On his way to Terakoya, he had observed the living standards of the residents... How should he put it? It was much better than his worst-case scenario, the impoverished mountainous areas, and even more advanced than most rural areas. There were even cafes and cake shops along the way. But compared to modern cities, it was still far behind.
In this case, I will probably not be able to drink fruit juice for a long time... If I'm unlucky, I may never get to drink fruit juice in my entire life.
In other words, the convenient modern social life will be gone from him, without a mobile phone, a computer, or a wife... This will indeed make him feel a little uncomfortable.
But to be fair, he really longed for this place, for this fantasy land that he had only seen through the screen before, for this romantic pastoral life. Now that he saw it in person, his inner longing for it had not diminished but increased.
His life before his death, or perhaps his first life, could not be described as good or bad. He did not feel it was very comfortable, but it was not so bad that he had to start over.
In his second life now, with the system capabilities he has mastered, can he live more comfortably than his last life in this fantasy land where monsters are rampant, or even become a prominent figure?
"Let's take one step at a time..."
As he sipped the tea that was not so appetizing, Xiangbei felt a little excited.
By the way, isn’t it a bit too slow to feel the reality of time travel now?
Volume 1: First Entry into Fantasy: Chapter 4: I Suspect You Want to Bury Me
"Decided."
Fujiwara no Mokou, who had been silent, clenched her right fist and knocked it on the palm of her left hand, saying.
"You come with me."
"Go? Where?"
Xiangbei also came back to his senses and looked at Meihong.
"I'm at work, investigating a... uh, burglary, so I can't address you."
"However, I'm worried about leaving you somewhere else... I haven't given up my suspicions about you. In my eyes, you're still a suspicious person, so until I finish handling this case, you'll have to come with me."
"Oh...what a trouble." Xiangbei frowned and reluctantly took another sip of tea. It was not so hot now, but the taste was still not good, so he put the cup back on the table and did not intend to drink the remaining tea.
"What trouble is that? You're a grown man, why are you afraid of trouble?"
He didn't care at all that Xiangbei was only fifteen years old... No, maybe that was considered old in Gensokyo? After all, in ancient times, fifteen or sixteen were considered adults. Maybe the same setting was still used in the human village. After all, weren't those human girls who were clearly under the age of majority allowed to drink?
In short, without any mercy (?), Meihong stood up and kicked Xiangbei's calf... but she missed. The inexplicable kick made Meihong stunned.
She took two steps back, looked carefully at Xiangbei's leg, and then kicked again, but still didn't feel like she hit the target.
Meihong, who didn't believe it, circled Xiangbei twice, looked at him carefully, and then slapped him on the shoulder again - this time it touched him.
Fujiwara no Mokou: ???
"This is my ability." Xiangbei explained.
"To put it simply, I have the ability to prevent others from touching me, so you didn't touch me just now."
"Oh, that's an interesting ability."
Patting Xiangbei's shoulder again, Meihong didn't know how to evaluate this ability for a moment, so she gave a neutral compliment, then turned around and walked out of the room.
"What are you standing there for? Follow me!"
"Alright, alright."
As a newcomer, Xiangbei really wanted to wander around the human world more. After all, if nothing unexpected happened, he would have to live here for a long time.
And I might have to find another job or something. After all, I can't rely on stealing or robbing every time I want to buy something, right? After all, I received nine years of compulsory education, so the values in my heart are not completely lost after traveling through time.
If there's a cake shop somewhere, maybe I could try working there? But I don't think I have the skills to bake cakes... What about being a teacher at Terakoya? I've had a few years of higher education, so I should be able to teach the basics. But does Terakoya still hire teachers?
Xiangbei followed Meihong with random thoughts in his mind. Meihong walked a little slowly, maybe because her legs were short. The two of them walked on the street one after the other. Because of Meihong's own factors, and maybe because Xiangbei himself was a stranger, the people around him turned their heads to look at him.
Fearful looks and scrutinizing gazes were everywhere, and people around were talking and pointing at the two people walking.
However, one of them had long been accustomed to this kind of treatment and didn't care, while the other was completely immersed in his own world and didn't notice the gazes of people around him.
They walked in silence all the way, with a somewhat strange atmosphere between them, until they arrived at the edge of the village.
It was then that Xiangbei realized that it looked like they were about to leave the village. In a theft case, it was necessary to look for clues among the people.
Hiss, Masaka...
She wanted to trick me out of the village and then get rid of me secretly?!
Xiangbei slowed down his pace a little and asked calmly.
"Ms. Meihong, can I ask you a question? What exactly is the theft case you are investigating?"
