"So, as long as the threat of the gods is removed?"

"Exactly. ”

"So, how can we be sure that the crisis has been resolved?"

"At that time, Lord Purple will appear and tell Miss Reimu. ”

"Isn't Purple in Gensokyo?"

"It's not that Lord Zi can't pull away, but this matter can only be done by you, so even the concubine can't interfere much. ”

"After all, it's my teacher who is gone, of course she's not in a hurry," Reimu sighed, "It's true, I have to find a better reason to be lazy." ”

"Please also ask Miss Reimu to be careful not to provoke a conflict with the gods. Yakumo Lan didn't argue much on the topic of 'whether his master is lazy'.

"Well, that's the premise," Reimu wasn't in a very good mood, "If the other party doesn't plan to be reasonable, I don't have a reason to persuade him." ”

"This is natural, if you have to, the concubine will also appear to help you. ”

......

......

Although because of these words, Reimu began to search for suspicious people in Gensokyo.

But this realm is not small, even if it is flying in the air, it is a little too reluctant to patrol it on your own.

Spent the morning cruising around Gensokyo, and nothing was rewarded.

In the grave where the monsters made a lot of trouble in the past, Fu Fushen, who was holding an umbrella, squatted on the ground and studied the insects, as if everything was as usual.

The sunflowers in the sunflower field have not yet bloomed, and in the green field, I see the big youkai Kazami Yuka and the poisonous puppet youkai walking beside her. The name of the puppet yokai is not remembered, but the little yokai often appear here, and it is not like an anomalous time.

Deliberately passing low in the air, Kazami Yuka and the poisonous puppet youkai both noticed him, but he didn't react.

Although it was a little upset that the shrine maiden, who was to retire from the youkai, was ignored by the youkai to such a degree, it was true that she only stayed in her own territory and did not act restlessly.

At the end of the day, the most important thing now is to look for unfamiliar faces.

Scratching her head, Reimu continued to fly forward.

The poison puppet Metishin looked up at the distant figure of the Pori Shrine Maiden in the sky, and muttered, "How long will it take......

Kazami Yuka asked, "Have you made up your mind?"

"Well," Métikhin was only childlike, but her expression was surprisingly serious, "the big sister said yes, so it must not be wasted." ”

Kazami, who was holding the hand of the little monster, looked into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

"That Alice had to be made aware of what an unforgivable thing she had done. Holding the hand of the big monster, Métikhin seemed to have a lot more confidence in her voice.

......

......

It's not a good idea to hover high in the air so aimlessly.

The weather in February is not completely warm, and when flying high in the sky, your clothes will be wet with moisture, and it will become colder, so you will have to open a defensive barrier around your body.

But in this way, ordinary travel becomes extremely physically demanding, and before the enemy can be found, he is tired and half dead.

If only I hadn't offended the Tengu in Youkai Mountain before, it would have been much easier to patrol with their help—but it seems too late to think about it now, so why not consider coercing them to help you?

Miss Reimu, who was thinking in her heart that she was completely ungirlish, suddenly found a suspicious building - on the border of Gensokyo, in the shadow of the mountain, there was a temple-style building standing abruptly.

Reimu fell into the courtyard from the sky, and suddenly fixed his eyes on the familiar blonde figure.

"Marisa?"

Because the girl put the classic black wizard hat on the entrance, she didn't recognize it at the first time.

"I said why I couldn't find you when I went to the fog and rain magic shop early in the morning, but I didn't expect to come here?"

"Ahh

At the moment, she was sitting in the hallway with two other people, playing chess.

"What are you doing?" Reimu was a little relieved by Marisa's presence, but she was still a little vigilant as she slowly approached the other two.

Sitting across from Marisa is a beautiful woman with long curly blond hair and a crown on her head, and a blue-haired woman with a blue orb on her head, which looks a little funny compared to the other two.

