Nana Hashimoto, who stepped into the shrine again, slowly walked up the stone steps, and Nana Hashimoto, who was in a quiet mood at the moment, felt the wind blowing in her face, listened to the rustling of bamboo leaves in her ears, and felt that the whole person was quiet from body to mind, and it seemed that all fatigue was far away from her.

Nana Hashimoto walked leisurely on the stone steps, feeling the tranquility and peace of the Taisha here, this moment away from the hustle and bustle of the city, time seemed to pause, Nana Hashimoto couldn't help but close her eyes, standing on the stone steps and opening her arms.

With the freshness of the grass on the tip of her nose and the whisper of bamboo leaves in her ears, Nana Hashimoto felt that she had fallen in love with the tranquility of this Taisha shrine, away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

At the top of the stone steps are two stone lanterns with the names of the devotees engraved on the lampposts.

The two stone lanterns have long since become mottled by the passage of time, and the lamppost of one of the stone lanterns has been broken, and even the name of the recipient is gone. However, Nanami Hashimoto still recognized the words "Genji Kuro Yoshitsune" from the handwriting that was faintly visible on the lamppost of another stone lantern.

Nana Hashimoto was not surprised and asked Xiaobai: "This is the acceptance of His Royal Highness Gen Yoshitsune?" ”

Xiaobai looked at the stone lantern in front of him, and seemed to think of the young monk named Niu Ruomaru, and said in a nostalgic tone: "Yes, this is the stone lantern that Niu Ruomaru accepted when he married the village emperor, in order to repay the kindness of Lord Chiba's teaching. Unexpectedly, thousands of years later, the stone lantern was still there, but Niu Ruomaru was killed by his brother who he had always trusted. ”

Nana Hashimoto looked at the old stone lanterns in front of her curiously: "But there is no name of the township on it." ”

Xiao Bai pointed to the somewhat damaged stone lantern on the other side of the lamppost and said, "The name of the Township Imperial Front was originally engraved on that stone lantern, but the passage of time finally made the name of the Township Imperial Front dissipate. It's like people only remember Shizumimae dancing in front of Minamoto Yoritomo in Kamakura Hachimangu Shrine, but how many people remember the village Gozene who accompanied Minamoto Yoshitsune until the end of his life? ”

Nanami Hashimoto also seems to feel the sadness in Xiaobai's tone, thousands of years, let history precipitate, and it is enough to make people forget those who once existed.

Nana Hashimoto, who was affected by Xiaobai's emotions, continued to walk forward with a somewhat heavy heart, looking down and thinking back to the "Azuma Mirror" and other books that recorded the legendary life of Gen Yoshitsune, which was indeed more about describing the bleak and beautiful love between Gen Yoshitsune and Jing Gozen, but there was little pen and ink mentioning the village before Gen Yoshitsune was stabbed by him before Gen Yoshitsune's suicide.

Nana Hashimoto couldn't help but sing the song that Shizugozen sang to Minamoto Yoshitsune before the Battle of Ichinoya:

"The king's heart is decided,

But don't linger,

After parting now,

Be careful not to move the mourning strings,

After parting now,

Be careful not to move the mourning strings. ”

Nanami Hashimoto, who was humming a song with her head down, didn't notice that a girl in a white coat was coming out of the shrine, and the girl who was also bowing her head was playing with the fan in her hand, and she didn't notice Nanami Hashimoto walking towards her.

"Ahh I'm sorry! ”

"Ahh I'm sorry! ”

The two girls bumped into each other because they didn't notice each other, Nana Hashimoto rubbed her shoulders, noticed that the girl in front of her was also holding her shoulders, and even the fan in her hand fell to the ground, Nana Hashimoto quickly picked up the fan, handed it back to the girl, and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't notice you just now." Didn't hurt you, did it? ”

The girl lowered her head, took the fan handed over by Nana Hashimoto, shook her head and said, "It's okay, I didn't notice you either, it's rude." After speaking, he bowed slightly to Nanami Hashimoto to apologize, showing the girl's good upbringing.

Nana Hashimoto didn't see this and hurriedly said: "It's right that I'm wrong, I'm really embarrassed to bump into you." As he spoke, Nana Hashimoto looked at the girl in front of him. The girl was wearing a white coat that looked very well made and textured, but the hem of the coat was a little strangely long, and it even dragged to the ground. The girl wore a small white round hat on her head, and even a pair of white gloves on her hands. A plain white body shows the girl's natural aristocratic temperament more cleanly.

The girl finally raised her head and saw Nanami Hashimoto's appearance. She looked at Xiaobai who was squatting on Nanami Hashimoto's shoulder with some surprise. Although she was curious, her good upbringing made the girl shift her gaze to Nanami Hashimoto's face and said, "No need to be polite, I was careless." ”

At this time, the girl who seemed to recognize Nanami Hashimoto asked with some confusion, "May I ask if you are a member of the recently established Nogizaka 46?" ”

Nana Hashimoto said with some excitement: "Do you also know Nogizaka 46?" Do you know my name? ”

The girl suddenly smiled and said happily: "You know, I've always liked girl idols." Like AKB48, I've even been to their concerts. Nogizaka 46 I've always been concerned, but my family doesn't let me go to your handshake party and LIVE. Speaking of this, the girl's face was a little unhappy, and she seemed to be dissatisfied with the fact that her family didn't let her go to the handshake party and watch the LIVE, but soon the girl smiled and said to Nanami Hashimoto: "I'm not very familiar with the members of Nogizaka 46." Excuse me, can you tell me your name? ”

Nanami Hashimoto hurriedly introduced herself: "I'm Nanami Hashimoto from Hokkaido, 19 years old this year. After saying that, he smiled and stretched out his hands to the girl, and the girl happily held Nanami Hashimoto's hands.

