Lost Narrative Poetry

Although this is not a terrible hell, the painting style is not spooky, but it is as beautiful as a paradise, and even the air is fresher than ever before——

A few ordinary people who have been living in modern industrial cities now even have the illusion that every breath they take is cleaning their lungs.

The sky is blue, the mountains are green, and there is no trace of pollution. In a daze, everyone is wondering if they and others have traveled back to the primitive prehistoric era... Is there any other place on earth that can preserve such an original ecology?

Several girls suddenly felt excited. This is really a good place for vacation.

However, beautiful scenery is one thing, but where exactly this place is is another matter——

"Don't take it lightly. Gensokyo is a collection of extraordinary knowledge. This is a paradise for inhumans... It is isolated from the outside world, but not in a physical sense. It's like if humans only know how to break through the atmosphere, they will never find it. If you only know how to dig underground, you will never find hell."

Kanako led the way up the mountain and explained to the people behind her.

"The reason why we haven't been able to make up our mind before is because this place is too dangerous. There are four big monsters that can be confirmed, such as Yakumo Murasaki, and her nine-tailed fox shikigami, the monster on the monster mountain. The Great Tengu, and the Lord of the Four Seasons Flowers in the Sunflower Field..."

"These big monsters are extremely dangerous enemies to powerful gods, not to mention the big ghosts of the former ghost clan. Although the clan has disappeared for a long time, their whereabouts still seem to occasionally appear in Gensokyo. In addition, there may not be anything else at this level..."

After all, Gensokyo was originally one of the choices in her plan, and she naturally needed to find out the information. Maybe some particularly confidential things could not be learned before entering Gensokyo. However, the basic information of Gensokyo was still obtained by Kanako through various means. Clear.

It was precisely because she found that this place was really a place where demons were dancing, which was enough to make people shy away even in the age of mystery, so she was unable to make up her mind. After all, once she entered the Great Barrier, they would not have the final say here. Yes.

——It’s just that some things cannot be avoided after all.

Yukinoshita and others didn't know that the real reason why Kanako and Suwako decided so readily was that they knew they were being targeted.

When I saw that scene through Kato Megumi's prayers and was "looked at" by that existence.

So there is no point in escaping, you can only face it.

There's no point in pretending not to know about this matter. Once that being comes to your door in person, it might be even more troublesome. So the two gods came together and decided to deal with this troublesome matter first while Sanae had not returned from school and would not be affected.

Strictly speaking, Hikigaya Hachiman's brainstorming is not wrong. He did brainstorm most of the truth, but he misjudged the conclusion and felt that he and others were only affected and not the main target.

In fact, for magicians in the realm, Hikigaya Hachiman is the problem that Xia Ran is prepared to deal with, and Moriya Shrine is the target of Yakumo Purple, so both of them can be easily solved, and they can be linked together in one simple sentence. Together, we can catch them all in one go.

However, the two gods did not express their anger and blame Yukinoshita and others. After all, they felt that these people were here to convey the message of that existence. Other than that, other things had nothing to do with them.

Even if they didn't bring such bad news, it wouldn't change the fact that that being was eyeing them. At most, they would have to send another person to send a message in another form, or simply visit them in person.

Hikigaya was a little confused. He tried hard to remember the explanation of this god like a royal sister. Although he didn't know what the use was, he always felt that the next step was a mysterious field, and maybe it would be good to know more about it.

However, the more I listened, I felt like I was listening to a fairy tale. Monsters, ghosts, heaven, hell... these all seemed to exist, as if the weirdness in the legend had appeared in reality.

Of course, he also understood that he had entered a realm of legends. Gods and monsters appeared, and other inhuman things and legends were also true. This kind of development was normal.

However, the time was too hasty, and he did not have time to prepare mentally and truly embrace this mysterious dark world. He always subconsciously felt that these very common things should be a very small number of remnants or exceptions... But he had no idea that a whole mysterious world would hit his face like this.

There are gods and monsters...

It sounds like there is a heaven and a hell...

For modern people with weak sense of faith, this kind of thing is really a huge shock. If it were not that finding Yuigahama is the top priority now, and there is no extra time for him to think about it, then he It takes at least two days to accept reality.

While talking, everyone also walked up the mountain, and there were artificially repaired steps in front of them, with an old red torii gate on top.

