Tokyo: Starting with the Shrine Maiden

A familiar fragrance wafted over.

Haruhiko felt a soft impact.

Without a doubt, it's Hotaru Hoshino.

As always, she was dressed in a beautiful shrine maiden outfit.

In Haruhiko's arms, she stood on tiptoe and brought her delicate but expressionless face close to his.

He didn't stand on ceremony and put his arm around her slender waist in response.

After a long while, the two parted ways.

"I miss you."

Hotaru Hoshino exhaled, a slight blush creeping onto her face.

I don't know when it started, but her expressions gradually became more varied.

Although the reason is unknown, Haruhiko thinks it's good.

After all, being too expressionless and lacking in feedback can sometimes seem boring.

"Me too."

Haruhiko reached out and gently pinched her cute cheek.

Hotaru Hoshino immediately grasped his hand, her eyelashes trembling slightly as she looked at him.

"Let's go inside."

Haruhiko withdrew his hand, then took her hand and walked towards the living room.

Hotaru Hoshino didn't say anything, she just followed closely.

They didn't want to leave for even a moment.

After entering the living room, Hotaru Hoshino let go of her hand.

Haruhiko turned his head and saw that she was already untying the belt around her waist.

"firefly."

He quickly stopped him, saying, "No need to rush."

Hotaru Hoshino looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Actually, she's not that kind of person.

But she likes this way of expressing her liking.

In a daze, I felt a deep sense of happiness.

"Have you forgotten the message I sent you?"

Haruhiko flicked her forehead helplessly and said, "I'm going to visit Aunt Aoi today."

Although taking Hoshino Hotaru directly to Kasuga Shrine would have the same effect, Hoshino Aoi should at least be informed beforehand.

If we act first and then inform her, and she gets angry, that would be quite troublesome.

After all, she's my future mother-in-law; I can't be hasty.

Hotaru Hoshino tilted her head.

She only saw six words in those words: Haruhiko was coming to see her.

As for other information, it was naturally filtered out by her.

"You."

Haruhiko couldn't help but laugh when he saw her adorable, blank expression.

Although she didn't remember, he couldn't be angry at all.

"Where's your sister?"

Haruhiko took her hand and walked towards the teleportation array.

On the way, he suddenly thought of Hoshino Rin.

If she's home, it'll be a bit of a hassle.

“At school.”

Hotaru Hoshino's soft lips moved slightly.

Haruhiko felt relieved.

The two people stood in the teleportation array.

With a flash of psychic energy, they appeared at Izumo Shrine.

"This is so convenient."

Haruhiko secretly thought it was a pity.

If there were a teleportation array that led directly to the Takamagahara Ruins, that would be wonderful, but there isn't.

To be honest, he hadn't seen Mina and Minami Utsunomiya for a long time.

They stayed at the Takamagahara ruins so long that Haruhiko never got to enjoy a decadent lifestyle.

Where is your mother?

Haruhiko snapped out of his daze and asked.

There's no rush to deal with the matter with Hoshino Hotaru.

Anyway, there's plenty of time later.

I'll feel more at ease once I've settled things at Kasuga Shrine.

If Haruhiko can use the Drinking Hunt, his strength will be greatly enhanced.

Perhaps even a fifth-tier psionicist wouldn't be a problem.

But the specifics depend on whether the seal can be broken.

"There."

Hotaru Hoshino looked around and pointed to the room on the left.

Haruhiko nodded, walked to the door, and knocked.

"Come in."

A somewhat cold voice rang out.

It was Hoshino Aoi.

Haruhiko glanced at Hoshino Hotaru, hesitated for a moment, and then didn't tell her to wait.

Bringing her in might increase the success rate.

He pushed open the door and saw Hoshino Aoi sitting at her desk, dressed as a shrine maiden.

"Aunt Kui."

Haruhiko bowed slightly in greeting.

"Mother."

The same goes for Hotaru Hoshino.

Izumo Shrine has many rules.

Haruhiko already knew this beforehand.

Today I'm asking someone for a favor, so my attitude should naturally be good.

Besides, bowing to your future mother-in-law is no big deal.

"What's the matter?"

Hoshino Aoi nodded slightly and asked.

Do you know Nao Aoyama from Kasuga Shrine?

Haruhiko asked directly.

He didn't actually trust Hoshino Aoi that much.

The main problem is that I don't understand it either.

People like Jinguji Fuyumi or Tachibana Yui are people whose backgrounds are quite well known.

But Hoshino Aoi felt like a wisp of fog to him, something he couldn't see through or guess.

If possible, he would not tell anyone about the Nine Swords of Godslaying.

"know."

Aoi Hoshino's answer surprised Haruhiko.

Nao Aoyama was the previous chief priest of Kasuga Shrine, and she was over two hundred years old.

It's normal that I don't know Hoshino Aoi because we're not from the same era.