I was reincarnated in Gensokyo and aspired to become a great magician!!

"Ok?"

"Did I...do something bad?"

"Pfft, have you reached the age of sentimentality?" Marisa looked at Sarinko with a look that was a little doubtful, a little sad, and a lot of other things in it, and laughed without hesitation, "That kind of guy doesn't need your sympathy, and he won't take you seriously."

"If you really feel sorry, then grow up. Grow up to the same level as her, and then be her friend!"

"..." Sarinko looked at Marisa's face and rolled her eyes. "Marisa, you really only know how to say nice things like this, right?"

"Hehe, after all, everyone can talk nonsense." Marisa touched her nose. "Although I don't think you can grow to her level. After all, you can't even beat me, Applesauce~!"

"Stop nagging. I will become stronger sooner or later." Sarinko said calmly, "And you will be my first stepping stone. After giving everything for me, you will die alone in silence."

"Shock! That's too much! So this is how I am in your eyes?!"

"Humph, after all, your personality is very similar to the frivolous man who died early in the novel." Sarinko laughed and played with Marisa. "It feels like you will shout at any time, 'Jojo, this is my last ripple, you accept it!' and then die like this~"

"Where did this awful script come from!"

...

“……” Lin Zhizhu adjusted his glasses.

Chapter 22 Tea, Coffee, Ice Cream

"This, this should be considered fixed..." Sarinko put his hands on his hips and looked at the small wooden house. "Although it feels like a toilet (whispering)."

"…Although the quality is very poor, I don't intend to pursue it any further. Rather, it is already very surprising that Miss Zuo, who has no woodworking skills, can make such a product." Lin Zhizhu adjusted his glasses and showed a rare smile. "Congratulations, Miss Zuo, we are even now."

"Wow! That's great! To celebrate our liberation, we must have a good drink tonight!" Sarinko waved his hands and became more energetic.

In fact, it has now been far more than two days. It took Saringo a whole week to complete this wooden house. After all, the villagers who came to help were scared away by Kazami Yuuka, and Saringo was too embarrassed to ask them to come back to help.

After begging Rinnosuke to extend the days, Saringo bought a carpentry tutorial and studied it day and night. Finally, he figured out some tricks, and even the system recognized his skills!

"Beginner Carpenter: Just what it says, a novice carpenter. Gain basic carpentry knowledge and increase crafting speed by 10%."

Although Sarinko is not happy at all, and has no intention of making a living from this line of work in the future...

"And there's Marisa..." Sarinko suddenly mentioned the name of an ordinary magician with an expressionless face.

“…I’ll tell the master.” Lin Zhizhu adjusted his glasses.

Marisa's house had been deserted four days ago, and no one knew where the black and white mouse had hidden.

"If you find her, please tell me." Sarinko stretched out his fist burning with fire. "I will beat her up even if I have to sacrifice my dignity as a mage."

"..." Lin Zhizhu...still adjusted his glasses "...I understand."

"Well, manager, see you later~" Sarinko shook his sore arms and smiled at Rinnosuke, "I'm so sorry for destroying your house!"

“…Ah, you’ve been working hard these past few days.” Rinnosuke also smiled kindly, “Um…right.”

"What's wrong?" Sarinko stopped walking.

"The human world seems to be a bit uneasy these days. It's best not to go out at night." Rinnosuke warned Sarinko, "Although it's just gossip I received, it's still highly credible..."

"Hey, don't worry about me!" Sarinko summoned flames to surround his body. "My body is very strong. Ordinary monsters can't get close to me! ... Maybe!"

"…I'm afraid the guy who caused this trouble is not ordinary...Miss Zuo alone may not be able to deal with him." Lin Zhizhu shook his head. "In short, Miss Zuo, please be vigilant."

"I, I understand..." Sarinko was deflated. This Gensokyo was definitely not a place that a low-level character like her could force her way into...

Even fairies on the road dare to tease her casually. The threat of Saringo can be said to be insignificant in Gensokyo...

...

"Meihong is not here today." Sarinko took a mouthful of rice, pinched the hamburger meat on the plate in half with chopsticks, and casually put it into his mouth, feeling the sauce that Huiyin carefully prepared mixed with the flavor of the meat, filling his mouth.

