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"You've been praying for so long...what are you wishing for?"

Yakuya walked towards Origami with an excited expression and put his ear close to her.

So, a few seconds later.

"...!"

When Yakuya heard Origami's soft words, his face immediately turned as red as a monkey's butt, and he stepped back.

"Yeah...Yakiya?"

"Huh? Did Origami say something?"

Tohka walked towards Origami with a puzzled expression.Then, Yakuya shook his head in panic to stop Tohka.

"Wait! No! It's too early for Tohka to hear these words!"

"Well?"

"Origami, what on earth is she wishing for?"

Seeing Ye Juya's appearance, Chen Ling couldn't help but sweat.At this moment, Origami finished her wish and raised her head to look at him.

"You...have you finished your wish, Origami?"

"..."

After Chen Ling asked, Origami nodded without saying a word, caressed her belly and gave a thumbs up.

"Ready."

"What are you preparing for!"

Chen Ling felt a little bad. Recalling what happened when Origami 'kidnapped' him, Chen Ling's mouth twitched slightly and he quickly changed the subject.

"Anyway...anyway, the people behind are waiting, let's go."

After hearing what Chen Ling said, the elves nodded.Chen Ling lowered his head to the worshipers at the back, as if to say, "I'm sorry to disturb you all," and then left the sesame oil tank.

Then he stopped in a less crowded area and looked around.

"Where are Kotori and the others?"

Shiori looked for his sister Kotori and said this.Kotori and other elves also come to worship during the New Year, but the size of the scented oil tank limits the number of people who can worship at one time, so they are divided into several groups to worship.

"Sister, Chen Ling, is over here."

At this moment, a familiar call came from behind.

Everyone turned back to look at the source of the sound, and immediately spotted Kotori's figure.Of course, Kotori and others were also there, but──there was another thing that concerned everyone.

Shixiang, who was standing next to Chen Ling, seemed to have noticed the incident and turned her head to the side in confusion.

"Huh? Kotori, what are you doing?"

No wonder she reacted this way.Because where Kotori and others were, there was a long table often used in meetings, and the elves and other worshipers all had pens in their hands and were writing something enthusiastically.

"Ah."

Wearing a red kimono, Kotori shook her hair tied with a white ribbon and showed off the items in her hands.

It was a small wooden board in the shape of a house, with ropes tied to it so that it could be hung.

That's right.That's what's called an ema (wishing card).

"Oh, what is that?"

"This is called an ema. Write your wish on it, hang it up, and your wish will come true."

"What! Is what you said true!"

Hearing what Kotori said, Tohka's eyes sparkled.

"Well, there are so many activities that can make wishes come true during Chinese Valentine's Day and the shrine visit just now. It's great!"

"Ahaha... But it may not come true, so don't expect too much."

Chen Ling shook his head and laughed, but Shixiang obviously didn't care about this.

"I know. After all, gods also work hard! But what if the wish really comes true?"

As she said this, she shook her body as if she couldn't calm down, and stared into Chen Ling's eyes.Chen Ling looked at the Bawu sisters and found that they had similar expressions.

"Now that you're here, just write."

"Great!"

Hearing what Chen Ling said, the elves made sounds of joy.

Chen Ling's mood didn't get any worse when he saw them so happy.He smiled and helped everyone buy ema and gave them to Tohka and the others.

"Okay, let's go write on the empty table."

"Ok!"

Tohka and the others happily picked up the pens on the table.

Chen Ling also picked up the pen and looked at the elves who had already started writing Ema.

"Oh, you draw very well, Yoshino."

Chen Ling peeked at Yoshino's Ema beside him and said.The right half of the Ema depicts a cute rabbit wearing an eyepatch.

"Thank you...thank you for the compliment..."

Yoshino's cheeks turned red with embarrassment and she raised her head.The yellow-green kimono and neatly tied hair made her look more mature than usual.

"Hehehe, right! Chen Ling is really discerning~~~"

As a result, the mouth of the hand puppet worn on Yoshino's left hand opened and closed in agreement with Chen Ling's opinion.She is also wearing the same kimono as Yoshino, and her appearance is exactly the same as the one Yoshino painted on the painted horse.

"Yes, your painting skills are really good. With such a cute painting, it would be easier for gods to see it."

After Chen Ling finished speaking, Yoshino smiled shyly.

"Ah... But the paintings of Nanami and Niya are also very good."

"seven sins?"

Chen Ling raised his head following Yoshino's gaze──and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

Two girls were facing each other, not far from the others, scribbling ema... However, the atmosphere surrounding them was completely different from their surroundings.

A petite girl wearing a dark green kimono and a bespectacled girl wearing a down jacket used several pens of different colors to draw illustrations of the cute girl wearing a furisode kimono on a small drawing board.

It doesn't seem strange to say so, but...the two of them looked more like cartoonists rushing to finish a manuscript before the deadline than scribbling happily on New Year's Eve. look.

Moreover, the illustrations drawn by the two people are almost at the level of experts (it should be said that one of them is really a professional cartoonist), which naturally attracts the attention of the people around them.

"Hey...hey, you two."

After Chen Ling spoke, Qisui and Erya raised their heads, as if they finally found Chen Ling standing next to them.

"......what!"

"Oh, boy, why are you so slow?"

