"Quanzang! Slow down! Where are you going? ”

Asuka Saito was a little tired, she was almost halfway through Shikashima, but the goat Gonzo still kept leading her forward.

Strangely, as if Kwon had his own idea, sometimes the bird wanted to lead it to the right, but it stubbornly wanted to go to the left.

It was as if it had made up its mind about the destination it wanted to go.

There was a faint thunder in the sky, and the weather on the island was always elusive, and in a short time the clouds changed, accumulating dark rain clouds.

"Quanzang! If you don't go back, you'll be drenched in the rain! ”

The bird gasped and felt that his patience was running to the limit, and Kwon Zang stopped his pace just in time.

She looked up and saw a small shrine hidden in the greenery, and the wood-colored torii looked a little terrifying in the dim light.

"Shhhh

Kwon Zang raised his neck and snorted, glanced back at the bird, and walked straight to the shrine.

Asuka Saito hesitated a little because he was afraid, and the leash in his hand was tightly grasped, and he pressed hard with Quan Zangjiao.

It was a stalemate, and the raindrops fell inexplicably.

"Shhhh

Kwon Zang seemed to be a little happy, and roared softly.

"—really!"

The little bird stomped his foot in some indignation, and then relaxed the strength of his hand, and let it take him into the shrine to hide from the rain.

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……

"Qiu Yangsang, I've worked hard for you today!"

"No, no, Yoda sauce is hard, hurry up and go back, it seems like it's going to rain heavily."

When we walked near Qiu Yang's residence, it was already evening.

At a fork in the road, I waved goodbye to Tian Youxi and Qiu Yang, and heard her say that she would go back to entertain her friends who had just arrived in Shikashima today.

After getting along for a long time, Qiu Yang had a good impression of Hetian. Next year is not very old, but he often conveys some firm sense of responsibility, and he doesn't talk like a carefree girl of the same age - an idol career may really make people precocious.

Because of this, he reconsidered Miyagawa's proposal.

There was only a short way left to walk back to his residence, and Qiu Yang also slowed down his pace and began to organize his thoughts in his mind.

Thinking about it, he suddenly raised his head—it was already a completely unfamiliar landscape.

The torrential rain didn't give him time to find a way back, and the bean-sized raindrops kept pouring down, and Qiu Yang was a little embarrassed - he had to find a place to shelter from the rain first.

Fortunately, after only a short walk in the rain, a small shrine appeared in front of me.

Qiu Yang looked around, but he didn't see the torii, it was probably the back of the shrine - normally, the retrograde shrine was somewhat disrespectful, but now it was raining, and there was no time to go around there.

- I hope the gods will be more accommodating.

Creeping in as hard as he could, Qiu Yang sat lightly on the edge of the back of the shrine. The small, semi-outdoor wooden platform was so narrow that he could barely sit down, and his legs could only swing outside.

He leaned against the wooden wall of the shrine a little tiredly, looking at the raindrops outside the eaves that seemed to never stop, and felt a little relieved inexplicably.

Something suddenly hit me in the back.,It seems that something is in the shrine.,Lightly touched the wall.。

Qiu Yang was taken aback, on occasions related to gods and ghosts, people are always a little overly sensitive. But soon he calmed down again:

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After a while, there was another whisper on the other end, as if he was talking to someone.

"Quan Zang, it's all your fault! If the rain can't stop, Yoda-chan will have to wait at home! ”

The sound insulation of the wooden wall is not good, and Qiu Yang can hear the speaker's timbre and every syllable clearly.

It was precisely because of this that he fell into a huge consternation, and the mobile phone was not grasped steadily, and it fell on the wooden platform, making a loud noise.

- Asuka???

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After settling down at the shrine, Asuka Saito immediately sent a message to Yuki Yoda, saying that he was trapped in the small shrine by the torrential rain and might not be able to get home on time for dinner.

"Then Asuka-chan, when the rain is lighter, I'll pick you up, right?"

After connecting with Yoda, the bird is somewhat relieved, and now it is just a matter of waiting for the rainstorm to pass!

She sat down on the floor with some relaxation, leaning lightly against the wall of the shrine and finding a comfortable position to lean.

The shrine in the heavy rain,The atmosphere seems a little weird and gloomy.,The little bird's heart is getting more and more hairy.,Looking at the mottled shadows of the trees outside the door, it's like some kind of demon and monster.。

The more frightened she became, the more angry she was with the dead goat, and she gently kicked Quan Zang, who was squatting at her feet:

- "Quan Zang, it's all your fault! If the rain can't stop, Yoda-chan will have to wait at home! ”

The whispered rebuke was greatly amplified in the quiet space of the shrine, and there was even a small echo, so loud that Asuka himself was startled.

Suddenly there was the sound of something falling behind him, as if it was on the other side of the wall, and something was very close.

The little bird, which was already nervous, jumped away in fright, exclaimed and hugged Quan Zang tightly, and pretended to be a little cowering:

"Who, who's over there!"

That side was silent for a while, and then opened his mouth with some hesitation, his voice a little hoarse and low.

"Uh... I'm a staff member from Tokyo who came to Shikashima to investigate. His tone also seemed a little scared, "I'll hide here in the rain for a while, and if there is any offense, I'll leave immediately." ”

While Asuka Saito was relieved, he also laughed at his timidity - maybe people were scared by themselves, and they thought there were some ghosts in the shrine!

"Ah, hello teacher, I've heard Yoda-chan talk about you."

