Spring is just coming to an end, and autumn is still a long time away, but the leaves are already falling in the Inari Shrine.

It is under the protection of the breath of the gods, the plants and trees that are thriving, suddenly lose the protection of the breath of the gods, and they are too unaccustomed to the withering, I believe that after a period of time, it will be good to get used to it slowly.

It's just that the scene of the fallen leaves falling slowly in the shrine is really hard not to make people feel gloomy.

Therefore, the shrine covered with fallen leaves, the shrine maiden kneeling in front of the main hall race cash box, and the summer tree standing not far from the shrine maiden constitute a picturesque scenery in this shrine, and this scene is inexplicably sad to feel.

The shrine that has lost the protection of the gods is a shrine that looks particularly dilapidated under the falling leaves in the spring.

Maybe it's really because of the loss of the relationship between the gods.,Usually people always come to worship at the shrine.,Today there are no pilgrims coming.,Hinata Nanami just knelt in front of the money box in the main hall and practiced.,As if there's no end in sight.。

Natsuki looked at the fallen leaves on Hinata Nanami's body, and the leaves that had withered and yellowed overnight were sprinkled on her shoulders, long hair, and kneeling legs.

Maybe she's been cultivating here since she returned to the shrine yesterday!

No, it's not so much cultivation as self-punishment.

Natsuki felt the spiritual power in Hinata Nanami's body, and as her cultivation not only did not grow, but even declined somewhat, it was obvious that she could not continue like this.

After all, cultivation must also be in accordance with the Basic Law, and blind cultivation will not only not increase the strength, but will be harmful, and even cause the backlash of spiritual power, otherwise how can it be so troublesome to become stronger? Where do you need any clever knowledge and exercises, just sit there and keep cultivating.

And looking at Hinata Nanami still not stopping and planning, it is obvious that her purpose is not actually to cultivate, but just to punish herself, maybe only in this way can her heart feel a little better.

Thinking that he didn't help, thinking that it was his own mistake that caused Tamahaku-sama to suffer all this, this self-loathing has even made Hinata Nanami have a tendency to self-destruct.

So Natsuki made a decision, stepped forward, and simply hugged Hinata Nanami, who was kneeling there.

At the same time, the true yuan in Natsuki's body quickly poured into Hinata Nanami's body, gathering the spiritual power that had begun to scatter in her body again to prevent the spiritual power from backlashing due to this sudden external force.

In this way, the fallen leaves that covered Hinata Nanami's body, accompanied by Natsuki's movements, scattered all around the two of them, and some of them fell on Natsuki's body, and Hinata Nanami was hugged by Natsuki in the form of a princess.

In an instant, because she was shocked by this sudden move, Hinata Nanami didn't even react, and when she reacted, the person was already in Natsuki's arms, and at the same time, she only felt that the place in her body that had begun to ache faintly because of the tendency to collapse of spiritual power, under the action of a burst of external warm current, was quickly smoothed out, and spiritual power regained its meekness.

Feeling the warm breath in the body, Hinata Nanami, who was held in the arms of Natsuki in the form of a princess, even had a kind of anticipation for a moment, looking forward to such warmth going on like this forever.

But it was only for a moment, and soon Hinata Nanami came to her senses.

"You, what are you doing here?" Hinata Nanami struggled slightly, and she didn't have much strength at this time.

"You have to rest." Natsuki hugged Hinata Nanami and walked towards the side hall next to the main hall.

"No, don't, I'm going to continue cultivating, don't stop me!" Hinata Nanami continued to struggle, using up what little strength he had left, trying to get out of Natsuki's arms.

Her struggle did work, because her body was weak, so Natsuki was afraid of hurting her, and she couldn't fix her body with too much strength, so under Hinata Nanami's struggle, she fell out of Natsuki's arms and rolled down to the ground.

Fortunately, Natsuki's agility quickly leaned over and crossed his hands in his arms, which prevented her from falling to the ground.

However, between Hinata Nanami and Natsuki, it became a face-to-face hugging posture, and Natsuki leaned over and hugged Hinata Nanami in his arms, and the two of them looked at each other closely.

Looking at Natsuki's eyes full of worry, Hinata Nanami forgot about struggling for a while.

"Do you know that you're not cultivating at all, you're masochistic." Natsuki said to Hinata Nanami with a serious look in his eyes.

"Masochism? I know, how could I not know! But I can't rest at all, as soon as I close my eyes, I will see Lord Yubai, and I can't help but recall everything that happened before, looking at what that person did to Lord Yubai, how could I possibly sleep. Only by cultivating hard, only by cultivating hard can I not think about this, and only by cultivating hard and working hard to become stronger, can I wake up the sleeping Lord Yubai as soon as possible, in addition to cultivating hard, what else can I do now! Hinata Nanami held the inari jade white sleeping jade in front of his chest with one hand, and with the other hand, he couldn't help but grasp the clothes on Natsuki's chest, grasping Natsuki's clothes tightly, and his eyes were full of pain when he looked at Natsuki.

"Yanagi Jianghuo, the one who did these things, let me convey his apologies to you when he left, he is very sorry!" Natsuki hugged Hinata Nanami again in the position of a princess, and said at the same time.

"It's already happened, what's the point of apologizing." Hinata Nanami didn't struggle this time, leaning on Natsuki's arms, looking at the sky with a little blank eyes, letting the fallen leaves fall on her.

