[Pseudo-comprehension] The Girl's Sun Belief

17.

Yumi began to take care of the affairs of Inari Shrine in Fuyuki City.

People here seem to generally believe in the church, and only some old people come to the shrine to pay homage.Even so, it was still a bit difficult for Yumi to maintain the daily operation of the entire shrine by herself, so she simply recruited two local female high school students to be part-time priestesses.The two girls are very excited and very serious when they are working.

"Then, Miss Youmei, I'll go back first."

"Okay, please be careful on the road."

Today, because one of the two had something to do and didn't come, the other took the initiative to stay at the shrine for a while, and didn't leave until dusk.

Watching the girl's figure gradually go away, the sunset glow spreads out in the distant sky like burning, showing an ominous and strange red.Yumi closed the gate of the shrine, and unconsciously glanced at the sky.

That uncomfortable color, including the gloomy sky I saw when I first returned to Fuyuki City... I hope it’s just that I’m too nervous and think too much, even if bad things will always come together, it’s basically not There are cases where catastrophic events happen one after another.

Laughing in her heart that she is suffering from a nervous breakdown, Yumi walked towards the room.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and the panicked shouts of the girl who had just left.

"Please, please help me!"

Xi Jian's expression froze, and he appeared at the door in an instant.When I opened the door, I found that it was indeed the girl from just now. With a pale complexion, she clung to the door frame tightly, almost unable to stand still.

"what happened?"

Quickly pull her in first, Xi Jian asked softly.

"Outside, there are..."

The girl looked terrified, her lips were trembling, and she couldn't tell what was outside after several times.Xi Jian frowned, pushed the girl into the yard again, and walked outside by herself.

In fact, it didn't take long to see the thing that frightened the girl so much—a ferocious youkai wandering around not far from the shrine.Can't get close to the shrine, but is obviously attracted by the breath of human beings, the youkai who has been completely dominated by instinct seems very irritable.

"...I really want to come up with something."

He popped out the spiritual force group and wiped out the monster opposite directly, Xi Jian sighed helplessly.Perhaps, since the city has the ability to accumulate huge amounts of energy and has no effective means of suppression, it will face such a problem sooner or later, not to mention that some of the black mud before may have been directly released into the city, so This further exacerbated the degree of pollution in Fuyuki City.

The dark part of this city may have become a paradise for ghosts and ghosts, which can barely explain the inexplicable feeling when I first came back here.It's just not clear whether the situation will continue to get worse.

While thinking about it, Xi Jian closed the door again.The girl who was panicked just now seemed to have calmed down a little bit, but she still looked undecided.Seeing Xi Jian walking towards her, the girl took a deep breath and wanted to stand up and bow to her.

"You don't have to do that," Xi Jian quickly held the girl down, stood in front of her, and looked at her, "Do you want to go home? It's fine to stay here for one night."

"...Thank you very much, but no, I don't need to trouble you..." Even though she said such words, the girl showed great hesitation and hesitation.However, it was understandable, the winter night came very fast, and it was still dusk just now, but the surroundings were completely dark at this moment.Going home from the shrine in the outskirts alone at such a time requires extra courage, not to mention that there are still monsters like that just now who don't know where they are lurking.

"That's it, then, I'll take you back."

"Eh? No need... I can't put Miss Youmei in danger just because of myself..."

"Let's go," Xi Jian didn't listen to her, directly took her hand and pulled her up, "tell me your home address, then don't let go of my hand, close your eyes and follow me, no matter what you hear Don't look until I say 'yes'."

When walking on the street again, Xijian saw very clearly the strange monsters and ghosts around who were afraid to approach because of her, and were peeping from afar.Originally, these monsters should have fled quickly when she approached, but just like the monsters that were still hovering at the gate of the shrine just now, they seemed to be dominated by something, and their instinctive fear seemed to be weakened.

Secretly remembering this abnormality in his heart, Xi Jian wiped out another monster that seemed to be rushing up.When the vague screams sounded in the quiet street, she felt that the girl beside her was obviously grasping her hand tightly.

Originally, that girl wouldn't see these things, at most she could only vaguely feel that there was something bad around her.But after serving as a priestess in the shrine for a period of time, her perception of "spirit" was obviously enhanced.

Xi Jian smiled helplessly.

Until the truth of why this happened is clear, it's better not to involve ordinary people anymore.

After turning another block, we were already very close to the girl's home.Xi Jian stopped, and the girl who had been led away by her didn't know why, so she also hesitated and stopped.

"Okay." Xi Jian said.

The girl opened her eyes. She was still worried about seeing a monster, but what she saw was the warm light from her window.Her eyes were instantly blurred with tears. She wanted to thank Xi Jian, but she felt her throat was choked and she couldn't say anything.

