Chapter 941: Two women met on the train

On the train to Shimane Prefecture, two women sat opposite Akaso Kaze.

One was a woman in her thirties with an intellectual look, and the other was a young girl.

During the journey, the three of them started chatting.

"Eh, is Kaze-san also very interested in poetry and the like?" the intellectual woman asked.

Akaso Kaze nodded, "I have done a lot of research on Chinese poetry and literature."

"Is that so? That's great." The intellectual woman chuckled, "I wonder if I could ask you to serve as a guest of honor to participate in our Osaka Renku Society. Oh my, I almost forgot to introduce myself. My name is Ando Reiko, and I currently serve as an assistant professor in the Department of Japanese Literature at Osaka Junior College."

"You are a teacher?" Akaso Kaze felt this name was a bit familiar.

"Yes, this one here is my student, Kawaguchi Mizuki. She works in the library."

Ando Reiko introduced.

"He, hello." The girl beside her, who seemed a bit shy, wore a pair of thick glasses, and her hair was tied back. Probably because of work, she still looked like a high school girl.

Seeing Akaso Kaze, Kawaguchi Mizuki's small face turned a bit red.

This gentleman is really so handsome.

Ando Reiko introduced the others in the Renku Society.

Two young men, one named Yagisawa Taku, had a handlebar mustache and, like an artist, wore long hair. He was 32 years old and ran a pastry shop in Osaka.

The other was Shiina Ryosuke, refined and courteous, wearing glasses, 38 years old, and was a dentist.

There was also a middle-aged uncle who talked about investment in every sentence, named Ubukata Gozo.

"Teacher Reiko, who is this?"

Ubukata Gozo sat alone in the window seat. With his raised eyebrows and hooked nose, he looked like a boss who was not easy to get close to, curiously examining Akaso Kaze.

"I, I guess I'm a detective."

Akaso Kaze didn't say he was an Onmyoji; his fame was too great now, especially in public, so it was better to keep a low profile.

Ubukata Gozo's eyes lit up and he asked, "You detectives, is money easy to earn?"

Akaso Kaze smiled slightly, "Yes, it is indeed quite easy to earn."

One commission for 20 million, could it not be easy to earn?

"We are on a Renku journey," Ando Reiko said: "After arriving in Matsue, there will be a Renku conference tomorrow. Simply put, Renku is a game where multiple people connect sentences, which is Renga."

"With Kaze-san's participation, this Renku journey will definitely be more interesting."

Akaso Kaze originally liked poetry very much, and after chatting with a few people for a while, they soon hit it off.

Arriving in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, it was already afternoon. Akaso Kaze stayed in the same hotel as the others, and after settling down, the group visited Matsue Castle on the way.

Akaso Kaze said: "Speaking of Matsue, the first thing that comes to mind is Matsue Castle. You can see the panoramic view of Lake Shinji from the castle. What people talk about most regarding Lake Shinji is the 'Seven Delicacies of Shinji' here."

Kawaguchi Mizuki followed by his side, walked up to the Shiroyama Inari Shrine, and asked curiously, "What are the seven delicacies?"

"They are the perch, whitebait, smelt, clam, shrimp, carp, and eel produced here..."

"Kaze-san knows it really clearly. Have you been to Matsue before?" Ando Reiko and the others walked slowly behind.

"Yes, I even fished in Lake Shinji before."

Akaso Kaze led the group past a Japanese old mansion, "This is the former residence of Lafcadio Hearn. 'Earless Hoichi' and 'Yuki-onna' are the most famous..."

After passing Lafcadio Hearn's former residence, it was the destination, Matsue Lake View Hotel. As soon as Ubukata Gozo arrived, he said he had an appointment to talk about business, so the group waited in the hotel lobby.

"Someone will come to lead the way later. You can wait here for a while and eat some matcha and snacks prepared by the hotel," the front desk clerk received them.

"Okay, thank you."

Akaso Kaze sat on the sofa in front of the hotel's floor-to-ceiling window, looking out at the beautiful scenery of Lake Shinji in the sunset dusk.

"Looking at Lake Shinji from here, it's really nice, haha."

"Yes," Kawaguchi Mizuki stood in front of the window, intoxicated, "The hotel is built by the lake, it's really too beautiful!"

"Tomorrow morning, we will be able to see the situation of clam digging."

Akaso Kaze picked up a pastry, "The pastries here are quite good."

"Of course," pastry shop owner Yagisawa Taku smiled, "Matsue is as famous as Kyoto and Kanazawa; they are all major towns producing Japanese-style pastries. Our side in Osaka is still quite a bit behind."

"I'll try it too."

Kawaguchi Mizuki and the others followed and picked up the pastries on the coffee table.

"It looks delicious."

"Don't forget to brush your teeth well after eating," dentist Shiina Ryosuke reminded with a smile, "Eating sweets is bad for your teeth, especially if you eat sweets often."

Akaso Kaze put down the pastry plate and turned his gaze to the other side. That Ubukata Gozo was still talking to a middle-aged man in a gray suit carrying a briefcase, and he could hear words like "stocks" from time to time. ===== CHAPTER 943 =====