I will swear to protect the beauty with my life

"There are so many people..."

"Yeah... isn't that what the first harmonies are all about?"

Yuta, Rika, Sakuraba, and Fang Wuwei, a group of four, were dressed warmly and standing outside the torii gate of the shrine. Looking at the huge crowds of people inside, they couldn't help sweating.

If you go in now, you will definitely be squeezed to death.

But now that things have come to this, I have to go ahead even if I don’t want to.

"Squeeze in! How can a mere mortal stop us from advancing!"

Rikka roared, expressing her spirit that she would never be defeated by a little difficulty, then walked behind Yuta and pushed him over.

"why me?!"

"Yuta...your body is much bigger and more powerful than mine, so I'll leave the task of opening the gate to you!"

The crowd in front was still dense, but then a new crowd came behind them.

There is an abyss in front of me and hell behind me. I can't retreat, so I have to move forward. But... aren't there too many people here? Why did Rikka think I could squeeze in?

Yongtai looked at Fang Wuwei, who was a head taller than him, and then pointed at the crowd in front, his face full of help.

Fang Wuwei:............

Fang Wuwei had a bit of displeasure on his face, but considering that it was already this late, it would be better to finish the worship sooner... He just did as he was told and went up to clear the way.

In Neon, a small place where the average height is only 1.7 meters, Fang Wuwei stood up straight and squeezed into the crowd. With his tall body and powerful physique, he was like a human tunnel boring machine when he was paving the way.

Even if the people in front were squeezed, they would turn around angrily and see only a chest. If they looked up subconsciously, they would see a red eye...

He suppressed the [Silence] that was about to reach his throat and silently made way.

Just like that, Fang Wuwei led the way in front, Yongtai grabbed Fang Wuwei's clothes, Liuhua grabbed Yongtai's sleeves, and walked hand in hand with Zhangye behind, forming a long line to avoid getting separated and not blocking the progress of the people behind.

There are many food stalls and shops in the area from the Torii to the temple for people to shop and have fun.

After passing through the Torii gate, the space becomes much wider. Although it is lively at this point, it is not at its peak yet, so everyone can disperse and go have fun on their own.

Although I came here to pay homage...but who said it was just a visit?

There are a lot of procedures for visiting the shrine on weekdays, such as you have to tidy up your clothes and bow before passing through the torii gate to show respect to the gods, you can't walk in the middle of the shrine approach, etc... But there are so many people now, and not much can be done about it, and the shrine maiden and the officiant don't care either.

Liuhua was very excited and dragged Yuta away. In order not to disturb their date, Fang Wuwei and Zhangye ignored them and watched them leave.

I turned around and looked around, just as I breathed a sigh of relief, I heard a voice coming from the side of the road.

"Master! Master! Over here, over here!"

Hmm? Maki?

His head froze for a moment, and he looked towards the place where the voice came from. Over the crowd, he saw Maki Ikeuchi waving at him in a shop.

Why are you here? What a coincidence?

"what happened?"

"Ah, someone is calling us over."

"Who?"

Zhangye was small, and even if he stood on tiptoe he couldn't see anything in the crowd. He stretched his little head and tried to see the person who was calling them over the crowd.

"Ikeuchi Maki. You probably met each other on the yacht a few days ago. Although you are not familiar with each other, she is actually my apprentice and learned martial arts from me."

Looking down at Zhangye, Fang Wuwei naturally took her hand and walked towards Ikeuchi Maki's shop.

After all, camphor leaves are not as tall and big as him, and they need to be led by the hand when walking in the crowd, otherwise they might be dispersed by the crowd and lost.

"Eh-that's it-"

"Well, it's a good opportunity for you to get to know each other..."

"Um......"

"...No, I'm really just an apprentice. I just taught her some sword skills, nothing else! Really! I've only known her for less than a year!"

"Yeah......?"

"Yes, yes...If you don't like it, I will expel her from the sect tomorrow."

Zhangye burst out laughing, his face beaming with joy.

"Okay~ I didn't say anything~"

He let Fang Wuwei hold his hand and walked away, feeling the warmth that wrapped around his entire hand. He heard Fang Wuwei's somewhat flustered explanation in his ears again, and a sweet smile appeared at the corners of his eyes.

"Master!"

Maki Ikeuchi came out of the shop and came up to the two of them with a smile. This shop didn't sell anything, so there were no customers at all.

"Master, you stand out in the crowd. I spotted you right away... Master, where's your eyepatch?"

"I didn't find it, and there are a lot of people here today, so I won't wear it."

The real reason was that Zhang Ye said it didn't matter if she didn't wear it, so he didn't look for it on the spot.

Just as Ikeuchi Maki was about to take his master in to sit down, he saw Fang Wuwei's hand still in the crowd, and soon he led a petite and cute girl out from inside.

Hey, isn't this the girl she saw on the yacht? !

Still holding hands...

"...Hello, Master's Wife."

"Eh?!"

Zhangye was startled by the title and blushed a little, but Fang Wuwei's face suddenly turned dark, and he reached out and slapped Ikeuchi Maki on the forehead.

"Don't yell, this is Yuta's sister, Togashi Sakuraha. You should have met her before."

"Wow...Hello, wow..."

Ikeuchi Maki hasn't recovered yet, she squatted on the ground, covered her head and cried... The master's slap was real, it hurts... What did you do, and judging from the way you guys are acting, I didn't call you wrong...

But she was very optimistic. She immediately stood up, patted her chest and introduced herself to Zhangye with pride.

"My name is Brilliant Gale! I am the successor of the Gale Sword Technique and the Ripple Qigong! I am the one who has mastered the truth of the world! Master... Ahem, Miss Zhangye, you can just call me Maki, I don't mind!"

Zhangye understood, the second-year syndrome... She was no longer worried and smiled back awkwardly.

"Why are you here? And you have a shop?"

"This shop is not mine, it belongs to Tuo Shou. Mr. Tuo Shou had expected that we would come to worship, so he bought this thing specifically for us to rest... Master, please come in first."

It seems that it is not a coincidence.

"Okay... Brother Kong Hong, let me go first~"

After being called by Ikeuchi Maki just now, Zhangye felt a little embarrassed. She took the initiative to shake off Fang Wuwei's hand and watched the two people who seemed to have something to talk about walk into the store first.

Fang Wuwei silently looked at Zhang Ye's back, raised his hand and looked at his palm...

"You will double your training volume in the next week."

"Eh?! Master, you can't do this!"

"Four times."

Ikeuchi Maki remained silent. Based on her past experience, if she refuted again, she would probably get double the criticism.

Oh my god... when the master punishes people, he is simply not a human being. It’s too much!

But there is one thing she must say!

"Master..."

Ikeuchi Maki looked around, then approached Fang Wuwei stealthily, standing on tiptoe, as if she wanted to whisper to Fang Wuwei.

Fang Wuwei was a little surprised. Why did he need to say that? He also cooperated by moving his head closer so that Ikeuchi Maki could speak in his ear.

"...Master, is this really not against the law?"

"..................I will expel you from my sect now."

Ikeuchi Maki's knees went weak and she fell to her knees.