Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

A cardboard box came into his view.

"Yes, if I remember correctly, all the raisins were inside."

When Akina Ze saw the hand-drawn raisin pattern on the box, he was convinced that it was the cardboard box.

He grabbed the cardboard box with both arms and lifted it off the ground.

Huh? Why does it feel heavier? Did I put some more raisins in it sometime during the day?

Feeling the weight in his hand, Akina Ze was also a little puzzled.

A thought suddenly flashed through my mind: perhaps the raisins became heavier because they absorbed moisture from the air?

As soon as this idea popped into his head, Akina Ze immediately felt that this might be the truth.

Akina Zeya, who was holding a cardboard box full of raisins, spotted a glimpse of a garment peeking out from beside the shelf.

"Nikua? What are you doing hiding there?"

"Ahhh! I just came down to take a look."

As soon as she finished speaking, Nikua dashed off.

"This guy..." Akina Ze also felt a little confused.

I was originally thinking of asking Nikua to bring down a plate and put some raisins up, but now I'll just carry the cardboard box up myself.

Anyway, Captain Mokou said she was taking raisins, but she didn't say how many.

Sell ​​her a box of raisins; that'll clear out this stock that's been sitting unsold for a while, and we might even make a profit.

With that thought in mind, Akina Ze hurriedly carried the cardboard box upstairs.

......

A short while later, Akina Sawa returned to the hall.

"Mohong-san, here are the raisins you wanted."

乓~

A cardboard box, just the size of two hands clasped together, was thrown between Fujiwara no Mokou and Houraisan Kaguya.

Wow! It's so big! Is it filled with raisins?!

Upon seeing the cardboard box, Fujiwara no Mokou stared in astonishment, her mouth agape.

Then his face turned red, as if he wanted to change his mind.

That won't do; you can't take back what you've already taken out.

Before Akina Sawa could speak, Houraisan Kaguya provided a divine assist from the side.

"Haha~"

Suddenly, Kaguya Houraisan produced a silk fan with intricate embroidery, half-covering her face, and said with a mix of teasing and arrogance, "Mokou-san, you can't afford it, can you? Want me to help you?"

Upon hearing this, Akina Ze felt confident that he had secured his position, and his gaze towards Houraisan Kaguya softened somewhat.

Sure enough, provoked by this, Fujiwara no Mokou immediately said:

"Who needs your help! I want it all!"

"Oh~" Kaguya Houraisan smiled and said nothing more.

Just as Akina Sawa took out a plate to put some raisins out.

"Wait a minute!" Fujiwara no Mokou reached out to stop her, saying, "Akina-kun, you only need enough for one person."

"As for Houraisan Kaguya, she has no place here!" After saying that, Fujiwara no Mokou glared at Houraisan Kaguya.

"Okay, okay, I'll pack one," Akina Ze said, suppressing a laugh.

As the saying goes, when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits.

Let's be fishermen for once today.

This box of raisins that had been sitting at the bottom of the warehouse has finally been sold.

Akina Zeya, who was secretly overjoyed, held a plate in one hand and lifted the lid of the cardboard box with the other.

Humph~

The scene before him made Akina Ze feel like he was about to have a heart attack.

Inside the cardboard box, Cirno was curled up.

Seeing that she had been discovered, Cirno sat up from her curled-up position in a duck-like posture.

He clenched his hands into cat-like fists and held them together in front of his chest, swaying them back and forth.

"Meow~ It's Cirno!"

"It's a ghost!"

Akina Ze also grabbed Cirno and pulled her out of the cardboard box.

"What did you do to my raisins?!"

"I only ate a tiny bit~"

Cirno made a slight gesture with her right hand.

"What a load of rubbish!"

The remaining raisins in the cardboard box didn't even fill a palm.

"Phew~" Fujiwara no Mokou suddenly let out a long sigh of relief: "Cirno ate all the raisins, it's not that I didn't want to buy them!"

“Of course, of course, I won’t force you to buy or sell,” Akina Ze said to Fujiwara no Mokou with a happy expression, barely suppressing his anger towards Cirno.

"Pfft~" Kaguya Houraisan chuckled for no apparent reason.

"Cirno!"

Turning around, like a Peking Opera face-changing act, Akina Sawa also put on a demon mask and stared intently at Cirno as if he wanted to devour her.

"Don't look at us like that, we didn't mean it!"

Cirno struggled to escape, but Akina Sawa gripped her waist with both hands, making escape impossible...

"Kaguya, what were you laughing at just now?"

