After returning to the Japanese room outside, both of them were silent.
"...According to what Kyoko heard from the injured Miss Yuuki, that night, the daughter of Underworld only appeared briefly for a short while, but the one who was captured back to Underworld was not the evil spirit, but Soya. It was simply
It's like they came specially for you. Or maybe, only some of those evil spirits escaped from the underworld. When the daughter of the underworld took them away, she happened to find Zongya, and then... I said, you
Are you listening? Soya? Soya—"
Zong Gu came to his senses and said, "I'm listening."
"What did I just say?"
"have no idea."
"..."
Noma Minami glared at him for a few times, and then said: "Now that Soya is back, I have to report to the agency. By then, they may ask you some questions."
He nodded, "I understand."
"Why are you so distracted?"
"Sequelae."
"Really?" Noma Minami looked at him for a while, "Are you okay with your health?"
"The problem is huge. I will die in a few months."
"You brat, you're talking nonsense again."
Soya didn't say much, took a deep breath, and looked at Kyoko who was sitting opposite.
She was also looking at him, but there was no expression on her face.
"Is there anything going on next for Soya?" Minami Noma asked again.
"The most important thing I came here to do today has been completed," he said.
"Hey, what's going on?"
"What's wrong, Ms. Noma?" Soya asked.
Noma Minami held her chin with one hand and tapped the table with the other hand, "If you are free, I will take you to the agency now. They will have to find you sooner or later anyway, so why not go today?"
Everything that needs to be explained has been explained.”
Zong Gu thought for a while and nodded, "Okay."
"Then let's go. Do you want to come with Kyoko?"
"No."
Noma Minami glanced at her, said nothing, picked up the car keys and went out.
"I'm going over there," Zonggu said.
"Be careful on the road." Kyoko looked at the table in front of her.
For the sake of convenience, Noma Minami drove his own sports car. After getting in the car and going down the mountain, he encountered a red light at the first intersection, so Noma Minami could only slow down and stop.
"What's wrong with Kyoko?"
"..."
Souya looked out the window.
drop--
Noma Minami turned off the air conditioner.
"...as for that."
Zonggu turned around and turned on the air conditioner again.
"Tell me about it and let someone who has experienced it give you some experience. Anyway, everyone likes girls."
"I haven't learned enough experience from Miss Noma yet."
Noma Minami sneered, "I've wetted more girls than you've ever seen."
"Anything more would be harassment."
"I'm talking about the eye sockets."
"..."
Zong Gu was silent and leaned back again, "Let's go there next time. I want to get off the car."
"It's too late."
The red light turned green, Minami Noma stepped on the accelerator, and the sports car roared out.
"Don't tell me?"
"There's nothing to say." Zong Gu looked outside, "This was a mistake that Kyoko and I made together... No, it was just me who was wrong."
"Oh, Souya's legs dropped."
"..."
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of him turning around again. Noma Minami smiled proudly, "I told you I have a lot of experience."
"Do you have any experience with leg cracking?"
"That's included."
She looked forward and turned the steering wheel slightly, "Is it Yoshikawa-san?"
"Um."
"Sure enough... we have experienced life and death together, and our feelings have heated up to the point where we can no longer suppress them."
Imagining their experience in the underworld, Noma Minami sighed, "This situation is the most difficult to deal with."
Zonggu shook his head, "If I hadn't been giving Hongzi a chance, it wouldn't have developed into this situation."
"Are Soya admitting your mistake to me?"
"No."
"Then what are you telling me? Ah... I understand, Zonggu still wants to be a 'good boy'. Do you care too much about your image in other people's minds?"
Zonggu opened his mouth.
"Miss Noma's ex-girlfriend also said similar things."
"Xia Cai? Haha, does she feel the same way?"
Noma Minami laughed and quickly stopped, "This is not possible. You will get something if you give up. If Soya cherishes feathers too much, he will get nothing."
Soya looked at her for a while, "I thought Miss Noma would be on Kyoko's side."
"I have always been on Jingzi's side." Noma Minami glanced at him, "I mean to let Soya do everything possible, whether it's shameless or rolling around, to win back Jingzi. Because you are okay.
Reliable, no one is more suitable for that young lady than you. As for the rest, that is not my place to interfere."
The sports car stopped at another intersection.
Looking out the window, Zonggu was silent for a while.
"Thanks."
"Have you figured it out?"
"No, I just felt a little better after I said it."
"Then I shouldn't have asked more questions. I should have made you feel guilty to death."
Zong Gu turned his head and found that she was looking at him with a smile, and he also smiled.
"How does Miss Noma view her romantic affairs?"
"Wow, you actually started to inquire about my affairs. I wonder if this is the most unforgettable privacy for women? That's why I don't like men."
"..."
"Just kidding."
Noma Minami stepped on the accelerator, "What do I think? I'm just following my truest mood at the moment and making the choice that satisfies both of us the most."
"Is it just the moment..."
"That's right. Unlike you and Jingzi, I didn't feel that I could control the direction of everything from the beginning, nor would I regard this as a goal. What will happen in the future? Who knows."
