Gensokyo, I am a slime, everyone loves me

She gave Inubashiri Momiji a comforting look: "Although I'm not sure when it was written, if you hadn't suggested cleaning today, I wouldn't have found this newspaper. If it succeeds, you'll be indispensable, and I'll write your name on it too."

"Wuwuwuwu!"

Inubashiri Momiji wriggled desperately, whimpering, but the matter was decided. She could only watch Aya Shameimaru walk away with the newspaper.

...

Scarlet Devil Mansion.

Sakuya Izayoi glanced at the exquisite little pastries in the box, then looked up at Hong Meiling in front of her, finding it hard to believe.

"Are these pastries you made yourself, Hong Meiling?"

Hong Meiling nodded: "These are pastries from my hometown. They taste really good, quickly try one."

"Okay."

Although still feeling doubtful, Sakuya Izayoi didn't hesitate. She picked up a piece, took a small bite, and then her eyes lit up as she praised, "It tastes good. I didn't expect you to have this skill. Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"

"I used to make a few types of pastries, but I wasn't good at it, and the taste was just average."

Hong Meiling took out a notebook with a blue cover.

"This notebook appeared in my room at some point. It details the recipes for various pastries from my hometown."

Saying this, she lowered her eyes and whispered, "I feel like we might have forgotten something."

9

Chapter 9: Memory Loss?

"Are you saying we've lost a period of memory?"

Sakuya Izayoi looked at Hong Meiling in surprise.

Hong Meiling nodded, resting her chin on her hand as she explained, "I've never seen this notebook before. The paper and handwriting are very new, so it must have been written recently. Plus, I've investigated, and no one from my hometown has been to the Human Village or even the entire Fantasy Land recently, let alone brought this notebook."

Saying this, she opened the last page of the notebook and pointed to a line of small text at the end.

"This is a sentence left by the notebook's owner. It's clear he knows me. He said he was about to die, so he wrote down the recipes for hometown pastries to leave for me, his friend."

After hearing Hong Meiling's series of deductions, Sakuya Izayoi's eyes were full of disbelief. Besides the surprising nature of the event, she was more shocked by her own gatekeeper's sudden enlightenment.

After the surprise, Sakuya Izayoi began to seriously consider Hong Meiling's earlier speculation.

She had to admit, Hong Meiling's deduction was quite reasonable.

Perhaps such a person really existed, they just forgot this period of memory.

Suddenly thinking of something, Sakuya Izayoi took out a pocket watch.

"Speaking of which, I also have an extra pocket watch that I don't know where it came from."

"A pocket watch?"

Hong Meiling leaned over curiously.

The pocket watch was white and blue, looking like it was handmade. A blue sphere was also engraved in the empty space below the hands.

"If there really is a forgotten person, then this is probably a gift he gave me."

Sakuya Izayoi gently held the pocket watch, listening to the ticking sound of the hands.

At first, when she saw this pocket watch, although she didn't think of throwing it away, she did consider putting it back in her room or giving it to the Second Mistress.

After all, this style really didn't fit the image of the head maid.

However, for some reason, she was always inexplicably reluctant to part with it, which is why she kept it with her.

A complex light flashed in Sakuya Izayoi's eyes.

Recently, the Second Mistress has been able to control her mental state for some unknown reason, and her abilities don't go out of control.

At first, it could only be attributed to a miracle.

But now, connecting the dots, perhaps this was done by the forgotten person.

Thinking this way, this person could be considered a great benefactor to their Scarlet Devil Mansion, yet for some reason, they had forgotten all memories about him.

"Sakuya, what should we do next? Should we investigate his true identity?"

Hong Meiling's voice pulled Sakuya Izayoi's thoughts back to reality.

Sakuya Izayoi nodded without hesitation: "We must get our memories back. If these deductions are true, he is a benefactor to our Scarlet Devil Mansion. How can we not even remember who he is?"

After speaking, Sakuya Izayoi put away the pocket watch: "I'll report to the Mistress first, then I'll go find Patchouli to discuss a plan. You go try in the Human Village and see if you can find any clues about him."

After assigning the tasks, Sakuya Izayoi hurried towards the hall, while Hong Meiling closed the gate and rushed towards the Human Village.

...

It was another sunny afternoon.

Bai Luo finished his lunch in a hurry and officially made his request to move to Yakumo Ran.

Three days had passed, and the Happy Hut was already rebuilt.

Now was the time to move.

Hearing this news, Yakumo Ran was stunned, her fox ears drooping.

She grabbed Bai Luo's shoulders and shook him, asking, "Did Ran do something wrong? Did I make you unhappy? Please tell me, Ran will change."

"It's not that. You know, I'm not like that Zi Ma. I'm used to living alone. Before you lost your memory, I moved out to live by myself."

Bai Luo took a step back.

He was indeed used to living alone, enjoying the carefree and free life of being by himself.

More importantly, he could sleep until he woke up naturally, eat whenever he wanted, and play until whatever time he wanted.

Of course, even if Bai Luo really slept until the afternoon or even late at night, Yakumo Ran wouldn't say anything, as she was already used to it.

But Bai Luo wasn't some unscrupulous old woman. He couldn't bear to see Yakumo Ran work hard to make food, only for no one to pay attention and for her to end up eating alone in the living room.

Seeing how resolute he was, Yakumo Ran became dejected, her tail drooping powerlessly to the ground.

"Have you finished choosing your residence? Is the house built? Ran is free recently and can help."

