Lost Narrative Poetry

Moriya Shrine is quite large and more solemn.

The shrine is located on the edge of a lake called the Lake of the Wind God. To be precise, the shrine is directly opposite the Lake of the Wind God, and there are numerous imperial pillars standing on the edge of the lake.

The main building of the shrine is naturally the main hall of the shrine. There is a pilgrimage path in front of the main hall, and the shrine's torii gate stands at the entrance of the pilgrimage path. The pilgrimage path is a hiking trail, paved with square stone bricks, with pieces of imperial pillars standing on both sides, and surrounded by maple trees.

According to Tofutani Sanae, the scenery on this mountain trail is often the most beautiful in autumn. When she sweeps with a broom in her spare time, she often spends the entire day sweeping.

Under the twilight, climbing up the stairs step by step on the pilgrimage road, Yukinoshita Yukino carefully observed the surrounding scenery, couldn't help but think in her heart, and thought about the topic that Xia Ran had mentioned before. .

There is a mountain like this near the city center of Chiba City. There is a large shrine on the mountain, a large forest, a tranquil lake, and various other scenery...

——For her who already knew about this matter, it seemed that this knowledge was natural and there was nothing surprising about it.

But if Xia Ran hadn't taken over this shrine, then this shrine would have been hidden by the gods not long ago and disappeared completely.

shrine……

lake……

Mountain forest...

Even the land surrounding the buildings will disappear without a trace, as if it has never existed. However, Chiba City is inexplicably missing such a piece of land, but no one knows about it, and no one thinks there is a problem?

They may even think that this is how the city was originally, and there has never been a Moriya Shrine or anything like that, because there is no record of it even on maps and other files?

So, this kind of thing... is very strange no matter how you look at it.

If you have a bigger imagination, it will be a terrifying thing to think about. For example, how many times has the current world been revised, how many people or things have disappeared, but no one has ever discovered this problem?

"Is that Sanae-san back now?" Yukinoshita calmed down her thoughts and stopped thinking wildly. Instead, she took a breath and asked.

"I don't know about this. After all, we are not from the same school. But it is already this time, and she is much closer to the school than us. She should have returned to the shrine by now..."

Xia Ran thought for a moment and then said this with reason.

"That means that Tofudani Sanae-san is indeed living in the same place as you?" Yukinoshita raised her eyebrows, obviously dissatisfied with his words: "Does this mean we are not living together?!"

"It's really not true. As we said, she actually lives inside the shrine, but my side is outside the shrine. This can be seen as being divided into two shrines by realm, just like Hakurei in the outside world. The shrine is located deep in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture. It has been dilapidated and no one has visited it for hundreds of years. Would you think it is the same place where the red and white shrine maiden lives..."

Xia Ran explained again helplessly. After all, it was really strange to feel like being suspected by his girlfriend.

"uh-huh?"

Yukinoshita felt a little relieved, but she didn't let her guard down completely so easily.

She looked forward with dull eyes. The pilgrimage path was almost finished at her feet. The tall torii gate was not far ahead. It was an auxiliary building of a shrine similar to an archway. It represented the entrance to the divine realm and was used to distinguish the divine realm where the gods lived. and the secular world inhabited by humans.

"Who knows if what you said is true, and even if it's not with that Sanae-san, maybe it's with other girls..."

"I can't do that. What is my image in your mind?"

Xia Ran sighed as if admitting defeat, "And don't make such irresponsible inferences so casually, Yukinoshita-san, this is already considered a rumor, okay... If you really want to say it, what evidence do you have?" ?"

""Do you have any evidence?" This sentence is really good, or this sentence is enough to serve as evidence..." Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly showed a contemptuous smile, she brushed the hair on her shoulders and said as if she had won.

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"Well, for example?" Xia Ran raised his eyebrows slightly and asked humbly, why could his words be used as evidence?

"For example? Isn't this obvious, because prisoners often have just a few lines in their lines!"

The girl with long black hair and straight hair flexed her fingers and listed the treasures one by one, as if she had read some detective novel recently——

"Like "Do you have any evidence?", "What an amazing reasoning, don't you think it would be better to change your career to writing novels?", "I don't want to stay with criminals, I'm going back to my room." Fixed sentence pattern..."

"Wait a minute, that last sentence is the victim's line..." Xia Ran couldn't help complaining, this shortcoming was too obvious.

"Well, really?" The girl tilted her head, looking a little unsure. "It's not bad anyway, because what you just said is obviously the same style, and it sounds like the prisoner's sophistry."

"I have objection to this!" Xia Ran shook his head vigorously and refused to admit such slander very righteously, "I haven't done it, I haven't done it. This is the fact. How can it be said just because of one sentence-"

At this moment, an unhappy and cold voice came from the front, interrupting his words: "It's really too slow. Why did it take you so long to come back?!"

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Xia Ran stopped in surprise and found that behind the torii in front, a girl with long lavender hair and a single ponytail was looking at her with an unhappy face, as if she was quite annoyed because of her late return. .

Her clothes are very distinctive. Inside she wears a white shirt-like dress with half sleeves and a wide placket. Outside she wears a suspender-like jumpsuit with a shoulder strap only on her right shoulder. The skirt part is like a slit skirt. Legs exposed.

That's right, it's none other than One of the Moon Princesses who appeared in Gensokyo's Incident.

Why is she here?

Next to her is her sister Toyohime Watuki, wearing the same outfit, but the color is blue and the shoulder strap is on the left side. If the two sisters' clothing tones were combined, it would be the outfit of the blame doctor Yashi Eirin, which seems to be quite meaningful.

"Hey! Yiji, you should be more polite when asking others for help..."

