Chapter 538: Inseparable, No Longer Separated
The night wind died away, the temperature between heaven and earth was gradually warming up, and even the full moon hanging high in the night sky began to descend, as if dawn was about to come.
The restless night has passed, and only peace and tranquility remain.
After completing the offerings and prayers, everyone who had been staying in the shrine left one after another.
Everyone has agreed to hold a celebration banquet after waking up, inviting all those who know the situation and those who are related to it to have a grand celebration.
Of course, everything has to wait until you wake up.
As for now, everyone was very tired after a busy night and just wanted to go back and lie down to sleep. Even Cong Yu, who didn't need to sleep in the past, stopped showing up and went to rest. After all, she had also consumed a lot of energy tonight and was already exhausted.
Aize was also very tired.
His physical strength and energy are fine, and he has recovered most of it now, but the impact of fully stimulating his divine power is still there, causing Aize to feel tingling in various parts of his body and dizziness in his head. It is really not easy for him to hold on until now.
But he did not rush back to rest. Instead, he fell behind and slowly walked outside the shrine.
When he walked out of the shrine, everyone else had already left, leaving only a figure standing there, seemingly waiting for him.
"Aze..."
Yoshino Asatake looked at Aize who was slowly walking out and called out softly.
At this time, Yoshino Asatake had already put on the shrine maiden's clothes and Chihaya, and changed out of her previous pajamas, and returned to her majestic, solemn and sacred appearance.
During the previous offering, not only did they pray to the deity Take Anqing, but they also performed a dance of offering to Take Yoshino, so before the offering began, she changed into a shrine maiden's costume.
"Why don't you go back and rest?"
Aize didn't seem surprised by Asatake Yoshino's appearance. He smiled and approached her.
"Aren't you also lagging behind?" Seeing Aize smiling there, Asatake Yoshino also smiled faintly and said, "I thought you were still feeling particularly unreal like me."
Yes, it's not true.
Even now, Yoshino Asatake still feels it's particularly unreal.
"Can the curse really be lifted?" Asatake Yoshino looked into the shrine and muttered to herself, "It feels so sudden."
There is nothing we can do about this.
At this time yesterday, the two of them were sleeping soundly in the same bed, waiting for the research of Asatake Yasuharu and Komagawa Mitsuha, intending to find out something from the captured evil spirit.
As a result, only one day had passed, and they not only discovered the source of the curse, but also collected all the tokens of the source of the curse. They came here to offer sacrifices, and there was hope of lifting the curse.
Although, in order to achieve this goal, they searched for fragments in the mountains for a whole day and fought with countless evil spirits and even the vengeful spirits of dog gods for a whole night, it was mainly Aize who was looking for fragments during the day, and they just followed behind Aize to help. At night, Aize was also the main force, fighting with evil spirits and even dog gods.
And what about her?
She had clearly just gone back to take a nap, but when she woke up halfway, she found herself on the mountain, facing attacks from countless evil spirits. This sudden situation really confused her, and she still feels uneasy when she thinks about it now.
Under such circumstances, the Byakudai have been collected and the curse is about to be lifted. All of this is too sudden for Asatake Yoshino.
"Isn't this a good thing?" Ai Ze could somewhat understand Chao Wu Fang Nai's feelings and said with a smile, "The curse that has plagued your Chao Wu family for hundreds of years is about to be lifted. Aren't you happy?"
"I haven't even had time to feel happy yet." Asatake Yoshino smiled bitterly, her expression complicated. "This all happened so fast, so fast that it makes me feel like the efforts of our ancestors who died because of the curse over the past few hundred years are all a joke."
Therefore, Chao Wufang was unable to feel happy frankly, and his mood was even more complicated until now.
Looking at Yoshino Asatake like this, Aize walked up and held her hand.
"ah……"
Yoshino Asatake seemed a little unaccustomed to this kind of intimate interaction, and her pretty face blushed slightly.
