Am I being simulated by their love affair?

Immersed in joy, Natsumi Imokawa looked up at her. Why didn't Matsueda ever tell her that he had a younger sister?

"So we have to queue now?" the man pointed at the swirling crowd. "So many people?"

The women of the Imokawa family looked embarrassed and said, "If we had known there would be so many people, we would not have come to Sensoji Temple." The woman put on her sunglasses again and took her daughter's hand.

"What did Xia Shi say? Do you want to go in and pay your respects?"

Imokawa Natsumi held the camera in her hand and shook her head quickly, "There are too many people..."

Matsueda Jun looked at Miyamura Aya, and the girl's expression was a little unwilling. "I want to see how fast the queue is. I heard that the fortune-telling at Sensoji Temple is the most effective."

"Indeed." The middle-aged man nodded. "Before the last action movie I directed was released, I got smoked three times in a row at Sensoji Temple. That's when I knew I had to change my career."

Cai-chan blinked at Matsueda Jun, as if asking about the background of this uncle. Matsueda Jun whispered a few words in her ear, and the girl's eyes became surprised, looking left and right at the middle-aged man.

"How about we go sit in the cafe upstairs first?" The woman pointed to the building on the side of the road.

The man sat by the window and put down his coffee. "I suddenly remembered that Xia Shi hasn't explained why he called out Matsueda-kun first and then me."

"Has Dad become unimportant so quickly?" the man sighed.

Natsumi Imokawa, who was drinking coffee, immediately choked. Aya Miyamura looked at Jun Matsueda with an ambiguous look. He calmly picked up the tissue on the table and wiped off the coffee splashed on the back of his hand.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Mrs. Imokawa slapped her husband hard on the back, and the director also started coughing.

"Ahem, no, ahem, it's just that pine branches stand out more in a crowd."

Natsumi Imokawa said hurriedly, the girl's face turned red, and coffee flowed from the corner of her mouth, which was wiped away by her mother with a tissue.

The man looked at Jun Matsueda, who was sitting across from him drinking coffee, then looked at his own reflection in the gleaming window glass. "Well, it's understandable."

The time for a cup of coffee passed quickly as the five people chatted aimlessly, but the flow of people downstairs did not move much.

Ms. Imokawa alternately looked at her daughter and then at the boy sitting across from her. She was a broadcaster for Fuji TV and had previously watched the Winter Cup live from her colleague's workroom next door.

"This is just the Kaminarimon Gate of Sensō-ji Temple. After you go in, you have to walk through a commercial street before you can see the main hall." The woman said with a smile, but she was thinking about other things.

He has excellent grades, a strong body, and a handsome appearance. He shares similar interests with my daughter and they get along very naturally...

She looked at Natsumi Imokawa who was busy drinking coffee and sighed inwardly. It seemed impossible to expect her daughter to take the initiative, so she decided to just let things take their course.

"Forget it, Chun brother, let's come back another day."

After hearing the woman's words, Aya Miyamura finally let go of the little expectation in her heart. She didn't want to waste her precious New Year's Day time queuing.

"Then we'll take our leave now. We have relatives to visit next."

Ms. Igawa stood up and took out the car keys. Her husband's driving skills were average, so it was usually the women who drove in the Igawa family.

"Does Natsumi want to go play with Matsueda-san?"

The socially anxious girl certainly had no such intentions. She shook her head and waved to the two of them, "Goodbye Songzhi, and um, goodbye to my sister too."

Jun Matsueda and Aya Miyamura sat in their seats, watching the girl follow the lazy man and the dignified woman down the stairs.

He drank the last sip of his cold coffee and was about to speak when he heard the sound of footsteps coming up the stairs again.

The girl ran back to Jun Matsueda, panting, holding a can of yellow drink in her hand, which reminded him of the limited edition banana milk in Hokkaido.

"Um, I forgot to say Happy New Year. I couldn't find a gift, so I went to buy a can of banana milk..."

This was something she hadn't given away when she was staying at the Otaru Hotel.

"Happy New Year!"

The girl stuffed the banana milk into Matsueda Jun's arms and went downstairs again.

Jun Matsueda looked at the drink in his arms, Aya Miyamura looked at him, and the girl gave him a thumbs up.

"The feeling of a good woman!"

"Besides, Sister Yuchuan's family is quite interesting, so life will not be boring in the future!"

"You think too much." Songzhi Jun rolled his eyes at her. "We're just friends. Can't I tell the difference between friendship and love?"

"We can develop this a little bit." The girl put down her coffee cup with a smile. "Where should we go next?"

"Since we're already out, we might as well find a shrine or temple to visit for the first time."

Jun Matsueda took out his cell phone and started looking for a suitable place, when a message in the class group popped up.

"Is anyone at Sensoji Temple? Is it crowded right now? I want to go to Hatsumode."

