Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

Reimu Hakurei first discussed the matter of dealing with Maoyu.

Although he didn't expect it to be Reimu Hakurei who brought it up first, Akina Sawa was stunned for a moment, but he quickly recovered and replied, "These hairy peas look chubby and round and are very cute. They would definitely be a delicious dish if used to make soup."

“Indeed, the quality of the hairy jade alone makes it very delicious for making soup, but,” Reimu Hakurei frowned and continued, “I don’t have any tools here for making soup, only a kettle for boiling water. I need to use this kettle to make tea, so I can’t use it for making soup…”

As they were talking, Reimu Hakurei put down her cup and looked at Sawa Akina, saying, "You'll be cooking motama here, right?"

Seeing Reimu Hakurei's smiling face, Akina Sawa naturally nodded like a rabbit pounding medicine.

There's absolutely no room for saying no!

…………

Although Reimu said she would provide guidance, when it came to the very beginning and the most difficult stage of dealing with the motama, she said that she was a shrine maiden and could not bear to see the scene, so she left.

Therefore, the task of handling the live animals was left to Akina Sawaya alone.

But Akina Sawa himself was also in a dilemma. He had never eaten Maoyu before. Every time, he would knock Maoyu unconscious and hand it all over to Miss Youmu, and then collect the bounty and be done with it.

This shows that Youmu is definitely skilled at handling live hairy creatures.

But this place is quite far from Baiyulou, and distant water can't quench immediate thirst. After thinking it over, I realized I had to do it myself.

Akina Ze also stood in front of the cutting board, holding a kitchen knife horizontally in his hand.

This is a method of treating fish: first, use the back of a knife to stun the fish, and then let it die painlessly while unconscious.

If this method doesn't suit Hime, and you want to know the best course of action, you can call Yuyuko to inquire...

Akina Ze couldn't bring himself to do it either, not because he suddenly awakened to the idea that cute little animals shouldn't be placed in the ugly category of pigs, ducks, and chickens, but should be worshipped.

It was because if you slapped Mao Yu's round, fleshy body with a knife, it might bounce back and hit you, which was too dangerous.

Even if it doesn't hit her, what if it damages things in the kitchen? Reimu Hakurei doesn't have the money to replace them.

"Difficult to handle..."

Akina Sawa also muttered to himself.

"Hey~"

A sweet, delicate shout rang out, and a meteor hammer covered in spikes whistled past within the width of Akina Zeya's nose.

"Pong!"

The meteor hammer struck solid ground...

"Haha, I've taken care of it for you. No need to thank me. Just make sure the food tastes good."

The drunken little ghost girl lifted up and patted Akina Zeya's shoulder, speaking boldly.

But Akina Sawa was already barely able to hear, and he felt nothing on his shoulder; all he could see was a sea of ​​blood...

"vomit!"

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Meow Meow Punch

"Suika, you've caused me trouble again!" Reimu Hakurei frowned, her eyes filled with hostility. "Akina-kun is just an ordinary person; he's never seen such a bloody scene before. If you scare him, I'll teach you a lesson so you won't misbehave again!"

"It's alright, it's alright~" Ibuki Suika said with a nonchalant expression, and casually picked up the sake gourd to take a sip.

"You're still drinking?" Reimu Hakurei glared fiercely at the little demon. "Akina Sawa is also an important figure in my shrine... cough cough, partner, if something really happens to him, I'll teach you a lesson!"

A demon-repelling wand, as long as a person, was displayed by Reimu Hakurei, placed brightly where Suika could see it.

"Don't be angry~" Seeing that Reimu Hakurei seemed to be serious, Suika put down her sake gourd, moved quickly along the edge of the table with a fawning expression, and gave Reimu's shoulder a New Four Heavenly Kings Secret Technique, "Three-Step Cat Punch," "Akina-kun isn't that fragile, don't worry~"

Suika's little fist tapped on her shoulder, like a kitten's meow punch, the force so soft it didn't seem like it came from a demon king.

