Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

As Akina Sawa lay in Aya Shameimaru's blanket, his tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

As night fell, the crescent moon quietly hid behind the clouds once again.

Chapter Sixty-Six Interlude

I opened my eyes from a deep sleep and was greeted by an unfamiliar ceiling.

Pulling back the blanket covering him, Akina Ze sat up and looked around in confusion, his still-wake-up brain not yet understanding the current situation.

Where am I?

hiss~

At this moment, a sharp pain came from the back of his neck, and Akina Ze couldn't help but reach out and press the painful spot.

My dazed mind cleared up.

So I was knocked unconscious by Aya Shameimaru.

Akina Ze also stood up with a wry smile, turned around and started tidying up the blankets.

No matter how urgent the situation, necessary things still need to be done.

This is a courtesy when visiting someone's home.

Reaching out to pick up the neatly folded blanket, Akina Ze also planned to find a place to put it away, since it wasn't good to leave it on the ground all the time.

The embroidered quilt brushed against my nose.

Akina Ze also vaguely smelled a strange mixture of scents.

It has a mixture of aromatic and sour smells.

The fragrance may not have come from anywhere, but this sour smell must be coming from me.

"Yeah yeah yeah"

Akina Sawa shook his head with a wry smile.

If circumstances allowed, Akina Sawa also planned to wash Aya Shameimaru's blankets and return them.

He believes it's fine to bother others with major issues that he can't handle on his own, but it doesn't align with his values ​​to bother others with even trivial matters.

"Let's leave first."

Unable to decide what expression to use when facing Aya Shameimaru, Akina Sawa also decided to leave first.

As long as I run fast enough, embarrassment can't catch me.

One last look at the newspaper office, now fully organized.

Akina Sawa also opened the door.

"You're awake?" Aya Shameimaru had arrived at the door without anyone noticing.

"I hope this is just the beginning..." Akina Sawa thought to himself.

Apart from his slightly messy hair and some dirt around his eyes from sleeping all night, he didn't look tired in any other way, so it seems he slept very well last night.

Aya Shameimaru looked Akina Sawa over and nodded in satisfaction before speaking.

"Don't worry about Niqua, I've already arranged for Tengu to go find her."

As a member of the Tengu clan with a clear hierarchy, Aya Shameimaru, as the Great Tengu, also wielded some minor power.

Although she didn't like using it, she had to use it for her friend's sake.

"Let me go look for it too."

“You don’t need to go,” Aya Shameimaru said, shaking her head. “If we can’t even find a tengu in this mountain of youkai, there’s no point in you going. You might as well stay home and wait for news from me.”

"......indeed"

Although her words were somewhat harsh, they were not unfounded.

After all, we're just ordinary human beings with only farming abilities.

Forcing yourself to handle things beyond your capabilities will only create more trouble; it's better not to do it at all.

"Sigh~" Akina Ze also sighed.

What would it be like if my system wasn't a farming system like Stardew Valley with no combat abilities, but some other overpowered protagonist system?

Perhaps with a flick of the finger, the Great Dao would be shattered, stars would be destroyed, and everyone would exclaim how terrifying it was.

Pfft~ Just thinking about the funny scene in her mind, Akina Ze couldn't help but laugh.

All I can do now is try to find some joy in this misery...

After Youkaiyama refused Aya Shameimaru's offer to stay.

Akina Sawa also rushed back home.

Even though life has shown its ferocious fangs, so what?

As long as you don't give up, there is always hope.

After filling the copper kettle with water, Akina Sawa planned to water the plants in the yard himself.

The grapevines have been wilting for over a day because they haven't been watered.

This is the price of rapid growth.

It consumes several times more water resources than the same plant species.

People say that work can numb your emotions.

It is indeed the case.

Akina Ze felt somewhat relieved after watering all the plants in the yard.

But it's not enough.

At that moment, Akina Sawa also looked at the friend's cabin, which was still in the early stages of construction.

Since the pillars around the house were erected, and other tasks with higher priority were assigned.

Construction of the friend's cabin came to a standstill.

Akina Sawa also watched it silently.

A strange thought suddenly popped into my head.

Maybe Nikua will come back after we finish building it?

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"Chi-chan, is this the top floor?"

"...Yes, this should be it."

The snowflakes, seemingly endless, fell from the sky, as if trying to wash away the sins of this land with their purity.

There was only one small bump on a flat piece of ground, and Chito and Yuri were sitting on the bottom of this bump.

"Hey~"

Feeling a bit tired from sitting, Yuri turned over and lay flat on the snow, turning her head to look at her companion who had always been by her side.

Although she is stingy, miserly, and has a bad temper.

But for some reason, Yuri just wanted to watch her quietly like this.

As she watched, in a daze, Yuri reached out her index finger and gently poked her face, then put it in her mouth.

"what are you doing!"

Chito turned around and glared at Yuri with displeasure.

It's almost over, and they still have to play tricks on themselves. How awful!

"Sweet"

"what?"

"I said Chi-chan's face is sweet."

Yuri, who was sucking on her finger, said very seriously.

“…”

"...Yu, my meat is sour."

Chito sat down a little further away from Yuri, trembling slightly.

"Really, I'm not lying to you! Try it yourself if you don't believe me!" Yuri seemed a little anxious because she didn't believe her.

He took his index finger out of his mouth and tried to force it into Chihiro's mouth.

"No!" Qianhu naturally tried his best to stop them.

But the outcome was already predetermined.

Chito would never be a match for Yuri.

Qianhu was lying flat on the ground, looking as if he had been played with terribly, panting heavily.

His remaining strength was completely exhausted.

But Yuri hasn't yet.

Yuri, who was lying to the side, rolled over and lay on top of Chito.

The image of Qianhu was reflected in his pale blue eyes.

Chito no longer had the strength to push Yuri away, but she didn't want to see how Yuri saw her.

So she closed her eyes.

"Hey, Chi-chan!"

"Where exactly is Mr. Note? I really want to go to his house, but it seems like that's not possible now..."

"......I have no idea"

The connection with Mr. Paper Note had been severed at some point.

Chito and Yuri returned to their previous lives.

It was as if that, like everyone else I met, was just a minor incident.

Once it's gone, it's gone.

This silent world is eternal.

The tracked vehicle is now broken down.

All the books were burned last night to keep warm.

To the world, he and Yuri were just a minor episode.

It's time to end this.

However, Yuri made a mistake in saying one thing.

It's not just her who wants to go see Mr. Note; I want to go too...

"So angry!"

A force suddenly appeared from who knows where.

Chito pushed Yuri off him and straddled her.

He poked Yuri's face hard with his thin fingers.

Then he put it in his mouth.

"Pah!" Qianhu's face scrunched up, and his tongue stuck out.

"Yuri's face is bitter!"

Yuri, who was being ridden, did not react at all.

A faint smile appeared on his face as he quietly looked at Qianhu.

Just then, a small crumpled piece of paper rolled out of Yuri's breast pocket...