"Jingle Bells"

The doorbell of Xianglin Hall rang for the first time in a long time.

The last time it was Reimu when the snow hadn't melted, and the last time it was Marisa, it was a long time ago. How long has it been since this store had serious customers?

The incompetent shopkeeper, Mori Kinrinnosuke, took his eyes off the book in his hand, turned to the door, and said weakly:

"Welcome. ”

The door opened, and a young girl entered. There are many girls in this fantasy country.,And "girls".,But this one.,It's not Rinnosuke who knows.。

Rinnosuke glanced up and down at the guest, and his first impression was "white".

Pure white, snow white, from head to toe, hair color, skin color, clothing color, all the same color, white without flaws. At a glance, Rinnosuke could barely make out the details of her facial features and body, only to see a pure white humanoid silhouette. The almost holy glow swirled around her, making her look like a white jade Guanyin bathed in the sun.

For a moment, Rinnosuke felt that he was coming face to face with "God".

Then, the door behind the girl shut, and the light in the room dimmed, as did the white glow around the girl. Thanks to this, Rinnosuke saw her appearance clearly.

This girl was not born very tall, her figure belonged to the state of fifteen or sixteen years old and not yet fully developed, well-proportioned, not rich or poor, but an excellent clothes rack. She wore a rather gorgeous dress, silk gloves and sunstrings, a cut-out lace light gauze skirt, and a pair of shiny white heels on her feet, as if she was going to a ball. Her hair was long and straight, hanging down to her waist, shiny like a mercury waterfall. A white jade Pixiu pendant hung around her neck, but it was strung with a white rope instead of the usual red rope. As a prop merchant, Rinnosuke could see at a glance that the texture of this Pixiu was not very good, the carving was relatively rough, and its own art style was incompatible with the girl's head-to-toe Western-style dress, and he couldn't understand why she was wearing such an embarrassing little accessory.

Her eyes were red, bright red, blood-red, as if they were two dots of red ink dripping on pure white silk, which were extraordinarily conspicuous. The pupil in the red eye is a pinhole as sharp as a cat's eye. Rinnosuke felt that he seemed to have seen such eyes somewhere, and where they were, he didn't have time to think, because he saw the girl's face clearly, and engraved it in his mind, which led to his second impression of the girl:

Beauty.

This girl is so beautiful that Rinnosuke can't describe it in words.

For the kind of beauty that is "a little good-looking" and "a little cute", and is within the category of "mortal", people will say "Wow you have such a beautiful nose" or "Wow you have so beautiful eyes", because this kind of beauty has a limit, and there is a possibility to describe it in human language. And the girl in front of Rinnosuke, what should I say......

Her beauty is "perfect".

There is no way to say where she is more beautiful, if you highlight her eyebrows, it is tantamount to ignoring the equally beautiful nose and lips, in the end, there is no "flaw" in her face, any human should have. It is often said that "incompleteness is beauty", but when they encounter the beauty of "no regrets", they often lose their words.

It is indescribable, neither the person in front of her, nor the feeling of looking at her, it is completely impossible to describe in words. Because "language" itself is not perfect, its expressive power is so limited that it really cannot describe what is perfect more specifically than the word "perfect".

It's better to say that ...... imperfect artifact like "language" is itself a blasphemy against something truly perfect, so at this time, the maximum respect that Rinnosuke can show is not to say a word.

And he really didn't say a word.

"Keep it level," he reminded himself, even though his heart was beating like a piledriver, "as it would ...... with ordinary guests"

He didn't seem to realize that from the moment the hit girl appeared in front of him, his eyes never took his eyes off her. If it were a normal person, this would seem quite strange...... But now, it doesn't hurt......

"Hello. ”

The girl nodded slightly and said hello.

"Huh?"

This was Rinnosuke's reply, his mouth open like a carp.

He wasn't to blame for that, if the statue of Our Lady in Hagia Sophia suddenly opened its mouth and said "hello" to you, your first reaction would have been "Huh?" Actually, Rinnosuke's reaction was a little more complicated, and he was thinking, "This voice is so cute".

After a few seconds, he came back to his senses, his old face flushed, and he gagged his mouth with his fist and coughed dryly, slightly hiding his embarrassment.

This shouldn't be, his character should be a mature old man who is "knowledgeable" and "has little desire", and the little spring flowers of Reimu Marisa revolve around him every day, but they can't make him move his eyelids more. Today, however, Rinnosuke had to admit that he had lost his temper.

"You're a second-hand item shop?"

The girl stood in front of the counter, turned her head to look around, and asked.

"Ah, yes, yes, indeed, that's ......"

A word of meaning, Rinnosuke said four times.

"Hello and welcome!"

And now is not the time to say "hello".

"It's a lot of fun to sell, and if I'm free, I'd be happy to stay here a little longer. Ignoring Rinnosuke's humiliating performance of a man, the girl said, "Unfortunately, I didn't. ”

"I just want to come and ask about something, is there a charge for this?"

"No, of course not. Rinnosuke replied at a fairly fast pace, "I'm not an intelligence monger. ”

"That's good," the girl raised an eyebrow slightly, "after all, I don't have 'your here' currency." ”

Straightforward, and pure, unpretentious, this is another new impression of Rinnosuke on this girl. After all, among the weirdos who often come to his store, there is also Yakumo Zi, a bewitching and glamorous slut, who goes out with heavy makeup and scratches her head, wishing that everyone in the world would praise her for being young and beautiful. This girl is different, she has obviously passed the stage of relying on the praise of others to build up self-confidence. She's like an emperor, sitting firmly on her throne – no matter what outsiders say, she'll always be there.

"I need to know the exact location of a house called the Red Devil Pavilion. The girl continued, "I'm going to see an old friend, but unfortunately he didn't tell me the address of his house. ”

"The Red Devil Pavilion......," Rinnosuke said, "It's just north of this forest, across the misty lake, and it might be tricky to walk...... Ah, by the way, I almost forgot to say ......"

"Tonight, the eldest lady of the underworld held a cherry blossom viewing party, and I think the people in the Red Devil Pavilion should have already set off, so ......"

"Is that so?" the girl did not seem surprised, nor did she show any regret, but said plainly:

"That's a pity. ”

"He was supposed to go to the underworld after he met me......"

"Huh?"

Rinnosuke was stunned for a moment, and before he could figure out what the girl meant by what she meant, the girl spoke again:

"Well, I have time now. ”

"Can you introduce me to some of your treasures, and please me, Mr. Manager, and I think I'll be here for a while before the sun goes down." ”

Between her words, there was no excuse for Rinnosuke, or a gap for refusal. Rinnosuke had wanted to ask her questions like "Who are you going to see in that vampire-infested mansion?" but now, he had no choice but to nod his head and answer "yes".

That's it, he thought.

In business, as for the origin and destination of the customer, as long as it does not affect his business, he will not ask anything. This is his credo and one of the secrets of his longevity.

"This is a magical device called the 'NVIDIA GTX 690'......"

Rinnosuke turned around and pulled out a brick-like object from the cabinet behind him, pushed his glasses, and began to perform his best job.

"To the outside world, it seems to be a weapon of mass destruction that can destroy ...... with just one shot"