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

"Again, it's coming again!" The passerby looked at the ox cart rushing towards him and rolled to the right awkwardly.

But the ox cart changed direction slightly and continued to roll towards the passerby, and the man no longer had the ability to dodge.

"I'm going to die!" the man screamed in despair.

"Stop it!!"

Meihong saw this terrible situation as soon as she went out, and rushed to the passerby quickly, and grabbed the bull's horns accurately with both hands.

"Woooaaaaaaah?" However, this was of no use. Meihong's head was shaken hard by the fierce bull, and she flew out of her hand and smashed into the surrounding houses.

"Meihong, are you okay?" Sarinko walked out of the store slowly and looked at Meihong who was lying in the ruins of the house.

"Do you think I'm okay?!" Meihong quickly got up from the rubble, and the wounds on her body from the wood chips healed quickly. "It hurts so much!"

"Thank you, thank you for saving me!" When the cow attacked Meihong, the passerby was very smart and ran out from the cow's path. Now he is close to the door of a store. "Ah Hei, he is usually a good boy... Why did he suddenly attack me like crazy today..."

"Maybe it's the mating season." Meihong walked out of the ruins, her body ablaze with flames. "Do you want me to add more fuel to your fire, stupid cow?"

"No! Please don't do this! Our family of three depends on Ah Hei to survive! Could you please control it without hurting it..." The passerby panicked and said quickly to Meihong.

"Wow... What a cliché setting..." Meihong curled her lips. "I'm not as strong as this bull. It's too difficult to control it without hurting it."

"If you pay me, I will help you!" Sarinko patted his flat chest and said to the passerby.

"Who are you?" The passerby looked at Sarinko who suddenly spoke, shook his head and said, "Forget it, you are so weak, you may not even be able to beat a puppy... Let's look at Captain Fujiwara, right?"

"Don't judge people by their appearance. Although I'm a magician, I'm still very confident in my strength." Sarinko touched his nose. "Ah, it's coming. Get out of the way."

"You, are you really going to do this?!"

"Don't worry, don't worry." Sarinko looked at the bull charging towards him and said calmly, "It will be fine..."

"Moo-!!"

"..." Zoringo rolled easily, avoiding the bull's attack and watched the bull gallop past.

"Phew, that was really dangerous. I almost got hit." Patting his flat chest, Sarinko continued calmly.

"Didn't you say it was okay?" Meihong complained to Sarinko.

"Ah, I'm confident that I can beat this bull in terms of strength..." Sarinko waved his hand and explained, "But I'm not confident that I can catch its horns when it charges at me... It's easy to kill it with one punch."

"Please don't do this!"

……

"Thank you, thank you both for your help, I was able to catch Ah Hei back..." The passerby touched the old cow that was exhausted and tied up on the ground, and thanked Sarinko and Meihong.

"Actually, I didn't do anything big. I was just taking the cow for a stroll." Meihong waved her hand.

"Captain Fujiwara, you are too polite. I still have to express my gratitude..." The passerby bowed to Meihong and took out a coin from his pocket. "Here is 500 yen. It's not a lot... But please accept it, Captain Fujiwara."

"How can this be so embarrassing..."

"Meihong and I have a very good relationship. I will keep the money!" Sarinko quickly snatched the money from the man's hand and put it into his pocket.

"Uh..." Meihong twitched her lips and said, "Rang, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you..."

"No, it's okay. This little girl is really lively...ah haha..." The passerby smiled awkwardly and said, "I will have someone take Ah Hei away later. Bye bye..."

……

"Help! This big goose is trying to kill me!"

The cry for help was heard again from outside, and Sarinko felt a little tired of hearing it.

"This is already the seventh time. This can't be a coincidence." Meihong frowned. "This is already a change. I'll go to the guard team to investigate the cause."

"No, I think the reason is obvious." Sarinko said slowly, pointing to the street outside the window that was gradually shrouded in light pink mist.

Chapter 82 Analysis of the Mutation

"When did this fog start to float up?" Meihong looked at the pink haze outside the window and frowned slightly. "Just the color alone feels a little off."

Meihong went forward and opened the door, and some mist slowly drifted in from outside.

"Hey, hey, close the door. You saw what happened to those animals. Who knows if this will work on humans?"

"It's okay. Although this thing is harmful to the human body, it doesn't seem to drive people crazy." Meihong analyzed, "Look at the people we helped just now, didn't they all show signs of going crazy?"

"But we can't let our guard down. This situation can already be considered an abnormality." Meihong closed the door. "The monsters in Gensokyo are a bunch of idle guys. They will cause trouble at any time."

"Mutation, that's quite appropriate." Sarinko nodded and shook the reagent in his hand evenly. "I don't know how long this mutation will last."

