Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

If not now, when?

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"How many times has this happened?"

The deep crack gradually pierced through the interior of the igloo, and the great youkai Yakumo Yukari, who should have been hibernating, emerged from it, yawning.

The eyeballs, perched on the edge of the gap, were always fixed on Lady.

Lady did not respond, but stood alone by the bottle containing the bellflowers, watching quietly.

"You should know that this time it won't succeed either."

Yukari Yakumo sat on the cushion and tapped the table a few times with her fingers.

A girl wearing a white hat emerged from the gap; her name was Yakumo Ran.

She presented a cup of tea to Yakumo Yukari with both hands, bowed, and left.

"...I don't know, but I hope Cirno can do it, and I also believe in Mr. Akina."

"Oh?"

Yakumo Yukari half-closed her eyes, picked up the teacup on the table, and twirled it in her hand.

"This must be your first time meeting that stranger. You trust him so much?"

"I don't know, but I believe him."

Lady touched the top of the ice flower, where the light shining in from all directions converged.

"Ha, it's not like you're the one cleaning up the mess."

After saying that, Yukari Yakumo picked up her teacup and took a sip. The next second, her expression changed drastically, and she spat out the tea.

"Tsk, why is it so hot! Looks like the blue tail still has too much fur!"

After being burned, Yakumo Yukari immediately lost interest, tossed the teacup back into the crevice, and remained silent.

Chapter Twenty: Stone

After coming out of the tree hole.

Looking up at the sky, it was a sky obscured by the bare branches of tall trees.

Akina Sawa also frowned.

What should I do... how can I make the great fairy better?

Although I just boasted in the tree hole that I would handle everything and that you don't need to worry,

But Akina Sawa himself knew that these were just words to comfort Cirno and Niqua.

In fact, he currently has no solution to the problem of the Great Fairy.

All he knew was that fairies were born naturally.

When fairies depart due to natural changes, it is in accordance with the laws of nature.

This is the true meaning that Akina Sawaya realized in the temple school last time.

Even Master Huiyin couldn't do anything about it, so how could I possibly do it...?

Reversing the laws of nature... preventing the fairies who should have left from leaving...

This is undoubtedly a difficulty that exceeds the limits of difficulty.

How can I do!

How can I get the great fairy I know to stay...?

Akina Sawa was also at a loss.

Suddenly, he thought of the system. Maybe the system could help?

However, after searching through all the system's built-in functions, Akina Ze eventually had no choice but to give up on the idea.

This is really just a system for farming.

Its main function is to separate the cultivated land from Gensokyo, thereby accelerating plant growth, and it has no other purpose.

Akina Sawa was slightly disappointed, but since she hadn't had high expectations for it beforehand, she wasn't too disappointed.

This garbage system seems to be beyond saving.

Looking back at the tree hollow, Nikua and Cirno were taking care of the weak fairy lying on the bed.

Feeling distressed and a nameless rage rising within him, Akina Ze kicked a stone by the roadside.

Farmer, farmer, am I really just a farmer?

"Bang! Bang!"

Suddenly, a blinding light shone through, followed by a crisp explosion.

Rumble~

Akina Sawa also squinted and looked over.

At the end of the light-emitting area, there was a yellow, lumpy object.

That thing was suspended high in the air, its golden color making it look like a pile of gold, glittering and shining.

The vast forest in front of us was bathed in light, as if it had been coated with a layer of color.

"Are these fireworks?" Akina Ze was also a little puzzled. Why would someone set off fireworks in broad daylight?

The yellow clumps did not dissipate immediately.

Akina Ze also looked up for a while, and the more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong.

"Good heavens, isn't that where my house is?"

......

The courtyard of Akina Sawaya's house.

The two, returning from fishing, ultimately decided to wait in the yard for Akina Sawa to come back as well.

However, Marisa is not one to sit still.

A few fragments of a "sun" mushroom, a little bit of liquid emitting green light, and some other strange things.

Although it was just a small table, Marisa managed to turn it into a laboratory, complete with bottles and jars.

