I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

Grandma Tomoko, who was preparing breakfast in the kitchen, looked through the window lattice and saw the two of them sitting not far away, carrying a small stool, seeming to be watching the sunrise. She just looked at the backs of the two of them, and for a moment she felt that there were dozens of missing people in her heart. The corner of the year seems to have been barely made up.

If Keiji and Sakura could see this scene under the underworld, they would be able to rest in peace.

The old lady murmured to herself in a low voice. She didn't seem to feel sad, or maybe she had shed all her tears back then.

She neatly put the tempura fried shrimp that Higashino Yu liked to eat into the oil pan. The hot oil temperature quickly fried the dough until golden brown, and then started to peel the yam that Yu Zi liked to eat. She just peeled it, and the knife Stopped and stared blankly at the snow-white yams.

In the world of blues, the two figures nestled together became so familiar. The morning light suddenly came to the eyes from a very far distance, making the world in front of them blurry.

"Qingsi. My child"

After sunrise, Dong Yeyu stopped collecting purple energy and used purple energy to cleanse his soul as usual. The Yin God moved a little closer to the goal of pure Yang, and today's morning practice ended in a moment.

Opening her eyes, she saw Yuzi facing the rising sun, seemingly still immersed in the feeling of being baptized by the purple energy. First, she frowned tightly, and then gradually relaxed her lips. Her thin cherry-colored lips glowed with a soft pink luster in the golden morning sun. .

It was indeed a very magical feeling to successfully extract purple energy for the first time, as if my body, which had been accustomed to being cold in the dark, was suddenly exposed to the warm sunshine.

Not long after, she slowly opened her eyes, suddenly exposed to the sunlight, squinted again, and subconsciously blocked it with her hands.

Dong Yeyu smiled and asked: "How do you feel?"

"Well -" Yuzi pondered, gradually getting used to the sunshine. She first carefully recalled her feelings just now, and replied softly: "My body has become lighter, and my spirit seems to be much better, um -"

Having said this, she stood up holding Dong Yeyu's shoulders. Her dreamy and vivid amber eyes fell into the golden light of the morning sun. She climbed up and looked into the distance, and subconsciously took a deep breath.

"It feels like the world has become a little brighter and brighter, and it's warm. It feels like sleeping in a kotatsu in winter."

"Remember this feeling, and I have to get up early like this every morning to capture those rays of light. I can't sleep in late."

Dong Yeyu seriously warned that the first thing to look at in cultivation is talent, and the second most important thing is perseverance and perseverance.

Miko looked at the gradually reviving Tokyo with gold rims embedded under Ayase Saka, and asked softly as if she was dreaming: "Will Higashino Nissan also accompany me like today?"

"Is this it?"

Higashino Yu said apologetically: "Sorry, Miko, I probably can't be here every day. There are still a lot of things to do this summer vacation. I will go to Taoxiang to do some things later, and then come back to review and prepare for the final exam, and then I will go I participated in the Jade Dragon Flag Kendo Competition in Fukuoka. After the competition, I had to rest for a few days and also had a school trip and overnight stay.”

Dong Yeyu counted down on his fingers what he had to do during the upcoming summer vacation.

First of all, Yulongqi must go, not for the so-called honor, but to fulfill Shifan's wish. After the game, he will take Shifan to Fukuchiyama Castle and try to let him rest without regrets.

Of course, another reason is to see if I can get a magic weapon that can be used to fight against the monsters in the mountains and rivers after repaying the teacher's kindness.

Fa Tian Xiang Di is still in the primary stage. The body's ability to withstand blows is slightly stronger than before. If it transforms into the prototype body, it will be harder, but it is far from the level of indestructibility.

After all, I have only been practicing for a month. If you want to make rapid progress in this kind of body-building magic, you need to practice it in a special environment. Just using magic power and the wisdom of heaven and earth to refine the body is the way of grinding time.

Although it is more solid and stable than quick-release, it is extremely slow to form combat effectiveness.

The visual perception is about the same, with some improvement, but it is still a hazy fairy light that can avoid spells, but it is not invulnerable to all spells.

With his current level, he might be able to defeat a dozen of the leader-level demons of Dajiangshan, but against the four great ghost kings or even a big demon like Shuten Doji who was already famous in the island country thousands of years ago, he would probably be able to run away in embarrassment.

Seeing that it is impossible to make breakthroughs in cultivation and Taoism in a short period of time, we can only rely on magic weapons.

