I loaded the ghost talk game

At about six o'clock in the evening, the flow of people visiting the shrine began to decrease significantly. Even the part-time maidens changed their clothes and left after guiding the tourists to leave.

Half an hour later, the entire shrine was empty.

Kamiyagawa finally saw Onizuka Kiri Hotaru.

"Kamiya, have you been waiting for a long time? Are you hungry?"

Today, the little witch has exquisite makeup, wearing white clothes and scarlet hakama, wearing white foot bags and wooden clogs, and her hair is tied up high, agile and mysterious.

It was still some time before the ceremony began, and she put on a white bread suit outside the red and white priestess costume.

In addition, she held a small sandalwood box in her hand, and she didn't know what was inside.

"I didn't wait long. And the cats at your shrine are quite cute, especially the fat orange called Duanzi that you showed me last time."

"Isn't it? Tuanzi is very kind, and is not afraid of life."

"Onitsuka, are you... are you cold in clothes like this?"

"I posted a baby warmer, but it's still a bit cold."

"It's really hard work being the Son of God."

"That's something that can't be helped. Let's go, I'll take you to dinner. After dinner, we'll go to see my mother-in-law. In fact, my mother-in-law is quite interested in you, a disciple of ghosts and gods."

"good."

As far as Kamiya knows, Onizuka was raised in Juqiong Shrine since he was a child.

As for her parents, she had never heard of them.

The blind mother-in-law in the shrine seems to have no blood relationship with Onizuka, but she is her legal guardian.

To see the old priest is to see Onizuka Kiri Hotaru's parents.

...

Onizuka took Kamiyagawa to a guest room in the apse.

The Japanese-style furnishings are elegant and clean, and the lighting is bright.

The potted green plants in the corner of the room are still green in this season, it should be carefully taken care of by someone specially assigned to them.

It is estimated that this place is where the believers who donated a lot of money to the shrine lived occasionally when they stayed.

On the table in the room, there are two food boxes.

The food on both sides is the same, a bowl of rice, a fried saury, and a bowl of tofu soup.

It looks pretty bland.

Onizuka took Kamiya to the side of the small table: "I only made these in the kitchen today."

"Looks...healthy."

"That's right, I usually eat like this too. So I often miss outside food." Onizuka sat down opposite Kamiya, and put the small box in his hand on the table, pushing it forward unconsciously , "By the way, Kamiya. I have prepared a New Year's gift for you..."

Before she finished speaking, there was a light knock on the open door of the room.

A female clergyman who appeared to be in her 30s stood outside and whispered softly, "Xiaoying, Grandma Blind is looking for you."

"Oh, I'll be right there." Onizuka Kiri Hotaru stood up.

The woman outside the door with outstanding temperament and demeanor looked at Kamiya in the room again: "This should be Mr. Kamiya, the disciple of ghosts and gods who is famous in Kyoto, right?"

"Hello." Out of politeness, Kamiyagawa also stood up.

"Gui'an, Lord Shengu, my name is Fu, and I am Niyi here."

"Miss Fu." Shen Gu immediately greeted obediently.

Young people with a sweet mouth and good looks are always attractive, Fu Niyi smiled softly: "Hehe, I will borrow Xiaoying first. See you later, Mr. Kamiya."

"Shengu, you can eat first, there should be something about the sacrifice at the mother-in-law's place to tell me."

Onizuka walked out the door quickly.

It is a top priority for Tianyu to sacrifice his life tonight at Juqiong Shrine, and nothing can go wrong.

"Go ahead, don't pay too much attention to me."

Watching Onitsuka and Tomiegi leave, Kamiya sat down next to the table again.

He wasn't particularly hungry either.

I don't know if the little witch will come back soon, so I simply waited for a while.

"Onitsuka said she has a New Year's gift for me."

Kamiya's eyes fell on the small box on the table.

Is it this thing?

I just noticed that she was pushing the box forward while talking.

"What's in the box?"

Kamiya was a little curious.

According to Onizuka's actions just now, this small box was meant to be given to him, but was interrupted by Fu Niyi. That being the case, it shouldn't matter if you take a look at it for a while.

Slap.

The sandalwood box was opened.

Inside is a plain white small sake bottle.

The mouth of the pot is tightened and plugged with a cork, and the body of the bottle is conical and looks very plain.

"Wine?"

Kamiyagawa casually picked up the white wine bottle, without opening the cork, and sniffed the mouth of the bottle directly to the tip of his nose.

He has little ability to judge wine.

But the wine in this small bottle seems to smell unusual, the smell is sweet and sweet.

"Onitsuka is going to send me a bottle of wine?"

Satisfied with curiosity, Kamiyagawa is planning to put the wine bottle back into the box. At this time, the footsteps of clogs suddenly came from the door, and the voice of Onitsuka: "Kamitani, I forgot to take——eh!?"

"Um?"

Kamiya turned around.

I saw the little witch and Fu Niyi standing at the door.

