Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Pitter-Patter!

The clouds above are floating at low altitudes. The rain showed no sign of stopping. Instead kept on piling up. Adam didn't know whether he would suffer from a sudden lightning strike. He hoped that the rain would stop soon to see a rainbow above.

The result of the fortune slip came out.

You're advised to keep quiet and follow the norm. If you act rashly, it would be counter-intuitive.

...

This was the result of the fortune slip.

After looking at the content of the fortune slip, Adam looked thoughtful. "Is this telling me to do things as normal, and not doing anything unusual?"

"The fortune slips are just a form of spiritual comfortment. So, you don't have to believe all of it." Ayaka stated her own opinion on fortune slips.

They are now facing an abnormal event. It is of no use to believe in superstitious stuff like fortune slips in such circumstances.

Fortunately, Adam wasn't a superstitious person. So, he didn't care about the result of the fortune slips. He just wanted to use this as an excuse to soothe out Ayaka's emotions.

Therefore, he handed another fortune slip to Ayaka and said: "Miss Ayaka, you should choose one too."

Kamisato Ayaka did not refuse Adam's offer.

She also wanted to cheer up and dispel all of her worries. It may be a good idea to draw the fortune slips.

Soon, Ayaka unravelled the fortune slip and got a remarkable result.

Good Luck! The person accompanying you is your destined one.

...

Adam leaned over and looked at the content on the paper and subconsciously said: "This seems to represent good luck... And miss Ayaka, your love encounter has arrived, and it's the person accompanying you...

Uhh... Cough... Miss Ayaka, you are right. The fortune slips are just spiritual comfort. So, you don't have to believe in the contents above."

Now there are no other people in the world except for the two. So, according to the fortune slip, Ayaka's destined person should be him, right?

Although Adam likes a beautiful girl like Ayaka very much, at this moment, he didn't dare to say anything related to the content on the fortune slip. That would seem too sloppy.

Kamisato Ayaka silently put away the paper and didn't say anything about this matter.

Seeing this, Adam was a little worried and disappointed. Ayaka didn't show any evident emotion in this regard. So, he had no idea what she was thinking about.

"Let's look for food in the shrine. Since there is no one in the Grand Narukami Shrine, we will leave shortly afterwards. But the way down will not be so smooth." Ayaka said in a pleasant voice.

"Let's do as you said." Since the topic was about their journey afterwards, Adam didn't bother to think much about it.

After talking, Adam turned his head and looked around.

"I'm going to the opposite side of the courtyard to have a look." After speaking, he quickly ran to the other side of the shrine in the rain.

Seeing the figure of Adam leaving, Kamisato Ayaka looked at the paper note in her hands. Her eyes were a little dazed looking at it.

...

As the shrine is located on top of Mt. Yugou, the Grand Narukami Shrine naturally has a lot of food reserves. Adam quickly found a lot of food after searching for a while.

But, as soon as he packed up the food, he sneezed.

"I'm wet all over. I can't keep going like this, or else I'll catch a cold." Adam started self-talking. He quickly took the food and turned around to look for Ayaka.

Luckily, Ayaka also found some food and piled it up inside a room.

When Adam came over, Kamisato Ayaka also sneezed a few times. Her nose was a bit red due to the cold.

"Miss Ayaka, there should be some spare clothes in the shrine, right? I think we should change into new dry clothes, otherwise both of us will catch cold." Adam said to Ayaka in worry.

Ayaka nodded and accepted his opinion. "You're right. I just saw a room where the spare clothes were located, but... there are only shrine maiden's clothes."

"..." Adam didn't know what to reply.

Seeing that Adam didn't speak, Kamisato Ayaka continued talking. "It's getting late. We won't be able to go down the mountain today. So, let's stay here for the night. We can light the stove in the shrine, and dry our clothes near there. Before that, there's no other choice but to change into shrine maiden's clothes. It's just for the night after all."

Kamisato Ayaka is a girl, so she has no opinion on wearing a shrine maiden's uniform.

But, she was a little worried that Adam would not be able to pass the hurdle in his heart. So, politely tried to convince him.

After hearing this, Adam was a little persuaded.

"You're right, it's only for a night. The times have changed. As a modern human, if you haven't wore women's clothings before, you're too embarrassed to call yourself a real man?" Adam tried to encourage himself.

Kamisato Ayaka was speechless after hearing this.

Next, Adam and Ayaka went out to get shrine maiden clothes and a pair of towels from the shrine. They went to different rooms to clean their bodies before putting on the shrine maiden attire.

The shrine maiden uniforms of Grand Narukami Shrine have a white upper body with scarlet hakama on the lower body.

Putting on the shrine maiden costume, Adam clenched his fist and said to himself: "Adam, cheer up! It is only for the night. This is just a forced manoeuvre."

Kamisato Ayaka, who was wearing a shrine maiden outfit, seemed to have a different beauty than usual. It was more like a holy and peaceful temperament. After Adam walked out, Ayaka was already waiting for him in the corridor.

After hearing his arrival, Ayaka turned around and said: "Adam, you came out.. poof!"

Kamisato Ayaka couldn't help but laugh aloud when she saw Adam's appearance. She was giggling non-stop, looking at his embarrassed figure.

Adam was embarrassed after hearing her laughter and said quickly, "I can't help hit!? Don't look at me like that, hurry up and start a fire. Where is the stove? I'm going to dry my clothes."

Adam really didn't want to continue struggling with the issue of dressing because it was too embarrassing.

Seeing this, Ayaka quickly apologized. "I'm sorry. I was a bit rude just now. Please come with me, I'll show you the way."

Ayaka kindly changed the subject after looking at Adam's embarrassment. However, her blue eyes still had a teasing look on them.

After arriving at the shrine's stove, they hung their clothes on racks. Next, they only need to pay attention to the opening and closing of the doors and windows so that they won't have to stay here all night.

But when they were about to leave the room...

Outside was still the scene of wind and rain. Occasionally, some thunderstorms were steaking across the sky, illuminating the sky.

The torrential rain has been falling for a long time. Adam didn't know how long it would last.

"Achu..." Suddenly Ayaka sneezed. Her little nose looked bright red.

Adam said with concern: "It looks like miss Ayaka caught a cold. Why don't we go back to the stove and let the fire warm us up?"