(Thanks to the left-handers and the burning gentleman for the monthly pass, the left-handers actually have a monthly pass, which makes me flattered!) It's autumn now, and the mountain of youkai is full of maple leaves, which looks like something special.

Thea was admiring the maple leaves on the road, but felt Sakumi gently pat him.

"What's the matter?"

"Look there." Sha Gongshi pointed to a tree.

"That's ......" Thea looked at the scene under the tree, and her mouth grew in surprise.

It was a pair of sisters, who were making the maple leaves fall at this time, and their faces were full of happy smiles.

"It seems that there is a description of them in the history ......of Oriental news," Thea thought for a moment, "the elder sister is Autumn Shizuba, and the younger sister is Autumn Harvest, both of whom are autumn gods." ”

"They...... Is it a god? I can feel that the energy in their bodies is weak......" Sayumi said with a slight surprise.

Although I know that they are said to be at the bottom of Gensokyo, and there is no sense of existence, but this is too much, right!? What kind of fuss is this feeling of being crushed to death with one finger!?

"How weak?"

"It's only roughly equivalent to two to three stars." Sakumi said with a twitch in the corner of his eyes.

Thea listened to this, pinched her chin and began to think.

- A very weak god? Although Japan claims to be eight million gods, the strength of only two or three stars is still a little abnormal...... Is it because of the relationship that is not good at fighting? Looking at their appearance, they should be a little stronger than the guys on the rice grains that Reimu said......

- Even if you are a god who is not good at fighting, it is still strange that the energy in your body is so weak......

- Could it be...... Is that really all they have? Or is it that for some reason the strength has fallen to the current level?

Releasing the hand that was pinching her chin, Thea sighed helplessly, stood up and looked at the top of the mountain.

- Moriya Shrine...... I know a little bit about the mystical stuff......

- Why are the gods so weak, and why are there so many youkai here? And the origin of this Gensokyo...... I should be able to find some answers from that shrine......

"Let's keep walking, to the shrine." Thea said helplessly.

"Why don't you go up and ask them?" Sayumi was still staring at the sisters.

"No...... We still have business to do. Thea shook her head: "Don't worry about the tricks." ”

After more than ten minutes, the two finally arrived at the Moriya Shrine at the top of the mountain.

"Whew...... It's finally here. Thea wiped the sweat from her head, as a scientific researcher who didn't strengthen her physical strength and transform her body, she was a little out of breath now.

"Be careful, I can feel three powerful breaths inside. Both of them are stronger than me. Sakumi suddenly reminded.

"Allah, we are here to pay homage, and there will be no danger." Thea said with a smile.

Before he could finish speaking, a thick pillar flew past Thea's side.

“…… I take back what I just said, and be careful. ”

Before Zhao Yingkong could answer, the shrine in front of him was "Boom!" With a loud bang, a large hole was blown open in the roof, and two figures, one large and one small, jumped out of it.

"Kanako! You faint soul and secretly drink the wine I brewed! ”

"Oops. It's just a little bit of wine, and you don't have to worry about that kind of little thing. ”

"You ...... Soul Fade"

"Suwako-sama! Kanako-sama! Don't fight, you two! As Thea and the others were stunned, a green-haired girl dressed in a blue-and-white armpit witch costume and a snake and frog-shaped hair ornament ran out of the shrine.

Looks like she's the shrine maiden of this shrine.

"Sanae, don't stop me, I'm going to show this aunt how good I am today!" A little girl in a strange hat gritted her teeth.

"Huh? Are you embarrassed to call me aunt? You old woman the size of a 10,000-year-old child! The middle-aged woman opposite immediately sneered.

Seeing that the two of them were about to start again, the green-haired girl's eyes rolled. In a hurry, Shengzhi pointed to Thea and the others: "There are guests here, maybe they are here to pay homage?" ”

"Worship?"

"Faith!"

Thea only felt a gust of wind blowing. There were two more people in front of me.

"Welcome to Moriya Shrine. Please offer your faith~"

“…… Suwako-sama, Kanako-sama, you are enough. The green-haired girl dragged the two back with a dark face, "It's because of the way you look that no one comes to worship!" ”

“QAQ…… Is it our fault......" The two of them were instantly depressed and hid in the corner of the wall to draw circles.

"I'm sorry. Let you see the smile. The green-haired girl bowed to the two, "I'm sorry for the trouble, please come and sit down first." ”

"Uh...... Thank you. Thea returned the favor.

Fortunately, only a hole was made in the roof, and the overall structure of the shrine was not damaged, and a few people could sit down and have a cup of tea peacefully.

"First meeting. I am the wind of this Shouya Shrine, Sanae of the East Wind Valley. The green-haired girl introduced herself.

"And these two are the gods enshrined in our shrine, Suwako and Hachihan Shinjiko." She pointed to the little girl and the middle-aged aunt.

