The powerful power comes with irreversible side effects, preventing Hakurei's shrine maidens from living long.

The headache caused by the practice of Boli Technique became more and more intense, and in order to get Xiao Lingmeng out of this fate, Mo Ming left Gensokyo alone to find an opportunity.

The two made an appointment to meet again at the entrance of the shrine.

For half a year, young shrine maidens have been sitting in front of the entrance of the shrine or standing under the torii gate all day long.

Half a year is just a moment for a busy person, but it is too much for an originally carefree little girl.

Hakurei's little shrine maiden sat in front of the hallway, holding a teacup in her hand.

The life skills I learned from my teachers allowed me to survive without relying on others.

As for the first-hand cooking skills, although I haven't learned much, it is enough.

Although I thought that it would be great if I could practice a few good dishes to reward the teacher when the two of them met again, in the end, it didn't work.

Although there is still a lot left of the shrine's money thanks to the teacher's management and Murasaki's care, Gensokyo does not have such a rich variety of ingredients to use for himself to practice.

The teacher can bargain or exchange rare spices or chocolates from the villagers for snacks from the outside world, but he does not have the ability to do so.

This generation of Hakurei shrine maidens is still unknown.

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"Purple, I want to meet the teacher. ”

"It's saying that again...... You must always remember that you are a Hirori shrine maiden. ”

"However, I have completed my practice. ”

"Now it's time for you to do your duty - Hakurei shrine maidens can't leave Gensokyo without permission. ”

"That's why I came to Zi to discuss, instead of making my own decisions. ”

"Purple, you know where the teacher went, right?"

Yakumo Murasaki shook her head.

"So Zi really knows?"

"As far as I know, shaking your head is negative, right?"

"No, shaking your head is—it means clearly, but not to say. ”

"This guy is teaching you to be more and more cunning. ”

"Well, the teacher said, you can do it when you don't want to lie and you don't want to tell the truth. ”

"Reimu, it seems like it's been a long time since you've had a headache, right?"

"Well, so I'm wondering, is the teacher where is it...... What did you do for me......"

"Why don't you just take it as if you were like this and enjoy life with gratitude? Your teacher doesn't want you to be listless all day, right?"

"Zi must be thinking, anyway, I'm just a child, as I get older, I will soon be distracted by other things, and I won't care about the teacher's affairs in the end, right?"

"Hey, I've been wondering a lot lately, whether it's right or wrong to find someone with this kind of personality to be your teacher......"

"It's better to be cunning than boring, okay, Purple doesn't like Miss Hakurei's witch to be a fool, right?"

"Well, that's right...... If you can put your cunning mind to business, you will definitely benefit more than your usual lazy style. ”

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In this conversation not long ago, Purple once again refused to confide in the teacher's news.

How long will we have to wait to see each other again?

Half a year, is it long or short? Xiao Lingmeng didn't have a very clear concept in his heart.

According to the novels circulating in the village, the parting and reunion between lovers can easily take ten years. But I miss it day and night, and I always feel that the days are still too slow...... Ten years is so long, it's terrible, I can't imagine it.

But what Purple said also makes sense.

In my recent practice, I continued to practice and refine Hakurei's technique, but the burden of headaches at the cost of it never reappeared.

It must be that the teacher is silently helping himself in a very powerful way somewhere.

Different from the cautious and tentative tone of the conversation with Zi, Xiao Lingmeng's heart is always convinced of this when she is alone.

Indeed, the teacher doesn't want to see me living listlessly all day.

It's time to get some energy.

Although I thought so, I always had a vague premonition in my heart.

Teacher, are you alright......

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"I really envy you for being so good. 』

The voice in my heart spoke again.

Unlike the suspicious ghost when he first appeared, this time Reimu didn't even ripple the teacup he was holding.

"Why? Haven't you given up trying to persuade me to die?"

"No, it's just curiosity, and I'm obviously anxious to die, but I can still sit here and drink tea calmly...... Humans are really interesting. 』

"It's just worrying. Humans worry about the people close to them, and you don't understand. ”

"Of course the mourners understand, because we are one. 』

"Stop lying. You're just a demon that has grown in my heart and wants to take possession of this body. ”

"Oh, since you think so, why do you hide the existence of the mourning family from Yakumo Zi?"

