(a)

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Rinnosuke Mori and Maelobelle Hearn walked through the damp woods, around the foggy lakeside, and finally came to the crimson western-style building.

The outer wall of this western-style building is high, and a large piece of land is enclosed. The red brick wall is continuous, leaving no gaps, which is a bit of a "idler is not allowed to enter". The two of them stood still outside the wall and rested for a while.

"This is it," Rinnosuke said, pointing to the large, locked iron gate not far away, "just go through this door." ”

"Thank you very much!" said Melly, who bent down slightly to show her heartfelt gratitude.

"If you're really grateful to me, why don't you come to my store and buy something. ”

"Next time, I'll definitely go to your shop next time. ”

"See you next time!"

Mori waved his hand and turned to leave. His job of leading the way is over, and he has to go back to the store.

Melly stood still, staring at his back until it disappeared into the white mist. Then, she turned and walked straight for the door.

Like Rinnosuke, she is also a person with important things.

At the doorway was a tall, red-haired woman in green, standing against the wall, her eyes closed, as if she were closing her eyes. Melly walked up to her and asked softly:

"Excuse me...... Are you the doorman here?"

"Hiss......"

All she answered was the sound of even breathing. The red-haired woman didn't even glance down at her, not knowing if she really hadn't heard or if she had pretended not to hear. Melly only felt that her voice was too low to attract the other party's attention, so she raised her voice and asked again:

"That...... Excuse me!"

"Hmph...... Whew......"

This time, she succeeded in causing the other party to react a little, but what came out of the guy's mouth was not human words at all, but the sound of breathing with a thick nasal voice.

If Melly heard correctly, then the doorman, let's just assume she was the doorman, must have fallen asleep standing up.

"It's hard to do now......"

Melly looked at the woman who was sleeping soundly with a smile and a smile, and she didn't know what to do for a while.

Wouldn't it seem rude to wake her up like that, but standing here and waiting doesn't seem like an option, and who knows how many hours this guy will have to sleep?

Luckily, but unfortunately at the same time, her nap time was coming to an end.

Melly only heard a "whoosh", and before she could react to what was happening, a knife had already been inserted into the red-haired woman's head. The poor woman, who was still asleep, fell to the ground and fell asleep forever before she could scream.

Melly froze in place, her mind blank. It all happened so quickly and so abruptly that she didn't even have time to be surprised.

"Misuzu, your dinner today has been canceled. ”

An emotionless, cold voice came from behind, and Melly turned around to see a silver-haired woman in a full maid's outfit, slowly walking towards the guard's body.

She said this as if the doorman had been ordered to eat dinner. Speaking of which, when did this guy appear here?

"Oh, don't!"

When the doorman, who was supposed to die, heard this, he bounced up from the ground like a corpse, and fell at the maid's feet with a "swish", and pleaded:

"I just closed my eyes for a while, I didn't fall asleep, really!"

The dagger on her head was half-cut and bleeding, but she was like no one else, fighting for dinner with all her heart, as if eating was more important than life.

"Didn't you fall asleep? Then you didn't even notice the person standing in front of you?"

The maid said with a smile and pointed to Melly who was standing aside.

"Ah......h It's not like I didn't see her, I just didn't bother to pay attention to her, really......"

"There's no point in quibbling, Misuzu. The maid shook her head, "Anyway, you drink the northwest wind tonight." ”

"Huh, why ...... like that?"

The doorman fell to his knees as if he had lost his soul, unable to get up. It seems that the lack of food has hit her far more than a dart in the head.

"That, may I ask ......?"

Melly knew that the two people in front of her were not ordinary, even if they were not monsters, they were certainly not ordinary people, but she still mustered up her courage, stepped forward, and asked:

"Excuse me, have you ever seen a man named Nalan Twilight? That man is quite tall, with black hair and curly ......."

"Yes. ”

Before she could finish speaking, the silver-haired maid gave her an answer. The maid turned to face her, and said:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Nalan Twilight just went out, and he may not be able to come back for a while. ”

"It's okay, I can wait. ”

"If it's convenient, please take a seat in the Red Devil Pavilion, the eldest lady wants to meet you. The maid said, clapping her hands, and the heavy iron door opened, "Come with me, Miss Hearn." ”

She bent down slightly and made a "please inside" gesture.

"Huh...... Good. ”

Seeing that the other party was so hospitable, even if she was full of suspicion, it was inconvenient to excuse herself. She followed the maid through the garden and in the direction of the Western-style pavilion.

"Well, Miss Maid......" Halfway through, Melly asked again.

"Sixteen Sakuya, you can call me Sakuya. ”

"Okay, Miss Sakiya. Excuse me, does that 'eldest lady' know I'm coming?"

In fact, when Sakiya said the words "Miss Hearn", Melly probably understood that her behavior at this time, and even her intention, had long been expected by the other party, but she didn't understand why.

"Yes, the eldest lady knows what happened to you, and what will happen. ”

"That's right...... She also ...... What a big deal!" Melly smiled.

If the lotus seed is here, she will definitely shout, and then get to the bottom of it, and you have to figure out all these unexplainable things. But Melly doesn't do that, and keeping something mysterious is sometimes the wisest thing to do.

The door behind him slowly closed, sealing the only way out. A long sigh came faintly from outside the door, but Merry and Sakiya had gone too far to be heard.

(b)

"Marisa," Reimu stood up and moved her stiff calves slightly, "I'm going to go to Xianglin Hall to get some things, some of them are heavier, and you can help too." ”

Just like Marisa eats and drinks at her house, Reimu never feels embarrassed when she needs Marisa's help. If you borrow something, you will pay it back, and if you eat someone else's things, how can you not help with your work!

"Ahh

"What medicine are you taking by mistake?"

Reimu raised her eyebrows, not knowing what kind of black and white hair it was. It's her who runs to that broken props shop all day long, and she turns around and shouts that she can't go to death, why is she still her?

"I'm sorry, Reimu," Marisa said, pressing one hand to her chest and the other pointing to the ceiling, "I've sworn to heaven that I'll never be near Korindo again in my life." ”

"If you break your oath, you will be damned, so you should spare me!"

"You want to be beautiful!"

Reimu bent down and flipped over the small coffee table wrapped in the quilt, lifting Marisa's calf and dragging it out.

"Reimu, Ling-dream! I'm serious this time! I really can't go there!"

Marisa wants to find something to hug so she doesn't get dragged away. Unfortunately, this room was too shabby, and there was not even a decent piece of furniture, and the only thing she could use to increase resistance was the wooden floor, but her nails were too short to hold onto.

"Why don't you talk so much nonsense when you eat me?

Reimu dragged Marisa closer and closer to the door. She did it out of necessity and seven out of revenge—the more Marisa didn't want to go, the more she had to pull her away.

"Okay, take off!"

After Reimu reached the door, he soared into the air and quickly moved away from the ground. Marisa, who was swept down by her feet and swayed in the wind with her big head, seemed to be a large piece of luggage for her to carry at will.

"Spirit...... Reimu!"

At noon that day, Marisa's screams swept across the Gensokyo sky.