[Black Basket] Winter Cherry Blossoms

The highlight of the Sunflower Festival is the parade. In the early morning of the 16th, many people who participated in the parade came to the special work area set up by the festival committee to gather, make up and change costumes in batches. The students of Luoshan High School were assigned to the first The second batch, because the boys’ clothes are not as complicated as the girls’, so they finished dressing early and walked to the open space to rest. The screams and exclamations almost pierced the eardrums of others.

"Akashi is really suitable for the aristocratic costumes of the Heian Dynasty. He is much more handsome than the people from the news agency."

"That is, if it is paired with a white horse, it will really be like the rebirth of the Lord of Light in the Tale of Genji."

"Akashi-sama, please take a photo with me."

"I want it too, don't argue with me, go away!"

"Akashi, your dog is also very cute, may I pet it."

"The dog's temper is very gentle, so cute."

Akashi-sama?Seeing this scene from a distance, Saya couldn't help but feel sour. Although she knew Akashi's popularity in school, she kept a distance from him at school for the sake of her life. It is the same now. Anyway, she and him have not met lovers. stage, he is not qualified to be jealous at all, and the sourness in his heart can only be regarded as an illusion, but for some reason, seeing him surrounded by a group of girls, the sourness in his heart just cannot disappear.

"Ruth, your Jack seems to be quite popular."

Sha Ye was only halfway through complaining, when she saw that Ruth's head had turned away, and half a minute later, she even turned her whole body around, not wanting to look at Jack at all.

"Why do you have a stronger reaction than me?" Stretching out her hand to touch Ruth's head, Saya felt that she was not much better, as long as she cared about that person more, she would become even more wrong.

Pulling her gaze back, Saya focused her attention on the reference book in her hand. This method was indeed effective. She quickly forgot about the noise around her. It took more than 20 minutes to see it, and she didn’t stop until the magazine photographer called people to take pictures. .

"Hey, Saya, we're going to take a group photo, come here quickly." Kotaro, who had put on his uniform, shouted at her from a distance.

"I got it." Putting on a suit that was easy to move, Saya walked to the location where the photo was taken, and stood at the designated location according to the photographer's request, ready to take pictures with students from the same school, but when she knew that she was standing next to her When the person caught was Akashi, multiple thorny gazes kept poking her back. In desperation, she had to take a small step in the opposite direction to distance herself from him, but this move immediately attracted her attention. The dissatisfaction of the photographer.

"Miss Oikawa, please move closer to the center. If you stand too far apart, it will affect the shooting effect."

"Sorry..." Forced to return to the original position, Saya kept praying in her heart to finish taking the photo quickly, but the photographer insisted on opposing her. After the group photo was taken, she even asked her to take a photo with Akashi. God, isn't this going to send her to hell?The consequence of offending Akashi's personal guards is that ten lives are not enough to die.

Despite being particularly uncomfortable being stared at by the girls around, Saya survived the filming task smoothly, and just when she thought she could breathe a sigh of relief, Akashi stopped her.

"Saya, come here."

"Not now, I will be killed by those girls." Seeing those girls from before slowly crowding around again, Saya's first thought was to run away.

"Don't say my words a second time."

Hearing Akashi's tone became a little colder, Saya knew that he couldn't run away, so he had to bite the bullet and follow him to the prop storage area not far away.

Compared with the makeup and dressing room where people are concentrated, only a few people are doing inspections in the area where the props are parked. Akashi and Saya walked through one of the prop rooms and came to a relatively spacious open space outside, where the parade horses rested. , before the event, all the horses will rest and decorate here, and Akashi's horse is also on standby in the herd.

"Mars."

Hearing the owner's call, the big white horse, who was boringly chewing grass, walked over slowly with graceful steps.

"Are we here to watch the horses?"

"Well, let him get to know you earlier, so that he can go riding with me later." Seeing that God of War had put on the harness on his back, Akashi stepped on the stirrup and jumped onto the horse's back with ease. He tightened the reins and stretched out his hand to Saya , "Come on, I'll take you for a ride."

"How can I ride a horse with my clothes like this, and I prefer to ride alone." Saya clearly refused, she never thought of riding a horse with someone else, let alone that person is Akashi, she did such an intimate act not come out.

"You know how to ride a horse?" This really surprised Akashi, in his impression, few of those famous daughters would like equestrian sports, and Saya was obviously an exception.

"I learned to ride a horse when I was working in a pet hospital."

"That's really rude, so you are a rookie who has already started." Akashi laughed and teased, "Then why don't we compete after the festival, don't worry, I will show mercy."

"Whoever asks you to be merciful, I don't believe that I will lose to you." Saya, who was so angry, accepted the challenge without hesitation.

