Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

The calendar hanging on the wall is getting thinner and thinner.

Akina Sawa stared at the date on the calendar, lost in thought.

Today is Gensokyo's summer festival.

It should have been a happy day, but Akina Sawa couldn't feel happy at all.

Nikua has been missing for several days. Although the tengu of Youkai Mountain agreed to search for her, Akina Sawa still chose to take action.

He had asked almost everyone he knew in Gensokyo, except for the florist and the blonde beauty with her entourage.

But most of them couldn't explain it clearly, and didn't know where it was.

When asked about Reimu Hakurei, she surprisingly seemed quite nonchalant.

"They're just fairies. They can be resurrected after they die, so what's there to worry about?"

What a waste of my good tea! Akina Ze angrily clenched his fist in protest.

However, Akina Sawa also knew that fairies were nothing more than roadside weeds to the people of Gensokyo, and there was nothing to care about.

These flying fairies can be resurrected after they die, just like weeds. As long as they don't bother you, you can just ignore them.

However, there are also people like Ms. Kamishirasawa Keine who treat everyone equally, but such people are rare.

Furthermore, it's unclear why someone as gentle as Keine would be associated with the hot-tempered Captain Mokou.

"Aren't you leaving?" Chito interrupted Akina Sawaya's thoughts.

"Ah, I'll leave right away."

Bringing herself back to her senses from her troubling thoughts, Akina Sawa turned around and gave a reassuring smile.

After tearing off another page from the calendar, Akina followed Chito out of the room.

Yuri was already waiting in the yard.

"Let's get going!"

Yuri couldn't wait to push the modified handcart of Akina Sawaya and set off.

"Takoyaki, matcha dumplings, and candied apples! Hehehe~"

"Yuri! We're going to sell takoyaki, not to eat it!"

Qianhu walked over and fiercely tapped Yuri's head.

"It's alright, you guys can go shopping then," Akina Ze said with a smile.

“That won’t do. Although I’ve only seen the festival in the information, I know there will definitely be a lot of people and the stalls will need help.”

Qianhu said without saying a word

“That’s exactly why,” Akina Ze also extended his slender index finger and shook it a few times, “You’ve never participated in a festival before. Since it’s your first time, you should have a blast. How can you be confined to my little stall?”

"But..."

"There are no 'buts,' that's the decision."

Akina Ze replied in a way that left no room for argument.

"Of course, you're not completely idle either."

The conversation turned.

Chito stared longingly at Akina Zeya, even swallowing nervously.

Akina Ze also smiled and said.

"Just help me push this cart to the market."

"Yay! Akina-kun, I like you the most!"

"That won't do! Yuri can only love me the most!"

......

Ding Ding Dang Dang~

Along the way, the handcart bumped and clattered against the ground, making sounds of materials colliding with each other.

This attracted passersby to turn their heads to the side.

This is because the gaps between the structures are too large, resulting in enough space for collisions.

After all, this was also handmade by Akina Sawa, so it's normal that the processing isn't very refined.

But there is another element.

The handcart darted about in Yuri's hands, forcing its way over small potholes and small stones.

The only difference is the amount of force used.

So it was under this intense damage that the handcart started clanging and rattling.

This also made Akina Zeya's face full of heartache.

The wild child doesn't know the value of his grandfather's land.

After a series of clanging and clattering sounds, the handcart finally arrived at the market intersection, and Akina Sawa quickly took it from Yuri's hands.

"Wow! This stroller is so much fun!" Yuri wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked at the stroller with delight.

Yuri really enjoyed the feeling of pushing her handcart recklessly, causing passersby to scramble away.

Just as Yuri was wiping her sweat, a hand landed on her shoulder.

Yuri subconsciously turned her head, and an eggplant-colored umbrella came into her view.

The person with their arm around her shoulder was completely hidden under the umbrella, only revealing their fair, delicate arm clad in a white sleeve.

Just as Yuri was wondering what to ask...

"scare!"

The eggplant-colored umbrella was suddenly pulled up, revealing the small umbrella underneath, Tatara, who was making faces and baring her teeth.

"boom!"

The next second, a fist the size of a sandbag slammed into Xiaosan's face.

"Huff~ Huff~" Yuri withdrew her fist and patted her chest, saying somewhat angrily, "What's wrong with this guy!"

