Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 77 The Mad God in the Lake
For a rural place like Near Lake City, after nine o'clock in the evening, it can be said to be late at night.

One after another street lamps lit up the road, but no pedestrians could be seen.

"Go back to your room."

Sugawara Kyoko walked out of the house and looked back at her young sister, "Go to bed early, I will be back soon."

"Sister, where are you going?"

Yuzi stopped at the door, looking at her attire and the demon-breaking bow behind her back.

"Is it the task of the organization? Why is there only my sister this time?"

"No." Jingzi shook her head, "And I'm not the only one, Yuzi don't have to worry."

"Is Miss Noma here?"

"No, it's Soya-san."

"Eh, Brother Soya?"

Yuzi was taken aback for a moment, obviously her sister had just come back from him not long ago.

The lights came on, and a car came from far and near, and stopped at the door of Sugawara's house.

"Kyoko?"

A middle-aged woman got out of the car, walked straight towards the two sisters, and the car drove to the garage in the backyard.

"It's so late, where are you going?"

"Mother."

Jingzi held the demon-breaking bow, "It's the task of the organization."

"Really...it's very late, isn't it?"

Seeing that the face of the little daughter leaning against the door was different, Sugawara's mother didn't think too much, "Be careful."

"I see, mother."

She took Yuzi who turned her head back to the house, and Jingzi waited outside for a while until her father parked the car and came out.

"Father."

"Kyoko, why are you going out so late with your bow on your back?"

"Yes."

"Kyoko is already very good." Sugawara's father stopped and looked at his daughter, "You don't need to work too hard at the agency. Kyoko has just made great contributions, hasn't he?"

Jingzi lowered his eyes and said nothing, and he didn't say anything more, just said "Be careful" and returned to the house.

She let out a long breath.

"It's always been like this... Leaving this, what is left of me?"

Tightening the bow on her back, Kyoko turned and left.

Not long after, she came out of the station and saw the three of Soya waiting outside.

"..."

Kyoko was a little surprised, "Why did Asagiri come here too?"

Looking at the petite girl beside him who insisted on following, Soya also had a look of helplessness on his face, but when he spoke, he just said it was okay.

"At that time, I will let Ling hide away, and I will give her the amulet."

Kyoko nodded, trusting his decision.

Sogu looked at the bow and quiver hanging on her body, "Kyoko's preparation is the demon-breaking bow."

Although he had also seen her use a sword, but at a critical moment, the Demon-Breaking Bow was indeed her most confident choice.

Jingzi nodded, and took out another stack of talisman papers from his chest.

"and this."

"...Are there no pockets in the miko costume?"

She glanced at him, did not answer, but asked about his preparations.

"A bamboo knife for practicing kendo."

Soya looked at Tsukiyomi beside him, the bamboo knife was in his hand.

"I borrowed it from Kirino. For a while, I couldn't find any other convenient weapons...It's better than a wooden stick."

"Um……"

The god holding the bamboo knife looked around, like a boy with a bag on his first day at work.Jingzi was hesitant to speak, but in view of the special situation at this time, she decided not to care about it for the time being.

"I can apply for a special spiritual weapon from the organization for Soya. It is made of non-metal, which is not included in the list of controlled weapons for ordinary people. It is also much tougher than a bamboo knife, and its size and weight can be adjusted."

"Really...let's talk about it later."

Soya felt a little regretful, "No matter how you say it, today is definitely too late."

Kyoko nodded.

He looked at the idle god again.

"Lead the way, Master Yueyue."

Yuedu flicked the bamboo knife and looked around.

"Where's the car?"

"What car?" Soya asked.

He froze for a moment, "Walk over?"

"if not?"

Soya knew the general direction, so he walked ahead temporarily, "It will take about half an hour to reach Lake Biwa from here."

"Although there is not much time left, it is not too tense."

While walking, he raised his head and looked at the deep night in the sky.

