Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

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Chapter 175 Thinking About the Future

The yard is very clean. Although most of the rabbits are very tired, they still insist on cleaning every day, and the environment is no different from before.

As Akina Sawa approached the room where Princess Kaguya lived, he heard a series of noises.

The clear sound of the joystick moving, and the fast-paced background music of the game playing from the speakers.

Akina Ze frowned slightly, because the music sounded very familiar, very similar to the background music of the games he used to play when he was outside.

But this is Gensokyo, not the outside world, and it might just be a simple similarity in melody, so Akina Sawa can't make a definitive judgment yet.

"what happened?"

Reisen leaned closer and whispered in her ear.

She saw Akina Sawa suddenly stand motionless in front of Kaguya-sama's door, and she felt a little nervous, worried that he might suddenly change his mind.

"It's nothing, I just thought of a possibility, it won't affect the game later," Akina Ze replied, shaking his head.

Hearing this, Reisen felt a little relieved. If Akina-sama also backed down at the last minute, she couldn't think of anyone else who could compete with Kaguya-sama in games—especially now that the old counter cards were no longer effective.

Actually, Kaguya-sama had fallen into a similar state of gaming addiction before, but using the countermeasure card Fujiwara no Mokou had always successfully pulled her out of gaming hell.

However, the old countermeasure cards have completely lost their effectiveness. A few days ago, the rabbits deliberately lured Fujiwara no Mokou to Eientei for a battle, intending to use the same trick again. But unexpectedly, Fujiwara no Mokou used up all her saliva and still couldn't 'awaken' Kaguya-sama.

If even Akina-sama can save Kaguya-sama from the hell of games... Reisen's expression suddenly turned serious, but when she looked up and saw Akina Sawa's sturdy back, and smelled the pleasant scent, a strange sense of conviction welled up in her heart.

"No, Lord Akina can definitely do it!" Reisen clenched her fists, watching Akina Sawa push open the door and slowly walk into Kaguya's room, her eyes full of certainty.

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As soon as he stepped into the house, Akina Ze was surprised to find himself in complete darkness. The sunlight that had been streaming through the door was gone. Looking back, even the doorway seemed far away, and he could only see tiny specks of light. Yet, he had only taken one step!

Directly in front of him, a dazzling, mesmerizing light shone on his face.

Akina Ze also subconsciously covered his eyes with his hands, a normal reaction when entering a dark environment and suddenly seeing light.

When he lowered his hand, the mysterious scene he expected did not occur. Instead, he saw only a person, a rabbit, a screen, and two controllers.

"Waaaaah, you must be the savior Reisen brought!"

Having suffered so much, even his long rabbit ears were drooping and lying on the back of his head. When he saw Akina Zeya enter, he pouted and tears were about to flow from his eyes.

"Should be?" Akina Sawa scratched the back of his head awkwardly. Calling him a savior was too much of an exaggeration... He was just a kind-hearted person who had been called in.

"Woo...Wow!"

Having finally seen a glimmer of hope, Inaba Tei could no longer hold back and jumped directly into Akina Sawaya's arms.

Although Akina Sawa himself felt as if a cannonball had struck his chest, seeing the little black-haired, white-eared rabbit girl in his arms with large tears welling up in her eyes, he still held her in his arms, gently stroking her slightly disheveled hair, and softly comforted her:

"It's okay, it's okay."

Once Inaba Tei calmed down, Akina Sawa put her back on the ground and said to Houraisan Kaguya, who had remained silent, "Can we let her out first?"

Kaguya Houraisan did not respond, but the door in the distance suddenly drew closer.

It seems they've agreed.

Seeing the doorway right in front of her, Inaba Tei couldn't help but show a look of joy on her face. She called out, "Big brother, I'll go out now. Good luck!"

"Yeah, I'll do my best." The little girl's encouragement filled Akina Ze with confidence, and he had just confirmed that the game Kaguya and the others had been playing was the same one he played when he was outside, and he was very familiar with it.

Once Inaba Tei's figure disappeared behind the door, Akina Sawa turned to look at Kaguya-hime, wanting to see what she would say.

