Izumo Taisha Shrine Headquarters?

Qiao Qiao looked around.

Indeed, the buildings here are basically the same as the photos of the Izumo Taisha Shrine seen on the Internet.

But isn't the real Izumo Taisha Shrine supposed to be in Izumo City, this is Okuzumo Town, and it's still in an inexplicable enchantment, so it doesn't look like the real Honsha.

In addition, the shrine maiden said that the paradise of the yokai feels more like a yokai containment facility than the abode of the gods.

"My name is Amber River Shiyu, you can call me Shiyu."

The shrine maiden stood up and patted the dust off her body.

"I'm the only shrine maiden in this shrine, and I'm the caretaker of this paradise."

"Wait, Amber Chuan-san, Paradise refers to ......"

"Don't call me by my last name."

The shrine maiden interrupted Qiao Qiao's inquiry and looked at the village below the mountain.

"Since you're from there, you must know that in the current human society, youkai either disguise themselves as humans and live in modern society, or they hide in the mountains and forests."

She pointed there.

"The monsters that hide in the mountains and forests live there."

"This is a place where only people who are recognized by the enchantment and youkai can enter, ah, so I don't understand why two ordinary people can come in."

Shi Yu scratched his head again.

"In this way, she and I are not ordinary people."

Qiao Qiao said.

"Huh?"

Shi Yu opened his mouth and made a questioning sound.

Qiao Qiao briefly talked about himself and Sayoko.

Shi Yu was stunned when he heard it.

It's like the feeling of a local girl in the countryside suddenly touching a smartphone.

"I see, there is such a strange existence...... In this case, it is not an accident with her, and it scared me to death. ”

Shi Yu said as if the boulder in his heart had finally landed.

"The exit of the park is at the shrine on the other side, so I'll take you there."

Surrounded by spirits around him, Shi Yu pointed to the opposite mountain, where there was only a huge mountain gate.

"Of course, if you want to stay, I don't object to that."

Her every move was very generous and natural, and it did not change because of the identities of the two outsiders.

"Speaking of which, this is the headquarters of the Izumo Taisha Shrine, but what about the one outside?"

Qiao Qiao followed behind Shi Yu and asked.

"The one outside was rebuilt later, probably from the Heian period."

Shi Yu replied, and teased the spirits around him from time to time.

"These guys are called Imperial Spirits, and they're spirits recognized by the shrine, so they're good friends of mine."

She looked at the town down the hill and said.

"The real Izumo Taisha was first established in the Izumo area, but it was later destroyed by an accident and rebuilt in Izumo."

"But the destroyed Izumo Taisha Shrine was not abandoned, but was made into a paradise that is now used to contain some youkai."

"I'm the ...... here Ah, I don't remember exactly, but it's the current shrine maiden anyway. ”

"The youkai in charge of managing here, in the world over there, is our world, and it's a high school student."

"Well, the Soul Removal Association also has contact, but that doesn't care about the affairs of this world."

"High school students?"

Qiao Qiao looked the witch up and down at the standard junior high school student's body size.

"This is where the monsters live, can a witch of Shiyu-chan handle it?"

Sayoko remembered yesterday's Qingxing lantern.

Monsters are such terrifying existences, can this girl of the same age as herself really manage them?

But if you think about it, Qiao San is also so big.

Sayoko suddenly felt like there was nothing wrong with her.

"Don't look at me like this, I'm very fierce."

Saying that, Shi Yu turned around, showing his teeth and claws, but it only made people feel cute.

Are the monsters here all alchemists?

Qiao Qiao didn't quite understand.

However, Shi Yu's gestures did have a little extraordinary meaning, and Qiao Qiao's spiritual vision swept over, and he could hardly see Shi Yu's spiritual power level.

It's almost at the level of Kazuya Sakamoto.

It's amazing.

Walking down the mountain, Qiao Qiao and Xiao Sayoko naturally don't need to say it, and Shi Yu didn't breathe.

In front of you is a quaint Japanese-style house.

Qiao Qiao soon saw the figure of the monster.

Most of these youkai have taken on human form, but the psionic eye can still see their true nature.

Tengu, Zashiki boy, kappa, one-eyed monk, tanuki, and various monsters live in the human way.

It's like a small Japanese village hundreds of years ago.

"Lord Shiyu."

"It's Lord Shiyu!"

"Lord Shiyu is back from school!"

"Lord Shiyu, this is my newly made tofu, please try it."

In this way, when the monsters saw Shiyu, they greeted them one after another.

It seems to be really popular.

Qiao Qiao and Sayoko glanced at each other.

"The only downside here is that there's no modern stuff like electricity and internet, so I usually sleep in the world over there at night, well, that's the shrine you see."

Shi Yu said.

"How long have you been here?"

Qiao Qiao looked at those tame monsters and asked again.

"How long? I've been in Paradise since I was born, and according to Chunyu, I think I'm an abandoned child. ”

Shi Yu talked about his own affairs, but there was no sad atmosphere.

"Ah, Chunyu is the last Paradise Witch, and she is a very good person, well, maybe she is a very bad person."

"Are there any other shrine maidens here?"

Sayoko asked.

"No, no, Chunyu has passed away, so I can become a shrine maiden here."

Walking out of the town, the three of them came to a bamboo forest.

Qiao Qiao noticed that in the bamboo forest next to the road, there was a grave at intervals.

Amber River autumn leaves.

Amber River is really winter.

Amber River is like the moon.

Etcetera.

They are all graves of women with the surname Amber River.

The handwriting on the graves is different, some are mottled and some are still new.

Soon, Qiao Qiao saw a stone monument.

Amber River Spring Rain.

The handwriting is somewhat haphazard, which is very different from the heavy text content.

"I heard Chunyu say that there can only be one witch here, and every witch will find an heir before she dies, but like me, there are only a few witches who have grown up in paradise since childhood."

Shi Yu stopped in front of Chunyu's grave and made a salute.

"However, with the development of the times, the area of this place seems to be gradually getting smaller, and I heard that at first you could see the sea, but now there is only such a small area."

"Ah, what is this?"

Sayoko looked up and saw something strange in the bamboo forest.

Qiao Qiao also looked over.

On the bamboo, which is knotted one by one, delicate and beautiful flowers bloom.

"It's so pretty."

Sayoko sighed.

However, Qiao Qiao noticed that Shi Yu beside him, looking at the flowers blooming on the bamboo, was shocked and showed a little fear.

"When the Bamboo Flowers Are in Full Bloom......"

Shi Yu muttered to himself.

At this time, from the shrine in the distance, a loud noise suddenly came, startling countless birds.