Chapter Ninety-Eight: Divine Signals

Dumplings are actually wide noodles, island noodles focus on broth, and Kawaguchiko dumplings are no exception, with white radish, taro, pumpkin, etc., so the taste is a little difficult to describe, and there is a dish of homemade dumplings next to the dumplings, yes, dumplings are eaten with sauce, or simply use sauce to cook noodles......

"It's a tradition of Lake Kawaguchi that you have to put sauce on your dumplings." The shopkeeper smiled and instructed the two Mizuno, who were outsiders at first glance, "Glutinous food was a food that came from the Tang Dynasty during the Heijokyo period, and sauce was a rare thing at that time, and only nobles could be rewarded and used in the imperial court, and those lower-level servants could not enjoy it." ”

"In terms of the current position, only the cabinet and members of the Diet can eat."

Hearing the news on the radio, the shopkeeper made use of it.

It seems that this is not the first time that the shopkeeper has told others about the history of the glutton, and this is really a line of love.

Yarn Umibe found that the store's pronunciation of the dumpling was different from what Mizuno-kun had just said, and "I don't know" who pronounced it wrong.

But she was smart enough not to break it, just took a sip of Calpis.

Just as the two of them had finished eating, the street outside suddenly became noisy.

"Oh, it's the ritual that begins." The owner, a native of Lake Kawaguchiko, explained to Mizuno and the others, "The festival ceremony at Inari Shrine here is different from the festivals at Inari Shrine in other places, and it is our local specialty, and the priest will go to the stage to perform a dance possessed by Inari God, and it is said that when Inari God is possessed, it is said that it is very good to make a wish for money, and at the end there will be fireworks, although it is not as good as the fireworks display, but it is still very beautiful." ”

Possessed by the god Inari? Why does Mizuno think that this Inari Shrine at the foot of Mt. Fuji is a little crooked and has become a sign of a great god jumping?

After thanking the store for their hospitality, the two curiously walked towards the place where the noise was heard. Inari Shrine is built halfway up the mountain, and the center of the shrine is the shrine through statues of the fox and tanuki who are the assistants of the god Inari. The image of the god Inari in mythology can be male or female, and it is an unfixed image of the god, but because the alias of the god Inari and the pronunciation of the fox are too fragrant, the mythical god Inari appears in the image of a fox in many works.

The priests simply made a mistake, anyway, no one had really seen the god Inari, in case the god Inari really looked like a fox.

The priest on the high platform wore a fox mask and held a suzuki in his hand, walking in a strange posture and saying prayers in a strange voice.

"Chirp!"

After a moment of strange dancing, the assistant next to the priest imitated the cry of a fox.

At this point in the dance, the crowd began to move to one side, and the place where the shrine drew lots to draw Ema was made, and Mizuno estimated that this was what the manager of the store said.

The priesthood of Inari began as a bountiful harvest and gradually evolved into a symbol of wealth, and today there are the largest number of shrines in the island. It seems that people still prefer money more than good health and home safety.

Umibe and Mizuno also followed the crowd to the place where the part-time shrine maiden was.

"Hello, do you want two?" The shrine maiden of Inari Shrine is a part-time high school shrine maiden with long hair tied up at the back of her head and neck.

Mizuno looked curiously at the things in the witch's hand, unlike the ema and the god sign commonly used at other shrines, although this somewhat strange Inari Shrine uses an ema, but the believers will draw some crooked lines next to the ema after writing their wishes.

It's a charm, it's not, it's a random graffiti, and it's a little freewheeling.

Seeing the confusion of the two, the part-time shrine maiden explained: "This is our unique way of praying at the shrine, through each person's unique drawing, personal desires can be sealed inside, forming a unique symbol for each person, so that if you hang it in the shrine, the gods will not be mistaken about who the wisher is." ”

"Like the radio band?" Sora Mizuno said with a smile and took over Ema from the part-time shrine maiden.

Mizuno Sora's skin is still good, and with a smile, it is still very lethal to the little girl, but seeing the sea be yarn next to Mizuno, the part-time witch is a little deflated.

It's so angry, do beautiful people have such handsome boyfriends?

