Tokyo Girlfriend Illustrated Book

At the end of July, the first holiday for the third grade of junior high school came as scheduled. Before the results were announced, Hojo Kyosuke received many contacts from private high schools, offering high scholarships to win him to attend. But he rejected them one by one. Now he is not the person who will give the opening speech just because of the scholarship.

After two years of growth, he understood that money is not that important in many cases.

This year's middle school kendo competition was held in Tokyo, Neon Budokan, in Kitanomaru Park near Chidorigafuchi where Sakura and the others went to the Sakura Festival when they were in the first grade. So although he no longer participates in the competition as a player, Hojo Kyosuke still goes with the team as an instructor. Of course, if it was somewhere like Gifu Prefecture or Hyogo Prefecture, he might not bother to go.

After the game, Hojo Kyosuke returned home and only stayed for a week before rushing back to Tokyo. He still had a lot of things to do during the holidays, including the serialization of two comics and the final revision of the novel. The publishing house has been chosen, and it is Eishusha, the parent company of "Weekly Shonen High". Although it is not a publishing house famous for publishing novels, there is no need to worry about channels and operations. The key point is that the two parties cooperated happily. Without Hojo Kyosuke saying anything, the other party left him all the copyrights for movies and other movies, and the share was 15 points, the highest in the industry.

Of course, his novel has not yet entered the publishing process, and the usual practice is to pre-heat it. The publishing house even wants to find a famous director to cooperate with the drama of starting film production before it is published.

However, Kasumigaoka Shiu's new work, the third volume of "Love Metronome" will be published soon.

"I saw my youth on it - EGOIST"

This is the slogan given by Hojo Kyosuke, the kind of comment that would be printed on the waistband or back of a book. After finishing writing, Senior Shiyu stood up and pulled the wrinkled black silk stockings. She took out ten Fukuzawa Yukichi cards from her wallet with her slender fingers and placed them neatly on the table, expressing that she was satisfied with the comment this time. We will continue to cooperate next time.

Hojo Kyosuke tearfully accepted the industry-defining fee, and also invited Mr. Kasumigaoka to write a message for him.

"Suffocating love - Kasumi Shiko"

I don't know why, looking at those four words "suffocating", someone always feels chills running down his spine. Maybe this is because the senior sister didn't accept his money, so he has an uneasy conscience?

During the holiday, the Sawamura couple learned that he would not return to his hometown, and warmly invited him to stay at home. Although it would definitely be comfortable to live in a manor with such a large green area in the summer, Hojo Kyosuke still firmly refused. How dare he go? If he wanted to go, Kasumigaoka Shiyu would be the first to refuse. The other party had already invited him to live in the apartment after learning about his holiday arrangements before the holidays, saying that he had been practicing hard for a long time. Cooking skills.

What a joke, is he, Hojo Kyousuke, the kind of person who would be tempted by delicious food? You know, Okudera Miki requires him to try new dishes every week. Although those new dishes often just add one more gram of salt or one less coriander.

Opening his eyes, Hojo Kyousuke propped himself up with his right hand and squinted at the sunlight shining through the glass door.

"Mitsuha, it's almost time to eat." Toshiki Miyamizu shouted from outside.

"Okay, I understand." Hojo Kyosuke replied casually.

Toshiki Miyamizu outside heard this and his face darkened. Damn it, that bastard is here again.

"Get up quickly, we have to go up the mountain today." His tone became unkind.

Someone in the room didn't reply. Ever since Mitsuha Miyami's father found out the truth about the exchange between the two, every time he entered Mitsuha Miyami's body, the uncle always looked bitter and resentful.

"It seems like it's going to rain in Tokyo today." After tidying up the quilt and enjoying the warm feeling of the sun shining on his body, Hojo Kyosuke found a set of sportswear and put it on, tying his best ponytail.

"Good morning, grandma, sister."

"Good morning." Grandma Miyamizu Kazuyo smiled and nodded.

"Sister, you are so slow!" Yotsuba muttered.

