Truth is everywhere within range

On the way back to Shimogamo Shrine, Asano Ariko remained silent.

too strong.

She could only use these words to describe the scene she saw today.

Even though they had seen similar scenes in movies, the way Araki Maki and the others handled it was too professional.

Can such a degree of change happen in just three weeks?

This is simply more powerful than the [Beep——] in the comics!

Ariko Asano thought.

Seeing the shrine maidens at Shimogamo Shrine today, Ariko Asano felt that she no longer had to worry about performing martial arts to remove spirits.

She should be more worried about Mount Hiei.

The buildings there should be completely abandoned, right?

Especially seeing that thing.

That thing that can be called the ultimate decisive battle weapon.

It was completely beyond Asano Ariko's common sense.

the other side.

Suzuka did not remain silent.

In the taxi on the way back.

Suzuka kept curling up, holding her head, her eyes dull.

"The Necromancer is so terrible, the Necromancer is so terrible, the Necromancer is so terrible"

It probably brought back some bad memories.

Picking up her phone, Asano Ariko saw the discussion about tonight's spirit-killing performance in the Line group she had added before.

The one that will be appearing tonight is Yasaka Shrine. As the shrine where the main worshiper is Suzume Mikoto, the shrine maiden of Yasaka Shrine is known as the "Sword Miko", so it is naturally a very popular shrine.

It was completely different from the previous appearances of some small shrines. There were huge crowds of people at the scene, and there were even support teams holding banners.

It seems that due to arrangement reasons, today's spirit-killing martial arts performance was delayed for half an hour, but it did not dampen the audience's enthusiasm at all.

From the photos in the Line group, you can see that the shrine maidens of Yasaka Shrine hold sword bells and transform into the shadow of the ten-fist sword to kill simulated ghosts.

The clothes of the shrine maidens are not the traditional white clothes and hakama, but armor with red and white colors like the armor of ancient warriors.

In addition to swords, there are also those who use naginata and longbows, just like warriors from period dramas.

Due to the special resentment source setting this year, even Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine failed. Although it got a score of 72.3 in the end, as a shrine that could have hit the top spot, this score was too bleak.

This may also be due to bad luck in drawing lots.

After learning about the existence of meme-like sources of resentment, several subsequent shrines performed pretty well. For example, Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, where Iguchi Saori is located, appeared on the sixth day and became the first to be eliminated. The shrine where all resentment comes from.

Although it took nearly fifty minutes, I still got a high score of 81.6.

Currently, the one with the highest score should be Ishikimizu Hachimangu Shrine, with a score of 82.1. After all, it is the shrine guarding the "Uri Oni Gate" in Kyoto and one of the three major Hachimangu Shrines in Japan. The Hachimangu Shrine enshrined has been regarded as the God of War since ancient times and has powerful The spirit-removing technology is also a matter of course.

However, tonight's Yasaka Shrine seems to have undergone targeted training.

The source of resentment manifested through the sound was easily eliminated, and the battle was resolved in less than thirty minutes.

In the end, Yasaka Shrine scored 85.0 points and successfully won the first place.

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Miko Asano took a bath and returned to the room wearing a plain yukata. When she picked up her phone and saw the result, she was stunned.

It was not because of the score of Yasaka Shrine, but because of the on-site photos posted in the Line group, and I accidentally saw Qiaoqiao sitting quietly in the corner and the shrine maidens of Shimogamo Shrine.

Qiao Qiao was recording something in his notebook, while the witches were sitting upright, with their hands on their knees, their whole bodies straightened, and looking at the screen very intently.

Since the photo didn't specifically capture them, Asano Ariko could only see a corner of them.

Well, how should I put it?

Although Araki Maki and others do wear miko uniforms.

But that look doesn't look like a miko's, does it?

Rather like some kind of hunter?

Ariko Asano is not sure.

She watched videos online for a while and finished catching up on the new ones she had accumulated over the past two days. She didn't get ready to go to bed until almost eleven o'clock.

Buzz——

The phone suddenly vibrated again.

It's Qiaoqiao's Line.

"teacher?"

Ariko Asano immediately got up and unlocked her phone.

[Qiao Qiao]: You’ve worked hard today, go to bed early.

[Ariko☆Kira]: Yes, teacher, go to bed early too!

After thinking about it, Asano Ariko still didn't say anything about today's photo.

But Qiao Qiao sent another picture.

After loading, Asano Ariko discovered that it was the starry sky on the mountain.

Although there are actually no stars visible due to the quality of the mobile phone shooting, this photo still shows a bit of the vastness of the universe.

[Qiao Qiao]: I mentioned the Summer Triangle before, but I can’t seem to see it clearly. Through these three stars and the Milky Way, I can tell the direction.

Ariko Asano saw Qiao Qiao's message and had a slight smile on her face.

August 13th.

The Gion Festival for ordinary people has ended at the end of July. Thirty-three yamabokos and three shrines followed the original route back to Yasaka Shrine.

Today is the first day of Obon.

Bon Festival is also known as the Ghost Festival. Of course, in China, it also has a more popular name as "Ghost Festival".

Legend has it that during the festival, the souls of ancestors will return home to spend time with those who are still alive.

The thirteenth day is the welcoming basin to welcome the souls of the dead.

From the perspective of a spiritual exorcist, Obon is also the time when yin energy is at its strongest and evil spirits are most active.

Even artificial resentment sources and simulated resentment spirits seem to be much stronger.

Therefore, it can be said to be very unfortunate to be selected to perform martial arts exorcisms in these few days.

In the evening, the lanterns that had been arranged on the streets were lit up, and every house also lit up their lights.

For a time, Kyoto was shrouded in candlelight, refracted by the sun in the hot summer air, making it hazy and dreamy.

Mount Hiei.

Ariko Asano sat in the front row, a little nervous.

Suzuka was quite relaxed playing mobile games.

"Will there be any metaphysical bonus from drawing cards here?"

He also muttered to himself and fired ten rounds.

Of course it crashed.

"Why hasn't the teacher come yet?"

Ariko Asano looked around.

Due to the disastrous failure last year, Shimogamo Shrine actually had a lot more visitors this year.

Maybe they want to see how much worse this year can be compared to last year.

Even Arai Takashi's handicap was directly set to whether Shimogamo Shrine could complete an exorcism within an hour.

Ariko Asano discovered that the shrine maiden Saori Iguchi of Tenmangu Palace seemed to be there too.

Surprisingly, many people are paying attention to Mount Hiei tonight.

When there were still ten minutes left before the sign-in time, Asano Ariko finally saw Qiao Qiao's figure.

He was wearing ordinary clothes, and behind him were witches wearing red and white witch uniforms and carrying military green camouflage backpacks.

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Why do you feel that their clothes are a bit bloated?

It's like, what else is he wearing under those clothes?