1. Shaohua is lonely, and the man dances like a butterfly

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Six quarters of the day, the darkest hour of the day, in front of Hakurei Shrine.

It may have been called a festival for the New Year's Eve, and the ritual was also carried out in a proper manner, but the reason why the youkai were in attendance was not because they liked the red tape, but because they drank and sang after that.

The monsters knocked on the wine bottle and sang a song "Cover the Gantang, Don't Cut and Don't Cut...... This song was originally written by Otengu to mourn his deceased wife, and it was unexpectedly sung in Yama Monster because of its elegance and mourning, and it is a popular song in Yama Monster in the words of the time.

It's just that among the monsters present,Not all of them are as proficient in music as Shotimaru Wen.、And the reporter himself doesn't know where to run.,Most of the youkai present are incomplete.,No one got a tune.、For a while, there was an atmosphere of ghosts crying wolves in the Hakurei Shrine.。

Mo Ming couldn't listen to it anymore, it was time to teach them how to sing human songs, and the song gradually ended, planning to calm the audience with a song "Hundred Ghosts Night Walking" that he had learned in the Nara era......

Wait, halfway through singing, I suddenly realized, why didn't I sing a song? The monsters collectively lost their voices, just forget it, what are you watching the excitement? Mo Ming moved his gaze to the table of the human group, Xiao Ling, Ah Qiu, Marisa and Reimu were unmoved, the first two girls looked up at the night sky, Marisa grimaced and didn't know what she wanted to express, and Reimu turned her head to Mo Ming, and found that the face of the little ghost on the monster's side was not very good...... Oh, it turns out that this song composed by a demon slayer a long time ago has scandalized their image......

At that moment, the voice of the singing became smaller and smaller, until it was silenced, and he ran to the back of the shrine to refill the drink.

After a while, when he walked back with two jars of wine, Mo Ming's pace gradually slowed down and stopped involuntarily.

Yakumo Purple actually appeared in the middle of the banquet, and for the convenience of everyone playing, she removed the tables and chairs that had been placed on the ground and replaced them with a roaring bonfire and soft cushions that would not feel the cold even if they had not warmed up.

This would not surprise Mo Ming, after all, he had never underestimated the methods of this monster sage, so it was naturally okay to take out some cushions for nothing.

Surprisingly, the barnyard field, who had been sitting on the periphery of the crowd from the beginning, did not show the dew, but he actually sang.

Honju-chan struck the knot, and Reimu and Marisa on the side kept the same position, sitting cross-legged on the mat, holding their cheeks with one hand, and they could hear it.

『儚い春のかたみには、いちばん绮丽なわたしを—』

『あなただけに、あなただけに、とどめたいと思う—』

It seems to be an ancient song that sings about longing.,The girl's clear and emotional voice came.、And on the side,The god key mountain Hina and the two of them who appeared again at some point provoked a dance that they had never seen before.。

The big youkai are not as restrained as they were at the beginning, and the big youkai such as Yuyuko of Seogyoji, Yuuka Kazami, and Ibuki Tsuika also began to sway to the rhythm of the song while drinking wine.

Kaguya sat quietly beside Yayi Yongrin, looking up at the moon and not knowing what she was thinking, Alice was holding a wine glass, her face flushed, and she seemed to be particularly moved by the atmosphere of the banquet at this moment.

Mo Ming couldn't help but sigh, this situation and this scene couldn't make people think of these beautiful women with those powerful monsters.

After singing the song, the atmosphere became warm. Mo Ming filled everyone's pots with wine, and asked with a smile when he went to the barnyard field: "It's so good to sing, listen to the tune, doesn't it look like an ancient rhyme?"

With the memories of living in Heijokyo, I feel that the tune at that time was far less graceful than that sung by Aqiu.

The little bell next to him smiled: "Look at people, Aqiujia has a lot of music CDs!"

Mo Ming did have an impression of this, and he had visited the barnyard field several times and saw a record player in the study.

It's just that he vaguely remembers that in a few conversations, he found out that this girl doesn't like monsters, and being able to sing loudly on such occasions is a change in mood, or does he actually not care about it?

While thinking, he begged for a cushion from Yakumo Murasaki and shamelessly stretched out his ass towards Marisa's seat...... Marisa managed to resist not kicking it and moved to the side, so she was able to sit down next to Reimu.

Around the bonfire、The sword dance that was originally a soul demon dream.,I don't know when a girl with long blue hair joined.。

Mo Ming has always paid great attention to the perception of inhumans, this girl who calls herself "better than that of the Son of Heaven", her deeds have not been recorded in the origin of the previous generation of Gensokyo, and she is a race that claims to be a heavenly person but has never heard of it, so she can't help but observe it carefully.