"Haha, because the morning sun was so comfortable on my body, I couldn't help but sleep a little longer." Hojo Kyosuke touched Yotsuba's head and then said.

Miyamizu Yotsuba's head was no longer the simple braid before, but instead had an exquisite hairstyle composed of fine braids. Hojo Kyosuke knew that Toshiki Miyamizu had made it up. Now that he saw him touching Yotsuba's head, the man was gasping with anger.

Really, no matter how old a person is, he still has such great temperament.

The simple breakfast was finished quickly, and Hojo Kyosuke accompanied his grandmother to pack the things he would need to take up the mountain later. After getting up, he checked Mitsuha Miyamizu's cell phone as usual. The memo recorded what he had to do today.

"Consecrate the sacred body of the shrine."

The question that had troubled him for a long time was finally solved: why Miyamizu Shrine does not have a main hall to enshrine the divine body. Because the body of their shrine is enshrined on another mountain called Dragon God Mountain. The offerings are no longer fruits and vegetables, but "kuchizhu" that has been fermented in the shrine.

Originally, Toshiki Miyamizu wanted to do things like mountain climbing on behalf of his elderly mother, but the fact was rejected by Kazuyo Miyamizu, saying that he was no longer a god. Seeing the old lady's appearance, Toshiki Miyamizu went to work helplessly.

climb mountains?

Hojo Kyosuke looked at his grandmother, who was hunched over and drinking tea and watching TV all day long, then at Yotsuba, who had small arms and legs, and then looked down at himself.

Huh? When did Sanye's figure become so good? It was only now that Hojo Kyousuke recalled the scenery when he was getting dressed in the morning.

Previously, Mitsuha Miyamizu's body had the slenderness unique to a girl, but she still had a little flesh on her belly and a lot of fat on her thighs. Now the abdomen is quite tight. Although there are no abdominal muscles, the beautiful vest line is clearly visible, and even the chest seems to have become much taller and straighter.

No, no, no, that’s not the point. A trio of young and old go hiking together? Do you want to carry your grandma on your back? That way Mitsuha Miyamizu would have sore muscles the next day that she wouldn't even be able to stand up.

So it’s still...

"Siye, do you think this wine will taste good?"

Holding the steering wheel with both hands, Hojo Kyousuke asked in a low voice to Yotsuba who was holding a cup of chewing wine next to him.

At this moment, the grandparents and grandson were sitting on a small agricultural tricycle. Hojo Kyousuke was driving the car. Grandma was sitting in the carriage with a thick futon under her buttocks. Still wearing the brown kimono, with a faint smile on his face, squinting at the maple tree that was constantly being left behind by the three of them, he was just at home with a cup of strong tea.

"Oh!? Sister, do you want to try it too?!" Yotsuba Miyamizu, who was sitting in the driver's seat together, exclaimed, her face full of panic.

"Just a little curious? And, 'also'? Has Yotsuba already tasted it?"

After hearing Yotsuba's words, Hojo Kyosuke was startled, but he did not turn his head. The mountain roads were not meant for cars, and he had to concentrate on driving. Fortunately, this was originally a three-wheeler for walking on mountainous roads, and its skin was very strong, otherwise it would have been impossible to walk on it.

Miyamizu Yotsuba cautiously turned around and glanced at her grandmother. When she saw no response from her, she leaned into her sister's ear and whispered:

"I tasted a little bit, and it tasted super unpleasant, sour and astringent. It didn't look like something for people to drink at all. After drinking it, I felt dizzy, as if I was dreaming. If this kind of thing were sold online, You will definitely be scolded! Absolutely!"

Hahaha

Hojo Kyousuke smiled inwardly. From the voice full of disgust, he could completely imagine Yotsuba's experience, but it was a pity that the little girl's business path was cut off before she even started.

"That's not for people to drink in the first place." He said casually.

"Hmm~~That's right."

Holding the schoolbag in her arms and feeling the weight of the two ceramic jars inside, Yotsuba began to think about whether the "miko uniform blessed by the gods" could become a new product.

