Kyoto Shenyin Love Story

Chapter 166 Moon Reading Shrine
Go across the road and pass under the tall torii gate. On the left is Matsuo Koban, and two police motorcycles are parked at the door.

Akane Kirino said that she will continue to go deeper for a while, and will not see the main body of Matsuo Taisha until she turns the next intersection.

"yes."

Zongya responded casually, and then glanced at the young policeman on duty standing at the gate of Jiaofan, thinking why he didn't stop the suspicious-looking Yuedu, and now he ran away without a trace.

"Soya, you seem to be thinking of something bad."

"……Have it."

The two continued to walk forward, and under the tall pine trees on the side of the road, they could gradually see some ancient monuments surrounded by stone fences.

The sound of gurgling water can be heard behind the bushes on the other side, and a small river is hidden behind the branches and leaves.As soon as they passed the corner, a section of clear stream sandwiched between the two bridge decks appeared in front of Soya and Akane Kirino.

The river channel is only two or three meters wide, and the water is shallow and fast. A fallen leaf that came from nowhere suddenly appeared and then disappeared.

"The river water is so clear."

"Ah."

Walking to the bridge, the road under your feet has also changed from asphalt roads to pieces of spliced ​​stone slabs.In front of you is a straight approach, and at the end is the orange torii gate of Matsuo Taisha Shrine.

In front of the torii, Tsukiyomi's back is fleeting.Instead of entering the shrine, he ran to the other side.

"..."

He probably felt something, Soya thought to himself.

From the map, he chose the direction where the Tsukiyomi Shrine is located.

"Yuezi..." Akane Kirino also looked over there.

"do not worry about it."

Continue along the approach, approach the torii of Matsuo Taisha Shrine, and you can see the main hall in the depths at a glance.The shrine in the rain really didn't have many worshippers, it was deserted and quiet.

"This is Matsuo Taisha." Akane Kirino said, "The 'God of Brewing' is enshrined here, so parents come here every year to pay homage."

"Isn't your house selling wine?"

"Hahaha, it's all about wine, almost."

Soya scanned the inside of the Eye Club, and then looked in the direction where Tsukiyomi disappeared just now, "Has Kirino been there?"

"Over there..." Akane Kirino glanced at the sign next to the night light, "Is it the parking lot? I haven't been there."

"Let's go and have a look."

She followed up, "Okay."

Arashiyama is green and fresh in the light rain.After passing the shrine at the foot of the mountain, the road turned into a black asphalt road with low houses on both sides.

Walk forward for three to five minutes before you can see a wide parking lot, which is connected to the shrine inside.

The two didn't go in, but just passed by outside, looking at it at the same time.The shrubs between the parking lot and the road are neatly trimmed, with little drops of water on the leaves.

There is a clump of morning glory hanging outside the courtyard wall by the side of the road. There is no one on the road, and it is very quiet.The utility poles stand tall, and the upper and lower cables are clearly layered, cutting the sky.

Jingle Bell--

There was a sudden ringing of a bell behind him.

Akane Kirino stopped following Soya and looked back.Several elementary school students rode bicycles from far to near, and quickly passed by the two of them.

Jingle Bell--

In the blink of an eye, the elementary school students in bright yellow raincoats rode away again.

"so good……"

Looking at their backs, Akane Kirino showed a yearning look on her face, "Soya, let's ride a bicycle again tomorrow."

"You're really bored."

"It's too much! Anyway, don't you have anything else to do tomorrow?"

"Do you know how far it is from Near Lake City to here? It takes more than an hour by tram."

"We've got all day."

"Let's talk about it." Soya said perfunctorily.

Akane Kirino suddenly stopped, "Where are we going now?"

"There is Yuezi reading the shrine ahead..." He turned to look at her, "Yuezi should be waiting there now."

"Tsukiyomi Shrine? How far is it?"

"It should be here soon."

After walking forward for a while, both sides of the road suddenly opened up.

On one side was a long strip of grass with play equipment like swings, climbing frames and slides, which was neglected in the rain.

On the opposite side of the grass, there are two steps up and down between the tall pine trees, and the upper and lower steps are the Tsukiyomi Shrine, which is also unattended.

"It doesn't look too small."

Soya stopped in front of the torii gate, and looked at the forehead bundle hanging in the center.

"'Month Reading God'..."

