The sky is clear and the sun is like bathing.

It's a really nice day.

Raising her head and looking at the round of tomorrow in the sky, the black-haired girl who was sitting barefoot casually couldn't help but let out such an emotion.

The girl is about twenty-eight years old, with long black hair, a big red bow headdress pinned to the back of her head, and the bangs on her forehead fluttering gently with the breeze, but she can't hide the girl's smart eyes. Little Joan's nose was slightly wrinkled, and her face was flushed for some reason, and she lowered her head to look at her clothes.

"Alas, I'm going to have to take out a sum of money from my living expenses again." The girl's helpless murmur was as beautiful as a yellow bird, "It's obviously not enough." ”

Why does the girl sigh? With such a beautiful face, if you look closely, the clothes she is wearing are a little inconsistent with this season.

Although it is already spring, the people who live here, even those who are strong and strong, will put on a coat at this time.

After all, the cold left by the goddess of winter has not been dispelled, and if you don't pay attention, you will catch a cold.

But......

Unlike those who still wore coats, the girl's clothes at this time were quite thin.

The shrine maiden costume with a red base is not the long-sleeved skirt that the world recognizes. The shrine maiden costume worn on the girl's body, how to say, is like the one worn by those who are engaged in the 18 forbidden professions.

The white lotus-like upper arms are not hidden by the sleeves, and the bright skin color is swaying, like fireflies in the night. It wasn't until the elbow that the white vibrating sleeve quietly appeared. A thin red rope passes through it, and a bow holds it in place.

At the junction of the upper arm and torso, it is the cute shoulder of a young girl. There is not a single blemish on the shoulder, it is like a perfect piece.

Although the clothes on the torso part wrap the girl's entire body, the transparent material that makes up the clothes adds a lot of charm to the girl's graceful body.

The short red skirt that covers the buttocks wraps the girl's lower body, and she is not wearing stockings, although she does not constitute such an existence as the absolute realm, but there is no jade foot that is not modified at all, but it makes the girl like a hidden fairy, every move. All touch the hearts of others.

This is a beautiful girl. Every qiē on her body is so perfect, it's just ......

"Goo-"

The original immortal energy was completely destroyed because of this inappropriate sound. The girl, holding her belly, turned her head to look at the table in the room.

"Isn't that there...... In the oil depot. After seeing the empty tabletop, the girl frowned like a Shih Tzu. I remember. I think there's some emergency food. ”

The girl said and stood up. She walked through the room and hallway into the kitchen, and the sound of rummaging through the cabinets was heard. After about five minutes, the girl who was looking for her raised her head and muttered to herself with a conscious expression.

"Ah, I remember, Marisa was eaten by her when she came two days ago."

That is, no?

In the empty room, the girl stood alone, as if she had no soul of her own, and said nothing, did nothing, until she ......

"Goo-"

Another wail in the abdomen made the girl recover from her state of distraction.

Feeling the strength of her whole body slowly disappearing, the girl finally reacted.

"You should go find some food."

That being said, the girl is penniless, no! Although he presides over this shrine that doesn't have any income, he can also get money every time he retires from the youkai, but it's just ......

Recently, many people have also begun to engage in the work of retirement, but the main source of young girls has been cut off.

Watching her savings decrease day by day, the girl's heart is dripping blood.

Something must be thought of, otherwise, their desire ......

Eventually, the girl came up with a solution, and instead of going to the human world to buy ingredients, she began to go to the Enchanted Forest to catch something that could be eaten directly.

It was a suspicious creature that resembled a human head, but instead of blood and brains, it was vegetables or meat.

There are some special individuals who have treasure-like ingredients inside.

Delicious hairy crabs, beef that you can drink, exquisite abalone. Fish......

Of course, sometimes you will also get some weird items.

In the warehouse of the shrine, a vacant space has now been cleared by the girl for these props.

In fact, not only girls, but many people in the world, sometimes they will go to the enchanted forest to fight some tooth sacrifices, after all, although they belong to the monster species, but the suspicious creatures can't even be beaten by humans.

Oh, and after all that, it doesn't seem like the name of this creature has been mentioned yet, right?

-- In the oil depot.

That's what it's called, a name that doesn't have any special meaning.

Originally, according to the girl's idea, although she would not be as big as she used to be every day, she should be able to mix food and clothing, and if she hits any precious ingredients, she can also have a good meal. But in fact...... It takes an average of three to four days for the girl to find an oil depot.

In the oil depot, which is called the three major races along with the rabbit demon and the tengu, the number is so scarce.

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, the girl would never have believed it, but ......

- "Bell. Grylls Ingredient Shop".

A shop that has recently appeared in the world sells all kinds of ingredients obtained from the hunting oil depot in Tongguò!