"Hmm? Ah, nothing much," Meihong replied casually. "It's just that a cake was stolen from a cake shop. The perpetrator is suspected to be a monster, so we need to investigate."
"Oh." The suspicion in his heart dissipated a little, and Xiangbei smiled and teased, "I thought you wanted to lure me out of the village and bury me in a corner."
"Hehe." After replying with these two words, Meihong stopped talking.
"By the way, where are we going now? Looking for monsters?" Xiangbei continued to ask.
"You'll know when you get there." Meihong didn't have the patience to explain to Xiangbei anymore. The two of them had already walked out of the village. The wings of the fire phoenix appeared on Meihong's back. The wings were as gorgeous as the phoenix's and took her to the sky. It was so gorgeous.
So handsome, this is Xiangbei’s evaluation of this pair of wings.
Unlike those bunch of wing props in those miscellaneous weird web game advertisements that simply release light pollution, the pair of wings behind Meihong are like exquisite works of art. The wings have beautiful curves, and the feathers made of flames are plump and delicate. The wings and flames form a perfect match that is so eye-catching.
I have a desire to take these wings off and use them myself.
But this seems to be just an energy body constructed simply with flames. Even if it can be dismantled, it will probably only give you a ball of fire... Well, I also have the technique to control fire. Do you want to try to make a turkey wing to show off?
Shi Zhan Cang followed behind Fujiwara Mokou, and the two flew towards the magic forest again.
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“La~ la la~ la~”
Humming a completely out-of-tune ballad, a cute and delicate little blonde girl, like a doll, was walking happily on the path.
“The cake… is delicious…”
The little girl savored the taste of the cake. It was the first thing she had eaten since she was born. It was delicious, but a little too sweet.
Although she still couldn't quite understand the meaning of words like cake and sweet, after all, she had only been born for less than half a day.
"what!"
Even though she was just born, or perhaps because she was just born, the little girl had a strong curiosity about everything around her.
Just like the butterfly that appeared in front of her, she instinctively wanted to catch it, but she was just a newborn baby and her movements were not very coordinated. It was quite difficult to catch the butterfly.
But the good thing about children is that they are very energetic and have a strong desire to challenge. If they fail once, they will try twice. If they fail twice, they will try three times.
The man and the butterfly chased each other on the road until a field of sunflowers suddenly appeared in front of them. The butterfly disappeared after hiding among the tall sunflowers, and the little girl's attention shifted from the butterfly to the sunflowers.
"Wow!"
Looking at the sunflowers that were taller than herself, the girl tilted her head back as high as she could, looked at the flowers blooming at the top, and shouted.
“So—high—!”
Then, she grabbed the roots of the sunflower with both hands and pulled it hard, pulling the sunflower out of the soil.
Volume 1: First Entry into Fantasy: Chapter 5: Your Daughter Ran Away!
"arrive."
Meihong and Xiangbei landed at a villa located on the edge of a huge lake. The exterior of the villa was made entirely of red, giving it a particularly depressing atmosphere.
It’s unclear why Meihong would come all the way here to look for clues in a theft case, but as the saying goes, Gensokyo cannot be restricted by common sense, so Xiangbei didn’t care.
In fact, he was more concerned about whether there was ⑨, a big fairy or other fairies near the Mist Lake. Unfortunately, none of them appeared near the Mist Lake, which made Xiangbei a little disappointed.
But when he thought about meeting Master Hong, or even the pad leader and the eldest lady, Xiangbei's mood became lively again.
As for the others, you probably won’t see them very often. One of them stays at home and the other just lives in the basement...and it’s really too dangerous. It seems that I will have the chance to see them only next time.
I'm not sure if I can see the little devil...but the probability shouldn't be that high, right?
The two gradually approached the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Relying on the farsightedness of the six eyes, Xiangbei was able to successfully see the diligent guard in front of the Scarlet Devil Mansion - a red-haired girl who was snoring while standing, blowing a snot bubble on the corner of her nose, wearing a green kung fu outfit and a metal hat with the word "dragon" printed on it, Hong Meiling - also known as China, or Master Hong.
As expected of Master Hong, his hard-working attitude did not disappoint me!
Meihong looked at the guard strangely, then ignored her. Hong Meiling was still immersed in her dream and didn't look like she was going to wake up at all.
Meihong walked forward and reached out to press the thing that looked like a doorbell next to the door. As the bell rang, Meihong took a few steps back, put her hands in her pockets, and waited.
Xiangbei could probably guess who he was waiting for. Master Hong next to him didn't seem to be showing any intention of waking up, so this must be a prop to call the pad captain.