He looked above the stone steps. The main part of the shrine was a wide courtyard, and he could only glimpse a corner in front of the torii gate.

"Do you want to go in?" Akane Kirino asked.

"Ah."

Walking into the shrine, Soya saw Tsukuyomi standing in front of the main hall at a glance.

Just as he was about to pass, Akane Kirino grabbed him.

"The Teshui house is over there."

"I know, I'll talk about it later."

"If you go to worship without washing the filth on your body, the gods will be unhappy."

"..."

Zongya wanted to say that he was quite familiar with the gods here, and the other party would not mind - not to mention that the gods would not take a bath for several days, and he was not a clean person.

It's just that I can't say it.

"Ok."

Washing off the filth in the hand water house, the two walked to the front of the main hall, and found that Tsukiyomi had her eyes closed and was motionless, as if she was feeling something.

Looking at him twice, Soya instead focused his attention on Akane Kirino's face at this moment.

"Ok?"

She quickly noticed and tilted her head.

"fine……"

It seemed she couldn't see anything either.

After thinking about it, Soya took off the amulet again and asked her to hold it for now.

Under the new perspective, Yuedu still hasn't changed, it's as quiet as if he fell asleep standing up.

"Is confinement praying?"

Kirino Akane was gearing up, but finally resisted the idea of ​​poking him.

"probably."

"What are you praying for?"

"Pray that I pay back the money sooner or something."

Akane Kirino giggled, and Tsukuyomi opened her eyes at this time, and gave him a sad look.

"I will definitely pay you back." Sogu said immediately, for fear that he would be distracted by this matter and affect the absorption of the power of faith.

"ended."

Yuedu sighed for a long time, "It's so rare..."

"What is so little?"

"The power of faith, what else can it be?"

He responded, and then realized that it was Akane Kirino who was asking the question.

"The power of faith?" she continued to ask.

"..."

Tsukiyomi pursed her lips, unable to answer, and looked at Soya again.

He glared at him, then went on to explain:
"The manga says that the statues in the shrine embody the beliefs of a large number of worshipers, and it can be felt...he takes it seriously."

Akane Kirino stared at the statue for a while, but she didn't know how much she believed it.

"The Tsukiyomi-sama here is different from the one at Fuyun Shrine. It's a male image."

"Yes."

"why?"

"There is a bias in the interpretation of the myth."

"Is the master of the month reading male or female?"

"There are too few records in the myth..." Soya glanced at Yuedu, "Who knows."

In addition to the Tsukiyomi God, there are also shrines such as Shotoku Taishi Shrine and Mifunesha Shrine inside the shrine, and there is even a Tsukiyomi Stone that blesses safe delivery in the name of Tsukiyomi, and the three of them turned around in the shrine again.

After Kirino Akane was attracted by another place and walked a little further, Soya asked: "There is little power of faith here?"

"Yes."

Tsukuyomi nodded, and sighed again.

"In such a remote rural place, no one comes to worship. I have absorbed all the power of faith on that statue, which is less than one-third of the statue in Jingzi's house."

"It's so different..."

Sogu sighed for a while, then asked again: "Then why did you run away just now?"

"The feeling is coming."

"What do you feel?"

Yuedu looked forward, "It's like this in the morning drama. Although I don't know why, I have to run."

"..."

Akane Kirino turned her head, only to see Soya bumping Tsukiyomi with her elbow.

"What are you playing?"

"It's nothing."

Soya responded, and pulled Yuedu to the other side.

"After absorbing these powers of faith, how much has the efficiency of Yueyue's induction been improved?"

"Probably ten times the original size."

He was overjoyed at first, and then realized that it was only because the divine power before Yuedu was too weak that the improvement was so obvious.

But efficiency improvement is always a good thing, and Tsukiyomi Shrine is not the only one.Searching for Tsukuyomi Shrines or Tsukiyomi Palaces all over the place, the accumulation of little things will make more, and the precious son of Tsukiyomi will one day reappear the style of the year...

"..."

The style of the year?
"Why?" Noticing his gaze, Yueyue frowned, "Suddenly looked at me with such pity."

"fine……"

Soya shook his head, took another deep breath, and regained his spirit.

"Do you have anything else to do? If not, let's go to Ise Jingu now."

Yuedu hesitated to speak, then looked at the main hall, the statue in the center was cold and speechless.

"Let's go."

(End of this chapter)