Feeling relieved to be free from debt, Fujiwara no Mokou curiously asked Houraisan Kaguya.

"It's nothing, Cirno just got into the house."

Princess Kaguya replied.

......

Chapter Sixteen: Blue Series

"Cirno, do you know what the consequences are of stealing food?"

Without saying anything extra, Akina Sawa simply held a withered branch he had picked up from the ground outside and looked down at Cirno.

Because he knew that no matter how much he said, if the person being lectured didn't understand at all, neither scolding nor sarcasm would have any effect.

Therefore, simple words and withered branches representing violence are the best approach.

Especially for idiots.

Of course, the withered branch in his hand only represents the concept of violence, and Akina Sawa will not actually use it.

However, if the "prisoner" is too arrogant, it can be used to intimidate them.

Although Cirno is the size of a little girl, if she really wanted to rebel, Akina Sawa wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

Therefore, Akina Sawa also chose to ask Captain Mokou to tie up Cirno.

Fujiwara no Mokou, wanting to escape her debts and avoid being scolded by Keine-sensei, readily agreed to Akina Sawaya's request and tied up Cirno, who had stolen food.

"How tight should this rope be tied?"

With one hand, Fujiwara no Mokou firmly pressed Cirno into the chair, then picked up the rope in her hand and asked...

"Hmm..." Akina Ze also glanced at Cirno, who was still resisting with an apple stuffed in her mouth, and decided to teach her a little lesson.

"Tie her up until she can't move her arms freely."

After confirming the goal.

Fujiwara no Mokou deftly used the rope in her hand to wrap around Cirno, spinning her around and around again.

Once she felt it was about right, she even used the extra rope to tie a bow and attach it to Cirno's arm.

"Mokou, I never knew you had this kind of fetish~"

Ignoring what was happening here and engrossed in playing her game, Houraisan Kaguya chuckled.

"Just doing it on a whim! Just doing it on a whim!"

This level of ridicule immediately made Fujiwara no Mokou blush and retort sharply.

Ah, ah, now I finally understand why you moved out of the bamboo forest to live in the human village...

Kaguya Houraisan's lips curled into a triumphant smile, and Akina Sawa, who was holding a withered branch and watching this scene, seemed to understand something, even looking at Fujiwara no Mokou with a hint of sympathy.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Feeling inexplicably ignored, Cirno was unwilling to have her presence stolen by Fujiwara no Mokou, so she swayed her body back and forth and mumbled something.

Creak, creak, creak~

The chair legs creaked and groaned against the loose wooden planks. It was quite jarring.

This prompted Akina Ze to look for a place to fix the wooden chair as well.

Of course, this is how ordinary people do things.

As a lunar inhabitant, Kaguya Houraisan has her own unique methods.

With a casual wave of her hand, a gentle breeze stirred up her light silk sleeves and blew onto the chair where Cirno was sitting.

The noise immediately disappeared.

The chair seemed to be rooted to the floor, firmly fixed in place, and no matter how hard Cirno tried, it wouldn't budge.

Now, Cirno, who had never given up struggling, slumped into her chair as if deflated.

No, it shouldn't be described as slumped over.

Because Cirno's upper body was tightly bound by Fujiwara no Mokou with rope, the effect was equivalent to wearing a posture corrector, so even if she wanted to give up and lie down, it was impossible.

“Cirno…”

A soft, tearful voice suddenly reached Akina Zeya's ears, and he instinctively looked in the direction from which the sound came.

Nikua was looking at them timidly.

Cirno is a fairy, and Niqua is also a fairy.

Cirno is a blue fairy, and so is Niqua.

Is it really appropriate to let Niqua see Cirno tied up like this?

Suddenly realizing that seeing Cirno's current predicament might be bad for Niqua, who is also a fairy of the blue element, Akina Sawa was about to wave Niqua away to go play somewhere else.

Unexpectedly, Nikua walked in and timidly grabbed Akina Zeya's clothes.

"Woo~"

The next second, she let out a hoarse sob.

"Hey? What's wrong? What happened to you?!"

Akina Sawa had never seen such a scene before, and immediately became flustered.

No matter how much Akina Ze asked, Nikua just kept her head down and didn't say a word.

That's why kids are so troublesome, and even little kids who are fairies are troublesome!

It seems like one problem after another is brewing, and Akina Ze is also having a headache and is considering seeking help from outside the arena.

Although Fujiwara no Mokou was closer to him, Akina Sawa also felt that someone like Mokou would probably feel just as helpless as he did when faced with a troubled child.