Chapter Twenty-Six: The Clouds Roll Up
Wang Hao didn't know that someone had turned Gensokyo upside down in order to find him, and that it had caused a lot of turmoil, but in fact he didn't know anything about it now. Driven by instinct, Wang has become a catastrophic predator in the Magical Forest, and no creature escapes his prey.
The black monster roamed the forest, its long hair was actually a myriad of slender tentacles, and its black clothes were stained with dried mud and blood, but it was clean of its own. The monster opened its mouth slightly, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth, and its abyssal eyes had long since lost their effectiveness, but as a result, it had evolved bat-wide ears that could catch the slightest noise. The monster's skin was tinged with a pale blue characteristic of a dead corpse, but his movements were nimble and agile, even in a hummingbird.
The most terrifying thing is that it is silent.
That's not the level that can be achieved by breathing or breath blocking. Dressed in oversized robes that are inconvenient for movement, the monsters should have struggled to move or make noises in the densely vegetated magical forest, but no prey has ever been alerted by nature. The monster was like a phantom or a ghost, leaving no trace even if the hem of its clothes swept over the blades of grass. It can neither communicate nor be merciful, and kills and eats beasts, monsters, and even humans equally, or can eat them without killing. The most terrifying thing is that its trajectory is unpredictable, there is no logic at all, and it is simply a humanoid disaster. Both youkai and humans will now regard the Magical Forest as a forbidden place and will no longer be in and out of it.
"That's why I'm telling you, Reimu. This must be a mutation!"
"Turn your grandma's legs. ”
The red and white witch took a sip of the tea made from the inferior tea powder, and she didn't even have the interest to give Marisa Kiriyu an afterglow.
"It's nothing more than which youkai have reached puberty and have become more hungry. What a mutation at this level? It's you, if you still have nothing to do and go to the Forest of Magic to dig mushrooms and get caught by that monster and eat or, don't blame me for not reminding me, I won't save you. ”
"I know, Xianglin also warned me to stay away from the Magical Forest lately, he is rarely that serious. I still have enough dried mushrooms to last for a while, and the kind of thing called a 'refrigerator' is really useful. It's Reimu, why are you talking so vulgarly now......"
Despite her cheerful personality, Marisa Kiriyu is not the kind of fool who can't see good and bad, in fact, she is very smart and wise. Mori Kinrinnosuke's admonition was obviously listened to by her, but her nosy personality made her want to encourage her childhood sweetheart to go around the Magic Forest, so that she could know what the monster's body was, and satisfy the girl's strong curiosity. As for the safety of Hakurei Reimu, she had never considered the possibility of the shrine maiden's failure.
After all, the Witch of the Harbor is invincible in the Great Barrier of the Hirori.
"Let's be honest, besides, it's probably the prerogative of adults to swear, I'm an adult, little sister Wuyu. ”
Even by the standards of modern society, the Hakurei shrine maiden, who is already an adult, does not take the problem of her friends to heart, in fact, in the opinion of Hakurei Reimu, her overly energetic best friend, should tie her limbs together with a pig's trotter buckle and bury her mouth ball in the backyard of Hakurei Shrine, so that the world can be clean. However, considering Marisa's vigorous vitality, it's hard to say if Marisa will grow a tree from the soil next spring. In order to prevent herself from falling into the terrible punishment of "Marisa Hell", Miss Reimu has never put it into action.
"I'll be eighteen years old in a few months. Speaking of which, Reimu, what is your birthday? I never know the exact date of your birthday. ”
Miss Marisa said a little unconvinced.
"I don't know, but the old woman said I'm eighteen years old, so I'm probably eighteen. ”
Hakuri replied lightly, she really didn't care about these things.
"Reimu you should take care of yourself more, do you want any birthday presents?"
"Money. ”
"Seconds...... You're really a. Although he said this, Marisa Kiriyu obviously knew the nature of his friend, and there was no negative emotion on the girl's face, but she reluctantly pressed her hat with one hand and shook her head. "If you like money so much, just work hard to solve the anomaly, doesn't Zi give you a considerable amount of labor fees every time?"
"Lazy. ”
Again, it was an instant answer...... Seriously, as the strongest existence in Gensokyo, shouldn't you be a little pursuing?,I'm not motivated to make you like this.。 ”
"Now that I'm the strongest, what more do I need to pursue? Besides, I just don't want to work and want to get paid at the same time, what's wrong?"
"Reimu, you're probably the kind of person in the current world who is called the Neet Clan......"
"Speaking of which, Marisuck, you're about to become an adult......"
"It's Marisa, who did Reimu learn from your personality? ”
"Self-taught, is there a problem?"
"No, no ......"
I'm 18 years old...... How many more years can I be a Hakurei shrine maiden? Is there another eighteen-year-old?
Hakurei Reimu, who was carrying the [+20 Cruel Grandmaster Dark Murder Imperial Coin (Orange Font)], looked at Marisa, who was succumbing to her obscene authority and nodding like a chicken pecking rice, and couldn't help but think to herself.
The past generations of Hakurei witches rarely have a good death, and the former witches who put down their burdens and teach their husbands and children like the ancestors of Hakuri Lingmeng are simply perfect endings. Hakurei Reimu doesn't think she'll leave like her own grandma, she's the most talented of all the shrine maidens, and the old woman won't let her go until she drains her value.
But it doesn't matter.
Carrying the power of the gods is not an easy thing to do, and although the power of the gods worshiped at Hakurei Shrine is peaceful, it is also too vast. Every time she communicates with it, she has the illusion that she is being crushed by that sea of light, perhaps this is why Hakuri Reimu uses her own power more than the power of the gods to defeat the youkai, even if the latter is a hundred times easier than the former, but it is a drink to quench your thirst.
The short life span of the Hakurei shrine maiden is not without reason.
And a shrine maiden who is so compatible with the gods like herself is also under several times the pressure of her predecessors. If nothing happens, he may not live to be twenty-four.
But so what?
"I'm still a shrine maiden in this paradise after all......"
"Eh, Reimu, did you just say that?"
"No, nothing. The Shrine Maiden put down her weapon and picked up her teacup, looking up at the clouds, just like she had done every day. "Just a little hungry. ”