Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

"Is there anyone else here besides you?" Fujiwara no Mokou stood up.

What should I do? Is she taking her anger out on me because she couldn't catch any fish?! Akina Sawa was also lost in thought, not daring to move an inch.

"Come here, teach me how to fish," Fujiwara no Mokou said hesitantly, perhaps because she hadn't asked for help in a long time.

"Clam?"

......

You should do this here, and you should do that there...

Akina Sawa also sat down beside her, personally instructing Mokou on fishing techniques.

"Gulp," Akina Ze swallowed hard. The sun was blazing, and although Fujiwara no Mokou showed no signs of sweating, being so close to a beautiful girl was still a bit too much for Akina Ze to handle.

Her white hair was adorned with something resembling a bow, her skin was fair and delicate, and she exuded a faint, girlish fragrance. Her red eyes were intently focused on the fishing float in the water. *Gulp.* Akina Ze also indicated that he really couldn't take it anymore.

"Ha, I caught one!" Finally, a silly fish took the bait with a splash.

"Look, I caught a fish! Now we can finally go back. Huiyin can't wait any longer!"

Fujiwara no Mokou happily put the fish she had caught into her empty fish basket and prepared to leave.

Akina Ze also breathed a sigh of relief, but was also a little disappointed.

"Oh right, you don't seem to have eaten anything, here you go," Fujiwara no Mokou said, taking a pancake out of her bosom and tossing it to Akina Sawaya.

"You helped me this time, and I will definitely help you next time," Fujiwara no Mokou said in a hurry and left.

"Hehe," Akina Ze could only laugh helplessly, taking a bite of the pancake. "Mmm!? It smells so good!"

......

The little incident during the lunch break quickly came to an end. Akina Ze kept one fish for dinner that night, and put the rest into a box that the village had prepared for him. If he put the things in there, someone would collect them the next day and leave him money equal to the market value. However, Akina Ze preferred to hand the things over to the other party in person.

"Today is another day of labor." I wonder what kind of magical pancake that is.

After eating it, I felt a surge of power continuously flowing out.

"I really want to eat it again!" Akina Ze's mouth watered as he savored the taste of the pancake.

"Hmm, now's not the time to think about those things," Akina Ze wiped his drool and took out a hoe.

This afternoon is hoeing time.

With the buff, hoeing became incredibly easy, and Akina Ze worked like a mad dog, relentlessly attacking the land without feeling tired at all, finishing the hoeing in no time.

In the field, rows of pits were neatly arranged. Akina Ze, leaning on his hoe, surveyed his soldiers with the imposing air of a general. Although his soldiers were pits and covered in mud, he didn't care.

After having his fill, Akina Sawa also took out the seeds that Morichi Rinnosuke had given him.

"Yes, it's time to start farming."

Akina Ze carefully placed the seeds into each hole one by one, not daring to be negligent. After covering each hole, he would use a copper kettle to water them, his expression focused and devout...

The sun has completely set, the land has been planted, and now all that's left is to water it every day.

Akina Ze sat in the chair with a sense of accomplishment. The densely packed pits outside were his masterpiece, where the fruits of life were being nurtured.

Akina Ze turned on the stove and took out the fish from lunch. Although he was a homebody, he could cook, and his cooking skills were quite good.

"Let's make boiled fish today," but even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. Without seasonings, Akina Ze couldn't make any good dishes.

The good thing is that the fish in the village is fresh and delicious, and it tastes great without any seasoning.

However, Akina Ze is also very strict about this aspect of eating.

"I must go buy rice and seasonings tomorrow."

That’s it for today.

The window that had been creaking was repaired by Akina Sawa by noon, and the quilt that Mokou had brought was very warm.

"Yes, life is slowly getting better."

Akina Ze was also sleeping soundly.

Fishing: Experience +100

[Planting: Experience +200]

[Copper Coins: 200]

……

Chapter Four: Mission Acceptance

"Pfft~"

It's morning now, and the morning sun is so warm that it makes you want to go back to sleep. But Akina Sawa is different. Even though he's just a homebody, he's up!

Akina Ze was also watering the seeds in the field, shaking off the cold. Although the quilt that Mokou brought was very warm, it couldn't keep up with the draft from all sides of the small, dilapidated house, and Akina Ze felt a little cold.

