I asked in surprise, but expressionless, Xenovia muttered to herself. "...The Japanese sure put some scary spells in their sloped paths." She really believed it! Xenovia-san, falling into such a misunderstanding! However, I think this is one of her cute points. And so it came to be a situation where I was climbing up a slope with two beauties, one on each arm. During this time, I could feel those two bastards glaring at me with pure hatred... fufufu, the appropriate amount of jealousy sure felt good! At the end of the sloped path, the massive gates appeared! This was Kiyomizu-dera! Passing through the entrance -- Niou gates, let's go to Kiyomizu-dera! "Look, Asia! This temple gathers the essence of pagan culture!" "Yes, yes! You can feel its history from its appearance!" "Cheers to pagans!" In their excitement, the church trio were making some very inappropriate comments! You, you guys, kami-sama and buddha-sama are here! I can feel them watching, so don't act too rudely, ok? This was the stage of Kiyomizu I've seen on television! Looking down from there... Yes, though it was very high, but for the current me, falling down shouldn't really be a problem? Why does my mind keep thinking of stuff like that? Not good. Battle related things seemed to have been carved into my bones! "There seems to be many who fell down and were saved." Kiryuu gave that explanation. Eh, so even humans will be fine. By the way, people have fallen down from there? Within the temple, there was a small shrine used for praying for passing grades and love wishes. Might as well put some loose change into the offering box and make a wish. I am a student after all. But since I'm a devil, I have no idea to what extent Buddha-sama will be granting my wishes. But still, I do want to go to university. "Hyoudou, why don't you try the love compatibility prediction with Asia?" At Kiryuu's urging, Asia and I drew a love prediction... How was the compatibility? "It says highly favourable and auspicious. Looks like we are very compatible, Asia." I summed up the main content of the prediction and explained to Asia -- her face turned red, and she looked very happy. "Yes! I am so happy... so happy, really..."
Holding the fortune telling stick with great affection, tears were flowing out of her eyes! Oh oh, for her to be this happy, it kind of makes me feel embarrassed! But anyway, let me thank Buddha-sama here for guaranteeing the relationship between Asia and me. I am so grateful! I once again worshipped in prostration and paid respects to the Buddha statue. "This is great." "Eh eh, wonderful." "I feel a bit relieved." Xenovia, Irina and Kiryuu were nodding their heads approvingly. Can you guys stop that, it's very embarrassing. "...Are we being left out?" "Don't cry, Matsuda. Let us simply beat up Ise when we get back to the hotel." Ah, the two boys were sulking gloomily in a dark corner. We made a quick round of the temple, bought some souvenirs, and then walked to the bus station. "The next stop is Ginkaku-ji, the Temple of the Silver Pavilion. If we don't hurry, time is going to fly away in the blink of an eye." Kiryuu led the way as she glanced at her watch. It was true, without noticing it was already ten in the morning. If we were to visit another two destinations, it won't work unless we hurry as Kiryuu said. Next is the Ginkaku-ji! Boarding the bus towards there, we left Kiyomizu-dera. "It's not actually silver!?" Reaching Ginkaku-ji and seeing the temple, those were Xenovia's first words. No, well it's true that Ginkaku-ji wasn't silver. Xenovia was unusually disappointed, her mouth gaping wide open. "...Xenovia-san's eyes were shining back when she kept saying to herself 'Ginkaku-ji is made of silver, and Kinkaku-jiis made of gold. They must be very dazzling.'" Asia hugged Xenovia's trembling shoulders and explained. I see. She had a great fantasy. "Rumours abound, such as the death of the monk Ashikaga who was involved in building the temple, or because the Bakufu government ran out of money at the time. Anyway, it's not silver." Kiryuu explained. Man, did this glasses-wearing girl research everything beforehand, to know so much about all the famous sights? However, the thought had already entered my mind at Fushimi Inari, Kyoto's autumn scenery with all the mountains and trees was truly a beautiful sight. It's really great to have the school trip during the autumn. On the other hand, will the winter scenery offer a totally different experience? After making the rounds at Ginkaku-ji, we stopped for lunch nearby and continued to the next destination, Kinkaku-ji. Of course, we also bought related souvenirs at Ginkaku-ji. "Gold! This time it really is gold!" Reaching Kinkaku-ji, the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, those were Xenovia's first words that she screamed. Completely different from just now, she seemed very excited. No, it was extreme happiness. "It's really gooooold!" Xenovia raised both her arms, her face full of radiance. Kinkaku-ji really is shining and golden, so bright! Though I've seen it on television before, but the real thing's glamour was overwhelming. Other students were also here and everyone was busy taking photos. Matsuda snapped photo after photo as if in a trance. I also took some photos to commemorate. Then I texted it to the other members of the Occult Research Club back at Kuou Academy. We toured the place, bought souvenirs and then stopped at a teahouse for a break. "Please enjoy." The kimono-wearing lady prepared the powdered green tea and served it to us. There were also some Japanese snacks. Tasting the tea -- it wasn't as bitter as I imagined. Rather, I should say, savouring the tea along with the Japanese snacks made the taste just right. "Yes, very good." Irina seemed to be enjoying it too. "It's a little bitter." Asia was a little unaccustomed. However, she still drank it little by little, so it shouldn't have been too bad for her. "...It really is gold and shiny." Xenovia seemed to be in a dream-like state and was still enamoured by the golden glamour of Kinkaku-ji. Her eyes were shining with splendorous light and she did not even touch her tea. Today's Xenovia really showed some rare sides I've never seen before. It's so interesting. The one enjoying student life the most could very well be Xenovia. "Xenovia, let's have a prayer to commemorate." Xenovia nodded at Irina's suggestion. "Good idea." "Let's pray!" Asia joined in, and the three of them went "Oh Lord!" As the trio prayed towards the heavens, what the heck kind of commemoration is this...
Ah, it was already after two in the afternoon. Though we've already toured the sightseeing spots at a rapid pace, once things caught our eyes, time seemed to pass so quickly. Come to think of it, we already went to sound the bell immediately after entering Kinkaku-ji, but I guess the long lines took longer than expected. "Ah, pervert! Hentai!" A female voice.