"Don't come." He sent a message. "There are too many people here. It's better to drink coffee on the street than to come here for the first time."

"You can go to the nearby Imado Shrine. It shouldn't be crowded there." Tomatsu Tomoka quickly followed him and spoke.

"Imado Shrine?" Jun Matsueda opened the map navigation and found that the distance was indeed very close.

"Would you like to visit the nearby shrine?"

Miyamura Aya stood up and said, "Let's go!"

Kongojinja Shrine is only one kilometer away from Sensoji Temple, so the two decided to walk there.

The weather on New Year's Day was beautiful, with ample sunshine. The leaves of the trees along the road shone, swaying in the breeze. Matsueda Jun closed his eyes slightly, feeling the warm light caressing his eyelids.

The sunlight traveled a long way to reach this tiny planet, caressing the eyelids of every human being with one end of it - thinking of this, an inexplicable emotion welled up in his chest.

Perhaps this is the limited blessing given to a limited life.

"Brother Jun, we're here!" said Aya Miyamura excitedly, walking in front. "There are two beautiful sisters at the door~"

Jun Matsueda looked at the torii gate that appeared in front of him. Tomatsu Tomoka and Yamami Maki were standing under the white torii gate. Both girls were wearing white scarves and looked like sisters standing together.

"Happy New Year, Matsueda-san~"

Only then did he realize that this was just another little trick of the cunning girl.

Chapter 179: Fate at this moment is the best

The two girls in front of the torii are both wearing black coats and white scarves, standing quietly and sparkling in the sunlight.

"I'm sorry, I didn't tell Matsueda-san that I was also at Imado Shrine~"

Tomatsu Tomoka clasped her hands together and bent down to apologize to Matsueda Jun. The girl's tone was playful, but her sincerity was not very strong.

Matsueda Jun shook his head. "Your suggestion is good. At least this place is close to Sensoji Temple, and there aren't many people here."

There were few people around the shrine. It seemed that everyone had gone to Sensoji Temple.

"Happy New Year." Jun Matsueda said to the two girls. Tomatsu Tomoka was stunned for a moment, then she smiled, her squinted eyes like two crescent moons.

"Happy New Year~"

At this time, Yamami Moki, who had been watching the scenery nearby, joined their conversation. "Happy New Year everyone! This is my first time to have a Hatsumode with my friends."

Tomatsu Tomoka looked at the girl standing next to Matsueda Jun, "Happy New Year to Miyamura-chan too, it's been a long time."

"Hello, Sister Tomatsu~" Aya Miyamura nodded obediently. The smell of a bad woman on Tomatsu Tomoka faded a little, but she still couldn't let her guard down!

She turned to face Yamami Maki, "Hello, sister, I'm Miyamura Aya, and I grew up with Jun-nii."

"I'm Yamami Moji. We've met before at the welfare home."

Yamamiya Maki smiled gently. She always behaved like a very orthodox lady in front of strangers.

Aya Miyamura recalled the biggest gain she got from seeing Jun Matsueda's phone last night - a beautiful and kind senior schoolmate, who turned out to be Maki Yamamami.

"Did Tomatsu-san and Yamami-san make an appointment to come here together for Hatsumode?" Matsueda Jun opened the milk in his hand and took a sip.

Hmm...it doesn't feel as good as Hokkaido.

Yamami Maki nodded and said, "I'll accompany Tomoka to the shrine, and then Tomoka will accompany me. It would be a bit lonely if I were alone, so we came together."

"Then why do we have to worship separately? Wouldn't it be better to go together?" Cai-chan was a little confused.

"People usually come to Imado Shrine to pray for love," Tomatsu Tomoka continued. "If you get a cat in the future, you can also come here to pray for your cat's health."

Jun Matsueda thought of a little golden female cat. He looked around and saw statues of maneki-neko on the stone tablets, in the grass, and even in the shrines.

"Ai-chan, are you looking for a marriage partner?" He threw the empty bottle in his hand into the trash can.

"I don't need that." The girl waved her hand and followed her two sisters up the steps of the shrine.

Walking behind the girls, Jun Matsueda realized that although Tomatsu Tomoka and Yamami Matsukori were both wearing black coats, there were still some differences between them.

Yamamimi Matsukori's coat was very long, enough to cover the middle of her calves. When the girl walked up the stairs, the hem of her coat was lifted up, revealing her white socks above her ankles and her smooth, slender calves.

In the winter when we are covered with thick clothes, seeing such beautiful naked calves makes people feel warm.

Tomatsu Tomoka's coat is relatively short, just covering her knees. The girl is wearing black pantyhose. When she goes up the stairs, her two long legs wrapped in pantyhose overlap, and her legs are beautiful and full of temptation.

