To the east of Gensokyo, surrounded by mountains and forests, there is a small, raised hillside, and the high approach road leads all the way up to the red torii, where the slope flattens out, and in front of it is a lonely shrine. Although the pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info shrine is well kept, you can still see the traces of time from it, even if it is a Hakurei witch or a big monster in the realm, it seems that there is no way to stop such a trend. Although the surrounding area is very clean, there are not many fallen leaves, which makes the shrine seem to be completely forgotten.

A pair of black shoes tied with red bows fell to the ground gently, and Hakurei Reimu, the shrine maiden of Hakurei Shrine, slowly fell from the sky. Different from the rough feeling when Wenwen or Marisa and others landed, for Reimu, flying was born with her, like a darling of the heavens, giving her the ability to fly almost regardless of gravity, and it fell down naturally, and the posture looked so elegant and pleasing to the eye, presumably Wenwen and Marisa and the others would be a little ashamed to see it, of course, whether those guys would take it to heart is another matter.

Reimu quietly walked to the front of the steps of his shrine, habitually looking into his almost forever empty cash box. As usual, there was no one who looked like a visitor, and Reimu had already expected it, so there was almost no change in his face, and he took off his shoes and socks, revealing plain white shoes and socks, and sat down in front of the shrine steps, looking at the sky in the distance.

Pale white clouds dotted the blue sky, as if the previously gloomy sky had never appeared in such a clear sky, and occasionally some unknown birds would spread their wings through the forest, bringing pieces of fallen leaves swirling with the wind, but adding a little more loneliness to this peaceful mood. Just like the existence of the Hirori shrine maiden.

"Now, Purple, I'm back, you're actually there now, right?" Reimu looked at the sky blankly and said as if talking to herself, however, a beautiful woman with blond hair sitting next to her replied, "Well, I'm here, Reimu, welcome back." "Two people sit side by side in front of the shrine where no one else will come, and it's so harmonious, as if it hasn't changed for a long time, and there are always two figures sitting in front of the shrine, one is a shrine maiden and the other is a youkai.

"I already know what you mean by letting me go this time, and I have definitely written it down by killing those monsters with my own hands." Reimu had already seen the empty shrine when he came, but he still asked like that, and he wouldn't be surprised when he got a response, which was really an incomprehensible tacit understanding. Zi was silent for a while, stretched out her hand forward, pulled a gap in the air and reached in, and when she took it out again, she was already holding a small teacup in her hand, which was still steaming, obviously a clear tea that had already been brewed. Zi handed the teacup in his hand to Reimu beside him, Reimu gently thanked him and took it, but he didn't drink it directly, but held it in the palm of his hand, as if he wanted to use this cup of warm tea to drive away the cold.

Zi reached out again, took out another cup of brewed tea, took it out and put it aside again, and then continued the previous question, "So what?" You should already have the answer, right? This time, she turned her head, looked at Reimu seriously with lilac eyes, and asked word by word, "Reimu, are you willing to continue to accept this sin?" Even if your hands are stained with countless blood, even if you are feared and hated by both youkai and humans, you must protect this Gensokyo and tell me your answer, Reimu. ”

Reimu was silent. From the moment she was chosen to be the shrine maiden of Hakurei, she knew that one day in the future, she would face such a choice. Reimu thought she was ready, but her imagination was still different from the reality. When she killed the vampires, she forced herself to open her eyes, watching them gradually erode by her own spiritual power, and her face was the hatred and hatred that was unparalleled when she was dying, and the distorted face made Reimu appear in front of her as long as she closed her eyes. Even though she's a Hakurei shrine maiden outside Gensokyo, in essence, she's just a girl.

"I know you're having a hard time deciding, but, I think you've seen that too, right? What did those vampires make the whole world look like? Don't you understand how fragile human life is in the eyes of those who disturb Gensokyo? Yakumo's voice slowly became stern, and she looked at Reimu who closed her eyes and remained motionless, with a hint of disappointment in her tone. With Yakumo's voice, Reimu couldn't help but recall the world he had seen full of blood and fire, as well as Song Yin's scarred appearance.

"I know, old witch. I'm also a Hakurei shrine maiden, of course I know what you're saying, but..."Reimu finally opened his eyes and replied indifferently, as if there was no trace of confusion in his tone, as if he had already come up with his own answer. She continued: "But I still don't like it, I don't want to see life pass away in my hands, much less to see people die. What exactly is the difference between a youkai and a human? As the guardian of Gensukyo, does I have to be the only way to kill? ”

"It's not a guardian at all! Purple. Reimu turned his head, the first time, the first time on the face that had always been very indifferent and indifferent, it was so serious. She looked at Yakumo Purple with an incredible face, and said mercilessly, "You've been doing it wrong all along, Murasaki." How can the protection obtained by killing last long? It's just the opposite, and no one, whether it's a human or a youkai, will be happy! If everyone lives in hatred, then what is such a Gensokyo?! ”

"Reimu Hakurei, do you know what you're talking about!" The terrifying demonic power violently enveloped Reimu, and even her face turned slightly blue from the sudden burst of violet. With a crisp cracking sound, the cup filled with tea fell to the ground in the distance, smashing to pieces. Yakumo had already stood up, listening to the first ever shrine maiden to deny her like this, with naked killing intent on her face. "You're a Hakurei shrine maiden! You have to maintain the balance of the whole Gensokyo! Do you know what you're talking about! Yakumo asked again angrily, "Do you want to destroy the entire Gensokyo for such a ridiculous reason as being happy!" ”

