"What is it?"

"At the New Year's Festival, those humans eventually died—"

"Can taking away the "misfortune" of others really give them happiness?"

"The gods who collect bad luck end up becoming a collection of bad luck. ”

"It has become a veritable dangerous existence that is feared by the human beings who love him deeply. ”

"It's called a god, but it's really just a chick doll to ward off bad luck. ”

"Well, as the song goes—"

"Put it on the stream, and let it drift quietly. ”

"Take away everyone's bad luck and never come back. ”

......

......

Early in the morning, Hina Kagiyama pushed open the door of her hut.

"Morning. "The head of the Moriya Shrine on Yokai Mountain, a sixteen-year-old Kazuki girl Sanae Toshiya is already standing outside the door.

It's been days on her offend.

"Sanae-sama is here again today. ”

"There's no way, since that day I told you about the things in the world by a slip of the tongue, you've been very wrong, I can't do it if I don't take care of it. ”

At the New Year's Eve Festival, Sanae, who was asked to preside over the festival because of the mutation of the demon slayer turning into a ghoul, was reprimanded by the villagers - although it was later clarified that it was not her fault, even if she pretended to be strong and generous, she was always wronged in secret.

It's just that I didn't expect that after inadvertently mentioning this matter to the god of doom, there would be such a big reaction at that time.

"Look, isn't that great?" Hina Kagiyama spread out her hands and spun in a circle.

The skirt ribbon flutters in the wind, accompanied by the light smile of the beauty, which is quite beautiful.

Sanae couldn't help but sigh.

"On the surface, that's the case," Sanae took a step back, picked up the imperial coin and waved it in front of him, so thick that it seemed that the actual version of the black qi appeared and was shrouded in the surroundings of the god of misfortune, "This look, if I look at it from a distance, I might think it's some dark youkai...... Although ordinary people can't see it, I can't see your face at all. ”

"Isn't that usually the case?"

"Usually the bad luck around you is exaggerated, but it doesn't reach this level. ”

Jianshan Hina thought for a moment and said:

"Perhaps, this means that it is not a good thing to gather up the worse misfortune that should have befallen everyone?"

"Rather than whether you should suffer bad luck, you should care about yourself first," Sanae's girl's face was unusually serious, "Are you really not forcing yourself?"

Hina Kagiyama shook her head.

"Alright then," Sanae sighed again, she found that she had sighed more these days than she had in the past year, "If there is nothing scheduled for today, I invite you to play the game console at Moriya Shrine, although they are all old-fashioned games, but it is still quite fun to play together." ”

With the current state of the god of doom, I really don't know what will happen if she is left alone.

Kagiyama Hina shook her head.

She looked in the other direction. Although there are mountains and forests in the way, that direction is the position in the world that she often looks at.

"Sanae-sanae, can you go over and have a look at the villages where humans gather?"

"Huh, is there anything you want to do? There are no banquets in the village these days. "When it comes to the world, Sanae has a breath in her heart, and she hasn't set foot there since the New Year's Festival...... Although the village chief entrusted the crowtengu to send an apology, Sanae was still a little resentful in her heart.

"I just want to go over and have a look, and I'm interested. ”

“...... That's why I don't think something is right," Sanae sighed again, "I remember that you used to know very well that you couldn't get close to humans, and warned anyone who came to you, but now why are you going to go to the village in a 'hing'?" I wish you could figure out where you stand." ”

"Isn't Sanae-sama here, otherwise she wouldn't have made such a willful proposal. How about thinking of it as a coquettish god?"

Hearing this, Sanae couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"At this point, can I still refuse?It's just that this kind of coquettish is not cute at all, I hope you can perform better next time," Sanae of the East Wind Valley, who has been facing his own two pillar gods in an elder-like tone all the year round, has no resistance to the gods' serious coquettishness, "It's just that although you can temporarily seal the bad luck around you in the past, it is difficult to say such a huge amount now...... Well, it's done. ”

The spell of the seal went unexpectedly well.

Anyway, if you want to say that you refuse, you will be more worried that the god of doom will secretly go alone.

On the contrary, I was accompanied by myself on the road, and I could take care of the situation if I went wrong.

Of course, that's what should have been thought.

The god of misfortune should be the first, and Sanae of the East Wind Valley followed closely.

Looking at the back of Jian Shan Hinata's tall and elegant figure, he couldn't help frowning.

I'm not a native of Gensokyo. Before coming here, Sanae Toshiya lived as a middle school student in an outside metropolis. The complexity of the outside world has forced the people there to have their own survival wisdom - to be vigilant at all times.

This cunning, which is different from the simple inhabitants of Gensokyo, makes Sanae in the East Wind Valley have something that he doesn't want to think about, but because of his identity, he has to think about it - the god of evil is hiding something.

