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156 Marisa's Only Mission

Fire a cannon?

Mo Mo savored the two provocative words that came from Kirisame Marisa's mouth. Looking at Kirisame Marisa's ambiguous smile, if Mo Mo hadn't been a seasoned veteran and very familiar with Kirisame Marisa, he probably would have really thought that Kirisame Marisa was seducing him.

It must be said that, as a human, Marisa Kirisame's brilliant blonde hair and beautiful face definitely give her an extremely high score in terms of looks. Furthermore, although she may appear somewhat silly and rebellious, her optimistic, cheerful, and approachable personality is enough to make her a goddess-like figure in many people's hearts.

However, it is precisely because of this personality that Marisa Kirisame is too naive and lacks self-awareness about her charm. In the original Gensokyo, she unknowingly seems to have won over many cute girls and become the designated harem queen of Gensokyo.

Although the current Marisa Kirisame is different from the original Marisa Kirisame in Gensokyo, in terms of intelligence and emotional intelligence, she has theoretically far surpassed all ordinary people. However, old habits die hard, and Mo Mo knows very well that he won't really take Marisa Kirisame's seemingly subtle temptations seriously.

After all, actively seducing others is clearly not in line with the character setting of Kirisame Marisa!

The reason why Marisa Kirisame is doing this right now is simply because she is worried about Sakuya Izayoi.

The two of them clearly formed a deep bond in the afterlife, as the deceased. Now, as Momo's Heroic Spirits, they share a common fate, facing the same dilemma of being imposters—despite their names being Kirisame Marisa and Izayoi Sakuya, they no longer have any connection to Gensokyo, which means they are destined to be unable to integrate into their homeland.

They no longer have a hometown.

Or rather, their past home was the afterlife, and their present home is Valhalla. Their perceived homeland, however, is merely a mirage, a dreamlike illusion called Gensokyo.

"I will be there for Sakuya through everything. You can rest assured that whether she is disappointed or sad, the other me will be there for her. As for what attitude she will take towards the Scarlet Devil Mansion members... that depends on her own state of mind."

"Wow, you actually knew what I was thinking!"

Marisa Kirisame's eyes widened in surprise, then she laughed happily and said, "As expected of our king, you really understand girls. I thought you were just swindling those seniors, but it turns out you actually won them all over?"

"Of course, Marisa, so you'd better watch out for me. Who knows, you might join them and become one of them someday."

"Hmph, I've already said it. If you want to win me over, you should go win over Sakuya first. Anyway, now that you have this ability to create clones, Mo Mo, I might as well try dating you now. There aren't any other men in the Hall of Heroes, so I'll just make do with you."

Mo Mo's lips twitched. As expected of the swaggering Kirisame Marisa! However, Kirisame Marisa's performance also brought Mo Mo a little comfort. Although Mo Mo did not necessarily have to pursue the Kirisame Marisa he knew, it would be great if the girl beside him could live up to the name.

The two chatted and laughed like close friends, teasing each other every now and then, and explored the Magic Forest together in a joyful mood.

For ordinary people, the Magic Forest is destined to be a dangerous place. The towering forest is almost completely dark, and it is filled with many mushrooms. The spores of the monster mushrooms float in the air, and ordinary people will get sick just by inhaling them.

This place is called the Enchanted Forest, mainly because of these mushrooms with hallucinogenic effects. Simply approaching these mushrooms will cause one to be enchanted and experience hallucinations. Furthermore, these mushrooms help mages increase their magical power, so there is naturally an unbreakable connection and bond between Kirisame Marisa and the mushrooms, and eating mushrooms naturally becomes a method of training for her.

"These must be magical mushrooms... Hmm, should we pick some and try them out, Momo? You can conjure up all sorts of kitchen utensils now, right? Shall we have a mushroom feast today?"

Marisa Kirisame was quickly drawn to the various mushrooms, but unlike the impulsive Marisa Kirisame in Mo Mo's memory, the Marisa beside him was merely observing curiously and didn't even touch them. In this way, with her dress and alloy hair, she truly possessed a certain air of a young lady.

"Ah... I think I'll pass."

Unfortunately, Momo didn't answer, and Kirisame Marisa herself refused. She covered her head, clearly affected by the mushroom spores, and began to hallucinate. However, Kirisame Marisa was currently a Heroic Spirit, with various enhancements to her willpower, and quickly shook off the hallucinations, rubbing her temples with a pained expression as she moved closer to Momo.

Do you need a massage?

Marisa Kirisame blinked at Mo Mo, thought for a few seconds, and nodded, "Okay."