At this moment, Akina Sawa also noticed the situation.

He glanced at the girl lying on the ground and felt that she looked somewhat familiar.

He walked over again, squatted down beside her, and observed carefully before he suddenly realized what was going on.

Isn't this the girl who fainted from fright that day?

Why is she lying on the ground again today? It seems like Yuri did it again.

Just as Akina Sawa was squatting down next to her, looking somewhat at a loss.

The girl on the ground suddenly opened her eyes, sat up straight at a 90-degree angle, and revealed a strange smile on her face.

Has this guy lost his mind?

Akina Ze also secretly took a few steps back.

"You were just scared, weren't you!?"

With a strange smile, Kogasa Tatara spoke to Yuri with absolute certainty.

Before Yuri could respond, Tatara Kogasa pressed her with a smile.

"You must have been scared just now!"

Yuri, who had never seen anything like this before, looked around in bewilderment, and finally raised her fist and waved it defiantly.

"What's wrong? Want to get beaten up again?"

"Hahaha! I scared you!" Kogasa jumped up from the ground, her face beaming with joy. "Hahaha! Someone was scared by me!"

While shouting, Kogasa Totara ran towards the crowd in the distance, as if to tell the others that she had done it.

"What's up with this guy...?"

Chito frowned as he watched Tatara Kogasa's departing figure and asked a question.

"He's probably got something wrong with his head," Akina Ze shrugged nonchalantly, adding, "You'll get used to it after a while."

......

Chapter Seventy-Seven

"Hmm~ Marisa, what do you think of me today?"

Abandoning her usual reserve, Alice seemed to be influenced by the festive atmosphere, letting go of her inhibitions and doing bold things that she would never normally do.

She twirled in front of Marisa, holding her skirt, and asked her what she thought.

"Very gorgeous, very beautiful?"

Marisa, who wasn't particularly sensitive to things like pretty clothes that most girls like, scratched her lips and said hesitantly.

......

Today is the summer festival, and Marisa and Alice have agreed to put aside their busy schedules and spend a happy day strolling through the market.

Surprisingly, it was Marisa, who didn't particularly like coming to the Human Village, who brought up this matter.

So, at the agreed time and place, Alice dressed even more elegantly than usual and waited for Marisa.

However, Marisa, who had invited her on the date, was late.

But this is a traditional skill of Marisa; she never plays by the rules, which Alice says she's long been used to.

A few minutes later than the agreed time, accompanied by her signature apology, which could almost be considered her catchphrase, Marisa, who was late, scratched the back of her head sheepishly.

"Sorry, sorry~ I'm late, DA☆ZE~"

"It's okay, I just arrived too~ Marisa"

"Oh? Then I'm relieved."

Marisa, who was always thick-skinned, didn't think much of it and, like an office worker who was just late for work, patted her chest in relief.

......

Unlike Marisa and Alice, who planned to relax today.

Fujiwara no Mokou has been on edge since last night.

So many terrible things have happened lately, one after another, as if a mastermind is setting up a chessboard for the human village.

Fujiwara no Mokou had no clue about this, and devising a counter-strategy was something that required great wisdom and was not her forte.

Moreover, Mokou prefers a more direct, hands-on approach, like real fighting. She can't handle the kind of presentation and confrontational style.

With her legs crossed and leaning back in her chair, Fujiwara no Mokou frowned, gazing intently out the window at the festively decorated streets and the joyful faces of the people.

I think you should take a break.

Kamishirasawa Keine, who had arrived at some unknown time, stood quietly behind Mokou, her light brown eyes filled with worry.

"I'm fine, you don't need to come all this way to see me."

Fujiwara no Mokou pulled her leg back and turned around to sit upright in front of Keine.

She knew that Huiyin disliked outrageous behavior.

Unexpectedly, the always dignified and elegant Ms. Kamishirasawa placed her hands on Mokou's shoulders and gazed at her intently.

"Don't push yourself. If you need my help, please let me know."

Time flows quietly.

It seems that even Kamishirasawa Keine herself didn't realize how close she was to Mokou at that moment.

Fujiwara no Mokou was so close that she could clearly see her own bitter face reflected in those gentle eyes.

“You know, this is my business,” Mokou turned slightly away to avoid looking directly at him. “Besides, haven’t you been very tired lately, with so many naughty fairies to take care of?”

"I know"