Stray Chapter 17: Today’s Gensokyo is also a peaceful day
The setting sun slants westward, and the sunset westwards the mountains.
The sunset on the horizon is like a fire, dyeing half of the sky red. At this time, the summer heat has subsided a lot, especially the cool breeze at night, which makes people feel more relaxed and happy.
Moriya Shrine, which belongs to the inner side of fantasy.
Nuoda's shrine is located on the top of the mountain of monsters, occupying a large flat area. You can just see the lake of Fengshen when you go out. Although it did not migrate in from the outside world, the power of the monsters in the realm also divided the lake. both sides of the table.
The edge of the lake is surrounded by steep cliffs. Standing on the edge of the cliff, you can overlook the lush forests at the foot of the mountain and the villages at the foot of the mountain. There is also a valley in the downstream that is blocked from human beings. The upstream is connected to the Jiutian Waterfall of Fengshen Lake /
The waterfall is surrounded by fog, and the maple leaves flow down the waterfall. It is a very beautiful place. Even if there is a rumble like thunder, it will not make people feel bored, but because of this background white noise And more silent.
"This is a really nice place..."
Although I have seen it many times, Xia Ran couldn't help but sigh, thinking that she must come here to retire in the future.
After all, the free scenery on the top of the mountain of monsters is really amazing. If you want to choose a place to live, why not choose the best one?
"If you think it's pretty good, then move in here..." A bold laughter sounded behind him, and Kanako Yasaka walked over with a wine bowl. Before anyone arrived, the mellow aroma of wine It's already coming.
"Well, this is not very good, after all, I have to go to school..." Xia Ran blinked and waved his hand with a smile.
"Sanae also has to go to school. What does it matter? It just so happens that you have a company, so you can cultivate more feelings." Kanako said disapprovingly.
"Cough, Kanako-sama, please respect yourself, Sanae-san and I have a pure friendship." The magician raised his fist and put it to his mouth, cleared his throat with a light cough, and said this in a serious way. Things can't be messed with.
"Come on, how can there be a pure friendship between men and women?" The **** sneered, but she didn't bother about this topic, and waved her hand casually, "Sanae has just come to tell me, so I think it is necessary to come and confirm with you..."
"Wait, I obviously didn't do anything to Sanae!" The magician who contacted the context was stunned for a moment, and quickly clarified his innocence, "What did she say to you?"
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"She just said, about the fact that Moriya Shrine can open a branch in Camelot to collect beliefs..." Yasaka Kanako was silent for a while, looking at the person in front of her with a strange look.
Why do you always feel like something is not right? After all, is this a self-inflicted attack?
"Is that so..." Xia Ran twitched the corners of his mouth.
"Otherwise what do you think it is?" Yasaka Kanako gave him a deep look with a profound look.
"Cough, Lord Kanako, there is no need to confirm this kind of thing with me again..." Xia Ran exhaled, pretending that nothing happened just now, "If you think it is feasible, then It's decided."
"Is it so generous?" The crisp voice sounded behind him again, with a hint of immaturity, "Or is this actually a dowry?"
"No, let's discuss this matter again." The magician answered almost in seconds.
He turned his head and looked behind him, and found that he didn't know when, the indigenous **** who looked like a cute blond little loli had already stood behind him, looking up with a smile on his back. own.
"嘁." Suwako pouted, this loli **** usually always seems to be cute and cute, but in fact it is quite black.
"Okay, okay, it's not okay, let's get down to business..." Kanako smiled and drank a big sip of the wine from the bowl, "Speaking of which, is there anything we need to pay attention to? "
"No, as long as you don't interfere with Camelot's affairs..." Xia Ran shook her head, the two of them knew the bottom line, naturally they didn't need to say anything more.
"In other words, let the gods return to God, and the people's return to people?" Kanako nodded.
"That's right, God should be the existence that persuades people, and the king is the existence that sorts people out..." The magician turned his eyes and looked not far away, "How to implement it, you can go and talk to Mordley. Talk about it, she's the ruler of Camelot now."
over there, put on a casual suit, Mordred with blond hair and blue eyes was standing there with some restraint, as if he was waiting anxiously. Dongfenggu Sanae is very loyal, always beside the rebellious knight girl, introducing something enthusiastically.
For example, Gensokyo, Moriya Shrine, or Mordred to continue discussing the previous matter.
Miss Fengzhu's character is like this. She has a docile personality and a strong sense of responsibility. She is a very serious and confident person. But thanks to her, Mordred wasn't so nervous, at least he wouldn't run away when things came to an end.
Although Xia Ran felt that her reaction was actually too extreme, Arturia really had no prejudice against her, and she had said it frankly before, but it seemed that Xiao Mo still couldn't do it. comprehension, or can't believe it?
Of course, it is also possible that she has suffered from Arturia's PTSD symptoms, and I can't tell.
