"Summer is here. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

The blonde girl holding a wine saucer smiled.

"After the heavy talk, you always need some light activity to soothe your body and mind, don't you?"

After these words came out, the witch laughed happily.

— and that's how it became.

Yutong Shiai has a fishing rod on his shoulder, a bucket hanging on the fishing rod, and the bait in the bucket, and follows the girl on the road.

The purpose of the trip was to get ingredients for dinner, and the way was fishing.

Yutong Shiai didn't know how to find Yakumo Murasaki, and with his current situation, it was not suitable to go to that adult to theorize. Just move along with the invitation of the blonde witch after clinking glasses.

Although he has no experience in fishing.

The afternoon sun moves westward from the very center of the sky, stretching the shadows of girls and teenagers little by little.

The sun shines on the body, and it feels a temperature that can make humans uncomfortable, but it doesn't have much effect on the two of them.

A girl named Alice and the boy set out from the earth, passed through the gate guarded by the villagers, and headed towards the Lake of Mist.

"Speaking of which, Alice seems to be performing a puppet show on the night in the world before, what is she playing?"

Set up a fishing rod, Yutong Shiai walked beside the blonde girl.

"This ......"

With a gentle smile on her face, the girl held the basket in front of her.

"I usually act out stories from books, but occasionally I make up my own stories."

"Yes, I saw Alice perform in the village square the night before, but it was too crowded, so I couldn't go there to see it."

Shiai smiled a little wryly and then continued.

"If Alice can tell me early in the next performance, then I will definitely find a good spot."

The girl smiled and nodded.

"The situation was special that day, and a shop that was better with me invited me to go, so it was at night. Normally, it would be from noon to afternoon. ”

"Oh, I'll do it sooner."

The girl nodded in response to the boy's promise.

"By the way, Ten Love, can you tell me why Remilia called you [Chewer]?"

She looked at the boy.

Yutong loves to walk in a footstep.

My past was full of sludge and blood, where can I proudly say it to others.

As for Kamibai Ze and Barnyard Field's question, he only described the side of being a beast and his style as a chewer, and he didn't want to mention the source of the title [Chewer] at all, not to mention facing the kind blonde witch Alice who he had a good impression of.

He continued his pace.

Alice...... Can you change the subject? ”

The girl glanced at the boy's expression.

"Okay."

She swapped the basket for a handbag.

"So, let me tell you some anecdotes about the damp magicians in the Enchanted Forest."

Next, the girl also led the conversation thoroughly, smoothly shifting the topic from where the boy was obviously reluctant to go to the area she leaded.

The young man who noticed it was a little grateful.

Sure enough, although this girl has a sense of distance when she is unfamiliar, her kindness to humans is unquestionable.

And at this time, trying to participate in the dialogue is the reward for this kindness.

"Let me tell you, in the underground of the Red Devil Pavilion, that magician named Patchouli is also a monster who has become very gloomy and lifeless because he has not been out for many years."

"Ah, yes, but Miss Patchouli seems to be wise?"

"Cut, ten love, you were also deceived by her quiet appearance, it's too sweet."

The girl who made such a cute negative sound pursed her mouth and shook her fingers, revealing an expression of "sure enough].

"The so-called camouflage is to make it clear that it is an incorrigible otaku, and it also makes others feel that it is actually the same as a cash charge."

…… Although I know that the slot is not in this word, I still want to say, please stop.

“…… Does Miss Pache like the anime culture of the outside world? ”

Ten Ai asked.

"In the past, because of the story of a puppet show, I had to go to her to borrow a few books for reference, and I found many terrible things about her."

As if thinking of some bad memories, the girl frowned.

"I seem to remember, at that time, she was watching all kinds of strange information images from the outside world on the messenger called [computer], such as [Beautiful Girl Fighter], [Milk Emperor's Blade], [Swaying Akarin] or something, anyway, it seems that the bookworm is also fascinated by it."

“…… It seems like it's all a subtle work......"

I don't know why I remembered the book that Remilia had left on the Shohime's seat that day and the lines that the girl consulted......

Talking like this, the boy and the girl also came to the lake.

Lake of Mist, the largest of the few lakes in Gensokyo, is unmatched in size by Giant Frog Ze. The Lake of Mist is located on the edge of the Enchanted Forest, surrounded by forests on both sides, and you can walk a hundred meters before leaving the lake and dive into the Enchanted Forest that does not see the light of day. On the other side is the Red Devil Pavilion, a huge western-style pavilion built on the plains.

