Fuyun Shrine is located halfway up the mountain, surrounded by trees. You have to enter to discover its actual size.
The main part of the shrine is composed of three main halls: Tennomiya, Tsukinomiya and Kaminomiya, which respectively worship the gods Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi and Sogomon, the three noble sons of Izanagi who were born by the river in mythology.
Next to the main hall on the right, there is an inconspicuous path leading to the ancestral hall at the rear.
"You can't tell, but it's pretty big here."
After washing their hands and rinsing their mouths at the hand water house, Soya and Asagiri Suzu paid homage to the Tennogu Shrine located in the middle.
The latter seemed to be somewhat interested in Tsukuyomi's idol. He walked into the Moon Palace alone and raised his head to look at it.
There were not many people in the shrine, and it was very quiet. In the open space in front of the Ama no Miya, there was a miko holding a broom, passing the time boredly.
Zong Gu quickly recognized that it was the female college student who gave him a ride a month ago.
Her tutor's business card seemed to be still in his wallet.
"Long time no see, Miss Harada."
"Eh...you know me?"
Yuko Harada came back to her senses and then looked at him carefully.
She noticed the three people climbing up the stairs from the beginning, but they were led by Sugawara Kyoko and wore the same uniforms, so she didn't pay much attention to them.
After looking at it twice, she realized that she did have some impression of this face, but she just couldn't remember the name.
"I remember you are...Takino-kun?"
"No, I am Soya. I met Miss Harada once in Kawaoka Town a month ago."
"A month ago...ah, I remembered, you were that middle school student!"
She looked at Soya's uniform and said, "I entered the same high school as Kyoko-chan. That's really cool."
"Just good luck."
"Sotani-kun, what are you doing here today? I'm very free."
"..."
It's still morning, and a student from Beijing University appears here, which shows that she is indeed very free.
"Sugawara-senpai has something to do with me."
Yuko Harada suddenly lost interest.
"Since it's the matter of that young lady, it must have nothing to do with ordinary people like me. It's so boring. I just clean the shrine every day..."
Soya glanced at the Moon Palace, and Asagiri Suzu was still looking at the statue, but he had changed his position.
"No one comes here to worship?"
"Not too much. After all, there are no rumors of academic success or love harvest here. It cannot attract young people. Those who come to worship are all elderly."
"Yeah."
After chatting for a while, Kyoko Sugawara, who put on a miko costume, hurriedly came out.
"Awaited."
After putting on professional attire and being inside the shrine, she became more solemn.
"Asagiri-san, let's get started."
Asagiri Suzu walked out of the Moon Palace, looked at the Kagura bell in her hand, and stood in the atrium without saying anything.
"Is it okay?" Soya asked.
She shook her head.
"The others have gone out, I will try other methods first." Sugawara Kyoko said, "If it doesn't work, just wait for them to come back."
Jingle bell, jingle bell——
She walked around the silent Asagiri bell, shaking the Kagura bell in her hand and chanting something.
"..."
Chaogiri Ling finally had a little more expression on her face, her eyes slowly moved, and she stared into the air, as if she saw something.
But from the perspective of Zong Gu, who suppressed his spiritual sense, she was just staring at the air.
It's a pity that now is a very dangerous time, otherwise he would also like to take off the amulet to see the actual effect.
"Looks silly, doesn't it?"
"..."
A warm breath hit his ears, but Yuko Harada put her arm on his shoulder quite naturally and whispered in his ear.
"Is Sotani-kun a 'visible' person, or are you just like me?"
"...Now I am the same as Miss Harada."
"Yeah."
Her blowing made him feel itchy behind his ears, and Zonggu moved aside a little.
"But I saw it."
He was a little surprised, "What?"
"It is said that mikos in the past did not wear underwear, and Kyoko-chan attaches great importance to tradition. Look at her breasts... do you see them?"
"..."
Even though this behavior was quite rude, Souya glanced at him involuntarily and quickly looked away.
The time of eye contact was too short, and he saw nothing but flatness.
"You read?"
"No."
"No boobs?"
"..."
"look carefully……"
"——Ms. Harada!"
Sugawara Kyoko suddenly stopped, interrupting her continuous harassment in Soya's ear.
"There is no need to clean now. Please go back to the social office and don't come out for the time being."
After saying that, she glanced at Zong Gu again with cold eyes.
"..."
