I have no regrets about my 2D world!

Seeing the two little ones' cute appearance, Su Bai couldn't help laughing: "It's okay, big goblin, I won't do anything to her, I just want to scare her."

"Please tell the nearby fairies that you can come play here anytime you want, just don't cast any magic here."

"Really? Thank you so much, Mr. Su Bai!" The big goblin showed a grateful look on his face. "I'll tell the other goblins."

When Cirno heard Su Bai say that he was trying to scare her, a look of dissatisfaction appeared on her face.

"What! Human, you're actually trying to scare me? Humph, I knew you wouldn't dare to attack the strongest me, I..."

Seeing that Cirno was about to say something again, the fairy quickly grabbed her.

"Cirno-chan, stop talking. Mr. Su Bai is not angry, let's go quickly."

"Sorry, Mr. Su Bai, we have to leave first."

Then he pulled Cirno, who was about to say something, and flew away.

Su Bai slowly descended from the sky, smiled and said to Mei Hong: "These fairies are quite interesting."

"Now that the matter has been resolved, let's go back and pack our things."

"Well, let's go."

Chapter 20: The witch finally lost her moral integrity

After passing through the forest, Su Bai and Luo Tianyi came to a shrine.

They have already decided where they will live in the future, so they plan to visit Reimu, who helped them get out of the magic forest, and invite Reimu to have a meal together to express their gratitude.

"Haku, do you think Reimu lives here? Why does it look so desolate around here?"

As we approached the shrine, the first thing that caught our eyes was the tall torii gate, followed by the money box at the steps. Inside, there were several pine trees, almost as tall as the shrine itself, indicating they must be quite old. The stone paths within the courtyard were very clean, with little trash except for fallen leaves. The area surrounding the shrine, on the other hand, was covered in weeds and various trees, seemingly untouched for a long time. This puzzled Luo Tianyi.

In her impression, more famous shrines should have many people visiting them, and Su Bai had told her before that there were only two shrines in Gensokyo, so why did it look so... miserable.

"Reimu actually lives here. As for why it's so desolate, one reason is that Reimu is the only one managing the shrine, so she might not have the time to take care of the surroundings. Of course, it could also be because she's just lazy."

"Another reason is that due to the uniqueness of Hakurei Shrine, youkai often come here. Once people know about it, they naturally seldom come here. That's why you see it like this now. It is said that when Gensokyo was first established, Hakurei Shrine was still very prosperous."

As far as Su Bai knows, the original Hakurei Shrine was quite wealthy. It would purchase a lot of things from the Human Village during every festival. The Hakurei shrine maidens at that time also often went there to fight monsters, so its relationship with the Human Village was relatively good.

The Hakurei shrine maiden of this generation almost never takes the initiative to dismiss monsters, and is unwilling to care about anything unless it affects her. Even monsters gather in the shrine for banquets from time to time, so how could humans come back to pay their respects?

This generation of Hakurei was also extremely poor. Reimu even had a life of drinking a single bag of tea for a month. There was even a legend of a 100,000 yen Reimu. If you gave Reimu 100,000 yen, she would do anything for you! Reimu herself never denied this.

"Let's go in, Reimu should be in the shrine now." Then the two of them slowly entered the shrine.

"Reimu, Reimu?"

"Not at home?"

Su Bai was a little confused. Before coming here, he had specifically asked Meihong if anything had happened to Reimu recently, and if there had been any incidents of monsters harming people nearby. He had learned that Gensokyo had been very peaceful recently, with nothing much happening. So, Reimu shouldn't be leaving, right?

"Haku, could it be that Reimu fell asleep? Or went out to meet a friend?"

"It's possible if he's asleep, but going out to look for friends isn't quite like Reimu's behavior. Oh, I remembered that method I saw before about finding Reimu at the shrine. I'll give it a try."

Su Bai walked directly to the cash box in front of the house, and a piece of gold slowly appeared in his hand. With a "dong" sound, the gold fell into the cash box.

After waiting for a while, just when Su Bai was thinking that this method was indeed unreliable, the door of the shrine was pushed open.

Reimu rushed out with her clothes a bit disheveled. In an instant, she appeared next to the money box. She reached in and took out the gold. Her eyes sparkled as she said, "I didn't expect it to be real. A piece this big is enough for me to live comfortably for a month."

"Tell me what you need. As long as it's not too troublesome, I can do it. Of course, if I can't do it, I won't return the gold to you."

Reimu finally realized the existence of other people and immediately made a shameless announcement.

Seeing Reimu like this, Su Bai's mouth twitched. Reimu's image was ruined. Luo Tianyi also looked at her in disbelief.

"Reimu, look up."

"Hmm, does the voice sound familiar?" Reimu finally raised her head after hearing the voice.

