"...That's fine, it's nothing."
He swallowed his refusal and sighed softly to the north.
"Great!"
Ai Ge seemed extremely excited and circled around Xiang Bei again and again.
"Alice made me a yukata. Although I accidentally broke it yesterday, Yumeko fixed it and made it look even better... Um, well, we agreed that you must come tonight!"
"Don't worry." Xiangbei laughed and rubbed Aige's head.
"I am an adult, and adults don't lie."
"Yeah." Aige nodded, "I believe Xiangbei."
Volume 1: First Entry into Fantasy: Chapter 44: Summer Festival (Part 2)
After receiving the reply that they were allowed to come to the summer festival, Aige and the others stayed for a while and then left.
After going north, he came to the village of the human world, looked for the style of men's yukata, and rubbed one for himself. After confirming the opening time of the summer festival and the meeting place of several people, he returned home and stayed there until the evening.
After dinner, he changed into his yukata.
Xiangbei looked at himself in the mirror.
...Actually, there's nothing good about him. If we really talk about looks, he's just above average. At most, he doesn't have acne or scars, his skin isn't white, and his eyes are dead.
There is a big difference between him and the beautiful girls and boys in Gensokyo. There are beautiful girls and boys everywhere here, and his appearance is quite ordinary.
But he didn't care. After all, with the ability of Wuwei Transformation, he could change his appearance at will. Even making himself look better than Daniel Wu would be easy.
If he wanted, he could even change his gender and adjust his appearance to be more beautiful than the beautiful girls in Gensokyo.
But these are meaningless and useless. He is quite satisfied with his appearance and does not want to change his face unless necessary.
After confirming that the time was almost up, he went out and came to the human world.
Because of the summer festival, the world on earth is bustling with activity, and it's unclear whether the people wandering the streets are humans or monsters.
That’s right, monsters, there were many monsters mixed in at the summer festival in the human world, but they also hid their monster characteristics very well, so there was no disturbance.
Leaning against a tree, he stared blankly to the north at the bustling square, waiting for Ai Ge and his group to arrive.
I arrived at the square fifteen minutes earlier than expected to wait. Xiangbei has a pretty good sense of punctuality.
Well, there comes a red-haired girl. Although she is dressed like a normal person, the magic on her body cannot be hidden from my six eyes... There is a bandage on her neck, oh, Feitouman... Bah, Chimanqi.
As for the one over there... there are two girls and a loli with bunny ears, one big and one small. They should be Suzusen and Inpandi, which are rare. But as expected, I didn't see Kaguya going out. Yes, the Kaguya here is the second-creation otaku Kaguya. The probability of her going out is comparable to the probability of Reimu's money box having money on weekdays.
The pink-haired girl who is eating and drinking voraciously over there must be Youyouko. Wow, there is so much food here that Youmu even needs to help carry it... By the way, is it really okay if you don't hide your half-spirit?
Huh? Are there still humans wearing masks? They look quite powerful. I didn't expect such people to exist in the human world... Huh?
Looking north carefully, he saw a woman with long straight black hair wearing a fox mask and a red and white kimono moving among the crowd. Logically, her outfit should have been very conspicuous, but she seemed to have used some magic, so everyone else thought she was just an ordinary passerby.
If it were just that, it wouldn't matter, but Xiangbei always felt that this person's appearance was somewhat familiar, especially that mask. He felt like he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember where...
"To—north—!"
A voice interrupted Xiangbei's thoughts, and Aige rushed into Xiangbei's arms with joy like a little rocket. Following behind her were Shenqi and Mengzi, whom she had just met in the morning, Alice, whom she had only met once (one-sided), and Marisa, who was wearing a black and white yukata.
"Hey, Xiangbei, you're here too?"
Marisa waved and smiled.
"Come over to join in the fun and play with the kids." Xiangbei replied.
"Aige, don't be so rude." Alice walked in front of Xiangbei. She was still wearing her usual clothes.
"I guess you must be Mr. Xiangbei. I'm so sorry. You helped Aige so much back then, but I didn't do anything to show my appreciation. I didn't even meet you to say thank you..."
"It's okay." Xiangbei waved his hand and said, "Actually, I didn't help much. It was just something I did for the sake of convenience. Don't take it to heart."