The so-called sword dance is just a kind of dance, and there is a bonfire between the half-spirit girl and the celestial girl, showing different rhythms and styles. Unlike the wooden sword borrowed from the shrine, Hina, who was the son of Juten, the true sword of the soul demon dream was only tied to her waist and not pulled out, and the dancing on the ground in her hand was a folding fan of her master, Yuyuko of Seiyuji.

The quiet dance seemed to move the yokai a little, and they hummed an unknown tune again.

The warm atmosphere seemed to infect everyone present, and even Mo Ming couldn't help but recall the past.

came back to his senses in a trance and found that several girls next to him were looking at him, while Lingmeng looked at Mo Ming vigilantly, and explicitly forbidden: "Don't sing that!"

It turned out that Motoju Kosuzu was provoking him again. Mo Ming smiled bitterly, this little girl always likes to trouble herself for some reason...... What were you talking about just now, let Mo Ming sing a beautiful song from the outside world to cheer everyone up.

As for Reimu's warning, it's naturally the hand of "Cat Witch Reimu" at the banquet half a year ago.

At this time, the sword dance of the two girls was also over, and everyone cheered and sent the two back to their seats, Mo Ming took a sip of wine and held a cup to think.

There are also people who want to sing a good song, but the only ones that are more complete in memory are some revolutionary songs from the time of Swittenis, and those kinds of songs are not suitable for singing in such a place.

"Why don't you speak?" said Suzu with a smile, "Isn't it rumored that you are very good outside?

"I'm not an idol singer, isn't it strange that I can't sing songs?" Mo Ming smiled bitterly, and then a flash of inspiration, "Don't say, I seem to really remember a good old song." ”

Picking up a bamboo chopstick and tapping it on the wine bottle, it seems to be looking for a sense of rhythm in the music.

Mo Ming's voice on weekdays is often weak and does not sound oppressive, but at this moment, she has a momentum and full of energy, and it does have a unique taste in everyone's ears, and there are even some so-called ancient charms in it.

『明月いつよ、揚酒を天に問う—』

When is the bright moon, ask the wine to the sky.

I don't know what year it is in the heavenly palace.

This ancient lyric adapted from the Chinese "Water Tune Song Head: When Will the Bright Moon Be There", and is composed with a melodious melody that is quite modern but still ancient, may be perfect for appearing at a banquet with many beautiful women at this moment with the moonlight and fine wine.

It's just that as I sang and sang, I realized that something seemed wrong.

Mo Ming sang as she glanced somewhere around the campfire.

It was obviously just a blazing sight there, which made him dazzle that he didn't dare to look at directly.

I see, because of the long time I almost forgot, this song was actually translated into Japanese during that period......

Slowly, the sound gradually decreases and stops.

Mo Ming clenched his fist against his head, tilted his head and stuck out his tongue: "I forgot the words!"

The scene was very quiet, and several human girls were the first to react.

"Eh—how is that!" Motoju Suzu, who was originally fascinated by it, was very dissatisfied.

"It seems like a good song, although unfortunately I can't get the full picture. Aqiu expressed his appreciation.

Reimu and Marisa protest vehemently, hoping that Mo Ming would recall the words she had forgotten.

Many monsters can't understand the artistic conception of the lyrics and songs for a while, but some people are intoxicated, but the ones who speak are also unexpected people.

Bayi Yonglin smiled and slowly applauded: "Very good repertoire, I hope one day, you can sing it in its entirety." ”

Mo Ming just drank and didn't answer.

The blazing bonfire crackled and the feast continued.

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2. Bai Ze has clouds

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After all, everyone and the song are a few times, and no one sings them anymore for a long time, and they are still just drinking and chatting with each other in the circles that knew each other well.

But at this moment, sitting around the firelight is different from the whispering between the tables, and there are several people between the two parties, and the chatting words can be heard nearby, which is more like the noisy scene of the banquet on weekdays.

At the end of the day, the shrine welcomed another visitor - Kamishirasawa Huiyin.

Huiyin's visit did not provoke much repercussions, in the dark hours before dawn, many drunken youkai were already unconscious, and the big youkai were still drinking on their own, only to respond with a glance and nod their heads when Huiyin looked at them one by one.

Honju Kosuzu and Barnyard Aqiu are very happy, to be honest, the New Year's Eve festival that is no different from the big feast at the shrine is almost tired, compared to the village side is more worthy of yearning, and among the people present, only the two of them have the most familiar relationship with Huiyin.

Huiyin sat down beside Ah Qiu and brought the amulet that she had bought for the two of them from the Shouya of the village night festival, and Ah Qiu and Xiao Ling thanked them and took it.

"Teacher Huiyin is here to pick up the two children back?" Mo Ming was a little puzzled, when she saw Huiyin in the people not long ago, the price of her use of Bai Ze's ability and insight into the number of days was very huge. Huiyin, who was extremely weak, was said to be resting for a month at the time, why did she recover so quickly?

