As the sunlight filtered into the room through the curtains, Sousuke Araki's old-fashioned mobile phone rang as if echoing.

He struggled to reach out from the covers, pressed the hang up button, and fell asleep again.

After a while, the phone rang again.

Hang up again.

Five minutes later, the phone rang again.

It seems that there is an extremely stubborn and persistent person on the other end of the phone.

"Damn, early in the morning, which bastard ......" Sousuke Araki picked up the phone with big dark circles under his eyes.

"Excuse me, it's Sosuke Araki......"

On the other end of the phone, it was a woman with a crisp and pleasant voice, a somewhat timid voice.

Female, alive, call me......

Sousuke Araki was stunned for a moment, frowned, and interrupted the other party's next words: "Don't order anything, don't take out a loan, can't afford to buy a house, don't confirm any couriers and bank transfers, don't have any equipment at home to watch HNK TV, have no sperm to donate, and don't want to work hard for the time being." ”

With that, he hung up.

"Damn, otherwise it's all about shutting down...... Trapped ......"

Last night, he fought the "rat swarm" until midnight.

But the cunning rats seemed to have made holes in the house, and they felt that they had hit many of them, but they didn't leave him a single corpse.

It was as if it were a well-trained unit, fighting him while constantly withdrawing the wounded from the front.

Within two minutes, the phone rang again.

"It's endless......"

Sosuke Araki angrily picked up the phone.

"I'm Yuma Birdie, if you hang up on me again, I'll report you to the convenience store for stealing the magazine."

This time, the other party didn't give him a chance to speak, and finished his words in one breath.

"The magazine was torn down by a few high school students...... Kotori Yuma Bow ......" Sousuke Araki pondered for a moment and said, "Who?" ”

The person on the other end of the phone was visibly breathless, then took a deep breath and said in a calm tone, "We met at the convenience store a few nights ago...... I can't remember the girl's name, but it's rude. ”

"Oh...... It's you, a heavy cosplay scam girl. By the way, how do you have my phone? Sosuke Araki had the image of a long-haired girl in a shrine maiden costume in his mind.

"Please don't call someone this rude nickname...... I went to the convenience store, and the clerk told me that Your Excellency had been suspended for something that I didn't see, and gave me this phone number. “

"So what...... Looking for me? Sousuke Araki held his phone between his shoulders and lit the cigarette in his mouth.

"Can I invite you to visit Akagi Shrine in Kagurazaka, and I will prove to you that I am a soul slayer."

The little bird Yu Zhengong solemnly extended the invitation.

"What if I don't come."

"Then I...... Go to the convenience store and complain that you have behaved aggressively towards underage girls at a convenience store in the middle of the night. ”

The girl on the other end of the phone didn't seem to expect Sosuke Araki to ask like this, and she was stunned for a moment, and after a while, she threatened with some shame.

"Hey, I'm kind enough to treat you to a meat bun......"

……

Located in Shinjuku Ward, Kagurazaka is a one-kilometer ramp from Waseda Street to Wahori Street, and has long been a gathering place for famous Japanese literati and artists.

The moment he stepped into Kagurazaka, bathed in the afternoon sun, Sousuke Araki felt as if he had suddenly arrived in the quiet of Kyoto from the hustle and bustle of Shinjuku.

The narrow ramp and surrounding paths are paved with old rubble bricks.

On both sides of the ramp, there are traditional Japanese and European-style buildings with a sense of the times, and there are many unique cafes, Japanese-style teahouses, and shops that mix old and new.

Apparently in the middle of a metropolis, Kagurazaka still stubbornly retains the nostalgic and elegant atmosphere of Japan, and at night you can even see people dressed as geisha strolling through the alleys.

Akagi Shrine is located on this slope that intersects with the ocean.

Walking past the vermilion torii gate, you will find a small and poor silver-white wooden house within a few steps, which is the main hall of this shrine.

Unlike the usual old shrines, the main hall of Akagi Shrine has a transparent glass curtain under the eaves and wooden pillars, giving it a modern design.

Next to the main hall is a high-end residential apartment that is in the same style as the shrine and has a very literary atmosphere.

On the ground floor of the apartment, the café with the words "Akagi Coffee" written on the sign is also designed in the style of wood and glass, and the café is crowded with people.

"Akagi Shrine enshrines the god of learning, the god of learning, the god of learning, and the goddess Akagi Himemei."

Just as Sousuke Araki was curiously visiting a very manga statue of a flying dragon in the shrine, someone said in his ear.

Standing behind him is a small bird Yuma bow wearing a short skirt, a high school uniform, a red ribbon tied on his chest, and a HELLOKITTY school bag.

"No matter how you look at it, you're just an ordinary high school girl."

Circling around each other, Sosuke Araki said disdainfully.

"Even if it's a full-time shrine maiden, she has to go to school outside of work. Please follow me this way......"

Yuma Yutori carried a schoolbag and walked into the apse of the shrine, which was closed to visitors, with Sosuke Araki on his back.

Unlike the nave, which has a modern design, the apse looks extremely dilapidated and archaic, as if it were about to collapse.

A handsome middle-aged man in a simple priest's uniform was sweeping the ground in the courtyard.

"Yo, the real bow sauce is back, did you bring your friends to play?"

Seeing Sosuke Araki, who was following behind Yuma Kotori and didn't look like a good person, the man didn't show any rude expression, but smiled heartily at him.

"This is my father, Yutaro Kotori. This one is a soul destroyer named Sosuke Araki, who can easily make spirits 'Buddhas'. ”

Facing his father, Little Bird You Zhengong didn't seem to want to talk more, still with a straight face, politely introducing the two.

"Oh, then please take care of the little girl."

Yutaro Kotori, who is holding a broom and dressed in an old-fashioned style, does not nod his head like a traditional Japanese person.

Instead, he shook hands with Sosuke Araki warmly and touched his fists, as if he wanted to hit his chest again.

"Don't look at me dressed like this, it's an afternoon blessing ceremony. When I was young, I came back after studying and working in the Dragon Kingdom for more than ten years, and I was not a stubborn old fashionista. ”

After a brief exchange of pleasantries with Yutaro Kotori, Sousuke Araki followed Yumi Kotori into the reception room of the apse.

"This shrine is actually opened by your family? I can't see it, you're still a local tyrant. ”

Looking curiously at the extremely wide apse, Sosuke Araki couldn't help but admire.