Oriental Yuningdo·Vol.3·Seems·to· Stay· Forever

Chapter 10 Pache GO!

“…… ...... Earth"

"It's me! It's me, Pache Sama! ”

"Hmm...... Little devil? …… Did you move me to bed......"

Patchouli looked nightly at the little devil leaning over the head of the bed with a worried look on his face, and patted his cheek.

…… There were strange touches and sounds coming from the hands.

…… The preliminary judgment is saliva.

…… As a result, the strange dream of being attacked by the magic of the water system was also explained.

"Ahh......h Pache Sama, I'll go get you a morning tea to wake up—"

When I wanted to ask for the guilt, I didn't know what kind of outrageous behavior I had done, but I fled from sight.

"Really."

Covering her face, Patchouli slowly got out of bed. The quilts were piled up haphazardly, because they usually wore dressing gowns in their own libraries without changing clothes. Just casually came to the desk and continued the reading of the night before.

In contrast to the grandeur of the Red Devils and the grandeur of the library, Pache had a very simple room. Only the decoration that can maintain the most basic functions of the bedroom, but also the piles of manuscripts and books that do not need to be cherished. Thanks to the little devil's diligence, even the basement that does not see the sun all year round does not have the slightest smell of wet and mildew. The room was spotless in the light of magic.

"I always feel ...... So boring...... It's strange......" Patchouli buried her face in her book in boredom. Maybe it's because I haven't woken up yet.

"Pache Sama! The latest invention of the little devil! Good morning black tea full of love! Come and try Pache Sama! ”

"Hmm...... "Holding the cup in both hands, he took a sip first, and made a frank evaluation: "It's unexpectedly good......"

"That's it! I'm Mistress Pacouli's enchantment! Because lately, black and white rats have not come to make trouble! It's a lot of effort! Spent a lot of effort on it! ”

The little devil straightened his back and recited it with a gushing momentum, and Pache who had not yet recovered from his sleep just patted his forehead in a daze.

"However, because the book of alchemy was stolen by that rat, it really took a lot of effort......

Marisa...... Is it ...... How long has it been......"

Pache rubbed her eyes and looked up, slightly obscuring the light cast on the ceiling.

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"Huh??? ~~~ Pache is actually going out??? ”

"Hmm. Go and get back the book Marisa borrowed. ”

At the door of the Red Devil Pavilion, Pache floated past the [standing] Red Misuzu with an expressionless face. The little devil returned to the library listlessly.

"Woo...... Mistress Pache has abandoned me......"

You can still hear such a grunt.

Paying a little attention to the little devil's behavior, Patchouli sighed imperceptibly.

Then, Patchouli stopped above the Lake of Fog with a blank face.

"Marisa's home...... In, where? －_－||”

……

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Hakurei Shrine.

"Reimu is no longer at the shrine early in the morning. I don't know where to go and what to do. Youning sat cross-legged on the straw mat, his eyes half-drooping, and he looked nonchalant in tone and demeanor. Then, quietly opened one eye, and sure enough, he saw Patchouli's subtle embarrassed expression.

"I'm not here to be bored, though." Lie back with your hands on the back of your head. "Because there's always something interesting going on here – and I'm not alone. Besides, if you're looking for Reimu, didn't you have nothing to do with it? ”

- A voice came from the inside.

"It doesn't look like you're going to retreat from the monsters. I didn't bring anything with me...... Huh? Pache Teaule? It's not like you to go out. ”

"Demon, Marisa? ……”

It was Marisa who was dusting off her coat and hat and coming out of the back room.

"So what are you going to do, Youning? Okay, I'm not going to stay here with a guy like you. ”

With a look of remark, Marisa stepped over to Yuning's side.

"You're just, what's going on. Or, take Patchouli to the place where you usually cause trouble—"

"Huh? Huh—"

"Oooh! That's a great idea! Follow me, Pache Richly! ”

Completely ignoring Pacully's confusion, Marisa grabbed Pacully's arm with one hand, and the broom that had been picked up in the other hand spun around beautifully, and with a bright smirk, she dragged Pache down the steps of the shrine.

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"Wait...... Wait, Marisa! ”

At the end of the ancient Shinto, Pache finally came to her senses. Looking at Marisa's confused face, he didn't get angry-

"After stealing so many books, you still dare to swagger in front of the owner, are you full of mushroom tendons in your head?"

