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Chapter 281 An Unexpected Opportunity

"Haiyue!?"×2

"What are you doing there?"

"Come here quickly!!"

The two sisters were stunned by what they saw and immediately started shouting and screaming, trying to call back the youngest sister in the entire temple.

"You guys are so noisy!"

Aoba Haiyue, a third-year junior high school student who considered herself the most mature and intelligent of the three sisters, slowly stood up and said expressionlessly to her two older sisters: "Just now, at a crucial stage of my growth, I was sound asleep when I was woken up by your argument. Angrily, I ran over and heard you two making a racket at the temple gate. When I got there, I heard you discussing something like '**,' so of course I had to come and see."

"Um...it was wrong of us to wake you up,"

Aoba Yuzuki's forehead was slightly sweaty, and then she said urgently, "But you should stay away from that spot first, that man is dangerous."

"Oh~"

Hearing her sister's urging, Haiyue not only didn't obey, but instead, with a precocious look, she lowered her head and looked at the boy at her feet with great interest: "Is this **? Let me see."

"Haiyue!"

Seeing this scene, Yueye was furious. She had noticed long ago that her younger sister seemed to be very keen on disobeying her two older sisters and often did it on purpose.

"Hmm...is this guy really a **? He's completely different from what I imagined **,"

Aoba Kaigetsu looked down at Hayakawa for a long time, her small, delicate nose wrinkling slightly. She said with great disappointment, "**Shouldn't he be the kind of middle-aged man who weighs 2 or 3 pounds, wears clothes with anime girl patterns, has a greasy face and doesn't wash his hair, and gets breathless and has bloodshot eyes as soon as he sees a charming and mature beauty like me, and can't wait to pounce on me?**

"That's really comprehensive. And are you referring to yourself as a mature and beautiful young woman? By the way, where did you get all those adjectives from?"

Upon hearing Haiyue's words, Aoba Tsukiyo's face immediately darkened: "We'll be holding a family meeting later."

"Don't judge a book by its cover, Haiyue,"

Yuzuki said with some helplessness, "Some people may look very upright, but they are actually perverts inside."

"is it?"

Haiyue looked down at Hayakawa, who was unconscious and had a serene expression, and cautiously reached out her foot to touch her: "**?"

"You guys..."

At this moment, a woman with short pink hair covering half her eye, wearing a loose-fitting abbot's robe that was disheveled, and yawning lazily, walked out of the door. She said with considerable displeasure, "You're so noisy this early in the morning! Don't you know that this is the time for young beauties my age to get their beauty sleep? Honestly, I was having a sweet dream about Buddha being healed, and then I heard you all making such a racket. It woke me up, and now Buddha's head is tilted to one side..."

"This is Xixi's fault, isn't it? As the abbot, she is indeed the last one to get up in the entire temple."

Upon hearing this, Aoba Yuzuki's face darkened, and she muttered under her breath, "Even though Haiyue is awake..."

"Is this how you speak to your master? Yuzuki, as the abbot, I am extremely busy with many affairs of state, shouldering the heavy responsibility of revitalizing Mikazuki-ji Temple. Every day, I work hard to seek justice for the temple and to find kind and benevolent incense masters. You are so tired during the day, what's wrong with getting a little more sleep at night?"

The abbess named Xixi blushed slightly upon hearing her junior's accusation, and immediately retorted several times with righteous indignation. Then, she coughed lightly and casually changed the subject, saying, "So what exactly were you arguing about at the temple gate...?"

XiXi walked to the middle of the group, her gaze naturally falling on Haiyue not far ahead... and Hayakawa lying on the ground, her expression suddenly freezing: "Who is this person on the ground...?"

The next moment, her voice stopped, her eyes widened, and she stared intently at Hayakawa's face, which was filled with a strange light.

"Sister Xixi?"

Yuzuki noticed the change in her temple's senior's expression and asked with some confusion, "What's wrong?"

"nothing…"

Xixi's gaze seemed fixed on Hayakawa, and she murmured, "It seems my dream is about to come true."

The Buddha with the crooked neck... is saved!

"Dream?"