Like what...... This chick doll, who has been abandoned since its birth and has been tasked with "dispelling misfortune", has finally turned into a youkai and is worshiped as a god, and the god is "broken".

Lord Doshen is under tremendous pressure at all times, and any intervention by external factors may become the last straw that crushes his spirit.

This is something that has been on guard since last year、I and Reimu seniors have been on guard.。

But there has to be a basis for everything – it doesn't happen in a vacuum.

It is reasonable to say that the god of misfortune was saddened by the change in the people at the time of the New Year's Eve Festival. Just like the look on her face when she told it a few days ago.

But is it enough to make her so sad that she loses control of her emotions, or even breaks herself?

The god of Doom's obsession with some things is beyond her comprehension, and it is because of this that she has done what she cannot do even if she has the same power.

So there was a change in her that I couldn't understand?

To say that a few days ago was just vaguely worried, today, when she saw the god of doom spinning around and showing such a smile, Sanae of Dongfeng Valley suddenly became vigilant.

I don't know how this has changed, but it's definitely different from the past.

If it is really her who has a clear mind, lets go of the so-called obsession, and becomes cheerful, it is naturally the best situation. But the haunting doom around her is several times more than before, but it can't make Sanae easily make such an understanding.

And what about the worst-case scenario? Is it resentment that comes from "giving and not getting something in return"? If so, you shouldn't have that kind of smile --

"Sanae-sanae, what are you thinking?" At the foot of Yokai Mountain, Sanae, who had taken the lead, stopped and waited for Sanae, who was slowly thinking about things, to catch up with her.

"No, nothing. Looking at the kind smile on Kagiyama's face, Sanae shuddered for some reason.

It won't be like this.

Sanae of the East Wind Valley said silently in her heart, telling herself.

It's too forcible! It's too deliberate—— if the feelings of the god of misfortune will collapse so easily, and even take revenge, then won't the protection and sustenance she made before become meaningless?

It shouldn't be like this.

Something must have happened that I didn't know.

Even if she told herself this, Sanae had to think about what would happen when the situation was at its worst.

Retreat from the gods...... Is it?

No such commission has ever been received.

How far can you do it yourself?

......

......

"I see, is this how the humans in Gensokyo view the god of doom?, however, there is a record that the god of misfortune was originally a youkai transformed by a hina puppet, and it seems that humans have also researched it. ”

In Suzuna-an, Hina Kagiyama flips through a copy of "The Origin of Gensokyo" placed in the bottom corner of the bookshelf.

"Don't be so loud, it's forbidden to make noise here-" Seeing the disgruntled glance from the counter, Sanae hurriedly whispered to stop it.

The gods, who have lived in the mountains for a long time, really lack general common sense.

"Understood," Hina Kagiyama lowered her voice and put "Origin" back on the shelf, "It seems that most of these books are stories, and there don't seem to be many related to Gensokyo." ”

"If it's related to Gensokyo, maybe there are more of them in the Barnyard Clan, but usually not many people are interested. ”

"Are you not even interested in what has happened around you, but are you so keen on the stories of the outside world?"

"Actually, there's one thing I didn't tell you," Sanae finally spoke, after some hesitation, "The people in the village seem to have been discussing a lot about you lately. ”

"Oh, why is it only now that we are talking about it?" The appearance of the god of evil in Gensokyo has been around for a long time, and it shouldn't be a topic of conversation at this time.

"Ahem, it's not right for a human to get in the way, it's opportunistic, it's not right, anyway, it's said that he persuaded the adults in the village to reconsider the unfair treatment of you all along. ”

"Is this human you are talking about in the village?"

“...... I guess it's in a shrine, right?"

Kagiyama Hina suddenly showed an expression of sudden realization.

"So, let's read the books first. ”

When Sanae heard this, she secretly glanced at Kanban Niang's side, and at some point there was a sign on the counter that said "Please do not make a loud noise".

"Ahem, indeed. ”

......

......

Coming out of Suzuna-an, the two of them strolled down the street. In a rare situation, the duo attracted the attention of many villagers, but all of them kept their distance knowingly - although Sanae was quite famous in the village, the other was a beautiful and not human-like youkai shopping.

Sanae thought that the god of bad luck would go directly to Hakurei Shrine, but she didn't expect Kagiyama Hina to start walking around the village.

The village is east to west, and the village is south to north.

It seems to be tireless, but it also does not know the purpose.

I didn't answer when I asked, but I couldn't just leave it alone.

The god of misfortune walked in front, and Sanae bought a taiyaki at the dessert stall and ate it while decorating it in the back.

Finally, when passing by the temple house, I met Kamishirasawa Huiyin, who was about to push the door in with a pile of dossiers, and Fujiwara Meihong, who was close behind with a desk on her shoulder.

