Chapter 1018 God

***

"I have watched generations of mikos grow up, pass away, and repeat themselves. Even later, I will occasionally act as a guardian and raiser for little mikos, such as you. However, I have never understood you. A clan of witches.”

"Oh?" The red and white princess responded nonchalantly, her eyes wandering, as if she didn't really want to talk about this topic.

"Yes, I have never understood it." The lady figure in the darkness was a self-centered and self-centered guy. She ignored the red and white princess's coughing signals and continued.

"Why, you witches are willing to die."

"How do you say this? We are living a good life, but we have never heard of a miko-sama of that generation committing suicide. Even a miko-sama raiser like Wu can't talk nonsense." Kohaku said righteously, as if he wanted to leave it at that. Calm the other person down and drop the topic.

"I didn't say that I committed suicide." The figure in the darkness chuckled like a silver bell. She saw the performance of the red and white princess. For her who has lived for countless years, the experience of this girl in front of her Still too immature.

"Mikos throughout the ages have all been very strong. If they were in Gensokyo, they should be one of the strongest. I'm right."

"Well, if that's not the case, there's no way to calm those restless guys." The red and white princess touched the black hair hanging down from her face, acquiescing.

"The miko clan has always had only one or two people. They have no parents, but are formed from the power and will of the entire Gensokyo. They are the managers of this special world. Even using [God] to describe them is not an exaggeration. .”

"It's not a happy thing to be a god in a small world. Besides, there are many people here who ignore the majesty of gods." The red and white princess sighed helplessly.

"Whenever this generation of miko princesses realizes that their destiny has come, Gensokyo will begin to give birth to the next generation of miko princesses. Starting from babies, they will be raised by this generation of miko princesses. After that, their lives will pass away, and then they will be raised by this generation of miko princesses. The next generation of miko princesses takes over. Of course, there are a few exceptions. Occasionally, before the next generation of miko princesses grows up. This generation of miko princesses will pass away for other reasons, and then, as the caregiver and supervisor, I will begin to fulfill my duties. own responsibilities.”

"Oh, don't you know this very clearly? You are almost becoming the know-it-all of Gensokyo." After hearing the other party talk about everything in detail, the red and white princess clapped her little hands and clapped. He responded in an exaggerated tone.

"No, this is what I'm confused about." The lady in the darkness shook her head repeatedly. A beautiful little fan was unfolded by her other little hand and gently covered her mouth.

"Why are you, the miko clan, willing to die?"

"Isn't this back to the topic at the beginning?"

"I wanted to ask this question from the beginning. As one of the strongest people in Gensokyo, you are the gods of Gensokyo. Just think about it, your life span is even longer than ours. It is not an exaggeration to say that you are immortal. However, mikos throughout the ages have [insisted] on allowing their life spans to be the same as those of mortals, including birth, old age, illness and death. As gods, why do you want to do such unnecessary things to raise future generations?"

"It's not unnecessary!" she retorted with a hint of anger, and the red and white princess took a deep breath. clam down.

"Oh, did I finally hit the red heart? There seems to be a huge secret here, which makes people curious." The figure in the darkness chuckled.

"Maybe." The red and white princess said, twirling the hair in her hand around her fingertips.

"Perhaps our witch clan is haunted by some kind of terrible curse. Each generation can't live for too long. It's really terrible. Beauty has a bad fate, but that's all." After saying this, the unscrupulous princess wiped out her hypocritical sorrow. Look at the corner of the eye.

"You should be good at lying, okay? I'm not blind. If you are cursed, doesn't it mean that the entire Gensokyo is cursed? How could we not detect such a thing?"

"Then...ahem, that's right, that must be the case. It's precisely because we are gods and so powerful that our lifespan is limited." With a roll of her eyes, the Red and White Princess thought of another [reasonable] explanation.

"This makes sense, but in my opinion, several generations of mikos clearly ended their lives voluntarily. It's not like they take life and death very lightly... their every move is clearly She is so gentle and values ​​life so much that she can never fake it.”

"Ah ah ah, I'm so annoyed. How could I possibly know this kind of thing? If you want to ask, just ask them." The red and white princess finally couldn't stand it anymore and started dancing and shouting.

"What a irritable and stingy girl. As an official resident here, I just want to know what Gensokyo is protecting and the meaning of its existence, just like I want to know what is in my own home. "

"Some things are placed too high. If you take them down without permission, you will hurt yourself."

"It's terrible, it's terrible. It turns out that such a terrible thing is hidden in this small home."

"Uh-huh, it's okay if you just know. Just give up your curiosity and be an honest monster." The red and white princess said with dignity.

