[If you regret it, call me. This is your last chance.]
While thinking about the last words Igarashi Mika told him, Izumi Toru wiped the sweat from his cheeks with a handkerchief.
Even though Jinguji Seihime was in the best physical condition, her physical condition was so poor that Izumi Toru was out of breath every time she climbed up a stone step.
After finally arriving in front of the shrine, [she] was so tired that she almost fainted.
After resting for a while, my body gradually regained its strength.
The cell phone was thrown aside by him.
On the bright screen of the mobile phone, there was written a message that he was about to send to Igarashi Mika but gave up in the end.
【I had a dream before.
In the dream, there was a girl wearing a red wedding dress, standing within my reach.
I woke up from the dream before I even took off the red hijab.
At first I said I couldn't remember clearly.
Actually, I lied.
I remember very clearly that the girl’s hair under the red hijab was as beautiful as snow.]
After carefully arranging the miko's clothes, [she] prepared to enter the shrine.
"etc!"
Faintly, Igarashi Mika's voice came to my ears.
Izumi Toru turned around subconsciously.
A red figure crossed the last step.
Igarashi Mika put her hands on her knees and looked at him breathlessly.
His snow-colored hair was already messy from running too fast, and the gold ornaments on his head were crooked. However, the bright red wedding dress on the girl's body seemed to come out of a dream, violently striking at his memory and thinking.
Igarashi Mika knew early on that Izumi Toru had a special love for Chinese culture, so much so that even weddings in dreams were held according to Chinese customs.
Originally, she would never wear this wedding dress...
But in order to prevent his plan from being exposed because of regrets, she had no choice but to wear it for him.
That's all.
There is absolutely no other reason.
However, looking at [Jinguji Kiyohime]'s dazed look, she couldn't help but ask.
"It's me, right?"
Izumi Toru finally came to his senses.
Subconsciously, he looked at the mobile phone placed not far away.
There are my own regrets and the girl's answers written there.
Originally, the regret should be gone.
But now, he has even greater regrets...
In the dream, I am the groom.
Izumi Toru lowered his eyes, not looking at the girl who was so beautiful that it took his breath away, and slowly closed the door...
Turning around and seeing the scene inside the shrine, [Jinguji Kiyohime] opened her lips slightly with a surprised expression.
Except for a futon placed in the center, there was nothing in the empty room.
This is completely different from what [she] imagined.
However, when I thought about it, I realized how easy it is to see the gods.
[She] knelt down on the futon, closed her eyes and meditated.
When he put down his phone, he took one last look at the system.
[Kagura Dance: A dance that pleases the gods. Activation conditions: God's ritual, female only (met), God's Clothes (unique, equipped). Characteristics, uniqueness, proficiency: ???]
[Tip: You have entered a special area and the event node is about to be triggered, please proceed with caution.]
Proceed with caution, presumably just do nothing and wait...
In a silent room, the passage of time is difficult to detect.
I don’t know how long it took, but something suddenly appeared in [her] mind.
Then, [she] felt her eyes go dark.
Plop!
…
After Izumi Toru woke up, he immediately looked at his hands.
The five fingers that are too slender are as crystal clear as jade, and the back of the hand is white and clean.
Realizing that she was still in the transformation stage of [Jinguji Kiyohime], [she] began to observe her surroundings.
There is a simple shrine (kan) in front of him, and a statue of Mohu God about 40 centimeters high is hidden in it.
There are two withered flowers enshrined in front of the shrine.
There are dead trees all around, and the stone steps behind are covered with moss.
It seems that no one has been here for a long time.
Just when [she] was surprised by the desolation in front of her, her hand slightly raised uncontrollably.
Jingle Bell!
The bell made a clear and refreshing sound.
Are you about to start?
Izumi Tetsu thought silently in his heart.
He dismissed distracting thoughts and allowed his body to dance slowly.
Although Izumi Toru is said to be proficient in Kagura dance, Izumi Toru has no memory of how to dance at all.
Recalling carefully, Jinguji Kiyohime also said before, "There is nothing we can do about dance now..."
In other words, she had no memory of Kagura Dance.
Various clues form a model lake line in my mind.
Perhaps, gods do not exist in this world, so Kagura dance should not exist in the minds of real people.
Of course, this is all speculation.
The top of the deserted mountain is silent and deserted, not even a bird has passed by.
The girl wore a gorgeous miko costume and danced in front of the broken shrine.
During this period, there were no fantastic scenes of changing the world and changing the sun and the moon.
The scene is still desolate and the shrine is still broken.
Jingle Bell--
The last ringtone rippled through heaven, earth and time.
[Jinguji Kiyohime] stood in front of the shrine, with a thin layer of sweat on her forehead.
[She] raised her head and suddenly discovered that the edges and corners of the statue in the shrine seemed to be clearer, and there were vaguely feminine features.
Do gods also have genders?
Yes, in mythology, both gods and monsters are divided into yin and yang.
It doesn't seem strange that the god in front of him is a woman.
Moreover, I always feel that female gods are easier to deal with...
After waiting for a long time, the surrounding scenery did not change at all. Izumi Toru was a little confused: has the ceremony been completed now?
But being idle was boring, so [Jinguji Kiyohime] began to clean up the weeds and gravel near the shrine.
After working for a while, I finally cleaned up the area.
Sitting on a clean stone, [she] looked at the blue sky in the distance and began to be in a daze.
Deep in the mountains, tall trees of all kinds cover the sky and the sun, and mist rises from the forest.
The scenes further away were all blocked by heavy fog.
Izumi Toru suddenly thought: Will he have to stay in this place where birds don't shit in the past thirty years?
what do i do if I'm hungry?
You can't chew rocks, right?
Going down the mountain?
What's under the mountain?
Just as she was thinking this, a faint black line appeared at the edge of [her] vision.
The black line gradually became thicker and gradually swallowed up the sky.
Darkness swept in.
Looking at this doomsday-like scene, Izumi Toru didn't feel much fear in his heart.
Maybe, it’s time to wake up from the dream?
[She] just sat quietly on the stone, waiting for the dark scene to come.
As the world becomes smaller and smaller, he can gradually feel the body that passed out in the shrine.
The floor is a bit cold. Do you think you're catching a cold?
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
The sound of footsteps came from behind.
Huh? It turns out there is someone here...
As soon as the thought came up, Izumi Tetsu suddenly felt a chill on his back.
Where do they come from?
Or......
"Deceit...blasphemy..."
The voice behind him was pleasant, but Izumi Tetsu's heart sank.