But at this moment, the three of them stared at the chessboard in front of them with solemn faces and leaned forward, as if they were about to make a life-and-death decision.

"This is the war chess from the outside world that I bought from Xianglin before, because he usually stays alone and can't use it, so he was asked by me. As he spoke, he simply picked up a chess piece and jumped forward a few steps.

"I'm not asking this...... Where is this place, and why are you here alone?"

"Ah...... I accidentally rushed over my head and almost crashed into the barrier while testing the broom's maximum flight speed, but I found this place," Marisa frowned at the situation in front of her, "It's a strange thing, I usually have to investigate it, and somehow I got familiar with the people here...... Wow, what's the matter, you're too, aren't you?"

"Hmph, the so-called combination is one of the natural ways to win," the blue-haired woman smiled proudly, "Since you have studied this chess game, you are naturally better than us in terms of experience, and we have a common enemy, why can't we form an alliance?"

It turned out that Bluehair had transported all of her pieces to Marisa's house, severely hindering the way of the rear moves, and this kind of giving up her own victory to delay the enemy's path made the other blonde crowned woman easily gain an advantage in the game.

"What's the point of not playing, not playing, what's the point...... I've already won two games before, so you've won this time. Seeing that Reimu was here, she had no intention of playing, so Marisa straightened her skirt and planned to run away.

"Since you want to play chess, let me play honestly. The blonde woman spoke, but did not look up, still studying the situation on the chessboard.

"Eh-" Marisa sat back honestly though reluctantly, "although you have calculated it, I can at least take second place, Huck you do this, although you help the big fox pave the way, but you don't want to win." ”

"It's Heka, not Huck, Hecatia," the blue-haired woman complained, "You don't seem to be aware of your own crisis—you're just human, but you don't have any reverence, watch the old lady teach you to behave!"

Marisa's face was solemn.

"By the way, my name is Pure Fox, not a big fox, and it's not polite to make a mistake. ”

Junhu didn't immediately put the pieces in place to take the first place, but turned around and set a second hurdle for Marisa's path. In the situation where there is no advance and no retreat, Hecatia, who is slightly behind, seized the opportunity and jumped a few steps in a row, seeing that there is no power to return to the sky.

Marisa pinched the chess piece and hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to fall.

"I see that you are usually very aggressive, and you are unexpectedly competitive at this time, but unfortunately, it is the two of us who are stronger," Hecatia laughed loudly, "Hahaha, if the two of us fight separately, we can only end up in second or third place, but if we can help each other, the situation will be very different." ”

"Hmph, Raippi won, and no matter how high-sounding it is, it's still Raipi," Marisa was upset, "It's just so time that Reimu is here, so I can show you how good we are." ”

Miss Hakurei's shrine maiden had been watching the chess for a long time, and she was quite interested in it, but at this time, she was invited by Marisa, but she coughed and shook her head.

"I'm here for business," Reimu declined, "Marisa, how much do you know about this?

"Ah, this is a clear question, the abbot here said that he is called the White Lotus Master, and the monsters here are called "Holy White Lotus", which seems to mean that he is a little virtuous. I've been instructed on some magical things myself, so I'm a little bit of a compromise. Marisa scratched her head in embarrassment.

"I don't think there's a human inhabitation here, this should be a monster temple, right?" Reimu said, glancing at the other two who were playing chess, and there was no human breath on them either.

"My name is Hekatia Rabislazuli, and I have been invited to visit an old friend. Seeing Reimu's gaze, Hecatia didn't hide his real name.

"Ah, this blue-haired one is called Heka, and the big blonde curly-haired beauty is called Pure Fox, and when I first came, these two were fighting here—I didn't expect to be so close to each other. ”

"Don't you think there's anything wrong with this introduction? Why is it that only the pure fox is a big beauty?" Hecatia was quite dissatisfied with this.

"Normally, we humans don't have this thing on our heads. Marisa grumbled as she looked at the azure orb above Heka's head.

