Their commission was suspicious.

Because the majestic and powerful Lady Remilia Scarlet is only about 140cm tall, roughly the height of a 10-year-old child, her throne is grand and imposing, but not quite fitting for her.

So if the other person wants to get down, they have to jump, which is not very dignified.

so......

The moment the lights came on, Izayoi Sakuya vanished from her spot and appeared next to Chen Luo. But Chen Luo wasn't blind, nor did he doubt his own eyes.

I saw everything I was supposed to see.

"Why turn off the lights in broad daylight? The room is pitch black," Yakumo Yukari complained, standing next to the light switch.

"Yakumo Yukari!" Lady Remilia Scarlet called out Yakumo Yukari's name through gritted teeth.

"What's wrong? Do you have any objections?" Yukari Yakumo glanced at Remilia.

Others may be afraid of Remilia Scarlet, but Yukari Yakumo is not.

Remilia Scarlet initiated a vampire incident as soon as she entered Gensokyo, which was also the last incident before the spell card rules became widespread.

At that time, the original youkai of Gensokyo were in a period of decline. Remilia easily recruited a large number of youkai from Gensokyo to her side, and Remilia's power once swept across the entire Gensokyo.

Finally, the most powerful monster defeated Remilia and made a contract with her.

Who do you think is the most powerful youkai being mentioned here? Who else could it be but Yakumo Yukari?

If Yukari Yakumo can beat Remilia once, she can beat her twice.

It's worth mentioning that the first anomaly after the spell card rules was still caused by Remilia, the Crimson Mist Incident.

This refers to the first Touhou Project game, Touhou Koumakyou, that Chen Luo gave to Yukari Yakumo.

"Hmph! I'll let you off this time since you brought me a new toy, but don't let it happen again." Remilia said generously, looking at the completely fearless Yakumo Yukari. Of course, it's more likely that Remilia herself had some self-awareness and knew that she couldn't beat Yakumo Yukari.

"So, the servant of fate and the new toy both refer to me?" Chen Luo pointed to himself.

“Otherwise?” Remilia Scarlet retorted.

"Speaking of which, are you interested in joining the Scarlet Devil Mansion?" Remilia Scarlet asked with great interest.

"Huh?" Chen Luo looked completely bewildered.

What happened?

I've only met them once, how come they're already recruiting followers?

Also slightly moved was Izayoi Sakuya, who was standing next to Chen Luo.

Ascending the steps, Izayoi gradually approached the throne at the highest point, looking down at Chen Luo with curiosity.

This person just seems a little more pleasing to the eye, a little more friendly, a little more approachable. How could our young lady have taken a liking to him?

“We are both holders of fate-related abilities. I have never seen fate-related abilities in anyone else before, so I am very interested in you.”

"Moreover, the strong must ruthlessly humiliate the weak. As long as you become my subordinate, the treatment is negotiable, and I can even transform you into a vampire for free. I will also teach you how to use the power of fate, but the requirement is that you must remain my subordinate until you surpass me in the control of the power of fate."

“And as the boss, I will naturally give you the chance to fight back. I can allow you to challenge me, how about it?” Remilia Scarlet said with great interest.

"Emmm...not very good."

"Hmm, good. As expected of the ability user I've chosen! You actually managed to refuse my offer. I like you even more now. My promise remains valid; you're always welcome to come and join me or visit me. Sakuya, take him to see Patchouli." Remilia Scarlet said with a wave of her hand.

Remilia knew Chen Luo's purpose without him even having to say it.

"As for you, Yukari Yakumo, if there's nothing else, you can leave." Compared to her amiable demeanor towards Chen Luoshi, Remilia Scarlet didn't give Yukari Yakumo a friendly look.

......

After everyone had left the hall, Remilia Scarlet struggled to jump down from the rather high throne.

"The destined one, huh? Tsk tsk." Remilia, standing before the throne, crossed her arms and looked in the direction Chen Luo had left.

Remilia saw a lot in the other person.

This is someone destined to bring about change to the Scarlet Devil Mansion.

For example... the opportunity for his younger sister to be reborn.

