Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

Well, I'll go buy it tomorrow; Akina Sawa doesn't really want to do anything.

……

The moon was mostly out tonight, and Akina Sawa went to bed early, since there was nothing to do for entertainment and the room didn't have any lights.

Akina Sawa also rolled over in bed, trying to avoid the draft that was seeping into the room.

Well, I'll go find a plumber to install the lights tomorrow. We also need to fix the house, so let's leave it at that for today…

Tonight's dreams will be sweet...

Fishing: +200

[Planting: +100]

[Copper Coins: 100]

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Chapter 5 The Kappa of Monster Mountain

The rising sun in the morning shines on the copper kettle, reflecting the unique color of copper.

Akina Sawa has been in the Human Village for several days now and has mastered how to use this copper kettle.

It has to be said that Morichi Rinnosuke's watering can is particularly useful. It can hold a lot of water at once, and it also has a special ability: it can water 3 square meters of land at once!

This is an amazing skill for Akina Sawaya!

Because of this copper kettle, Akina Sawa can spend more time preparing his breakfast.

Although he's a homebody, Akina Ze is quite particular about food. He wrapped the leftover rice he had specially saved from yesterday into two pancakes, fried them in a frying pan until golden brown and crispy on both sides, took them out, then put a piece of tender fish into the frying pan, lightly fried it, took it out, put it in the rice pancakes, and drizzled a layer of sauce on top. That's how Akina's special golden double fish burger was made!

It's basically just leftover food.

After eating his fill of leftovers and drinking his fill of river water, Akina Sawa picked up the fish that Cirno had kept frozen for a day, which was still very fresh, and prepared to hand in his quest.

The task sheet said it was 4:45 AM, and to wait in front of the notice board. However, the problem was that Akina Ze had no idea what 4:45 AM meant. After racking his brains, he could only come up with the idea that it was roughly in the morning. So, Akina Ze decided to go to the notice board early to wait...

Today's breakfast market in the Human Village was bustling with activity, and the various delicious aromas wafted over to Akina Ze, making his already full stomach crave more food.

But that won't do. Not knowing when the client will arrive, Akina Sawa can only stay in front of the notice board and can't leave for a moment. Only now does he realize that he only knows how little knowledge he has when he needs it. He sighs for not studying more before, but it's no use saying anything now. He can't very well go to the private school in the human village and study with those kids. Although he doesn't mind, the parents will definitely mind.

Just as Akina Sawa was lost in thought, he suddenly felt someone tap him on the back.

"Are you the one who accepted the mission?"

A sharp yet somewhat endearing voice came from behind.

Akina Sawa also turned around and saw a white-haired little girl in green clothes standing behind him, ignoring the fluttering behind her for now.

To be honest, Akina Sawa was also stunned. Who could have imagined that there could be such a cool and cute girl in the world? Ahem, little girl.

"Hello, are you listening? Are you the one who accepted the mission? I saw fish in your bucket and thought it was you. I'm really sorry to bother you."

Despite being shocked, Akina Zeya should have come to his senses by now. "Ahem, I'm the one who accepted the mission. You haven't got the wrong person." Akina Zeya's eyes darted around. "Um, ah, I don't know your name. My name is Akina Zeya!"

"Oh, it's Mr. Akina." Youmu Konpaku sensed that something was off about the person in front of her, but Lady Yuyuko was still starving at home, and she couldn't let her wait. Otherwise, who knew what Lady Yuyuko might do? She had to finish quickly!

"My name is Youmu Konpaku, a gardener at Hakugyokurou. Here are 300 copper coins for you."

As Yomu took the bucket from Sawaya Akina, she handed him the money.

"That's enough for now. I have other matters to attend to, so I won't stay any longer. If you have any extra fish later, you can contact me by phone. This is my number."

After saying that, Youmu Konpaku stuffed a note into Sawa Akina's hand, turned around and left quickly—literally quickly.

Akina Zeya stood there blankly in front of the notice board. Although the girl had come and gone in a hurry, Akina Zeya had still left a deep impression on her.

"Hmm, your hands are very soft."

Akina Sawa touched his right hand, which had just been in contact with Youmu. "The mission is complete. Time to find someone to fix the dilapidated house..."

