Chapter 12: The Tale of Zero Day (Part I)

When Gensokyo was still largely covered in night, the first rays of morning light were already quietly licking the back window of the shrine on the top of the hill on the east side. Of course, in normal times, no one can see such a scene.

"It's going to be dawn......"

Two eyes and a handful of dull hair were peeking out of the hole in the bed, and Reimu, who was lazily lying on his stomach, poked out half of his face and muttered weakly. Then, rolling over and over on the tatami mats with the quilt and sheets, as if to vent some kind of anxiety.

- "Pong." ”

"Wake up, huh? I have bad news for you. Not...... I'm in. Youning's voice came in.

The door opened halfway, and Youning looked at the upper half of the ground and twisted into his quilt with a helpless expression.

"If you don't want to go hungry, get me up. You didn't buy anything back yesterday, so you can't forget it today. Anyway, how late did you come back after playing there......"

In response to Yu-ning, Reimu's muffled voice came from inside.

"Ahh

"Well...... In short, count on the uncles in the world...... If you always skip breakfast, you will get stomach problems. ”

Youning sighed as if smiling, turned his back and closed the sliding door. There was silence in the room for a while, and there was a faint sound of the friction of Suosuo's clothes. A moment later, Reimu came out in a twisted shrine maiden costume rubbing her temples.

“…… Oh hayo, Yoning ......"

"Huh? It's amazing that you can say hello...... Ahh ”

Youning hesitated. Reimu is the kind of person who meets and doesn't even say anything if there's nothing to say. However, this question is put aside for now. Even if Reimu didn't care, it would be quite undignified to go out unkempt - let alone go to the human world and put the god of Hakurei. Even though Yu-Ning said something like "Wait a minute", Reimu yawned and walked towards the door. Limbs outpaced thinking, and Youning reached out and pressed it on Reimu's shoulder, but in an instant, it turned into a tap.

“…… Not. ”

As a result, what suddenly turned around was a pair of clear eyes that flashed with serious doubts. Youning was choked by such a face. Really, there's no way to preach. Sighing like a towel.

"It's a bit hot. Sick? ”

"Ahh I don't know...... But it was true that I drank a little more last night. …… Oh, I forgot to bring the money. ”

Reimu turned back into the room, and Yuu Ning stood in the hallway, scratching her cheeks a little in annoyance. In the past, Reimu always had no way to deal with himself - and he didn't need to have a way, but now he always loses to Reimu's temperament. This can't even be redeemed by one's own sanity and prohibition. Where has changed......

Click.

Reimu came out. Although I can't see what I'm wearing on my body, my clothes have been carefully tidied up. The light in his eyes seemed to be a little dazzling. Youning let Reimu go to the front, and across the hallway, he was a little shocked to see Reimu stretch out his hand to him.

"Let's go. …… You don't want to run over on your own. ”

Probably interpreting Youning's hesitation into doubt, Reimu added.

"Hmm...... Hold on. ”

The thickness and temperature of the palm that wrapped around it made Reimu a little uncomfortable. Closing his eyes, as if feeling something, Youning smiled slightly bitterly.

"Hey, don't distract me, Reimu."

"I didn't do anything."

"Ahh......hh Well, still, thank you......"

-- The golden color of the earth bathed in the morning sun, and the boundary line of the night that stays in Gensokyo, starting from Hakurei Shrine and pushing through the land from east to west. When viewed from above, it is a spectacular sight that opens people's minds.

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"Oops, good morning~"

"It's better to say good night. I'm ready to go to bed. Do you want my maid to entertain you first? ”

It's strange to say, the eldest lady of the Red Devil Pavilion who seems to care about her majesty is more majestic in front of the stronger the opponent.

For example, now in his room, the situation of confronting Yakumo Zi, the great monster of the realm.

"Not necessarily. We're here just for the bottle of brandy on your bedside. ”

Yakumo Murasaki rested her elbows on the edge of the gap, her chin propped up on the back of her hand, and the bottle was already shaking in her other hand. Looking at Yakumo's happy smile, Remilia cut off unhappily.

"If you really want to take it, you can't help it. However, although it was originally intended to be a drink for the two of them, this time it was intended for tomorrow's - no, today's banquet. ”

"Oh, didn't you say that the banquet would be held in three days?"

"Huhu, that's just the futility of the shrine maiden. Everyone has been [told] too. Remilia stared at Yakumo's purple eyes and grinned, revealing her pointed little tiger teeth, "You can take the wine as you want, but let's talk about it first, you don't want to snatch the dominance of this banquet." ”

"Ahh Ah......h

"Banquet or something, I'm the one who was invited......"

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The vista of the world slowly entered the sight of the two in the air.

"Hey, You're getting heavier. Obviously, it was almost weightless at first...... Youning? ”

"Whew-" Youning let out a long breath. "Sorry...... I'm a little tired, too. ”

"Useless guys."

Even though he said that, there was no real sense in Reimu's tone. Youning's empty hand scratched her cheek - Reimu couldn't see it.

"Well, if you don't adapt to it, you can completely replace it with Yin-Yang Jade...... When I asked Tengu for help, I was. It's called Tachikaze Dew or something......"

This time, Reimu is back in the works.

“…… Yin Yang jade, forgot to bring it. …… What kind of eyes are you? Are you looking at me? ”

"Ah...... This one. I'm sorry. ”

Youning's sloppy eyes gathered. In a ten-percent flat tone, neither pretending to be profound, nor warm and warm, short, but calmly apologizing.

A little tired, as if it had not had time to disguise itself, it was captured.

--Youning's empty hand, the fingertips wiped the sweat drops from the corners of his forehead, flicked off, and landed on the ground of the blue brick feldspar with his own feet.

In the world, there is silence. Youning and Reimu walked side by side on the empty and deserted streets in the early morning. The faint darkness shrouded it, as mysterious as a behemoth about to wake up.

PS: After the update of the previous chapter, the collection did not fall but rose...... This is a mutation [Serious]

PS2: It's enough for 2000 words like everyone else......