Hida (tuo, Nisheng) City, Itomori Town

The bright sunlight poured into the room through the glass, and Yukino Baikari opened her eyes calmly, and her body was unexpectedly satisfied.

Normally, after waking up, the nightmare image will still flash in front of her eyes, and the lingering feeling of horror will make her unable to tell for a moment whether she is still in a nightmare or has returned to reality, but today......

Straightening up, still sliding off the quilt on her body to reveal a slender but bumpy body, she turned her head sideways to look at the rising sun, smiled and stretched a big lazy waist. The body seems to be full of strength, and you must know that after sleeping with alcohol in the past, even if you wake up after a long day's sleep, you still feel tired and full of fatigue.

Yesterday I had lunch with the gods, and the picture of dinner kept coming back to Yukino's mind, and with a satisfied smile, Yukino got up and folded the quilt and put the mat and quilt in the cupboard.

There were no beer cans on the floor of the room that would trip people over, because she had fallen asleep with fond memories last night.

Dressing and putting on makeup, Yukino never looked forward to starting a new day.

As long as it's past today, or tomorrow, or a week, as long as you're alive and well, the god-sama named Kyosuke Hojo will always appear.

The hope of progress appeared in her life in this way, and every day she went to sleep no longer afraid of tomorrow, but full of anticipation.

Hojo-kun will listen carefully to his troubles in life, will feed himself delicious food, and will gently say to himself, "Yukino, eat well".

Oh, by the way, you have to eat well and take care of your body, otherwise you won't be able to work with Hojo-kun in the future.

Thinking of this, Yukino put down her briefcase and walked into the kitchen that scared her. Because the food lost its taste, eating became a painful thing, and the kitchen used for cooking naturally became a place she once did not want to set foot in.

But now it's different, and although I still can't taste the food without Hojo-kun, the meaning of eating has changed from simply "to live" to "to live for Hojo-kun's arrival". Thinking so, Yukino smashed the miso a little more briskly.

The simple miso soup and fried fish with rice were quickly prepared, and although he was the only one to eat, Yukino still placed the food neatly on the table and knelt on the tatami mats.

"I'm moving."

Yukino Baikali clasped his hands together and said seriously.

Hojo-kun, in the days without you, I was also eating well.

Thinking about it this way, the food in front of me didn't seem so scary.

With a happy smile on her face, Yukino picked up the rice, recalling the way Hojo-kun gently fed herself yesterday, and she didn't hesitate to pick up a ball and put it in her mouth.

Well? It tastes! A touch of sweetness!

Yukino's eyes widened, and her mouth opened wide cutely.

In disbelief, she chewed it again, but the taste was gone. But it wasn't an illusion just now, Yukino wondered.

After thinking about it for a moment, she recalled the scene when she ate with Hojo-kun again, and took a sip of miso soup.

It really tastes, or that faint sweetness!

Recalling the gentle appearance of Hojo-kun holding the plate in one hand, carefully dividing the fried fish into small pieces that are easy to eat, and then carefully picking it up and slowly passing it into his mouth, Yukino picked up the fried fish in front of him and sent it to his mouth.

There is no taste of fried fish, and it is still lightly sweet.

Even the water becomes sweet when I think of you.

This sentence suddenly appeared in Yukino's head, and then she was immediately startled, how could she be so disrespectful to the gods! To be able to taste this sweetness now must be a blessing from the gods, and it only tastes when you think about him, because it is because of that kind of piety!

Picking up the miso soup, his thin lips opened slightly and took a sip, feeling that the soup in his mouth should have been salty but now turned into a faint sweetness, and Yukino Baika's pretty face turned a little red.

Tick~

The moment she heard this voice, Yukino immediately put down the bowl and eagerly reached for her mobile phone, which was the ringtone she had specially set for Hojo-kun.

"Yukino-sensei, do you want to have lunch together at noon?"

Oh,It turned out to be Sanye-san. Seeing the unfamiliar name, Yukino immediately knew that the person on the other side of the phone was not Kyosuke Hojo.

There was a faint disappointment in her heart, but she also knew why Miyasui Sanye sent a message, and she must have received a commission from the gods. Although she can easily eat food now just thinking about Hojo-kun, she did not refuse the other party's kindness, and it is necessary to have a good relationship with the shrine maiden who serves the gods.

