You say this is a love game?

The gods are very concerned about this operation.

As for why this behavior occurred, Akiho Furuya could understand it.

"...Sir Liulizi."

The legendary shrine maiden who was active thirty-seven years ago was once regarded as the pride of Inari Taisha Shrine, a genius that only appears once in a century, and a child of destiny who became famous in Kyoto at a young age.

Akiho Furuya and Ruriko Furuya are actually relatives. Ruriko Furuya has a sister, and Akiho Furuya is her sister's granddaughter.

The God really values ​​the previous shrine maiden.

After Furuya Ruriko disappeared, Inari Daimyojin quickly issued an oracle, asking Inari Taisha to look for Furuya Ruriko's whereabouts.

But even the gods couldn't detect the place where Furuya Ruriko died, so what use could these Onmyojis be?

The local lord, the Yajima family, was asked to allocate manpower to investigate, but in the end the case was left unresolved.

And Inari Daimyojin has been Emo in the divine realm for a long time.

The shrine maiden is the spokesperson of the gods and is usually given the title of "son of God". However, the most beloved son of God of Inari Daimyojin had his card torn up.

It was not until the birth of Furuya Akiho that Inari Daimyojin finally let go of the past of Furuya Ruriko and returned his gaze to the shrine.

Furuya Akiho is the new shrine maiden born after Furuya Ruriko.

There is such a background that Akiho Furuya has had a special admiration for Ruriko Furuya since she was a child.

That shrine maiden is simply the incarnation of the perfect shrine maiden!

Anyone who has read about her deeds of subduing demons and monsters, and then reads about her legendary life, will be shocked by this witch who reached the top of the mountain at such a young age.

The more you practice, the more you can understand the extraordinary talent of that witch.

In particular, the god's obsession with the shrine maiden deepened the little shrine maiden's admiration for her predecessors.

"What a pity……"

Today, Inari Daimyojin has discovered the sacred tool that was once given to Furuya Ruriko, which is why he is so concerned about this trip.

This means that the whereabouts of Lady Ruriko will finally be revealed.

The little witch sighed softly.

Soon, someone came to pick her up, and she got in the car with her mother-in-law. The meeting place was finally in a formal tea room.

Led by the raccoon monster that they had encountered several times in the battle, at the end was a young boy who was too young.

"We are here to invite you to visit Kyoto Inari Taisha Shrine."

My mother-in-law's attitude has always been very formal.

It was also the first time that Furuya Akiho saw the face of the mysterious strong man under the mask... He was so handsome, no, so young!

"Inari Taisha?"

"That's not a problem. I do plan to visit Inari Taisha Shrine soon."

"But before that, I want you to meet someone..."

When the other party's clear voice belonging to a young man sounded, Furuya Akiho immediately pricked up her ears and secretly inquired.

who?

She sat next to her mother-in-law and was not responsible for talking at the moment. She was just secretly looking at the boy named "Mizutani Makoto" across the table.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion.

The other person seemed to have noticed her gaze, and with a perfect turn of his head, their eyes met, and the other person smiled slightly.

"Miss Furuya, come in."

"...Um, are you calling me?"

The little witch pointed at herself, only to find Mizutani Makoto laughing. At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the teahouse, and the voice of the god in her mind suddenly fluctuated slightly.

"Ruriko?!"

Outside the tea room, a shrine maiden wearing a golden crown and shrine maiden's attire walked in.

The old woman was startled at first, then her pupils shrank: "Lady Liulizi?"

The mother-in-law is nearly ninety years old. She is not the "mother-in-law" who raised Furuya Ruriko, but it is not difficult to see from her age that she is definitely from the same generation as Furuya Ruriko.

When the previous shrine grandmother was educating Furuya Ruriko, she was also around 30 years old and happened to be taking care of Furuya Ruriko when she was a child.

Nowadays, the world has changed dramatically and people and things are no longer the same.

Mizutani Makoto looked at the large-scale family reunion scene in front of him with some emotion.

Even a dignified shrine maiden would be subconsciously stunned when she saw an old friend. How complicated would the emotions on her face be?

"That's a good thing."

Makoto Mizutani gave the stage to Ruriko Furuya.

Looking at the interesting little shrine maiden next to her, as expected, she was staring straight at Furuya Ruriko, her eyes almost overflowing with astonishment and admiration.

“After such a long time, there are still new fans coming in?”

Mizutani Makoto shook his head secretly.

"Yes, I'm also a big fan of Miss Miko!"

The old woman held onto Furuya Ruriko's hand and asked in a low voice, "What's your current situation?"

"It's similar to a half-demon."

Furuwu Liulizi said.

The warm aura emanating from Furuya Ruriko made the mother-in-law feel both familiar and unfamiliar.

