"Izumi Toru, if you don't have a good reason for calling me so late, just wait..."
"I waited until Qingji fell asleep before I had time to call you. I'm sorry."
Hearing Izumi Toru's explanation, Igarashi Mika narrowed his eyes.
I always feel like it's a little strange.
"looking for me?"
Izumi Toru rubbed the withered hair in his hands, glanced at Jinguji Kiyohime who was sleeping soundly in the window, and then said: "Do you know why Kiyohime and I haven't gone to the last stop of our honeymoon trip?
?”
The girl's brows furrowed.
"Qingji wants to live a two-person world with you and doesn't want the honeymoon to end like this. It's easy to guess. If you are calling me late at night just to show off this to me, I don't think there is any need to continue chatting."
"Don't you think it's strange?"
"What?"
"Kamakura, Hakone, Yokohama, Shibuya, Karuizawa, do you know what this route means?"
Igarashi Mika's brows furrowed even more.
"What exactly do you want to say?"
Izumi Toru licked his dry lips and told the truth he had discovered since that night in Hakone.
"Jiumu and Rinzi followed this route, step by step, towards the end of committing suicide for their love."
Igarashi Mika's hand held the phone and suddenly exerted force.
"So, Igarashi, tell me, what's wrong with Kiyohime's body?"
He didn't hear Igarashi Mika's response for a long time.
"Tell me, can you? Just treat me like I'm begging you and tell me, okay?"
The last time Igarashi Mika heard such a humble tone from Izumi Toru was at last year's school festival.
At that time, he was clearly begging to hold her hand, but he seemed to be about to give up the most important thing.
"Huh -" the girl let out a long breath, "I can only tell you that Qing Ji is in good health."
"This is not enough. I need to know more."
"It's too late. I've warned you many times not to cross that line, but now it's pointless for you to ask."
Izumi Tetsu could sense Igarashi Mika's anger hidden under the calm, but he didn't feel that he had done anything wrong.
Because Jinguji Kiyohime has never regretted anything.
So, he retorted seriously: "No, it makes sense."
"has no meaning?"
"I want to know the truth. Only in this way can I find ways to help her."
"You can't help her."
"If you don't try it, how can you do it?"
Igarashi Mika was a little tired of Izumi Toru's inexplicable confidence.
"I said, you can't help her. Even my mother and I can't do anything, why do you..."
"If I can't help her, then I will take her to Karuizawa," Izumi interrupted.
After being interrupted, Mika Igarashi took a breath.
She suddenly panicked.
"Izumi Tetsu, what do you want to do?!"
"If I guessed correctly, Kiyohime prepared cyanide for one person or two people at her villa in Karuizawa. If it was for one person, then she prepared it for herself. If it was for two people...
.."Remembering the final autopsy report in "Paradise Lost", Izumi Toru was silent for a while, "...I don't want my and Kiyohime's names and information to appear in the autopsy report. This kind of thing can only be left to me.
is you."
Igarashi Mika opened her mouth, but suddenly no sound came out.
My friend went crazy, and so did Izumi Toru.
At this time, Izumi Toru suddenly laughed.
"Actually, I was joking. Mei and the others are waiting for me, and I have an unborn child. I can't bear to die, and Qingji won't let me die. What, are you scared by me just now?
arrive?"
Although Izumi Toru's voice sounded relaxed, Igarashi Mika could not laugh at all.
There is no reason for Izumi Toru to make this joke on such an occasion...
"...Izumi Tetsu."
"Um."
"I'll tell you the truth, but you have to agree to one condition."
"I agree to any number of conditions you have."
"I only want one!"
The girl's specially emphasized words made Izumi Toru sigh.
"It's so illegal for you to do this."
"Promise or not?"
".......good."
After saying that, Izumi Toru clenched the hair in his hands.
Anyway, I don’t break my promise once or twice.
It doesn’t hurt to do it one more time.
After waiting for a moment, Igarashi Mika's voice slowly sounded.
"Qiyohime is a miko who is favored by the gods."
Just one sentence made Izumi Tetsu's heart turn upside down.
Favored by the gods?
Is it symbolically, or...
"In order to maintain the purity of the bloodline, the looks of the royal children of the past dynasties have been very ordinary. As a princess, Qingji is naturally the same."
Jinguji Kiyohime's appearance is enough to be said to be the most beautiful thing in a country. How could she be called "ordinary" by Igarashi Mika?
Izumi Toru has already guessed the answer.
"Is it because of [God]?"
"Ten years ago, Kiyohime and I mistakenly entered a shrine, where people's wishes can be fulfilled, but..." Igarashi Mika was silent for a while, "There will be a price to pay."
Izumi Toru listened quietly, and all the clues gradually pieced together the truth.
Becoming a shrine maiden who serves the gods must be part of the price.
"...Goshenzi needs to maintain a pure body. This is why I asked you to promise me that you will never take the final step with Qing Ji."
After a while, Izumi Tetsu murmured: "...Is this the truth?"
Unexpected, but also reasonable.
No wonder Qingji was so impatient and even wanted to die in my hands.
【Izumi-kun, am I beautiful?】
[It is God who gave me such an appearance, so Izumi-kun likes me, right?]
[Actually, I am jealous of them, jealous of your sister, jealous of your sister Mei, jealous of Shiratori-san, and even... jealous of Mika.]
【Husband, am I beautiful now? 】
【Just like this, kill me】
...
Izumi Tetsu can clearly remember every word, every expression and movement of Jinguji Kiyohime.
It was precisely because of this that he realized that every compliment he gave was dragging her into the abyss.
The more obsessed with her beauty, the more painful it makes the girl.
It turned out that it was herself that made her feel nervous and uneasy...
"Qing Ji has decided that after the ceremony, I will never see you again."
At this moment, something from Igarashi Mika suddenly reached his ears.
He was stunned for a moment.
"Ritual? What ceremony?"
"The ceremony to become a real miko. In the New Year, she will change into a miko costume and dance for the gods at the shrine. In other words, it will be the time when Kiyohime loses the gaze of the gods..."
Izumi Toru took out his mobile phone and looked at the system that had not appeared for a long time, and his heart began to beat wildly.
"marvelous!"
Igarashi Mika frowned.
Why are you so happy when Qing Ji becomes ugly?
Or is it that Izumi Toru is crazy?
"Igarashi."
"Um?"
"Do you remember Hagar this year?"
"Remember."
"Amakusa Narumi, the last one to appear, is me."
Igarashi Mika's eyes suddenly flashed with light.
"Don't you... No, no, this is different from Hagar. What you are facing is not the referee, audience and opponents, but..."
"Don't worry, I'm sure. But don't tell Qing Ji yet."
After saying that, Izumi Toru hung up the phone.
Blowing Jinguji Seihime's yellow hair in the wind, Izumi Toru felt the winter wind that was so hot that it was about to burn his whole body, with a bright smile on his face.
Sure enough, I am the son of destiny.
[Daily life of a girl lost in the lake; 97/100. Optional rewards: A-level painting talent, Kagura dance]
[Event designation card: Choose an event that is about to happen, and with the consent of the party involved, become the party involved in the event. When the event begins, your body will be in the best state that the party can achieve, and it will restore itself after the event ends.
(Tip: Transformation exposure may trigger special events. It is recommended to maintain the behavioral habits of the parties as much as possible to protect themselves)]