Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

"Haha," Qiu Mingze could only laugh it off, forgetting how he could possibly bring up this matter.

"Now that you know I'm alright, I'll be going." Sensing that staying here might lead to something bad, Akina Sawa wanted to slip away.

"and many more"

Motoori Kosuzu stood up from the chair behind the desk and slowly walked to Akina Sawaya.

"Gurgle"

Akina Ze also swallowed hard as he looked at Motoori Kosuzu in front of him.

Then something unexpected happened: Motoori Kosuzu bowed deeply to Akina Sawa.

"Thank you for saving me, Mr. Akina."

"Haha, not at all, this is what I should do." Akina Sawa scratched the back of his head awkwardly after seeing how serious Motoori Kosuzu was. "After all, it's something I promised, Miss Motoori, you don't need to be so serious."

"Hmph, I didn't expect you to be so weak."

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Motoori Kosuzu crossed her arms and glanced at Akina Sawaya.

"Ah, I'm so sorry I'm so weak!"

Upon hearing this, Akina Zeya, who had initially been somewhat moved, completely dismissed the thoughts in his mind.

……

After being mercilessly mocked by Motoori Kosuzu, Akina Sawa also left Suzunaan.

Despite being mercilessly mocked, Motoori Kozue gave him a piece of paper covered in unreadable writing and taught him a few pronunciations. She said that when he was in danger, he should take out the paper, pronounce the words, and something would come to his rescue. Of course, this could only be used once. Akina Sawa quickly forgot about it and put it in his backpack. The name of the paper in his backpack appeared: "Fragments of the Demon Book"...

Deeply affected, Akina Sawa decided to stay there until dark and participate in the night market.

Having made up his mind, Akina Sawa stayed inside an izakaya (Japanese pub), sipping sake to soothe his wounded heart while waiting for night to fall...

After an unknown amount of time, Akina Ze only noticed that his wallet had become much thinner.

Seeing that it was time to leave, Akina Sawa was about to walk out of the izakaya, though he was still a bit groggy.

"Are you sure the guest wants to go out?"

The shop owner, who was wiping cups behind me, suddenly spoke.

"Ok?"

Akina Ze also turned around and looked at the boss with a puzzled expression.

The shopkeeper remained unmoved and continued wiping the cups, saying, "The night market is the real Gensokyo. Are you sure you want to go out, outsider?"

"I am sure"

"..." The boss paused for a moment, put down his cup, and said, "Hahaha, you outsider are really interesting!"

"Come out, everyone!"

The shop was now filled with people and monsters.

All sorts of strange creatures were raising their wine glasses and gesturing towards Akina Sawa.

Perhaps it was still the effect of the alcohol, but Akina Sawa wasn't scared at all, only wondering where they had come from.

A monster with a bull's head walked over and grabbed Akina Zeya.

"Boss, I'll buy this guy a drink!"

The owner smiled and placed a glass of freshly prepared wine on the table.

"Let the revelry begin!" The minotaur raised his drink high and shouted, "Welcome to Gensokyo!"

The strange-looking youkai around them raised their sake and shouted, "Welcome to Gensokyo!"

Already drunk, Akina Sawa also raised his glass in response, saying, "Thank you everyone!"

The izakaya owner smiled as he wiped the glasses, watching the farce unfold before him.

Monsters and humans, everyone wore a smile, they lived in harmony, without suspicion, without killing, without deception...

This is the paradise of youkai and the Shangri-La of humans. This is Gensokyo!

The moon outside the izakaya was no longer stingy; its light shone down across the sky...

[Planting: +100]

[Copper Coins: 45]

【System updating】

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Chapter Thirteen: Regret Always Follows a Hangover

It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!

This was the only feeling Akina Zeya had after waking up; his head felt like it was about to split open. He had enjoyed drinking it yesterday, but the next day all he felt was discomfort.

I regret it now, I really regret it, I regret it so much. Akina Ze also held his forehead, trying to make him feel a little more comfortable, at least to alleviate some of the pain psychologically.

I really drank too much yesterday. I even started hallucinating, seeing all those weird, strange-looking guys...

"Waaah!" Akina Ze shook his head violently, trying to clear away all the blurry memories of yesterday. Drinking with some strange guys was just an illusion.

How was yesterday?

The owner was still wiping the cup in his hands in the same spot.

Haha, not bad.

Akina Ze scratched his head and replied to the boss, "I was indeed very happy when I was drinking yesterday, but I'm not happy now."

Upon hearing Akina Zeya's response, the boss smiled mysteriously: "I thought you wouldn't be able to accept reality and would scream and run away."

"How could that be? I just had a few drinks and took a nap here, boss."

Akina Sawa has completely dismissed yesterday's events as a hallucination caused by being drunk. After all, the youkai he's encountered in Gensokyo so far have all been like Aya Shameimaru and Nitori Kawashiro, who are cute and beautiful, while the ones from yesterday clearly don't fit that description!

"Oh?"

The shopkeeper nodded. He had thought that the man in front of him was only unafraid because of the alcohol yesterday, but it turned out he really wasn't afraid...

After staying there for a while, Akina Ze felt that his headache had eased a bit, so he decided to get up and go home, as his plants were waiting to be watered.

Stepping through the izakaya's doors, the morning sunlight made Akina Sawa squint. The streets were already bustling with people, all busy with their own affairs. No one noticed the man who clearly had a hangover.

