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The interior of the shrine is actually nothing to see, so you can only look at the buildings and the witches.

The so-called witch is one of the priesthood in the shrine, responsible for taking care of the shrine and serving the gods. He often wears white clothes and scarlet hakama, white socks and red button straw sandals.

In the courtyard from the torii gate to the main hall, several women dressed as priestesses can be seen cleaning with brooms in their hands, or holding an unknown object, making some movements that Qingdeng can't understand in the air in front of them. .

Shrines generally do not become lively and fun until certain special festivals, such as New Year's Day and Obon Festival.

When encountering these special festivals, there will be a lot of programs to watch, such as witches holding kagura bells, taiko drums and other instruments to dance to exorcise evil spirits and pray for blessings.

Usually, when you come to the shrine, you can only look at the buildings, see the maidens sweeping and mopping the floors, throw incense money at the shrine, pray for blessings, and make wishes.

Qingdeng has no interest in the so-called "wish before God" at all.

After taking a close look at the buildings and scenery in the shrine, Qingdeng turned his gaze behind——

"Saito, do you still want to stroll around the shrine for a while?"

Saito's response was not what Qingdeng expected: he shook his head without thinking.

Seeing that Saito shook his head, and that he was tired of visiting this place, Qingdeng planned to leave the shrine and visit another place in Fujisawa.

There is still a short period of time before dark, and Qingdeng can still go sightseeing in Fujisawa for a while.

Just when Qingdeng was about to turn around and leave this Jiangdao Shrine——

Boom!

"ah!"

A muffled sound of physical collision and a shrill scream exploded from Qingdeng's body at the same time.

Attracted by the abnormal noise, Qingdeng subconsciously raised his head and looked forward——at the source of the two abnormal noises just now, a young priestess in her 20s with a broom in her hand fell to the ground , while a man in a brown cloak stood in front of the witch.

This man in a brown cloak is wearing a cloak with a very wide hood.

This person pulled the hood, and the wide hood covered her entire face, while the equally wide cloak covered his figure.

The face and body are covered, making it completely impossible to recognize their appearance, gender, and age.

The only thing that can be recognized clearly is the height - according to Qingdeng's visual inspection, this person's height should be around 1.65 meters.

It's the depths of winter, and this cloaked, hooded look isn't out of the ordinary for the time of year.

"Ah...it hurts, it hurts...!" The priestess who fell to the ground clutched her right shoulder, the corners of her mouth twisted in pain.

"...Sorry, I walked too fast and bumped into you, please forgive me."

The man in the cloak apologized to the priestess with a hoarse voice like phlegm stuck in his throat, then reached out his hand to the priestess and pulled her up from the ground.

After pulling up the maiden and apologizing to her, the cloaked man turned around and ran, spreading his legs and rushing towards the outside of the shrine in a hurry.

Looking at the cloaked man who had gone away, the witch continued to rub her right shoulder while cursing:

"Really, rush to Santuchuan... What are you doing so fast... Hiss..."

Recalling the scene he saw just now, and listening to the words the witch uttered at this time, Qing Deng roughly guessed what happened.

Most likely the man in the cloak walked too hastily and accidentally knocked down the witch.

It's just a small thing that is very common on weekdays and not worth paying too much attention to, so Qingdeng didn't pay much attention to it, and left after simply watching the excitement for a while.

Leaving the shrine straight away, after coming to the bustling vendor area outside the torii gate, Qingdeng looked up at the current sky.

——Will it be dark in half an hour... the time is not too long... let's go to the market in Fujisawa-juku...

Apart from the market in Fujisawa Juku, Qingdeng really can't think of any other place to pass the time.

Although he knew that asking Saito's opinion was definitely a waste of time, but out of respect for Saito, Qingdeng still asked Saito if there was any place he wanted to go.

And Saito, as always, gave a very "topic stopper" answer: It doesn't matter where you go.

——Then let's go to the market in Fujisawa-juku...

With his hands on his hips, Qingdeng looked to the left and right, looking for any passers-by who looked idle and could show him the way.

But at this moment——

"Ah, Mai-san! I want to eat that!"

