The priest who stood on the side of Uji Bridge and was responsible for comforting and guiding tourists secretly cursed in his heart.
Learn every lesson and gain wisdom!
After the previous mistake, Ise Jingu has strengthened the barrier, strengthened patrols, and implemented more regulations on worshipers. Even internal staff of the shrine and non-staff want to get close to the shrine and main shrine.
Approval is required, and violators will be detained on the spot regardless of the reason!
And for large-scale festivals like this, because there are so many people coming to worship, the rules are even stricter. Many areas that are open to the public on weekdays have been fenced off, and there are special guards and patrols.
If the time had not been too short, under the supervision of Lord Kamiko, Ise Jingu could even be turned into a huge barrier maze!
Before he could continue to think about it, the time on the phone in his pocket pointed to half past nine, and the vibrating alarm sounded instantly.
You can let go!
They looked at each other with their companions on one side, and then they took a step back neatly at the end of the bridge, with formulaic smiles on their faces: "I have told you the precautions for participating in the festival, please be sure to abide by them. Now, you can
Follow us through Uji Bridge, but please keep order, don't crowd and fight, don't stop on the bridge for a long time, and don't..."
The two priests turned their backs to the tourists and walked steadily. When passing by the torii gate, they naturally raised their heads and looked at the two dragon envoys coiled on both sides of the torii gate pillars, showing a kind smile.
It's not worth making a fuss about how many evil dragons there are at Ise Grand Shrine, right?
However, such an arrangement, whether for ordinary tourists or among tourists, visitors from the consortium/investigation team are a qualified threat.
"Isn't this too exaggerated?"
Although it was just a quick glance, Minamino Shuichi was still shocked and broke into a cold sweat.
The two so-called dragon messengers entrenched on the gate pillars of the torii looked more like messengers of death to him. Their eyes reminded him of the first time he participated in a mission involving a demon. When he faced the demon face to face, this was the look in the other person's eyes.
, full of indifference to life!
He barely calmed down his heartbeat and walked into the palace. The sight in front of him seemed to be the same as before, but he narrowed his eyes.
After passing through the dragon gate guarding the gate, you encountered several barriers within a few steps.
Under the newly equipped elemental glasses of the investigation team, these enchantments are shown in two colors: red and yellow. Red represents danger, and yellow represents rich people. These enchantments are like matryoshka dolls, with large ones and small ones.
It's okay to go back and forth in smaller sets, but the most exaggerated thing is that even the stone benches by the roadside are shrouded in barriers.
"Is this too cautious?"
Minami Shuichi complained as he moved forward, and he felt in his heart that what he saw now was probably just an appetizer, and more exaggerated things were yet to come!
However, as the leader of this trip, it was already a bit rude to choose to blend in with the crowd instead of informing him immediately when he arrived. It would have been too much to continue to follow the tourists.
After handing over the task of familiarizing himself with the map to two subordinates, Minamino Shuichi found the nearby priests and led them to the new main hall.
Oda Saori was just outside the main hall, kneeling at the foot of the steps with her eyes closed and a solemn expression, praying to the gods for forgiveness.
"It's Director Minamino of the investigation team's Mie Prefecture branch, right?" At this moment, a petite miko stepped forward and blocked the road: "It's Director Minamino of the investigation team's Mie Prefecture branch, right? Saori-sama
We are praying and cannot be interrupted during this period, please wait a moment!"
"Yes..." Compared to Oda Saori who was kneeling at the foot of the steps, Minamino Shuichi was actually more interested in the new statue in the main hall that the shrine was said to have spent a lot of energy forging.
But curiosity is useless, the priests and witches around him will not let him come forward and interfere with the ceremony.
Even the thought of whether he would have a chance to see the honor after this... was silently crossed in his heart! A small person like him could come to the main hall with the convenience of his position. If he wanted to go further, let alone
He is useless. Even if Hiroshi Yasuda leaves the investigation team headquarters and comes here, he may not have a chance.
Soon, Minamino Shuichi, who was full of regrets, was taken by the shrine maiden to a pavilion by the green forest not far away to wait for the Omiyaji, Oda Saori's grandfather, to receive him.
As for the rightful owner...she doesn't have the time now!
As a son of God who enjoys the blessing of the gods, Oda Saori is also the one who paid the most in this festival.
During the first half of the festival, as a representative of Shinto, she will kneel at the steps of the main hall. After seven days, when the main part of the festival begins, she will have to preside over the ceremony again.
As for the customs learned from Kyushu, Shinto also has the custom of fasting when holding grand ceremonies.
Keep not eating and only drink water.
In the first half, it was better just to sit on her knees. In the second half, she presided over the ceremony intermittently. Even with her current physical condition, her scalp felt numb for a while!
'Why did I have to intercede with those idiots who made mistakes in the first place? To reduce their punishment?'
'I feel so regretful! I really want to kill those stupid people!'
When she thought that she would not be able to wash, eat snacks, or troll people online for half a month in the future, she felt like she wanted to die! But if she wanted to let others take her place, she couldn't say it.
After all, being able to kneel at the steps of the main hall is also a symbol of her status. Others want to take her place, but they are not qualified.
........
Time passed silently, and six days passed in the blink of an eye.
When the first ray of morning sun rose on the seventh day, people from as far away as Tokyo left their homes and walked on the streets to follow the volunteers.
Shibuya area.
People who were curious to explore nearby were deterred. Even if they knew that several kilometers away from the isolation zone, there was a passage connecting the two worlds, which was the first place where Kagutsuchi God appeared. However, the isolation zone and the loaded guns were blocking them.
The staff told them to stay on the other side.
Watching the cars going in and out from a distance, my eyes are filled with envy!
"Is that Minister Hiroshi Yasuda's car?"
"should?"
"What are those following closely behind? Cai...didn't they say they were at odds? Wasn't there news that they were going to suppress the consortium?"
"Who knows... These big shots do one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes. Don't worry, nothing they do will surprise me!"
Two volunteers standing in the crowd looked at the vehicles that kept passing through the isolation zone, feeling both envy and hatred in their hearts.
A celebration was organized to invite everyone to greet the gods, but a long isolation belt separated people.