Comics, daily stories

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Nomiyama leaned against the wall, quietly watching the three people making wishes inside the hall.

"Kazehaya, want some?" A flat, monotone voice asked.

"Eat." Nomiyama turned his head, took a bite of the pastry, chewed it, and squinted his eyes in enjoyment.

Only after swallowing did he belatedly ask the girl the question: "Doesn't Hui need to go make a wish with them? It's said that wishes made at famous temples are more effective?"

Kato Megumi, carrying a bag of pastries, said calmly, "I'm waiting for Kazehaya to go together."

Nomiyama raised an eyebrow: "I never said I was going."

"So it's me who wants Kazehaya to come with me."

"Alright, let's go then." Nomiyama looked at the three people who came out and walked towards them.

"Mmm." Kato Megumi quietly followed beside him.

Her eyes met those of the person walking towards her, her expression remained calm, and then she reached out and took their hand.

Nomiyama felt the gazes drawn to him, but he didn't let go of her hand. He was just a little surprised that Megumi seemed to be very aggressive in this area, and would even provoke him from time to time.

Upon entering the side hall, Nomiyama glanced at the receptionist at the entrance and discovered that the monks were not there.

Forget it, it doesn't matter.

Walk into the hall and stand below the Buddha statue.

Nomiyama thought for a moment.

If I were to make a wish, it seems there's nothing I want lately.

If I absolutely must find an idea...

Then the only option is to grow old together with the person you love.

With his hands clasped together, he and the people around him prepared to bow.

He had just bent down a little when he paused and reached out to pull Hui along.

He looked up and saw a crack that had suddenly appeared on the statue of Shakyamuni, and fell silent.

The next moment, he picked up Hui and left the main hall in the blink of an eye, appearing outdoors.

First came the creaking of the wood, then the cracking of the stone, and finally...

"boom!"

The main hall collapsed in the blink of an eye, without even a struggle, and within seconds it became a pile of dusty ruins.

"What did you do?" Yukino Yukinoshita immediately looked at him as he came to her side.

"You went in specifically to demolish the house?" Eriri Sawamura looked at him with a puzzled expression.

“This seems to be a World Heritage Site…” Sakurajima Mai opened her mouth, then looked at him strangely.

“Kazehaya, I haven’t made a wish yet.” Kato Megumi was more concerned about another issue.

"Don't look at me." Nomiyama waved his hand to refuse, looking innocent. "I was just about to bend down to worship a god, but it collapsed before I even bent down."

Worshiping gods...

Yukino Yukinoshita looked at him, then rubbed her temples. How could she have overlooked this issue? He was the only god; there were no other gods for him to worship.

"How could this happen! How could this happen!"

Several figures rushed into the ruins. After staggering around a few times, they knelt down helplessly and blankly, crying out in despair.

Several girls' eyes were once again focused on him.

Nomiyama turned his head away, looked in a certain direction, and rubbed his stomach.

"I'm hungry, let's eat first."

......

"Ah, meat, I want to eat meat."

Nomiyama slumped onto the bench, letting out a mournful cry.

"Just bear with it, we'll be able to eat meat once we get out." Sakurajima Mai glanced at him and smiled.

"I thought I'd at least get a tiny bit of meat to eat," Nomiyama said helplessly.

“It’s a vegetarian meal, how could we possibly give him meat?” Mai Sakurajima reached out and pinched his dejected face.

With a sigh, Nomiyama grabbed her hand and sat up a little straighter: "What were they saying they were going to do?"

"I went to visit the other halls. I was afraid you'd tear down the whole Tenryu-ji Temple, so I didn't call you," Sakurajima Mai said with a cheerful smile.

"They didn't invite you to come along?" Nomiyama was a little surprised. He didn't think the others would leave him alone with Mai-senpai.

“I called out, and then I made up an excuse to come back.” Mai Sakurajima stood up and pulled him.

"What excuse works so well?" Nomiyama stood up, looked around, and recalled the map in his mind.

“The excuse isn’t the point. The point is that I occasionally mentioned that I haven’t seen you in a long time.” Mai Sakurajima pulled him out of the pavilion. “They are all the type who seem tough but are actually soft-hearted. It might not work in the long run, but they’re still willing to give me some time off.”

"However, I think it's because Yukino and Eriri can see us directly that they don't take it too seriously."

"Alright then." Nomiyama accepted this explanation, then asked, "Where to next?"

"Go to that legendary, miraculous wishing spring."

"Huh? Isn't that at Kiyomizu-dera Temple?" Nomiyama asked, puzzled.

“That’s how it should be, but recently Tenryu-ji Temple imitated it.” Mai Sakurajima pulled him forward.

“I pray…” Nomiyama recalled the side hall that had collapsed before lunch.

"It should be fine, it's not like we're praying to Buddha this time," Mai Sakurajima reassured him, then pulled him to the end of the line.