“......”

"Oh...... Because you've never heard from Yakumo Purple that practicing Hakurei's technique breeds demons, right?"

"Are you worried that this matter will be considered by Yakumo Murasaki to be a shrine maiden who is disqualified, so that she will lose her usefulness?"

"Hehe, I didn't become a Hakuri witch of my own free will, so what's there to be afraid of losing this identity?"

"Why hide it? The mourning family has long said that you and I are in the same vein, how can you not know what you are thinking?"

“......”

"If you don't have the identity of the Hakurei shrine maiden, I'm afraid Yakumo Murasaki won't have any reason to pay attention to whether your teacher is dead or alive, right?"

“......”

"Humans are fragile. Maybe...... Your teacher has already died silently in some small corner of the unknown world?'

"Do you want to try my seal again?"

"Okay, okay, don't bother you to enjoy tea leisurely. 』

“......”

"Before you leave, why don't you try to trust your instincts? You should know very well how reliable your instincts are. 』

"Dream Seal!"

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Although there is no reason for this, I have been feeling inexplicably uneasy lately.

The demon that had grown in his heart felt his own wavering, and his words exacerbated this worry, making Reimu, who had forced himself to take a calm stance, unable to sit still any longer.

Where does this uneasiness come from? What is the so-called matter? It seems completely unclear why, but if you think about it, you have no desires and no desires, and perhaps it can only be confirmed in the teacher.

Where is the teacher, suffering, or perhaps, facing the test of life and death......

As soon as she thought of this, the little witch couldn't sit still anymore.

However, as soon as he got up from the entrance, Reimu fell into confusion again.

Purple won't tell her where her teacher is...... Even if he told her his concerns, he would only win two words of relief at most.

As a Hakurei witch, she actually doesn't have the confidence to compete with Purple...... In the words of the teacher, how do you say it? Yes, game.

Hakurei's shrine maiden is just a pawn arranged by Purple in Gensokyo.

Although he boasts that he may be considered an ace, he is still just a card in the deck.

Although she may be able to become a competent Hakurei shrine maiden, all of this is a blessing for Toshi.

Maybe something went wrong in his cultivation and caused evil spirits to grow in his heart, once Zi knew about it, it was not impossible to give up.

Purple had praised her talent as a shrine maiden more than once...... Presumably, talented children are not easy to find even in the outside world, right?

But, according to the teacher's words, don't seek merit, but seek no fault.

In the unlikely event that an evil demon is revealed in his heart and is identified by Purple as a threat to Gensokyo, it's hard to say whether Purple will take action against herself from the position of a monster sage.

Once he is given up by Zi, the teacher is afraid that he will ...... It will never come back.

If you want to get rid of the fate of being shackled, you want to ...... To be able to play against Purple one day, you must first have a chess piece in your hand.

Really, this doesn't seem to be a problem for a child of my age, but I want to sit in the porch all day and drink tea leisurely.

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"Barrage?Spell card rules?Is there anything special about this kind of child's attack?Do you have to bother Hakurei's shrine maiden to come forward to promote it?"

"What's so special about it, can't you see it?"

"No, it's just a beautiful imagination. The better the appearance, the more difficult it is to put it into practice...... The world is much more cruel than you and I imagined. ”

"Well, so I didn't go directly to Youkai Mountain, but first came to you big monsters who are used to being alone and seem to be easier to talk. ”

"It would have been more convincing if you had put down the coin on my head before you could say that. ”

"No way, except for the identity of the Hirori witch, I'm just a child, if you don't use your strength, you big monsters won't listen. ”

"But even if you convince me, it's useless? Even if I agree to follow the rules, others may not be willing to obey them, and if someone secretly fights in other ways, is there any way for Miss Miko to find out?"

"You talk too much nonsense, just say whether you accept it or not. ”

"What if I say I don't accept it?"

"Then I'll fight until you accept it. ”

"It's a pity, it's such a cute child...... Well, it's signed here, right?"