Teacher Huiyin nodded and said, "The changes in the village have come to an end, and I have also eliminated the cause and effect...... Foggy and Hui heard that the village was safe now. ”

"Why do you want to come here in person, are you really okay?" Finally, Alice, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help but ask.

This teacher Kamibai Ze Huiyin can be said to have helped her a lot tonight, and the great burden caused to her body, Miss Witch is extremely guilty.

On the other hand, Mo Ming quietly glanced at Marisa when she heard the name of Misty Rain and Hui, and the magic made the girl drink as usual and listen to everyone's conversation.

For some reason, she seemed surprisingly quiet tonight, which didn't quite look like the character of the girl who had always been smuggling.

However, it is more important to confirm Huiyin's intention than Marisa's mood...... Although it doesn't sound like something tricky is happening in the village, Huiyin is here, and it is inevitable that she will be tortured by the violent girl Fujiwara Meihong again.

The pain of the over-the-shoulder fall is still there, and Mo Ming is afraid of Mei Hong's autumn queen reckoning, "What about the barnyard eagle......?"

"My elder brother was driven back by me," said Aqiu with a smile, "I would like to go back too, but my brother firmly refuses to allow it, saying that it will be dangerous." I saw that he was also restless here, so I drove him back, and there was no need to worry about it because there was a shrine maiden here. ”

"I heard what happened in the middle of the night and decided to come now," Huiyin laughed, "mainly to thank you." ”

Mo Ming scratched her head embarrassedly and said shyly: "Where, I didn't do anything......"

"If it weren't for the help of His Highness Kaguya, I might not be able to move for the next month, but I was able to recover quickly, thanks to you. Huiyin, who was sitting on the mat, bowed to Kaguyahime.

"Miss Huiyin is polite, it's really not even a small help in return, and it's not enough to worry about. ”

Before Mo Ming and Eryan Yizang went to the Fog Rain House, Penglai Mountain Kaguya disappeared for a while, and at that time, he healed Bai Ze, who was a youkai, from a serious injury that needed to be recuperated for several months.

First of all, with the two pills of Eight Meanings Yonglin as a guide, the body of the Shirasawa Youkai stopped aging, and gave her a large amount of nutrients needed to heal her body in the future, and then used the power of the gods called "Eternity and Fleeting" to make Shirasawa's body recuperate for several months in an instant, and finally recover instantly. This miracle, which may seem unbelievable to others, has indeed happened.

"Tonight's human affairs, private can't say that there is no responsibility," Penglai Shan Kaguya put down the wine glass that had been holding the ground, "Miss Bai Ze can guide that child's friend to cheer up again, and the private side has indeed accepted the affection." ”

"Princess Kaguya, ...... you" Hearing this, Alice finally couldn't help but stand up, but then realized that it was still a banquet, she hesitated, and finally asked, "Do you know about Lin......?

"Don't worry, Miss Witch," Penglai Shan Kaguya looked at her and nodded, "What you are worried about has not happened, the specific situation, maybe one day in the future, it would be better for that child to explain it to you in person, right?"

Alice took a deep breath and sat down on her knees again.

"Can you come back, boy?" asked Alice.

"Be hopeful. Penglai Mountain Kaguya replied.

"The author of despair, now I have hope?"

"Don't forget, that child is a demon slayer, and even if she doesn't show up, she won't have a better life because of it. ”

"Is that why you're evil?!"

"It seems that there is still a misunderstanding, but maybe it is not a ......misunderstanding," Penglai Shan Kaguya seemed to be unusually distressed for a while, and then smiled, "Well, it's not impossible to explain it privately, but are you willing to kneel down and apologize in private after that?"

Alice was silent for a moment, and then replied: "I don't need your explanation, if one day in the future, Lin really sets foot in the world again because of your care, I will personally go and thank you, but never, I will not apologize." ”

"Yes, there's no need to apologize," Mt. Pengrai seemed to acknowledge.

Although most of the people present could not understand the words of the two, the conversation made the atmosphere of the banquet solemn.

Shangbai Zehuiyin continued: "Actually, there is another person to thank, and that is Mr. Mo Ming. ”

"Eh?" Mo Ming, who was drinking, scratched her head embarrassedly when she heard this, and said shyly: "Where, I didn't do anything......"

"In addition to that, I came here for another thing, about the teacher of the temple. ”

Mo Ming: "Eh?......"

Lingmeng interrupted Mo Ming's words: "Teacher Huiyin, the matter of the temple house is not within the power of everyone here, you are afraid that something is wrong with mentioning it here, right?"

Indeed, ninety percent of the characters present are not humans, and the temple house is a school for teaching human children.

"Well, that's true, but even if it's abrupt, there's a reason why I have to come tonight. ”

"Tell me?"

"Before I came, the patriarch of the Foggy Rain family came to visit me, he looked very confused, and asked me a lot of questions," Huiyin was not annoyed by Reimeng's unkind tone, but just glanced at Mo Ming next to him with a smile, "The head of the Foggy Rain family will be so shaken, and it is indeed the first time I have seen ......"

