Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

The drunken loli Ibuki Suika, who can't live without alcohol, once again picked up her bottomless gourd of sake and took a few big gulps before noticing that someone seemed to be coming.

She looked up and saw that it was Qiu Mingze, and then a happy look appeared on her face. "Come on? Want to have a drink together?"

"No, no, no"

Qiu Mingze waved his hands repeatedly. The wine loli's wine was not something an ordinary person could drink. Even his data-driven body couldn't withstand more than a few sips. If she got drunk and started acting crazy, who knew what might happen.

"Just a little bit~ Just a little bit with me~" Ibuki Suika said, hiccuping as she stood up unsteadily and grabbed Akira Sawaya's wrist.

"Come on, have a drink~ have a drink~"

Pulling Akira Zeya's hand, Ibuki Suika forcefully pulled him towards the seat.

As expected of a demon, her strength was outrageous. Qiu Mingze tried several times to break free from Ibuki Suika's iron grip, but he just couldn't.

There was no other way but to go along with Suika's wishes, so he sat down as well.

"Here, have a sip! I'm so happy to see you, Akina-kun!"

Ibuki Suika took the sake gourd and tried to stuff it into Akiaki Akira's mouth.

Startled, Qiu Mingze turned his head left and right to dodge the attack of the wine gourd.

"Where's the cup! Where's the cup! Can you pour it into the cup first?"

Qiu Mingze still maintained his adult rationality. Although Ibuki Suika was probably several times his age, she still looked like a little girl, which his morality could not accept.

More importantly, Ibuki Suika is currently drunk. What if she wakes up and realizes what she's done? Will she kill him to cover it up?

Therefore, driven by both morality and reason, Qiu Mingze resolutely refused the wine gourd offered in contempt.

"Drink up! Go ahead and drink!"

Ibuki Suika was getting a little impatient. She had never encountered such a difficult drinker to persuade. She pouted, grabbed Akira Takuya's wrist with one hand and held the sake gourd with the other, and launched a series of thrusts, determined to force the sake into Akira Takuya's mouth.

But how could that be allowed? Qiu Mingze also used all his skills to prevent the ghost loli from succeeding.

However, this is not a long-term solution. Looking at the drunken little ghost in front of him, Qiu Mingze also said with a forced smile, "I have something to do, so why don't you let me go first?"

"That won't work!"

With a pull of her right hand, Ibuki Suika unleashed an irresistible force, causing Akira to involuntarily lean towards her.

You have to drink with me today!

The rich aroma of sake wafted directly onto Akira Sawa's face as Ibuki Suika spoke.

hiss~

The strong, pungent aroma, which was also extremely harsh on the throat, made Qiu Mingze frown.

If you take a sip, you'll definitely get drunk, and your stomach will definitely rebel!

The Oni clan's sake truly lives up to its reputation!

It's far too strong! It's not a drink that an average person can handle.

To avoid making a fool of himself after drinking, Qiu Mingze was determined not to drink even a single drop of the wine from that gourd!

He tried his best to tilt his head back to escape Cui Xiang's biochemical attack.

"Miss Cuixiang? Actually, Lingmeng wanted to talk to me earlier. Why don't you let me go first?"

"Hmph! What's Reimu? I'm the boss here!"

Whether it was those words that provoked her or not, Cui Xiang pouted and suddenly pushed Qiu Mingze hard, knocking him to the floor as well.

Before he could react to what was happening, Qiu Mingze felt a heaviness in his chest and looked up.

The petite little girl was straddling his chest, her fair legs, clad in short cotton socks, tightly gripping Qiu Mingze and preventing him from moving.

Qiu Mingze was also forced to fall to the ground. Looking at Ibuki Suika sitting on his chest, he sensed that something was wrong.

"What is this... um!"

Before the protest could finish, Ibuki Suika pinched Akira Sawaya's cheek and shoved the sake gourd inside.

