Chapter 280 Return

The reporters saw that he spoke clearly and did not seem to speak without thinking, but such a metaphysical answer to the question inevitably gave people a perfunctory feeling as if it was made up.

The reporters were a little suspicious, and then asked: "Excuse me, how should it be done specifically? What is the principle? Is it some kind of physical phenomenon?"

"Excuse me, what is your practice method? Is it the Yamabushi school?"

Yamabushi is the name for ascetics in the island country. The full name is Shugendo Gyōjō. There are two types. One is people from various sects who go into the mountains to practice asceticism, which can also be called Yamabushi. The second is a hybrid of Taoism, Shintoism and Buddhism.

After Taoism and Buddhism were introduced to the island country, the islanders took some concepts from each school and added their own early belief systems such as mountain spirits to form a fusion. They also used the Nine-Character Mantra, learned Buddhist asceticism, and even mixed in some Confucianism.

Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami turned his gaze and fell on him.

Higashino Yu was stunned for a second: "Do you really believe it?"

In the island country, even the unique skills of making sushi and the secret soup base of cooking ramen are all taught secretly, and it is said that the swordsmanship can bring special effects. What are you thinking?

Brothers have to pay tuition to learn Tianlan Ittoryu. It's a bit too much to just talk nonsense and want to get something?

The girl's eyebrows trembled, pursed her lips slightly, pulled his kendo uniform sleeve, and whispered: "Let's go, it's time to take a group photo."

Oh! Is that really the case!

Some gossip reporters saw Jinguji Hiiragi pulling Higashino Yu's sleeve and hurriedly called the photographer. The photographer kissed the camera in his hand with a serious look. This time, he can't let down the chain again.

Then he filmed this moment with a pilgrimage-like focused look. When he looked at the screen, the picture was a photo with the background of the award ceremony. The beautiful girl with a cool temperament was holding the handsome young man as the protagonist and was about to leave.

From this angle, the girl who always seemed to be serious had a slight curve at the corner of her mouth.

I didn't seem to have any expression when I took the photo?

The photographer was a little confused and scratched his head. Maybe it was because of the light and angle?

No matter what, it was indeed a good photo, and this business trip was not in vain.

You know, photographers from other newspapers couldn't take photos of that extraordinary swordsmanship. In this case, if I can bring back some good photos as a substitute, I might still get some bonus.

He thought so and stroked the camera with the tenderness of stroking a lover.

You did a good job, Yumiko!

The photographer smiled with satisfaction.

The reporters had a manuscript in their minds that was enough to drive the parties crazy and make the onlookers excited - the two masters of kendo were actually a couple!

What don't you believe? There are pictures to prove it.

The reporter looked at the picture taken from the perfect angle, looked at the cameraman affectionately and reconciled. This is our exciting combination skill!

After that, it was a regular group photo environment. Generally, all contestants of Tachibana High School Kendo Club took a group photo together, and then the logistics staff could also take a group photo together, and classmates who were close to each other could also take individual photos.

Yasuhara Kazushi and Hamayama Yokomichi organized the male and female contestants of Tachibana Kendo Club to come to the podium.

The cameraman in charge of shooting said with a smile: "Please stand in the position you like!"

The contestants of the Kendo Club called their friends and began to stand. Generally, boys stood on the left and girls stood on the right, in a row.

Higashino Yu raised his thumb and showed his big white teeth to look at the camera. Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami held a folding fan in his hand, with an elegant posture and a quiet temperament standing beside him.

In other words, the two stood opposite each other, in the center of the group photo.

Arima Norimune stood next to Higashino Yu and hugged Bizen Osafune Kunimori. His face was extremely bright, and he did not feel ashamed that he had only played three games to get a championship-after all, except for himself, no one else played a game.

Yasuhara Kazushi originally wanted to get closer to the center position, but after winning the championship this time, he was already thinking about his future career as a dragon proud of the police department, who would be intimidated by the chief and catch thieves. His thoughts had long gone to other places, and he didn't care about these things.

So he stood happily in the third position from the left, and the other contestants lined up. Hamayama Yokomichi stood on the far left with his arms folded across his chest, smiling, and looking calm.

"Very good!" said the photographer, pressing the shutter, and time froze.

Then he nodded to everyone: "The group photo is over. Do you want to take individual or group photos?"

Anyway, all the losses will be reimbursed by the organizer, and he still has a salary, so the photographer will not be stingy with the shutter fee.

Ding!

Hamayama Yokomichi originally wanted to take a photo with the captains of the two teams, but his phone suddenly rang, and he took out his phone and frowned.

Ando Eiji called.

