My daily life of cultivating immortals and removing spirits in Chiba

"It really surprised me..."

Asamaha took a step forward, looked at the leafy tree, and said with some emotion.

"So, Nanazi, you brought me here just to show me this? This is indeed a surprise for me."

As Asamaha said that, he also sat down under the big tree, on the rock that was less than half a meter high and looked like a stool, looking into the distance with his eyes.

Nanako Aihara took off her sandals very lively, stepped on the clear stream with her white feet, lifted the hem of her dress to her thighs and knees with her little hands, and then sat on the rocks in the middle of the stream.

These rock blocks were also the "stools" he and Nanako Aihara once made.

Nanako Aihara looked at Asamaha, shook her head, and said softly.

"Hmm~ That's not entirely true. The main thing is that I want to talk to you, Xiaoyu..."

"Let's talk? What do Nanazi want to talk about?"

Asamaha nodded.

This is quite normal, after all, it was my childhood sweetheart who disappeared for so long.

If they meet again now, Nanako Aihara must be curious about what she wants to say to her.

For example, how have you been these past few years?

Go to school there?

Why haven't you come back?

…………

All kinds of problems like this.

Although it was Nanako Aihara, she said she wanted to talk to Ha Asama.

But he didn't speak for a long time.

Inexplicably, no other sound could be heard between the two except the gurgling stream.

Asamaha cast a somewhat strange gaze on the girl next to her.

You obviously said you wanted to talk, but you didn't say anything for a long time?

what does this mean?

However, although he complained in his heart, Asamaha looked at the girl's feet stepping in the water and the cute toes that twisted unconsciously.

He also knew that this girl was probably struggling with something inexplicably in her heart.

Therefore, he didn't say anything.

Instead, he waited quietly for the girl to speak.

After a long time, Nanako Aihara's voice finally sounded.

However, to Asamaha's expectation, Nanako didn't ask about him in her first sentence.

"Xiaoyu, do you know that I will dance the 'Kagura Dance' at the Water Candle Festival the night after tomorrow?"

Nanako Aihara stared at her toes as usual, not daring to look at anyone and speak.

"Of course I know. I didn't expect that the 'Water Candle Festival' would be held when I returned home this time."

"And this time, the congratulatory witch happened to be Nanazi, so she was very lucky."

Asamaha chuckled and replied.

"In that case, Xiaoyu, will you expect me to dance the 'Kagura Dance'?"

Nanako Aihara buried her head and asked again.

"Well, I'm definitely looking forward to it, but wouldn't it be a forced decision for you, Nanako?" Asamaha asked with some concern.

With the memories of the past emerging in his mind, Asama Ha clearly knew what kind of character the girl in front of him was.

She is obviously a timid girl who dare not even talk to others.

It turned out that I was going to dance the "Kagura Dance" in front of so many people in Shirano Town the night after tomorrow...

Is this difficulty span a little too big?

Asamaha was a little worried.

After listening to Asamaha's words, Aihara Nanako, who seemed to have entered a chatting state, also said accordingly.

"It is indeed a bit reluctant. In fact, I only learned about the news a few days ago..."

When she said this, this quiet girl with glasses couldn't help but reveal a hint of resentment in her words.

"It was obviously just a holiday, but Sister Yingmei suddenly came to me and said that she would not be able to serve as a blessing maiden this year."

"The God-blessing Miko must be a pure and beautiful virgin, so she unreasonably entrusted me with this task and even refused... ah!"

As Nanako Aihara was talking, she suddenly let out a panicked "Ah".

After hearing this, Asamaha subconsciously turned to look at Nanako Aihara and asked.

"what happened?"

Asamaha was obviously a little confused as to why Nanako Aihara suddenly made an "ah" sound while she was talking.

Aihara Nanako buried her head, tangled her little hands together and didn't reply. However, the white side of her face quickly turned red, making her look very shy.

Ok?

Asamaha looked at Nanako Aihara's appearance and was a little confused at first.

Then he carefully recalled what Nanako Aihara just said, and seemed to suddenly realize the reason why the girl next to him looked like this.

Asama Yu's expression at this moment also made her laugh.

"Nanazi, there is no need to be shy because of a compliment from others."

Asamaha's original intention was to calm down Nanako Aihara.

But after hearing Asamaha's words, Aihara Nanako's already rosy face was so red that she was almost bleeding.

…………

After all, they are childhood sweethearts who have known each other since childhood, even though they have not seen each other for more than three years.

But after entering the previous state, Asama Ha and Aihara Nanako also talked and laughed a lot.

Nanako Aihara was telling Asamaha about some silly things she and he had done together when they were children.

Then, after a brief hesitation, she asked

"...Xiaoyu, are you going to stay here for the summer vacation when you come back this time?"