"But why should he weigh more on the scales of fate? This is unfair!!!"

“No, let me think, what do I have at home that I can send?” Remilia stroked her chin.

Every gift from fate comes with a hidden price.

It is not a good thing when the gifts received are not equal to the gifts given.

Because any excess gifts will eventually be taken back in various forms, and the cost of this is often heavy in many ways.

If the debts become so high that the company is insolvent, then... sooner or later it will be mired in a quagmire from which it will be unable to extricate itself.

Rather than calling the other party a "servant of fate," it's better to call them a "debtor of fate."

However, the other party doesn't seem to have this awareness.

Chapter 495+1 A 495-year-old loli... Hmm, very chun

"If I offer to cure your asthma as payment, what price are you willing to pay?"

[Ding! You have a new request!]

Chen Luo looked at the purple-haired girl in front of him, who was dressed in clothes that resembled pajamas, and fell into deep thought.

The story begins from the very beginning.

Remilia's decision to have Izayoi Sakuya take Chen Luo to Patchouli before Chen Luo had even made any requests was somewhat unexpected for Chen Luo.

The other party's ability to control fate was indeed somewhat beyond Chen Luo's expectations, and Chen Luo did not want any of the benefits that Remilia had offered.

It's not that he didn't want it, it's just that Chen Luo couldn't accept having those things.

It's impossible for Chen Luo to settle down in Gensokyo, after all, Chen Luo's goal is the stars and the sea.

Becoming her vampire servant is out of the question. Chen Luo is a semi-conceptual being and still retains his ordinary human identity. He can't afford to fall for Remilia's tricks.

Furthermore, Chen Luo remembered that the information stated that Remilia had a very small appetite, and that to transform a human into a vampire, it was necessary to absorb the vast majority of the other person's blood and then inject new blood.

The other person has a small appetite, which means the ritual often fails because they can't drink that much blood. If Chen Luo accepts the ritual but fails to transform, wouldn't that make him seem foolish?

Moreover, Chen Luo was even wondering if the other party could bite through his neck.

In short, it's impossible to be someone's subordinate, even if they're willing to teach you how to use your destiny abilities.

Chen Luo was taken by Sakuya to see Patchouli Knowledge, while Yakumo Yukari was directly told to leave. Coincidentally, Yakumo Yukari was also too lazy to stay there, so after saying goodbye to Chen Luo, she went straight back to her little nest. Of course, Chen Luo could still feel that faint sense of being spied on, which showed that Yakumo Yukari, the queen of peeping, had been working hard and had never been lazy.

Patchouli's library is the largest in Gensokyo, boasting the largest collection. Unfortunately, it's not open to the public, and it's located underground.

In a sense, the area beneath the Scarlet Devil Mansion is much larger than the area above the mansion, and on their way to the underground library, Chen Luo and Sakuya passed by a very special room.

"There's a little girl!"

This was Chen Luo's first reaction when he passed by that room.

Chen Luo is the man who is going to become the Loli King, and in fact he already is, so he has a certain ability to detect lolis.

In an instant, Chen Luo knew who lived in that sealed room.

Flandre Scarlet, the younger sister of Remilia, the mistress of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Like her sister Remilia Scarlet, she has the physical form of a young girl.

Although these two sisters are over 500 years old and over 495 years old respectively, but...

How could a loli be such an inconvenient thing?

In fact, when Chen Luo met Remilia, he immediately recognized her as a loli.

Cheng Jiu uses two criteria to determine whether someone is a loli: age and body type.

It's not that you need to meet both of these conditions to be considered a loli; you can be considered a loli if you meet either of them.

A 495-year-old loli... well, very innocent.

Flandre Ruscaret seems to have some mental and cognitive issues, and possesses an uncontrollable destructive power, so she spends most of her time locked in the basement.

The ability to destroy everything that exists.

It can be said to be a power similar to the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, but in some ways more convenient.

The abilities of these two vampire sisters are more outrageous than the other's.

"Perhaps I can consider helping Lady Remilia with this matter sometime, provided that I submit a request."

