XV - Occasional encounters are generally referred to as chance encounters
Although Emiya Shirou did not personally experience the era when Buddhism was introduced to Japan, as a middle school student who had passed more than one of the history exams and a half-hung god, he still knew a thing or two about this period of history.
Legend has it that in the beginning, people also believed in the gods of Takamagahara, led by Amaterasu Daigojin (Concubine Miyuki), but this belief did not have an orthodox name.
The gods send down miracles, slay demons and demons, give people a stable and peaceful life, people are grateful, praise virtues, give gods faith in return, the relationship between gods and people, is like this, there is neither a religious name nor a religious name is needed between each other.
However, since I don't know what time to do, Buddhism has gradually spread to Japan, and people have another school of faith to choose from in relation to the original Takamagahara. At the time of the introduction of this foreign religion, it coincided with the fact that Amaterasu Daigomi (Concubine Miyayuki) decided that there were few demons left, and it was almost time for the gods to reduce their involvement in people
The decline in miracles led to a loss of belief in the gods of Takamagahara, which directly contributed to the missionary cause of Buddhism in Japan. In order to compete with the growing Buddhism, the current emperor and the priests of the shrine decided on the orthodox name for their preconceived beliefs, and the name "Shinto" was derived.
Even though the gods of both sides did not have any bloody conflicts in the past, and in fact the gods of both sides did not even see the shadow of each other, it is an indisputable fact that there has been a long period of discord between Shinto and Buddhism among the people.
In this case, as one of the three great gods of Shintoism, also known as Emiya Shirou, how to enter Sensoji Temple, which believes in Buddhism, to pay homage?
Even in modern times, it remains true that the two belong to different religions.
Perhaps, from the perspective of others, visiting a temple or a shrine is just going to different places to do different rituals, and there is no need to be entangled in my heart at all, but for Emiya Shirou, a person who knows that the gods really exist and that he himself is one of them, things are completely different.
Visiting two different religions at the same time is a sign of unwavering faith and is a faux pas for the gods of both sides
As one of the heads of religious beliefs, but worshipping gods of completely different sects, it is even more like giving people the feeling that their own religion is not good enough for others!
Although the person who visited the shrine may not have this in mind, what others will think about it is another question.
For example, if Emiya Shirou really went to Sensoji Temple to pay homage to Kannon, and his identity was revealed in the future, then the mere fact that Suzhan Woozun was going to visit Kannon would be enough to cause a 10-magnitude earthquake in Shinto's faith.
Due to the embarrassment of his identity, and also in order to avoid adding unnecessary trouble to Concubine Gongxue, in the end, Emiya Shirou still found an excuse casually, and proposed to the leading teacher that he himself gave up his request to enter Sensoji Temple to worship.
Since it was a time of free activity, in addition to the restriction of not going out of the confines of Sensoji Temple, the leading teacher really had no reason to force Emiya Shirou to enter the temple, especially, with the identity and character of Emiya Shirou's student council cadre, it was thought that he would not be allowed to make any trouble everywhere, so when Emiya Shirou proposed to the leading teacher to sit in the dessert house next to him for a while, he only thought for a moment, and the leading teacher agreed to his request.
Under the complaining gaze of Yanagito Issei, Emiya Shirou smiled and waved goodbye to him and Rin Tosaka, then turned around and strode to the Japanese-style sweets house with a large sign reading "Asakusa-yaki".
In this way, you can avoid a religious dispute, and you will be in such a good mood!
In a happy mood, Emiya Shirou opened the curtain of the dessert house with a smile on his face, and then
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The four looked at each other, their eyes condensed with their expressions, and Emiya Shirou's hand froze in mid-air.
Just because in front of him, there was a black-haired girl in a blue kimono
"Welcome! Is it a guest? Please come and sit down here. ”
As he walked into the store, the proprietress next to him seemed to say something, but for Emiya Shirou, it didn't matter anymore.
From the moment he opened the curtain, his attention was only on the girl alone. His gaze, like a magnet, was deeply sucked by the girl, and he couldn't take even half a minute off it.
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Next to the girl, there was a crimson coat, which she had apparently taken off when she had walked into the store. The girl's face is as delicate as a doll, but it is also as lifeless and emotionless as a doll.
Her figure is not plump, but she is very slender. The slender waist is enough to hold it tightly even with one hand. Just like Emiya Shirou, the girl doesn't have a trace of fat on her body, but it doesn't give people a skinny feeling because of this, on the contrary, she has a slender beauty.
It's just that, unlike Emiya Shirou, the girl's body has an awe-inspiring temperament, which not only makes people feel reliable, but also gives people a cold and glamorous feeling, which makes people afraid and dare not approach lightly.
Because of this, if you compare a girl with other girls, the girl will tend to give people a neutral feeling. If it's a boy, it's clear that she's a girl, but if it's a girl, it's easy to mistake her for a boy.
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At the moment when he saw Emiya Shirou, a trace of emotion appeared on the girl's indifferent face.
In the black eyes, with a hint of surprise, the cup raised high froze in the air, neither put down, but also did not raise it to the mouth.
Since the first parting, it has been a few years unconsciously, the little boy has grown into the teenager he is today, and the little girl has grown into the girl she is today.
Neither of them had any intention of meeting here, but the two of them met here after all.
As soon as Qiē was in the minds of both parties yesterday, the faces of the other party in the past invariably appeared, and in this instant, time seemed to stop passing. Whether it's the hostess or the guests, all the people and things seem to have disappeared. In a huge dessert house, it seems that only Emiya Shirou and the two ceremonies are left
P.S.1: On August 11 (next Monday), the author will be going to school to do some business, and I will ask you to take a day off. In addition, before August 20, the author will have to go back to school one day to run errands, and there is a good chance that he will have to take a leave of absence on that day, but the date is unknown.