"Well, they're all names I've never heard of......," Reimu pondered, looking at Junhu, "What about you?"

Chunhu shook his head: "Appearing here by chance and being invited as a guest, that's all." ”

"That ......" a head was revealed behind the entrance of the temple, "Please, are you looking for Lord White Lotus?"

Reimu saw that it was a short, young girl with green hair and ears that resembled animal ears, looking at her with some wariness.

"You are?"

"I'm Hibiki in the valley, a mountain youkai who came here after Lord Saint White Lotus, then, don't worry, we have no ill intentions and won't disturb humans and youkai. ”

"Settle here?" Ling dreamed of the Red Devil Pavilion that suddenly appeared by the Lake of Mist, and she was still young at the time, so she only knew that most of the Yakumo Purple planned this matter, could it be that she was also ...... this time?

"Well, the host and everyone are very good, and we won't cause trouble here," Hibiki Yamahiko looked at the red and white shrine maiden with some trepidation, as if she had been warned by someone before, "Besides, with the consent of the monster sage here, it shouldn't be in the way...... There are plans to relocate the temple to a village to help humanity better, but it is said that the samurai there have recently lost their jobs and are very restless, so I would like to wait here for a while and wait for everyone in the village to calm down...... After a lot of hard work, we finally welcomed back the Holy White Lotus from the Demon Realm, and everyone is finally together again, please don't drive us away. As she spoke, Hibiki Yamahiko seemed to become a little excited, leaning out from behind the door and bowing to Reimu.

"I also know a little about the affairs of the human village, and I have to say that let me look the other way," Hecatia suddenly interjected, "It is the proper meaning of human progress to have the courage to introduce new ideas and not rest on their laurels—"

Seeing that the shrine maiden and the Yamahiko youkai were both looking at him, Hecatia coughed in embarrassment, "I have no intention of interrupting your conversation...... Ahem, I mean, sorry, you guys continue. ”

Reimu looked back at Hibiki in the valley.

"Hawkers, the affairs of outsiders have always been handled by purple, and blue has not come forward to stop it, I won't care about this, just remember not to cause trouble. ”

"Thank you, Miss Shrine Maiden, Lord Holy White Lotus has taken a round of adults to the village, and I will definitely tell them when I come back. ”

Reimu nodded, looking at Marisa who was sitting on the side.

"I had a hunch that something was going to happen, and I needed some help. ”

"Oooh!" Marisa stood up and put on her hat, "So what are you waiting for?

"Don't be in such a hurry. ”

"Hmm...... It's better to make it clear, but where is the youkai this time who doesn't have long eyes?"

"I won't come to you about the youkai either," Reimu sighed, "though it's unclear if it's reliable or not, it seems that the 'gods' don't know where to be bad for Gensokyo." ”

"Gods?" Hecatia on the side couldn't help but interject again, "If it's true, you need to be careful, although Gensokyo has the blessing of the Great Enchantment of Hakuri and the realm of the Youkai Sage, but if the power of the gods is just right to restrain it, I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle." ”

Chunhu shook his head: "It's too late to wait until a god makes a move, instead of thinking about being vigilant, it's better to start from the root, think about who here offended when and what happened to the god who made him take revenge on Gensokyo, if you can lock the real body, it will be much easier." ”

Hecatia couldn't help but laugh and said, "Are you embarrassed to talk about others?"

"Although I plan to seek revenge on the Eight Meanings and God, since she is holding her tail and not coming out, then I don't need to turn Gensokyo upside down to force her to show up, and for me, the embarrassment of victory is also defeat. ”

"Only by crushing the strength can you win elegantly, pure fox, you have been deflated for nearly a thousand years in the face of the enchantment under the eight meanings and in the moon capital, if you don't put down your body and face the strength gap between the two sides, and still think about what elegance, I think you will inevitably repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

"Ahem, anyway, this time I'm head-on, she can't hide it, at least I'll take it back. ”

Seeing that the two of them were about to talk again, Reimu sighed, pulled Marisa aside and asked:

"What's going on with these two?"

