From the seat next to the window, you can see a small garden at the back window of the restaurant. It is not big, just paved with turf and planted with a few green plants. It is more like a roadside isolation belt. But in Shinjuku, Tokyo, where land is at a premium

, it is relatively rare to have such a quiet environment.

"This is Tokyo, even the restaurants are different!" Kuze sighed while looking out the window.

However, what Lingya lamented was the tranquility of the garden, while what Kuze lamented was the towering high-rise buildings outside the garden wall.

As expected, Tokyo is such a prosperous metropolis, it really makes people feel like they have been living in a different world for more than ten years.

Cars, planes, trams, Shinkansen, and endless streams of people are intertwined. In this steel jungle built by mankind with science and modern civilization, you can't help but feel as small as a drop in the ocean when you step into it.

Whether it's yearning or fear, it feels like it's not worth mentioning in this vast sea of ​​people, leaving only the instinctive awe of human civilization.

Kuze suddenly felt a little homesick——

Really, why did she come to Tokyo?

Ah, now that I think about it, I almost forgot about the real thing.

"That's it, I took the liberty of paying you a visit, Lingya. I have become the master of the restaurant."

"I just said this."

"Yes, ah, that's not what I want to say. I want to ask, Lingya, are you still a trainee shrine maiden? Are you willing to wear Chihaya?"

"Put on Chihaya?"

Of course Lingya knew what this meant. But she didn’t expect Kuze to come to Tokyo specifically just to ask her this.

"I always feel that it would be disrespectful to say something like this over the phone or have someone convey it to me, so I took the liberty to bother you."

In ordinary shrines, there are many apprentice shrine maidens. They are actually "working shrine maidens". Female students from high schools and universities sign up for winter and summer vacations, ranging from a few days to a few months, in order to experience life or work as part-time students. Before.

Rei also wears the shrine maiden costume of Miyamizu Shrine, which is of a similar nature.

If you are interested, please take the initiative to sign up at a nearby shrine. As long as you are dignified in appearance, have no distinctive features such as tattoos or perms, and have no other bad records, you do not need any qualification restrictions. Generally, shrines will accept you for a short period of time.

On weekdays, I am responsible for cleaning the temple, arranging the paintings, etc. After the work is completed, I will also receive money, usually a daily payment, but it is less than working in a restaurant.

But once you put on Chihaya, you become an official miko.

There are many shrines in Japan, but most shrines do not directly admit official shrine maidens. Only a few major official shrines are eligible for the test of keeping the precepts. Just like the temple's certificates, only those who study in Buddhist colleges are eligible for the test.

The Izumo Taisha Shrine, known as the palace of eight million gods in Kannazuki, is undoubtedly one of the shrines that can assess and award the qualifications of shrine maidens.

Generally speaking, such an assessment is not simple. But similarly, if the master of Izumo Taisha Shrine is willing, it can be made extremely simple.

"Wait a minute, Master Zhaizu, I've never heard of this." Priest Tsumugi then knew the purpose of his master's coming to Tokyo. In fact, Kuze had reported to the priest before that he was coming to Tokyo to relax and have friends.

Reception, she never mentioned anything else.

"Does the Lord God know about this?"

"Can't I decide this kind of thing?" Kuze asked back, "If I remember correctly, although the priest manages the entire shrine, the priest is responsible for the affairs of the shrine maidens, right? Or, Priest Tsumugi, what do you have?

Opinions?"

What can he say?

It is true to say that, the master is indeed the highest person in charge of handling the affairs of shrine maidens in the shrine, but the shrine master is still the shrine master after all. Wouldn’t the shrine master be angry if he kills first and then tells the story?

I always feel that Kuze Miko has become a little different. In my impression, she would never do such a thing. Not to mention contradicting the Lord of God, she is usually well-behaved and gentle, which makes people feel that she has no opinion at all.

But is Ling also willing to accept Chihaya?

In fact, the profession of miko is quite desirable among girls.

If official miko can apply for jobs casually like restaurants and convenience stores and open recruitment, it will definitely be one of the most popular professions.

Mysterious and elegant.

Moreover, they are both religious professions, but witches and monks are not the same as monks. They are not lifelong. Once you reach the age of twenty-five, you will quit this status even if you don't want to.

It only lasts a few years, so for the girl, it can be regarded as a special experience in her life. What's more, after becoming an official miko, the salary is not low, far from being comparable to that of a working miko, especially

If you participate in some large-scale events such as festivals, you can receive offerings from believers.

Compared to working as a cashier at a convenience store, work-study jobs like working as a busboy in a restaurant are much better.

"But I have no intention of becoming a miko."

Although I feel sorry for Kuze who came all the way from Izumo to Tokyo, this is indeed something Reiya has not considered.

Becoming a miko requires practice no matter what, and her life is already sufficient. During her usual studies, she sometimes has to go to the crew for filming tasks on weekends (although she is just a supporting role who can withdraw at any time), and sometimes she has to face the universe and super beasts.

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"Besides, Izumo Taisha Shrine is too far away. My school is in Tokyo and all my friends are in Tokyo. I have never thought of going to Izumo."

"If you are worried about this, it doesn't matter. Although you are registered at Izumo Taisha Shrine, you can also study at other shrines. There are also shrines in Tokyo, such as Sensoji Temple, Hie Shrine, Getsumine Shrine, etc., all of which can provide training."
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"Geksumine Shrine?" Not to mention the previous shrine, isn't this Tsukimine Shrine the place where the crew rented the venue?