“…… Huh, hey? ”

Looking at Marisa, who tilted her head and sold a cute, Pacouli, who was originally pointing at the tip of Marisa's nose with one hand on her waist, was also deflated. Even Norelle's witch has problems that magic can't solve, and Pache is teachable.

"I said—stole my book......"

"It's borrowing, it's borrowing. I took it plainly, huh? That's a hundred and eight thousand miles of stealing. Besides, the longevity of your magicians ......"

It's the same old rhetoric again, and it adds a new excuse because of the swagger that took advantage of the chaos last time. For no reason, Patchouli felt a burst of fire. Taking advantage of the anger in his chest, he interrupted Marisa's next words.

"I didn't agree! Do you also count as a loan? It's not too much to say it's a robbery, right? ”

"You didn't stop you then, did you? …… Ah, something good has been discovered! ”

Focusing on something new, Marisa threw away Pacio's hand and ran away in joy.

"What...... Isn't it just ordinary weeds? ”

Patchouli was a little disappointed.

"Oh no! This is a four-leaf clover wow! Only one in 100,000 four-leaf clovers will be planted! It is said that you will be lucky...... Yes. I forgot. Pache is a magician......"

The words, which were meant to be a cold joke, seemed to touch a certain nerve of Pache even more. replied very coldly.

"Do you want to say that—one for hope, one for confidence, one for luck, one for ...... Representative...... Love......"

Pache said and froze. However, the emotions were quickly suppressed.

"Because it is clearly understood and remembered by the world, it is very rare even in Gensokyo. However, because of this, the four-leaf clover does not have an element of magic. ”

Looking at Pacully's cold face, Marisa was slightly confused, and then very heartily pulled the four-leaf clover from the ground and stuffed it into Pache Li's hand.

"Huh? This worthless ......"

"Well, the letter has ~~"

- "That's?" ”

Pache was still about to say something, but she noticed something strange nearby.

"Huh? Demon dreams...... I'm probably looking for ingredients for that eldest lady all over the world again. Looks like I'm being in a hurry. Of course, you can return empty-handed from the shrine. In other words, slipping through that kind of place, Patchouli can actually find out, which is really amazing~"

Received Marisa's compliment, but Pache was not secretly happy as usual.

The reason why I found the demon dream of returning time was because Patchouli smelled something...... Some kind of ...... The same, the taste of [heart disease].

- "Alright, let's go!" Pache Teauly! ”

- "Huh?! ”

A broom carrying a black magician and a purple witch soars into the sky, plunging into the clear sky with Marisa's bright smile.

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It was nearly noon, and the dense canopy of the Enchanted Forest grew brighter.

"Home, home, home~~"

Marisa holds a hat stuffed with mushrooms in the crook of her arm, and the broom is expertly clipped under her armpit. Pache floated behind Marisa.

"Today's harvest is not an ordinary abundance~ Thanks to Pache Rich~" turned around and gave Pache a big smile.

"Ah...... Thank you, thank you......"

"Huh? Should I say thank you to Patchouli? ”

“…… Didn't you say that? Just call me Patsy. ”

yes, why, do you suddenly say such a thing? Pache turned her head away and changed the subject.

"Don't you think that's troublesome, Marisa...... Since you can fly with a broom, haven't you thought about letting the broom help you carry something? ”

"UH-HUH, IT'S A GOOD IDEA, DA☆ZE~"

Pache then saw Marisa staring silently at her broom......

"Eh, hey, I can't do it, Patsy~"

"......" Pache was angry and amused: "Such a simple analogy...... Wait a minute. ”

Thinking about Marisa's plans for these mushrooms, a very uncomfortable premonition welled up in Pache Valley's heart.

"Actually, you don't even have the magic of flying, do you?!"

Touching her head, Marisa smiled a little embarrassedly: "I just fly if I want to~ magic or something, I've never thought about it...... Huh? Pache Patch"

"Demon! Reason! Sand—"

Patchouli's face was disgruntled.

"Magic isn't something you can do whatever you want! If you can't even understand the magic you use thoroughly, let alone the danger, you will never want to surpass humans on the path of magic—"

"Ann La, Ann~" Marisa half-raised her hands and smiled cautiously, "At that level, it depends on fate." It's dangerous or something, it's more exciting to not know, isn't it? ”

- Unconsciously, Marisa returns to her usual grinning attitude.