Kagiyama Hina greeted him.

"Miss Huiyin. ”

"Ah, you are ......" Huiyin turned around and saw the figure of the god of doom.

And this calm posture suddenly bowed to himself with a dignified expression.

"Bai Ze, the divine beast of history and knowledge, the sage who warns of disasters and guides the direction, I don't know if I can ask about something?"

Sanae of Dongfeng Valley, not far behind her, was surprised—this low profile was far from the one she knew about the Yamachi, who was always neither humble nor arrogant at any time.

As if she suddenly remembered something, Huiyin nodded.

"Come in and talk about it. After all, Meihong was still carrying a desk on the side and waiting for Huiyin to open the door.

"Hey, you're ......" Fujiwara Meihong didn't go to Hakurei Shrine because of her work at the New Year's Festival, and she hasn't officially met with the god of doom. But in the hundreds of years I've been in Gensokyo, I've heard that the mountain of youkai is inhabited by a god who looks and dresses like this.

"Doom God, Kagiyama Hinata. ”

In the temple house, a new school is now being prepared, and it has not yet officially opened. Mei Hong put the desk on her shoulder with other well-organized tables and chairs.

Teacher Huiyin piled up the dossier in her arms on the podium, looked at Kagiyama Hina who was standing at the door and Sanae Dongfenggu who was standing behind her and probing her brain, and smiled slightly.

"Miss Huiyin, what kind of future do you see?" asked the question.

"Stop!" Fujiwara Meihong on the side reacted immediately, "Lord Dogame, if I'm not mistaken, you should be the god who has been quite controversial in the village recently, right?" Although I have a good impression of you, it doesn't mean that I ......"

"It's okay," Huiyin interrupted Mei Hong, who was righteous, and looked at the god of doom, "Since you are a god, why did you come to ask me?"

"Because of the confusion," Kagiyama Hina also responded with a smile, "Since you are a teacher, you should be a teacher and teach well." ”

Huiyin looked at the god of misfortune in front of her with some sadness, shook her head, and did not answer her words.

"Are all expectations and beliefs wrong?"

"No one is wrong, and neither are you, absolutely not. Kamibai replied.

"So," said the god of Evil's eyes, "is it actually correct?"

"No error, no right ......"

"I say, what kind of attack are you guys fighting?" Sanae Dongfengya behind him heard it all, but he didn't understand a word.

"Hey, hey, stop, that's it," Fujiwara Meihong interrupted the conversation of several people again, "Huiyin has been in good health recently, don't come and ask if there are any, she is not a prophet, she is responsible for divining bad luck for others." ”

"I won't ask again," Kagiyama Hina nodded at Mei Hong and looked at Hui Yin, "I'm sorry for your trouble, say goodbye." ”

"Wait. After Huiyin finished speaking, she only fell into thinking and did not rush to speak.

Mei Hong thought that she was going to use her power like the New Year's Eve Festival again, and ran to the podium in a panic.

"It's okay, sister Hong. ”

"Don't say anything, it's okay, give me an honest rest...... It hurts!" Tapping lightly on the girl's red head, Bai Zehuiyin slowly spoke.

"But, that's definitely a pretty good future. ”

"Really...... In this way, you will be able to rest assured. ”

After that, he didn't stay any longer and walked out of the temple house.

Outside the house, Sanae followed in the footsteps of the god of misfortune and asked:

"You just walked around the village, just looking for Teacher Huiyin, why didn't you ask me where she was?"

At this moment, Jian Shan Hina no longer walked slowly, but walked straight in the direction of the village entrance, and when he heard this, he replied:

"If you meet, you ask, if you don't see it, you don't ask, just ask for peace of mind. ”

"I really didn't find it before, Lord Doshin, why do you have a feeling of being a god......

"Aren't all gods like that?"

"That being said, those two of my family are a little ......" Before she could finish speaking, Sanae's eyes suddenly widened.

I saw that Lord Doom, who was walking in front first, suddenly rose into the air, standing on top of the void, overlooking everyone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, look at the god of misfortune who is feared like a snake and scorpion. ”

Sanae took a deep breath, then quietly took a few steps forward, squatted down slightly, and adjusted a perspective - strange, as if she couldn't see the bottom of her skirt.

"Well, it's not as scary as the rumors say, is it?"

The villagers were silent.

Some of them suddenly fell to their knees, more of them standing still, not even reflecting the current situation.

"You don't have to kneel to greet you, just don't forget the name of the god of misfortune and the name of the key mountain chick. ”

Sanae of Dongfeng Valley suddenly felt that she was wrapped in a warm force, and her body suddenly became much lighter.

When I realized what the gods in the sky were doing, I was amazed but didn't know what to do.

