Chapter 22 The Festival of Six People (Part 2)

"Mengmeng, what good idea did you think of?" Dahe asked excitedly.

"Others don't want to hold a festival, so let's hold a festival ourselves~"

"Well... can only a few of us hold a good ceremony? Moreover, even if we can hold a ceremony, most people in the town will not be willing to go there, right? In this way, is the ceremony still meaningful?" asked Shinko.

"Hmph~ Everyone probably regards the ceremony as a temple fair. They also regard the meow~ Most people's impression of the ceremony is like this. But meow~ For the witch Sugiko, what is the most important meow~?" Mengmeng asked back.

"...It's a ritual for God..., right?" Shizuka replied weakly.

"Shizuka said it right~ For the witches who sacrifice gods, the sacrificial rituals at the ceremony are the most important meow~"

"Well... I am trapped in the misunderstanding of directional thinking again... I have to continue working hard." Fujiko whispered to herself, "Well, Mengmeng is right! For Sugiko, the ritual of worshiping gods should be the most important! However, even if it is just the simplest ritual, a person should not be able to complete it. Therefore, we can help Sugiko hold a ritual on this year's autumn harvest festival! However, we must fully understand what this ritual looks like, what needs, and what needs to be done. For Sugiko, the ritual of worship must be a sacred and solemn thing! We must do the best!"

"Well, I will also show my best motivation!"

“Well…fight~”

"Leave the information to Mengmeng~"

"Well, please trouble you Mengmeng. The rest of us should do some basic preparations first, and then you and Sugiko will guide us in the preparations later."

"Well, Shinko, don't you want to surprise Sugiko?"

"Well... I didn't think about this just now... After all, the ritual was held in the shrine, right? Now it seems that Sugiko lives in the shrine, right? It's impossible for us to hide it from her when we prepare, right?"

"Well... I didn't think of this... But can I hide it from Sugiko? I want to give her a surprise to make her happy~"

"Do you want to...ask...Teacher Jiang Lian..."

"Well? Shizuka, your attention is good! We can ask Teacher Jiang Lian to let Sugiko live here recently. I believe Sugiko will not refuse? In this way, we can prepare without hiding Sugiko. But will Teacher Jiang Lian agree?"

"I think Teacher Jiang Lian will agree!"

"Everyone meow~" Mengmeng, who had packed up the house, returned to the living room, "It's already very late. There's still some time before the festival. I'll discuss specific matters tomorrow.

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"I have been taken care of by Teacher Jiang Lian in recent times. Thank you very much." Shanzi bowed to Teacher Jiang Lian and thanked him.

"This is my duty as a health care teacher. Don't force yourself too much in the future. Your body is broken, but you can't do anything." Teacher Jiang Lian smiled and touched Sugiko's soft long hair, warning.

"Yes, Teacher Jiang Lian, I will pay more attention."

"Also, I want to thank you Shanzi, too."

Teacher Jiang Lian looked at the garden that became vibrant and full of flowers again and thanked Shanzi.

"In the past, the young lady also liked this garden very much. But I was a little bit hard about plants and only knew the simplest watering and pruning. As a result, many flowers that needed care died. There was no one here who could take care of the flowers. As a result, I could only watch the garden fade day by day with heartache."

"What I can take care of is just some very ordinary flowers and plants."

"No, I can understand the happy and serious mood of Sugiko when taking care of the flowers and plants. I believe that the flowers are now blooming, and they are also responding to your efforts. In this regard, Sugiko, you are actually better than my eldest lady."

"But... those crying farmlands... I'm powerless... I'm probably... really what people call the 'Son of Curse'..."

"No, fir. Those are just coincidences. Whether it is the vegetables you grow yourself, the flowers, plants and plants you take care of recently, are responding to your efforts. If there is such a big problem in this land, it cannot be explained by a person's "curse". The people in the town just want to push their own faults on you. Moreover, over the years, they have cursed and complained, and have not taken real action to investigate what is going on in this land. Therefore, this can only be considered as their own suffering. Even if it is true, they have made curses and complaints.

God has lost God's favor, but those people, not you, Shanzi. I want to believe that God has always loved you. And now, you have these, and can understand you and help your friends, right? So, when you have troubles, you must talk to everyone, three cobblers can also beat Zhuge Liang. Besides, you are all very smart children and can find solutions to any problem. Seeing you always show off by yourself, we all feel heartbroken."

As he was talking, Teacher Jiang Lian gently hugged Shanzi.

"Thank you, Teacher Jiang Lian... and, thank you, everyone..."

"Well, early in the morning, I can't say such sad words anymore. Okay, Sugiko, prepare to go to school. It's already very lively outside the door."

Outside the door of the villa, three girls were ready to ring the doorbells of the houses on both sides of the road.

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After school, the school’s health care room.

