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The so-called fireworks festival is a festival that one must attend in yukata.

As a person from the Far East, Mei herself naturally needs no explanation, but the girls living in the Holy Scar Space are probably not prepared in this regard.

Therefore, they have to come to the Far East earlier so that they can buy relevant clothes.

"Okay, I'll go tell them about this now."

With Mei's consent, and with the help of the "pass" left by Rin for him, he came to the holy scar space.

Chapter 164 Daily Life: Water Lily and Invitation to the Fireworks Festival

After a long time, he stepped into this holy scar space. It was still the same as the last time he came here, a world surrounded by the greenery of the forest.

Lush trees stand tall, and the gentle sunlight shines through the mountains, adding a peaceful atmosphere to the place.

However, unlike what he expected, this time he did not teleport directly to the vicinity of their cabin... Why was that?

While Mingyu was thinking about the reason, he looked up and saw the conspicuous cherry tree on the hillside through the shadows of the trees.

Their house is right under the cherry tree, so let's just walk slowly towards it.

Mingyu thought about it and started to move up the hillside along the slowly flowing stream.

Mingyu walked upwards, admiring the scenery along the way.

The scenery here is quite nice, as if an exquisite painting was unfolding before his eyes.

The branches of the trees swayed gently in the breeze, making a rustling sound.

The water in the stream is so clear that you can see the bottom, like a mirror. You can see the details on the bottom of the water and the fish swimming in it.

You can also smell the birdsong and the fragrance of flowers among the trees.

The people in the stream are also very beautiful...

Huh? Wait, people?

Mingyu paused.

Not far away, a cherry-colored girl was standing in the slowly flowing pure stream. She scooped up a basin of water with a shallow wooden basin and poured it over her head.

She used her free hand to touch her wet hair. The soft and smooth cherry-colored hair was wet by the water droplets and stuck to her ears.

Seeing this scene, Mingyu suddenly thought of an idiom from China, "lotus emerging from the water".

The girl was only wearing a thin piece of clothing, which had become somewhat transparent due to being wet by the stream water. Even if you didn't look carefully, you could still see the proud curves that were barely hidden by the clothing.

The beautiful girl closed her eyes and felt the stream water flowing over her body, using this method to wash away the dirt that had accumulated on her body.

Her expression was calm and peaceful, as if she was enjoying the cleansing.

Yes, that's right, this is how people in the Far East bathed five hundred years ago.

Without modern water heaters and showers, people in ancient times could only go to the stream to fetch water for bathing...

Mingyu admired it for a second or two, then looked away.

Hmm... If you want to come next time, shouldn't I let you know in advance...

"...Mingyu?"

After the water in the wooden basin had flowed away, the cherry-colored girl opened her eyes, and her deep blue eyes also caught sight of the visitor by the stream.

This was indeed something unexpected. The cherry-colored girl's cheeks turned slightly red, but when she noticed that the other person's eyes were not looking in her direction, she did not deliberately cover anything.

"Well, long time no see, Miss Yaesakura."

"Um, sorry... please wait a moment."

She had just begun her bath and it would be a bad idea to stop it halfway.

Mingyu simply hid in the woods, sat down against a tree trunk with his back to the stream, listening to the pleasant sound of flowing water, waiting for the girl to finish her bath.

……

After a while, Yaezakura, who had finished bathing, walked to the shore, first wiped off the water droplets on her body, and then began to put on her clothes one by one.

Black undershirt, witch costume, plaid skirt, and white stockings...

The girl put on her clothes one by one.

Finally, there is the purple scarf and clogs.

"It's OK, Mingyu."

As Ying finished speaking, he slowly walked out from behind the tree.

Then, he and Yaezakura started walking up the mountain together.

"...Fireworks Festival?"

After hearing Mingyu explain the purpose of his visit, the cherry-haired girl asked curiously.

Fireworks were introduced from Shenzhou to the Far East around the 16th century, which was the era when Yaezakura lived, so she was not unfamiliar with fireworks.

However, in her time, there was no such ritual as the "Fireworks Festival".

——In that age of war and superstition, fireworks were used more as a weapon or exorcism tool.

It was not until the middle of the Edo period in the 18th century that fireworks displays became popular, as people believed that they could honor the souls of those who died from disease and famine.