"Hey, Xiangbei! Alice has something to do tonight, and Grandma Shenqi has to go see Alice, so she can't play with me. Only Mengzi and Marisa are here. Where do you think we should start playing now?" Holding one of Xiangbei's arm, Ai Ge looked at Xiangbei with shining eyes and asked impatiently.
"Well." Xiangbei thought about it.
"Just do whatever comes to mind. There are so many shops here. If you want to visit every one of them, you probably won't be able to finish them in an entire night. If you see something interesting, just go in and take a look."
"Oh oh oh!"
"Then let's leave here." Alice leaned slightly towards Xiangbei and Mengzi. "I'll ask Mengzi and Mr. Xiangbei to keep an eye on Aige. Aige, you have to listen to Mengzi too. If you get tired of playing, come find me here. I'll also come find you after the performance. Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
Aige nodded obediently.
So Alice took Shenqi and left the square, and the rest of the people started shopping.
Aige held Xiangbei's hand with one hand and Yumeko's hand with the other, and Marisa followed closely behind.
Ai Ge looked very happy, but Xiang Bei's expression was a little subtle... Because when Ai Ge held his hand and walked with Meng Zi on the street like this, there was always an inexplicable illusion that the whole family was going out together.
He glanced at it without leaving a trace.
Ai Ge naturally didn't notice this situation, or rather, she didn't understand anything at all. Mengzi might have understood it, but she still had a smile on her face and didn't make any other moves.
On the other hand, Marisa winked at Xiangbei with an expression of gloating.
Xiangbei rolled his eyes at her and continued walking down the street holding Aige's hand.
The streets are lined with food carts. In order to make a profit during the summer festival, the shop owners have worked hard on the fragrance to attract customers. Just smelling the smell makes people swallow their mouths. At the same time, some shops offer small games such as dart throwing, balloon shooting, and goldfish scooping, which are also loved by little girls like Ai Ge.
Several people came to a candy store. Xiangbei paid for four apple candies out of his own pocket and gave one to each person.
Mengzi unexpectedly bought one for herself, which made her very grateful.
When she handed the candy apple to Marisa, she actually became a little embarrassed, saying that she could buy it herself - even though she usually had no guilt about stealing books from the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
Xiangbei raised his eyebrows.
"If you don't eat it, I'll give it to Ai Ge."
"Yes, yes, yes, it would be a waste if you don't eat it!"
A few people continued to stroll along the street while chewing apple candies. The atmosphere became more and more lively. Even Xiangbei, who had been in a low mood for the past few days, was boosted by the liveliness and the dull feeling in his heart dissipated for the most part.
At this time, Xiangbei sensed that a man with great strength was approaching him quietly from behind, but he did not react at all.
A pair of white and tender hands reached out from behind Xiangbei, covered his eyes, and a cheerful female voice was heard.
"Guess who Fran is?"
Volume 1: First Entry into Fantasy: Chapter 45: Summer Festival (Part 2)
"Guess who Fran is?"
"It's Fran."
His hand was retracted and his vision returned to normal. He turned his head to look north and saw Flandre standing behind him in a red yukata with her hair tied in a side ponytail. The crystal wings on her back were well hidden with magic.
"Hehehe." Fran turned around and showed off her yukata. "Does it look good?"
"Well, it looks good."
This is not just a compliment. Flandre is a very beautiful girl. In addition, the yukata she is wearing is obviously a high-end product customized according to her figure and appearance. It would be strange if it didn't look good.
"Well, can't you praise me a little more?"
Although she said so, judging from the raised corners of Fran's mouth, she was still quite happy.
"Ah! Xiangbei, you haven't complimented my yukata yet!"
Ai Ge was naturally very happy to see Fran coming, but when she saw Xiang Bei praising Fran, she realized that she seemed to have never been praised by Xiang Bei.
Ai Ge ran to Xiang Bei, holding an apple candy in one hand, with traces of apple candy on the corners of her mouth.
"Look at me! Look at me! Do I look good in this yukata?"
"Very cute, as pretty as Fran."
Xiangbei squatted down, took out a tissue and wiped off the apple candy stuck on the corner of Aige's mouth.
"Hehe." After receiving Xiangbei's praise, Aige put her hands on her hips and said proudly, "Of course, Aige-sama is the cutest in the world!"
