The wires over the trees swayed in the wind, and in the dark blue night sky, a white crescent moon hung high.

Shaking the apricot in the sky listened to Kyoko Egen's words, and peeked at Kurosawa Mercy, who was eating takoyaki in front of the stall in front of him.

She felt like she had strayed from the audience to a stage where she didn't know how the plot was developing, and she didn't know what tone and posture to respond to next.

The faint smell of grass and flowers was mixed with the faint sweet fragrance of Jiang Yuan Jingzi's body, and he suddenly felt out of breath and his heart was beating wildly.

"Kyoko, have you been in a bad mood lately?"

Chaokong Shaoxing wanted to say something else, but after thinking for a long time, he found that he had nothing to say.

Jiang Yuan Jingzi squinted his eyes as if smelling the aroma of food in the stall, and the corners of his mouth raised and said confidently:

"But I'm fine, I know my brother too well, he can't do anything to me."

“.”

Shaking the apricot in the air, he opened his mouth in amazement-

Why is she telling herself this? It's not clear.

"Kyoko! It's time to put on the sky lantern! Hurry up and take us inside! ”

Takimitsu Naoko and the others pulled Kyoko Jiang Yuan with a smile on their faces, asking her to take a few people into the shrine.

Kyoko Egen is very keen to use the status of "Emperor's Sister", so she enjoys it very much.

She bought a bag of cherries and went to the door of the shrine, and the priests of the shrine saw that it was Kyoko Egen, even if the people inside were full, there was not much entanglement, so she took a few people to the shrine.

Even in the territory, a lot of people have gathered, and although most of the good places have been occupied, Igarashi Stealing Paper personally led them to a place where tourists can't enter.

At this time, there was still some time before the sky lantern was released, so Naoko Takimitsu spread out the plastic mat and sat down, and put all the snacks she bought at the stall on the table.

Because the topic was too weird before, there was still a heavy atmosphere between Asaka Shake Apricot and Jiang Yuan Kyoko.

At this time, Kyoko Egen, who put the cherry in her mouth, suddenly said:

"Shake the apricot, do you know the origin of the chick puppet?"

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In the nearly 30-square-meter social office, the sound of spindle threads winding is endless.

"Nervous?"

The girl in front of her, wearing twelve clothes and holding a red-purple umbrella, asked.

"It's not the first time."

Jiang Yuanshen in the mirror is wearing the black clothes of the "emperor", and only his shoes show a little white on his body.

After being dressed up by Sister Tachibana, the emperor he dressed up was like a beautiful man with a noble temperament, and he was more mature and dignified than the young boy with makeup.

Jiang Yuanshen raised his hand and stabilized his hat, which was decorated with a long hat tail.

"Did it fascinate you?" He looked at Azusa Chuan's deep eyes openly, without the slightest shyness.

Azusa Chuan Shenyue thought for a moment, and then said with a smile on the corner of his mouth:

"A little."

"I remember when I first came back and saw your 'queen' on the street, I was hooked."

"I don't feel it on weekdays."

"I'm talking about temperament."

At this time, a clergyman whispered through the white tent: "The living puppets are ready." ”

Jiang Yuanshen and Zichuan Shenyue glanced at each other, and both of them understood that the peace would not last long now, and it would definitely end tonight.

"Let's go."

"Hmm."

When he walked out of the office, he saw Igarashi stealing paper standing on the side, seemingly waiting for him.

"Jiang Yuan, thank you for your hard work."

"It's fine."

"I've found the chewing wine, if you don't mind, you need to drink it in the temple before releasing the sky lantern."

"Not drunk?"

"No, the seal hasn't been opened."

"Is that so?"

As soon as he heard Jiang Yuanshen's words, Igarashi was silent for a while, as if he wanted to see through what he really meant.

"Don't force it, I know that for young people, that thing is other people's saliva, and it will only make you feel sick when you drink it, and I can change it to your favorite drink."

