Chapter 27 - Katou Megumi’s Study Session (1/2)

“Gone?” Sora’s wide and clear eyes obviously did not expect such a bizarre situation to occur.

“Is the little snake just now the god here?”

Everything has an aura. This was the basic doctrine of Shintoism, Japan’s largest native religion, and it was also widely spread among the people.

Ye You shook his head. He didn’t know. However, the so-called ‘god’ in this country was actually not much different from ‘demon.

The basis for judgment depends on whether the attribute was good or evil. After all, here where the term ‘eight million gods.’

Now that Ye You has stepped into the realm of extraordinary, naturally, there was no sense of awe. He stepped forward and turned over the box he was serving, and then searched for the wooden feet of the dilapidated attic, but he did not see the snake.

If possible, Ye You wanted to study it carefully. But now, he could only tell Neet Hime and seventeen about the situation to see if he could get any information from them.

The small episode in the middle didn’t bother the two of them. Sora had already seen magic and was accustomed to these strange events.

Soon the little snake thing was forgotten by her. After all, the object of her prayers was only her own mind, not a specific existence.

A quiet shrine with no one and the cold air made the mind clear. Looked down from the steps under the torii gate, through the layers of tree-like black shadows, one could see the bright streamer embedded in the black surface, which was the city lights that were endless all night.

The countdown to the new year has entered, and the cheers of the city could be heard even here. The sound of celebration turned into a torrent, rushing in all directions on this sticky cold night.

Ye You and Sora were sitting on the stairs of the shrine. They were shoulder to shoulder, just quietly looking at the direction of the brightly lit city.

Dong, dong, dong…

Ten chimes of the New Year’s bell sounded backward, and the magnificent fireworks rushed up into the night, turning into gorgeous colored flowers.

Seeing the fireworks blooming in the sky, Sora’s small hands unknowingly held Ye You, his palms intertwined, and his fingers interlocked, like two hearts constantly approaching each other.

When he went back, Sora couldn’t walk anymore, so Ye You carried his younger sister all the way down the mountain.

At the same time, in the dilapidated eaves of the shrine, a small snake glowing with a pale green glow was faintly visible.

The green little snake’s eyes have been staring in the direction where Ye You and Sora were leaving as if wanting to reflect their postures into its minds.

……

After the New Year, there was also the habit of visiting relatives here. Long-lost relatives would get together on this day. But the brother and sister who depend on each other did not have to be like this.

Both of their parents were only children. Although they did have relatives, they were not known to have a few generations of blood relationship, and they did not have much contact with each other.

But there was another elder named “Auntie.” Although the relationship was very long, she was also the guardians of Ye You and Sora.

Under the strong request of that person, Ye You and Sora called her as a sister.

But she also has her worries. When relatives gather together during the New Year, it was inevitable to talk about lifelong events. The current person might be sitting in front of the quilt with a frowning face, listening to the elders talking annoyingly, or hiding in the room alone drinking alcohol.

So Ye You made a called, “Happy new year, sister Jing.”

“Ah… uh… it’s little You, happy new year.” There was a buzzing sound over there, probably not awake yet.

Ye You looked at the clock, “It’s already ten o’clock. Sister Jing drank too much last night.”

“Ah~~ You don’t know how annoying those old guys are. You have to take me on a blind date. Is it so difficult to find a good man now?” She raved.

Ye You gave an advice, “Sister Jing’s request is too high, right? Sister Jing came to Tokyo to relax? Maybe you will get moldy if you stay in Chiba.”

“You want to talk about the procedure of house transfer. The real estate hasn’t gone to work in the past few days during the New Year. I will go there later.”