[JOJO] Wolves in the water

Jump!It's over!

I thought I was going to die!

When I was leaving the field, I wanted to run away, but I couldn't, because my mother was watching me from behind.

So when I was withdrawing from the arena, I had no choice but to follow the rules, holding up the Kagura Bell with no expression on my face, and slowly retreating step by step. The moment I retreated, the little witches on both sides tore off the strap very quickly.

The pure white curtain fell, blocking the sight of the crowd. After the curtain fell, I pulled out the fan stuck at my waist, breathed a sigh of relief, and handed it to the little witch beside me.

These little girls said in one go: "Thank you for your hard work!"Miss Izumo danced perfectly! 』

They took off the delicate hairpin and the golden crown on my head. Although it was very rude, I felt a sudden light in the head.

After taking off Chihaya with the Tsurumatsu pattern, one of the little witches blushed and told me: "Miss Izumo, your friend is waiting for you outside the door, do you need to change?" 』

I looked down at the gorgeous kimono I was wearing.

This kimono is custom-made. The fabrics are all hand-embroidered and hand-painted, with runes embroidered with gold thread. The kimono has five layers and is very heavy.

The long swing of the kimono drags the floor. When dancing Kagura dance, pay attention to your feet. If you step on the back swing, it will be over.

In my memory, the mother only wore this kimono once, and it was worn at a national official ceremony, dancing with other shrine maidens.

I've only seen it once, so as far as I can remember, the mother has only worn it once.

I feel really tired. The layer after layer of kimono is so heavy on my body, and I have to dance expressionlessly, not to mention the slightest mistake or pause.

My mother can dance with my eyes closed, but I can't do it, but my mother said that I can do it with more practice.

I don't want it, it's deadly, physically.

While taking off my kimono, I said, "Let them wait for me, have you seen my yukata?" 』

"Ah, ah, give way!Miss, I brought you your bathrobe! 』

I told Saori to run slowly, don't make a fuss, the short-haired girl rushed to me with her bathrobe in her arms, and handed it to me out of breath.

The mother stretched out her hand and patted Saori's back with a gentle voice telling her to stop bluffing in the future, what if she fell again.

I rubbed Saori's hair, thanked me, and was caught off guard by this little girl.

The corners of the little girl's eyes were red, and there was a cry in her voice, and she said, "Xazhi finally saw the eldest lady dance the Kagura dance!"Woo, woo, Miss is really beautiful! 』

When my mother asked me to dance the Kagura Dance a year ago, Saori was the little witch who reacted the most, wishing to raise her hands and feet to agree with me to dance.

Last year, after I rejected it on the grounds of the exam, Saori was the most pitiful little witch, with a few big characters hanging on her face: "It's a pity, damn it."

Saori got her wish this year, but I don't quite understand why Saori wants to see me dance this Kagura dance so much.

Among these witches, Saori has the best relationship with me. In a sense, Saori should call me sister.

I guess if Saori cries again, I will still be the one who dances Kagura Dance next year.

If Saori now says that she still wants to see the young lady dance next year, I absolutely cannot refuse with all my heart.

well--!Stop crying!Really!

I squeezed the sleeves of the kimono and bent down to wipe Saori's tears.

As for how expensive this kimono is, who cares.

<<

I was afraid of making them wait too long, so I didn't remove my makeup, and I didn't ask my dad to cut off my hair and cut it back to short hair.

It's a little awkward, but it's okay, and I didn't tie my hair up.

Mainly because I was afraid that my mother would suddenly be interested, and put me in front of the dressing table to comb my hair for half an hour.

Hope it's not weird.

<<

"... Where are Kakyoin and Polnareff? 』

"It's you who are too slow. 』

I have an ominous premonition, I always feel that the kid from Huajingyuan is cheating me.

I should have thought of that brat when he whispered to Polnareff at the airport. This brat is so clever, he definitely knows something, right? !

I asked Kong Tiao to wait a little longer, stepping on clogs and trying to go back to the house to get my phone, but he held my shoulder.

"You still want me to wait? 』

"...I'll go get a cell phone and send an email to Kakyoin to ask something. 』

Kongtiao took out his mobile phone, pressed a few times to unlock the combination lock, and handed the phone to me.

I froze for a moment, took Kongtiao's cell phone and looked up at him.

"Didn't you want to ask Kakyoin? 』

"……Um. 』

I didn't know for a while whether the empty bar was intentional or unintentional.

But it is very strange to ask, so it is unintentional to treat it as an empty bar.

I cut a strand of long hair that had slipped behind my ear, lowered my head, typed a few words, found the mailbox of Kakyoin, and pressed send.

Me: "Did you do it on purpose?"