"Here, you put this away, and don't come here for the time being, the other side also troubles you to contact her."

The touch of the fabric fell on the palm of the hand, and the girl found out that it was an omori sold in the shrine. The Q-version fox pattern embroidered on it, which was originally familiar and indifferent, seemed to instantly have the power to reassure people.Clenching the guard in her hand, the girl bowed deeply, turned around and ran towards the door of the house.

"..." Seeing the girl knock on the door of the house, Xi Jian turned around and walked back. After walking a few steps, she suddenly realized, "Really... When did I start to take the initiative to take care of other people's affairs..."

But, how should I put it, this feeling...is surprisingly good.

I don't know how many times, when I opened my eyes, there was still nothingness in front of me.

It seems to have been like this since the wait began, Karna thought.This place has no way of detecting the flow of time, so how long has it been since then?One hour, or one day, one year or even ten years?

However, this seemingly endless waiting did not wear down his patience even a bit.Because he always had expectations in his heart, Karna has been waiting according to his ideas. "Consciousness" never appeared again, and in absolute silence, he began to review his memory again.

The memories from a long time ago and during his lifetime could no longer shake him in the slightest, but those short memories after being abnormally summoned often filled his heart with complex emotions.At this time, it seems that "waiting" itself has been endowed with special meaning again and again.

What was he really looking forward to?

Then, at "a certain moment," the silence that should have been immutable around was broken.

The crisp bell echoed in every corner, and Karna stood up almost immediately, looking around.The bell kept ringing, the rhythm was neither too fast nor too slow, like a kind of guidance. Gradually, the direction of the source of the bell became clear, and he took a tentative step in that direction. When his steps fell, suddenly appeared under his feet. A brilliant golden road.

The bell rang in the direction of the end of the road.

Suddenly understanding what this was, Karna walked along that road.The darkness on both sides receded, and unconsciously, his steps quickened.

At the end, there must be the end point he was waiting for.

In the early morning of the next day, a small-scale sacrifice was being carried out in the shrine with its gates closed.

Naturally, there is an effective way to deal with these annoying monsters and ghosts, provided that this land must be protected by the power of a god.Originally, because the Inari Shrine was built here, this power should be bestowed by the Imperial Cuisine Tsu. However, the belief here is more scarce than other places, and this method is obviously not feasible.

Xijian thought that it would be more feasible to hold a sacrifice and invite her as a witch.Although there is uncertainty in this way, it doesn't matter which god responded to the sacrifice and gave shelter.

So when did I start to be nosy...

After changing into the shrine maiden costume, Chihaya solemnly put on, and she also wore a flower hairpin and the former ten crown on her head.Holding a Kagura bell in one hand and a fan in the other, Xijian walked slowly to the courtyard in front of the main hall.First saluted respectfully, and then, Yumi closed her eyes and danced the kagura dance.

To be precise, what she danced was not an ordinary Kagura dance that was passed down among humans, but a dance that was learned from one of her teachers, Yoshihime Watatsuki, which was very close to the original Tianyu Maidou dance.

The sound of the Kagura bell rang in the ears, and accompanied by the sound of clogs hitting the stone slab, it spread in all directions in the courtyard.Having not received any response yet, Xijian continued to dance.Because she closed her eyes, what she didn't see was that the spiritual power gradually escaped from her body, forming a golden gap in mid-air.

At this moment, just before dawn, when the sky was still dark, the soft golden light from this gap was very conspicuous. Even Yumi, who had her eyes closed, could feel the sudden change of the external light. My own curiosity still hasn't opened my eyes.

The dance to the sound of the bell continued, and the morning light gradually pierced through the remaining night in the sky, quickly covered Weiyuan River, and enveloped half of the city.The speed of spiritual power dissipation and accumulation suddenly accelerated, and the golden gap in midair trembled slightly, as if something was about to emerge from it.

A sudden palpitation interrupted Yumi's dance, she subconsciously opened her eyes, and the scene that appeared in her field of vision——

——Isn’t it just the scene where Iwato of the Sky opened and Amaterasu Omikami appeared from it?

Reflecting the bright light of the rising sun behind, a golden "door" was opened in midair.Then, from the "door"...

The heart suddenly beat crazily, beating his chest so violently, as if it would be lifted straight into the sky by such force in the next second.The tension restricted her movements, and Xijian even held her breath, staring at the indescribable magnificent scene in front of her without blinking.

... Then, from that "door", what came out was "that person", who brought her almost overwhelming shock and joy in an instant.