Onizuka Kiri Hotaru's beautiful almond eyes stared at the sake bottle in Kamiya's hand, and his pupils shook. From her angle, she couldn't see whether the cork of the sake bottle was opened, but only saw Kamiya holding the bottle up to her mouth and nose.

"Kamiyagawa! You, you idiot, you idiot! You don't know how to drink!"

The little witch's fair cheeks suddenly turned crimson, even the redness could be seen at the base of her ears, and her mouth was nearly sunken into a w-shape.

"Huh? I didn't."

Kamiya quickly put down the bottle.

Not so good.

Judging by Onitsuka's reaction, this bottle of wine should not be given to him.

Will be wrong.

Moreover, the little witch always looks full of energy. Although she may be a little silly occasionally, she has a comfortable attitude towards everything. This is the first time Kamiya saw her face flushed.

Onitsuka rushed into the room in two steps in three steps, and only when he got closer did he see that the cork of the sake bottle had not been opened.

The expression on his face finally became a little normal.

"Uh... sorry, I thought it was a New Year's gift from you."

"I'm not out of my mind, how could I give this to you! Idiot Shengu!"

Onizuka quickly picked up the sake bottle on the table and put it back in the box.

He turned his head and walked away angrily.

"That wine..."

"Hehehe, that's the wine used in the afternoon sacrifice. Normally, people wouldn't drink it. Xiaoying probably intends to take it and dispose of it."

Fu Niyi who was at the door did not leave immediately, but squinted his eyes and looked at Kamiyagawa with a smile.

"It turned out to be used for sacrifices, I'm really sorry."

"It's okay. The ritual that used Shenzi wine in the afternoon is over, even if you really drink it, it won't affect the ritual." Fu Niyi still smiled, "However, this is the first time I see Xiaoying showing such an expression Come on. Mr. Shengu is really powerful, if someone else took that bottle of wine, according to Xiaoying's temper, he would probably just take out the yellow talisman."

"Uh, Shenzi wine?"

"That's right, it's the chewing wine that Xiaoying brewed last year. If Mr. Shengu really wants to drink it, for the sake of calling me Miss Fu, I can tell you quietly, where Xiaoying usually goes to dump the wine. "

"……No, thanks."

Kamiyagawa raised his hands to cover his face.

Girl's Chew?

No wonder Onitsuka reacted so strongly...

"Hehehe, I'm shy. Boys and girls are so cute."

Fu Niyi of Juqiong Shrine is somewhat dark-bellied.

...

Onizuka didn't come back to eat with Kamiya.

Probably because she was ashamed and angry, and didn't want to see him.

No response from Line.

However, around seven o'clock, Kamiyagawa received a Line from the other party: "Come to the front of the main hall, idiot Kamiya."

"Feel sorry."

Kamiyagawa returned to her.

Onitsuka said "read", but there was no reply.

In front of the main hall of Juqiong Shrine.

The moonlight tonight is very bright, falling in the courtyard, divided by the shadows of the trees, sticking to the ground like water rippling.

Inside the main hall, the lights are warm and yellow, and two wooden braziers have been added outside the corridor, and charcoal fires are burning inside.

When Shen Gu came here, some people had already gathered in front of the main hall.

It seems that they are all insiders of the shrine.

The blind mother-in-law with a blind cane, and Fu Niyi, who is gentle on the surface but black-bellied, are all among them.

A few people hold various musical instruments and stand in the corridor of the main hall.

Onitsuka has already taken off his white bread jacket, and the white scarlet maiden costume on his body seems to have changed, which is more gorgeous and thick than usual, revealing a self-evident sense of solemnity.

The blind mother-in-law and Fu Niyi below noticed the arrival of Kamiyagawa, but they just nodded at him without opening their mouths.

The atmosphere here does not seem to be conducive to speaking loudly.

Therefore, Kamiyagawa also nodded in response.

The little Onizuka witch in the center of the main hall also noticed Kamiya walking into the courtyard, and didn't give much reaction, just glanced at him briefly, puffing her cheeks invisibly. Then he went to Granny Blind and talked in a low voice.

After waiting for a while, the personnel for tonight came together. This is a sacrificial ceremony that is not open to the public, so there are not many people watching the ceremony.

It's almost time.

In the hallway of the temple, Onizuka inserted Miko flower hairpins into the coiled hair, and skillfully wrapped the long hair with white sandalwood paper.

Then, she took off her wooden clogs, and only wore a white and loose foot bag, and the socks of the foot bag were tied to her well-proportioned and exquisite Bai Shengsheng wrist.

The little witch's footsteps moved lightly, the flower hairpin tassels drooped and swayed, and she walked to the center of the temple.

There is a huge painted fan, and a golden crown of streamers is placed in front of the fan.

She bowed slightly towards the tiara, and then two young shrine women took off the tiara respectfully from the dressing table, and held it in front of her with both hands.

Onizuka Kiri Hotaru took over the tiara and put it on. The gorgeous clothes set off her exquisite and beautiful appearance. Coupled with her serious and solemn expression, her whole temperament seemed to have changed.