"No need, everything is ready. I just need to move in. I chose a place by the small stream next to the Sunflower Field. There's also a hot spring there. If Ran wants to come, you can come over anytime to relax."

Originally completely disheartened upon hearing that everything was ready and she wasn't needed for anything, Yakumo Ran's fox ears suddenly perked up when she heard the latter part about the hot spring.

"Really?"

Yakumo Ran's eyes sparkled. Soaking in a hot spring in this weather, steaming hot, was the best feeling.

Bai Luo nodded: "Of course, Ran. If you want to come, just come directly. You don't need to tell me in advance."

Saying this, he leaned close to Yakumo Ran's ear and whispered, "Actually, there's another benefit there. It's very close to the Sunflower Field, so a certain old woman wouldn't dare peek around casually."

Vaguely, a hint of killing intent seemed to permeate the air, forming a hash symbol shape.

Yakumo Ran shrank her neck and shoulders, quickly advising, "Young Master Bai, watch your words. Be careful Zi Daren hears you."

"What are you afraid of? She's still sleeping at this time. How could she be eavesdropping on us?"

Yakumo Ran quickly shook her head: "Zi Daren has been busy dealing with the magic formation you set up recently, so she's been getting up very early."

"That's fine too. If she were really eavesdropping, I would have already suffered just now. How could I still be standing here?"

Bai Luo waved his hand indifferently.

Although he said that, he still secretly said to the Great Sage: "Temporarily activate a skill - World Sense."

[Understood. World Sense activated]

"While the Purple Old Woman isn't around, should we go check out my new place later? Now the Purple Old Woman—there's killing intent!"

Halfway through speaking, Bai Luo's gaze suddenly turned sharp, and his body flashed backward.

Sure enough, the next second, a gap suddenly split open on the ground where he had been standing.

It wasn't over yet. Bai Luo's body moved slightly, dodging several attacks in succession.

"Wahahaha! Purple Old Woman, I knew you were eavesdropping!"

Bai Luo put his hands on his hips and laughed loudly, "Want to catch me? In your next life!"

"Boundary of Stillness and Motion!"

Yakumo Yukari's voice came from within the gap. Bai Luo's smile instantly froze, and his entire body became unable to move.

"Purple Old Woman, huh! Can't catch you, huh! Arrogant, huh!!!"

Yakumo Yukari walked out of the rift with a dark face. Bai Luo could even hear her molars grinding together.

Bai Luo was still struggling hard, his golden eyes glaring at Yakumo Yukari, clearly unconvinced. He used all his might and shouted with all his strength:

"If you have the guts, don't use the gap! Wait until I've finished evolving before we have a one-on-one fight!"

10

Chapter 10: The Shrine Maiden Sugar Daddy Incident.

It took a full half hour before Yakumo Yukari threw out the limp Bai Luo.

But even so, Bai Luo was still unconvinced. He forcefully articulated with his lips: "Pur... Purple Old Woman! You... Wuwuwu!"

Before he could finish speaking, Bai Luo's mouth was covered by Yakumo Ran. She shook her head hard: "Young Master Bai, stop talking."

Fearing Bai Luo would cause trouble again, the gap quickly closed.

Seeing this, Yakumo Ran breathed a sigh of relief. Looking down, Bai Luo's little face was flushed red, as if he couldn't breathe. She quickly let go.

Bai Luo gasped for air a few times. After recovering, he complained discontentedly, "Were you trying to suffocate me!?"

If he hadn't quickly switched to body breathing, he might have been suffocated to death.

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to."

Yakumo Ran took a step back and apologized repeatedly.

Bai Luo glared at her for a while, then sighed and mumbled, "I won't fuss with you this time. The Happy Hut has been rebuilt. If you want to soak in the hot spring, go ahead."

He suddenly remembered something, and his expression turned serious: "There are three hot springs inside. You can go to the indoor hot spring on the left, or the outdoor hot spring in the middle, but you cannot go to the hot spring on the right."

Yakumo Ran looked surprised and asked in confusion, "Is there something wrong with the hot spring over there?"

"Why so many questions! You're just not allowed to go, that's my private hot spring!"

"I understand."

Yakumo Ran nodded, indicating she understood, "Young Master Bai, do you want to go together?"

Bai Luo shook his head and said, "I need to go to the Hakurei Shrine. You go ahead. You don't need to prepare my dinner tonight."

"Okay."

Yakumo Ran opened a gap and walked in.

As Yakumo Yukari's shikigami, she could use the abilities authorized by Zi Daren to a certain extent.

By the small stream southeast of the Sunflower Field.

Yakumo Ran walked out of the gap and indeed saw a small courtyard here.

Standing in front of the small courtyard, and glancing at the Sunflower Field not far away, Yakumo Ran couldn't help but sigh, "Only Young Master Bai would dare to do something like this."

If it were before, she definitely wouldn't have believed it.

Someone dared to build a house next to the Sunflower Field and be neighbors with Yuuka-sama.

She walked into the house.

Following the route described by Bai Luo, Yakumo Ran quickly found the hot spring he mentioned.

Yakumo Ran took off her clothes in the changing area, stepped naked into the hot spring, immersed her whole body in the warm pool water, and closed her eyes contentedly.

However, not long after she started soaking, a cheerful voice suddenly came from the changing room—

"Gua! There's someone here! But it should be fine, right?"

Not long after the words fell, the hot spring door was pulled open.