She introduced herself generously, anyway, she was hiding from the rain, and a little chat could make her less afraid, not to mention that she was an acquaintance with Tian Jiang.

"I'm Asuka Saito, a colleague and family friend of Yoda-chan in the idol group, and I was invited by her to play in Shikashima."

I don't know if it was out of surprise about my identity, but there was another pause on the other side, and then a more hoarse voice came.

"Ah, Saito-san, I know you. You call me... Akiyama is good. ”

"Hello Akiyama-sensei!"

Maybe it's because someone is talking, and Asuka Saito is gradually settling down, and they are chatting around without a match.

Akiyama said very little, she just thought she was introverted and shy, and she didn't force him to answer, just killing time.

"Then why did Saito-san come to Shikajima?"

Suddenly, Akiyama said the longest sentence to date, asking a question that crossed the line.

"Obviously work is supposed to be busy, right? Idol. ”

Asuka Saito felt a little strange, but perhaps due to the slight drawbridge effect, she inexplicably trusted the voice on the other side.

"If you have to say it... It's healing, right? ”

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……

Hearing this sentence and hearing the playful deliberate cheering up in the bird's voice, Qiu Yang realized that what "the heart is like a knife" is true.

He wanted to get out of the rain at once, go into the shrine, hug the bird, and tell her that it was a miracle that made them meet here.

But he suddenly remembered Shiraishi-san's advice.

- She is still an active idol, and it is impossible for her to choose to graduate directly for the sake of you who just met, so what's the point of your current private contact?

Yes, even if I go to reunite with her now, the situation still hasn't changed, she still continues to be her idol, and I can only continue to like it in a place where I don't see the light of day.

It's better to give time a little chance, slowly fade away the sadness, and wait for a future reunion.

"The jade rabbit is waiting to be reborn, and the glory is full of room."

Sensoji Temple's proverbs, he still remembers.

Therefore, he deliberately lowered his throat and tried not to let the bird recognize him.

"I have a very good friend who has fallen out of love, and her sadness and sadness have had a great impact on me, and I am also a little disappointed."

The other side of the wall seemed to suddenly realize that the word "healing" was a bit out of words, and began to talk very subtly.

"I happened to have finished a round of work recently, so I came here with Tian Chan for a rare rest."

"Well—" he was a little speechless.

"That friend of yours, was he dumped?"

Qiu Yang was suddenly a little glad that Xiaoniao's "friend out of nothing" also made his follow-up questions seem less offended.

"It's not like it's thrown off, it's force majeure."

Asuka Saito's voice was a little low, as if she was deliberately suppressing her emotions.

"It was supposed to be hurt on both sides."

"However, that boy was seen by my friend with his own eyes, talking and laughing with other girls."

- Huh? Me? When?

Qiu Yang fell into chaos.

Is it with Hashimoto-san? Nishino-san? Ikuta-san? That's not right... She should know all these people, Asuka...

There's no one else... What did you misunderstand...?

He wanted to hammer through the wall behind him and kneel in front of Azuka, "You listen to me".

"Uh-I think your friend is a bit arbitrary, and there are many kinds of daily conversations, not necessarily what your friend thinks..."

"It's true..."

The bird's voice seemed thoughtful, and then suddenly became agitated.

"But my friend is really sad! At this time, seeing him chatting so happily with others, he will definitely think about it! ”

- That's right, if you think about it, if you see Asuka talking and laughing with other boys, you must think about it too.

Thinking about it like this, Qiu Yang was speechless again.

"Uh, is your friend still angry with him?"

"How can I say it......"

Asuka Saito buried her head in her knees a little deflated.

"Being angry is really angry, and being sad is really sad."

"But I still like him very spinelessly."

After a long pause, he added.

"This is also where I feel sorry for my friend and get angry with my friend."

Qiu Yang was silent—at this time, any effective words of comfort would expose him, but other than that, any words would seem pale.

He could only silently reach out and cling to the rough wooden wall, caressing it gently, as if gently rubbing Asuka's hair.

- Although, in reality, there is only a wall.

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In just twenty minutes, Shikashima was clear again.

The warm sun was shining on her body, and if it weren't for the fact that her trouser legs were still wet, Asuka Saito would have suspected that the rainstorm and conversation at the shrine were just a dream for her.

On Mr. Akiyama's side, after the topic of his "friend's" love, there was no sound anymore. Maybe I'm not interested, maybe I'm tired and falling asleep.

She didn't know why, she had never confided in anyone about herself, but she spit out to a stranger who didn't know anything about the situation.

- This is probably the wonderful trust in the "stranger", the farther away from your own life, the more competent you are to play the role of the tree hole.

After satisfying her desire to talk, she suddenly became tired, and she still came to pick her up with Tian Youxi to wake her up. When he woke up, Kwon Zang meekly licked her trouser legs, completely devoid of the stubborn demeanor that had just been obsessed.

"Yoda-chan, I just ran into that teacher, who is also hiding from the rain here."

Perhaps out of politeness, or perhaps because he wanted to express his gratitude to the teacher for listening to his chatter, Asuka Saito wanted to meet the "Akiyama-sensei" whom he met in Pingshui.

But when I went around the back of the shrine, I left only a trace that was drier than the surrounding and where someone had ever sit.

“… Gone in the rain? ”

Asuka Saito suddenly had a little strange premonition, but quickly shook his head and dispersed - was he stunned? How could he be here.

"What a weirdo," the bird muttered to herself.

A wet handprint on the wooden wall quickly disappeared in the winter afterglow.