Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

From afar, I watched the vendors holding their heads as the market closed and walking home dejectedly in the twilight.

——If I can only be allowed to live in the beautiful dream you weave, then at least I want to show you that dream.

and so.

'Heart-wrenching yet endearing.'

“Now I think I can understand.”

'Happy but distraught.'

“I couldn’t cry that day”

The girl raised her hands high.

““There is light——””

Whoosh... a flash of light rose in the night.

The bursting fireworks lit up the starry sky, and the stars and fire were like a veil draped over the girl's face and body.

“Take me with you tenderly!”

The lights and China's singing merged into one, rising into the sky along with the fireworks in the flames that rose from the edge of the stage.

then.

“——————.”

Another even more intense flame ignited in China's palm that was stretched towards the sky.

As if to steal the brilliance from the sky, crimson flames rose from her feet.

It was like a stage firework designed by Yomiuri, but even more stunning. Hiiragi Chinana, who was in the middle of it, was even more astonished than the audience, blinking at the flames that illuminated the stage like daylight.

And, the flames in the palm of his hand quietly dissipated, leaving behind—

……

In the crowd, Fengyuan Manye slowly opened his eyes and whispered, "Eye of God..."

"Eye of God?" Zhe Li heard it and took a closer look.

Quietly hovering in Chinae's palm was none other than the "Eye of God." Like the glass bead forged by Zheli, a pattern representing the element of fire shone faintly within it.

……

As if guided by Chinara's will, the torches, fireworks, and even the lights from lanterns further away swayed along with the girl to the music.

This brief change did not affect CRYCHIC.

They just thought that the sudden burst of fire was a "surprise" left by Xiao Palace and continued to play music.

"Shining through the clouds..."

"My inner thoughts overflow..."

Chinae also did not stop singing, she just held the "Eye of God" in her palm with care.

The flames that should have been intimidating, instead wrapped around the girl softly like a sunset glow, along with the equally gentle singing of Takamatsu Tou, on this stage filled with brilliance.

"When I came to my senses, my cheeks were shining."

"Hot, hot wet face!"

In this extremely bright flame, the girl smiled widely and stretched out her hand to you.

"Why are your palms so warm?"

"Hey, please, please never let go from now on..."

Chapter 81: Sight

The curtain dropped.

The fireworks that illuminate the night sky are short-lived, but the lights of the festival remain bright.

After the final curtain call, the audience gradually dispersed, and Zheli also brought Qiliangliang, Manye and Chizhi to the backstage.

In a small booth away from the lights, with a simple outdoor table and chairs set up as a lounge, everyone from CRYCHIC gathered around China Hiiragi, as interested as if they were watching a rare animal.

Chizhi sees an unexpected person: "Hey, Ayaka?"

"Ms. Chiori. And Mr. Oreki. You are here." After hearing the greeting, Kamisato Ayaka turned her head and waved gently to the two of them. Finally, she cast an inquiring look at Kaedehara Manye.

Zheli introduced himself briefly: "This is Manye. A regular customer of my shop."

Now that I think about it, I’m just a coffee shop owner and don’t need to worry too much about the relationships between the “customers”.

"What are you guys looking at?"

Leaving the local Inazuma people behind for the time being, Zheli took the lead and stepped forward to ask Su Shi who had turned around.

"Teacher!" Hiiragi Chinana, who was playing with something, heard Oreki's voice and raised her head excitedly.

She held up the little thing in her hand to show it to Zhe Li, and said incoherently: "Teacher! Teacher! Look! I have it too! How amazing!"

"...Calm down. What's going on?"

If you shout this kind of words outside, someone might hear it and ask Tianling Bugxing to catch the criminal!

Qiannai also realized that what she said was not true. She scratched her face shyly, and finally remained quiet for a few seconds, once again showing the red glass bead lying in her palm to Zheli.

"The same 'Eye of God' as the teacher!"

When viewed from afar in the audience seats, it was enveloped in red flames, extremely blazing, but now it has become as quiet as Chinae.

"—Just now, a fellow club official came to inform me that something unusual was happening on the stage. Unplanned fireworks were being launched very close to Ms. China. They were concerned about potential danger, so they asked me to take charge."

