Chapter 147: Notice Board

The ema here at Hatsuki Shrine all depicts a white-haired girl doing something.

She is wearing a short furisode kimono in cherry pink with a cherry blossom pattern. The lower body is bare with legs, wearing white footbags and wooden clogs.

That's Sakuragami.

This is where her name Chuxue came from.

Yoshiyuki looked at the notice and found that it introduced what each Ema pattern represented.

For example, the most special "cut edge" Ema. Hatsuyuki above is cutting a red thread with a naginata.

That red line represents the fate between the two.

This sight reminded Yoshiyuki of the fact that Sakurayuki Chiai was carrying such a weapon on her back.

Perhaps, it was because Sakuragami-sama used this kind of weapon that she also used it.

He looked at the "dispelling disease" Ema again.

This one is also very interesting.

Chuxue, who was drawn in a silly and cute manner, swung a wooden hammer on the Ema and happily smashed the rice cakes.

The description states that this rice cake represents disease, and the scene painted on the Ema symbolizes the power of Hatsuyuki to drive it away.

When Yoshiyuki saw this, he thought of Sakurayuki Chiai's mother.

Although Chuxue was unable to cure her severe terminal leukemia, he helped her amplify the effect of the drug that was already useless, extended her life by ten years, and brought Yingxue up before passing away.

It is difficult for ordinary gods to delay the death of human beings.

This is enough to show that Sakura God is really powerful.

Yoshiyuki also has a little more expectation and confidence in the god to realize his wish of being stepped on by his master every day.

He feels that recently, he has been able to accept his little bit of perversion.

Probably because he became a city dweller.

City people have many tricks to play. Then it is natural to have some perversions.

Well, that's right. That must be it.

It's all Tokyo's fault.

Because the prices of Mamori and Ema were very low, Yoshiyuki and Erina decided not to buy them after discussing them.

On the one hand, I hope to leave them to those who need them more.

On the other hand, it is also because they all feel that since there is no special wish that they hope to come true, it is best not to use ema to convey wishes to the gods.

That will make it even harder for Chuxue-sama.

Because any wish conveyed with Ema will attract the attention of the gods more than praying in the worship hall. will also be given higher priority.

Therefore, it is better not to make the gods worry more.

Of course, many people are actually unaware of this. Some people don't really believe that gods can fulfill their wishes, so they write small things on their ema.

For example, I hope that the recently opened drinks will win more prizes or something. In short, it is very irrelevant.

This kind of praying behavior is so inconsiderate of the god you worship, and it can be said to simply cause trouble.

But most gods are not offended by the trivial wishes of mortals.

At best, you can just ignore this boring wish.

"Ah! Everyone is already here!"

Along with the sound of the door opening, Sakurayuki Chiai's voice suddenly came from the miko's residence.

She walked out of it holding a wooden noticeboard, chuckled sheepishly, and waved to everyone.

Chia Sakurayuki is still wearing the off-shoulder miko uniform with a short skirt, white stockings, and wooden clogs.

The miko's uniform has a red cherry blossom pattern.

"Sorry, I didn't notice it before." Yingxue walked towards the three of them with a smile and shook the sign in her hand. "It took me a while to make this sign before...Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"Ah, it didn't take long!" Erina hugged Xiao Ji and replied, "It's only half an hour."

"Huh? So long? It seems like I've only been in for less than a quarter of an hour..."

"Don't listen to her, we've only been here for ten minutes." Yoshiyuki said, turning to look at the sign, curious: "What are you going to write on it?"

"Actually, it's already written! Look - haha!"

She wanted to turn the sign around.

However, he trembled, and at the moment when he took a breath of cold air, the signboard fell out of his hands and fell to the ground with a "pop".

"Hey, hey, what's wrong!" Erina was shocked when she saw this.

"It's okay, it's okay! It was just pricked by a wooden thorn."

"Ah?" After hearing this, Yi Xing subconsciously stepped forward and said with concern: "It's terrible, let me see it quickly!"

"Oh~servant, do you want to take the opportunity to touch someone's hand?"

"No! Miss, you think too much!"

"It doesn't matter, I can get it out myself." Yingxue Qianai carefully pulled out the small wooden thorn from her white finger and exhaled: "Fortunately, it didn't pierce very deeply... I haven't polished this one properly. You really have to be extra careful with the wood."

"Yes." Yi Xing bent down to pick up the wooden sign and suggested, "Let me get it for you."

"Ah, no, Maekawa-san. I can do it myself!"

"It's okay, it doesn't take any effort. Let me do it." Yoshiyuki said, turning to look outside the shrine gate: "Are you going to insert it at the bottom of the steps outside?"

"Yes! How did Maekawa-san know?"

"Because the things written on it should obviously be placed where tourists can easily see them." Yi Xing pointed to the content on the sign and explained: "And the bottom is pointed, so it must be able to stab. It will only work if it is on the ground. The courtyard is full of gravel paths and brick floors, so it will definitely not work."

"Maekawa-san's reasoning is amazing!"

Ying Xue suddenly showed an expression of admiration.

"Of course!" Erina also became proud of this: "After all, you are my servant!"

The sign read this notice.

[Because I have to go to school, starting from April 1st, except for holidays, no shrine maiden will be able to receive guests. Please visit, ask for fortune-telling, and shop by yourself. Please do not invest more than the listed price in the merit box. We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused to you and hope you can understand! 】

[In addition, if you have an urgent matter and cannot wait for me to come back, you can go to Sakurajima Academy and explain your purpose to the gatekeeper. They will notify me to meet you at the school gate. 】

[Hatsuyuki Shrine Miko, Sakurayuki Chia]

The most touching sentence on this sign is "Please do not invest more than the listed price in the merit box."

Sakura Snow Qianai's principles can be seen from this.

"It's all self-service..." Erina looked at the sign and was a little surprised: "Is it okay? Will the customers just steal the things? It's possible to attack the merit box, right?"

"I believe that the guests will not do anything to the merit box anyway." Yingxue Qianai shook her head and said in an extremely soft tone: "As for whether there are occasional guests who take things without paying, I don't know very well. . Because every time the accounts are settled, the money in the merit box of the Social Affairs Office is more than the amount of incense money should be."