“……”

The girl can no longer remember the thoughts that popped up when she saw this shop, and the only thing she could do when she returned to the shrine was to increase her hunting area...... Having said that, she often didn't eat for two or three days, and now she can't maintain her strength.

She is only a little more worthy of her spiritual power, and she can't even fly......

Stagger out of the shrine, staggering down the hill, and then, staggering into the enchanted forest.

Maybe the gods couldn't see the girl's state at this time, and it didn't take long for the hunt to begin. An oil depot with a very similar appearance to the girl appeared in her sight.

It's mine! No one wants to snatch it!

The moment she saw the oil depot, the girl's heart had such a thought.

In the oil depot that the girl was following, she didn't realize that she was in danger, but just jumped and floated towards the edge of the enchanted forest as usual.

Soon, the oil depot and the girl who followed it were at the edge of the forest.

Let's go!

Seeing that she was busy grazing in the oil depot and didn't notice herself, the girl suddenly burst out from behind the tree where she was hiding, and she was now rushing towards the oil depot at a rapid pace.

Thirty meters......

Grass is still eaten in the oil depot.

Twenty meters ......

With its ears twitching slightly, it seemed to look up because it had found something. But. It didn't look at the girl, but on the other side of the girl.

God help me!

At this distance, the girl has no reason to fail. Rushing towards the oil depot, she had already begun to imagine the scene of a full meal tonight.

10 meters ...... Five-meter ......

Soon! Soon!

Four-meter ...... Three-meter ......

Just as the girl was about to jump out and pounce on the oil depot. The space around them shook suddenly. Then. A man and a woman who appeared in front of her and the oil depot out of thin air, as if they had not found the girl, stretched out their 'evil hand' towards the girl's prey, the oil depot!

"What are you going to do with my dinner?!!!!!!"

……

Light jade suddenly flew out from the side. Claude's actions were not interrupted.

"Who is it?"

He didn't even raise his hand, Claude just commanded the bone wing behind him to flap it lightly, and then, the light jade, which could make the bronze or even the silver position lose its combat effectiveness, flew back in front of its master.

"Ahh

It was a girl's voice that answered Claude.

Handing the 'research materials' in his hand, Claude looked up at the sound, which was also the direction of the attack.

And then......

"Huh?"

The moment he saw the attacker's appearance, Claude's eyes suddenly froze.

It was a very cute girl, and under her beautiful face, the little sickly flush brought her cuteness to the limit. However, the girl's appearance is not the reason why Claude is stunned. In the course of his long journey through the stars, Claude had seen many perfect women, compared to whom the ungrown girl was just an unripe green apple.

So, what exactly is it that makes Claude stunned?

"Who are you?" Claude asked, frowning. He didn't choose to imprison the girl, even just now, the other party almost attacked him, "Why did I have a feeling in my heart that I have never had before when I saw you?" ”

"Huh?!"

When Lindy, who was holding the 'real yàn material', heard Claude's words, she immediately looked at the girl with a wary face.

Was it love at first sight?! No! Impossible! Claude is the one who can refuse even my confession without hesitation!

But...... If it really ...... Yes?

Lindy thought, and quietly glanced at Claude, from the other party's expression, she didn't find that kind of love feelings, but in the depths of Claude's eyes, there was indeed a certain emotion, a certain ...... The emotion she once saw in the eyes of her own parents.

This is...... Affection?!

Lindy was surprised, but she didn't break it, and after understanding that Claude didn't fall in love with the girl in front of her at first sight, she took a step back with the 'real yàn material' in her arms, and at the same time observed the situation around her.

"How do I know?"

Unlike Lindy, who was secretly surprised, there was no trace of panic in the girl's words. Caught by Claude, she didn't have the slightest sense of being a captive, she just raised her head at this time, and stared at each other angrily with her eyes open.

However, contrary to the external appearance, the girl's heart has already set off a huge wave at this moment.

Why do I feel the same way as him? Why...... After meeting this person, my heart will be warm?

The girl kept asking herself, trying to find out where she had seen each other from her memory, but it turned out that it was clear that she had never seen each other since she was a baby.

After all. The man in front of him, and the woman beside him, possessed an aura that was diametrically opposed to this 'paradise'.

In other words, the two people standing in front of the girl are 'outsiders'!

In the face of outsiders, girls generally have two choices, the first is to drive the other person out of paradise, that is, from where to go back and forth, and the second way. It is the mark of 'paradise' in the other person's body. That is, to recognize the identity of the other person's 'paradise dweller'.

In the past, girls tended to choose the latter, after all, this 'paradise' is open to everyone. As long as you come here by your own efforts. Then it is natural to have the full strength of living for convenience.

But......

