Night fell.
As a rural town with an underdeveloped economy, the people of Ito Shou Town did not have much nightlife to speak of. The streetcar that came every two hours was the main means for people to travel far away. In the big city, convenience stores that were open 24 hours a day closed at nine o'clock. There were no bookstores or internet cafes. Other than joining clubs after school, students did not even have the chance to work to earn pocket money. Compared to the bright lights and noise in the big city at night, Ito Shou Town was really very quiet at night.
Tonight, however, many people gathered at Miyamizu Shrine because there was an ancient ritual that had been passed down for a long time to be held there. Since ancient times, there were eight million gods in Japan. Other than the two supreme pillars of heaven, Izanagi and Izanami, who represented heaven and earth and did not need to be worshipped, all other demons and ghosts could enjoy worship. That was why there were eight million gods. Each shrine could worship more than one god, or they could worship a single god.
Miyamizu Shrine worshiped the Japanese god, Kanchuchi, and did not worship the other gods, Shosha and Suosha. Kenha Chui Ming was a textile god that appeared in the " Book of Japan." The " Japanese " in Japanese was the name of a type of cloth. Legend had it that the God of Weaving had made a large number of knots to subdue the evil dragon. According to this mythical story, people established the Miyamizu Shrine, so the knots occupied a very important position in the sacrificial activities of the Miyamizu Shrine.
Today's ceremony required pure virgins to perform a Kagura dance to praise the achievements of the Leaf God. At the same time, they had to contribute the best tribute wine in the world to please him. This ceremony was not held on the day of a major ceremony, but on an ordinary day. Most of the people who came to watch were townspeople. Of course, there were also some people from nearby villages and towns who came because of the fame.
"It's so lively."
Lying on the small bridge that was a few meters away from the wooden stage, the imperial envoy Heyuan leaned forward and leaned against the bridge. His childhood friend Hayaka Nagori sighed with emotion. The imperial envoy Heyuan casually nodded. It was not until the music started that he was shocked. The music was played by a tape recorder, but it did not affect the sacred atmosphere. Two witches, one big and one small, walked out of the shrine. They wore golden crowns and walked onto the stage with bells in their hands.
The two witches were barefooted on the floor, dancing to the rhythm of the music. They danced in sync with the ancient and sacred divine music that had been passed down for hundreds of years. The magical bells in their hands emitted crisp sounds along with their dance. Not only did they not disrupt the faint rhythm, but they also matched it.
Everyone was watching intently, immersed in the witch's dance. The imperial envoy, Kawahara, thought of something and took out his phone to take a photo. However, Sayaka saw it and stopped him.
"What are you doing? Don't you know that you're not allowed to take photos? The flash would disrupt their dance rhythm!”
"It was Ye Ye who asked me to take it. She sent me a message yesterday.”
The imperial envoy Heyuan argued. Sayaka Sayaka said with a skeptical attitude,
"Huh?"
"It's true."
The imperial envoy Heyuan's face was red. However, under the rarely seen strong aura, he only took one photo and gave up. After a few minutes, the dance was coming to an end and the most important part of the ceremony began. They each opened the paper bag that they kept close to them and then knelt in front of the low stool. They opened the paper bag with their soft hands, revealing the best rice inside. Then, they gently put it into their mouths and chewed it. Finally, they turned into white yeti and spat it out into a special container.
"I heard that this is the best wine in the world. The holy virgin witch crushed the rice in her mouth and spat it out to let it ferment naturally and turn it into alcohol.”
"Chewing wine."
The imperial envoy Heyuan and Sayaka Natori saw this scene and began to talk. Sayaka Natori said in confusion,
"Will the Lord God really like this kind of wine?”
"Of course I like it!"
The imperial envoy Heyuan said resolutely, but it caused a strange look to appear on Zaoye Xiangpao's face. Some people in the crowd were surprised, while others were used to it. However, a man and two women who came a step later had different reactions when they saw this scene. The two 'enemies' of the Palace Water Three Leaves, the ponytail and the brown-haired, were shocked when they saw this scene. The two girls said in unison,
"God, I don't have the courage to do such a thing in front of everyone.”
The youth said,"
"In Japan, you can only drink at the age of 20.”
No one knew what he was feeling regretful about, but the voices of the two girls were a little high-profile in the quiet crowd. Gong Shui Three Leaves, who was in the middle of the ceremony, heard it but did not have any strange expression. When all the rice was crushed, they sealed the container and waited for the yeti inside to ferment naturally.
Time passed, and the ceremony ended. The crowd dispersed, and Gong Shui Three Leaves, who had done all the work on his back, changed back into his ordinary clothes. Although he had successfully completed the ceremony, Three Leaves did not have a happy expression. The four-leaf loli comforted him,
"Sister, don't be unhappy. It was just a few annoying classmates who said something.”
"It's so nice to be a child in puberty.”
Miyasame Shuizumi muttered to herself before returning home with her sister. Although the shrine was their home, the ritual and daily business were separate from their residence. After the two of them packed everything, they needed to return to their residence from the other side.
It was already time for the stars to shine. Because there were no polluting industries, the starry sky in Sishou Town at night was especially beautiful. Unfortunately, the two sisters were already used to it and did not go to watch it specially. The four-leaf little loli said,
"Sister, you want to go to the big city because you feel excited about doing this kind of ritual, right? By the way, why don't we make more chewing wine and sell it as a fee for going to Tokyo?”
"…You really can think?"
Three Ye felt that his sister was really a child with a lot of ideas. Four Ye giggled and said,
"In order to prevent others from thinking that it's a fake, it's better to take some photos and videos to prove that it's genuine. Then, we'll label it as a witch chewing wine. I think those gentlemen in the big cities will definitely like it and sell it well.”
“……”
Three Leaves was speechless. In his mind, he thought of the advertisement he had put on makeup for. He quickly shook his head and said,
"No! It's a violation of the alcohol tax law!"
"Huh? Is that all you're complaining about?"
Four Leaf thought that his sister would reprimand him and say that he had learned all this nonsense. He did not expect her to only say that he had violated the alcohol tax law. Three Leaf strode forward and said to the night sky,
"Tokyo is still the best. I really wish I could save up and go to Tokyo sooner!”
His voice echoed in the night sky. Three Leaves felt a lot more comfortable from the depression he had just felt. Suddenly, he thought of something and blushed slightly.
"If I suddenly appear in front of him, will he be shocked?”
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