Ling Ye originally thought it was a place similar to a film and television base, specially built for various crews to shoot. Just like the Three Kingdoms City, Water Margin City, or Hengdian.

"Of course Tsukimine Shrine is a real shrine, and it has an ancient history. The main deity enshrined is Tsukiyomi no Mikoto (Tsukiyomi no Mikoto), who is the third noble son of Amaterasu Omikami and Kensuna Susanoo no Mikoto."

Tsukiyomi, also known as Tsukiyomi, is the younger sister of Amaterasu and the elder sister of Susanoo. In mythology, the three siblings are respectively the left eye, right eye and nose of Izanagi. They are the highest officials in charge of Takamagahara.

God.

The left eye turns into the sun, and the right eye turns into the moon, which is somewhat similar to Pangu in Chinese mythology. However, the development of Japanese Shintoism over the past thousands of years has been deeply influenced by traditional Chinese mythology, so similar creation stories are not surprising.<

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Compared with Tsukuyomi, the popularity of worshiping Amaterasu and Susanoo among the people is undoubtedly stronger. The former is the head of the gods of Takamagahara, and the latter is the god who protects marriage and provides luck in love.

What about Tsukiyomi? His priesthood is farming. If it were on a farm in Hokkaido, there might be more people offering sacrifices, but Tokyo has long lost farmland, and the incense at Tsukimine Shrine has also decreased a lot in recent years. Even the god has an idea.

As soon as I moved, I took over the business of film and television shooting. Finally, I collected some funds to repair the shrine on weekdays.

"Can I ask, why does Sister Huayin want me to become a shrine maiden? To be honest, I usually study, and I recently joined the chorus club, so I don't have any other time."

"Actually, it's because of what happened at Chuyi."

"First achievement?"

Of course Ling also knew that Chuyi refers to the New Year's blessing at the shrine. Japan has always learned from Chinese traditions and has the custom of the Spring Festival, but what is nondescript is that the Spring Festival here does not use the lunar calendar, but January 1 of the Gregorian calendar.

It’s New Year’s Day every year. A typical combination of Chinese and Western.

It's the end of September now, and although the weather is still a bit hot, it's not long before New Year's Day. Those shrines that hold large-scale festivals every year must have begun preparations.

On the first day of the New Year, Chuyi will go to the shrine to pay homage. This has long become a traditional custom for everyone.

"Everyone comes to pray with their wishes. Everyone has good wishes. On New Year's Day, thousands or tens of thousands of people come to Izumo Taisha Shrine. In the past, I was always powerless and felt that I had deceived everyone. But, if I could

If so, I hope the gods can really hear these wishes."

"If it's Lingya, it must be possible, right? Bring these wishes to God's ears."

It can be said that Kuze Huayin grew up in a shrine, but she has always felt that the shrine is a lie.

The bad guys arrested by the police station were cheating and stealing people's money. But what about the shrine? Not only did they ask for money, they also defrauded people of their faith.

In Kuze's opinion, they are worse than thieves and fraudsters, but no police have ever come to catch them.

On the contrary, whenever there is a large-scale fraud scene in the name of "festival", there are many police officers to protect them and maintain order. Even at the beginning of the new year, big figures from the Metropolitan Police Department and City Hall come to pay homage.
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On New Year's Eve, many believers rush to the front of the shrine before it gets dark, and stay in the cold all night just to be at the front of the line when the shrine gate opens at the beginning of the next day, in order to get the first lottery of the New Year.

But as a shrine maiden, Xianyin saw every time that the real first lot was taken away by the 'special guest' before the gate was opened.

But what Xianyin knew more clearly was that whether they queued up all night or offered massive amounts of incense, the lots they drew were no different from the blank sheets of paper. There was no so-called divine blessing, and no one would listen to their prayers or confessions.

Everyone is just fooling around, but it seems that they have even deceived themselves.

Just two days ago, she became the master of Izumo Taisha Shrine, the first person under the shrine, and naturally became the number two person in Izumo's largest "fraud gang".

In fact, as early as two years ago, the shrine master had the idea of ​​letting her serve as the master, but Kuze always rejected it. But this time, Kuze did not refuse. She told the shrine master that she had been blessed by the gods, and she herself

And I really believe so.

The shrine master may have believed it, or he may not have believed it, but there was no difference. In the main hall of Izumo Shrine, in front of the shrines of Amaterasu and many other gods, Kuze was clothed with Chihaya, who had the golden auspicious pattern embroidered by the master of the temple.

I used to watch the crowds of believers come to Izumo Taisha Shrine every year at the beginning of the year to make wishes for things that did not exist. Huayin felt ashamed from the bottom of his heart, ashamed that he had deceived those sincere pilgrims who had come from thousands of miles away.

But this time, Kuze hopes that the 'fraud scene' more than two months later will really become a blessing scene. For the first time in her life, she is looking forward to the arrival of Chuyi.

But the premise of all this is that Oshima Reiya, a real shrine maiden, can become the shrine maiden of Izumo Taisha Shrine. She can come to Izumo Taisha Shrine during the First Enlightenment Ceremony to pray for all living beings.

This was the reason why she couldn't wait to travel thousands of miles to come to Tokyo on the third day after becoming the master of the temple, hoping that Rei could be called a shrine maiden of Izumo Taisha Shrine and wear the Chihaya that belongs to a shrine maiden.

Whether it's assessment or training, it doesn't matter, because Oshima Miko is already standing in the final place - she is already standing in front of God. Fortunately, she has been a member of Izumo Taisha Shrine since two days ago

The Lord is fully qualified to be able to avoid these red tapes.
Chapter completed!