"but……"
"——Don't think you can solve all problems. You can't. No one can do it."
Noma Minami glanced at him, "One look at your face, and I know that you have rarely encountered any man-made setbacks since you were a child. It's not surprising, you are young, and everyone likes handsome men and beautiful women. Most of them
Things will change in the direction you want, consciously or unconsciously.”
"But setbacks and difficulties still exist. As long as you have desires, you will eventually encounter obstacles that will not actively make way for you. If you underestimate them, you will have to suffer."
Zonggu pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time.
"However, Zonggu has done a good enough job."
Noma Minami took a deep breath and exhaled it for a long time, "The human heart is like wine, the taste will change with time. If you can't solve the problem now, leave it to time."
Zonggu looked at her.
"Isn't this just an escape?"
"It's shameful to escape, but it's useful! Ah, have you watched this drama? Yui Aragaki is so beautiful, and by the way, she's even married to the male protagonist in this drama."
"I don't pay much attention to these things..."
More than half an hour later, Noma Minami drove to Hiei Mountain Pass.
The parking lot was almost full, and after walking around for a while, she found an empty parking space.
"Get off the car."
"What day is it today? Why are there so many people here?"
Minami Noma threw him a pink peaked cap and took off a pair of masks for him.
"There are online anchors, people from inexplicable magazines, and ordinary people who just come to watch the excitement..." She put on a mask and sunglasses, "It was only a few days after the incident, and the bloody atmosphere has not completely dissipated.
It will inevitably attract some flies."
After getting out of the car, Noma Minami reminded again: "Don't pay attention to anyone later, and don't let anyone know your identity, otherwise those flies will fly to your side."
"I see."
Zonggu pulled up the mask and pushed the cap down a little.
Noma Minami glanced at him and said, "Can you bend down and walk? Your height is too obvious."
"You don't have to go to this extent, do you? Excessive covering up will only attract others' attention."
"Nip it in the bud."
"Why don't you give me a miko costume to wear?"
"Huh? I have it in my car."
"No...I'm joking."
Leaving the parking lot, the two walked towards Liuliguangyuan.
Along the way, Zonggu saw many network anchors holding selfie sticks in their hands while wandering around and talking to themselves.
"Oh oh oh——"
Before they had gone too far, one of them came running towards them with a strange cry.
"I just told you to bend down and walk..." Noma Minami muttered.
"Miko!"
"Eh?"
Although the heavily armed Soya was tall, he didn't attract the other party's attention at all. The man came towards Noma Minami.
"Look, everyone, this is also a serious miko. Although she doesn't look as good-looking as the miko sister who just walked over, she is still a genuine miko."
The anchor held up the selfie stick and stood next to Minami Noma, "Miko-sama, can you say hello to everyone?"
Noma Minami stared at him for a while, suddenly sneered, and then gave the camera a middle finger.
"Walk."
Leaving the stunned anchor behind, Zonggu immediately followed.
"It won't affect the image of the institution."
"Fire me if you can."
Relying on the fact that he is a spiritual awakener, Noma Minami is full of confidence.
As we continued along the road by the stream, people who looked like network anchors or reporters would approach from time to time, and Minami Noma, who was always dressed as a witch, would say something, which annoyed her greatly.
"Sogu, please take off your mask."
"No."
After walking for a while, the two arrived at the outside of the venue for that day's festival.
The entire venue was surrounded by a cordon, and the festival decorations inside had not yet been dismantled. Zongya even saw the stall that had been burned into a pile of black residue because of himself. Some police officers were maintaining order, scolding and preventing anyone from trying to get over the cordon.
Online anchor.
"Isn't the police investigation over yet?"
"have no idea."
The two of them walked around the venue and arrived at Liuliguangyuan. There were also several policemen standing guard at the door.
After getting closer, one of them motioned to Soya to take off his disguise.
After taking off his cap and mask, someone quickly recognized him.
"Are you... Yoshiaki Sotani, one of the missing persons?"
"Yes."
"Please..."
"——He is from the organization." Noma Minami pulled Soya, "If anything happens, you can come to him after our organization's matter is resolved."
Several policemen looked at each other, then let the two people in without stopping them.
drop--
I followed Noma Minami around the courtyard for a while, and walked the same path I took when I first came here. After climbing out of the tree wall, I found that the agency headquarters hidden deep inside was as busy as ever.
Noma Minami took him inside for a while and said, "Wait for me here."
"Um."
After waiting for a while, she came over with a priest.
"Please come over here."
The two of them followed the priest for a while and came to a small office three to four meters square.
"Do I need to avoid it?" Noma Minami asked.
"The person was brought here by Team Leader Noma. Even if we avoid it now, there is no point." The priest smiled and said, "If you don't mind, just wait here."
"Tell him everything you know." Noma Minami said to Soya.
"Um."
"I am Mie Yasuoka from the Security and Security Section of the agency headquarters." The priest also looked at him, "I have heard your name before, Mr. Sotani."
"Hello, Mr. Yasuoka. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I will try my best to answer them truthfully."
"'Try your best'..."
Yasuoka Mie smiled and quickly calmed down.