Thea also took a closer look at the two gods, Suwako was wearing a hat with two eyes on it, and Hachihan Shinko had a mirror on her chest, and behind her there was a huge circle of hemp rope - something called a suren rope.

"We are mercenaries from outside Gensokyo, I'm Cynthia. Margaret, she's Ureshino Sayumi. Thea also said politely, "Excuse me, are these two gods?" ”

"Little ghost, what are you suspicious of?" Suwako's face was not good.

"No...... It's just that it's too different from the image of the gods I expected, I thought the gods were all the kind of big people who were on the top, but I didn't expect it to be so...... Approachable. Thea was careful with her words.

"This ...... Actually, they don't usually do that...... "Sanae shed a cold sweat from the top of her head.

“…… Thank you for your hard work. Thea nodded understandingly.

In fact, Thea is very strange now, why in this Gensokyo, the stronger the strength, the higher the status of the person, the less dignified, not even the discipline.

- Anyway, it's clear that Reimu is so disciplined. Could it be that her enchantment has changed Gensokyo's quality?

Shaking her head and throwing this inexplicable thought out of her mind, Thea remembered something: "May I ask the faith I just mentioned, what is it all about?" ”

"Faith is the power that believers offer to the gods." Kanako said casually.

"Wait, can you explain that to me in detail?" Thea had a flash of inspiration, as if she had grasped something, and unconsciously used honorifics.

"It's really troublesome......" Kanako was a little helpless. But for the sake of faith, I still spoke up.

"Humans, what kind of existence do you think of as 'gods'?" Kanako asked.

"Hmm...... Powerful? Thea held back for a long time before she could hold back this sentence.

As a scientist who doesn't believe in gods at all, Thea finds that all she can say is this.

"Yes, it's not." Kanako said, "Actually, the power of the gods comes entirely from humans. ”

Human beings are lucky because whenever they encounter difficulties and setbacks. You can ask the gods for help, regardless of whether in fact there are really 'gods' in this world, and gods are such beings,"

"Humans make wishes to the gods in the hope that the gods will help them fulfill their wishes, and the gods will actually help them when they hear these wishes, and this is faith. It is also the relationship of the power of faith. ”

"Human beings have strong feelings when they make a wish, whether it is joy. Feelings of grief and affection are transformed into a source of power for the gods, which is why the gods can help humans fulfill their wishes. The more power a god gains, the more powerful it becomes, which is why the stronger the god, the more believers there are. ”

"And once no one believes in the words of the gods. The power of the gods will gradually weaken, and when everyone forgets the gods, the gods will become ordinary humans and gradually disappear. ”

"It's because the outside world no longer believes in the gods that we came to Gensokyo."

"Is that so......" finished listening to this passage. Thea was enlightened.

"Hey, little ghost, what's the matter with you asking so much? Do you want to be a god too? Suwako asked suddenly.

- Is science and technology a god, it's so far away, this kind of thinking or something.

"I don't want to be a god, Sanae-sama, please take us to the shrine." Thea stood up and said.

"Ahra? But aren't the gods here? Sanae said in surprise.

"I think I'm better off worshipping the idol, especially after I know that the deity is a little girl younger than me."

- Thea, you're taking revenge, you're definitely taking revenge. The gauze bow twitched the dough.

"Poof......" Kanako laughed and squirted Suwako's face with tea.

"I'm going to kill you, little ghost!" Suwako pounced on Thea in a rage.

"If you kill me, you won't have faith, will you?" Thea shrugged her shoulders with a fearless expression.

Suwako's action froze.

"Faith, faith, faith...... This soul faint actually used such a despicable means to ...... "After weighing it for a long time, Suwako still hid in the corner and drew circles.

"Please lead the way, Sanae-sama." Thea said with a triumphant smile.

The two of them are visiting the ...... NowLoading……

"Sakumi, what wish did you make?" Walking down the mountain, Thea asked.

“…… You should be able to guess. ”

"yes, I have similar wishes as you, both are ......" Thea sighed, "Let's go back to the shrine, we have enough information." ”

"Don't need to go anywhere else?" Sha Gongshi looked at the sky just now.

"No need...... I don't want to admit it, but if it's Reimu, she should be able to analyze more information......" Thea sighed.

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"It's such a huge power of faith, it seems that the obsession of those two children is very strong." Kanako lay on the roof and said leisurely.

"But is that good? Accepting faith but not helping people achieve their wishes or anything. Suwako asked, lying on the other side.

"No, when humans can't do anything, they can pray to the gods, hoping that the gods will help them fulfill their wishes, and the words of those two children are no longer needed, they firmly believe in themselves. Believe that you can succeed and change the future...... Sometimes, humans are really better than gods. ”

"It's not like what you would say, Kanako~Mom~"

"I'm in a good mood today, so I won't worry about you, do you want a pot of wine?"

"What? Kanako, you soulless! I'm going to make you look good today! ”

"Ahh......h It's a worrying parent. "Look at the two figures scuffling together. Sanae sighed.

At the same time, the festival is going on a surreal battle!