"Also, Kyoko and I also need to warm up and think."

wow-

The waves of the lake came in waves, pushing debris mixed with wooden branches, leaves and plastic slippers to the shore and piled up.

On the walking path, there are street lights every ten meters, and one of them illuminates the four figures standing by the lake.

"..."

The gusts of cold wind blowing over the lake couldn't blow away Zonggu's frowning brows.

Beside him, Kyoko also had the same expression.

The two looked at the lake. In the lake tens of meters away from the shore, there was a small old man who was struggling in the water, making an inaudible strange cry.

On the way over, they had a lot of guesses about Zhilei, whom Yuedu had never seen before, and his state, but they didn't expect him to be soaking in the deep water far away from the lake shore.

All kinds of countermeasures discussed along the way were also soaked into the lake water - it was inconvenient to move in the water, swimming to fight was no different from dying, and they couldn't fly.

As for long-range weapons, the arrow Kyoko shot just now hit Zhilei's forehead with precision.

But he was not affected at all, and he didn't even look at Jingzi who attacked him.Just as Izanami told Soya, the insane Jirei seemed to have completely lost his mind.

He attacked the lake water and fought endlessly with the air, only the indiscriminate roar was blown to the shore by the lake wind, disturbing several people.

"This... this is the lakeside!"

Seeing Soya looking over, Tsukiyomi immediately defended.

"..."

Sogu didn't bother to argue with him, "Can you understand what he's talking about?"

"That's not what people say."

It seems that Zhilei's roar is indeed just to vent his emotions, not the ancient language of the gods.

"Songya, what should we do now?" Kyoko asked.

There was no space for the talisman paper to be used, and the only magic-breaking arrow that could be used was hit, but it didn't work, so she could only look forward to Soya.

As he looked at the lake, he was even more dazed.

He didn't know why Zhilei appeared in the lake, nor why he lingered here.

What is also strange is that the Zhilei in front of him looks like a crazy and ordinary spirit body, without the slightest shadow of a god;

Even Yuedu, while affirming that he is Zhilei, is also surprised by his state.

and also……

What does the two-day time limit mentioned by Izanami mean?
With the cold wind blowing, the four of them stood idiotically by the lake.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, and there were occasional vehicles passing by on the road around the lake behind, but it was completely silent at this time.The street lamps far away have only light, no temperature.

wow-

Someone got into the water.

"..."

Zong Gu was startled at first, but quickly reacted, and pulled Kyoko back.

The calf and the scarlet hakama were already submerged in the lake water, she turned to look at him, "I want to go to a closer place to observe, maybe there is something that Soya-san and I didn't notice."

"..."

Zhilei was tens of meters away from the shore, and it was already late at night, and they all observed his state by spiritual sense.

"If he suddenly attacks Kyoko, he won't be able to escape in the water."

The lake was cold, but she was unmoved.

"But he doesn't take me and Soya-san seriously at all, does he?"

It's not just them, even Yuedu is not in Zhilei's sight.

"I think, even if it is a disqualified god, if it wants to deal with me and Soya-san, there is no need to make such a posture to seduce."

Soya was silent for a few seconds, the hand holding the forearm slipped down and held her hand.

"... Soya-san?"

"I'll go with Kyoko."

Kyoko was confident in her own judgment, and she didn't try to dissuade her. Instead, she smiled vaguely.

"Can Soya-san know how to swim?"

"Let's just guarantee that I won't be drowned."

She took another two steps forward, and the lake gradually flooded to her knees, and Zonggu followed her into the water.

"do not come."

Kyoko turned his head, and he looked at Asagiri Ling on the shore.

But she kept going until the water's edge, and stretched out her hand to him.

"..."

Sogu took the amulet in her hand, and the manic roar in the lake disappeared instantly.

He was startled.

Is this to remind him not to observe with spiritual sense?

"Does Bell know something?"

She took two steps forward, stepped into the water, and pressed against his ear.

"Let go of her first."

(End of this chapter)