Previous chapter: https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/285090840>Sidebar: Spending New Year at the Mikadono family home. After the first sunrise comes the first shrine visit. So... what could "those" be...?>[January 1st...]>(Ooooh~!)>It really is quite beautiful...>We'll do the year's first shrine visit next.>Go get ready, everyone.>Yes!>...Grandmother!>Do we have *THOSE*?>...Yes we do.
>Home 189: The first shrine visit, and a wish.>Blurb: Beauty explosion~
>Y-you guys...>You look great in long-sleeved kimonos!>[Out since morning doing greeting rounds]>(Hmph) Naturally.>These'll be our combat uniforms!>The year's first shrine visit...>Is where we'll *really* show how serious we are!
>...G-grandmother Hatsune,>is this really the shrine we're going to visit?>It is.>...That's surprising...>I expected that the shrine that the Mikadono family uses for their shrine visit>would be more impressive than...
>Ooh! Hatsune-san!>(*Hobble hobble...*)>And your grandchildren, too...!>This is the chief priest.>Such a blunt introduction...>We've known each other for so long, too...>I see... We came here because you're friends with the priest.>Yes.>And,>to tell you the truth...>This is also the shrine where Hatsune-san got married...>(That was a long, long time ago, you know.)>(WHAAAAT!!?)
>She got married here...!?>So that's why she had such a nostalgic look on her face just now...>Grandmother,>even if this is a friend's shrine, surely you didn't need to have your *marriage ceremony* in a place as shabby as this...>(No, no...)>Despite our present state, in the past, we used to get *throngs* of visitors ...>...But, we're deep in the mountains here, and I have no successor, either...>It's been nothing but downhill for us for a long time now...>Still, you came all this way.>Please let me offer you some tea, at least...
>...By the way...>Those clothes...>Are they just for decoration?>(*Gulp*)>(Went to the bathroom)>You still haven't actually done anything to show me that you're serious about Ayase-kun, you know.>Guh...>S-sorry...>It's just, it's kind of hard when you're actually trying to do it...>We can't really think of what to do...>Oh, there are countless methods you could use.>For example...>Do you know the "Tale of the Bamboo Cutter"?>Also known as "Princess Kaguya"?>That's the one.
>Princess Kaguya grew up to be a true beauty.>In order to test whether her suitors were serious about their love for her,>she would send them on quests to bring her rare gifts.>Even though the princess's demands were outlandish,>the men wanted to demonstrate their love for her,>and set about to achieving their tasks by any means possible.>(Oooh...!)>(...Hm?) Wait a minute...>I'm pretty sure those tasks meant to drive the suitors *away*...>...Leavin' that aside, what's she's sayin' is...>If we want to show that we're really serious about this,>we should put all our strength into making something Yuu wishes for come true...?
>Sorry,>I ended up taking a while.>Ayase-kun.>What is your biggest wish right now?>My wish?>(*Gulp...*)>...B->(Ooooh? If it's to fulfill my wish,)>(you'll do *anything*...?)>bring it on...!>I guess...
>It would be nice>if this shrine could be more popular again.>...That's...>Not really the kind of wish I was talking about...>I-is that really it?>Isn't there anything else you want?>(Oh, no~)>I don't really need anything...>And, I mean... If people stop visiting a place that's full of memories for you...>Doesn't that feel kind of lonely?>Wouldn't it be great if this place could be bustling with people again,>like it was when grandmother Hatsune got married here?
>Bustlin', huh...>The shrine doesn't even have enough staff for that right now, y'know?>I suppose that could be fixed if we were to help out, but...>Huh?>Did you say you'd help?>[Chief priest]>Would you really!?>Huh?>[One hour later...]
>Th-this is amazing...!>All these visitors, in just one hour...?>Being able to draw this big of a crowd...>Truly...
>>285258039>Combat Uniformslmao, imagine, Level IV Kimono Armor
>The sisters' *miko* power is something to fear!>I never thought I'd get to see the Mikadono sisters dressed as shrine maidens!>We've really been blessed!>...Why did he have these *miko* outfits...?>(They're just the right size, even...)>Now, you three...
>>285258303Amagami x Mikadono when
>The time has finally come to reawaken our shrine's seven social media accounts that have slumbered for so long!>(*Snap snap snap*)>#Mikadono sister #First shrine visit>I'm counting on you, Mikadono Sisters!>...His eyes lit up...>Still... If we can make this shrine popular again,>that will be proof of how serious our love for Yuu is!>Get your seal stamps here!>(Kyaaa!)>Kazuki-samaaa!>Me too!
>Kazuki-san...>Even her handwriting is skillful. I guess it's because she's got a good sense for beauty...>Here it comes,>everyone!>Orraaah!>Banner: Mochi-throwing ceremony>Niko-san...>Even though those clothes look hard to move in, she's tossing the mochi at least fifty meters away...
