Tokyo: Starting with the Shrine Maiden

The other one has a build almost identical to Hoshino Rin.

But with the hood on, his face was not clearly visible.

"Mother."

Hoshino Rin bowed expressionlessly.

Hoshino Aoi glanced at her but said nothing.

It was as if the person in front of her wasn't her daughter, but a stranger.

Haruhiko is now beginning to understand why Hoshino Rin's reaction to mentioning her mother was rather strange.

It turned out to be the case.

The only puzzling thing is that, given this relationship, he would still prepare lunchboxes for his daughter.

It feels too incongruous.

Haruhiko instinctively sensed that something was wrong.

"Hotaru, aren't you going to greet your older sister?"

Hoshino Rin's expression changed, and she revealed a faint smile.

Hotaru Hoshino looked up, took off her hood, and stared at her with her dark eyes.

He opened his mouth silently, then put his hood back on.

Haruhiko looked surprised.

Because the two people look exactly alike.

I just don't know if it's the same in other places.

Why didn't he know that Hoshino Rin had a twin sister all these years?

Is it because he is now a priest that he was given this information?

And it seems that Hotaru Hoshino is mute?

He found the family increasingly strange.

"Haruhiko-kun, come and sit."

Hoshino Rin waved to him.

Haruhiko sat down next to her, and then remembered a question.

He did not greet Hoshino Aoi and Hoshino Hotaru.

Neither of them paid him any attention.

“My mother and sister have always been like this, you don’t need to worry about it.”

Hoshino Rin noticed his expression and explained.

Are you and your sister twins?

Haruhiko gazed at Hoshino Rin, who was standing very close to him.

Her reaction was not as indifferent as she claimed.

Hoshino Rin glanced at him and noticed the worry in his eyes, which warmed her heart.

"It's not exactly a secret."

She hesitated for a moment, then said, "It's a tradition of our Hoshino family that the two heirs are each responsible for different matters."

Tradition?

Does that mean her mother, Hoshino Aoi, also has a twin sister?

Haruhiko was thoughtful.

Big families really know how to have fun.

With so many methods, even if one of the heirs gets into trouble, it won't have a significant impact.

Haruhiko chatted idly with Hoshino Rin the whole way.

He was also observing Hoshino Aoi and Hoshino Hotaru.

The two of them were like wooden figures, completely still.

Someone who didn't know better might mistake it for a lifelike doll.

Haruhiko got off the car.

He looked at the distant buildings with some surprise.

Tokyo Opera City.

Skyscrapers that reach into the clouds.

Under the cover of night, the lights shimmered brightly.

This is Shinjuku.

The most famous commercial district in all of Tokyo.

At this moment, there are all kinds of high-end cars in front of the building.

Men and women dressed in expensive clothes and wearing precious jewelry walked gracefully forward.

But Hoshino Aoi's appearance immediately drew everyone's attention.

The current chief priest of Izumo Shrine.

An absolutely important person.

The waiter hurried down the steps, stood before her, bowed, and said, "Lady Hoshino, welcome."

"Sir" is a term that has disappeared in modern times.

But it's suitable for Hoshino Aoi.

Haruhiko felt a pang of emotion.

This game world, after a thousand years, seems to have remained unchanged.

The four people followed the waiter into the hall.

Golden light illuminated the field of vision.

It comes from a giant crystal chandelier hanging from a dome-shaped ceiling.

Haruhiko looked towards the center of the stage, where a red curtain hung, obscuring everything.

The opera house has many seats, but they are spaced very far apart, leaving many empty seats.

Hoshino Aoi was seated in a private room on the second floor.

The view is quite expansive.

It's right in front of the stage.

In addition, there was a huge television.

The video being played also showed footage of the stage.

It was officially seven o'clock.

All the lights went out, and it was pitch black.

Just then, the stage curtain rose.

A beam of light fell inside the glass box.

Inside is a samurai sword.

Soon, a middle-aged man in a suit came on stage.

He didn't waste any time and went straight to the introduction.

"This sword is called the Clothes Drying Blade. It was used by the great swordsman of Gale a thousand years ago before he became famous."

The auctioneer scanned the room and said, "Who is Hayate? I don't think I need to introduce him. The starting bid is 100 million yen."

Haruhiko raised an eyebrow.

Gale was the game character he controlled during his first playthrough.

By the time he cleared the game, he was already the greatest swordsman in Japan.

I didn't expect that I would still hold back some things on my second playthrough.

Is this the Easter egg?

Haruhiko pondered for a moment and realized it wouldn't be of much use.

A thousand years have passed, and the world has changed beyond recognition.

Moreover, he didn't know he was going to time travel during his first playthrough.

The legacy left behind is almost nonexistent.

As for the clothes-drying knife, there's nothing special about it.