"Don't regret it, the loser has no right to speak." Saya's strong personality gave Akashi the opportunity to bait, and now as the time between the two of them gets longer, that moment is getting closer and closer. He could only use this to slowly narrow the distance between him and her.

"I won't regret it..." She wanted to refute Akashi's words, but the cell phone Saya was holding suddenly rang, so she temporarily stopped arguing and walked aside to answer the temporary call.

"Hi, I'm Saya Oikawa."

"Senior sister, it's me. My friend and I have already arrived in Kyoto. Just after finishing work, we saw the news that you are this year's acting king. My friend and I will go to cheer you on. See you then!" Taking the opportunity to answer, Li Lizi on the other side of the phone hung up hastily after leaving these words.

"It seems that they came earlier than I expected." The rare opportunity was ruined by the sudden phone call, and Akashi was somewhat upset, but considering that there were still three days and two nights to spend together, his plan could still be implemented perfectly. , the existence of the super light bulb will not affect him.

"You look angry?" Seeing the smile on Akashi's face, Saya felt that something was wrong. After knowing him for a long time, she understood that there was only his anger hidden under that smile.

"No, I said I would treat them well, you are overthinking."

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The kind of hospitality that Akashi talked about may only be understood by those two people who have just come to Kyoto.

With the preparatory work of the festival all over, the parade officially entered the countdown, Akashi returned to his queue to gather, and Shaye also returned to his lounge, changed into the twelve single clothes prepared by the costumer, and put on a sunflower leaf Accompanied by my grandmother, I prepared to board the sedan chair parked outside.

Before Daisai-o's line-up set off, the first line-up of the parade set off under the guidance of the commanders. Kotaro and Reo played the role of inspectors from the Heian period, wearing black hats, long swords on their waists, and Bows and arrows rode in front of the team to lead the way. Young faces were a bright spot in the festival. Not long after the team walked onto the street, all kinds of flashing lights rushed towards them.

Of course, the lineup composed of inspectors and Yamashiro envoys is not the biggest highlight. The cameras and video cameras in people's hands are waiting for the third line of Konoe envoys and the last line of Dai Saio. The most splendid procession, the procession of Ma Liaoshi and ox carts slowly followed the first row through the stands set up on both sides of the street, and the ranks of guards stepped into the street.

According to the arrangement of the queue, there are usually special people leading the horses and escorting the guards on a parade. This not only conforms to the description of the queue in the Heian Dynasty, but also prevents the horses from being frightened halfway and causing riots.However, Akashi is already skilled in equestrian skills, and he is also the owner of the God of War. He does not need a special person to lead the horses forward. Therefore, for the overall effect of the ranks, the master arranges Akashi to walk at the front of the team and control the speed of the team. At first, this decision was rejected. Many older people objected, but when they saw that he was able to control the God of War beyond the standards required by the festival during the Caipai rehearsal, they had to admit that the young man in front of him was a genius, fully qualified for the task of leading the team.

At the same time, because Akashi is the person who walks at the front of the line of guards, his clothes are more refined and thoughtful than others of the same kind. He wears a black hat, a belt, and a sword around his waist. , the whole body is dressed almost in accordance with the styles and steps recorded in ancient books. Even he himself can't help but admire the ancients in the Heian Dynasty, who can wear such clothes and move freely when going out.

Under his leadership, Konoe led the procession through the busy streets towards the Kamo Shrine. People also noticed the rare handsome face in the procession, and they picked up their cameras to take pictures. When the procession passed the stands, Akashi's There was a familiar person at the end of his eyes, and that person happened to find him too, but he didn't turn his head, and just continued to walk forward on horseback.

"Wuuu...Xiao Lizi, why didn't Akashi come over to my side? I even borrowed the photographer's SLR camera to take pictures. He didn't cooperate with me at all." It turned out that the person Akashi found in the stands was Huang Seto, because of the commercial shooting, he and Li Lizi came to work in Kyoto, and the manager bought them tickets to watch the festival so that they could relax after work.Unexpectedly, before he sat in his seat, he saw a familiar figure in the parade. He would never let go of such a rare opportunity. Unfortunately, the people who were photographed regarded him as air, not even his head. turn around.

"Stupid, he has a job on the parade, how could he stop to take pictures of you, and you have to wait until the parade is over." Li Lizi persuaded from the side, "But your former captain can ride a horse, so the one you met The problem should be solved, so let him teach you?"

"Hey, that's not the point of the question, so what if I learn how to ride a horse? The point is that you don't cooperate, so the commercial still can't go on." Huang Lai couldn't help complaining.

"Hmph, such trivial things as riding a horse won't bother me. I can't learn it without my senior sister." Li Lizi retorted unwillingly.

"After all, you and I are not even rookies."

"Less... less wordy, anyway, I will definitely learn it when the time comes."