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The snow that had fallen on Christmas had begun to melt, and the resulting cooling had made Gensokyo's temperature even worse, but it couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of the party that was taking place at Hakurei Shrine.

Because a considerable number of youkai are the type that will die of loneliness if they are not lively.

And tonight, the girls at Hakurei Shrine are preparing for the arrival of the new year.

In the atrium of Hakurei Shrine, a group of rabbit demons from the Lost Bamboo Forest are noisily pounding rice cakes and distributing them to the yokai next to them, and around them are a full banquet of yokai who are constantly eating rice cakes, cooking, and toasting each other.

As the presiding priest of Hakurei Shrine, Hakurei Reimu sat in his seat, supported his chin with his left hand, and sighed silently.

"Why are there so many people this year......

"Wouldn't it be nice to be a family together?"

Beside her, the blonde magician said so, and brought the saucer.

"Come, have a drink with me, Reimu."

Hakuri Reimu still held her chin with her left hand, lifted the plate with her right hand, and without looking at the other party, she touched the plate with the other party and took a sip at random.

Marisa was immediately displeased.

"Hey Reimu! Why are you so ignorant of answers, you are happy in the New Year! ”

Reimu Hakurei continued to sigh.

"Mushroom Sand, you won't understand."

“…… What is mushroom sand, hey mushroom sand! ”

The girl who said this grabbed Hakurei Reimu's shoulder and tried to pull her body towards her.

Hakuri Reimu turned around with a bitter face, which surprised the other party a little.

Reimu puffed out her cheeks.

"Marisa, do you know that last year, these guys were full of food and drink, and after eating the New Year's soba noodles, they threw the whole scene to me to clean, you know that the first thing I did in the new year was not to collect money, not to drink tea, but to clean!"

The girl who was complaining like this seemed to think of something, stopped complaining, and looked at her best friend.

"Then again, you seemed to have cooked a pot of mushroom soup for New Year's last year, didn't you, Marisa."

Marisa was struck by lightning.

"Ah, ahhahaha, that, the hero doesn't mention ...... back then"

"Bah!"

A punch of Boli affectionate face-breaking punch.

Leaving her stunned friend to the side in a huff, Hakurei Reimu looked at the stars in the night sky.

"I don't know what kind of god I'm enshrined at Hakurei Shrine.,Please bless me with a little easier this year.。

Then the stars in the night sky twinkled as if they were about to respond to her.

"Reimu~~~"

This dragged out the sound, and a small pure white bat flew down from the stars in the sky.

The bat slammed into Hakurei Reimu like a meteorite, and Hakurei Reimu was caught off guard and fell to the ground headlong by the thing, nearly kicking over a table of drinks.

"Remilia, get out of here!"

She kept trying to shake off the vampire who was hugging her and rubbing against her barren breasts, but the other person seemed to enjoy it and wouldn't let go, and let out a purring of happiness.

"Uh-huh, ahhhh

Reimu Hakurei pulled the slimy creature off her body, and then saw the silver-haired girl following behind.

"Sakiya, get this guy away!"

But the silver-haired girl just smiled lightly, watching her master do evil on the other's chest.

When Hakurei Reimu was so angry that her teeth itched, one hand lifted the back collar of the little white bat, but she didn't expect Remilia to let go, so she picked it up with Hakurei Reimu.

"Woo wow wow wow wow!"

Hakuri Reimu felt her body leave the ground, and she couldn't help but panic.

"Purple, what are you doing, let it go!"

She lashed out at the blonde woman who had lifted the two up.

And Yakumo didn't pay attention to her complaints, but looked left and right.

"What about the ten loves?"

Hakurei Reimu tried to move her suspended body, but if she didn't fly, she probably couldn't do anything with the two people she was doing, so she gave up the treatment and relaxed her limbs.

"If you love it, let's make rice cakes with the princess of the moon."

Her head hung back weakly, as if she had lost consciousness, and she was allowed to be picked up.

It looks like a fish starved of oxygen.

Yakumo nodded, and then decisively stretched out her other hand to the back of Hakurei Reimu's neck.

