Tokyo: Am I the only male tenant?

Although her smile looked very happy, she seemed to be thinking about something.

Perhaps because Ginjo was holding her hand, he couldn't help but have the illusion that her emotions were being transmitted to him through her hand.

"Sousuke... I want to tell you... I... have something to tell you later..."

Before Mochizuki Haruka could finish her words, they had just walked to the entrance of the shrine, and the iconic Torii gate appeared before them.

The majestic torii gate is like a guardian of the road leading to the main hall, illuminated by the fiery red sunlight.

The Torii gate in the sunlight looks like a gateway to a mysterious world, standing among the lush mountains and forests.

The beams of the torii are carved with exquisite patterns, and the sunlight shines through the gaps, casting mottled light and shadows.

Its simple and elegant lines appear warm and solemn under the reflection of light and shadow.

Just standing below it and looking up, they felt as if they were enveloped by a mysterious force beyond time and space. Ginjo and Mochizuki Haruka were both speechless and stood there in a daze.

"Wow, what a magnificent torii gate! I thought we took a long detour, but we finally arrived at the shrine in no time."

After a while, Mochizuki Haruka crossed her hands in front of her chest and spoke, her voice seemed to become more pious.

"Okay, Xiaoyao, let's go in together."

Ginjo Sousuke took her hand and prepared to pass through the torii gate.

"Um, Sosuke, wait a minute, let's go our separate ways..."

Mochizuki Haruka gently broke free from Ginjo's hand, but still stood there with no intention of moving forward.

"Hmm? Why? Isn't this a torii gate? Only if we walk through it together, will God bless us, right?"

After hearing her words, Yincheng asked with some confusion.

"Yes, there is a blessing, but the blessing here cannot allow us to go through together."

"Otherwise, what is His blessing? What kind of blessing can't we take together?"

Mochizuki Haruka kept the secret for a while, and finally told Ginjo what she had investigated in a mysterious voice.

"Actually, this torii gate is called the Zanen Torii, so we can't walk through it together."

"Zan'en Torii"? The beautiful Torii gate in front of them, illuminated by the sunlight, actually had such a strange name.

There are several torii gates in this shrine, but this one is located on the way to the main hall, so it is very conspicuous.

At the same time, this is the only torii gate that will protect Zanen.

This torii gate has dazzling light and shadow, and it really doesn't seem like it will sever the fate.

And when it comes to severing ties, there may be misunderstandings like this is not a blessing at all, but rather a punishment from heaven.

In fact, Mochizuki Haruka also misunderstood its meaning at the beginning of the investigation, and only understood its true meaning after careful study.

"Cut off the relationship? What does this mean? Does Xiaoyao want to sever the relationship between us?"

After hearing the name, Ginjo Sousuke frowned and asked her in confusion.

"Wait, wait, I'm sorry, I didn't explain it clearly. This is easy to cause misunderstanding. It's not like that, Sosuke."

At the beginning, Mochizuki Haruka only said that it is best not to walk here together, but she ignored the shock that the word "cut off the fate" would bring to people.

She twisted her body uneasily and hurriedly explained to Yincheng that this could only mean that she was not thoughtful enough, which made the other party look so tangled...

"Hmm? Really? It seems that I did misunderstand."

Ginjo's words brought a glimmer of light to Mochizuki Haruka's originally panicked face. Even so, the haze was not completely cleared away, so she continued to explain, hoping that Ginjo would be at ease.

"If I wanted to sever my relationship with Sousuke, I would just walk over there without saying anything."

"The reason why I didn't do that and stopped you was because I didn't want to sever my bond with Sousuke."

"Yeah, that sounds about right."

Ginjo nodded several times while listening to her words. I wonder if Mochizuki Haruka felt a little relieved because of this?

"But...why did Xiaoyao come to the Zanen Torii specifically? If there are other torii gates, you can enter the shrine from there."

After thinking for a while, Yincheng raised his question.

Of course, what he said was correct. In addition to this place, there are several other entrances leading to the shrine. Mochizuki Haruka also checked and found that there is actually a torii gate here that can improve wealth.

As for why she specifically chose this torii...

"Because this is the torii gate closest to the main shrine. I'm kidding. I chose this place because it blesses Zanen."

"Is killing the enemy considered a blessing?"

Ginjo waited in confusion for her to continue.

"Yes, the reason why I chose this place is because "severing ties" is not necessarily a bad thing."

"The Torii here is very magical. Actually, severing the relationship has two meanings: severing good relationships and severing bad relationships..."