Cang Ye Jieyue and Yue exchanged a bewildered glance. Before they could even understand what she meant, Xi Xi's face lit up with ecstatic joy. She said impatiently, "Hurry, hurry, hurry and invite this innocent... this kind-hearted temple master into the temple! Now, right now!"

"what?!"

Yuzuki and Kaigetsu were stunned, frozen in place. Kaigetsu, however, reacted quickly and immediately squatted down to help Hayakawa up from the ground.

Seeing the two girls standing there dumbfounded, Xixi didn't bother to say anything to them. She quickly walked over to Hayakawa's side and carefully helped him up with Haiyue. They hurriedly escorted him into the temple, as if afraid he would run away.

She knew exactly which family Hayakawa came from.

Those familiar eyebrows and eyes, those very similar facial features... I recognized them instantly after just one glance.

As Xixi helped Hayakawa through the temple gate, memories from many years ago kept replaying in her mind. Back then, she was a junior at Mikazuki Temple, hiding behind a pillar and watching two senior monks kneeling on prayer cushions chanting Buddhist scriptures.

One of the women's faces gradually overlapped with Hayakawa's current appearance.

Oh, I see. He's your son.

XiXi remembered a phone call that came to her suddenly not long ago.

“My son might come to your temple to practice during the winter vacation. Please help take care of him then.”

The phone hangs up.

XiXi: "..."

"Our Mikazuki is saved!"

The phone call, which ended after only a few words, has kept Xixi waiting ever since.

After all, she knew Hayakawa's mother when they were young, and back then she helped alleviate a lot of Mikazukiji's financial problems. Now that her son has arrived, with her years of experience in finding swindlers, she'll make sure he's utterly defeated.

So Xixi waited with great anticipation for the winter break, waiting for Hayakawa to come.

As a result, they arrived early before winter break, without even giving a warning. I just saw Hayakawa almost scared Xixi to death.

"Luckily, the mother and son look very alike. If they didn't look alike and I hadn't recognized them, wouldn't I have missed this incredible opportunity?!"

Thinking of this, Xixi felt extremely fortunate and transported Hayakawa even faster, quickly sending him into the inner temple.

Seeing Haiyue and the abbot disappear into the temple in a flash, the two women, Jieyue and Jieyue, who were still standing at the door, exchanged a glance and then followed them inside without prior arrangement.

Although I don't know what happened, it seems like Sister Xixi knows that person...

In short, let's go and find out first.

After the two women left, the temple entrance became quiet again. As the breeze blew, the wooden door slowly closed, separating the inside and outside of the temple into two unrelated worlds.

Chapter 282 The Fact of Your Departure

Outside the window, rain and snow fell softly, while inside, Fumino Kohashi stared blankly at the letter in her hand, having stood by the bed for who knows how long.

The words in the letter felt unfamiliar to her.

Actually, there wasn't anything particularly extreme written in the letter. It was just a few words. Hayakawa didn't say anything or blame anyone. He simply mentioned that he was "in a bad mood" lately and wanted to go out to "clear his head." He said he wouldn't be going with the two girls and that they should take care of themselves. He also specifically told them not to come looking for him or call him. At the end of the letter, he reminded them to be careful and hoped they would have a good time in Hokkaido.

The letter's tone was so calm, as if it were just a meal out, but Fumino Furuhashi's heart was far from calm. Her throat felt choked up, and a painful feeling lingered in her chest, as if she were stuck in a cave tunnel, unable to go up or down.

She knew what kind of person Hayakawa was. He never cared about anything. Although he always had a stern face and looked fierce, apart from being troubled by his studies and being a little chuunibyou, he was actually a guy who cared a lot about the people around him.

For him to make such a decision to leave without saying goodbye... something must have happened, something must have happened without his knowledge!

"..."

Gu Qiao tightened her grip on the letter, pinching the edges of the white paper until they creased. She had read it many times, and the unease in her heart grew deeper, her eyes gradually changing.

She remembered what the girl with her back to her whispered yesterday at that hot spring station on Mount Yotei.

Recently... there's only one thing that makes her think it might cause Hayakawa to act this way.

"Rika-chan..."

Did he confess to Hayakawa?

Fumio Kobashi thought.

Only something so unconventional could make Hayakawa, who is always at ease, feel lost and ultimately choose to leave.

