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Not far from the foot of Monster Mountain, on top of the boulder, the two sat on the ground.

"It's not simple, there must be something greasy in it. Mo Ming took a small notebook and circled it.

Alice, however, was just sitting and silently eating her sandwich.

"Make a statement, Captain!"

Still eating sandwiches.

"Well, eat and sleep, ladylike. ”

Mo Ming was bored, closed the book, and looked in the direction of Monster Mountain.

There is something very wrong with this festival.

Judging from the information gathered so far, it is likely that there is a certain danger hidden in it.

It's almost time...... to decide if you want to take a risk or not to play this game.

Alice finally finished eating.

He took a sip of tea elegantly, then took out a napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth.

Then met Mo Ming's helpless gaze.

"I'm going to participate. ”

"Well, after all, you're alone," Mo Ming leaned back and lay down on the stone, "I'm a little hesitant." ”

If it's really just a game, it's better to say, in case there are deeper stakes involved, I can't afford to lose my life.

The child who regarded herself as a relative, let her feel the slightest sadness was not allowed by herself.

"So, you're quitting?"

"Still thinking about it, are you done eating?"

Alice nodded.

So the two put away their messy picnic utensils and began to walk back.

"So, did you just gather useful information from Kappa?"

"Not much. ”

"In other words, today's investigation has also been fruitless?"

"It's not all, combined with the intelligence investigated a few days ago, it seems that there are some new changes. ”

"Well, let's talk about it. Alice nodded, and without hesitation, handed the packaged package to Mo Ming.

Mo Ming took the two burdens with a bitter face: "You don't seem to have any doubts about what I said." ”

"Good talents are used well, and those who can live in them. Alice dragged an ancient sentence.

"Captain Mingjian," it seems that this girl is a military advisor, Mo Ming walked in front and led the way, "I went to Kappa's factory today, and I didn't find any traces of preparations for the festival as expected, which confirmed a previous conjecture. ”

"Can you say goodbye to selling off?"

"Okay. Speculate boldly and verify carefully. We have made an assumption before that there is a shadow of a big force behind this festival. The reason is very simple, the dazzling rewards in this festival alone are not something that can be taken in the world. According to the owner of the Red Devil Pavilion, there are many youkai who come for the item called the Kusanagi Sword that was rewarded for the first place, which shows that it must be an extraordinary product. If it is said that the kind of coveted thing has been kept in people before, it always feels unreasonable. ”

"Speaking of the village chief, theoretically speaking, since the village chief is cooperating with the organizer behind the scenes to hold the festival, it is impossible not to know the information of the other party. However, I have made many inquiries to no avail. ”

"From what I observed, although the village chief was not lying, he was indeed hiding something. Judging from the information we heard the day before yesterday, even if the village chief did not know the information about the organizers, he must have known the danger of this festival. ”

"Huh?" Alice wondered, "We went to Renli the day before yesterday just to confirm the final list, where did we get any information?"

Mo Ming sighed, took out a small notebook and handed it to Alice.

"This is the list I got when I confirmed it half a month ago, and this is the list I sent from the village chief the day before yesterday, can you see any difference?"

“…… "Most of the people on the list don't know each other. Well, it's true that I'm not good at making friends, but what does it matter?

"It's true that there are fewer people, but the question is, who are the less?"

"Who are they?" Alice suddenly felt that Mo Ming was despising her intelligence.

"There are five teams missing in total, and they ...... All of them are villagers among people. So, why are there so few villagers?"

Silent.

The two of them walked silently in the direction of the Magic Forest.

"Shouldn't I ask, 'Why are there so few villagers?'"

"Hmm. Mo Ming nodded.

"Very superior?"

"It is undeniable that a very beautiful girl has a teachable expression on her face, and it is very enjoyable to listen to me analyze the information. ”

"Okay," Alice sighed, though she wanted to think about it, but she couldn't lift her spirits, "why are there only villagers who are few?"

"Because the village chief thought it was too dangerous, he explicitly or implicitly asked all the humans who signed up for the game to quit. ”

"How do you know it's the village chief's intervention? Maybe they were afraid of quitting. ”

This time, Mo Ming did not hide his disdain: "Ask, it's not a monster, is it the slightest difficulty to find a human to inquire about something among people?"