Compared to her younger sister who has a domineering and serious character and a very high self-esteem, Princess Toyohime is obviously more aware of having uninvited guests, so at this time she couldn't help but pull her sister's clothes and remind her in a low voice.

At the same time, she was embarrassed and smiled gently at Xia Ran. This princess was kind and generous, and her innocent character could indeed make anyone like her immediately.

It's just that it's completely inappropriate for the two sisters to appear at such a delicate moment, okay?

Xia Ran blinked and looked sideways subconsciously. As expected, he found that the girl next to him was already looking at him with her usual cold expression.

Then again, what the hell is this? Why did they appear in the shrine at such a time, and at such a delicate juncture?

Is this world really full of malice towards me, thinking about killing me all the time?

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In the silence, a gust of night wind swept a maple leaf and swirled it past. The scene was very embarrassing for a time. Of course, the two Moon Princesses probably didn't know what was going on, but they just keenly felt that something was not right about the atmosphere.

At this moment, a clear and sweet ringing sound sounded.

Xia Ran breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, but she remained calm on the surface. While reaching out to take out her phone, she said calmly: "Ahem, you guys go in first, I'll be there later -"

It doesn't matter who it is, even if it's just a salesman calling to sell products, it's okay. He really likes the other person at this time, and this phone call comes at the right time!

Yukinoshita Yukino narrowed her eyes slightly, her eyes as cold as ever, but when she saw the two moon princesses chatting in a low voice, then nodded and turned around to walk towards the shrine at the end of the road.

She didn't say anything, she just followed quickly.

The girl actually didn't think too much, because it was obvious that this incident was completely unexpected by this guy, otherwise, the slap in the face would not have happened so suddenly. Moreover, she had met these two girls before. It was said that they were the two princesses on the moon.

It can be said that the time when Yukinoshita knew them is the same as the time when Xia Ran knew them. It was because of the previous incident in Gensokyo that the two princesses came down from the moon... There is no problem with this.

Moreover, what sister Toyohime said just now also showed that they seemed to have come to ask for something today, which could also prove her guess.

Of course, even if this is the case, the girl still feels unhappy, just like she is wary of the Gensokyo directly connected to Moriya Shrine - why are they all girls? ! Is it obvious that something is wrong with someone’s relationship? !

The ringtone of the cell phone was still ringing persistently. Xia Ran didn't exhale until she watched the three of them walk away, and answered the call:

"Hey! Thunder monkey!"

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Probably slightly startled by his cheerful way of greeting, the person opposite didn't say anything for a while, but Xia Ran was in a good mood at this time, so she didn't feel impatient and didn't hang up the phone.

Until a familiar voice came from the other side——

"Classmate Xia Ran?"

Listening to this familiar voice with a hint of confirmation, Xia Ran was slightly startled: "Are you...Kato-kun?"

"Yes, it's me." Kato Megumi on the other side of the phone responded calmly.

"It turns out it's you. I really like you, Kato-san..." Xia Ran suddenly smiled. Kato Megumi is indeed his best friend. He likes Kato-san like this the most.

"Eh? Thank you... thank you, but it always feels so sudden. What's wrong with you, classmate Xia Ran?" The tone of the girl on the other side of the phone immediately became a little subtle. It seemed that even she would be confused by this sudden nonsense. Troubled by gibberish.

"No, it's nothing. The main reason is that your call was so timely and helped me a lot..."

Xia Ran smiled and said, "By the way, Kato-san, what's the matter with you? Why did you call me at this time?"

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"This, this... Xia Ran, this is actually my phone number..." The girl's tone was obviously confused, and she felt weak.

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"Huh? Wait..."

Xia Ran subconsciously glanced at the mobile phone in her hand, and then realized that it was indeed a women's compact mobile phone.

He blinked and recalled carefully. It seemed that he had borrowed Kato Megumi's cell phone for use in the morning and then forgot to return it. The latter probably didn't need to use his mobile phone in school, so he didn't think of reminding him.

——The result is that the other party didn’t think of it until now after returning home? So I called to confirm the reminder?

——But fortunately, I was able to get Kato-san’s off-site assistance just right?

"Fortunately, I didn't return the phone to you, Kato-san..." In an instant, Xia Ran understood the whole thing and couldn't help but sigh sincerely. This was really the wisest thing she had done today.

"Eh?" Kato Megumi's tone unknowingly became very pale, and she seemed to be even more troubled, "Does this mean that you are going to give up?"

"No, no, no, I mean..."

Xia Ran thanked the girl in the back seat and explained that she had just forgotten and would return her phone to her tomorrow. She tried her best to find topics to talk to Kei Kato about, and they talked for about ten minutes. Just ended the call.

It wasn't that he was reluctant to leave, but that he felt that if he ended the call too quickly, he would have no reason to stay outside.

It is better to delay it as long as possible and let Yukinoshita figure out the whole thing on his own than to explain it himself. This is simply a misunderstanding! Presumably ten minutes should be enough time for them to mingle, right?

Even if it's just a superficial rapport, after all, the relationship between girls is so delicate.

After bypassing the main building of the shrine and returning to the house used for living after the shrine, Xia Ran walked from the entrance to the living room. The scene she saw immediately made her feel at ease. The two Moon Princesses who suddenly visited were talking to Sanae and Artoria in the living room. The scene looked very peaceful.

But, what about the others?

He subconsciously looked in the direction of the kitchen, and happened to see Yukinoshita walking out of the door, wearing an apron, and seemed to be helping Charlotte cook, but the expression on her face was still slightly displeased.

"Xia Ran is back. What would you like to eat for dinner? All I need is your opinion now..." she asked calmly.

Xia Ran looked at the kitchen knife in her hand, not sure whether she wanted to answer this question.