The girl under the cherry blossoms, her smile is like a flower

On top of the tram.

The carriage is still as crowded as ever, but Kuriyama has long been accustomed to this. Rather, this is the norm. It would be strange if Kuriyama walked into the carriage one morning and found that there were only a few people inside.

But even though there were people around, the sense of voyeurism still did not disappear. The train stopped and stopped, and it seemed that by accident, Kuriyama was squeezed in front of the statue in the corner of the carriage.

Just like before, the people in the circle around the statue closed their eyes and lowered their heads, and began to pray silently in their hearts.

Kuriyama also lowered his head. He didn't want to look into the eyes of the statue, nor did he want to become an alien. He chose to blend in with the worshipers.

But they couldn't tell whether he was reciting the prayer in his heart or not.

Kuriyama thought so in his heart.

Two or three minutes later, Kuriyama opened his eyes. As expected, the sense of voyeurism was still there.

Isn't it really an illusion?

Kuriyama raised his head and looked at the statue in front of him that was enshrined by the world. The small but exquisite statue seemed to be looking at him. Inexplicably, Kuriyama felt that he was looking at someone.

It may sound ridiculous, but if you post this incident online, it might even arouse a lot of ridicule from a lot of people.

It's hard to say, but based on the beliefs of people in this world, it is a great honor to be watched by God Inari.

He might be envied to death. Kuriyama laughed. The feeling of rejection in his heart had reached its peak, especially when he was standing in front of the statue. The feeling of rejection, no, maybe it could be called disgust, made him want to avoid that person. Annoying sight.

But there are statues of gods everywhere, and there is even a small shrine every few hundred meters on the roadside. They can be found on trams, classrooms, living rooms at home, convenience stores, etc. It is really difficult to avoid them.

Kuriyama really couldn't understand what happened to him. It used to be quite normal. In his memory, Kuriyama would worship the Inari statue every day for as long as he could remember. But since that day, Kuriyama's soul suddenly began to reject this kind of thing. The behavior increased day by day, and finally, today, the feeling of rejection escalated into a feeling of disgust, and he really couldn't worship him any more.

Although it was winter, the interior of the car was still very warm, but under this sense of peeping, Kuriyama's hands and feet felt a little cold. Obviously, the feeling was not pleasant.

Kuriyama could only focus on his mobile phone. Soothing music was playing in his headphones, but it could not calm Kuriyama's heart.

The tram finally arrived.

The door opened slowly, and Kuriyama walked away with the flow of people. At this time, there were still half of the passengers in the car. They looked at Kuriyama's leaving figure through the car window, with the same strange expression on their faces.

There is a bad boy...

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"My dear friend! Good morning! May Lord Inari bless you."

As usual, Miura came to Kuriyama's side again, still looking very energetic.

With the arrival of Miura, the sense of voyeurism immediately diminished a lot, and Kuriyama could breathe a sigh of relief.

"Good morning, Miura, I'm lucky to have you."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Miura was a little confused.

"fine."

Kuriyama shook his head and did not tell the truth. Miura probably wouldn't believe it if he told it.

"I went to worship Lord Inari as soon as I got up today~ Hehe~ It's very early~"

Miura was content with this. In the past, Kuriyama would have given him a false compliment, but now, Kuriyama just nodded and did not pick up the topic.

"The weather is very good today, it already looks like spring."

The weather in early spring is fickle. It might have been bitterly cold yesterday, but today it's clear skies and a gentle breeze.

Just like the wildflowers on the roadside, yesterday they were all dead and gray, but today when I looked again, they actually had new green leaves growing.

"It's really good. This kind of weather is very suitable for physical education classes. There happens to be one today, hehe."

Miura was successfully led away by Kuriyama.

"Kuriyama-kun!"

A clear and beautiful voice came from behind Kuriyama, like the breeze in the valley, like the bright moon in the sky. Kuriyama didn't need to think about it at all, because there was only one person in the whole school who would call him that, his lover - Yukiho.

"Xue Sui, good morning."

"Good morning, Kuriyama-kun. May Inari God bless you."

Yukiho smiled and took Kuriyama's arm, smiling sweetly at him.

"You're very energetic today, Yuki Sui."

Kuriyama and Yukiho have been together for many days, and naturally they no longer feel a little strange.

"Hehe~ I worshiped Lord Inari early in the morning, so of course I am in good spirits."

The smile on Kuriyama's face faltered, but it quickly returned to its original state.

"Huh? Kuriyama-kun doesn't seem to be looking very well. Is he sick?"

Yukiho stretched out her hand and touched Kuriyama's unconscious frown, and asked worriedly.

"Are you worried? Mr. Kuriyama."

Kuriyama sighed softly, was it discovered by Yukiho? It really wasn't that easy to hide.

But Kuriyama was not prepared to say it, because he seemed to be gradually becoming an alien. In this world where everyone believed in Inari God, he was undoubtedly a heretic.

"I didn't sleep well last night. I'm just a little sleepy now. It's okay."

Kuriyama smiled.

"When we get to school, let's go to the atrium to worship Lord Inari and ask Lord Inari to bless Kuriyama-kun without any illness or disaster in the future."

Seeing the concern on Xuesui's face, Kuriyama finally nodded.

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"really......"

"Still can't do it..."

Kuriyama sighed in his heart. Before he was halfway through the prayer, the disgust in his heart even affected his body. His stomach was churning. If Kuriyama continued to recite it, he would eat the things he had eaten in the morning. The tendency to spit it out.

what is this? Danger warning?

Kuriyama wasn't sure, but he could vaguely feel that it was wrong for him to worship Inari God. His soul was resisting this kind of thing.

After all, he still didn't complete the worship, but Kuriyama felt lucky that he did it anyway. Although he felt a little sorry for Yukiho, Yukiho shouldn't be able to tell...

"Kuriyama-kun... you are not worshiping properly..."

Yukiho looked at Kuriyama with a complicated expression.

Kuriyama was shocked. He turned his face and saw the loneliness in Xuesui's eyes.

"me......."

How could he lie?

"Why don't you worship properly? Kuriyama-kun? Now, can you tell me?"

Yukiho took a step forward, trying to grab Kuriyama's hand, but finally backed away.

"Obviously I asked Lord Inari to bless Kuriyama-kun for good health, but Kuriyama-kun didn't take it seriously..."

"I'm sorry, Yukiho, I...can't do it..."

Kuriyama didn't lie after all, and he didn't want to lie to Yukiho either.

"Can't do it? Why can't it be done? Kuriyama-kun, it only takes a few minutes, but you can't bear it after a few minutes?"

The loneliness on Yuki Sui's face became even worse, and there were even tears shining in the corners of her eyes. Seeing this, Kuriyama felt his heart tightening. He wanted to hold Yuki Sui's hand, but Yuki Sui avoided it.

"Let me calm down first, okay, Kuriyama-kun..."

Xuesui left with a sad look on her face.

Lishan was left standing under the tall statue, staring blankly at a corner of the campus.

The eyes of the tall Inari statue beside her seemed to be shining brightly. She looked at Kuriyama below, as if she was saying to him

"Come and worship me. As long as you worship me, she can change her mind..."