Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

"It's not for the sake of offerings to one's faith..."

Standing on the high ground, Suwako Moriya looked down at the crowd below and smiled bitterly.

"Since it was Sanae who went to so much trouble to do this, why not accept it?"

Kanako Yasaka said dismissively.

A thick plume of blue smoke can prolong their lives and even restore some of their strength.

“But anyone can use the incense obtained in this way…” Suwako Moriya said with some concern.

"So that's what you were worried about," Yasaka Kanako said, suddenly realizing. She smiled and patted Shirei Suwako's back forcefully.

"Hahaha! In Gensokyo, besides the two of us, who else needs the power of incense offerings?"

"Are you worried that the Hakurei Shrine, which has no gods residing there, will come and steal it? Hahaha!"

"...That's true..."

Although somewhat uneasy, Suwako Moriya nodded.

Incense produced without a specific target can be used by anyone, and its quality is low.

Therefore, in the past, when they were outside the world, no deity would choose to obtain incense offerings and faith in this way, because they might have their offerings stolen by other deities, which would be a loss.

But now that we're in Gensokyo, we don't have to worry about those problems.

Having figured things out, Suwako Moriya felt relieved and joined Kanako Yasaka in absorbing the incense that Sanae had specially prepared for them.

Even with such incense offerings, they still accepted them so as to spend more time with Sanae.

"Hello, can I absorb all this energy?"

A childlike, even somewhat adorable voice entered their ears.

"who is it!?"

Kanako opened her eyes warily and scanned the source of the sound.

This is a high floor of the building. If someone comes here, it's impossible to avoid Kanako's senses, especially since she has just recovered some of her strength.

This guy who appeared out of nowhere and without warning is tricky.

Kanako Yasaka commented.

"I am Kyubey, can I absorb it too?"

A small white beast with bright red eyes was perched on a fairy's shoulder, its mouth not open, yet it made a sound.

.......

Chapter Seventy-Nine: Cupid's Ambition

This little white beast is named Kyubey, and its race is also called Kyubey.

The Kyubey are a race similar to the Hive Will, but not exactly the same.

Unlike the hive consciousness, there is no hierarchical relationship between Kewpies; they even share memories and consciousness. In essence, each Kewpie is an independent group, except for certain mutated individuals.

Therefore, Cupid can be the name of a group or an individual.

Sealed in the Book of Demons, Kyubey was separated from the main world and lost his connection with the community.

At this moment, it is a drop of water that has been separated from the ocean.

The ocean is so powerful that even the sun cannot evaporate it, but the water droplets trapped within it are so weak that a single match can evaporate them completely.

Therefore, the weakened Qubi must draw upon energy and await the opportune moment before emerging to fulfill the mission of his entire tribe.

To stop the increase of entropy, avoid the heat death of the universe, and thus save the world.

But now every corner of the world is shrouded in an unknown energy field.

Cupid dared not make any big movements, fearing that it would affect the force field and be discovered by its owner.

However, there is always a way out for Cupid.

The mountains and fields teeming with life-energy fairies caught Kyubey's attention.

These fairies can definitely satisfy Cupid's needs.

Moreover, fairies are weak and inconspicuous enough that their absence will not attract the attention of the force field manager.

To Kyubey, these fairies who only possess energy but don't know how to use it, and who even have low intelligence, are like portable energy batteries.

Cupid has no feelings, no pity, and only does what he judges to be right.

Even if there is only one, it is the same.

It only takes one simple sentence.

"Come play with me, Qbi~"

These fairies will then obediently follow, eventually becoming recyclable batteries.

But this is far from enough.

After testing, Kyubey concluded that actions taken in this world would not affect the main world.

Staying here will only be a waste of time; the outside world will eventually be destroyed.

But Cupid was powerless to help.

So, Cupid devised a plan.

In order to break the unknown force field of this world, so that it can communicate and integrate with the outside world.

Moreover, the entropy of this world called Gensokyo is lower than that of the outside world.

Integrating it with the outside world can reduce entropy.

It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

However, this plan requires a huge amount of energy, which is not enough to rely solely on the energy that the fairies can recycle.

Recently, a human village held a celebration.

Since it is a celebration, there must be a large number of people gathered together.

Kyubey possesses the technology to convert "emotions" into energy.

The emotion transformed from despair is the most efficient and convenient.

Therefore, its plan is to make the people participating in the festival despair, thereby generating a huge amount of energy.

The energy generated in this way is far less than what the girl produced when she was in despair.

But as long as there are enough people, the dosage can override everything.

"The necessary sacrifices are worthwhile for the success of this grand plan."

Kewpie scratched its fur emotionlessly with its front paws, its red eyes flashing with the formula of energy conversion.

But the plans couldn't keep up with the changes.

Just as Kyubey was about to discover the appearance of a fairy with hidden powers.

An unexpected situation occurred.

A large amount of emotion was extracted in advance.

An existence known as incense worship.

In Kewpie's view, the energy extracted in this way was crude and inefficient.

While this allows for continuous use, it still cannot compare to Kewpie's one-time extraction technology.

Moreover, the human race has a short lifespan, and even the energy extracted by a human who has lived for a hundred years cannot compare to the energy extracted by a single Kyubey.

"This won't work; it's inefficient and involves a huge amount of waste."

Even the usually calm Kyubey became somewhat agitated.

It maneuvered its mount to fly to the place where the energy clouds were gathered.

The top floor of a building.

There are two more humans who have ascended to the top floor.

She's just a bit too old to be a magical girl.

With a single glance, Cupid determined their ages, accurate to the second.

If they were of the right age, the energy they alone could have converted would have been enough for Kyubey to break the force field, and even more.

"Hello, can I absorb all this energy?"

"Khubi asked in a very friendly manner."

......

The negotiations naturally broke down.

Kanako Yasaka immediately realized that this little beast named Kyubey was no good.

His body reeked of sin.

The smell alone is enough to make you vomit.

"Why are all humans like this? Can't they get along well?"

Cupid adorably wiggled his ears.

"There's no need to get along with someone like you, a heretic and evil person."

With a stern expression, Kanako Yasaka took out the weapon she was carrying and pointed it at Kyubey and the fairy beneath it.

"Isn't this the great fairy who's always been with Cirno?"

"What did you do to her!?"

"I merely unleashed a hidden power within her."

"Don't you know this will destroy Gensokyo?"

"This has nothing to do with me."

"Tch, there's really nothing to say. Suwako, stay away from me, I'm about to fight!"

The cryptic conversation left Suwako somewhat bewildered, but she obediently walked away.

She believed in Kanako.

Unable to bear it any longer, Kanako waved her hand, and four pillars lined up and charged towards Kyubey.

The massive marble pillars possess immense power and ferocious impact, befitting their size.

If it were to hit the ground, the force released would inevitably create a huge crater.

Even Reimu Hakurei, who was considered invincible within the barrier, dared not take it head-on.

咻咻 咻 ~

The pillar streaked through the air at a speed disproportionate to its size.

If anyone underestimates its cumbersome nature, they will definitely pay the price.

Despite the fierce attacks from the pillar, Kanako did not relax; instead, she frowned.

The great fairy whose hidden power has been unleashed is definitely not so easy to deal with.

Just as she had expected.

The expressionless great fairy extended a slender, steady branch and blocked the attack of the pillar.

The image of the powerful pillars and slender fingers is full of tension and incongruity.

But such a scene actually happened, right there on this spacious rooftop.

"Did you control her?"

Having grasped some clues, Suwako Moriya questioned Kyubey.

"No, it was all her own decision, and it has nothing to do with me."

Cupid leisurely licked his paws.