"Well, shooting fireworks into the sky to form all kinds of beautiful patterns, and holding festivals on the ground is a custom of this era."

Mingyu patiently explained common sense to this ghost from the Far East five hundred years ago.

"Is it a kind of celebration? It's not impossible..."

Yaezakura thought about it for a moment, but she still had some concerns.

"Are you worried about Rin?"

"Well, after all, that child is not a real human being, unlike me. If he wants to show up in the real world, it may not be that easy."

She said with some concern.

Since they are going, they should be together and not go alone.

"Don't worry, it's not a big problem."

Mingyu said with a smile.

Projecting something that does not exist into the real world to carry out activities is one of the abilities of the Herrscher of Corrosion.

If it is not used for combat, but simply to allow Rin to move around in the real world, then Higyokumaru should be able to do it now.

Afterwards, Mingyu and Yaezakura walked up and came to a hillside where cherry trees were in full bloom.

From afar, on the grass under the cherry tree, two figures, one pink and one purple, were sitting there, seemingly studying something.

The purple girl frowned, her hands busy, looking like she was in a tough battle. The pink-haired girl beside her looked at her with a faint smile.

Judging from what they were doing, Rin was probably teaching Sirin how to make rice balls.

Lin looked up inadvertently and saw the figures of Yaezakura and Mingyu, so he waved his hand and greeted them enthusiastically:

"Xiao Xiaobai~Long time no see."

"Long time no see, Rin, Xilin."

The two men came to their side and sat down.

"Come, Xiao Xiaobai, try the rice balls I made."

Rin handed over the rice ball she had just wrapped.

She is an expert at making rice balls, and the finished product is as pleasing to the eye as a work of art.

Mingyu took the rice ball, tasted it without hesitation, and gave it a full thumbs up:

"Well, it's delicious."

However, before he finished eating the first rice ball, a certain pufferfish lady handed him the "rice ball" she had just finished.

At the same time, she whispered awkwardly:

“…Try what I made, too.”

"this is……"

Mingyu's eyes fell on the girl's hands.

It's crooked and bumpy, as if it was punctured by something and then glued together again.

To be fair, it is hard to call this appearance a "rice ball". Compared with Rin's finished product, it is a world of difference.

"No, forget it if you don't want to eat!"

Seeing his suspicious expression, Xilin became a little angry and puffed up her cheeks, intending to take her hand back.

However, Mingyu was a little faster than her. He picked up the "rice ball" before she could take it back and put it into his mouth.

"Well, it's a little worse than Rin's, but it's still pretty good."

Mingyu commented.

Although the appearance is not very good, the taste is still good.

Well, after all, it’s just rice balls…

"I didn't ask you if the food tasted good!"

Xilin turned her head and said scoldingly.

However, even though she said this, the corners of her mouth still curled up in a cute arc.

Lin, who was standing by, covered his mouth and chuckled. After Mingyu finished cleaning up the two rice balls, he asked softly:

"Xiao Xiaobai, is there anything you want to do here this time?"

"Well, I wanted to invite you to go to the fireworks festival outside."

Mingyu nodded and repeated what he had just said to Yaezakura.

Although Taoyuan is nice, you still need to go out for a walk occasionally.

"That's great~ if I can go to the festival with Xiao Xiao Bai."

Rin agreed without any surprise.

"So... is Xilin going?"

Having obtained the consent of the Yae sisters, Mingyu looked at the last girl with a smile.

"..."

Xilin turned her head away and did not answer.

"Does this mean you don't want to go?"

Mingyu touched his chin.

After all, he is a genuine Herrscher of the Void, and he did not leave many good memories in his original world.

Her current attitude towards ordinary humans...is indeed questionable.

Is it the "good" side that leans towards Kiana, or the "evil" side that leans towards the Queen?

Seeing this, Lin blinked, moved closer to Mingyu, and whispered in his ear:

"Xilin looks like she really wants to go."

After all, after living here with Xilin for a while, they have become quite good friends, and Lin now has a full understanding of Xilin's character.

In short, it is "tsundere".

Even if she likes something very much or wants to do something, if the other party brings it up, she still likes to act cold or unwilling to hide her true feelings.

"So you're going?"

"……Um."

Xilin replied in a low voice.