A huge tree root came out of the ground next to it and lay across the road. Just when Hojo Kyousuke was thinking about whether to use a hatchet to cut off the root, the grandmother behind him spoke.

"Okay, let's walk the rest of the way. Maybe this is the god telling us that the power of machinery ends here." With a slow voice, the old lady got out of the car with the help of her little granddaughter and stood on the original ground. He stretched his body.

"Okay." Hojo Kyosuke took out the key and gave up the idea of ​​putting the hatchet in his schoolbag after thinking about it for a while.

This is the base of the Miyamizu Shrine's deity. There won't be any beasts that can hurt people, right? He thought worriedly.

Taking the schoolbag from Yotsuba's hand and carrying it on her back, the two of them helped grandma from the left to the right and walked into the pine forest at the end of the road. Fortunately, the road in the forest was also gentle, so the old lady had no trouble walking. The narrow dirt road was covered with thick pine needles and fallen leaves. If it weren't for the trees tied with ropes on both sides, it would be impossible to tell that it was a road.

Note that the rope is a rope made of straw, with zigzag-shaped royal coins hanging on it to show the boundary with holy things.

Hojo Kyosuke had been guessing along the way as to what the body of Miyamizu Shrine was. When he came to the mountain, he guessed it was "Kannabi", and he worshiped Mt. Akira as the object of his faith; when he came to the forest, he guessed it was "Kannabi", and he worshiped the entire forest as a "guardian forest". .

The old lady was old after all, and she was out of breath after walking for a while, but she refused the eldest granddaughter's request to carry her on her back. Instead, he found a rock and sat down to rest for a while.

Maybe it was because she was approaching her own divine body, and grandma wanted to educate the two shrine maidens in her shrine about her teachings. As the connection between all things, it is also the name of the local land god.

"But even if I catch the fish from the water with my own hands, and then cut the firewood and roast it with my own hands, it still won't taste as good as Yukino's." Hearing her grandmother start telling the same words that she knew by heart, Yotsuba Whispering under his breath.

"But after understanding the connection between barley tea and me, I instantly felt a lot sweeter." Hojo Kyosuke drank a cup of covered barley tea. When hiking in such weather, only barley tea that is still cool in a thermos cup can give People are comforted.

"Huh?! Really!" Siye, who was also feeling tired, immediately raised her face and asked excitedly.

"Of course." Hojo Kyousuke wiped the lid of the cup and poured a cup for her.

"Well……"

Yotsuba first took a small sip, smacked it, frowned her thin eyebrows, looked at her sister suspiciously, then took another sip, and finally drank it all.

"It doesn't get any sweeter!" the little girl yelled.

"That must be because you are not tired enough, Grandma, but it tastes very sweet to me." Grandma also said with a smile.

"Really?" Siye said hesitantly after being teased by Lianhe. She looked at the barley tea in her hand that was filled by her sister again. The amber tea was rippling slightly in the sun, and she was so scared that she quickly drank some.

"Okay, it's time to move on." Miyamizu Kazuyo stood up.

Yotsuba didn't have time to continue thinking about why her connection with barley tea was not as deep as her sister's and her grandmother's. She quickly drank the water and tightened the lid of the cup.

Hojo Kyousuke still carried his grandmother on his back for the rest of the journey, but it was surprisingly easy.

"The knots we weave are techniques given by the gods, which can show the passage of time. What connects the ropes are knots, and what connects people are also knots. The knots represent time, gathering, shaping, twisting, and winding. This It's time.

Therefore, today’s offering is an important ceremony to connect gods and humans. "

The sloping hillside is covered with green moss, and rocks of large and small sizes are scattered irregularly. When Hojo Kyosuke turned around, the town was already covered by clouds. Not far away from them were white clouds, and even the highest mountain peak was shorter than them.

Grandma's voice, which seemed to be speaking like an ancient artist, was full of incredible persuasiveness, making Hojo Kyosuke feel slightly dazed. He always felt that he had heard this sentence somewhere before...

