Minami Noma seemed to come to Hikone City often and was very familiar with it. She drove the car and was very clear about the route she wanted to take, without even asking her shaman friends around her.
"If I didn't have to drive them back, I would still like to have a few drinks with Asahina today."
"Let me go."
The miko in the passenger seat laughed and looked back at the students Noma Minami mentioned.
"They are all new faces that I have never seen before..."
She automatically ignored the ordinary person Yoshikawa Hongzi, "Are these three children your harvest this year?"
Noma Minami just laughed and didn't tell her that only Soya had joined the organization.
"That's great." Asahina turned back, "Our shrine didn't even discover a spiritual awakener this year."
Noma Minami held the steering wheel and looked ahead.
"So I've warned you a long time ago to look further ahead.
If you can’t find spiritual awakeners in Hikone City, go and look further afield; not only high school students, but also junior high school students and elementary school students should pay more attention.”
"Well..."
Asahina was thoughtful and looked back at Asagiri Suzu behind her seat.
"Is this child a junior high school student?"
...
After walking around for a while, Noma Minami stopped outside a barbecue restaurant called "Yakiniku Heaven".
It is surrounded by residential areas and is relatively quiet, with only a few pedestrians on the road.
“That’s great, there’s parking space here.”
She asked Asahina to get off the bus first with a few students, "You go and grab a seat first, and I'll find a spot to park."
Walking into the barbecue restaurant, there are many diners inside, and the air is filled with the aroma of barbecue, making you salivate.
Gu——
Soya turned around, Kirino Akane covered his stomach with one hand and poked his face with the other hand, making him turn back again.
"Where do you want to sit?" Asahina asked, "at the bar or at the table over there?"
There are dedicated barbecue chefs on both sides, and Zonggu said it was casual.
"Then the bar."
After sitting down, ordering, and parking the car, Minami Noma soon came to the store and sat down next to Asahina.
Soya was sitting between Asagiri Suzu and Yoshikawa. At the bar opposite, there was a barbecue chef serving the three of them.
“Can guests accept raw meat?”
He looked at the two people on the left and right, and shook his head.
"Okay, I understand."
The grill in front of him gradually heated up, and the barbecue chef picked up the fresh red beef on the plate and spread it out on the iron grill.
The specialty of this barbecue restaurant seems to be that the barbecue chef grills the food for the guests.
The craftsmen with professional skills carefully grill the ingredients in a way that best suits the taste of the guests, ensuring that every piece of meat grilled is in the best condition;
Of course, if guests want to do it themselves, that’s no problem, the barbecue chef will also provide guidance.
While waiting for the first batch of meat slices to be cooked, Soya was also observing the grill master's techniques.
But he soon discovered that there was nothing special about the other party's technique. The more important thing seemed to be the grasp of the heat and timing.
He turned to stare at the beef on the iron rack.
Thinly sliced beef tongue, stomach, heart, and beef back meat are of high quality and the price is very affordable... Even if it is not affordable, they are not paying for it.
Under the high temperature, the bright red meat gradually curls up and changes color, and the sauce and overflowing meat juices are sizzling.
Not long after, the barbecue master signaled that they could start.
Yoshikawa picked up the chopsticks and reached for the piece of meat that he had been eyeing just now.
Then, he watched it being pinched away by Zonggu first.
"..."
The meat is tender and grilled just right. When you bite into it, the meat is juicy, tender and juicy, with an excellent taste. The aroma of the beef instantly fills your entire mouth, making you extremely satisfied.
Zongya immediately gave up his plan to do it himself - there was real delicious food ahead of him and he couldn't waste his stomach space.
“Really delicious.”
He looked at the girl next to him and said, "Yoshikawa, please hurry up and try it."
"..."
Yoshikawa looked at him without speaking.
The barbecue is so delicious that in the beginning, the cooking speed couldn't keep up with how many people could eat it.
Soya's side is very peaceful, and every time the meat is grilled, the three of them share it equally, while the three people next to them, Akane Kirino and Minami Noma, are much more intense.
After being defeated several times in succession, Minami Noma lifted Akane Kirino up.
"Sogu! Change places with her!"
"..."
The dishes were exchanged, and the two sat down again in their new seats.