"I'm really bothering you, Shanzi." Teacher Jiang Lian sorted out the documents in his hand.

"No, this is what I should have done."

"Well, it's getting dark, I'll send you back."

"No, is it too troublesome to Teacher Jiang Lian?"

"What's the trouble with this little thing? Sugiko, you have to learn to accept other people's kindness."

"Well, then thank you Teacher Jiang Lian."

"Also, as the person designated by Teacher Jedo to take care of you, I ask you not to go to the Gudao Department in the future. Did you hear that?"

"Yeah...yes, Teacher Jiang Lian."

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"It's true that autumn is already there? It's almost dark at this time. It's still bright when I left school just now."

In the sky, the last trace of the sun's afterglow is gradually disappearing. The night is quietly climbing up to the branches. The cicadas are already sparse.

Outside the car window, yellow weeds were scattered sparsely among the abandoned fields.

"Why... this land... is it really that 'God' gotten angry and took back his gift?" Looking at the depressed scene outside the car window, Sugiko said in a very disappointed tone, "Originally, this season should be the season for people to share the joy of harvest..."

As the car continued to move forward, the farmland outside the window gradually became sparse and turned into patches of woods. Then, the car stopped at the foot of a hill. In the dense woods, a clean bluestone road was slightly exposed.

"Thank you, Teacher Jiang Lian. You are driving the car, so you don't have to take me to the shrine."

"Well, be careful on the mountain roads. Also, I will see you in my restaurant tomorrow morning. The teacher will supervise you to continue to take in enough nutrition."

"Thank you, Teacher Jiang Lian." Sugiko owed her body, "See you tomorrow."

"Yeah, see you tomorrow." After waved his hand, Teacher Jiang Lian drove away.

"I hope that the things they have carefully prepared can give you a surprise."

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After watching Teacher Jiang Lian's car go away, Shanzi walks onto the quiet stone road.

The hazy moonlight slightly illuminates the mountaineering road through the evergreen pine and cypress.

However, today, the shrines on both sides of the mountain road that had been extinguished for a long time have lit up again today.

On both sides of the mountain road, red lanterns with the word "Sacrifice" were also hung.

"Can't it..."

With an uneasy and expectant mood, Sugiko accelerated her pace.

When he arrived at the platform on the top of the mountain, the bright and numerous torches made Shanzi feel a little confused.

"Shanzi~ We have been waiting for you for a long time~" What came to my ears was the sound of Dahe's vitality, "The altar, the items for sacrifices, and the formal witch suits for the festival, we have prepared for you~ Go and change your clothes quickly~"

Suddenly I felt that I was being held by a gentle and powerful arm and pulled myself towards the shrine.

Finally, I adapted to the bright light.

And how many times have the scenes that appear in front of you appeared in your dreams?

Everyone around them wore sacrificial dresses.

Built with logs, a square altar.

On one side of the altar is the big drum that declares the beginning of the sacrifice.

Behind the altar, there are traditional musical instruments for accompaniment.

"Go and change your clothes quickly. The items used for sacrifice are also placed there. Shizuka and I are your assistants during the sacrifice. Okawa is responsible for beating the drums, while Nobita and Mengmeng are able to use these folk instruments very skillfully to play the music required for the sacrifice ceremony." Shoko also came to her side, reminding herself, who was a little stunned.

"Thank you...thank you everyone..."

Tears of excitement and gratitude finally couldn't help but shed from the corners of her eyes.

"Hey~Don't cry, Shanzi, no matter how hard you are, you won't be beautiful~ You are the protagonist of the sacrifice~"

"Yes! Thank you everyone, I will never let everyone down!"

Wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes, he walked into the shrine that he had not returned for many days.

He changed into the off-shoulder witch suit made by his father and used during the formal sacrifice of the shrine. Then, in front of the dressing table, he put on makeup according to the way his mother dressed herself in the hazy memory. Finally, he folded his long hair in his mother's bun.

"Father, mother, I have a few of my best friends... They have really made me feel confident in the shrine. So, please bless them. This is my little wish."

Take good items for sacrifice—

A handful of golden rice

——Come to the altar again.

"Come on...Sumiko." Nobita gave a brief blessing.

"Shanzi~ Come on, meow~"

Smiling and nodding.

"Then, I'm going to start~" Dahe's happy voice.

Dong~dong~dong~dong~

Accompanied by the intense drums, I did my best to use it and walked up to the altar with the most elegant and solemn steps.

The music in memory begins.

Shizuko and Shizuka skillfully danced the dance of worshiping the gods.

It seems that, it is back, that time-

God, if you really exist, I pray, please give your favor to me to my best friends... Please give me all their bad luck to me and bear it...

Innocent and mature, pure and charming, lively and solemn, for a moment, it seemed like a real goddess had arrived before everyone's eyes.

Chapter 22 The festival of six people (Part 2) end
Chapter completed!