After casting a spell, the priest tightened his grip on his staff, and his expression began to turn black.

What is that feeling? Nervous? Excited? Or is it ...... Fear?

The woman in front of her was strong, and the priest was sure of this.

Just standing in front of her, the festival felt like a mountain was standing up.

This sense of oppression is like looking at Ling Yan when he was once at full strength, and he may even be stronger than him.

"Sacrifice!" Setting up the revolver, Xiao Qi turned on the [Death Revolver] BUFF and aimed at Bayi Yonglin.

"Hmm. If you take a closer look, all three of you are good materials, right? Bayi Yonglin took a step forward and raised his bow and arrow: "I changed my mind, why don't you catch you together?" What do you think? ”

"Good idea, but did you think we'd say yes?" Seeing that Yayi Yonglin had the intention of attacking, the sacrificial eyes began to change, and began to become like Kamia's divine eyes, shrouded in a color that only belonged to the morning light. The momentum on the body is rapidly increasing!

Under the traction of the qi machine, even if he was as strong as Bayi Yonglin, he was also taken by the momentum on the sacrificial body in this state now.

The same. Ye Ye also took this opportunity to open the technique on his body: Moon Reading Life! A certain god figure appeared behind him, and his strength increased wildly!

How strong is the sacrifice? She hadn't really tried to fight with all her might herself.

If you follow what her teacher said, she should now be regarded as invincible at the same level and the strength to kill monsters beyond the level.

But she didn't care at all when she first heard about this kind of thing, because if that person was still in the team, she didn't need them to go all out.

But now, I can finally give it a try. She's finally getting stronger now.

Even if she was still the school priest who didn't want to kill, but now—she was facing an enemy.

"It's really a familiar breath, a few little girls, I'm more interested in you......" Even though she was intimidated by the breath of the Goddess of Dawn, Bayi Yonglin still looked like she was smiling.

- She had seen the Goddess of Dawn!? Seeing that Bayi Yonglin was not nervous and had that unexpected line. Matsui's expression changed slightly.

And after a little hesitation, Bayi Yonglin found an opportunity.

"Suho [Game of Life]!"

From the bow of the Eight Meanings Yonglin, arrows were shot,

Her bow was a very ordinary-looking bow made of bamboo.

It's not as quaint as the props of the gauze bow, it's not as mysterious as the silver metal bow that was used in the costume change, and it's not even as mysterious as the green longbow that I made.

But the power of the arrow is unmatched.

Beyond the limits of human vision, with a golden mist, the arrow was shot at the sacrifice.

If you get shot, you'll die.

You can be healed with spells, but if you're hit by an arrow of that power, you don't even have a chance to heal, right?

And if you shoot an arrow of electricity and lose both sides, it is the most stupid thing to do.

The smile of Bayi Yonglin has always lingered in the heart of the sacrifice.

Like Lucifer's smile.

- What an interesting ability and an interesting opponent.

"FIER!"

Without hesitation, the priest recited the incantation, and with a slight wave of his staff, the flames from the dawn struck at the arrows.

At the moment when the flames shot out as if the sun had created them, everything around seemed to come to a standstill, it was a mysterious feeling that was difficult to describe, only the flames and arrows were still moving forward in the entire space, but in just a short moment, the two attacks collided together.

Silent.

The flames of the sacrifice dissipated into the air, and the arrows of Yayi Yonglin completely dissolved into nothingness.

It seems that the energy attached to that bow and arrow is very good, you must know that even the flame of the sacrifice can be annihilated into a molecule in an instant, and the other party is just using an ordinary bamboo arrow......

Taking advantage of the moment when the arrow was shot, Xiao Qi, who was carrying the sacrifice on his back, reached into his coat pocket and rang the siren given by Thea.

"Ahra, it's not good to think about calling someone right now, little girl?" Bayi Yonglin naturally also discovered Xiao Qi's small movements.

"[Eternal Night] ......"

The sky suddenly darkened, and a lonely full moon hung in the sky.

In this way, Bayi Yonglin disappeared into the air in front of the three of them.

It was as if it had never appeared, and it became one with the heavens and the earth.

- Is it invisible? It's really a boring ability. The priest looked around for a moment, then raised his staff.

Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking the sky behind him.

- Is it really the back? Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the arrow's trajectory and jumped up to dodge it.

But...... Did you really hide it?

But there are three of us!

Without any hesitation, the flying arrows were smashed every night, and at the same time, a dazzling flash suddenly lit up!

The night sky with a lonely full moon has changed back to its original state!

"Allahala? Was it spotted so quickly? Bayi Yonglin, who appeared in shape, smiled inexplicably and said something similar to emotion.

"Where can you hide now?" Opening the magic book, the priest once again activated his spell: "Dawn Light!" ”

At this moment, it is as if the afterglow of the morning light rises again! (To be continued......)

PS: Well, marry my sister tomorrow, our goddess

Then I got married in the game, and I came at eight o'clock in the evening~