Natsuki hugged Hinata Nanami like this, and finally came to the side hall.

From the open Japanese-style sliding door of the side hall, you can see that there is a very daily living room, clean and tidy and a quilt spread on tatami mats, it is a very Japanese-style room, and from the perspective of the entire shrine only Hinata Nanami, this should be Hinata Nanami's room.

That's why Natsuki brought Hinata Nanami here, but with Hinata Nanami's current state, I'm afraid there is no way to rest well in the room.

So Natsuki sat down under the eaves in front of the side hall, with a wooden corridor under him, and asked Hinata Nanami to lie down on his body, and then pulled out a quilt from the room and covered Hinata Nanami's body.

"Thank you." Hinata Nanami leaned on Natsuki's body, covered with a quilt and said.

"You're welcome. Since you don't want to sleep, then I'll chat with you, and then sleep when you want to sleep, don't worry, everything will pass. Natsuki said nonchalantly.

"Good! Then can I just call you Natsuki-san? Hinata Nanami looked at the fallen leaves falling on the quilt, and suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, and sure enough, at this time, it felt really good to have someone to accompany her.

"Of course you can, and you didn't call it that yesterday." Natsuki said indifferently.

"Yes! But in retrospect, I called without the consent of Natsuki, and I felt a little rude. Anyway, thank you, Natsuki-san. Hinata Nanami's haggard face also had a little smile on it.

"You're too polite, and didn't I call you Nanami-san without permission? So we're leveling it out. Natsuki said with a smile.

"yes, we're even! Speaking of which, this is the first time I've called a person by name other than Lord Yubai. Hinata Nanami said with some emotion.

"Really? What an honor I am! Speaking of which, I happen to have something for you. ”

Natsuki said, taking out a well-wrapped box from his school bag, which he had prepared overnight last night!

"What is this?" Hinata Nanami's eyes were full of surprise.

"If I'm not mistaken, it's your birthday, your seventeenth birthday, so this is my birthday present for you." Natsuki said as he placed the wrapped gift beside Nanami Hinata.

"How do you know it's my birthday?" Hinata Nanami's voice trembled slightly.

"I saw you have so many birthdays in the fantasy world before, and this day will naturally be remembered. Do you remember the birthday gift you wanted when you were seventeen on your birthday gift wish list? Natsuki asked with a smile.

"Of course, I remember that I wanted Lord Yubai to carve something for me by hand. I want a carving. "Hinata Nanami naturally doesn't forget this.

"yes, so this is what I carved, even if it's a replacement, if you don't mind, please accept it." Natsuki said.

Nanami Hinata struggled to stretch out his hands and began to open the gift, and soon the gift was opened, and a delicate wood carving entered Hinata Nanami's sight.

It is a miniature Inari Shrine, and every grass and tree in it is simply lifelike, and the most important thing is that in the wood-carved Inari Shrine, there is also Inari Tamahiro who is lying under the eaves of the side hall, that is, at this time, where Natsuki and Hinata Nanami are asleep, and Hinata Nanami lying next to Inari Tamahiro.

A fox and a person seemed to be happily communicating something, with smiles on their faces, just like their usual daily life, but at this time it seemed so precious.

Hinata Nanami looked at the lifelike wood carving, completely stunned, she suddenly remembered the first birthday gift Inari Tamahiro gave her, which was a wood carving belonging to her family that Inari Tamahiro carved for her after she lost all her relatives.

And at this moment, after she lost her loved one Inari Tamashiro again, she received a gift from Natsuki just when she thought she would never receive a gift from the gift list.

It was the birthday gift she wanted when she was seventeen years old, and she thought that she would not get it again now that Lord Yubai was asleep.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Natsuki gave her the handmade wood carving written on her gift list, and it was also the scene where she and Inari Yubai lived together.

In an instant, sadness, grievances, sadness, and even a little happiness, all kinds of emotions surged into Hinata Nanami's heart in an instant.

Immediately, big tears began to flow down the corners of Hinata Nanami's eyes, and Hinata Nanami has never cried since yesterday when she learned that Inari Yubai was sleeping in jade and that the time to wake up was far away.

And until this moment, seeing the wood carving in front of me, the happiness and warmth of the past, once again swelled up in my heart bit by bit, Hinata Nanami's tears finally burst out like a, at first it was just silent tears, and gradually I hugged Natsuki and cried.

"Cry, cry! It's comfortable to cry, sadness is always pressed in the heart, and no one can stand it. Natsuki said as he stroked Hinata Nanami's hair.

"Will I still receive gifts next year?" Hinata Nanami choked up and muttered.

The girl who has never only received a birthday gift from Inari Yubai, thinking that she will never receive a birthday gift from someone else in her life, grabbed Natsuki's clothes.

"Of course, as long as you don't mind, every year in the future, I will prepare the gifts." Natsuki said lightly.

So the girl continued to cry and cry until she was tired of crying, and fell asleep on Natsuki's body with the wooden carving.

Natsuki looked at the girl's unsightly crying face, took out a tissue and gently wiped it for her, and then covered her with a quilt, and sat under the eaves of the side hall, watching the sun slowly move from the position in the middle of the sky to the time of sunset.

The sunset shone on the shrine, shining on Hinata Nanami's sleeping face, which was very warm.