Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

Now, Cupid's most pressing need is to find energy to sustain his existence.

Currently, the most readily available form of energy is bioenergy.

And so, the dumplings in the bag caught Kyubey's eye.

With a flick of its little paw, the dumpling disappeared, hiding in a dark corner. Kyubey swallowed the dumpling, but the energy contained in one dumpling was far from enough.

Kewpie needs more energy to get the plan going.

A witch is hatched in Gensokyo.

The seeds of lamentation needed for the plan are contained within its body.

However, it is also in standby mode because it has run out of energy.

The plants covering the mountains and fields can also serve as bioenergy for Kewpie, but the energy level of plants is relatively low. To obtain more energy, one can only obtain it from animals.

This is also reflected in the food chain.

However, just to be on the safe side, Cupid doesn't plan to hunt for itself, and currently it has no other equipment besides its fragile body.

However, it also found an excellent way to obtain energy.

Hidden in the grass, Cupid opened his bottomless mouth and swallowed a frog encased in ice.

The frog remained in the same shape as when it was frozen, and looked completely bewildered when it was swallowed.

The cautious Cupid, hiding in the forest, discovers a blue-haired fairy carelessly freezing and discarding a frog by the lake.

Frozen frogs are powerless to resist, making this the best way to obtain bioenergy.

So Kyubey secretly followed the blue-haired fairy and waited for the abandoned frozen frog.

Unfortunately, Kyubey sensed that the blue-haired little girl did not have the aptitude to become a magical girl.

The inability to maximize resource utilization left Cupid somewhat disappointed, despite adhering to the principles of efficient use.

Just then, a loud bang came from ahead. Kyubey carefully concealed his presence, just like a stone that could be seen anywhere.

A hard block of ice was thrown forcefully onto a tree and melted into ice shards.

"Marisa is so mean! She ambushed us again!"

This is Cirno, whose body has been reassembled on the shore of the Misty Lake.

Today's Cirno is not yesterday's Cirno, but their memories are shared; from a human perspective, they are the same ice spirit.

Yesterday's Cirno's memory is stuck on the moment when the miniature octagonal furnace in Marisa's hand emitted a huge beam of light.

Having been ambushed and defeated by her former adversary, Cirno remained in a state of rage upon waking up.

Even the soy sauce that rushed over after realizing he had woken up was angered and ran away.

As for why Daisuke ran away in anger, Cirno didn't want to say.

In short, Cirno blamed everything on a certain black and white rat.

In order to defend his position as the strongest in Gensokyo and to turn the tide once again.

Cirno began her special training.

The special training involved freezing more frogs and throwing out more ice blocks.

However, fairies' memories have a limited freshness; it won't be long before Cirno forgets the memory of being ambushed by Marisa.

But during this time, Cirno was really angry.

She was so angry that she almost turned from Ice Spirit Cirno into Flame Cirno.

Kyubey, following behind, didn't care about any of this. Cirno's anger had nothing to do with it; it was just a heartless frog porter.

The defenseless frogs transformed into energy for the seeds of lamentation...

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"It's finally fixed!"

In a valley somewhere in the Mountain of Yokai, Sanae Kochiya, her face covered in soot, looked expectantly at the giant humanoid robot in front of her.

The setting sun had not yet passed the top of the valley.

The Realm of Non-Thoughts stands tall on the earth!

Chapter 54 Organizing Daily Life

The rising sun cast its warm rays into the small bedroom.

Akina Sawa, with his messy hair, also got out of bed.

After pushing away Niqua, who was fast asleep on top of him, Akina Sawa reached out and turned off the metal ball-shaped air conditioner.

The existence of the air conditioner J was obtained from a kappa at the very beginning of summer.

However, its mission for this year is coming to an end, and Akina Ze plans to find some time to clean it up and put it in the warehouse. After all, it can only cool but not heat, and it would be in the way if it were still in the bedroom.

The temperature was a bit cold this morning, and Akina Ze opened his door. The cool breeze that blew in early morning made him shiver.

“Summer is almost over,” Akina Ze said, squinting and tucking his hands in.

Although the weather was unexpectedly cool today, Akina Sawa did not change his plans for the morning.

Bypassing the pit created by the screws, Akina Ze also drew a bucket of fresh well water from the well.

A beautiful day begins with washing your face with well water.

After a quick wash, Akina Sawa planned to personally observe the growth of the plants in his field.

This is because yesterday, the system, which had not appeared for a long time, suddenly issued a task.

This task did not confuse Akina Sawa either, because he was planning to do the same thing.

The task was to have him set up a stall at the market ahead of the upcoming summer festival.

Therefore, Akina Sawa also plans to personally supervise the cultivation of vegetables in his own fields and select the best ones as ingredients for his snack stall.

Of course, it's not okay to be all vegetarian either; how can a food stall be entirely vegetarian?

A few fresh fish caught from the river are the best condiment.

The key to good fish is freshness; that is, fish caught on the same day are the best.

Therefore, Akina Sawa does not plan to catch fish now, but will prepare them when it is about to begin. Freshly caught fish are the freshest and can provide the best fish dishes and snacks.

