Weird Stories: Gothic Lolita Begins

Inside the "God-hidden Mist", the only shrine backyard on Maple Island.

Somewhere in the open space, a strange shadowy crack appeared silently as if the space was torn apart, and in an instant it expanded into a door that two people could walk side by side.

A tall silver-haired young man with a crow on his left shoulder and a black cat on his right shoulder stepped out of the endless darkness at the other end of the door.

Following closely behind him was a relatively shorter boy.

The boy had blond hair and blue eyes, and his cheeks were still a little chubby. He was wearing a simple standard robe with a white background and gold patterns.

As soon as he passed through the shadowy door, Lucia, who was squatting on Apophi's right shoulder, looked around curiously, and as expected, all her attention was attracted by the huge red maple tree that covered Maple Island.

"Wow~ What a big tree!" exclaimed the black cat.

In order to avoid alienation and estrangement caused by the huge gap in status, Lenari, who specially turned into a night crow, shook his head and introduced on Apophi's shoulder: "The diameter of the tree crown is more than 130 kilometers!"

"Wow~ This island is not that big!"

"Indeed, it is not. The long diameter of Maple Island is only more than 90 kilometers."

"But if it grows this big, will the nutrients in the ground be enough?"

"Uh..."

Lucia's sudden and strange question made Lenari unable to answer for a while.

After thinking about it, Lenari suggested: "Why not ask him directly?"

"Okay!" Lucia agreed happily.

...

When Apophi and others set foot on Maple Island, Red Maple actually noticed it at the first time, but...

The main body of Red Maple, a huge tree root protruding from the sea and able to get a little sunlight, has a very exquisite and beautiful Western-style villa built on it.

This western-style villa seems to grow on the roots of a tree, and the joints do not look abrupt. The overall appearance is mainly white, supplemented by bright warm colors, and has spacious front and back gardens.

The main building materials of the villa look like various fine stones, but in fact, they are all mimicry of tree roots.

At this time, in the front yard of the villa facing the sea, Hongfeng is entertaining a guest from afar.

"... In this case, please consider it carefully."

Opposite Hongfeng, a young man put down the black tea cup in his hand uncomfortably and said in a gentle tone.

The man's long white hair is almost loose, only tied up with a cloth belt at the end. There is a white jade-like forked horn on both sides of his head. He is wearing a white Japanese costume embellished with light blue water patterns.

"My answer remains unchanged." Hong Feng said calmly, paused for a moment, and then said, "I thought you wouldn't come to be the lobbyist, old friend."

Hearing this, the man in white immediately showed a bitter smile on his face: "It's so-called being unable to control oneself, that's it..."

"Then why don't you leave?" Hong Feng asked puzzledly, "Those so-called 'gods' who have fallen into demons for more than 80,000 years, but still hold high and proud airs and are reluctant to let go..."

The man in white sighed and shook his head, smiled bitterly and said: "If only I myself, I probably would have left long ago, right? What a pity..."

"The land of Feng Island is quite abundant, if it is just the village you are protecting..."

The white-clothed man's faint smile, which was originally without any smile, became more bitter: "A hundred years ago, didn't I fight a fierce battle with the demon god who fled to Takigawa, and fell into a deep sleep after being seriously injured? When I woke up, I found that the blood of the people of Takigawa Village was no longer pure..."

"Is it the same thing as the 'descendants of God' again..." Hongfeng frowned subconsciously and muttered to himself.

The white-clothed man sighed and said nothing.

"But, it has come to the point of 'giving blood'... I think the 'god' will fulfill his responsibility of protection, right?" Hong Feng asked in confusion, "Why not just take this opportunity to complete the handover?"

"That's the problem." The man in white pulled the corner of his mouth and said with a very complicated mood, "The 'god blood' on the people of Takigawa Village has extremely complex ingredients. I can't tell the source, and no 'god' has taken the initiative to claim it..."

"..." Hong Feng was silent.