"It's you, huh? How did you find this place? But never mind. Since it's you, then this piece of gold will be considered as the cost of escorting you out of the magic forest. I remember that you, Su Bai, can directly conjure up gold, so this piece of gold must be insignificant to you."

"What's wrong with you? It doesn't matter. Give me a few more gold pieces and I can help you solve any problem. Even if it means letting me fight with Yakumo Yukari."

Although he had known some things about Reimu and knew that she seemed to have a lack of moral integrity, her performance in the Magic Forest last time was not as good as the legend said, so Su Bai's impression of her had changed a little, except that she left directly after finding Meihong.

"Um, Reimu, I remember you weren't like this before in the bamboo forest. Why are you so... shameless now?"

Hearing Su Bai's question, Lingmeng seemed to have thought of something and an angry expression appeared on her face.

"Huh, last time? Last time, it was that girl named Yakumo Yukari who asked me to go to the Magic Forest to escort you to the Human World. So, I did, but when I came back, Yakumo Yukari didn't pay me and even said, 'Isn't this what a miko is supposed to do?'"

"As for moral integrity? What can moral integrity do? Can it be eaten as food?"

"That bunch of monsters keeps coming to my place, so no one comes to worship. How can I make a living? So, if you can, please give me some more money. I can take it all on."

Reimu's face showed an expectant expression.

Looking at Lingmeng's current appearance, Su Bai's fantasy gradually dissipated.

The armpit-revealing outfit, which was not like a normal shrine maiden's outfit, looked a little messy at this moment because Reimu ran out in a hurry, revealing a lot of her spring scenery. Coupled with Reimu's delicate face like a beautiful girl and her expectant eyes looking at Su Bai, it was such an imaginative picture.

But unfortunately, she is Reimu. If I really believed that, I would be deceived by her. However, it seems that this is not impossible.

I shook my head and put these thoughts aside. I couldn't think about them anymore. If I continued, I would have other ideas.

"Giving you some gold is fine, but are you sure you can keep it?"

It was true that every time Reimu solved an anomaly, she would receive a considerable reward, but it would be much less by the next day. Reimu had wondered if it was Yakumo Yukari's fault. However, one time, after she had been on guard all night and saw no one take action, she couldn't help but fall asleep. When she woke up, she found that the reward was less again.

It doesn’t matter if it’s less. Anyway, Yakumo Yukari won’t let her starve to death. After that, Reimu no longer cared about it.

"It's okay, as long as it's not too much, I can keep it. So give it to me quickly!"

Looking at Reimu's impatient look, Su Bai was speechless. You are really rude.

"Let's wait. This time we came here to treat you to a meal. We've already found a fixed place. Also, although we haven't been here long, we still know a few people. We came out this time to try to invite everyone."

"Banquet? Fine, just let me know when the time comes. It would be a waste if I didn't eat it. But I don't have any ingredients to prepare."

Reimu declared that she wanted to get something for free.

"We will prepare the ingredients when the time comes. You can have as much as you want, but don't waste it."

Su Bai showed the aura of a wealthy man.

Reimu nodded in satisfaction.

Just as Su Bai and the others were about to leave, they heard a somewhat young voice.

"Brother, can I be added to the party?"

Chapter 21: A banquet is about to begin for no apparent reason?

"Brother, you wouldn't mind adding me to the party, right?"

A slightly younger voice was heard, and everyone looked up and found a loli-sized monster sitting on the roof of the shrine, holding a ladle-like object in his hand and drinking.

As for why I recognized it as a monster drinking in an instant, the two horns on her head were enough to reveal her identity, and the drunken look on her face would have been abnormal if it weren't for the alcohol.

"Of course a party needs to be lively. I can help you find some people. How about it, little brother?"

Before Su Bai could open his mouth, he heard Reimu complaining, "Come down here, you bastard! The roof of the shrine is not a place for you to sit and drink."

However, Ling Meng thought that Su Bai and the others didn't know this loli, so she introduced her to them: "This girl is Ibuki Suika, just call her Suika. She is a ghost and an alcoholic. She especially likes drinking and banquets. Every time there is a banquet, she will drag others to drink with her."

"But besides his love of drinking, he has a pretty good personality, otherwise he wouldn't be present at every banquet."

Watermelon? What a strange name! Luo Tianyi thought silently, this is probably the second non-human race she has seen.

Since arriving in Gensokyo, all the people she'd seen were humanoids: Reimu, Kou, Marisa, and Alice. They hadn't explicitly stated their race, so Luo Tianyi assumed they were human. And if Su Bai hadn't told her she was a youkai, she'd probably have mistaken Yakumo Yukari for someone with special abilities. And this one in front of her was clearly a youkai.