"Guru Guru~"

Under the influence of gravity, the continuous flow of wine flowed down the slender gourd opening into Qiu Mingze's mouth.

"Enough, glug~ that's enough!"

Qiu Mingze's insignificant protest was completely drowned out by the constantly flowing wine.

He took a huge gulp, and Qiu Mingze realized he really couldn't drink anymore. The wine filled his mouth and spilled out from the corners of his mouth.

Seeing that much of the wine was overflowing and couldn't be swallowed, Ibuki Suika put away the wine gourd. However, she looked at the large plate of overflowing wine with regret and directly leaned on Akiaki Takuya's chest to suck all the overflowing wine into her mouth.

Ibuki Suika then let out a satisfied burp and said:

"Hehe, not bad, right?"

"I...you..." Qiu Mingze, who witnessed the whole thing, also had an unusual flush on his cheeks.

I don't know if it was caused by the forced-injection of alcohol.

The little ghost girl in front of him sat on his chest, shaking her head and showing no intention of getting off.

Qiu Mingze didn't want to pay attention to her anymore; the forced-down liquor had made him dizzy.

Even the drunken and alluring Ibuki Suika appeared shrouded in a hazy veil in his eyes.

He was completely drunk.

Never mind, let's leave it at that.

Qiu Mingze lay down on the ground peacefully, not wanting to care about any of the trivial matters in the world.

In a daze, Qiu Mingze suddenly felt the weight on his chest disappear.

Did that little ghost girl walk away on her own?

He opened his eyes, somewhat drunk.

The sight before him instantly dispelled seven-tenths of his drunkenness.

The Crimson and White Shrine Maidens have arrived!

Those red eyes gleamed with a dangerous light!

With one hand, she lifted Ibuki Suika by the back of her collar, and with the other hand, she slapped Suika's head with a gohei.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

After three crisp cracks, the demon loli was held in Reimu Hakurei's hand like a dead fish.

"Gulp~" Qiu Mingze, who witnessed the whole thing, also subconsciously swallowed.

Seemingly noticing his movement, the Red and White Shrine Maiden turned to look at him. "How long are you going to lie there?"

"Hiss! I'm getting up right now!"

Once his mind was completely clear, Qiu Mingze quickly stood up and, without being told by Hakurei Reimu, took out a towel and wiped away the remaining wine on the floor.

It seems that the identity of the boss in this shrine was already predetermined.

Chapter Thirty-Eight: A Delicious Dead Fish

There wasn't much entertainment at Hakurei Shrine in the evening. After dinner, the shrine and its surroundings quickly became shrouded in tranquility. As the bright moon rose higher and higher outside, the few light bulbs that were still lit inside the shrine were turned off.

However, in such a peaceful and serene environment, there are always some discordant notes that break the tranquility.

"Snoring~Snoring~"

It sounded like an old tractor driving through a field, its dilapidated diesel engine making a deafening noise that rippled with the rise and fall of the earthen ridges.

Qiu Mingze, who had been lying in bed early, wore a mask of pain on his face. Even with his hands covering his ears and his body huddled under the covers, he couldn't block out the wave of sound.

The sound was coming from Ibuki Suika's room. That's right, the noisy snoring was coming from Ibuki Suika, who was drunk. It was unexpected that such a small body contained such powerful energy.

While everyone knows ghosts are generally quite boisterous, there's no need for their snoring to be that boisterous too...

Unable to sleep any longer, Qiu Mingze felt his head pounding, with all sorts of fantasies about dealing with Ibuki Suika running through his head.

But it would be better to let him go. Fighting a ghost would probably only lead to a deep sleep, and Qiu Mingze is not prepared to confront a ghost head-on.

However, he was a little curious about how Reimu Hakurei had managed to put up with Suika Ibuki's snoring until now.

Am I being dramatic?

Qiu Mingze also got out of bed somewhat dejectedly. Compared to waking up the drunk Ibuki Suika, he felt it would be better to wake up Reimu, because she was kind.