"No, it will only last for three or four days. I will go back after the Water Candle Festival is over." Asamaha shook his head and replied softly. "Oh, that's it..." Aihara Nanako's voice was a little low.

The topic of parting always seems a bit sad.

After hearing Asamaha's answer, the originally harmonious atmosphere between the two of them chatting and laughing suddenly became a little cold.

And Nanako Aihara, who was happily talking with her lips raised just now, was chatting in the stream with bare feet and stepping on the water.

A pair of small feet were crossed and folded, with the soles of the feet stepping on the stone where he was sitting. He leaned forward slightly and held his calves in his two white arms. His head was buried between his legs, and he was curled up in a ball.

The whole person showed a huddled posture that looked very lonely and pitiful.

Looking at the look of the girl next to him, Asamaha also knew that this girl had fallen into a typical "emo state" again.

However, Asamaha didn't know what to say about the girl's depressed "emo state" at the moment.

Nanako Aihara seemed to want him to stay here a little longer.

If he has no other arrangements, it doesn't matter if he stays here for a few more days.

However, he had already made an appointment with Yui Saotome and Remi Hayakawa to travel together after returning from the countryside.

Naturally, he would not change his plan easily.

"Forget it, just wait until she figures it out on her own..."

Asamaha looked at the girl next to her and thought to herself.

Nanako Aihara was like this in the past. When Asamaha saw her like this, he would go up to ask her why and comfort her.

However, Asamaha's comfort was not ideal at that time, and Aihara Nanako rarely ended her current "emo state" because of his comfort.

Later, Asamaha discovered that when Nanako Aihara entered this state, she was left alone for a while.

Letting this girl figure it out on her own may help her get out of this state faster.

Immediately, Asamaha also breathed a sigh of relief, looking into the distance with his eyes.

Don't disturb Nanako Aihara's current state and let her figure it out on her own.

But then Asamaha heard the soft voice of Nana Aihara.

"Xiaoyu, can you stay here a little longer? I can't bear to have you leave..."

The girl was still curled up, but she turned her quiet and cute little face, her eyes Asamaha prayed softly.

Asama Yu also looked sideways, and when he saw what was happening, his pupils could not help but open slightly.

The girl put her snow-white chin on her knees and looked at him sideways, like a wounded little animal, looking very pitiful.

The warm sunshine in the morning shines on the side of the girl's face, adding a touch of gold to her fair face, making her look divine and beautiful.

At some point, the girl's huge black-framed glasses that could cover half of her face were also taken off.

The face is fair and delicate, and the crystal clear eyes are clear and pure, like the surface of a lake under the sun, glowing with a strange light.

Her waist-length hair, as smooth as silk, swayed behind her like waves, blown by the gentle breeze in the mountains.

The girl is so beautiful right now that she is breathtakingly beautiful!

Asama Yu was a little tempted.

"It doesn't really matter if you stay a few more days, right?"

"After all, the vacation is still long, can we travel anytime?"

"Isn't this a big deal?"

Asamaha couldn't help but have such thoughts in her heart at this time.

However, when he looked at the girl's crystal clear eyes, he finally chose to remain silent.

Because at this time, he could understand the special thoughts in the girl's eyes.

He let out a breath, then looked away, and spoke slightly apologetically.

"Sorry, Nanazi. I already have other arrangements."

"This...is like this..."

Asama Ha's rejection again undoubtedly made Aihara Nanako's eyes dim again.

"It's okay, Xiaoyu. In fact, three days is enough. I was too greedy."

Aihara Nanako showed a faint smile to Asama Ha.

"Xiaoyu must come to the 'Water Candle Festival' the night after tomorrow! I will let Xiaoyu know that I am completely different from the Nanako I used to be."

"Let's go back now. I didn't even eat breakfast tomorrow, so I just dragged Xiaoyu here willfully."

After Aihara Nanako said a few words in a rare sequence, she stood up and put on her sandals again and prepared to go down the mountain.

"Well, let's go."

Asamaha nodded.

Then, Nanako Aihara walked down the mountain in front of Asama Ha just like she had just gone up the mountain.

But this time, she didn't hold Asamaha's hand.

Asamaha looked behind him, and he felt inexplicably that the girl's back was a little sad and lonely.

In response, Asama Yu couldn't help but sigh.

Although he didn't know how Nanako Aihara looked at him before, he had always regarded Nanako Aihara as his younger sister.

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Return to Asama House, in the front courtyard.

Asamaha looked at Ichinose Moori who had woken up but looked a little embarrassed.

There were also two other girls in the vestibule. Their eyes twitched and they couldn't help but speak.

"Why are you here?!" (End of Chapter)