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It's the result of a whim-of-the-moment prank.

Chased by two goblins, he ran around the periphery of the Enchanted Forest for most of the circle, and finally couldn't run.

Fortunately, the more intelligent goblins among them mostly held attitudes that were just grievances, so they were saved by diflecting the ice goblin's anger and distracting them with just a few words.

So, I spent a while teaching them both the tricks of setting traps in the forest.

Survival in the wild and trap setting were very skilled for me in the past.

After all...... Even if you have a transcendent position among the prophets and want to refuse to serve in the Marine Corps, you must have excellent theoretical knowledge and pass several tests as a price.

Most of the unused knowledge has been forgotten with the experience of the past hundred years, but what can be remembered has a deeper understanding with the accumulation of time.

The arrangement of the traps is probably one of them.

But they were only taught some traps like wire mixing and dragnetting, and only on the theoretical side, and I doubt the two little guys understood it.

As for the lethal traps, none of them were taught. After all, the two who live in the Enchanted Forest are also acquaintances, and it is not a good thing if they are injured by mistake.

What the goblins will do with the traps is probably still guessable.

When I finally tried to leave quietly, I was pulled again.

The green-haired goblin with an aggrieved face said in a low voice, "That, that...... Please don't do anything like this again......"

Looking at Qi Luno on the other side, who was still looking down and studying the blueprint of the trap drawn on the ground, I couldn't help but sigh - why is there such a big gap between the elves and the elves.

In the end, it naturally ended with me bowing my head and admitting my mistake, so that the smile on the face of the cute green-haired goblin was restored.

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Autumn colors are getting stronger.

By the time I got back to the shrine, it was getting dark.

"Speaking of which, autumn gets dark earlier than summer, which means that Gensokyo is now attached to the northern hemisphere of a certain world. ”

While eating lunch, I couldn't help but sigh as I looked at the dappled twilight outside the door.

"What?" Reimu asked curiously.

Reimu, a geographical knowledge about the pattern of the earth, is incomprehensible.

I thought about this a few years ago when I was teaching Reimu, and it was useless to teach the unnecessary knowledge, so in general, a lot of common sense from the outside world only talked about Reimu.

"What are you busy at the shrine during the day?" I picked up a piece of meat and put it in my mouth, chewing and chewing it.

Eating without saying a word, this kind of thing has long since become a lost youth for me. Think about the days of the Duke's Palace and even the Presidential Palace, and now it is like a world away.

"It's nothing," Reimu buried her head in two mouthfuls of rice, then took a sip of egg soup, put down her chopsticks, and thought for a while, "Alice came to the shrine at noon." ”

"Oh," I frowned, "aren't you really home......"

I thought she was still depressed in the room and didn't want to deal with others, but it seemed that the relationship with the little puppet made me preconceived.

"Teacher, maybe he underestimated that witch too much. ”

"Hmm. I nodded, the witch was much stronger than I had imagined.

After the meal, I packed up the dishes and chopsticks and took them to the kitchen, while Reimu went to the shrine and lit two stone lamps in front of the shrine.

At night, the shrine sometimes lights up stone lanterns, sometimes it doesn't, depending on my schedule with Reimu and whether there are visitors to the shrine.

After washing the dishes and chopsticks, he saw Reimu sitting and reading in front of the flickering hallway, so he smiled and walked over to sit aside.

There were several books on the hallway, and I picked up one of them and looked at it, it was the text I knew.

"Greek mythology?"

"Hmm," Reimu nodded, "I was recommended by Suzu last time, and it was very interesting. ”

I flipped through the pages and looked at it a few times, then put it back.

When it gets dark, Hakurei Shrine always looks strangely peaceful.

I broke it with a loud voice.

"Noon...... What did you talk to Alice?"

"Does the teacher care?" Reimu asked with a smile as she put down her book.

"If you want to say that you care, it's actually a little. I nodded.

I think it's been a lot since the summer fireworks festival and up to the autumn festival that Alice and I have acted together as a group.

But sometimes mentioned in shrines, Reimu is rare and not followed.

Maybe it's some prejudice on the part of Reimu, or maybe it's some reason in my subconscious that I don't want to think about it.

I heard that the two of them were chatting together, and I did get some interest.

"Hmm," Reimu mused, "if you want to talk about something...... It doesn't seem to be talking about anything. ”

A subtle tone was faintly audible. Hmm? Is there a secret topic between girls?

