In the anime, Kira Yoshikage longs for a peaceful life

as well as,

"Grandma, Kira-kun, and Miss Asagami, please have some tea."

The girl with long black hair knelt beside the table holding a tray and handed the tea in the tray to the people in front of the table.

Her name is Miyamizu Futaba.

She is the granddaughter of Miyamizu Kazuha.

At this time, Miyamizu Futaba was looking at Kira Yoshikage curiously.

She is obviously a cute girl, but the name she calls herself is completely a male name.

This is weird in itself.

Moreover, she has a face very similar to her own, which makes it hard not to make Miyamizu Futaba curious.

"Could it really be my long lost sister?"

Miyamizu Futaba couldn't help but have such thoughts in her mind.

Why is it my sister?

Because now Miyamizu Futaba is only 14 years old.

"14 years old……"

Asagami Fujino, who was sitting opposite Miyamizu Futaba, fell into deep thought.

In 2013, Mitsuha Miyamizu was 17 years old, so she should have been born in 1996.

In 1993, Miyamizu Futaba was 14 years old, which means she became pregnant at the age of 16 and gave birth to a daughter at the age of 17.

Although a bit outrageous.

But in Japan, this is actually very normal.

Even if it's not in Japan, there are many examples of high school pregnancies all over the world.

but.

Why do Miyamizu Futaba, the 'mother', and Mitsuha, the 'daughter', both call Miyamizu Kazuha grandma?

Is this ethical relationship a bit too advanced?

Asagami Fujino was completely puzzled and could not understand Miyamizu Mitsuha's family background at all.

While being stared at, Kira Yoshikage was also staring at Miyamizu Kazuha.

Miyamizu Kazuha still looks like an eighty-year-old grandmother, with almost no changes from the memory, even the number of wrinkles is exactly the same.

But this is Miyamizu Ichiha twenty years ago. In theory, she should be twenty years younger than the future.

But now she still looks as old as if she is eighty years old, and does not look like a sixty-year-old who has just entered old age.

"Lord Gongshui, how old are you this year?"

"I don't remember exactly, but I think he was about 180 years old."

In response to Kira Yoshikage's inexplicable question, Miyamizu Ichiha replied with a smile while holding a teacup.

"Eh? Is grandma that old?"

Miyamizu Futaba was the first to be surprised.

"what,"

A nostalgic look flashed in Miyamizu Ichiha's eyes. "One hundred and eighty years ago, the bathroom of Yamazaki Hotagoro's house, who ran a straw sandal shop, caught fire, and the whole area was burned down. The shrine and ancient books were also all burned down. This is the folk legend - Hotagoro's fire.

"I was born in that fire, and have been the chief priest of Miyamizu Shrine ever since. However, because the ancient books were burned, we no longer know the meaning of the sacrifice, and only the form has been passed down."

Matou Sakura raised her little face and asked innocently:

"But if you don't even know the meaning of the ceremony, is there any point in persisting?"

"Of course it's necessary."

Miyamizu Ichiha showed a kind smile:

“Even if the writing has disappeared, the tradition cannot be forgotten. This is the important mission of our Miyamizu Shrine.”

Sakura nodded, not quite understanding, while Miyamizu Ichiha smiled and looked at Kira Yoshikage across from her:

"That's great. Would you like to accompany me to the shrine?"

"May I?"

"Of course you can. Even if you just take it as a trip or a visit, God will definitely not blame you."

"but,"

After a brief pause, Miyamizu Ichiha smiled kindly and reminded:

"The journey is a little long. It's better for young children to stay here and not miss out on precious time."

Kirara Yoshikage thought:

"Well then, Amber, Jadeite, and Sakura, you stay here and wait for me. Fujino, you stay and take care of them until I come back."

Asagami Fujino wanted to volunteer, but after a long silence, she decided to compromise and nodded obediently:

"it is good."

Miyamizu Kazuha stood up with the help of the table, and Miyamizu Futaba quickly handed her the crutches and helped her out.

Before leaving, Gong Shui Yi Ye reminded:

"Erye, remember to bring the offerings."

Miyamizu Shrine is not located in Itomori Town, but can only be reached by crossing mountains and hills.

Just like Miyamizu Kazuha said, it's a very long journey.

The first half is in the town, and there are still cleared mountain paths for walking, but the second half is completely through the mountains and forests.

Because usually no one comes here, there is naturally no man-made road.

After all.

For the past one hundred years or so, the only person who came to the shrine to worship was Miyamizu Kazuha.

"Do you know the birth spirit?"

Her voice was old, but inexplicably persuasive.

“That is the guardian deity of the land, called MUSUBI in ancient language, and this name has a profound meaning.