There is no difficulty, and the words from the mouths of the villagers in the people are like eating and drinking.

Even Barnyard Aqiu was persuaded to quit, which shows that there must be a stake.

Alice was dissatisfied.

"Your expression seems to say that I'm useless. ”

"It's not uncommon for girls to be prettier to dislike to think deeply. This is Mo Ming's style, beating a stick to give a sweet date, even if it is a derogatory word, it must contain an element of compliment.

However, the other party does not seem to appreciate it.

"You mean I'm just a vase?"

"Well......"

"I'll make a note of it, we'll see you at the festival game. Alice seemed to be smiling ill-intentionedly.

"Hey, this is clearly going to trap me, Captain, spare your life!"

"You seem to have forgotten that I was a witch. ”

"No, no, the captain can kill me with a single finger, please raise your hand. ”

"Hmph," Alice turned her head in a very arrogant manner, "everyone has their own strengths, no matter how smart you are, you can only be slaughtered in the festival without my protection!"

"Yes, yes, Captain Mingjian!"

The two of them continued to advance towards the Magic Forest, and the outline of the Red Devil Pavilion was already faintly visible in front of them.

Mo Ming walked ahead, scratching her head hesitantly.

"Say whatever you want. Alice was dissatisfied.

"Okay," Mo Ming sighed, "I didn't seem to have made it clear before, and there is a follow-up to the reasoning part of the intelligence." ”

Say. ”

"The game of the festival will unfold in an enchantment, and the role of this enchantment, in addition to isolation and protection, I am afraid that there will be an additional function...... That is, to invalidate the abilities of all those who enter the barrier. ”

On the one hand, this is the proper meaning of the so-called "wisdom" game, and on the other hand, it also explains why it is necessary to dream of dreams.

"It's hard to say to what extent the specific ability will fail, but Reimu is out of the horse, prepare for the worst, and you will most likely only have the physical strength and strength of an ordinary girl after entering the enchantment. ”

In other words, it's really hard to say who will protect whom.

Alice froze: "Why ...... like this?"

"Unfortunately, this is the most plausible conclusion of the current intelligence. ”

It took a while for Alice to finally digest the news.

Joining Mo Ming's team by himself, the only thing he relies on is his ability as a witch, but now, ......

"What else do you conclude, tell me together......"

I'm not going to resist anymore, intelligence or something, to hell, now I just want to know the conclusion.

Alice gave up on treatment.

"There's a scientist in the library of the Red Devil Pavilion, and I heard from your kind Pache that he was hired to plan a few days ago, and he made a mysterious scene, presumably related to the festival. That's why I'm going to visit Kappa today. The scientist was good at digital science and technology, and since he was invited, it was very likely that the equipment he used was something that could not be provided by the people, but today there is no trace of the production of such strange equipment as a computer in Kappa, so there is only one possibility, the organizers behind the scenes are very powerful or rich, and they can provide these external equipment. ”

"In summary, I have come to the conclusion that the content of this festival game is likely to be related to digital technology, and the possibility of life-threatening is not ruled out. ”

"I have one last question," Alice began to ask shamelessly, "as you said, since the people who participate in the festival can't use their abilities, then everyone is just like ordinary people, why does the village chief want the villagers to quit the game festival?"

According to this line of reasoning, the village chief does not want the winner to be human, because in this line of thinking, the village chief is coerced to hold the festival, he only hopes to find the winner quickly and send away the hot Kusanagi sword, the winner is good, but it can't be human. ”

Looking at the pale Alice, Mo Ming had to comfort: "Anla, it's just reasoning, I also said before that bold assumptions should be carefully verified, many details still need to be scrutinized, it's hard to say what the real situation is, don't be so serious." ”

Alice was silent for a moment, and said, "So, are you going to quit?"

"What about you?"

“…… I'm going to participate, I need to win this race. ”

"It's just a game, why take it so seriously. ”

"I'm sorry, I'm going to win this game. ”

It seemed to be shaken by Alice's determination, and Mo Ming also fell into thought.

Alice looked at Mo Ming: "What about you?"

"Isn't it ungentlemanly to take you into the pit and then I get out of the pit?"

Alice laughed for the first time in a long time: "So...... What did you decide?"

……

……

"Ahh

A crisp shout interrupted the conversation.

