Started from practicing sword in the countryside of the second dimension

This is not because of anything the gods and generals did.

But she clearly wanted to go over and stop the other person, but deep down in her heart she was expecting something.

The two conflicting emotions caused her to get halfway up and stuck in mid-air, as if she wanted to move forward but also didn't want to move forward.

"That's it, I understand."

Youxiang's contradictory behavior explained everything, and all the gods and ministers said nothing more.

The body began to sink, as if sliding into the water called mud, and disappeared on the spot.

“What on earth am I doing…?”

After the general of the God disappeared from the spot, Youxiang seemed to come back to her senses and sat back in the chair.

But her mind was no longer here.

She hesitated for a moment, reached into her pocket, and took out the candy that the old woman had just given her.

"It's turbid in color, not fully refined, and mixed with impurities. It's far inferior to the sugar refined by Kappa."

Youxiang placed the candy in her palm and observed this ordinary piece of candy.

"Sure enough, the taste is just so-so, ordinary... Is this something worth giving to me before you die?"

Youxiang put the candy in her hand into her mouth. The candy, which was refined in a very primitive way, slowly melted in her mouth, releasing a slight sweetness.

"........."

Feel the sweetness in your mouth, the subtle fragrance, close your eyes, and quietly feel the passage of time.

Chapter 305 The Last Journey

"Hmm? Grandma Kazama, why did you come back so late? Did you go to the other side of the mountain again?"

The nights in Gensokyo are generally peaceful.

Although monsters often appear in the old country lanes, unlike the outside world, the monsters in Gensokyo are generally harmless, mainly because the god of Gensokyo hates killing.

Even though not all monsters would be happy with this, the Omnisaga is an existence they cannot contend with.

Even though I am dissatisfied, I have never heard of any serious vicious incidents happening in Gensokyo.

However, for many monsters, even if they don’t kill humans, it is good to intimidate and threaten them, and create some supernatural events to scare people, because most monsters can benefit from this fear.

Therefore, for humans, even though they know that the monsters active in Gensokyo are not the kind that will harm people, they will still feel fear about it.

Especially in order to increase fear, some monsters would deliberately spread news such as something happened somewhere, or people were killed by monsters somewhere.

Therefore, even though we have never seen monsters hurting people in daily life.

However, due to what they have seen and heard, most humans still have some fear of monsters in their hearts.

As night is the main activity time for monsters, it is even more taboo for humans.

Although this taboo can be broken by going out a few times and moving around in Gensokyo at night.

But in this day and age, productivity is insufficient.

People in the outside world have not yet developed a rich nightlife, and the human village in Gensokyo is similar.

Mainly used for lighting props which are very valuable.

Torches that can be used for a long time at night and candle oil that can keep the lights burning for a long time are all things that will only be used when needed.

It is a waste to keep the fire burning for a long time just to move around in the dark.

Although items from the Monster Mountain are occasionally exchanged with those from the human world, they are very valuable and are not civilian items.

Therefore, in this era, even the humans living in Gensokyo basically return home to rest after dark.

Wait until the sun comes out the next morning.

This is what is meant by working at sunrise and resting at sunset.

Therefore, when it got dark that day, people living on the edge of the human world were very surprised to see the old woman coming out of the forest.

"I can't help it. I'm an old man now, and I don't know how many times I can walk. I'll just move more while I can."

Faced with the worried inquiries of her acquaintance, the old woman smiled, said nothing more, and continued to walk leisurely towards her home.

"Hey, is this really okay? Let me give you a ride."

"No problem, no problem... Hey, I already said it's okay."

Even though the old woman kept saying it was okay, the acquaintance still helped her up and supported her as she walked towards her home.

"But I'm really getting old. My memory is completely gone. I can hardly even remember your name."

Supported by this acquaintance, the old woman sighed.

The other person's red hair and the twin ponytails tied with two strings of beads looked very familiar, and I don't know how many times I have seen the blue dress with the white hem.

However, since he is such a familiar person, I should definitely thank him.

The key name seemed to be shrouded in a thick fog and I couldn't remember it at all.

And this made her more aware of her aging than ever before.

That's right, after all, she is already this age, it is normal for her to forget things like this.

The only thing that made her feel fortunate was that she met Youxiang at the last moment.

The only regret is this.

Of the children who used to go to Youxiang Flower Shop to play, she is now the only child left.

The guy from the fabric store next door who used to play in the water near the waterfall passed away the year before last.

The guy with straight eyebrows who sold meatballs passed away ten years ago.

After many twists and turns, she was the only one left among those people.

However, Youxiang was the same as always, just like when they first discovered the flower shop, always there with that cold face.

By the way, what were the names of those friends you played with back then?

Even the names of her companions had begun to blur in the old woman's mind.