Grab it, pull it.

The little bat turned its head and made a menacing sound, revealing its sharp tiger teeth.

"What are you going to do! Old...... Purple! ”

"Hmph."

But Purple just snorted coldly, and then her face changed, and she opened her mouth wide and bit into Remilia's face.

"Wow, aa

Remilia hurriedly let go of her hands and feet, and crouched down on the ground with her head in her hands.

The car gently expelled the other party from the red and white witch girl's body, and Yakumo Murasaki let go of her, hugged the red and white witch into his arms with both hands, and rubbed his face against the other party's tender cheeks.

"Reimu is my exclusive pillow, so it's very harmful to give it to you, so don't think about it, little bat."

The red and white witch looked like she was dead, and if the other party held her like this, she would be short of a black face.

"Purple, you are really, even the last day does not let people rest in peace."

She sighed.

"Why don't you go find Ten Love?"

Yakumo's pretty face showed a slight smile.

"It's okay, young people naturally have the intersection of young people."

"Hmph."

Hakuri Reimu snorted and turned her head away from looking at her.

"Beware of the princess of the moon who hooks your child to the moon, don't forget that the two of them have been pretending to be a couple for a while in that world."

Yakumo chuckled and shook her head.

She looked away from the red and white witch who was squinting at her, and turned to the black-haired young man and woman in the midst of the bunny demons.

Forever Pavilion found Yakumo Purple a few days ago, and the rabbit demon named Reizen proposed to let the moon rabbits of Forever Pavilion pound rice cakes at the end of the year, and also brought a message from the princess they served.

Let Yutong Shiai preside over the rice cake pounding together.

The princess of the Eternal Pavilion showed considerable interest in the Ten Ai of Yutong in the Eternal Night Mutation and the subsequent Eternal Dream, but it just so happened that the Eternal Pavilion was accepted by Yakumo Purple and Gensokyo as part of Gensokyo, so it was also a matter of duty to maintain this relationship.

But what she heard from the moon rabbit was that Yutong Shiai was the main thing, but who could explain to her that the boy who was with the princess of the moon over there seemed to be a good fit to pound the rice cake and dip it in a little water, is this really the main thing?

Yayun Zi felt that even if he went to Yayi Yonglin to ask for an explanation, he would be perfunctory by the other party with other excuses.

She lowered her head and placed Reimu on the ground.

As if sensing that the other party was not normal, Hakuri Reimu got up from the ground and sat upright.

"What's wrong, Purple?"

Yakumo shook her head and laughed softly.

"It's nothing, just a little depressed."

And on Yutong Shiai's side, he is just holding a wooden pestle and cooperating with Princess Kaguya to play rice cakes.

He pounded it again, and then looked at Princess Kaguya who wiped the water on the rice cake with her slender white hand.

"Speaking of which, why would Her Royal Highness the princess remember to make rice cakes by herself?"

Her Royal Highness the princess raised her head, and she showed an energetic smile despite the appearance of a large and Nadeshiko.

"Of course, it's because it's fun, Yutong-kun."

"Interesting?"

Yutong Shiai smashed it down, and then questioned again.

"Hasn't Princess Kaguya eaten the moon rabbits' rice cakes on the moon surface for a long time?"

Princess Kaguya paused, revealing a look of deep disgust.

"After eating, the concubine was about to vomit after eating, and Yutongjun really mentioned something terrible."

Yutong Shiai shrugged innocently.

"How would I know, Your Highness the Princess?"

"What a boring answer, Yutong-kun."

Princess Kaguya was obviously not satisfied with the other party's answer, and she shook her fingers after bringing the water into the rice cake with her hand.

"The so-called [know Li Bai's poems, don't know Li Bai], although I have eaten rice cakes, but I have never done it, just like before, although the concubine knew all kinds of things in the outside world, but only experienced it in that world, it is really somewhat different from what I imagined."

She looked up at the moon hanging high in the sky in the dome, her hometown.

"So if you're interested in something, it's really most meaningful to do it yourself."