Well, forget it.

"Actually, I think," I tried to use my words to keep Reimu from being too resistant, "Reimu you can have more contact with Alice on weekdays." ”

"Huh?"

"Although she is a witch, Alice has a good heart and treats her friends very well. ”

"But the teacher didn't say ......"

"Well, you can't have a position or a faction as a Hakurei shrine maiden," I nodded, "but identity aside, it's good to have some friends." ”

Whether it's Marisa or Alice, they're both loners, so it's good to make friends with each other.

That being said...... It's a pity that friends don't do it on purpose, but something that comes naturally.

Probably just out of my own willfulness, I hope Reimu will have more friends.

And the other side...... At this moment, Reimu fell silent again.

Staring blankly ahead, the boundary where the light of the stone lamp can shine, the junction of light and darkness.

muttered in a low voice, "I can't do it." ”

I frowned, "Why?"

There was silence again.

After a while, I was going to say something.

But I saw that Reimu suddenly turned her head with a smile and looked at me.

"Teacher, you...... Are you sure you want to talk to me about this?" seems to have some meaning.

At this moment, I seemed to realize something.

My mind went back to the summer festival a few months ago.

That's when we had a similar discussion.

In a trance, I suddenly remembered a problem that I had been deliberately ignoring.

Reimu she seems to ...... I don't know when I started to look at myself with a mindset other than the elderly.

When I first realized it, I was probably vaguely happy.

It's probably a little girl in an ordinary family's coquettish saying "I want to marry my dad when I grow up", which will only make the elders smile.

But now I naturally understand that this is not a child's coquettishness, but something that the fifteen-year-old Hakurei witch is thinking about seriously.

My heart was full of mixed feelings, and I took a book and spread it out on my lap, thinking about something else.

I...... Probably too greedy.

This has been the case ever since.

If you could accept your fate calmly, in that world, you would probably have already married and started a family.

But it's still too greedy.

There were only misfortunes and a little happiness in that world, not what I wanted...... Complete bliss.

If I had chosen to be a little happy and married in that world, as the pinnacle of politics, I would probably never have been able to admit that this shrine in the distant Gensokyo was my home.

So...... Lost all happiness forever.

As a perfectionist, I didn't compromise until I died.

I wanted to be complete and unattainable, so I could only choose misfortune and wait for the impossible with a desperate attitude.

So, in that world, I ended my life alone in a wheelchair.

Now, in front of the shrine, I'm sitting side by side with Reimu.

Talking about what you ate today, what books you read, and what you talked to people...... Such an extravagant topic.

Taishan Mansion Jun Festival...... It's like a miracle, no, it's a miracle.

I was saved by this girl who was sitting less than a meter next to me, glancing at me from time to time.

Words of thanks are not too many, no matter how many times you say. But at the moment, I don't want to talk about it.

Whether it was my original intention to save Reimu's poor fate, or the fact that I was finally saved by Reimu, it is no longer necessary to stay in words.

That kindness is not a simple addition or subtraction of life for fate, but something deeper that cannot be easily grasped by human beings.

So...... "Are you sure you want to talk to me about this?" When faced with a question like Reimu, it was my turn to fall silent.

It's not that I don't understand Reimu's feelings.

But...... When I realized that this topic threatened to upset the balance I had worked so hard to maintain and that I held it like a treasure, I flinched in fear.

Putting aside the self-righteous status of the elderly, perhaps...... I'm willing to take a closer relationship with the girl in front of me.

However, the thought that once that relationship is broken, everything that is being worked hard to maintain in front of him will dissipate with it, and he is afraid to take another step.

Looking at the heart, maybe this is the deepest reason.

It's not what I'm good at, and that's why I'm scared and stopped.

I flipped through the pages of the book, thinking about how to take the topic.

When my eyes fell, I saw a name.

"Homer's epic...... How much have you watched Reimu?"

“…… Huh, you're almost halfway there, aren't you?"

"Odysseus, do you have any impressions?"

"Well," Reimu nodded, flipping through the book in his hand, "the hero Odysseus wandered for many years, endured all trials and temptations, and finally he overcame all the tribulations, resisted all temptations, and returned to his homeland. ”

I nodded and smiled, and also read a conversation on a certain page: "Venerable Goddess, I know full well that my wife will only be eclipsed by your brilliance, and that you are immortal, but she is destined to die. But I still feel homesick every day and want to go back to my home. ”

"Reimu, though I may not be as good as the heroes of mythology," I laughed, "but the shrine ...... It's the home that will allow me to overcome hardships and resist temptations. ”

"Teacher ......"