"So, what does this have to do with the teacher at Terakoya?"

"Because tonight's events seem to have changed a lot, the master of the Misty Rain family has decided to expand the size of the school in the world in the near future...... Thanks to him, the temple house will also receive a lot of real estate and financial assistance, and the most lacking thing at the moment is the teacher's manpower. ”

"But even so, you ...... come here, Teacher Huiyin."

"The so-called expansion of the scale is not only an exponential level, but also a qualitative change," it seems that even she herself did not notice, and when Kamishirasawa Huiyin said these things, her eyes were extremely bright, as if she had been looking forward to this development for a long time: "In the past, the temple house was only responsible for the upbringing of young children, and only needed to teach children simple literacy and etiquette, and sometimes they were taken home by adults to take over their father's business and start working before they could fully grasp these things. ”

Huiyin sighed: "It's not that I'm unwilling to teach more advanced subjects such as literature, etiquette, mathematics, science, and physics, but ...... No one wants to learn, whether it is adults or children, they seem to think that as long as they can read and write, it is enough to calculate the money, as for the rest of life, carpentry has carpenters to teach, ironworkers have blacksmiths to teach, farming, winemaking, cooking, tailoring, they think that those are the important lessons in life. ”

"But now it's different, even the head of the Foggy Rain family has recognized the importance of literature, and I seem to have seen the grand occasion of people reciting poems and books on the roadside in the world, exporting chapters, and quoting scriptures, and that will be ......"

As if realizing that he was a little out of shape, Shang Bai Ze Huiyin cleared his throat and drank a glass of warm wine.

"Therefore, I need a teacher who is not an ordinary mediocre person who can teach children to read and write, but a teacher who has enough knowledge and experience to bring enlightenment to the meaning of life, so I ......"

Mo Ming finally couldn't help but speak: "I'm sorry, Teacher Huiyin, I said before, I can't get out of the shrine here......"

"So, Your Highness Penglai Mountain Kaguya, you are the best candidate, and I hope to agree to my request and become the teacher of the temple house. Kamibai Sawa Huiyin smiled and looked over there.

Mo Ming looked at Huiyin with a smile: "Teacher Huiyin, did I offend you somewhere?"

Then he covered his face and buried his head in the chest of Reimu beside him and cried bitterly.

"Be good, be good, don't cry. Reimu smiled and reassured.

Kaguya didn't expect the topic to turn to this side, and with a look of some confusion, she thought about it and asked, "Miss Huiyin, you should be clear about the private situation, please don't make such unrealistic jokes." ”

"Not kidding, I'm very serious about inviting His Highness Kaguya. ”

"I'm sorry, I can't think of a reason to say yes, and I don't want to mention whether you can come up with a reward that satisfies you, and what would happen if you appeared in the world as a teacher of the temple?

"Even so, you're a rare talent, so please come to the temple house if you can," as if sensing Kaguya's reluctance, Keiin added, "Please don't refuse so quickly, I'll send a letter to Eternity Pavilion in the next few days, so please reply at that time." ”

As if thinking of something, Penglai Mountain Huiye turned his head to look at Mo Ming, who was sitting not far away, Mo Ming was eating jerky with his head down.

After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "It's okay, I have to think about it privately." ”

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3. Near-Mo is black

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According to the custom here, it is not possible to make a fire to cook when the gods are coming, so all the meat at the banquet is cooked in advance on the last day of the New Year's holiday, and only needs to be finely chopped and seasoned and plated at the moment.

In addition to meat, cold buckwheat noodles are also the first choice for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, but unfortunately this thing has been prepared a lot, but the monsters don't seem to like to eat much, only on the human side, Marisa and Barnyard Aqiu each took a plate and chewed carefully.

As he was chatting, suddenly, the yin and yang jade in his sleeve suddenly heated up, and emitted a burst of light that wrapped Mo Ming's whole body, and then a pair of small hands covered Mo Ming's eyes from behind.

"Guess who I am?" said a child's energetic voice.

Mo Ming shuddered, yawned, and then rubbed her nose.

After thinking about it, is this the defensive technique that Reimu said?

"This sense of coercion! Your Excellency is the first thousand miles of heaven and earth, the world is invincible, the universe is frozen for thousands of miles, the snow is frozen, the three-foot diamond stars are frozen, and the strongest king of all things, Qilu-No!"

The goblin standing behind was stunned for a long time, and then turned his head to look at his companion next to him:

"Damian, what he just said, can you remember it?"

"I can't remember!"

"But...... I think it's handsome, it's not right, it's very reasonable, and I want to call myself that-"

"I can't do it! I'm going to bite my tongue!"

At the same time, as if attracted by this momentum, the lord of the Red Devil cast his gaze to this side, first thoughtfully, and then began to explain what his chief maid had written in his notebook.

