The rainy season has arrived, and the windows with everyone's faces reflected are mixed with lightning and thunder.

This is often the case in early summer, in Chiyoda, Tokyo, located next to the temple of Hieda Shrine.

Yamanoya, Prime Minister's Official Residence......

Speaking of the surrounding area of this school, you can also visit the Imperial Palace by walking a few steps.

Sounds pretty good, right?

But realistically, if you really think about it, those wind clubs, baseball clubs, and even the track and field club where Chiya Kaede used to be are almost at the bottom in Tokyo and even in Kanto.

In the recent competition, the track and field club relied on Motoki's seniors and happened to win the championship of the Chiyoda preliminaries.

But that's all.

"Have you given up long-distance running?"

『…… Why, you ask? Because you chose this place.'"

Chiyo Kaede met his parents who came back from their honeymoon, and they would say this to him many times, so they had a big fight, and their parents took the two-dimensional graffiti plane to Italy's "Sky City" - Castle de Beloligio

As one writer once said, Germany was too rigid and rigid, Spain was too uninhibited, England was too conservative, and France was too casual and frivolous, and only Italy avoided these shortcomings.

Therefore, youth is not for everyone to praise.

Most of the time, they do things they don't like and the future is not clear.

At the end of the day, I didn't know what I wanted to do.

At the front of the classroom, Chinese teacher Saito bent forward, looking through mottled reading glasses.

"Heiankyo means 'City of Peace and Stability'......"

Mr. Saito is dedicated to his work and never does anything other than his role in class, but in this Chinese class he seems to be planning to talk about the history of Kyoto and the origin of Heiankyo.

During this time, Qianye Feng faced out the window, and this dense dark cloud covered the sky tightly.

At the same time, a pitch-black panel coincides with the glass. With eye movement.

"I have become the god of the new world." I whispered to my friend behind me, Zong Fang Xiu, about such a topic.

“…… Yes? I see. ”

"Do you feel any difference?"

I shook my head and looked around from the window, obviously sensing that Zong Fangxiu didn't seem to believe it, but he was still willing to talk to me a lot......

Let's talk about it carefully.

No one will believe it, right?

Including yourself. Maybe I should be a little more careful and honestly tell Soraka Shu what happened: "I, Chiya Kaede, am a chosen believer by the gods."

"But in this way, it seems to others to be a shame, isn't it?"

Saito-sensei's voice became smaller and smaller, and Chiya Kaede was drawn to it again by the thunder.

The sandy playground at the end of the school will not be noticed if you are not concentrating.

It was a humble cherry blossom that shimmered and landed in the middle of the overgrown oak trees on a journey of a few centimeters.

He saw the oak tree swaying its branches and leaves in the wind and rain, shimmering like by magic.

When the blinding light dissipated, he could smell the scent of cherry blossoms wafting from March.

That's right, it's early summer, right?

Qianye Feng's heart fluctuated slightly at this, and Zong Fang Xiu said that he had seen nothing but thunder and lightning......

After class, before Mr. Saito walked out of the classroom, Osamu Munakata got up and shouted at the top of his voice:

"Kamimei-sama, can you treat you to two pieces of sushi at noon?"

"Let's call Kamiya together."

"He? Well, Ryosuke! Go eat! ”

As the words fell, Ryosuke Kamiya, whose hair was longer than the average person, walked over in a palm-sized mirror.

The two were friends he met in middle school and made friends in high school, and not long ago the two of them had a conflict over some trivial matters.

When they arrived at the cafeteria, they ate and discussed the Tokyo Metropolitan Test that had just ended yesterday.

The results of all the students were not announced to the public, so Sokata Shu approached curiously and asked, "Ryosuke, how did you do in the exam this time?" ”

Ryosuke, who was eating with his head down, raised his left hand and drew the number "6".

"Probably not the average, right?"

"Kamiya, despise him together! Damn the first in grade! ”

“…… This exam was easy, and many people tied for the first place. Qianye Feng put down her chopsticks, approached the aisle and sighed unwillingly: "I found that no matter how hard a person works, he will not be smarter than her at all." ”

"Then go to a private school to make up for it?"

"But we're the best private school in Tokyo, aren't we?"

Qianye Feng didn't have time to talk nonsense with them, so he just said, "...... I'm not so competitive, and my parents left in a hurry, and now I'm poor and white. ”

Saying that he was going to work after school, Zong Fang Xiu took a big bite of a spoonful of curry and seemed to remember something.

"And that thing, I'm sure, Yukino-san used his power, right?"

"That's right, quietly transfer people directly from the track and field club to that, what club?"

"Shintosha."

Chiya Kaede reminded him.

"Oh, I remember...... Ryosuke Kamiya touched the back of his head in embarrassment, "It's said to be a society that serves the gods." ”

"You didn't have a chance to win this year's "Hakone Race" and Senya, and you are obviously the trump card in the club! It's too irritating, isn't it? ”

Seeing that the two of them were angry about this, he comforted him kindly.

There was a lunch break after lunch, and the two needed to go to the indoor training of the track and field club, and the good self-deprecation was the same as a joke.