Flandre Luscaret herself was perfectly healthy and without any illness or disaster, but the reason she was placed in solitary confinement was mainly for the safety of others.

The other person's mental state is different from Remilia's. Flandre's mental state is just like that of an ordinary little girl, and she might even be a little bit bearish.

Moreover, perhaps due to the forbidden power within her body, her mental state is extremely unstable, yet she also possesses immense destructive power. For Flandre's own safety and the safety of others, Remilia had no choice but to lock her beloved sister in the basement.

Remilia is really worried sick about her sister.

Remilia Remilia is a die-hard sister complex, so Chen Luo thought that if he could complete this mission, he might reap good rewards.

The premise is that it can be completed.

However, Chen Luo felt that the problem wasn't too serious.

There are roughly two solutions: one is to reduce the opponent's power, turning them into a brat with less destructive capabilities.

Secondly, it is to make the other person become as normal as possible, and to give them the will to wield forbidden power.

After passing the basement that concealed the secret, Izayoi Sakuya led Chen Luo into the underground library.

Upon entering the library, Chen Luo was immediately struck by its grandeur.

Although in terms of sheer quantity, the books here could never possibly be as numerous as the Void Library, which contained the total knowledge of all previous civilizations, one is a physical library and the other is a virtual library that exists only internally; the two are not really comparable.

After being introduced by Izayoi Sakuya, Chen Luo finally met the owner of the library, the prototype of Yun Lian'er's ability—the Seven Luminaries Witch Patchouli Norege.

"Do you know what you're saying?" Patchouli Norrej frowned as she looked at the boy she was meeting for the first time.

“I mean, I can help you cure your asthma,” Chen Luo repeated.

"If you're only skilled in medicine, then forget it; I appreciate your kindness. But my illness can't be cured by medicine alone. The fact that it didn't disappear when I became a mage already speaks volumes," Patchouli replied calmly.

Patchouli, the Sage of the Seven Luminaries, the Witch of Knowledge.

Chen Luo never thought he could defeat his opponent in terms of knowledge.

Even if Chen Luo had the furniture and mastered the ability to cheat, he would still need to study for three days and three nights before he could compete with Patchouli in some aspects.

But if he did that, Chen Luo's brain would explode.

Patchouli was acutely aware of her own shortcomings, and throughout her long life, she sought ways to address them.

As a mage, chanting spells quickly and quietly is something all mages need to learn, and Patchouli's asthma and frail health are a devastating crisis.

A mage sometimes represents a profession, and sometimes a race. Patchouli, who is over 100 years old, still looks as young as a girl, which proves that she is no longer human.

Even at the cost of being inhuman, the other party still couldn't cure their asthma.

Having read so many books—so many that they astonished Chen Luo for an entire year—and still unable to find a cure for her asthma, it proved that her asthma was no longer the same as ordinary asthma.

"Originally, it was simply asthma, but now it's more like a curse. [Shouldn't all mages be sickly?] That's probably it," Patchouli said calmly.

Patchouli has now given up any hope of being cured of her asthma.

Despite being a mage who can gain endless lifespan through magic, Patchouli may die young due to poor health and asthma, but she seems to have given up on treatment.

This also made everyone in the Scarlet Devil Mansion who cared about Patchouli, especially Patchouli's best friend, Remilia, quite worried.

“But what if I’m also a magician?” Chen Luo pointed to himself.

"...I can tell." To Chen Luo's surprise, Patchouli actually nodded.

"Wow, you actually noticed that?" Chen Luo exclaimed in surprise.

Where do I look like a magician?

"The thirst for knowledge in your eyes is undeniable. At the same time, those of us who pursue forbidden knowledge are often cursed by it, and my intuition can sense some signs of that."

"And although you look like an ordinary human, I can sense a lot of danger emanating from you. You... are you a human mage?" Patchouli asked after a moment's hesitation.

"You haven't practiced the [Insect-Slaying Magic] yet, is that right?"

"What do you mean?" Chen Luo asked.

"So, you're still just a human right now, right?" Patchouli asked, rephrasing the question.