Reimu and I both looked elsewhere.

Whoever sees it with tears in their eyes will feel embarrassed.

Reimu or I.

"So...... It's an appointment. ”

"What?"

"No matter what happens, the teacher has to go back to the shrine. ”

I was slightly stunned, then smiled: "Of course." ”

"Why did you talk about this all of a sudden?"

Reimu shook her head and looked away, "No...... It's just that there have been some bad premonitions in recent days. ”

"Premonition?"

"I can't say why. ”

"Okay...... "Well," I said, holding the book, "yes, Reimu." ”

"Huh?"

"I'm actually quite a greedy person. ”

Reimu looked at me quietly.

I'm talking to myself.

"Greedy people always want to get something contradictory. ”

"For example...... I want peace, but I want freedom. ”

"I want a warm nest and I want to be romantic rafting. ”

"But...... Tired birds think of their nests, and fallen leaves return to their roots. ”

"Now I am willing to restrain this freedom for the sake of peace. ”

"So, I'm not going to leave the shrine...... Unless you drive me away. ”

"No, it won't!"

Reimu suddenly replied loudly, as if in a hurry to defend himself, and leaned in front of me.

It's hard to imagine this being the reaction of the usually tranquil Hakurei shrine maiden.

Then, realizing the embarrassment, we both took a step back and returned to our previous sitting positions.

"Teacher, don't say such things!" Reimu seemed to be angry.

"Okay," I scratched my head, "but if something unexpected happens, I'll be in trouble with Reimu then!"

"Of course," Reimu said hatefully, "I won't let the teacher escape from my palm." ”

"Ah...... Ha ha. I chuckled dryly, not knowing how to respond.

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Night has completely fallen.

The pale yellow glow of the stone lamp swayed slightly.

Reimu and I both closed the books in our hands, and the light was no longer suitable for reading.

It's about time to wash up and go to bed every day.

Just as he was about to get up, Reimu suddenly spoke.

"It's strange that a human could visit at such a late hour. ”

As Reimu spoke, I cast my gaze to the bottom of the torii.

Indeed, a figure appeared in front of the steps.

"Teacher Mo Ming, we came to visit as scheduled!" the girl said with a grin.

Standing in front of him were the barnyard brothers and sisters who had met in the village before, the guard Barnyard Eagle and the head of the family, Barnyard Aqiu.

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When I brought out the tea set from the shrine, the two of them laughed and refused.

Ah Qiu and Reimu stood in front of the stone lamp and chatted.

"Don't bother, we're just here to let you two know, so be sure to come together then. ”

"Well," Reimu nodded, "Speaking of which, this year's harvest festival is really late." ”

"Well...... There are all sorts of reasons. Ah Qiu smiled wryly.

"I probably know a little bit about what happened during the autumn festival. ”

Ah Qiu nodded: "It's true that the village has been busy for a long time." ”

"Speaking of which, you two left the village so late. ”

"Because Brother Kitty said that he would protect me well. Ah Qiu said with a grin.

But I could see the helpless smile on the face of the little brother standing on the side, and it was estimated that eighty percent of them were coerced.

I interjected, "Be careful at night, I've heard that it's not been peaceful outside the village lately. ”

Reimu nodded as well.

Ah Qiu smiled: "We came here by the main road...... Well, will be careful. ”

"Speaking of which, were you talking about the Harvest Sacrifice just now?"

"Well, I'll be sure to ask you to ...... then."

"Of course, we will go. ”

Not to mention such a lively large-scale festival, Reimu's identity alone is enough to receive a lot of food offerings, and there is no reason not to go.

People in the world have always had a lot more than a few festivals and gatherings for a reason.

Speaking of the Harvest Festival, I participated in it once when I first came to Gensokyo.

It's a very lively festival, and it's rare for uninteresting monsters to make trouble at such times.

I wonder if Reimu plans to dance Kagura again?And Alice's puppet show, I didn't see it last time, will it be this time?

Watching the figures of the two siblings disappear into the darkness, I couldn't help but look forward to the festival two days later.

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