"This is the house you live in, right?"

Just as the old woman was lost in her memories, the girl who was supporting her had already led her to a strange yet familiar house.

"Oh, that's right, this is my home. I'm really sorry to bother you. You have to help an old woman like me so late at night."

After realizing that the other party had taken her home, the old woman thanked him repeatedly.

On a night like this, it was a big help that the other person could take her home.

After all, she was so confused that she didn't remember many things. It would be terrible if she forgot where her home was halfway through the journey.

"No trouble, no trouble, after all, this is my job."

The red-haired woman said with a smile, not caring at all that she had wasted so much time on this old woman.

"Work? Oh, are you the current shift leader? Sorry, I didn't know the shift leader has changed."

The old woman was stunned when she heard the red-haired woman say that this was her job.

But she immediately remembered that she had met him at the edge of the village and thought that he was the one in charge of the night watch.

"Uh~~ Just treat me as me, okay, let's not talk about this, you're already home, go back and lie down."

The red-haired woman did not directly answer the old woman's question. After giving a vague answer, she signaled the old woman that she could go back.

"Oh, yes, yes, I'm home already, the old lady is home already."

The old woman was just asking this casually, and since the red-haired woman had already answered it, she didn't say anything else.

She walked into her house with a dazed look in her eyes, without lighting the fire, and went to her bedroom based on her habit of living there for decades.

However, when she reached the room next to her bedroom, she paused for a moment and took a look inside.

Memories that had almost been lost came flooding back at this moment.

This house was prepared when her son was still alive, but unfortunately, her son died due to an accident.

His wife also passed away shortly after his son's death.

Logically speaking, she should have left a long time ago, but I don’t know if it’s because she still has some memories.

The old woman has dragged on until her current age.

But judging from the current situation, it is almost the end.

Chapter 306 Onozuka Komachi

"Well, not ready yet?"

The red-haired woman stood outside the old woman's room, yawning from time to time.

The old woman inside was mumbling something, saying something that seemed to be a soliloquy of memories from her youth.

The red-haired woman glanced twice and saw that the other party had finally finished muttering, his voice weakened, and he began to go to bed to rest, and she also perked up.

"It's almost done... It's so rare to be able to hold out for so long in one breath. This is definitely overtime. I should end this today like Yingji-sama should take a day off."

The red-haired woman muttered for a while, stretched, and prepared to go in and take away the soul of the old woman inside.

"what?"

Just as the red-haired woman took a step, she suddenly froze.

Because, right in front of the old woman's room, on the moonlit land, a familiar yet strange body emerged.

“Uh, Quan Shen… why are you here, cough, cough, cough, you can’t see me, you can’t see me.”

When Onozuka Komachi saw the sudden appearance of Kaishin Shōon, the red-haired god of death from hell, she was stunned for a moment.

When she saw all the gods and generals looking at her, she immediately gave up what she was originally planning to do.

Pretending to look at the scenery, I began to appreciate this empty space with nothing in it.

"The God of Death from Hell?... So hell is still functioning here."

All the generals and ministers only took one look and realized who the guy who was slacking off in front of them was.

But he was a little surprised. He thought that after he separated Gensokyo from the real world, Hell was no longer functioning.

Looking at it this way now, the hell wrapped in Gensokyo seems to be still performing its duties.

Even though the entire territory of Gensokyo has been cut off from the outside world, Yama here is still trying to maintain the afterlife operations as before. He is obviously a responsible guy.

The guy in front of him could obviously steal the soul of the woman inside at any time, but he still waited until she went home and lay in bed.

The red-haired Grim Reaper in front of him is obviously a very human guy, not that rigid modular Grim Reaper.

But I have to say sorry to this Grim Reaper. He is here just to interfere with his work.

"Oh~~ The pattern on this brick is really pretty, the cracks are distinctive, very... ahem, very beautiful."

Onozuka Komachi could feel Kaishin Shōomi's gaze on her, and it made the hairs on her body stand up.

To ease the tension, she began to praise the bricks on the ground.

This cover-up made all the generals and ministers shake their heads.

However, it was almost time to get down to business, so he ignored Onozuka Komachi who had already started counting the gaps in the tatami mats, and walked towards the head of the old woman's bed.

"The last breath?..."

Without even looking, all the gods and generals knew what the situation was with the old woman in front of them.

Logically speaking, the old lady should have passed away when she closed her eyes in the Youxiang Flower Shop just now.

But maybe he didn't want Youxiang to see the scene of his death, or maybe he wanted to leave a memory.

The old woman held on to her last breath and rushed all the way back home from the Youxiang Flower Shop.

Maybe she just wanted to close her eyes for the last time in the place she was most familiar with.

But in reality, it’s not like Onozuka Komachi helped the other party just now.