I am the Entertainment Tycoon - Chapter 517: Shee Arsurinya Shrine

Shee Arsurinya Shrine, Ancestral Town, Sakura City.

The Ancestral Town was a district inside Sakura City, and as its name entailed, this neighborhood could be traced from centuries ago when the city was founded.

The neighborhood was filled with century-old buildings, every building there was a piece of history as they still preserved their original architecture.

The city government took extra care of this neighborhood to preserve its history.

That’s why no vehicle was allowed to transit inside the neighborhood if someone wanted to visit a building inside the place, they would have to walk.

And that’s what Theo and the others were doing.

They had left their vehicle outside the neighborhood and entered the place on foot.

“Wow!”

“I feel like I traveled back in time!”

“This is so awesome!”

“…”

Everyone was amazed by everything they saw as they walked through the Ancestral Town.

They had seen pictures of this place, but they never imagined that seeing it with their own eyes would be so amazing!

At that moment, they felt like they were transported back to the time that the country was founded.

The two cultures and two clans were evident in every building they observed.

“Do you realize that we are walking in the same streets that the two founding princesses walked?” Vivian asked with an excited smile.

“Oh, that’s true!”

“Oh, my god! They indeed walked through these same streets!”

“They are my idols!”

“…”

Like so, they started to discuss enthusiastically the founding princesses.

Every Sakurean idolized the two founding princesses as it was only through their wisdom that the two clans managed to avoid mutual destruction and build a prosperous country instead.

They walked for a few minutes through the ancient streets, and although almost two weeks had passed since the new year started, they still observed that a lot of people were walking in the same direction as them.

When they arrived at the shrine, they discovered that the shrine was filled with people even though it was Monday morning.

The shrine was the biggest building in the whole Ancestral Town, but it also it had the biggest property.

The property was a hill of around 40 meters in height.

The shrine was surrounded by a forest that covered the whole hill.

And on the top of the hill, the majestic shrine was placed.

This meant that Theo and the others had to climb through a flight of stairs that passed through the forest.

The way up was marked by Torii to mark the way up.

It was a beautiful view, and they could imagine their ancestors climbing these same stairs to pray for the gods.

As they ascended the hill through the stairs, they were able to see a lot of people coming and going.

Most of them wore traditional clothing like Yukatas and other types.

When they saw these people wearing traditional clothing, they felt even more like they traveled back in time.

5 minutes later, they finally arrived at the top of the hill where the shrine was located. And they were not disappointed by what they saw.

The shrine was enormous and from where they stood, they could several pavilions.

Just by observing its architecture, they could feel the time embedded in every brick and wood that formed the shrine.

They could feel how time had little to no evidence on these buildings even after centuries since their construction.

But this was achievable because the city government realized every year maintenance on every inch of the shrine. That’s why the shrine was closed for a whole month every year, so the experts could maintain these historical pavilions.

Theo and the others observed that the shrine was crowded with people coming and going, so they didn’t waste more time before searching for the Fire Elf Fairy Shrine.

When Theo observed how big the shrine was, he knew that they would take forever before finding what they were looking for. So, he suggested that they should buy some incense and as they bought they could ask the shrine lady where the Fire Elf Fairy Shrine was.

As everyone wanted to light up incense before praying, the shrine shop was filled with people. After they waited in line for around 10 minutes, it was finally their turn.

“Good morning! How can I help you?” The shrine maiden asked in Yamatese.

“I want 17 pieces of incense, please.” Theo replied with a smile in Yamatese as well.

“One moment, please.” She replied as she asked for the other shrine maiden to get 17 pieces of incense.

“If it’s not too much trouble, can I ask where Fire Elf Fairy Shrine is?” Theo asked with an amiable smile.

The shrine maiden’s eyes lit up when she heard that before replying, “Fire Elf Fairy Shrine? You guys are from Elffire City, huh?”

Theo and the others nodded and laughed when they saw that she recognized them.

“Yes, we are.” Theo replied with a laugh.

“I figured it. People from Elffire City will flock toward the Fire Elf Fairy Shrine every year.” The shrine maiden giggled.

“If you follow the main pavilion, you will find…” After discovering that they came from Elffire City, she was more than happy to teach them the way to the Fire Elf Fairy Shrine.

“Thank you! You are a lifesaver!” Theo thanked her with a smile.

The others also expressed their gratitude.

Everyone had a deep respect for the people who worked at the shrines, so they would always be polite to them.

“No worries, I’m glad to help you complete your prayers.” She replied with a smile, “Here these are the incenses you asked for.” She handed Theo the incense after the other maiden picked them up.

Theo paid for the incense and thanked the shrine maiden once again before leaving the shop.

“Everyone gets a piece of incense.” Theo declared as he distributed the incense to everyone.

After everyone got hold of a piece of incense, they followed the shrine maiden’s directions and arrived at a bright red shrine.

On top of it, there was a sign written in ancient Yamatese that said ‘Fire Elf Fairy Shrine’.

“We are here!” Sam exclaimed in excitement.

The others were equally excited to finally be able to pray for the Fire Elf Fairy in this new year.

But due to the Fire Elf Fairy’s popularity with the people from Elffire City, this shrine was one of the most popular. That was because the people from Elffire City that lived in Sakura City would always come here to do their prayers.

Theo and the others could only make it to the end of the line and wait for their turn.

While they waited for their turn, they thought about what they should pray.

Everyone took this pray very seriously, so they had to consider things seriously.

What would they pray for to the Fire Elf Fairy?