The self-cultivation of the passer-by hero

In the far east of Gensokyo, there is a shrine. It is the only shrine in Gensokyo. It is called Hakurei Shrine.

Since it is a shrine, there must be a shrine maiden, and Reimu Hakurei is the Hakurei shrine maiden of this generation.

It is well known that Hakurei Miko's job is to solve various mutations that occur in Gensokyo, but I don't know if it is because the power of the previous generation of mikos is still there, or if the monsters like the peaceful life.

In short, since Reimu took over the position of miko, no major changes have occurred in Gensokyo, so Reimu's daily work has become living a leisurely life in the shrine.

She thought that such a relaxed life would last forever, until this day.

The sky of Gensokyo is covered by a suspicious red mist, which is obviously a sign of a mutation. As a miko of Hakurei, Reimu should naturally find the source of the mutation and solve it. After all, this is the job of a miko.

But she hesitated.

Although she knew her duty as a miko from the moment she was taught by the previous miko to become the next miko as a child, Reimu is still hesitant to this day.

Or rather, she was wondering.

Reimu is different from the previous generation of miko. The latter is looking for changes every day, while she passively waits for the arrival of changes.

It seems a little wrong to say this. Although Reimu performed the duties of a miko, she was limited to wearing Hakurei miko's clothes and staying in an empty shrine.

Since she became a miko, she had not solved a single mutation, so she really couldn't think about anything more.

Reimu doesn't understand the work of Hakurei Miko, or the meaning of Hakurei Miko's existence.

Solve the mutation? Wouldn't it be possible for any powerful monster to do this kind of thing?

Or because she is human? But everyone knows that there are far more monsters appearing in Hakurei Shrine than humans.

not understand.

So what if the mutation is resolved?

What is the point of doing such a thing?

Originally, according to Reimu's leisurely lifestyle, she would never think about such troublesome issues, but today's sudden change made her suddenly move out all the things that had worried her.

After changing into a red and white miko uniform, Reimu came to the shrine garden. Looking at the red mist that was still drifting towards the place in the distance, she subconsciously picked up the broom at hand.

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Lowering her head and looking at the broom in her hand, Reimu was stunned for a moment. Standing there, she couldn't help but be stunned by her own movements.

In an instant, a sudden strong wind picked up the fallen leaves on the ground and blew away Reimu's bangs. When she came to her senses, a large umbrella suddenly appeared in front of her.

The dull eyes gradually became clear, and Reimu looked at the owner of the umbrella in surprise.

"purple?"

"Lingmeng, a change has occurred, why don't you go and solve it?"

Her long golden hair fluttered in the wind, and her eyes, which seemed to contain both cunning and wisdom, fell casually on the miko.

The clothes on her body look like Western formalwear or Eastern Taoist robes, and the corners of her mouth that are slightly raised look like a smile but not a smile.

Holding an umbrella and squinting her eyebrows, she looks like a mature and gorgeous ancient beauty, or a young and innocent girl next door.

She was clearly standing there, but it was like a phantom that was elusive.

Her name is Yakumo Zi, and she is a monster.

"If this continues, the red mist will drift past Hakurei Shrine and reach the human village. Reimu, aren't you planning to set off?"

"You're so wordy, Zi."

The frowning Reimu didn't hide his impatience.

"Of course I know about this kind of thing."

"Now that you know, why are you still staying at the shrine?"

Zi's ​​tone was calm and gentle, and she didn't seem to be anxious at all, but she seemed to be urging the other person.

Her eyes slowly bypassed Reimu's impatient expression and landed on her hands.

After being stunned, the smile deepened.

"I see, Reimu, you are working very hard."

".Noisy, so noisy!"

A blush appeared on Lingmeng's cheeks, and she tried to chase away the person with the broom in her hand, but the other person laughed and dodged away.

"Tch, annoying BBA."

Whispering a complaint that no one could hear, Reimu raised his eyebrows and turned to shout into the shrine:

"Hey, Takeya, come out quickly and help me find a way to deal with this annoying monster!"

Reimu knew that she couldn't do anything to the monster in front of her, so she naturally gave this task to Takeya. Although she also knew that the other party was definitely helpless, she felt relaxed this way.

Anyway, it is a trouble that cannot be solved. It would be better if someone else takes the headache.

Always adhering to the principle that a dead Taoist friend should not die a poor Taoist, Reimu had no guilt in causing a big trouble for Takeya, but after a while, there was still no response from the shrine.

"Hey, Takeya! Did you hear that—!"

"Hehehe."

An unexplained laugh came out of her mouth, and the umbrella disappeared from her hand at some point. Zi took out a folding fan and covered half of her face, leaving only two eyes, which made people a little bit unpredictable. her thoughts.

"No need to shout, Takeya is no longer in the shrine."

"Eh? No, what do you mean?"

"Absence means absence, what's the point?"

Zi chuckled, as if he thought of something interesting, his eyes moved, and he said nonchalantly:

"Maybe, Wu is also going to solve the mutation."

".What?"

Staring at Zi dumbfounded, Reimu asked with a look of disbelief:

"That guy is going to solve the mutation? How to solve it? By preaching?"

"Who knows."

Without explaining the secret, Zi turned around, and his eyes drifted into the distance.

"This red mist is really annoying, probably not only Takeya, other guys will come out to find the root of this mutation, right?"

After hearing Shi's voice-over, Reimu said in a low voice:

". Isn't that good? Wouldn't my work be much easier in this way?"

"Hehe, yes, the leisurely life is indeed very good, and we like it very much, but—"

The conversation changed, as if infected by the red mist that day, Zi's tone was no longer so relaxed.

"Let's not mention other people for the time being, but for Wu Ye, it's not enough. Frontal combat is not his strong point."

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"So, don't you want to go?"

".Where are you going?"

"Do you still need to ask? Of course, I'm going to rescue Wu Ye."

It seemed to be joking, but also seemed to be sincere. Zi's gaze was as unpredictable as her own.

"Personally, we still hope that Wu Ye can speak safely."

"Then why don't you just go and bring him back?"

Reimu turned her head away in disdain, she knew that the monster in front of her, even as a hakurei priestess, she didn't dare to say that she could handle it easily.

"Of course not, we are monsters."

As Zi's words fell, the space in front of her seemed to be torn apart, revealing a deep black mouth. The red bows tied somewhere at both ends of the space and the countless eye pupils that penetrated inside were undoubtedly the same. It adds a mysterious color to the monster in front of it.

Zi, who stepped into it, not only the figure, but even the aura on her body became illusory.

No matter how many times I've seen it, such a strange feeling will still fill Reimu's body, before the other party's body is completely immersed in that deep space, Reimu heard these words——

"Causing mutations is the essence of monsters, but solving mutations is the job of a witch."