The sun's shadow moves westward, and the bamboo forest becomes increasingly secluded.
Noma Nan took several witches from Kawanan Shrine to cross the mountains and ridges to the foot of the mountain. It was more than ten minutes later.
Soya supported himself on a thick bamboo with one hand and was chatting with Kyoko who was leaning underneath.
The samurai sword borrowed from the shrine was inserted into the soil, and the Demon Blade Blade Blade was placed aside, and the Demon Blade arrows were all picked up.
Noma Nan looked around and said, "Is it solved?"
"Um."
"No one is missing?"
"With Kyoko here, how could he let them escape?"
Then she turned her head and smiled at the witches behind her, "All good is good."
Several witches from the Kawanan Shrine were relieved and thanked the three people who came from afar again.
"Let's go down the mountain first."
Leaving the back mountain and returning to the shrine, Noma Nantesouya returned the samurai sword to them.
"Since the incident has been resolved, it's time for us to go back. It's still late."
"So let's go back after dinner," said Miss Hexi. "Team leader Nan came here specially to solve this big problem for us. I haven't thanked you well yet."
"Um..." Noma Nan thought.
"There is a pretty good high-end restaurant nearby, right next to Lake Biwa, let me entertain you there."
"What do you two think?" She looked at Soya and Kyoko again, "I really want to have a drink, too."
"If you want to drink, how can you drive when you go back later?"
"So now I'm asking for your two opinions."
It was getting late, and Soya didn't mind having dinner here before going back, but Noma Nan seemed to have only two options left to go home or eat and drink.
"You can't just drink alcohol?"
"No, I haven't had time to have a good drink recently. It's rare that someone treats me. I have to drink the wine I haven't drunk recently. You can take the tram back."
“It’s really irresponsible.”
"Team leader Nan, please show mercy..."
Although they asked the two to decide, Noma Nan obviously planned to stay, so Soya didn't say anything, and Kyoko was the same.
You can take the tram back before 11 o'clock in the evening.
"It's not time to close the club, please sit in the club office for a while."
Noma Nan followed him, but Soya had never been here, so he was preparing to take a walk around nearby and pass the time before the meal.
"Don't run too far."
"I understand. I don't know Lu, Kyoko will come with me."
Kyoko looked at him and came over.
Leaving the shrine and walking along the slope for a short time is the national highway when you came, and across the road is Lake Biwa.
Zong Gu walked to the guardrail and stopped, looking left and right.
"The Zechuan that the Escar who fought against Escar seems to be here. There is also the Xiaogu City built on the mountain, and now it seems that there is only a piece of remains."
"Um."
"Are you going far from here?"
"Far."
"Then forget it."
"Um."
After waiting for a while, he saw that there was no car in front and behind, he grabbed Kyoko's hand and said, "Let's go there."
"The intersection is over there..."
“Too far.”
Zong Gu stepped over the guardrail and pulled her again, "Come here."
Kyoko refused and looked straight at the intersection one or two hundred meters away.
"I'll go there."
"What a joke."
"I... wait... classmate Fangming!"
Zong Gu carried her over.
Let go of Kyoko who was struggling constantly, and he smiled slightly, "Now we are accomplices."
“…”
She stared at him, and Zong Gu looked around again. When the nearest car drove over, he pulled her across the asphalt road and came to the other side.
The road surface is very low, with a drop of only one or two meters from the lake surface. On the side of the road is a small slope covered with green grass, with sandy land by the lake below, and further forward is the lake water.
After letting go of his hand and stepping down the slope, Soya turned around and stretched out his hand to Kyoko.
She walked down without shaking his hand, and did not break free when he took the initiative to hold it up.
"You can see the lake and mountains, so let's walk here for a while."
"Um."
Stepping on the soft sand, the two walked south.
Zong Gu looked at the green trees on the roadside, lush and lush, "These seem to be cherry trees."
"Well. Follow this road and walk north for a while, it's Nagahama Castle. When spring comes, the cherry blossoms there are very beautiful." Kyoko said.