Kakyoin replied in seconds without even asking who I was.

"(>People<;) Come on, Izumo-senpai, I will take a good look at Polnareff!"

I looked at the emoji and couldn't help laughing, and didn't delete the email, and returned the phone to the empty note.

Now I wonder if Kakyoin is peeking at the emperor, but he does not hesitate to sell his friends.

But Kakyoin may be disappointed, I don't think Kujo will like me.

In short, let's put this matter aside for a while, it is actually not that important to me.

...It was meant to go to the celebration together, but Kakyoin made such a move, and somehow it became a date for two people.

Really delicate mood.

The stage was cleared on the high platform, and the relevant personnel of the celebration set up the drums, and they were now beating the drums, which heated up the atmosphere of the celebration once again.

This is the side, the back door, and a small hillside. The back door is close to the forest. Going forward is the scope of the celebration. It is a little quieter here.

Looking straight ahead from here, you can see the red paper lanterns for the celebration, and various small stalls, which are brightly lit and very beautiful.

My empty strips walked side by side on the path and stepped on the lawn.

I haven't worn clogs for a long time, and I feel a little uncomfortable, but once I step on the clogs, my height seems to be about 1.8 meters, but I don't need to look up slightly to see the empty strips.

"Do you feel noisy? 』

"Won't. 』

Is that right, I thought Kong Tiao hated this kind of event, rather, when he invited Kong Tiao, I didn't think Kong Tiao would agree.

In the end, he agreed, but he didn't wear the ten-thousand-year black windbreaker, and took off his hat.

The air conditioner's hair is slightly curly, and I don't know how it feels, whether it is as soft as it looks.

Although I really want to touch it, but forget it, it's not someone who is empty.

The long hair around the ears slipped down again, and I stretched out my hands to slick the hair behind the ears again. When I started to feel that long hair was really troublesome, I suddenly heard Kong Tiao say: "Long hair suits you very well." 』

……

I let go.

<<

I won't cut it, just keep it.

<<

This year's celebration was more lively than previous years.

In addition to the familiar stallholders, there are many new stallholders that I don't know.

After saying hello to those familiar stall owners, I took two servings of takoyaki from the stall owner and handed one of them to Kong Tiao.

The uncle stall owner was talking about the Kagura dance I just danced, and said that I didn't expect to be the one dancing this year.

He also asked me if I will be the one who will dance Kagura Dance next year, and if so, he will record it with a video camera.

I laughed dryly and said that the dancer next year was my mother, and I dealt with it with a haha.

I took a bite of takoyaki, and while I was eating, I explained to Sorajo: "If nothing else happens, I will be the head of the shrine after graduation in two years. 』

"However, my aspirations are a bit salty. I plan to be a librarian after I finish my postgraduate exam, and I'll take my Ph.D. exam by the way." 』

Kongtiao looked at me wordlessly, and I decided to ignore the way he looked at me just now.

By the way, I also saw Kakyoin and Polnareff, but Kujo didn't notice.

Kakyoin had a fox mask on his head, probably drawn by himself, biting an apple candy and giving me a thumbs up.

Polnareff didn't notice this side at first. When Kakyoin gave a thumbs up, he also turned his head, and then quickly lowered his head.

He quickly gave me a cheering gesture, and then the two big men sneaked away like thieves.

I felt stuck in my breath, and watched the Pope at Kakyoin make a hand gesture dumbfounded, and then disappeared quickly the moment Kujo turned his head.

I wanted to tell Kakyoin not to run too far, and remember to follow the crowd to the river or find a good spot on the hillside when setting off fireworks.

In the end, judging by Kakyoin's reaction, it was determined not to let me approach.

I don't know if Mr. Joseph and Abdel are here, but I saw Uncle and Haruno just now.

The little guy's eyes sparkled, and he was placed on the shoulder by the uncle, holding a cotton candy in his hand.

Kenichi seemed to come here in a hurry, wearing an out-of-fit suit with his tie untied, hanging on his arm, he caught a water polo and handed it to Kurino who was sitting on the uncle's shoulder.

I also saw Kenichi holding a camera in his hand.

Okay, let's find a way to destroy the corpse and wipe out the trace later.

I also saw Iruma, he did have a good skin, the only one in purple, surrounded by many young ladies.

After meeting eyes with Iruma, Iruma froze for a moment, then nodded at me.

To my surprise, Iruma didn't come up to greet me, but turned around and went in the opposite direction.

Well, I don't care.

The games at the celebration are still those, such as fishing for goldfish and water polo.

The uncle who was fishing for goldfish strictly forbade me to approach, crossed his arms and made a big fork on his chest.

