January 1, 2002.
After the Yahurangers received the red envelopes distributed by Shen Yun, they all came to the shrine's worship hall to worship under the sky full of fireworks.
Everyone took out the five-yen coins they had prepared long ago and put them into the donation box in front of the worship hall, then rang the golden bell hanging on the worship hall.
"Ding-ling-ling~"
The clear sound of bells echoed in the shrine, and people put their hands together, prayed and made wishes in front of the worship hall.
After making a wish, everyone walked down.
"What wish did you make?" Tidom leaned forward slightly, turned his head and looked at everyone and asked.
"A wish won't come true if you say it out loud." Ohkawa Sae shook his head and smiled.
"Is there such a thing?" Tidom pursed his lips, a little disappointed.
"Okay, let's go back and eat Osechi's food, and watch the sunrise by the way." Shen Yun said with a smile.
"Okay, do you have any wine?" Tidom asked, his eyes lighting up.
"Yes, it's Dassai sake, unlimited."
"Yeah!"
Everyone returned to the shrine office chatting and laughing. All the work of the shrine was handed over to Shumagia, so they didn't have to worry about it at all.
As we entered the social affairs office, warm air hit us in the face, driving away the coldness of everyone.
"I'm going to cook some mixed rice cakes. You guys watch TV for a while." After entering the social affairs office, Tidom immediately ran into the kitchen.
Osechi is eaten as a side dish to ozoni, or rice cake soup, during the Japanese New Year.
Seeing Tidom running into the kitchen, Shen Yun was not idle either. He took out the five-layer heavy box that had been customized long ago, and then placed the four-layer lacquer box filled with delicious food flat on the coffee table in the hall.
Although it is five stories high, only four of them actually have food.
The fifth floor is empty, and it is said that it is a place to worship the blessings of the God of Year.
At this moment, the food placed on each layer of Osechi cuisine is very particular.
However, for Shen Yun, the more sumptuous the meal, the better. Australian lobster, abalone, sweet shrimp, Wagyu beef, salmon, etc. were all arranged.
Then, Shen Yun took out two bottles of Dassai sake and a bottle of fruit beer and placed them on the coffee table.
"You guys eat first, I'll go help." After Shen Yun put the drinks on the table, he turned and went into the kitchen.
Tidom was wearing a pink apron and cutting carrots, tofu, vegetables and other ingredients.
"Let me do it." Shen Yun also tied a scarf, took the kitchen knife from Tidom and said.
"Okay, I'll make the soup." Tidom didn't refuse. He turned around and prepared the kelp, bonito flakes and other ingredients for the soup.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
The sound of the knife blade colliding on the cutting board echoed in the kitchen.
Soon, carrots, radishes, mushrooms, fried tofu, rice cakes and other ingredients were cut into thin slices by Shen Yun and piled on the plate.
Then, Shen Yun removed the shrimp thread from the sweet shrimp, peeled the shrimp shells, deboned the chicken, and cut it into pieces.
After Shen Yun prepared the ingredients, Tidom also prepared a soup base with a strong Japanese flavor using soup dumplings made from kelp, shiitake mushrooms, bonito flakes, shrimp heads, and shrimp shells.
The soup in the pot is as clear as water and has a light yellow color.
Tidom scooped a little soup base into a small bowl, tasted it, nodded with satisfaction, and asked Shen Yun to pour the processed ingredients into the pot one by one.
Soon, a pot of rice cake soup with rich color, aroma and taste was cooked.
Tidom scooped the rice cake soup into the bowls, covered them with lids, and said, "Mr. Shen, please deliver these rice cake soups."
"Okay~" Shen Yun hung up her apron, picked up the tray and walked out of the kitchen.
"The rice cake soup is here." Shen Yun walked into the living room, put the tray on the coffee table, and greeted.
Seeing this, everyone stood up and took a bowl of rice cake soup from the tray.
Of the Osechi cuisine on the coffee table, except for some appetizers that were eaten, none of the other dishes were missing.
"Tidom, come in quickly." Shen Yun lifted a corner of the kotatsu and called out to Tidom who came out of the kitchen.
Although the heating is on in the social affairs office, my hands and feet are still cold. But the quilt is different and can solve this problem very well.
"Here I am~" Tidom trotted over to Shen Yun, sat in the kotatsu, and said impatiently, "Mr. Shen, pour me a glass of wine."
"Eat something first. Drinking on an empty stomach will make your stomach uncomfortable." Shen Yun reached out and picked up the Otter's Gift, poured a glass for Tidom, and said.
"Yes~" Tidom laughed, clasped his hands together, and said:
"I'm starting."
After everyone prayed, they opened the lid of the bowl, picked up the black bowl, and took a sip of the rice cake soup.
"tasty!"
"As expected of Tidom, his craftsmanship is truly amazing." Niuda Sotaro exclaimed.
"Right? Everyone, eat more." Tidom smiled and was very happy with everyone's praise.
Time passed as everyone talked, laughed, ate and drank, and in the blink of an eye it was six o'clock in the morning.
After Tidom and Shen Yun cleaned up the leftovers on the coffee table, they went to the top of the shrine with everyone and looked towards the east.
At this time, the east was about to brighten, and a hint of paleness gradually appeared in the distant sky.
Soon, a red sun slowly rose from the horizon, and the sky was filled with red clouds, dyeing the sky and the city below red.
"The sunrise is so beautiful." Ohkawa Sae exclaimed.
"It's a new year, and my mood has been refreshed too." Washio Takeshi said with a smile.
"Yes~ In the new year, I hope to eliminate all the remaining Orugu!" The lion put his hands together and made a wish.
After watching the sun rise, everyone yawned and returned to the social affairs office. After taking a hot shower, they returned to their rooms to catch up on some sleep.
After staying up all night, they were indeed a little sleepy.
…
Two weeks later.
Inside the social affairs office.
The Yahoorangers were lying leisurely in the kotatsu in the hall, some watching TV, some playing games, looking like they had nothing to do.
"Yawn~" Washio Yue yawned, stretched out his hand to scratch his butt, half lying on the tatami, watching the Taiga drama on TV, and said, "I'm so idle. Orugu didn't show up at all."
"It's been almost a month since we defeated the Rakshasa, and not a single Orugu has appeared, and neither Jiaojiao nor Yabaiba have come out to cause trouble." Niuda Sotaro echoed.
"What's going on?" Samezu Kai ate a slice of orange and stuffed another slice into Niuda Sotaro's mouth, wondering.
"Could it be that he won't show up?" Ohkawa Sae guessed.
"If only we knew where Orugu's lair was, we could destroy it in one fell swoop, instead of being like this where we can only wait for Orugu to show up." Lion Walk sighed.
“Ding ding ding~”
As soon as Shizizou finished speaking, the alarm at the social affairs office sounded.
“This is…”
"Orugu!"
"Finally it showed up!"
“So full of energy!”
Hearing the alarm, the Fang Rangers immediately climbed out of their kotatsu, their faces excited. (End of this chapter)