At this moment, Linghua ended her brief greetings with Qianzhi and Manye, and came over to explain the reason for her presence:

"However, after asking Miss Xiaomiya, she believed that what was around Chinae wasn't fireworks, but more like fire elemental power controlled by the holder of the Eye of God. So, Miss Xiaomiya and I waited until the end of the performance before coming to confirm the situation."

Yomiya, the owner of the Naganohara family, is not only a talented fireworks maker who is extremely familiar with every kind of fireworks, but she is also the holder of the Eye of the Fire Element and is equally familiar with the fire element. This is why she is not in a hurry at all even though she is in the audience enjoying the performance.

Of course, after all, they were partners who had worked together to build this stage, and they had at least a few days of comradeship. Xiao Gong had planned to go backstage to check on everyone after the curtain call, but since Linghua herself was there, she could rest assured and return to her post.

CRYCHIC’s performance has come to an end, but the festival is still going on!

Zheli glanced at Qiannai and asked, "So, Qiannai got the 'Eye of God' in the middle of the performance?"

So far, Zhe Li has seen many holders of the Eye of God.

Besides Manye and Linghua, and of course Xiao Gong, even on the outlying islands, one could occasionally spot passersby with a Divine Eye tucked around their waists. Their numbers were naturally quite rare compared to the population of a bustling city, and without Zheli's keen eyesight, it would be easy to overlook them.

It is said that the holder of the "Eye of God" can not only use the elemental power with the help of this magical organ, but also has additional abilities or phenomena such as improving physical abilities, or changing hair color, eye color, etc., which is completely an opportunity to turn mortals into supermen.

I have heard that the "Eye of God" is a gift from God, but Zhe Li never expected that the process of "gift" would be so dramatic.

In the middle of the drama, the god cast his gaze. How much of a drama-loving god must he be?

"It seems that's the case." Linghua looked at the "Eye of God" in China's hand and smiled faintly, as if she was reminiscing.

"I, I'm surprised too." China blinked her big eyes and looked into the "Eye of God".

Even if she tried to throw the seemingly ordinary glass bead away, she could still feel a faint warmth coming from afar. It wasn't until she grasped it in her palm again that a feeling, even weaker than a raging fire, or perhaps even warmer, would travel from her palm to her heart, pulsing with her blood.

It was not until then that she realized: It turned out that this was really "my" Eye of God.

Zhe Li thought for a moment and then asked, "Can the flames on the stage be controlled now as well?"

Now that you have it, instead of trying to figure out its origin, it is better to first confirm its safety.

"Now..." Hiiragi Chinana blinked, hesitated for a moment, held the "Eye of God" and closed her eyes.

After half a second, she quickly asked the girls surrounding her to move away.

As she was concentrating on "praying", first a small flame appeared, then a thin mist of fire emerged, and finally, just like on the stage, a whirlwind of flames quietly surrounded the girl.

Zhe Li noticed that there were faint sparks falling on the wooden tables and chairs, but they did not ignite them.

Gao Songdeng suddenly said, "The flames are very beautiful."

"It really looks good." Nagasaki Suyo also agreed.

Like Zhe Li, she discovered that the flame did not seem to cause a fire, so she turned her attention to the flame itself.

It was fire, yet it felt like wind; it was wind, yet it lacked the free, agile feeling they had imagined. It simply swirled around Chinanai, without damaging anything around it. The foehn wind that rose on this summer night was neither dry nor violent, just as Chinanai had impressed them.

It seems that the only thing that can be related to the image of "fire" is the girl's enthusiasm towards others.

After hearing everyone's comments, Chinanai finally dared to open her eyes.

"Wow……"

The girl was frightened by the flames surrounding her at first and shrank her shoulders, but then she reached out carefully to touch it. She felt a hint of warmth and her eyes lit up.

Zheli also took a few steps closer and reached out to touch her. Qiannai almost cried out when she saw his abrupt approach, but she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Zheli looked fine, not at all like he had been burned.

"Gorgeous yet not intrusive, eye-catching yet restrained... Hmm, perfect for a stage special effect."

Where the skin touched, there was a faint heat proving the presence of the flame, but even if Zhe Li increased the sensitivity of the nerves in his palm to the limit, the flame did not have the power to burn people.

