The first visit to the shrine in the new year is called "Chu Yi". Some people will start queuing up on the night of December 31st, so that it will be more auspicious to go in early.
Kuroki Jin doesn’t particularly care about this auspiciousness. He doesn’t stay up late, eat soba noodles, or line up in a long line to ring the bell in the middle of the night. Although he comes to visit the shrine every year, it’s just a thought, more for giving some
The child begs for a guardian.
Shirley has been abroad all year round and has little regard for local customs. She would come to such a crowded place just as an excuse to see her sister. As long as she has someone to accompany her, she can go anywhere.
As a result, the trip of the three people to visit the shrine seemed very fast. It only took about half an hour from start to finish. This was the reason why they had to wait in line for 20 minutes.
Kuroki Jin hung the Ema with wishes written on it on the wall. After saying hello to Shirley, he went to choose an Ema from a stall nearby. The two of them ran to buy a Bodhidharma and sat aside to give it to them.
It draws eyes.
Kuroki Jin didn't want to disturb the two sisters' intimate conversation, so he put the guard away and walked casually, calling the people in his address book one by one to wish him a happy New Year.
Kuroki Ren made a lot of new friends during this time, and some of the members of the organization were regulars at the candy shop. He made the call until one-third of the battery on his phone was gone. When he returned, the two sisters each had a hand.
The delicious one sat there and laughed.
Kuroki glanced at the long queue of stalls and sat across from them with a good look on his face.
Stare——
"Mr. Kuroki, do you want to try this?" Miyano Akemi laughed and pushed the octopus balls in her hand in front of Kuroki.
Kuroki Jin is a polite and good boy. He even said thank you before eating.
In this way, Kuroki finished his lunch by eating a portion of takoyaki and then a bite of tempura, and finally shared half a bowl of udon with Shirley.
"This udon is not as delicious as Brother Dahe's." After finishing the meal, he began to dislike them.
"Mr. Jiangcheng's craftsmanship is indeed excellent." Miyano Akemi praised, "Today's breakfast is the best breakfast I have ever had."
"Then you can just go and cheer for me more from now on." Kuroki Ren replied without hesitation, "Brother Dahe will usually be at the store. If you go there, just ask him to cook you food."
"It's good to see each other in the new year." Shirley sighed slightly, but she was still in a happy mood, "Thank you."
"Eh..." Kuroki Ren scratched his head, "Thank you and I'll accept it. Just don't kick me out the next time I come to you for supper."
Next to her, Miyano Akemi glanced at her sister with a strange expression.
"But if you go to Taiga-nii's restaurant to eat, there will be no problem." Kuroki Jin didn't see Miyano Akemi's expression. What he really wanted to say was this, "Gin will not let anyone in the organization know about Taiga-nii."
of existence."
"Huh?" Shirley became interested. If Jin Kuroki unilaterally used himself as a guarantee, Shirley would probably not believe it, but how could he be sure that Gin would do this?
"How should I put it... Brother Dahe doesn't know much about the organization." Kuroki Ren tried to explain this matter without telling the specifics, "But he knows Gin, and his store is still Gin."
The wine helped me choose the location."
"For people outside the organization who don't want to pry into the organization or even want to be associated with the organization, Gin always has a way to isolate them from the organization."
Kuroki shrugged very freely, "After all, if you really want the organization to know about such a person, you could have done it five years earlier. Who in the organization doesn't know many people outside, and no one wants to know all their information."
Report to the organization."
"Everyone turns a blind eye to this kind of thing." Kuroki Jin took a sip of the Coke he got from somewhere, "It's not good for anyone in the organization to piss off Gin, so Taiga-nii
People who are organized will not be admitted into our store."
"As for Gin, you are the customers who are going to eat anyway, so he can't drive away Brother Dahe's guests."
Gin won’t catch up, Kuroki Jin is sure.
When leaving the shrine in the afternoon, Kuroki noticed that Shirley had a bag in her hand. After asking, he found out that it was the prayer Bodhidharma they had just bought, with the left eye already painted. Kuroki did not ask them about the wish.
wish.
The watch that Shirley and I bought last time when we went to the mall was already on Miyano Akemi's wrist. Thinking that few shopping malls were open during the New Year, Kuroki Ren didn't take them to a shopping mall with a strong commercial atmosphere like Ginza.
place.
Kuroki Jin rarely goes out to play, let alone taking two girls out this time. It is such a difficult time during the New Year period. He was confused about where to go.
Fortunately, Miyano Akemi is a local who has lived in Tokyo for more than 20 years. She took over the navigation task, which prevented them from wasting time on the road all afternoon.
Kuroki Jin just follows along as the driver. When he gets to places where he wants to visit, he usually excuses himself by saying he is sleepy and resting in the car for a while and you guys will come back at the same time, leaving the two of them to go alone.
Although Shirley didn't say it, she remembered it in her heart. Every time she came back, she would bring some food, and she would feed Kuroki before dinner until the car could no longer drive.
Kuroki had no choice but to take out a sour candy to relieve his boredom.
"By the way, do you want some candy?" The good boss then remembered that he hadn't advertised today.
Shirley's expression moved slightly, remembering the small handful of candy he gave her last time. It was sweet, but not to her liking at the time.
"Okay." She felt a little guilty about the candy she spat out and threw away. After all, it was handmade by Kuroki Ren, and she was always embarrassed to waste it, so she agreed very readily this time.
She agreed readily, which shocked Kuroki Jin and Miyano Akemi.
"It seems that Mr. Kuroki's candies are very delicious." Miyano Akemi saw that Kuroki was so frightened that she didn't dare to take out the candy. Before her sister was about to get angry, she said, "I don't know, can you give me one too?"
?"
"Of course." Kuroki Ren barely came back to his senses, and glanced at Shirley with some uncertainty, then divided the candy in his hand into two halves and handed them to the two of them respectively.
Shirley calmly peeled the candy into her mouth. The candy was still sweet, but her heart was also sweet at the moment, and she didn't feel anything awkward at all.
Miyano Akemi peeled off the candy in the same manner, and the candy melted in her mouth. She was slightly startled when she saw Kuroki Jin's expectant look on his face.
"It's delicious." She smiled slightly, and added again for fear that she was not sincere enough:
"This is the best candy I've ever tasted."
"That's right." Hearing the compliment, Kuroki's face burst into laughter, shining through the sunset into their eyes. The candy in Shirley's mouth hadn't completely melted yet, and she felt that the candy was even sweeter. ***The author has something to say***
Thanks to fox quq for tipping the character Shiho Miyano~