"Ah, look, look, you can see it already!"

The memories that were rolling forward suddenly stopped. Hojo Kyousuke raised his head and saw that Yotsuba had already reached the top of the mountain and was shouting excitedly.

The grandmother on his back patted his shoulder gently, and Hojo Kyosuke carefully put the old man down.

Suppressing his curiosity, he still carefully supported his grandmother and climbed to the top of the mountain.

"This is……"

Where the top of the mountain should have been, a crater-like depression as big as a stadium appeared. If he hadn't known that there was absolutely no way this was a volcano, Hojo Kyousuke would have turned around and run away immediately.

The huge depression is filled with fertile grassland, and streams dyed blue by the sky crisscross it. The most important thing is that there is an incredibly tall giant tree in the middle. It's like a hanging garden.

Suddenly, he remembered what Yukino told him. It turned out that this was the place where the comet first hit him. If such a large mountain was destroyed, no wonder it was possible to create such a large Itomori Lake.

Thinking of this, Hojo Kyousuke stood on a path-like place on the edge of the depression and looked back at the location of Itomori Town.

"Hey, I can see your school, sister!" Yotsuba shouted in surprise.

The clouds covering the town were blown away by the wind, and the large yellow sports field of Itomori Middle School was extremely conspicuous.

Miraculously, Hojo Kyousuke felt like he was looking at someone there.

I helped my grandma to the bottom of the depression, and there was a stream blocking the way. The familiar scene reminded Hojo Kyosuke of the time when he gave up the three-way commuter bus. Wouldn't he have to give up something if he wanted to cross this stream? Hojo Kyosuke was thinking wildly.

"The 'Hidden World' is ahead."

"Hidden world?" Yotsuba asked. The little girl was already ready to jump across the stream.

"That's what that world means."

Listening to the ancient voice, Hojo Kyousuke suddenly felt that the expression on his grandmother's face was unpredictable.

Seclusion? Shenyin? Went to that world? ? ?

I remember that someone who was afraid of death immediately gave up his plan to cross the stream. Even things like swapping bodies would happen. Itomori was still very knowledgeable in this place, and he would not go to that world.

"Wow! That world~~"

A cheer made Hojo Kyousuke pause in his retreat, and Yotsuba was already shouting and jumping from the rocks in the stream.

Really, Hojo Kyousuke helplessly held his forehead, then leaned down and prepared to carry his grandmother there.

"If you want to return to the shore from the hidden world, you must leave your most important things in exchange."

As soon as they crossed the stream, Miyazui Kazuyo suddenly said.

Hey, hey, please explain this kind of thing earlier! Hojo Kyosuke looked at the old naughty boy speechlessly.

"Hehehe, rest assured, I'm talking about chewing wine."

Grandma narrowed her eyes and said with a smile, this old lady is always chattering away today.

As instructed, Hojo Kyosuke took out Mitsuha Miyamizu's chewing wine from his school bag.

A white porcelain bottle with a red knot on the cap. Hojo Kyosuke recognized that it was a knot that he had also participated in weaving, but it seemed that it was a disservice.

The smooth bottle body gleamed with a round luster in the sun, and it indeed looked like it was filled with good wine. If he hadn't heard Yotsuba's drunken speech, he might have tasted it secretly, but for now, forget it.

"Under that divine body, there is a small shrine, where the offerings are placed. And this wine is your half."

While Hojo Kyosuke was studying the drink, his grandmother continued talking.

"Half body?" Hojo Kyosuke repeated in a low voice. There are many weird things in Neon Shintoism, many of which have no practical significance and cannot be explored that much.

Taking out his mobile phone to look at the road, he bowed his belt and led Yotsuba into the shrine under the towering tree.

Suddenly, a question appeared in his head: So, is the divine body enshrined in Miyamizu Shrine this big tree or the huge rock under the big tree? Or is it a tangled mixture?

Between the tree roots and the rocks is a very narrow staircase, and going down is a space about the size of four tatami mats.

The two placed the white porcelain bottle containing chewing wine on the stone altar.