"Hello? Principal, no, can I still lie to you? We really won, both teams won, a big win, you really have to give some funding this time, you say you will definitely next time? What if the baseball team enters Koshien? I haven't seen you for a few days, your sense of humor has increased exponentially-"

He put the phone to his ear with his right hand, which was more convenient, and smiled as he walked away while reporting his work.

After the instructor left, the students of the Tachibana Kendo Club were more active, looking at each other, and smiling at their respective captains.

"Let Higashino and Jinguji take a group photo first!"

Higashino Yu, who wanted to leave after taking the group photo, looked at the students of the Kendo Club speechlessly. I don't like being photographed, why are you making a fuss, like a primary school student.

He complained in his heart and did not object. He looked at Jinguji. Given her character, she would definitely refuse.

Take a group photo?

The girl was stunned for a second, and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but thinking about it carefully, it seemed that she and him had never taken a photo together, not only herself, but also Sanae.

Thinking of this, she scanned the surroundings with eyes as pure as the night, but did not find Sanae's figure tomorrow. Her long eyelashes cast some shadows, and asked softly: "What do you think?"

ah?

Higashino Yu looked at Jinguji Hiiragi with an expression as if it was the first time they met, but he was not shy, it was just a photo taken, "I thought you didn't want to take a photo, what kind of pose do you need?"

Jinguji Hiiragi thought for a while and put away the folding fan: "Just normal."

So the two of them stood together. Higashino Yu felt a little awkward after changing several positions, so he simply let his hands hang down naturally. Jinguji Hiiragi tapped his fingers in front of him, slightly facing Higashino Yu.

"That's good!"

The photographer reminded, and then pressed the shutter to record the moment before the students from the Kendo club reacted.

"But it seems that Higashino-san's girlfriend will meet her classmate tomorrow."

The reporter with keen hearing was busy sorting out the manuscript, and his heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

Are there any experts? !

After the dust settled on the Yulong Banner competition, Higashino Yu and others were delayed for a while at the media Q&A session in the stadium.

Most of the reporters were asking in-depth questions about the reason for the extraordinary sight, but they were all dealt with by Higashino Yu and Jinguji Hiiragi with the excuse of not knowing or being unclear.

Some reporters also asked about the relationship between Higashino Yu and Jinguji Hiiragi. With the current media, it is naturally impossible to lie. Higashino Yu explained: "It is a relationship between classmates and friends."

"Is the relationship more than friendship?"

"Not really."

Higashino Yu answered decisively that if a large-scale media like this exposes even the slightest bit of information, his gossip will be seen in the next day’s newspaper, plus he himself admitted it.

By then, I'm afraid the yellow mud will fall off my crotch, and I might be trapped.

Jinguji Hiiragi's expression didn't change much when he heard this, and he didn't seem to be affected by these words.

"That's just a normal friend?"

"Is it ordinary?" Dong Yeyu rubbed his chin, thought carefully for a while, and answered seriously: "They are not ordinary friends, they should be close friends walking on the same path."

A close friend? Jinguji Hiiragi's spiritual eyes flashed slightly.

The astute reporter noticed the change in the girl's expression and quickly raised the microphone and asked, "What do Jinguji-san think of Higashino-san's answer?"

The girl thought for a moment and replied: "It's barely appropriate."

Dong Yeyu looked sideways, is this still reluctant?

The reporters’ eyes shone with excitement: “Excuse me, where can I force it?”

Jinguji Hiiragi was silent for a while, and murmured for a moment. He regretted answering them. After thinking about it, his eyes gradually became blank, as if his spirit had fallen into some unknown realm, and he had no reaction to the outside world. .

The reporters were astonished when they asked for a long time but received no response.

Higashino Yu glanced at her, smiled, and then said seriously: "Jinguji-san has entered a certain state of comprehension of swordsmanship. Please don't disturb her. If you have any questions, please ask me."

But until the end, the reporters were unable to pry out any valuable information from this kid, so they reluctantly let the two go. Looking at their backs, they all lamented that in the end, they had to return to the essence of journalism. ?

Afterwards, everyone in the Tachibana Kendo Club changed back to their regular clothes, left the gym and returned to the hotel to start packing their luggage to end this week-long kendo event.

Some students wanted to stay and have fun in Fukuoka, but they were not allowed.

After all, we are out of town at the moment. Principal Ando has repeatedly warned us not to avoid some accidents. We must bring all the students back to Tokyo. As long as we return to Tokyo and get home, it will not be our responsibility if anything happens later.

This is also the process for most schools to participate in out-of-town competitions. After the competition, if you can go back on the same day, you will basically have to go back to school on the same day. If something happens to the students during this period, parents will not tolerate you.

