Chapter 52 Apple Pie New Year's Worship
After buying the amulets, it was already nine o'clock, and there were fewer people at the shrine.
Akina Amaho: "Alright, let's go to the shrine next."
Miya Yu and Miyaji nodded, and the three of them walked towards the shrine together.
The crowd at the shrine had indeed thinned out considerably, and they easily entered.
"Hmm...should we ring the bell first, and then draw lots?" Akina Amamiya was also a little unsure; she couldn't quite put her finger on the exact order.
After all, she doesn't come to the shrine very often.
"That should be the case," Miyaji nodded.
They walked together toward the place where the bell was ringing.
The bell rang, and then everyone bowed, made a wish, and drew a fortune stick.
Akina Amako glanced at her fortune slip; it read "Great Fortune".
"I actually got the best fortune!" She shook the fortune slip she was holding.
Does this mean she's having a lucky year? Because of this, she's in an even better mood.
Gong You looked distressed and said, "Damn it, I'm actually a little jinx."
In any case, getting an unlucky sign is not a good omen.
My luck is just too bad!
Gong Zhi glanced at his fortune slip; it was neither good nor bad, but rather a bad omen.
“My fortune slip is better than yours.” He showed his fortune slip to Gong You.
Well, it's kind of like showing off, but his signature wasn't actually that great.
"How annoying! How about... we switch the tickets?"
As he spoke, Gong You rushed forward to snatch Gong Zhi's signature, but Gong Zhi stretched out his hand high and dodged twice, refusing to let Gong You grab it no matter what.
“You’ve already drawn an unlucky lot, how can you change it?” he said with an air of seriousness.
"Besides, if you're going to take it, doesn't Mina's Daikichi look better?"
Miyaji secretly urged Miyayu to snatch the Daikichi card from Akina's hand.
Akina Amane cautiously tucked the wooden stick into her clothes: "You can't take my Daikichi away."
As he spoke, he took two steps back, as if afraid someone would come over and snatch it.
Gong You scratched his head: "Don't worry, I didn't mean to steal your fortune slip. After all, even if I did, the slip wouldn't be mine."
They only robbed Miyaji for fun; they're used to robbing people anyway.
“Oh, I see.” Akina Amaho nodded.
Well, if that's the case, then she's relieved.
“Then let’s go ask for amulets, and we’ll be able to go back soon,” Miyaji said.
He wanted to hurry back and play games with Mina for a while longer.
Although he was playing a support character, he was already addicted to the game world, partly because the food in the game looked delicious.
Akina Amane: "Yeah, let's go together."
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Everyone asked for an amulet for themselves, since they had already given each other an amulet before, so there was no need to ask for another amulet and then give it to someone else.
So everyone happily took two amulets home.
"Minnai, we'll head home now and come find you again this afternoon," Miyayu said.
He was actually still thinking about the game he hadn't finished, but the main reason was that the character's game skills were really cool, and he wanted to play a little longer.
"Yes, you should go back quickly."
Akina Amaho nodded.
She was still a little worried, after all, this was tantamount to taking someone else's son out to play, and they didn't go back for the New Year.
The three people said goodbye at the intersection and then went in different directions.
Akina Amane returned home, let out a sigh of relief, took out the leftover curry from the freezer from last night, heated it up, and ate it as is.
If she were alone, she wouldn't be too lazy to cook on the first day of the new year.
After finishing her meal, she sat in front of the easel for a while, not knowing what to paint, and finally put down her brushes.
Just as she was lost in thought, the doorbell rang, and Akina Amane quickly went to open the door.
"I didn't expect Mom and Dad to go on a trip together. It's just the two of us at home today," Gong You sighed.
He only remembered to check his phone for messages after he had happily returned home and noticed that no one was around.
Unexpectedly, the unread message was a cheerful announcement that the sender had gone on vacation and wouldn't be back for the entire holiday.
In a sense, they really are quite carefree.
Gong Zhi nodded: "Yes, the two of them packed their bags and left this morning."
"Huh? They actually went on a trip right away?" Akina Amami was a little surprised.
She had thought that on the first day of the new year, her family should be together.
"Yeah, after all, we're high school students now. Aren't you worried about us?" Gong You shrugged.
Moreover, not returning for the entire holiday means they have to figure out how to feed themselves.
"It's just the two of us for the whole holiday, can we come and visit you? After all, it's just the two of us together..." Gong Zhi sighed helplessly.
If it were just the two of them together, the house would become a chaotic mess within a day.
Moreover, he didn't want to cook with Gong You; he would only cause trouble. But Gong You would excitedly come over and say that he could cook too.
If I were with Mina, I could tolerate it.
...Moreover, he could only tolerate Miyako going with him to find Mina.
"Then you guys should come over. If the whole holiday is going to be like this, it's better to spend it together." After all, Akina Amamiya will only be alone during her holiday.
My parents are too busy; they have to work overtime during this holiday. I just wished her a happy new year and sent her some money.
So, at this moment, when Amaho Akina heard their words, she was visibly moved.
