In the kitchen, Prajna is preparing the sukiyaki for tonight.
"Boil the kombu in boiling water for five minutes, then add the bonito flakes and soak for 20 minutes to make stock."
"Mix mirin, soy sauce, sake, and sugar to make sauce and set aside."
"That's it, that's it."
And the Kamiya River was wandering around her.
Warm lights shine, hot steam and mist rise, the sounds of pots and pans clashing with the bubbling of boiling water are intertwined, creating an indescribable sense of warm family atmosphere.
Unlike the small kitchen in the low-rent apartment in the past that was too crowded for one person to cook, the kitchen in the new home is large and has more than enough space to accommodate one more person without any problem.
Kamiyakawa originally wanted to give Hannya some help, but Hannya looked down on his cooking skills and wouldn't let him get involved.
"Tsk!"
Moreover, probably because he was tired of watching Kamiya River strolling around, Hannya finally pushed Kamiya out of the kitchen.
"Why don't you recognize good people's hearts? I'm afraid you'll be too busy."
Kamiya, who was driven into the corridor, muttered this, but in the end he chose to obey Prajna and did not disturb her again in the kitchen.
Prajna's cooking workload tonight is indeed quite heavy.
You need to prepare two large portions of sukiyaki.
Because tonight he not only entertains guests, but Kamiyagawa also plans to have a hot pot party with all his Kaidan shikigami.
It was a formal celebration of moving to a new home, making everyone happy.
Kaidan can eat human food and drink human wine. Kamiyagawa has known this for a long time.
He even knew that some ghost stories would become drunk like humans after drinking too much alcohol.
In this regard, Kamiya, who can barely be regarded as half a "self-taught folklorist", has also conducted special research and conjectures. He believes that——
The physiological phenomenon of "drunkenness" among ghost stories should be related to the reason for their birth.
For a long time in ancient times, especially around the Heian period, Japan has been said to be a country where humans, monsters and ghosts coexist.
Since they coexist, in the traditional ghost stories passed down from ancient times, a large number of ghost stories will be given some human characteristics intentionally or unintentionally by the story tellers.
Take the matter of "drunkness" as an example.
In traditional Japanese ghost tales, the tanuki demon is an image of a drunkard who is addicted to alcohol and stays drunk all day long.
In addition, there are many folk stories similar to - "A certain monster who caused trouble became drunk after drinking wine, and was finally defeated by a righteous warrior or an onmyoji." This type of story.
For example, the famous Oeyama Ghost King Shuten Doji was killed by Minamoto Yorimitsu in the corresponding ghost story.
So, the general background of the monster story is like this.
Various ghost stories are embedded in such a general background. If the ghost stories born from it are not specifically explained, they will naturally fit the general background by default and possess some physiological characteristics that only humans can have.
Kamiyagawa also used a research mentality to make guesses and rank the "human physiological characteristics" of different types of ghost stories——
The highest level is naturally the weird talk of traditional public opinion.
The second should be the strange talk of the new generation of public opinion.
Finally, there are ghost stories about the undead, which are ghost stories born out of souls and resentment. They are more like ghosts and have the lowest human physiological characteristics.
Kamiyagawa even boldly suspected that maybe the weird people in the public opinion could even do such a thing as giving birth to a child.
Of course, this is just suspicion.
No practical research has been done yet.
Maybe, maybe Uncle Yuki can put it into practice?
Oh no……
Perhaps regarding the question of "whether it is possible to have a child because of the strange public opinion", the uncle's Acacia Spirit Control School has already had examples of combining theory with practice.
"I'm curious. I'll ask Uncle Yuki when I have time."
"Hiss...that's not right! I was kicked out of the kitchen by Hannya, and what on earth was I thinking standing alone in the corridor? When I saw Hannya cooking, I immediately thought of Kaidan eating and drinking, and immediately thought of Kaitan's physiological characteristics, and immediately thought of Kaitan.
Strange talk about whether you can have children..."
Kamiyakawa reflected on himself, put away his complicated thoughts, and turned around to go to the living room.
Since Hannya doesn't allow help, the next step is to go to the living room and watch TV with Zashiki, Inugami and the others.
…
Onizuka: [Kamiya, Kamiya, I’m almost there!]
Kamiya:[Okay.]
After waiting in the living room for a while and replying to a line sent by Onizuka, the aroma of hot food began to waft from the kitchen.
"Yeah~"
Fu Bao next to him started to get excited as he smelled the fragrance, and his expression became visibly greedy.
"Well, it does smell good."
Kamiyagawa talked to the little lucky god casually.
Xin said that his Prajna indeed has considerable talent and strength in the field of housekeeping.
It seems that after driving me out of the kitchen, the cooking speed seems to be faster.
jingle——
At this time, the doorbell rang at the door.
It seems that Onizuka Kirihotaru has arrived.
Kamiya got up and opened the door.
The door to his home opened and he saw the little witch he hadn't seen for a long time.
Onizuka wore a long woolen coat tonight and a thick black scarf around his neck. The large black and white plaid pattern of the coat was very atmospheric, loose, wide and clean.
Coupled with her long, straight black hair today and her smart and beautiful facial features, she has quite the temperament of a chaebol lady.
However, the little miko was originally a second generation, the heir to the Juqiong Shrine, and her savings were not yet deep enough.
There is nothing wrong with saying that she is the eldest lady in the world of exorcists.
"Kamigu, congratulations on moving into your new home!"
Onizuka Kiriho held a big red gift box in her hand and smiled towards Kamiya River, revealing a pair of white and neat teeth that are rare among Japanese girls.
When the little witch is not smiling, because of her superb appearance, the aura of a young lady, and the spirit of a spiritual master, she can give people the impression that strangers should not approach her.
But if you laugh sincerely, your power will be broken immediately.
Every time he saw Onitsuka's smiling face, Kamiyagawa would always think of the energetic little Shiba Inu, with a wonderful sense of stupidity in its cuteness.
It's similar to this guy's actual personality.
"Thank you, come in quickly, it's cold outside."
"Oh! Excuse me!"
Kamiya took the gift box smoothly, took off his shoes while Onitsuka was in the entrance, opened the gift box and looked at it.
Inside was a cantaloupe tied with red silk.
A big one.
No wonder I felt heavy when I reached out and took the gift box.
In Japan, fruit is quite expensive.
In winter, out-of-season fruits like cantaloupe are all produced in greenhouses, so they are naturally more expensive.
Moreover, the housewarming gift that Onizuka sent also came with a sign that read——
[Shizuoka Greenhouse Melon]
Shizuoka greenhouse cantaloupe, Kamiyagawa has seen it in fresh food supermarkets before. It is a noble melon and the price is comparable to an affordable luxury product.
The one Kamiya saw in the supermarket last time was not half as big as the one in the gift box, and the price was 16,000 yen.
To be continued...