After an unknown amount of time, the constant noise coming from around him woke Yoshikawa from his sleep.
She turned her head and looked around. In front of her eyes were the passengers getting up and down, and the car door that was about to close.
"..."
Where is this?
Have you sat too much?
What time is it now?
Should I get off the car immediately?
Yoshikawa, who was not yet fully awake, stood up and was immediately grabbed by the person next to him.
"Where to go?"
She turned her head, and Zonggu was sitting next to her, looking tired but also amused.
"Are you stupid for sleeping? There are still two stops."
Yoshikawa sat down again, facing him with the back of his head.
"...I'm tired of sitting. Let's move a little bit."
"Um."
The tram restarted and the carriage was much more crowded than before she fell asleep.
At least when she and Soya got on the bus in Nishi Asai Town, the seat opposite her was still empty. But now there was a middle-aged office worker standing in front of her, lowering his head and fiddling with his mobile phone.
Yoshikawa looked back outside the car window, where there were few stars and lights.
"Has Soya been awake this entire time?"
He nodded, "Yeah."
"Is it because of what I just said?"
Zonggu smiled again, "No."
Yoshikawa woke up at the right time. There were only two stops, not to mention waiting, and by the time she got off the bus, she was already fully awake.
Carrying the vegetables, it was quite difficult to return to Kirino's old house. As soon as Soya entered the door, he heard Tsukuyomi lying in the living room and complaining that he was hungry, so he threw a fresh green vegetable over.
And he actually took a bite.
"What is this... Bah!"
"...Have you never seen green vegetables?"
The two big bags of vegetables were temporarily placed on the kitchen floor, and Soya didn't clean them up. He had to send Yoshikawa home who was waiting at the door.
"Hey, do you want to go out?" Tsukuyomi asked quickly.
"Yes. There is also a big bag of vegetables at Yoshikawa's place. I have to send her back."
"What to do with my dinner?"
"I don't know either."
Soya glanced at him and said, "Why don't you make a call and ask Izanami-sama."
"..."
Tsukuyomi immediately stopped talking.
Zonggu took a few steps and turned back.
"By the way, since you have nothing to do, send a bag of vegetables from the kitchen to the Kirino family's izakaya. They consume quite a lot of vegetables there.
It's just running errands to deliver something, it shouldn't be difficult, right? Mrs. Kirino will also keep you for dinner."
After that, he went out.
Hearing the sound of the door closing, Tsukuyomi threw away the vegetables in his hand and lay back on the ground, staring at the ceiling numbly.
After witnessing the depraved life of the god with his own eyes, although Kyoko did not force him to return to the shrine with her, she decisively stopped "making offerings". Now the person who raises him is Soya;
Although Soya needs his abilities, he doesn't have the same respect as Kyoko treats him. He only treats him as an ordinary person who comes to eat and drink. Soya and Asagiri Suzu will give him whatever they want to eat. There is nothing special about it.
.
Pizza? Fried chicken? Burgers? Don’t even think about it.
And unless something happened and he couldn't come back, Zonggu would never give him money for nothing.
"Although Tsukuyomi-sama will neither starve to death nor die of old age, if you want to live a more comfortable life, it would be better to learn to support yourself as soon as possible."
Support yourself?
It's like a joke, he is a god.
If even gods need to support themselves, what should believers do?
"believer?"
Soya sneered at his words, "Before asking believers to pay real money to support themselves, what can the current Tsukuyomi-sama do for them?"
"..."
Of course nothing can be done.
"Why--"
Tsukuyomi rolled on the ground.
After lying next to the wall for a while, Soya still didn't come back, and neither did Asagiri Suzu, so Tsukuyomi had no choice but to get up and go to the kitchen.
"Vegetables...is this it?"
He lifted one of the bags of vegetables and found that it was quite heavy, but not too heavy to lift.
He has been to Kirino's izakaya a few times, so he knows the route.
Soya said he had no time to care about him, but in fact he also thought of many ways for him to support himself. The first attempt was to let him go to the izakaya to help;
It's just that he was clumsy and did not help. Instead, it affected the Kirino couple's normal work, so they had to give up.
Gu——
My stomach growled again.
Tsukuyomi no longer thought about it, immediately picked up the vegetables and went out, walking toward the Rakusen Pavilion in the night sky.
When he arrived, it was the busiest time for the izakaya.