"So I hope that the two of us can go on separately and cut off the bad karma between us."

"It's not about severing the bond between us, but about severing the bad bond between us?"

"Yes, such as illness, or bad luck... and the bad karma that may come to break us up in the future."

"I want to say that as long as we each pass through the torii gate, it will protect us from that kind of bad karma."

"Because when you said 'severing fate', I thought it only had a negative connotation, but I didn't expect it to have this kind of meaning."

"Yeah, I just hope that the time we spend together can last as long as possible, so I want to pass through this torii."

"In that case, you should have made it clear at the beginning, Xiaoyao..."

"I'm sorry, I thought I could explain it by just saying 'don't go there together'. Are you willing to forgive me, Sosuke?"

"Well, if you treat me to a meal on your return trip, I'll forgive you."

After hearing Mochizuki Haruka's complete explanation, Ginjo changed his serious expression.

Perhaps because he was in a relaxed mood, he made this request to Mochizuki Haruka half-jokingly.

"Yes, no problem, you can choose the restaurant~"

To be honest, just treating him to a meal was enough to forgive him for showing that misunderstanding expression, and Mochizuki Haruka felt that it was a good deal.

She took a deep breath and looked up at the tall and majestic torii gate, remembering why she had definitely wanted to bring Ginjo here today.

That was the relationship between the two of them.

By now, they already knew each other well, but if we start from the beginning, their meeting was by chance.

The relationship that developed from accidental events always makes Mochizuki Haruka feel uncertain in her heart.

But at the same time, she was very sure that there must be a good relationship between her and Yincheng.

So she hopes to eliminate the insecurity in this relationship by passing through this torii.

But to be precise, she didn't completely rely on the blessing of the gods for this matter. She just wanted to pray for good luck. After all, you can never have too much of this kind of thing.

If we look at it from the perspective of fifty years, the time they spent together was still as weak as a seedling.

So Mochizuki Haruka wants to add some positive nourishment to this relationship, and this is the best effort she can make now.

"Sosuke, who should go first? How about me first?"

Mochizuki Haruka gently grabbed the corner of Ginjo's clothes and said, it can be seen that she is still a little nervous.

Such a reaction was like that of a lovable child, and Ginjo felt an urge to hug her regardless of the consequences.

"No, I'll go first. You can wait until I pass by and then leave later. This way, we should be able to cut off the bad karma."

Ginjo Sousuke smiled calmly and stood in front of her.

"Well, I'll watch you go then. Come on, Sosuke!"

Mochizuki Haruka clenched her fists and placed them on her chest to cheer him up.

In fact, this is not something that requires any effort, it is just a simple matter of walking under the torii gate, but for her, it seems to be a very solemn ceremony.

Influenced by her, Yincheng also seemed to be much more serious.

He slowly approached the torii gate, and then walked through it with steady steps under the gaze of Mochizuki Haruka.

In the end, nothing happened, and Ginjo just passed under the torii easily.

"Look, nothing's wrong, right?"

Ginjo Sousuke turned around and waved to Mochizuki Haruka on the other side.

"Sousuke, your expression is a little stiff, but now I know it's okay, so I'll go over there too."

Although Mochizuki Haruka had already watched Ginjō walk over, she still felt nervous anyway.

She walked slowly, feeling her heart in her throat, and just walked forward step by step.

It was only a few tens of seconds, but a strange sense of tension enveloped them under the blessing of a mysterious power.

After successfully passing through the torii gate, Haruka Mochizuki let out a long sigh, then smiled at Ginjō.

"Nothing really happened. As expected, if we just go our separate ways, there won't be any problems. But I was still very nervous just now."

After Mochizuki Haruka breathed a sigh of relief, she ran towards Ginjo in small steps.

They have completely passed through the torii gate and entered the shrine grounds. So it can be assumed that all the bad karma that may happen to them now or in the future has been cut off, right?

Just as they were thinking this,

"oops!"

"Xiaoyao?!"

Mochizuki Haruka, who was running towards Ginjo in a hurry, seemed to be tripped by something and fell towards him while screaming.

Her feet left the ground together and, as the words suggest, she flew over.

Ginjo hurried forward and caught Mochizuki Haruka who fell into his arms.

"Xiaoyao, are you okay? Why did you fall after passing through the torii? Did your shoe get stuck somewhere?"

"It's so strange. There are no stairs here. I just suddenly felt my foot hit something and then I tripped."

"Tripped? By the ground?"

"No, it's like something suddenly ran out and I bumped into it..."