My love index is at its maximum.

"goodbye!"

Tsukasa Tazaki simply waved goodbye.

Jishu Shrine is a shrine located within Kiyomizu-dera Temple. It is famous in Japan for its services related to praying for love and marriage.

Stepping through the torii gate onto the paved floor, you'll find stalls selling amulets, hanging scrolls, and the like on both sides.

Groups of Beichuan students moved among them, attracting the attention of many people.

Dressed in neat uniforms and full of youthful vigor, they are probably part of the memories of the journey for tourists.

Some of the memories are particularly beautiful—a pretty girl with a delicate and beautiful face, long legs, and black hair swaying slightly in the wind, greets another equally eye-catching boy at a stall selling amulets.

"Oh, Tazaki-san, are you alone?"

Why do I get the feeling that you're gloating?

Kuriyama Sakura crossed her arms and looked at him coldly: "I'm just gloating."

"What happened to your magnanimity?" Tsukasa Tazaki looked at the amulet in her hand, which was embroidered with a cute lucky cat.

"Did you say that?"

"Have!"

"I forgot."

"You're cheating!"

“A beautiful girl’s privilege, you know.” Kuriyama Sakura smiled gently and held out her palm: “Where’s the stuff? It’s time to return it.”

"Next time, please tell me in advance about something like this..." Tsukasa Tazaki complained, handing the transformation device back to her.

Kuriyama Sakura, as if savoring the moment, half-closed her eyes and said, "Tazaki Neko-chan is quite pretty. Want to transform again?"

"Believe it or not, I'll drag you off the Kiyomizu-dera observation deck with me and we'll both die?"

"Oh, so you want to commit suicide with me?"

"Stop being so narcissistic." Tsukasa Tazaki ignored her and turned his gaze to the stall selling amulets.

After looking at them a few times, none of them are as pretty as the ones my little cutie knitted by hand.

The two moved to the water-washing station in front of the worship hall, picked up wooden ladles to wash their hands, rang the bell and chime at the foot of the hall, and entered the main hall to worship.

Jishu Shrine is small in size, but its interior is quite exquisite. As it's a famous matchmaking shrine in the Kansai region, it attracts many tourists who come to pray for a good marriage.

There were always people around who blamed or apologized to each other because of the collision.

"Kuriyama-kun, what do you plan to wish for?"

“All living things will turn into cats.”

"As expected of you..."

"Then the first thing we'll do is grab you and have you sterilized." Kuriyama Sakura glared at him, then put a 500 yen coin into the box.

"Could you please put one in for me too?"

"what?"

"You tricked me this time, so I have to get my way back."

After saying this half-jokingly, Tsukasa Tazaki clapped his hands twice, closed his eyes, and made a wish.

Still so petty… Kuriyama Sakura muttered to herself, then had no choice but to put in the money again before closing her eyes.

Silently pray: May all living beings in the world become cats!

After finishing their worship, the two left the crowded prayer hall and went to the outer courtyard.

"Tazaki-san, what did you wish for?"

"World peace!"

“I see,” Kuriyama Sakura nodded. “Praying that Hanami-nee will stop waging war against you is, in a sense, part of world peace.”

"..."

On a clear and sunny midday in early November, the two walked along a path in a Japanese garden, where there was a small pavilion for resting at a corner of the path.

Qichuan Yui sat in the pavilion, looking through the photos taken with her mirrorless camera.

The autumn breeze gently caressed her golden hair, and the maple leaves bloomed like fire.

The chirping of birds in my ears, that captivating scene, is one of the most heartwarming legends of autumn 2021.

"What are you looking at again?" Tsukasa Tazaki walked into the pavilion and sat down on the stone bench next to it.

Yui Kikawa handed him the camera: "These photos were taken from the observation deck."

On the small screen, there are mountains dyed red with maple leaves, as well as street scenes of Kyoto city.

What did this scenery look like a thousand years ago?