"Well, generally speaking, it's the Hakurei shrine maidens who go to resolve the anomaly." Meihong recalled the figure she saw at the festival and shook her head helplessly. "But this generation of Hakurei shrine maidens is stronger than the previous ones, but they seem to be more tired than ever. Who knows how long this red fog will last?"

"Mmmmm, come to think of it, I seem to have seen the Hakurei Miko." Sarinko remembered the red and white figure drinking tea in the shrine. "I can't see what you describe."

"Hmph, how can you see through anyone at a glance, you idiot." Meihong glanced at Sarinko with disdain. In terms of experience, she was far ahead of Sarinko.

"Hmph." The reagent in Zoringo's hand suddenly turned red after adding the bubble grass, and he casually put it on the shelf. "Since the Hakurei witch won't come out... why don't we just go and solve the abnormality!"

"Huh? Are you kidding me?" Meihong rolled her eyes and said, "Hakurei Miko will give her pocket money if she solves the anomaly. If we go to solve the anomaly, wouldn't it be just a waste of time? This anomaly just made some animals crazy. It's not a big deal at all. I'm not going."

"Hey! Please, this is my first time encountering a mutation!"

"This isn't a game. Fighting monsters is very dangerous. You just don't want to go!" Meihong flicked her finger at Sarinko's forehead. "You'd better save your energy. With your mediocre skills, you're still a human. If you encounter a more ferocious monster, you might not even be able to find your body."

"I still have you... a big tank with infinite HP. I'm behind you and dealing crazy damage!"

"...Maybe I really need to give you a good beating and see if I can completely correct your bad character." Meihong was silent for a moment, and the look she gave to Sarinko was as if she was looking at a silly roe deer.

"I still have things to do in the security team. Really, it's almost winter and these monsters are still causing mutations. Can't they just prepare for hibernation?" Meihong opened the door of the alchemy shop. "Just stay here and don't think about solving the mutations or anything like that."

"I know, I know. I'm just talking. I can't accomplish anything by myself anyway." Sarinko sighed and sealed the prepared low-level life potion into a bottle. "No one will come to the store in this kind of weather. I'll hurry up and prepare more products."

……

“…That’s weird!”

After Meihong left, Sarinko showed a smile full of evil humor.

"I've long had enough of this comfortable life. How can my second life be so boring!" Sarinko said this and opened the door of the alchemy shop. At this time, the visibility outside was no more than 50 meters, which had reached the point where it interfered with daily life.

At this time, the system also very reasonably obeyed Sarinko's wishes and jumped out of the task.

Main storyline "Red Fog Incident I": Find the source of the red fog.

Difficulty: D

Mission Reward: 5000G, Curse-Removing Stone

"I think that going out on adventures from time to time can add more fun to life." Sarinko looked at this task that suited her heart and nodded, "But I still need to prepare!"

After all, this school uniform... emmmmmmm

It's totally out of place in Gensokyo... and wearing the red dress that Huiyin gave me doesn't seem to be suitable for this kind of adventure atmosphere... so let's see if I can find one from my backpack...

Hmm, this windbreaker looks good...quite handsome!

Uoooh, I have lots of belts! Take all these potions!

"The dress is complete!" Sarinko looked at her outfit full of blood-related style and nodded with satisfaction. "It would be even better if I could have a wizard hat... I'll find a chance to ask Marisa for one?"

……

"To be honest, we need to investigate." Sarinko walked on the streets of Human Village. At this moment, the red fog had been spreading for several hours and there were no pedestrians on the streets.

"But I have no idea at all." Sarinko touched his neck. "What kind of monster would need to change the environment into such foggy weather... Maybe I should go ask someone."

Meihong can't rely on...

Cirno... well, let's just pass this one, along with Daichan.

Remlia? If possible, I don't want to ask this troublesome young lady for help.

Hmm... Marisa? That girl does look adventurous, and she should be very knowledgeable about this kind of thing.

Okay, let’s head towards the magic forest first.

Sarinko made a decision.

Chapter 83: Your friend, Marisa is online

Since the red fog has not appeared for too long, it has not yet drifted to the Magic Forest. However, judging by the speed at which it spreads, it is only a matter of time before it covers the entire Gensokyo.

"Marisa, are you there?" Zorin Qin came to the door of Marisa's house. He hadn't seen it for a while and felt that the house seemed to be much more dilapidated. It was really a pity that Marisa could live in such a dark and damp environment.

After knocking several times on the wooden door that didn't look very solid, Zuo Lin still didn't get a response from Marisa.

"Is she taking a rest? Or is she out..." Zuo Linqin tilted his head. "Emmmmm... It wouldn't be strange if she's not here. After all, she's not the kind of person who can sit still..."

Just as Zuo Linqin was lost in thought, there was a sudden sound of something hitting the floor in the house.

