Look at Qiao San, the sleeves of the kimono can be like this. ”

Suzuka flicked her sleeve, rolled it up and loosened it, looking like a bear child.

She was wearing a kimono with a red background and a fawn pattern, and she was jumping happily on the road with a white foot bag and clogs, like an unrestrained elementary school student.

"How old are you still playing this ......?"

Qiao Qiao helped his forehead.

"My family used to go to Meiji Jingu Shrine en masse on a dark day."

Kiriya wears a black and red kimono with crescent moon decorations, which is more adult than Suzuka's child's style, and with her long silver hair, it has an exotic texture.

"Meiji Jingu also has a lot of people visiting this year."

Sayoko and Bird followed behind Qiao Qiao like a human, her kimono was light purple and dotted with white flowers, which was both youthful and beautiful, but not overly mature.

As for Qiao Qiao, he simply wore a winter school uniform and went out.

The four of them took a taxi to the door of the Atsuta Jingu Tokyo branch and followed the flow of people into the shrine.

There are many people living in this area, and although it is not as crowded as Meiji Jingu Shrine or Sensoji Temple, it is also full of people along the way.

If you walk up the stairs to the shrine hall, you will see a roof in the style of the gods, similar to that of Atsuta Jingu in Nagoya.

There are couples with children, old people supporting each other, and teenagers and girls in school uniforms, everyone is lined up in an orderly manner in the square in front of the shrine hall, and the shrine maidens wearing red and white witch costumes are shuttling through the crowd, very busy.

It is said that during busy times, Shinsha hires a large number of temporary shrine maidens, and it is believed that there are many shrine maidens who were originally high school girls in the Atsuta Jingu Tokyo Branch.

Qiao Qiao and others soon lined up at the front of the crowd, saluting, throwing money, rattling, bowing twice, clapping hands twice, making a wish, and finally bowing again, which is a brief worship process.

But Atsuta Jingu.

The enshrined god of Atsuta, that is, the Tiancong Cloud Sword, Qiao Qiao thought that that guy probably wouldn't care too much about these, so he wasn't so pious.

"What wish did Sayoko make, and how did she look so happy?"

As soon as she finished her visit, Suzuka inquired with great interest.

"You can't say this, otherwise it won't work."

Misty Night said, although she didn't know why she believed in this kind of thing so much as a half-demon.

"Cut, how old are you and still believe in this legend."

Suzuka expressed great disdain and hugged Qiao Qiao's arm again.

"What is Qiao San's wish?"

"Well, world peace."

Qiao Qiao said seriously.

"Also、I really have the desire to have a Qiao San style......

Suzuka subconsciously kept a two-step distance from Qiao Qiao.

"Well, that's ......."

Qiao Qiao suddenly thought that visiting here and praying would not be conveyed to Tiancong Yunjian in the end.

Then some love-related wishes will probably be ignored by the Heavenly Cloud Sword?

It seems that he senses some kind of big conspiracy.

Qiao Qiao saw Ariko who had just left the counter selling the omamori.

She seemed to be changing shifts with other shrine maidens, and hurried to Qiao Qiao's side.

"Teacher, I've been waiting for a long time."

Yariko is wearing an orthodox undergarment today, a white dress, a scarlet hakama witch costume, a thousand haya on the outside, long hair tied up with a red hairpin, a white foot bag on her feet, and red straw shoes, which is very formal.

It is said that only the official shrine maidens of the shrine can wear Chihaya, and temporary shrine maidens who work part-time are not allowed to wear such clothes, and if you look at the shrine, there are indeed not many shrine maidens like Ariko who are dressed in Chihaya.

"How?"

Ya Lizi also took a turn.

"It fits perfectly."

Qiao Qiao praised.

"Hee-hee, I've dressed up today."

As she spoke, Ya Lizi hugged Qiao Qiao's arm and rubbed it affectionately.

The other three girls had some complaints, but since they were at their own shrine, it was inconvenient to say more.

After that, a few people visited the shrine's omamori booths to celebrate the New Year, and some kagura dance performances before leaving home.

Not long after arriving home, before Qiao Qiao could change his clothes, his mobile phone vibrate.

It's a message from the Soul Exorcist Guild.

Old Gods. Of the several coordinates provided by the wish, three have been identified in the country of He.

One of them decided to hand it over to Qiao Qiao to lead the team to verify.

The Guild of Soul Killers believes that Qiao Qiao was killed by the Old Gods. The wish selection is not just a coincidence, maybe he can come into contact with these old gods and play an unexpected role.

"This winter break is really short."

Qiao Qiao sighed and confirmed the content of the message.

......

Snowy night.

Koichiro Miki drove the car and drove slowly on some rough roads.

This area is mostly mountainous, and the roads are winding, so if you are not careful, you are prone to accidents.

Today is another rare heavy snowfall.

"Really, I would have listened to Archer for one more night."

Koichiro Miki went to Yamanashi Prefecture two days ago to attend the wedding of his classmates, stayed for one night after the wedding, and was going to drive back to Tokyo today, despite the weather forecast that there would be heavy snow and even the mountain could be closed, but considering that the New Year was approaching, Koichiro Miki decided to leave.

He politely declined his classmate's kind request to stay with him for one more night, and drove down the road.

"But it's always not good to disturb the newlyweds."

When Miki Koichiro set out in the afternoon, it was still quite overcast, and it began to snow lightly in the evening, until he had dinner near the rest stop and set off again, when the snow finally became heavier.

It's a good year, but it's not good news for those who are in a hurry to get through the night.

Snow and ice can make the road slippery and reduce visibility and obscure view.

What's more, the long road from Yamanashi Prefecture to Tokyo is mountainous, and if something goes wrong, you'll have to wait until daytime.

Miki Koichiro drove the car carefully, only the street lights were always bright, and the snowy night made him feel lonely and lonely, even his friends were married, and he didn't have a date yet, which was really embarrassing.

"Obviously, I was the more popular one when I was a student......"

In the midst of this emotion, Koichiro Miki was slightly distracted.

In front of the car, a white animal suddenly burst out of the side of the road and crossed the road.

“！”

Koichiro Miki was shocked and immediately stepped on the brakes, but the speed of the car did not drop down immediately due to the skidding.

Fortunately, he didn't drive very fast, and the animal moved nimbly, and quickly slipped away from the other side of the guardrail.

"Is it a fox?"

Koichiro Miki looked at the direction where the animal had gone, white and dark.

He tried to start the car again, but found that he couldn't start it.

"Isn't it?"

Koichiro Miki got out of the car and checked the situation.

It didn't look like there was any problem, but the car just wouldn't start.

"It can't be an evil thing."

He remembered the legend of Yamanashi Prefecture that his friend had once mentioned.

It is said that in the mountains, there is a small village that is isolated from the world and still lives a retro life, and if you accidentally break into it, the villagers will warm up and entertain guests, however, for some reason, as long as you enter the small village, no one will be able to come back alive.

It's probably a similar legend, Miki Koichiro didn't listen carefully at the time, anyway, the folk weird talk is much the same.

Just when Miki Koichiro was at a loss, looking at the mobile phone signal outside the circle and worrying.

A woman in a modest kimono suddenly appeared from the side of the road.

"Is there anything you can help with?"

The woman asked as she came to the window.