Qisui, who had his severe natural curls neatly tied up, shook his shoulders, while Erya, who was not dressed up much, showed a friendly smile and pushed up his glasses.

"The painting is really good, you are worthy of being a professional."

Chen Ling praised like this, and Erya puffed up her chest proudly.

"Of course. I am also a cartoonist after all, so I can't just draw random things."

After speaking, Erya dexterously rotated the pen in his hand.

On the other hand, Seven Sins covered the illustrated ema with his hand with an embarrassed expression.

"...I was just encouraged by Erya, not because I wanted to draw."

"Hey! You've finished drawing, and you're still talking like this? Didn't we just agree that we would work together on the road of comics?"

"I didn't say that! What kind of comic book is this?"

Qi Zui couldn't help but scream.After Erya laughed, she turned her gaze back to Chen Ling.

"However, 'Seven Fruits' is really promising. To be honest, I want an assistant, what do you think? I think I can afford a certain salary. Speaking of which, your painter is better than us. It’s absolutely fine to just become a cartoonist. If you’re interested, I can also introduce you to the editor.”

"No, I'm not interested. By the way, what are the seven fruits?"

"Huh? It's a nickname. When we have this kind of friendship with you, it's natural for us to call you nicknames."

"Hey! When did our relationship become so deep..."

Even though Qisui said this with sweat streaming down his cheeks, Erya looked like he wasn't listening. He crossed his arms with emotion and continued:

"By the way, 'Seven Fruits' is the combination of your name 'NATSUMI' and 'NUTS'. Do you think it feels like you are hiding in a shell?" Like a pistachio, it gives the impression of peeking out from a slightly opened shell.”

"......puff!"

The imaginary image of the Seven Sins slowly poking their heads out from the cracks in the hard shell easily appeared in Chen Ling's mind, and he couldn't help but laugh.

"..."

Qi Zui stared at Chen Ling with contempt and anger.After Chen Ling coughed a few times to cover up his gaffe, he faced Erya.

"Ahem, by the way, Niya, are you really okay? <Ratatosk> seems to have prepared a kimono for you..."

Chen Ling looked at Erya, who was dressed similar to usual, and after saying this, Erya waved her hand.

"Well, it doesn't matter. I once wore it once as a reference for drawing comics, and it turned out that it was really difficult to move. Besides, I am basically very inconspicuous and have a very low return rate. As long as I can see everyone dressed beautifully, I I’m completely satisfied.”

"Really? I think Niya will look very beautiful in a kimono."

After Chen Ling finished speaking casually, Erya's eyes widened for a moment, and she raised the corners of her mouth with a satisfied smile.

"Hey hey hey, what's the matter, young man? You started picking up girls soon after spring started? He's really 'energetic' and 'heroic'."

"...I suspect your words are full of 'color', but I have no proof."

Chen Ling couldn't help but complain, but Erya obviously wouldn't pay attention to this.

"Hmm~~~Hehehe, but it turns out that you love kimonos, boy. Do you feel excited when you see the skin exposed from the messy kimono? Okay, then I will give this to you."

Erya said something that sounded a bit obscene, and took out the Ema from her pocket and handed it to Chen Ling.

"Huh? What is this? You bought another piece..."

Chen Ling lowered his gaze to the painted horse and held his breath.

No wonder.Because there is an illustration of a boy lying on the body of a beautiful girl in a kimono with her front open, wandering on the edge of 18+.By the way, next to the illustration is a super specific wish that says, "I hope to meet a lucky pervert who feels like this. Fuya."

"Er... Erya, what is this!"

"Ema. By the way, I originally drew this illustration, but Kotori said it was 'indecent to morals'. It's a bit inappropriate to take it home, so if it's convenient, just accept it."

"I'm talking about you, on this New Year's Day, you are actually painting these in a place like this?!"

The corner of Chen Ling's mouth twitched slightly. After noticing that passers-by peeked at the things in his hands from time to time, he put the Ema into his pocket with an embarrassed look.

In response, Erya smiled extremely happily, as if the prank had succeeded.

Chapter 564 Let’s get married, young man

Erya was obviously playing a prank, but of course, it was also possible that she really liked playing such colorful jokes.

However, after the joke, Erya looked at Qi Sin with some seriousness.

"But I'm serious about Qiguo. Ah, I want to hire you too~~~"

"Farewell, if Qi Zui is interested, that's fine. It's good that she has something she likes to do. But as for me, although I'm good at drawing, I don't want to be a cartoonist now."

"You're wrong. I just asked you to be an assistant, and I didn't ask you to be a cartoonist. Furthermore, the assistant's job is not limited to helping draw cartoons. Even if it only helps with cooking, laundry, and cleaning, I'm also very grateful...ah, this seems to be closer to the house husband, not like an assistant. Very good, I thought of a good idea. Let's get married, young man."

"......"

Chen Ling responded with an elegant yet awkward smile, and Erya burst into laughter.

"However, I really want an assistant to help with housework. In terms of comics, as long as I hug Qiguo occasionally and help me draw some XX compositions, it will be of great help to me."

"Wait? Did you just say some unspeakable shielding words in an understatement?"

"I...I can't draw that kind of thing!"

Hearing what Erya said in a frivolous tone, Chen Ling and Qisui couldn't help but retorted loudly.