Yes, if possible, she would also like to spend this time with her friends.
...Moreover, to some extent, Akina Amamiya also understood that this was an emotion she could not sever.
She wished this time would never end, and that it could continue indefinitely.
"Okay, let's come in then." Gong You nodded, and after changing shoes with Gong Zhi, they walked in together.
"Let's continue playing that game we didn't finish today!" Miya Yu's eyes sparkled as she took out a game controller and shoved it into Amaho Akina's hand.
Akina Amane sighed.
"Okay, let's play games first." Well, she was happy to be able to play this two-player game that she had always wanted but never been able to play before.
"In that case, when Ayu dies next time, he can give me the controller."
Miyaji shrugged, not too bothered that Miyayu had taken the controller first, and simply sat down on the other side of Amaho Akina.
"What? You didn't give me the controller when you died last time either." Gong You pouted, feeling that this was unfair.
In other words, he has no intention of giving up the controller.
“There wasn’t a rule last time that you had to switch characters when someone died, right? Your character died, but you didn’t hand over the controller to me,” Miyaji said.
Last time, the rule was that the two players would play for a certain amount of time before switching players. This was Amamiya Akina's rule.
After all, they all just wanted to play with Mina. Mina had asked them if they wanted to play a game together, but Miya Yu and Miyaji both shook their heads.
If neither of them is willing, then they have to give up, and in the end, the one who will be most exhausted is Amaho Akina.
Akina Amane shook her controller: "In that case, since my character died, let's switch to someone else."
Her skills are good, but her character occasionally dies.
Gong You and Gong Zhi exchanged a glance.
Well, anyway, it's best if your character doesn't die, so you can play a little longer.
"Okay, then it's settled." Gong You nodded.
Amamiya opened the game interface, loaded the previous save file, and Miyayu controlled the character to apply support buffs, occasionally finishing off monsters.
However, he still died when facing the boss of the level, and it was only thanks to Amaho Akina's low health that the boss was defeated.
Gong You sighed, handing the controller to Gong Zhi with great regret and reluctance. As he handed it over, he still held onto the controller, reluctant to let go.
Akina Amane leaned back slightly on the sofa, watching them with a leisurely air.
"Didn't we agree that if your character dies, it'll be my turn?" Miyaji rolled his eyes, increased the force slightly, and took the controller from Miyayu's hand.
"Damn it, if I hadn't failed to dodge that last attack, I wouldn't be dead."
Miyau gritted his teeth, clearly dissatisfied with his mistake, though Mina wouldn't blame him for his poor skill level.
"Ayu has done a great job. I didn't expect that he could hold out against the boss for so long."
Akina Amane felt she still needed to comfort Yu Miyako.
She only realized after she said it that what she said sounded more like mockery than comfort.
"Of course, it's not that Ayou shouldn't have been able to do it," she said with a light cough, trying to make amends.
Gong You looked at Tian Sui Mingna with a wronged expression: "That's all the boss's fault, the damage was so high."
"That's because your skills were terrible, that's why you got killed by the boss in one hit."
As Miyaji spoke, he controlled the character to be revived, and then he and Amaho Akina's character embarked on an adventure once again.
...Then his character died in battle not long after.
Gong Zhi sighed with regret. Although he wanted to try, it seemed that he had overdone it and it had the opposite effect.
Miyaji decisively handed the handle to Miyayu.
Gong You also found it amusing. That wasn't some big boss, but just a simple little monster, yet Gong Zhi was killed by that monster.
"Ah Zhi, I never thought you could get killed by that kind of monster. Now, who's the real loser?"
He secretly gloated, while also thinking about killing another monster like the one he had, and then showing it off to Miyaji.
“Indeed, I didn’t expect anyone to die at the hands of such a small monster. Aji was too careless.” Akina Amaho also shook her head.
Gong Zhi only had a few minutes before he lost control of the operation.
"Also, Ayu, don't rush too far ahead, or you'll easily get killed by its melee attacks."
Seeing that Miyako had already rushed out of the safe zone, Akina Tensui reminded him again.
That monster is characterized by extremely high melee damage, but it has little ranged ability, so the best way to deal with it is to kill it with ranged skills, while melee attacks are more likely to result in being ambushed.
But the character controlled by Miyako had already rushed over and died in the next second.
Akina Amazu couldn't help but rub her forehead and sigh.
"Seriously, if you charge too far forward, you're sure to get killed."
Gong You pouted, looking rather unhappy, and shoved the handle into Gong Zhi's hand.
"Okay, I'll be more careful next time," he said honestly.
Gong Zhi snorted coldly: "As expected, you are the more useless one. At least I managed to withstand one move from that monster."
Akina Amane smiled and placed both hands on their shoulders at the same time.
"Alright, you two are about the same level, there's no need to compare. Let's just hurry up and beat this game."
The game is now more than halfway through, and I should be able to finish it today.
Miyako and Miyaji both calmed down and began to take the game seriously.
Before long, the three of them had pushed the game to the final battle.
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