Gensokyo, I am a slime, everyone loves me

"Who else could it be? Yesterday the Yakumo Residence was blasted by a Magic Cannon, and today my house was inexplicably blown up again."

Bai Luo pointed towards the Sunflower Field and angrily declared, "There's only one truth! After blasting the Yakumo Residence, that guy still wasn't satisfied and took it out on me!"

Chapter Eleven: The Shrine Maiden Must Pay a Heavy Price.

Kazami Yuuka's face stiffened. To avoid inexplicably taking the blame, she still offered an explanation:

"If it were her Magic Cannon, given the strength of this house, there wouldn't be anything left."

Bai Luo felt some doubt in his heart, yet he had to admit that what Kazami Yuuka said made sense.

But thinking like this, the whole matter became even stranger.

Besides Kazami Yuuka, Bai Luo really couldn't think of anyone else. He had only been in Fantasy Land for a week and hadn't met or gotten to know many people.

The only place he had any conflict was the day before yesterday, when he identified a scamming group in the Human Village.

But they were arrested by the guard team on the spot and brought to justice, so they had no motive. Furthermore, judging from the damage to the house, it definitely wasn't something ordinary people could have caused.

"Aren't you acquainted with Yakumo Yukari? You can ask her for help; she's idle anyway."

Suddenly, Kazami Yuuka suggested. Bai Luo looked up and pursed his lips:

"Her? Forget it."

"That's right." As if understanding something, Kazami Yuuka nodded knowingly, expressing agreement.

Invisible to the naked eye, a hashtag symbol faintly appeared in the void.

"Yakumo Yukari won't do, but her shikigami is quite reliable."

"Lan?"

Bai Luo rubbed his chin and also shook his head.

He had already troubled her enough recently. Yakumo Ran was usually quite busy, and he really felt bad about bothering her again.

After thinking for a moment, Kazami Yuuka said again:

"Go north, through the Magic Forest. There's a Hakurei Shrine on the easternmost side of Fantasy Land. You can ask the Shrine Maiden there for help."

"Hakurei Shrine?"

Kazami Yuuka nodded.

"She likes money. You can spend some money to hire her to investigate."

"Money?"

Bai Luo was stunned for a moment.

Gold + Shrine Maiden = Hakurei Reimu.

inexplicably, a formula popped into Bai Luo's head.

What a strange combination.

Afterwards, under the guidance of the Great Sage, Bai Luo arrived at the Hakurei Shrine again.

He ascended the sloped stairs, walked along the approach, with cherry blossoms in full bloom on both sides, and scattered petals falling like snowflakes.

If one sought a quiet and aesthetically pleasing residence, choosing this spot wouldn't be bad either.

Looking from afar, Bai Luo found that the main hall door was still tightly shut.

"Not open again?"

He remembered Yakumo Ran saying that Hakurei Reimu was very lazy, but was it really okay for a Hakurei Shrine not to open its doors even at noon?

Bai Luo muttered as he reached the main door, intending to knock, but upon seeing the hanging Kagura bell, he turned to the bell and gently pulled it.

"Ding-a-ling~"

The bell sound was clear, echoing in the empty Hakurei Shrine.

Two minutes passed, and there was no movement. Bai Luo pulled it three more times.

"Ding-a-ling——Ding-a-ling ding-a-ling..."

Five minutes passed. Besides the occasional chirping of insects and birds, there was still no movement at all from inside the door.

"Is anyone there...!"

Bai Luo knocked on the door and called out.

After ten minutes passed, Bai Luo completely gave up. As a fellow veteran slacker, he knew deeply that trying to make a sleeping lazy fish jump up was impossible.

[Notification. Depositing money into the offering box has a chance of waking up individual Hakurei Reimu]

Deposit money?

Bai Luo glanced curiously, his gaze falling upon a wooden box hanging to the left of the main door, with an opening at the top for depositing money.

"Does this really work?"

Bai Luo asked suspiciously.

He also vaguely remembered this Shrine Maiden was very greedy for money, but the setting where the Shrine Maiden would appear by putting money into the offering box was too absurd.

Although he was skeptical, Bai Luo still took out a silver coin from his sleeve and put it in.

Anyway, his monthly allowance wasn't small, so trying it wouldn't hurt.

"Thump thump..."

The metal striking the wooden board made a heavy sound.

The sound was very small, at least in Bai Luo's opinion, far less than the noise made by knocking on the door or pulling the bell earlier.

That's right. Could it be that this Shrine Maiden had telepathic connection with the offering box, that they were one?

Just as he turned to leave, a slight sound came from behind him—the sound of a door opening.

They really were one!?

