Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

However, one of the rooms was filled with intense and noisy sounds, completely ruining the atmosphere.

This is the boudoir of Kaguya Houraisan, the Moon Princess, who is known to the outside world for her elegance, exquisite beauty, and mystery.

But if someone who truly admires her were to witness the scene firsthand, they would likely suffer a mental breakdown on the spot. Even those who were supposedly tricked and tested by Princess Kaguya would cry out that they had been deceived.

Perhaps long ago, Princess Kaguya existed as described in the legends, but after many years...

"Yay! I won again!"

Princess Kaguya's eyes were filled with fascination as she stared intently at the blue-glowing screen in front of her, where the large word "KO" filled her with excitement.

Her opponent sitting next to her was Inaba Tei, the actual leader of the rabbits on the ground, whose exact age is unknown.

Inaba Tei was drowsy, and the handle in her hand kept falling to the ground. She had been fighting Kaguya-hime for three days and nights, but she still could not break free.

"Hey, Inaba, you're the strongest among the rabbits. Let's play a few more rounds. I'll use this one this time. After we finish a few rounds, you can go and rest."

The box representing 1p selected a girl with both fingers pointing to the sky. This is the character chosen by Princess Kaguya. Her moves are very interesting. Her backstory seems to be that she is a drummer. If given the chance, Kaguya would like to try to do this to Fujiwara no Mokou a few times.

Inaba Tei nodded with difficulty, but she didn't believe Kaguya-hime's meaning of "the last few rounds" at all. She always said that, but it was always "the last few rounds." It would be better to just play the last round, as that would give more false motivation.

Because Inaba Tei was so good at playing games, Kaguya-hime always made her the sole target for damage output. While the other rabbit yokai were chosen by lottery, she was the only one who was assigned a role.

Every time he thought of this, Inaba Tei felt like crying, regretting that he had given Kaguya-hime that disc engraved with the evil game Street Fighter X. He wished he could travel back in time and give himself a good beating. Although he was constantly being teased and bossed around by Kaguya-hime back then, it was still better than now!

The sun rose and the moon set, and several days passed in a row before Inaba Tei was finally temporarily freed.

She was carried out on a rabbit stretcher; the last few times were ultimately just illusions as Kaguya-hime described, completely unbelievable.

Lying on the stretcher, Inaba Tei gazed at the rising sun and murmured, "We're all counting on you, Reisen..."

Although Inaba Tei and Reisen don't get along very well on a normal day and often tease each other (referring to Inaba Tei teasing Reisen unilaterally), at this dangerous moment, they are in the same boat. In order to restore Kaguya-hime to her previous state, she is willing to temporarily reconcile with Reisen.

"Um, Lord Inaba, Lady Kaguya is calling you to come quickly," a pitiful, helpless, and weak rabbit demon said timidly, standing beside Lord Inaba's stretcher.

"So fast?!" Inaba Tei exclaimed in horror; she had only been resting for a short while!

The rabbit monster shuddered and explained, "Special Rabbit No. 10032 has been defeated by Lady Kaguya and has fainted from fright. We don't have any more rabbits left to fight."

"I won't go! I won't go!"

Inaba Tei struggled to get up from the stretcher, but was pressed down on it by the poor, helpless, and weak rabbit monster.

Not only that, the stretcher was also lifted up by two other rabbit monsters and rushed towards the room where Princess Kaguya was.

"We are so sorry! Lord Inaba, please bear with us a little longer for everyone's sake!" The stretcher rabbit and the accompanying rabbit said in unison.

"Damn it! You're not local rabbits, you're all Lunar Rabbits!" Inaba Tei shouted angrily.

The rabbit monsters by the roadside cast admiring and worshipful glances at Inaba Tei on the stretcher. That was all they could do; as for going in her place? No way!

......

"My dumpling is the best!"

No, mine is the real one!

There are two small stalls facing each other on the side of the road.

One side of the sign reads "Suzukaya," while the other side displays the three large characters "Seiran-ya."

Moreover, the layout of the two stalls was exactly the same, and they sold the same thing: dumplings.

Not only that, the owners of these two stalls both have long rabbit ears, and their names are the same as their shop names: one is called Linghu, and the other is called Qinglan.

If it weren't for the fact that one of them has chin-length blonde hair and the other has shoulder-length blue curly hair, people would easily mistake them for twin sisters.

Linghu and Qinglan were arguing loudly, and it seemed that whoever had the loudest voice would have better business at their stall.

But actually, the two were about the same, with not a single thing in front of their stalls. Perhaps it was because of the cold weather and the fact that their stalls were located in a relatively remote area near the Lost Bamboo Forest.

