Truth is everywhere within range

Shimogamo Shrine, also known as Kamo Goso Shrine, was originally the family shrine of the Kamo clan, a large family in the Heian period. Later, the capital was moved to Kyoto, and Kamo Goso Shrine became the guardian shrine of Kyoto.

In addition to being a noble at the time, the Kamo family also produced a powerful onmyoji named Kamo Tadayuki, and his student was the famous Abe Seimei.

Later, the Onmyo Ryo was gradually taken over by Seimei Abe, and the Kamo family gradually faded out of the onmyotsu stage. Later, a branch of the family changed their surname to Kotokui, which can be regarded as retaining some traditions of onmyotsu.

The rest will gradually disappear with the changes of the times.

Speaking of which, the reason why Kamo Gozu Shrine is called Shimogamo Shrine can be regarded as a classic Japanese joke.

Because the pronunciations of Kamo and duck are similar, when the Kamogawa River in Kyoto flows through Kamo Gozu Shrine, it is called Kamo River. Over time, Kamo Shrine became Shimogamo Shrine.

It was a shrine with such a glorious and long history that Qiao Qiao found strange.

Why was he invited to teach how to remove spirits?

Is there any deviation in this?

Qiao Qiao expressed his doubts in Line.

[Ariko☆Kira]: They said they could pay one million yen a day.

[Qiao Qiao]: I’ll pack my luggage right now.

That being the case, there's nothing to be confused about.

Maybe the other party just heard about Qiao Qiao's spirit-killing methods from Miko Asano and wanted to learn from others' strengths.

While Qiao Qiao was still packing his things, he heard a knock on the door.

Dong dong dong——

Opening the door, Suzuka, who was wearing deer pajamas, rubbed her eyes and looked curiously into Qiao Qiao's room.

"Qiao Sang, what are you doing? It's so noisy."

"Actually, I'm going to take a long trip."

Qiao Qiao briefly explained what happened at Shimogamo Shrine.

Suzuka listened with "Yeah, yeah, yeah", waited for a long time, and then said with a look of horror on her face.

"Qiao, Qiao Sang, are you going to leave me alone and go on a date with Asano Sang!"

"It's not a date, just a purely academic exchange."

Qiao Qiao explained seriously.

"It was the same situation when I went to Nagoya before."

"As expected, Qiao Sang still prefers the woman with big breasts to Suzuka who is only three years old."

Suzuka looked at her airport and said angrily.

"?"

Qiao Qiao didn't understand Suzuka's dilemma at all.

"Also, if Qiao Sang travels far away, then I can only eat lunch boxes from convenience stores and order ridiculously expensive pizza takeaways."

Suzuka voiced her worries.

Well, why does it feel like this is what she really wants to say.

Suzuka is a rich woman who earns at least hundreds of thousands of yen every day, so why would she still worry about the price of takeout?

Thanks to Suzuka, Qiao Qiao's usual food has also improved a lot.

For example, when Suzuka was happy, she would order sushi takeout, and sometimes she would just take Qiao Qiao out to eat the extremely expensive BBQ in Ginza.

Qiao Qiao was very grateful for this.

"By the way, Qiao Sang is going to Kyoto."

Suzuka had an idea and asked.

"Yes, it seems that Shimogamo Shrine needs my help due to matters related to the Gion Festival."

Qiao Qiao nodded.

"Then I'll go with you."

Suzuka said.

"?"

Qiao Qiao fell into thinking.

Suzuka had just completed her physical examination this month, so she didn't need to remove herself from the Spiritual Master Association.

"It doesn't matter. I will pay for it myself. I haven't been to Kyoto yet, so I can take this opportunity to travel."

Suzuka said again.

"How about taking a trip to Nara? After all, that can be considered my hometown."

Facing Suzuka who had already started making travel plans, Qiao Qiao couldn't say anything else.

Anyway, she solved all the travel expenses by herself, maybe Qiao Qiao could still get a few meals.

Just go.

In the evening, a very happy Suzuka ordered fried chicken and pizza. The two packed their luggage and arrived at the train station early the next morning.

Ariko Asano was already waiting at the station.

July is already summer, and this year’s rainy season has been too long. Until recently, showers would fall from time to time, and the weather was extremely hot.

It is precisely because of this that everyone looks forward to sunny weather.

Ariko Asano has already put on summer clothes, a white knee-length pleated skirt, a red cardigan, and a lace shirt. Her long hair is tied up on one side with sandalwood paper, and the ends of her hair hang down around her shoulders, showing her A bit of a mature feeling.

"Teacher, please give me your advice next time."

Ariko Asano bowed and looked at Suzuka behind Qiao Qiao, who was wearing a brown dress and a red scarf.

"Ms. Suzuka, it's our first time meeting you."

"Hmm, first time meeting."

Suzuka held Asano Ariko's hand back.

Well, the two of them seem to have a good relationship.

Qiao Qiao sighed.

They didn't notice the red marks left on their hands due to exertion after they let go.

The three of them got on the Shinkansen.

Half a day is enough to get from Tokyo to Kyoto.

Qiaoqiao sat Asano Ariko on her left hand, and Suzuka on her right.

The three of them were very harmonious, talking and laughing along the way.

"Although Ms. Suzuka is only three years old, she is unexpectedly mature. After all, if you convert a deer's three years old to a human, she should be twenty years old, right?"

"Suzuka is just a child and doesn't know anything. I'll take a closer look next time I ask Qiao Sang to check my body."

"That's right. Ms. Suzuka is a monster after all. She is different from ordinary animals. After all, there is nothing that humans and monsters can do."

"Ha, even so, it's not the miko's turn to intervene."

Seeing them living in harmony, Qiao Qiao felt very relieved.

After arriving at the station.

As soon as the three of them walked out of the station, they saw someone from Shimogamo Shrine coming to pick them up in a black limousine.

The leader is a woman.

She is a few years older than Qiaoqiao, her name is Araki Maki, and she is currently a freshman majoring in folklore at Kyoto University.

Of course, she is also the daughter of Shimogamo Shrine Shrine Naoto Araki and the shrine maiden of Shimogamo Shrine.

"Ariko-chan, long time no see."

As soon as she saw Ariko Asano, Maki Araki greeted her warmly.

Araki Maki has short hair, wears a dark short-sleeved T-shirt and hot pants, and has a red and white sports bracelet on her left wrist. If she didn't explain it, no one would know that she is a miko.

"Is this Qiao Sang? And this is Suzuka-chan?"

Maki Araki received news from Ariko Asano before and knew that besides Qiao Qiao, there was also a little monster.

But when she actually saw Suzuka, Araki Maki was still shocked.

"so cute."

She came closer, knelt down slightly, and looked at Suzuka's face carefully.

"Thank you, thank you."

Although Suzuka usually acted like that, she was actually a bit shy. After leaving the station, she had been hiding behind Qiao Qiao.

He is obedient to strangers, but strikes hard when facing Asano Miko.

As expected of Suzuka.

After some pleasantries, several people got into the car.

Maki Araki sat in the passenger seat, while Qiao Qiao and others sat in the back seat.

"The reason why I bothered Qiao Sang to come here this time is actually about the Gion Festival."

Maki Araki said with some embarrassment.

"The Gion Matsuri of Yasaka Shrine is a summer festival for ordinary people, but for the shrines in Kyoto, it is an exchange conference of Shinto and spirit-removing techniques."

"Exchange conference?"

Qiao Qiao frowned slightly.

"To put it simply, each shrine requires a certain amount of manpower to conduct spirit-removing exercises in a given area, and finally selects the best shrine. Such an activity."

Araki Maki turned around, looked at the two people in the back seat and said.