Tokyo Girlfriend Guide.

Chapter 126 When I Think of You, Even the Water Becomes Sweet

Hida (tuo, two tones) City, Itomori Town

The bright sunlight poured into the room through the glass, Baixiangli Xueye calmly opened her eyes, feeling a sense of satisfaction in her body unexpectedly.

Usually, after waking up, the nightmare picture would flash before her eyes, and the lingering feeling of shock would make it impossible for her to tell whether she was still in the nightmare or had returned to reality, but today...

Straightening up, the quilt still slipped off her body, revealing her slender but bumpy body. She turned her head sideways to look at the rising sun, and stretched her waist with a smile.The body seems to be full of strength. You must know that after falling asleep with alcohol, even if you wake up after sleeping all day, you still feel tired and full of fatigue.

Yesterday I had lunch with Lord Shenming, and the picture of dinner kept appearing in Xue Ye's mind. With a satisfied smile, Xue Ye got up and folded the quilt, and put the mattress and quilt into the cabinet.

There were no beer cans on the floor to trip over, because last night she had gone to sleep with fond memories.

Dressing, makeup, Xue Ye has never looked forward to starting a new day so much.

As long as today is past, or tomorrow, or a week, in short, as long as you live well, the god named Hojo Kyosuke will always appear.

In this way, the hope of progress appeared in her life. Every day when she goes to sleep, she no longer fears the arrival of tomorrow, but is full of anticipation.

Hojo-kun will listen carefully to his troubles in life, feed himself delicious food with his own hands, and gently say to himself "Yukino, eat well".

Oh, by the way, you have to eat well and take good care of your body, otherwise you won't be able to work with Hojo-kun in the future.

Thinking of this, Xue Ye put down her briefcase and walked into the kitchen that frightened her.Because the food lost its taste, eating became a painful thing, and the kitchen used for cooking naturally became a place she didn't want to set foot in.

But it's different now. Although I still can't taste the taste of food without Hojo-kun, the meaning of eating has changed from simply "to live" to "live for Hojo-kun's arrival".Thinking of this, Yukino's movement of smashing the miso became a little lighter.

The simple miso soup and fried fish with rice were ready in no time. Although he was the only one eating, Yukino still put the food on the dining table neatly and sat down on the tatami.

"I'm gonna start now."

Baixiangli Xueye clasped her hands together and said seriously.

Hojo-kun, even in the days without you, I was eating well.

Thinking about it this way, the meal in front of him seemed less scary.

With a happy smile on her face, Yukino picked up the rice, recalling the way Hojo-kun gently fed herself yesterday, she picked up a ball and handed it into her mouth without hesitation.

Ok?Taste!A touch of sweetness!
Xue Ye's eyes widened, and her mouth opened cutely.

Unbelievable, she chewed a few more times, but the taste was gone again.But it was definitely not an illusion just now, Xue Ye was puzzled.

After thinking for a while, she recalled the scene of eating with Hojo-kun again, and took a sip of miso soup.

It really has a taste, or that faint sweetness!

Recalling Hojo-kun holding a plate in one hand, carefully dividing the fried fish into small pieces that are easy to eat, and then carefully picking them up and slowly pushing them into his mouth, Yukino picked up the fried fish in front of him and put it into his mouth.

There is no taste of fried fish, but still a touch of sweetness.

Even the water turns sweet when I think of you.

This sentence suddenly appeared in Xue Ye's head, and she was immediately taken aback, how could she be so disrespectful to God!To be able to taste this sweetness now must be the blessing of the gods, only when thinking about him can there be a taste, it is because of that that one is pious!

Picking up the miso soup, she opened her thin lips slightly and took a sip. Feeling that the soup in her mouth was supposed to be salty but now it turned into a light sweet taste, Xue Ye Bai Xiangli's pretty face turned red a bit.

beep~
The moment she heard the sound, Yukino immediately put down the bowl, and eagerly reached for the phone. This was the ringtone she specially set for Hojo-kun.

"Teacher Yukino, do you want to have lunch together at noon?"

Oh, it turned out to be Sanye classmate.Seeing that unfamiliar address, Yukino immediately knew that the person on the other side of the phone was not Hojo Kyosuke.