"Sometimes, once the opportunity comes, things will develop rapidly like this." As if not noticing Asatake Yoshino's blush, Aize smiled faintly and said, "Just like Reina said, this may be destiny."
"It is destined that I will pull out Cong Yu Wan here."
"It was destined that she would bring the last piece back to Hoori."
"It was destiny that you met me."
"If any of these links is missing, this curse will not be lifted today."
Aize looked directly at Yoshino Asatake and spoke slowly.
"Perhaps, it is destined that the curse on your Chaowu family will be lifted today?"
"Perhaps the ancestors of your Chaowu family who died for this over the past hundreds of years have been silently guarding this matter, leading to today's outcome?"
"If you think about it this way, you won't feel it's so sudden and unrealistic, right?"
Aize's words made Asatake Yoshino stare at him in a daze and remain silent for a long time.
After a long time, Asatake Yoshino finally smiled.
"Perhaps, that's true."
She accepted it.
Although it still feels sudden and unrealistic, if you think about it according to what Aize said, all of this does not seem unacceptable.
"I didn't expect that you would actually say such a thing, Aze."
There was something strange in the look Asatake Yoshino gave Aize.
Words like fate and the like are really not suitable for someone with Aize's personality to say.
Aize was aware of this, but he didn't think he had said anything wrong.
"Since even gods and curses already exist, how can fate not exist?" Aize shrugged and said, "From the moment I pulled out Cong Yu Wan, the most realistic side of this world collapsed in my mind, replaced by its most mysterious side."
“And this side is still too unfamiliar to me now.”
"Therefore, I won't arbitrarily assume that things that I previously thought were impossible don't really exist. Instead, I hold the idea that everything is possible and tentatively assume that they do exist."
This is what Aize is thinking now.
After all, although Hoori's curse was lifted, Aize still only had some exposure to the mysteries of this world and had only a vague understanding of it.
So, he now often fantasizes about affirming things that he had previously denied, and looks forward to being able to touch them one day.
"If there are gods in Hoori, are there gods in other places as well?"
"What about our Dragon Country? Are there gods there too?"
“I’m kind of looking forward to that.”
Aize told Asatake Yoshino his thoughts.
However, after hearing what Aize said, the smile on Chao Wu Fangnai's face disappeared, and the hand that was held by Aize suddenly slipped back, and she was still exerting more force little by little.
"What's wrong?"
Aize clearly felt the change in Asatake Yoshino's mood and immediately expressed his confusion.
Yoshino Asatake did not speak at the first moment, but hesitated for a while before speaking.
"Then...Aze, do you want to go back?"
Where to go back to?
Of course, it was his original home and hometown.
At this moment, Aize understood why Asatake Yoshino's mood suddenly changed.
"The curse has been lifted, and the evil spirit will no longer appear. The filth on the land of Liansui will gradually decrease until it disappears completely."
Asatake Yoshino lowered her head and her voice became smaller and smaller.
"Now, Aze, you have no reason to stay here any longer, right?"
That's how it is.
At the beginning, the reason why Aize was left behind was because he pulled out the Souma Maru and established a connection with Hoori's secret.
Some people expected him to help the Chaowu family, some expected him to be able to help exorcise the evil spirit. In short, because of the curse, he was kept in the Chaowu family.
Now, the curse is about to be lifted and Hoori's hidden danger has been resolved.
If nothing unexpected happens, Hoori will never be in danger again, and will never need Soumamaru's power again.
In this way, Aize naturally doesn't need to be kept here anymore and can go home.
Yoshino Asatake's emotions changed because she thought of this.
After understanding this, Aize looked at Yoshino Asatake with a smile in his eyes.
"Do you want me to go back?"
Aize asked very directly.
On the other hand, Yoshino Asatake seemed very hesitant.
"Your parents aren't here, and this place isn't as developed as the big cities. It has all sorts of inconveniences, and it's not your home after all..."