"Hmm. ”

"It's written, I have a question. ”

"Ask, while I'm still in the mood to answer. ”

"Miss Miko of Hakurei, even though you are strong, you are only alone after all. ”

"Can you keep an eye on the whole Gensokyo, all the time? You know, if the rules are not enforced, it will only become a child's play and joke for the entire Gensokyo monsters. ”

"I'll put it into the rules of the Great Barrier. ”

"Huh, since it's the rule of the Great Enchantment, what else do I need to sign for?"

"No, you're mistaken, the Great Barrier itself doesn't have such rules - it's up to me to write the first stroke, and it's the Hakurei Shrine Maiden who has this power, though no one has ever tried it. ”

“...... I vaguely understand that the more people who agree with the rules of the barrage, the easier it will be to rewrite the rules of the Great Enchantment?"

"That's right, so I have to continue on my promotion path. ”

"But...... Does it really make sense to do something like that?"

"Doesn't it make sense?"

"It's true that this will reduce the number of dreadnought killings and allow the vanquished to survive, but it's just a rule that you've personally imposed on the Great Enchantment, right? Once you're in the dust, what will the next Hakurei Miko think? Will she have the outrageous power to rewrite the rules of the Great Enchantment like you did?"

"I don't know. ”

"I don't know...... This is too unscrupulous, shouldn't this kind of thing be considered in the long run?"

"Instead of worrying about what will be like when I die, let's enjoy the barrage while I'm still alive, right?"

"Also, why should I bother to do this idle thing for Yakumo Zi...... Anyway, I'll secretly make a few rune cards to hide here, so it shouldn't be considered a sneak away, right?"

"It doesn't matter, the moment you sign it, the rules already work for you. ”

"Well, I'm looking forward to seeing what you do—the first-of-its-kind Hakurei shrine maiden. ”

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It wasn't all smooth sailing for Bori's technique.

There are always a few kind and talkative big monsters, and more can only be "persuaded" with overwhelming force.

But in the end, things are still going according to their plan.

As long as you continue like this, it won't be long before you can establish a real bullet hell mechanic in the Great Enchantment.

The daily work of "persuasion" is very exhausting, and I fall asleep at night.

That night, the sleeping Hirori shrine maiden opened her eyes.

Her hair and skin turned white, and faint black markings appeared on her body.

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That's it, and she intends to rewrite the rules of the Great Barrier of Hakurei. ”

“......”

"What's wrong Yakumo Murasaki, why didn't you say a word?"

"Just a little surprised that you dared to occupy Reimu's body and appear in front of me?"

"Shouldn't the riots caused by the self-imposed barrage mechanism of the Witch of Hakurei be more distressing to you than this?"

"Reimu can do this on her own, I really have to say a word to underestimate her, other than that, what bothering me?"

"The rules of the Great Barrier have always been only relevant to the Hirori Shrine Maiden - but her approach has made the executor of any Hirori Shrine Maiden the only one who can do it. ”

"So what?"

"Shouldn't the Yokai Sage always try to stay on top of things, why can you tolerate the existence of Hakurei Reimu outside of your control?"

"Immortality is lonely, isn't it interesting to have someone who has made moves on top of the chess game? What's more, since it's a win-win situation, why not give power to Xiao Lingmeng?"

"The mourner guessed you would say that, but...... After all, she is a human being, even if she doesn't die young, what if after a hundred years, she can't find a successor who can control the rules of the barrage?"

"That's not something you should worry about as a mere Aragami. ”

"Why don't you help me erase Reimu's personality...... In exchange, I took possession of her body and made the Hirori shrine maiden immortal, so that the rule would continue for a long time. ”

"I see, it's a win-win. ”

"You promised?"

"I'm going to think about it. ”

"Youkai Sage, you are a smart man, you should know how to make trade-offs. ”

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The uneasiness that had lasted for a long time finally increased to the limit at a certain moment.

One night, the little witch who was sleeping suddenly woke up.

He sat up and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Without warning, grief struck...... For no reason, Reimu sensed that the teacher might no longer be in the world.

The next day, I didn't ask for news from the teacher from Zi, but I was relieved a few more words.

But this time Reimu seemed to have given up.,No longer planning to be busy with the rules of the barrage.,Instead, sitting in front of the entrance to the shrine in a daze.,Looking at the torii with blank eyes-

It was as if the next moment, a familiar face was carrying ingredients bought from people and came to the kitchen behind the shrine to show off his skills.