"Okay, I'll prepare your and Zaoyaka, the envoy's bento, let's have lunch together." She replied briskly.

"Won't this be too much trouble for Yukino-sensei?" - Miyasui Sanhover

"No, I just didn't have a class in the first class, so I had a lot of time."

"Then you're welcome, thank you, Mr. Yukino."

"See you at school."

Yukino looked at the phone screen that turned black for two seconds, and then smiled, but he didn't expect that the friend he made in Itomori was actually an elementary school student and three junior high school students.

Putting down her phone, she didn't speed up her meal because she had to prepare a bento, she still sat behind the dining table, chewing carefully, and tasting the sweet taste to her heart.

On the other side, the Miyasui Shrine sits on the top of the mountain overlooking the entire Itomori

"Shamleaf, don't play with your phone while eating."

Miyasui Kazuha, who was drinking miso soup, raised his head slightly and glanced at his granddaughter from the blank space above his reading glasses.

"Yes, Grandma." Miyasui Sanye put down his phone, and didn't explain to himself as eagerly as before, but just smiled and agreed.

"My sister is so strange today." Siye touched the beautiful braid that the sister had spent a full twenty minutes on her head to braid her, and said suspiciously.

"Huh? It's a bad sister who doesn't help you braid your hair, and it's a strange sister who helps you braid your hair? Gongshui Sanye just picked up the rice bowl, and when he heard this, he immediately gritted his back molars and creaked.

"No, you obviously braided your hair well today, but you are so good to me, a little unaccustomed." The four leaves whispered.

"You little devil." After saying this sentence angrily, Miyasui Sanye picked up a large ball of rice and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it heavily.

"Whew, that's right."

Don't be angry, be a good sister from today! There's no reason Kyosuke Hojo can make Yotsuha like himself so much but can't do it!

Miyasui Sanye tried his best to maintain his expression and ate silently.

After eating, she first washed the dishes and chopsticks, and then prepared her grandmother's lunch meal. Grandma is old, and eating cold food at noon is not good for her health, and Shamrock prepares food that can be eaten as long as it is heated in the oven.

"We're out the door."

The two sisters said in unison, and then left the Miyasui Shrine, which seemed to exude a divine halo in the morning light.

At noon,Itomori's students were surprised to find that since he came to Itomori,Teacher Yukino,Eat chocolate in the office every day at noon,Actually came to the playground,Lunch with Miss Mitsuba.。

The playground, the corner where the abandoned tables and chairs are placed, is the lunch place fixed by Miyasui Mitsuha and two good friends. The girl was holding a pink lunch box, and her expression was a little embarrassed.

Kyosuke Hojo has briefly talked about his relationship with Yukino-sensei, and the girl knows that the beautiful woman on the other side who exudes a gentle aura is like Tesaki Tetsuta, who regards exchanging bodies as something else.

The small sausage in the shape of an octopus in the lunch box in her hand made her swallow her saliva unconsciously, although Yukino Sensei said that you are welcome, but the girl was still a little embarrassed.

“…… The pavilion is surrounded by glass, so that when it rains, we can enjoy the rain and drink coffee inside. ”

Saya Xiang next to her is holding a lunch box in one hand and chopsticks in the other, eating unceremoniously, and still selling a beautiful café.

"Hehe, okay."

Yukino-sensei, who has a cute voice that is completely different from her appearance, responds with a soft smile, and the envoy next to her also assesses the feasibility of Sayaka's idea.

Of the four people, only he seems to be out of place, probably the four leaves are better than themselves when they come here, and the three leaves of the palace are a little frustrated.

But what bothered her the most was actually the incredible thing that Kyosuke Hojo said, the teacher Yukino in front of her, who listened carefully to Sayaka's various fantasies with a gentle face, actually encountered such a terrible thing as losing her sense of taste!

It's also because of this that she didn't refuse the bento that Yukino-sensei prepared for her, but it seems that she can't find a good time to feed it now.

"Shamrock, what's wrong?" Yukino Hyakori asked, and the shrine maiden had been holding her chopsticks in a daze since the beginning.

