The view from the front of the shrine is endless. The red sun, which is not yet a sunset, slowly sinks into the sunset. Of course, you can't see the Santu River on that side, but you can smell the scent of winter - it's just that the snow under the steps of the shrine has been carefully swept away by the shrine maiden.

"Knock knock."

Youning knocked softly on the door. Reimu didn't open the door—because no one would normally knock on the door and come in. Youning scratched his head, paced to the cash box and threw a copper plate, then opened the door and walked in.

Reimu was drinking tea there when she noticed Yuning's uninvited, but she didn't react. In the middle of the room, the kotatsu was moved out at some point, and I could feel the warmth contained in it when I stood at the door.

"Hi hi. It snowed again. How about borrowing some heat? ”

Reimu was noncommittal, just moved her body. Youning crossed one leg and sat loosely on the edge of the kotatsu. The backpack and the tatami mat collided with each other.

"Rent ......"

"No need to talk."

Youning shrugged his shoulders and raised the object in his hand to his lips. It is a peeled orange and is standard when you enjoy kotatsu in winter. When he was eating, he deliberately made a clicking sound, and quietly squinted his gaze at Reimu, and sure enough, he saw Reimu's eyes secretly drifting to this side.

"Where is this gone?"

“……”

Youning carried the orange peel in his left hand, and took out another one from his backpack with his right hand, threw it up and caught it. Reimu still held the teacup and didn't speak, but his eyes followed the orange in Youning's hand up and down. Youning laughed.

"Oh, let's eat~"

Youning pulled out a paper bag from his backpack, as if he accidentally shook his hand, and the yellow oranges rolled on the table. Reimu raised her head and looked at Youning's smile, still not moving, just exhaling.

"Ah~What a blessing in the world~"

Youning stretched her waist, put the orange peel ball in the palm of her hand, and walked out while eating.

Then, softly closing the door, and all night, did not return.

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"Click, click"

Youning stretched out the big tent umbrella and hung up the signboard that read "Youningtang". He sat down as usual, leaving an extra folding stool for the likely customer. Turning around, he pulled out the folded plastic sheet from his backpack, and when he turned around, he found a small child sitting in front of him. Youning was stunned for a moment, and immediately showed a kind smile.

"Hi Hi, Morning~"

The boy blinked, politely replied with a greeting, and said, "Uncle, what are you doing?" ”

"Huh......" Youning touched his nose and smiled a little self-deprecatingly.

"Call my brother." Youning said this, tapping lightly on the child's forehead.

"Whew. Big brother ......"

"I'm selling books here. Do you have any favorite books to read? Tale? Chronicles? Myths and legends? Or comic ......"

"I want to see that mechanism!"

"Huh?"

Youning looked in the direction of the finger, and it was the umbrella stand with overlapping and twisting on the inside of the tent umbrella. Youning touched his chin and casually pulled out a large copy of "Outline of Mechanics" from his backpack.

"Do you want to see this? The crystallization of modern tricks! For the sake of you're a student~"

"See, see!"

The child jumped up from the stool and stretched out his arms to snatch the book from Youning's hand. Youning smiled and shook his head.

"Little one, does it cost money to buy things? What kind of kid are you? ”

"Zhong Shoujia, Zhong Shou Red Pill!"

The child who called himself Red Pill puffed up his chest with a proud look on his face. Youning patted him on the shoulder, and suddenly he waved his hand towards the other side of the street.

"Yo, Miss Maid passing by over there. How's that, do you like to read? Or do you have someone in your family who likes to read? ”

"Ah, beautiful big sister ......"

- Boom.

The sound of heels sinking slightly into the snow.

The perfect dress, the perfect posture, like the footprints measured by a ruler, like the footsteps of the hour's beat.

Coming from there was a silver-haired maid dressed in white with dial scales on her skirt.

She heard the voice, turned her head, and glanced lightly.

"I'm sorry, I have to finish the work assigned by the eldest lady first. I'll be back later. ”

She bowed gracefully, her lips watering out of her watery voice. Then, she was still like that, walking gracefully in front of Youning.

Youning just looked at her back, watched her walk into an old black tea shop, and smiled without saying a word.

"Red Pill, Red Pill—"

Not far away, a young mother is calling. Hongmaru heard the voice, quickly answered, put down the book and ran away. Youning looked there and recognized it as a watchmaking workshop.

"That's the child of the Zhong Shou family......"

"Huh? Anping? ”

"Shhhh

"What's wrong?"