"Hahaha! Hahaha! I really can't hold back anymore!"

But to everyone's surprise, Kaguya Houraisan clutched her stomach and rolled around on the ground, her face full of barely suppressed laughter.

This left Akina Ze completely baffled. What was Kaguya laughing about?

Out of caution, Akina Sawa did not interrupt Kaguya.

When Kaguya Houraisan finished laughing and helped herself up from the ground, she patted the cushion next to her, signaling Akina Sawa to sit down as well.

Akina Ze showed no fear and went straight to the cushion to sit down.

Kaguya Houraisan also sat upright on her own cushion, holding a specially made handle embroidered with bamboo patterns in her small, snow-white hand.

A faint, elegant bamboo scent wafted from Princess Kaguya, and Akina Ze, upon smelling it, immediately felt much more invigorated.

This is the legendary Moon Princess... After many days of battle, there is not a trace of impurity in her, and she is the epitome of elegance.

So why would she do such a thing to the rabbits... Akina Sawa also had countless doubts in his mind. Although he had only met her a few times, he felt that Princess Kaguya was not the kind of person who would do such a thing. However, with Reisen and Inaba Tei's behavior just now as evidence, he had no choice but to believe it.

"Kaguya..." Akina Ze was about to ask the question when Kaguya interrupted him.

"Battle?"

Kaguya Houraisan turned to look at Zeya Akina, her deep black eyes gazing at him silently, her bangs fluttering gently without any wind.

“Okay…” Akina Ze nodded slowly.

Since you don't want to answer me, then I'll defeat you first and then ask you slowly.

Akina Ze had no intention of losing to anyone in this game.

The warm air circulated rapidly within Akina Zeya's body, maintaining a significant increase in his physical strength, reaction speed, and other physical attributes.

Both of them gripped the controllers tightly, their eyes fixed on the screen in front of them.

A great battle is about to break out...

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"Are the people you've chosen capable?"

As soon as he stepped out of Princess Kaguya's room, Inaba Tei immediately revealed his true colors, no longer bothering to pretend.

As a 'little' rabbit who has lived for so long, she is very clear about human interests. She gave a perfect performance in that scene just now. She is not afraid that people will not do their best, but she is afraid that they are not good enough.

"I believe in Lord Akina." Reisen's words were firm, her red eyes fixed on the doorway, waiting for Akina Sawa to return triumphantly from inside.

"That, that's good."

Reisen's performance caught Inaba Tei off guard. She responded briefly and then fell silent, beginning to consider her options.

If we trace it back to the source, I'm the culprit, aren't I? Without even checking, I gave that disc, which now seems highly suspicious, to Lady Kaguya.

He could only hope that no one would find out... Inaba Tei prayed earnestly with his hands clasped together.

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Chapter 176 It Wasn't My Fault

The LCD screen displays a large number of various characters.

But Akina is very familiar with every character and even their moves, because this is the game he often plays when he is out in the world.

I never expected to be able to play this game in Gensokyo... Akina Sawa's eyes welled up with a hint of reminiscence.

After relieving himself from a tiring day at work, Akina would go home, do some simple cleaning, sit down at his computer desk, turn on his computer, and select this game.

Because this game was released a long time ago, the battle lobby is full of familiar faces, all of whom are veteran players, and Akina Sawa is the top-tier player among them.

The past is gone, and Akina Ze has come to his senses. Looking at the screen in front of him, he gently pushes the controller to regain his feel for it.

Suddenly, he noticed that the red box representing 1p had locked onto one of the characters. But Akina Ze also remembered that this was the weakest character in the game, with the lowest mechanics and stats. Everyone jokingly said that this character must be the game designer's enemy.

I never expected Kaguya-sama to choose this role... Is she planning to go easy on her?

Akina Ze also glanced at Kaguya-hime beside him out of the corner of his eye.

I noticed that she looked very relaxed, and when she noticed Akina Zeya's gaze, she turned her head and smiled slightly.

It seems they're treating me like a newbie.

Turning his gaze away, Akina Sawa also came to a conclusion.