Fortunately, there was only one well in the yard; otherwise, Akina Ze would have had to walk a few more steps to the nearby stream to fetch water. However, Akina Ze was still a homebody, and although he had overcome his innate tendency to sleep in late, he was still lazy sometimes, so saving some effort was a good idea. Akina Ze was still very grateful for the well.

Although the field was a bit small, watering didn't take much time. After refilling the copper watering can several times, Akina Ze carefully watered every hole in the field.

"Very good, the work of planting is finished for today, it's time to do something else."

Akina Zeya wiped the sweat from his forehead. This sweat was from his labor, and it gave Akina Zeya a sense of accomplishment.

Since the only fish had already been eaten yesterday, Akina Ze could only take the 200 copper coins he got from the box after selling the fish yesterday to the market to buy food.

……

The morning in the village was still a bit chilly, but the market was bustling with activity. Akina Zeya wandered along the market's alleyways, his hands tucked in. Although Akina Zeya's clothes were completely out of place with the surrounding villagers, they weren't surprised at all. Perhaps they were used to seeing strange and unusual people, and their attention didn't linger on Akina Zeya.

Akina Ze was somewhat relieved about this, since he wasn't someone who liked being the center of attention.

The market was bustling, unlike what Captain Fujiwara had described as a human village surrounded by monsters. Akina was relieved about this, but the only thing that bothered him was that he had no money!

Akina Ze, who had just come out of the general store, touched his now empty pockets. "Sigh, I still don't have enough money."

Thinking about the exorbitant prices of seasonings in the general store, Akina Ze even considered using only salt when cooking in the future.

Oh right, Akina suddenly remembered that Captain Fujiwara had mentioned a notice board in the center of the market where people often posted missions. Maybe I should go take a look?

The morning market was packed with people, perhaps because the villagers came out to buy ingredients every day, Akina Sawa thought to himself.

Despite the large number of people, Akina Sawa used all his strength to reach the notice board.

The notice board was covered with layers of notices, but surprisingly, it wasn't messy or dirty. "Let me see what kind of tasks are available."

[The path to Hakurei Shrine is being attacked by wild monsters; someone needs to deal with them.] Hmm, it's too dangerous to skip this. Pass.

[Go to the Lost Bamboo Forest and give 2 dumplings to the Yellow Rabbit] Hmm, Lost Bamboo Forest? Never heard of it. And the Yellow Rabbit is a loser? What a strange name. No way, I'm passing.

[Collecting 10 fresh fish, to be collected tomorrow at noon, 300 copper coins] Hmm? That sounds good.

Akina Sawa also made up his mind that accepting the task of delivering fish would allow him to complete the task while catching fish, so why not?

After tearing down the notice, Akina Sawa happily turned to leave, but unexpectedly, a hand blocked his way.

"Hey"

"Ok?"

Akina Sawa turned his head in confusion and found that it was Fujiwara no Mokou blocking his way.

"Captain Fujiwara, what's going on?"

"Well, it's like this, Huiyin still wants to eat fish, but you know I'm not very good at fishing, and not many people in the village go fishing, so I was wondering if you could catch two fish for me? Of course, I'll pay you."

Whether you catch 10 fish or 12, it's still fishing. Thinking this, Akina Ze readily replied, "I'll definitely accept this task; after all, it's a mission Captain Fujiwara assigned me."

"Okay, that's good to know. I'll be coming to your farm to collect the fish before noon, so you'd better catch them early!"

That's for sure.

Fujiwara no Mokou nodded after hearing the reply. "In that case, I won't bother you any longer," she said, and then turned and left.

.....

"Today is another good day for fishing (or catching fish)."

Akina Ze sat lazily in the same spot as yesterday, his fishing float bobbing on the gently flowing river, the lush trees blocking the direct sunlight.

"Ha, I'm so sleepy from fishing." In the bucket, several fish were splashing and jumping, creating a lullaby that made Akina Ze want to sleep as well. In fact, Akina Ze did just that.

A few rays of sunlight occasionally pierced through the layers of leaves, illuminating Akina Sawa's sleeping face; everything was so pleasant.