"It's you, Patsy. Magic can't be eaten. If you don't run on the ground, your body will rust. It's like you've let magic do it. Come on, run back with me—I'll give you a taste of my craft at noon! ”

Reaching out and pulling Pache out of mid-air, Marisa held her hand and her hat as she scurried across the thick greenery of the Enchanted Forest.

"By the way, Patsy, do you still have that four-leaf clover? When I go back, I will plant it at the door~ It will bring good luck DA☆ZE~"

Two steps later, Patchouli was floating again. Although she was held by Magic Shara, Pachua's thoughts were taken away by a deeper aura.

- Marisa's attitude is roughly the same as usual, but in a subtle way, there is a decisive difference.

"Yes...... Is that so......"

The low murmur was muffled by footsteps, and Marisa, who was running happily, was unoblivious.

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"Magic-reason-sand-"

"Pa, Patsy?"

"It's so disqualified to be a witch's workshop! This is not a construction of any position at all! ”

"Is this your own home? What should I do if someone is coming? ”

"What do you mean—"

Pache learns to an abrupt end as Marisa opens the door to the house.

“……”

"Little, little love?"

"Woo~ Marisa, Ju, this kind of ...... Woo...... Also, hold ......" Alice, who was wearing an apron and holding a broom, stared at the two people at the door with an incredulous expression, and pointed her trembling fingers at Marisa incoherently, and then ......

"Wow!"

Shed the guy in his hand and ran in tears!

- "Smack"

Marisa also threw the contents of her arms and grabbed Alice's arm with her hand.

"Leave me Marisa, you-"

"Xiao Ai, don't be like this~ Patchouli is a guest."

“…… Guest, guest? ”

Faced with Alice's tearful face, which seemed to be a little relaxed, Marisa grabbed Alice's hand with both hands.

"Whew~~ It's great that Xiao Ai is also there. Lunch is going to ask for your craft~~"

"Well, no problem."

Alice responded to Marisa with a happy smile, then turned to Pache and made an incomprehensible glance.

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The sound of the stove clattering in the kitchen, along with the layout of the small living room, suppressed Pache Lyric's mood. After spending so many years in the large library, this kind of humble workshop is really not suitable for it. Compared to the orderliness of her room, the clutter in the room gave Patchouli a rare urge to do it herself. The most disturbing thing though, is the feeling of waiting here with nothing to do—waiting for Marisa and Alice to bring lunch to the table together. Patchouli stood up.

- "Shanghai! Marisa stabbed her if she secretly added mushrooms to the soup pot! ”

- "Eating is also an adventure!" DA☆ZE, who has been cowering and can't get anything! …… Calm down, calm down, little love! ”

- "What else do you want me to do, take the initiative, Baka Marisa! ”

Pache stood by the door and watched quietly at the noise in the kitchen, and at the end, waved softly.

"Whoo pounce~~"

The fire in the stove went out peacefully.

"It's going to be a paste."

With that, Patchouli stepped into the kitchen with a certain strong momentum, scanning the results of the two of them.

"Really...... Is that true of you as a magician? Alice? Even though there is a relaxing magic and a convenient puppet to use, I still insist on ......"

"I'm cooking with Marisa. It's a lot more meaningful than magic. ”

Alice rubbed over to Marisa's side and unceremoniously replied.

"I don't understand it very well, though...... Cooking this, it has nothing to do with magic, Patsy, right? ”

Patchouli choked for a moment—not because she couldn't answer, but because she didn't know how to speak.

“…… Marisa, what the hell do you think of magic? ”

"What are you talking about...... [magic], isn't it just magic?"

Looking at Marisa's seriously puzzled face, Pache felt a pang of anger.

"Although it has a different meaning from Marisa, I also want to say that magic is just magic~"

Alice smiled and stepped forward to catch Patchouli's gaze. Pache replied with a cold look.

"What a delicate and vast engineering is magic...... Half-, and purely gifted magicians, you know? ”

"Hey...... I'll serve the food first...... Let's settle lunch. Patchouli, we're going to Xianglin Hall in the afternoon, right? If you want to come together, you can also come together~"

Marisa still knows a little bit about rounding. I brought the soup out of the kitchen first—I still don't understand.