"Is that true? Then next spring, let's come and enjoy the cherry blossoms together."
She looked over, "Just with me?"
"Well...if you can find an opportunity, it's not impossible."
“…”
It's better not to agree.
Kyoko turned her head and looked forward again.
After walking for a while, Zong Gu pulled her and stopped, turning his head to look at the dyed sky.
"It's almost sunset."
"Um."
The sand at her feet was quite clean, Zong Gu sat down on the spot and looked at the horizon.
Kyoko looked at him and sat down next to him in her skirt.
A small island floating on the north side of the lake, covered with branches and leaves, full of green.
"That's Takenzo Island."
"Um."
"I remember there was a shrine above and a Baoyan Temple, which seemed to be able to take a boat from the pier."
“The dock is not here.”
"it's a pity."
With his body leaning back and his hands on the fine sand, Zong Gu turned his eyes to the red sun in the sky. The dusk mist was heavy, and the lake was dyed with orange. The continuous Biliang, and the Birui Mountains seemed to be its last destination.
"Mr. Yin Xie has returned to the Ultimate Spring. Will he be affected by the begging for the return ceremony?" Kyoko asked as she looked at the setting sun.
Zong Gu was silent for a while and shook his head.
"I don't know either. However, I think the teacher still has to continue to suffer that kind of pain."
He made his own guess, "If you just return to the underworld, you can get rid of the pain. With the teacher's ability to travel around the world and that world at will, you only need to return to the underworld at dusk every day. But the actual situation is not the case at all.
”
"Yeah."
Kyoko responded, and then fell silent.
Zong Gu looked at the horizon and could now understand the pain of Emperor Jue a little. Yuedu's attempts continued, and so far, the only result that could make him feel was to hug his head with Yuedu.
moan.
"At the same time, Lord Yuedu is doing an experiment recently."
"What experiment?"
"Torture me, and he himself."
Kyoko looked over.
Zong Gu smiled and began to explain to her.
The sky to the west seemed to have been burning, and the sunset fell lower and lower, and was about to fall into the deep darkness formed by the mountains.
“…can’t you wait until your idea is more mature before trying it.”
After a long silence, Kyoko's voice was a little low when she spoke again.
"Mr. Yuedu said that his idea was to become mature through repeated attempts."
"But……"
Zong Gu held her hand, "There is no way, who made me not a god? Only Lord Yuedu can understand the operation of divine power. Even if I want to help, I have no way to start."
Kyoko pursed her lips and said nothing.
He took a deep breath, "As long as you can find the big thunder."
The lake water slapped the shore, and the two of them watched the red sun fall, gradually being swallowed by the darkness until only the red clouds remained.
"The sun is setting."
"Um."
"Today is over, too."
"Um."
Zong Gu turned around, knelt on one knee on the beach, and grabbed her hand.
"I like Kyoko more than yesterday."
She looked at him and lowered her eyes.
"……Um."
After kissing the back of her hand, Soya stood up and pulled Kyoko up too.
"Go back."
"good."
He planned to climb over the guardrail on the side of the road again, but was pulled by Kyoko, so he accompanied her to the intersection more than 100 meters away and went around in a big circle.
After returning to the Kawanan Shrine, sitting for a while, it was time to close the club.
Because the distance is not too far, and Noma Nan planned to drink a few more drinks, he left the car in the parking lot and hiked to the high-end cuisine kiosk by the lake.
"I booked a private room on the second floor, which is also the best view of this restaurant."
“It’s really good.”
Before walking in, Soya remembered that he had not told Akane Kiriya that he would not go back for dinner, so he stopped at the door and called back.
"Xi, you've already gone home?"
"yes."
"I'm still here at Changbin, and I'm going to have dinner here. You can get some food for yourself."
"Hey, you actually went so far away. Are you planning to elope with senior sister Guanyuan?"
"fool."
"Hmph, I understand."
Zong Gu heard her say something to the person next to him.