Tired of the noise, the blonde Linghu casually pushed open the glass cabinet door, took out a green, white, and red dumpling, and took a bite without hesitation.

"Mmm~ Delicious~"

Linghu covered half of her cheek with one hand, her eyes slightly narrowed, looking completely blissful.

She loves eating dumplings, and the reason she opened this dumpling stall is so that she can eat dumplings anytime, anywhere.

Once she started eating, she couldn't stop. In just a few minutes, she ate most of the dumplings that were originally sold in the glass display case.

Even though she ate so much, Linghu's snow-white belly, exposed under her narrow orange short-sleeved shirt, didn't bulge at all, as if she had a second stomach specifically for holding dumplings.

"Suzuko, have you heard about what happened at Eientei recently?"

Since there were no customers at the moment, and Linghu had already eaten all of her dumplings, Qinglan couldn't help but come over and gossip.

As a member of the Lunar Capital's ground investigation team, gossip and intelligence gathering are ingrained in Qinglan's very being.

"Are you referring to Princess Kaguya?"

Linghu tossed the bamboo skewer into the roadside trash can and swallowed the dumpling in her mouth in response.

Qinglan whispered, "Hmm, I heard that Her Highness the Princess has become obsessed with another game, causing the rabbits of Eientei to groan in despair."

"When the moon was up, Her Highness was perfectly fine, but I didn't expect her to look so different after coming to Earth." Qinglan clicked her tongue in amazement.

“Aren’t you the same? Coming here to sell dumplings,” Linghu glanced at her.

"I'm gathering intelligence and waiting for orders from the Moon Capital!" Qinglan shouted.

"You're still waiting...?"

Linghu sighed and said nothing; she hadn't received any orders from Lunar Capital for a long time.

Yue Du has probably forgotten about them.

......

Chapter 174 Bathing Rabbit

On the way to the Lost Bamboo Forest.

Akina Sawaya finally agreed to Reisen's plea.

And I can't refuse... Akina Ze also touched his chin, looking somewhat embarrassed.

He recalled the way Reisen had knelt down in front of him; if others had seen it, they would have thought they were doing something inappropriate for children.

However, there were some things that Akina Ze did not forget to do. For example, before leaving, he knocked on the closed door of the study and told Miss Wenwen where he was going.

Although there was no response, Akina Ze felt that Ms. Wenwen must have tacitly agreed, otherwise why wouldn't she respond?

"Hey, that's strange. I remember there weren't those two shops on the street when I came here last time, right?"

After turning a corner, Akina noticed two small shops facing each other at the intersection ahead. They had canopies and wooden wheels, resembling four-wheeled carts. However, the area where horses should have been tied to the front of the carts was empty, suggesting that the shop owners also served as the cart pullers.

Receiving no response, Akina Sawa turned to look at Reisen and noticed that her expression was a little strange. But before he could ask, he saw Reisen take out the straw hat that was on her back and put it on her head, with the thin veil hanging down to cover her face.

"Miss Reisen, what's going on?" Akina Sawa asked curiously.

Reisen simply shook her head, reached out and took Akina Sawaya's arm, trying to press her face against the shadow of his chest, making them appear very intimate.

"Shh, don't make a sound. Those two shop owners have some connection with me. Let's walk over slowly."

Although very curious, Akina Sawa remained silent and obediently took on the role of protector, following Reisen's footsteps slowly toward the two shops.

This was definitely not because of the huge treasure chest that his elbow felt. Of course, Akina Ze also had the thought that the reporter's treasure chest was inferior in comparison.

Faintly, Akina Sawa seemed to hear the sound of tree branches breaking behind him, but just as he was about to turn around, Reisen gently called out to him.

"It will be fine once we get past this section of the road."

......

Suppressing laughter.

This is what Linghu is thinking now.

When Suzuko saw a girl wearing a signature black jacket and white shirt on her upper body, a white skirt on her lower body, and a straw hat with a veil on her head, she recognized the person in front of her as Reisen Udongein Inaba!

Even if she turned to ashes, Linghu would still recognize her, let alone this clumsy disguise that's almost not even real. Almost no one would fail to see through it, right?

However, right now there might be one. Linghu noticed that Qinglan across the street hadn't noticed and was enthusiastically promoting her dumplings to the two passersby. When she saw Linghu's gaze, she even raised the corners of her mouth provocatively, as if to say, "I'll take these two customers!"

After the two had walked away, Linghu beckoned Qinglan over and whispered, "Didn't you recognize who that person was at all?"

"You mean that Akina Zeya? Of course I know him." Qinglan's nose was practically pointing to the sky. "Don't let my current job selling dumplings fool you, my intelligence-gathering skills haven't diminished at all!"

