The time was approaching, and Mo Ming and Lingmeng also began to be busy.

More than a dozen round tables spread out, almost filling the space around the shrine.

After some consideration, the number of people who sent out invitations in the end remained in a state of neither high nor low, because of the relationship between the help of the Shooting Pill of Youkai Mountain, and naturally considering that there would be some uninvited visits from youkai and goblins, but even so, it is enough to accommodate it now.

The surrounding area is full of charcoal braziers, and the moment you walk up the stairs to Hakurei Shrine, you can even feel the hot breath on your face when the cold winter is not over, and you can't help but feel happy in the warmth of being wrapped in it.

As for the mood of the youkai...... Naturally, they can't care so much, and most of them won't affect the mood of watching the excitement because of the temperature.

The scale of the New Year's Eve Festival is not destined to be too grand. When it comes to large-scale festivals, the word "shopping" is inevitable, not to mention the size of the shrine's one-third of an acre, and there is no shortage of manpower at all.

But if you take a step back, if you don't think of it as a festival, but as a banquet, it will be on an unprecedented scale. Therefore, as long as the visitors do not expect too much, they will not be too disappointed.

Amid the aroma of sake and coriander, the shrine is lit up by the light of braziers and lanterns at night.

The festival kicked off with the sudden vampire lady shouting, "People, people, all come to play board games."

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There were three tables on one side of the feast, which were specially prepared for the pilgrims of the world, but now there was only one girl sitting there eating snacks.

On one side, a petite girl escorted by a middle-aged man walked out of the shrine.

Motoju Xiaoling beckoned to Barnyard Aqiu: "This way, this way!"

"How's that?

"Wow. The note that Ah Qiu took out of his purse had the words "Tenth Great Luck" written on it.

"Wow, that's good luck...... But in this way, the "Ji" I drew looks very ordinary, by the way, what about Uncle Shiye?"

"I ...... Ahem, the signature was tied to the shrine, and I didn't bring it here. ”

"The thirty-ninth murder," the unforgettable barnyard Tian Aqiu naturally remembered, "I heard Teacher Mo Ming say that being able to draw the murder is also a sign of good luck to a certain extent." ”

"Don't make fun of your humble position. ”

After three or two sentences, the barnyard field turned around and left.

Xiao Ling couldn't help but wonder: "Why did Uncle Siye leave?"

"The barnyard field clan also has to participate in the festival in the people.,Shiye he also has to come forward as the captain of the guard.。 ”

"Why, isn't the safety of the head of the family more important than the sacrifice of the clan?"

"Well, how do you say it~" Barnyard Aqiu smiled slightly, "Probably the head of the family who doesn't even want to come forward for his family's sacrifice is also responsible." ”

"Damn, those people are so angry with me!" said Motoi, who felt that her friend was being bullied, and slapped the table.

"Quiet, Xiaoling, there is Lingmeng-san here tonight, not to mention that although there are monsters from all sides here, there are also many big monsters that are rarely seen on weekdays, so there shouldn't be a small mess at night. ”

"That's right...... Wow, Sister Rabbit!" Seeing the little bell of Reizen walking in the hallway, stood up to say hello, and was immediately pulled back by Ah Qiu on the side.

However, Reisen, who was holding the gift wine in both hands, also noticed this, and smiled at Honju Xiaoling and nodded.

"Aqiu Aqiu, that rabbit sister is the one who came to the world to sell medicine in disguise before......"

"I know, but you probably don't know the one next to her, do you?"

"Who is that?"

"Eight Meanings Yonglin. ”

"Wow...... It's the one who needs to get acquainted. ”

Looking at his friend's gesture, Barnyard Aqiu couldn't help but shake his head.

"Suzu, this is advice as a friend, don't get too close to youkai. ”

"Huh-"

"Don't hide it, I know, Xiaoling, because you can read the demon book, you often get acquainted with some inexplicable monsters, right?"

