Chapter 23: The Two of Us (Seeking Acceptance, Seeking Push)
"I'm sorry, Rika, I ordered to attend the ministry's appearance party, I can't accompany you, I'm sorry!" After the regional convention competition, Tanaka Yuki, whose hair was still a little wet, folded her hands and held them high in front of her, and apologized to her friend Sayaka Shimazaki with an apologetic expression.
"It's okay Ah Xue, since it's a group activity of the swimming club, then you'll be fine, I'm fine." Rika Shimazaki said unconcernedly.
As a native of Japan, she knows very well that group activities are difficult to refuse, especially in the case of the right to compete like now, and the seniors of the ministry participate, if she leaves without permission, although it will not have any impact at the time, it will not necessarily be isolated in the future
It's entirely possible to be bullied or something. Otherwise, there would be no students at Sakuradiya High School who committed suicide by corporal punishment.
"Thank you, thank you Rika, you're so nice!" Yuki Tanaka, who received Shimazaki Rika's understanding, happily hugged Shimazaki Rika's body and praised her with a big kiss on the face. It's just that the behavior is too unrestrained, which instantly made the more restrained Shimazaki Rika blush, and her expression was full of shame and exclaimed, "Ah Xue! ”
"Hey, hey. Dynasty, Lixiang will be handed over to you, if I wait until tomorrow when I go to school, let me find out what Rixiang has three long and two short, see how I clean you up. However, Tanaka Xue ignored her, and turned her head to the side to watch the lively dynasty and said.
"Hehe, got it. Alright, go quickly, your companion is coming for you. Wang Chaohe chuckled lightly and pointed to a male student not far away.
"Okay, then I'll go first, I'll see you later." Seeing this, Tanaka Xue stopped being wordy, and as soon as she said hello, she turned around and ran towards the male classmate, and then left with the other party.
"Let's go too." Then, Wang Chaochong said to Rika Shimazaki, whose cheeks were still a little rosy beside him.
"Yes."
Immediately, the two of them didn't stay in the Sakuradiya campus any longer, and left Sakuramiya High School from the side door directly opposite the swimming pool.
"Mind walking with me?" On the way, Wang Chao suddenly said to Rika Shimazaki, who was silent beside him.
Probably didn't expect the dynasty to issue such an invitation to her at all, Shimazaki Rika was first stunned after hearing the invitation, and then hurriedly agreed with a flustered expression, "En! ”
After that, his face turned red, and he lowered his head again, not daring to look at the dynasty.
That little appearance looks so cute, and it makes people want to bite her face. Fortunately, the dynasty has deep determination and excellent character, so he did not see people in front of him, and he did not see dogs in front of him, and the windows and doors of the houses on both sides were not open to Shimazaki Satoka......
But I didn't explain anything, so I took Shimazaki Rika forward by myself.
The place he was going to was simple, a nearby temple.
But speaking of which, I have to talk about the surrounding situation.
I don't know what kind of place Sakuramiya High School is located in the past, or what major events have happened, but there are six temples and a shrine within a radius of less than ten kilometers with Sakuramiya High School as the heart, which really makes people wonder how evil this place is, so many Buddhas and gods are needed to suppress it.
And what he is going to now is the temple that is the most advanced from Sakuradiya High School and is also in the middle of the six temples - Hongrong Temple.
After coming out of the side gate directly opposite the swimming pool, walk straight along the path in front of you for about 100 meters, and you will arrive at Hongrongji Temple. But what he saw in front of him was a great disappointment for the dynasty.
A simple small house, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an ordinary house, the temple door is closed, only a plaque with three characters of Hongrong Temple written in silent characters hangs horizontally on the door eyebrows, showing the role of this place to outsiders.
"Damn, that's a lie!" Wang Chao looked at the broken temple in front of him, well, let's call the home of the temple silent. Then he exhaled lightly, turned around and walked to the side, and said to Rika Shimazaki beside him.
"Let's go."
Rika Shimazaki didn't speak, and quietly followed.
This time, it took a long time, and after about ten minutes, the dynasty and Shimazaki Rika came to another temple, Fokenji Temple.
However, the result is the same as the previous Hongrong Temple, this temple is also a family temple, but the shape is much better than the Hongrong Temple, from the old dilapidated building to the villa similar to the church of Christ, but the same door is closed, not close to outsiders.
Seeing this, Wang Chao's face couldn't help but sink, and he scolded in a low voice.
"Damn!"
"What's wrong?" Rika Shimazaki said confusedly.
"I originally wanted to take you to a nearby temple to have a look, but now that it's good, a broken temple can't be visited, and a family temple is not allowed to visit, I really don't know how these two temples were applied for qualifications locally, really fuck up." Wang Chao did not hide his unhappiness, and explained bluntly.