"Oh, it's Kiruno. ”

It turns out that I have arrived at the Lake of Fog before I know it.

The two looked at Kiruno. The cowering green figure next to him was undoubtedly the inseparable goblin.

"Hi~" The big goblin waved his hand shyly.

"Hi~" Mo Ming responded.

"Human, you ......"

"My name is Mo Ming. "Mo Ming's brain is full of black lines, and this little goblin's memory is still the same as before.

"Mo Ming, did you bring anything to eat, I haven't eaten with Da Mian for a few days!"

"Oh, there's still a little bit in the bag, if you don't dislike it......" Mo Ming hurriedly opened the package, there was still a sandwich and some pastries left in it, and handed it over, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I've been busy investigating the festival for the past two days, and I forgot to go to the early stall!"

"Ahh

"The day after tomorrow. Mo Ming's head was full of black lines.

"Oh, oh, it's the day after tomorrow! Da-chan, we're going to work together!"

"Hmm!" the big goblin hiding behind also nodded fiercely.

Looking at the food in his hand, Kiruno swallowed.

"If you're hungry, take it and eat it! I'll buy breakfast tomorrow, see you two old places!"

Laughing goodbye to the two goblins, the two stepped into the depths of the Magical Forest.

Mo Ming shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Do I still have a choice?"

……

……

In Alice's room, the two of them drank black tea.

"Well, that's pretty much it. Since you and I are going to participate, then, come on!" Mo Ming raised his arms.

Alice smiled and nodded, picked up Mo Ming's small notebook just now and looked at it.

"By the way, where did this list come from?"

When the two went to confirm the list a few days ago, they could only confirm their own names. Theoretically, it's impossible to see someone else's list.

"I said it was by the way. Mo Ming drank tea disapprerovingly.

"By the way...... What does that mean?"

"It's stolen. ”

"You're stealing?"

Mo Ming felt Alice's favorability declining, if the favorability really existed.

"Stealing things is hard to accept in the well-bred eldest lady Alice, right?" This is also the reason why the conclusions drawn from the list were not informed to her in the first place, after all, the news came from the wrong source.

"Roosters and dogs are despised by people. (Marisa: Sneeze!)

"Well," Mo Ming smiled bitterly, "It's not the first time I've done this kind of thing." ”

"Oh, don't you have a decent job in the outside world?"

"Many, many ...... happened"

"There's a lot going on, and don't try to get away with that. ”

"Hey, there's no need to break the casserole to ask the hell about this kind of thing, right?"

"No, I just wanted to ask," Alice wrinkled her nose a little cutely, "I feel like I can't hold my head up in front of you now, and I was going to use the witch's abilities to get back to the field, but I was told that I can't use them in the game...... Do you know how depressed I am right now?"

Mo Ming looked at Alice with a little surprise.

This girl...... Compared to before, it is indeed a lot of progress. I can honestly express what I think in my heart.

"Well, it's not a big deal," Mo Ming put down the teacup, "I did have a decent job, but life is full of uncertainties, otherwise I wouldn't be in Gensokyo and still be able to chat with you." ”

Alice had an expression of intent to listen to the story.

"I ...... because of some accident"

"What accident?"

"Still listening?" Mo Ming was dissatisfied.

"Well, because of the accident. ”

"I lost my job because of some accidents and ran away to another country. The culture is not comprehensible, the language is not compatible, the penniless, the hungry. ”

"I mingled with the victims and received a steamed bun every day from the nuns who gave alms. ”

"One steamed bun couldn't fill my stomach at all, so I started pickpocketing on the third day. ”

"But my level was poor, and beggars were not allowed to enter the city at all, and I was beaten violently by the guards who found me at the gates. ”

"When I was beaten half to death, the nun came forward to save me, and I have to say that the prestige of the church in the city was still very high at that time, and the guards did not dare to offend the nun, so they had to let me go. ”

"And then?" Alice's eyes sparkled.

It seems that girls have a preference for listening to stories, and Mo Ming is not playing a glorious role in this story, which makes Alice more interested in the story.

Then I stole the nun's basket without her attention, and in it contained ten steamed buns and thirty bronze Sweets. ”

Alice was upset: "...... That's how you did it to the benefactor who saved your life?"