She just wore the crown called the shrine crown, the last accessory worn by the shrine maiden during the festival dance. Putting on the shrine crown means that the sight of the gods has been drawn here, and the festival dance is about to begin.

The people watching the ceremony were silent, only the sound of sparks splashing from the charcoal fire could be heard.

The kagura flute began to whimper and play.

The two clusters of bonfires outside the corridor burned more enthusiastically, and the shrine crown that was being worn on the head of Onitsuka flashed with gilt and intricate patterns under the light of the fire.

The little witch holds the bell of the gods in her right hand, and sets up the five-color thread with her left hand, and walks dignifiedly and gracefully.

The taiko drum sounded.

Onizuka stood still, turning his slender body gently following the sound of the drum.

There is no wind tonight, and the end of the five-color thread in her hand flutters slightly with the dancing movements.

Boom, boom, boom.

The taiko drum blared three times in short bursts.

Zheng, Zheng, Zheng.

Onizuka shook the Kagura bell in his hand three times in coordination.

The golden Kagura bell is divided into three rings, from the inner ring to the outer ring, with three, five, and seven bells tied respectively. The bell rang, and the sound was like a spring hitting a rock, crisp but full, pious and ethereal.

Then, the drum beat slowly increased.

The little witch bent down softly, and the five colored threads flashed in front of her.

Straightening up, the Kagura Bell flew past her delicate and solemn face, and the five-colored satin scattered in the air in an arc shape, and gathered into Onizuka's left hand again.

Continue to bend over, stand up, wave the bell, soothe your nerves, raise your hands and throw your feet, slowly exuding a sense of holiness.

The dance she danced was calm, pure and innocent, standing like a peony and moving like a mountain pill.

Standing in the courtyard, Kamiyagawa watched Onitsuka's dance steps, feeling an inexplicable itch in his heart.

"Onitsuka's dance looks so lonely... Is this dance just like this, or is it her own emotion?"

A holy figure dances in the center of the temple, which is beautiful and inconceivable.

But I don't know why, but it looks extremely lonely. It is clearly in front of my eyes, but it seems to be far away in the sky, hard to reach.

Kagura flute and taiko drum symphony performance.

Onizuka's movements are more holy and firm, but also more ethereal and distant.

The familiar young girl in the center of the temple concentrated all her attention, ignoring all the sounds, things, and people around her and turning a deaf ear to them. Swirling his sleeves lightly, stepping on graceful, brisk, free and fluent dance steps, performing Tianyu's solo dance.

The expression is solemn but indifferent, and the figure is beautiful but lonely, as if between the sky and the earth, she is the only one who stands alone.

"Or maybe, when Tiantian's female life was dancing in front of Tianyan's house, she felt the same way?"

Onizuka's dance continues—

Six feet long and five-color thread, whirling, the silk light is dancing.

Fifteen golden bells were vibrating, and the clanging sound was endless.

Three spins, six rings and nine reverberations.

Ribbons and golden bells danced with light, drawing silhouettes in the eyes of everyone, enough to separate the boundaries between light and darkness, life and death, man and god.

In front of the temple.

All the colors are dim, only red and pure white dancing and swaying; all the voices are dumb, only the footsteps of one person and one bell resound.

When everything calmed down and Kamiyagawa came back to his senses, Onitsuka's dance had stopped.

Her forehead and cheeks were soaked in fine sweat, and her bright eyes under the light of the bonfire were a little smug, and she glanced at Shengu standing quietly below, panting for breath.

"...That guy, you are serious about it."

...

After the dance of Tianyu's sale is over, Onizuka Kiri Hotaru will not be needed for tonight's sacrifice.

She went back to her room and put on thick and warm clothes.

When she came out, she saw Kamiyagawa waiting for her outside.

"Onitsuka."

"what?"

"Well, I'm really sorry about the Miko sake. Also—the dance just now was very good."

"Hmph—" Onizuka snorted softly, "Anyway, you are a guest, and I don't want to argue with you anymore, it seems that I am so stingy. Here, this is for you."

She took out a pentagonal ema wooden sign from her pocket and stuffed it into Shengu's hand.

This thing is the New Year's gift that the little witch wants to give.

She seemed to have said before that she would draw a beautiful ema for Kamiyagawa.

The largest area on the painted horse card is hand-painted——

It was a girl in a red and white shrine costume, with a smiling face, holding a fat orange cat in her hand.

Probably Onitsuka drew it in his own image, which is quite cute.

On the left side of the painted horse, it is written in correct and beautiful handwriting: [Sincerely congratulate the New Year]

On the right is a line of small characters——

[Wish: Kamiyagawa will always be safe and sound. ]

"Happy New Year, Kamiya."

"Well, happy new year, Onizuka."

"Let's go."

Onizuka wrapped his clothes and smiled at Kamiyagawa.

From the looks of it, according to the character of the little witch's little Shiba Inu, maybe she didn't have much trouble in the first place.

"Where are you going?"

"Didn't I tell you earlier that my mother-in-law wants to see you?"