However, it's normal for Kaguya to treat me like a newbie, since from her perspective, I really haven't had any experience with this before.

In that case...

Akina Ze also pushed the joystick, and the blue frame on 2P selected a character in the far right corner. The edge of the blue frame was flashing, indicating that it was still in a pending state.

This is the most powerful character since the game's update. Her mechanics and stats are perfect. Compared to the previous character, she's worlds apart, not even in the same league. Her value lies in showing players what true inner love is.

Akina Sawa chose her, but the decision is still pending.

"Miss Kaguya, is this character amazing?" Akina Ze also smiled slightly.

"so so."

This was Kaguya's response; her voice was completely unwavering, suggesting she intended to respond with her pure, honed skills.

"Then I'll choose her. An average role is suitable for a fair competition."

Since Kaguya-sama has said so, Akina Sawa naturally won't wrong himself.

Press the button, and the blue frame will lock.

The battle begins!

Akina Ze also controlled his character to move left and right on the right side of the screen, occasionally jumping and swinging his fists, making him look like a newbie getting familiar with his new body.

Meanwhile, the new character controlled by Kaguya Houraisan stands motionless on the left, exuding the aura of a master.

The countdown timer in the middle of the screen ticks away second by second. When the number reaches zero, the player with the higher health will gain the body. If the numbers are the same, it's a draw.

It seems they're waiting for me to launch the first attack.

Akina Ze also saw through Houraisan Kaguya's intention: how to act cool in front of a newbie, stand still and wait for him to attack, then counterattack with a smooth combo and take him down.

If it were me, I probably would have done the same.

Thinking to himself, Akina Ze controlled his character to move to the left and then delivered a powerful kick.

At this moment, Kaguya's character finally moved. Facing the heavy kick, she threw a light punch, interrupting the kick in mid-air.

Akina Sawa had already guessed what was going to happen, but he still pretended to be a novice and frantically pressed buttons on the controller.

Sure enough, the little figure on the right side of the screen was kicked into the air by a heavy kick, then jumped up and lightly struck a few times. After landing, he was knocked to the ground by another light kick, followed by a small combo. During this time, none of the commands that Akina Zeye entered took effect.

After Kaguya finished her combo, Akina Zeya's character was left with only a sliver of health, cowering timidly in the far right corner.

Kaguya Houraisan's face showed a hint of boredom. Bullying newbies was pointless; it was better to fight a few rounds with the trained rabbit.

"Let's end the battle."

With a low shout, Kaguya Houraisan controlled her character to jump, intending to defeat Akina Sawaya's character from mid-air.

It's now!

Akina Ze also had a glint in his eyes. He pressed several buttons on the controller at the same time. The character who was hiding in the corner with only a sliver of health left suddenly performed a rising dragon kick, sending Kaguya's character flying.

Kaguya Houraisan paused for a moment, then shook her head, assuming that Akina Sawa had just gotten lucky and pressed the right button by chance. She planned to end his good luck as soon as the character got up from the ground.

The character got up, and Kaguya Houraisan habitually tapped the light button.

"Qiang!"

But the screen flashed and went straight to the enemy's ultimate move screen. A few drops of cold sweat slid down Kaguya's forehead. She remembered that Akina Ze could control the character's ultimate move to kill a character with low health in one shot.

"Huh? Did I win?"

Seeing the little figure's health bar on the left side completely emptied, Qiu Mingze scratched the back of his head and asked a question knowingly.

"That's right...you won."

Kaguya Houraisan smiled, but inwardly she cried out in frustration, "That doesn't count! My character is too weak!"

"One more game?"

Although the words were ostensibly a question, Kaguya Houraisan's tone carried no hint of inquiry.

Akina Ze naturally nodded. His purpose in coming was to completely defeat Kaguya; the plan had only just begun.

The card reader, containing the game disc, spun slowly, its built-in blue light illuminating the exquisite artwork on the disc's surface.

The second game begins.

In this game, Akina Sawa once again chose the strongest bugged character, but Kaguya-hime switched to a different character.