How come... there is no trace of Inari Daimyojin's divine aura?

Instead, there was a strange feeling.

"How, how could this be?"

"Ahhhh-"

do not know why.

The god in my mind let out a sharp explosion.

Furuya Akiho subconsciously covered her ears. The God was still muttering, "I can't contact her!", "She is my shrine maiden, but I can't communicate with her telepathically?!", "Is this... her aura? How is it possible? How could she come..."

Such words sound like a loser.

Yes, this is something that only the shrine maidens of all generations can understand.

Inari Daimyojin is really friendly to the people.

Even if one has personally met a god, it would be difficult to feel anything like "reverence" towards this god...

Up ahead, the grandmother, with her head bowed, said tearfully, "Ruriko-sama, please return to Inari Taisha."

Furuya Ruriko held the old man's aged hand.

She turned her eyes slightly and saw Mizutani Makoto making an OK gesture.

"Just do it."

"I agree with all of Miss Furuya's decisions."

……what?

The little witch noticed the boy being stared at by her idol.

Her gaze lingered on Furuya Ruriko, then shifted to Mizutani Makoto. As her gaze scanned the two of them, she suddenly heard the God's exasperated words in her mind.

"asshole!"

"Why do you want to look at him?"

"I was wondering why the spirit of a divine tool would ask me to assist him..."

My Lord God, it seems like he is gritting his teeth.

"He's trying to steal my girlfriend, and he's even trying to steal my Son of God..."

"Whatever, call him over here and bring him to my Inari Taisha Shrine right now!"

Eh, eh eh eh——? !

The little witch's worldview was greatly shocked.

……

……

August 10th, sunny.

Japan's rainy season is from May to July. The last rain in Night Light City fell in the middle of the solar eclipse battle. It has been more than ten days since then, and the weather has always been sunny.

The temperature is very high.

After becoming aware of Furuya Ruriko's existence, Inari Taisha Shrine adopted a much more positive attitude than it had initially shown.

"Private jet!"

Yajima Mai transformed into a tiger thrush and perched on the boy's shoulder. The bird's eyes widened as it surveyed its surroundings, humming happily, "Coo-coo-coo!"

Mizutani Makoto is with Furuya Ruriko.

Since it was a private plane, there was no one else around. There was only the grandmother who came from the shrine and the little shrine maiden who looked back at Furuya Ruriko from time to time sitting in the front.

They originally wanted to sit next to Furuya Ruriko.

But the shrine maiden obviously cares more about her soul five. Everything Mizutani Makoto does now is to take care of her little thoughts, otherwise there would be no need to come to Inari Taisha at all.

Furuya Ruriko naturally knew that Inari Taisha was her home, but for Mizutani Makoto, it was just a strange place and he was just an outsider.

If there is anything about Inari Taisha Shrine that can make Makoto Mizutani feel relaxed, it is actually the person "Ruriko Furuya".

So, she tried her best to be towards Mizutani Makoto.

"So close."

The little witch murmured softly.

The girl's eyes revealed curiosity, and she wanted to find out more about the "idol", but her mother-in-law raised her hand and knocked on her forehead.

Mother-in-law: "Little boy, don't talk nonsense."

Furuya Akiho covered her forehead and said, "But Lady Ruriko seems to really care about him..."

"..."

The mother-in-law was silent.

"No matter what, Ruriko-sama is the former miko of the shrine. You are not allowed to speak disrespectfully to Ruriko-sama."

"Oh!"

Furuya Akiho responded softly.

When the little girl mentioned this, the mother-in-law couldn't help but feel a little excited. In her impression, Furuya Ruriko was an absolutely perfect shrine maiden who served the gods of the shrine wholeheartedly. How could she let go of her awe of the gods... huh?

She watched as Furuya Ruriko tucked her hair behind her ear and very naturally chatted with Mizutani Makoto about the geography magazine next to them.

"...?"

Mother-in-law silently withdrew her gaze.

Thinking carefully, she and Lady Ruriko hadn't seen each other for thirty-seven years. How had Lady Ruriko lived through these thirty-seven years? How had she fallen into the current "half-demon" situation...

If you think more about these important things, you will naturally ignore some unimportant details.

"Snapped."

The magazine is closed.

The air conditioning in the cabin was just right, and outside the cabin was the blue sky.

Mizutani Makoto had nothing to do, so he opened his mobile phone and reviewed the myth of Inari Daimyojin.

Inari Daimyojin, it was mentioned before that he is the Uga no Okami God, Kurai Inamori no Mikoto.

But among his many identities, the most eye-catching one is his identity as the second generation of gods - he is the son of Susanoo and the god Ohichihime, that is, the son of the three noble sons in Japanese mythology.