Kujo asked me what I did, I inserted the last takoyaki and handed it to Kongjo's mouth, Kujo paused and glanced at me.

Only then did I react belatedly.

Just now I forgot that the person who accompanied me to the celebration was not the senior, but Kong Tiao.

I took my hand back and said, "Sorry, I was distracted just now—"

Kujo grabbed my wrist, lowered his head, and just bit off the last takoyaki.

I stared dumbfounded at Sora looking up, watching him lick the sauce off the corner of his mouth.

Then he reached out and knocked on my head, saying: "Why are you in a daze, let's go." 』

When I was stunned and stunned, I seemed to hear Kujo laughing.

Kujo Jotaro, what's the matter with you? !

Did you mean it? !

It's not kind to the heart, Kujo Jotaro!

<<

"Yo little Izumo!Do you want to try again this year? 』

"I'll keep the earrings for you! 』

Looking at the cheap smiling face of the shopkeeper, I readily paid for it.

In fact, the uncle of the shop owner did not call me, my destination is also here.

I pushed up the fox mask I just bought on my head, and told Kong Tiao that you don't need to wait for me.

I'm definitely going to waste an hour of my time here.

This is a small booth for shooting games, and the owner is an old acquaintance of mine.

Mainly for the annual celebration, I will spend a long time here, and I will get familiar with it over time.

As early as in high school, I was very fond of the special prize, the pair of small golden wing earrings that were placed in a tricky position every year.

I like it very much. I got my ears pierced just for that earring.

As a result, until now, I haven't been able to get that earring.

Although my dad said he could make a pair out of gold instead of these cheap earrings if I wanted to.

But I just like the special prize, or maybe it's a fight with the shopkeeper.

Every year, the uncle of the shop owner will come to the celebration, and the location is very tricky every year, and the wooden sign representing the special prize is very small, every time I will waste all the change on my body here.

To put it simply, it is the tip of a dead end.

After the second shot missed, I was tapped on the shoulder.

Turning around, I saw Kujo standing behind me, I subconsciously asked why he was still there, and after asking, I felt something was wrong, and explained: "I will definitely waste a lot of time here, Jotaro, you don't have to wait for me." 』

Kujo ignored me and took the gun out of my hand.

"Oh oh oh!Is this Izumo's boyfriend? 』

"no!Uncle, don't talk nonsense! 』

At present, I am only in unrequited love!

"Which one do you want?" 』

"Um? 』

I pointed to the small wooden sign placed in a tricky position, and said, "That's the one, it's a small wing earring. 』

Kongtiao didn't speak, and raised his gun.

"How can you thank me if you win? 』

"--ah? 』

Then I saw Platinum Star's hand folded on the back of Kujo's.

What? ? ?

In the next second, Kongjo pulled the trigger, and the BB shot hit the small wooden sign accurately.

The wooden sign fell to the ground.

When I took the pair of exquisite little wing earrings handed to me by the shop owner, I was completely dazed.

The shop owner sighed regretfully, then put on a smiling face and patted me on the shoulder, saying congratulations on finally getting it or something.

Can a substitute still be used like this? ? ?Isn't this cheating!

but……

...

... If you say you are unhappy, it must be a lie.

It feels like the whole person is floating, and there must be a particularly silly smile on his face now.

Sure, must be very stupid.

I tugged on Kujo's sleeve, held the pair of earrings, and said softly, "Jotaro, how can I thank you?" 』

Kong Tiao said: "...Let's owe it first." 』

I am very happy, I owe it first and then I owe it.

"Jotaro, can you put it on for me? 』

"You have pierced ears? 』

"To be honest, I had my ears pierced years ago. 』

I handed the earrings to Kong Tiao, turned my back to him, and happily stretched out my long hair to the side.

"Jotaro? 』

"Tsk, women are troublesome. 』

"I'll just trouble you this time, otherwise I'll go to Kakyoin—"

"do not move. 』

I obediently stood where I was.

When the earlobe was touched by the empty bar, I shrank my shoulders reflexively.

"Did you find it? 』

"Ah, don't move around. 』

I'm not moving?

Is it an illusion?I always feel that Kongtiao's hands are shaking.

...Could it be the first time for a girl to wear earrings?Has this guy never had a girlfriend before?

"the other side. 』

"Well. 』

I cut my hair to the other side, touched the earrings, and touched the little wing.

It was ice cold, but the earlobe touched by the empty bar was a little hot, and the tip of the ear was also very hot.

Probably because the tip of the ear is red?

The lights of the celebration are actually not that bright, they are gentle and soft.

... I hope Kujo won't notice that the tips of my ears are red.

It's a good thing he can't hear my heartbeat right now.

