The next morning, when Soya was preparing breakfast in the kitchen, Kirino Akane and Yoshikawa came up behind him.
"I said you two...haven't you had breakfast at your own home recently?"
Yoshikawa nodded calmly, not feeling anything wrong.
"I think it would be more interesting to have breakfast together."
Kirino Akane smiled at him, then looked at the ingredients next to her, "Is today's breakfast a little too rich?"
Zong Gu also glanced at it and then looked at her.
"These are the dishes sent by Kirino's mother. If you don't eat them quickly, they will spoil."
"Eh?"
Kirino Akane obviously didn't know about this, "Mom gave it to me? When?"
"I asked Tsukuyomi to bring it back last night."
"'Tsukuyomi'?"
"No...it's Yuezi."
Yoshikawa glanced at him, and Kirino Akane remembered another thing.
"By the way, Souya, are you free today?"
"You have to go to school."
"..."
She laughed and poked him on the back again, "I mean after school."
"Mom said, Zonggu hasn't been to the store for a long time. If you have time this afternoon, you can go and sit there."
"..."
He is still an underage student, so where can he sit in an izakaya?
"With Kirino here, is the store still too busy?"
"I feel alright?"
Kirino Akane shook her head and quickly reacted.
"I'm not asking Zonggu to go work. Mom just wants to know about Zonggu's current situation."
Zonggu was silent for a while.
"I understand. But I have to go there later, around eight or nine o'clock - I have to go to the shrine today."
"Uh-huh."
...
When it was time for school to end in the afternoon, the four people, each with their own plans, said hello and then separated.
Yoshikawa decided to make an appearance in the Horticulture Department after a long absence, and as the library committee member of Class A of the first year, Asagiri Suzu had to go on duty in the library today;
Akane Kirino was going to work at her family's izakaya. Soya planned to take the train back with her and separate at Nosu Station, but he was pulled back by Minami Noma whom he met on the stairs.
"Anyway, Soya is going to the shrine today, so I'll take you with me."
When he arrived at the parking lot, he didn't see the white commercial vehicle from Fuyun Shrine.
"Miss Noma came here in her own car today?"
"Yes, to save some people from always saying that I use the official car for personal use."
Soya pretended not to hear. Noma Minami took him to a red sedan and asked him to get in and wait.
"Is there anyone else?"
"Um."
Soon, he saw two other passengers who came with him.
"Hey, Anan came here in his own car today."
"Well, let's get in the car."
Opening the door of the back seat, Kyoko was startled and said, "Sotani-san."
"Is there anyone else?"
The third-year senior sister who came with Jingzi also glanced at her and said, "Ah, I've seen you before."
She has a cute appearance, and Zonggu has seen her several times.
"He is Soya who recently joined the organization."
Noma Minami sat on the driver's seat, "By the way, he's the boy who confessed his love to Jingzi in front of everyone on Bogeri Mountain."
The senior laughed playfully and looked back at Kyoko and Soya next to her.
"So that was a confession?"
Jingzi was helpless, "Senior..."
She looked at Soya again and said, "I am Toyosaki Emi from the third grade, please give me your advice~"
"I am Sotani Yoshiaki, please give me your advice."
Toyosaki Emi smiled at him and said, "If Soya-kun can't stay at Fuun Shrine any longer, you are welcome to join us at Shiromaru Shrine."
Zong Gu also smiled, "I will consider it."
"Seat belt." Minami Noma pulled the girl sitting next to her back, "We are about to set off."
"Okay~"
After leaving the school, going around the winding mountain road, the sports car sped along the lakeside towards Fuyun Shrine.
"Speaking of which, was the commission that Soya and Yoshikawa went to deal with yesterday resolved?"
While driving, Noma Minami asked him, "What is the specific situation? Is it related to the spirit body?"
"solved."
He looked out the car window and "encountered a resentful spirit, whose actual identity was the client's deceased grandmother."
"Yeah."
