Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

Are these grapes poisonous?!

Startled by Aya Shameimaru's behavior, Akina Sawa quickly spat out the grapes in his mouth.

Then Aya Shameimaru suddenly returned to normal and continued eating grapes, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Seeing this, even Akina Sawa guessed that it was Aya Shameimaru playing a trick on him.

Ha ha.

Although he had already guessed the truth, Akina Sawa was not in a hurry to get angry, because it was precisely at times like these that he needed to stay calm. He couldn't win against a great demon if he wasn't calm.

Akina Sawa, beaming, asked, "Miss Shameimaru Aya, are these grapes delicious?"

"Of course it's delicious!"

After receiving Aya Shameimaru's reply, Akina Sawa nodded and continued, "But these grapes cost 100 copper coins each."

"Oh? Are you trying to blackmail me?"

As Aya Shameimaru watched with a detached eye, the curve of her lips widened.

"You need to know I'm a journalist. Are you trying to blackmail a journalist?"

"No, no, no, how could I dare to extort Ms. Aya Shameimaru? These grapes are worth the price."

Akina Sawa responded calmly.

"Oh?"

Suddenly, Aya Shameimaru unleashed an aura that pressed down on Sawaya Akina. "I'd like to hear your explanation."

"Miss Shameimaru Aya, do you think grapes grown in February aren't worth this price?"

"These are spring grapes!"

A gust of wind blew from behind Akina Zeya, causing the bunches of grapes on the trellis to sway in the wind, and the leaves to collide with each other and make a sound.

Suddenly, Aya Shameimaru's aura vanished.

"Seriously, we're such good friends, it's not right for you to charge me, is it? I can go around telling everyone that you grow grapes here!"

The sight of Aya Shameimaru changing faces like a Peking Opera mask made even the previously composed Akina Sawa become less calm.

"Let's keep things separate. Your actions of scaring me just now have caused me serious psychological damage, and I need compensation."

Having finally gained the upper hand, Akina Ze firmly stated...

Don't be so heartless.

"Oh, by the way, I have some good stuff here~"

Aya Shameimaru suddenly approached mysteriously, glancing left and right as if to make sure no one was eavesdropping.

"What is it?"

Seeing Aya Shameimaru's behavior, Akina Sawa inevitably became curious as well.

"It belongs to the shrine maiden..."

……

"May you have a safe journey, Ms. Aya Shameimaru!"

Akina Sawa, beaming, bid farewell to Shameimaru Aya, who was carrying a bag full of grapes.

Now only Akina Zeya is left in the yard.

"System, did you do this?"

This system is the Stardew Valley system.

The grapes were originally scheduled to ripen on the 10th, but due to unknown reasons, they were delayed by a few days.

[No complaint function available]

"..."

Akina Ze had thought the system was useless, but it turned out to have such a function. He didn't know whether to be happy or not.

But isn't this a bit too much? Grapes grow for several months, and then it's all compressed into just a few days. Aren't you sure it won't affect the soil's fertility?

"Won't this affect the soil's fertility?"

Akina Sawa didn't think of the benefits first, but rather the consequences. With the system's help, plant growth accelerated, but the land's resilience has its limits. Once those limits are exceeded, it will have a devastating effect on the land.

This matter is very important, and Akina Ze's expression also became serious. If the system's answer is that it will have an impact, then he will have to consider other camps.

【Won't】

"Whoo~"

With a sigh of relief, Akina Ze realized that if he were to give up farming and do something else, he didn't know if he could do it well.

Oh right? These grape seeds were given to me by a maid from the Scarlet Devil Mansion, weren't they? I should take the grapes to them.

Akina Sawa suddenly remembered this matter as well.

"This is an anomaly!"

Reimu Hakurei arrived in Sawaya Akina's courtyard at some point, holding a gohei in her hand.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Great Crisis!

"..."

Akina Ze also looked at the shrine maiden, Hakurei Reimu, who was sitting at the table eating grapes, with a black line on his face.

When she arrived, her imposing manner startled Akina Sawa, who thought that what she had just obtained from Aya Shameimaru had already been discovered by Reimu Hakurei.

Fortunately, Reimu Hakurei was just there to freeload, which relieved him.

Akina Ze also quietly put away the photos in his hand.

But Wenwen is really something. Although she promised to help promote him, she didn't expect someone to come so quickly, and it was a shrine maiden who came to freeload.

"Miss Hakurei, is there anything I can help you with?"

Although Reimu Hakurei had been eating grapes without saying a word, Akina Sawa didn't want the stalemate to continue, so he decided to speak first.

"tsk"

"what?"

"It's nothing!" Reimu Hakurei put down the grapes in her hand and picked up the gohei again. "I'm here to resolve the incident."

