Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

Zizizi!

As soon as it was placed on the grill, the snow-white fish meat immediately turned golden brown under the heat, and a primal barbecue aroma wafted out.

Akina also applied the special spices, wanting to taste what the fish, nurtured in this fantasy world, tasted like with the spices.

Akina Ze wasn't a robot, and a cat wouldn't suddenly jump out and snatch the fish, so he could sit comfortably in the yard grilling the fish.

Hmm, that's about it. In a little while, the fish will be grilled to a golden brown and glistening with oil, making you want to take a bite right away, ignoring its calories.

He stretched out his chopsticks, trying to pick up the fragrant fish.

As the chopsticks moved, the fish slowly approached Akina Zeya's open mouth, and a gentle breeze blew by.

Akina Sawa also closed his mouth, "Hmm!?"

The teeth moved without any obstruction, and the crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside fish meat disappeared!

"Yeah! Delicious!"

Before anyone knew it, Aya Shameimaru was standing to the side, chewing incessantly. It seemed that she had taken the cooked fish.

Even though this is Gensokyo and Akina Sawa isn't a robot, the salmon slices are still gone—not because a cat carried them away, but because a tengu ate them.

"Aya Shameimaru, don't you have any explanation?"

"Oh, what explanation do you mean?" Aya Shameimaru swallowed the remaining fish in her mouth, held up a finger and wagged it. "Oh~ you want me to give my opinion, right!"

"It's delicious! Thank you!" Shameimaru Aya shamelessly walked over and patted Akina Sawaya, who was still squatting on the ground, on the back as encouragement.

Snap! A string in Akina Ze's mind snapped.

Hearing the shameless voice of that dog behind him, he stood up and tried to pounce on Aya Shameimaru.

Of course, Aya Shameimaru isn't as stupid as Cirno, so how could she possibly be caught by Sawa Akina?

With a graceful turn, Akina Sawa was left sprawled on thin air.

"Ugh~ How scary! I was just about to compliment you on how your grilled food was almost as good as the small bone crumbs."

Aya Shameimaru deliberately spoke in a coquettish tone.

Unfortunately, Akina Sawaya's attention was no longer on Shameimaru Aya.

Who is Little Broken Bones?

"She's the owner of a mobile shop named Mystia Lorella, but don't call her 'Little Broken Bones' when you meet her!"

"Does she run a barbecue stand?"

"That's right, her grilled eel is really delicious!"

So there are barbecue stalls in Gensokyo too!

Akina Sawa thought he had been isolated from the outside world and could no longer go to barbecue stalls to eat and drink. He didn't expect that Gensokyo would have one, so he decided to go and check it out.

However, he needed to clarify one thing before going.

"Is this Mystina human or a monster?"

"It's a monster, and her shop is located in the beast path. You don't mean you want to go there, do you?"

Aya Shameimaru leaned closer to Sawaya Akina, a mocking smile on her face.

"It's a monster! This is troublesome," Akina Sawa said, his face showing distress.

"You don't actually want to go, do you?!"

"Hahaha! A human actually wants to go to a shop run by a monster, and in the beast realm no less! Interesting, very interesting!"

Seeing Akina Sawaya's expression, Aya Shameimaru burst into laughter.

"I'll have to give this little bone fragment a discount; I've brought her a human customer."

"Since you want to go, let's do it tonight!"

"Consider it repayment for this piece of fish," Aya Shameimaru said, flapping her wings and flying into the clouds.

"Hey! I haven't said I'm going yet!"

It was too late; Aya Shameimaru was already gone.

But this is fine too. As Akina Sawaya watched Shameimaru Aya disappear into the clouds, a smile appeared on his lips.

What would a monster's barbecue stand be like? I'm so curious!

……

"Is this the monster's shop?"

Beside the narrow alley, a stall with wooden tires was set up. There were two or three tables outside the shop, but the red lantern with the word "eel" hanging inside was the most eye-catching.

This is a very small open-air barbecue stall. If you ignore the winged nightingale proprietress, it's just an ordinary barbecue stall.

There aren't many guests right now; at least, I haven't seen Akina Sawa.

"Boss! Give me two servings of grilled eel!"

However, Aya Shameimaru, who came with him, seemed to be a regular customer, skillfully ordering from the menu.

By the way, why is it yakiniku (eel with eight eyes)? Doesn't this restaurant have any other food?

Akina Ze also looked puzzled.

This shop only sells hagfish.

Noticing Akina Sawaya's confusion, Shameimaru Aya smiled and said.

"Although Mystia used to sell roasted bird meat, I don't know when she started selling roasted eels."

Akina Sawa nodded as well. No wonder Ms. Shameimaru Aya ordered two servings of hagfish as soon as she arrived. It turns out they only sell hagfish!

"Two servings of grilled hagfish are ready."