Imagine what Heian-kyo (Kyoto) looked like during the Heian period, and then compare it with the photos we see today. There are things that remain unchanged, and things that change with the times—Kyoto is such a city.

"Tasaki, come here," Hoshino Hanami called from afar.

"Here you are." Tsukasa Tazaki stood up and walked over quickly.

"Come take a picture!"

"Okay, teacher!"

"I asked you to take pictures for us, not to be in the photos!"

"Oh……"

"Cheese~~"

"Remember to keep up, don't fall behind!"

"Hey, teacher, won't you take a picture with me?"

I get annoyed just looking at you!

Surrounded by the laughter of her female classmates, Hoshino Hanami disappeared around the corner of the courtyard.

Tazaki Tsukasa slunk back to the pavilion, only to be met with interrogative stares from Kuriyama Sakura and Kichikawa Yui.

"Uh?"

"Hmph." The two of them simultaneously looked away.

"No, you all know that I like Hoshino the most..."

Before he could finish speaking, Tsukasa Tazaki was patted on the shoulder.

"Hey, Kiki, come take a picture."

Tsukasa Tazaki turned around, looked at the adorable little girl who had suddenly appeared, and laughed, "Taking a picture? Sure, give me the camera."

“I said I wanted you to take pictures with me.” Shiori Ninomiya waved the point-and-shoot camera in her hand; the small pink body matched her perfectly. After glancing at the other two girls, she looked at Tsukasa Tazaki adorably and said in a sweet, innocent tone, “As for who will take the pictures for us, Sakura or Yui, Kiki, you choose one.”

"...?" Tazaki Tsukasa suddenly found it difficult to breathe.

People from the countryside are more cunning than people from big cities.

Kuriyama Sakura rested her chin on her hand, pretending to be a stranger as she gazed at the autumn leaves outside the pavilion, her whole body exuding an aura of ice and snow.

Qichuan Yui's face was not good, and the fingertips gripping the mirrorless camera were slightly white, as if she had some grudge against the camera.

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

"Hmm..." Tsukasa Tazaki clasped her hands together. "Um, Shiori, how about we film somewhere else?"

"No, no~" Shiori Ninomiya shook her head, "I just love this pavilion."

"Then, shall I take a set of solo photos for you?"

“Okay.” Ninomiya Shiori clasped her hands together and smiled slightly: “Please, Kiki, make sure to take a cute picture of Shiori-chan.”

"No problem, no problem."

Tsukasa Tazaki took the camera and placed his finger on the shutter button.

"Cheese~" Shiori Ninomiya made a slightly incomplete reverse V sign, and the next moment, the camera shutter clicked.

"Okay, great shot. Remember to thank me for my photography skills."

“Let me see… Ah, she’s really quite cute.” Ninomiya Shiori leaned closer and naturally took his arm. “It’s a rare opportunity, let’s take a selfie together.”

What is this...?

Too soft...no, too dangerous!!!

Tazaki Tsukasa wanted to pull his arm back, but then he thought, she's his girlfriend now, why should he care so much?

As for the other two...

We'll deal with the future later; I'm not going to worry about them now.

"Let's take a picture~" Shiori Ninomiya raised the camera, pointed the lens at her and Tsukasa Tazaki's faces, and just a second before pressing the shutter, she tilted her head and kissed him on the cheek.

"Crack!"

The shutter clicked again.

"Crack!"

The cracking sound was as if something had been frozen in place.

"Haha~" Shiori Ninomiya quickly let go of Tsukasa Tazaki's arm and ran out of the pavilion: "Kiki, do your best to survive to the second year!"

"To! Saki! Tsukasa!"

Qi Chuan pronounced the scumbag's name word by word: "When you get back to the hotel, please come to my room!"

"Hmm, not a bad suggestion." Kuriyama Sakura gave a faint smile, but her eyes were serious and cold.

Tazaki Tsukasa was on the verge of a breakdown.

How come my once most considerate wife has so many wicked thoughts?

Chapter 271 School Trip (1)