Miko nodded, as if he was just asking casually, with no disappointed expression on his face. He pondered for a moment, and then said: "In late August, the shrine will hold the Yonomiya Festival and the Hongu Festival. It is the Hengli Festival, and there is a fireworks show, which is beautiful. There are lanterns, lanterns, and many snacks. It’s very lively.”

Higashino Yu committed PTSD as soon as he heard about the fireworks display. When he was a child, he sneaked out to watch the fireworks display with the children from the orphanage and was forced to pay for the ticket. The young fox was stunned at that time. Didn't they say that all fireworks shows are free? ?

So when I heard this term, my eyes became sharp: "Do you need money to watch the fireworks show?"

"It doesn't cost any money, and as promised before, Miko will treat Higashino Nissan to delicious taiyaki."

"Is there only Taiyaki? But I like to eat squid on a sizzling plate, and I have a big appetite, which will eat up Miko." Higashino Yu smiled jokingly.

Miko said seriously: "I will study hard and make a lot of money when I grow up."

"Hey, okay! Then I'll just eat Yuzi's soft rice from now on."

"Then I will reluctantly raise Dongye Nissan." Miko also smiled.

The strong smell of fried shrimp came from behind, as well as Grandma Tomoko’s call.

"Ayu, Yuzi, breakfast is ready."

"Hi~"

The two answered at the same time. Higashino Yu held a folding chair in one hand, and Miko followed behind, whispering about the fun parts of the festival. The rising sun lengthened their shaking shadows and blended them together, and the morning breeze brought the breath of Tokyo.

The sun dried up the rain from last night without leaving any trace, and a new day began.

After breakfast, Higashinoyu and Miko followed the old man to the shrine to help prepare for the festival. The Shinkansen to Momogo Town would not be available until noon, so there was no rush for the time being.

The energetic part-time shrine maiden named Moriyama Natsuki, who came to Tokyo from the countryside to work hard, also came to the shrine early, picked up a broom and began to clean up the fallen leaves after yesterday's storm.

Around nine o'clock, the shrine started to become lively. Neighbors got the news from somewhere that the shrine was going to hold a festival, and they all came to help.

Four or five old men in white priestly robes came up respectfully from the shrine and were queuing up to clean their hands at the waterhouse.

At the foot of the mountain, there were some middle-aged people wearing green priest robes who were about to step into the torii gate.

There were four young men wearing blue workers' clothes and hats walking up the lower section of the approach. Two of them were carefully moving a large wooden box up the mountain, while the other two were holding a large ornate drum.

Out of curiosity, Higashino Yu asked the old man and found out that Inari Shrine is not large in scale. Normally, only Iori Tadamichi is in charge of the shrine.

But that's not to say that there are no other priests. Other priests will only wear court clothes during festivals and come to perform ceremonies together, and there are also musicians who are responsible for playing sacred music.

It had just rained, so the steps of the shrine were a little slippery. I didn’t know what was in the wooden box, which was a bit heavy. Higashino Yu guessed that it was some equipment used in the festival, like the ornately decorated drum.

Seeing that the workers were sweating profusely while moving, and worried that they would break the boxes and delay the festival, they walked down and said, "Let me do it."

A young worker wiped his sweat and asked with caution: "Who are you?" At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a green priest's court uniform who passed by greeted Higashino Yu: "Is Higashino-kun coming to help Iori Miyaji during the holidays?"

Dong Yeyu glanced at him with a surprised look on his face. The person who came was Mr. Oda, who was having a drink or two with Sanlang alone.

"Boss Oda is also a priest in the shrine?" Higashinoyu was a little surprised. He had never heard of this before.

Boss Oda smiled and shook his head: "It's not a priest, it's just a musician. The musicians of the shrine have always been hereditary. My ancestors played Kagura for Inari God. Naturally, this fate will continue when it is passed down to my generation."

As he spoke, he patted the large wooden box that the worker was carrying with difficulty: "This box contains the musical instruments that play divine music."

"Ahhhh! What are you doing?!"

"It's going to fall, it's going to fall!"

"Hurry up!"

The two workers were swaying and about to lose their balance. Dong Yeyu quickly squatted down and reached out to weigh it under the wooden box.

"Thank you, thank you."

One person wiped his cold sweat, while the other person glared at Boss Oda angrily: "I broke something, uncle, are you going to pay for it?!"

Boss Oda smiled coquettishly, "Ahem, that's it anyway, Higashino-kun, I'm going to the shrine first."

After saying that, he picked up the broad hem of the priest's robe and climbed up the steps in dejection.

"It's raining and the steps are slippery. Let me move it. As you heard just now, I'm here to help at the shrine. Don't worry. But I have to trouble you two to help those two stabilize the drum." Higashino Yu He pointed to the worker moving the drum below.

