Gensokyo, I am a slime, everyone loves me

Marisa, carrying some fruits, jogged in. Seeing Yakumo Lan in the hot spring, she couldn't help but pause and ask in confusion:

"Huh? Yakumo Lan? Why are you here?"

Several black lines appeared between Yakumo Lan's brows, but ultimately, they turned into a helpless sigh.

"This is the house Young Master Bai just finished building. He just invited me over for a soak. But why are you here?"

"Hmm... Yesterday, I was wandering around here and saw a strange Youkai building a house. I originally wanted to go make friends, but she disappeared in an instant. Then, after I came in, I found this hot spring..."

Marisa's words suddenly stopped. She grasped the key information.

"Wait, Young Master Bai? Was that person from your Yakumo Residence yesterday? When did your Yakumo Residence get a Little Master?"

"Just recently."

Yakumo Lan explained helplessly, then asked seriously:

"Let's not talk about that. You snuck in, didn't you? You didn't get Young Master Bai's permission, right?"

Marisa glanced away guiltily, not daring to meet her eyes. She took out a few fruits she was holding and shoved them over.

"I originally wanted to make friends, but when I saw the hot spring inside, it would be a waste not to soak, right?"

Seeing this, Yakumo Lan sighed. Remembering that Young Master Bai also knew Marisa before and given his personality, he likely wouldn't mind, so she didn't say anything more.

But she still responsibly reminded: "You can soak in the indoor hot spring on the left and the outdoor hot spring in the middle, but you absolutely cannot go to the hot spring on the right!"

Marisa was startled and asked in confusion: "Is there anything special about the hot spring over there? Why is that the only one I can't go to?"

Yakumo Lan shook her head: "I'm not sure either. That's Young Master Bai's private hot spring, we can't go in there."

Private hot spring?

A glint flashed in Marisa's eyes. She felt there was a big secret over there.

Although she thought this, she still nodded and promised: "Okay! I definitely won't go over there!"

...

Meanwhile, Bai Luo had also arrived at the Hakurei Shrine.

Besides not having seen Reimu for too long.

There was also a very important reason: he was afraid this fellow might starve to death.

Although before "leaving", Bai Luo had specifically left a sum of money on the cabinet, even holding it down with a cup.

As long as Reimu was willing to clean the room a little, she could easily find it.

But the problem lay here; with Reimu's lazy personality, cleaning the room was something that would simply never happen.

Bai Luo walked up the long sloping stairs, following the path to the front of the Hakurei Shrine's main gate.

The main gate was tightly shut, further confirming his guess.

He walked to the offering box, took out a gold coin from his stomach pouch, and dropped it in.

"Dong dong dong—"

The gold coin made a sound as it hit the wooden board. Almost at the same instant, the main gate suddenly opened.

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

Reimu asked respectfully, but her gaze remained fixed on the offering box.

Watching this scene, Bai Luo found it inexplicably amusing. He waved his hand:

"If you're busy, I can go in and wait for you first."

Reimu was startled, her eyes full of strangeness, seemingly not understanding why the other person said what she was about to say in advance. After hesitating for a few seconds, she nodded and stepped aside:

"Alright, then please go in and have a seat."

Bai Luo walked into the Hakurei Shrine. Before he even sat down, the sound of rummaging came from inside.

Immediately after, Reimu's incredibly excited voice came—"It's a gold coin! A gold coin! I don't have to worry about food money this year!"

Reimu rushed in front of Bai Luo, placing her hands on the table, and said solemnly: "Tycoon! Whatever you command, whether it's climbing mountains of swords or descending into seas of fire, this shrine maiden will not refuse!"

Bai Luo didn't answer immediately. He picked up a cup of tea, took a light sip, and said calmly: "I don't have a request. I was just afraid you'd starve to death, so I came to give you some living expenses."

Hearing this, Reimu was stunned for a few seconds. After she reacted, she had a bewildered look on her face.

He was afraid she would starve to death, so he came to give her living expenses?

What the heck is this?

Could this be the legendary event of supporting a shrine maiden?!

Reimu carefully sized up the person in front of her who looked even younger than her, her gaze subtle.

It feels like it's the other way around.

"Wait a minute, you're not one of Yakumo Yukari's people, are you?"

"Do you think that Purple Old Woman would be so kind?"

Bai Luo retorted.

"That's true."

Reimu nodded in agreement: "Then that Purple Old Woman..."

Before she finished speaking, a gap suddenly split open at Reimu's feet, swallowing her.

11

Chapter 11: If you dare badmouth me again, I'll strip you both naked and throw you into a gap.

The gap opened again, spitting out a shrine maiden who seemed to have lost her soul. Before it completely closed, Yakumo Yukari's voice came through—

"Next time you dare badmouth me, you won't be so lucky!"

Reimu was still lying on the ground, her body twitching a few times, clearly having suffered inhuman torture.

Bai Luo gave her a sympathetic look.

He was the one most knowledgeable about the torture suffered after being dragged into a gap.

If he weren't a Slime, able to minimize his perception, or even completely block it, he wouldn't dare easily provoke that Purple Old Woman normally.