The store was full of people, and Akane Kirino, who was busy, pushed the door open and walked in. Her first reaction was to tell him that there were no vacancies in the store for the time being.
"Eh..."
After all, they would see him every once in a while. Although she was not too familiar with Tsukuyomi, she recognized him quickly.
"Mr. Yuezi?"
"..."
It has been some time since Tsukuyomi was forced to accept the name given by Soya.
"These vegetables..."
He explained his intention, and Akane Kirino was stunned for a few seconds.
"Hey, this is what Zonggu brought back?"
"Um."
"Why?"
Tsukuyomi didn't know the reason. He just remembered that before Soya went out, he seemed to mention Yoshikawa and vegetables at the same time, so he said: "It was probably given by Yoshikawa. He is now at her house."
"..."
Kirino Akane was stunned for a while.
Sending vegetables to Soya...is that considered giving in to him?
"Akane, where is the wine that the guest at table three asked for?"
"Hey...here he comes!"
She immediately went back to help, but she didn't forget to let Tsukuyomi come in first.
Kirino Keiko greeted him at the bar and quickly noticed the large bag of vegetables he was carrying.
"Mr. Yuezi, this is..."
Tsukuyomi has already acquiesced to his guess just now, and even added fuel to the fire, explaining in a way that he thought was more reasonable:
"Soya went to Yoshikawa's house, and he got this back. He asked me to send some of it over."
"..."
Of course Kirino Keiko knows Yoshikawa Anko, or in other words, she lives together in this rural place and runs an izakaya, so she knows everyone in the Yoshikawa family;
As for her daughter's friend, she has too many similarities or better features with her, such as her comparable appearance, superior academic ability... and her relationship with Soya.
Could it be that the Yoshikawa family also has a crush on Soya?
Looking at the bag of vegetables, Kirino Keiko took a break from her busy schedule and began to think quickly.
"..."
Tsukuyomi stood aside, confused and anxious.
He is still hungry...
...
After delivering Yoshikawa to the door of his house, Zonggu paid special attention to his surroundings and did not see any spiritual body.
"Are you really not going to stay for dinner?"
Yoshikawa took the big bag of vegetables and held it with both hands, "Or is Sogu shy? My parents are both very gentle people."
Glancing at the bright lights in the yard behind her, Zonggu didn't bother to refute, "I'm so shy."
"Whatever you want."
Although Kirino Akane was not here, Yoshikawa was still very satisfied with today's club activities.
She solved the commission perfectly, received tearful thanks from her classmates, gained some insights into that world, and finally returned to the city in the bed of a small truck, which also made her find it interesting... Of course, she
I also didn’t forget the pain of walking while carrying this big bag of vegetables.
But because of this, things other than pain became even more difficult for her to forget.
"When Akane finishes working, I'm going to call her and tell her what happened today...especially Souya inciting me to steal the scarecrow's stick!"
Zonggu smiled and said the same thing.
"Whatever you want."
Yoshikawa tilted his head, "Then I'll see you tomorrow."
He didn't say goodbye, but pointed to her chest.
"amulet."
"...Ah, I forgot."
She was about to put down the bag and pick up the amulet, but suddenly stopped again, "Can't you give it back to Soya tomorrow morning?"
"Of course not."
Sotani was helpless, "Although it has been safe recently, if an accident occurs, Yoshikawa will not be able to see me in Huangquan for seventy or eighty years."
But what she focused on was another point, "Hey, can I also become a spirit body?"
"I've already said it depends on luck..."
"All right."
Yoshikawa responded, but leaned forward, the smart eyes behind the lenses looking at him.
"I can't free my hands, so Sogu can get it himself."
"..."
Glancing towards her neck, Zonggu saw at a glance the red string tied with the amulet. Her short hair only went up to this point, which could not hide her skin as white as snow, smooth and delicate.
He extended his hand.
"..."
The bag he was carrying was taken over. Yoshikawa glanced at him and took off the amulet himself.
"Don't move."
She took another step forward, got closer to her body, and hung the amulet around his neck.
Zonggu lowered his eyes, "Thank you."
She stuffed the amulet into her uniform and patted his chest again.
"I gave it back to you. See you tomorrow."
After saying goodbye to Yoshikawa and Soya returning to Kirino's old house, Asagiri Suzu had also arrived home.
"...Dinner at Kyoko's house?"
"We met at the station."
"Yeah."
What surprised him didn't stop there - when Tsukuyomi returned home from running errands, he was carrying more ingredients in his hands.