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Seeing how docile Izumo Asana was, Mogami Jun himself didn't have the heart to say anything harsh to her.

He walked back to the stall and bought a pendant.

This pendant is tied with a purple knot and has a golden kettle-shaped bell in the middle. When you shake it gently in your hand, it makes a subtle and clear tinkling sound.

The kettle bell pendant at Hikawa Shrine has the meaning of "warming up happiness and infusing happiness", and is relatively rare among the marriage charms at shrines across the country. It represents the meaning of "making happiness boil" and "happiness can only be obtained through hard work", so it is very popular among young men and women, and girls often buy it and hang it on their wallets and other places.

Since he was already here, he had to show some sincerity, so Mogami Jun also bought this pendant and gave it to Izumo Asana as a gift.

"This is a gift for our first meeting, please accept it." Mogami Jun handed the pendant to the other party again.

"Thank you." Because of the experience just now, Izumo Asana didn't say anything more polite this time, and just took it gently. "I'll give you a return gift..."

"It doesn't matter. It's not something valuable." Jun Mogami replied with a smile.

Then, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have completed the task his mother had assigned him.

What should I do next? Should I take her around the shrine or bring her directly back to her mother?

If I bring it home directly, my mother will definitely scold me, but if I take her shopping, I don’t know what to say...

While Mogami Jun was still hesitating, Izumo Asana next to him suddenly spoke up, "If...if there is no other plan, shall we go and draw lots next?"

Drawing lots... Yes, drawing lots! How can you not try drawing lots when you come to a shrine?

However, could it be that the fortune sticks in this shrine... are also related to the so-called marriage?

"What on earth is this shrine for? What can you draw in it?"

"The gods enshrined in the shrine here are Susanoo, the couple Kiinadahime-no-Mikoto, and Oki Takamiya. Legend has it that these three gods can control marriages in the world..." Izumo Asana suddenly answered in a low voice. "But if you just draw lots, it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with marriage. It can predict the future fortune, but whether it is accurate or not is not certain..."

"Huh? You know all this? How amazing?!" Mogami Jun was not deliberately complimenting, but was truly amazed. After all, even the Japanese today only know one percent or even less of this kind of stuff.

"This is not some amazing knowledge... You can find it by just reading a book..." After being praised by Mogami Jun, Izumo Asana immediately lowered her head in shame, "The knowledge that Mogami...dono learned is the knowledge that can be used in the world..."

"I don't know who praised me like that, but I can assure you that it's not the case at all..." Mogami Jun shrugged, "It's the same in school. We learn only to pass the exams. After the exams, no one cares about those anymore..."

"Is that so... But after all, you can still learn a lot of useful things..." Izumo Asana replied in a low voice.

"Okay, since we have a rare holiday, let's not discuss textbooks and go draw lots together!" Mogami Jun suggested directly.

Then, the two of them walked towards the place where the shrine drew lots together, and this time, although Izumo Asana was still following behind Mogami Jun, her steps seemed to be a lot lighter. It seemed that after the initial interaction with Mogami Jun, her nervousness had disappeared a lot.

Jun Mogami deliberately acted friendly and easy-going in order to make the other person relax. It would have been too uncomfortable if they had spent the whole morning with expressionless faces.

Like the kettle bell pendant, the lots here are also uniquely shaped in the shape of the twelve zodiac animals, and everyone can draw lots according to their own zodiac sign.

Because they are the same age, they both drew the dragon-shaped lot.

Originally, Jun Mogami was planning to take a look directly, but Izumo Asana stopped him.

"Eh? Don't you need to check the lot after you draw it?"

"The lots drawn here can be taken home. It is said that they can bring good luck. Besides, even if it doesn't work, you can use them as souvenirs." Izumo Asana whispered.

"Well, what's the matter?" asked Jun Mogami in confusion.

Of course Mogami Jun knew this. He had drawn lots many times with his parents since he was a child.

However, most people only take the lottery home when they get a good one. Who would want to keep a bad one around?

"Please come with me..." Izumo Asana said in a low voice.

Although still confused, Mogami Jun nodded and followed her to another part of the shrine.

This is an independent courtyard with a small shrine inside. It looks so strange that no one knows what it is.

"This is Sihe Inari Shrine. It's called Sihe because it was formed by merging four shrines in the 30th year of the Meiji era..." Izumo Asana explained to him in a low voice, "And the pronunciation of the word 'Sihe' is very similar to happiness, so this place has always been said to be a spot that can attract happiness. Maybe... maybe if you draw lots here, you'll be luckier... Of course, this is just my personal speculation..."