After taking the ema, Mizuno and Umibe learned from the others to write their wishes on the ema and draw the lines of symbols.

Since it is the Inari god who is the main wealth, Mizuno simply wrote the words on the ema to bless his wealth, but he is not interested in any eight million gods, after all, as long as he wants to, he will release a few fire and water escapes, and after the appearance of the saints, he will be one of the eight million, and many people will believe it.

It is not morality that prevents others from manifesting themselves, but cowardice.

Mizuno has a clear sense of his own strength, and he is very much like two spears in the situation of modern armed forces. If used properly, Mizuno can annihilate the strength of a company in a street battle, and if Mizuno is promoted to the second or third level, it is not possible to destroy a small coastal town, but contrary to the attack, Mizuno estimates that his body, not to mention missiles, even the armor-piercing shells of tanks cannot defend against it.

He can inflict heavy losses on ordinary armies, but ordinary people can also make Mizuno die when they take heavy weapons.

This is the balance that is created under the rat trap.

That's right, not cowardice. Mizuno nodded inwardly.

Just as Mizuno casually drew a ball of lines, a line of text boxes suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

【Obtain Seal: LV1】

This crooked ghost drawing talisman is actually a sealing technique?

Looking at the sealing technique that was suddenly unlocked, although he couldn't cry or laugh at this nonsensical way of obtaining it, Mizuno's mood couldn't help but feel comfortable, but he didn't expect that Liu Dark Flower Ming Another Village didn't unlock ninjutsu on the court, but accidentally unlocked the sealing technique at the festival.

And it's the all-rounder sealing technique that is unlocked.

As the name suggests, the sealing technique is to ban something, this kind of ban is not only for the body, but also includes the soul, chakra, and when used properly, it can also be used on yourself, such as the Yin seal that stores the excess chakra and seals it into the body, and when the seal is unlocked, it can instantly burst out with powerful chakra energy, and the tailed beast that plays a role in the promotion of the plot in the whole work, after sealing the tailed beast into the human body, the sealed person will get a huge amount of chakra and strength bonus, which can be called a strategic weapon.

"Mizuno-kun, Mizuno-kun......"

While Mizuno Sora was thinking about the information on the sealing technique, Yarn Umibe had already shouted many times in a row.

"Sorry, I just got distracted." Mizuno put down his pen and picked up Eima, "Let's go, let's hang Ema up." ”

There are a lot of people lining up to hang Eima, and the Ema at the festival is a little more expensive than usual, and it is estimated that the shrine will be able to earn a lot of money tonight with only one Ema, and after waiting in line for a few minutes, it is finally Mizuno and Umibe Sasa's turn to hang their Ema on it.

[Bless financial freedom in the future.] 】

[Bless Mizuno-kun for making a lot of money in the future.] 】

Each other's Ema was in each other's eyes when they were hung up, and Mizuno scratched his nose and looked at Ema of Umibe Sa, his powerful heart also beat a little faster.

There was another fox cry on the high platform, and the priest on the stage put away the performance, officially announcing the end of the festival, but the shopping street outside the shrine would continue until the second half of the night.

Fox, possession, spiritism, sealing......

Mizuno closed his eyes, and an immature thought slowly formed in his mind.

"Mizuno-kun, look, it's fireworks." Yarn Umibe's voice rang in Mizuno's ears.

"Bang bang!"

Streamers rise from the shrine and then bloom into brilliant fireworks in the dark night.

Fireworks can be seen in the sky throughout Minamitsuru-gun, where Kawaguchiko Town is located, and Inari Shrine with Mt. Fuji in the background is illuminated.

However, if you look carefully from the bright sky at this moment, a brown shadow quietly appears from the forest behind Mizuno Sora, and then quickly dives into the forest of Mt. Fuji, and then disappears.

Taking advantage of the night, Mizuno and Umibe Saa walked briskly back towards Shin Grange, although it should be time for students to go to sleep by now, and sneaking into the dormitory has a feeling of disturbing other people's rest, but, you can't live outside with Umibe at night.

Helping Umibe Sa, under cover, watched her return to the dormitory, and Mizuno also returned to the dormitory.

And in the sea of trees on Mt. Fuji, a blurred figure gradually became clear.