At about six o'clock in the evening, the flow of people visiting the shrine began to decrease significantly. Even the part-time shrine maidens who guided the tourists to leave changed their clothes and left.
Half an hour later, the entire shrine was empty.
Kamiyagawa finally saw Onitsuka Kirihotaru.
"Kamigu, have you waited for a long time? Are you hungry?"
The little miko has exquisite makeup today, wearing white clothes and scarlet hakama, wearing white footbags and wooden clogs, and her hair is tied up high. She is smart and mysterious.
It was still some time before the ceremony started, so she put on a white bread suit outside the red and white miko uniform.
In addition, she also held a small sandalwood box in her hand, and she didn't know what was inside.
"It didn't take long. Besides, the cats at your shrine are quite cute, especially the fat orange one you showed me last time named Dango."
"Isn't that right? Tuanzi is very kind and not afraid of animals."
In front of the temple.
However, around seven o'clock, Kamiya received a line from the other party: "Come to the front of the hall, idiot Kamiya."
The familiar girl in the center of the temple was concentrating completely, ignoring all the sounds, things, and people around her. She waved her sleeves and twirled lightly, stepping on graceful, light, free and smooth dance steps, and performed the Tianyu Betrayal solo dance.
According to Onitsuka's actions just now, this small box was meant to be given to him, but he was interrupted by Tomi Nei. In this case, it shouldn't matter if he takes a quick look at it.
"Kamiyagawa! You, stupid, idiot! You don't know how to drink!"
Fifteen golden bells are ringing, and the sonorous sound is endless.
…
There is a giant painted fan there, with a golden flowing crown placed in front of it.
This place is probably used by the believers who donated a lot of money to the shrine and stayed there occasionally.
The ribbons and golden bells danced in the stream of light, drawing silhouettes in everyone's sight, enough to separate the boundaries between light and darkness, life and death, man and god.
Onizuka's movements are more holy and firm, and also more ethereal and distant.
You would be mistaken.
"Onizuka."
In front of the main hall of Juqiong Shrine.
When everything calmed down and Kamiyagawa came to his senses, Onizuka's dance had stopped.
She was probably shy and angry and didn't want to see him.
Kamiyagawa replied to her.
No reply to Line messages.
Standing in the courtyard, Kamiyagawa watched Onizuka's dance steps and felt an inexplicable itch in his heart.
The people watching the ceremony were silent, and they could only hear the splashing of sparks from the burning charcoal fire.
"I put on a baby warmer, but it's still a little cold."
"good."
Individual people holding various musical instruments stood in the corridor of the main hall.
Onizuka's side showed "read" but there was no reply.
The lights inside the main hall are warm and yellow, and two wooden braziers are added outside the corridor, with charcoal fires burning inside.
Watching Onizuka and Tomiyi leave, Kamiya sat down next to the table again.
I just noticed that she was pushing the box forward while talking.
Kamiya was a little curious.
Onizuka led Kamiya to the small table: "That's all we did in the kitchen today."
Onizuka Kiriho's beautiful almond eyes stared at the sake bottle in Kamiya's hand, her pupils shaking. From her angle, she couldn't see whether the cork of the sake bottle had been opened, but she could only see Kamiya holding the bottle and bringing it to her mouth. Nose.
In the corridor of the temple, Onizuka inserted the Kamiko flower hairpin into his hair, and skillfully tied up his long hair with white sandalwood paper.
"Uh...Sorry, I thought this was your New Year's gift to me."
"It's okay. The sacrifice that used the Shenzi wine in the afternoon has ended. Even if you drink it, it will have no impact on the sacrifice." Fu Niyi still smiled, "However, this is the first time I have seen Xiaoying show such an expression.
Come on. Kamiya-kun is really powerful. If it were someone else holding the bottle of wine, Xiaoying would probably just take out the yellow talisman based on Xiaoying's temper."
Moreover, the little miko always seems to be full of energy. Although she occasionally gets a little silly, she has a calm attitude towards everything. This is the first time Kamiya has seen her face flushed.
Onizuka brought Kamiyakawa to a guest room in the back hall.
The moonlight tonight is very bright. It falls in the courtyard and is divided by the shadows of the trees. It sticks to the ground and ripples like water.
Onizuka Kiriho took over the tiara and put it on. The gorgeous clothes set off her delicate and beautiful appearance. Coupled with the serious and solemn expression on her face, her whole temperament seemed to have changed.
The taiko drum sounded three short times.
Tonight's sacrifice for Tianyu at Juqiong Shrine is a top priority and nothing can go wrong.
Therefore, Kamiyagawa also nodded in response.
"Yes, it's the chewing wine that Xiaoying brewed last year. If Kamiya-kun really wants to drink it, for the sake of calling me Fujie, I can tell you quietly where Xiaoying usually goes to pour out the wine.
"
Kamiyagawa casually picked up the white wine bottle, without opening the cork, and directly put the mouth of the bottle to the tip of his nose and sniffed.
