Su Deng didn't care what anyone did or how they felt; after all, everyone has their own path to choose.
Riki Tsunomiya chose this path, so she must bear the consequences herself.
As for herself, she still wants to compete for the position of priestess.
She wanted to visit the shrine to see which deity was enshrined there.
Bang--!
Xue Tong was once again thrown out by Yan Si Zhan, overturning countless trees.
The dark green flames ignited, melting the snow.
Su Muye muttered to himself, "Setting fire to the mountain will land you in jail for life."
Although Su Deng also thought of this, the two people fighting were not even human, and no one could catch them, right?
She gave a slight twitch at the corner of her mouth, deciding not to get involved.
After all, her mission in this game instance is to become a priestess; the lives and deaths of others are none of her concern.
At most, she was an observer, watching how Riki Tsunomiya became the executor of the Divine Court.
"Jimiya Riki!" Yuki-dō's pained scream rang out, "I will definitely take you away! Wait for me!"
He couldn't beat Yan Sizhan.
He still managed to escape.
Yan Sizhan did not give chase. The moment he put away his gun, the flames in the forest disappeared. He glanced at Su Deng from afar through the forest illuminated by firefly-like lights, then stepped onto the path in the middle of the forest and walked up the mountain.
Su Muye tugged at Su Deng's sleeve, "Should we still follow?"
Su Deng wanted to go, but there was no certainty about what was on this mountain. Without the protection of a witch, she didn't know what kind of accident might happen if she went up.
Since we've already run into each other, and Yan Sizhan came from this shrine, then as long as she becomes a shrine maiden and enters the shrine, she'll be able to meet her again.
"I'm not going." Su Deng thought for a moment and then shook her head, asking Su Muyue, "Do you want to come back to the garden with me?"
"I'm not going." Although Su Muyue was reluctant to part with her, he still said, "I live in this forest, and I can help Mom deal with the situation on the mountain."
He was a little fox spirit. People in this world had an inexplicable awe of foxes, and little foxes could be seen everywhere. He lived here and had a very small fox shrine.
It's really small, just big enough to fit one child.
There is a fox statue inside.
Su Deng rubbed his head: "Then you stay here obediently and don't run around."
"Don't worry, Mom!" Su Muyue patted his chest and said, "I'll be fine in this forest!"
After parting ways with Su Muye, Su Deng returned to Sakurajima along the same route.
Tsunomiya Riki followed her, carrying Acha in her arms.
On the way back to the Wushui Garden, Riki Tsunomiya remained silent.
Judging from the sky, it should be around one or two in the morning.
The garden was still lit and very quiet.
There are samurai guarding the entrance.
Su Deng originally intended to climb over the wall, but after looking at the base of the wall, she realized it was a bit too high and returned to the main gate.
The gatekeeper frowned when he saw the two: "Kuang Si sent people out looking for you two like crazy, you two..."
"We've encountered a monster," Su Deng said directly.
The samurai's expression hardened.
"Let's go find the chief priest first." Su Deng pulled Tsunomiya Riki inside.
Ninomiya Riki was thrown out by Yan Sizhan and was injured. Her white shirt was stained with blood, and her face was pale and she looked very weak.
Acha was held in Su Deng's arms.
These two were the most outstanding among all the priestess candidates, especially Riki Ninomiya, who was almost a shoo-in. But then she went to see fireworks and disappeared.
They both died.
When asked, Peach didn't know either.
Quan Gongsi sent people out to search and hasn't slept since. He was so anxious he was on edge. Hearing the two of them return in the middle of the night, he breathed a sigh of relief. "You two really worried me to death!"
She didn't react much to the matter of the monster, only telling the two to go back and rest and sleep, and to find a doctor to examine Riki's injuries.
After everything quieted down.
Looking at the lamp by the door, Riki Ninomiya's eyes were gentle and tender: "Tonight is the happiest and freest night of my life."
She paused, looking at Su Deng with a somewhat uneasy expression: "Should we... be considered friends now?"
Su Deng neither agreed nor disagreed, and gave a faint smile: "I will do my best in the shrine maiden selection."
To Riki Tsunomiya, it sounded like she was denying that they were "friends." She lowered her head somewhat dejectedly, her eyes gentle yet firm: "I will do my best too."
*
The next day, an order was issued to close the Wushui Garden. Before the selection of the shrine maiden was over, none of the candidates were allowed to go out again, not even to the back mountain.
Su Deng really didn't want to learn this dance to worship their gods, but she still tried her best for the sake of the game quest and the shrine maiden.
Riki Tsunomiya danced with the Kagura bell, her movements dreamlike, elegant, and dignified.
It's unknown how much the original Nasu Haruko will know, but she has absolutely no knowledge of it, meaning she's starting from scratch.
After a whole day, they had only learned a few steps, and their jumps were clumsy and awkward. They were scolded several times by the Quan Gongsi who was instructing them.
Quan Gongsi even thought that she didn't want to be a shrine maiden and deliberately skipped the job, so he talked to her at noon.
Even Peach came to condemn Su Deng: "You said you'd wait for me at the foot of the mountain. When I got there, I didn't see either of you. I thought you and Cigong had abandoned me and gone back together. But when I got back to the courtyard, I found out that neither of you had returned..."
"Did you go to see that monster with Riki Jinomiya? And who exactly is that child?"
"And your dancing. You used to dance so well, almost on par with Riki Ninomiya. What's wrong with you these past few days? Did Riki Ninomiya steal your heart and you're deliberately dancing worse to lose to her?"
"Haruko, you were my top choice for the priestess, how could you do this? You can't let me down, you..."
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