Extraordinary daily life starting from evil spirits

Chapter 3 A Different Shrine

After Shidou left, Koki returned to his mother-in-law and Takahashi and his wife.

Everyone ate senbei, watched TV programs, and talked about the stories that happened during this period.

"That's right, that's right. Can Ming do a dance for everyone to see?"

Suddenly, Kei said so.

"Eh? Why suddenly..."

Ming tilted her head, she didn't expect Hui to make such a request suddenly.

"Oh, oh. I really want to see it too, the dance of life."

Even Granny Yuzi agreed.

"actually……"

Shoji pushed his glasses, and then solved the mystery.

--split line--

Time went back to the time when Mei and Shidou were shopping in the supermarket.

"Finally back, the long-lost home."

Huihe Masaharu helped the old man onto the viaduct.What comes into view is the shrine where Megumi and Tamako have spent countless times together, which makes people feel familiar and nostalgic.

"I don't know if the dried fish will come, I haven't been able to see it, I miss it."

Grandma Yuzi walked past the torii while talking about the cats of the Nanhu Group.

"what?"

But soon, Hui felt a slight disobedience.It's not that the shrine has changed, whether it's the naughty words carved on the torii gate when I was a child, or the graffiti when I was playing next to the sacred tree, I still remember it vividly.

Instead, the home I have been living in has been completely renovated.Of course, Yuzi and Hui also received a notice from the government about the reconstruction of their home caused by a space earthquake.It's just that they didn't know that it was actually the masterpiece of AST.

"Hmm, strange?"

Granny Yuzi looked around. After all, she had lived here for most of her life. She grasped the source of the sense of disobedience more accurately than Hui.Not because of the rebuilt new home, but the atmosphere of the shrine.

"The shrine is much more lively than before."

Obviously no one took care of me after I left, although Mingyou called to say that I was working as a part-time shrine maiden and held festivals, but in the eyes of Granny Yuko, after all, she was not even a full-time shrine maiden, and the shrine was almost half of the time every day. No one to take care of the situation, even if the depression is a lot, there is nothing to do.

however……

Masaharu looked around, and the scenery in front of him was somewhat different from the [a little deserted but very peaceful] small shrine that his wife said.

Although it is not a lively level, but looking around, some people are worshiping in front of the shrine.Some people are hanging emas or drawing god lotus.

There was no one in the social affairs office, but the ema and omori were still there.You can see someone walking over to pick an Ema, and then take the initiative to put the money in the box.

The box is ingeniously made, hanging on the wall like a letter box with only a gap left, and outsiders cannot take money out of it unless there is a key.Because occasionally there will be bad boys, this level of precaution is still necessary.

"Really, it seems that life is also working hard."

Seeing the scene in front of her, Granny Yuzi showed a gratified smile.

"Just high school shrine maidens can do this? It's a lie..."

Kei was too surprised to speak.

"Ah! Isn't this Ms. Yuzi? Over there is...Xiaohui? I can hardly recognize her at such a big age. How is it? Have you guys gone swimming recently?"

Suddenly, a very healthy-sounding voice sounded from behind.

"Oh, oh, isn't this Xiaohai?"

"Huh? Uncle Songtu?"

Yuzi and Kei turned their heads and saw Director Matsuto approaching.

"Don't tell us sons and daughters when you come back, everyone is thinking of you."

"I don't want to surprise Ming, so I didn't say anything to anyone."

The two chatted with each other.

"By the way, isn't life at the shrine? Ah... probably went to Wuhe's house again."

"Is there something wrong with Xiaohai looking for his life?"

"Look, didn't the child just finish the exam? I just came to ask her how she did in the exam. If there is any difficulty, I am familiar with the principal of that university..."

"Oh, oh, Xiao Hai, you have changed. I remember that you hate this type of relationship the most."

Hearing Director Matsuto's words, Yuzi opened her eyes wide in surprise.In her eyes, the director named Songtu Haici has always been an upright and selfless person who hates evil like hatred.

"It's annoying even today to get involved. But fate is different. If the child doesn't go to a Shinto university, in my opinion, it's a real regret."

In Director Matsuto's opinion, Ming is a born witch.Although he is the son of Shi, he is still a modern person, and he still has some disbelief in things about strange powers and chaos.But life is different, that child is blessed by the gods, no, maybe there is really a god by the child's side.

When I was asking for a lottery from the gods before, I got such an inexplicable thing like [Beware of Hedgehog Head], I thought it was a trick written by a girl, but he didn't know it until he stumbled on a Hedgehog lawyer. How intimidating is that signing.

If such a maiden cannot enter the Shinto university, then the problem must be the university, Director Matsuto is so sure.

"Isn't it too exaggerated for you to say that about the child?"

Granny Yuzi shook her head with a wry smile when she heard Director Matsudo's words.In her impression, Ming is a kind girl who is knowledgeable, a little melancholy, and people can't let her go.

"Ms. Yuzi, you...haven't seen that child dance the Kagura dance, have you?"

For some reason, Director Matsudo said so.

【Whoever sees that child dancing will definitely not doubt that there is a god in this shrine. 】

That was what Chief Matsuto said before he left, and it was also the source of Kei's little request.