Akina Sawa walked down the street, feeling rather depressed. Although there were many carpenters in the village and he could quickly find someone to repair the house, he was told that he needed to go to the Yokai Mountain to ask the Kappa for help when he wanted to get electricity to the house. Moreover, all the electricity in the human village came from the Kappa.

However, Akina Sawa has only been in the human village for a short time and doesn't know who to ask to take him to the monster mountain. He also doesn't want to bother Captain Fujiwara, even though she said he could come to her if he had any trouble. But favors are hard to come by.

After much deliberation, Akina Sawa decided to go to the Yokai Mountain to find the kappa himself. Just as Akina Sawa stepped out of the gate of the Human Village and was about to head to the Yokai Mountain, he was stopped by Fujiwara no Mokou...

After explaining the cause and effect, Fujiwara no Mokou burst out laughing.

"Are you an idiot? Hahaha! No human goes to Monster Mountain. You don't actually think the electricity in the human village was provided by the kappa and the others who went to Monster Mountain one by one, do you? Hahaha! You're killing me with laughter."

Seeing Fujiwara no Mokou laughing so loudly, Akina Sawa scratched his head shyly.

"Is not it?"

"Hmph, I'll take you there. The kappa from Youkai Mountain have an office in the human village, specifically for power supply. Of course, you can go to them if you have any other business."

Fujiwara no Mokou had finished laughing, and she patted Akina Sawaya on the shoulder before taking him to the Kappa's office.

Not long after, Akina arrived at the Kappa's office. Just as Akina was about to thank Fujiwara no Mokou, he saw her already departing figure.

Well, I'll thank her properly next time...

The small building in front of him was completely out of place with the style of the Human Village, and was full of steampunk style, which made Akina Ze a little nervous.

With questions in mind about the steampunk kappa and the fact that kappa are bald, Akina Sawa also went to the kappa's office.

Well, as expected of steampunk, the interior style matches the exterior. What's a bit out of place is a picture of a cucumber hanging on the wall, which makes you want to complain.

Suppressing the urge to complain, Akina Sawa called out to the kappa who was engrossed in his own business.

"Is this the place where the building's electricity connection and modernization renovation were processed?"

"Huh?" The kappa in front of him looked up, saw a guest standing in front of him, and quickly sat up straight.

"Yes, this is it. May I ask if you have any money with you?"

The kappa pulled out a piece of paper and started scribbling and making changes on it.

"Oh, I brought 300 copper coins, is that enough?"

"That's not enough, please leave, guest." The kappa looked up to see the guest off, but after seeing Akina Zeya's face, he changed his tune.

"But you must be Akina Sawaya?"

Huh? How did she know my name?

Seeing Akina Sawa's puzzled expression, Kappa pulled out a newspaper. It read, "Outsiders have colluded with the Human Village captain to embezzle the farm! Could this be...?" Stay tuned for more exciting news from Wenwen News Online.

"I know you have a farm, so if you can send some of your cucumbers to me, we can modernize your house for free."

The kappa pushed up his glasses.

Putting aside the newspaper for now, Akina Sawa was initially quite disappointed and wanted to leave after hearing Kappa's words, but unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better and he was overjoyed to find that he could make a transaction through cucumbers.

"Alright! I agree. When will the renovations begin?"

The kappa twirled the pen in its hand, then looked up at Akina Zeya. "Now."

"Huh?" Akina Ze was also completely confused.

"You'll find out when you get home. There will likely be many more opportunities for cooperation in the future. My name is Kawashiro Nitori, remember that."

Kawashiro Nitori took out a cucumber and started eating it...

Akina Sawa was also on her way home, though she was still puzzled by what the kappa had said, but...

"A cute little girl pretending to be an adult is the best!"

Thinking of Kawashiro Nitori, who has the body of a loli but acts like a grown-up and businesslike, Akina Sawa felt that she was a little too cute. Especially seeing the way Kawashiro Nitori ate cucumbers, Akina Sawa felt a little overwhelmed.

However cute the kappa is, nothing is more important than home, so Akina Ze quickened his pace and hurried towards his spot...

!!!

This was Akina Zeya's first impression: a "modern" little house (referring to the few lights hanging outside) stood in the spot where Akina Zeya had been standing. Akina Zeya opened the door shakily, only to find a whole set of electronic equipment inside... just kidding.