There was a touch of disappointment in her heart, but she also knew why Mitsuha Miyamizu sent the message, she must have received an entrustment from God.Although now she can easily eat food just thinking about Hojo-kun, but she did not refuse the other party's kindness, and it is necessary to have a good relationship with the shrine maiden who serves God.

"Okay, I will prepare you and Sayaka, the imperial envoy's bento, let's have lunch together." She replied briskly.

"Will this be too much trouble for Yukino-sensei?" - Mitsuha Miyamizu

"No, it just so happens that I don't have class in the first period, so I have plenty of time."

"Then I won't be polite, thank you Teacher Xue Ye."

"See you at school."

Yukino stared at the pitch-black phone screen in a daze for two seconds, then smiled, unexpectedly, the friends he made in Itomori were a primary school student and three junior high school students.

Putting down her mobile phone, she didn't speed up her meal because she wanted to prepare lunch. She still sat behind the dining table, chewing carefully, savoring the sweet taste.

On the other side, sitting on the top of the mountain overlooking the entire Shishou Miyashui Shrine
"Sanye, don't play with your phone while eating."

Miyamizu Ichiyo, who was drinking miso soup, raised his head slightly, and glanced at his granddaughter from the blank space above the reading glasses.

"Okay, grandma." Mitsuha Miyamizu put down her phone, she didn't explain herself as eagerly as before, but just agreed with a smile.

"Sister is so weird today." Yotsuba said suspiciously as she touched the beautiful braids on her head that her sister had spent 10 to [-] minutes braiding for her.

"Huh? If you don't braid your hair, you're a bad sister, but if you braid your hair, you're a strange sister?" Miyamizu Mitsuha just picked up her job, and when she heard this, she gritted her molars.

"No, you obviously braided your braids well today, but you treat me so well, I'm not used to it." Clover whispered.

"You little brat." After saying this angrily, Mitsuha Miyamizu picked up a large ball of rice and stuffed it into her mouth, chewing heavily.

"Huh, that's right."

Don't be angry, start being a good sister today!There's no reason Hojo Kyosuke can make Yotsuba like her so much but can't!

Mitsuha Miyamizu tried her best to maintain her expression and ate silently.

After the meal, she first washed the dishes and chopsticks, and then prepared grandma's lunch.Grandma is getting old, and eating cold food at noon is not good for her health. Sanye prepares food that can be eaten as long as it is heated in the oven.

"We're going out."

The two sisters said in unison, and then left the Miyamizu Shrine that seemed to exude a sacred halo in the morning light.

At noon, Itomori's students were surprised to find that Mr. Yukino, who only ate chocolate in the office at noon every day since coming to Itomori, came to the playground and had lunch with Ms. Sanye.

The playground, the corner with abandoned tables and chairs, is the regular lunch place for Mitsuha Miyamizu and two good friends.The girl was holding a pink bento box, with a bit of embarrassment in her expression.

Hojo Kyosuke has already briefly described his relationship with Yukino-sensei, and the girl knows that the beautiful woman opposite, exuding a gentle aura, is like Tetsuta Sakisaki, who regards body swapping as some other messy thing.

The small sausage in the shape of an octopus in the bento box in her hand made her swallow unconsciously. Although Teacher Yukino said that you are welcome, the girl was still a little embarrassed.

"...The pavilion is surrounded by glass, so that when it rains, we can enjoy the rain and drink coffee inside."

Sayaka next to her was holding a bento box in one hand and chopsticks in the other, eating unceremoniously, and she was still selling beautiful cafes.

"Oh Well."

Yukino-sensei, who has a cute voice that is completely different from her appearance, responded with a soft smile, and the emissary next to her was also evaluating the feasibility of Sayaka's idea.

Among the four people, I seem to be the only one who doesn't fit in. Probably Yotsuba is better than herself when she comes here, Miyamizu Mitsuha is a little frustrated.

But what bothered her the most was the incredible thing that Hojo Kyosuke said, that Yukino-sensei, who was listening to Sayaka's wild fantasies with a gentle face in front of her, unexpectedly encountered such a terrible thing as losing her sense of taste!

It's also because of this that she didn't refuse the bento that Teacher Xue Ye prepared for her, but now it seems that she can't find a good time to feed it.

"Sanye, what's the matter?" Yukino Baixiangli asked, the witch lady had been holding her chopsticks in a daze since the beginning.

