Episode 41 A Thousand Years of Memory
"I'm so tired!"
At dusk, a rickety figure appeared in front of the shrine, it was Sakurazaki Hirano who had returned from school.
I accidentally fell asleep during class today, and then I was very unlucky to be caught by the teacher. The most hateful thing is that the other party actually asked her to stay after school in the afternoon to help correct her homework, which caused her to go home more than an hour later than usual.
It's so inhuman.
However, it is also a problem to be so careless.
I don't know why at night lately.,I'm always having some weird dreams.。 But when I woke up in the morning, I didn't remember anything. The only thing that remains in Zài's brain is the almost suffocating feeling of depression.
It's definitely not going to be a good dream.
Over time, she experienced a lack of sleep and often dozed off during the day.
"If this continues, the body will collapse sooner or later!"
The girl couldn't help but sigh, if she didn't think of a way, the next time it wouldn't be as simple as being caught by the teacher.
"I'll be back!"
Pushing open the door and entering the house, Sakurazaki shouted weakly.
There is no response, and the old man has not returned?
The girl's eyes shifted and she noticed a piece of paper pressed against a teacup on the table, and a few words were still left on it.
"I went out to visit a friend and I won't be back until about a night. ”
Seeing this message, several lines of black lines suddenly appeared on the corner of Sakurazaki Hirano's forehead.
The hateful old man had left her alone and gone out for a walk! He didn't know when he would come back, didn't he understand that it was dangerous for a young girl to stay alone in such a remote place at night?
"It makes no sense. ”
Sakurazaki Hirano huffed and crumpled the white paper into a ball and threw it into the trash.
Since she was in high school, the old man didn't care much about her, and what he said about it was to let her develop herself without constraints.
It's just nonsense, I'm afraid it's just troublesome!
While complaining, the girl walked into her bedroom, quickly took off her school uniform, and then changed into the witch uniform that she usually wears at home.
Although I don't like to be a shrine maiden, I have to say that every time I wear this kind of clothes, Sakurasaki Birano immediately feels extremely calm.
"Work, work!"
The sun is almost setting, so you have to clean the shrine garden before it gets dark!
"Sand, sand......"
The broom swung mechanically, and Sakurazaki Hirano suddenly stopped moving and looked into the distance.
The sun is sinking, and the horizon seems to be distorting. When the last rays of light shot out across the mountain, they just enveloped the entire shrine.
The light was so dazzling that the girl subconsciously raised her hand to cover her eyes.
The clouds in the sky also seemed to be covered with a layer of golden light.
"It's beautiful!"
Sakurazaki is so big than Rano that it is the first time I have seen such a beautiful sunset.
Well, it doesn't seem like the first time I've seen it. I don't know why, but she always feels that the scene in front of her is very familiar.
Once upon a time, she seemed to have seen such a beautiful sunset.
And it's not just her, there are other people around.
"Who's ......?"
The girl struggled to recall, and the figures of several people slowly appeared in her mind......
"Miss Shrine Maiden, Miss Shrine Maiden!"
"Ah, yes, what's the matter?"
It's so rude to be distracted while listening to someone else's speech!
"Master Ali told you to come over at once. ”
"Okay, I got it. ”
Barnyard Ali actually sent someone to find her, could it be that something very important happened?
When you come to the earth, the home of Ari is not difficult to find, and it is easy to find it by walking towards the tallest building in the village.
It seems that someone had come to visit her earlier today! An ox cart stopped at the door of her house, a means of transportation that is very rare in this place.
But the girl doesn't care too much, and more and more people have moved to Gensokyo lately, so it's not surprising that you'll meet all kinds of guys.
As soon as she stepped up the steps, a woman who didn't look very old stepped out of the door. He wears a hat on his head and a strange costume that is half red and half purple, and has many stars embroidered on it.
It's the first time I've met.
Seeing her, the silver-haired woman nodded slightly, and then walked past her. The girl turned and watched as the other man walked towards the ox cart and climbed inside.
"I've kept you waiting, princess. ”
"Yonglin, is everything done?"
There was another girl in the ox cart, and she should have been younger than the one who had just entered.
"Yes. ”
"Then let's go!"
The girl didn't ask what she was doing here, and she wasn't interested.
"Princess, don't you really want to live here?"
After so many years of running, I don't want to hide anymore. This place is not bad, and the population is relatively large, so it will be much easier to take care of it in the future.
"Hah, why do you want to live with these inferior people on the earth? ”
Even if you are belittled, it doesn't mean that you have fallen into the same way as them!
"Alright then!"
There is no way, since the princess is unwilling, then it can only be forgotten.
"By the way, I just asked the owner here, and she told me that in the opposite direction of the mountain and the village, there is a bamboo forest, and that place is very remote, maybe it is a good place for us!"
