Monster Mountain.

In addition to the tengu, there are a large number of small groups and individual yokai living in the interior of Yokai Mountain, kappa who master the production of technology and industry, goblins who blend in with nature, and gods who influence everything.

Yokai Mountain is a place where many yokai have lived since a long time ago, and it is older than humans. The mountain that is usually referred to is this mountain of youkai. The youkai in the mountains are different from the people and the youkai under the mountain, and they have an independent society, which serves as an important balance point for Gensokyo. In particular, Tengu and Kappa have technological abilities equal to or higher than those of the outside world, and no yokai can attack this mountain.

PS: Tengu is a technique for photography, printing, and publishing, while kappa is a technique for steel, construction, and making props. ）

The yokai of the mountains are more cheerful and united than any race in Gensokyo, living a rich near-future life accompanied by advanced technology. But because of a strong sense of companionship, it's also quite repulsive to other people. In particular, the invaders in the mountains will do their best to drive away no matter who the other party is. So the mountains are full of mysteries.

I've been here a few times before, but the surroundings have not been dull by the passage of time, and the maple trees, which can only be seen in autumn, are now bare, and it may be a long time before they grow new leaves.

The woman in silver armor climbed the stairs while taking in the scenery, no matter how heavy the armor was, it could not stop her gaze, the huge forest area, and the river that meandered down her eye.

On the way, I saw a few little tengu sweeping the floor, and they all got along with each other very happily, which showed that the owner who ruled the area was well managed.

The spring breeze is fluttering, and the long yellow hair is also floating, and when you look at it from a distance, you can hear the rhythm with the trembling of the silver armor.

"Looks like it's a big mountain."

The yellow-haired woman looked at the mountain road, not only did it cover a large area, but she couldn't see a single sign, and she was a little confused when she had never been to the mountain.

"Hmm...... Just take a walk. The yellow-haired woman seemed to have decided something, and went into the forest, she didn't know yet, there was a shrine in this place.

The revered Tengu Youkai, as well as the mystery of the disappearance of the Oni Clan, the Nordic Valkyrie, Renus Valkyrie, after investigating in the Bavaru Magic Library, had countless doubts in her heart, and after explaining to her master Ragnar, she climbed this sacred youkai mountain alone.

After ignoring the dense jungle, Valkyrie came to a place with a particularly beautiful scenery, which is different from the surface of Yokai Mountain, no, the surface is so beautiful, the inside may be more beautiful than the outside.

The waterfall that falls like the Milky Way, the beautiful singing sounds, and the sound of birds, turn your head to see a shrine full of gods in front of Valky.

When I looked up, there was a rather dilapidated plaque on it, which read:

Moriya Shrine.

How is this different from Hakurei Shrine?

Some.

Architecturally, the architectural style of the two shrines is similar, and at first glance, Valkyrie's sense of the gods is much stronger than that of Hakurei Shrine.

"Huh? Are there any believers who come to worship at this time? Well? Who are you? ”

Coming out of the shrine, the appearance of a 17-year-old girl, the same as Reimu's, a blue and white shrine maiden costume with open armpits, long green silky hair, a snake and frog-shaped hair ornament on her head, and light blue eyes, showing a hint of surprise when she reflected Valkyrie's shadow.

Then again, that's too cute, isn't it?

Not to mention the cute expression on his face, even the surprise is so cute, if you don't go to the beauty pageant, it's really a tyrannical thing!

"That...... Who are you? The green-haired girl observed Valkyrie's appearance, and there was no such figure in her mind.

"Oh? It's funny.,There's a god living here.,And,You're still the wind of the Shouya family.。 ”

Valkyrie was a little surprised, this was the first time she had seen the existence of a living god in Gensokyo, although she had heard of it, but the place where she was in Northern Europe, and there was no trace of a living god.

There are very few legends about the gods of modern people, so few that they can almost only be searched with Baidu Encyclopedia (a certain author: a little messy 233333)

Arahitogami

It refers to the great god who has changed from a ghost to a human by means of symbolism such as omens and divination. The main god of Ichigen, Sumiyoshi, and Hachiman in Katsuragi Mountain (Nara Prefecture) are all called modern gods. The god Sumiyoshi usually appears in the imagination of a white-haired old man, and Hachimanjin appears in the form of a three-year-old child. The so-called "gods" refer to two phenomena, one is that the gods possess the body and obtain oracles; Another phenomenon is the deification of gods and witches, gods, and people who perform witchcraft and the projection of their images. Therefore, later generations referred to the emperor as a living god. Although this is a misuse, it has its differences. Later, the term was generally written as a desolate god, to refer to the soul of a person who was deified after death. The god who often does bad things to make people fearful, that is, the so-called spiritual god. The Sleeve Copy interprets the term as a god transformed by a real man. "The Great Mirror" calls Puyuan Daozhen a desolate god. Kabuki's "Opposite Soga" refers to Soga Goro as a god of the wilderness, which indicates that the belief in the spirit god must be distinguished from the word "Myojin". The term is generally used to refer to the emperor, indicating that the ancestral deity is attached to the imperial body, which is equivalent to the "living god" of later generations. Later, however, the two terms were often used interchangeably.