There was a chaotic ringing, and the Kagura bell and fan fell from her hand to the ground.But Xijian can't care about them now, she can't see anything around her except the person in front of her now——

The messy white hair and slender figure have not changed at all, the golden armor on the body reflects the rising sun and becomes more dazzling, and the fluffy red cloak flying in the wind behind him.

Is this a favor bestowed upon me by whom?Or another well-constructed fantasy?However, such a scene is something I have never imagined in my dreams...

The golden "door" closed, and Karna lightly landed in front of Yumi.

Sure enough, the end of the road is the end of waiting.

"Following the call... Ah, it really is you, see you later."

"you……"

After Karna finished speaking, he watched her quietly, as if waiting for her response. However, after a long silence, Yumi squeezed out the word "you" in a hoarse voice, and stopped talking.

Maybe because she didn't know what to say, she hesitated "You...I..." for a long time, and finally came up with a broken sentence: "This, this is...you...a hallucination...?"

"No, it's not, I really exist here."

The girl in front of him still seemed to be stunned by the excessive shock, Karna knelt down very naturally, looked at the wide open dark blue eyes, and his voice softened a little: "I can really respond to you again , Such a fact is also very incredible to me.”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and lightly touched Xi Jian's hand that was frozen in mid-air.

"However, this is reality, there is no doubt about it. If you still have doubts, please confirm it in the way you expect."

His voice reached his ears, and his fingertips were the temperature of his skin.

Yumi blinked slowly, her eyes were already very dry and began to blur.She stretched out her hand, the joints were as stiff as rust, and she could even hear the sound of rubbing.However, it doesn't matter, even if there is an illusion in front of you, you have to break it with your own hands.

Her fingers hesitantly caressed the face.

Karna's eyes seemed to be trying to turn to her outstretched hand, but perhaps it was difficult, he quickly gave up and met her eyes again.Xi Jian's hands trembled.

The temperature did not dissipate, and what the fingertips touched was indeed the person who actually existed here.

When he came back to his senses, he met Karna's calm eyes, and in those blue eyes, which were as clear as the sky, clearly reflected his own reflection——

Karna's body froze.

He was still half-kneeling on the ground, but what he didn't expect was that Xijian would suddenly hug him tightly.

The gauze coat she was wearing slipped onto his body, but the girl didn't care about it at all, she almost used all her strength to wrap her arms around him, as if he would disappear if he didn't do so .Xijian's body trembled, and Karna suddenly realized that the fact that he appeared in front of her might have meanings that he could not imagine to her.

"I, I thought..."

Surrounded by warmth, Xi Jian felt that the so-called "strength" that had been piled up in her heart was easily smashed to pieces.

"I thought I'd never see you again..."

I was already ready to declare war on fate alone, but suddenly, everything in front of me was cut off by a ray of light.

"See you in the evening...?"

"Since this body, which is full of 'sin' and 'filth', has a chance to gain hope...Since it is so bestowed on me..."

The girl choked up, Karna couldn't see her expression, but could feel her tears gradually wet his skin.

"...Although I don't know which merciful lord it is...but please grant me the right to keep this gift..."

Her tears, her words, all turned into incomprehensible emotions entangled in Karna's heart.He didn't want to see her like this, if he could help her even a little bit in this respect, he had such a strange idea.

Xi Jian's body was so close that he could even feel her rapid heartbeat. Then, he suddenly realized that his heartbeat also lost its usual rhythm at some point, as if responding to something. It's like being moved by her, an experience I've never had before.

Since when did she have such a deep influence on herself...?

But the joy is not false either, and Karna does not deny the changes he has produced.It's just that he still doesn't have a clear understanding of the reasons for all this. Fortunately, the waiting is over, and there will always be enough time to allow him to slowly find out the reasons for all the changes by her side.

The author has something to say:

It is said that every time an author writes a fate doujin, there will be a Fuyuki city that will experience nuclear peace.Let's protect Fuyuki and resist unscrupulous colleagues! (×)

The dance of Tianyu's sale can open Tianyanto and lead to Amaterasu's dance, but the real dance of Tianyu's sale has to take off half of his clothes (crazy hint)

Cough, by the way, I would like to recommend the part where Seimei’s female costume dances Kagura dance at the end of the second part of the movie "Onmyoji". Although the picture quality I can find is probably very blurry, it is really amazing.

ah! ! !I'm so excited to add more! ! !So excited that I even want to draw CG! ! ! !

The update is normal at night, and now I just want to explode my liver and suck up the little sun, and I don’t want to do anything else [Reason Evaporation]

Speaking of which, rounding off the color scheme of the maiden costume, it is Bai Wugou! !Rounding it up is getting married! ! !

No! !I'm not crazy! !You let me go! ! !