Yutong Shiai glanced at the princess a few times, and then smashed it down.

"Your Royal Highness the princess is happy."

"Well, it's good to be happy, that's why the concubine will let you try to pound rice cakes with the concubine."

Kaguya nodded, then called out to one of the bunnies around him.

"What do you think of this?"

"Princess, this rice cake has already been pounded, but it will be more vigorous if you do it a few more times."

The little bunny demon smiled, and seemed happy that he was being questioned by the princess.

Kaguya bowed, then put his hand on the rice cake in the mill again.

"Then let's play with the concubine for a while, Yutong-kun."

Yutong Shiai shrugged his shoulders and raised the wooden pestle.

After pounding it several times, the rice cake finally came out of grinding.

Princess Kaguya held it in her hands and smiled.

"Wow, Yutong-kun, it's hot and soft, it feels so good."

Yutong Shiai handed over the wooden pestle and mill to the little rabbits who were guarding beside him, and responded to Her Royal Highness the princess with a smile.

And Her Royal Highness the Princess, who seemed to be very happy, handed over this piece of rice cake to the rabbit demon who was waiting with a plate.

"It seems that the Sage of Yakumo is coming."

Kaguya looked at the woman with long blonde hair in the seat in the wide courtyard of Hakurei Shrine, and said to Yuki Juai.

"I'm probably already looking for you."

Yuki Juai looked over, and indeed the blonde woman was sitting next to the Hakurei shrine maiden, constantly discussing something with the red and white shrine maiden and a white bat.

As if sensing his gaze, the elegant woman with blonde hair raised her hand.

"Ten Loves~"

Yutong Shiai also raised his hand to signal, and then said goodbye to Her Royal Highness the princess beside her.

"Then I'll go to Lord Purple first, princess, feel free."

"Uh-huh."

The princess nodded.

Yutong Shiai walked to the banquet where Yakumo Zi was, showing a happy smile.

"Purple-sama."

"Well, ten loves."

Yakumo took the young shrine maiden in her arms and nodded with a smile.

"How does it feel to pound rice cakes?"

"Well, it's a very interesting activity, although it should have been an event a few days ago, but I also felt a lot of fun pounding rice cakes today."

Yutong Shiai looked at the little witch who was constantly struggling in Yakumo Zi's arms but was suppressed by the other party with two pieces of fat on her chest, and the corners of her mouth pulled helplessly.

Yakumo mumbled, and then she seemed to remember something.

"It's almost 12 o'clock, and when it comes to 12 o'clock, it's the new year, are you ready to go to the shrine with your New Year's wishes?"

"Huh?"

Yutong Shiai showed a surprised expression.

"So, if you visit the shrine on New Year's Day and make a wish at the shrine on the first day of the New Year, it will be fulfilled by the Divine Lady."

The little witch who had stood up to the two mountains added like this.

Yutong ten love suddenly.

"Then I'll have to think about it for a while. Does Purple-sama have any wishes? ”

"Me? I hope Reimu's boobs will be able to get out of barrenness this year, goo hehe. ”

Yakumo said this as she quickly put her hands on Hakurei Reimu's poor chest.

"Wow, ahhhh Soul light purple old woman, you remove your claws for me! ”

The little witch slapped the other party's hand off her chest in disgust, as for why she reacted so much, it probably had something to do with the oppression she was subjected to.

Yakumo Zi was not annoyed when her hand was patted off, she smiled and looked at Yutong Shiai.

"What about you, ten loves."

Yutong Shiai smiled lightly.

"My wish has come true."

But the blonde girl shook her head.

"No, ten loves, without a good wish, how can you make life happy and enjoyable. Say what you want, say. ”

After hearing this, Yutong Shiai made a thinking look, holding the elbow of his right hand with his left hand, and touching his chin with his right hand.

"Hmm......"

He seemed to think of something, and then sighed.

"I see, Lady Purple."

Yakumo looked at him and shook her head.

And Remilia, who had been gritting her teeth at Yakumo Purple and the Red and White Witch beside her, looked at Yutong Shiai and sighed.

