Lost Narrative Poetry

Xia Ran watched her walk to the edge of the double-story building, opened the door and walked in.

The magician was the only one left at the scene. He looked away and chuckled, looking up at the starry sky that Yukinoshita had stared at before, and then said to himself: "The moonlight is so beautiful tonight..."

"Yes, it's so beautiful. I haven't seen such a scenery in a long time."

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"What's wrong, Xia Ran? Did I say something wrong?" The girl who had just walked out of the path leading to Hakurei Shrine in the forest couldn't help feeling a little strange when she found the magician holding his hand on his forehead and looking up at the sky. asked.

Although Xia Ran didn't say anything, Kato Megumi felt like she heard him let out a speechless sigh.

"Nothing, I just wanted to ask, Kato-san, when did you come here?" Xia Ran put down her palm and asked without interest.

"He just came here!" Kato Megumi replied slightly confused.

"How much did you listen to our conversation just now?"

"Huh? Us? Classmate Xia Ran, who were you talking to here just now?" Kato Megumi looked puzzled. She really just came here. How could she hear anything else...

It seems like this is really the case? Xia Ran felt relieved. He tapped his forehead and showed a wry smile: "Kato-kun, if your ability is not passive, I think you can have a place in this paradise."

"Um, what?"

"Nothing..." Xia Ran shook his head, "Speaking of which, Kato-san, weren't you at the Hakurei Shrine just now?"

When he came here just now, he had already used his telepathy ability to confirm and pay attention to the location of Kato-san, whose passive skill was the elusive one, but he still couldn't escape.

——Perhaps this girl can always appear in the most subtle places at the most subtle times.

Or is this also a state that can be explained by quantum theory? Because Xia Ran had been paying attention to the movements of this classmate Kato before, which meant that she had been observing, so she would not take any action, and would only stay in the original position quietly, maintaining the original state...

When Xia Ran felt that there should be no problem and subconsciously relaxed and stopped paying attention, her state immediately became uncertain. The next time she was observed, she often appeared in unexpected places. It’s a place that people are unprepared for...

"Xia Ran, are you thinking about something rude?" Megumi Kato looked at the magician in front of him in confusion, and felt an inexplicable chill.

"Kato-san, a person can only have one ability..."

"Huh? What is this?"

"Forget it, this isn't important... You haven't answered my question yet." Xia Ran felt reassured by her usual reaction, and couldn't help but sigh for other reasons.

"I just borrowed the kitchen at the shrine because I feel like I haven't had a good meal today..." Kato Megumi thought for a moment, and then replied naturally, "Now that the food is ready, I'm going to call everyone. Let's eat together."

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As expected of Kato-san, she is still in the mood to ponder these issues. It seems that even if she is told that she will not be able to return to the outside world in the future, she will live well in Gensokyo.

"Actually, Lan has just started preparing for you... That's all, that's not bad." Xia Ran was silent for a moment before saying, and then shook her head, "But is Lingmeng so easy to talk to?"

"Miss Reimu is easy to talk to. She's not stingy, she's just a little... lazy." At this point, Kato Megumi felt a little embarrassed, as if she was speaking ill of people behind their backs.

"Yes..." After thinking about it for a while, the magician agreed. Reimu's problem really wasn't that he was stingy, it was just that he was too lazy to cook. As long as Kato-san made it with her share, Then borrowing kitchen ingredients is not a problem at all.

"Well, by the way, Xia Ran, do you want to come with us?" Kato Megumi nodded, and then naturally invited him.

"I don't have to... But speaking of this, as usual, there will be a banquet tomorrow..."

Xia Ran declined at first, and then extended an invitation to Kato-san in turn. He suddenly felt that this girl, with such a peaceful mind, might choose to stay and observe, as she was interested in the inhuman banquet.

"Well, it's better for me to go back as soon as possible. Even if you said there wouldn't be any problems, no one would know that we've been missing for so many days, but sleeping out suddenly is still very nerve-wracking..."

Kato Megumi still refused. She said this with a headache, as if she really felt bad about this matter.

"...Sorry for causing you trouble."

Xia Ran sighed. After all, this girl was dragged into this vortex by herself.

"It's nothing. I really don't blame you at all, Xia Ran." Kato Megumi quickly waved her hands and explained very seriously, "And there is nothing wrong with such a thing. I always feel that when I was a child Some of my childish dreams have been realized, and I have to thank you..."

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Being involuntarily involved and causing the collapse of daily life, yet still willing to talk to the initiator is already remarkable.

Now he was so happy to say that he had never been angry, but instead thanked the initiator... Xia Ran was shocked. He stared at Megumi Kato and didn't know what to say.

I'm so worried, really worried... Although I've known Kato-san for a long time that she's very talkative, but if she's so talkative, she will definitely be bullied in the future, right?

Xia Ran, who had been bullying Kato's classmate, unconsciously became worried about him.

"Ah, I almost forgot..." Megumi Kato suddenly remembered what he was going to do at this moment, and looked at the magician apologetically. "I'm going to ask them to eat. Do you want to come with Xia Ran?"

"...No need, go ahead."

Xia Ran raised his eyebrows, and a few figures happened to pass by in the sky not far away, probably the group of girls playing hide and seek.

It seems that no one intends to stay. Yakumo Murasaki is right. Even a peaceful person like Kato Megumi may not feel that every minute and every second of staying here in Gensokyo is torture, but it is still more Be concerned about what's going on outside.

Watching Kato Megumi trot away, Xia Ran tilted his head and carefully recalled the entire exchange process just now.

With his strong mental power, he was able to completely extract what had just happened, constantly replaying it frame by frame, and even carefully studying every detail from the perspective of a bystander... and found no problems.