What Asatake Yoshino wanted to express was very clear. She felt that Aize would be more uncomfortable staying here than going back, so she didn't want to object to him going back.
However, even though she thought so, she couldn't calmly say that she wanted Aize to go back.
The reason is simple.
"Just tell me whether you want me to go back or not." Ai Ze didn't give Asatake Yoshino any chance to be hypocritical and said bluntly: "As long as you say you want me to go back, I will go back."
Yoshino Asatake unconsciously tightened her grip on Aize's hand again.
"I, of course I don't want you to go back!"
By the time Asatake Yoshino came to her senses, she had already said this.
Realizing that she had spoken her true feelings, Yoshino Asatake's face suddenly turned red until it almost blushed.
However, she still whispered in a voice as thin as a mosquito.
"If you go back like this, I'll feel lonely..."
This shrine maiden is still the same. She looks innocent, but unexpectedly says some bold words.
Anyway, when Aize heard these words, he almost hugged her.
No, he has already taken it up.
"That's true." Aize smiled as he looked at the witch in his arms and said, "I can't do such a heartless thing as taking away a girl's purity and then leaving her for a comfortable life."
Upon hearing this, although Yoshino Asatake's face turned red because she was hugged by Aize, she still raised her head with some surprise.
"So, you're not going back?"
Yoshino Asatake didn't even realize that her voice was filled with anticipation.
"At least, I don't want to transfer back and get involved with a bunch of nerds." Aize said with a playful smile: "Besides, even if I want to go back, I have to take you with me."
These words made Yoshino Asatake feel both embarrassed and amused.
"Then you have to convince my father first." Asatake Yoshino said in a low voice: "My father doesn't know about our affairs yet."
"Really?" Aize held the opposite opinion and said leisurely, "I think they have already seen it."
After all, although Aize and Yoshino Asatake did not deliberately show their affection in front of others, they did not deliberately hide it either.
Not only did the two of them openly call each other's names, Aize also put his arm around Yoshino Asatake's shoulders in front of everyone and comforted her.
In addition to Cong Yu being the first person to discover the scene, Aize didn't think that others would not notice the relationship between him and Asatake Yoshino.
At the very least, Asatake Yasuharu and Hitachi Mako must have had some guesses in their minds, and all they had to do was confirm them.
The situation was urgent before and no one had time to deal with these things.
But, things were different after that.
Now that everything has come to an end, Aize can already imagine that when everyone wakes up, he and Asatake Yoshino will definitely be questioned.
If the two of them admit their relationship, then the previous engagement must be fulfilled.
Then, the whole of Hoori will become lively again because of the establishment of the marriage contract with the shrine maiden.
Thinking of this, Aize felt a little troubled.
Asatake Yoshino seemed to have the same idea, but she laughed instead.
"You must take responsibility, Mr. Aize."
The tone and address that seemed to be back in the past made the girl seem particularly naughty at this moment.
Aize raised his eyebrows and hugged the girl tightly.
"Before that, please take responsibility, Ms. Chao Wu, and pay me the reward first."
As he said that, Aize picked up Yoshino Asatake in a princess hug.
Asatake Yoshino let out a small cry of surprise, and put her arms around Aize's neck, her face flushed as blood, as if she knew what Aize was going to do.
But when the girl looked at the boy, there was a hint of expectation and passion in her eyes.
This made Aize once again convinced that this witch was indeed a little greedy.
He naturally couldn't let the girl down.
"Let's go!"
Aize ran home with a smile on his face, like a bandit who had captured the wife of a bandit leader.
Soon, the girl's laughter could not be controlled and sounded sweet and melodious.
In the sky, the darkness of night just faded away and dawn gradually appeared, allowing a ray of morning light to come from the east and fall on the shrine grounds.
The figures of the young man and the young woman happened to be bathing in it, their shadows stretched out long and then intertwined, as if they were inseparable and would never separate again...
(over)
(End of this chapter)
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