"Ah, it's nothing, just, I want to ask Mr. Xue Ye if you still need that."

An embarrassing thing like feeding people is not allowed to be said in front of the imperial envoy and Sayaka, so Mitsuha spoke vaguely.

"Ah, that, thank you very much, but it's no longer necessary, Hojo-kun has already solved it."

Xue Ye said with a smile, so she has been struggling with this matter.As Hojo-kun said, he is a good boy.

"Hojo-kun? Who is that, someone from our school?"

Sayaka asked casually, and before they could answer, she put the question to the back of her mind and talked about other things.As beautiful as a snow lotus flower, Mr. Yukino, whom both boys and girls look forward to at school, actually had lunch with them, which made her really happy.

Kyousuke solved it again?Is he really a god?Even the loss of taste can be solved?Mitsuha Miyamizu was dumbfounded for a moment.

"I still want to thank Sanye for your kindness. I also prepared a snack for Yotsuba. Please bring it to her when you go home."

Yukino said with some embarrassment, she could see that Mitsuha Miyamizu made a lot of mental preparations before saying that.

"Oh, it's all right, I'm too happy to hear this."

Shaking his head, he cleared his messy thoughts.After the big stone in her heart was removed, Miyamizu Mitsuha looked at Mrs. Yukino, whose every move was beautiful, and the trace of strangeness also quietly dissipated.Damn, I'm so envious of Kyosuke Hojo, who can get to know so many beautiful girls.

"Why don't Mr. Yukino come to my house for dinner at night, and also eat and see the dishes I cook, and you can also give the dim sum to Yotsuba yourself, the little guy will be very happy to see you." Mitsuha Miyamizu invited .

"Is it possible?" Yukino Baixiangli asked in surprise. In fact, she has been thinking about whether to pay a visit to the shrine today. After all, she has received such a great gift from Lord Shenming, so how can she not come to his shrine to thank him?

"Of course, it's just that I may not have so much time to accompany you to visit." Mitsuha Miyamizu said.

"It's okay." Xue Ye smiled softly.

After the lunch break, there were only two classes, and then it was announced that school was over.

Wearing a small tan suit, Yukino Baika followed behind the three students. Listening to Sayaka complaining loudly about the difficulty of learning mathematics and her English pronunciation, she seemed to have returned to her student days.

It's just that at that time, she was alone every time she went home.The boy who dropped by would be scolded by the girl next to him as long as he looked at him a little more.

On the road, people kept saying hello to Miyamizu Sanye, and they all bowed slightly respectfully, calling them Miss Sanye.Miss Miko became the absolute focus of the group, which made Xue Ye feel relieved.She has always attracted the attention of people around her because of her beauty no matter what she does since she was a child, she has not experienced this kind of tranquility for a long time.

The corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously, Yukino tightened his satchel, which contained the snacks for Yotsuba.Thinking of the cute girl who looked like a little adult, she couldn't help but look up at the top of the road around the mountain.

The Miyamizu Shrine standing on the top of the mountain, under the bright yellow light of the west slanting sun, every brick and tile, from the ridge to the cornice, seems to be shining with sacred light.

When they came to the shrine, Miyamizu Mitsuha simply introduced her grandmother and Yukino-sensei to each other, and then handed over the task of hospitality to Yotsuba, while she changed her school uniform and put on plain clothes and plunged into the kitchen .

She believed that Clover would take care of it, anyway, the more important things were entrusted to her, the happier the little guy would be.

"Excuse me." Xue Ye knelt by the low table in the reception room, with a cup of green tea in front of him.It was said to be the reception room, but it was actually the place where the Miyamizu family usually ate.

"It doesn't matter, it's rare for a foreigner to come to the shrine, and I'm very happy." Ichiyo Miyamizu said with a smile, she was still wearing the emerald green kimono unchanged for a hundred years.

"It's delicious, thank you Yukino." Clover couldn't wait to open the lunch box, picked up the glutinous rice snacks inside and started eating.

"Eat less, too, and worry about indigestion." Looking at the naive little girl, Xue Ye smiled happily, and the heart that couldn't wait to visit the shrine also miraculously calmed down a little.

Hearing his granddaughter call Yukino Baixiangli's surname directly, Miyamizu Ichiyo's lips twitched, and seeing the latter's natural expression, he stopped wanting to reprimand him.