"Well, it's time to go home. I hope Mokou doesn't see us."

For some reason, Akina Sawa didn't want Fujiwara no Mokou to see her in this disheveled state, reeking of alcohol and with her clothes all wrinkled and crumpled.

Feeling uncomfortable from the sunlight, Akina Sawa could only slightly open his eyes to try and find his way home.

Akina Sawa also walked unsteadily down the road, and the people around him all avoided him.

Ugh, Akina Sawa is now even more regretful. Why did he have to drink?! Damn it!

He really wanted to slap himself, but he was on the street, and people were already avoiding him. If he slapped himself now, it wouldn't just be that people would avoid him; he'd probably be seen as crazy.

Akina Ze shook his head with a wry smile. He should hurry home while there were still few people around. Akina Ze didn't want anyone to see his disheveled state, so he quickened his pace.

But the thing he least wanted to happen still happened: Fujiwara no Mokou blocked his way.

"Looks like you've had too much to drink, haven't you?" Fujiwara no Mokou pinched her nose and waved at Akina Sawaya, trying to get rid of the smell.

"Um, I only had a tiny bit yesterday."

Looking at Mokou's disgusted expression, Akina Sawa weakly said something, seemingly afraid of something.

"It not only tastes like alcohol, but also like a monster."

After observing for a while, Fujiwara no Mokou suddenly said with disdain.

"?"

"Alright, you can go back now. Look at you, all disheveled. Tsk tsk."

Fujiwara no Mokou gave up asking further questions and waved her hand, signaling Akina Sawa to leave quickly as well.

Haha, I'm off then.

Akina Sawa smiled awkwardly. There were more pedestrians on the road, so he had to hurry back!

Watching Akina Sawa's departing figure, Fujiwara no Mokou murmured to herself, "Not all yokai are this kind..."

As he quickened his pace, Akina Sawa soon returned home, and the open door made his heart skip a beat.

Was my house burgled?! How could that be?

Akina Ze nervously went inside. The fact that the vegetable garden was undamaged made him breathe a sigh of relief. As expected, the door to the house was also opened.

I was only away from home for one day, and this happened to me! What bad luck!

Akina Ze also rushed in anxiously, only to find an unexpected scene before him: in the bedroom, two little girls were huddled together, fast asleep—Cirno and Daijō.

Seeing this, Akina Sawa was relieved and shook his head helplessly. "I was wondering why there were thieves in Gensokyo. Turns out they were just two little fairies."

Perhaps hearing the noise, Daijo woke up, rubbed his eyes, and saw that Akina Sawa had also returned. He excitedly nudged Cirno, who was still fast asleep next to him.

"Cirno, wake up! Mr. Akina is back!"

Cirno remained unmoved, turned over, and went back to sleep.

"Ugh, wake up, Cirno-chan!"

Daijō got a little anxious and nudged Cirno again.

"Just one more minute of sleep!"

"Cirno said with her eyes closed."

Seeing this scene, Akina Ze felt his mood, which had been bad due to a hangover, suddenly become cheerful.

He originally wanted to look around a bit more, but Daijō's pleading eyes made it impossible for Akina Sawa to refuse.

That's it! Akina Ze also had a good idea. He could teach Cirno a lesson and show her the consequences of barging into other people's homes. It wasn't about getting revenge on Cirno; he had just been frightened, and adults wouldn't hold a grudge against a child.

Shh, don't wake her up.

Akina Sawa also gestured towards Daijō.

Daijō tilted his little head and looked at Akina Zeya with a puzzled expression.

Akina Ze also remembered that when he was tidying up the little house, he found a ghost face, which he might be able to use.

Akina Zeya took out a demon mask from the box and put it on, while Daijo had already gotten out of bed and stood aside watching Akina Zeya's actions, her big eyes filled with doubt. However, Daijo's intuition told her that Cirno's fate would not be good.

"Hmph, it's because Cirno-chan ignored me, I'm not calling her anymore," Dai-chan thought to herself, watching helplessly as Akina Sawa, with a grimace, approached Cirno, who was oblivious to the impending doom and still sleeping in.

"Roar!"

Akina Sawa approached Cirno and suddenly made a loud noise.

"Don't make trouble!"

Cirno still refused to open her eyes, instead slapping her mask.

"Um!?"

Cirno touched and squeezed the hand on the mask, feeling its cold and hard texture.

Cirno, who was still confused, suddenly woke up. Her little head turned stiffly inch by inch, and a funny face appeared in front of her.

"what!!!!!"

The screams echoed throughout the farm, startling a large flock of resting birds...

"Waaaaah, what am I going to do? Waaaaah, Cirno, don't die!"

Daijang, with a sob in his voice, shook Cirno, who was rolling her eyes and foaming at the mouth.

Standing to the side, Akina Ze also touched the mask in his hand with a bit of helplessness. He didn't know that Cirno was so timid. She actually fainted from fright.

Seeing the teary-eyed Daijō beside him, Akina Sawa couldn't stand still any longer and decided to do something.

He walked over and pinched Cirno's philtrum. Although he didn't know the difference between the physiological structure of fairies and humans, he figured he might as well try anything.

Beside him, Daijō looked at Akina Sawaya with tears in his eyes and an expectant expression.