"No one has ever blamed you for that, Yutong Ten Love."

She raised her head and looked at Yutong Shiai fixedly.

"If you think this can be a wish, then Fran won't be happy."

“…… I'm sorry. ”

Remilia shook her head.

She lifted up with a smile on her face.

"The Red Devil Pavilion won't open up to you because of your sorry, Ten Love."

She said this, folding her wings.

"I'm sorry here."

"Yes......"

Yutong Shiai lowered her head, and then sat down beside Yakumo Murasaki.

Yakumo turned her head away and patted him on the head.

Neither of them said anything more, only Remilia's smile.

Sixteen Nightsaki silently took out her pocket watch.

"It's almost the second year."

Such words reminded everyone.

"Where's the soba?"

Hakurei Reimu looked left and right.

"Blue is in the kitchen, don't worry."

Yakumo Zi said.

Then Hakurei Reimu quieted down—sitting in Yakumo's arms.

After a while, sure enough, there were little rabbits in the bamboo forest running around with soba noodles in clear soup.

"With the help of the Eternal Pavilion, this banquet shouldn't be so hard."

Hakuri Reimu breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the little rabbit in front of her tremble and put down the soba in the clear soup, and then quickly fled away from herself and the youkai sage.

Hearing this, Yutong Shiai turned his head sideways to look at the black-haired girl in the banquet hall on the other side.

Her Royal Highness the princess had resumed her ladylike manners, and was eating noodles with her sideburns raised. She seemed to be aware of Shiai's gaze, her eyes jumped, and a lively signal came.

Yutong Shiai silently withdrew his gaze.

…… Don't think too much about it, Hakurei Shrine Maiden.

Anyway, it's past twelve o'clock......

Yutong Shiai set her inquiring gaze to Sixteen Night Sakuya, and the silver-haired head maid nodded.

yes, it's the second year.

Yutong Shiai raised her head and looked at the night sky.

The stars and the moon shine in the night, and the sky is clear.

He quietly smiled slightly.

I picked up my chopsticks and ate soba noodles with everyone, and it tasted very good.

My current self belongs here.

His eyes swept gently over the people here.

Hakurei Reimu had already eaten her noodles quickly and ran to the main hall of the shrine, looking at the cash box expectantly, waiting for the people who wished for the New Year's Prayer to be willing to throw incense money.

Yutong Shiai looked at Yakumo Purple, and Yakumo Purple also looked over.

"Go and make a wish, Purple-sama."

"Okay."

Yakumo chuckled and stood up.

So the two of them followed the yokai girls who went to pray to the front of the main hall.

After waiting for a while, it was the turn of the two.

Two clapping, one bowing, one clapping.

Yutong Shiai closed his eyes.

[May Gensokyo continue to be so good.] 】

He opened his eyes and looked sideways at the blonde girl.

The corners of the girl's mouth had a quiet and soft smile, her eyes were closed, and her slightly curved golden hair curled up beautiful small waves on the side of her ears, adding a bit of softness to the girl's peerless face.

Yutong Shiai's heart felt a faint peace.

Yes, this is the person.

As long as this person is here, Gensokyo will always be so good.

Because this is exactly what this girl has always wanted.

No matter how turbulent, no matter how abnormal the changes, the girl's dream still continues.

It is here, rooted in the hearts of all people, that the dreams that are intertwined bloom in the land of Gensokyo.

Yutong Shiai looked at the girl and opened her eyes, and her amethyst-like eyes were simple and easy to understand happiness.

He laughed, and so did she.

"Purple-sama."

"Hmm."

Then, the new year arrived.

Everything will continue to be like this, quiet and beautiful.

After all, this is everyone's prayer.

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Postscript:

After eating the soba noodles and praying for it, the rabbits of the Eternal Pavilion ran away with joy under the shouting of a rabbit demon called the Emperor, so please don't underestimate the speed of the rabbit's escape. Oh yes, they didn't clean up the scene before they left.

Also, Happy New Year, everyone. This year's Gensokyo, I wish it is still quiet and beautiful.