"Is Hongzi still there?"
"I just went back. I said that I would contact her when I came back, and she would arrange the car." Akane Kirino said.
Zong Gu was stunned for a moment and then said, "I understand."
I hung up the phone and came to the private room on the second floor of the cooking booth. Several people had already sat down.
Soya sat down in the empty seat between Noma Nan and Kyoko, "Do you plan to spend the night here?"
"Yes. I have a few old lovers here, and I can live in any house."
“…”
"If Soya and Kyoko don't want to go back at night, they can stay here. I can arrange your accommodation for you, but it's better to go to the hotel to check in."
Soya looked at Kyoko, but she ignored her.
"We'd better go back and we'll go to school tomorrow."
"It's up to you."
This restaurant is more advanced than Soya expected. Before dinner started, the chef came over and said hello.
The night rises on the lakeshore, and all kinds of dishes are delivered to the table one after another, exquisite and tempting.
It was two hours later when the meal ended.
Noma Nan and several witches except Kyoko drank two large bottles of wine, but they were still quite sober, but they couldn't drive.
"Who drives these two children to check in? No, it's going to the station...ah, we're all drinking."
Walking out of the cooking booth, the cool lake breeze made Noma Nan feel comfortable and his consciousness became clearer.
"I remember it's not too far to the station here. Right, Hexi?"
"It's not far away, and it will be within ten minutes if you walk." said the witch Hexi.
"Then you two go over here."
"Yes." Soya pulled Kyoko and stood on the side of the road, "Is there any problem with the teacher?"
"What's the problem?"
Noma Nan shook his head, "This is not a place to drink, we are planning to renew the stall and have a drink for a second time."
"Then let's go back first."
"Be careful on the way. If you can check in, go and check in. Don't be shy."
"……knew."
He also said goodbye to several other witches. Soya and Kyoko left the cooking booth and walked along the lakeside to the other side.
When the two of them walked away, Hexi suddenly realized.
"Hey, the station is not there?"
Noma Nan was also stunned, then put on her shoulder, "Don't worry about them. How far is the izakaya that Hexi mentioned?"
"Ah, it's not far, right in front."
After taking a few more steps, Noma Nan looked back and saw that the distance was too far and he could no longer see them.
"I said no, but I can't turn around and go to check in the room..."
On the other side, he walked straight ahead along the path by the lake for a while, and Kyoko turned his head and looked at Soya.
"Does Fangming know the way to the station?"
"I don't know." He shook his head, "I don't plan to go there either."
“…”
Kyoko stopped.
"Before I go back, I want to take a walk with Kyoko for a while."
Zong Gu also stopped and looked back at her, "I just looked at the mobile phone map. There is a bus stop on the side of the road in front, which is easier to find. Someone will take us back."
She didn't say anything, but followed again.
"Kyoko thought I was going to take you wherever I wanted to."
"hotel."
"Do you want to go?"
"Don't go."
Holding her hand, Sonoya continued to walk forward.
"I missed the last opportunity. When will Kyoko and I get together?"
“…”
Kyoko glanced at him, "Don't say such things on the road."
"Now, there are only Kyoko and I on the way."
She looked at his side face, "Student Fangming, don't forget, we are just ordinary colleagues now."
Sonoya couldn't help laughing.
"why are you laughing."
"No, I'm not Kyoko... I just suddenly thought that Teacher Noma seems to be sleeping with colleagues."
“…”
Kyoko was speechless and said after a while: "Do you want to become like Teacher Noma... No, you have become like that."
Soya looked back at her, "I'm not as fickle as Teacher Noma."
"It's not fickle to just like someone."
"There will be no one else except them, I promise."
“…”
Kyoko looked at him and was too lazy to speak.
The constant night wind brings the smell of the lake, and the white waves hit the shore and rustle.
Street lights decorate the road by the lake. The two continued to walk forward. Not long after, they saw the unmanned bus platform.
"It's here."
"Um."
The two sat down on the platform, and Zong Gu called Chao Wuling and told her where he was.
