Gensokyo, I am a slime, everyone loves me

Chapter 15: So It's a Younger Man Preference

In the following days, Bai Luo was busy with the reconstruction of the Happy Hut, and with the help of Reimu and Marisa, a brand new hut stood tall again.

It was not only more exquisite than before, but Marisa also brought back Magic Redwood from the Magic Forest to build a batch of railings, enclosing the area around the hut.

Everything was completed, and life returned to peace. Lying on a chair in the courtyard, Bai Luo muttered:

"It's been a while since I saw that fellow. She probably listened to my advice and won't come to this area anymore."

Bai Luo glanced in the direction of the Human Village. He remembered her saying that her home was in the Human Village.

"It's decided!"

Bai Luo clapped his hands together, stood up, and said, "Let's go to the Human Village to find her and play today!"

However, when Bai Luo arrived at the Human Village, he realized one thing—he didn't know the other party's address, or even her name.

After quickly searching around the Human Village, he still didn't find his target, so Bai Luo had to give up.

Walking on the animal path, he muttered discontentedly:

"Does this fellow really live in the Human Village? She's not pulling my leg, is she?"

"Whoa—"

Caught off guard, Bai Luo bumped into something soft, staggered back a few steps, and almost fell to the ground.

He rubbed his head, looked up, and saw a young girl in a red dress standing in front of him—it was Hieda no Akyuu.

"What a coincidence. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Hieda no Akyuu said softly, a smile on her face, but Bai Luo strategically took two steps back, keeping his distance from her, as if facing some prehistoric beast.

His recent experience was still fresh in his memory.

Bai Luo was about to refuse, but thinking that Hieda no Akyuu's registration work might be helpful in finding someone, he hesitated for a moment and said:

"I came to the Human Village to find a friend."

"Is your friend male or female? What's her name? I can help you check."

"I don't know her name."

As he said this, Bai Luo lowered his head and shook it, feeling a bit awkward. Not knowing a friend's name was indeed too ridiculous.

"You don't even know her name?" Hieda no Akyuu was surprised and frowned: "Your friend must be a girl, right? And she probably looks more like an older sister type."

Is she that amazing?

Bai Luo was surprised. He didn't expect that Hieda no Akyuu could guess everything without him saying anything.

"You might have been deceived. This kind of person usually isn't genuinely making friends with you, or their intentions aren't that simple. It's best to be careful."

Looking at Hieda no Akyuu, who was seriously telling him that the other party had bad intentions while her hand was climbing onto his body, Bai Luo's forehead faintly showed black lines. He slapped her paw away.

"You're probably the pervert."

After being scolded, Hieda no Akyuu's smile remained unchanged, as if she wasn't the one being scolded, her expression not changing at all.

"Then, does your friend have any characteristics?"

Bai Luo clicked his tongue and replied: "Both times I saw her, she was holding a parasol, had green hair, and when I first met her, she was like an ice block, but overall, she felt quite gentle."

"Your friend... couldn't be that Flower Tyrant, could she?"

Hieda no Akyuu swallowed. As soon as she heard the two characteristics, parasol and green hair, she sensed something was wrong.

After hearing Bai Luo's description, she was almost certain of her guess.

A hint of strangeness appeared in her eyes.

If she remembered correctly, the Youkai Sage and this Flower Tyrant didn't have a very good relationship, and Bai Luo was also from the Yakumo Residence.

Glancing at Bai Luo, Hieda no Akyuu seemed to understand something and nodded absently.

"I didn't expect that person to actually have a younger man preference and like children."

She muttered softly, but it didn't escape Bai Luo's ears.

Younger... man preference?

At first, Bai Luo didn't understand, but after realizing, his temples throbbed.

"Like children, you big idiot!"

Bai Luo muttered angrily, seemingly able to hear the grinding sound from his back teeth.

"Also, she is not Kazami Yuuka. If you don't know, I won't bother you anymore."

After saying that, he turned to leave, but before he could take a step, Hieda no Akyuu grabbed his sleeve.

"I have a slight impression, but I need to look through the registration book for specific information."

"Really?"

Bai Luo looked at Hieda no Akyuu suspiciously. Seeing her sincere eyes, he reluctantly agreed, "Okay, but you can't touch me without my permission."

"Cough cough..." This highly misleading sentence successfully caused a certain Youkai Sage who was secretly watching to almost choke to death.

Hieda no Akyuu naturally agreed, and with a happy smile, she took Bai Luo back to the registration office.

After rummaging through things, she took out six thick registration books and stacked them on the table, even taller than half her head.

"Don't tell me we have to slowly go through these books."

Bai Luo's expression was stiff. With so many, he probably wouldn't finish going through them even by tomorrow.

Hieda no Akyuu smiled, which was an admission. "These are just the registered information from recent years. If your friend has lived for a long time, we'll have to look through the earlier years."

Following her gaze, Bai Luo saw the table cabinet full of registration books, and his little face instantly looked like life wasn't worth living.

Suddenly, he remembered something, and hope rekindled in his heart. Isn't there still the Great Sage!

As soon as he thought of it, a red light flashed in his eyes, and Bai Luo handed over control of his body to the Great Sage.