Fran naturally did not come here alone. Sakuya also served as a guard. Like Yumeko, she was not wearing a yukata, but a maid outfit. After nodding to Xiangbei, she started talking to Yumeko... From the conversation, it seemed that the two of them were still in contact?
Marisa came over from the side.
"What about me? What do you think of my yukata facing north?"
"You?" Xiangbei glanced at her, "It's quite manly and suits you very well."
"Oh, thank you... you da☆ze! What the hell is manliness?!"
In this way, the size of the team grew a little bit, and several people happily walked around the festival, enjoying the festive atmosphere.
Two little girls in yukata walked in front, two people in maid costumes walked behind the two girls, and two other men in yukata walked at the end of the team.
Whenever they came across snacks or small toys they wanted to buy on the road, Xiangbei and Marisa would pay for them out of their own pockets... After all, the two children obviously had no money on them. Although Yumeko was the head maid of the Demon Realm Palace, she did not have any currency that could be used in the human world.
Sakuya did have quite a bit of money on her, but due to Xiangbei and Marisa's insistence, she reluctantly accepted it.
……
……
"Scooping for goldfish? I played this game when I was a kid." Marisa stood by the pool and gave a thumbs up.
"I'm a super expert in this area!"
So under the gazes of everyone, Marisa bought ten nets at once and started to scoop up the fish in the pond, as if she would not stop until all the fish in the pond were caught.
The first net is broken!
The second net, broken again!
The third net, broken again and again!
……
The Ninth Network, again, again, again...break again!
"Why is this happening, da☆ze!" Marisa was a little crazy.
"It's okay, there's still one last net!"
Flandre stood behind Marisa and encouraged her.
"Come on! Marisa, you can do it!"
Ai Ge also joined in cheering.
"Don't lose to a goldfish, Marisa!"
Encouraged by the two little lolis, Marisa rekindled her fighting spirit, and the tenth net fell.
"Oh!" Amidst everyone's astonishment, a red goldfish landed steadily on the fishing net.
"See! I told you I can..." Marisa was overjoyed after finally catching a fish in the net. Just as she was about to open a bottle of champagne at halftime, the goldfish in the net gently swung its tail, broke the net and returned to the pool.
Marisa withered and turned into burnt ash.
"Hehe, scooping up goldfish may seem simple, but it requires extremely high skills. Not every idiot can do it."
The one who didn't mourn Marisa's burning out for a moment and immediately rushed to the scene to mock her was - the daughter of the Hikari-hikari-sōten, who was even better than that Nagisa-sōten!
The person who came was wearing a blue yukata, had long blue hair, and a black hat with a peach on his head. He was a noble celestial being, more noble than the one named Ju Tianzi.
"Stop nagging! I almost succeeded!" Marisa retorted angrily. "Challenge me if you can!"
"Oh, the wisdom of a mortal, let me show you the wisdom of this great emperor!"
The emperor squatted beside the pool and casually took out some money: "Boss, give me ten nets!"
Just like Marisa did, both of them bought ten nets directly. However, the difference was that she did not fish one by one like Marisa did, but directly stacked the ten nets together!
"Since a single net will break if you try to catch fish," the emperor said with a confident smile, "then a super-special net made from ten nets will definitely succeed!"
So, under everyone's expectant gaze, ten overlapping fishing nets were lowered into the water, and then as expected... they broke.
"This is unscientific!" Tianzi grabbed his blue hair and shouted.
"Haha, idiots are idiots. Do you think there would be such a simple solution?" Marisa took the opportunity to retort.
You'll Also Like
-
Zongman, working as a teaching assistant in Trasen
Chapter 127 1 hours ago -
Man in Xumi: I can copy the authority of the seven gods
Chapter 210 1 hours ago -
Ark pigeon mode, activated!
Chapter 324 1 hours ago -
The peaceful daily life of the heroine in the other world
Chapter 194 1 hours ago -
Konoha teaches, then stands in the sky
Chapter 606 1 hours ago -
I quit the Straw Hats at the beginning and joined the Beasts Group
Chapter 432 1 hours ago -
It's the Commander, not the wishing lamp!
Chapter 121 1 hours ago -
The villain really doesn't want to steal the heroine.
Chapter 97 1 hours ago -
I, the undead, save the world with the dolls
Chapter 300 1 hours ago -
Traveling through Gensokyo, but the system is Jujutsu Kaisen?
Chapter 124 1 hours ago