Outside the torii is a sloped staircase built on the hillside, so after entering the shrine torii area, it is naturally a straight approach. The approach is lined with cherry blossom trees. It is a pity that the season is not right now, otherwise, this would definitely be an excellent place. cherry blossom viewing spots.

The shrine is very old, and it seems that it is only one step away from being "ruined". The main body is a square eaves and bracket structure on the top of the mountain. In front of the steps of the main hall, there are money boxes, bells, ropes and other worship-related facilities.

The main body is supported off the ground by a wooden frame. The sides are mainly made of side sliding doors. There is a kitchen at the rear without the wooden frame directly touching the ground. There is a rest room and a room for storing items on the side. Entering the main hall from the front, there is a shrine in the main hall, but I don’t know the content of the offerings.

Kanako and Suwako focused on the Hakurei Shrine immediately. This is the core of Gensokyo and is very important. Because according to Yakumo Murasaki's introduction, this is Gensokyo's iconic attraction and main banquet venue. Banquets are held very frequently, and regular festivals are held every year...

Ah, no, it is very important because it is located on the edge of the Hakurei Great Barrier. It is one of the pathways between Gensokyo and the outside world. It is a Hakurei Shrine that can also be seen from the outside world.

The Hakurei miko who protects Gensokyo also lives here, and it can be said to be an important building that maintains the "Hakurei Great Barrier" that isolates Gensokyo from the outside world.

However, the focus of the two gods is different from ordinary people. They focus on distinguishing whether this shrine is a sacred place... The result is obviously not. No matter which god this shrine once enshrined, it has now been abandoned. .

There is neither the majestic aura of divinity nor the solemnity of the sanctuary. I don't know whether the gods enshrined in this shrine have disappeared long ago, or have given up on this dojo and no longer look at this place.

Kanako and Suwako immediately breathed a sigh of relief. If the gods of Hakurei Shrine really still exist, it will definitely make them feel a lot of pressure...

Looking back now, it seems that Yakumo Murasaki was right and did not deceive them——

Even if Moriya Shrine is relocated, it will not compete with Hakurei Shrine. Considering that there is only one shrine in Gensokyo, and if the gods in it no longer exist, there will be no other existence to believe in.

It's not that there are no other gods in Gensokyo, but those gods don't require belief. In fact, even Kanako does not need faith. Suwako is the only one who is troubled by this problem.

Gods are also divided into races and categories. Suwako belongs to the eight million gods. She does not have a basic soul and is composed of pure faith. Therefore, it is not Kanako who is troubled by her complete lack of faith, but her.

It's just that she doesn't mind being completely forgotten, but Kanako doesn't want her friends to disappear like this, and is so anxious that she has already started planning to move the shrine into Gensokyo.

But now it seems that maybe this plan is indeed suitable.

There was a lively scene in front of the shrine, people were enjoying themselves, and the aroma of food and wine was overflowing. A banquet was indeed being held. The atmosphere seems to be very warm, there is no hostility, no murderous intention, it is not the Hongmen Banquet.

The only thing worth worrying about is that most of the people participating in the banquet... don't seem to be human beings——

They either have wings or are suspended from the ground and flying around, playing or playing musical instruments, and their laughter and laughter are carried by the wind...

Although Hikigaya was full of determination, determination did not mean that he would not be afraid. Suddenly, he saw so many inhuman beings appearing in front of him, and they were still holding a banquet happily.

Even though it was clearly a happy, warm and leisurely painting style of daily life, in his eyes, which were hit by constant stimulation and highly hypersensitive, he had automatically made up the painting style of a demon eating Tang Monk's flesh, which gave the person in front of him a picture. A filter has been added to the scene.

However, he was not the only one who looked at the scene in front of him through colored glasses with inexplicable vigilance.

"Why are they all girls?"

Yukinoshita looked at all the people attending the banquet in astonishment and murmured to herself subconsciously.

And they are all so beautiful? !

"It feels so interesting..." Megumi Kato tilted her head and raised her hands to block the sun on her head, "We'd better go there as soon as possible. It feels so uncomfortable to stand here in the sun..."

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"Wait, wait? Kato-kun, why did you come in with me?"

"Eh? Shouldn't I come in together?" Kato Megumi was stunned for a moment and said doubtfully, "I don't know about this. I saw that you didn't say anything. I thought I had to come in too..."