Bai Luo walked forward and gently poked Reimu's cheek.

"Are you still alive?"

However, Reimu didn't respond.

The only thing that could be considered a response was her occasional twitching.

"Good thing I picked some herbs on my way back the day before yesterday."

Bai Luo synthesized a bottle of healing potion, pried open her mouth, and poured it down.

"Wuwu—!"

Reimu struggled subconsciously, but the bottle opening was tightly shoved into her mouth. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break free. Only when the potion was finished did Bai Luo let go.

Reimu used her hands to prop herself up and backed away repeatedly in fear.

"Yakumo Yukari has already left. This is just a healing potion, it will help you regain consciousness."

Bai Luo shook the empty bottle in his hand.

"That Purple Old... Yakumo Yukari is gone?"

Reimu originally wanted to blurt out "Purple Old Woman", but she changed her words in time. She carefully looked around, confirmed that Yakumo Yukari wasn't there, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Can you tell me what your relationship with Yakumo Yukari is?"

She asked tentatively, while also taking a sip of tea to calm her nerves.

Bai Luo rubbed his chin: "I was forcibly brought home by Yakumo Yukari, so I guess I can be considered a young master of the Yakumo Family."

"Pfft—!"

Reimu spat out a mouthful of tea. Without time to wipe it, she hurriedly pressed on: "You, you're the Little Master of the Yakumo Family? Or did Yakumo Yukari abduct you and bring you home?!"

Bai Luo, who had just been sprayed in the face with tea, felt speechless. He wiped the tea stains from his face.

"Please be more precise with your wording. It wasn't abducted home, it was brought home!"

"Sorry, sorry."

Reimu apologized awkwardly, while also wiping the tea from the table.

At this moment, she finally understood why the other person was perfectly fine when calling her Purple Old Woman, while she immediately suffered a terrible fate just by saying two words.

It was clear that their relationship was not simple.

Reimu carefully sized up the young man in front of her. After a few seconds, she nodded as if enlightened.

No wonder.

It seems quite normal too.

"Uwawa—wuwuwu!"

Just as Reimu was lost in thought, Bai Luo pulled her back to reality with a flick to her forehead.

Reimu covered her forehead and glared at Bai Luo: "What are you doing!"

"You were just thinking something bad, weren't you?"

Hearing this, Reimu was stunned and thought to herself: How is this guy like Yakumo Yukari? He can even know what others are thinking.

Yakumo Yukari knows because she has lived a long time and is knowledgeable.

Could it be that this guy can read minds!!

Bai Luo's eye twitched: "You have your thoughts written all over your face, who wouldn't be able to tell?"

Reimu chuckled awkwardly.

Bai Luo finally just sighed: "That Purple Old Woman doesn't discriminate. I've been locked in a gap quite a few times."

"You've been locked up too? That fellow is willing to bully you?"

Inexplicably, veins bulged on Bai Luo's forehead. He gritted his teeth and said: "I'll trouble you again, don't use such strange wording. What do you mean 'willing to bully'? I just experienced it once this morning."

"Oh oh, sorry."

Reimu quickly laughed it off: "I thought that Purple Old Woman—Wuwuwu Swa!"

Halfway through Reimu's sentence, a fan extended from a gap and sharply hit her on the forehead. She clutched her head and rolled on the ground in pain.

"You little brat! You still dare to speak! Are you all in your rebellious phase now?! If anyone says it again, believe it or not, I'll strip you both naked and lock you in a dark room!"

Bai Luo originally wanted to retort, but after hearing Yakumo Yukari's words, he swallowed them back.

However, Reimu, whether she was angered by the hit or didn't hear what Yakumo Yukari had just said, bared her teeth at the gap: "Purple Old Woman—Wuwuwu!"

Bai Luo reacted quickly and covered her mouth to stop her rambling. Only after the gap completely closed did he release his hand and wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

At this point, Reimu also recovered.

Thinking about what just happened, she couldn't help but feel a wave of fear. With Yakumo Yukari's shameless personality, she might really strip them naked and throw them into a gap together.

Suddenly, Reimu seemed to remember something. She quickly reached into her inner sleeve and fumbled around. Only when she felt the cold, hard object did she breathe a sigh of relief. She looked up and asked tentatively: "Are you serious? Is this gold coin really for me?"

Looking at Reimu's nervous appearance, Bai Luo inexplicably laughed. He waved his hand dismissively.

"Don't worry, I won't take it back. Just treat it as offering money."

Hearing this, the heavy stone hanging in Reimu's heart finally dropped. She beamed with joy, feeling that the person in front of her was exceptionally kind.

If Yakumo Yukari's rating was -99, then Bai Luo's rating was 99+.

"Even though he's one of Yakumo Yukari's people, he's unexpectedly kind."

Reimu sighed with emotion, then put the gold coin back into her inner sleeve and patted her chest, promising: "If you ever need help in the future, just say the word. Whether it's climbing mountains of swords or descending into seas of fire, I won't refuse!"

"No need."

Bai Luo shook his head. As if remembering something, he lowered his eyes and softly murmured: "After all, I did deceive you..."

"Huh? What did you just say? What did you deceive me about?"