Sarinko couldn't help but cover her cheeks with happiness, "Mmm~ So delicious~!"

"It's great that it suits your taste." Kamishizawa Huiyin smiled, and was very happy to see Sarinko eating. Then she thought of Meihong's matter and said with some distress, "A lot of things have happened in the human world recently, so Meihong has been very busy..."

"Come to think of it, I think I know that! The store manager told me to be careful!" Sarinko suddenly remembered Rinnosuke's warning words, "He said that the Human Village is very chaotic, and I shouldn't go out at night recently."

"Indeed... recently many households have lost their cattle and sheep, and occasionally you can see homeless people in the alleys who look like they were sucked dry by something... Everyone is starting to get a little nervous, and even the students are asking for leave one after another." Ueshirazawa Huiyin said in distress, "What kind of monster is causing this trouble... Alas."

“…Why don’t I go investigate!” Feeling that some main quest had been triggered, Zoringo stood up from the cushion with his eyes shining. “I will definitely be able to find out the truth of the incident. Then the villagers will feel at ease, and the students will come back one by one, right!”

"That's absolutely not acceptable!" Sarinko was about to say something but was interrupted by Kamishizawa Keiin slapping the table. "I won't allow such a thing."

“… Hui, Huiyin-san?” Sarinko was frightened by Kamishirasawa Huiyin’s tough attitude.

In Sarinko's eyes, Kamishizawa Keion is just a nice person who is easy to talk to...

"It's enough for Meihong to investigate such dangerous things. There's no need for Ringo-san to do such things." Kamishirosawa Huiyin waved her hand, letting Saringo see what it means to be a good person. "Ringo-san, you are just a child. You don't need to fight such monsters!... Otherwise, as a teacher, I will be very uneasy..."

“… Ugh, I’m not a child, and I don’t need anyone’s protection…” Sarinko puffed up her cheeks and retorted, “… Don’t Huiyin-san worry about Meikou at all…”

"Well, no one can hurt... kill Meihong, I am sure of that." Kamishiro Keiin returned to her normal self and poked the air out of Sarinko's cheek with her hand. "The fact that you can make such a childish move is the best proof that you are still a child, Korinko."

“Hmm…” Sarinko pursed her lips, but was powerless to refute Bai Ze Hui Yin’s words, so she could only talk back, “Anyway, it’s not true~!”

“Yes, yes.” Ueshirazawa Huiyin responded casually, as if she were dealing with a child. “Don’t even think about sneaking out tonight. I’ll be watching you.”

"Gu!...Ahem, I, I won't sneak out!" The little plan in his mind was exposed by Kamishizawa Huiyin, and Sarinko almost swallowed a mouthful of food in his throat.

"Hmph~" Kamishizawa Huiyin let out a light hum that represented victory.

"Hey, I'm back!" Just then, Meihong's loud voice came from outside the door, getting closer and closer, and then she opened the paper door. Meihong came in with an impatient look on her face and lay down on the tatami, stretching her waist. "Woo~~! I received a lot of reports today, I'm so tired!"

"Meihong, your actions just now were just like an old man getting off work." Ueshirazawa Huiyin covered her mouth and chuckled.

"I can't help it. I'm really too busy. There's a shortage of cows in the west and chickens in the east... The guard team is so small that we can't handle it all." Meihong scratched her head and rolled her eyes. "I really want to find the guy who caused the trouble and beat him up."

“…Meihong! Your guard team is short of people, right?” Zuo Lingqin caught a point in Meihong’s words and thought of a good idea. He pointed at himself desperately and said, “Look at me, can I go to your guard team?”

"Ah?" Meihong supported her cheek with one hand and made a puzzled sound.

"Ringo-san!" Kamishirasawa Huiyin gave Meihong a look, but unfortunately Meihong didn't notice it because of the metaphysical thing like tacit understanding.

"I also want to contribute to the human village! Please let me work in your guard team!" There was no hesitation in Sarinko's eyes!

Chapter 23: Daily Life

"What? If you come, you're the guard team, and that's going to cause chaos." Meihong rolled her eyes and complained but didn't refuse. "If you want to come, just come. Anyway, this is an organization formed by everyone. There aren't so many rules and regulations."