However, he ignored the part of the words that was easy to cause ambiguity, and instantly made the audience on the side, Shimazaki Satoka, think about the couplet, and make the mood that had finally calmed down become vibrant again.
"You want to take me to a nearby temple. Is this a date? Is it? Right? Yes...... So shy! ”
"Let's go, go to Hiyoshi Shrine." Then the dynasty, which had vented its displeasure, set out again.
"Yes." Shimazaki Rika responded slightly, and followed behind the dynasty like a little daughter-in-law.
After walking for two or three hundred meters, the dynasty and Shimazaki Rika arrived at the location of Hiyoshi Shrine.
And this time it finally didn't disappoint the dynasty again, of course, it didn't satisfy it. It's a simple village-level shrine.,Not to mention the good-looking shrine.,Even the owner of the shrine who is responsible for managing the shrine doesn't have one.,A box is placed in the center of the shrine.,It looks like it's all dependent on others.。
"Forget it, since it's here, let's say goodbye." The dynasty suppressed the disappointment of not being able to see the 'master', and turned his head to say to Rika Shimazaki beside him.
"Yes." In this regard, Shimazaki Rika naturally didn't care, or as long as she was with the dynasty, she could do anything, so she happily agreed, and walked into the shrine with the dynasty, stood in front of the box, and made a wish to the gods behind the box according to the traditional Japanese worship etiquette.
Donate money...... Ring the bell...... Wish...... Clap hands...... Take a bow......
Come to an end.
"What did you wish?" The dynasty who also completed the worship looked at Shimazaki Rika beside him and asked with a smile.
"What about you?" Rika Shimazaki asked rhetorically with a blushing face.
"I hope my wish will come true." Wang Chao leisurely glanced at the still clear sky and said in a casual voice.
Make a wish that you can find a way to exercise your golden finger, which can be regarded as a wish come true, right?
"What about you?" Then, Wang Chao asked rhetorically.
However, Shimazaki Rika's face was even redder, and her expression was shy and lowered her head.
"Uh...... Just when I didn't say it. Seeing this, the dynasty couldn't think of what kind of wish Shimazaki Rika had made, so he laughed dryly and skipped the topic.
"Let's go, let's go to the next temple again."
Then the two set off again and walked hundreds of meters to the last temple in the area, Sonjong Temple.
This time, the two of them finally saw the real big temple, carved beams and painted walls, and it was very respectful.
The dynasty and Shimazaki Rika each restrained their minds and visited and visited the big temple in front of them that did not have pilgrims to enter the incense at this time.
……
After more than an hour, the dynasty and Shimazaki Rika, who had walked through the last two temples, came to Johoku Park Road, where they sat down at a snack bar called Hanamaruken.
"Welcome!"
"What do guests want to eat?"
As soon as they entered the room, the owner and chef standing behind the counter greeted the two warmly.
"What do you want to eat?" Wang Dynasty, who sat directly at the counter with Rika Shimazaki at the counter, looked at the menu sign hanging in front of him and said to Rika Shimazaki beside him.
Since you have been running away for an afternoon, it is natural to invite others to have a good meal.
"Then give me a pork bone ramen." Sika Shimazaki, who was really hungry, browsed the menu card on one side, and was not polite, and ordered the food.
"A bowl of tonkotsu ramen!"
"Then bring me a bowl of tonkotsu ramen. Well, another dish of salted radish. ”
"Okay. Add another bowl of tonkotsu ramen. ”
The chef then turns around and goes into the kitchen, where he takes a small piece of Fluttershy's salted radish and places it between Dynasty and Shimazaki Rika.
"Give me two more drinks."
"Okay." The chef said, taking out two bottles of drinks from the freezer next to him and placing them in front of the two of them.
"Thank you for running around with me today." Wang Chao unscrewed the drink in front of him and said to Rika Shimazaki beside him.
"Well, it's nothing, I feel very interesting, I see a lot of things that I don't see on weekdays." Rika Shimazaki took a sip of the drink in her hand and shook her head slightly. Then he paused, and then whispered with a flushed cheek, "If Wang Chao doesn't mind, please take me to see other things in the future." ”
Such straightforward words, almost confessional.
"Well, if there's a chance." Hearing this, Wang Chao stiffened as he raised his hand to drink a drink, and replied with an unnatural expression.
The expression on Shimazaki Rika's face froze, and her expression became gloomy.
Although the dynasty did not explicitly reject her, Rika Shimazaki, who had no emotional intelligence, could still understand the implicit meaning of the words, that is, she was not ready to go further with her, which made Rika Shimazaki, who felt so good because of today's events, instantly feel cold in her heart, and her mood became a lot lower.
Then the atmosphere between the two sank and became awkward, which was not broken until the chef brought the ramen half an hour later.
The two silently ate the ramen in front of them.
"Purr...... Purr ......"
"Boss checkout."
"2,450 yen."
"Give."
"Your change."
"Welcome back next time."