"Ah, it's nothing, it's just, I want to ask Yukino-sensei if you still need that."

Such an embarrassing thing as feeding people to eat,You can't say it in front of the envoy and Saya Xiang.,So the three leaves said vaguely.。

"Ah, that, thank you, but it's not anymore, Hojo-kun has already solved it."

Yukino said with a smile, it turns out that she has been struggling with this matter. Just like Hojo-kun said, he's a good boy.

"Hojo-kun? Who's that, the people in our school? ”

Haya asked casually, and then without waiting for the two to answer, she put the question behind her and talked about other things. She was so happy that Yukino-sensei, who was as beautiful as a snow lotus and was longed for by both boys and girls in the school, actually had lunch with them.

Kyosuke: He solved it again? Is he really a god? Can you even solve such a thing as losing your sense of taste? Miyasui Sanye was instantly dumbfounded.

"I still want to thank Sanye for your kindness, I also prepared a snack for Siye, please help me bring it to her when you go home."

Yukino said a little embarrassed, she could see that Miyasui Sanye had made a lot of mental preparations before saying that.

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay, it's too late for me to be happy to hear this."

Shaking his head, he cleared his mind of the mess. After the big stone in his heart was removed, Miyasui Sanye looked at the beautiful Yukino teacher in front of him, and that trace of strangeness quietly dissipated. Damn, I envy Kyosuke Hojo, who can meet so many beautiful girls.

"If Mr. Yukino comes to my house for dinner in the evening, and eats and watches the food I make, you can also give the dim sum to Shiba yourself, and the little guy will be very happy to see you." Miyasui Sanye invited.

"Is that okay?" Yukino Baikali asked in surprise, in fact, she has been thinking about whether to visit the shrine today, after all, she has accepted such a great gift from the gods, how can she not thank him at the shrine?

"Of course, it's just that I probably won't have that much time to visit with you then." Miyasui Sanye said.

"It's okay." Yukino smiled softly.

After the lunch break, there were only two classes, and then school was announced.

Yukino Hyakuri, dressed in a tan suit, followed behind the three students, and as she listened to Hayaka complaining loudly about the difficulty of learning math and the pronunciation of English, she seemed to have returned to her school days.

It's just that at that time, she was alone every time she went home. As long as the boy on the way looks at himself a little more, he will be reprimanded by the girl next to him.

On the road, there are people who keep saying hello to Gongshui Sanye, all of them are respectfully bent slightly, and they are called Miss Sanye. Miss Shrine Maiden became the absolute focus of the group, which made Yukino breathe a sigh of relief. Growing up, no matter what she does, she will attract the attention of those around her because of her beauty, and it has been a long time since she has experienced this kind of tranquility.

The corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously, and Yukino tightened his satchel, which contained a snack for Shiba. Thinking of that cute girl who looked like a little adult, she couldn't help but look up at the top of the ring road.

The shrine that stands on the top of the mountain seems to be shining with divine light from the roof to the eaves under the bright yellow light of the sun on the west slope.

Coming to the shrine,Miyasui Sanye just simply introduced his grandmother and Yukino teacher to each other.,I handed over the task of hospitality to Shiba.,She herself changed out of school uniform.,Put on civilian clothes and rush into the kitchen.。

She believes that the four leaves will handle it, anyway, the more important things are handed over to her, the happier the little guy becomes.

"Excuse me." Yukino knelt at a low table in the reception room, with a cup of green tea in front of her. It is said to be a reception room, but it is actually where the Gongshui family usually eats.

"It's okay, it's rare for outsiders to come to the shrine, and the old body is also very happy." Gong Shui Yiye said with a slight smile, she was still wearing the green kimono that had not changed for a hundred years.

"It's delicious, thank you Yukino." Shiye couldn't wait to open the lunch box, picked up the dim sum made of glutinous rice inside, and ate it.

"Eat less too, worry about indigestion." Looking at the cute little girl, Yukino smiled happily, and the heart that couldn't wait to visit was magically calmed down a little.

Hearing his granddaughter call Yukino Baika's surname, Miyasui Kazuha's lips squirmed, and seeing the latter's natural expression, he stopped wanting to reprimand.

"Four leaves, come and help serve the food."