The taiko drum sounded.
Onizuka quickly picked up the sake bottle on the table and put it back into the box.
She danced the dance of betrayal in the sky, calm and calm, pure and untainted, standing like a peony and moving like a mountain elixir.
The golden Kagura bell is divided into three rings, from the inner ring to the outer ring, with three, five, and seven bells tied respectively. When the bells ring, the sound they make is like a clear spring hitting a rock, crisp but full, pious and ethereal.
"……No, thanks."
"Hehehe, that is the wine used for the afternoon ceremony. Normally, it would not be drunk by others. Xiaoying probably plans to take it and dispose of it."
But the wine in the small bottle smelled unusual, fragrant and sweet.
Not good.
Kamiyakawa raised his hands to cover his face.
Three spins, six sounds, and nine echoes.
Onizuka's dance continues——
Straightening up, the Kagura bell passed in front of her delicate and solemn face, and the five-color silk satin scattered in an arc shape in the air, and then gathered into Onizuka's left hand again.
"Onizuka, are you... wearing cold clothes like this?"
After Tianyu's Dance of Betrayal, Onizuka Kirihotaru will not need to appear again in tonight's sacrifice.
Onizuka did not come back to have dinner with Kamiya.
When Kamiya came here, some people had already gathered in front of the main hall.
"Onitsuka said she has a New Year's gift for me."
"Onitsuka is going to give me a bottle of wine?"
Is it this thing?
"...That guy takes it very seriously."
On the left side of the Ema, it is written in neat and graceful handwriting: [Congratulations on the New Year]
On the right is a line of small words——
Snap.
A girl's chewing wine?
No wonder Onizuka's reaction was so great...
The largest area of Ema cards is hand-painted——
There are two food boxes placed on the table in the room.
Grandma Gu, who is leaning on a blind cane, and Fu Niyi, who looks gentle but is actually sinister, are among them.
Having satisfied his curiosity, Kamiyagawa was about to put the wine bottle back into the box. At this time, the sound of clogs' footsteps suddenly came from the door, and Onitsuka's voice said: "Kamiya, I forgot to take it - eh!?"
The two bonfires outside the corridor burned even more enthusiastically, and the firelight shone on the shrine crown that was placed squarely on Onitsuka's head, flashing with gilded patterns.
The Japanese-style furnishings are elegant and clean, and the lighting is bright.
The crown she just put on is called a shrine crown, which is the last accessory worn by a shrine maiden during her ritual dance. Wearing the shrine crown means that the god's sight has been directed to this place and the ritual dance is about to begin.
Inside was a small plain white sake bottle.
"It turned out to be for sacrificial purposes. I'm really sorry."
"Sister Fu." Kamiya immediately greeted her obediently.
The little witch walked lightly, her hairpin tassels drooping and swaying, and she walked to the center of the temple.
"Or maybe the original Tenden girl felt the same way when she danced in front of Amagado?"
There is no wind tonight, and the end of the five-color thread in her hand is floating slightly with the dance movements.
Onitsuka rushed into the room in three steps. When he got closer, he saw that the cork of the sake bottle had not been opened.
The woman outside the door, whose temperament and manners were outstanding, looked at Kamiya in the room again: "This must be Kamiya-kun, a disciple of ghosts and gods who is famous in Kyoto, right?"
"Onizuka's dance looks so lonely... Is this the way the dance is originally, or is it an expression of her own emotions?"
"The wine..."
"What's in the box?"
Young people with sweet mouths and good looks are always popular. Fu Niyi smiled gently: "Haha, I will borrow Xiaoying first. See you later, Kamiya-kun."
The small sandalwood box was opened.
She bowed slightly toward the crown, and then two young shrine women came out to serve. They respectfully took the crown off the dressing table and held it in front of her with both hands.
"Let's go."
Kamiya quickly put the bottle down.
"Uh, Shenzi wine?"
Onizuka has taken off her white bread suit, and her white scarlet hakama miko costume seems to have been changed. It is more gorgeous and thicker than usual, giving off a self-evident sense of solemnity.
When she walked out, she saw Kamiyagawa waiting for her outside.
The little Onizuka miko in the center of the hall also noticed Kamiya walking into the courtyard. She didn't react much. She just glanced at him briefly and puffed her cheeks invisibly. Then she walked to Granny Gu and talked quietly.
.
I saw the little witch and Fu Niyi standing at the door.
Boom, boom, boom.
It was probably drawn by Onizuka based on his own image, and it's quite cute.
As far as Kamiya knows, Onizuka was raised at Juqiong Shrine since he was a child.
"Well, Happy New Year, Onizuka."
Then, the drumbeat slowly became more rapid.
"Ah? I didn't."
"Wine?"
The food on both sides is the same, a bowl of rice, a fried saury, and a bowl of tofu soup.
Onizuka stood still and slowly turned his slender body to the sound of the drum.
"Go and do your work, don't pay too much attention to me."
As for her parents, I have never heard her talk about them.