"They're like that, whether they're fighting or chatting, they often ignore the atmosphere, and the abbot here can't daze them. ”

"How did you meet them?"

"I saw them fighting, so I went in and mixed a hand~ Although I was immediately beaten down, I didn't know each other," Marisa was a little embarrassed when he mentioned the trouble, "But anyway, he shouldn't be an unreasonable person, even if he has the ability to go to heaven, he won't be in Gensokyo, right?"

Hecatia on the entrance raised his voice and said: "Red and white over there, I like this place a lot, if you really meet an unreasonable god, you can come here to find me and Chunhu, if you can help, you will be able to help." ”

"Well, thank you for your kindness in advance," Reimu and the Yamahiko youkai on the side nodded and soared into the air, "It's been too long, it's time to look elsewhere." ”

"Eh, Lingmu wait for me-" Marisa took out the broom from the temple and hurriedly chased after her, shouting while not forgetting to keep up with the two of them here, "Put the chess here first, I'll take it another day, two to one, I haven't lost yet!"

"Ha, go back and wait for us to study it, there is absolutely nothing left to win you!" Hecatia looked at Reimu and Marisa who were leaving in a hurry, and looked at the pure fox on the side.

Pure Fox had already set up another game of chess and took the lead.

"Eh, why did you make the first move?" said Hecatia himself, "I can't find the Eight Meanings and Gods, so I'm going to forget it?"

"Eight meanings, even if there is no last resort - of all the gods I know, she is the only one who is clever and the most difficult to guess," after a thousand years of unilateral games, she still did not win, and the pure fox had relatives, "Now I came to the door to provoke without success, I met you, and I almost got angry, and you were invited by her...... Don't you think all this is very strange? Now, if any action is likely to fall into its hands, why don't you just respond to all changes with the same? Come on, fall. ”

"To be honest, chess is very different from chess, and there are too few variables in this kind of chess, and if you and I study it carefully, the one who comes first will win...... I jump, I jump, I jump. ”

"That's why we didn't study it seriously, did we?" said Junhu with a smile.

"Indeed, since you have such a mind, I am not worried that you will be blinded by hatred and do something unfavorable to Gensokyo. ”

"You really like it here. ”

"Of course, I love this place. ”

Chunhu thought for a while, and suddenly spoke: "If you want to say that I plan to come to Gensokyo for revenge, I actually know one, although I don't know if she is a god, but she has enough strength to defeat me......"

"Oh, so powerful, where is sacred?" Hecatia was intrigued.

In the case that neither of them showed their real strength, Hecatia only fought on an equal footing with Pure Fox.

"Not really, but I admire her, and if it weren't for my destruction of her body, maybe I'd bring her to Gensokyo. ”

"Thankful then, it seems that you like this place now, if the god wants to destroy it...... Wait, the ontology?Is it Fu Fu God or something?" "The so-called eight million gods are mostly monsters, and Fu Fu God is not a real god in the eyes of Hecatia, the goddess of the moon, the earth, and the hell of the other world.

"I don't know, whether it's the god of style or the god of mourning, now the dust is to dust, and the earth is to the earth. ”

"Speaking of which, do you know why the Eight Meanings and Gods live in seclusion here?" Hecatia suddenly had a look of deep meaning.

"I've heard that in order to serve a princess of the moon called 'Penglai Mountain Kaguya', I don't know what virtue and ability I can do. But what can you do if you know? That is, it has disappeared, and there is no trace to follow. ”

"But there's one related human who is still in Gensokyo. Hecatia laughed.

Hearing this, the pure fox narrowed his eyes.

......

......

Forest of Magic、Everything is normal。

Marisa flew through the air, patrolling the unshaded areas with the midday sun, and the elves played as usual.