Seeing Bai Luo casually pick up a registration book and start flipping through it, Hieda no Akyuu was surprised for a moment, hesitated, and then also picked up a registration book and began reading it with her head down.

Two hours later, as the red light flashed again, Bai Luo put down the heavy registration book in his hand, his calm little face filled with depression.

He had gone through four whole books, but let alone finding her, there wasn't even anyone who resembled her.

Hieda no Akyuu was still reading carefully. Now, his hope could only be placed on the last book in her hand.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously went behind Hieda no Akyuu, leaned his head closer, and carefully looked at the contents of the registration book.

The pages of the book were turned one by one, and the speed became faster and faster. To see the content more clearly, Bai Luo had to move closer, until he felt Hieda no Akyuu's abnormal breathing. Only then did he realize something was wrong, but it was already too late.

As Hieda no Akyuu leaned back seemingly unintentionally, their bodies gently pressed together, and the next moment—

"Let me hug you!"

"Whoa! What are you doing! Don't touch me!"

After a struggle, Bai Luo finally broke free from Hieda no Akyuu's embrace. After catching his breath, his eyes showed some annoyance. He slapped the table with a "bang":

"Didn't we agree that you couldn't touch me without my permission!"

"But you were the one who touched me just now~ That should count as permission, right?"

Hieda no Akyuu tried to confuse him, looking at him with an innocent face.

Bai Luo was furious: "How does that count as my permission? You clearly leaned back, which is why we touched!"

"Don't mind these details."

Hieda no Akyuu sat on the chair, closed the registration book, and looked troubled, "It seems we'll have to look through the older registration books. It's probably going to be tough today. I have extra guest rooms here. I'll go prepare one for you..."

"No need!" Bai Luo interrupted her, standing up, "I'm not used to staying at someone else's house, and besides! You actually know all the information in these registration books like the back of your hand, don't you!"

As he said the last part, he was filled with indignation.

While struggling just now, the Great Sage told him that the Child of Miare—Hieda no Akyuu—possessed the ability to never forget anything she had seen once.

Isn't that photographic memory!

It turns out this fellow was pretending to be ignorant with him all along. It's simply unforgivable!

Chapter 16: Next Winter, I'll Watch the Snow With You

"Does this fellow live in the Human Village or not! She didn't even say her name, making me waste a whole day."

Walking on the way home, Bai Luo kept complaining. He looked up at the sky, the sun had already set, and it would probably be dark in about an hour.

If he had known this, he would have just played at home. Why waste so much time looking for her?

Suddenly, his steps stopped.

From a distance, Bai Luo saw a familiar figure, still holding that parasol. Under the glow of the sunset, her emerald green hair shimmered like gemstones.

Was she specifically here to find him?

His mood became cheerful again, and Bai Luo's steps were light. He had always been open about his feelings.

"Hey, you're not specifically waiting for me here, are you?" Coming closer, he called out.

Kazami Yuuka turned her eyes, glanced at him, and nodded slightly.

"Don't stand outside anymore, come in quickly."

Bai Luo walked in front, and Kazami Yuuka also followed him inside.

Along the way, Bai Luo introduced the rebuilt Happy Hut. Because there were two laborers working, compared to before, there were quite a few more facilities, such as a hot spring.

This was naturally not an ordinary hot spring.

First, he had Reimu carry the Yinyang Orb and smash a large pit, then he found Yakumo Lan to help connect an underground water source with a heat source, and finally, he added many healing potions and the like inside.

When it was just built, Marisa and Reimu basically stayed inside and didn't come out. It was only after Bai Luo persistently cajoled them that he managed to get these two fellows out. If it were winter, when it got cold, these two might have just lived inside.

Bai Luo talked tirelessly.

Kazami Yuuka followed behind, listening quietly.

However, something that puzzled her appeared. As he was talking, the Little One slowly stopped, his tone gradually calmed down, and he led her to the living room, took some snacks, and then sullenly stuffed them into his mouth, not looking at her or speaking.

Kazami Yuuka frowned, not understanding what was wrong with him.

"Did someone bully you?"

She asked, but received no reply. Bai Luo glanced sideways and then turned his head away from her.

Silence.

Silence.

Still silence.

Bai Luo was still ignoring her.

If it were Yakumo Purple, or anyone else, Kazami Yuuka would have definitely sent a Magic Cannon over.

Her mood became irritated. Kazami Yuuka didn't like this. She stood up and, under Bai Luo's blank gaze, turned his face back to face her.

Perhaps because she was a Youkai, her fingers were not only fair and slender, but also showed no fingerprints. The scent of flowers slipped into his nose along her fingertips.

Her crimson eyes stared straight at Bai Luo, their gazes intertwined.

"W-what are you doing!"

Realizing what was happening, Bai Luo quickly broke free and stepped back a few steps.

"Were you bullied?"

She asked again.

This time, Bai Luo finally reacted.

He looked up at Kazami Yuuka, his eyes filled with dissatisfaction: "You lied to me last time when you said you lived in the Human Village, didn't you?"

"You went looking for me?"

As if understanding something, Kazami Yuuka calmed down again, and her originally irritated mood became cheerful.

Bai Luo originally wanted to nod, but seeing the smile on Kazami Yuuka's face, he suddenly felt annoyed again.