The corners of Jiang Yuanshen's eyes twitched, he was originally safe and sound, but when he said this, the resistance in his heart suddenly increased.

"I'll drink it."

"Okay, the other puppets are ready."

Before returning to the worship hall with Igarashi stealing paper, on the way, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but cautiously ask Zichuan Shenyue behind him:

"Do you drink that too?"

Azusa Chuan's words sounded a little complaining: "If you don't drink, you can't do it." ”

"Do you like it?" He asked.

"Should I like it?"

Azusa Chuan Shenyue's little face showed an unbelievable expression.

"What if you drip cherry tomatoes juice into it? Do you drink it? Jiang Yuan asked with a smile.

Azusa Kawa Shenyue suddenly raised his eyebrows, and his little face after exquisite makeup was extremely fair, and he looked inexplicably cute under the close fit of Yamato's temperament and the girl's awkwardness.

She didn't answer, but Jiang Yuanshen didn't know what her reaction was the right answer.

The shrine grounds in front of the shrine are crowded with people, and even cameras are set up quite a bit.

As soon as Jiang Yuanshen, who was dressed in black aristocratic clothes, walked out, all the noise seemed to be drowned out by the dazzling flashing lights,

Azusa River opened the purple-red umbrella and stood behind him and strolled along.

She is also beautiful enough, and as a living doll holding an umbrella for the emperor, she has also attracted the attention of many people at once.

"It's the daughter of the Queen of the Night." Someone finally recognized.

"It's a pity, I thought she would stay as queen like her mother."

"Isn't she gone? Why is it coming back? ”

Azusa Kawa Shenyue was silent, even if a large camera turned to him, he didn't hide it.

She understands that the protagonist tonight is not herself.

Musicians and puppets are lined up on both sides of the Kagura Hall, and in the center there is a small platform on which a wooden box made of sacred wood is placed.

Inside, it is the chewing wine of the future queen candidate.

"You don't really want to drink it, do you?"

It's like a mother who puts it in her mouth and chews it for half a day, and then spits it in it for you to eat, and the most outrageous thing is that it will take ten days!"

"Haha, don't do that! I feel disgusting when I hear it! ”

"He drinks every year."

Jiang Yuan stepped forward slowly, and under the sound of musical instruments, the young people in the audience looked at him like juggling.

He understood that most of these people were tourists from outside the island.

Jiang Yuanshen stretched out his hand from the hem of his sleeve and undid the red knot tied around the container without panicking.

Suddenly, the familiar sound of frolicking passed past his ears, like a ripple of start, and Jiang Yuan raised his gaze cautiously.

Nearby, Kyoko Jiang Yuan, Asaka Shaoxing and others were looking at him with smiles.

Jiang Yuanshen's gaze couldn't help but intertwine with Jiang Yuan's Kyoko, and her eyes flashed with a fleeting pale light.

He pretended not to make eye contact with her, holding the container in his hands, his lips close together.

The chewing sake is made cleanly, with the freshness of sake and the sweetness of honey spreading in the mouth.

Jiang Yuanshen had never drunk such a clear chewing wine, and there would even be a layer of white particle suspension floating on the chewing wine before.

And the current one is unexpectedly clear.

Just as I was thinking this, the moment I closed my eyes and opened them again, the thin morning mist reflected the waves of Lake Kamo, and the surroundings were full of silence.

The flashing lights are gone, the dark night is gone, the unpleasant music is gone, everything seems to be a magician's farce.

The wind blowing in his face raised his hair, and the smell of burning weeds mixed with it.

He looked around blankly, this was on the top of a certain mountain, and he was alone at this time.

Jiang Yuan looked at the palm of his hand in astonishment, but it was an extremely small hand.

Not only that, but the shoes on his feet were straw sandals, and he was also wearing extremely tattered textile clothes.

- Why did I suddenly appear in this place?

- Here, and where?

(End of chapter)