Soya was not very interested in the Gundam model, and did not open it after receiving it. Instead, he shook left and right in the slightly awkward smile of the shooting stall owner, listening to the rustling sound of the heavy objects inside moving back and forth.
"Is it a piece of iron?"
"……Um."
"It's quite heavy."
"Ah, haha..."
Zong Gu did not intend to take it back, so he discussed with the stall owner and sold the Gundam model he had just obtained to him at a discount.
After taking the money, Zong Gu smiled, "Thank you, I've accepted it."
"You're welcome..." The stall owner held the box weakly, "Welcome to come next time."
He looked at the air guns, then looked at the remaining things on the shelf, "I want to play a few more shots."
“…”
"Just kidding."
He had already won the "big prize", so he didn't have much interest in continuing to play, so he pulled Chaowuling and left.
"Hey, wait a moment."
The two of them took a few steps, and the high school spirit just now chased after him.
"I've helped you..."
"—Don't worry, I still remember it." Soya said, "The morning after tomorrow, you will wait outside the station, and I will take you to Kyoto."
"the day after tomorrow?"
He was a little dissatisfied, "The Soul Sacrifice Society has begun, and I don't want to waste time here."
"Then you can go there first."
"If I can get through by myself, I still need your help?"
"But I still have some things to do, I have to stay here for one more day."
As people came and went, Zong Gu pulled Chao Wuling and stood on the side of the road, "What's more, if you go two days ago, will Master Yin Xie, who is the most beautiful person choose you?"
"That's right, at least show sincerity..."
"When you only have sincerity, sincerity is the most valuable thing. And your sincerity may not be seen."
The high school student was stunned for a moment, and then became even more dissatisfied, "You are just a high school student, right? Why should I be taught by you?"
"At least I'm still alive." Zong Gu smiled and continued, "I don't mean to preach, I just tell you some facts."
After thinking about it, he found that he had no other choice than to agree.
"Okay, I get it...what are your name?"
"Zonggu."
"Soya... My name is Ishise. Then I'll see you the morning after tomorrow, I've agreed."
"Um."
The two sides were temporarily separated, and the high school students continued to wander in the other direction, and Zong Gu and Chao Wuling also continued to stroll in the ceremony.
The sound of Taigu and the Sanwei Line was melodious. In the middle of the street, there was a large group of dancers wearing traditional Xiantai costumes, twisting their bodies and sweating to the fullest. The carnival on the last night of the Qixi Festival gradually reached its climax.
The two of them watched while walking, and were engaged without being fully invested, and most of their attention was still on each other.
"Smell the fragrance, eat something else."
"Um."
After squeezing to the stall of takoyaki, Soya asked for one.
Flip-frying, the round octopus balls are roasted on the iron plate and are tender on the outside, showing an attractive golden color.
There are six meatballs for a takoyaki serving. If it is for the purpose of eating fullness, it is definitely not enough, but Soya just wants to taste the taste.
One by one, the meatballs were pinched into the paper box, poured them with special octopus sauce, sprinkled with fine seaweed and wooden fish flowers, and finally inserted a few toothpicks. The stall owner handed out the prepared octopus sauce.
"It's just out of the pot and it's still very hot. Be careful when eating."
Osaka accent...
It seems that this is authentic Osaka-style takoyaki, Soya thought.
"OK."
After taking the takoyaki and protecting it with one hand, Soyao squeezed out of the crowd with some difficulty, and stood at the other stall next to Fury, as if he was a little moved.
"Do you want to eat apple candy?"
She looked over and shook her head again, "It's inconvenient to eat."
"I feel so, too."
The apples completely wrapped in red icing are sweet and hard, making people wonder where to start.
But having said that, Chao Wuling still bought a candy apple, but he didn't eat it, and just held it in his hand.
"I'll try it first."
"Um."
Holding the toothpick, Soya picked up a takoyaki, blew it twice before putting it into his mouth.
The crust is very thin and the filling is very rich, which is the characteristic of authentic Osaka takoyaki. The small piece of octopus hidden in the middle of the meatball has a tender and elastic taste, and it melts into the mouth with the secret sauce.
