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"Halt! This is private property. If you continue, I will have to treat you as intruders!"
"...a traditional Chinese dress?"
"Hey, do you know this place, sir?" The girl's face lit up with surprise. "I thought I was the only one in this place who knew the name of this kind of clothing."
"Hmm...it was popular for a while after all. So, are you Chinese?"
"Does the Chinese demon count...?"
"..." x2
"It's no use saying more. Even if you're from my hometown, as a fellow countryman of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, I won't allow you to barge in!" The girl looked at Byakuya and Jeanne Alter seriously: "However, since you're from my hometown, if you leave now, I can pretend I didn't see you today."
"But my purpose today is to meet the owner of this place." Bai Ye tilted his head.
"...Then I'm sorry, fellow villager, it's my duty!"
"Speaking of which, is Sakuya here? It feels like I haven't seen her for a few days."
"(⊙ω⊙.) Do you know Ms. Sakuya?"
"Is something wrong?"
What's the problem?
This is a huge problem!
Since you know that cold-faced head maid and even came to our door, your relationship must be pretty good. So you should have said so earlier. If you waited until she made her move before finding out about this, wouldn't she be in for a world of trouble...?
"I'll go find Ms. Sakuya right away!"
"No need." The silver-haired head maid's voice rang out behind Hong Meiling: "Since you didn't slack off this time, I won't hold it against you for just trying to let the intruder go. Also, what did you two do here?"
"I heard from the Sage of Demons that the master of this place is a powerful figure from the West, and I would like to ask her some questions."
Sakuya frowned. "What's the problem? Let me see if I know the answer. If possible, it's best not to bother you, Miss."
"Hmm... about the whereabouts of that spear that was stained with the blood of Jesus two thousand years ago."
Knowing the legend of the maid, she silently overturned the coffee table in her heart.
Longinus...why don't you just fly to the heavens?!
"I'll go ask Miss. Whether I get to see you or not isn't up to me."
"No need, Sakuya, bring them both in." A dignified yet slightly childish voice rang out in the courtyard. "I also want to see what kind of people dare to pursue the whereabouts of that holy spear."
"Thank you very much then." Bai Ye bowed slightly towards the direction of the mansion.
Chapter 054 Nine out of ten lolis are rich
Following Sakuya into the mansion, Byakuya's first sight was of the noble chair inlaid with gold made of red sandalwood, seated in the main hall...
little girl?
Well, it seems the owner of that voice is just as young as she is.
"What's that look in your face?"
"Hmm... I just didn't expect the owner of this castle..."
"I, Remilia Scarlet, have already celebrated my five-hundredth birthday!" Several veins bulged on the blue-haired loli's smooth forehead.
"I see." Bai Ye nodded, indicating that he understood.
"..."
If it weren't for the fact that she was the one who invited him in, Remilia would have loved to throw this human out.
What's with that coaxing tone and the way he looks at me like I'm a brat?!
I am the current head of the Scarlett family, a noble family of the night!
"Humph!"
white night:"……"
"Never mind, sit down first. Standing like this... I'm watching you, and you're even looking up!"
Bai Ye hadn't expected this. There were a few chairs on the left and right sides of the hall, so he and Black Jeanne each took a seat.
As for Sakuya, who brought them in, she stood beside Remilia.
After the two were seated, Remilia spoke.
"From what you just said to Sakuya outside, you two are looking for the legendary spear Longinus, the spear that slays the gods?"
"Mm." Bai Ye nodded.
"Then you may be disappointed. The whereabouts of that gun is not a big secret in the West. For thousands of years, whether it's charlatans walking in the sunlight or kings like us in the shadows, everyone has been trying to find its secret, but the final result is obviously..."
"..."
Since you can't find me, why did you call me in? You could have just told me!
"I'm mainly curious why you're looking for this thing. The ability to kill gods is just a legend. In terms of practicality, it can't compare to the other guns that have also made their mark in history."
"Like...?"
"Don't even mention the blind old man Gungnir, or the Celtic Wandman's supposedly deadly spear that can definitely pierce the heart..."
"But I want Longinus to..."
"It really is a god-slayer?!" Remilia jumped off her chair in excitement.
"...Why are you so sure?"
"Ahem, I actually just saw it." Remilia coughed awkwardly. "I was just curious about you. Logically speaking, you've had so many interactions with Sakuya, so her impression of you shouldn't be bad. But I didn't see your fate line on Sakuya. Since you came here today, I unconsciously checked the fate branches in the entire hall."
"..."
Are all little girls these days this scary?
The fate line can be seen so easily; no wonder Yukari Yakumo made a special trip to test her attitude because of your situation.
"Hey, hey, don't stay silent! I asked that fairy named Cirno, and she said there aren't many strong fighters in Gensokyo. She's practically invincible, except for that youkai sage who created the Great Barrier. But I feel like something's not quite right... Sakuya said you're quite strong too. How much of what Cirno said is true? If you answer well, I can't give you information about Longinus, but I have another one who's just as good~"
Looking at Remilia's haughty expression, Bai Ye pondered for three seconds: "Credibility... 99%..."
"It's settled, thank you!" Remilia waved her hand domineeringly, and a blood-red spear was thrust into the ground beside Bai Ye: "I'll lend it to you once. After I conquer Gensokyo, there will be a great reward!"
"Title: The Great God's Declaration - Gungnir (Projection)"
Type: Pseudo-divine artifact
"Attribute: Fate"
Quality: Perfect
"Note: Although it is only a one-time projection created by the true owner of the spear, its power is no different from the original. It will disappear after it has exerted its power as a divine weapon once... But why is Gungnir such an ominous color?"