"No need," Reimu Hakurei refused the soft yet comfortably powerful Meow Meow Punch, stood up, and grabbed Suika by the collar. "Now you're coming with me to the kitchen to clean up your mess."

"Ugh~ I'm not going, I want to drink~"

Suika rolled around on the floor, but she couldn't escape Reimu Hakurei's grasp and was forcibly dragged away...

Generally speaking, Akina Ze has seen quite a few ordinary bloody scenes. When he was a child living in his hometown, he saw adults killing chickens and pigs quite often, but overall they were not that bloody and were all properly handled.

But I've never seen anything like this since I was born. Blood-red fragments and pieces were splattered everywhere, leaving only a pile of indescribable chunks of meat on the cutting board.

The meteor hammer-shaped object, which served as the murder weapon, was also placed aside. The blood on the hammer flowed onto the floor, staining it red. This was left behind when Ibuki Suika was dragged away by Hakurei Reimu by her ears.

The sharp, gleaming tip still faintly reveals bits of meat residue, sending chills down one's spine.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the murder weapon, and Akina Ze couldn't help but shudder. It felt like the temperature in the kitchen had dropped several degrees just by having this thing there.

"Hehe, isn't my little iron block amazing?" At some point, Ibuki Suika squatted down in front of the meteor hammer and wiped away the marks on it with her hand.

Akina Ze also opened his eyes slightly. When did this little ghost girl arrive? He hadn't noticed at all!

"Stop being silly and help someone out!" At that moment, Reimu Hakurei appeared at the door.

Upon seeing her, Akina Ze felt his pounding heart slow down.

There was nothing I could do; this demon king loli was just too terrifying. Although I had seen her once before, I had no idea she was such a dangerous person.

"Miss Reimu, you've come at the right time! Come and see what we should do with this...lump of meat!"

Akina Ze also took two steps at a time and pulled Hakurei Reimu into the room.

He dared not share a room with Suika now. No matter how cute the little girl was, it was useless. This little girl had a pair of big horns, which was completely out of the ordinary.

Suika Ibuki pouted, patted her skirt, and stood up from the ground.

“This meat is too minced,” Reimu Hakurei said, shaking her head as she saw the mountain of minced meat on the cutting board.

"In that case, why not just make it into a snack to go with my drinks?" Suika interjected from the side.

"How dare you say that?" Reimu Hakurei rolled her eyes at Suika. "If you hadn't smashed that perfectly good dama into mincemeat, would I be so distressed?"

"It's because Akina hasn't made a move yet..." Suika pouted and tried to explain.

Well, the ball has been passed to me again.

Akina Ze, who had been standing there idly, felt that he had to say something.

"Perhaps we could make meatballs from the minced meat and eat them?"

"Make these into dumplings?" Reimu Hakurei pondered the feasibility, first nodding twice, then shaking her head and saying, "That is indeed a feasible method, but... these have already turned into foam, it's impossible to make them into dumplings, isn't it?"

"Indeed..."

Remnants of Hakurei reminded Akina Sawa of the flaws in his plan.

The jade meat is so fragmented, it's practically minced meat, and putting it back together won't be an easy task.

Adding other seasonings might work, but that would ruin the original flavor of the tea, which would be counterproductive.

"Looks like we'll have to make minced meat soup for now..."

Akina Sawa shook his head regretfully, "Even a skilled man can't cook without rice!"

"They're just too thin, I can turn them back to their original size."

Having listened to a lot from the sidelines, Suika stepped forward and spoke up.

"Turn this powdered corn back into corn?"

Reimu Hakurei sarcastically remarked to Suika, who had handled the ingredients so roughly that it resulted in a great deal of waste.

"Hehe, I can't do that~" Suika scratched her hair, "All I can do is turn this pile of minced meat back into meat~"

"After all, I like fried meatballs, but if I want soup, I'd rather drink alcohol."

