Tokyo: Starting with the Shrine Maiden

Hoshino Rin reached out and touched Hoshino Hotaru's hair, saying, "She was worried, so she came to school with me."

Such deep sisterly affection!

Haruhiko felt that their relationship was just so-so based on their previous interactions.

I didn't realize that I had misunderstood.

Hotaru Hoshino took a step back, her lips moving slightly.

"Humph."

Hoshino Rin pouted, dissatisfied, and asked, "What's wrong with my older sister touching your head?"

Hotaru Hoshino stared at her without making a move.

"Okay, you win."

Hoshino Rin smiled helplessly and said, "Seriously, why are other people's little sisters so well-behaved and sensible?"

Hotaru Hoshino winked at Haruhiko, then turned and left.

Be careful on the road!

Hoshino Rin waved and shouted.

However, there was no response from Hotaru Hoshino.

"Your sister's personality is completely different from yours."

Haruhiko said with some emotion.

"She grew up with her mother and her personality was influenced by her."

Hoshino Rin looked away and explained.

Haruhiko understood.

Hotaru Hoshino really does seem to be a carbon copy of Aoi Hoshino.

In comparison, Hoshino Rin's personality is more normal and not as cold.

But Hotaru Hoshino seemed to be quite polite to him.

Haruhiko thought to himself, "Is it because of Hoshino Rin?"

"Let's talk again at lunch."

Hoshino Rin stood at the intersection and said.

"Ah."

Haruhiko turned and walked towards his major's classroom.

Today's lesson is called "The Manual for Operating Spiritual Tools".

Like talismans, spiritual tools are also very important tools for psychics.

You will often encounter them in battle.

How to use one's own spiritual tools and how to deal with other people's spiritual tools has become a very profound subject.

Class is over.

Haruhiko, carrying his schoolbag, went to the place he had arranged to meet Hoshino Rin: the rooftop.

It's October now, and the rooftop is quite cool at midday, making it a nice place to eat.

Haruhiko pushed open the door and saw Hoshino Rin sitting on the floor covered with newspapers.

She rolled up her loose shrine maiden robes, pulling them down to her thighs.

Her calves, encased in white ankle socks, were closed, concealing the private area.

"Come and sit."

Hoshino Rin waved to him.

Two newspapers had already been laid out next to her.

Haruhiko didn't stand on ceremony and walked over to sit down next to her.

He glanced at Hoshino Rin.

Her ears were covered by her hair, with only a faint outline of her earlobes showing.

Haruhiko took out the bento box that Yukihime had prepared.

"It smells good."

Hoshino Rin turned her head and said with some surprise.

"Want to try it?"

Haruhiko picked up a piece of seaweed meat roll, handed it to her, and asked.

Hoshino Rin hesitated for a moment, then gently tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear with her right hand. She then lowered her head, opened her mouth, and swallowed the seaweed roll in one gulp.

His cheeks bulged out instantly, and his mouth was filled.

She chewed a few times, her eyes lit up, and she said, "Delicious!"

Haruhiko smiled.

Yukihime's culinary skills are naturally extraordinary.

He picked up another piece of seaweed and meat roll and put it in his mouth.

A delicate fragrance then wafted out.

Hoshino Rin suddenly realized something and her gaze fell on the pair of chopsticks.

Were those two people just now...?

She quickly turned her head away, her long black hair falling down to cover her slightly flushed face.

Haruhiko didn't notice her unusual behavior and just quietly ate his lunch.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Because I'm used to eating imported food at home.

The two finished their meal but didn't return to the classroom, as it was still early for class.

"Haruhiko-kun."

Hoshino Rin hugged her knees and asked, "There are many systems of theology. Which path do you plan to take?"

"Master a series of spells."

Haruhiko answered casually, then asked, "And you?"

The priestesses originally had three systems, but now only two remain.

A ranged magical shrine maiden who uses ritual objects such as the Kagura bell.

A ranged physical priestess who uses a bow as her weapon.

"I learned to play the Kagura bell, and my sister learned to play the bow. We can master both."

Hoshino Rin looked down at the ground and said, "This is the twin heritage of Izumo Shrine."

Haruhiko suddenly realized.

It turns out his feeling was correct.

The shrine maiden phantom wielding a bow that appeared behind Hoshino Rin was indeed Hoshino Hotaru.

It has to be said, this twin inheritance is truly domineering.

That's equivalent to saving half the time.

"I've heard that twins can communicate telepathically, is that true?"

Haruhiko suddenly thought of a question that he had been quite curious about in his previous life.

"No."

Hoshino Rin shook her head and said.

Haruhiko was immediately disappointed.

“But twin inheritance allows my sister and me to do this.”

Hoshino Rin paused for a moment and then said, "Some of these special spells can even achieve the sharing of all five senses."

Because it involved classified information, she did not specify what kind of spell it was.

However, the amount of information is already substantial enough.

The five senses refer to sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.

In other words, at certain moments, the two people are one person.

Haruhiko could imagine that when the two sisters fought together, the power they unleashed would be far more than just one plus one equals two.

There's a reason why Izumo Shrine has stood for a thousand years.

and many more.