"Eh, but, because it's fun......"

"That's why I need advice, if you get too close to the youkai, if you accidentally discard your human identity, I don't care about you. ”

"Huh, huh?"

Xiao Ling got up slightly and slowly approached Ah Qiu.

"If it really becomes like that, how can you ignore me?" Motoju Xiaoling exhaled like an orchid, and the hot air that came out of Ha gently collided with Aqiu's face, "As the head of the barnyard family of the youkai recorder, the barnyard field Aqiu-san?"

Ah Qiu's face was slightly red, and he couldn't help but shrink his neck. But I don't know how to answer.

"What's more, not all non-people are difficult to get along with~" Moju Xiaoling glanced at it and said softly, "For example, this one right now." ”

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Although it looks like a banquet, after all, under the banner of the festival, the number of festivals is indispensable.

At night, there are many more visitors, and many youkai who know that human civilization does not want to lose their manners will offer their courtesy.

There were a lot of visitors, but only Reimeng and Mo Ming were in charge of reception, and when everyone was greeting in the reception room, Alice said hello and withdrew.

I agreed to appear in the puppet show, but is this kind of thing really popular among youkai?

But even then there is nothing to be done, and what needs to be solved now is the question of where to sit.

There are only two people to rely on - one is the magic messenger Marisa Kiriyu, who is now in the shrine with the posture of a master, helping Reimu to receive guests who can't cope with it, and the second is the witch Pacurino Regi, who is not found among the visitors of the Red Devil Pavilion...... Sure enough, it's because I don't like to go out.

How, what to do, there is no one who can speak......

Scanning at the dozen or so tables, there are also a few tables where there is a single person, but ......

Gu Ming Dijue. This monster can't handle it by himself anyway. Probably everyone thought the same as they thought, and because of this, among the many monsters, she was the only one sitting at the table where she was seated.

But since she was the only one at the table, she must have been very lonely and embarrassed, and if she sat there, she wouldn't be hated, right? Sure enough, for people who don't have many friends, it's good to only sit with people who are sick and sympathetic......

Komei, who seemed to have discovered something, threw an incomprehensible gaze like a dead fish's eye at this side, causing Alice's walking route to turn ninety degrees gorgeously and walk to Motoi-chan's table.

"Well, can I sit here?"

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To say that because of the relationship between the people she meets, Alice's overall sense of human beings is very good, after all, it is difficult for humans to appear in those extreme personality of monsters, most of them are very gentle, so it is not troublesome to get along.

There's actually quite a lot of contact with the child of Moju Kosuzu.,Because it's often recommended to read some romance novels with unknown meaning.,In fact, the two have discussed it many times.。

The barnyard field Aqiu, who was sitting next to him, had only met once, and came to visit because he wanted to write "The Origin of Gensokyo", leaving Alice with the impression of being a polite and well-behaved lady with no flaws in her words.

Although the impression on his side is good, it is difficult to say when he turns it over, which is why Alice is a little constrained. She knew the area between humans and monsters that had been divided between the tables, and she wasn't human, so was it really okay to sit here rashly breaking the rules? in case she was disliked......

Thankfully, what I feared didn't happen.

It's just that after I sat down, I was relatively speechless.

Something had to be said, and three people came up with the idea at the same time.

Aqiu decided to break the silence.

"Speaking of which, I asked the four leaves on the way, and he didn't have a clue about it.,About that mysterious person.。 ”

Barnyard Aqiu threw out the topic, and Honju Xiaosuzu understood it.

"Alice-Sand's words, maybe there will be some clues?"

"Huh?"

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I don't know where the anecdote about Mo Ming suddenly came out of the world a while ago, which is not a big deal, but the masked mysterious person who suddenly appeared in front of Fujiwara Meihong made things a little confusing.

Regarding the matter of this mysterious person, Barnyard Aqiu has discussed it with Motoi Kosuzu more than once, but he has not made useful progress.