"This is a special handshake for you!" Nanami Hashimoto smiled and said, "I don't know your name yet." ”

The girl held Nanami Hashimoto's hand and said with a smile, "My name is Yoshiko, 18 years old. Is this your pet? It's so cute. ”

Nana Hashimoto tilted his head and glanced at Xiaobai and said, "This is Xiaobai, it's cute, right?" ”

"Yes, it's very cute, I also want to have a puppy, but my dad won't let me." Kako let go of Nanami Hashimoto's hands, looked at the cute Xiaobai, and confided her troubles to Nanami Hashimoto.

Nana Hashimoto covered her mouth and smiled: "Xiaobai is not a puppy, it is a fox." ”

Jiazi's eyes widened suddenly, but her good upbringing made her not scream, but whispered, "Is it actually a fox?" His eyes were full of envy.

Kako, who suddenly remembered something, asked Nanami Hashimoto again, "I think I heard Miss Hashimoto singing just now, why are you singing the song that Shizugozen sang to Genyotsune before the Battle of Ichinoya here?" ”

Nana Hashimoto didn't hear Yoshiko's question, and pointed to the two stone lanterns in front of the stone steps and said, "I saw this pair of stone lanterns that were enshrined by Gen Yoshitsune and Xiang Gozen, so I sighed the story of His Royal Highness Gen Yoshitsune and Xiang Gozen to sing that song, and I'm really sorry to bump into you." ”

Kako looked curiously at the stone lantern that she had seen more than once in front of her, and said to Nanami Hashimoto: "Is this actually a thousand-year-old artifact?" I don't know yet! Every time I came here, I didn't pay attention to it. Miss Hashimoto is so attentive that she can find out. ”

Nana Hashimoto smiled a little embarrassed, she obviously couldn't tell Kako that this was also what Xiaobai had just told her.

Seeing that Nanami Hashimoto was a little embarrassed on her face, Yoshiko suddenly thought of something, so she hurriedly said, "Did Miss Hashimoto come here to pay homage to the Taisha shrine?" ”

"No, I'm here to visit Chiya-san." Nana Hashimoto thought for a moment and added, "Senya-san is the onmyoji of this shrine. ”

Kako looked at Nanami Hashimoto curiously, but she didn't ask the doubts in her heart: "Then don't delay Miss Hashimoto's time, I'll leave first." If Nogizaka 46 has a concert, I will go there to cheer you on. ”

Nanami Hashimoto smiled and said, "Then Kako must come!" Looking at the girl in front of him, Nanami Hashimoto suddenly took out a piece of paper from his bag, wrote down his contact information and handed it to Yoshiko, saying, "This is my mailbox, Kako can email me if she has any questions." ”

Kako carefully put away the note that Nana Hashimoto handed her, and said, "As long as Miss Hashimoto doesn't bother me." After speaking, he bowed to Nana Hashimoto and said, "Then I'll leave first." ”

Nanami Hashimoto smiled and waved her hand to Yoshiko and said, "Bye-bye." ”

After seeing Yoshiko leave, Nana Hashimoto walked into the social affairs office. Looking at Chiya, who was sitting with his back to the door, Nanami Hashimoto knocked on the door and said, "Chiya-san, I'm disturbed." ”

However, Qianye did not look back, still sat upright and said, "May I ask why you are visiting our company?" ”

Nana Hashimoto asked strangely, "Senya-san?" Just when Nana Hashimoto was not curious and was about to step forward to check on Chiya, Xiaobai yawned and said, "Don't look at it, this must be the Shikigami that Chiba-sama used to deal with visitors." ”

Nana Hashimoto suddenly walked over more curiously, intending to touch the Shikigami in the mouth of this little white. As a result, just as her hand was about to touch her shoulder, the figure sitting upright suddenly retracted, turned into a small figure cut out of white paper and fell to the ground.

"Miss Hashimoto, the master is already waiting for you." Ruodie's voice came from outside the door of the social office.

Nana Hashimoto didn't turn around, looked at Ruodie standing at the door, and hurriedly pointed to the paper figure on the ground and said, "It's rude, I'm here to visit Qianye-san, but when I saw this here, I thought it was Qianye-san." ”

Ruodie covered her mouth and smiled: "This is the Shikigami that the master uses to deal with ordinary visitors, and it won't answer your question, Miss Hashimoto." The master is already waiting for you, Miss Hashimoto, please come with me. ”

Nana Hashimoto hurriedly followed.

Nanami Hashimoto, who came to the underground of the Taisha shrine through the stairs again, looked at Chiya, who was surrounded by countless scrolls suspended in the air, and couldn't help but think in his heart, "Has this man really lived for a thousand years?" ”