Qi Luno looked at the wine glass in Mo Ming's hand, pointed and said, "I want to drink this!"

Different youkai have different sensitivities to alcohol, but don't give goblins a drink at any time - with common sense from Gensokyo, Mo Ming took two unused cups from the scattered banquet and compared them to Alice, and the two dolls flew from the air, carrying the teapot in the small bell and the Aqiu banquet and poured two full cups of tea.

Looking at the cup that was still steaming, he hesitated and handed it to the big goblin next to him: "Is it okay?"

"No, it's okay, thank you. The goblin hurriedly took it and handed a cup of tea to Qiluno, the heat instantly dissipated, and ice crystals condensed outside the wooden cup.

"Tons and Tons and Tons of Tons—"

"......" I don't know what I was feeling, but after drinking it, she seemed to fall silent, and after a while, she asked, "It's so bitter, why are you so happy?"

"But no," Mo Ming thought deeply, "Everyone in the world says that we drink and enjoy happiness, but in fact, we have suffering!"

"What do you mean?" Cirno tilted her head, as if she didn't understand.

Finding that the response to the banquet was lackluster and the cold jokes were not bought by a few monsters, Mo Ming shrugged his shoulders in boredom, and then, after a glance, he keenly noticed the restless demeanor of the big goblin next to him.

Mo Ming glanced at Qi Lunuo again, the little guy's eyes were rolling, what the hell did he think?

The dastardly outlander immediately notices that something is wrong, and the cunning humans decide to use the goodness of the goblins to investigate.

Mo Ming suddenly drank all the wine in the cup, lowered his eyebrows, and made a painful appearance: "Big goblin, my heart hurts so much." ”

"Eh-eh-" Faced with Mo Ming's sudden confession, the big goblin was flushed and at a loss.

"Why, why do you deceive me so much, what have I done wrong?"

"Eh——?"

"However, I know that Odoru is a good boy, and it must be Qiluno who is wrong, and Odoru must have been spoiled by her!"

"Eh——?!!" immediately reacted, and the big goblin waved his hand desperately, "No, no! It's all my fault, Qiluno is not a bad boy!"

"Huh, is it your fault?"

"It's my fault, Qiluno is not a bad boy and has no ill will towards you!"

"Really?" Mo Ming looked skeptical.

"It's true! Qi Luno said that he was not interested in playing tricks on ordinary humans, and it was because he was close to Mr. Mo Ming that he became interested in saying it!"

"Teasing...... But generally speaking, you don't play tricks on people you like, do you?"

"No, it's not!

"Oh, then, who's that?"

"You're bullying Dai-chan again!" Although the conversation between the two seemed to be understood, the big goblin's expression was in Qiluno's eyes, and he made a judgment that did not deviate too much from reality.

"Qi Lunuo!" Mo Ming was colored.

"In, in!"

"As the strongest, can you tell me how you plan to play tricks on me?"

"I, I'm going to make you cry!"

“…… Again?" Mo Ming couldn't help but hold his forehead, "Didn't you tell you, if you want to defeat me, go and defeat my student Lingmeng first!"

"No! Reimu is Reimu! You're you!"

“…… Who told you this?"

"Yes......"

"It's the emperor!" the goblin interrupted Kiruno.

Emperor Mo Ming searched for the name in his mind, and finally suddenly.

Immediately a little speechless, quietly glanced in a certain direction of the banquet, Penglai Mountain Hui Ye quietly drank wine, seemingly unaware of the situation in between.

Oh, is it revenge...... However, the big goblin interrupted Qiluno's words, and he wanted to bear the charge of betrayal? Could it be that this Inaba rabbit monster is the same existence as the goblin in the goblin?

Emperor Inaba...... It seems that I have offended a terrible character unconsciously, but fortunately I noticed it.

As the so-called Hades is aggressive and the little ghosts are difficult, it seems that he will have to plead guilty to this rabbit monster in the future.

Thinking about this, there is nothing to entangle, and the face changed back to an amiable demeanor, rubbed the heads of the two goblins, and got up to refill the wine for everyone.

Reimu, who had witnessed the whole situation on the sidelines, stopped the two shivering little goblins.

"Listen, you want to compare with the teacher, I don't have any opinion......" Mo Ming probably really cried when she heard it.

"However, if you want him to cry or something, it's better to give up early. ”

"Eh-" "I'm the strongest-"

"It's not a question of strength or weakness!" Reimu interrupted, "Teacher's personality is the type that won't cry no matter how much he encounters setbacks, but he can do it to make him angry, but ...... You have to be mentally prepared for hellish retaliation, that's ...... Even as a Hakurei shrine maiden, I would find it scary just to imagine a scene. ”

Perhaps it was the witch's terrifying expression that frightened the two, and they didn't dare to move with tears in their eyes.