The taste is strong and fresh, and it makes people feel endless aftertaste.
“It tastes pretty good.”
He nodded at Wuling and looked at him with both eyes.
Soya picked up another takoyaki and sent it to her mouth, "It's a bit hot."
"Hu..." She blew a few times before she opened her mouth to catch it.
"How about it."
“It tastes great.”
While eating takoyaki and watching the strange dance of Abo Dance on the street, the atmosphere of the festival became more and more intense, and the two of them were inevitably affected and their emotions gradually rose.
"It seems like you are selling masks there, go and have a look."
"good."
The most popular characters in Inari-Sheng-in's fox mask, white and red patterns on the stalls, and the popular characters in various animations, with different styles.
Soya and Asakiri each chose a mask of Inari God, put it on their faces and looked at each other, and soon moved to the side.
"It feels a little weird..."
"Well, the eyes are painted very vividly."
Putting on a mask and continuing to stroll for a while, Zong Gu pulled Chaowuling and came to a rare place to provide seats for a while.
"What taste does the bell want?"
"It will be all right."
She occupied two square tables and four round stools, and Zong Gu walked towards the shaved ice stall next to him.
"Two portions of shaved ice."
"Okay." The stall owner was holding a bowl of shaved ice in his hand and was ready. "What flavor is needed?"
Sonoya looked at it and wanted to choose two identical flavors, but when he opened his mouth, he changed his mind: "Matcha and watermelon."
"OK."
After taking the money, the stall owner put two large bowls of delicate ice, poured them with matcha and watermelon juice, and then let him choose a card insert that is useless except for cuteness.
Zong Gu glanced at the stars, moon or small animals, everything was there.
"Can you eat it?"
"No, this is not made of chocolate...sorry..."
The last bit of expectation failed, and he was completely interested, "That's fine."
The stall owner looked at Chao Wuling who was looking at this place, "That girl is the guest's girlfriend."
Sonoya paused for a moment, "It's almost the same."
"Then just plug in this."
The young female stall owner picked out a few pink love hearts from a bunch of small card inserts and inserted them on two bowls of shaved ice.
"Thanks."
After buying it, Zong Gu returned to his seat with the shaved ice and first dug a spoonful of watermelon flavored bowl.
"Well... so cold."
The chilling heart made him tremble for a moment, "Try the bell, too."
After looking at the love heart, he picked up a small spoon to Wuling, dug a small piece on the matcha-colored snow-capped mountain, and slowly put it into his mouth.
"How about it."
She pursed her lips and answered a few seconds later: "The taste is a bit subtle."
"Then try this again." Zong Gu pushed the watermelon-flavored shaved ice over.
He dug up a small piece of light pink ice at Wuling, and he also ate the matcha-flavored shaved ice, and his brows immediately frowned.
“A little bitter.”
Especially when he had just eaten the sweet watermelon-flavored shaved ice, the bitterness of matcha became particularly obvious. However, the bitterness did not last long, and after a short while, it began to return to sweetness.
No wonder she would describe it as subtle... Zong Gu thought, and dug up another spoonful.
The shaved ice was placed in the middle of the table, and the two sat opposite each other, tasting different flavors alternately. The miniature snow mountain in the bowl first lost its peak, and then was slowly shoveled.
"You can't eat it if you put a card in it."
"Um."
The shaved ice portion is full, and when Zong Gu feels a little headache, there is still about half a bowl left.
Putting down the spoon, he raised his hand and pressed his forehead, "I can't eat it anymore, let's forget what's left."
He nodded at Wuling, but was not affected.
It was rare to have a seat, and the two of them sat here for a while for a while.
Looking at the lively streets where people came and went, Zong Gu turned his head unconsciously and looked to the north.
"ah."
The huge Guanyin was illuminated by the lights and overlooked the entire Sendai City. Even though they were far apart, their faces were still clear.
"After leaving for two years, I will still be scared when I suddenly see the Great Guanyin..."
I looked back at the towering statue of Guanyin and nodded at Wuling, but there was only the meaning of understanding.