"First of all, the first question: According to eyewitnesses, Mr. Sotani single-handedly eliminated two ferocious spirits on the night of the incident. During the fight, how did Mr. Sotani feel? How did he feel about the two spirits?
Body, what’s the evaluation?”
"..."
Seeing that the first question he asked was not about his missing for many days, Zonggu quickly realized that he would have to spend a lot of time here today.
"The strength and speed of those two evil spirits are much stronger than ordinary spirits, so they are difficult to deal with." He replied.
"OK."
An Gang lowered his head to record something, then quickly raised his head again.
"Second question——"
Questions and answers, and before I knew it, more than three hours had passed.
Sotani walked out of the office, and another miko who followed him came to the front to lead him, "Team Leader Noma is probably over here, please follow me."
"good."
After more than three hours of questioning, five questioners changed one after another, from different departments of the organization, and all parties had completely different concerns.
He did not hide anything, and he even confessed that the person who rescued him was Yin Zhenami, the master of the underworld, but he did not explain her other identity in the world, but said that she was in front of the hall of the underworld.
"encountered by chance".
After walking for a short while, Soya saw Minami Noma standing by the pool in a daze.
The miko who led the way nodded to him and then walked away.
"Is it finally over?" Noma Minami came out midway, "I didn't expect them to ask so carefully. Thank you for your hard work."
"Sooner or later you will have to work hard this time." Zonggu shook his head, "As long as there is no second time."
"That's hard to say. The police are also very concerned about you."
"I'm a little tired today, let's go next time."
Zonggu walked up to her and looked at the pond in front of him. There were several brightly colored koi swimming around, "I am a missing person and not a suspect. I can't force you to question me."
Noma Minami smiled.
"There should be nothing else going on at the agency, let's go."
"Um."
Walking past the busy offices, Zonggu glanced at them casually, and then remembered something that happened after she left just now.
"The Human Resources Department has invited me to join the first team of the special operations team this time."
"The person from the Human Resources Department is also here?" Noma Minami turned to look at him, with some dissatisfaction on his face, but it was not directed at him, "You are trying to find every opportunity."
"They gave a very detailed introduction this time." Zong Gu followed her, "They said that the members of the first team may not take action every few years, and they are free to choose to be stationed at the headquarters or place. Even if they don't take action, their salary will be the same.
Keep your hair straight, it’s scary high.”
"This is indeed the case for the first team. They usually don't go out at all. I still don't know a few members of the first team. If Zonggu joins, he will probably be the youngest member in history, but you should not be interested.
Bar."
"I agreed."
"..."
Noma Minami paused, stopped and looked at him for a while, "For money?"
"This is part of the reason. The main reason is that you can continue to stay at Fuyun Shrine in peacetime, and the money will be free if you don't take it."
She looked at him and said, "Although it's usually fine, when it comes time to mobilize you, you cannot refuse even if you risk your death."
"The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. When that time comes, I will not refuse." Zongya said.
"Don't be cool, it's of no use to me."
Noma Minami bumped him with her elbow.
Zonggu rubbed his arms, "I'm serious."
She looked at the sky.
"If you want to think so, then that's up to you."
Before leaving Liuliguangyuan, he did not forget to put on a mask and a peaked cap to re-arm himself.
Returning to Fuyun Shrine, Noma Minami announced to several shrine maidens that Soya was invited and joined the first team of the special operations team.
"The first group... Soya is only seventeen years old, is that okay?" Hanai expressed his worries.
"He thinks there is no problem." Noma Minami took a sip of water, "And the eyes of the agency are definitely more professional than ours. Since it is their decision, there should be no problem."
Seeing Kyoko staring at her, Soya looked over and said congratulations.
"In order to celebrate Soya's escape from the underworld alive, and also to celebrate Master Soya's promotion to the first team of the headquarters' special operations team, let's go have a meal together tonight." Minami Noma said, emphasizing, "Kyoko
Come too."
She shook her head and said, "I'll forget it."
"Come on, come on~"
Kyoko just shook her head.
Noma Minami just thought that she was still angry with Soya at this moment, thinking that it wouldn't last long.
But when the club closed in the evening, she invited her again, but Kyoko still refused.
"It's just a dinner party with colleagues, why don't you come?" Zonggu walked over.
She locked the door of the social office and said, "Next time."
"Then tomorrow."
"..."
Kyoko turned her back to him, holding the key in her hand, "Yangming-san, please don't embarrass me."
"Just having dinner together has already made Jingzi feel embarrassed."
She pursed her lower lip and said, "Yes."
Soya took a deep breath, turned around and looked around, only to find that Minami Noma had driven away with several people.
"..."
He turned around, took another step forward, and slowly hugged Kyoko from behind.
She struggled for a moment, but to no avail, and then stopped moving.
"Why join the Special Operations Group."
"To protect the peace of Kinki."
"Can you protect yourself?"
"I can even kill gods."
Jingzi nodded slightly, held the hand on her waist, and then let go without saying a word.
After a moment of silence, Zonggu also let go of his hand.
One after another, the two went down the mountain and parted ways outside Guan Yuan's house.