After parting from them, Chiya Kaede stood in front of the gap between the cafeteria and the school building, and he looked at the panels that were getting darker and more frustrating in the rainy night. I remember the day I went to Meiji Jingu, and the clouds and rain seemed to be at odds with each other.

The morning was clear, and the three approaches to the south, north, and west of the shrine were lined with giant trees, wild birds, and crows.

A wedding is being held in Meiji Jingu, and the newlyweds under the red umbrella look at each other. At noon, it rained like this, and the approach shook, and the thick trunk of the tree tore completely apart in front of him to the base of the tree, and the creatures in the air seemed to have turned into cruel and devouring birds.

None of the accompanying tourists could see at that time, and instead became strange-looking monsters.

Just by making eye contact with them, they swooped down on him with all sorts of screams......

When I woke up and opened my eyes, it was already night, and in the irises of the Jingu Imperial Garden, Chiya Kaede felt that everything was the same as a dream.

A cherry blossom tree suddenly appeared in the garden, and the fragrance was really addictive.

Under the tree, he saw the president of the shrine, Mio Yukino, a girl who is almost invisible in the school and is in charge of the daily training of the wind club.

He was referring to her as well.

The panel has been here ever since.

Someone passing by with an umbrella will write someone else's message on it just by his mind:

[Character: Mie Uehara]

[Race: Human]

[Ability: Good at flute, handmade]

【Feature: Lily】

[Danger: 1]

【Charm, Intelligence, Physical ......】

On average, it's four points.

Looking at it this way, it seems that others can know any secrets, and it will satisfy people's quirks, and they will be happy with a lot less trouble?

He thought about himself again in his mind, and the panel changed again.

[Character: Thousand Nights Kaede]

[Race: Unknown]

[Ability: long-distance running, swimming]

[Features: hard-working]

[Danger: 1]

......'So, am I really not human anymore?' Thinking like this, the suppressed emotions also urged him to walk in the rain. The yellowed sneakers quickly soaked up the water.

When I looked up, I was already in the playground. Looking at the shimmering cherry tree, he remembered that Osamu Sogata and Ryosuke Kamiya didn't even leave him an umbrella.

【Scan and Read...... Data analysis ......】

【...... Information unknown]

With a playful smile, Qianye Kaede slapped himself on the spot with self-deprecation, "You guy is so stupid!" He claims to be smart, but others are willing to believe anything. ”

"Obviously, you can also have lunch with Zongfang and them, go to the swimming pool after school, and run long distances on the potholed track...... How could he die? ”

Annoyed, Chiya Kaede unbelievably stretched out her hand to catch the cherry blossoms that fell off the branch.

The cold feeling on his face disappeared, the sound of rain disappeared, the petals stopped in the air, and the color did not change.

Immediately after that, a crisp, slightly familiar girl's voice sounded from behind.

"Have you decided?"

Mio Yukino was wearing Chiyoda's summer sailor suit, and she asked him in a deep voice.

The sound of the rain stopped, and the purple electric light like an oak branch slashed down in a daze, but could not be taken back.

Qianye Feng paused for a moment, he slowly withdrew his palm, turned to look directly into the girl's eyes: "You seem to care about me very much...... Yukino-san, are you afraid of something? ”

As she spoke, Chiya Kaede tried to use this panel on her body for the first time.

[Character: Mio Yukino]

[Race: Wandering God]

[Ability: Time Pause]

[Features: Good at playing and conducting]

[Charm: 10]

[Intelligence: 9]

[Stamina: 7]

[Combat Strength: 4]

Sure enough, he doesn't look like a human. But what does that mean?

Seeing that Mio Yukino didn't react, Chiya Kaede put the panel away first.

"Answer my question."

"I've been targeted by evil spirits?" He couldn't help but mention it.

Mio Yukino nodded slowly, her beautiful face was really like a cherry blossom.

After all, it's a beautiful girl whose charm is worth ten points, and I'm afraid that if you look at it a few more times, you'll be as distressed as she said next to the flower calamus, "Wherever the petals go, the cherry blossoms are endless", right?

"This Tree ......"

As Mio Yukino spoke, Chiya Kaede couldn't help but interrupt her: "Then, if you can't escape and can't be captured, just like Yukino-san, you wish, believe in you, and finally become a god like you." ”

"Will you survive?"

"In theory, it does." Qianye Kaede couldn't see unnaturalness from her body, and always looked at him calmly and calmly, "...... But this road to salvation will not be easy. ”

As smart as she was, Qianye Kaede seemed to have expected to spread her hand towards her.

In Meiji Jingu, he couldn't believe her one-sided words at all, and he was surrounded by everything...... Qianye Kaede gradually liked to be distracted in class, and his ability to think became dull in the fragrance of cherry blossoms, and slowly he couldn't answer some simple questions from Zongfang Xiu.

But how can a person die for no reason?

The sound of the rain resumed during the pause, falling on the girl's swaying hair. She just repeated the words next to the irises that day:

"Embark on the path to godhood or die......"