Before he could react, the god of misfortune had already fallen back to the ground, and he took Sanae's hand and walked out of the village.

Along the way, all the pedestrians knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing in the direction of the departure of the god of misfortune and Sanae.

......

......

Out of existence, Sanae finally spoke:

"You're too messy, aren't you?"

"Didn't cause trouble to anyone else, did you?"

"You're not the only god in Gensokyo," Sanae tried to organize the language before she could recover from her surprise, "but no one has done this or this to you...... How can I say it, the reserved ...... of the gods"

"Didn't Miss Sanae say that the village is arguing about the bad gods, and this show, in terms of results, is not bad, is it?"

"That's true, but it's too dangerous, isn't it? You're still using the power of the gods in the village, what if something happens? It's too dangerous, it's too risky!"

"Alright, alright, Sanae-sanae, it's time to leave for the shrine where the human you mentioned is. ”

"Ah, that ......" As she spoke, Sanae saw a small dot in the distant sky and flew towards the Red Devil Pavilion at a very fast speed, "Isn't that Reimu?"

Then he reacted and looked at Kagiyama Hinata.

"Don't talk about this yet, Lord Doshin, I have a clear reason to suspect that you are not the Kagiyama Hina I usually know. ”

The god of Misai smiled and shook his head: "Miss Sanae, don't you see clearly what you see in your eyes?"

"It's true that this force of doom can't be faked, but ......"

"That's right, as you guessed, Hina Kagiyama finally made up her mind to take a step, so today's god of doom is no longer the god you knew in the past. ”

Hearing this, Sanae of Dongfeng Valley became solemn.

"So, can I ask you what is the reason for your actions now?"

"On what grounds?"

"The former goddess of doom, I know very well that she loves humanity deeply, and everything she does is only to protect her beloved - for fear of the doom around her being contaminated by lost humans and bringing disaster, she never sets foot out of the mountain of monsters......"

“...... And now, from your actions, I can no longer see the figure of the original god of doom. ”

"Tell me plainly, what is the reason for your actions now?"

As she spoke, Sanae took out her imperial coin and shook it horizontally in her hand.

Miss Feng Zhu was extremely reluctant to believe that the reason was the so-called "revenge" - if that was the case, it would be too sad.

But there is no room for that.

Even if you bet on the name of the wind of Moriya Shrine, you must eliminate potential dangers.

"Hey, that's ...... over there."

Sanae turned her head to look at the god of misfortune......

The moment she turned her head, she had the idea that the god of misfortune wanted to escape, just like the joke that children used to make when they were still outside—"Look, planes!"

Before she could even see the person behind her, Sanae quickly turned her head to look at the god of misfortune.

However, the god of misfortune ignored Miss Fengzhu's abnormal reaction and greeted her.

"Excuse me, is it the great monster of the Earth Spirit Temple, Gu Ming Dijue?"

"Huh?" the passing Jue monster couldn't help but take off the headphones buckled on his ear, "Are you ......"

"I guess you don't need to introduce it, right?"

Gu Ming Dijue nodded.

"So?"

"I'm also going to look for him, although I haven't confirmed it yet, and I know roughly where he's gone. ”

"Can you?"

"Perhaps, this trip is to find the lost thing, and it's really a mistake to find him, since Miss Doll is going, can you give me a word?"

"Of course. ”

"That day's hospitality was not good, it was indeed not a way of hospitality, if you happened to be empty, you also invited to the Earth Spirit Temple to talk about it, and you should serve tea and invite sin. ”

Hina Kagiyama nodded, and was about to speak.

Suddenly, another man came from the sky.

The witch, Alice Margot Royd, overlooked this point on the way to Youkai Mountain, and immediately flew to it.

"Miss Jue, why are you here? and...... I'm about to go to you, Lord Doge. "At the later New Year's Eve sacrifice, the god of bad luck and Alice met each other, and they knew each other.

Seeing Alice's jue monster looking a little cramped and seemingly uncomfortable, she shook her head and said, "Miss Doll, the person you are looking for is here." As for me, I'm here to look for a lost item...... I think you should have something to say, so I won't bother you this time. ”

As he spoke, Gu Ming Dijue walked in the direction of Youkai Mountain.

Sanae of Dongfeng Valley was about to speak, but Gu Ming Jijue stopped at the same moment and turned his head to look at her:

"Miss Kazuki of the Yokai Shrine, you're too worried," he said, glancing at the god of misfortune again, and added, "Probably." ”

Kagiyama Hina followed Gu Ming Jijue's gaze to Sanae of Dongfeng Valley, who was vigilant, and smiled in a slightly sad tone.

"Sanae-sanae, you don't have to be wary. ”

"Candles in the wind, but fleeting...... I just want to do something and say a few words at the end. ”