"But ......" Reimu put away her gloomy expression and sighed, "You guys, don't be too naughty, the teacher has been persuaded by the big people in the world for the promise he made with you a long time ago...... He doesn't know any other goblins, and he didn't set up a school or anything, but isn't it just for the two of you?"

"Huh??" because Reimu's language was unknown, and the two goblins only seemed to understand it.

"Alright, let's go play—" Reimu also followed Mo Ming's example and rubbed the heads of the two goblins.

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It was a bonfire party that I don't know if it was a festival or a banquet, and the atmosphere was always quite enthusiastic, and sometimes people danced around the bonfire, and finally, even the god Tsukiyama Hina joined in the dance.

Mo Ming and Reimu are no longer entangled in this, whether it is a festival or a banquet, the most important thing is that everyone can be happy, and now it seems that it will be a good memory, so what do you care about so much?

Suddenly, the shrine's alcohol reserves plummeted.

Although some of the monsters are already drunk, it seems that the real amount of alcohol has just entered the state, the peak of the fighting wine is coming, the bonfire is full of the sound of raising glasses and clinking glasses, Mo Ming moved out the last few jars of wine at the bottom of the box in the shrine.

Drink it! Life must be full of joy, don't make the gold bottle empty to the moon!

Even Mo Ming, who deliberately controlled the amount of drinking, seemed to be infected by the atmosphere, and felt a little drunk, he watched the monsters indulge in drinking, poured a glass of wine by himself, and drank it all to the sky.

Dawn is approaching, and the banquet is finally coming to an end.

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4. Today, too, is a day of peace (not yet

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The hour is approaching, and the sky is white. Although he knew that the light was not shining from Gensokyo, he still made Mo Ming, who was cleaning up the wine pot rolling off the ground, squint his eyes, and couldn't help bending down and looking into the distance.

Mo Ming held the wine jug in his hand, straightened his waist, felt that his body was a little stiff, expanded his chest, and did a stretching exercise. As if feeling something, he turned his head to look at Reimu who was carrying two little goblins in his two hands.

I don't know why the little witch is staring at her, so I can only smile at her. Reimu also smiled in response.

Mo Ming pointed to the two little guys at her feet and asked, "What's the matter with the two of them?

"Or else?"

Looking at each other and smiling, Reimu took Qiluno and the Great Goblin into the air and flew to the back mountain, while Mo Ming continued to clean up the messy front yard of the shrine.

Although most of these alcoholic girls are not human beings and don't mind the chill in the air at dawn, most of the different clothing styles seem thin, and Mo Ming, who is not the first time to participate in the Gensokyo banquet, naturally considers the current situation.

But Mo Ming also had no intention of personally covering the girls who were drunk everywhere...... Youkai's instincts have always been sensitive and terrifying, and if you think they are defenseless and approach at will, they are likely to end up with lifelong disabilities due to knee-jerk counterattacks, and Reimu's approach to "sending them home" is a little rougher, but it's not something you can control.

Three days in advance, I went back and forth between the shrine and hoarded a full storage room of wine, and drank it all overnight, and the big youkai who were still sober said goodbye to Mo Ming and the god of dozen and left the hynas, and some of the youkai who were not strong enough to drink were woken up by the unkind witch lady and asked to leave 'politely'.

The narcotic effect of alcohol on non-humans varies depending on the race, except for a few who are not sensitive to the truth at all, and most youkai will always get drunk if they drink too much.

It's not that they can't stay here for a while, but according to custom, many villagers in the world have a habit of visiting Hakurei Shrine early in the morning on the first day of the first lunar month, and although there is a police team that organizes people and escorts along the road, it is not an interesting sight for visitors to see the yokai lying all over the place around the shrine.

Naturally, there are people who stay.,Suzu and Aqiu went to the shrine to rest.,Huiyin-sensei helped clean up the clutter under the torii.。

Mo Ming walked out of the kitchen, took a steaming wooden basin and asked Teacher Huiyin to wash her face, and then carried a pot of freshly brewed hot tea and filled it for the three of them.

"Teacher Mo Ming, there are still some empty wine jars over there...... Bai Ze Huiyin scrubbed it, took the hot tea handed by Mo Ming, and held it in his hand.

"Teacher Huiyin, drink tea and meditate, you are a guest, you must have the consciousness of a guest," Mo Ming took a sip of hot tea, took a cushion and sat on the hallway, "It's still early to leave you, so there's no need to be in such a hurry." ”

There are many elderly people in the world who have the habit of visiting the shrine on the first day of the year, and the previous few years were terminated by an accident at the Hakurei Shrine, and now the custom has been restored, and the humans who want to come to the shrine will come in groups at their own time, and the self-police group of Meihong will organize the work of guarding, and the Motoi Kosuzu and the barnyard Asu, who are taking a break at the shrine, will also be taken back to the village by the self-police group.

"It was a fantastic night. Kagiyama Hinata, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke.