Today's girl. But there's no way to do that.

It's not that she has any resentment towards the two people in front of her, although there are rumors circulating in the paradise that the 'shrine maiden' cannot be defeated, but the girl understands that there are people outside the world. She never thought that winning or losing really mattered.

The reason why girls can't make choices is actually ...... Well, in fact, because of nearly two months of hunger, the spiritual power in the girl's body has almost disappeared, and she can barely maintain her daily actions, which is already a 'miracle' phenomenon in the eyes of others.

However, there will be a day when miracles will be exhausted, and if you can't eat a full meal, the moment when all the spiritual power in the body is gone, the girl's life will come to an end.

So, it's a must hurry up to find something to eat!

Thinking of this, the girl couldn't help but stretch out her hand to support the ground, she tried to get up from the ground, but tried several times but failed.

Hehehe, this is the end of the 'witch'......

The girl laughed self-deprecatingly.

Relaxing the control of her body, her consciousness gradually sank, feeling the darkness and silence approaching, she suddenly felt a sense of tiredness, perhaps, it is also a good choice to sleep directly like this, isn't it?

If there were no one around, perhaps the 'shrine maidens of Paradise' would have turned to dust like this.

But!

"You're sick!"

The unfamiliar male voice pulled the girl's vague consciousness back, opened her eyes, and looked at the face close at hand, the girl's heart, except for the peculiar feeling, there was not the slightest ** wave.

After hearing this, her brows furrowed slightly, and at the same time, she raised her weak right hand and slapped it on the other party's shoulder.

"Can't you see that?" The girl said, a wry smile called helplessness appeared on her face, "I, ah, I haven't eaten for five days. ”

Hey, hey, hey! Is this something that can be said so generously? If I were you, I would have cried a long time ago!

Hearing the girl's answer, Claude suddenly complained in his heart. He snapped his fingers suddenly, and then a picnic cloth appeared under the girl, and on top of this cloth, a variety of food was shining strangely.

Roast duck, ham, sandwiches, vegetable soup, chocolate, cakes......

"It's ...... For me? ”

The moment she saw the food, the girl felt an urge to pounce, but the upbringing she had received from a young age made her endure the instinct to eat, although this patience was quickly broken by Claude's nod.

"Then I'm going!"

Like a red whirlwind, the girl who was still sitting in place, by the time Lindy reacted, she had already grabbed a roast turkey in her hand, and then swallowed the meat and bones into her stomach.

"Eat slowly, no one will rob you."

Looking at the girl who was gobbling up, Claude didn't come for a while, he stretched out his hand, and didn't care about the shock in Lindy's eyes, just gently touched the girl's head.

"Excited, please don't be confused (I won't forget this kindness)!"

The girl did not dislike Claude's actions, on the contrary, she rubbed her head against the other party's palm twice very naturally.

"You're welcome, it's just a meal."

Claude smiled, his tone softer than ever, a fact that even he had not yet discovered.

"No, no, no, some old woman said that the grace of a drop of water should be a spring—"

The girl who stretched out her finger and was about to say a certain proverb with a proud face, and the next second ended up in the form of her face hitting the food on the cloth for no reason.

And behind her, a black spatial crack was quietly appearing.

The spatial crack was very weird, and there were many black and white eyes in it, and at both ends of the crack, someone used a rope to tie a bow in a wicked way.

"Reimu, I don't remember teaching you to be such a nonsense child."

From the crack in the space stretched out a beautiful leg wrapped in white silk, then another two, then a white skirt and a purple Taoist robe above the skirt.

Soon, a blonde beauty appears in front of Claude and Lindy. At the moment when this woman appeared, Claude, who had not shown a look of fear in the face of the humanoid leader of the light before, blocked Lindy with a vigilant face at this time, the momentum on his body was steaming, and the bone wings behind him that were not retracted were all unfolded.

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, I don't have the slightest ill will towards you." The blonde-haired beauty snapped open the folding fan in her hand, and said with a smile while inciting, "Let me introduce myself first, I am Yakumo Murasaki, the creator of this world-'Gensokyo', and welcome to your arrival." ”

“…… I'm Claude. Hallowin, she's Lindy. Claude didn't let his guard down at Yakumo's words, he glanced at the illusion around him, and at the same time quickly calculated in his mind the possibility of defeating the other party. Of course, on the surface, he didn't express his thoughts, but just looked at the other party apologetically, "I'm very sorry for entering your realm without permission." Although we didn't know beforehand that there was such a world hidden behind the forbidden land of the starry sky. ”

"Well, it doesn't matter."

Yakumo Purple laughed softly, her smile was very delicate, like a mandala in hell, obviously dangerous, but people couldn't help but get closer. (To be continued......)