Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

"This is to show you how hurtful that kind of language is. You were punished for speaking to Aya Shameimaru like that!"

"Plan is done, let's go get something to eat!"

After saying that, Marisa couldn't wait to go into the courtyard.

Outside the gate, only Akina Sawaya and Shameimaru Aya remained.

"Let's go inside. What are you still doing here? We're waiting to eat your cooking; we haven't had it for days!"

Seeing Akina Sawaya standing there dumbfounded, Shameimaru Aya patted him on the back.

Just as Ayamaru was about to go inside, he suddenly turned back to Akina Sawa under the streetlight and said, "Actually, I forgave you a long time ago. Marisa forced me to say those things just now."

Upon hearing this, Akina Ze straightened his back and said he would go to Mori Chika Rinnosuke later to buy out that material.

The beautiful girls of Gensokyo absolutely cannot start acting sarcastic or weird because of me.

Akina Sawa couldn't imagine the scene of people in Gensokyo speaking in a sarcastic and insipid way. He absolutely had to shut it down from the source! He selectively ignored the fact that he was actually the first person in Gensokyo to speak in a sarcastic and insipid way.

……

Everyone is here, let the banquet begin!

The dishes were served one by one. Thanks to the thorough preparations made beforehand, although Akina was also very nervous before the banquet started, once the banquet began, the chef had to act like a chef!

"Lady Yuyuko, don't worry! There's more here!"

Youmu stood to the side, constantly pushing the plates of food on the table toward Yuyuko, not even bothering to eat herself.

"Haha, Reimu, is this delicious? Give me a bite!"

Marisa snatched the chicken leg from Reimu's hand and opened her mouth to take a bite.

Seeing this, Reimu Hakurei panicked. She usually ate simple meals at the shrine, and it was rare for her to have a decent meal, but Marisa pulled this stunt.

Reimu Hakurei then used her Yin-Yang Orb to slap Marisa to the floor, grabbed the chicken leg, and started gnawing on it.

The poor blonde little girl lay on the floor, dizzy and seeing stars.

The blonde beauty was sipping her drink and smiling at Miss Yuyuko; they seemed to be close friends.

As for the attendant she brought, he was very interested in the fried tofu that Akina Sawaya made and kept eating it.

Fujiwara no Mokou sat alone to the side, drinking her wine and occasionally glancing at the moon.

Meanwhile, Aya Shameimaru kept taking pictures of everyone with her camera, occasionally eating something.

"Hehehe, I have the material for tomorrow!"

As for Akina Zeya? He's in the kitchen.

I'm so regretful now. I thought the ingredients I prepared in advance would be enough to support this banquet, but I never expected this...

In the living room, Lady Yuyuko kept eating without stopping. Akina was also very curious about where all the food went, because her stomach didn't bulge at all, even though she had eaten so much.

However, he had to keep his word no matter what. He had originally planned to go out and chat and eat with so many beautiful girls, but it seemed that was no longer possible. Akina Ze was also in tears...

Just then, an unexpected person appeared.

……

Chapter Twenty-Three: During the Banquet

Fujiwara no Mokou put down her drink and stood up.

"What are you doing here?"

"Of course I'm here to attend the banquet."

Kaguya Houraisan entered in full regalia, and with the bright moon hanging in the sky, everyone else present paled in comparison.

"Oh, that's interesting."

Sitting quietly to the side, Yukari Yakumo calmly observed how things were unfolding. Such an interesting scene was truly a rare sight.

The crowd ignored the scene and continued eating, drinking, and passing plates around as usual.

"Humph!"

Although she wanted to fight, she knew it wouldn't be good to cause trouble at someone else's banquet. Thinking of Akina Sawaya who was still busy inside, Fujiwara no Mokou sat down and took a big gulp of her drink.

Inside the kitchen, Akina Sawa heard the commotion and came out, where he saw a "Reisen" who seemed familiar yet completely different.

"Reisen, you've come!"

Akina Ze, who was holding a spatula in one hand, also greeted him.

"You said she's Reisen? Hahaha, so you were just using your rabbit's name to fool people!"

Fujiwara no Mokou laughed so hard that she spat out the sake in her mouth.

Kaguya, who had been thoroughly ridiculed, was about to retort.

But before she could speak, Akina Sawa, who had been deceived, spoke first.

"Captain Mokou, she's the one I met a few days ago when we were building the grape trellis together. She used a pseudonym, but she was the one who helped build the grape trellis, so that's fine."

"Tsk!"

Since Akina Sawa has said so, Fujiwara no Mokou didn't say anything more. She sat back down and drank a few more sips of sake. Really! I didn't expect this woman to come. I should have stayed home with Keine!

"Welcome to the banquet, um..."

Since he already knew that the name "Reisen" was a pseudonym and seemed to belong to someone else, Akina Sawa felt a little conflicted about saying it again.

"I am Kaguya Houraisan, and as for the name Reisen, that's my rabbit's name. I'm truly sorry~"

Perhaps sensing Akina Sawaya's predicament, Houraisan Kaguya took the initiative to introduce herself.

Although the apology that followed sounded very perfunctory.

But this is a banquet after all, how can we ruin the atmosphere? Besides, Kaguya Houraisan before us is so beautiful, and he's not angry at all. As a typical man, Akina Sawa nodded affirmatively, indicating that he didn't mind.

