I was thinking like this, but...it's unlikely that there would be any fashionable cafe in this small mountain village, right?

Because I always feel out of place.

Although she had such words in her heart, Kim Ji Soo still did not say them out.

"Where is the dining place?"

Coming out of the room, Jin Zhixiu turned to look at the maid waiting outside the door.

Since my father was not in the room, I thought I would feel that I had lost something for no reason, but such a thought never came to my mind.

"Please follow me, guest."

Her hands were always folded under her belly, her expression respectful and humble.

When turning around, he also gave his brightest and most natural smile, making people look particularly comfortable.

The maid assigned to her by Takiichi is like a machine butler infused with human emotions.

He didn't blame her for staying in the room for too long.

"What kind of person is your young master usually like?"

On the way to the dining area, she looked at the maid in front of her who was always keeping the same rhythm, and suddenly said.

"Master Takiichi treats everyone with humility and is deeply welcomed and respected here."

"Yes, he is indeed such a person."

Because he seems to be living as a 'protagonist', she murmured, echoing the maid's words.

"The annual village festival is the hardest time for the young master.

There are no witches here, but many people regard the young master as the chosen one."

As the maid explained softly, she seemed to see another life hidden in Takiichi's body.

The local ‘Chosen Ones’ are similar to the shrine maidens in various shrines in Sakura Country.

This identity may sound funny, but in fact the locals have never looked down upon it.

Although the servants here change from time to time, Takiichi's life history is like a professional code.

Everyone knows it well, even those who have been in the company for the shortest time have seen the hard work of being the 'Chosen One'.

The ‘Chosen Son’ is selected by the old people of Sanshan Kimura who have gone through changes in the world, and is a male lineage.

There is only a gender difference with the shrine maidens, and they are officially recognized, but they only serve the village.

The person who accepts the canonization will bear the fate of the entire village's prosperity and decline.

This is like those who are elected as village chiefs and governors and deal with some political affairs casually.

At a certain stage, you will be promoted to a completely different level.

The ‘Chosen Son’ exists in Sanshanmu Village and several nearby villages, as well as in other areas. Such troublesome details as ancient inheritance can be piled as high as a mountain.

During the annual village festival, which is the day when Sanshan Kimura was first established, the ‘Chosen One’ will definitely become the core figure.

Takiichi’s father, Hiroaki Hirai, the president here, was the previous ‘Chosen One’.

Because of the manifestation of ‘God’, his career has gradually affected the lives of people here.

As for Takiichi's generation, he needs to learn the dance that must be performed at the village festival early.

It is said that they are derived from the singing and dancing of geisha and the kagura dance of shrine maidens. There are 11 types and 14 programs in total.

Representative dances include the rain-praying dance, the three-mountain dance, the harvest dance, the flat well dance, the tambourine dance, etc.

It takes place in late May every year, and the performance lasts for more than four hours, which is longer than the concerts of ordinary artists.

"In May this year, preparations for the ceremony will begin in early May to prepare for the upcoming village festival.

The young master will perform on stage under the lighthouse in the village. Due to traffic problems in the village, the stage needs to be built in advance every year.

It will be dismantled afterwards, and after that, there will be a sacred ceremony that can only be performed here in the entire Sakura Country."

The maid smiled and said, "The 'Chosen One' carries the medium of communication between the gods of heaven and the humans here.

I pray that the coming year will be smooth and prosperous, that life will be happy and healthy, and that young people will have more job opportunities, etc.

The young master will pray to heaven during the dance performance that day...

But every time the young master said that if it were a thousand years ago, this ritual could be performed without any sense of violation.

But it seems a little disgusting at the moment.”

Kim Ji-soo didn't think so, probably because she didn't expect him to have such a "dramatic" identity.

Imagine him wearing weird costumes, doing weird dances to the rhythm, maybe wearing a headdress? Or a mask?

Yes, in his heart, he is just like the ancient people who lived without desires and demands, open-minded and unrestrained.

This is something that she, who has been immersed in the big dyeing vat of a city like Seoul, cannot have.

"And on that day, the young master must give a speech in front of the whole village.

The article on the village festival was also written by him himself, in ancient Japanese.

Maybe I'll have to be interviewed by a local cable TV station, but that's only once a year.

So no matter where the young master was before, he would always come back at that time.

Probably because he has never been absent, the old people in the village who have gone through changes like him very much."

In this case, it must be very busy, right?

If it were me...Kim Ji-soo thinks about it every year when she worships her ancestors.

You have to stay with your parents with your brother and sister, and meet more than a hundred family relatives and elders.

Speaking of which, she really hates that kind of thing.

That's right, if she were to do these things on his behalf, she would feel tired soon.

I had noticed the deep fatigue in his eyes a long time ago.

In fact, sometimes, Jin Jixiu thought that he had once wanted to leave everything behind and live wherever he wanted to live.

Maybe others think this is a matter of course.

Now, because of a certain person, he has the idea that "it doesn't matter if he stays here for the time being."

However, if this idea is really torn apart, it will cause a kind of dispute and confusion that cannot be said to be a small one.

The fact that we have broken up is because we don’t want him to humblely beg to get back together again.

Such an outstanding person should feel regret if he missed that girl named Sakura.

But, what should I do?

She clenched her fists, did she really want to invite him to Seoul for a while?

Jin Jixiu thought about this kind of thing endlessly, treating it as a courtesy.

She didn't mind having this sudden idea.

"However, the young master should be very busy this year."

The disappeared orange cat appeared one meter away in front of me, and it seemed to have a pass here.

It can shuttle around every corner without restraint, and the servants around it regard it as the mascot of this place.

A very cute and interesting little guy with a chubby body.

No matter where you go, this noble and lazy atmosphere makes it hard to imagine what kind of person its owner is.

"How to say?"

Jin Zhixiu called to the orange cat in the distance with her finger, while turning her eyes curiously.

"Where's the imperial examination? Every May is the imperial examination in Sakura Country. It's a big day.

As one of the three most difficult professional exams in Sakura Country, the young master has been preparing for it for many years."

The maid took out a bag of cat food from the belt in front of her, as if carrying it with her would always come in handy.

The smell of cat food must have attracted the little guy's attention, as it swayed obediently and walked closer.

And even if it reaches out its hand, it doesn't look afraid.
Chapter completed!