But, as fate would have it, a small figure slowly approached the unsuspecting Akina Zeya...

"Clang clang clang!" Cirno laughed as she stuffed a block of ice into Akina Zeya's back, jolting him awake.

"Holy crap!" Under the influence of the ice, Akina Ze jumped up, hurriedly shaking his back until the ice completely fell off, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

However, being woken up from his sleep in such a vicious way, Akina Sawa was also instantly enraged.

"Hey, Cirno, do you know what you've done?!" Akina Ze said fiercely, his not-so-imposing body pressing down on Cirno with his imposing aura.

"Ah, I...I...I, Cirno is the strongest!" Under the oppressive aura of Akina Zeya, Cirno collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Just as Akina Sawa was about to grab Cirno and give her a good beating,

"Please, please don't hit Cirno, okay?"

A little girl with green hair stepped forward shakily.

"Who are you? Why are you stopping me from teaching Cirno a lesson? Do you know what she just did?"

"Huh? Cirno? What did you just do?" The green-haired little girl turned her head in a daze.

"Hmph, all I did was put an ice cube in this guy's bed while he was sleeping. What does it matter? I'm the strongest anyway!" Cirno made a face at Akina Sawa from behind the green-haired girl.

Seeing Cirno's unrepentant attitude, Akina Ze could no longer bear it. He bypassed the green-haired girl, grabbed Cirno, pressed her onto his lap, and slapped her bottom repeatedly.

"Ah! You despicable human! How dare you hit Cirno's butt!" Cirno struggled incessantly, while the green-haired little girl beside her, witnessing this brutal scene, weakly pleaded, "Please, please hit me gently. Cirno didn't mean it."

……

After catching the troublemaker and giving him a good scolding, Akina Ze felt refreshed and relaxed, and the annoyance of being woken up dissipated with the crisp sound.

Cirno, standing to the side, rubbed her bruised buttocks and said, "You filthy human! You ran away without even saying goodbye last time, and now you've hit me! How awful!"

Feeling refreshed, Akina Ze also didn't bother arguing with Cirno. He took out two candies he had bought at the market that morning and handed them to Cirno and the green-haired little girl.

"Hmph, don't think you can just let this go like that!" Despite her words, Cirno obediently accepted it.

"Thank you for the candy. My name is Great Fairy." The Great Fairy next to her seemed much more polite, especially compared to Cirno.

Now that he was awake, Akina Zeya continued fishing. Cirno, who was watching from the side, got bored and dragged the Great Fairy away. Before leaving, Akina Zeya asked her to freeze the bucket so that the fish could stay fresh.

After the annoying little imp left, Fujiwara no Mokou came over; it was unclear when she arrived.

"Oh, you've come to collect the fish?" Akina Sawa also caught a glimpse of Fujiwara no Mokou out of the corner of his eye.

"Well, that little imp isn't really harmful, except for being a bit mischievous."

Fujiwara no Mokou watched Cirno's departing figure.

"You mean that blue-haired Cirno, right?" Akina Sawa shrugged. "She's no ordinary troublemaker."

"Let's not talk about this anymore," Fujiwara no Mokou shook her head, took out a bag, and said, "Give me the fish."

"Oh, okay, okay." Akina Sawa also made a point of leaving a few fish that weren't frozen, and handed two of the larger fish to Mokou.

Looking at the fish in the bag, Fujiwara no Mokou nodded in satisfaction and took out 100 copper coins. "Here you go, this is for you."

Akina Ze smiled and accepted the fish, casually asking, "I've always heard that Miss Huiyin wanted to eat these fish, right? I didn't even know who Miss Huiyin was."

Fujiwara no Mokou glanced at Akina Sawaya and said, "She's a teacher in the Human Village. It's none of your business. Don't ask anymore." With that, she left quickly, just as she had come.

"Teacher Huiyin seems to be a very nice person, right? Well, why am I thinking so much?"

Looking at the bucket, there were enough fish. Akina Ze tidied up and returned to the cabin.

I took out the things I bought in the morning and enjoyed a delicious lunch.

"cough~"

Akina Ze sat lazily in his chair, coughing. Although he felt fine, he still felt something was missing.

That's right! It's tea!

After a meal, how can you go without a cup of tea?