When the construction of the Great Guanyin of Xiantai began and was officially completed, Emperor Ju took her over to watch it closely. Although the Guanyin statue was so huge that it was shockingly huge, she didn't think it was a lifeless dead object.
Any fear.
“Um…”
After looking at it for a few seconds, Zong Gu subconsciously touched the location of his pocket. He soon realized that the yukata had no pocket and he didn't bring his cell phone. He stopped with regret.
"What's wrong."
"No, it's okay..."
"Do you want to take a picture for her?"
She really asked knowingly, but he did not deny it.
"Kuno should be interested in this kind of thing."
Chao Wuling's foot stretched out from under the table, stepped on his back, and soon his other foot was also put on, cold and cold.
"You're dating me now."
"Sorry." Soya apologized very quickly.
After crossing the table, he held her hand and gently rubbed it in his palm, "Do you want to sit for a while? Or continue walking."
"It will be all right."
"Then let's go ahead."
After resting for a while, the headache had already subsided. Zong Gu finally dug up half a bowl of ice left and took a bite, then pulled Chao Wuling and stood up.
Coming into the slightly crowded crowd, she fell a little behind and followed him.
"What is she doing now?"
"Kizuno... Maybe I've really gone to Kyoto to attend the Qixi Festival by myself."
Looking at Wuling's side face, "Are you worried about her coming alone?"
"I'm dating Ling now."
"But I'll care."
"Even if I care, I didn't bring my cell phone." Zong Gu tightened her hand, "Let's talk about it later when I go back."
"Um."
Buzz —
In the dark room, the unanswered cell phone lit up again and vibrated.
“…”
Sitting by the river and staring at the phone for a while, Akane Kirino suddenly sighed and withdrew the few black photos he had just sent out.
The night is dark, and the river flowing water can only be seen clearly by the people sitting by the river. The mobile phone lens can only record a little broken light spot.
"It's not interesting."
Because she was a little irritable and depressed, she wanted to take a little rest here.
But she didn't expect that she would sit for a long time, and the mood that disturbed her mind increased instead of reducing, and she felt even more uneasy.
Sure enough, it shouldn't have come alone.
Finally reaching a meaningless conclusion, Akane Kirino took a deep breath, patted her butt and stood up.
Whether she goes back or keep moving forward, in short, she is tired of staying here.
“It seems that people are getting more.”
Back on the river bank, Akane Kirino looked at the direction of the four bridges, and couples were still coming together.
“These light sashes are so beautiful.”
"It's not as beautiful as Youka."
"Hmph... I have a sweet mouth."
"I'm just telling the truth."
A couple walked past her and spoke love words as if no one was around.
Akane Kirino didn't want to listen to a word, but she didn't concentrate her attention and didn't leave a word of what she didn't want to listen to.
"It seems that there are more beautiful wind chime lights in front of you. They look very romantic. I want to go there to take a look."
"Can you still be more beautiful than Tooka?"
"Hate, you're here again..."
“…”
Akane Kirino, who had already developed the desire to retreat, was also reminded by this sentence.
The most outstanding part of the Qixi Festival Yachuan Festival is not the sash of light on the river bank, but the wind chime lights installed in spherical bamboo cages.
The wind chime is made of traditional techniques such as Jingyao, Clean Water and Jingyao Buddha tools. It is placed in a bamboo cage and makes a crisp sound when it sways in the wind. It is supplemented by the warm yellow light reflected by the LED lights and is placed in groups of three or three.
On the grass on the banks of the Yachuan River, this scene fascinated her just by imagination.
She hasn't seen this year's wind chime lights yet, so she can't just go back like this.
Akane Kirino made up her mind and continued walking forward.
She was alone, and her steps were much faster than those of the couples who walked together, as if chasing something, and never stopped for a moment.
Going north along the river bank towards the Sanqiao Bridge, she didn't walk for long, and her eyes lit up: a group of wind chimes with warm lights could be seen by the river.
Bamboo spherical lanterns are placed randomly on the grass. Although they are conspicuous, the lights are not particularly bright, and they only shine at a little area around them.
