I, the young onmyoji

but...

whoosh-

A red arrow shot directly at Changran's hand and penetrated deeply into the snow.

"who!"

Inugami immediately changed from a Shiba Inu to a dog-man state and rushed in front of Chang Ran, even pulling out the katana on his waist.

Ibaraki also ignited black flames in his hands and looked around with vigilance.

"I should ask you this sentence!"

The sound came from above the steps.

"What do foreigners want to do when they come here fully armed!"

Following the sound, I could vaguely see a white figure through the snow curtain.

Gathering spiritual power into his eyes to make his vision clearer, Changran finally saw the other party's face clearly.

That was not a human, but a...monster?

It is almost the same as the Inugami, but its fur is white and its mouth is longer than the Inugami. It is wearing a white robe, carrying a quiver full of red arrows on its back, and holding a red longbow in its hand.It's a wolf, it's a white wolf!

Chang Ran, who saw the other party's appearance clearly, immediately thought of the other party's identity.

"Looks like you've come to the right place."

He stood up from the ground with a smile and pulled out the red arrow on the ground.

The arrow had just been aimed at his hand, and it was only 1cm away from Changran's hand. The accuracy was simply terrifying, especially when it was completely invisible through the snowy curtain.

Seeing Changran stand up, Bai Lang immediately took out an arrow from the quiver behind his back, put it on the string and aimed it at Changran.

"Don't move. If you dare to take another step forward before you reveal your purpose here, I will shoot you through the head!"

Helpless, Changran could only give up his plan to go up and speak, and stood there and shouted.

"I am an Onmyoji from Heian Kyo."

As he spoke, he took off the broken bow from his back.

"I'm here to find the bowsmith who originally made this bow, or the bowsmith who can repair this bow!"

Lift the long bow high so that the white wolf can see clearly.

Bai Lang stood there quietly, as if there was no movement, but Chang Ran could feel that the other party was staring at the long bow in his hand.

"It is indeed our manufacturing process."

After watching for a while, Bai Lang loosened his bowstring.

"You can come up now."

"Come on, we have permission."

He put away his bow and arrows and turned around and walked into the torii gate. Changran also put away his long bow and walked up first.

Inugami and Ibaraki also put away their formations and followed Chang Ran.

After walking to the platform where Bai Lang was standing just now, he was finally able to see the whole view of the shrine clearly.

Compared with Inugami's shrine, this place is obviously much larger, and the style is also very different from that on the main island. The architectural style here is more crude.

There is a huge altar in the center of the shrine, and on that altar, a girl wearing heavy clothes is dancing. This is a shrine. This girl should be the shrine maiden, so she should be dancing Kagura. ..

The beliefs are different, the methods are also very different, and the clothes are also very different. If it weren't for the fact that this is a shrine, Changran probably wouldn't have thought that the other party was a witch.

Slowly walking around the altar, Chang Ran saw the white wolf he had just seen on the steps.

She was talking to a bear.

That's right, it was a bear, not a bear like Inugami, but a real brown bear sitting there on the ground, talking to her.

Because he knew that there was a custom of worshiping bears here, Changran was not too surprised after seeing this bear.

Feeling Changran's gaze, the bear talking to the white wolf also turned its head to look at Changran.

Then a humane smile appeared on the bear's face, and he even raised his paw to say hello.

Changran also smiled and raised his hand in response.

As he got closer, the bear spoke.

"Welcome, guests from afar, welcome to Kumagaki Shrine."

"Thank you very much for the welcome, Mr. Bear..."

The other party is a being being worshiped, so Changran must be polite.

"Ah, although I am a bear, my name is not Xiong. My name is Xiong Jingxia."

"In that case, it should be Mr. Kumai."

"No, no, no, just call me..."

The bear shook his head cheerfully, as if he was planning to say something.

"Lord Xia!"

The white wolf standing behind the bear suddenly called the bear's name, causing the bear to react from its silly state.

"Cough cough~~"

After coughing, Xiong Jingxia patted his chest and looked serious.

"That's right, I...I am Mr. Kumai!"

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Kumagai Natsuki, the bear enshrined in Kumagaki Shrine, a talking bear, White Wolf, is the guard of this shrine.

What Changran is looking for is someone who can repair this bow.

"As expected, the person who made this bow must be a miko from the previous generation and also my master."

"A miko from the previous generation?"

"Yes, according to you, this bow should have been made decades ago."

Holding the bow that Chang Ran handed over to him, Bai Lang observed it carefully.

"This bow does belong to our craftsmanship here, but in my memory, we have never made such a bow here. It can only be made by the master decades ago when she went to Heian Jing to present a gift."

"Indeed, according to my old man, people here asked for it when they went to Heian Jing decades ago."

Changran also confirmed Bai Lang's statement.