The two workers hesitated for a moment, looked at Dong Yeyu's tall and powerful figure, and reminded him: "This box is very heavy."

"I'll try."

Dong Yeyu said, taking the heavy wooden box from their hands, weighing it and estimating that it weighed less than two hundred kilograms.

Two people are sweating profusely when they lift two hundred kilograms?

Dong Yeyu glanced at the two people's thin figures and shook his head slightly. Ling and his generation are not good either.

Then he carried the big wooden box and walked smoothly on the stairs of the shrine. In about ten seconds, he arrived at the side of the water house without blushing or out of breath.

The priests who were cleaning their hands here looked at Higashinoyu in astonishment, and smiled at Mr. Iori and said: "The young man is full of energy and strong. He is a good young man. With his help, Iori Miyaji will be able to relax in the future. ”

A bright smile appeared on Iori Tadamichi's old face, without the courtesy and humility of the past: "That's true."

After all the props needed for the festival were prepared, the musicians took out their own musical instruments from the large wooden boxes, including sheng, shakuhachi, taiko drums, and kagura flutes.

After they sat down in front of the main hall and other priests took their seats, Iori Tadamichi stood in front of the main hall and officially announced the start of the ceremony.

Shinto rituals are relatively complex. Even temporary ceremonies include fasting cages, door-opening rituals, deity food offerings, congratulations, jade skewers, removal of the deity food, and door-closing rituals.

As the names suggest, the opening and closing rituals are rituals for opening and closing the main hall. The main hall enshrines artifacts such as mirrors, magatama, and swords that symbolize the gods.

The sacred food is a sacrifice to the gods, similar to the three domestic animals, and the jade string is a tree branch, which is an important prop used in sacrifices here.

Originally, Miko, as the ancestral shrine maiden of the Iori family, was supposed to perform Kagura dance to the gods at this time. However, she had never learned dance because of her limited mobility. Therefore, the project of Kagura dance basically did not exist at Inari Shrine. It is also vacant all year round.

After a series of complicated rituals, the musicians played Kagura. It sounded a bit like elegant music. It sounded a little strange at first, but the more I listened, the more I felt it had a unique sacred meaning, which did not live up to the reputation of Kagura. name.

Higashino Yu and the neighbors who came to help were watching the ceremony. There were also foreign female tourists who came to the shrine early. They looked like Europeans and were taking pictures with their mobile phones, but the direction of the shooting seemed a bit wrong.

Dong Yeyu turned around and looked at it for a moment, and found that the camera was facing him. The foreign female tourists did not show any timidity even after being caught secretly filming. One of them, a girl with red hair and glasses who looked delicate and had the temperament of a librarian, walked away gracefully. Come here and call yourself a travel blogger on YouTube.

"You are the most handsome boy I have ever seen. Your eyes are like stars. My name is Livni. Can I take a photo with you and interact with you?"

Yuzi, who was standing next to Dong Yeyu, looked at these hot girls with some vigilance: "No--"

"Taking a photo? Of course!"

Dong Yeyu covered Yuzi's mouth, met the girl's eyes calmly, and blinked his left eye to show that he had a special reason.

Then he turned his head and looked at Livni's mobile phone. He was really a blogger, and he was running a live broadcast at this time.

I guess, more than 500,000 fans?

Higashino Yu watched the comment area of ​​the live broadcast room explode with comments from fans constantly popping up, as if he was watching a show of wealth and wealth.

"cool!"

"A boy as bright as sunshine!!!"

"I can!"

"Let me introduce to you, this is my husband."

It turns out that it is the same both at home and abroad. Dong Yeyu twitched his lips, but thinking about his deserted and unimproved account on YouTube, he did not refuse the traffic that came from heaven.

“But in exchange, can you help me promote my account?”

Higashinoyu turned on his mobile phone, revealing the YouTube channel that only six people followed - five of which were familiar friends such as Sanae Tomorrow.

Livni's previous stealing photos were somewhat unfair. It was just to promote her account. It didn't cost her much, so she didn't refuse.

"no problem!"

After that, they chatted like friends. Livni selected some relatively normal comments in the comment area to ask questions. Higashino Yu answered, generally introducing some customs in Tokyo and some things that foreigners are curious about.

Finally, Livni sent out a channel link, and Dongye Yu pointed at the link at the bottom of the screen and smiled.

"This is my channel on YouTube. I will regularly introduce to you the customs and customs of some island countries, as well as the daily life of high school students. If you like it, you can follow it!"