Soya just shook his head.

The four of them stayed in the shrine for a while, and Kyoko, with white sleeves and scarlet hakama, came out from the shrine office.

"Sugawara-senpai's temperament really matches the shrine maiden costume..." Yoshikawa whispered, "Just like a real shrine maiden."

"She is indeed a real miko."

Soya smiled, "Don't forget, this shrine belongs to her family."

"I'm talking about the fictional witches in manga or novels."

Yoshikawa searched for a suitable explanation in his mind, "It's that kind of... psychic?... In short, it's a shrine maiden who can see ghosts and monsters."

"Kyoko can see it too."

"..."

"If you don't believe me, Yoshikawa can ask her."

She squinted at him, "Will be regarded as a fool."

Sogu returned sympathetic and envious eyes, "That's great...ordinary people."

"What do you say?"

"Excuse me." Kyoko walked over here, "Kirino-san, Yoshikawa-san, and Asagiri-san, are you going to sit in the social affairs office?"

Akane Kirino looked at the only person not mentioned, "Where's Soya?"

"Songya still has a job," she explained.

Soya shook his head, "Let's wait until Miss Noma comes over."

Kyoko froze for a moment, then nodded.

"That's right."

She took the four of them into the social affairs office, rested temporarily in a Japanese room with no one else, and served snacks and tea.

"When does the festival start?" Soya asked.

Jingzi looked out the window, the slanting sunlight hadn't completely changed its color, "There is still more than an hour."

"Does Yuzi have to participate?"

"Ah."

"It's been delayed for a few days, but I still can't escape."

The corners of her mouth curled up.

"Ah."

When he came to the shrine and walked into the social affairs office, Noma Minami immediately noticed several people in the Japanese room due to the mutual induction of the psychics.

"Teacher Noma."

Yoshikawa had already learned from Soyakou that she was serving as a miko here, so he was not too surprised at this time.

"Oh, you're from Class A..."

"Yoshikawa. Yoshikawa Hongko."

"I remembered, that beautiful No.1... But Yoshikawa-san is an ordinary person."

"Eh?"

Yoshikawa was startled, not knowing why, "I'm an ordinary person... right?"

She looked at Soya, but saw him standing up with a strange smile, and then left the room with Minami Noma.

"I have something to do, see you later."

Walking out of the social affairs office, Minami Noma led him to the ancestral hall behind the Temple of Heaven.

"How long have you been here?"

"About half an hour."

"Really, it's really early."

"Miss Noma came back too late."

She glanced at him, "I went to Kyoto and came back."

"The Psychic Institute is established in Kyoto?" Soya guessed.

"Yes, Liuliguangyuan."

"...It's too extravagant."

“It was meant to be where the institution was.”

Arriving at the wooden house next to the ancestral hall, Noma Minami stopped in the front hall, and then rummaged through the closet next to him.

After a while, she came to him with a piece of cardboard that looked thick.

"It was supposed to take you directly to the institution..."

Minami Noma put the blank hard paper on the table, pressed it and stroked it a few times, "But you probably don't like it, so I can only go by myself."

"Miss Noma actually cares about my feelings."

"I'm so rude."

She glanced at him, and took out a small seal from her pocket.

"Take off your amulet first."

Noma Minami pointed to the table in front of him, and used instructions instead of explanations, "Open your palm and press it on this piece of paper."

Soya took off the amulet, and the hard paper in front of him also changed, and some words that he couldn't see just now appeared.

"'Kinki Sensei Organization Qualification Test Paper'?"

"Click it."

He pressed on the paper, and left a clear palm print after raising his hand, with fine lines visible.

Noma Minami was stunned, then muttered again, "I said, don't take it too seriously."

"what?"

"This piece of paper is used to test the strength of the spiritual sense. The clearer the palm prints left, the stronger the spiritual sense... If you hand this piece of paper to the organization, you will not be able to feel at ease in the future."

"..."

"Although the strength of spiritual perception is not the same as the ability to eliminate spirits, the stronger the better. With your spiritual strength, it will not only be in Kinki, but if there is trouble in Tokyo, the agency will send you there. "

"Test again."

Soya didn't hesitate, picked up the hard paper and tore it up.

"It's useless."

When he was almost done tearing it, Minami Noma casually picked up a piece, "This is useless. The palm prints are so clear, even if there is only a small piece, you can see it."

"...Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"I want you to have a longer memory."

"Actually, you just forgot, right?"

"Anyway, take it out and burn it later."

She went back to the cabinet and found a piece of hard paper for the test again.

"This is the last one. Just click on it casually, don't take it too seriously."

"...whatever you want?"

"I don't know, just feel it!"

"..."

Zonggu dropped his palm again, and lifted it up half a second after touching it, leaving only a much blurred palm print on the paper.

Minami Noma looked down for a while.

"I have to say, you are quite perfunctory."

"Perfunctory is one of my few strengths." Soya was not modest, "Is this enough?"

"Okay."

She took out the seal she had prepared just now, without dipping anything, and directly stamped it on his palm.

【Fuyun Shrine · Noma Minami】

"It's done."

Minami Noma picked up the hard paper, obviously without any dust, but still blew on it, and then put it in the prepared envelope.

"Okay, I'll go to Liuliguangyuan again."

Soya was startled, "Now?"

"This is equivalent to your file in the institution. It's useless to stay here, you have to take it to file."

She held up the envelope, "If you put my seal on it, it means that it is someone I recommended."

"Others can't assign me?" He guessed.

"No...that's not true."

Minami Noma glanced aside, "It means that if I recommend a spiritual person to join the organization, I can get a little reward...just a little."

Soya opened his mouth.

After picking up the hard paper that was torn just now, the two left the wooden house together.

Minami Noma planned to drive to Kyoto by herself, Soya escorted her to the car.

"Miss Noma."

"Why, what's the problem?"

"This is something I suddenly thought of: the higher the aptitude of the spiritual sense person you recommend, the more reward you can get, right?"

She was startled for a moment, then smiled, and lowered her head to fumble to buckle the seat belt.

"Yes."

"In that case, why did you specifically remind me just now?"

Minami Noma looked at him, "Because Soya wants to hide his clumsiness, and I also want to keep Soya by my side."

"What I said just now is not an exaggeration. With the strength of Soya's spiritual sense, the evaluation of the agency will probably be four or five grades higher than mine. This means that it is impossible for you to continue dormant at Fuyun Shrine."

"Instead of letting Soya go everywhere to save the world, it's better to leave you at Fuyun Shrine, and we have to rely on you to save us at critical moments—like this ominous incident."

"..."

Soya shook his head, "Miss Noma is too selfish."

"Is this the turn of Soya who is pretending to be an ordinary person?"

"That's right."

"gone."

"Be careful on the road...By the way, Miss Noma won't participate in the upcoming festival?"

Noma Minami was startled, and quickly shook his head.

"I've never participated in it, and I'm not interested in watching Kyoko dance with a flat body."

"..."

"By the way: at the festival at Shiramaru Shrine, you can see the shrine maiden's Fudo."

"...You hurry up and leave."

(End of this chapter)