After saying that, she easily approached Momo and was lifted up by Momo's ability. Momo also gently massaged Kirisame Marisa's temples with his ability, while the two continued to explore the entire Magic Forest.

If Momo wanted to speed things up, there were many ways to explore the entire Magic Forest and quickly find the house where Kirisame Marisa was. But Momo didn't do that, because right now, the one who should be most anxious wasn't Momo, but Yakumo Yukari.

What awaits the two of them next?

"Mmm...so good, don't stop!"

Marisa Kirisame simply lay sprawled in the air, gently stroking her temples with both hands, looking completely relaxed. While Momo's actual technique might not have been particularly skillful, the fact that Momo, the administrator of the Hall of Heroes, could do this for her was enough to make Marisa Kirisame feel genuinely pleased in every sense of the word.

At least, once she entered Valhalla, she wasn't completely tricked!

She was treated to good food, drinks, and entertainment, and even had the Heroic Spirit King Momo serving her. This was a level of treatment she could never have imagined before!

Marisa Kirisame didn't care at all that she might have to give herself to Momo. In the short conversation, she finally felt completely at ease and began to fully immerse herself in the Hall of Heroes.

This is also an important reason why Mo Mo accompanied Kirisame Marisa at a leisurely pace. After all, these girls naturally need time to fully integrate into Valhalla.

"It's getting darker and darker."

The Magic Forest was already gloomy and dark, and now, as the sun gradually set, even the last few red rays of sunlight disappeared. Fluorescent points of light began to rise within the Magic Forest, adding an air of mystery to the entire place.

"Hey, Momo, why haven't we found it yet? And why is it so quiet along the way? We haven't seen a single monster?"

Demonic beasts also possess sentience; those without sentience are merely stronger wild animals. Here, Mo Mo made no attempt to conceal the aura of power emanating from him. Although this aura wasn't demonic energy, its overwhelming presence would undoubtedly tell all the demonic beasts that this person was not to be trifled with.

Furthermore, most of the monsters in the Magic Forest have become accustomed to the presence of humanoid creatures. After all, even without Kirisame Marisa, there are still other mages in the Magic Forest. After being taught a lesson by mages a few times, even the most foolish monster would know that these two-legged monsters are not to be trifled with.

"What, are you in a hurry to go back to your home?"

"No, not really... I'm just a little curious."

Marisa Kirisame neither flatly refused nor directly admitted it. This hesitant attitude perfectly reflected her current state of mind; all that remained about her was curiosity about the person with the same name.

After all, the current Marisa Kirisame doesn't want to revert to being the mage she once was, nor does she want to reintegrate into Gensokyo. She simply wants to revisit familiar places and help Momo complete her first mission.

"Speaking of which, Momo, what is my mission?"

Marisa Kirisame landed lightly and stretched comfortably. If Momo hadn't told her she had a mission when he summoned her, she probably would have fallen asleep under Momo's gentle massage by now.

"It's not a task. You just need to do as I say from now on."

In this sentence, Momo used quantum communication to contact Marisa Kirisame, even though the two were face to face and very close.

"it is good."

Marisa Kirisame did not hesitate or doubt at all. She knew that she was Momo's Heroic Spirit at the moment, and at least before she had any real relationship with Momo, Marisa Kirisame obviously intended to fulfill her duties as a Heroic Spirit.

"Hey, over there!"

The two ventured deeper into the Forest of Magic for some time, and by now it was completely dark. Finally, the sharp-eyed Marisa Kirisame spotted an unnatural light in the distance; it was clearly artificial. She couldn't tell if it was candlelight, electricity, or some kind of magical light.

"Come quick!"

An excited Marisa Kirisame grabbed Momo's hand and immediately rushed towards the light. Clearly, Marisa's feelings weren't as calm as she appeared; she was still quite interested in all the traces of her existence in Gensokyo.

Soon, the lights came into view—the glow of electric lights under the eaves. Before them stood a small villa, its windows covered by curtains, obscuring the view inside.

"Is this...my home?"

Marisa Kirisame turned to Momo and asked, but Momo shrugged and said, "You shouldn't be asking me that question, right?"

"That's true."

Although Momo was extremely familiar with Gensokyo, many things about it were only mentioned vaguely and glossed over. Therefore, Momo only knew that Kirisame Marisa lived in the Forest of Magic, but as for the specific location and the location of her house, Momo obviously did not know.

Therefore, the house in front of the two of them could belong to either Kirisame Marisa or someone else.

"However, this is probably not my home anymore, let's go..."

