Zongman: Complete Guide to Characters

During the coldest time of the year, people walking on the streets are wrapped in thick kimonos and soft fur scarves around their necks.

In a few days, it will be Spring High School and the volleyball club's training will also start soon.

Everyone agreed to go to the shrine together. Yeyue and Kakuna Rintaro came together, but when they arrived at the destination, they only saw four familiar people. Where are the others?

"Manager-san, you're here." Kita Shinsuke was the first to greet.

"Yeyue-chan!" "Manager-chan!"

"Hello." Yeyue looked at the few people.

The brothers Gong You and Gong Zhi were still quarreling on these days. The two brothers seemed not to be afraid of the cold, but they had to wear thick clothes to keep out the cold in such cold weather.

Kita Shinsuke was wearing a simple black kimono, looking calm and elegant.

Kakuna Rintaro and myself were wearing casual clothes.

The Jiaoming beside him exhaled a breath of white air and asked, "Where are the others?"

"I don't know. I suddenly can't tell."

Kita Shinsuke himself felt it was strange, how come everything was fine when he was talking about it, but suddenly one or two of them couldn't come?

"Yes~ Why?" Gong You smiled at Ye Yue in a flattering way, his fox eyes narrowed, his eyes seemed to be able to draw, charming and bewitching, "Manager, long time no see~"

"It's been a long time, Yu-kun." Yeyue nodded.

We hadn't seen each other since the youth training camp started. Then the school had a break from training, so we hadn't seen each other for about half a month.

"Really? Really?! Manager, don't you miss me?" The young man stuck his head out, and the expression between his brows was as bewitching as a fox.

Yeyue resisted the urge to scratch his chin. "But since we usually chat on the phone, so..."

"That's different!" The boy started to act out. "How can cold words compare to the real me standing in front of you? Manager, look at me!"

"I've been looking at you." Ye Yue tilted her head. The man in front of her had taken up all her attention, so what else could she look at if she didn't look at him?

Gong You paused, and before his anger spread to his face, he met the other person's clear eyes and said angrily: "That's not the case! Manager, you are really good at playing dumb!"

"Ayou, don't cause trouble for the manager." Kita Shinsuke warned, "Let's go quickly, there will be more people at the shrine further back."

"No. The shrine we often go to is too remote, and no one will come here." Miyaji put his hands behind his head and yawned lazily, "Will it really work to make a wish to such an unpopular god?"

"Don't be rude!" Kita Shinsuke's eyes suddenly became sharp.

"Eh!? S-Sorry!"

Miyaji quickly apologized.

Gong You made a mocking gesture beside him. The two brothers glared at each other again.

"Ha-really." Kita Shinsuke sighed helplessly. He was the only senior student here, and it was not easy to take care of these problem children.

Yeyue watched from the side, with a smile on her face that deepened. The beginning of the new year was so lively, and it seemed that this year would also be a lively year.

But the weather was indeed a bit cold. She exhaled, and the next moment she felt a bag of heat suddenly stuffed into her palm.

"Hmm? A warm baby? Thank you Kakuname-kun."

Kakuna Rintaro handed her the heating pad and was busy adjusting the data on his phone camera facing the light. "You're welcome."

The group went to the shrine to pray.

Gong Zhi walked while hunching over and complaining about the weather, while Gong You teased him, saying that he was afraid of the cold last winter and stayed at home and refused to go out.

Kita Shinsuke walked quietly in front, occasionally looking back to make sure everyone was keeping up.

Kakuna Rintaro looked around for a good angle to take pictures, stopping from time to time to adjust the lens. He also took a few good pictures of Yeyue along the way.

Arriving at the destination, Yeyue looked around. There were indeed fewer people here than at the other shrines, only a few people.

"Over there!" "Oh - speaking of shrines, it's the amulets, right?"

Miyaji and Miyayou pointed at the store at the door and competed to buy the amulet.

Kita Shinsuke smiled at the side, "Go ahead, we'll be waiting for you here."

"Oh!" Gong You was full of fighting spirit, "I bought a lucky amulet, I hope I won't get a bad luck this year!"

"It's hard to say." Miyaji poured cold water on the side.

"Those two annoying guys are going to buy amulets," Kakuna Rintaro pulled out his phone, "Would you like the rest of us to take some pictures first?"

"Is it okay?" Kita Shinsuke nodded himself, and then looked at the only girl on his side for inquiry.

"sure."

So, when the Gong brothers came back, they saw three people taking a group photo. Gong You couldn't stand it and insisted on taking one too.

