Probably after playing two more games with Kaguya, Reisen came over and called Kaguya to eat, so Kaguya didn't have time to pay attention to Reimu's side, and Reimu flew towards Shouya Shrine with Hongbarny, and then sighed and said, "What a messy game this is, who came up with it." ”

"......," Hiroshi tilted his head, and then said, "yes, who came up with it?" ”

"Well, it's okay to do this kind of thing, that boring princess occasionally does boring things." Reimu carried Hongzhi Fei very leisurely, and then said, "By the way, you really seem to have changed a lot recently." ”

"Of course, I've died twice, how can I not be big......" Hongbarnyard retorted to Reimu and said, "I really almost died." ”

"I've said those places are dangerous, but it's good to see that you're still alive." Lingmeng smiled and said, "In that case, just grow up quickly and come back, anyway, that guy Zi will get tired of playing for a while, bear with me." ”

"When will she get tired, obviously she wants to play me to death......" Hongzhi was a little weak.

"Probably when she's hibernating, you won't be able to find her if you want to." Reimu explained to Hongran, "So, don't worry, winter is coming soon." ”

Hongzhi thinks it's miserable enough, it's sad and lamentable, the time to play as a big monster has to be extended until winter......

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"Mr. Hiroshi...... And Miss Reimu, why do you have time to come here today, if you come to worship, I will welcome you. ”

When Hiroshi and Reimu arrive at the torii gate of Moriya Shrine, Sanae is cleaning the garden. Seeing this scene, Hongji couldn't help but squint at a certain lazy witch who was grabbing his clothes, and the keen Reimu immediately sensed the bad gaze and mercilessly threw Hongbarnyard to the ground.

"A good news or a bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" Reimu didn't care about the complaining Hongnai, and said to Sanae to herself.

"Could it be that you want to sue me for a piece of good news first, and then sue me for being a fake or something?"

"I'm not idle enough to joke with you like that. All in all, I've brought this guy to you, and according to Purple's meaning, I'll arrange for Kobarnyard to exercise at Shouya Shrine for a while. ”

Reimu paused, but Sanae didn't raise any objections, just stopped silently. Seeing this, Ling Meng continued: "It's also good for you to keep him, although there will be an extra pair of dishes and chopsticks, but at least you can arrange him to do any errand work." ”

There is indeed no problem in this regard, under the exercise of Reimu, Hong's ability to run errands has already reached its peak.

"The two adults in my family haven't come back yet...... So let me ask, is this 'good news' or 'bad news'? Sanae asked slowly, staring at Reimu cautiously.

"It's good news to be able to make that monster sage owe you a favor, isn't it?"

"I see, then I think Kanako-sama and Suwako-sama will gladly agree, so I'll agree on their behalf first." Sanae nodded, "So, what's the bad news?" ”

"Oh, I'll eat at your place tonight, and you need to prepare a pair of chopsticks."

“…… But it doesn't matter. ”

"That's it, I'll hand it over to you in the future."

"Then, I'll ask for a lot of advice in the future, Mr. Hongyi." Sanae smiled and bowed to Hiroshi.

Ah, Sanae is really polite. It's the same shrine maiden, why is the difference so big? I couldn't help but be a little flattered by what happened just now, Hongji, who was in charge of Lingmeng, sat upright, put his hands on the ground, and slowly put his head on the back of his hands: "Xiaosheng is not talented, please give me more advice in the future." ”

"Don't be an idiot!" With a kick of the barnyard kicked away, Reimu walked straight towards the inside of the shrine.

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Kanako and Suwako came back shortly after that, and although they had a conflict with Reimu not long ago, they didn't say much after listening to Sanae's explanation, and finished dinner with a smile. Then Reimu left the Moriya Shrine, and the guy who saw her go back didn't wait for the guy to look back at him.

"What an indifferent guy...... I don't know if it's lonely, I finally saw Reimu, but I separated again so quickly, Hongzhi muttered to himself a little depressed.

"So, since you're full of wine and food, let's talk about business." Kanako took the towel handed over by Sanae and wiped the wine marks on the corner of her mouth, and immediately put on a professional smile and said to Hongnai: "Little guy, according to the meaning of that monster, you came this time to become stronger, right?" ”

"Ah...... Of course, it would be great to be stronger, after all, I don't want to live the life of a rice worm all the time. ”

He really wanted to be stronger, and he already knew that in this Gensokyo, there was a gathering place for humans. The people there live a simple life...... But that kind of life is not what Hongzhi wants, it is too monotonous. Hongzhi was a little glad that he had encountered Reimu in the first place, otherwise he wouldn't have the dangerous but interesting experiences he has now.

