After school that day, Ying Ying came to the abandoned vacant lot outside the school.

She said to Lin, "Master, you also think that this case of campus bones is definitely not done by ordinary humans. Then let's investigate together and find the real culprit. ”

Lin said, "What does he do with this kind of nossip." Let's hurry up and practice your exercises, and find a way to cure your demigod physique as soon as possible. ”

Ying Ying said "um", but said, "I know you are in a hurry to find a way to help me, but this is not something that can be found in a moment."

Moreover, didn't you say that I need the yokai's meta-essence to maintain the stability of my body's energy?

Isn't this a good opportunity to catch a goblin and replenish the Yuan Essence?"

Lin said calmly, "You are such a little girl, you don't know the depths. That monster in your school, I'm afraid you can't deal with it now. ”

"With you, Master, we must be fine. ”

Lin shook his head, "If it's the monster I killed, then the Yuan Jing won't be of your use." ”

Ying Ying immediately said, "Then when it's time to fight the monsters, I'll just fight it myself." Let's get the case out first. ”

Lin didn't answer, just shook his head.

Seeing this, Ying Ying's stubborn temper rose in her heart, "Master, how do you know that I can't deal with it? I've already defeated two monsters, and this should be fine." ”

Lin still shook his head, "I told you to leave it alone, you just don't care." Have you practiced your own exercises?"

Ying Ying looked at Lin's expression, mixed with a hint of indifference.

She pursed her lips and asked, "Master, why don't you approve of me trying, why do you always obstruct me?"

Lin's eyes widened, looked at Yingying's expression, and said, "I didn't try to stop you." I'm just telling the truth. ”

Ying Ying stared at Lin's expression, read his thoughts, and said, "In your heart, you never thought I had the ability to defeat youkai, right?"

She raised her left hand, pointed to the rhino horn bracelet, and said, "I've actually killed a female youkai." Her essence is sealed in this bracelet. ”

Lin was a little excited when he saw Yingying's expression, knowing that he had just spoken, and he might be too direct, so he wanted to comfort her a few words, and thought about how to say it in his heart, so as to comfort her and save his face as a master.

But Yingying saw that he didn't speak, and suddenly seemed to understand something, took a few steps back, and said with wide eyes,

"Don't you believe what I say? Don't you believe that I defeated the female monster by myself?

Have you always doubted the truth of my words?"

This string of words was like a series of cannons, and when it was played, Lin was powerless to parry.

He was sent to a secluded place since he was a child, studied under a teacher, rarely got along with his family, had no playmates since he was a child, and grew up without friends.

Now that he was questioned by such a girl in person, it was the first time for him, and he couldn't help but feel upset and irritable, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

The more Lin didn't speak, the more Ying Ying felt that he had actually acquiesced, and she couldn't help but feel a heartache, and she was really sad.

"I see. You never believed in my abilities!I'm a useless person in your eyes!" she shouted, her face red and her eyes teary-eyed.

Lin seemed to have been struck by lightning, and his eyes looked straight at Yingying.

He really couldn't figure out what he had just said that made this girl think of this.

Lin stretched out his right hand and tried to pull her, but he didn't know what to say, which could make the girl in front of him angry.

Ying Ying's eyes widened and widened, and her eyeballs were full of red bloodshots, she never expected that the person she trusted and was closest to her would doubt her so much.

Just as Lin was about to grab her, she suddenly shook off his hand violently, and then hid her face and ran away.

Lin was like a piece of wood, just looking at Yingying's distant back in a daze, and his right hand hung down weakly, hanging beside him.

****

May 25th, the day of the Kashima Festival.

The town of Okutamagawa is lit up, the streets are covered with colorful stripes, and the large and small shrines are crowded with female pilgrims.

They took out a few thousand-yen bills from their wallets, asked for a few centimeters square, and a small plaque with the name of the god keeper printed on them, and took them home with joy.

The commercial street, which is full of temporary stalls, was also blocked by police cars at both ends early, allowing only pedestrians to enter and exit, and all other vehicles detoured.

Ito's house was bustling, and Satoko was in and out, telling her husband and son to change into new clothes for the Kashima Festival earlier, and helping Yingying put on a kimono yukata at the same time.

As early as a month ago, Satoko took Yingying to the town to choose high-end fabrics, and went to the kimono master's house to measure the size, and only got the newly made kimono yukata last week.

Yamayu and Yamahiko, father and son, quickly changed their clothes, Yamayu carefully tidied up the neckline for his son, and Yamahiko helped his father take care of his hair.

The two men who were ready to go sat in the living room, drinking oolong tea, chatting and waiting for Lizi and Yingying to be ready.

I heard it from upstairs for a while, "Oh, I forgot this!" followed by a rush of trotting, and then silence as if no one was there.

The two of them were bored waiting, and when they stared at each other, they only heard the voice of Lizi from upstairs, "Ready!"

They all looked up in unison and looked in the direction of the stairs.

I only heard the sound of slow footsteps as soft as a cat, and then Lizi walked downstairs with a girl in her hand.

Shan Yan only felt dizzy in front of him, and the girl was like a lily in the spring breeze, bright and moving, dazzling.

Shanyou grinned widely, clapping and laughing, "Wow, Yingying, it's so beautiful!"

This girl was Yingying, she hung her head shyly and smiled slightly.

It's okay not to laugh, but a smile seems to affect all the flowers and all the sunshine in the spring, making people's eyes straight.

Ying Ying always looks like a high school student on weekdays, wears school uniforms to school, wears casual clothes on holidays, and never wears makeup.

Today, dressed up by a pair of skillful hands by Sakura, coupled with the inheritance of the bloodline of Sakura, she is naturally beautiful, and as soon as she applies powder, she will immediately be reborn and amazed.

After putting on the kimono yukata, Yingying's gestures are restricted, and she is not as wild as usual, and she walks very cautiously, for fear of getting this beautiful dress dirty and torturing a little.

She grew up in a mountain village and had never worn such expensive and gorgeous clothes, and now she was a little overjoyed.

She thought it would be nice if she could see it. However, the two had just had a fierce quarrel and were in the Cold War period.

This time, she originally wanted to invite Lin to participate in the Kashima Festival, but the two have always been stubborn, and neither of them took the initiative to contact each other.

Therefore, she thought that Lin didn't like to be lively in the first place, so she probably wouldn't come.

Thinking of this, I was extremely happy just now, but I suddenly felt a great sense of loss in my heart.

Yamahiko was by Yingying's side, and Yamayu and his wife Riko walked side by side, and the family of four walked towards Okuyugawa Park, the center of the Kashima Festival.