"Magic...... Of course I do. Marisa, of course, knows. However, Marisa will not pay attention to it. Me too, too. Indeed, I am, no. Marisa, on the other hand, ...... [don't want]. ”

Alice replied. Patchouli sensed Alice's low mood.

"What do you gain by being as pious as yours? The witch of [knowledge] and [suncast]? ”

“……”

Patchouli was silent for a moment. Something was intruded by some thoughts. If you want to say it, the girl in front of her, who seems to be hot-headed, is actually not inferior to herself in the years she has experienced.

"In that case, Marisa...... There is also a chance to become a ...... Magician? ”

Patchouli spoke frankly.

"Is that Marisa still Marisa? With that kind of Marisa, what else is there to [risk] for her? ”

Alice smiled slightly, not seeing how much meaning and determination was contained in this smile. It's not at all like the sick little girl Alice next to Marisa.

"Yes......" Pache whispered.

"Magic, is it just magic...... Just, is it magic......"

So what is Marisa?

For herself, Marisa is a ...... What......

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"Marisa! When did you mix mushrooms into fish pieces! ”

"Huh~I want Patsy to try it too~~"

Pache silently munched on what could have been called delicious food on her plate.

"Marisa."

Patsy ...... That, I'm sorry......"

"Huh?"

"That...... I know, Patchy is more interested in magic...... But, but ah! Because, when she loves Xiao like this, she seems to be very happy......"

—Marisa......

Alice looked over a little surprised.

"Marisa." Pache exhaled calmly. "Magic or something, just use it as you like, how you love it. I'll teach you. Just stealing books doesn't make it easy to steal magic, right? ”

"Ah, that's great...... However, this is not like what you said. ”

In response—or did she avoid Marisa's doubts," Pache smiled calmly. It's as calm as Fang Cai's sigh.

"Now, call me Pache sensei."

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The sun is thin, and the front of the shrine is warm and golden.

After wandering for an afternoon, Pache unconsciously returned to the place where she had been. The place where she and Marisa began their journey today.

- For more than 100 years, Marisa was the first person who seemed to be able to talk to her about magic...... That's it, that's it.

Why don't you go back to the Red Devils, Patchouli doesn't know. It's rare to have something you don't want to know, so keep it - actually, a little, scared.

The four-leaf clover is still in its place. One represents hope, one represents confidence, one represents love, and one represents happiness......

What bud bud seems to be aroused in my heart, with the action of cultivating soil, is buried together.

"Yo-"

When I looked up, I saw Youning coming out of the lighted shrine with a delicate little lamp in her hand.

"I think I'm depressed. Would you like a drink? ”

Alcohol...... Not bad either.

- There is still the fragrance of tea left over from Reimu's long-term use in the cup.

"You...... Don't drink it? ”

Youning smiled slightly and sighed long.

"Wine has a meaning. It's best for people who are down. As for me...... I have a reason why I can't drink it. ”

"Yes." Patchouli drank it without hesitation.

"Now, you say, know or don't know, which is better?"

"Well...... Although Yonindo generally does not accept consulting services. Youning shrugged her shoulders and met Patchouli's blank eyes.

"Compared to those, being able to understand [unwanted] about [yourself] is the happiest......"

"Yes."

Because, ignorance will eventually end.

- Pache is a magician. Gensokyo's only witch of the Seven Dawns who has independently achieved magicians. A forerunner of all elemental magic. Its knowledge is like a large immovable library, all of which is obtained by oneself.

As the night wore on, and the drink was over, Pache got up and left. Youning slightly delivered to the door.

"Speaking of which, I want to thank you for your help at that time."

"It's just...... It's just an itch. ”

"Ahh......hhh

"Well, this is a good way to limit the scope of business. After all, sometimes, it's not an act of accumulating virtue to solve people's doubts......"

On the horizon, there was a green-white light flying. An incomprehensible smile appeared on Youning's face, and he pushed his glasses to cover his eyes.

"Yo, Youmu. What do you want, "Understand"? ……”

PS: I originally wanted to use it to congratulate the Dragon Boat Festival, but the code was still in Kavin at five o'clock in the morning...... Fortunately, the alarm clock is more conscientious today...... Go to bed ......

PS2: Ahem, there are a few places in the first post that I forgot to remove Otz......