"Glutinous rice dumplings... yes! Which one do you want to eat?"

"I want to eat those 3 skewers that are all red!"

"Do you want to eat 3 skewers? Can you eat it?"

A dialogue consisting of two nice female voices came into Qingdeng's ears suddenly from behind.

After hearing this group of conversations, Qing Deng was stunned suddenly.

Not because of how compelling the content of this group of conversations is.

It was because in this group of conversations, the voice of one of them sounded familiar to Qing Deng...

Following the voice, Qingdeng slowly turned his gaze over...

A familiar figure that he had only seen a few days ago came into Qingdeng's eyes.

——Miss Kinoshita...?

The familiar figure that caught Qing Deng's eyes was none other than Kinoshita Mai whom he hadn't seen for several days.

Kinoshita Mai still wore the bright red kimono that matched her well, a pair of white socks and red button straw sandals on her feet.

Compared with a few days ago, the only difference in Mai Kinoshita is that her hairstyle has changed.

A few days ago, when Qingdeng ran into Kinoshita Mai on the street, the hairstyle she wore was the very popular Shimada bun.

But now, she just casually tied her waist-length black hair into a high ponytail.

The change in hairstyle made Kinoshita Mai's temperament slightly different.

Kinoshita dance with Shimada bun gives people a quiet atmosphere.

Now, Mai Kinoshita, who has changed her hairstyle to a high ponytail, looks a little more energetic.

I ran into Kinoshita Mai by chance in the vendor area of ​​Fujisawa Jueshima Shrine—Although Qingdeng was surprised, the incident did not bring too much impact to Qingdeng.

Because Qing's registration is very clear - a few days ago, Kinoshita Mai told him that she was going to meet a friend of hers here in Fujisawa.

At this moment, Kinoshita Mai was standing in front of a snack stand.

I saw her right hand holding a rather petite little girl.

He is roughly 1.4 meters tall and wears a costume of the exact opposite color to Mai Kinoshita.

The main color of Kinoshita Mai's kimono is bright red.

The main color of the kimono on this girl is sky blue.

Not only the colors of the clothes are reversed, but also the colors of the shoes on the feet are reversed. Mai Kinoshita's straw sandals are red buttons, and the girl's straw sandals are blue buttons.

The girl's head was wrapped with a women's headscarf to keep out the cold that completely covered her hair, and she wore a dark red tengu mask that covered her entire face.

The girl's whole body, the only exposed skin is her neck and two palms.

Her skin was extremely fair, but not sickly white, unnaturally white.

The sun shone on her skin, making her skin smoother, more delicate, and a bit more transparent.

In addition to Kinoshita Mai holding the girl in a sky-blue kimono, she was followed by a tall woman about 1.6 meters tall.

The woman was wearing a pale yellow kimono, with a turban covering her hair, and a dark red tengu mask covering her entire face.

Qingdeng noticed——this woman's skin, like that girl's, is a very natural and beautiful snow-white.

While talking with the girl she was leading, Mai Kinoshita showed a happy smile and a cheerful expression that Qingdeng had never seen before.

She doesn't have the look of a "scared girl" that Qingdeng is familiar with.

After discussing with the girl which glutinous rice dumpling to buy, Kinoshita Mai raised her head and looked at the owner of the snack stall—an uncle whose hairline was so high that one might think he would look better with a shaved head.

"boss……"

Kinoshita Mai, who maintained that cheerful smile, began to negotiate with the boss.

As a result... she just had time to say the first syllable of "boss", when her expression began to change suddenly...

Qingdeng saw that the smile on Kinoshita Wu's face disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he lowered his head slightly, and pointed the hair on the top of his head at the snack stall owner.

What replaced her smiling face just now was a look of embarrassment and nervousness...

"￥#@\u0026(*￥%..."

Qingdeng couldn't hear what Kinoshita Mai was saying...

"Ah? Miss, what are you talking about?"

Not only did Qingdeng fail to hear clearly, but also the boss, who was only a short distance away from Kinoshita Wu, couldn't hear clearly. He leaned one ear to Kinoshita Wu with a puzzled face.

The rather shy Mai Kinoshita that Qingdeng knew has "come back"...

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