"No way, people are so hungry that they can't take care of a lot," Mo Ming shrugged, "I didn't know how to speak there at the time, and even if I wanted to negotiate with the nun, I couldn't get good sympathy, so I just stole her basket." ”

"At that time, my belief was still relatively strong, because of some reasons, I had a strong desire to survive and didn't want to die, so I chose to survive by any means. ”

"You killed someone?" Alice asked.

"I still have a bottom line...... Well, to be exact, I didn't kill anyone with my own hands. However, Mo Ming didn't intend to say the second half of the sentence, he hadn't killed anyone, but countless people died because of him.

"Although I didn't kill anyone, I have completely let go of petty theft and the like. It must be admitted that once a person relaxes his bottom line, it is always easier to survive in this world. ”

Alice nodded: "The so-called Tao is one foot high, and the magic is one foot high." "It's because of the 'devil' that the bottom line has been abandoned.

Mo Ming nodded: "That's it, it's really a sad story." It's a blessing for me to be able to sit here and talk to you, thanks to God. "And Reimu.

"And then?" Obviously, this little bit of story doesn't satisfy Alice.

"No then. ”

"No way, no, how could you come here, starve to death in some corner, right?"

"Well, many, many ...... happened."

Alice glared.

"Well, it was a miserable time, you know, Alice, I saw little boys and girls starving to death more than once. Once, I had just stolen a few copper coins, and while I was walking on the outskirts of the city, a very small girl, with snot and tears on her face, was pulling my trouser leg to eat. ”

"Did you give it to her?" Alice asked suddenly, with some seriousness.

Good guy, if I don't give it, will I be beaten to death by this magical girl who is overflowing with compassion?

"It was very common for me to see at a glance the relationship between the old woman who was cowering on the side of the road and the little girl, and even if I had good intentions, the coins given to the little girl would end up in the old woman's pocket. ”

"So you still haven't given it?"

Mo Ming shook her head: "I took the little girl two streets and spent all the money on me to buy her a steamed bun and a big turkey leg, and I watched her eat those things and walk away." ”

"And then?"

"Where did you come from so much?" Mo Ming was dissatisfied, "No, that little girl didn't see her again, maybe she lived, maybe starved to death, I don't know." ”

"I'm asking you, and then how are you?"

"I, I started learning the language there. ”

"And then?"

Mo Ming seemed to be bored by the question, and began to perfunctory: "Then, I unified that country, and then unified several countries around that country, and then changed the hereditary system of kings there slightly." ”

Alice frowned: "I'm asking very seriously!"

Mo Ming nodded: "I'm also answering very seriously." ”

"What happened to the nun?"

"There is always a happy ending to the story," Mo Ming smiled slightly, "that nun's name is Kailin, and she later became the head maid in my mansion. ”

"I always feel that it is not true. "Obviously not very satisfied with the story Mo Ming made up.

"Don't you want to look down on me from the moral high ground? ”

"Indeed," Alice nodded, "I'm in a much better mood after hearing about your bad deeds. ”

What's wrong with a high IQ? It's a pity that the character is too bad.

I can't help but feel better.

Mo Ming smiled slightly, put down the teacup and got up.

"That's it, I'm almost going back to making dinner, I've been running around a lot lately, and Reimu is nagging in my ear all day. ”

Alice hesitated for a moment, then got up as well.

It seemed that after thinking for a while, he finally spoke: "Thank you." ”

"It's okay," Mo Ming smiled, "You have to prepare well for the festival, but don't leave it to fate just because you can't use your ability." ”

"Don't worry, I want to win stronger than you. ”

"Goodbye. ”

"Goodbye. ”

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ps1: Hey, hey, what about the end of the good PS?Okay, for the time being, it's a good trouble to sort out the PS part of the cutting or something, and then talk about it (╯‵□′)╯(┻━┻

PS2: The nun and the little girl have both appeared in the previous article.

ps3: Good news~ Guobajun was admitted to the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China with a master's degree in software engineering, and he can finally be a rightful otaku (Guoba's science is mining, so far the counterattack has been completed)

PS4: I'm really sorry for not updating it a while ago!But this part of the festival is almost smooth, and the update shouldn't be as delayed as before. Nani? There is actually someone in the book review area who is incense? With my full temperament, will I be the kind of eunuch? Hmph.

PS5: Happy birthday Izumi-kun! (A book friend: It seems that we need 365 vests)