The voice of Miyasui Sanye came from the kitchen.,Four leaves also responded loudly.,Yukino Baikali also wanted to help.,But was stopped by the shrine's god Miyasui Ichiba.。

"There is no such thing as asking guests to help."

After eating, Miyasui Sanye still handed over the matter of entertaining Mr. Yukino to his sister, and he left in a hurry.

"Sanye, where is she in a hurry?" Walking down the corridor to the worship hall, Yukino asked curiously.

"Sister, she's going to be a life coach." Siye said with a sympathetic look and a tragic tone.

"Life coach?" Hearing these words that are incompatible with Itomori, Yukino Baikali reacted in an instant, this must have been told by Hojo-kun to the four leaves.

"Well, every day after eating, my sister will put on a shrine maiden costume and listen to the distress of the townspeople and find a solution for them."

Siye said one by one, with an indescribable yearning in his eyes. She really wanted to sit there in a shrine maiden costume, and let those uncles and aunts who usually think of themselves as children speak respectfully to herself.

"Sanye, is she so powerful?" Yukino wondered.

"In the past, sometimes it was very good, and sometimes it had problems, but recently it seems that I am slowly getting used to it."

"Yes."

The two came to the front hall for worship, and when they first came to the shrine, Yukino found that this ancient shrine did not have a main hall for worshipping the gods, and there was only a magnificent front hall for people to worship. Naturally, Yukino couldn't ask the gods about this matter, but now that there was a rare little shrine maiden who knew the shrine, Yukino finally asked this question.

"Yotsuba, isn't there a main hall for the shrine to worship the gods?"

"Ah, the body of the gods is enshrined in another place."

"Is it Lake Itomori?"

Yukino guessed, and it seemed that he could explain it clearly, otherwise why that adult would have an all-inclusive mind.

The so-called gods are the objects of worship at shrines, and some gods and societies directly regard mountains, lakes, or even small islands as gods.

"No, it's not that the god body of our shrine ......" Shiba didn't know how to explain for a while:

"Anyway, on another mountain with no name."

Listening to the childish words of the four leaves, Yukino Baixiang smiled. Well, this little witch's business isn't very familiar yet. She wasn't asking too much, either. While speaking, the two of them had already walked to the worship hall.

"Then I'll leave first, you can call me loudly if there is something wrong with Yukino, and I won't be able to run away as soon as I hear it." Four leaves earnestly advised.

"Okay, thank you for the four leaves." After smiling and agreeing, Yukino raised his left foot and stepped into the worship hall.

"That's right, there will be some small animal calls at night, Yukino if you're scared, I'll stay here with you."

The four leaves, who had already turned around, turned around and looked at Yukino Baixiang with a solemn expression.

"Hahaha, thank you so much, but you don't have to, I have something I want to say to the gods alone." Looking at the serious Shiba, Yukino responded equally seriously.

"Really, don't you need to? I'm occasionally scared by those voices. ”

"If I'm scared, I'll shout for help.,Four leaves, you'll definitely come to save me right away, right.。 Yukino bent down and let his gaze be parallel to the four leaves, his black eyes full of seriousness.

"That's right! We're good friends! Four leaves patted his chest.

"Alright, I'll go in first." Yukino walked into the worship hall and shook his hand with Shiba.

Because it was not an official visit, Yukino did not clean his hands at the sailor, nor did he stuff money into the money box.

Ordinary believers stop in front of the money box.,But Yukino is obviously not an ordinary person.,Shiba took her directly around the money box and entered the worship hall.,Formal worship.。

This is a rather empty hall, perhaps because there is no main hall dedicated to the gods, so the worship hall of Miyasui Shrine assumes the function of the main hall to a certain extent, and the surrounding walls are full of runes and drawings that Yukino, who is a teacher of ancient literature, cannot read.

Kneeling on the futon, Yukino folded his hands and closed his eyes.

Instantly, I felt a sense of tranquility that I didn't have when I came to worship last time, and my chaotic thoughts seemed to disappear without a trace, and Yukino didn't open his eyes, didn't pray, didn't pour out his troubles, just immersed his mind in that tranquility.

She could feel Hojo-kun's gaze watching her.

(End of chapter)