"Yoshiba, have you been here before?" Hojo Kyosuke asked casually as he raised his phone and took a photo of the "wall" of the shrine.

"Hmm~" Siye shook her head and looked around with the same curiosity: "It's my first time here too."

"That's it."

"Hey, comet?" Yotsuba exclaimed.

Hojo Kyousuke followed her line of sight, and sure enough, there was a pattern painted on the top of the shrine, on the bottom of the huge rock surrounded by giant trees.

Using red and blue paint, a few simple strokes painted a comet with a long tail. I don’t know what kind of material the paint is made of, but it looks particularly shiny under the light of the mobile phone, making people feel like a comet is really falling.

Could it be some kind of hallucinogen? Hojo Kyosuke made a random guess, because didn't some primitive sects often use some hallucinogenic plants as gifts from gods?

"It seems that we can see the comet today." Looking at the comet on the mural, Yotsuba said excitedly.

"Comet?" Hojo Kyousuke's super brain started spinning for a moment. There have been no comets recently, right? Wasn't the most recent one more than two years ago? I have to wait another thousand years next time.

"Are you not awake yet, Four Leaf? Hasn't Comet already left long ago?" He asked strangely. Sure enough, there must be some kind of hallucinogen here!

"Ah? Sister, you are just dreaming. You can only see the comet today." Yotsuba puffed up his face.

"Am I dreaming?" Hojo Kyosuke was stunned.

The conversation I had with Toshiki Miyamizu came to mind for a moment:

"Maybe you are not exchanging bodies, but you are dreaming. After all, people cannot clearly understand themselves when they are dreaming. This means that when you say that you want to tell the people around you about yourself, you will be blocked by a force... …”

"Eh? Am I really dreaming?"

His vision went dark, and Hojo Kyousuke felt like he had fallen on Yotsuba's body.

…

During the vacation, Yamauchi Sakura returned to Minato City and had nothing to do. Yamauchi Sakura finally remembered the agreement she had made with Miyamizu Mitsuha. So, I made an appointment with Glass and Naohua for a casual trip.

"Sorry, I really can't leave the store." Naohua said apologetically at the station.

"Oh, I told you that you don't have to come to see us off." Sakura said nonchalantly. Glass and Naohua worked part-time at the same cat cafe. It would definitely not be possible to lose two people at once, so Naohua took the initiative to stay. .

"Thank you, Naohua." Glass took Naohua's hand.

"Hurry up and get in the car, bring Mitsuha back quickly, and let's go and scare Kyousuke together." Naohua said with a smile.

"Um!"

According to the original plan, the three of them found Mitsuha Miyamizu, and then took Mitsuha Miyamizu to Tokyo to scare Hojo Kyosuke. Now Sakura-sama has improved his plan and decided not to notify Mitsuha Miyamizu, but to make a surprise attack first to scare her and then Hojo Kyosuke.

Taking the Tokaido Shinkansen to Nagoya, they need to first take two hours to reach Nagoya Station, and then take the JR Takayama Main Line for two hours from Nagoya Station to Takayama Station. After arriving at Takayama Station, they can take a bus or taxi to Ito. Shou. Well, it was because of this that Hojo Kyosuke gave up the idea of ​​riding a bicycle to Tokyo using Mitsuha Miyamizu's body.

By the way, Sakura-sama will pay for all today’s purchases! She also worked for Glass and Direct Flower, but she didn’t need to save for tuition and didn’t have anything she wanted, so she used it to treat friends to travel~

After getting off the Limited Express Wide View Hida, the two girls entered a small station in the countryside. Although it was not the level of an abandoned station where neon is popular for exploring secrets, it was not much better.

"Itomori Town?" The station staff looked at the two girls who didn't show they were from a big city with confusion on their faces:

"What are you going to do there?"

Ah? Are the people in Gifu Prefecture so welcoming? Looking at the aunt in front of her, Sakura thought she was back in the Kansai region.

"To find a friend."

"Friends?!" The aunt raised her head and looked at the two girls carefully again: "But no one lives there anymore."