Without further ado, Qiu Mingze also walked towards Hakurei Reimu's bedroom. Through the window that was not closed, he saw that Reimu was sleeping soundly inside, and he could vaguely see a layer of transparent light film around her tatami mat.

Looking at that barrier, Qiu Mingze wondered to himself, could this be the reason why Reimu hadn't been woken up?

Well, I'm kept awake by your snoring, but you seem to be having a very comfortable time.

The lingering sleepiness vanished instantly, and just as Qiu Mingze was pondering what to do next, the sound of flapping wings came from nearby.

Qiu Mingze also looked up and saw the red-eyed tengu flying in the direction from which the moonlight was shining.

Aya Shameimaru was somewhat surprised to find that Akira Akira was still in the courtyard without resting at this time.

"I was going to go to your room to pull back the covers and wake you up, but I didn't expect you to already be awake."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Mingze shrugged helplessly, "You can tell why I'm walking alone in the courtyard just by listening to this accompaniment."

"Pfft!" Aya Shameimaru covered her mouth, suppressing a laugh. "I thought that sound was your lullaby."

"Come on, who has a lullaby like this?" Qiu Mingze rolled his eyes at Shameimaru Aya. "Just tell me what you're doing here, all day long."

"What? You're not happy that I came to see you?"

"No, I'm just feeling sleepy."

Qiu Mingze rubbed his eyes and explained.

"Hehe, you won't be sleepy in a bit," Aya Shameimaru said with a smile.

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The golden-brown, crispy, and glistening eel is placed on the plate in front of you.

Due to the Maillard reaction, Akina forcefully inhaled the rich, burnt aroma floating in the air into his nasal cavity.

Delicious food is just so tempting; oily foods are inherently sinful!

Moreover, it had been some time since dinner time, and the food in his stomach had been mostly digested. Although Qiu Mingze wasn't very hungry at the moment, he couldn't resist the tempting aroma, and his cravings were completely aroused.

Shameimaru Aya, who brought him here, leaned on the table with one hand and looked at Akihiro with a smile, saying, "Eat up. You've worked hard during the day. I originally wanted to invite you to stay for dinner, but as you know, I didn't prepare any ingredients."

"How could I possibly accept that?" Qiu Mingze forced himself to swallow, "Miss Wenwen, aren't you going to eat?"

"It's too late, it's not good to eat something too oily. I'll just have something light. You don't need to wait, the rice balls I ordered will be ready soon."

Knowing that eating greasy food at night is bad for your health, you still brought me here to eat...

Oh well, meat is protein, and so are plants, so it's all the same whether you eat them or not.

Qiu Mingze also put his hands together and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."

With such delicious food in front of him, words were meaningless. Seeing that Aya Shameimaru didn't seem to be refusing, Akira Akira didn't hesitate any longer and took a big bite of the skewer on the plate.

Juices splattered everywhere, the incredibly tender meat paired with a crispy surface.

Mmm~ that's the taste!

Qiu Mingze vaguely remembered that he had eaten Miss Mistia's grilled octopus before. The taste was the same as before, still as delicious as ever, enough to move one to tears. However, Qiu Mingze did not shed a tear.

He simply thought it tasted good; if it were accompanied by the song of the nightingale, the deliciousness in his mouth might be elevated to another level.

Just as Qiu Mingze was enjoying his grilled eel skewers, Miss Mistia, wearing a small apron, came over with a plate.

"Your rice ball is here."

Seeing that Aya Shameimaru and Akira Akira were also sitting face to face, Mystia winked at Akira Akira as well.

Qiu Mingze, also puzzled, gave her a thumbs up.

"Miss Mystia, that's wonderful! Your grilled halva is absolutely delicious!"

Seeing this, Mystia simply smiled, bowed, and left; there were many more orders waiting for her.

After breaking the rice ball in half, Aya Shameimaru said wistfully, "Her grilled eel must be delicious, I wonder if she sells grilled birds here..."