Keisuke Aoi and Yui Kamaba finished dinner and walked together in the direction of Hanazono Shrine.
Facing the warm night breeze, Kamaba Yui and Qing Keisuke talked about interesting things during the trip.
Seeing that she was very interested, Qing Keisuke chose some things about the Yamato Sword Master to tell her. The story of Osawa Mountain was attractive enough even to the chief witch of the shrine.
While chatting, the two of them walked somewhere, and suddenly a lively square appeared in front of them. It seemed that some activity was being held, and there were waves of cheers.
"oh--!"
"This gentleman is really amazing. He is about to break the record left by the first place!"
"Let's all cheer him on!"
The host guided the audience's emotions while staring at the electronic clock on the table.
"It'll be over four minutes soon!"
Aoi Keisuke and Kamaba Yui walked to the front of the square and finally saw what was happening on the stage.
The billboard in Q version font is flashing with colorful lights, and the background uses a lot of pink, which reads "Couple lovelove intimate challenge!"
There were already several couples standing on the stage. The couple in the center was a muscular man, who was holding his girlfriend like a princess, with an expression that looked very reluctant.
Qing Keisuke looked at it twice, then looked at the rules of the game on the side, and finally knew what he was doing.
——This is an activity organized by a certain brand for couples to challenge how long they can hold a princess.
According to the time limit, you will get gifts of corresponding levels, and the first place in the end can also get two high-end hot spring hotel vacation coupons as subsequent rewards from the brand.
"It looks very interesting~!" Yui Kamaba looked eager to give it a try.
Qing Keisuke couldn't see what was interesting at all.
"Hey, Qinggui-kun, let's sign up too!"
"..."
"Come on, come on! I can hold you, too."
Qing Keisuke knocked her on the head, but finally agreed to Kamaba Yui's request.
Kamaba Yui excitedly took Qing Keisuke to the backstage to sign up. Based on their looks, they were immediately qualified.
While they were filling out their information, the couple on stage had already completed the challenge with a time of four minutes and nine seconds.
The backstage staff communicated a few words with the host through the headset and informed them that they could go on stage.
"Let's welcome the next couple! Oh my, what a handsome guy and beautiful girl!"
As Keisuke Aoi and Yui Kamaba came on stage, there were gasps from under the stage.
"star?"
"Is it a new idol?"
Kamaba Yui held Aoi Keisuke's arm and extended her arms to the people in the audience to say hello gracefully, while Aoi Keisuke kept his face expressionless.
"Please come to the center of the stage."
The host called them over. When he first saw the two of them, he was a little surprised, but fortunately he had good professionalism and quickly found the topic.
"You two are so good-looking! Do you want to introduce yourself?"
Aoi Keisuke waved his hand to refuse, Kamaba Yui looked at him, then smiled with narrowed eyes, took the microphone handed by the host and said: "Good evening everyone~
If you want to find such a handsome boyfriend like me, remember to go to Meiji Shrine to pray."
"Eh--?"
Kamaba Yui smiled and waved to the audience again, then returned the microphone to the host and returned to Aoi Keisuke.
"Do you still have the task of promoting the shrine?"
"She is a miko after all."
Kamabata Yui's cheeks turned red, and she quietly grabbed Aoi Keisuke's clothes: "It's really nerve-wracking to announce your relationship in front of so many people."
In a public place, under the gaze of so many people...
"A very interesting speech, um... I would like to ask, are the blessings from the shrine really so effective?" the host joked.
"Pray for blessings from the gods, and be sincere and spiritual."
The host followed up the topic of shrines, and then talked about the summer festivals prepared by various shrines in August, and asked Yui Kamaba to express her opinions, and finally brought the topic back to her in a smooth manner.
"Although the two seem to be a perfect match, our activities require some intimate interactions to prove their relationship. The two can refer to the actions shown on our screen."
"Eh? Do you want to do it on the spot?"
Kamaba Yui acted very exaggeratedly - she had obviously noticed the rules of the event before encouraging Aoi Keisuke to participate in the event.
"Qinggui-kun, what should we do?"
She couldn't wait to stand on her tiptoes and pursed her lips slightly, suggesting that Qing Keisuke should kiss her mouth now.
Qing Keisuke glanced at her, couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pinch her lips, then laughed and whispered: "Then it seems we have no choice but to withdraw from the competition."
"Eh--?"
Kamaba Yui looked into Qing Keisuke's eyes, her cheeks were bulging, and she made a muffled sound.
She hugged Qing Keisuke's wrist, pulled away Qing Keisuke's fingers that had no strength at all, and then gently bit his offending index finger with her teeth, showing an aggrieved look.
"That's not okay," she said.
"What's going to happen?"
"Then... I will kiss you, little girl!"
Kamaba Yui's fake expression was immediately broken, her charming eyes were filled with smiles, and it seemed that only Aoi Keisuke's figure remained in her sight.
She pulled Qing Keisuke's wrist hard and asked him to lean towards her.
Then the girl stood up on tiptoes and shyly kissed Keisuke Aoi's handsome side face.
The two people's whispers could not be heard in the audience, but they still subconsciously held their breath after seeing this scene. Both men and women seemed to feel a sudden feeling of heartache.
——Why wasn’t I standing there?!
"Oh, what a sweet kiss! It reminds me of my high school days...well...anyway, you passed the test anyway!"
The host suddenly paused and recalled the tragic experience of his school's broadcast club being all boys.
After all, shouldn’t broadcasters hire girls with sweet voices?
"How is it, Master Qinggui?"
Kamaba Yui retracted her body, her voice, eyes, and even her body became soft because of this kiss, as if they had turned into spring springs, cleansing Aoi Keisuke's heart.
He suddenly wanted to change his plan for the evening and take the chief witch of the shrine home directly, or he could just hide in a deserted alley.
But Aoi Keisuke's muddy thoughts just kept stirring in his mind. In reality, he just lightly pinched Kamabata's red lips in response and signaled the host to quickly start the challenge.
"Okay! Okay! The challenge starts now!"
"Backstage is ready to start counting!"
Seeing that several other couples on the stage were passively shrouded in the light of Aoi Keisuke and Kamabata, the host showed impatience and embarrassment, and quickly resumed his true nature as a host.
"During the challenge, you are not allowed to hug the man's neck. Please fold your hands on your chest."
Qing Keisuke leaned over and put his arms around Kamaba's legs, lifting her up easily.
The girl let out a soft "yeah" during the process, with a face that could not be faked, and felt the warmth and strength of Qing Keisuke's arm, so she closed her eyes tightly.
Qing Keisuke held the sacred banner's body, and it felt like he was holding a weightless cloud. It was extremely light and soft, as if he could maintain this posture here until the next day.
They will be like a tree, merging into one body and lush branches and leaves.
"You are not allowed to return to the shrine at night." Qing Keisuke whispered in the ear of the shrine.
The girl's body froze immediately, and after a long time she replied:
"...little lady understands."
This chapter has been completed!