His attitude is calm, his tone is calm, and his mood is always calm and unfluctuated. He is the Kato-san in his impression.

She didn't even seem to care about the incident before. Xia Ran didn't talk about it, and she didn't mention it either. It seemed like she really didn't care at all...

After gathering his thoughts, Xia Ran let out a long sigh of relief. Sure enough, he had thought too much before, but Kato-san is really an ideal friend. He is kind, peaceful, not angry, and quite easy to bully... ahem, easy to get along with.

Shaking his head, Xia Ran sensed carefully, wanting to see where the two Kanako people were, and planned to take this opportunity to explain what happened before.

Then, he frowned——

Why are you in Monster Mountain? And it seems that Zi’s aura is also there?

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At the same time, at the top of the Monster Mountain.

Looking down at this beautiful mountain with waterfalls, rivers, cliffs, forests, and beautiful scenery, Yakumo Murasaki turned around and looked at the two gods in front of her with a smile——

"How about it? As for the location I have chosen for your shrine, this should be the most suitable place. There is a human village at the foot of the mountain, which is convenient for you to preach, and there is a powerful god living on the mountain itself. It is just right. It’s suitable for you to build a sanctuary..."

Kanako and Suwako looked at each other, and then the former nodded slightly: "That's true, this kind of divinity is amazing... but if there are gods living on this mountain, it is not suitable for us to stay here. Alright?"

"It doesn't matter, because that god is the god of nature, does not require faith, and has no conflict with you..."

Yakumo Purple smiled slightly and said pointedly——

"The tengu, kappa and the previous ghost tribe have always lived in this mountain and developed their own power. She has never paid attention to it. As long as you don't come to destroy this mountain, then she will not wake up. of."

"Can I ask the name of that god?" Suwako suddenly asked.

"Of course, her name is Shi Changji." The monster sage answered casually.

"Ishi Nagahime...that Lord Asama's sister?" Yasaka Kanako was slightly startled. Most people may not have heard of this god's name, but she immediately realized it.

Suwako grasped the key point more keenly: "So, this mountain of monsters is actually the Yatsugatake Mountain that disappeared from the outside world before?"

"It can be said that it is just the Yatsugatake Mountain after it was destroyed." The monster sage nodded and admitted openly.

The two outside gods looked at each other again. They had been surprised by the hugeness of this monster mountain. The huge waterfall formed a river and flowed to the Gensokyo plain area. The dense forest area was so vast that it could be called a vast sea of ​​trees.

Moreover, it feels somewhat incongruous to appear in this Gensokyo. In addition, this mountain is full of spirituality. There is no doubt that it is an unimaginable ancient spiritual mountain... But if it is Yatsugatake Mountain, then everything is said. It makes sense.

Mount Yatsugatake was a legendary spiritual mountain a long time ago, the same as Mount Fuji, but higher than Mount Fuji.

It's just that Lord Asama who lives on Mount Fuji, that is, Konohana Sakiyahime, used his powerful divine power to cut Mount Yatsugatake in half for the reason that "he cannot be allowed to be taller than the most beautiful me." A spiritual mountain that was taller than Mount Fuji turned into a short mountain that was shorter than the latter.

Although this bad behavior is not as good as the actions of the Venus goddess in Sumerian mythology, it is still similar.

As Konohana Saki's sister, Ishichohime couldn't stand her sister's character and behavior, so she left Mount Fuji, where she originally lived, and moved to Mount Yatsugatake.

And at some later time that no one can tell, the real Yatsugatake Mountain also disappeared from the vicinity of Mount Fuji. The Yatsugatake Mountain in the outside world was not the spiritual mountain it once was. Only ordinary people probably didn't know this.

It seems now that it was probably around that time that this spiritual mountain was moved to the Eastern Kingdom, and was later hidden by the Great Gensokyo barrier that was established until now.

No wonder this mountain is so scary. Even though it is obvious that a lot of space is folded and hidden by the barrier, which is probably the result of the construction of the monsters living on this mountain, it is still very scary.

Because it is an ancient spiritual mountain that is even better than Fuji——

To put it simply, Mount Fuji itself is more than 3,700 meters high, so the taller Mount Yatsugatake was cut in half by Asama-sama with his hand, directly smashing the peaks above the mountainside, leaving the remaining mountain. Among the mountains in this fantasy town, he is still the well-deserved number one.

I will still be the kind of person who can see all the mountains at a glance.

"This place is indeed very nice, but as you said, isn't this the territory of tengu and kappa?" Kanako was not easily fooled, but asked this question seriously.

They have now confirmed the general situation of Gensokyo, and they also know that Yakumo Murasaki's invitation is not a trap, so they have really begun to seriously consider the feasibility of moving their position...

However, this monster sage seems to have his own agenda after all.

"Kappas have no influence. They are just a group of technical nerds. It is not a problem at all... As for how to deal with those tengu, isn't that what you should deal with?" Yakumo Murasaki narrowed her eyes slightly, "You shouldn't think that this kind of thing is wrong. Do you want me to handle it for you?"

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Sure enough, this person wanted to check and balance the Tengu and turn Yokai Mountain into an important balance point. The two gods confirmed their guesses and felt a little helpless at the same time, but they didn't think it was unfair.

Yakumo Purple really has no obligation to help them deal with all the troubles, they can just enjoy the results.

"Actually, you don't have to worry, don't you have a reliable ally?" The monster sage suddenly said, kindly making a suggestion, "In this situation, he has no way of rejecting your request, and he will definitely help you. "

That guy really believed in her. As a monster sage, how could she give up her plan so easily?

If you want to achieve your goal, there is more than one way.