The venue of the exchange meeting is not located at Hieda Shrine.

He Mao rented a two-story self-built house specially used to organize banquets, and it was exquisitely decorated, with its own grassy area, where there were long tables and drinks prepared by the service staff, and desserts would be served in the afternoon.

Before the afternoon tea begins, lunch is held on the first floor of the house, and several round tables are set up, which look a bit like a wedding scene, and even the podium is prepared.

Hand over the invitation to the security guard at the door, and after confirming that it was correct, Tsukasa Kurihara took the hairball to find a corner and sat down, and the hairball was prostrate at his feet, and one person and one dog observed the scene with great interest.

Because of his youth, face and special reasons, no one came to make friends with Tsukasa Kurihara, and he was still dressed in normal casual clothes, and others were either representative priesthood clothes or formal suits, so he didn't fit in.

Tsukasa Kurihara watched the crowd divide into different groups and talk eagerly before the organizer came, and there were many words of compliment, and there were many people who took this opportunity to talk about business.

It seems that this kind of scene is not very different in any one place, weddings, full moon drinks, birthday parties and then theological exchanges.

It doesn't matter who the protagonist is, the important thing is that this occasion gives people the opportunity to get acquainted with each other, the integration of resources of the same class, and the connection of interests.

Tsukasa Kurihara asked the furball not to use his abilities, and on this occasion, it would be bad if he couldn't keep someone with real material, and it would be bad if he was caught by the tail.

Tsukasa Kurihara lets the furball see everyone's state with his eyes.

Furball didn't understand why he did this, why should he be deceived by the surface when he could hear what was in their hearts, but he did it anyway, trying to judge what everyone was thinking, and then tell his judgment to Tsukasa Kurihara.

As time passed, the table gradually filled, and even the table where Tsukasa Kurihara was in the corner sat down quite a bit.

There seems to be some kind of tacit understanding, and the people who come to the table at Kurihara Tsukasa's table are all young people in their twenties, who are not very particular about dressing, and after sitting down, they awkwardly introduce themselves to each other and stop talking.

In his self-introduction, Tsukasa Kurihara learned that these people were all people who passed the neon national examination to become priests, and they were sent by the shrine of the shrine to make up the numbers, and there was no special background to speak of.

Knowing this, Tsukasa Kurihara looked around and found that there were two tables that were similar to the situation here, both young people.

The real backbone is only the two tables in the middle, a total of ten people, most of them are elderly people, and Katsuko Okami sits in them and just smiles and does not speak. In addition, there is Oshima Shin, who couldn't find a chance to resign with Kamo Shinhiro because of a series of things, and stayed until now.

The staff came almost here, and at this time, He Mao Jinbo, who was the organizer, walked in from the main entrance, and the chatting voice gradually disappeared as he walked.

He Mao Jinbo walked to the podium, stood behind the microphone, tried the sound and spoke: "Thank you very much for coming. It's a rare opportunity to come together like this, and if you have any ideas, please feel free to say anything, anything about theology. Of course, twelve o'clock in the afternoon is not the time to talk about that. Next, enjoy a lunch prepared by Chef Martin from Spain. ”

After speaking, He Mao Jinbo walked down the stage and sat down at the central table, next to the main people he had invited.

As the words fell, the waiter shuttled between the guests like butterflies, and a series of delicately plated and small French dishes were served in front of each guest. The waiter waits on standby, and when the customer finishes eating, he takes away the plate and serves the next serving, until the whole menu is finished.

Finally, there was a macaron dessert, and it was at this time that everyone at the table where Tsukasa Kurihara was sitting began to chat.

Starting from sorting out the origins, which shrine, which year's exam, which region, one by one, it is the turn to talk about the reason why Kamo held an exchange meeting.

"It shouldn't be now." The oldest man at the table, a man with glasses, said, "There were theological exchanges in previous years, but in July during Obon. ”

"Watanabe-san, did you have this before?" Said the young man who had only become a priest in the last two years.

"Yes." Watanabe, the man with glasses, nodded, "In the past few years, every time I came to Obon, the major shrines in Tokyo would hold theological exchange meetings, which were not only to worship the gods but also to exchange feelings between peers. For this, I had to prepare two months in advance, first for the ceremony and then for the banquet, which was very exquisite. ”

"Wow."

"But in recent years, it hasn't been done." As for the reason for this, the man with glasses did not know, and he said half-to himself, "I don't know why He Maosang suddenly summoned everyone in the name of a theological exchange meeting." ”

Suddenly, a woman with neat short hair interjected: "It should be because of the previous supernatural incident of a thousand people." ”

"Huh?"

"Didn't that incident make a fuss on the Internet, and invited many people to the scene to investigate and do a series of investigations." She said, "The person who solved this matter was Mr. Yasumo Shouichi of Hie-ji Shrine. ”

"An Yun Shouyi. The old gentleman who passed away? ”

"Yes. It is said that he died because of an unexpected incident. ”

"No, it won't. This is too mysterious. ”

The man with glasses seemed dissatisfied with his attention being snatched away by a woman, and frowned and replied: "Are there still such rumors in this era?" ”

"Watanabe-san, do you think the incredible incident is a rumor?" She's almost-for-tat.

As a clergyman, Watanabe felt that what he said was inappropriate, and subconsciously changed his words: "Kato-san, I didn't mean that. It's just that many of these paranormal events have proven to be a trick of chemistry and physics. Personally, of course, I would like to believe that there are real miracles, but there is also the possibility of a trick. ”

Someone on the left and right was right, especially the young man who was talking to Watanabe at the beginning. As the times progressed, more and more things were turned out to be pretends, which made the young priests less reverent of what they were doing.

Young people think they have understood the composition of the world and lose their awe of the unknown, thus losing their tolerance and understanding of the unknown.

Even the presence of Tsukasa Kurihara at the dinner table was difficult for these young people to perceive, as long as he didn't take the initiative to speak, these people would ignore him.

Tsukasa Kurihara was also happy to do so, and listened with relish to see what this Kato-sama would answer next.

But to Kurihara's surprise, Miss Kato, who is isolated both in terms of gender and advocacy, will turn the conversation to him.

Kato looked at Tsukasa Kurihara and said, "Sir, what do you think about the matter we are discussing now?" ”

At this time, everyone at the table realized that there was still another person, and their eyes fell on Tsukasa Kurihara, thinking to themselves how could they ignore this person. It stands to reason that it shouldn't, after all, Tsukasa Kurihara is quite outstanding in appearance.

"My opinion?"

"Hmm."

Tsukasa Kurihara said indifferently: "If you believe it, you will have it, and if you don't believe it, you will not have it." After all, it's a matter of personal faith. ”

After listening to Tsukasa Kurihara's words, she frowned: "Everyone present is a member of the shrine. ”

"So what?" Tsukasa Kurihara asked rhetorically.

"Since you're a shrine member, you should be firm in your position."

Tsukasa Kurihara shook his head with a smile: "You can't say things that you haven't seen before." In addition, in fact, compared to the position of the shrine, everyone who has passed the national examination should discuss this issue from the standpoint of a public official, right? ”

The crowd laughed.

"Yes."

"That's right."

There were quite a few people who should be with him, and Watanabe nodded.

Kato unknowingly became the target of public criticism.

She seemed to admit her defeat and stopped talking, looking to the other side, and the center of the table returned to Watanabe.