Mo Ming replied, "How is it?

"I used to have delusions about having a party with other people, but even if I did, I didn't expect it to happen like tonight. ”

"Miss Doshen, you are too presumptuous...... However, this is not bad," Mo Ming drank the tea in the cup and sighed contentedly, "If you can be content easily, you will also experience more happiness than ordinary people for the good things that will follow." ”

"Will there be such a good thing?"

Mo Ming thought for a moment and replied, "Look forward to it." ”

"Huh?"

"Maybe the human approach so far has disappointed you, and you have long since given up on expectation, but ...... Times will change," Mo Ming looked into the distance, the morning sun had begun to appear, "If you are grateful to Reimu for tonight's events, you might as well take the anticipation as a gift to her, it's okay to be a little tentative, do some trying to look forward to it, and something good will happen next." ”

Jian Shan Hina stopped talking, not knowing what he was thinking, and he didn't know if he understood what Mo Ming said.

The former god of misfortune gave up his expectations of humans and wishfully watched over the humans from a distance, and the shrine maiden Reimu of Hakurei saw that the future extended by this would not end well, so there was tonight's New Year's Eve sacrifice, and even Mo Ming's proposal to the master of the Misty Rain family, the conditions for the god of misfortune, were all efforts to solve this hidden danger.

"I'm going back to Youkai Mountain, thank you to Reimu on my behalf. ”

"She's going to send off two goblins, she should be back soon, why don't you tell her personally?"

"No," the god of misfortune shook his head, "the festival is very fun, but because of this, it takes time to gather your mind." When emotions are high, humans tend to lose their fair sense of self and their surroundings, and even gods sometimes do so, so they must be especially cautious. ”

"Amazing, not shaken by joy in the slightest, should I say that I deserve to be a god?"

"Hmph......" seemed to say something, but finally stopped, "Goodbye." As he spoke, he walked down the stone steps of the shrine.

Kamibai Ze Huiyin also left soon after.,Said to go back to the world.,Wait for yourself to come to the shrine with Meihong again.。

In an instant, the wonderful morning light that was originally accompanied by two big beauties turned into Mo Ming holding the cold tea alone and sitting on the entrance in a daze.

As the sun rises, it looks like it's going to be a sunny day.

"Happy New Year, Gensokyo!" he drank the warm tea from his cup, then filled the last cup of tea that had cooled.

"Teacher—" Reimu fell from the sky.

"It's slow, Reimu!"

"Eh—it's all the Snow Girl's fault, it seems that she was going to sleep today and wanted to wait for the two little goblins to say goodbye to them, but these two playful little guys came to the banquet to play, and the Snow Girl, who had been waiting all night, poured her anger on my head!" Lingmeng indignantly took the cup in Mo Ming's hand and drank it down.

"Wow, the tea is cold!"

"Who told you to go for so long...... And the result?

The "Origin" of the previous generation recorded about the Snow Maiden, which seems to only be active in winter, and it seems that they will fall asleep in spring, summer, and autumn.

"It's just helping her fall into a deep sleep! ”

"That's a lot of hard work. ”

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Finally ushered in a rare rest, Mo Ming and Lingmeng sat tiredly on the hallway, each holding a cup of hot tea, and on the small plate in the middle were a few snacks that Mo Ming secretly hid in the kitchen for the two of them to enjoy.

At this time, Yakumo Purple naturally lost no time in appearing.

"Ah, youkai sage," Mo Ming greeted with a smile, "thank you so much for your cushions and campfire in the middle of the night, without which it might not be enough to have fun." ”

"Really," Yakumo yawned and sat down at the entrance next to Reimu, "Why are you talking about trivial things every time I see you." ”

"The details?" said after thinking for some reason, "But the peace of mankind has nothing to do with me, I am more concerned about what the shrine will eat at noon today." ”

"Soba noodles and steak are recommended!There's a lot of meat left in the kitchen, so it's a good time to eat soba noodles!"

"It's not my student, it's won my heart," Mo Ming praised, "The congratulatory gift from Bai Yulou also has a lot of delicacies, let's save the red and white fish cake for tonight's supper!"

"You're really ......" Yakumo sighed, then smiled, "Please be sure to prepare an extra pair of chopsticks for supper." ”

"Huh-"

It's almost time, and the three of them are sitting in the hallway chatting first, and in the shrine, Barnyard Asu, and Honju Kosuzu are still asleep.

"Purple, there's a problem. "The shrine's clutter has been cleaned up, and the visitors in the crowd have not yet arrived, and Reimu, who is leaning on the entrance, is a little drowsy, and throws a question to Yakumo Murasaki.

"What? Don't ask a question directly, this is not Reimu's style. ”

"It's just a little curious, although I've been at the shrine all night, but through the yin-yang jade that the teacher carried, I know the situation in the people," Reimu looked at Yakumo Murasaki, "Why didn't Purple appear from beginning to end......?"

