Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

Komeiji Satoru looked toward the end of the imperial road beneath the red torii gate, where a figure was walking quickly toward her.

"Akina-kun is finally here!" Ibuki Suika breathed a sigh of relief, the blush from drinking continuously fading from her face. She reached for her waist, a familiar spot, but grabbed nothing. She exclaimed in surprise, "Wait, where's my sake gourd?!"

Komeiji Satoru didn't answer, but silently pointed to a corner of the floor with the corner of his eye, where the sake gourd lay quietly.

Therefore, she hates alcoholics the most.

......

After glancing at the two still locked in a standoff, Akina Ze finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally, I made it!"

He thought he had no chance when Yakumo Yukari and Yakumo Ran blocked his way on the road, but unexpectedly, the two exchanged a few words that he couldn't understand and then left on their own. Akina Sawa didn't want to delve into the matter, since the outcome was good anyway.

You're late!

Gong Chukou Ruiling turned around and laughed spiritedly.

This person doesn't look like someone who is about to fight Reimu Hakurei, the strongest shrine maiden in Gensokyo.

Her cheerful smile and the neatly tied blue high ponytail made Akina Ze momentarily mistakenly believe that she was on the side of justice.

With his hands on his knees to straighten his upper body, and taking a deep breath of air, Akina Sawa shouted to the two people in front of him:

"Can this battle be stopped?!"

He didn't want to see anyone get hurt, especially after learning the truth and understanding that no one in this situation was truly evil.

In Akina Zeya's eyes, one is a shrine maiden who has made great contributions to maintaining the peace and harmony of Gensokyo, while the other is a shrine maiden who sacrificed her life to protect the residents of the former human village.

Despite the many misunderstandings, the two of them had absolutely no reason to fight!

"Akina-kun! What are you saying? That guy is the culprit who's been disrupting the harmony of the community lately!"

Reimu Hakurei, holding her exorcism wand and ready to act at any moment, also looked at Akina Sawa with a puzzled expression.

Seeing the obvious confusion on Reimu Hakurei's face, Akina Sawa was speechless for a moment, because what she said was true, there were indeed many youkai fainting on the street, but he was only thinking about the past and had ignored what was happening now.

From this perspective, punishment is indeed necessary, but... isn't something being overlooked?

"Haha!" Gong Chu Ruiling, who was right in the center of the two, suddenly chuckled to himself twice, then raised his fist made of iron chains, his face expressionless.

"Don't try to defend me. I know my crimes are unforgivable. Let the battle speak for itself!"

"as you wish."

Reimu Hakurei raised her exorcism wand at an angle, her pupils fixed on the figure opposite her, trying to pinpoint the source of the attack.

"Eat my punch!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Miyako Shiki disappeared into thin air in a flash, then suddenly reappeared in front of Reimu Hakurei, her fist, bound with iron chains, possessing immense power, and launched a fierce attack!

Pong!

It was a close call. Reimu Hakurei reacted quickly and used her exorcism staff to block it. Although it was just a wooden structure, it was imbued with spiritual power and collided with the iron chain, producing a sound similar to metal striking metal.

The force of the blow sent Reimu Hakurei staggering back several steps. Her eyes were fixed on the person in front of her, her hand gripping the exorcism staff throbbing slightly, and her expression turned completely cold.

Akina Sawa was quite far away and had a poor view, so she couldn't see anything special, but Ibuki Suika, who was facing the direction of the battle, suddenly stood up, her face grim. "Rui Ling is serious!"

Reimu Hakurei used her spiritual power to temporarily fly into the air, pondering a strategy, "Physical techniques... my usual spell cards don't work on her..."

But before she could come up with a solution, Miyako Deguchi rose from the ground. This time, she didn't choose to teleport, but instead charged directly at Reimu Hakurei, her fist, which had been gathering power, was unstoppable.

"Tsk."

With her brows furrowed noticeably, Reimu Hakurei knew what Miyaguchi Zuirei was trying to do. She was forcing her to use her full strength, just like she had said at the beginning, to abandon the childish spell card system.

The spell cards he used in the past were completely ineffective against Miyaguchi Ruiling in front of him, and the spell cards that could work required time to activate. Against an opponent who could teleport, there was simply no time to use them.

"That's the only option we can use."

In just a few seconds, Miyaguchi Ruiren had already rushed to a position less than a few meters away, and Hakurei Reimu also thought about which move to use.