As you get closer, the crisp sound of the wind chime swaying in the wind becomes clearer.
The river bank is wide, and there are more people sitting here.
["Couples at night are like cockroaches, and always like to hide in places that are avoided by the light."]
Akane Kirino couldn't remember who said this. She just felt disgusting and funny before, but now she hoped that the couple could hide in the darkness as they said, or even more dispersed.
“There is no place to stop…”
The warm light shining in the wind chime light seemed to have a magical power, which made the couples who were originally away from light and disgusted at night change their normal state, gather around the bamboo cage, sit on the ground, and have intimate conversations on their own, accidentally
Build a barrier that is only for singles.
After a few glances, Akane Kirino continued to walk forward a while, the density of wind chime lights decreased, and the number of couples on the grass also decreased a lot.
After strolling for a while, she found a wind chime lamp without anyone to guard, and immediately went over and occupied it.
“It looks so good.”
The light shines out from inside, leaving the shadow of bamboo cages around.
At this time, the wind was small, and the wind chime just swung slightly. Akane Kiri grabbed the cage and shook it a few times. The wind chime collided, and the crisp sound made immediately became much more obvious.
But within a short while, the sound of the wind chime lost its appeal. She stopped and stared at the glowing lamp inside intently.
"Songgu must have never seen this..."
As he stared at it, Akane Kirino got closer.
Her head was pressed against the bamboo cage, like a moth flying into the fire. Only the warm light was left in her eyes, but her mind was floating away.
"The news doesn't reply... Is the Chinese Valentine's Festival on the Xiantai side so interesting?"
She couldn't help but start to imagine how he was wandering around the festival, and always felt that something was missing. It took a moment to realize that she had been ignoring someone intentionally or unintentionally.
"bell……"
He would not go to the festival alone when he returned to his hometown with his childhood sweetheart, Kirino Akane thought.
And what emerged later is that in recent times, Chao Wuling always declared ownership as "occupied" him.
Kacha—
After suffering from unrestrained disasters, the bamboo cage was pinched and deformed. Finally, I couldn't help but scream, which made Akane Kirino come to her senses.
The bamboo slices were hard, and there were traces of tight grip in her palm. Although there was no skin break, the pain would not subside for a while.
"What does childhood sweetheart... really matter?"
She rubbed her palms and began to think about this question involuntarily.
Before he could go deeper, Yu Guang caught a glimpse of a pair of figures gradually approaching, and her thoughts stopped.
"Don't come here! Go somewhere else!"
In this case, she had no choice but to stare at her, trying to persuade the couple to get closer and closer with her eyes.
And when the two men's faces gradually became clear, Akane Kirino immediately became weak again.
It's an adult...
The man and woman who walked hand in hand looked about the same age as her parents, and obviously they were already a couple who were several levels higher than ordinary couples.
They should have come very early, and it is more like a short rest on the way back.
Because the middle-aged woman was carrying a red lantern in her hand, it was a limited gift that women who entered the venue wearing yukatas could receive. The number of lanterns was limited, and Akane Kirino had already distributed it when she came.
When Akane Kirino glanced at the middle-aged couple, they also noticed her, but they kept walking, but they still walked over.
Through the wind chime light in the middle, the two sat down on the grass on the other side.
"Ah, I'm so tired."
"Really, how long have we been gone."
"Walking from Sijo Bridge to Yuchi Bridge, and then walking back here from there, the distance is quite far... I've been working all day."
"Yes... Then you can rest for a while."
Found that he guessed almost everything, Akane Kirino couldn't be happy either, because they also said they wouldn't leave for a while.
"——Sorry, have you disturbed?"
Realizing that the middle-aged woman was talking to her, Akane Kirino quickly expressed her disregard.
After a few polite words, she suddenly asked, "Are you waiting for your boyfriend?"
"No...I came here alone." Akane Kirino was stunned and shook her head again, "And I don't have a boyfriend either."
"Yeah?"
The middle-aged woman looked at her and smiled slightly.
"Then you must have been thinking about the person you like - a sweet and distressed, and a fascinating expression."