It seems that Granny Gu in the shrine has no blood relationship with Onizuka, but she is her legal guardian.
Fu Niyi at the door did not leave immediately, but looked at Kamiya River with squinted eyes and a smile.
The little witch bent down gently, and five colored threads passed in front of her.
Grandma Gu and Fu Niyi below noticed Kamiyakawa's arrival and just nodded towards him without speaking.
The expression on his face finally became a little normal.
The little shrine maiden holds a Kagura bell in her right hand, holds a five-colored thread in her left hand, and walks dignifiedly and gracefully with her feet.
Kamiya's eyes fell on the small box on the table.
"Hmph -" Onizuka snorted softly, "You are a guest anyway, I don't want to argue with you anymore, it seems like I'm so stingy. Here, I'll give this to you."
Continue to bend down, stand up, wave the bell, caress your thoughts, raise your hands and gestures, slowly creating a sense of sacredness.
"Oh, I'll be right there." Onizuka Kiriho stood up.
The potted green plants in the corner of the room are still green in this season, and they should be carefully taken care of by dedicated personnel.
…
"Hello." Out of politeness, Kamiyagawa also stood up.
"Feel sorry."
Going to see the old priest means meeting Onizuka Kiriho's parents.
She seemed to have said before that she would draw a beautiful Ema for Kamiya River.
They all seemed to be insiders of the shrine.
Then, she took off her clogs, wearing only the white and loose footbags, and the socks of the footbags were tied to her shapely white ankles.
He was actually not particularly hungry.
Her expression was solemn but indifferent, her figure was beautiful but lonely, as if she was the only one independent between heaven and earth.
It's almost time.
She returned to her room and put on thick, warm clothes.
"Gui'an, Mr. Kamiya, my name is Fu, and I am your friend here."
"It's really hard to be the son of God."
She took out a pentagonal Ema wooden tablet from her pocket and stuffed it into Kamiya's hand.
He has no ability to evaluate wine.
I didn't know if the little witch would be back soon, so I simply waited for a while.
It looks quite bland.
But I don’t know why, but it looks so lonely. It’s right in front of me, but it seems so far away that I can’t reach it.
There was fine sweat on her forehead and cheeks, and her bright eyes illuminated by the bonfire were a little triumphant, scanning the valley of gods standing quietly below, taking a small breath.
"Hehehe, I'm so shy. Boys and girls are so cute."
All the colors were dim, leaving only the dancing and swaying red and pure white; all the sounds were mute, except for the sound of the footsteps of one person and one bell.
Before she finished speaking, there was a gentle knock on the open door of the room.
"Um?"
The kagura flute began to whine.
"There's nothing we can do about it. Let's go. I'll take you to dinner. After dinner, we'll go see my mother-in-law. In fact, my mother-in-law is quite interested in you, a disciple of ghosts and gods."
"Um, I'm really sorry about the Shenzijiu thing. Also - the dance just now was very good."
Zheng, Zheng, Zheng.
Tomi Yui of Juqiong Shrine has somewhat sinister attributes in her body.
This thing is the New Year gift that the little witch wants to give.
A female cleric who looked to be in her 30s stood outside and whispered softly: "Xiaoying, Granny Gu is looking for you."
"Looks...very healthy."
Onizuka cooperated by shaking the Kagura bell in his hand three times.
"You should eat the God Valley first. My mother-in-law should have some sacrificial matters to talk to me about."
[Wish: Kamiya River can always be peaceful.]
"Happy New Year, Kamiya."
The atmosphere here seems not to be conducive to speaking loudly.
Six feet long, five colored threads are whirling, and the silk strips are dancing with light.
"Yes, I usually eat like this. So I often miss the food outside." Onizuka sat down opposite Kamiya, put the small box in his hand on the table, and pushed it forward unconsciously.
, "By the way, Kamiya. I have prepared a New Year's gift for you..."
He turned around and walked away angrily.
The little witch's fair cheeks suddenly turned crimson, even the roots of her ears were visibly red, and her mouth was almost sunken into a W-shape.
It was a girl in a red and white witch costume, with a smiling face and a fat orange cat in her hand.
Symphonic performance of kagura flute and taiko drum.
After waiting for a while, tonight's people came together. This was a ceremony that was not open to the public, so there were not many people watching.
Onizuka walked out of the door quickly.
Judging from Onizuka's reaction, this bottle of wine should not be given to him.
Kamiya turned around.
…
There is a holy figure dancing in the center of the temple, which is so beautiful that it cannot be compared.
"what?"
"My brain is not broken, how could I give this to you! Idiot Kamiya!"
The mouth of the pot is tightened and blocked by a wooden stopper. The bottle body is conical and looks very simple.
Onizuka wrapped up his clothes and smiled towards Kamiya River.
Apparently, according to the little miko's little Shiba Inu personality, there might not be much trouble in the first place.
"Where to go?"
"Didn't I say before that my mother-in-law wants to see you."