"Clover, come and help serve the dishes."

Mitsuha Miyamizu's voice came from the kitchen, and Yotsuba responded loudly. Yukino Baixiangli wanted to help at first, but was stopped by Ichiyo Miyamizu, the god lord of the shrine.

"There is no such thing as asking guests to help."

After the meal, Mitsuha Miyamizu still left the matter of entertaining Teacher Yukino to her younger sister, and left in a hurry.

"Where is Sanye in a hurry?" Xue Ye asked curiously as she walked along the corridor to the worship hall.

"Sister, she's here to be a life mentor." Clover said with a sympathetic tone.

"Life mentor?" Hearing the words that were incompatible with Itomori, Yukino Hyukari realized in an instant that Hojo-kun must have told Yotsuba.

"Well, after eating every day, my sister will put on the maiden costume, listen to the distress of the townspeople, and find solutions for them."

Clover said sternly, with an indescribable yearning in her eyes.She really wanted to sit there in a priestess costume, and let those uncles and aunts who usually treated her as a child talk to her respectfully.

"Is Sanye so powerful?" Xue Ye wondered.

"Sometimes I did well before and sometimes there were problems, but recently I seem to be getting used to it."

"Really."

The two came to the front hall for worship. When they first came to Gongshui Shrine, Yukino discovered that this ancient shrine did not have a main hall for worshiping the gods. There was only a magnificent front hall for people to worship. .Regarding this matter, Yukino naturally couldn't ask the Lord God, and now it is rare to have a little witch who is familiar with the shrine, so Yukino finally asked this question.

"Yotsuba, doesn't Miyamizu Shrine have a main hall dedicated to gods?"

"Ah, the divine body is enshrined in another place."

"Is it Lake Itomori?"

Xue Ye guessed, and seemed to be able to explain clearly, otherwise, why would that adult have a mind that tolerates everything.

The so-called god body is the object of shrine worship, and some shrine societies directly regard mountains or lakes, or even small islands as god bodies.

"No, the divine body of our shrine..." Yotsuba didn't know how to explain for a while:

"Anyway, it's on another mountain with no name."

Listening to Clover's childish words, Yukino Baika smiled.Well, I'm not very familiar with the business of this little witch.She didn't ask too much.While talking, the two had already reached the hall of worship.

"Then I'll leave first. If you have something to do, Yukino, you can call me loudly. I won't be able to run as soon as I hear it." Yotsuba seriously urged.

"Okay, thank you Clover." After agreeing with a smile, Yukino lifted his left foot and stepped into the worship hall.

"That's right, there will be some small animal calls at night, if you are scared, Xue Ye, I will stay here with you."

Yotsuba, who had already turned around, turned around again, looking at Baixiangli Yukino with a solemn expression.

"Hahaha, thank you Clover, but there's no need, I have something to say to God alone." Looking at the serious Clover, Yukino responded equally seriously.

"Is it really not necessary? Occasionally, I will be frightened by those voices."

"If I get scared, I will call for help, Yotsuba, you will definitely come to save me immediately, right?" Yukino bent down so that his gaze was parallel to Yotsuba, his black eyes were full of seriousness.

"That's right! We are good friends!" Clover patted her chest.

"Okay, I'll go first." Xue Ye walked into the worship hall, turned around and shook hands with Clover.

Because it wasn't a formal visit, Yukino didn't wash his hands in the sailor's house, and he didn't put money into the cash box.

Ordinary believers stop at the money box when they visit, but Yukino is obviously not an ordinary person. Yotsuba led her directly around the money box and into the worship hall for a formal visit.

This is a rather empty hall, perhaps because there is no main hall dedicated to the gods, so the worship hall of Miyamizu Shrine has assumed the function of the main hall to a certain extent, and the surrounding walls are covered with paintings of Yukino who is an ancient Chinese teacher. Know the runes and pictures.

Kneeling on the futon, Yukino clasped his hands together and closed his eyes.

In an instant, he felt a tranquility that was not there when he came to worship last time, and his chaotic thoughts seemed to disappear without a trace. Xue Ye didn't open his eyes, didn't pray, and didn't talk about his troubles, but just immersed his mind in that tranquility.

She could feel that Hojo-kun was watching her.

(End of this chapter)