The yukata hangs on top of the laurel tree at the top of the mountain, and whoever touches it first will get it.

That's about the game.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, Su Sheng rubbed his hair helplessly.

If you can't use your divine powers, it's going to be a memorable game.

Looking at the monsters of different shapes around him, Su Sheng was a little helpless.

Even if it's just a few weak youkai with weak demonic power, there are also many large and vicious-looking youkai among them, and you can also see wind youkai and winged youkai in them.

It's really a legitimate cheating in the game.

When she saw them, Su Sheng thought so.

……

"I said I wanted to help Natsume-sama, but we couldn't even qualify for the competition."

Lin Ye and the other monsters stood behind the huge team of participants, looking annoyed.

"Really! I'm going to burn that old tengu's beard! It was even said that our demonic power was too strong to participate! ”

Lin Ye's cheeks bulged out, and he screamed loudly.

"Okay, okay, Natsume-sama also said that he doesn't need our help."

"Why don't you need help! If you can't use divine power, even Natsume-sama, with such a short heel hand, it is completely impossible to win those youkai. ”

"It's about to begin."

……

After a strange loud noise, the game began.

Although I had long thought that I would definitely be delayed, as soon as the game began, many youkai began to take advantage of their advantages to take the lead. Some of the youkai whose main body was a beast simply recovered their main body and rushed towards the mountain.

The rest of the humanoid monsters didn't seem to intend to give up just like that, and in the tide of monsters, Su Shang's figure was quickly submerged.

Among them, some very bad monsters grabbed Su Shang's clothes; There were also those who wanted to overthrow him to the ground;

No matter how hard you try, with such a body, you can't win at all.

Although it is only a little bit of running out, it is already very difficult to deal with the bad monsters around you, let alone running forward.

……

Flashing silver dots of light appear in the tide of participating monsters. The source is a fox.

The fox is huge, with long silver fur that shines brightly, and a golden inari on its forehead.

The moment the fox appeared, all the youkai looked at it.

"That's Natsume-sama."

Lin Ye's expression was a little dull. The pitch-black pupils contained only the silver glow of a fox.

I'm sorry guys, but I had to get that yukata for a reason.

Looking at the little monsters around him who were flustered because of the fox's deterrence, the fox apologized silently in his heart.

The next moment, the fox ran towards the laurel tree at the top of the mountain almost as if it were in the air.

Behind him, there were silvery spots of light and a fragrance that only Inari could emit.

……

Because it's been too long. Even Haruhin herself has forgotten when she herself began to become conscious.

It was also from that time that she began to live on her own.

That kind of day is like those cold wetness on a snowy day without warning.

At that time, she was a monster who had just gained consciousness, and her demon power was very weak, and she was often bullied by other monsters; At that time, he was still a very timid youkai, a youkai who wanted to know who his mother or relatives were.

Sometimes, she always follows behind humans. Following a boy who seems to be a happy family, watching him be led by his mother through the warm sunset. And she could only hide quietly behind, secretly enjoying the peace that she couldn't get, praying that time would stop and let this road have no end.

For many years, she spent so many days and nights alone, and walked alone through incalculable situations.

All along, she never expected anyone to be determined to enter such a dark world and accompany her. With her.

Then, that person has now appeared.

"I'm sorry to have you to wait so long, but I got the yukata."

It was Su Sheng who spoke and changed into a human form again.

He looked at Haruon. The expression on his face was a gentle smile, mixed with apology and warmth.

In his hand is a black yukata embroidered with red cherry blossoms.

……

The fireworks that fall from the sky turn into large snowflakes and fly in a torrent.

Between the fluttering snowflakes, Chunyin could clearly see her gray eyes, sparkling in the light of fireworks in the sky.

It's like a perfect dream, when you close your eyes. The warmth that came from the palm of her hand opened to the time of many years. The various faces of the ghosts, the monsters of the human beings, the memories, the fabrications, the fantasies, the hopes, across these many years, all overlap in reality with the best times of today.

The kind of feelings that Chunyin couldn't understand, but just understood, began to surge in her heart.

"What's wrong?"

"Thank you."

Everything around is very quiet, and even monsters such as Lin Ye, who likes to make trouble, no longer disturb this rare quiet.

The fireworks of the youkai are still blooming.

Snowflakes transformed by fireworks are flying.

Above them, the stars shone brightly.

……

The night breeze of late spring rises through the gaps in the trees.

A white crescent moon in the sky, emitting a soft glow.

Walking on the way down the mountain are a couple of lovers, holding hands and clasping their fingers.

"Where do you want to go tomorrow?"

Su Shang turned his head sideways to look at Chunyin.

"Huh?"

"Tomorrow's date, does Harunin have a place you want to go? For example, amusement parks, aquariums, or shopping malls. ”

Chunyin looked at Su Sheng with clear eyes.

Yes, tomorrow I'll be dating Uga-sama as a human.

"Wooga-sama, do you have a place you want to go?"

"Huh? I don't care where I'm going, it's so troublesome, I'll just go all over tomorrow. Well, although there is only one day, it is completely enough time to calculate it. ”

"Yes."

"I'm sorry, I took the yukata on my own initiative."

"No, I want this yukata too, because I want to date you as a human."

"yes, I see."

Su Sheng looked at Chunyin.

"Speaking of which, it's the first time I've seen such a monster as Tengu live here. And there are also golden tanuki. I really saw a lot of strange monsters today. ”

Su Shang thought that because he showed another posture of his god, many big monsters in the village appeared.

"However, I was a little surprised that there were other gods here, and I thought that no other gods would be close to youkai besides me. But that uncle's divine power seems to be very strong, and he should be a god with a high rank. ”

The next thing that came to mind was the strange middle-aged man who appeared in front of them after the temple fair.

Chunyin was by his side, feeling the warmth of his palms and listening to him.

I prayed in my heart that there was no end to the road in front of me. (To be continued.) )