"What about you, Reimu, you're a Hakurei shrine maiden from Gensokyo, where were you when you knew about such a serious situation?"

"I trusted the teacher unconditionally, but at the same time, I was always ready to support if the situation was out of control. ”

"Well, I'm the same when I say that, and I believe in your teacher unconditionally. ”

"Hahaha, Reimu, your cultivation is still not enough, you have to use your brain to think about everything," Mo Ming couldn't help but interrupt with a smile, "Regarding Yakumo Zi's position, you should have been clearer than anyone else." ”

"Huh?"

"The reason why she didn't show up is not that she doesn't care about the situation," Mo Ming said with a smile, "On the contrary, the more you care, the more cautious you are, and the less you should show up easily, right, Lord Sage?"

"Uh-huh. Yakumo Purple was noncommittal.

"What does the teacher mean ......" Reimu pondered for a while, and then suddenly said, "The youkai sage who established Gensokyo with his own hands and set the rules for it is like a supreme god here, representing the ultimate authority, so ......"

"Eh, it's very smart, it's really worthy of being my student, it's a little bit thorough," Mo Ming was very happy, "Although it may be easy to solve the abnormal matter with the ability of the monster sage, but once she makes a move, she will definitely take the corresponding risk......"

Reimu immediately answered: "I see, this risk does not necessarily refer to being defeated immediately, but any flaw that may be noticed or exploited - those with ulterior motives will have the thought of 'maybe, the monster sage also has the possibility of being defeated', these are the drawbacks that her personal appearance may bring to the end of the mutation." ”

"Exactly," Mo Ming snapped his fingers, "Actually, it's the same as an RPG game, the strength of the final boss is not necessarily the crushing level of data, no matter how exaggerated the data is, it may not be a hundred battles to win, and the safest way has always been - not to light the blood bar." ”

However, this advanced explanation made Reimu freeze and didn't seem to understand much.

"Hey," Mo Ming couldn't bear to look at the student's stunned appearance, "Hurry up and go to the Red Devil Pavilion to borrow a game console to play with you." ”

"Wow, long live the teacher!"

Yakumo Zi watched coldly as the two sang and harmonized, and finally spoke: "It's over, do you think my position has been guessed by you?"

"How can you, you are the mysterious monster sage," Reimu said in Mo Ming's tone, "How can the sage's actions be easily seen through?

"Tick Attack!"

"How could you succeed!"

The entrance of the shrine instantly turned into a battlefield, and Mo Ming on the side shrank behind and trembled.

"By the way, there's something I forgot to say," Yakumo Murasaki suddenly stopped her body, and Reimu, who had avoided it in advance because of her prediction, couldn't stop slamming her head on the chest of the youkai sage, "There seems to be one of the visitors tonight who is planning something terrible. ”

"What is it?" can you elaborate?" asked Mo Ming.

"Well, the detailed follow-up will be up to Lan to tell you, after all, you are still human, and your mental state must not be very good after working all night," Yakumo Zi locked his arms around the little witch in his arms, and Reimu struggled to get out, "I have eyebrows for the 'Oriental Project' project in several worlds in the outside world, so the next part of the world may not be in Gensokyo sometimes." ”

"Well, do you need to tell us about this kind of thing?" It feels like saying, "I'm not here, so I'm okay to do whatever I want," but when you think about it, it might mean the opposite.

"Well, I'm just away for a while anyway, and it's not like I won't be coming back. ”

"Don't say something like a death flag!"

"Now it's up to the two of you. "It seems to be interesting, but it's more energetic.

"It feels like it's already a last word!" Mo Ming complained frantically.

"It's okay, the hidden dangers in the people have been solved, and there is nothing to be afraid of......

"I'm so scared!"

"Listen, don't mess with those big monsters until I come back!"

"I won't provoke you when you're not there!Why do you still help others set up a death flag, do you want me to die so much?!"

"I just wish I could be with you forever......"

"I'm sorry, but there's a limit to how long humans can live. ”

"Liar, deceitful, aren't we friends......"

"Shemales have different paths!"

"Is this—Is that so...... When I come back from the outside world, I will have something to say to you. ”

"Loved. ”

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The time of the counterpart comedy is fleeting, and Yakumo Zi has also left.

At that time, there were faint voices under the stone steps of the shrine.

"Everyone, be quiet, please line up and go up the stairs in order, and please pay attention to order when you visit!"

There was a faint voice from Meihong.

"Somehow, it always feels like tonight is fleeting, but it's a long time. Reimu sighed.

"Yes, there were good things and bad things, but it was a memorable day. ”

"Teacher, Happy New Year!" Lingmeng tilted her head and looked at Mo Ming next to her.

"Happy New Year, Reimu. Mo Ming responded with a smile.

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Next Volume:

The main chapter, the sixth volume, the first month

PS: I'll write the end of the cap later.