Hearing Ibuki Suika's question, Su Bai also laughed. He was just thinking that there was no way to quickly approach these people in Gensokyo, and now Ibuki Suika's proactive questioning helped him find a breakthrough.

As long as Ibuki Suika comes, her good friend Hoshiguma Yugi will probably be invited, and some Tengu from Youkai Mountain will probably be brought along as well.

It's strange, I've been here for over a month now, and I haven't seen any of those paparazzi posts. Isn't it said that nothing in Gensokyo can be hidden from her? Could she have drunk too much and passed out? It's said that Suika always invites them out for drinks.

"Of course, no problem, Suika. But please tell them not to fight at the banquet. I'll definitely be satisfied with the food and drinks."

"Great, little brother. Give me some time. I'll go and notify the others."

"As for the date, let's set it for the evening of three days from now. The location should be near the Mist Lake. It should be very obvious by then."

"Then I'll look forward to it. Ha~"

Suixiang drank the wine in her hand in one gulp and exhaled a lovely breath, but it felt awkward to think that it was wine.

"Reimu, this young man and this young lady, I'm leaving first."

After saying this, without waiting for anyone to react, his body turned into a cloud of mist and dissipated.

"Hey, you, go through the door properly!"

"Ah, these monsters are really something, not a single one of them goes through the door."

"But, Su Bai, are you serious?"

After talking about Suika, Reimu looked at Su Bai. She didn't expect Su Bai to actually agree and even let her bring other people with her. You know, they were all monsters.

"It's okay. I've been learning magic with Patchouli recently. Combined with my own abilities, as long as the people who come don't cause trouble, there should be no problem holding a banquet."

"If anyone causes trouble, it will all be up to you, Reimu. I'll give you some extra gold as a fee."

Su Bai exuded a confident expression. Reimu could still suppress the monsters in Gensokyo. For a small price, getting such a skilled fighter was a steal. But looking at Reimu's thoughtful expression, he had a bad feeling.

"Reimu, what are you thinking about? Tell us, maybe we can help."

Reimu glanced at him, smiled at him and said, "I was thinking, if I was about to cause trouble and then I stopped myself, shouldn't you give me some compensation?"

"Um, Reimu, you probably wouldn't do that... Even if you did, I wouldn't give you any money!"

"Tsk, okay, I won't do that. What a bummer. Do you guys have anything else to do? If not, hurry up and leave. I'm going to bed."

"It's broad daylight! Reimu, are you so lazy?"

Reimu's face showed an expression of disbelief as she replied, "Ha, what's wrong in broad daylight? You didn't think I'd be so stupid as to run around Gensokyo asking who's going to exterminate monsters, did you? How is that possible? I'm a miko, not a Taoist priest. It seems like you guys are really in trouble. Hurry up, hurry up, I'm going to bed."

It was obvious that Ling Meng really didn't want them to stay any longer, so Su Bai and the others said goodbye: "Okay, then we'll leave first. Don't forget the banquet in three days."

"I know, I know. I would have gone even if you didn't tell me. I can eat for free and get money. I will definitely go."

Seeing that they had left the shrine, Reimu returned to the house and sat there drinking her cold tea.

"Huh~ It's so peaceful... Why, do you want to go too?"

"Ah, you're really sensitive, Reimu-chan."

"We're definitely curious about such a lively banquet."

"Tsk~ You're probably planning something again. I won't take care of what you do. You'll have to deal with it yourself when the time comes."

"How could that be? I'm such a kind monster. I'm really just interested in the banquet this time."

"hehe..."

After walking out of the shrine, Su Bai was still a little confused. How did it turn into a banquet?

At first, they wanted to thank Reimu, and came here to treat Reimu to a meal and celebrate their move. Then they thought that since they were celebrating, they might as well invite a few more people, so they planned to invite everyone from the Scarlet Devil Mansion and Marisa and the others. Then, Ibuki Suika showed up and said she wanted to join the party, and in the end it really turned into a party.

Well, since it's a party, let's prepare well. Next, let's go to the Magic Forest to find Marisa and the others. By the way, where does Marisa usually live?

"Abai, are we really going to hold a banquet? Miss Watermelon must have invited some monsters, right? Is that really okay?"

After walking out of the shrine, Luo Tianyi finally asked with some concern. Just now in the shrine, Su Bai and the others had been discussing the banquet, and she did not disturb them. But she was still a little worried when she thought that Cuixiang was a monster.

"It's okay. Apart from those wild beasts, there are very few monsters here that will actively harm people. Just treat them as special humans. Also, don't underestimate Reimu. There are almost no monsters in Gensokyo that she can't defeat."

"Oh well..."

"Let's go. Next, it's time to find Marisa and the others..."