God knows how nervous and happy I am now. I am already 20 years old, so I should have gotten used to it by now.

...But I just can't calm down.

"All right. 』

"--Does it look good?" 』

I let my hair down, smiled, and looked sideways at Sora.

Instead of answering my question, he reached out and pulled down the fox mask I wore on my head, blocking my view.

I pushed the mask up, and just about to owe him a word, I was reminded by the empty note: "Don't you still want to feed the fox? 』

"Ah, yes. 』

Almost forgot Aggie.

<<

Aggie is a very strange red fox.

I named it Aji. I think it can bring auspiciousness, so I call it Aji.

Aji is a fox who likes to celebrate, and will run down from the mountain to steal apples on the day of the celebration.

Once Aji was caught stealing an apple by others, and he was imprisoned in a cage. I paid for the apple he stole and let him go.

Later, every time there was a celebration, I was the one who fed Aji, in the grove by the river, not far from the location of the celebration.

I bought an apple, took the apple and walked to the river, and told Kongtiao about Aji.

From time to time he would answer me, until I came to the edge of the grass.

I whistled.

A small orange head drilled out of the bushes.

Aji froze after seeing Kong Tiao, and slowly retracted his front paws, I turned my head and gestured to Kong Tiao, he was speechless, and said that it was enough.

But he still retreated several meters until Aggie stepped forward again.

I handed the apple to Aji, and squatted in front of Aji to watch him eat the apple.

Aji is a strange fox, because it likes to eat apples very much, obviously apples are not the staple food of their foxes.

I reached out to Aji, and when I was about to touch Aji's ears, Aji suddenly raised his head, flicked his big tail, quickly got into the bushes and walked away.

It was so fast that I didn't even have time to react.

... I, am I being eaten by the overlord? ? ?

Obviously Aji liked to be rubbed by my ears and nose before? ? ?

I didn't touch Aji's tail this time either, obviously before Aji would let me rub my ears, pinch my nose, and even hold my paws.

Why didn't you let me touch it this time?

Forget it.

I sighed regretfully, stood up, and helped the fox mask on top of my head.

When I was about to call out to the empty bar waiting for me not far away, I suddenly saw something flashing past in the grass.

...?The white, small thing like a doll flashed past in the grass.

Before I had time to look carefully, I heard the sound of the empty bar.

"Get out of the way!" 』

"--Varied?Whoa! ? 』

<<

The world was spinning for a while, and when I was hit by the empty bar, I closed my eyes reflexively, and at the same time felt that the empty bar reached out to support the back of my head.

...saved me from being hit with a concussion.

I opened my eyes, and when I saw the scene in front of me, my breathing was stagnant, and I almost couldn't catch my breath.

Kong Tiao frowned, his right elbow rested on the ground, his left hand rested on the back of my head, and the distance between me and Kong Tiao was a punch away.

I could feel Kujo's slightly disordered breathing, and because of wearing a loose bathrobe, and because of the large range of movements just now, Kujo's already loose collar slid down a lot.

Looking at it from my angle, I can see Kong Bar's collarbone, half of his left shoulder, and even the star on his shoulder.

No, I can't look any further.

Stop, Jingu Izumo, stop, you!

... My day, my day, my day!

too close!too close!too close!What happened suddenly? !

Kujo Jotaro!Get off me, my god! ! !

too close!Get out!

My brain is messed up, calm down, calm down me.

If the chaos continues, the queen will run out uncontrollably...!

Take a deep breath -- take a deep breath --

"That's enough, does that fox have a substitute?" 』

"fox?Did you mean Aggie? ... No, I will talk about Aji later, can you get off me first? 』

"do not move……!Tsk. 』

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly fell down uncontrollably. I was shocked and pushed against Kong Tiao's chest, trying to push him away.

However, my reaction was still a little slow, and I just pushed the empty bar a little farther.

...just shifted a bit, and Kujo's lips lightly brushed against my cheek.

I was stunned.

Kong Tiao did not press down, and at the critical moment, he called out the Platinum Star, and it was the Platinum Star that supported Kong Tiao's body with his arms.

My hand is still on Kong Tiao's chest, pressing on the position of the heart.

"...Izumo, move your hand away and try. 』

"ah?Oh, is that so...! ? 』

The moment his hands left, Kongtiao let out a muffled snort, and the ground supported by the Platinum Star sank deeply.

I quickly grabbed Sorajo's wrist.

"Is it gravity?What about this?Is gravity still there? 』

"……there is none left. 』

I was relieved.

<<

No, so what the hell is going on! ?

The empty note said that Aji has a substitute... Did Aji cheat me? !

What is this stand-in ability! ?You can't keep this posture forever! ?

It's not heart friendly!