"That's right. It's a bow made by my master."

After receiving the confirmation, Bai Lang seemed happy.

"It's a pity that she is no longer here."

Turning to look outside the shrine, on the altar, Kumagai was talking to the miko girl, and even swaying, probably teaching her how to dance Kagura.

"Has the witch been replaced..."

"That's right, each generation of Kumagi Shrine shrine maidens is selected from the residents of the village below. It is not a hereditary system. My master is a shrine maiden of the previous generation. When she was old, the next shrine maiden was selected from the village. Miko, and bring it with you and start training from an early age."

"Komachi is the current miko, and Lord Kumai is currently teaching her what a miko should do."

The name of the new miko is Komachi, and Changran remembers it.

"Isn't he gone anymore..."

But Changran was more concerned about the bow maker.

"What about this bow?"

The white wolf turned his head and put the bow on his knees.

"Although my master is no longer here, he taught me all the skills of bow making. For the convenience of me, I taught it to Komachi, so there is no problem in repairing it. I can do it. Since the master made this bow in the first place, I As an apprentice, I will be responsible for this bow, so you don't need to worry about it."

After receiving Bailang's assurance, Changran felt relieved.

"Leave this matter to me, but because the strings of this bow are made of completely different materials than the strings I use, it may take a while to collect them."

"How long will it take?"

"It's not long. It only takes ten days at most. The materials are in the mountains and forests. I need to go to the mountains and forests to collect them. After collecting them, I still need some time to make them. Because it is winter now, it will take ten days. If It’s summer, so it will be much faster.”

"I see."

Changran nodded.

"Please stay in the shrine during this period. I will go and talk to Mr. Kumai."

"Then, we'll interrupt."

After Bai Lang explained to Xiong Jingxia, Xiong Jingxia readily agreed.

So Changran and the others temporarily stayed in the shrine.

The shrine is very large, so there is no need to worry about not having enough rooms.

The Inugami comes with its own house, so it can transform directly into the Shiba Inu form and lie down on the ground. It can be done anytime, anywhere, it doesn't have to be too convenient.

The white wolf went down with the longbow, she said she was going to the bow dojo, and Changran started to wander around the shrine, walking along the corridor all the way to the vestibule, looking at the shrine maiden and Kumai who were still dancing on the altar Xia, feeling a little curious, Chang Ran walked over.

"Yes, yes, that's it. Raise your right leg a little higher, and then stand on tiptoe with your left foot to support the weight of your entire body. You don't have to be afraid of falling. I'm watching you."

With her back to Changran, Kumai Natsu is like a dance teacher, teaching the girl very carefully...No, according to Changran's appearance, she should be regarded as a young maiden, because she looks like she is only ten years old at most, not yet adult.

According to what Xiong Jingxia said, the young girl stood on tiptoe and then raised her right leg back. The heavy clothes made it very difficult for her to do it. Her face was flushed but she did not give up.

"Okay! This is the posture!"

After reaching Xiong Jingxia's expected goal, Xiong Jingxia immediately clapped his hands happily.

"Okay, okay, that's it for today."

It seemed that today's task was accomplished, and Kumagai asked the young girl Komachi to put down her legs and rest.

"Phew~ I can finally rest."

Komachi, who put down his legs, also breathed a sigh of relief.

Turning around and seeing Changran and Ibaraki behind Kumai, they were so frightened that they immediately hid in front of Kumai, with only half of their faces popping up to look at Changran.

"Ok?"

Confused, Xiong Jing turned around and saw Chang Ran.

"Ah, isn't this a guest?"

He gently patted the little girl Komachi's head with his bear paw.

"Komachi, this is a guest from afar, don't be afraid."

Although he said this, Komachi had no intention of coming out and just looked at Changran with half of his face.

Seeing Komachi like this, Kumai felt helpless.

"Well, Komachi has always lived with me and the white wolf. Except for the villagers who occasionally come up to deliver food, I have never seen anyone else, so I am a little timid and hope you can understand."

"It's understandable, she's just a child after all."

Although it is strange for Chang Ran, who is only 13 years old, his appearance makes it not inappropriate for him to say these words.

"Have you made things clear to Bai Lang?"

"Well, that's done. We're going to be here for a few days."

"It's okay, it's okay. White Wolf has already told me, and I agree. Very few people come here. Unless they pay homage or send food, the villagers don't dare to come up. Our life is also very boring. Some people come here." For outsiders, it will actually be a bit fun.”

Changran was very happy about Xiong Jing's refreshing.

"Master Xiongjing, if White Wolf finds out about your attitude in speaking like this, I'm afraid you will be lectured again."

Xiong Jing's attitude was still so cheerful. According to Bai Lang, he was obviously a being being worshiped, but he had no airs at all and didn't look majestic at all.