"In ten minutes, someone will come to pick us up."
"Um."
The platform blocked the wind, and Zong Gu got up and walked outside, looking at the big lake in the dark.
The northeast shore is brightly lit, depicting the lake shoreline in the night. Zhusheng Island, which can still be seen at dusk, has now completely merged into the dark lake water.
“Nothing can be seen.”
"Um."
The street lights cast a shadow on the other side of the platform where the two stood.
As soon as Soya turned his head, Kyoko understood what he wanted to do, stepped back and leaned onto the platform.
“Um…”
She was kissed by him willingly and reluctantly, and she raised her hand on his back and looked into his eyes.
Zong Gu just kissed her lightly, then moved her up, kissing her eyes and forehead.
After a while, she hugged his waist.
"You'll just make me embarrassed."
Zong Gu lowered his head, pressed against her forehead, kissed her nose, and looked straight into her eyes.
"Because I can't let go of Kyoko."
"Then let them go."
“I can’t do it either.”
Holding her face, he kissed again.
Kyoko turned her head and dodged her head on his shoulder.
"Kyoko...well!"
A severe pain came from his shoulders. He subconsciously wanted to push her away, but he put her down as soon as he lifted his hands and hugged her tightly.
“…”
After a while, Kyoko finally let go, lowered her head and leaned against his shoulder.
"You just... make me embarrassed."
She choked up.
"I'm sorry." Zong Gu lowered his head, and one hand passed through his long hair, stroking her back.
Kyoko just sobbed in a low voice.
After a while, a car drove from behind and slowly slowed down.
Notice the two people in the shadow of the platform, the car drove forward a little more and stopped under the street lights.
Sonoya looked up and said nothing, and continued to hold Kyoko.
She turned around and looked at the car that had no movement after stopping, "Is it that car?"
"I guess so."
She let go of him, wiped her cheeks and eyes, and her voice had calmed down: "Go over."
At this time, she still doesn't want to cause trouble.
Zong Guxu hugged her waist, "It doesn't matter if you stay for a while."
"No."
"All right."
Pulling her over, as soon as the two of them walked out of the shadows, a young woman who had never seen before got out of the car and opened the back seat door.
"Mr. Soya, please get in the car."
"Thanks."
"You are welcome."
The two got into the car and looked at Kyoko from the rearview mirror. The driver deliberately asked for the address.
"Send her back first, from Noshu-cho..."
“—No need, just take me to the nearest station.”
Soya glanced at Kyoko and continued, "Let's go to Noshou Station first. When I get there, I'll show you the way."
"OK."
The car started quickly and was speeding by the lake.
The lights in the car went out, Soya held Kyoko's hand and closed her eyes to rest.
After looking at him for a while, she closed her eyes.
I don’t know how long it took, but when Kyoko opened her eyes again, there was a familiar scenery outside the car window.
The car did not park directly outside Guanyuan's house. Zong Gu got off with her and took her to the door.
"Can you kiss goodbye?"
"Can't."
"Then good night."
“…”
She looked at him, her eyes falling on her right shoulder.
"It still hurts."
Kyoko pursed her lower lip and said, "I'll suffer."
"As long as I can still be with Kyoko, I can bear any kind of pain."
"What about the pain in my heart."
“…”
Zong Gu was speechless.
She looked at him for a while and stopped saying, "Good night."
"Good night……"
Watching Kyoko walk into the room, Soya was about to turn around when he suddenly saw Tamako looking at him on the balcony on the second floor.
"Takiko."
"elder brother--"
She put her hands beside her mouth and shouted to him: "Come on!"
“…”
Zong Gu didn't know what to say, so he could only nod to her and wave goodbye.
When he returned to the car, the driver sent him back to the old house of Kirino without asking for the address.
In order to facilitate her to get out, Zong Gu asked the car to stop at the intersection.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome. Good night."
Back at the entrance of the yard, Akane Kirino opened her arms and waited for him at the door.