Yuko Harada was almost talking into his ear, but now it seemed that she probably heard everything.
"Yes yes~"
Harada was so happy that he picked up the broom and left. When he was about to enter the social affairs office, he thought of Soya.
"Sotani-kun, do you want to come in and talk about ordinary people?"
"Next time, I'm more concerned about this."
"That's up to you."
As soon as she left, only Soya, Sugawara Kyoko and the sleepy Asagiri Suzu were left in the atrium.
"What's wrong with Ling?"
"..."
Sugawara Kyoko took a deep breath and calmly pretended that nothing happened just now.
"I plan to use the Soothing Dance to first put the spirit attached to Asagiri-san into a deep sleep, and then expel it."
She paused, "But now it seems that the influence of the spirit body on Asagiri-san has been... ah."
After being hypnotized for a long time, Chaogiri Ling finally fell asleep and fell straight on her chest.
"bell."
Zong Gu went over to support her and shook her gently a few times to wake her up.
"..."
"How's it going? Are you almost done with the experience?"
She nodded, looking a little dazed.
"Then that's the end of it."
Soya supported Asagiri Suzu and looked at Sugawara Kyoko, saying this to her.
"etc!"
She immediately objected, "The ceremony is only halfway through, and the spirit attached to her has not yet been expelled."
"No need."
Soya shook his head, "Sugawara-senpai, there is nothing to exorcise. The spirit attached to Suzu is herself."
"..."
Sugawara Kyoko frowned, "What are you talking about?"
"This is not nonsense. Sugawara-senpai, have you ever heard of 'lepsy syndrome'?"
"What?"
"That is a symptom of the separation of the soul from the body before death."
Zongya explained, "But after all, while a person is still alive, the soul cannot truly leave the body and become a spirit body."
"And if the soul is not in the body, it will look like it is possessed by a spirit."
Sugawara Kyoko was doubtful and thought for a while before saying: "I have never heard of such symptoms."
Of course she would never have heard of it. After all, he made it up on the way here in order to conceal the existence of Asagiri Suzu.
Although they have never seen gods, most people who have seen various spiritual bodies because of their developed spiritual sense believe in the existence of gods;
Even if eight million gods suddenly appeared in the world, they probably wouldn't be too surprised after worshiping them.
But if you meet someone who has lived in the world for more than 1,200 years, the only reaction is to fall into madness:
Since there is the first person to escape the life limit, why can't there be a second one?
Although strictly speaking, Asagiri Suzu's current state is not considered alive, everyone's definition of alive is not consistent.
"Sugawara-senpai has never heard of it. It's normal. This kind of situation is very rare. Apart from Suzu, I have only seen four or five cases."
"Four, four or five cases?"
Kyoko Sugawara couldn't help being surprised, "Are there so many?"
"Among the millions of spirits I have seen, there are relatively few of them..."
Soya said, seeing that Asagiri Suzu was still not very energetic, he could only ask the person who caused this situation.
"Sugawara-senpai, when will Suzu get out of this state?"
She looked at him for a while, still thinking about what he just said, "If what Soya-san said is true, then just let Asagiri-san rest for a while."
"Come with me."
She turned around and walked into the social affairs office. Sogu supported Asagiri Suzu and followed her in.
Going deeper, Soya followed Sugawara Kyoko to a Japanese-style room about 89 square meters. Judging from the layout and various personal items inside, it seemed to be her own room.
"This is my room in the Social Affairs Office."
She came over and helped Asagiri Suzu to the small bed by the window, "Occasionally I will rest here. If you don't mind, Asagiri-san, please sleep here for a while."
After Soya nodded, Asagiri Suzu quickly got into bed and closed her eyes to fall asleep.
"Sugawara-senpai doesn't you live here?"
"My home is at the bottom of the mountain. I passed by it when I came here just now."
Gently closing the sliding door, the two of them left the room and walked outside.
Wow——
The sliding door of a Japanese-style room in front suddenly opened, and Yuko Harada had already changed into casual clothes.
"Ah, you came just in time."
She had a bag slung on her shoulder, "Kyoko-chan, I have classes in the afternoon and I have to go back to school now."
"I understand. Be careful along the way, Miss Harada."
"Yes, Miss~"
"..."
"By the way, Sotani-kun."
"What?"
Harada took out his mobile phone and said, "Let's exchange contact information."