“Hmm…” Kamishizawa Huiyin pursed her lips, “But I think Ringo-san is still…”

"Are you worried about her?" Meihong glanced at Sarinko and suddenly fell silent. "...Yeah, sorry, Apple, just pretend I never said anything..." Such an innocent child is not suitable to live in the dark place of Gensokyo.

"Why did you change your words all of a sudden! And don't call me Apple! It's better not to call me Ringo!" Sa Ringo glared at Meihong unhappily.

"I think the name Apple is very cute. Can I call her that too?" Huiyin stroked her face and said with a smile.

"Actually, even Huiyin is involved?!" Sarinko showed an exaggerated look of surprise, as if he couldn't believe it.

“Besides, if you’re not even allowed to call me Ringo, then what should I call you? Applesauce~” Kamishirasawa Keion moved closer to Saringo.

“Too close!” Sarinko pushed Kamishizawa Huiyin away in panic and scratched his cheek. “You can call me by my title! That’s right, the abyss gave me that great and noble title… It hurts! Mmmmm…”

Sarinko looked at Meihong who slowly put down her hand with tears in her eyes, and made a wailing sound like a small animal.

"What's going on? Why did you hit me suddenly?!"

"I told you not to do such stupid things in front of Huiyin." Meihong looked at Sarinko helplessly and said, "This is what we agreed on from the beginning, right?"

"I don't think it's a big deal, it's quite cute." Kamishizawa Huiyin touched Sarinko's head and said, "I remember the title seemed to be... the Dark Evil Ring. It sounds weird, with a hint of evil."

"Strange, weird?!" Zoringo was shocked and puffed up his cheeks and said, "Although the name is dark, the Dark Evil Ring is a righteous wizard who walks in the darkness and serves the light! He is one of the strongest wizards in the world and stands at the top!"

"I see, that's the setting, it suits you very well." Meihong looked at the self-exposing Sarinko with a half-smile, and said, "I wish you to become the strongest wizard in the world and stand at the top soon."

"No way!" The furious Sarinko wanted to bite Meihong on the head, and in fact she did so.

The upper and lower jaws with strong biting force directly bit Meihong's white ponytail. The strength was almost equal to that of three adults. Once caught, it would not let go easily.

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Please let go! My hair is going to break!" Meihong felt a sharp pain at the roots of her hair, and a few drops of crystal clear water squeezed out of the corners of her eyes. "Ahhhh! Don't leave your saliva on my hair!"

"I don't drool!" Sarinko retorted incoherently, biting her hair.

"Get down here, little bastard! Or I'll set you on fire!"

"The great Fassi will not succumb to violence!" Sarinko bit hard and refused to let go.

“Huiyin, come and help me!” Meihong finally looked at Shangbai Ze Huiyin for help. She couldn’t really burn Zuo Lingqin with fire. “Help me get this little devil out of my hair quickly!”

"I think this is a good idea, right? So cute, just like a pair of conjoined twins~" However, Kamishizawa Huiyin had no intention of stopping them. She just stared at the two of them playing with a smile, "What a good relationship you have."

"The devil has a good relationship with her!"

"There's an opportunity!" Meihong seized the opportunity when Sarinko loosened her mouth to speak, and shook the back of her head hard, throwing Sarinko off the ponytail. "Now it's my turn to fight back! Tickle attack! Crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch!"

"Eh?! Mmmmm...Puhahaha~! Mmmmm...Aiyada~!" Zorinko's face flushed and she rolled left and right, but still couldn't escape from Meihong's palm.

"As expected, they have a very good relationship." Ueshirazawa Huiyin was still watching quietly.

...

"There are no tasks today again." Sarinko looked at the empty task board, feeling a little melancholy.

It seems that Saringo's recent activity has triggered a large group of enthusiastic young people (hikikomori) to learn enthusiastically. Those simple to medium-difficulty tasks are taken away almost as soon as they are released, and they have to stay there for 24 hours, so Saringo can't make any money at all.