--split line--

"Woo... Now that's the case, I get it."

Ming stood up a little shyly, and the girl changed into a priestess costume, holding a Kagura bell and a gold and silver fan, and stood in the courtyard.

"Although it's not as exaggerated as Director Matsudo said..."

The girl raised the Kagura bell in her hand and danced gracefully.

There is no music, no lights, only a bright moon in the sky, and the clear ringing of the Kagura bell, but it is such a dance that exudes incomparably clear purity and peace.

【! ! ! 】

For Kei, the shrine that has grown up with her is just a part of her home.There is no faith in it.

After all, when I was young, I played hide-and-seek in the temple, and watched the boys in my class catch the unicorn on the sacred tree.Draw pictures on the torii and play games on the steps of the shrine.The shrine has no mystery to Hui, just like a childhood playground.

However, with the dance of the girl, Hui felt that the world had changed. The shrine she was familiar with as a child seemed to have turned into a pure sanctuary. The temple under the night revealed simplicity and desolation. .

For Shintoism, passing through the torii means coming from the world of mortals to the kingdom of the gods. Kei felt that—this small shrine in her own home—is the place where the gods live.

"It's amazing... It's as if there is a real god here."

Kei opened her eyes wide in surprise, and praised in a low voice.

Chapter 4 Megumi's Rage

After the dance, the girl stood silently in the courtyard.

"So that's what Xiao Hai was referring to. It's true... blue comes out of blue."

Granny Yuzi said with a moving tone.The old man who spent most of his life with the shrine never thought that Kagura dance could be so beautiful and so touching.

"Mother……"

Looking at such an old man, Hui's expression looked a little complicated.

--split line--

That night, when Ming was about to fall asleep, Hui found the girl.

"Well, what's the matter, Hui... sister..."

The girl who originally wanted to be called "Aunt Hui" according to her seniority changed her name mellowly because she felt the murderous aura.

"Actually, I wanted to come and say thank you to Ming."

Kei thought about it, and then said so.

"Huh? With me?"

I am confused.It seems that I have not helped Granny Yuzi's family, but I have received a lot of favors.

"Ah."

However, Kei nodded and said:

"Mom, she... loves this shrine very much."

Ming understood Hui's meaning. He was already a gray-haired old man, but he still managed this shrine as a maiden. It is impossible to say that he has no feelings for this shrine.

"But you know what, Ming. I don't want to inherit this shrine."

Hui said, showing a bitter smile.

Children do not necessarily inherit the will of their parents. Although it is a bit cruel, it is helpless.Although Granny Yuko hopes that Hui can inherit this shrine that carries countless fond memories of the family, but for Hui, her ideal is to get out of this city, this country, and experience a completely different way of life.

"Without you, this shrine...will probably be handed over to someone else in the end."

Hui chose to study abroad, and then joined the world's leading company - DEM.If there is no life to intervene, when Granny Yuzi is older, she will eventually be taken abroad by Hui and spend her last years there.

The shrine will be sealed forever as a memory.Transferred to the new God Master, by that time, I am afraid that there will no longer be the [home] that Hui or Grandma Yuzi is familiar with, the "home" that has lived for a long time.

"But even so, my mother didn't blame me."

Mothers love their children and choose to respect them the most.But for Hui, she felt that she owed her mother too much.

"But……"

Life is a little uneasy.Although my appearance did fill the vacancy of Grandma Yuzi, but for her family, do I really have the right to replace her like this and continue to live in a place full of memories for this family.

"no problem."

Hui gently shook his head.

"You are the one your mother is sure of, and that's enough."

For Hui, the appearance of Ming made up for the harm she caused to her mother.It was a child who was like a "granddaughter" to her mother.

Moreover, she is also a gentle, kind, well-educated girl, and at the same time has the talent of a witch. It is like a gift from the gods, and she is an indispensable part of this family.

"Sister Hui..."

Looking at Kei who showed a smile as if she had been redeemed, Ming felt that she was actually the one who was "saved".

If I hadn't met Granny Tamako, if I hadn't been taken in by this shrine, I'm afraid I wouldn't have met Shidou, let alone collecting beliefs for Tsukiyomi.

"By the way, mom is going to make her best vegetable pot tomorrow. Although it's vegetables, it's really delicious. Let's invite the boy named Wuhe to eat it together."

Kei suddenly changed the subject and said with a relaxed expression.Vegetable pot is one of Yuzi's mother-in-law's best dishes, and it is also a dish that Hui likes to eat since she was a child.

"Yeah. I'll call Kamishido."

Ming smiled and nodded.Although it's a little bit too much for Shidou, Ming still hopes that Shidou and Granny Tamako's family can get along harmoniously.

--split line--

the next day.

"Well, I'm here to interrupt."

Shidou came to Ming's house with a nervous expression on his face.Although there is some pressure, Shidou understands that it is impossible to escape here.

"Oh, oh, Shidou is here. Sit there, the meal will be ready soon."

Of course, Granny Yuzi's family is also very kind.

"Let me help."

After thinking about it, Shidou put on his apron, and went to the kitchen to help.