While Aya Shameimaru was talking to him, the yakume was already ready.

With a smile, the proprietress of Night Sparrow brought out the eight-eyed eel, and nodded kindly when she saw Akina Zeya, a stranger.

Akina Ze also turned around to greet her, thinking that the Night Sparrow proprietress's voice was quite pleasant.

I've heard that in ancient times, some people kept nightingales just to hear them sing. Miss Mystia must have a beautiful singing voice, right? Akina Ze thought to himself.

sniff

The aroma of grilled sardines is already wafting into my nose. Oh well, I'll eat first.

Akina Sawa gave up his guess and focused on eating the yakiniku in front of him.

……

Although the yakiniku was not small, Akina Sawa and Shameimaru Aya quickly finished it.

hiccup~

Akina Sawa also let out a burp.

"Actually, the proprietress offers another service too."

Suddenly, Aya Shameimaru leaned over and said mysteriously.

"what is that?"

This sparked Akina Zeya's curiosity.

You'll find out soon enough.

After piquing Akina Sawaya's curiosity, Shameimaru Aya calmly sat back down.

Tsk, people like that are the most hateful.

Aya Shameimaru refused to tell him, and Sawa Akina had no choice but to wait.

Soon, Mystina came out from behind the shop.

"To celebrate our new guests, I plan to sing a song."

Mistyna smiled as she looked at Akina Zeya, who also had high hopes for her.

It really sounds great; just hearing Night Sparrow's voice is enough to satisfy him.

Although Aya Shameimaru was trembling uncontrollably, and no one knew what she was trembling about, Akina Sawa didn't care about that right now.

"Then, I'll start singing."

Mystina got into a fighting stance, and a maddening sound came from her throat.

"Ah~~~~~~~~~~~~~"

Mystina showed off her singing voice to the fullest, and the simple but messy and jarring tones relentlessly assaulted Akina Zeya's eardrums.

"what!"

Suddenly struck by this severe blow, Akina Ze abruptly covered his ears, his vision blurred with dizziness.

"a ha ha ha!"

It turns out that Aya Shameimaru had been holding back her laughter the whole time, but now Boss Yasuzaku has started singing, and she's singing with great enthusiasm with her eyes closed.

"Hahaha!" Seeing Akina Zeya's disheveled appearance, Shameimaru Aya started slamming her fist on the table.

Akina Sawa was also about to give up, and everything went black as he was about to faint. Just as his consciousness was about to drift off to sleep, he vaguely heard Aya Shameimaru's laughing voice: "This is Mystina's service, are you satisfied? Hahaha!"

"Damn it! That damned tengu..." Akina Ze also fell into a deep sleep.

Mystina's singing voice is beyond human endurance.

.....

Interlude

"Oh no! He's really dizzy. Looks like we'll have to take him home."

With Mystina's help, Aya Shameimaru carried Akina Sawa on her back as well.

The Tengu, having brought this upon himself, could only send Akina Zeya back to his home. If Akina Zeya were awake now, he would see himself being carried home in a princess carry by Shameimaru Aya.

This was our first close encounter (lol).

[Planting: +100]

[Copper Coins: 514]

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Chapter Thirty-Five: Traditional Fantasy Journalist

Aya Shameimaru is an unusual tengu. As a tengu, she is very powerful, but instead of relying on her power to do whatever she wants, she becomes a reporter.

As a tengu, Aya Shameimaru possesses the fastest speed in Gensokyo, allowing her to arrive at the scene of an incident immediately to gather material for her newspaper. Of course, when there are no incidents, her research tends to focus on the strange events that happen to the girls of Gensokyo.

Aya Shameimaru has lived for countless years since she hatched from her egg, and she has witnessed the short lifespan of humans many times over.

A human friend she met some years ago, when she visited her again, found that she had aged and even had children, while the tengu had not changed much. This made her realize that humans and tengu are different.

Time may leave deep marks on humans, but it is insignificant to tengu.

Therefore, Aya Shameimaru's feelings are very detached because he has seen too much of this.

But even she, who is like this, has recently encountered some troubles.

Not long ago, an outsider came to Gensokyo, and Aya Shameimaru's troubles are with him.

For some reason, every time Aya Shameimaru sees that person, she feels like messing with him.

This caused trouble for that person and also affected Aya Shameimaru herself.

Aya Shameimaru has a profession; she is a journalist. As a journalist, what she wants to do is to uncover the truth and let the general public know the real situation. She is also working hard for this (fabricating rumors about girls).

But recently she has become lax, spending her days investigating incidents and distributing newspapers after a full meal, but her efficiency has gradually declined.

This is inextricably linked to that human being.

……

"It's so delicious!"

On his way to gather material, Aya Shameimaru lazily flew through the air above the human village, dragging her camera along.