Reimu Hakurei has a small dream, she hopes that one day her shrine will become full of incense, and the traffic in front of the door will be busy.

As a shrine maiden, it is understandable that she wants her shrine to prosper.

So at the beginning of the new semester, she made a lot of money in Mengqi, not a lot, but a lot, just enough to renovate the courtyard.

With the best craftsmen and the best materials, the stone steps and torii gates leading to the shrine finally became as solemn as the others.

"That way you can attract more people, right?"

The girl folded her hands and prayed with all her heart.

I used up all the money and did enough work on the façade.

In exchange, it was deserted in front of the door.

The red and white witch looked at the depressed scene and became more salty.

There is no beating of the feet and chests of failure, and there is no depression and despair after the hope is dashed.

It's just that

"Ah, the leaves here are really, can't they be all at once? It makes me sweep around. This feeling.

Well, it seems to have become more unmotivated.

But this is the life she wishes for.

Salty at home, holding green tea, until moldy, she didn't want to move.

After all, she is just a salted fish with no passion for life.

But no.

Green tea will always run out, and citrus will always run out.

The essentials that can be comfortably laid at home will always be consumed in an instant.

And this, the shrine maiden who wants to enjoy a more comfortable life is unbearable.

Want the shrine to be great?

Ha? That's a good thing, what she really likes is that the chain effect brought about by the Everbright Shrine is, to put it bluntly, incense money.

She doesn't have to do anything, she can search for money while lying at home, which is her ultimate goal.

It's just that the plan of "relying on the bright courtyard may be able to attract people" is obviously in vain now.

Even the only few pieces of furniture were pawned.

After squandering it all, Reimu ...... Awakened by poverty.

"Ah...... Don't you even have any cookies......" Opening the wooden box, there was only a bit of scrap left inside, and Reimu lamented.

At her point, she can maintain her physical function even if she doesn't eat, but she still feels hungry.

Some people will directly overcome this discomfort, and the so-called "hungry and hungry get used to it" is really present in this world.

But obviously, it is impossible for Reimu to be a pleasure school.

What she hopes most is to be able to lie in the afternoon sun, wake up with her favorite orange and green tea, and if she can, have a snack.

However, all this is based on the need to have money.

"Ah, I'm so poor......"

With a sigh, Reimu withered and closed her purse, which was as empty as her stomach.

"There's still a long way to go before the next enrollment of Mengqi School Park.,And after this time,,I don't know if they'll let me go to temporary logistics management again.。 Last time, I borrowed some from a rich Lori vampire.,I've been forgetting to pay it back.,Probably won't lend me again.。 Hey, this side is the orderly side, you can't just grab ......"

Reimu touched his chin, seriously considering very bad things,

"However, although there are no rules on the other side of the dream, there is chaos, and strength is supreme...... But if I run into that guy, I'm screwed. Ahh What a hassle...... Money, money, how can I make up enough money for my whole life to lie at home. ”

Reimu covered her head and lay down on her back, her eyes staring at the smooth ceiling without focus.

"Huh? Wait......" Reimu's eyes lit up, "the worshippers...... Isn't there one? ”

Reimu suddenly remembered the only person who had come to Hakurei Shrine in the past few years to put incense, Kurumi Tokizaki.

"Someone as kind as her would definitely not refuse my request."

Thinking like this, Reimu's palm slowly moved to his forehead, covering his entire beautiful face.

obviously has an unearthly appearance, but the smile on the corner of his mouth at the moment destroys this beauty.

I was thinking about borrowing money from that person...... Well, the kind that doesn't ....... return, and a cheerful voice came from outside the window,

"Yo, Reimu, I'm here to play Da♂Ze with you!"

……

Today's weather is a bit hazy, the sun is covered in white fog, and red balls are faintly visible.

The Lake of Mist is also dyed with a layer of white crystals, and the mist condenses on the surface of the lake.

The mist is not a small droplet of water formed by the condensation of the air, but a real white gas that emerges from the lake, neither solid nor liquid, but a gas that can be seen with the eye.

There are only a few times of the year when you can see such an ethereal sight.

The Lake of Mist has existed since the Land of Dreams was even established, and it has been very long.

Legend has it that beneath the Lake of Mist lies an even older ocean, an ocean of light, and any creature that falls into it will disappear instantly.

But the Lake of Fog is already bottomless, and even those with great abilities can't dive to the deepest depths, and it seems to be deeper than the starry sky.

So at the end of the day, legends are just legends.

But one thing is certain, and that is that the Lake of Mist is indeed connected to the underworld, the gathering place of the dead.

In the first place, Araya Zonglian used to be here...... It can't be said to be here, but to be precise, next to the Lake of Mist, through a small forest to a land of flowers, where there is also a branch of the Lake of Mist, so it can be connected to the underworld.

He had "looked" at the underworld there, eventually sighing that it was a gathering place for "undead creatures".

And Ayn Grant, who gathered all the crystals of the Land of Dreams, happened to float in this place, and it didn't seem to be because it was simply in the center.

The white mist rose and everything was silent.

This indicates that the gate of the underworld has opened, and from there there there is a small wooden boat swimming against the current, and several dark shadows loom in the fog.

But when I looked at it again, the surface of the lake was empty again, and there were no ripples.

"Huh? My delusion? ”

Kurumi, who had been waiting here early, looked at the sky boredly, and looked at the lake with some feeling, but he didn't find anything.

Moreover, the "sixth consciousness" does not have any warning, so even if it is a very ambiguous statement, it can only be attributed to delusion.

In such fog, it is normal to have delusions.

"Let's see it's almost time."

Kurumi took out the terminal and pulled the scattered strands of hair on her chest to her ears, and to her surprise, in such a big fog, it was a morning with the first dew, and her hair was not stained with the slightest moisture.

But it doesn't matter, Xana and Tianyi are back today.

I made an appointment, and Kurumi was waiting here early.

Finally, the space above distorted, sending out subtle spatial fluctuations.

A bright smile appeared on Kurumi's face that seemed to be able to break through the fog.

"It's back!"