If you don't become stronger, sooner or later you will be thrown back into the world as a burden. Perhaps, this workout trip will be my last chance.

So, he wants to be strong, he wants to be qualified to stay with that girl.

It's a kind of "that's all" luxury.

"Don't worry, there is no 'accident' in this world, there is only 'necessity'." As if seeing through Hongnai, Kanako said: "Well, that's the end of the superfluous words, let's talk about my next arrangements for you." From tomorrow onwards, you will find food for us. ”

"Huh? If you want to buy groceries, you need to go to the world, right? However, the distance from Moriya Shrine to the world is ...... I don't have the ability to deal with youkai yet, so I might still be able to fight against ordinary goblins.

"Don't worry, since you're staying at our Shouya Shrine, you'll naturally be protected by us. At least, as far as we can see. ”

“…… Oh, I'll just do my best. ”

"That's right, that's what I want." Hearing Hong's low voice as if resigned to her fate, Kanako smiled, "Then that's it, I'm looking forward to tomorrow's breakfast." ”

And Hongnan, who was sitting with a bitter face on the side, was repeatedly chewing on what Kanako had just said.

"Looking for food", that is, it is not necessary to go to the earth. And she said that as long as they are "out of sight", they will protect themselves. So as long as you find some game around Moriya Shrine, even if you encounter a youkai coming to grab something, you can ask Sanae to help.

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It's easier said than done.

Although Hongzhi thought of a plan, when he actually put it into action, he found that it was ...... If you want to escape from the fangs of those monsters, it is difficult to go to the sky.

At this time, it reflects the progress of Hongzhi during this time. If she had been before, she would have been eaten to the point that there were no bones left, but now, with the help of the power of the barrage, Hongzhi can finally drag on in front of some little monsters for a while, as for those slightly more powerful monsters, either they are not interested in throwing him directly, or they have some scruples about the power of Shouya Shrine, and they simply don't shoot at him.

Therefore, although there were some small twists and turns, this half-guy finally succeeded in completing the task given to him by Kanako.

And Kanako didn't say anything about this, and she didn't change the conditions for exercising.

However, as the number of activities around Moriya Shrine increased, some youkai simply did not haunt there. Hongzhi also had to slowly expand his range of activities, and in this way, his chances of escaping began to shrink...... The difficulty of the task also began to slowly increase.

Thankfully, Sanae occasionally cleans the stairs underneath the torii. The view from that location is excellent, even if Hongzhi is a little farther away.

Seeing such early seedlings, even Hongzhi became bold, and sometimes he couldn't find any game, so he had to run and grab things from the monsters. This kind of behavior of grabbing food from the mouth of the tiger has added some prestige to the Moriya Shrine, and Kanako runs to the sky above the world to "walk" when it is empty, and all of a sudden, the number of visitors to the Moriya Shrine has also increased.

"Alright, little brother Hongzhi."

One day, Kanako suddenly stopped Hiroshi, who was about to go out to find ingredients for dinner.

"The game is good, but even the gods get tired of eating the same thing all the time."

Hongzhi blushed a little, after all, his method was a bit tricky.

"In the future, you won't have to go out to look for it, but recently there have been more visitors and more food reserves. I don't have to worry about not eating for a short time. ”

"That'...... What should I do after that? ”

"That's right, I want to think about it...... Well, how about you go and get in touch with the tengu and kappa on Monster Mountain? ”

"Huh? Contact with youkai? ”

"That's right. Although the tengu are somewhat xenophobic, the kappa have a decent attitude towards humans. You can start with the kappa, there is a guy named Kawashiro Nitori in the kappa, she has a lot of dealings with some tengu guards, maybe you can start with her. ”

“…… What if you are attacked by a tengu in the middle of the way? ”

"No problem, you've been living at Moriya Shrine for a few days, and those tengu have sensitive noses. As long as they smell us, they won't embarrass you. Of course, the premise is that you don't do anything excessive to their people, and if something happens, we can't protect you. ”

"Huh?"

"That's all it takes, you can rest well today, and you'll go to Kappa tomorrow."

"Okay...... But...... I don't know the way. ”