Noma Minami lowered his eyes slightly, "I'm so lucky to be able to say goodbye to my relatives who have lost their lives forever."
Zonggu nodded.
"I went to the shrine today just to record this commission."
He paused and asked, "Is it okay?"
Noma Minami smiled, "If Soya thinks there is value in recording, then that's no problem - you are the agency's intelligence officer at Fuun Shrine."
"I see."
Afterwards, Noma Minami stopped caring about him and started chatting with the lively and lovely girl next to him.
Although the beautiful girl next to Zong Gu was a little colder, he still had something to say to her.
"I heard from Ling that she had dinner at Jingzi's house last night."
Kyoko nodded.
"Thanks."
"You are welcome."
After less than half a minute, she took the initiative and said, "I didn't expect Asagiri-san to agree."
According to Kyoko, she stayed late at school yesterday afternoon due to some matters involving the Kyudo Club. When she went back, she met Asagiri Suzu at the station.
Jingzi was a little concerned about her being alone, and there was no one else on the platform, so she went over to say hello.
After chatting for a while, Asagiri Ling recommended the book in her hand.
After waiting for the train to arrive, she somehow managed to chat with Kyoko about a certain ancestor of the Sugawara family who was quite accomplished in literature five or six hundred years ago.
"...The writing style is fresh and unique. Unfortunately, the shrine is busy with secular affairs, so there are not many writings left."
In Kyoko's view, the writings left by her ancestor were as sparse as his life story. Everyone in the Sugawara family only knew his name and didn't know much about him. She was surprised how Asagiri Suzu learned about it.
Asagiri Suzu avoided answering this question.
"Does Soya-san understand?" Kyoko asked.
It was probably because Asagiri Suzu had known the ancestor of the Sugawara family before, and had even communicated with her... but that was not a reason to tell her.
"Ling is very interested in ancient literature and has collected many unique books... She probably saw the relevant records in some ancient book."
"I see."
Kyoko accepted this statement and continued to talk about how she invited Asagiri Suzu to have dinner at home before getting off the car, and she quickly agreed.
"Tamako is also very interested in Asagiri-san."
"It's because Ling looks about the same age as her."
"I wonder what Asagiri-san was like when Tamako was that age. Soya-san grew up with her, so he must have seen her."
"..."
Zong Gu was silent.
It's a pity that since the first time he saw Asagiri Suzu ten years ago, she looked like this now.
"Roughly the same."
It didn't take long for Minami Noma to return to Fuyun Shrine with three students.
Emi Toyosaki from Shiromaru Shrine was not here to play today. She said hello to Soya and went to the social affairs office. Kyoko told him that these two days were the busiest time for the institution in recent times.
"What happened?"
"Golden Week is coming."
"...What?" Zonggu was startled.
Jingzi looked at him and repeated, "It's almost Golden Week."
“Does the agency also have holidays?”
Noma Minami, who was passing by, knocked him on the head and said, "Spiritual awakeners are human beings too."
"You'd better pray for peace on Sunday during Golden Week, otherwise I will definitely take Soya back to the shrine when I come back to work overtime."
"Don't look for me. I have arrangements."
"What arrangement?" Noma Minami stopped, "A date?"
Soya shook his head, "No, it's just that there is an outdoor cooking event at Rikuken. I'll go to Kyoto for a walk in the next few days."
"Visiting Kyoto? Who are you going with?"
"Everyone in the club."
Noma Minami looked at him, "Did you invite Kyoko?"
Soya was startled, but Kyoko spoke first.
"I do not have time."
"That's what people who have no friends say."
"..."
Jingzi ignored it and walked away.
Noma Minami patted Soya on the shoulder, "Golden Week is a good opportunity, don't miss it...if Soya likes Kyoko."
"No……"
"Then you hate her?"
"...Besides liking it or hating it, Miss Noma only has this extreme idea."
"If you don't hate it, will Soya let Kyoko spend the entire Golden Week bored in the shrine?"