Considering the serious consequences of the incident, Hamayama Hengdao felt that he could not bear the responsibility, so he informed the students of the subsequent itinerary in the car and basically had no time for the students to play.

Such a travel proposal was rejected, and even Higashino Yu and Arima Norimune's request for leave to go to Kyoto were rejected.

Hamayama Yokomichi said seriously: "Please understand, Mr. Higashino, if you want to go to Kyoto, you can wait until we return to Tokyo. It will not be too late to go after you get your parents' permission at home."

Stop me from repaying my kindness?

Higashino Yu frowned, wait until he returns to Tokyo, then run all the way back to Kyoto, and then go back?

Will you reimburse me for my ticket?

What's more, Higashino Yu has some obsessive-compulsive disorder. When playing games, if he fails to complete the tasks that can be done on the way, he will feel very uncomfortable.

His temper got angry at that time, and he pushed away Hamayama Yokodō's hand and said, "I don't care about you, take Bizen Nagafune Kunimamo and leave."

Binshan Hengdao couldn't hold back, he was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and he begged in a low voice. In the end, he even burst into tears and said that he had seniors and juniors, so he couldn't lose this job, and he would have no money to quit.

"As for no?"

"Very serious!" Hamamichi Hengmichi looked serious: "I can't keep this job if I lose anyone. You are still a student, Higashino-kun. You don't know how much social pressure there is for adults."

I grew up eating small meals. How can you be more stressed than me?

Dong Yeyu thought about it and realized that it was true. After all, he could eat enough for himself and the whole family would not be hungry.

Forget it, if you can't do the tasks along the way, then you can't do it. Long live your understanding.

Dong Yeyu sighed and agreed.

The students were a little disappointed when they saw that the leading bird was pushed back. They looked at each other and sighed slightly: "Forget it, there is actually nothing interesting in this rural place in Kyushu."

However, after Jinguji Hiiragi came back before the guaranteed meeting time for his return trip, he still took a short vacation.

Accompanied by Higashino Yu, he took the gifts that Kaori Shiri had prepared when he came up and went to the Mikado family to visit the family of exorcists who had good relations with the Jinguji family.

As the eldest daughter of the Jinguji family, if she did not go to the Mikado family and wait for some demon slayer families who were friendly with the Jinguji family to ask and say hello when she left, it might cause damage to the relationship between them.

On the other hand, Higashino Yu went to fill his own role, and also to dispel some people's thoughts, so as to prevent Mikado Shinji and Xiao Chunan from deceiving himself in order to start the prayer.

Although there was some unpleasantness in the previous confrontation with Mikado Yasuhiro and others, Higashino Yu and others were welcomed when they came to visit. Since Jinguji Hiiragi mirror came to visit on behalf of the family, they were received by the heads of various demon slayer families.

The process is nothing to describe. The two parties exchanged greetings for a while, said some polite words, and then left. This was generally the case.

After everything was over, it was already six or seven o'clock in the evening when Dong Yeyu walked out of the courtyard of the last demon exterminator's house. He hammered his legs and complained: "It's really troublesome. There are so many relationships, and we have to do it every year and festival." Let’s go, we have to visit somewhere.”

"What's wrong with Dongye Nissan? You've never seen each other visiting each other during the Chinese New Year. It's even more troublesome."

"That's right!"

"I'm so exhausted. I want to eat three big bowls when I get back!"

As soon as Kaori Shiori left the house, her well-behaved and elegant posture collapsed, and she stayed on Higashino Yu's left and right sleeves like a zombie.

Jinguji Hiiragi pursed his lips slightly and looked at Higashino Yu with a slightly apologetic expression.

"I'm really sorry to trouble you, Mr. Higashikata, to come with me for a visit."

"Is this an attitude of expressing gratitude?" Dong Yeyu looked serious: "No matter what, you have to feed yourself with big lobsters, right?"

Jinguji Hiiragi looked stunned: ".Is this the request?"

"Food is the most important thing for the people. This is a big deal." Dong Yeyu answered seriously.

Are you going to eat delicious food without us? Kaori Shiori quit at that time, "There are still us!"

"Isn't this your responsibility?"

Jinguji Hiiragi glanced at them with a calm gaze, and the two girls immediately stopped.

It seems that I have saved a lot of private money over the years. It is enough to treat him to a Western meal, but I don’t seem to know which Western restaurant he likes.

The girl raised her head, and the dim street lights and cold moonlight fell on her delicate and quiet face. She once again thought about these things that had nothing to do with her cultivation and study.

After returning to the hotel and packing their luggage, everyone in Tachibana took the Shinkansen back that night.

Due to the need to transfer to the Shinkansen midway, we were delayed for some time, and it was already around 11 o'clock in the evening when we arrived in Tokyo.