"Mordred... um, is that your daughter?" Kanako looked at the blond girl who looked like Arturia in the distance with interest, and asked, "Don't be in a hurry to refute, at least Is that really the case in name?"
"...Yes."
The magician was silent for a while, then sighed and answered.
"That's good, with this friendship, it's easier to talk..." Kanako drank the drink in her hand, then turned around and walked in that direction, looking quite neat, as if she was Prepare to take this opportunity to finalize this matter directly.
"Aren't you going to have a look?" Xia Ran looked down at the **** of Lolita next to her, and found that she didn't seem to care.
"No, I'm just the product department, Kanako is the sales department..." Suwako replied casually, which seemed to make sense.
"It's really a clear division of labor..." The magician couldn't help but complained.
But he knows that this ancient **** in the appearance of a soft and cute blond loli probably doesn't care much about this matter. Although the person who really lacks faith is herself, she herself But it doesn't matter to be completely forgotten about this kind of thing.
said goodbye to the God of Little Lolita, and Xia Ran walked slowly towards the Wind God Lake.
He saw the figure of the young girl standing there quietly, looking at the quiet mirror-like lake. The evening wind was blowing the black silk-like long hair behind her, which swayed and swayed. , very rhythmic.
"Yukishita-san, what are you thinking about?" The magician who approached raised his hand cheerfully and said hello.
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The girl was obviously startled, she turned her head subconsciously and quickly, at the same time instinctively took a step back, put her hands behind her back, and looked at him with some vigilance.
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"No, you...I'm not that scary, am I?"
Wait, what's the reaction? The corners of Xia Ran's mouth twitched uncontrollably. It seems that after she came out just now, Yukinoshita calmed down. I don't know if she felt shy because of what happened before, and she began to hide from herself subconsciously.
How to say it, it's still cute.
"I, I'm just thinking about things..." Yukinoshita's eyes were a little erratic, and she was a little unsteady defending herself, so she was not frightened.
"Then what are you thinking? Miss Yukinoshita?" Xia Ran asked her in a serious manner.
"I-I'm wondering why my sister hasn't come yet... can't she?" The girl said angrily, finding a reason to prevaricate.
"Of course..." With a hearty smile, Xia Ran walked to her side, stood by the lake and looked at the lake where everything was reflected calmly, "Well, that's how it is, are you struggling with the mirror image misalignment? ?"
The two people's figures are reflected on the lake, but the mirror image is completely opposite. The dress, with a ribbon under the chest, gave it a softer-than-usual feel.
and vice versa.
It's just that the sense of dislocation is a bit serious, and you may not be able to see it at ordinary times, but when the two are standing by the lake, the contrast is very obvious.
This is mainly because the two exchanged each other's "shadows" not long ago.
This is the division and exchange of the concept of "shadow" in the field of occultism, and the extension of the symbolic representation has all completed mutual delivery.
Just like the shadow of the holy spear in Artoria's hand, it can be linked to the heavy concept and power of the real holy spear, and the situation of the two is the same now.
Therefore, it is not only limited to the shadows of some optical phenomena "dark areas formed by objects that block the propagation of light and cannot pass through opaque objects", but all "shadows", "Images" have undergone corresponding exchanges and changes.
"What do you think?" Yukinoshita bit her lower lip lightly, this person asked knowingly.
"I didn't expect this, it is indeed a bit of a misstep..." The magician couldn't help laughing. He looked at the reflections of the two people in the water, and inexplicably felt that the scene in front of him was quite funny, and it made him feel a little bit. Can't help laughing.
"You're still laughing!" The girl was annoyed by his attitude, her eyes drooped somewhat, and her hands clasped by her side unconsciously.
"Okay, okay, this is really something I didn't think about... How about we change it back now?" Xia Ran blinked and quickly proposed a fundamental solution to the problem.
then
Of course, he was greeted with a murderous gaze.
"I was joking."
The magician smiled and stretched out his hand to pull her. The snow and ice instantly melted under the indifferent expression of Xuexia. She was so panicked that she didn't know what to do. This man succeeded.
"What are you doing?!" She glared at him hard, trying to hide her unease with a strong force.
"click"!
Just then, a piercing flash of light flashed past, accompanied by the sound of some old-fashioned camera pressing the shutter to shoot.
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"Hey hey, this is quite a good news material..."
has short black hair, wears a red hexagonal soft hat that seems to be characteristic of Gensokyo, has six white pom-poms hanging down on it, wears a white shirt and black short skirt, with red high heels on his feet The Kawtengu girl in clogs was suspended in mid-air.
She lowered her head, checked the photos she just took with satisfaction, and let out a strange laugh.
"It turned out to be paparazzi, I thought who it was..." The magician was silent for a while and sighed.
"Hey, what is paparazzi? It's too rude to call someone like that?" Sheming Wanwen raised his head in dissatisfaction and said so.
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is so weird, is this the latest Gensokyo joke?