However, that move was actually modified from the shrine maiden's legacy and incorporated into the spell card system. If used at full power, it would break through the spell card system, so Reimu Hakurei did not want to use it unless absolutely necessary.

But Miyakojiru's face was contorted with rage, and the power accumulated in the iron chain on her right hand had transformed into a pitch-black Rasengan. If it were to hit her, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Hesitation is not Reimu's style. Since Miyaguchi Ruirei wants a head-on confrontation, then so be it!

Noble Phantasm: Yin Yang Demon God Jewel

A yin-yang shaped sphere was thrown from Reimu Hakurei's hand. It swelled upon contact with the wind and expanded to the height of a person in the blink of an eye.

"That's how it should be!"

Gong Chu Ruiling laughed wildly, showing no intention of leaving, and rushed straight towards the Yin-Yang Jade, gathering all her strength to unleash her full-force attack.

"Let's see if you can handle it!"

Reimu Hakurei also became somewhat angry and increased her spiritual power towards the Yin-Yang Orb.

Just as the two were about to make contact, the pitch-black Rasengan vanished. Miyaguchi Ruiling's ferocious expression had somehow turned calm. She glanced down at the Hakurei Shrine and the distant Human Village, and finally looked down at Akina Zeya, whose expression was changing drastically... Sorry, sometimes the truth doesn't need to be revealed.

Realizing something was wrong, Reimu Hakurei tried her best to stop the Yin-Yang Orb, which had already been fully replenished with spiritual power, but it was too late. In that brief moment, she didn't have time to withdraw her spiritual power.

"Boom!"

The enormous impact resounded throughout the shrine, and Miyaguchi Ruiling was sent flying backward, her spirit body gradually turning into light.

......

Is Chapter 155 over?

Melting away like snowflakes... This thought inexplicably popped into Akina Zeya's mind.

In less than a few seconds, Miss Ruiling, who had been knocked away and crushed by the giant Yin-Yang Jade, disappeared without a trace.

Things unfolded so rapidly that Akina Sawa was momentarily stunned. He then looked up at Reimu Hakurei, who was still suspended in mid-air, a worried expression on his face.

Given the current situation, Reimu must be feeling terrible. Her sudden decision to give up and choose suicide seems premeditated...

Wait a minute? The pipe I gave myself last night?

Akina Sawa suddenly remembered the pipe he had brought specifically to return to Miss Miyaguchi Ruiling.

Did she plan to do this from the beginning?!

Feeling the solid texture of the tobacco pipe pressed against his chest, Akina Ze realized that he had probably come to the right conclusion.

But here's the question: if this was all premeditated, why did Miyaguchi Zuirei choose this time at the Hakurei Shrine, and have Hakurei Reimu kill her?

As she pondered, the white silk hem of the red and white shrine maiden's dress swayed in the wind in mid-air. Akina Sawa still couldn't find an answer, but instead had a thought: it would be better if the dress were a little shorter.

......

"Is that all?"

What happened on the field was beyond her expectations. Ibuki Suika rubbed her eyes in disbelief, but the shrinking and being recycled Oni-Yin-Yang Jewel shattered her illusion that she was dreaming.

Miyaguchi Rui Ling died again, once again under the 'stone'. The same death was repeated twice, but this time she didn't turn into sauce, but into specks of light. In a sense, it was an improvement, at least it was better than being smashed and splattered all over the ground as 'liquor'.

"You're not going to say anything?"

Like a roller coaster stopped halfway down a mountain, the feeling of not being able to go down made Ibuki Suika very uncomfortable. She turned her head and asked Komeiji Satoru, who was standing next to her.

Only then did she realize that Komeiji Satoru, who had been quietly standing on her right, had left sometime earlier.

"Huh? Where did they go?" Suika Ibuki asked, her face full of confusion.

Now that the person complaining was gone, Ibuki Suika raised an eyebrow and looked at the sake gourd in her hand. It had a purple shell and looked small, but its capacity was limitless.

It can't speak, but it can keep you entertained.

"Never mind, it wasn't my business to get involved in the first place."

With the sake gourd in her mouth, and sake flowing continuously from its spout, Ibuki Suika walked into the inner room. It seemed she was going to get drunk again today.

When the sun rises tomorrow, today's memories will be forgotten.

......

Reimu Hakurei raised her hand, shrunk the Oni-Yin-Yang Jewel, and stuffed it into her sleeve. Her brows furrowed slightly as she stared at the spot where the vengeful spirit of the former Hakurei Shrine priestess had vanished.