Zheli didn't believe that the magical organ "Eye of God" could only release such a small amount of fire. He was more inclined to speculate that the holder, Chinana, was subconsciously unwilling to use this power to harm others. Thinking of this, the store manager couldn't help but smile and gently rubbed Chinana's little head.

"Although it seems a bit wasteful to use the 'Eye of God' in a place like this, it is well-placed for you, Chinana-chan. It seems like a 'gift' that perfectly suits your dreams."

"My dream..."

Chinana stared at the glass bead in her palm.

The pattern symbolizing the element of fire was faintly glowing red, as if greeting her.

——Legend has it that when mortals’ desires reach their limit, the gaze of the gods will be cast down.

In storybooks and Kamishibai's novels, when heaven-sent treasures descend upon the mortal world, they are always grand and magnificent.

This girl, who had never thought her life had any ups and downs before, found it hard to believe, even at this moment, that such an adventure had befallen her. After all, if she were in a storyteller's tale, how could a girl who only knew how to sing and dance, or couldn't even do it well, become the protagonist of an adventure story?

But what if the gods really saw her dreams and her wishes?

So even if I am so weak, I have the right to muster up the courage and move towards my dreams, right?

Chapter 82 of the Box: Autumn Frost and Falling Maple Leaves, Snow Clears and the Plum Blossoms Appear: Chapter : The Ultimate Delicacy of Food

No matter how much commotion it caused inside the stage, for ordinary spectators it was just the end of a wonderful performance.

As a program that was added quite late in the planning stage, the stage itself was set at the farthest point from the center of the festival venue, close to one of the entrances, and there were only a few vendors nearby.

In previous years, the center of the venue was where the annual sacrificial activities were held. It was also the most popular place to watch fireworks and has always been the most crowded place over the years.

In other words, the summer festival is centered around these two activities and has gradually expanded in scale.

After the performance of CRYCHIC and China's makeshift group came to an end, the torches were extinguished and the crowds around the stage dispersed, leaving only sporadic chandeliers illuminating the surroundings. At first glance, it seemed a bit deserted, and China couldn't help but look down at the Eye of God on her belt to make sure that her previous experience was not a dream.

Bao Deng Zheli sighed, "It's a great pity to build such a large stage and then abandon it like this."

If the man wasn't worried about stealing everyone's limelight, he would have wanted to go up and sing a song.

Isn't it more interesting to sing enka than rock music, with both festivals and stage performances?

"Mr. Zheli is quite right. But please don't worry too much. We'll have arrangements starting tomorrow." Kamisato Ayaka opened her folding fan to cover her mouth, but her slightly narrowed eyes couldn't hide her smile. "We must utilize every bit of resources, otherwise, wouldn't it be a shame for everyone's support for the company?"

In Inazuma, strictly speaking, "Bugyo" was just a title for an official. However, under long-term rule, the position of bugyo became hereditary, and it also came to represent the family that the bugyo served, as well as the huge financial group composed of other families close to that family. However, this was essentially a subtle change.

If the general indicates, the position of executive can also be transferred to other families.

For example, a family belonging to the Fuxing family...

A few years ago, the Kamisato family encountered a huge change, which made the company magistrate's position unstable and almost lost the support of the people. Fortunately, the successor head of the family, Kamisato Ayato, was very capable and gradually stabilized the situation over the years, allowing the company magistrate to return to the final say in the Kamisato family.

As the younger sister of the current head of the family, Kamisato Ayaka, while not a "buye," relies on her authority over the Kamisato family, and her every word and action still symbolizes the will of the shrine's buye. She carries out her brother's duties as shrine's buye and handles festival affairs, but she cannot squander such a grand show just for her own selfish desires.

Today is the opening day of the festival, and CRYCHIC indeed has the stage to itself. But starting tomorrow, this will be another gathering point different from the festival site, where various activities will be held.

Although she didn't need to take action to convince anyone, Linghua still tried her best to provide convenience to China and others "only" within the scope of her job.

——No one in the Kamisato family wanted to repeat the same devastating situation that was about to come.

"In other words, there will be other performances here tomorrow?" Chinae's eyes lit up.

While performing on stage is certainly fun, being in the audience and enjoying the festive atmosphere is also a rare experience for China.

Linghua nodded: "Yes. However, compared to Ms. China, your performance is probably still far inferior."