Sometimes, one more perspective and foothold may lead to new discoveries, says Aqiu.

"I see," Alice subconsciously took the hot tea handed over and muttered, "I've heard about Mo Ming, but when I suddenly talked about it, I don't remember where I heard it in the first place......"

"What's wrong with me? Am I being blown awesome......"

The three girls cast disgusted glances at the same time.

Suzu: "Pour your tea." ”

Alice: "Why don't you entertain guests?"

Ah Qiu: "This is a topic for girls. ”

Mo Ming: "......"

"By the way, why is it only you and Ah Qiu who are here, and the rest of the people?"

Ah Qiu: "They will probably come over together later, probably until Meihong's affairs are over." ”

"Besides, some of them can't come, because the adults are very worried," Motoi sighed, "Ruri's father won't let her come here because she thinks it's dangerous." ”

"My brother will definitely come over, but it may be late, and I have to wait until there is nothing going on in the family," Barnyard Aqiu sighed, "I just don't know if I can catch up with Reimu-san's Kagura~"

"It doesn't matter if you can't come," Mo Ming pouted, "Kitty, and the one named Miyake, it's not a day or two since the idea of beating our family's Reimu, it's really too much, hum." ”

"Tut-tut......" The three girls smacked their tongues at the same time.

At the same time, Ibuki Suzuka, who was sitting in the distance, was already beckoning, and it seemed that the table had already drunk all the wine.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'll go over there first, and remember to greet me if you have something...... It's a small place, and I don't have too many programs, but the drinks and meals are enough~"

As he spoke, he went to the youkai's banquet to say hello.

"Really...... Busy. Looking at Mo Ming's back, Alice couldn't help but sigh.

"Well, how to put it, this can be regarded as a manifestation of reliability. Aqiu concluded.

"However, the topic just now is not suitable for him to participate in," Motoi Kosuzu pointed out in particular, "As Aqiu said, this is a topic between girls~"

"Girly, girly or something......" Alice was a little shy, but it wasn't clear if it was better to spit out here.

"Mr. Mo Ming was originally from the outside world, and I have heard that he has a quick mind among people, and you can also know from those experiences in the rumors, he is like the protagonist in a literary work, and he is also an important part of this mysterious man incident......"

"With him on the job, there is a good chance that progress will be made, but ...... I always feel so boring. ”

Barnyard Aqiu concluded: "Originally, it was not a crisis that had to be solved, but since it was only detected out of interest, it was natural that we could not borrow the hands of others, so that when we found out that mysterious pervert, we could have a sense of accomplishment." ”

Suzu: "Perverted or something, isn't it a little ......?"

Ah Qiu: "Well, it's true that the identity and motives of the other party are not clear at the moment, so let's call it a mysterious person like before." ”

Suzu: "What about us? A three-person girl detective group looking for a mysterious person?"

Ah Qiu: "That's right!"

Alice: "...... Huh?!"

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It was not the first time this kind of thing had happened, and after a moment of coldness when they had just taken their seats, the two human girls answered each other as usual, which made Alice on the side use some effort to keep up with their thoughts.

The truth is different, as far as Alice herself is concerned, she is not very interested in the mysterious person in the topic, but when it comes to this, the nature becomes a little different.

When she understood the dreamlike unfolding of the moment, Miss Witch couldn't even believe it—what was going on??The intimate discussion between the girls! was displayed in front of her like a textbook, and even Alice was suddenly moved. In any case, this is a conversation between friends that can be a good memory, and it would be too wasteful if you didn't take the initiative to grasp it.

"I see," Alice smiled again, "then let's find out together who the cloaked man with the mask is!"

At this moment, probably no one wants to know the truth more than this witch.

Maybe it's not just about wanting the truth, it's just about wanting this time to be a good memory—hence the need for a catalyst called truth.

At this moment, the restless emotions calmed down, and Detective Alice calmly opened her bright eyes.

"Let's sort out the clues first. ”