>>285258339Oops, these two lines belong the the previous page.>(All right...)>Next customer, please~>Two marriage amulets and three *ema* tablets comes to 4800 yen,>and 3200 yen for the customer behind you, there.>3000 yen for a big *hamaya* arrow.>Person on the right, 4100 yen please.>Next to them, that's 600 yen per person for the fortune slips, 1000 ten for the prayer tags, and with the amulets, that comes down to...>Miwa-san!>W-wow...>She's getting all the calculations right even as she's taking in new data...!>(And with this many people, too...)>I was worried that their genius>would have made them arrogant and prideful...
>(I'll help with those, Kazuki!)>(I wanna draw some too~)>(Stop that! Stay at your stations!)>I never thought...>They could work so hard at a down-to-earth job like this.>I suppose this must be Ayase-kun's influence, too...>...Anyway, this is great!>With this many visitors...>...No,
>we've still got ways to go.>(Even this is nowhere near enough people.)>Huh!?>This shrine...>Used to be *that* popular...?>What!?>This still isn't enough!?>(No way...)>How are we supposed to get more people than this...?>...I already mentioned earlier>what our shrine's greatest draw used to be...>You mean...>It's *marriage ceremonies*,>of course...!>A marriage ceremony...!>Sidebar: Can they return the shrine to its old bustling self...?Thanks for reading! I can't believe Yuu's finally going to get married to mister Mikadono...
This feels like one big Tying a Knot with an Amagami sister reference
>>285258436I mean, could be, but it's not like part-time shrine maidens are that rare of a romcom trope. Hell, we already got the sisters as mikos in one of the volume extras.
Thanks for the chapter ! I hope next 'wedding' arc is finbaly have some progress for them
Granny is gonna be the bride
This week's bonus image: costume swaps from last week's dream chapter.
>>285258990Miwa is doing the Yuu's pause
>>285258129That's rude!
>>285258198I thought he was wearing lipsticks for a moment.
>>285258228The goodest of good boys.
>>285258415Thx mate.
Someone posted this in another thread earlier. Apparently this was commissioned by Kazuki's English VA or something like that.
>>285259434Based VA
>>285259434Found the sauce and this is correct, her English VA comm'd it.https://x.com/AtomicMrshmallw/status/1985453901244424408?s=20
Seriously?Such a perfect occasion and we didn't get MIKO YUU?He would literally be the most popular miko in the temple, nay, in the city!
>>285258785You just know what happened in the room prepared by grandma.She's the same as MikadonoDad, just couldn't hold it in after seeing that boyfailure.
>>285260059The boy's a Mikadono seducing machine
>>285260165I KNEEL
A Niko for lots of twos on Webry
>>285259434Amazing.
>>285258303Look at Miwa lifting her leg like a dork
>>285258106>Grandpa's face is blurredDead, or going to show up later?
>>285261513>it was FutureYuu all alongtrust the plan, he will plow every generation of the Mikadono family, no matter the gender
>>285261600Was the sisters' mom also Yuu?
>>285261749Obviously. Just look how he has the Dad giving him all those presents and preparing a separate hotel room for "emergencies" full of girl clothes
>>285261769>>285261749>>285261600Yuu is the incubus that haunts the Mikadono family and each generation has to UUOOOH CORRECTION him.
>>285261808>>285261769And who do you think seduced the Adam?It was Yuu-va all along!
Lol, lmao evenThe animator for the ED literally just released an ad for McDonalds that swaps "Bad Apple" for "Bad McNuggets"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8D_YVYvYNcMy sides literally left the orbit, kek
>>285261984And people say Touhou is no longer culturally relevant
>>285261984What the fuck was that?
>>285258303Seriously, though, why did he have three shrine maiden outfits in their exact sizes? Has he just been waiting for an opportunity like this?
>>285263132Passdown from Amagamis
>>285258039Dad can't catch a break.
>>285258249I like how Yuu is capable of even surprising Gram Gram, someone who pretty quickly was able to discern Yuu’s true worth.
Also the thread got locked last week before i could comment on it but Miwa’s dream being about 500 Yuu’s made me laugh my ass off
>>285264984>Yuu can't escape us
>>285258415>Oh, this shrine is also well known for the couples praying for children
>>285258415I wonder if Dad got married at that shrine, too
I noticed that despite some of the arcs getting pretty stretched, the series has mostly managed to stick to a pacing of 60 chapters per season.>Start of series (spring) to grave visit (summer): 66 chapters>grave visit to Three Majesties (fall): 57 chapters>Three Majesties to Christmas (winter): 61 chaptersI assume that the series is aiming to end itself with a second grave visit, so at this rate I predict it's going to end up being anywhere from 240 to 300 chapters long.