And this green-haired girl is what Valkyrie called the god of the present.

"You...... How do you know? The green-haired girl looked a little nervous, as if she was afraid of the person in front of her.

"You have a godly aura in you that I don't know about, if not a human god, what would it be? It is impossible for humans to possess this kind of breath. ”

"I am indeed a living god, so who are you?" The green-haired girl still doesn't let her guard down on Valkyrie.

"My name is Renus Valkyrie, and I'm a Nordic Valkyrie, by the way, you don't know I'm from the outside world."

"You say you're from the outside world! Is it true! As soon as the green-haired girl knew that Valkyrie was an outsider, she couldn't help but get excited, as if she hadn't met her fellow countryman for a long time.

"Yes...... Yes, I've already introduced myself, so please introduce yourself, I don't know your name either. Valkyrie was a little embarrassed by the green-haired girl's behavior.

"Ahh I'm so sorry! It's been a long time since I've seen anyone like you, my name is Sanae Toshigaya and I'm the wind of Moriya Shrine (note: the wind is not a shrine maiden). ”

The girl named Sanae in the East Wind Valley introduced herself like this, but Valkyrie was more interested in the two women who suddenly appeared behind Sanae.

Short blonde hair, two golden braids with two red bows tied under the short hair, and a very special frog-like hat with two big eyes on the hat, Valkyrie thought those two eyeballs were ornaments at first, until the eyeballs looked straight at her, and he didn't believe it at all.

A white and purple dress with a cute frog pattern and the same bow tied around the sleeves, although she was shorter, she did not lose the majesty of her face, although she kept staring at Valkyrie with the eyes on her hat.

Suwako, the young daughter who claims to be a god.

The true deity who lives at Moriya Shrine, a god symbolized by a frog, is in charge of birth, agriculture, military affairs, and more. As a mountain god, he is also the leader of various gods who live in the mountains.

There is also a shoulder-length short hair that looks like an aunt, with blue hair (with a touch of purple) and hair that stretches from side to side.

On the head there is a straw rope like a hat, and on the right side of the rope, the leaves of red maple and ginkgo are decorated.

Hitomi is a reddish eye that is close to brown. In addition, on the back, there is a huge straw rope loop on which a lot of paper hangings are hung.

Dressed in red. The top is red with short sleeves and the cuffs are jammed with metal cuffs. Under the short sleeves, he also wore a white loose long sleeve.

Straw ropes are worn not only on the head, but also on the cuffs of the white long sleeves, on the waist, and on the ankles.

The bottoms are a long dark red dress. The red color of the skirt is slightly different from the others, and the pattern of plum blossoms is depicted on it, and a pair of straw sandals are stepped barefoot.

Yasaka Kaminako, known as the god of the mountains, is actually the god who is in charge of the wind and rain.

"I didn't expect there to be people like us in Gensokyo, welcome to Moriya Shrine, my name is Yasaka Kanako, this short frog is my friend, Suwako Leaky." Kanako showed a casual appearance, and it was the first time she had seen such a strange "god" exist.

"Who do you say is a frog?" Suwako didn't show an angry expression on her face, but her hat was revealed.

(Hat...... Is it the ontology? ）”

The more Valkyrie thought about it, the more wrong it became, where did this strange hat come from?

"Hello." Valkyrie bowed.

"It's all gods.,Etiquette or something put it aside.,Since it's a guest who comes to worship.,It's a good treat.,Sanae.,Hurry up and make tea!" Kanako ignored Suwako's anger and hurriedly called Sanae to prepare refreshments.

"Kanako-sama, you just ate it in the morning, why do you have to prepare it so quickly."

As a god servant, Sanae naturally had to follow the instructions of the two gods, but sometimes she would say a few words to them.

"Don't be like this~ Hurry up and prepare refreshments, the guests have worked hard to climb the mountain to pay homage, if we don't entertain, we can't say it."

"Well, I'm not here to ......"

"Come on, come on~" Kanako forcibly interrupted Valkyrie's words and pulled her to the eaves of the shrine.

"Okay, I'll go get ready, Kanako-sama don't drink." Sanae said a few words and turned around and went to the kitchen.

"I know~"

"......" Valkyrie is still a bit of a layman when it comes to dealing with people, and he doesn't know what to say at all.

"Your name is Valkyrie, right~ I know what you're here for." Kanako's eyes suddenly became sharp, and the piercing was very uncomfortable.

"What are you talking about, why can't I understand a word?" Suwako looked puzzled, and a big question mark on her head proved it.

"Frogs should listen to frogs, and we adults and children should not interject."

"You snake is not qualified to talk about me, right?"

Valkyrie watched the two of them bickering and sighed helplessly:

"Alas...... Are they really gods? ”