At this moment, Marisa Kirisame gave her own judgment. Although she looked like she wanted to rush in and see everything, Marisa Kirisame knew very well that she was now dead and had been removed from Gensokyo. How could her house still have the lights on?

Based on her own understanding of Gensokyo from the Hall of Heroes, let alone electric lights, it was a problem whether she even had candles to light at night in her Gensokyo home.

Marisa Kirisame doesn't have a job and has almost no source of income, so her life depends on the support of her friends, in addition to scavenging various things from other people's homes.

Therefore, this is definitely not Marisa Kirisame's home.

"Let's go find a dilapidated house that's pitch black inside. Maybe it's just ruins now, since I'm dead. Considering that the highest percentage of deaths occur in bed, I feel like I was probably ambushed by a meteorite or some kind of magic spell while I was fast asleep and blasted to smithereens."

While indulging in her own thoughts, Marisa Kirisame still held Momo's hand, intending to pull him away. Unfortunately, Momo remained motionless, causing Marisa Kirisame to stumble.

"Hey, what are you doing? A beautiful girl wants to take you to a deserted house in the dark of night to do some fun things. How can you refuse?"

Marisa Kirisame looked at Mo Mo with disdain and said, "Do you think a seasoned veteran like you is afraid I'll eat you up?"

"If you want to eat me, you're welcome anytime." Mo Mo's lips curled slightly as he said, "But Marisa, right now, isn't the one who's afraid of me you're the one who should be?"

"Afraid? Are you kidding me? I, Marisa Kirisame, am not afraid of anything, not even holding hands with a perverted madman like you. What do I have to be afraid of?"

"For example, being afraid to meet old friends?"

Marisa Kirisame, who had been puffing out her chest and raising her head to project an air of authority, caught her breath and glared at Mo Mo with some annoyance. She pursed her lips and secretly glanced at the quiet house, saying, "You know I have no memories of her, and I have no feelings for her anymore. If we go to see her now, aren't we just asking for trouble?"

"That would be awkward!"

"Ah...you wouldn't happen to be interested in her too, would you? You bastard, at least consider my feelings! Can't you try to win me over first before looking at what's in the pot?"

"Alright, stop making excuses for yourself."

Momo pulled the conflicted Kirisame Marisa back to the present and said, "Let's just consider this your first mission. All you need to do is go see your old friends and see their reactions."

Marisa Kirisame was stunned for a moment, then asked, somewhat puzzled, "You... still intend for me to go back to being the original Marisa Kirisame?"

"No, no, no, I've already told you, you're already more than enough for me. Marisa, let me just tell you straight, you only have one mission objective."

"That is, to find out exactly how you died."

The secrets surrounding Marisa Kirisame are what Momo wants to know now.

157 An Invitation Filled with the Aroma of Wine

"what!"

Marisa Kirisame gasped softly, seemingly surprised that Momo would make such a request. Then, she pursed her lips and nodded helplessly.

"Alright, I can't refuse that reason. Since this is the first task you've proposed, I have to do my best to complete it."

Marisa Kirisame no longer cared much about anything in Gensokyo. After all, as a Heroic Spirit who transcended time, space, and worlds, she knew everything about Gensokyo. But now, without homesickness or the bonds she had with Gensokyo, she didn't want to return to Gensokyo to be her thieving magician again.

What's so good about magic?

Artillery is art, firepower is justice, and yield is truth!

Remembering the various weapons and cannons she had seen in Valhalla, and looking at the robust and powerful cannons, Marisa Kirisame wished she could pick them up and kiss them fiercely, never letting go.

However, although Kirisame Marisa didn't want to admit it, she was still somewhat eager to know the truth about Gensokyo.

That was the cause of her own death.

What caused this beautiful and adorable magical girl to die such a tragic death, and why was her body thrown into the afterlife by Yukari Yakumo?

Marisa Kirisame feels an inextricable connection between herself and the forgotten version of herself—the Marisa Kirisame of Gensokyo. The root of this connection lies in the cause of her own death.

Currently, Marisa Kirisame, who is beside Momo, wants to start a new life in the afterlife and no longer wants to become the magician in Gensokyo. Therefore, she must sever all ties with her past self. Thus, Marisa Kirisame needs to know the cause of her death and personally confront the person who killed her, bombarding him with fierce determination.

Only in this way can Marisa Kirisame be at ease completely regarding the version of herself in Gensokyo as someone else's story that has no connection to her current self.

"However..."

Although Kirisame Marisa agreed to Momo's request, she pointed to her lips with a sly smile, her eyes gleaming as she kept scrutinizing Momo.

Could it be that Marisa Kirisame is interested in Momo's cannons?