Youning smiled and turned his head, and took out the books that Anping hadn't taken away from his backpack before. An Ping sat on the side of Youning, shrunk slightly, and looked very cautious. He looked at Youning with a little embarrassment, and smiled helplessly.

"Have you finished reading that one? Do you want me to give you a spoiler? ”

"Don't." An Ping took the book, took out the strap from his arms, and tied the book up. "Just tell me if it's a comedic or a tragic ending. I've been busy today. ”

"Well...... Tragedy. It couldn't be more tragic. Why, can you still read it? ”

Yuning let out a humming smile from his nostrils. An Ping scratched his cheek, but smiled brightly.

"Then I guess there will be a very happy sequel."

"Huh? How do you know? ”

"Look, did you see the maid who just passed?"

"See. Do you know? ”

"That's the one who serves the youkai. Last fall...... But now, they've helped us get rid of the monsters! It's going to get better! ”

Youning looked at An Ping's smiling face thoughtfully.

"Oh-oh? That's good for you. ”

"Now, our self-police team is ensuring that she can have a happy life every time she goes to the world~"

An Ping straightened up and said proudly.

- It was sixteen nights. A maid who serves vampires. Demon's minions. There was a lot of involvement in that change that almost destroyed the world.

But now, she is a member of Gensokyo and a guest in the world.

Yunei immediately thought of what he had seen at the shrine in the morning. He couldn't help but laugh out loud at the sight of the orange peels on the table in front of him.

This is, Gensokyo.

Youning raised her head with a smile and said, "Hello, what book do you want?" ”

"What books do you have here?"

Sixteen Night Sakuya stood in front of Youning and nodded slightly.

She came back because she had promised. She also reads books occasionally, and she has a bookworm in her home, but she first has to fulfill the mission given by her master.

Her etiquette is flawless and disrespectful, but because of this, the estrangement is revealed—she is the perfect and dashing sixteen nights, and such a cumbersome and useless etiquette is not the style of the head maid of the Red Devil Pavilion.

Therefore, Youning replied.

"There's a magic book. Original English version of "Traveling on a Boat with Vampires" by Gilderoy Lockhart. Interested, Sakiya? ”

Sakiya's eyes opened slightly. Is that a surprise.

"Reimu told me."

Yuning and Sakuya look at each other, and behind the glasses are smiling eyes. Sakuya was a little stunned, as if she didn't know what expression to use after hearing such news. She thought for a moment, then asked, "Gilderoha...... Who's that? ”

"Hmm...... A great white film mage. You're right, Anping? ”

Youning smiled and patted Anping's shoulder.

"Huh? Anping? Anping?! ”

Anping just sat there, motionless. With Youning's movements, he suddenly fell straight down.

"Hey!"

Youning turned An Ping over and tried to pinch the middle of the man, but his eyes were still tightly closed. Yu-Nin looked up at Sakiya.

"It's a youkai."

"Yes."

Sakiya nodded.

Then, she took out a pocket watch, thought for a moment, and said to herself, "It's too late." ”

"You, look at this."

Sakiya placed the delicate wooden box in her hand on Yuning's bookshelf. This is an acknowledgement that the other person is in the same world as oneself. And this is just because, Youning is related to Reimu.

"Youkai go that way, don't run wrong-"

Yunei put away the box and gave Sakiya directions, but he only had time to say half of his words.

- This street is empty.

It's not speed, it's not an obstacle. This is a miracle that crosses the ever-flowing river of time, transcending rules and imagination.

Sixteen Nights Sakuya is a girl who can manipulate time. She walks through the cracks of time as a human being, she carries a pocket watch with her, but she is also a clock, she paints the time on her, and at the same time, she herself is the scale of time.

"Yo ~ Red Pill!"

Youning beckoned to the little head poking out over there.

"This one is so tired. Can you call your family to help? ”

Red Pill was stunned for a moment, and then answered inexplicably. He was about to enter the house when he suddenly thought of something and ran out again.

"Big brother...... Huh? What about the big brother people? ”

Behind Youning's bookshelf, only the unconscious An Ping lay quietly.

The empty backpack was padded under An Ping's body, and Youning, who was supposed to be here, suddenly disappeared without a trace.

- "Really, Sakiya is meddling again. ”

In the vampire's residence, the young Scarlet Moon sat on the couch and looked out the window, but did not hide her doubt.

"Well, forget it. Patsy—"

- A tranquil Hakurei Shrine.

Lingmeng, who was sleeping heavily, suddenly woke up, and she suddenly raised her head, with a surprised look, and looked in the direction of the world.