Back at the hotel, Akane Kirino who stayed alone in the room did not continue to sleep.
“Welcome back ~”
She had already changed into her clothes, sat at the table playing with her cell phone, her long black hair draped behind her shoulders, combed neatly.
"Have Zong Gu and Confinement Zi finished?"
"Yeah, no problem."
Sonogu nodded, "You can go back now."
“When it comes to this…”
Aka Kirino looked at him with her chin, "Mom called me just now and asked if we would like to go to Osaka today and go home together in the evening."
Zong Gu was stunned and then shook his head.
"Next time, I want to go back early."
"Uh-huh."
It seems that she is not very interested.
After a little rest, Zong Gu went to check out.
After leaving the hotel, the three of them arrived at the nearest Uji Yamada Station and boarded the Kintetsu train that they returned.
"Hongzi won't be back until evening today."
"Yeah."
Akane Kirino and Soya sat aside, leaning against the car window, "Hongko's grandmother's house is in the countryside, and it seems to be quite far away."
"Is it the countryside?"
"Hahaha, yes. Every summer vacation, Hongzi would stay there for a few days to accompany her grandmother."
The scenery outside the window quickly retreated. It didn't rain, and the sky was much brighter than when they came yesterday, but it wasn't clear whether it would turn clear for the time being.
"After that, where is Kirino's grandmother's house?"
"Oh in Gifu."
"Yeah."
Soya remembered that she often mentioned that some relatives in Gifu were from grandma.
"Where is Sonoya?"
"Is my grandmother's house... it's on Aomori."
"So far away! It's even further than Miyagi Prefecture."
"Yes, it's in the northernmost part of Honshu Island... When winter comes, you can only see heavy snow."
He smiled and leaned against the seat behind him.
"However, I haven't interacted with my relatives over there for many years."
Akane Kirino looked over with care in her eyes.
"Songgu..."
"It's okay. I didn't have much contact with each other, and I was still about it before I was seven years old, so I don't have any feelings for Aomori... What I remember most clearly is not relatives, but deep snow that can bury people upright.
”
"Buried..."
Akane Kirino looked at him, "Is Soya now?"
"When I was a kid," Soya smiled again, "I haven't tried it now, but it should be no problem."
Akane Kirino thoughtful.
"I haven't been to the north yet... I've only watched that kind of particularly deep snow on TV."
“There will be a chance in the future.”
"Yeah. Then again, confinement..."
"I don't have a grandma."
The train continues to move forward.
At around 9 o'clock, we set out from Ise Shima and returned along the Yamada Line, Osaka Line, Kashihara Line and Kyoto Line. When it was almost noon, the three of us finally arrived in Kyoto and returned to a familiar place.
"So hungry!"
"Just find a place to settle lunch in Kyoto Station."
After a little revolving, Akane Kirino stopped in front of a ramen shop on Underground Street.
"here?"
"OK."
I ordered a Kyoto ramen, and Soya sat down at the bar, and Akane Kirino sat on the other side, with Yue Duan in the middle.
There were people coming and going inside and outside the store. Akane Kirino shook her legs and looked around, and then suddenly looked forward.
"Do you have any plans for the afternoon?"
"In the afternoon?" Soya looked over, "I'm going to find Kyoko."
“…”
She was a little stunned.
"Yeah."
"Is there anything wrong with Kirino?"
"No, just ask."
He ran to the shrine frequently, which was not an unexpected choice, but she always felt that something seemed to have become different from usual.
After a while, the ramen of the three of them came up one after another.
Smelling the rich fragrance that spreads from the noodle bowl, Yue Du licks her lips and her appetite is wide open.
"I see……"
A murmur suddenly came from beside him.
“…”
He turned his head and Akane Kirino stared at the char siu on the chopsticks and bit it down.
She knew what had become different.
Before this, Soya would only say "go to the shrine" instead of "going to find Kyoko"...
"Zonggu, the barbecue in this restaurant is delicious."
"Well, I feel so, too."
......