"Oh, let's go check it out!"
"Okay. ”
The ox cart "Kara Kala" began to start, and the girl stared at it silently until it had gone far before she withdrew her gaze.
"Yonglin, why did that woman keep staring at us just now?"
"I don't know, maybe I'm curious!"
"Oh......"
Coming to the front of Arri's room, the girl knocked lightly on the door a few times.
"Come in!"
With permission, she opened the door and walked in with a light step.
"Oh, you're here! ”
When she saw her, the girl with long purple hair immediately smiled.
She was the only one in the room, probably because of her years in the room, and her skin took on an unhealthy pale.
"Yes, Master Arrie. ”
The shrine maiden knelt upright, knelt down and kowtowed to the other party.
"I wonder what you're looking for me for?"
"Well, there's something I need to talk to you about. ”
Barnyard Ah Li coughed lightly and put down the brush in his hand.
"Your recent work has been smooth, right?"
The girl didn't explain it immediately, but asked about something else that seemed inconsequential.
"Huh?"
The first generation was also stunned and was slightly stunned.
"It's okay, it's okay!"
She looked down at her hands and replied a little against her will.
In fact, she's been having nightmares lately.
The other party's hesitation naturally did not hide the eyes of Barnyard Ali.
"I'm sorry to force you to do such a thing. ”
The girl sighed, if she could, she actually wanted to protect the human village herself!
It's a pity that she is just an ordinary person and does not have that power.
Plus, her time is running out.
"No, I volunteered. ”
Hatsudai immediately straightened her face, yes, the moment Lord Ryujin found her, she had already made up her mind.
For this reason, she is also prepared to realize that she will bear a sin.
"Master Ali, let's tell me why you came to me first!"
Hatsuyo didn't want to dwell on this issue for too long, and she didn't want the other party to worry too much about herself.
“...... Good. ”
At this point, Arryard also knew that there was no second way to go.
The boat is naturally straight to the bridge, so let's see it step by step!
"Actually, recently people have been coming to me to report that many people in the village have been attacked. ”
When it came to business, the girl's face also became much stricter.
"Is it a youkai?"
The first generation couldn't help frowning, after the establishment of the Great Enchantment, the number of youkai in Gensokyo suddenly increased dramatically. On the one hand, various incidents have been triggered, and there have been monster fights in various places. On the other hand, the lives of human beings belonging to the indigenous people have also been greatly threatened.
There are a lot of youkai in it, but they are especially fond of attacking humans.
And the role of the first generation as a shrine maiden is to remove these unstable factors.
Ryujin-sama wanted to create a world that protected youkai, but if he left them to do whatever he wanted, all his hard work would eventually be in vain.
After all, if there were no more humans, Gensokyo would be doomed.
"Yan zhòng?"
For those youkai that would endanger the lives of many humans, what the first generation would do was to destroy them.
Without mercy!
"Yan zhòng is not particularly strict, although most of them were not lightly injured, but there are no people who died. ”
It was as if they were passing through the beast path when they were suddenly attacked. The speed of the other party was so fast that everyone couldn't even see what it was.
"Oh......"
If it hadn't hurt anyone, it would have been better.
"In short, you can't sit idly by. ”
If these problems are not solved, the people of the village will not have to go out in the future.
"Yes, I know how to do it. ”
No matter what the other party's intentions are, once it threatens the safety of mankind, the first generation will never be merciful.
Otherwise, it will be her life that will be lost.
"Be careful. ”
Barnyard Ali finally reminded her, which made the girl's heart feel a little warm.
Even if the other humans don't treat her well, only the one in front of her really treats her sincerely.
"Oh, yes. ”
Just as he was about to say goodbye and leave, the first generation suddenly remembered something.
"Excuse me, who is that guy who went out just now?"
"Oh......"
Barnyard Ali thought for a while, and then realized who the other party was asking.
"It's someone who just moved to Gensokyo, and this time he's here to say hello to me. ”
By the way, I also asked myself about the situation nearby.
"I see. ”
Receiving this answer, the first generation couldn't help but groan.
"What, any questions?"
"No, it just doesn't feel like a normal person. ”
It's not a monster, but it's very different from humans.
"Hehehe, of course. ”
Regarding the doubts of the first generation, Barnyard Ali did not take it to heart.
"If it's an ordinary person, how can you come here!"
“...... That's right. ”
Indeed, as long as the average human has just appeared in Gensokyo, I am afraid that they will be eaten by that group of hungry monsters!
"Well, I'll go first. ”
"Well, stay safe. ”
The strength of the first generation is undoubted, but Arry is still a little uneasy. After all, there are a lot of big monsters in Gensokyo that are stronger than her, and there are many people with poor strength, and the risk is too great for her alone.
"If you can't beat it, remember not to push yourself. ”
"Yes, I know what to do......"