"..."

Linghu paused for a moment without speaking. She had developed deep doubts about Qinglan. Was this really the teammate who had come to the ground with her?

Seeing that Linghu didn't respond, Qinglan's eyes darted around, and she said mischievously, "You specifically asked me this, so you don't happen to have some feelings for that human, do you? Don't worry, I won't tattle on you to the higher-ups~"

"Boom!"

With a flick on the forehead, Linghu withdrew her finger, closed her eyes, and walked back into the shop. Qinglan, however, had a large bump on her forehead and collapsed to the ground.

Watching the two figures disappear in the direction they went, Linghu took out a thick notebook from her pocket, intending to write something in it, but after only a few strokes, she put the notebook away.

"Ah~ dumplings are still the best~"

Stretching comfortably, Linghu pulled out another dumpling from somewhere and popped it into her mouth with relish.

......

"arrive."

The gates of Eientei were wide open, and the courtyard inside was very quiet. Reisen's expression was very solemn.

In the past, there was no peace and quiet, not even a moment of leisure. Countless rabbits turned this place into their playground. The rooftops, the shade of the trees, and the corners were all places for them to play hide-and-seek. There were only a few places where the rabbits did not disturb them.

But now it is very quiet, and a sense of loneliness is gradually spreading in the courtyard.

"It looks like things are getting worse," Reisen sighed.

However, this was also predictable. Fighting Kaguya-hime was not just about physical exhaustion, but also about terrifying mental pressure. She would completely exhaust her opponent's stamina in just a few rounds, leaving her unable to fight back.

If she and Inaba Tei hadn't completed most of their duels, Eientei would have remained as quiet as a library much faster.

Pushing open the door on one side, Reisen's eyes dimmed slightly; inside, as expected, were all sleeping rabbits.

A stack of little rabbits lay fast asleep on the bed, except for one awake little rabbit girl sitting by the window. When she saw Reisen appear at the door, her face immediately lit up with joy. "Lady Reisen, you're finally back!"

Is that the important helper that Lord Inaba was looking for?

The little rabbit girl looked curiously at Akina Zeya standing behind Reisen, her big eyes finding him increasingly familiar.

Akina Ze also took a few steps back, feeling a little embarrassed. He was a bit overwhelmed by such an eager gaze, let alone coming from a cute little girl.

Suddenly, the little rabbit girl exclaimed in realization, "Isn't this the strange uncle who molested Lord Yagokoro and then slept in the water tank while snoring?"

Akina Sawa was also stunned for a moment. Distant memories flooded his mind. He did seem to have visited Eientei in the spring, but when did he molest Dr. Yagokoro? How come he had no memory of it at all!? And afterwards, he actually slept in the big water tank? This is too strange!

Did I really do those... shameful things?

Akina Sawa also turned to look at Reisen beside him, hoping to get some information from her to refute her, but unexpectedly Reisen turned her head away, her face showing an uncontrollable smile.

Wait a minute?! I actually did those things?!

The incident of molesting Dr. Hachigo is true... and he even slept in a water tank in public...

Thinking of this, Akina Sawa's whole demeanor darkened, and the strange expressions on the faces of the rabbits he had encountered since his visit to Eientei in the spring finally became clear.

"So that's how it is... so that's how it is..." he murmured to himself.

Reisen noticed Akina Sawa's condition and her expression became panicked. Right now, she was pinning all her hopes on him to defeat Kaguya-sama and save the Eientei rabbits. He couldn't afford to have any problems!

In a moment of panic, Reisen quickly gestured with her hands to reassure her, "It's alright, we rabbits often take baths in the water tank, it's not strange at all!"

"You agree, right?!" Reisen winked at the little rabbit.

The little rabbit also realized what Reisen-sama was trying to convey, and jumped up to say, "Reisen-sama is right! We love taking baths in the tub, and we even swim in it!"

Seeing the somewhat comical performance of the two people in front of him, Qiu Mingze suddenly burst into laughter, "I'm fine, you don't need to save face for me. It's just a little embarrassing, but everyone has a dark history."

Akina Sawa scratched his nose as well. "But Dr. Yagokoro didn't hold me responsible. She's a really nice person. Even though so much time has passed, I still have to thank her in person."

Hearing Akina Sawa's sincere words, Reisen felt a little embarrassed. She knew the situation clearly; it was Lord Yagokoro who first tested the medicine on others, which led to what happened later.

"Let's go, let's deal with Kaguya-san's matter first." With a wave of his hand, Akina Sawa also headed towards the direction he remembered, towards the location of Kaguya Houraisan's room.

Reisen instructed the rabbit girl to continue taking care of her exhausted companion, then quickly followed after her.