But Miss Meiling, who is still sleeping, is probably about to be hit by a flying knife from Sakuya. Is this really okay? Seeing a fellow villager being pierced in the head by a flying knife in front of her eyes, this is not a dart piercing the head...
But I really want to see it, like using the forehead to block a flying knife or something.
Besides, if they really knew how to do it, then it must have been a daily routine between Master Hong and the pad leader, so why force it to change?
Xiangbei, who had figured it out, put his hands behind his back, gave Hong Meiling a guilty look for 0.2 seconds who might be killed, and then waited patiently.
It didn't take long, just a few seconds later, a blue and white figure in a maid outfit appeared at the door. The person who came was the devil's servant, the loyal devil dog - Sakuya Izayoi.
"Fujiwara... Miss Meihong?" The other person didn't seem to be familiar with Meihong, and asked with some uncertainty, while also looking towards Xiangbei. "Who is this?"
"Sorry to bother you. I made the bold move to visit you just to ask you some questions... As for what he said." Meihong glanced at Xiangbei and snorted softly.
"Don't worry about him, he's just a suspicious person."
"Hello, my name is Xiangbei." Xiangbei didn't care about Meihong's words and greeted Sakuya.
"Hello, Mr. Xiangbei, nice to meet you. My name is Sakuya Izayoi, the head maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Nice to meet you." Although it was the first time he saw her and Miss Meihong beside him labeled him a suspicious person, since she had given her name, he should also respond with sufficient courtesy.
"Oh, nice to meet you." Xiangbei gave a thumbs-up. He was indeed a perfect and handsome pad captain! Such rich etiquette! In this aspect, he was countless times better than the tomboy beside him.
Maybe she sensed something again, but Meihong felt even more irritated.
Staying with this guy (towards the north) always feels like bad luck, so let's resolve it quickly and go back quickly.
Meihong felt her pocket and wanted to take out a cigarette, but she realized that the current occasion was not suitable, so she had to suppress her urge to smoke temporarily, looked at Sakuya Izayoi, and asked.
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"So, you successfully created life, but she ran away?"
Marisa Kirisame stood in a messy room, the whole room looked like it had been robbed by thieves.
Of course, this is not her masterpiece, but the masterpiece of the new life created by her good friend Alice.
"Yeah, that's why I'm going out to look for her." Alice was already dressed and ready to go. "I'm going to go find Reimu and ask her if she can help me find the child."
"Well, asking Reimu for help... It's not impossible." Marisa thought about the unreliability of her friend, but if she used money to induce him, she should be able to arouse his enthusiasm. After all, her god-like intuition could really help a lot.
"Then I'll help too, da☆ze! How can I not join in the fun when something like this happens... Why not help my friend?"
"You've spoken your mind."
Alice replied unhappily, then walked out the door, cast a spell and flew into the sky, while the Black and White Magician followed closely behind, mounted his broom, and flew towards the shrine with the Colorful Puppet Master.
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"So, Miss Alice ended up heading towards the sunflower fields... Is that right?"
Meihong scratched her head, troubles were piling up.
"She should be. If I remember correctly, she did go in that direction." Hong Meiling nodded firmly. The blood flowing from her head flowed down her forehead to her chin, and then fell drop by drop onto the ground, staining a small patch of grass red.
As for Sakuya Izayoi, she has returned to the Scarlet Devil Mansion due to being busy.
"There's nothing I can do." Meihong sighed, "I have no choice but to go."
"Oh? Are you really going? Miss Meihong! Please think twice!"
Hong Meiling was stunned for a moment, then screamed excitedly.
"That's the Flower Field Tyrant! Anyone who steps into her flower fields will be captured by her, tortured to the point of being turned into fertilizer and buried beneath the sunflowers!"
"Uh." Even Meihong, a Penglai native who had experienced all kinds of death, couldn't help but tremble after hearing Meiling's words, but soon returned to normal.
"It's okay. I'm not going to die anyway. At worst, I can just crawl out when the time comes."
"Hmm..." Hong Meiling also remembered at this time that the other party was a person from Penglai who would never die, so maybe there was no need to be afraid of the Flower Tyrant.
"But if you have no problem, then what about this gentleman?" Hong Meiling is generally kind-hearted. Compared to monsters, she is actually more like a human being.
"You're not afraid of the Flower Tyrant, but this gentleman is only a human, right? He can't... uh... these gentlemen, are you listening to me?"
"Hmm? Oh, sorry, I was just thinking about something." Xiangbei came back to his senses. He was indeed daydreaming just now.
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