Stardew Valley of Gensokyo

To be honest, he was a little disappointed. He thought he could find the kappa right away, but he still had to search for it in this monster mountain.

huh~

Just then, a whooshing sound came from behind Akina Zeya.

Akina Ze instinctively rolled away to dodge the attack from behind.

Akina Sawa, who had dodged the attack, felt his heart pounding and looked up at the spot where he had been standing.

He saw a female monster with white hair and fluffy ears staring at him menacingly, and she also had a fluffy white tail behind her, although the hat on her head looked somewhat familiar.

But now it is certain that he was attacked, and the guy in front of him is the attacker.

Now that the attacker has been identified, there's no need to hold back.

Akina Ze also assumed a defensive stance, his two fingers half-hooked, his eyes fixed on the white-haired beast girl, waiting for her to attack again.

"Human, get out of here! This is not a place for you!"

However, the white-haired beast girl did not launch an attack but instead waved her arm in a threatening gesture and said something.

His mouth was wide open, revealing his beautiful, white teeth to Akina Sawa.

However, with her bared teeth and various features, she looks just like a dog that's about to bite, but a cute little puppy at that.

"puff!"

Amid the heavy atmosphere, Akina Sawa suddenly chuckled and lowered his defensive stance.

"Hey! What are you laughing at! Did I say something funny? Hurry up and let's go! Youkai Mountain isn't just home to us tengu!"

Seeing the human who was laughing for no reason, Inuzomi Momiji got angry and decided to teach this human a lesson.

With a powerful kick, Inuhachi Momiji grabbed the scabbard beside him and slashed at Akina Sawa with lightning speed.

"drink!"

Akina Ze's expression tightened, and he used his waist and legs to turn his palm into a fist and strike out with all his might.

Clang!

The fist and the scabbard collided solidly.

Although it was a fist made of flesh, it made a sound like metal clashing against stone when it collided with the scabbard!

The two seemed to be locked in a stalemate, as the howling mountain wind blew past them.

The two stared at each other, a tacit exchange emanating from their eyes.

"Alright, I admit you're qualified to operate in this monster mountain."

Inuzoki Momiji was the first to sheath her sword and place it at her waist, but before Akina Sawa could speak, she sharpened her gaze and said, "As a human, what is your purpose in coming to this Youkai Mountain?"

Youkai Mountain is the territory of the Tengu clan, and Inuhachi Momiji is the Tengu responsible for patrolling Youkai Mountain.

"I'm here to find the kappa, because..."

Although Akina Sawa felt his physique was getting better and better after practicing the methods in that manual, he didn't know how far he had progressed.

However, not having to fight was the best outcome, so Akina Sawa explained to Inuhachi Momiji the purpose of his visit...

"Oh, so you're here to find the kappa? I thought you were here to cause trouble for that guy at Tengu Mountain too."

Upon learning that Akina Sawa wasn't there to cause trouble at Tengu Mountain, Inuzoki Momiji grinned, revealing her cute little tiger teeth.

Do you know where the kappa is?

Now that they could speak properly, Akina Sawa asked her a question.

"I was just about to go find the kappa to play with, come with me!"

After saying that, Inuhachi Momiji walked ahead and led the way.

Looking at Inuhachi Momiji's tail, which was sticking up high and wagging back and forth, Akina Sawa inexplicably thought of man's best friend, the dog.

So, almost as if possessed, Akina Sawa reached out to touch the constantly changing tail.

Just then, Momiji turned around.

Akina Ze was immediately startled and withdrew his hand.

Fortunately, Inuhachi Momiji didn't notice Akina Sawaya's little trick, and instead asked with a puzzled look.

"By the way, I remember there's a Kappa office in the Human Village, right? Why did you come to Tengu Mountain?"

These words struck Akina Sawaya like a bolt from the blue.

"Yeah, why don't I just go to the Kappa office..."

Akina Sawa, who was stunned for a moment, muttered to himself.

"Quack quack~"

A pair of crows flew by, cawing.

On the ground, Akina Sawa's entire body gradually turned ashen...

Chapter Four: The Matter That Kappa Are All Flat-Chested

Well, why don't you come with me first?

Seeing that Akina Sawa's face had also stiffened, Inuzou Momiji seemed to realize something, smiled, and turned her head back.

"Um"

The thought of wasting so much time and enduring the pain of dehydration, traveling thousands of miles just to get something that could be obtained right at his doorstep, made Akina feel a dull pain in his chest.

But now that we've reached Monster Mountain, the past is the past, and there's no going back. Thinking about those things will only add to our troubles and make us more miserable. The best way to deal with it is to stop thinking about it.

With this thought in mind, Akina Sawa calmed down a bit and followed behind Inuhachi Momiji.

Looking at Momiji Inuzoki's cute tail, Akina Sawa couldn't help but think of it.