As for why she came that day, when they had agreed to build the remaining grape trellis but she broke her promise, Akina Sawa wasn't foolish enough to ask her directly. Houraisan Kaguya said it certainly wasn't because she was engrossed in playing Stellaris those days and forgot about the promise she had made with Akina Sawa.

Let's skip this episode.

He originally wanted to stay outside a little longer, but unable to resist Yuyuko's pitiful gaze, Akina Sawa had no choice but to return to the kitchen to continue cooking.

Although Akina Ze felt a little lonely staying in the kitchen, hearing people outside happily eating his food and chatting made it all worthwhile.

"Crack!"

A flash of light shone over.

Akina Sawa also knew that the light was emitted by Aya Shameimaru's camera.

"Yes! I've got tomorrow's headline!"

Aya Shameimaru was taking pictures of Sawaya Akina cooking with a camera.

Akina Zeya himself disagreed, not thinking that his cooking skills were good enough to make headlines.

So he casually said, "Why are you taking pictures of me? It's just me cooking, what's so interesting about that?"

"You don't understand this!"

Shameimaru Aya shook her slender fingers and said, "You'll find out when the time comes."

Upon hearing her words, Akina Ze broke out in a cold sweat. His intuition told him that this Tengu was definitely going to court disaster again.

Fortunately, Aya Shameimaru only came in to take a few photos before returning to the living room. Akina Sawa thought she was up to something again.

As time passed, what was originally a dark curtain with only the moon gradually began to show twinkling stars around it.

The farm gathering was drawing to a close, and Akina Ze came out of the kitchen.

To be honest, by the end he was cooking by sheer willpower. If you were in battle mode, you would see that his stamina bar was almost empty.

Fortunately, the guests all enjoyed their meal. Although Ms. Yuyuko, who ate the most, still seemed to want more, Akina Sawa could only ignore her. He had already realized that the seemingly dignified and beautiful woman was actually a complete glutton!

Sitting quietly under the eaves, Akina Ze was finally able to leisurely enjoy a sip of wine. It was rice wine, brewed by himself, with the help of tools provided by the system to save brewing time.

Because it was uncertain whether they would like this kind of alcohol, they were given alcohol that was bought in the human village.

However, the people present were no ordinary people; they quickly detected the unusual aroma of the wine.

"Hey? Hey bro, why are you eating all by yourself?"

Then a blonde beauty walked over.

Akina Sawa didn't actually know her, so he hadn't sent her an invitation. However, since she was a guest, he still had to ask her name.

"you are?"

"I am Yakumo Yukari, just an ordinary youkai."

"Oh, you're a monster. Would you like some sake?"

Akina Sawa, who didn't care about Yakumo Yukari's youkai identity, also shook the bottle of sake in his hand and said.

"Oh? Are you inviting me for a drink?"

Unexpectedly, the human in front of her was so disregard for her identity as a yokai and even offered her a drink. At this moment, Yukari Yakumo found the man in front of her quite interesting.

However, it's reasonable for Akina Sawa to ignore Yakumo Yukari's youkai identity. After all, he doesn't know how many of the people in front of him are human, and he's already come to terms with it.

"By the way, Akina-kun, what do you think of Gensokyo?"

Yakumo Yukari said, drinking the rice wine that Akina Sawa had just poured for her.

"I?"

Akina Ze glanced at the starry sky, then at the laughing group before him, silently took another sip of his drink, and said, "Not bad."

"?"

Yukari Yakumo gave a barely perceptible look, then continued with a smile, "Why is it 'not bad'?"

"Huh? You're asking me why I'm doing okay? How am I supposed to explain that?"

Akina Sawa hadn't expected Yakumo Yukari to be so persistent in pressing him for an answer, and for a moment he couldn't come up with a response.

Seeing that Akina Sawa also had a conflicted expression, Yakumo Yukari reached out and broke the stalemate.

"Since you haven't thought of it yet, tell me when you have."

Afterwards, Yukari Yakumo returned to the banquet room.

Akina Ze shook his head. He didn't know why the woman in front of him had come to ask those questions. He was just a farmer and didn't want to think too much.

As the saying goes, "Drink today, for tomorrow we may die," Akina Sawa wanted to pour himself another glass of rice wine, but after groping around, he discovered that the bottle was gone.

Looking ahead, it's already in Yakumo Yukari's hands.

"Eh..."

Akina Sawa smiled helplessly and joined the banquet.

……

As night deepened, the guests left one by one, just as they had arrived.

"That was a really good meal, Reimu. Now it's time to go!"

Marisa, supporting her bulging belly, sat on the broomstick and said to the girl next to her, whose belly was also bulging.

Reimu Hakurei nodded and also took flight.

"By the way, Akina-kun, your food is really delicious! Thank you for inviting me. I'll definitely come again next time. That's all for now!"

After saying that, Marisa transformed into a rainbow and flew away, and Reimu Hakurei also gestured to Sawa Akina before flying away as well.

The rest of the people did the same; they said hello and left.

After the excitement, only a mess remained, waiting for Akina Sawa to clean it up.

Although I'm a bit tired, I've accomplished my goal, and Ms. Aya Shameimaru has forgiven me.

However, will this banquet still be held next year? Akina Ze also looked up at the moon and then made a decision.

Let's do it anyway, but I don't want to do these things alone next year...

However, Miss Yuyuko forbids it!

[Planting: +100]