[The pronunciation of Sihe here is very similar to shiawase, which is why there is this legend]

As she spoke, Izumo Asana blinked and looked at Mogami Jun, as if she was expecting his response.

"In other words, you want to see the lot here so that everyone can get a good lot, right?" Mogami Jun probably understood what the other party meant.

Izumo Asana nodded slightly.

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"Okay, then let's watch it here..." Of course, Jun Mogami didn't mind such small details, so he just smiled.

Izumo Asana seemed quite happy, so she took Mogami Jun to the front of the shrine, then she put her hands together seriously and bowed slightly to the shrine.

Wow, it looks so formal.

Mogami Jun then casually put his hands together and bowed.

Then he spread out the lot in his hand.

"Xiaoji".

Well, it’s not like I’m extremely lucky, but as long as it’s auspicious, it’s fine.

I wonder what’s going on over at Izumo… With this thought in mind, he looked to the side, and then he found that Izumo Asana had already finished looking at his signature and put it away.

"How is it?" asked Jun Mogami.

Izumo Asana just lowered her head and did not answer.

Jun Mogami suddenly decided that it would be better not to ask.

"Ah, the weather today is really nice..." He laughed dryly

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132, Luck

At Izumo Asana's request, the boy and girl drew lots together, and then came to the place where the gods witnessed the opening of the lots.

Mogami Jun was too embarrassed to ask what Izumo Asana had drawn. The key point was that he felt it was not important at all, as long as everyone was happy.

After drawing the lots, Izumo Asana became quiet again and stood next to Mogami Jun, as if waiting for his next instructions.

The two of them stood quietly in front of the shrine, basking in the warm sunshine.

But... I don't know what we are going to do! Mogami Jun complained in his heart.

He looked up at the sky. It was almost noon. The temperature, which was still cool in the morning, was now starting to get hot. He felt a little uncomfortable in his suit.

Forget it, let’s just chat for a few more words and then leave. The mission for today has been completed.

"Izumo?" Jun Mogami, who was standing in front of the shrine, suddenly turned around and looked at the girl next to him.

“…Eh…?!” Izumo Asana suddenly realized, “Yeah!”

"What do you think of coming here today?" Mogami Jun asked with a smile. "Don't you feel any resistance?"

"It is the younger generation's duty to obey their parents' arrangements. How could they resist?" Izumo Asana looked quite surprised.

"But, isn't this strange? No matter how you look at it, it's a little strange, after all, this is the age now..." Mogami Jun sighed, "Just think about it, you are suddenly brought in front of a person you have never seen before, endure the nonsense of a ruthless bastard, and may even have to get along with such a person for a long time... Don't you find it scary?"

"I'm not afraid. Why would my parents take me to see that kind of person without screening? Anyone who can catch their eye must be an outstanding talent." Izumo Asana seemed a little confused by Mogami Jun's question. "Besides, if that's really the case, then I can only say that it's fate. I can only grit my teeth and accept it..."

At this point, she lowered her head in shame, "Besides...Besides, today I saw that Zuigami...Duke is indeed the same as my parents said. I was worried that you would hate me..."

It's over, it's really over...

Jun Mogami could only sigh again in his heart.

Originally, he planned to form a united front with Izumo Asana, and the two young people would stand up together to resist this unfair and unreasonable blind date activity. But now it seems that Izumo Asana has an attitude of "as long as my parents arrange it, I will accept it without complaint". It is obviously impossible to use her as an ally and a shield. Mogami Jun can only find a way to solve the problem by himself.

Ah, what a trouble… He couldn’t help scratching his head.

"Mogami-dono, do you hate me..." Because Mogami Jun had been silent, Izumo Asana asked cautiously.

Seeing her face almost crying, if Jun Mogami answered "yes", there would probably be very embarrassing consequences...

But of course Jun Mogami didn't hate her.

"No, of course I don't hate Izumo!" Mogami Jun quickly denied, "Before, I was worried about meeting an arrogant and conceited young lady, but seeing that you are so friendly, I feel much more relieved. Even...even if this thing doesn't work out, we can still be friends."

"That's great..." Izumo Asana finally smiled with relief, then tilted her head, "In fact, I was also worried about meeting someone who was too violent and rude. Now I feel relieved..."

Hahaha, if you knew that I just played a game in which I lost 700cc of blood, would you be scared to death?

"But, Izumo, if you keep calling me Mogami-dono, I'll really be unhappy, right?" Mogami Jun couldn't help but make another joke.