Bai Luo's eyes widened. He turned his head, and a red and white figure came into view.

"Welcome to Hakurei Shrine, is there anything I can help you with?"

The girl asked this, but her gaze was fixed on the offering box.

Bai Luo felt that if he weren't here, the other party would probably pounce on it, take down the offering box, and see how much offering was given.

"I'm here for a request. I want to find someone to help investigate something."

Bai Luo briefly explained.

Reimu's expression stiffened. For her, it was best not to move if she could avoid it, and requests were the most troublesome thing.

Suddenly, her eyes flashed, and she put on a smile again, "I see. Come in first, and we can talk in detail over tea."

Reimu pushed open the door and stepped aside.

"You go in and sit down first, I'll be there shortly."

Bai Luo was puzzled, but still nodded and walked inside.

However, before he had walked a few steps, there was a sound of rummaging from behind him, followed by the extremely excited voice of the girl:

"A silver coin! It's a silver coin!"

"This month's food money is settled!"

"...."

Listening to the girl's yelps outside the door, Bai Luo's expression couldn't help but be a little subtle, but he pretended not to hear and sat on the tatami beside the low table.

Not long after, Reimu also came in, her face still flushed from excitement.

She stared intently at Bai Luo, her pair of peach-colored eyes emitting a strange, greenish glow, which made Bai Luo involuntarily shrink his shoulders and neck, and a sense of vigilance rose in his heart.

Judging by this Shrine Maiden's recent behavior, Bai Luo was somewhat suspicious that this fellow might knock him out with a stick—for his money.

Reimu didn't think too much. After quickly emptying the tea leaves that had been brewed countless times on the table, she brewed a new pot.

"What would you like to request? By the looks of it, you probably haven't been in Fantasy Land for long, have you?"

Originally, Reimu wanted to make up any excuse to refuse, but the offering of a silver coin instantly changed her mind, and she even switched to using polite language.

After all, only by looking far ahead can the stream flow continuously.

Bai Luo nodded and said gloomily:

"My house over by the Flower Field in the southwest was inexplicably blasted down this morning."

He explained simply and clearly. Reimu nodded from time to time, but felt something was wrong when she heard the latter part.

House?

Flower Field in the southwest!?

After reacting, Reimu's heart thumped fiercely. As far as she knew, wasn't there only the Sunflower Field in the southwest?

She asked tentatively, "Is the Flower Field you're talking about under the Magic Forest and made up of lots of sunflowers?"

Bai Luo nodded lightly.

"That's suitable for building a house."

Hmm...

Anything related to those guys is going to be troublesome.

This money is hard to earn.

Wait a minute...

A house next to the Sunflower Field?

As if remembering something, a drop of sweat slid down her temple. Reimu swallowed with difficulty, organized her words, and asked:

"So, you want me to help you find the culprit? What will you do after finding the culprit? You won't tear her into pieces or anything, right?"

"Does that even need to be said! The house I worked so hard to build, I hadn't even slept in it for a few days before it was directly destroyed. She must be made to pay a heavy price!"

Looking at Bai Luo's angry appearance, clenching his fists, Reimu silently swallowed back the thought of admitting it.

Chapter Twelve: The Great Sage's Substitute Calming Function

"This Hakurei Shrine doesn't take private detective cases, but since we're fated, I can help you rebuild your house for free."

Reimu suppressed her guilt and said seriously.

As soon as she said this, Bai Luo glanced at Reimu in surprise, and his opinion of her changed slightly.

He had originally thought this Shrine Maiden would be shamelessly greedy for money, but unexpectedly, she was surprisingly kind.

"This kind of thing happens frequently in Fantasy Land, just get used to it. If it's convenient, I can help you rebuild during this time."

Bai Luo gently shook his head, "What if it gets destroyed again after it's built? I still want to catch the culprit first."

Saying this, he took out a gold coin.

"This is the reward for this request. You can add more if it's not enough."

"Huh? Huh!"

Looking at the gold coin on the low table, Reimu was startled at first, and then her breathing quickened.

Sunlight slanted in from the window lattice, shining on the gold coin and reflecting strands of golden light.

The gold coin was dazzling, even more so for the poor Shrine Maiden, successfully illuminating the path she had decided on.

Her little paws silently tucked the gold coin into her Shrine Maiden outfit. If it weren't for that Marisa fellow, she wouldn't have possibly blasted away the house of this wealthy person in front of her.

Therefore, the source of everything, the culprit of everything, is Marisa!

Right, that's how it is!

After customizing a logic for herself, Reimu smiled, her eyes became much clearer, and with a wave of her hand, she made a final decision: