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It's really strange that it can be like this. The surname and given name are one character, which feels like Chinese. If you look closely, she is indeed dressed a bit like the girls of the past.
Cheongsam and bun.
Because she almost completed everyone's work by herself, everyone can relax. These 20 servings of rice cakes are really worth it.
"If you're not full, you can take more." Lingye said.
"really?"
"Well, really."
There are dozens of tons of rice cakes. Even an alien can't eat them all, unless she grows to fifty meters tall.
"Is your appearance a disguise after coming to Earth? Or do you really look like this?"
"I'm...ah, you know I'm an alien."
"You didn't keep it a secret either."
"Is that so? I'm from the planet Yahasa, and people on our planet look like this." Kagura said without any defense.
There was nothing to be on guard against, she just came to Earth to find a job. But it seemed that it was not easy to find a job here.
Sure enough, filling your stomach is a difficult task on any planet.
"After the civilization of the Galactic Federation enters the world and registers on Earth, won't the Celestial Administration arrange jobs for them?"
This is a statement that Ling has also heard of, and it is also a way for the Earth to facilitate the management of aliens.
“But I am a stowaway.”
"Ah? Smuggling?"
"Yes, you don't know how limited the places to come to Earth are."
There was no way to get in line. The Galactic Federation would not give a place to someone like her who came to work penniless. The control was very strict. It was only after the news of Zoda's annihilation that the enthusiasm for going to Earth decreased a little.
Kagura took the opportunity to sneak over.
"Don't tell the police, or I'll be arrested."
"Well, I won't tell you. But if you want to fill your stomach, I know of a job like this. All you have to do is eat."
Chapter 475: Kotaro Returns
On the first day of the first lunar month, cleansing
The streets are filled with the aroma of pastries. In Tokyo, this smell is the flavor of the New Year.
Perhaps because rice cakes were distributed in various neighborhoods all day yesterday, there were more pilgrims coming to Tsukimine Shrine for the first ceremony today.
Although the purpose of distributing rice cakes is not this, it is of course a good thing for the shrine to have pilgrims. No matter how busy the Hyuga priest is, he is willing to do so.
Tsukimine Shrine is now considered a large shrine in Tokyo. The chief priest has hired some apprentice shrine maidens to be responsible for the reception on festival days. Most of them are daughters of nearby residents. Being a shrine maiden is a very desirable social experience activity. The salary is also much higher than working in a convenience store.
Today, you can still get rice cakes for free at the torii gate at the foot of Wolbong Mountain.
Early in the morning, there was an endless stream of pilgrims on the mountain trail, and the usually quiet Yuefeng Mountain was now bustling with people. It made people wonder whether gods could hear the prayers of so many people even if there were gods in the world.
Even the Thousand-armed and Thousand-eyed Guanyin would probably be overwhelmed.
The selling of ema, amulets and the distribution of rice cakes were all handled by the apprentice shrine maidens, so Reiya and Reimu had more free time as they only had to perform the rituals.
With two official shrine maidens in office, it can indeed become a large shrine. One is the Sunday shrine maiden of the Izumo lineage, and the other is the Hakurei shrine maiden of Gensokyo. This is the only shrine with such a high standard.
Clap your hands and worship.
"I wish you a new year with all the evil gone and good fortune coming." Ling, who was wearing a shrine maiden's costume, said skillfully.
Because she had received so many first greetings, Ling didn't pay attention to who she was worshipping. She skillfully said the blessings that she had repeated hundreds of times to the pilgrims opposite her.
“The rice cakes are delicious.”
A familiar voice, she finally paid attention to the other person's face.
"Kotaro, you're back!"
"Well, I'm back."
He came back from millions of light years away, defeated the enemies that threatened the Milky Way, and saved the Milky Way.
"Welcome back."
Kotaro wasn't wearing his usual ZAT uniform, so it's no wonder Ling didn't notice.
He was wearing a dark black men's yukata with a pure black silk belt tied around his waist, looking like a nobleman from a TV drama. Anyone who saw him would praise him in their heart.
Although he was a erratic person at first, he has become reliable now.
"Did you just get back?"
"I arrived in the early morning, went home, took a shower, and changed my clothes."
Now that Kotaro is back, Ling will no longer be a sculpture in the main hall. Anyway, the ceremony is over, and there is no rule that the shrine maiden must sit there and bless. There is no point in blessing without sincerity.
"Aren't you going to take a break after coming back? You must be exhausted after the long journey."
It was indeed a long journey. The diameter of the Milky Way is only 100,000 light years. They were traveling to the barren land between galaxies. There is no longer journey than this.
He was indeed very tired, but compared to lying in bed and resting, Kotaro felt that he could relax more here.