"Um... um..." Izumo Asana struggled for a while, but finally came to her senses. "Okay, Mogami, I... I won't call you that anymore."

"Well, this makes me feel comfortable!" Jun Mogami laughed, then strode back the way he came.

It's time to go back to my mother's side. Today's activities should end here. After all, the first meeting can't be too long.

Izumo Asana also took small steps, following the young man closely. In the eyes of the tourists in the shrine, the boy in a suit and the girl in a kimono had an unexpected sense of matching. Many people stopped to look at them, and some even secretly took out their mobile phones to take pictures as a souvenir.

Jun Mogami knew that this was all thanks to Izumo Asana, after all, the other party was dressed really beautifully today.

It was still very embarrassing though.

Finally they arrived at the side hall of the shrine, where their mother was drinking tea with the shrine's people.

Just as Jun Mogami stepped onto the stairs and prepared to enter the shrine, Izumo Asana, who had been following behind him, finally spoke.

"Mogami..."

"Well, is there anything wrong?" Jun Mogami stopped.

"I'm really sorry for causing you so much trouble today..." Izumo Asana bowed to Mogami Jun earnestly. "I hope I didn't cause you any trouble."

"How could that be? I actually feel that it's quite pleasant to get along with you." Mogami Jun replied quickly.

"Actually...actually I also feel quite happy. But I'm very sorry, I was too nervous today, so I'm sorry to have you taking care of me." Izumo Asana replied in a low voice, "Next time if we arrange it somewhere else, I will try to prepare more..."

Her voice became quieter as she spoke further and further. It was obvious that this was the clearest thing she could say, and she couldn't say any more.

After saying this, she lowered her head, her face slightly reddened, and she didn't dare to look at Mogami Jun.

If Jun Mogami didn't understand the meaning, all these years of his life would have been in vain.

"next time".

When a girl says there will be a next time in this situation, it goes without saying what it means.

But how should I answer?

To be honest, he didn't hate Izumo Asana, he really didn't hate her at all.

But after all, we are all still too young... We really don’t want to hang ourselves on a tree.

"It's quite pleasant to chat with you. You don't need to make any preparations to please me. That would bother me. You are you and it's enough to be so cute." Mogami Jun hesitated for a moment and replied tactfully. "Besides, I think you have such good conditions. You will definitely meet an outstanding partner in the future. Don't rush. Maybe you can bring honor to everyone in the future..."

Izumo Asana could also understand what Mogami Jun was hinting at.

It's almost like saying it explicitly, very straightforward.

In an instant, the blush on her face slowly faded away, but she still kept her head down, perhaps because she didn't want others to see her expression at the moment.

Mogami Jun also felt bad, so he looked away, not daring to look at the other person's current appearance.

But even so, he did not regret what he said. After all, these were what he thought in his heart.

"But my parents have already made arrangements..." She answered in a low voice after a long pause. "Of course I have to follow their wishes..."

"Can just going with the flow and blindly following the elders' arrangements really bring happiness?" Mogami Jun asked back. "You're only this old, there's no need for them to rush, right?"

"Why not? My grandmother got through this, and my mother got through this too. They followed the arrangements of their elders, and they didn't look unhappy..." Izumo Asana lowered her head and answered, "So, there's nothing wrong with me being the same as them..."

"The reason why people are human is that they will not always walk on one path, right? Otherwise, wouldn't our ancestors have just been picking fruits in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa? Maybe they would have felt very happy too," Mogami Jun asked back.

“……” In response to Jun Mogami’s question, Izumo Asana remained silent.

"Excuse me, what is the Great Rift Valley of East Africa?" she asked cautiously after a moment.

“Ah… forget about that. Sorry, I got a little excited…” Mogami Jun suddenly realized that he had gone too far, so he apologized to the other party embarrassedly, “I just like to argue sometimes, so please don’t take it to heart, hahahaha…”

"It's nothing, Mogami is probably right." Izumo Asana nodded. "There are very few people who talk to me so seriously..."

"It's okay, you should be able to meet a lot of them in the future. After all, you will soon be old enough to enter society..." Mogami Jun laughed, then took Izumo Asana to the side hall.

At this time, two middle-aged women were still in a small tea room, drinking tea and chatting and laughing. When they saw their children coming back, they put down their teacups and returned to their children.

"Son, have you finished praying for the amulet?" Mogami Sayuki asked Mogami Jun.

"Yes, Mom. I also bought a local specialty bell and gave it to Miss Izumo." Mogami Jun replied quickly.