Nomiyama looked up at the pavilion in front of him, where three streams of water cascaded down from a passageway.

Fine.

“I said.”

"what?"

"How does Kazehaya view Yukino?" Mai Sakurajima suddenly asked.

"Beautiful, intelligent, proud," Nomiyama simply described.

"You know that's not the answer I want." Sakurajima Mai stepped back and stomped on his foot.

"Didn't I tell you before? We're each other's antidote." Nomiyama said without changing his expression.

"Hmm, I seem to be the life-saving antidote as well?"

“Yes, we are each other’s life-saving antidote.” Nomiyama reached out and took the ladle for collecting water.

Mai Sakurajima thought for a moment, then continued, "If you were to describe Yukino using something common in everyday life, what would you use?"

Nomiyama looked up at the spring water cascading down in front of him: "Water."

He reached out his hand, ready to use the ladle to catch the spring water.

"Water, ah, we really can't live without it."

Sakurajima Mai sighed, about to ask if she was also water, when she noticed his expression was off.

She frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

Nomiyama looked at what was in front of him and raised his head.

Mai Sakurajima looked in front of him and then noticed something.

The spring water stopped flowing the moment he reached out; not a single drop of water remained in the ladle.

Turning her head and seeing his expression, Mai Sakurajima's face changed, and she quickly pulled him outside.

"No, no, no, if they keep tearing it down, the temple will probably have to close down."

......

"what happened?"

Yukino glanced at him, whose expression was not very pleasant, and looked at Mai with some curiosity.

"Perhaps, I was just unlucky?" Mai Sakurajima's voice sounded a little strange.

"Not very lucky?" Yukino Yukinoshita was still puzzled.

"I just went to the Wishing Spring to get some water, and I said that you are 'water' to me, but the Wishing Spring is dry." Nomiyama turned his head to look in the direction of the Wishing Spring.

"Oh."

Yukino Yukinoshita understood, and turned her head to look in that direction as well.

Nomiyama's eyebrows twitched, and he reached out to pull her back: "No, we'll have to pay compensation if we tear it down, it feels like a loss."

“It’s alright. That pavilion is a newly built fake, not a cultural heritage site, and it’s not worth much. Let it be demolished. I’ll have my family donate more money for incense.”

"No, no, no, don't be so wasteful."

"Spendthrift?"

"Um, our home?"

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't speak, she just stared at him.

Nomiyama met her gaze with confidence, then turned and pulled her outside. Before leaving, he glanced at Eriri.

“I thought Kazehaya was the one who wanted to demolish it the most, but I didn’t expect that he was the one stopping Yukino.” Mai Sakurajima shook her head gently.

Kato Megumi didn't say anything, she just followed the two people in front of her.

"This kind of thing can be said to be a matter of luck. He didn't want Yukino to take action to demolish the pavilion because of bad luck, because it would be unreasonable and not in line with Yukino's sense of justice," Eriri Sawamura explained.

"Does Eriri know them both so well?" Sakurajima Mai asked, somewhat surprised.

Eriri Sawamura glanced at her, then turned to look in the direction of the pavilion: "Don't underestimate the power of childhood friends."

She reached out her hand: "He can still be held back by you, but I'm the one who has the least to worry about right now."

Mai Sakurajima's mouth dropped open. She finally understood why he had said that Eriri had changed a lot.

"what!!"

The first sound was a jumble of exclamations.

Wait a few seconds, until the crowd has moved a certain distance away.

Eriri Sawamura clenched her fists.

A deafening roar and gasps of surprise echoed from the direction of the prayer pavilion.

Withdrawing her hand, Eriri Sawamura turned around without changing her expression: "My mother is happy to provide this temple with repair and incense money. Anyway, when it comes to making money, it's just a matter of less incense money, but a lot more gold and silver."

"They earned it."

Mai Sakurajima walked beside her, glancing down at her: "Aren't you afraid Kazehaya will be angry with Yukino?"

Eriri Sawamura kept walking: "That's why I said Mai underestimated the childhood friend relationship. They are the two who accepted it the fastest and know what I would do."

"Why do you think Kazehaya pulled Yukino away, and why didn't Yukino resist much?"

Sakurajima Mai looked at the three people in front of her and said with a touch of emotion, "Your strange tacit understanding of each other is rather twisted."

Eriri Sawamura was silent for a moment, then smiled faintly and said, "Mai, there's something even more twisted. Do you want to hear it?"

Mai Sakurajima slightly opened her eyes: "You speak."

Eriri Sawamura glanced at her and chuckled, "I don't want to talk about it anymore."

She took a step and ran ahead.

"Nomi Yamakaze Haya!!"

踹！

Then they dodged away, pinned them to the grass, and held their hands down to prevent them from moving.

"Yukinoshita, Eriri did something bad, beat her up!"

"You bastard, Nomi Yamakaze!"