Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

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"What? They're hosting a banquet and didn't invite us!"

A majestic voice came from somewhere.

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Unhappy Watermelon

The banquet is over.

Life went on as usual.

Akina Sawa, as an outsider, has completely integrated into the human village.

He contributes his strength as a farmer, and of course, he also receives a tiny bit of help from the system.

The grapevines in the field are now on track, and there's nothing else to do except water them every day. The farmer's life is simple, unpretentious, and monotonous.

Akina Sawa originally planned to go fishing every day to make a living, but after he discovered a blue-haired mermaid in the river one day, he dared not go anymore. Who knows if this mermaid came to avenge the fish he had caught.

Even if it wasn't, Akina Sawa didn't dare go there for a while. What if he caught that mermaid while fishing? He couldn't beat a monster. Although it looked delicious, he decided to leave it for now.

Since fishing as a side business is no longer viable, but being idle all day doesn't suit Akina Sawa's habits.

As for going down into the mine, he wasn't ready to face slimes again. After all, slimes are slippery, and Akina Ze said he couldn't handle them.

But, after thinking about it like this, what should I do?

Oh, right! Go get some small pets!

Akina Ze suddenly had a good idea: to build a chicken coop and raise a few chicks in it.

When they grow up, they can act as an alarm clock, chirping every day and bringing more life to this quiet place.

Of course, this was definitely not because he was craving something.

However, Akina Ze wasn't very clear on how to raise chickens. In his limited mind, there was only the impression of chickens eating rice. As for what it actually takes to raise chickens, he said, "Greek milk."

As a former otaku, being proficient in using Baidu is an essential skill for any otaku. Although there's no Baidu to search now, isn't there a Suzuna-an in the Human Village? I should be able to find out by searching there, right?

Moreover, Motoori Kozue didn't come to the last banquet, which made Akina Ze quite disappointed. Today, when I go to look her up, I'll ask her why she didn't come that day.

As for Aya Shameimaru, that tengu, Akina Sawa also felt that she was truly beyond saving, so when she mysteriously handed him a newspaper that morning, he didn't show any surprise.

Although it read, "A man held a banquet with many women at night, and was so exhausted he couldn't even stand up..."

However, Akina Sawa's lack of reaction made Shameimaru Aya doubt herself, "This headline is so sensational..."

Akina Sawa didn't care about these people, but he might not care about others. He had already thought about what would happen to Aya Shameimaru.

So instead of being angry, he wanted to pray for Aya Shameimaru.

Seeing those people still doubting whether their Shameimaru fanfiction on Toutiao was exciting enough, Akina Sawa could only say, "Run! Shameimaru fanfiction!"

anyway.

Akina Sawa also plans to go to Rena-an to look up information on how to raise chickens, and also to visit Motoori Kosuzu.

However, the person standing before him now left Akina Sawa unsure of what to do.

"Why didn't you invite me, hiccup~"

Before me appeared a drunken, hiccuping little girl (?) with huge horns on her head and a gourd of wine in her hand.

"Is this a demon?" Akina Sawa thought to himself. "Judging from the huge horns on its head, it might be a powerful figure. Although it looks cute, who knows how old the demons are? Maybe they're all babies."

"Excuse me, who are you?"

As the saying goes, "better safe than sorry," Akina Sawa asked with a smile.

Why didn't you invite me?

Unfortunately, this approach is useless against drunkards.

The drunkard was still swaying in front of Akina Zeya, blocking his way, and wouldn't say who she was. Although she was cute, Akina Zeya had already decided to go see Motoori Kosuzu today!

Akina Sawa also planned to ask her in a different way.

"I don't know you, so why should I invite you?"

"Eh~"

The tipsy little girl tilted her head and pointed at herself: "You don't recognize me?"

"Yes, I don't know you, and do you even know who I am?"

Upon hearing Akina Zeya's reply, the little girl put down her gourd of wine, leaned closer to him, and observed him carefully.

"gollum"

Seeing the little girl getting so close, even though he knew she was actually a monster, Akina Sawa couldn't help but swallow hard.

"Oh! I know! You're the outsider who was knocked to the ground by Mao Yu, right!"

The little alcoholic girl had already realized who the man in front of her was.

It must be that damn Wenwen! Akina Sawa clenched his fist!

He was initially indifferent to Aya Shameimaru spreading rumors about persecuting him, but he never expected that even such a cute little girl would know what shameful things he had done. Akina Sawa just wanted to curse Aya Shameimaru a few times right now.

But calm down! Calm down! I can't show my bad side in front of this little girl! Akina Ze also calmed the fire in his heart. He no longer wanted to pray for Aya Shameimaru. Now he just hoped that when they made their move, they could put in a little more effort and take his part with them.

"Now that you know who I am, what about you? I have no idea who you are!"

"I'm Suika Ibuki, now you recognize me, right? I'm so unhappy that you didn't invite me to such a fun event, hiccup~"

Unexpectedly, the little girl in front of me spoke very frankly.

Suika Ibuki picked up her sake gourd and took a few more sips: "If I hadn't found Reimu's belly bulging and her body smelling of alcohol when I went to find her that night, I wouldn't even know you were having a banquet here!"

It was just a banquet, and although she liked lively gatherings, she wouldn't attend every banquet. But this time, Reimu and Marisa both attended, and even Yukari Yakumo went, while she was the only one who didn't go, which made Suika Ibuki very unhappy.

She even wanted to find Akina Zeya that very night, but fortunately, she was stopped by Hakurei Reimu.

Otherwise, Akina Sawa wouldn't be able to get a good night's sleep either.

So, to prevent this from happening again, Ibuki Suika chose to block Akina Sawaya's door, even though she was a few days late.