Akina Sawa naturally had no objection to this, and quietly hid behind the shrine maiden, waiting for Suika's performance.

Suika stood in front of the cutting board with the minced meat on it, the dark blue silk cloth tied to her huge horn swaying slightly.

Akina Ze also swallowed nervously. Although he was hiding behind the shrine maiden, he could still feel the heavy atmosphere in the air.

This is about the difference between eating meatball soup and drinking minced meat soup!

Even the fairies, both large and small, who were originally lying dead on the floor outside the shrine, crowded around the wooden window of the kitchen, peering through the crack at what was happening inside.

“I think it’s a good idea,” Fairy A said.

“I don’t think so,” Fairy B retorted.

"You think I'm not good enough?" Fairy A said.

“I just don’t think it will work!” Fairy B said matter-of-factly.

"Hey! Take this!"

The fairies, having regained some of their energy, started fighting again...

"What are those guys doing? Why are they making such a racket?" Cirno, who was diligently wiping the floor, also noticed what was happening. She wanted to go and see, but...

Cirno glanced at the rag in her hand, then reluctantly continued with her work.

"Once I'm done, I can go see it," Cirno thought, and then worked even harder.

......

"Hey!"

In the kitchen, having built up her momentum, Cui Xiang suddenly opened her eyes and raised her right fist, swinging it with all her might at the pile of minced meat.

There were no fancy spell card effects; it was just an ordinary fist that touched the pile of minced meat.

The air grew still. Outside the window, two fairies were fighting, but the other fairies forcibly intervened and covered their mouths with their hands.

Dong~dong~dong~

A series of crackling sounds rang out, or more precisely, they started from the spot where Suika's fist had made contact...

"This, this is?" Akina Ze stared in shock at the scene before him.

A perfectly round, dark-colored meatball appeared on the cutting board, replacing the pile of minced meat.

"finished!"

Suika clapped her hands twice, proudly puffing out her non-existent breasts, waiting for everyone's praise.

The air became quiet.

After a while, Akina Ze also said with a strange expression, "It's indeed finished... but... these dumplings are too small!"

The meatball did take shape, but there was only one small one, about the size of a grape.

As Suika watched Reimu Hakurei slowly approach her with an exorcism wand, she realized something was wrong.

"In that case, there's only one way left."

Suika Ibuki lowered her head as if she had given up resisting.

Reimu Hakurei also stopped, to see if she had any other ideas.

Just as Akina Sawa was looking at the quiet Suika with some confusion.

Suddenly, Suika sprang up from the ground and crashed into the window.

"You give me a luda!"

Chapter 39

The old wooden window hung precariously in mid-air, held together by a single, still-intact wooden nail. The prisoner who had passed through the nearly broken window, Suika, had already escaped, only to bump into a large group of innocent fairies who were watching.

Inside the house, Akina Sawa and Hakurei Reimu exchanged bewildered glances. The grayish-brown meatball, a legacy left by Suika, spun around on the cutting board…

"It seems today's Mao Yu banquet is going to be canceled," Reimu Hakurei said regretfully, coming back to her senses.

For Reimu, this kind of meat, which is similar to "three-clean meat," is a rare treat. As a Hakurei Shrine Maiden, there are always various hidden limitations. You can ignore them, but they are objectively real.

Akina Ze also bit his thumb and walked to the cutting board.

These are the things he brought with him. Although they have become like this now, he still wants to make a final effort.

"I think there should be remedial measures."

Beside the cutting board sat a basin filled with cool well water. This water was originally meant for cooking. But now, the ingredients for cooking had been turned into tiny meatballs, rendering the basin of water useless.

Akina Ze also reached in and quickly cleaned the dirt between his fingers before pinching the dumpling.

He picked up the meatball, and its heavy weight almost made him lose his grip. After all, the small contact area meant that he had to exert more force.