It's a pity that Alice isn't at home, but it's imperative to go to Monster Mountain - because Reimu herself doesn't have a good relationship with the Tengu of Monster Mountain, and it's certainly best to leave this kind of inquiry to Marisa, who is familiar with her.

"Look, it's Marisa!" Luna and Marisa are the most familiar of the three elves of light, and are the first to spot a black and white figure flying through the air.

"Hmph, look at the move!"

"Ahh

"It's a duel, and you dare to look somewhere else!"

"Enough, I can't stand it. ”

The white-haired little girl who stood behind the three goblins of light and watched coldly for a long time suddenly spoke.

"I'm also a guest of Sta no matter how I say it, although I didn't plan to meddle in Gensokyo's affairs, but you are too deceitful to do so, and I have to do it seriously. ”

Pushing away Sonny's arm that protected her, and standing in front of the three goblins, the girl bravely confronted the overlord of the elves, the ice fairy Kiruno.

"Xiaobai, don't be reckless, Qiluno is a stupid person, I don't know how serious it is, and I will get hurt!" Stara whispered as he tugged at the white-haired girl's clothes.

"Don't call me Xiaobai, I'm a white dragon...... Your Excellency ......"

"I am heaven and earth...... The Strongest Kiruno!...... Who's coming?"

"White Dragon," the white-haired little girl finished introducing herself lightly, posing as a warrior, and said with a serious face, "Let's make a move." ”

"Qiluno, don't bully children you don't know!" the big goblin couldn't stand it anymore and punched the ice goblin in the head.

"It hurts! Hmph, let you go!"

Turned around and flew away with the big goblin.

The three elves of light collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

Only he is still posturing. The white-haired little girl thought about it and stood up a little embarrassed again.

......

......

At the water source at the foot of Mt. Yokai, Marisa asks about the kappa yokai who live in the area.

Kawashiro Nitori - The best of Kappa, and a friend Marisa had made in the past. Although I was asked to ask the tengu about the current situation, Marisa walked around the monster mountain and didn't find the figure of the Raven Tengu Shooting Marumu, and the other tengu were not very familiar, so instead of rushing in, it is better to consult their neighbors first.

"Lately, I haven't seen any suspicious people. Kawashiro said as he tinkered with her equipment.

"What about the suspicious gods?"

"How can the gods be suspicious?Is Marisa talking about the two pillars of the Moriya Shrine?" Kawashiro Natori thought for a moment, "Could it be that you're talking about the god of misfortune? Hina is definitely not a suspicious god~"

"Eh, this way, is it suspicious to confirm it in person, anyway, thank you in advance!"

"Marisa, wait!"

"What?" was about to soar into the sky on a broomstick, when he suddenly stopped.

"Try this, my new accelerator!" Kawashiro put the large backpack on the ground behind him, and took out two things that looked like miniature rockets.

"What's this?"

"Anyway, it's something that can help you speed things up!"

"Oh, that's not bad," Marisa asked, seeing that the rocket was attached to the end of the broomstick, "how did this thing open?"

"...... like this"

"Ahh

The sound faded away.

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......

The Red Devil Pavilion, in the basement of the Great Library.

"Miss Alice...... Miss Alice?"

“...... Huh?"

"I've been standing in front of the bookshelf for a long time since I started, and my face has changed, are you looking for some books?"

Mr. Scientist, the librarian, asked politely.

"I remember you were ......," Alice hesitated.

"I'm an outsider who came here around the same time as Mr. Mo Ming, but I'm not as active in the outside world, so I'm not as well-known as Mr. Mo Ming," the scientist laughed, "Thanks to Boss Pachouli, I'm currently working here as an administrator." ”

"Oh, I did talk before, I asked you about self-discipline dolls. Alice nodded.

"Boss Patchouli stayed up late for many days in a row...... Reading books, I'm not in good spirits, and I'm called by Miss Vampire to rest, is it necessary for me to inform her?"

