"The Mountain God Festival will still be held on time, Mr. Samura."
After Samura met Souna, the first thing Souna said was this sentence.
The Souji was already lying next to him and fell asleep. He looked really tired from last night's vigil.
"Will it still be held...? I understand, I will inform Takasugi."
Zuo Cun nodded seriously.
Takasugi should have already made statistics on supplies, and figured out how much can be reserved for the Mountain God Festival.
"By the way, are you Souna now or...?"
Zuomura turned around and glanced at Himiko and Ichiyo behind him, and asked Ezina hesitantly.
"It's Souna, Mr. Samura. Thank you Mr. Samura for carrying me down yesterday."
Souna gave Samura a gentle hug.
"It's nothing. I adopted you and am your father. I should carry you down the mountain on my back."
Zuo Cun waved his hand, with a kind smile on his face.
Souna:......
"Roshina, I need to take a short break... Is there anything else you need to say?"
Zuo Cun stretched and yawned, wiping the tears from his eyes.
"No, no more..."
Ezuna tried hard not to show her sad expression.
Snapped.
Himiko and Ichiyo outside the room covered their eyes.
This girl... is still the same as before...
"Then, I'll take my leave first."
Ezuna stood up and walked out of the room. After leaving the room, she did not forget to lock the door. She closed the door very gently, for fear of making a sound and waking up Ms. Souji.
Then he turned his back, covered his face and cried, not daring to cry out.
"Zheng Nai, you can't tear yourself apart even if you are in trouble."
Himiko patted Souna's shoulder with one hand.
"Zhenna, although you really don't have a chance, we will all bless you."
Kazuyo put his hand on Souna's other shoulder.
Souna:......
Sometimes, just sometimes, I really feel that there is nothing worth missing in this world...
"Ms. Ezuna... eh? Miss Himiko and Miss Ichiyo are also here?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka hurriedly ran into the courtyard, and then saw a hopeless Ezuna and Himiko and Ichiyo who looked pitiful.
What's going on here?
"Huh? Ah, Miss Fujimaru is back."
Ezuna quickly wiped the tears on her face and pretended to be calm and gentle.
Fujimaru Ritsuka touched his chin.
I always feel like something is a little strange...is it an illusion?
"It's an illusion."
Ezuna held out a finger and said firmly.
"Yes, really?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka blinked.
"Absolutely."
Pouting her lips, Enana nodded seriously.
It can be seen that both parties are a little confused, but the conversation seems to be able to continue.
"Is such that......"
After briefly explaining the situation between himself and Ichiyu, Himiko looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka.
"By the way...Miss Fujimaru must have something to tell Mr. Samura, right?"
"Mr. Hijikata asked him to go to the village chief's house for a meeting after lunch."
"I see."
Zuo Cun's distressed voice came from the closed door.
"Tell Hijikata that I will arrive on time."
.......
Fujimaru Ritsuka continued to work.
Even if Himiko and Ichiyu are not in the shrine, they are still doing their daily prayers.
Ezuna sat alone on the edge of the corridor, looking at the huge courtyard, and sighed involuntarily.
Sometimes, I really feel stupid...
Even though he knew that he had absolutely no chance, he still couldn't control his emotions to admire the other person.
"...But, at least it looks like this..."
"You can still live with Mr. Samura...right?"
Souna closed her eyes.
Some... are deceiving themselves.
Obviously this would make me even more sad, but I was still happy with it.
......Why is this?
Putting a hand on her chest, Souna pursed her lips.
Although it is indeed an invincible opponent, it seems that I can't hate Miss Souji no matter what. Even when I look at Miss Souji, I always feel the huge sadness...
Why, why do you feel so sad? Why do you have such emotions for no reason?
Unable to comment, unable to think.
I seemed to have seen the eagle break its wings and fall into the sea, and I seemed to have seen the cherry blossoms decay and die, with their branches drooping.
Eagle and Sakura, in the final analysis, have the same ending.
What is this? Is this a revelation from the mountain god?
But why did you give yourself such a revelation?
If this is not a revelation, why am I so sad and painful?
Folding his hands and placing them on his knees, Enana raised his head and suppressed the huge, unreasonable pain in his chest.
"...Perhaps, after this, I should move to the mountains as a miko and live with Himiko-sama and Ichi... This will allow me to better fulfill my duties as a miko.
responsibility."
"For... Lord Mountain God."
She chose to escape, took a deep breath, and sighed with an insincere and stiff smile on her face.
.......
After lunch, at the home of village chief Oda Nobunaga.
"Is there still no news from onee-sama?"
Oda Nobukatsu looked much more haggard than the previous few days, and there was a kind of pleading in his voice when he asked Samura and others.
To be continued...