"Of course I won't leave you two behind. I'm just going to adjust the camera temporarily and take some samples for demonstration. The highlight is yet to come!" Yeyue comforted.

"Really?" Gong You looked at Kakuna Rintaro suspiciously. He seriously suspected that this guy had sneaked away while they were away.

"Yeah, it's true! Isn't it?"

"Well..."

Kakuna Rintaro looked at the girl who was smiling at him and nodded lightly.

"Tsk--" Gong You was still feeling dissatisfied, but he didn't know how to vent it. He just walked towards the place where the lottery was being drawn in the distance with a bored look.

"Don't pay attention to him, let's go too." Kita Shinsuke was a little helpless. I don't know why he has been throwing tantrums more often recently, and it's getting harder and harder to control him.

"Yeyue-chan~" Gongzhi leaned over and chuckled in her ear, "Gift~"

After stuffing the thing into his palm, the boy quickly stepped away, because the next moment Kakuna Rintaro stepped over and looked at him warily.

Miyaji had no choice but to spread his hands to indicate that he had done nothing.

Yeyue smiled at the two of them soothingly, and when she looked down, she saw an exquisite amulet lying in her palm.

It is a talisman for praying for good health. Good health is indeed the most important thing.

Thank you! I love it!

He silently thanked the boy who turned around to see his reaction. The boy narrowed his fox eyes in pleasure and smiled at him subtly but brilliantly.

When it was his turn to draw lots, Miyaji drew a very lucky lot.

Gong You clenched the good luck charm in his pocket before drawing the lot, "Sueyoshi! What? It's too weak!"

"It's better than your bad luck last year. Be content, stupid You!" Miyaji was taking the lucky fortune to show Yeyue. When he heard his brother's wailing, he turned around and complained with an expressionless face.

Kita Shinsuke had already gone to the donation box to throw in some change, and clasped his hands together in prayer.

Maybe he was silently praying for his family to be safe and his friends to be healthy and happy. After all, Bei's words gave people the feeling of making such a wish.

Kakuna Rintaro was taking a photo of his Kita-senpai. He thought that drawing lots was just a game, and he didn't know what he had just drawn, but he probably wouldn't care whether it was good or bad.

It was Yeyue's turn. She stood in front of the worship hall, idle for a moment, and shook the thick hemp rope twice, causing the wind chimes on the rope to make crisp sounds.

……

"Then go back."

"Sorry, I have to say goodbye to you all here first." Yeyue waved goodbye to the four boys, "I have an appointment with a friend to go out for dinner."

"Is that so? Then be careful on the road." Kita Shinsuke nodded without asking any more questions.

"Friend?" "Male or female?" Brother Gong became alert instantly.

"Girls."

"I see." "Slow down."

Several people said goodbye.

"Luckily it's a girl, I would have thought it was some brat who ran away without telling us."

"I don't know any female friends that the manager has close relationships with at school." Miyaji touched his chin, "We still have to be careful."

"It doesn't matter what girls say. They've already lost based on their gender, so they're not a threat at all." Gong You yawned.

"But," Kakuna Rintaro interrupted, "Yueyue-san never actually said that she likes boys..."

"……Clam?"

Yeyue also reunited with Kanna and Ling.

Two very conspicuous people were standing at the intersection. Fortunately, they were in a remote place, otherwise they would have been stared at again.

"Sorry for the long wait!" Yeyue trotted a few steps.

"No, please don't mind it." Kanna curled her lips.

"Yue~" Ling walked forward a few steps, supported her, and shook his head lightly, "Don't worry."

"I just went to the temple with my teammates to worship. Kanna and Rei don't have this habit, right?"

"Yes." Shenna nodded and smiled, "Although I am very grateful to the gods for taking care of me for a year, I don't have anything I would like to ask of them."

Ah Ling didn't react. Yeyue touched her head.

"Well - it's Kanna after all." Yeyue said, asking Kanna to stand there for a while.

"Okay, what's wrong?" There were ripples of doubt in her golden-green eyes. She looked gently at the black-haired girl, standing gracefully.

"In the new year, may Kanna and Rei be safe and healthy, and happy every day."

Yeyue made a gesture of worshipping a god to Shennai and bowed seriously.

Shenna's eyes flickered and she laughed, "Ahaha——"

"Okay, this is the last step. Next is the incense money."

Yeyue handed over a hundred-yuan coin, which was taken in Shennai's palm.

"Well, I have received the believer's wish, and I will definitely fulfill it for Yue."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Only Ling tilted her head in confusion. What kind of play was going on? Why was she having trouble following?