After eating the ramen, the three of them went back.
When they arrived at Nosho Station, Kirino Akane got off the tram with Soya and Tsukido.
"I haven't been here for a long time."
"It's still the same."
Climbing up the long steps and coming to the shrine halfway up the mountain, Soya saw Kyoko standing at the door of the club office at a glance.
There were basically no visitors at noon, so she just had time to free herself and occasionally came out of the social office to take a look.
It happened that Zong Gu came here at this time.
"Student Zong Gu..."
She greeted her, and then saw Tsukiyuki who showed off from the bottom of the stairs, and Akane Kirino who was following the other side.
“…”
Kyoko pursed her lower lips, "Student Kirino, Mr. Confinement."
After climbing the stairs, Akane Kirino surpassed Soya who was walking in front of her and came to Kyoko first.
"Senior Sugawara, long time no see."
"haven't seen you for a long time……"
In fact, it hasn't been a long time. Although they are not students of the same level, they both live on the same side of Lake Biwa and often meet them on their way to school.
"Is there anything that senior sister has to do with Soya?"
Kyoko looked at Soya who was approaching, "I want to know what Soya and Mr. Confinement were busy with yesterday."
Akane Kirino also looked back at Soya and Tsukiyuki, and said nothing for a moment.
She didn't understand what she wanted to ask.
Walking into the office, Kyoko took the three of them to the largest room, and brought hot tea and snacks to entertain.
Today is the weekend, and several institutional witches such as Noma Nan, Hanai are not there. Soya can understand, but he didn't see his sister who always follows Kyoko.
"Where is Tamako?"
"Takiko is at home..." Kyoko looked at him, "stay with her father and mother."
Zong Gu was silent for a few seconds, "Is that true?"
Even though he lowered his posture, Takayuki Sugawara did not relax his vigilance and consciously reduced the time for the two sisters to be alone.
"It's okay." Kyoko smiled at him, "On the weekend, Tamako also prefers to stay at home. I had asked too hard before."
Zong Gu nodded without saying anything.
After a moment of silence, the two of them talked about the past two days in a way that would not arouse Akane’s suspicion.
Not only targeting Akane Kirino, but also in front of other witches, the two had already discussed a concealing argument. After all, Yuedu's identity as a god was too sensitive.
"I also went to Yueye Temple... I got the most from Yueju Palace, but it was limited..."
Aka Kirino sat aside with her cheeks in her arms, looking back and forth at Soya and Kyoko sitting on both sides of the low table, and soon lost interest.
These are things she already knows.
And Yue Du, who was also bored, was already lying down on the tatami on the other side.
"Can I go somewhere else?" she asked suddenly.
“…”
My mind was immersed in what Soya was telling, and Kyoko came back to her senses after a while.
"Yes. Kirino please feel free to do it."
She stood up and said, "The innermost is my room. If Kirino feels tired, you can go there to rest."
"Yeah, thank you."
Smiling at Soya who was looking at him, Kirino Akane turned around and left Kawamu.
After walking around the shrine, she visited three palaces and the Inari Temple behind her. She also went to the self-service sign-in machine to cast a hundred yuan coin and happily accepted a Daji signature.
Thinking of Kyoko's proposal, she returned to the office and came to her room at the innermost part.
"Ah, Zonggu seemed to have slept with his senior sister all night here..."
Looking inside the room, Akane Kirino sat down on the very tidy bed.
While sitting, she lay down again.
When her consciousness became blurred, her eyes fell on the desk not far away.
There is also a paper-folded gadget on the stacked books.
"Thousand Paper Cranes..."
The consciousness subsided, and she slept until the evening, until she was awakened by Zong Gu.
She rubbed her eyes and walked out of the office, her eyes turned to the sky, and she was stunned for a moment.
"The sun is out at dusk!"
"Um."
Zong Gu stood beside her, holding a cell phone in her hand.
Yoshikawa: I'm back!
Ling: Yugong gave some beef.
"It seems... the rainy season in Kinki is almost over."