That fluffy, fluffy tail has a soothing effect on the soul.

Compared to this, what do those other things matter? Consider it the price to pay for seeing such an adorable beast girl.

Immediately, Akina Ze felt much better.

However, with the locals leading the way, Akina Sawa felt that the road conditions had improved a lot, and he no longer had to cut a lot of weeds every step he took.

After passing through many hidden passages, Inuhachi Momiji soon led Akina Sawa to their destination.

A large pond, many times larger than the small pond we just saw, is probably the only place where kappa live.

Following behind Inuhachi Momiji, one could see many kappa soaking in the pool, enjoying the cool sensation on a hot day.

It's truly enviable...

"Huh? Nitori, aren't you on duty today?"

Inuhachi Momiji walked toward a kappa who was lying on the shore with half of his body submerged in the water, holding a remote control and operating a small robot on the shore.

I took the day off today.

The kappa, half-submerged in water, glanced at Inuhachi Momiji and then continued with its actions.

Under Kawashiro Nitori's control, the small robot charged wildly and plunged headfirst into a huge sand castle.

Then there was no further movement, and just when Akina Sawa thought that the robot that had plunged into the sand castle might have broken down.

The sand castle began to tremble, and then a gleaming drill emerged from the top of the sand pot.

Starting from the top, the clay pot began to crumble at an extremely rapid pace.

In just a few seconds, the endless sand pots along the shore, which were clearly built by some kappa with a lot of effort, all collapsed in a chain reaction.

Only the humanoid robot with its arms crossed remained standing there, its metallic shell gleaming in the sunlight.

"What brings you here with this human?"

The castle built by the evil villains was destroyed by the righteous humanoid robots. Kawashiro Nitori put down the remote control in his hand and looked at Akina Sawa behind Inubashiri Momiji, asking a question.

"Ah, I've come to ask you to make something..."

Akina Sawa also stepped out from behind Inuhachi Momiji and said.

......

"That's it?"

After hearing what Akina Sawaya said, Kawashiro Nitori's face was full of boredom.

"I thought you came here specifically to order a giant robot like that guy on the mountaintop. Why not go to the office for something so trivial?"

"Ah this..."

This left Akina Ze speechless. He had already recognized the kappa, half of which was submerged in water, as the same kappa he had encountered at the office, so he passed on the option that he didn't know about the office.

Is it really only right to honestly say that it was a momentary lapse of judgment, that one's brain couldn't process it, and that one chose to come to the monster mountain under the scorching sun?

If you do that, the kappa will definitely think you're an idiot!

Just as Akina Sawa was also in a dilemma, Inuhachi Momiji spoke up from the side.

"Nitori, let's play a game of Go first!"

"You're going to slack off again."

Upon hearing Inuhachi Momiji's words, Kawashiro Nitori shook his head, stood up from the pool, and climbed ashore.

Incidentally, Kawashiro Nitori's hat remained completely still throughout all these movements.

"Your machine is too easy to build. I want to play a game of chess with her first, and then I'll deal with your business later. What do you think?"

Little Kawashiro Nitori looked up at Akina Sawa and said.

It's just a game of chess, it shouldn't take much time, right?

With this in mind, Akina Sawa agreed.

"Okay, you guys go ahead, I'm not in a hurry."

Moreover, the kappa around them were all wearing swimsuits in the pool. Although they were thin, it was better than nothing.

"Very good, let's get started."

Kawashiro Nitori, dressed in a school swimsuit, took out a capsule from somewhere and threw it on the ground.

Then a puff of smoke erupted.

Akina Ze also covered his mouth and nose and waved his hand to disperse the smoke.

A huge chessboard, already set with chess pieces, appeared in the open space before us.

"Is this the game you want to play?"

Looking at the huge chessboard, Akina Ze suddenly sensed something was wrong.

"That's right, this is a grand shogi game!"

Kawashiro Nitori said excitedly.

"And look, isn't the chessboard already set up with the pieces?"

"Yes, yes..."

Kawashiro Nitori, who had always been calm and composed, suddenly became excited, and Akina Sawa was also somewhat stunned.

“In the past, it would take a long time to set up the pieces in a game of shogi, but things are different now!”

Kawashiro Nitori patted the chessboard and said, "This portable shogi board that can automatically place the pieces was specially made by the capable big shot, Green Dam Girl, from the kappa!"

"Isn't it amazing?"

"yes..."

Although I don't know what she's saying, nodding is definitely the right thing to do.

When the topic of Green Dam Girl came up, He Chenghe seemed to have a switch flipped, and started talking non-stop.

What do you mean by 4170 million combat power? I hate it when people talk about H stuff, but secretly they're collecting information from all sorts of obscene websites.

Faced with Kawashiro Nitori's fangirl-like devotion, Akina Sawa could only smile, nod, and say yes.

Inuzoku Momiji gave him an apologetic look.