After all, Hayakawa is the strange type who would choose to leave without saying goodbye because of something like this.

The next moment, even she couldn't suppress the surging anger in her eyes. She threw the letter on the bed and turned to walk towards the door.

Regardless of whether Ogata Rizu was asleep or not, she wanted to wake her up now and find out what had happened.

However, just as she was about to leave the room, Hayakawa seemed to suddenly remember something. She turned back to the bedside, picked up the letter on the bed with slightly trembling hands, and read it again with utmost seriousness.

After reading it, everything turned out as she had expected. Gu Qiao's breathing became heavy, and her unease reached its peak.

Perhaps it's just my imagination...

No, it must be an illusion.

Because it's impossible...

In the letter… Hayakawa’s letter didn’t mention when he would return to school at all.

……

The temple was rather quiet and cold, even the beds in the guest room were like that.

Hayakawa didn't know how long he had slept, but even though he hadn't slept for two days, this sleep still felt extremely long and painful, as if he were immersed in a boundless nightmare.

However, he was already used to it; since starting high school, he hadn't had a good night's sleep.

I slightly opened my eyes, and what came into view was the wooden beams of the temple.

After a brief moment of confusion, Hayakawa propped himself up and sat up, instantly feeling all sorts of discomfort in his body. His mouth was dry, his head was throbbing, and if it weren't for the cool air inside after the rain, he probably would have been covered in sweat, feeling sticky and uncomfortable... In short, he felt uncomfortable all over.

Hayakawa emerged from the blankets that had been wrapped around her as if she had broken free of her restraints. She then looked around at her surroundings, let out a soft breath, and realized her situation.

He was in the temple.

It seems that although I was sleepy and tired this morning, I didn't go to the wrong place.

To be able to handle that situation with such ease...

As expected of me.

Hayakawa, whose head had been drooping after being struck down by Furuhashi Ogata, slowly but firmly raised it, his hidden confidence awakening like a sleeping beast.

In short, since we've come to a temple, let's diligently cultivate ourselves and begin a new life.

Hayakawa got off the bed, slightly out of breath, a hint of expectation appearing on her pale, bloodless face.

In short, first spend an afternoon sitting quietly under the waterfall, and then practice the Eighteen Bronze Men routine shirtless with the monks in the temple for an entire night.

"boom!"

Hayakawa was looking forward to it when the door to the waiting room was suddenly pushed open at an inopportune moment. The next moment, a beautiful girl with short blonde hair and a voluptuous figure walked in from outside. She was stunned when she saw Hayakawa standing in the room.

She clearly hadn't expected Hayakawa to be awake, and stood there awkwardly looking at him. Hayakawa, on the other hand, was also clearly taken aback by the presence of a woman in the temple, and stared blankly at her.

The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, with only the irregular, alternating breathing of the two people.

After a brief silence, Hayakawa said something expressionless.

Why are there women in temples?

Hayakawa's voice was calm, but it was filled with indifference to the impermanence of life, a feeling of despair, and a deep-seated resentment and bitterness.

Yes, his life has been full of twists and turns, and he has long since faced countless injustices in life.

He was already used to the fact that things he wanted to do always went wrong.

He would ignore the injustice, then sneer and say, "Nothing special," before striding past it.

As soon as the words were spoken, the already awkward atmosphere in the room became even more tense.

Aoba Tsukiyo: "..."

Including Hayakawa's previous nonsensical remark about "accepting oneself," this should be the second thing the two said to each other after meeting. However, it was just as inexplicable and baffling as before.

"Don't stay lying down now that you're awake. The abbot has been waiting for you for a long time."

Speechless, Aoba Tsukiyo looked at Hayakawa coldly and said something before leaving the room.

Although Xixi comforted herself with a few words, she was still indignant about Hayakawa's lewd behavior towards her from the very beginning.

I was in such a good mood, happily stepping out of the temple to breathe in the fresh, rain-kissed air, when someone suddenly hugged me as soon as I opened the door. Who could stand that?

"Humph!"

Aoba Tsukiyo's face turned blood red as she thought of this. She gritted her teeth and quickened her pace.

Hayakawa was initially in a bad mood because he saw the woman, but when he heard the word "abbot," a flame of hope suddenly rekindled in his heart.