Alice shook her head.

"I'm pretty much done with everything to investigate and collect, and I'll come back to her if necessary. ”

Just as she was about to leave, Alice was suddenly attracted by a book on the shelf.

"Gensokkyo Native Gods Investigation Citation".

I took it off, flipped it over, and suddenly stopped.

Alice looked at the scientist and asked, questioningly:

"Hina Kagiyama, a god made from a puppet?"

The scientist whistled and looked up at the ceiling of the library.

Immediately he was touched by a cold sharp touch, and the spear held by the puppet was against his heart.

"That's why Boss Patchui didn't tell you, Miss Witch," the scientist sighed, "remember the Penglai Doll incident last time?...... If you look closely, isn't it this little guy with a spear?"

Alice retracted the Penglai doll, took a deep breath, and calmed down.

"I'm sorry, I always can't control my emotions when I bring up the topic of self-discipline dolls, and if it weren't for that, she wouldn't have ...... 'Penglai'" Alice was a little lost for a moment, but immediately lifted her spirits.

There are still things that have to be done.

"So, that's why Boss Patchouli didn't tell you. The scientist repeated.

"Are you afraid that I'm going to deliberately approach the Hinaru of the Sacred Key out of curiosity?"

"The god of misfortune is a very special and dangerous god in Gensokyo, so you'd better not act rashly - of course I didn't say that, the boss. ”

"Now, however, there is something else going on, and I have to make a trip. ”

"Speaking of which, a few days ago, there was an outsider who called himself 'Shenqi', who said that he was an acquaintance of the witch and lived in the Red Devil Pavilion, and he thought he was a friend of Pache Boss's friend at the time, but he later learned that it was a misunderstanding, so since he is one of the few witches in Gensokyo, it must be ......"

"Uh, I still have something to do, let's go first. ”

......

......

On Yokai Mountain, Marisa's voice went from far to near—she almost landed on the eaves of her house, but was suddenly supported by a force and thrown to the ground.

"Who is disturbing my cultivation?" said a woman's voice in the room.

There is a ban on this place, and ordinary humans cannot enter it if they deliberately come here...... In other words, this is a mountain barrier that can only be reached without an aim.

"Pain, pain, pain...... I haven't offended this guy lately, have I?" Marisa reflected as she saw someone walk out of the room—a girl with short pink hair and a bun head, quite oriental in a comic book style.

"I'm a Ibaraki Hua fan, who are you? Breaking into the forbidden land of my cave, what is the so-called thing?"

......

......

At the same time, Reimu, who was heading to the Red Devil Pavilion, was stopped by Red Misuzu.

Seeing a silver-haired woman beside her suddenly enter the door, Miss Shrine Maiden was very dissatisfied.

"Who was that person just now, why did you just stop me and not stop her?"

"That one was a guest from the Red Devil Pavilion just now," Menfan sighed helplessly, "Miss Reimu, the maid has already gone to report, you can just wait for a while." ”

"I've been waiting for this for a long time. ”

"Maybe the eldest lady is asleep, and the maid may not be able to bear to call her up. ”

"Who sleeps in the middle of the day?"

Red Misuzu coughed: "Youkai and humans are different. "I'm embarrassed to explain the habits of the eldest lady, after all, I was sleeping just now.

Reimu was a little helpless.

Looking at the sky, I don't know if I should break in.

"Where are some suspicious gods...... Really, where did the teacher go? ”

I couldn't help muttering to myself with some chagrin.

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PS: According to unreliable grapevine, I heard that the selection of Shuke's Fan Fiction of the Year has started again.

But even if it's true, this year is different from previous years, and if everyone is prepared, the data in this book should not be as good as other novels, but it doesn't matter, and you have to try.

In short, ask for a wave of recommendation tickets and monthly passes first, and wait and see. If you're lucky, you might be getting another good publicity for the book.

In addition, the next plot is also very exciting.