"Wow, that hurts so much!" Marisa's somewhat boyish voice came from inside the house, instantly destroying the eerie and terrifying atmosphere of the magical forest.

“…Hey, Marisa, are you there?” Zorin Qin was silent for a moment, then started knocking on the door again.

"No, no! Stop knocking, the door is about to break!" There were footsteps getting closer and closer from behind the door, and then the door was opened, revealing Marisa's face that looked like she had attained immortality.

Her originally curly blonde hair was now a mess, her eyes were lifeless and half-closed, with thick dark circles under her eyes. She was wearing pajamas with star patterns all over them, and she came out to meet people in such a disheveled state.

“…What? It’s an apple…Ah…” Marisa looked at Zorin in a daze and yawned.

"Why do you look so disappointed?" Zuo Linqin rolled his eyes and slipped under Marisa's arm that was holding the door open. He saw a room that was even dirtier than the last time he came. He complained to Marisa, "Can't you tidy it up once in a while?"

"Mmm, it will be messy again after I tidy it up anyway, so there's no point in tidying it up..." Marisa rubbed her eyes, scratched her itchy calves with her bare feet, and said to Zorin, "Ah, are you here to help me tidy up the room? Oh my, I'm so sorry..."

"No way!" Sarinko put down the book in his hand stiffly, coughed twice and said, "Didn't you notice such an obvious thing in the sky outside?"

"...In the sky outside?" Marisa raised her eyebrows and looked at the sky outside the door. "...Wow..."

After letting out an incomprehensible sigh, Marisa's eyes widened wider and wider, almost sparkling.

"This is definitely a mutation, Apple! This is a mutation!" Marisa jumped back with a super excited look and pressed down on Sarinko's shoulders. "It's really a mutation!"

"What are you so excited about? Let me go!"

"Hehe, this is a mutation!" Marisa let go of Sarinko's shoulders, put her hands on her hips and laughed, with a raging fire burning in her eyes. "This is my chance for Marisa-sama to surpass Reimu! I must solve the mutation before she does!"

Having said that, Marisa actually wanted to go investigate the incident wearing only her pajamas.

"Wait, wait, why don't you change your clothes first!" Sarinko grabbed the corner of Marisa's clothes and pulled her back.

"You don't have that much time in life to change clothes! Just do it when you think of it! This way you won't fall behind and be eliminated!" Marisa struggled, her feet still moving slowly. "Or by the time I change clothes, Reimu will have solved the anomaly! I absolutely cannot tolerate this happening!"

"How is this possible? Such a thing..." Sarinko complained with a twitching mouth, and exerted a little force in his hands again, "Ah..."

Swish—the piece of cloth in his hand made a sound of being unable to bear the weight, completing its mission.

"Wuuuuuuuuuuuu?!"

Marisa screamed up and down, then fell face first onto the ground.

……

"That's too much! This is my favorite piece of clothing and the only pajamas I own." Marisa changed into her usual black and white outfit and held the pajamas that had been torn into two large pieces in her hands. She stared at Sarinko with some resentment, "How are you going to compensate me?"

"Well, what can I do? It's your fault for not listening to others..." Sarinko looked at the ceiling, pretending to be innocent.

"Hmm... your outfit is quite nice, isn't it?" Marisa looked at Sarinko's windbreaker, and suddenly threw away her pajamas, her eyes becoming a little strange.

"Wait, wait, what are you looking at?! These are my clothes, I won't give them to you!" Sarinko.

"I'm just borrowing it to wear. It's not like I won't return it to you..." Marisa narrowed her eyes and raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

“Wu, wu…?”

Shamelessly, Marisa snatched the windbreaker that Sarinko was wearing over her dress and put it on over her maid outfit.

"Wow, this looks really cool!" Marisa posed in front of the floor-length mirror and turned back to Sarinko and said, "Hey, can you put on the gloves for me too?"

"No way! I want to go back!" Sarinko felt that coming to find Marisa was the worst and worst wrong decision she had made.

"Hey, stingy." Marisa pouted and grabbed Sarinko's hand, "Then let's go!"

“Leaving? I don’t want to go with you… Uwaaaaaaaah!”

Just as Sarinko was saying something against it, Marisa suddenly grabbed the broom at the door and stepped forward. The broom flew out of the Kirisame house in an instant like a rocket.

"Kan, bastard, do you want to kill me!" Sarinko was so scared that tears were about to come out. The moment she flew into the sky, Marisa let go of her hand. Fortunately, Sarinko grabbed the broom handle and was not thrown directly to the ground.

"Oh, dear, I definitely didn't mean it. Look, you made me fall to the floor twice, and you were scared by me without any harm, so we are even now, right?" Marisa shook her hands without turning her head and said to Sarinko.