Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

"Eh?"

"It wasn't here just now?" Yuri also saw the wooden door. Her squinting eyes opened in surprise.

"This is... me... just now!"

Qianhu was so excited that he could hardly speak.

This must be Mr. Note coming to pick us up!

"Xiao Qian!"

Yuri, who had been easily ridden on by Chito, stood up from the ground while holding her.

"Well?"

Chito looked completely bewildered by Yuri's sudden movement.

Yuri stared intently at the wooden door, then, holding Chito in her arms, she used all her strength to stomp across the snow.

Standing in front of the door, Yuri took a deep breath and roared.

"This must be the gateway to food!"

"Ah!" Chito closed his eyes and hugged Yuri tightly around the waist.

Yuri then rammed her head into the helmet.

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Chapter Sixty-Eight: First Meeting

"Wow, this is really unexpected, how interesting..."

A building whose location is unknown, a place inaccessible to ordinary people.

The great youkai known as the "Sage of Youkai," Yukari Yakumo, murmured as she turned over, as if she had been bitten by a mosquito.

However, this did not disturb her deep sleep.

Soon, the even breathing sounds resumed echoing in the small space.

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They arrived so quickly...?

Akina Sawa, who had just agreed to the offer and was then informed that the applicant was about to arrive, stood nervously in front of the cabin door.

Although she was very nervous inside, she maintained a calm demeanor on the surface.

He's starting to feel a little regretful.

This is the consequence of acting impulsively.

He clearly had no idea what was behind the note.

They didn't even know what the applicants looked like. The only information they had was that their world was about to perish, they lacked food, and they were very hungry—insignificant intelligence.

Despite such a lack of information, they impulsively agreed to the application.

It is irresponsible to oneself, and also irresponsible to Gensokyo that took in one.

"Eh......"

Akina Sawa, with a somewhat solemn expression, also silently stared at the thin wooden door.

Perhaps we should go find Captain Mokou?

That way, even if something unexpected happens, it will be easy to handle.

Akina Ze didn't believe that the few muscles in his arms were enough to completely ignore the risks behind the door.

If the applicant is actually a demon who, after destroying the world, finds that no one is growing food for him, he is on the verge of starvation despite his immense power.

He has been surviving on food provided by Akina Sawaya.

Now, having arrived in Gensokyo through a friend's cottage, he continues his world-destroying journey.

Then Gensokyo was destroyed, and he himself became an accomplice in the destruction of the world?

This line of reasoning seems plausible, doesn't it?

During this short period of waiting, Akina Sawa thought about many things...

Just like Schrödinger's famous cat, before the door was opened.

Nobody knows what's behind all this.

Is it good or bad?

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"Plop~"

It was the dull sound of pure flesh and earth.

"Yuri! You're so heavy! Get up now!"

Akina Zeya, who had already imagined all sorts of images of visitors from another world, stood there somewhat surprised.

Because it was right in front of him.

They were two petite girls stacked together, dressed in what looked like military overcoats.

They don't match the image that Akina Sawaya had in mind at all.

Their dusty clothes and petite figures were somewhat unexpected to him.

He even seemed a bit ordinary, not like someone from another world.

It must hurt a lot, right?

In a moment of haste, such a thought suddenly popped into Akina Ze's head.

After all, the girl who looked even smaller was firmly pinned down underneath.

The combined weight of the two people would create a very strong impact upon impact.

So what exactly happened to make these two appear before Akina Sawaya in this state?

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First, let's rewind to the time when Yuri was carrying Chito and crashing into the wooden door.

Then focus all your attention on Yuri.

Just as Yuri was about to touch the wooden door, an accident occurred.

Because his feet were frozen and blood circulation was restricted, his left foot, which should have been taking a giant step into the world, was precisely tripped by his right foot.

Something that shouldn't have happened has happened.

Due to inertia, Yuri was lifted off the ground and lunged forward at a near right angle.

At this moment, Chito, who was being held in Yuri's arms, stared straight at the ground, his face surely showing an expression of despair.

"Plop~"

This is our first meeting.

After much explanation, Akina Sawa finally managed to clarify the current situation for them.

"So, Mr. Note isn't actually Mr. Note?" Yuri blinked thoughtfully, then suddenly realized:

Where is Mr. Note?!

"Idiot!" Chito slapped Yuri's helmet, her cheeks flushed red, looking utterly dumbfounded.

"The Akina in front of us is the note-taker!"

"Huh? Mr. Akina is Mr. Paper Patch?" Yuri straightened her crooked helmet, glanced at Akina Zeya a few times in a daze, and turned to Chito with a wronged look, saying, "But he doesn't look like Paper Patch at all!"

"..."

Faced with the two arguing little girls, Akina Sawa could only offer an awkward yet polite smile...

The argument seemed to have come to an end, and the smaller little girl with black hair and no helmet walked up to Akina Zeya, holding the hand of another girl.

The two exchanged a glance and then bowed deeply to Akina Sawa.

Akina Sawa did not step forward to stop them, but silently watched the two of them.

"My name is Chito, and her name is Yuri."

"We know we owe you a debt of gratitude that we could never repay in several lifetimes, but we still hope that Mr. Akina will accept us. We will do anything to help you!"

Yuri and Chito remained bent over like that, as if they wouldn't get up unless Akina Sawa agreed.

A gentle breeze swept by, carrying away a few fallen leaves...

After a long pause, Akina Ze also sighed and said with a wry smile, "I can't protect you..."

"Don't worry, Mr. Akina, Yuri is very strong!" Chito hurriedly said.

Yuri, standing to the side, flexed her non-existent biceps, as if to prove that she was indeed very strong.

"...Okay, I agree."

Akina Ze remained silent for a while before agreeing to their request.

He wasn't good at saying no to people, and Yuri and Chito were people he had brought over himself.

They had no relatives or friends in this world, and their only connection was with this so-called "Mr. Note".

He should accept them both morally and logically.

But... Nikua has only been missing for a short time, so there's no guarantee they won't disappear like that too.

This is the reason why Akina Sawa also remained silent.

But now that I've already agreed, I shouldn't be thinking about those things anymore.

Akina Sawa shook his head, clearing his mind of distractions, and looked at Yuri and Chito, saying...

"Although I agreed to let you stay, we still need to register and get her approval first."

Yuri and Chito, who hadn't expected this to happen, felt their excitement wane slightly.

"Come with me, let's register our identities now."

"Ok!"

Without further ado, Akina Sawa took them to Mokou to register their identities, though he didn't know how to explain to her that his family had two extra little girls.

But there's always a way out.

"Gulu~Gulu~"

A series of protests from her stomach interrupted the process.

Chito clutched her stomach, her face flushed with embarrassment, while Yuri looked like she was about to faint from hunger.

Akina Sawa shrugged helplessly. "Looks like we should eat first before we go."

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Chapter Sixty-Nine: Registration and Shopping

The sun, which radiates energy at all times, is the essential source of all life, or at least that's what Akina Sawa believes.

Akina Ze casually glanced at the beads of sweat dripping from Chito's hair and walked into the gate of the Human Village Guard, followed by the two behind him.

To survive in the human world, whether you are a monster or a mysterious person who accidentally stumbles into this world, there is one thing you must do first.

That means registering here.

Human Village Guard Office.

Logically speaking, this is also where the captain, Fujiwara no Mokou, usually stays.

Although Fujiwara no Mokou didn't like sitting here all the time.

Just like she said.

"Why are you sitting here? I'm not some old lady who's just retiring!"