After watching Marisa's actions for a while, Reimu Hakurei, feeling bored, rested her chin on her hands and glanced at the tightly locked gate.

I miscalculated. I only intended to "borrow" some carrots, but I didn't expect that Akina Zeya wasn't home.

"finished!"

Marisa exclaimed with delight after dropping the last drop of yellowish-green liquid from the test tube onto the five-pointed stone.

"What it is?"

Turning her head, Reimu Hakurei glanced at the things on the table with some confusion.

A five-pointed star covered in yellowish-green liquid.

It is no different from the stars that Marisa often comes out to cast spells.

Hmm...it seems there are still some differences.

The liquid on it looked sticky and a bit disgusting, so Reimu Hakurei deliberately sat a little further away to avoid getting it stuck on her.

After all, beating up Marisa is a small matter, but getting his clothes dirty would be a real problem.

Marisa didn't seem to care, or rather, she didn't notice Reimu's actions at all.

At this moment, she had focused all her attention on the new prop in front of her.

"Magic Light Stone"

"what?"

"Magic Star! That's its name."

"Oh"

Completely unconcerned, Reimu Hakurei was more concerned about what dish to make with radishes that night than the little gadgets Marisa had pulled out. Stir-fried radishes were good, but soup seemed even better.

Of course, if you can get a free meal, you don't need to think about all this.

Looking through the window at Akina Sawaya's clean kitchen with its neatly arranged pots and pans, Reimu Hakurei thought of her own shrine's kitchen, which, while not exactly messy, was nowhere near as tidy.

Reimu Hakurei couldn't help but wonder, does a clean environment really need to make delicious food?

No one present could answer her.

Marisa is a complete cooking novice; aside from mushrooms, Reimu Hakurei doesn't think she can cook anything else edible.

Even mushrooms...

Reimu Hakurei's face suddenly turned pale. She remembered that when she was a guest at the Kirisame Magical Shop, Marisa had treated her to a bowl of mushroom soup.

This memory is painful; Reimu remembers experiencing many hallucinations after she finished eating.

I thought it was real at the time...

Thinking of this, Reimu's gaze towards Marisa suddenly turned hostile.

Marisa only felt that Reimu's gaze seemed a little sharper.

But it doesn't matter. Once my magic light stone goes up into the sky, Reimu will be moved by this beautiful scenery, right?

Thinking about what might happen next, Marisa chuckled to herself.

"Reimu, you'll see it soon!"

"Perhaps Master Akina will see this and rush back."

Although the only audience member showed little interest in her newly developed gadget, Marisa's enthusiasm was not so easily dampened.

Marisa scratched her nose and said, "Reimu, aren't you waiting for Master Akina to come back?"

"Once my magic light stone goes up into the sky, Master Akina might come back right away."

"Marisa... what are you up to now...?"

Reimu instinctively sensed something was wrong with the new gadget Marisa had made, even though it would be great if Mr. Akina could come back sooner.

But she really couldn't trust Marisa's gadgets.

Because none of Marisa's new gadgets are without causing trouble!

Reimu Hakurei was very uneasy about this.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems this time!"

With a wave of her hand, Marisa picked up the stone and began to transfer magical energy.

Magic flowed into the light stone like ripples, and the light stone's brightness became increasingly dazzling.

Seeing that the time was right, Marisa released her hands.

The stone, having lost its support, did not fall to the ground but floated up.

Seeing the stone float motionless, Marisa nodded in satisfaction and gently raised her right hand.

The stone, which had been stationary, suddenly flew towards the sky.

The omnipresent wind did not affect the stone's straight upward trajectory in the slightest.

Although the distance between them increased, it did not affect Marisa's control over them at all.

This demonstrates Marisa's terrifyingly precise control over magical power.

However, Reimu Hakurei's intentions lie elsewhere.

She just looked at the glowing stone in the air with some worry.

It grew higher and higher until it became a tiny dot that was almost invisible to the naked eye.

The unease in my heart gradually grew stronger.

The stone reaches a fixed height in the air and then remains there.