But Jun Matsueda's attention has been focused on a new problem - if girls don't wear trousers in winter, what do they look like under their coats?

Standing in front of the worship hall where the Maneki Neko is enshrined, Tomatsu Tomoka took out a coin from her pocket and prepared to pay her respects.

Shrines in Japan generally have a worship hall and a main hall. The worship hall is where the four people are standing now, and the main hall houses the deity, and outsiders are generally prohibited from entering.

Tomatsu Tomoka stared at the 500 yen coin in her hand for two seconds. Japanese people rarely use 500 yen coins when visiting shrines because it means "there will never be a better fate than now."

"Don't you have any coins?" Matsueda Jun stood beside her. The girl shook her head and said, "I was just daydreaming for a while."

For her, the fate she has now is the best.

Matsueda Jun didn't leave, still standing beside her. Tomatsu Tomoka was a little surprised, "Matsueda-san is going to visit the shrine too?"

Yamami Maki and Miyamura Aya, who were standing on both sides, looked over.

"Well, I used to have a cat at home."

The girls' gaze drifted away again.

Put the coins into the cash box, then shake the thick rope hanging from the temple, and the bell hanging on it will ring when the two people ring it.

Bow twice, clap your hands twice, and finally put your hands together to make a wish before leaving the shrine.

"It is said that Izanagi and Izanami are enshrined in the inner hall." Tomatsu Tomoka turned her head and looked at the closed inner hall.

"Izanami and Izanagi, the first divine couple, no wonder this is a place to pray for marriage." Jun Matsueda was still thinking about the relationship between the lucky cat and marriage.

"The cat that Matsueda-san prays for will surely be healthy~" The girl smiled, walked to the huge cherry tree in the shrine, and bought a one-piece lucky cat amulet that symbolizes marriage.

"I hope so." Matsueda Jun sighed and bought an ordinary golden amulet, but of course he didn't buy it for himself.

Walking out of the shrine and walking a few hundred meters to the left, you will reach the Sumida River that divides Sumida Ward and Taito Ward. The four of them walked along the riverside park, and not far away was the towering Tokyo Skytree.

The water gurgled by the river, the trees on the bank rustled, and they walked towards the sun. Because of the happiness in this moment, even if Sensoji Temple was blown up, it would not matter.

"Matsueda, would you like to have lunch with us? How about we go to the shrine together after lunch?" Tomatsu Tomoka took out her cell phone. It was already time for lunch.

"We are going to Hie Shrine in the afternoon, which is right over there in Akasaka. Miss Miyamura, why don't you come with us?" Yamami Maki chose to assist her junior and began to seduce Aya Miyamura.

"There's a thousand torii gates there, just like the ones at Kyoto's Inari Shrine. They're great for taking photos."

"Isn't she looking for a marriage partner again?" Miyamura Aya was skeptical. The older a woman gets, the more scheming she becomes. She knew this when she was in the first grade of junior high school.

"No, this time I'm the one visiting. There are more people seeking careers at Hie Shrine." Yamami Maki laughed.

So the girl looked at Matsueda Jun, who certainly would not refuse such a small matter.

The four of them sat in the "Tori Tsubaki" izakaya. In front of Jun Matsueda were avocado chicken fritters, fried ham and liver in oil on a small plate, and a bowl of chicken pot rice.

"Why is there only meat in front of me?"

Jun Matsueda looked at the three girls at the table. They had salads, chicken sticks and fried ginkgo nuts in front of them. They were much healthier than him, although they didn't look like they could eat enough.

"Because I think Matsueda-san likes meat. I chose this restaurant specially. Everyone has high reviews. I'm sure you'll like it."

Tomatsu Tomoka, who was sitting opposite, supported her chin with one hand and looked at Matsueda Jun with satisfaction as he pursed his lips, which was a signal that he was ready to enjoy the food.

Yamami Maki stood outside the bathroom, looking at Tomatsu Touka in front of the sink. Her junior was looking in the mirror carefully, making sure that there were no flaws in the light makeup on her face.

"Did Tomoka already know that Matsueda-san was going to Sensoji Temple today?"

Today, the girl saw how seriously her junior was pursuing a boy, from her makeup and outfit before going out to sending messages to Matsueda Jun, and even the izakaya for lunch was chosen in advance on the way to the shrine.

"No, I'm not monitoring Matsueda-san, so how do I know where he's going?" Tomatsu Tomoka pursed her lips, and the color of her lip balm became a little brighter.

"Then why did you make so many preparations today?" Yamamiya Moki was a little puzzled.

The girl smiled happily.

"I just keep thinking about how I would spend my time with Matsueda-san."

Chapter 180: Easy to satisfy, also easy to be greedy

After lunch, the girls prepared to leave. Before leaving, they went to the Kaminarimon Gate in front of Sensō-ji Temple.