There was a sense of finally being home.
"I'll make you rice cake soup."
It was not the rice cake made by Mo Qilong that was distributed at the foot of the mountain, but the bucket of rice cake that she had made with Nan Xizi before, which was used to lure Mo Qilong.
It was made from glutinous rice planted by the evil spirits in the secret realm, harvested after Gaia's blessing, and ground into glutinous rice flour. Nan Xizi hit the mallet, and Ling also kneaded the dough herself.
She still remembered what she said to Kotaro before leaving, that she would treat him to rice cakes when she came back.
Regardless of whether it was Ultra Father's trial, a man who guarded the galaxy and his hometown was certainly worthy of her carefully making rice cakes to entertain him.
"Would you like sweet rice cake soup, Kotaro-kun? Or salty rice cake with vegetables and meat?"
"Ah? Is there a vegetable and meat version of rice cake?"
"You've never eaten it before? Then make them all and try them."
Red bean rice cake soup can be used as dessert, vegetable and meat rice cake can be used as the staple food, and you can also fry egg-coated sugar rice cake as a snack.
The ingredients are ready-made and not too much trouble.
"It's really exciting." Kotaro was indeed very hungry. He hadn't eaten since returning to Earth. "But I also miss the three seniors in the secret realm."
The three of them helped him a lot, allowing him to grow to this point. Including when he was fighting with Zoda, he actually thought of the three predecessors.
The phantom of Jack's brother, as well as Aguru and Nexus.
Although they are phantoms, the latter two must exist somewhere in the universe, fighting to the death against the enemies for the justice they uphold.
Reiya paused for a moment and looked back at Kotaro.
"You don't need training anymore?"
"what?"
"The training is over. Haven't you completed the task your father gave you?"
Ace defeated King Jumbo, and Taro defeated Juda with the help of his brothers. Ultra Father always seems to like to give the Ultra Brothers these difficult-to-defeat enemies as a training, but it turns out that they can always complete the task.
Kotaro hesitated for a moment, his expression somewhat puzzled, "Do you think I'm leaving?"
"Isn't it?"
After Ace defeated King Jumbo, he left the Earth immediately. She really thought Taro was just coming to say goodbye.
"Of course not. Earth is my home. Why would I leave? If anyone wants to leave, let Taro go. I will never leave Earth."
He is Kotaro, an Earthling, and Taro has nothing to do with him. Kotaro thought about it and took out the Taro badge.
"You gave it to me at that time, why don't you take it back and return it to Mother of Ultra."
"No, you can pay it back if you want."
Lingye said before that he has matured and become an adult, but he takes it back now. Kotaro is still like a naughty boy.
However, after saying this, she did feel much better.
"Come on, after we make the rice cakes, let's find a nice place for a picnic."
The weather is really nice today. It has been sunny since the snow fell a few days ago. Even though the temperature is very low, it is still warm under the sun. So when there is no wind, it is also very comfortable to be outdoors.
The good place for a picnic that Reiya mentioned is the rooftop of Tsukimine Shrine.
When she was at Izumo Taisha Shrine before, she was deeply impressed by the laurel tree on the back hill. There is no such high building here at Gekkomine Shrine, so the view from the roof is also very good.
Although the shrine has only one floor, it is about the height of a normal three-story building because it houses statues of gods.
The roof looks like a "human" shape when viewed from below, but because the slope is very gentle, it can also be seen as a platform.
“Is it okay to climb the roof of a shrine?”
Kotaro's question surprised Ling a little, she had never thought about it.
"Can't you?"
It shouldn't be possible, after all, the gods enshrined in the shrine. Climbing on the roof is equivalent to stepping on the heads of the gods, right?
But Kotaro thought about it and said nothing more. It was just superstition. Besides, even if there really were gods, Kotaro thought that Gaia would not be angry if he stepped on their heads.
The view from the roof is really nice, with large forests around and the treetops reaching the ground. The warm sunlight shines directly on the roof, making people feel so comfortable that they even want to sleep.
Ling also spread a picnic mat on the roof.
Soon, a big bird flew up with a picnic basket hooked in its claws. Inside was a prepared rice cake feast.
"This bird is so smart, is it a macaw?"
It looks a bit similar, but also seems not quite right.
"Don't you recognize Kotaro? It's Patton."
Patton? Which one... Oh, Kotaro remembered, the volcano bird Patton! That damn guy, why is he so well-behaved?
Ling also gave Barton, who had completed the task, a piece of fruit and a piece of rice cake. It was carnivorous, but it would not refuse fruit and rice cake. Then it was taken back into the monster capsule.
At the same time, Miss Kagura, who came from the Yato planet, also started the part-time job that Lingya introduced to her.