"It is the spirit that connects the silk thread, it is the spirit that connects people, it is the spirit that flows time, everything uses the same language. This is the name of God, the power of God. The knotted rope I weave is also God's masterpiece, containing the flow of time!"

The brook gurgled, making a splashing sound as they walked along the road.

“Gather the threads, shape them, twist them, rewind them, sometimes restore them, break them, and then connect them again. This is time, this is the spirit of creation.”

The clear stream water washes over the pebbles, splashing water on the water surface.

But no matter how the stream flows, it will always converge downstream.

unless--

Wow!

Beavers built dams downstream with branches, stones and mud, which remained standing no matter how hard the stream washed against them.

Only a small amount of stream water managed to splash out of the dam when it washed away the dam, but more of the stream water was still firmly blocked by the dam, hitting the dam and bouncing back, over and over again.

Gradually, the stream downstream became smaller and smaller.

As more and more stream water was blocked by the dam upstream, it began to scour the dam more vigorously, trying to create a gap.

But the beaver never gave up and continued to persevere in building the dam higher and higher with stones and filling the gaps in the dam with mud, until all the stream water was blocked by the dam, until there was not a drop of water left downstream, until this once vibrant stream completely lost its future.

Before I knew it, the trees were gone, and the sketchbook-sized lake in front of me was half covered by clouds. The clouds above my head were thin, transparent, and shining, dissolving little by little in the strong wind and drifting away at a speed visible to the naked eye, surrounded by rocks covered with moss.

Finally, we reached the top of the mountain.

The top of the mountain is not flat, and below is a depression like the inside of a crater.

The interior of the depression is a wetland covered with green, with a towering tree standing near the center.

"It's right there, the divine body of Miyamizu Shrine."

Standing on the top of the mountain, Miyamizu Ichiha pointed at the giant tree in the depression with a look of nostalgia in his eyes.

At the bottom of the depression, a stream flows around the giant tree.

The clear stream forms a closed loop around the giant tree. There is no visible source and no end, but it just keeps flowing, full of vitality.

"The hidden world is ahead."

Miyamizu Ichiha stopped in front of the stream and said, "To return to this shore, you must exchange the most important thing of yours, Erye."

Miyamizu Futaba opened the bag she was carrying and took out a white porcelain bottle from it.

The white, shiny pottery has a base that is about five centimeters in diameter, small at the top and large at the bottom. The lid is sealed with a knot, and liquid gurgles inside.

The girl's cheeks flushed slightly because this was the wine she made herself.

Chewing wine.

"What if I don't want to pay the price?"

Miyamizu Futaba looked at Kira Yoshikage in surprise, totally confused as to why he suddenly said that.

Miyamizu Ichiha's smile was still kind:

"It's okay. God will answer your questions. There you will find the answers you want. However,"

Miyamizu Ichiha looked up at the sky which had already turned yellow, and warned solemnly:

“Remember to leave before dusk ends, otherwise the other side you arrive at will no longer be the same as it is now.”

"dusk?"

Kira Yoshikage seemed to realize something and stepped across the stream. It seemed that he and the dusk had a connection.

"I know, grandma."

Holding the porcelain vase, Miyamizu Futaba followed Kira Yoshikage's steps and walked towards the towering tree in the center. The tree's roots were wrapped around a huge rock and it stood upright, making it hard to tell whether the tree was a divine body, the rock was a divine body, or both.

There is a small staircase in the gap between the roots and rocks, and going down from there is a small shrine.

Two bottles of Kuchikamizak are neatly placed on the small stone altar of the shrine.

"Hey, why is there..."

Miyamizu Futaba was a little surprised. Obviously, no one else would come here except the Miyamizu family, so why were there two bottles of Kuchikamizaki?

Although she was extremely confused, Miyamizu Futaba still respectfully placed the sake she brought with her on the altar, clasped her hands together and prayed sincerely.

Kirara Yoshikage glanced at the girl's folded hands without any expression, and whispered to himself in his heart:

"Killer Queen!"

The big pink cat floated in the air, and at Kira Yoshikage's command, it stretched out its 'abdominal muscles', revealing its hollow abdomen.

Bang!

The big pink cat grabbed all three bottles of chewing wine on the altar, and the bottles made a ping-pong sound as they collided.

The big pink cat handed one of the bottles to Kira Yoshikage and put the other two bottles into its stomach.

No confirmation required.

His intuition told him that this bottle of Koujian wine was from Sanye.

Although the current Mitsuha has not yet been born, this is indeed a sacrifice placed here by the future Mitsuha.

In theory.

Kira Yoshikage only needs to take away Mitsuha's Kuchikamizakami to achieve his goal.

But now that we're here, we can't go back empty-handed, right?

Furthermore.

This doesn't count as stealing offerings from the gods.

At most it’s just a few.