The huge lake of fog shimmers in the sunlight and looks like a great place for fishing.

The girl and boy are on the other side of the lake in the Red Devil Pavilion, in a relatively sparse part of the buffer zone between the Enchanted Forest and the Lake of Mist, and choose a small cliff with trees but not very many and can be fished.

For afternoon fishing, there's no better place to do it.

Although I have just arrived, the breeze blowing from the surface of the lake blows on my cheeks, the shade of the trees shelters me from the scorching sun, the lake of sparkling fog in front of me, and the rustling grove in the back.

Yutong Shiai set up a tripod, hooked the bait with the two fishing rods, cast the rods out of the line, and then set them on the tripod.

"Is that so?"

He looked back at the girl.

The girl tilted her head.

"It's pretty much the same, it doesn't matter if the method is correct or not, the main thing is that it calms you down."

"So be it."

The boy put down his tackle and looked at the girl who had been sitting quietly on the lawn under the tree at the beginning.

The girl lifted the basket, spread out a large square scarf, and took out some snacks.

"Huh? Alice, when did you prepare? ”

Yutong Shiai was very surprised.

The girl stroked her pretty blonde hair, revealing a bit of smugness.

"I didn't expect it, I'm also very good at housework, after all, I live alone."

Yutong Shiai smiled awkwardly.

The girl's face is so delicate that she is almost a little bit like a doll.

But after all, a girl is also a girl, a magician. As a magical youkai cultivated from humans, most of them initially maintained the habits of the human period, such as eating, such as sleeping, although these are no longer needed for them, but humans are such creatures that like to keep themselves as they are, even if they are no longer human.

So I think the witch called Alice also has her own girlish side.

Wouldn't it be nice to think about it this way? A noble, immortal, powerful magician, and at the same time a distance-sensitive, kind, innocent girl.

As he sat down with a scarf, he also remembered two people in his mind.

Hakurei Reimu, Sixteen Nights Sakuya.

Both of these people have lost their side as girls.

Yakumo Murasaki once wanted to guide the Hakurei shrine maiden to discover her girlish side, and it seems to be very similar to her current self.

In this case......

Smack-

The world has been plunged into darkness ever since.

"Wow, wow, wow!"

The panicked Yutong Shiai got out of the dark area in the struggle of using his hands and feet together.

He looked at the situation in front of him with some confusion.

The two dolls floated where he had just been, while their owner, Miss Alice, sat in place with a huff, fiddling with her right hand. It was clearly her masterpiece.

"Really, didn't you say, we're here to do some light activities to soothe the body and mind, Ten Loves."

She looked at the boy disapphantly.

"If you work hard, you may not be able to get the rewards you deserve, the doll's line is too tight, and it will only make the doll's movements stiff and slow."

“…… I'm sorry, Alice. ”

The corners of Shiai's mouth pulled out a wry smile.

I accidentally started thinking about Yakumo Murasaki again.

“…… Ten loves are really a person who can't be relieved. ”

Alice sighed, and her face relaxed.

"About Shiai came here today, not only to look for ingredients for dinner, but also to ask Shiai how he is doing."

“…… I? ”

Yutong Shiai looked at Alice with some confusion.

"Ten loves, you haven't looked in the mirror lately, have you?"

Alice said so, and took a small mirror from the basket and handed it over.

Although she felt confused, Yutong Shiai still took the mirror and looked at herself in the mirror.

The long black hair is soft and docile against the cheeks, while the black eyes and eyebrows subtly reveal a restlessness, and the complexion is not so relaxed.

This is something that a discerning person can see at a glance.

…… It seems that I am still worried about the recent events and can't let go......

Laughing at himself like this, the boy returned the mirror to the girl.

"I see, Alice......"

He was a little lost.

And a little ashamed.

"I'm sorry, Alice, but even if Alice tried so hard to cheer me up, I still couldn't."

When the girl heard the boy's words, there was a little more frustration and loss in her beautiful lake-blue eyes, but then she continued to cheer up.

"Yutong Ten Love, this is really different from the Yutong Ten Love I saw for the first time."

Ten Ai smiled wryly.

"For me, Alice at that time also gave people a sense of distance, which made people feel unapproachable."

"But that's different."

The girl frowned.

"Because ......"

"Roar, roar! Chiluno ginseng! Eat my big freeze too railgun! ”

Then the girl's words were interrupted by such an arrogant hooked fish.

PS: Safe base, line update.