Noma Minami stared at the grill, then suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Soya.
"Zonggu, we also need to keep a record of this incident. The sudden mutation of the spirit body deserves more attention."
"What...I know."
She suddenly started talking about work, and he reacted for a moment before nodding;
When she regained consciousness, she had already taken away the freshly roasted beef.
"...Is it necessary?"
...
By the time no one was paying attention to the newly grilled meat slices on the grill, the dinner had come to an end.
"My stomach feels so full..."
Noma Minami tilted her head and leaned on the back of the chair, stroking her belly with her hand, "I don't want to move anymore."
Zonggu on the side has not yet reached her level, but he doesn't want to move for a while.
"If you eat too much meat, you will feel tired." Noma Minami looked at him.
Zonggu nodded.
"It would be nice if I could eat some ice cream to relieve my tiredness," she added.
"Um."
She patted his shoulder and pointed to the other side of the bar.
"There's self-serve ice cream over there, go get me one. Don't forget your own."
"..."
"Watch what I'm doing, go quickly."
Zong Gu had no choice but to support his body and walked around the bar to pick up the ice cream.
With the help of the clerk, he returned here with four bottles of ice cream.
Two were given to the lazy adults, and the other two were about to be given to Yoshikawa and Kirino Akane, when the former stood up.
"Give this to the bell," she said, "I'll get it again."
Zonggu didn't mind running again, but she said so and returned to her seat and sat down.
Eating ice cream, Kirino Akane shrank her neck and said, "It's so ice cream!"
"After all, it's not the season for ice cream yet."
“But it’s delicious!”
Sogu smiled, and his eyes fell on Asagiri Suzu next to her.
She licked it in small sips, not eating much each time, but the actual speed was not slow.
"..."
Noticing his gaze, Chao Wuling stopped and handed out the ice cream again.
Zonggu shook his head slightly.
On the other side, Minami Noma was eating ice cream and looking at the silent and intimate two people with great interest.
"Soya."
"What?"
She moved closer to him and lowered her voice, "What is the relationship between you and that child?"
"bell?"
"That's right."
"Childhood sweethearts."
"That's it?"
"Um."
Noma Minami didn't say much and continued to lick the ice cream.
Yoshikawa quickly returned here, "Sogu, here."
"Thanks."
When Soya got the ice cream, Noma Minami, who was quick to move, had already finished eating it. She and Asahina seemed to have something to talk about, so they walked out of the barbecue restaurant first and talked at the door.
When the students also came out, she called Sogu to her side.
"After the information on this incident is compiled, remember to fax a copy to Kitahiko Shrine - Asahina wants to be lazy." She paused, "By the way, tell them your practical spirit classification method.
"
Zong Gu was startled, "I can't guarantee how effective it will be."
"Don't underestimate adults."
Noma Minami patted him on the shoulder, "They will decide for themselves whether it is useful or not."
The group of people had to rush back to Near Lake City, and Asahina didn't let Noma Minami see her off too far, so they took her to the tram station and got off.
Along Lake Biwa, which is dark at night, white business cars speed silently.
It was dark inside the car. Minami Noma glanced at the rearview mirror. Several students were swaying in their seats.
After Asahina got out of the car, she didn't let Soya sit back in the passenger seat. He still sat with Yoshikawa.
The latter leaned crookedly on his shoulder, with his head lowered, occasionally raising it suddenly, and then lowering it quickly.
"Soya."
He was still awake, "What?"
"Talk to me about anything you want, otherwise I'll get sleepy too - I just ate too much."
"..."
He didn't know when she would become more reliable, but he couldn't do it now.
"Has Kyoko returned to the shrine now?"
Looking at the road ahead, Noma Minami laughed in surprise.
"There are so many cute girls around you, but Sogu is still thinking about Kyoko. It seems that the person you really like is her."
"Can we still talk?"
"You are shy."
"..."
"Okay, let's change the topic."
"How long until we arrive?"
"How long...about forty minutes."
Soya looked at the girl leaning on his shoulder and said, "Yoshikawa's house is a little far away. I'll send her back later."
"It's okay to let her live at Zonggu's place. There should be more rooms in such a big house, right?"