If you ignore the grape juice left on the shrine maiden's lips, Reimu Hakurei's speech would seem somewhat dignified, but in reality, Akina Sawa also saw Reimu as just a scumbag shrine maiden who was using the excuse of resolving the incident to freeload.

However, Akina Sawa also had no way to deal with this shrine maiden, after all, one has to bow one's head when under someone else's roof.

"So, Miss Shrine Maiden, what have you discovered?"

Akina Ze sat on the other side of the table, asking the shrine maiden who had started eating grapes again.

"There's nothing particularly noteworthy. If I had to say something, it's that these grapes are incredibly delicious; they don't seem like grapes grown out of season."

"Thank you for your kind words, priestess."

"But isn't that strange?"

Reimu Hakurei suddenly uttered those words, and the air in the courtyard seemed to freeze under the invisible pressure.

Gollum~

Akina Ze suddenly felt that the red and white shrine maiden in front of him had become terrifying. He had thought she was an eccentric shrine maiden, but she actually had such power.

"I remember you were just an ordinary person, right?"

Reimu Hakurei gently placed a small grape into her mouth with her fair, jade-like fingers.

What are you hiding?

From the moment she arrived at the courtyard, Reimu Hakurei felt that Akina Sawa was acting strangely. He kept glancing at her furtively, his face would occasionally turn red, and his sleeves were bulging as if he was hiding something. He was definitely hiding something.

Could it be?! She discovered my system?

Reimu Hakurei, she's terrifying!

No, I need to check.

What do you think I'm hiding?

"Let me see what's in your right sleeve."

"Actually, my abilities... wait? What did you say?"

Oh no! This is the real crisis! I absolutely mustn't take that thing out of my right sleeve!

If I were to take it out, I would die in every sense of the word. You despicable Aya Shameimaru, was this also within your expectations?

"Haha! Lady Reimu, what are you talking about? There's nothing in my sleeve."

Akina Ze also scratched the back of his head, trying to appear calm.

Damn it! This backpack is too small; it won't fit all these photos!

In the midst of the chaos, Akina Sawa also lost his composure. The main problem was that the person in the photo had suddenly appeared in front of him, which was like being caught masturbating by his family, but this was even worse!

Now Akina Sawa is also starting to regret that he was tempted by Aya Shameimaru. He had just accepted her, and then Reimu Hakurei appeared, making people think that this was actually a trap set by Aya Shameimaru.

For a hot-blooded young man, it must be said that this situation was very dangerous.

But! I can crack it!

Akina Sawa also revealed a confident smile.

"Lady Reimu, I actually did this on purpose. My ability is to accelerate plant growth, which is why these grapes ripened. But I needed a substance to help me, and because it smelled bad, I put it in my sleeve."

Do you think I'm an idiot?

Reimu Hakurei stared at Zeya Akina with the look of someone who was an idiot.

"Alright, looks like I can't hide it from you anymore."

Akina Ze also flicked his sleeve, and a bag containing slime liquid fell out.

In just a short while, he swapped the slime bag and the photo, thus freeing up space.

Looking at the bag on the ground, Reimu Hakurei glanced suspiciously at Zeya Akina.

Why did you put the bag in your sleeve?

"this..."

Oh no! How do I explain this?

One lie is covered up with another, and the loophole only gets bigger and bigger.

But for now, we have no choice but to grit our teeth and keep going!

"Because the contents of this bag smelled so bad, I didn't want to put it in my sleeve just because I saw it."

Am I an idiot?! What kind of bullshit reason is that?!

Akina Sawa looked dejected, realizing he had come up with such a ridiculous excuse. He was sure Reimu Hakurei wouldn't believe him.

"I believe you now, I believe it's your ability. This stuff really stinks!"

In a surprising turn of events, upon hearing this unexpected reply, Akina Sawa abruptly raised his head and looked at Hakurei Reimu with delight.

Reimu Hakurei was standing next to the bag, covering her nose. Judging from the open hole in the bag, Reimu must have just smelled it.

"Putting things in your sleeve—that's something no normal person would think of. Have you become stupid from spending too much time with Cirno?"

"Hahaha"

Akina Ze was also momentarily stunned and could only smile foolishly.

The photo incident has finally been covered up. I must examine it carefully later to calm myself down from the shock.

.......

The incident is finally over. Although Reimu Hakurei took away a lot of grapes, I guess this is my compensation to her, since I did get the photos of the shrine maiden.

To be honest, from the moment I got the photos, it was a series of events. Akina Sawa glanced at them briefly and then put them away.

Now that no one will bother us anymore, it's the perfect time to watch.