"Huh?" X2

Sakura and Shoko were confused at the same time, but Mitsuha invited them to play with Kyosuke when they swapped bodies two months ago, saying that Itomori is very cool in summer and is suitable for avoiding the heat.

By the way, Mitsuha also said that for some reason, he could only tell them about his hometown. At other times, he could not tell everything about Itomori, whether using a mobile phone or a pen. With that said, she also experimented. Sure enough, although she could pronounce Itomori with her mouth, when she tried to type it out on her mobile phone, she would lose her memory for a moment.

The girls classify this as a mysterious power, but if Hojo Kyosuke is there, he will tell them that this is because the system does not allow the power of the story that does not belong to the girls themselves to interfere with them.

"Don't you know, the disaster two years ago? The split comet destroyed half of Itomo."

"ah?"

Glass and Sakura looked at each other, and after thanking their aunt, the two idiots sat on the bench at the station, took out their mobile phones and started searching.

"The meteorite hit directly! The town disappeared on the map!"

"Zero residents died! It's a miracle that they were unscathed!"

…

"What on earth is going on?" Glass whispered, she always felt that the now empty station had become a bit eerie.

According to the news, all the aborigines of Itomori Town moved to Nara after the comet disaster. There are also some news saying that the residents are safe and sound thanks to the witches who brought them the apocalypse.

"That divine miko is the Mitsuha I'm talking about, right?" Sakura said hesitantly.

"Um……"

But it doesn't make sense. Mitsuha asked them to come to Itomori two months ago, but Mitsuha moved to Nara two years ago.

Searching for Mitsuha Miyamizu's name, what appeared on the screen was "The female swordsman of Nara! Two combos in the Teizukayama High School Kendo Competition!"

The two looked at each other again. Sanye, isn't he a junior high school student?

Although Teizukayama High School also has a junior high school, the all-Neon High School Kendo Competition is clearly mentioned in the news.

"Anyway, let's go to Itomori first!"

Sakura, who also felt that things were strange, made a decision. Although her words were full of energy, she actually inherited Hojo Kyosuke's usual fear of death. She also felt a little upset in her heart. But as soon as she thought that this was something related to Kyousuke, she felt that she had to find out.

"Yeah!" Glass nodded, for Kyosuke-kun!

Because Itomori Town has been destroyed, there are no buses, so the two of them can only go there by taxi.

"Be careful."

The taxi driver smiled and shouted to the two of them. For safety reasons, Sakura specially found a female driver who looked very kind.

"Well, thank you~"

This time they didn't say they were here to see friends, they just said they wanted to see the crater.

Only the side near Itomori Lake was destroyed. According to the news, the road on Itomori High School's side was still intact, so the two of them arrived at the school's sports ground easily.

"Is this Sanye's school?"

"Is that Lake Itomori?"

The two of them matched the remaining buildings in front of them with what Miyamizu Mitsuha said, except that they did not see the Miyamizu Shrine on the top of the mountain that shone in the sun.

Looking back, the two tried to find Miyamizu Shrine in the surrounding mountains.

Sakura froze until she saw a mountain shaped like a volcano.

"Ni, Ni-chan, do you feel like you're being watched?" Sakura stammered.

"Ah~~~" Glass, who also had the same feeling, had a trembling voice, unable to speak complete words.

Ding ding dong dong~~

"ah!!!"

The phone rang suddenly, and the two girls were immediately frightened and screamed, startling the birds in the forest, but fortunately, the strange feeling of gaze disappeared.

"It turns out to be Kyosuke." Sakura turned around and found that the ringtone that was ringing was Hojo Kyosuke's exclusive ringtone.

"Hello, hello, good lunch, Kyosuke."

Sakura turned on the outside sound, and she knew that Glass was just like her now, in urgent need of Kyosuke's comfort.

"Well, good afternoon, Sakura, I'm Mitsuha Miyamizu."

snap

The phone fell straight to the ground, and Sakura and Glass hugged each other.

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