Why choose to give up resistance? she wondered.

Reimu Hakurei didn't understand why Mizuki Miyabi had dissipated her energy at the last moment. According to the original plan, the vengeful spirit wouldn't have been directly destroyed even if it had taken the attack, but if she deliberately dissipated her energy, the damage would have exceeded the threshold.

However, although this vengeful spirit was a former shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine, Reimu Hakurei would not feel sad for destroying her, because a vengeful spirit is a vengeful spirit and is not the same person she was before she died, so she would not show any mercy.

Even so, Reimu Hakurei still had some doubts, because the reason why a vengeful spirit is a vengeful spirit is that it is full of resentment towards something in the world, and only by achieving its goal or being completely destroyed can it let go of its hatred.

Judging from the resentment that Reimu Hakurei sensed, Miyaguchi Zuirei didn't seem to have achieved her goal and made peace, so this was quite strange.

"Never mind, the matter is already resolved, so let's leave it at that."

Too much jumbled information made Reimu Hakurei's head start to ache, so she simply gave up thinking and gave up.

The moment she chose to give up thinking, Reimu Hakurei noticed something she hadn't noticed because she was too focused on her thoughts, and her face immediately turned bright red.

Because she noticed that Akina Sawa was also standing below, staring intently at her.

Reimu Hakurei pressed her legs together, clamping her freely fluttering skirt, and said in a mixture of embarrassment and anger:

Hey! Stop staring up women's skirts!

......

Upon hearing those words and seeing Reimu Hakurei charging straight at him, Akina Sawa sensed something was wrong and quickly looked away, but it was too late.

In an instant, Reimu Hakurei flew right in front of her, and a few drops of sweat could still be seen on her pretty face from the large-scale use of spiritual power she had just exerted.

"Don't get out of the way!" she shouted.

Akina Ze obediently followed orders, and then felt a knocking or bumping sensation on his forehead.

Looking up, he saw that it was Reimu Hakurei who had tapped his forehead with her index finger knuckles, but the force was not great, like a mosquito bite.

"Tell me, what do you know? Although I'm not very interested."

After knocking, Reimu Hakurei nimbly spun around and walked a few steps away from him, asking a question.

"What do you want to ask?" Akina Sawa asked, feigning ignorance.

"Stop talking nonsense." Reimu Hakurei raised an eyebrow. "You should know quite a bit about that vengeful spirit, right? I noticed your strange expression even from above."

"No, it's just an occasional lapse in judgment." Akina Ze didn't want to tell anyone, because if this was what Miyaguchi Ruiling wanted, then he would grant her wish.

"Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't. I don't care anyway."

Reimu Hakurei, seemingly indifferent, turned and walked into the shrine.

Watching her departing figure, Akina Ze touched the tobacco pipe in his arms.

Yes, Miss Miyaguchi is dead now, the matter is over, that's enough.

Further investigation would be bad for everyone. As for her being a former shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine... what does that matter?

Now, only Reimu Hakurei remains at the Hakurei Shrine.

Suppressing his overflowing emotions, Akina Ze decided to go home. He desperately needed to replenish Wenwen's energy, as this messy and unresolved situation was causing him severe internal exhaustion.

Akina Sawa had only taken a few steps down the Imperial Road when a figure appeared in front of him. Komeiji Satoru stood there silently, watching him approach.

Is it waiting for me?

Before Akina Ze could even voice his question, Komeiji Satoru walked straight toward him without a word and reached into his arms.

Feeling the movement coming from his chest, Akina Ze was completely bewildered. What was she going to do?

Akina Sawa didn't dare to move, because Miss Komeiji Satoru was extremely close, close enough for him to carefully observe the strands of hair on her forehead and their direction.

After a while, Komeiji Satoru finally stopped what she was doing. She looked up, her purple eyes reflecting Akina Zeya's face. "A fragile soul needs a token of its essence. Don't let it be destroyed."

"Wait? You mean?!"

Catching the key point in Jue's voice, Akina Ze, who was just immersed in counting the number of pink hairs, also wanted to take out his tobacco pipe from his pocket.

Komeiji Satoru stopped Akina Sawaya from doing so with her hand and shook her head, but her eyes conveyed what she wanted to say.

Then Komeiji Satoru got up from Akina Sawaya's arms, grabbed his clothes, and slightly parted her tightly closed lips.

"Please don't say anything yet, just come back to the Earth Spirit Palace with me."

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