"A place that is maintained in such a way is not Gensokyo at all! It's just a bunch of ridiculous youkai forced to hide from humans! Purple, is this the Gensokyo you've always wanted to build? Not to be outdone, Reimu stood up, as if Purple's momentum had been ignored, she stared into Purple's eyes and said, "There is no laughter, there is no joy, humans and youkai are killing each other, and the one who is the tool is the Hakurei Shrine Maiden, is that so?" Is this the Gensokyo you've always loved and wanted to build? Yakumo Purple! ”

Yakumo Zi is still the first time to see such a witch, she is slightly distracted, I don't know how many years no one has spoken to her like this, she can't help but recall the witches she gets along with, each generation of witches is almost like Reimu since childhood, he has been taking care of them, watching them grow up little by little, and their strength has become stronger little by little, but with the growth of strength, the heartfelt laughter that still exists on his face when he was young, how long has it been since he saw it? In just over a hundred years, has she reached the thirteenth generation of shrine maidens? Thinking of this, Yakumo Zi looked at Reimu's expression, and on it, there seemed to be countless overlapping faces, the smiles of those witches who had not yet been infected by blood and hatred. As soon as he thought of this, Zi's momentum actually really weakened, and the terrifying killing intent slowly disappeared.

Reimu was actually ready to be taught a hard lesson by Zi, she knew that what she was doing now would not make Zi have the idea of killing her, and the killing intent was only because of Zi's anger, but even if she didn't kill herself, when it came to the lesson, this old witch must have countless ways. However, despite being very scared, Reimu had no intention of retracting his words. After retiring from the youkai with his own hands, Reimu realized that he might really be an alternative among the shrine maidens, and he really couldn't accept such a twisted fate, let alone choose that path.

One person and one demon, just like this, time seems to have stood still at this moment, Reimu and Purple looked at each other, no one had the idea of backing down, Yakumo Purple saw that innocence in Reimu's eyes, that kindness, and more importantly, perseverance and faith. Even if the person facing you is yourself, you are unreservedly carrying out the heart of your own path. Yakumo Purple couldn't help but think of her previous self, when she created Gensokyo, she fought with countless conservative monsters, although she didn't know what kind of eyes she looked at that time, but that kind of belief should be similar to Reimu now, right?

Thinking of this, Yakumo Zi's eyes showed a trace of exhaustion, it had been too long, he had barely maintained the balance in Gensukyo, in such a day, how many witches he had sent away that he had watched grow up, in each of them, what he had poured into him was actually no different, even though he had tried to face a certain generation of witches with an indifferent attitude, trying to use this method to make himself a little better when they died, But in the end, it ended up with a lingering pain in my heart. Watching his friends even say that it was like his own daughter's existence, repeating the mistakes of the past and dying in front of him one after another, Yakumo Murasaki was already tired.

"Na... Reimu. Yakumo Zi opened his mouth gently, and to Reimu's surprise, he actually heard a trace of weakness from the mouth of the strongest person in Gensokyo, which was simply incredible, and even Reimu had to wonder if he had heard it wrong. But Yakumo's words attracted her attention, so that she didn't have the heart to pay attention to such a thing.

"Reimu, you know what, you've chosen a path that no one has ever walked before, and it's probably harder than sticking to what I've always done, do you really want that?" Yakumo Zi said lightly, but the words he said made Reimu slightly stunned, did Yakumo Zi actually back down? Reimu hurriedly nodded in response, "Of course!" Because this is me, I can't make everyone happy to retreat, I will never accept it! No matter how difficult it is, I will continue to walk! Because, this is my Reimu. ”

"Is it..."Yakumo Zi suddenly laughed, as if his previous weak state had never existed, Reimu frowned twitching and looked at this moody big youkai, scratching his head unnaturally, it was like this before, what was going on in this monster's heart, he never guessed it.

"Well, if Reimu likes that, I won't object to it, but ah, Reimu, have you thought of a way to make everyone laugh by now? How to make this a Gensokyo where all humans and youkai laugh? Yakumo Zi looked at Reimu's suddenly frozen expression, snickered proudly, and then looked at Reimu, whose face turned red from shame, and said seriously: "Now, I have a method here that sounds interesting, oh, little Reimu, do you want to listen to it?" ”

After half a ring, Yakumo Purple stepped out of his gap and returned to the house of Yakumo, where he lived. Her Shikimi Yakumo Blue had already stood respectfully aside, waiting for her master's return.

"Blue, how are things going?" After Yakumo Zi left the gap, the smile on her face disappeared instantly, replaced by deep exhaustion, but she didn't pause at all, and waved her hand to open another gap leading to the Red Devil Pavilion while asking Yakumo Blue.

Seeing that his master was so tired, Yakumo Lan kindly tried to comfort him, but before he could speak, Yakumo Zi, who already understood what his Shikin was thinking, interrupted lightly: "Don't say anything superfluous, there is not much time, let's tell me about the mission as soon as possible." ”

Yakumo Lan could only reluctantly swallow back all the words he wanted to consol, sighed helplessly, and arched his hand and said: "Lord Purple, I have already arranged, the opposition that may be encountered in the process of promoting the rules of the spell card has been dealt with, and the monster that made the request to the Hakurei witch has also been found, as long as Hakurei Reimu promulgates the spell card rules, it can be immediately promoted to all Gensokyo." ”

"Very good, Lan, this will make things much easier, I hope Reimu won't disappoint me, but if it's her, there should be no problem." Zi nodded in satisfaction and casually praised Lan Dao.

Lan was slightly stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously, "Huh?" Didn't Purple-sama tell Reimu directly? ”

Yakumo Zi chuckled: "I just inspired Little Reimon a little, but it seems that even if I don't need to tell her this time, Reimu will think of the rules of the spell card sooner or later, what a special child, it seems that this time, I have done it too much." ”

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