Although the exterior has become more upscale, the interior remains the same, with old-fashioned furniture and "new-era" housing intertwined, making Akina feel as if she has traveled through time again.

There was a note on the table facing the door that read, "To purchase furniture, please go to the Kappa office."

Akina Sawaya...

The Kappa office in the distance.

"What modernization? It's just a matter of connecting a wire and putting in a few light bulbs."

Kawashiro Nitori lay sprawled on the sofa, a cucumber dangling from her mouth, intently fiddling with the radish in front of her...

The moon peeked out more than it did yesterday, and the Akina River below was also different from yesterday. The "modern" little house already satisfied him. When the village carpenter came tomorrow to completely repair the leaky parts of the house, it would be perfect.

Let's leave it at that for today...

Akina Sawa took a deep breath over the blanket, "Mmm, the blanket Mokou gave me smells so good," and then drifted off to sleep...

(ps: This quilt was donated by Granny Wang at the entrance of the village)

[Planting: +100]

[Copper Coins: 50]

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Chapter Six: Aya Shameimaru's End

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

A loud banging came from the doorway, startling Akina Sawa awake from his bed.

Akina Sawa rubbed his still sleepy eyes; the sun had just begun to rise outside the window.

Who came to see me so early? I don't remember offending anyone, Akina Sawa muttered to himself.

"Who is it? Disturbing my sleep so early!" Akina Ze also dragged his limp body and opened the door.

However, the person in front of him immediately brought him to his senses. The iconic bow on her head revealed her identity: Fujiwara no Mokou, and an angry Fujiwara no Mokou at that.

Akina Ze also felt the temperature around him begin to rise. Fujiwara no Mokou slammed a newspaper on the table with a bang. Akina Ze also saw through Mokou's fingers the newspaper in front of him, which had been torn to shreds countless times. It contained the contents he had seen at the kappa's place yesterday. The state of the newspaper showed how angry Fujiwara no Mokou was.

"Do you know what? Yesterday, Keine came to me with this newspaper, asking if I had done these things or not," Fujiwara no Mokou said, her voice barely containing her anger. "That tengu always likes to make things up, and this time he actually tried to frame me!"

"Captain Fujiwara, calm down, calm down!" Akina Zeya, not wanting his newly renovated house to be destroyed by Mokou's rage, promptly brought out a cup of chrysanthemum tea to cool him down and detoxify. This was Akina Zeya's usual favorite tea...

After finishing her tea, Fujiwara no Mokou's anger was temporarily suppressed.

"I'm here today to take you to Tengu Mountain to find that tengu and explain everything clearly."

Fujiwara no Mokou paused for a moment before continuing, "Although Keine believed what I said, the people of the Human Village don't. I need to find that tengu and ask her to explain things to us."

So you have to come with me.

Fujiwara no Mokou stared at Akina Sawaya with her oppressive red eyes.

"Can I not go?" Akina Sawa, who was being watched, asked weakly.

"What do you say?"

"Okay, I understand, but I need to go water the vegetable garden first; it won't take long."

Okay, hurry up.

Fujiwara no Mokou, eager to teach the tengu a lesson, sat impatiently in the house, watching Akina Sawa water the vegetable garden.

Although he felt a little uncomfortable under Fujiwara no Mokou's watchful gaze, Akina Sawa didn't want to rush things. To him, this land was sacred (the hope of his entire family), so he wanted to do every step perfectly...

"All done? Let's go."

After seeing that Akina Sawa had also finished watering the plants, Fujiwara no Mokou stood up from her chair.

"Hmm," Akina Ze nodded as well. Under the sunlight, the fine beads of sweat seeping from his skin reflected the glow of a laborer.

……

The road to Tiangou Mountain is not easy to travel, perhaps because few people travel this road. The weeds along the roadside have almost grown to the middle of the road.

"How can you be so weak? You're already like this after walking just a short distance," Fujiwara no Mokou said, dragging Akina Sawa along with her.

"Who told this road to be so difficult to walk? It's almost all climbing mountains," Qiu Mingze said weakly. He was feeling very uncomfortable, not only physically but also mentally.

How could a grown man not feel ashamed and uncomfortable being dragged along by the collar by a thin, beautiful young woman?

Fortunately, they are now far from the human village, and Akina Sawa is not worried about being seen by others, but he is still a little sad.