Sheming Wanwen, a professional paparazzi who is yelled at by everyone, actually accuses himself of being impolite? Even just a few seconds ago, she had replayed her professional instincts as a paparazzi.
Xia Ran couldn't help but fell into deep contemplation. Even Sheming Wanwen was able to blame herself in this regard. Could it be that she is really a person without integrity? No, it's impossible, it must be because she is too ignorant to say such a thing.
shook his head, expelling these inexplicable and bizarre thoughts, and the magician asked: "Dog...cough, Wenwen, how are you going to use the photos just now to spread rumors?" Instead, choose to get straight to the point.
Sheming Wanwen opened his eyes wide and said, "How can you smear people's innocence out of thin air?! What is a rumor? I'm just reporting the news content honestly, and I swear by my integrity as a professional reporter!"
The magician twitched the corners of his mouth. Whose IQ is he looking down on?
is a fox on the mountain, what did you say about Liaozhai?
Shemingmaruwen seems to have no such awareness at all. She still declares very seriously: "My reports are all true! It's just that the content is interesting and the priority is given, and a little bit of narration will be added. It's just embellishment and literary processing!"
As she said that, she made a "little bit" gesture with her fingertips.
This person really can't communicate, how can there be such a person in the world... Xia Ran slandered very unconsciously, he waved his hand: "Forget it, do whatever you want, anyway, I forgive you for the photo just now. It is impossible to make flowers out of thin air.”
He pondered for a while, and felt that it was just like that. It's not a big problem, so don't panic.
But at this moment, he suddenly noticed that his sleeve was being pulled, and when he looked back, he found that it was Yukinoshita Yukino, who was biting his lower lip tightly and his eyes were quite nervous.
While subconsciously reaching out and pulling the magician's sleeve, she stared at the black-winged girl in mid-air more than ten meters away, her eyes a little anxious... It seems that the girl doesn't think so of.
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"Wenwen, you'd better be sensible and hand over the photo." The magician turned his head and said with a cold and ruthless face. .
"Of course you can, when I go back and print today's newspaper, I will definitely give you a copy of the photos..." The black-winged girl nodded politely, looking like she was very talkative.
"So, you don't eat and drink for a toast?" Xia Ran said with a smile.
"I don't drink any wine, so don't even think about grabbing it back, even Yakumo Zi can't take back the photos that fell into my hands..." Sheming Maruwen said cautiously, "I'll tell you , I will be able to take a whole set of photo albums for you in the moment you start!"
"Really? Then I have to give it a try!" The magician smiled slightly, spread his fingers, and pressed his palms directly.
The black-winged girl suddenly changed her color slightly. At this moment, she had a sense of crisis that the opponent could cover the world with one hand, as if she hesitated for a moment, and she would be completely pinched in the palm of the opponent's hand. similar.
Whoosh! !
flapped its wings very decisively, a few pieces of black feathers fell down, the visible whirlwind wrapped around a small black dot the size of a pinhead, and quickly disappeared at the end of the sky.
The violent wind also blew waves from the Fengshen Lake not far away!
Fantasy is the fastest! Fengshen girl!
"This speed...it's no wonder he's a reporter."
Although he had expected it, Xia Ran still felt that this big monster might not be all agile, and his eyebrows could not help but raise slightly.
The black long and straight girl behind her was staring at him with her lower lip tightly pursed. She seemed to be embarrassed and anxious, but she didn't know what to say. It was all to blame for this guy's actions just now.
"Don't worry, I've got the photo just now..." Xia Ran noticed the obvious sight, and didn't tease her anymore, turned around and gently spread the palm of her hand just now, a picture that seemed to come from The black and white negative film taken from the film lay quietly in his palm.
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on the other side.
"Hmph, it's a hundred years too early to catch me!"
took a big circle around Gensokyo in two seconds, and then quietly touched back to the depths of Youkai Mountain from the other direction. In the residence in Tengu Station, the black-winged girl smiled proudly. laugh.
But the guy just now was really scary, as expected of someone who could play with that monster salty, even if he wasn't in a state of integration with that realm monster, he was still terrifyingly strong...
She was sure that the other party could not chase after her, so she closed the door of her house with great vigilance, and cast a magical barrier, and then she went to the inner room with a sigh of relief. In order to better print newspapers, she was in At home, I built a darkroom using Tengu technology so I could develop film at any time.
"Let me think about it, what should I do with today's news headlines? Or put it on tomorrow's front page?"
The smug Yaktengu girl was thinking about this important question while developing the photos.
until she found the problem slowly
"Huh? Where's the photo? Where's my photo?"
looked at the developed film in amazement. There was no image that she had just captured using the dislocation technique, and she felt a thump in her heart, but she did not want to believe such a ridiculous thing, so she simply developed the entire roll of film. come out.
No, no, still no!
That photo is gone! The rest of the entire roll of film is her own photos.
The background is the lakeside of the Aeolus Lake, which is as quiet as a mirror under the sunset sky.
The photo of the black-winged girl taken from all angles...