You mean a difficult task? You must be kidding. How could a carefree village protected by a monster sage have such a dangerous and difficult task? If such an emergency task really happened, it would affect the safety of the entire village.

"Oh, how long can we maintain such low efficiency... System, can't you issue some tasks automatically?" Sitting on a stone bench by the river, Zorinko had given up thinking and began to pin his hopes on the system.

"Ding, the tasks built into the system are difficult. In order to prevent players from having a negative experience, the system tasks will be enabled after the player's character is transformed."

"One turn...what level is it?" Sarinko twitched his lips, having a bad feeling.

"Ding, one turn at level 100, two turns at level 200... and the pattern continues."

“…It’s really unrealistic to pin your hopes on others.” Finally, Sarinko, who had seen through the essence of the system, sighed lightly, and then took out a task list, which was also the only two task lists left on him.

One is to work in a flower shop, which has high risks and high rewards, but it is very likely that you will be finished.

The one in Sarinko's hand is... a flyer for Hieda's recruitment of servants...

"Zoringo, Zoringo, you, a fellow with thick eyebrows and big eyes... you actually don't stick to your own moral principles. Are you going to abandon your beliefs, your dreams, and your youth for just a few dollars?" Zoringo looked at the task list and muttered to himself absentmindedly, "Where did you go when you were determined not to become anyone's servant even if you had to jump into the river from here..."

Finally, Sarinko silently put away the recruitment notice and stood up from the stone bench.

"Money is the most important thing, right? Every great person must have a weak time..."

At some point, Sarinko found himself standing in front of the Hieda family's door, and the tightly closed door was challenging Sarinko's determination.

“…I, I can’t do this…” Zoringo trembled and stretched out her white and tender little hand, and was about to knock on the door. “Another me, you are really a devil! Can’t you leave me some fig leaf? I, I am not that kind of person…”

“No, don’t…” Sarinko’s hand finally knocked on the door, and he almost felt uneasy.

"Hello, this is the Hieda family." The door opened slightly, revealing a man's face as a passerby.

"Well, well... do you have... that kind, the kind... um... doing odd jobs... getting very little salary, but with food and lodging provided..." Before Zuo Lingko could finish his words, he was interrupted by a man with a passerby look.

"Oh, the recruitment of maids has been closed. This was decided a long time ago. Besides, the Hieda family doesn't need a little girl like you to be a maid. Look at you, you don't even have a callus on your hands. Your skin is delicate and tender. You must be a daughter of some family. If you ran away secretly, please go back quickly." The man with a passerby-like face took one last look at Sarinko and closed the door again.

“…I’m glad that my dignity has been preserved, but can you change the resolution I made with great difficulty?” Sarinko’s hollow eyes were lifeless, and she stood at the door of Hieda’s house, muttering to herself like a broken doll.

People passing by looked at Sarinko with loving eyes.

Another fool... There are so many troubles in the world lately.

Chapter 24: The Great Zuoqi Rescue Team (Part 1)

“…I have nothing to do at all.” Sarinko propped up his head and looked at the quiet lake.

This is the Lake of Mist. As its name suggests, the lake will be surrounded by thick fog during the day, and the visibility will become very poor. Sitting here, Saringo actually can't see anything on the lake.

Precisely because he has nothing to do, Saringo sits on the grass by the shore like a waiter, quietly waiting for the attack of weak monsters... Level is very important.

As expected, if I sit alone in the wild like this, a monster will soon be unable to hold back... Sarinko twitched his ears, heard footsteps behind him, and smiled mockingly.

I have applied the high-end perfume that Teacher Huiyin bought secretly. So, you stinky monster...can't hold it back anymore? Then come and provoke me, and I will have enough reasons to cure you!

coming!

“Hahahahaha! How dare a mere human step into the territory of Cirno, the strongest in Gensokyo!” A little girl’s shrill and thin arrogant laughter came from behind. “Hand over the food on you quickly! Otherwise, our strongest combination in Gensokyo will destroy you!”

"Qi, Cirno-chan...this is not a good way to do it, right?" It was a soft voice, as if the voice was about to cry.

"..." Sarinko, who was about to stand up, suddenly stopped and looked at the lake quietly. "...The strongest? What a nostalgic line... hehehehe."