However, fish is one thing, vegetables are another.

Come to think of it, it seems like it's been a long time since I personally took care of the crops in the yard. Since Nikua came, I've left it all to her.

He took out the long-lost copper kettle from his system belt and filled the bucket with the remaining well water after washing his face.

Akina Sawa has also started watering the crops.

It's still summer, and most of the crops planted in the fields are still corn.

Corn is easy to grow, can be planted in both summer and autumn, and is not only plentiful but also delicious, making it the first choice for many farmers.

Secondly, there are large watermelon fields and grape trellises.

Watermelon is a perfect fruit for cooling down and relieving summer heat. Akina Sawa has planted a large area of ​​it, and it tastes pretty good.

Whether it's a village near the human world or a mountain of monsters, everyone who has tasted it, whether human or demon, raves about it.

Even the temple teacher Huiyin in the village bought a few watermelons to take back to her students.

I heard that watermelons frozen by Cirno taste even better. This is a rumor that came from the Terakoya, which made Akina Sawa also want to eat frozen watermelons.

However, Cirno is elusive and no one knows where she goes, so Akina Sawa could only regretfully lower his standards and choose to eat watermelon that had been chilled by well water.

The topic has gone too far.

Akina Ze also came to his senses, picked up the copper water bottle in his hand, and poured water on the bottom of the grape trellis.

Well water gushed from the spout, creating a fleeting rainbow before falling into the soil, moistening the small patch of land beneath the grape trellis.

"Chi chi chi~"

Hearing the sounds of their owner moving around, the two large yellow chickens emerged from the wooden hut built against the corner of the wall and circled around Akina Sawa.

Bai Qiumingze, without fail, persisted in his daily routine of cleaning the chicken coop, resulting in no new chicks ever being born in the yard.

This must be a good thing for the yellow chicken couple who are always inseparable.

Two yellow chickens circled around him, making Akina Ze very careful to watch his step, afraid of stepping on them. There were no veterinarians in the human village, and if he stepped on one, he would only have to eat a big meal.

"Go! Go! Go!"

It was really delaying their work, so Akina Ze waved the kettle in his hand to shoo them away.

The big yellow chicken clucked and was driven to jump to the ground next to it, its two chicken feet wriggling as it stepped on the mud.

Even though they were just two ordinary yellow chickens, Akina Zeya felt as if he could see their pitiful expressions.

"I must still be sleepy," Akina Ze said, rubbing his eyes.

Clang!

A newspaper fell from the sky and hit Akina Sawaya on the head.

Needless to say, this was definitely Aya Shameimaru's doing!

Akina Sawa also ripped the newspaper off his head and angrily swung his fist at Shameimaru Aya, who was now only half a figure, as he sped away.

"Really!"

The culprit has escaped, but the newspaper is innocent.

Akina Sawa, who firmly believes in the principle of assigning blame to those who commit wrongdoing, did not vent his anger in the newspaper.

Instead, he opened the newspaper and started reading.

Upon opening the newspaper, all I saw on the first page were a few large, blackened characters.

[Mysterious, beautiful, and enormous! Moriya Shrine invites you to witness its grandeur.]

Below these large characters is a huge black phantom image that occupies most of the chapter.

Well, needless to say, something with such a distinctly different style must be an advertisement that guy took on. Maybe he didn't even come up with the lyrics.

I never thought that even the tengu on Tengu Mountain needed to eat. Akina Ze shook his head and flipped over to the other side.

Upon closer inspection, it was clear that the guess was correct. On the other hand, Aya Shameimaru's usual style immediately filled Akina Sawaya's eyes.

The disappearance of countless frogs and the vast expanse of bare grass along the lake—what's the truth behind all this?

The accompanying image is a picture of Cirno arrogantly freezing a frog.

Judging from the detail of the photo, Aya Shameimaru must have taken it from a very close distance. Perhaps there were two scheming individuals hiding in the bushes at the same time.

Because the newspaper was printed in black and white, Cirno looked like an innocent and naive demon king, destroying everything with a childlike smile.

Having roughly learned about the latest happenings in Gensokyo, Akina Sawa was satisfied and planned to put it into the box he specially used to store newspapers.

Huh? What's this?

In a tiny corner of the newspaper, Akina Sawa also saw a small piece of text.

Just like the tiny text on a small advertisement pasted on a telephone pole, in short, it was this tiny text, located in the most inconspicuous position, that Akina Zeya's 4.0 vision spotted.

The sign read in small print: "Hakurei Shrine is seeking partners for its festival."

Looking at these few characters that were almost invisible unless you looked closely, Akina Ze also curled his lip.

Is this the difference between different shrines?

No, this should be the difference between different shrine maidens.

"Hatch!"

Reimu, far away at the Hakurei Shrine, suddenly sneezed. She rubbed her nose and continued to lazily lie on the table like a lazy dog.

Chapter Fifty-Five: The Journey Is Not Over Yet

Snowflakes, each the size of a goose feather, drifted down from the gray sky.

On the vast, flat ground, the concrete buildings were all covered with a layer of snow-white skin.