After glancing at the spear's attributes, Bai Ye decisively swallowed the words, "Actually, 99% of what Cirno said is unreliable." He sealed Gungnir's projection into a card, thanked Remilia, and then got up and left.
It really proves the saying: nine out of ten lolis are rich!
Chapter 055 The Blonde Magician (Childhood)
After making an appointment with Hong Meiling, a fellow Chinese from another world, at the gate, Bai Ye and Hei Zhen walked out of the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
"Master, is that Cirno... stronger than Yuuka Kazami?" After walking for a while, Jeanne Alter suddenly asked.
"In some ways...she's really strong!"
After a moment of silence, Bai Ye gave a seemingly plausible but ultimately ambiguous answer.
If it means bringing the opponent's intelligence down to the same level as your own, and then using your extensive combat experience in stage 9 to defeat them, then no matter how many Cirnos come, you can take them down, like Yukari Yakumo or Yuuka Kazami!
"Oh." The honest girl, Jeanne Alter, who had never met Cirno and didn't know anything about her, nodded and mentally set the danger level of the name to the highest.
Among the hidden mechanisms that Bai Ye discovered in the Dimensional Shop, one is that when the shop is normally closed, the portal will no longer accept customers from other worlds.
The same applies to regular customers who spend 100 Origin Coins.
Bai Ye is the kind of person who takes things as they come; otherwise, he wouldn't have locked himself in his room and played games for several days after transmigrating, instead of rushing to find out what world he had arrived in.
Similarly, it's pretty much the same now.
The original currency is sufficient, and the portal's ability to attract customers is inherently highly uncertain. Given this, why waste precious time waiting for customers who may or may not even come?
Being carefree and a little pretentious is the most normal choice!
Taking a rather laid-back approach, Bai Ye and his companion didn't rush back to the Dimensional Shop. Instead, after circling around the Misty Lake for a short while, they randomly chose a direction and began strolling through the Magic Forest.
After walking for a while, a wooden house came into view.
Look at the sign hanging up there...Misty Rain Magic Shop...
"Even a small general store like mine, located in a rural area, hardly gets any customers. How can someone open a store in this godforsaken place like the Magic Forest?"
Completely oblivious to why the commoners of the Human Village kept their distance from her, Bai Ye muttered something to herself with amusement. With a touch of curiosity, Bai Ye led Black Jeanne up the wooden steps.
The door was ajar and could be pushed open easily, but out of politeness, Bai Ye knocked first.
"Enter."
"Wow, there really are people who open shops in places like this." Curious, Bai Ye pushed open the door and saw a blonde little girl sitting among a pile of odds and ends, fiddling with some unknown objects.
Hmm... she should be a pure little loli, not a legally ageless loli like Remilia.
Hearing Bai Ye's words, the little girl waved her arm in dissatisfaction: "What do you mean 'there are actually people who would open a shop in a place like this'? Uncle, please apologize to the customers of the Misty Rain Magic Shop!"
Da☆Ze?
Strange verbal tic...
"Are there really guests?"
"...There will definitely be some in the future!" After a moment of hesitation, the girl regained her energetic self: "And aren't you one too, Uncle?"
"To be honest, we're practically in the same line of work, aren't we?" Bai Ye smiled and squatted down in front of the little girl, extending a hand to her. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Bai Ye, and I'm the manager of a newly opened general store in the Human Village. And you?"
"What a hopeless old man, Da☆Ze~" Hearing that Bai Ye wasn't a customer, the little girl didn't show much disappointment. She placed her little hand in Bai Ye's hand: "I am Kirisame Marisa. As you can see, I am currently the manager of Kirisame Magic Shop, and the greatest magician in the future!"
When the topic turned to magicians, Marisa's little face was full of seriousness, and she didn't even use her catchy verbal tic.
Well... to be honest, most verbal tic that can be used for a long time is actually quite good.
After the introductions, the first meeting between the owner of a deserted general store in the human village and the owner of a deserted magic shop in the magic forest was considered complete.
Marisa looked at Byakuya and Jeanne Alter with a strange expression, seemingly curious.
"Uncle Baiye, why are you two humans in a place like the Magic Forest? Even disregarding the monsters that might appear, this place seems quite dangerous."
For the residents of the Human Village, who are still living in an agrarian society, the dense, endless magical forest is naturally a lucrative source of resources. The reason why few people come here is mainly because the monster mushrooms here are constantly emitting spores with hallucinogenic or other strange effects.
"Was it dangerous?" Bai Ye recalled for a moment: "I didn't feel anything."
Aside from the random little demons who were all taken down by Jeanne Alter's flag, they didn't seem to encounter anything else.
But this little girl...
"Aren't you worried about encountering danger living alone in a place like this?"
"Thank you for your concern, Uncle, but I'm actually quite strong!" Marisa pulled out a miniature octagonal furnace from somewhere and waved it at Byakuya. "This was given to me by Karinko before I came out for self-defense. As long as I put the magic potions in it according to the correct ratio, it will unleash a very dazzling cannon attack." Marisa suddenly gave a thumbs up as she spoke. "I'm not kidding you, and the power of the cannon attack is quite considerable!"
"...Can I take a look? I'll return it to you after I've looked at it."
After listening to Marisa's introduction, Byakuya admitted that his inner businessman was stirring with excitement...
Stealing something from a little girl would ruin his public image, but that doesn't stop him from making a copy, does it?
Chapter 056 Useless Morals, Thrown Away Easily.jpg
Name: Mini Bagua Furnace
Type: Magic Device
Attribute: Fire
Quality: Perfect
"Note: Can something that's not flashy even be called magic? The barrage of comments really needs to be at maximum firepower! Da☆Ze!"