"So, Ms. Ibuki Suika, what brings you here?"

"I came here hoping to make friends with you. You must invite me to your next banquet!"

Perhaps annoyed by her conversation with Akina Sawa, Ibuki Suika bluntly stated the purpose of her visit.

"That's it, we're leaving."

After saying that, Ibuki Suika drank the sake from her gourd and swayed as she left Akina Zeya's yard.

"..."

Akina Sawa originally wanted to chat with the drunken ghost in front of him more, as he was quite curious about this little drunk girl.

But unexpectedly, it was the party that came to them who got tired of it and left first.

"What the hell..." Akina Sawa shook his head helplessly, "Why is Gensokyo full of weirdos..."

Despite being blocked at the door by a drunk little girl and being somewhat disoriented by the smell of alcohol on her, Akina Sawa still remembered exactly what he was supposed to do that day.

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Chapter Twenty-Five: Visiting Suzuna-an

"Tattoo~"

This is the sound of Akina Zeya's little leather boots walking on the bluestone floor of the Human Village.

Although it is a human settlement, it has none of the smells that one would find on the roads of a typical backward agricultural society; in other words, it is very clean.

But there are no people specifically assigned to clean the streets in the village. So why are the streets so clean?

Akina Ze also saw the old lady on the roadside teaching her granddaughter to pick up the trash on the ground, and the answer was already clear to him.

The location of Suzunaan was not remote, and they soon arrived at the store. The character "庵" on the sign was still crooked, just like the last time they came. Perhaps the owner did it on purpose, Akina Ze secretly guessed.

Stepping into this quaint bookstore, Akina Sawa originally wanted to greet Motoori Kosuzu, but seeing her engrossed in a discussion with another girl, he wisely kept quiet.

However, the girl who was talking to Motoori Kosu noticed Akina Sawa's arrival, nodded in greeting, and then turned back to continue her conversation with Motoori Kosu.

After they finished talking, I'll go find Xiaoling. With that in mind, Akina Ze walked into the rows of bookshelves and started looking for books about raising chickens...

“I can’t find it!”

Akina Ze was also muttering complaints under his breath amidst a pile of books. He had searched through all the books on the shelf, but he couldn't find what he wanted.

That makes sense, though. A bookstore isn't Baidu after all. I doubt the owner would even put chicken-raising knowledge on the shelf.

However, Akina Ze was still unwilling to give up. He had searched for so long but still couldn't find it, wasting so much time. He planned to ask Xiaoling again. If she didn't know either, then he would have no choice but to shamelessly ask someone in his family who raised chickens.

"Hello"

Perhaps because he was too focused on his own things, Akina Sawa only then realized that the girl who had been talking to Motoori Kosuzu had somehow appeared in front of him.

Hello.

Although the little girl in front of him still looked like a little girl, Akina Ze felt that she had a very mature temperament and did not look like a little girl at all, but this did not seem out of place.

After Akina Sawa replied, Hieda Akyuu smiled and asked him, "Sir, I've seen you searching here diligently. What are you looking for? Perhaps I can help you."

The little girl named Hieda Akyuu is a helpful person who usually goes to help people in need.

Huh? Akina Sawa also looked at Motoori Kosuki, who was standing behind Hieda Akyuu, and saw Kosuki nod with a grin.

"I'd like to ask where I can find information about chicken farming; I can't find it."

Seeing that Motoori Kosuzu didn't care or show any reaction, Akina Sawa turned to the little girl who had spoken to him for help.

As a pragmatist, Akina Sawa was not embarrassed to ask a little girl for help; on the contrary, he spoke to Hieda Akyuu in the tone of an adult.

"Is it information about raising chickens?"

Hieda Akyuu was somewhat surprised. She had assumed that this man had been here for so long because he was looking for some important information, but she hadn't expected this...

Hearing Hieda Akyuu's somewhat surprised tone, Akina Sawa couldn't help but blush: "That's right, it's information about raising chickens."

However, Hieda Akyuu's surprise didn't last long. After receiving confirmation from Akina Sawaya, he quickly found a thin and tattered booklet in a corner and handed it to Akina Sawaya.

“This is it?”

He could hardly believe his eyes when he saw the tattered booklet in his hand.

"Now that it's resolved, Xiaoling, I'll be going now."

"Sister A-Qiu, take care!"

After Motoori Kosuzu and Hieda Akyuu said their goodbyes, Akina Sawa, who had been looking puzzled, approached Motoori Kosuzu.

"Miss Motoori, who is that? How does she know where this booklet is?"

Akina Sawa, watching Hieda Akyuu's elegant figure from behind, asked Motoori Kosuzu.

"Her? She's the head of the Hieda family, Hieda Akyuu. As for why she knows where that booklet is..."

Motoori Kosuzu smiled slyly and sat back down behind her desk.

"You should go and ask her yourself."

"Then why can't you just tell me?"

Akina Ze did not give up and continued to press for answers.

Seeing that Akina Sawa hadn't given up, Motoori Kosuzu closed the book on the table and said teasingly, "That's a girl's secret, you know~"

"..."

Having said all that, Akina Sawa gave up hope. Since Motoori Kosuzu had said so, it seemed there was no way she would get any information about Hieda Akyuu from her.

"Alright then, but I didn't see you at the banquet I invited you to. Was something wrong?"

Skipping over that, Akina Sawa intends to get straight to the point.

Upon hearing Akina Sawa's question, Motoori Kosuzu was stunned. She didn't know how to explain what happened that night...

That day, as usual, Motoori Kosuzu was flipping through the demon doujinshi (magic book) sent by the fox spirit who was studying at the temple school.