But it's all just an illusion.

I don't know how long it took.

Yakumo Lan appeared and told the little witch that if she was in a bad mood, she should go to the village.

Reimu changed into civilian clothes and heard the familiar voice as she passed by the temple's house in the village.

But...... Before he had time to show too much joy, the death aura emanating from the familiar human who wandered in the courtyard of the temple house made Reimu's heart sink to the bottom.

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Hakurei Reimu has never been so eager to plan her daily itinerary.

There is no time left.

Originally, the plan was to find single-digit big monsters and small monsters every day to negotiate the rules of the barrage - to keep this number within this number, and to deal with their attacks calmly with their physical strength.

But the plan has changed—for some reason, the soul of the teacher, who seems to be dead, is barely bound by the method of reshaping the body.

This practice is very damaging to the soul, and if left unchecked, I am afraid that the teacher will die completely in the near future, and his weak soul may not even be able to make the journey to the Santu River.

"There is a way...... There is still a way to ......"

However, until then, it is necessary to let Murasaki know, and the rules of the barrage and Hakurei Reimu are indispensable to Gensokyo!

For this reason, the strategy had to be changed.

The Yokai Mountain, which was originally planned to take a week to be defeated one by one, took Reimu only one day.

This seemingly provocative approach obviously angered the demons, and they couldn't help but be soaked in blood in the end.

But thankfully, I did it in the end.

The Great Tengu intervenes to stop the scene that is about to spiral out of control, and signs a treaty on behalf of the Tengu clan to abide by the barrage mechanism.

That day, I unexpectedly met a teacher who came to the shrine with the students of the temple.。

For the teacher who has lost the memory related to himself, using this embarrassed posture as the image of the first meeting really makes the little witch a little frustrated.

But she quickly adjusted.

Youkai Mountain, as the last stop of the barrage mechanism, has now been completed.

Next, just explain the situation to the teacher......

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"Purple, what have you done?!"

Unexpectedly, this day finally came, and the little girl who was taught the Boli technique by herself pointed the imperial coin in her hand to herself.

This situation is not unique to Yakumo Zi's life, but it always makes her feel a lot of emotion.

"I just sent him back to where he came from, at his request. ”

"I know ...... I have a way to save the teacher!"

"Reimu, calm down, your hair is starting to turn gray. ”

"What's the matter? Isn't it just that guy takes the initiative and erases his mind?

"Reimu, Shen Yan! Your teacher isn't dead yet!"

Her eyes were almost out of focus, and she instantly sobered up, and immediately sealed the will that had already tried to emerge from her heart.

"Reimu, do you have the consciousness to die in order to save your teacher?"

"Of course, I already have the consciousness of death-I hope that Purple Nengnian will be in my contribution to Gensokyo, and don't embarrass the teacher. ”

"Hey," Yakumo sighed again, "I'm still a kid, it's really hard for you." ”

As he spoke, he took out a bag.

"I'll send you to his world—what you want to do is up to you. ”

Reimu looked at the bag handed by Yakumo Zi and did not reach out to take it.

"Purple, do you want me to borrow that demon's power?"

"The power of Aragami essentially comes from the faith that your teacher has built up for you—that is the power that belongs to you. ”

"If I die, that demon will die with me, right?"

“......”

"Purple, I'm sorry," as if to say his final goodbye, Reimu turned his head, not daring to look at Yakumo Murasaki, "...... now Send me to the teacher. ”

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The Hirori Shrine Maiden disappeared into the gap.

Already in the world of Sweetness.

Yakumo stood alone and withdrew the bag in his palm.

"Reimu, Taishan Mansion Monarch Sacrifice - that's what I deliberately put there for you to see. ”

"I secretly changed the technique, not at the cost of your life, but the Aragami. ”

"She has tried to discredit your personality more than once, and it is too dangerous to let it go. ”

"So, I'm sorry, I had to cheat you too. ”

"Little Reimu, use the Taishan Mansion Jun Sacrifice, at the cost of that Aragami personality......"

"Let's meet you again after a long absence. ”