"It seems you won't tell me anyway."

"Wu's nerves are so slow that being able to detect this is a big help."

"Okay then, let me change the subject."

"Ha..." The red and white princess lowered her head and raised her head helplessly.

"about you."

"Me? Am I not the contemporary manager of Gensokyo, the shrine maiden of the shrine, and Princess Reimu who is known as the most intelligent and beautiful?"

"You give me a different feeling from the previous generations of miko." The lady in the darkness ignored the arrogant declaration of the red and white princess and said with an arrow to the heart.

"Wu~~~What's the difference? Maybe it's because Wu is my caregiver, so he feels more kind to me, meow?" The red and white princess pretended to be stupid.

"It's not like you were the only witch princess who raised you." The other party's words ruthlessly shattered the cuteness of the red and white princess. She shook her head and recalled it as if mumbling to herself.

"It's different, it's really different, from the moment you arrived. I believe it's not just me, but several other guys can feel it to some extent."

"It's not surprising that when people get old and their brains don't work well, it's not surprising that they occasionally experience dementia and delusions." The red and white princess's eyes seemed a little panicked.

"Your relationship with Gensokyo is different, right."

"I don't understand what you're talking about anymore."

"The miko princesses of the past generations were born with the power and will of Gensokyo. It is not an exaggeration to be called the god here. I have said so just now, but this god is, in the final analysis, just an acting god. To put it simply. It was commissioned and appointed by Gensokyo.”

"Put it this way, does Gensokyo actually have its own will and soul? It's really terrible. I, the manager, don't know it at all."

"However, the feeling you give me is different from the previous miko princesses." The lady in the black shadow still didn't care about the red and white princess's pretense. He continued to talk to himself.

"This feeling... It's really hard to explain in words. If the mikos of the past generations are acting gods, then you are the real god. You are the miko clan and the true identity of this Gensokyo. That's probably it. I mean."

"It's really irresponsible and random to understand."

"It doesn't matter whether you admit it or not." The man in the dark smiled slightly.

"I don't want to get the real answer. It's just that these words have been kept in my heart, like a gap, a wall. Whenever I see the previous generation of miko, your [mother], I worked hard. It's like Treating the gods who raised you up, such questions will pass through your mind, and you won’t say it out loud, but now I finally say it. Don’t you feel a little closer to me?”

"There is a saying that distance creates beauty." The red and white princess crossed her hands and made a cross in front of her chest.

"Don't worry, I won't pry into your secrets anymore. There are also the secrets of Gensokyo. Gensokyo, which has always been like an ancient well and has almost no connection with the outside world, has finally experienced fluctuations. What is it for? Is it related to that human being? ? Maybe something interesting will happen. Even if I don't pry, I think it won't be long before the truth will surface automatically. It's really exciting."

Like a wise sage who has everything under control, he chuckles, and the figure of the lady in the darkness gradually fades and disappears.

"What a troublesome guy. He has lived for too long. He has become a mature man as expected." After confirming that the other party left, the red and white princess shook her head to herself.

After coming back to her senses, she continued to look blankly at the magic card in front of her. She didn't know how long it had passed, but suddenly, a hint of heat and expectation flashed through her plain eyes.

"How many years...how many years...maybe..."

Muttering in ecstasy, the red and white princess seemed to be sleepwalking. She stepped forward step by step with shaky and ethereal steps. Her body seemed to have turned into a phantom, and she actually passed directly through the god card in front of her, and passed through the entire altar. Pass through the temple and arrive at the backyard of the shrine.

This ordinary backyard, at this moment, is filled with a sense of oppression. It is as twisted and chaotic as the whirlpool of time, space and planes, turning into strips of colorful light, surrounded by a huge barrier covered with talismans. Wrap it up.

Passing through the body of the red and white princess in the enshrinement hall, she came straight here. Taking a few steps forward, her figure suddenly disappeared among the packages of countless light bands.

The next moment, she appeared on a straight passage, like a mysterious refuge, surrounded by a black void, except for the passage under the feet of the red and white princess.

I kept going forward for an unknown amount of time, passing through an unknown number of layers of barriers, and finally, a wooden door appeared in front of me.

It is not a very tall door leaf, and it has no solemn carvings. Apart from a very ancient feeling, no matter how you look at it, it is an ordinary wooden door from an ordinary home.

In front of the red and white princess, the wooden door creaked and opened to both sides, welcoming her footsteps.

After stepping through the gate, my eyes lit up and I entered a white world shrouded in fog with no end in sight. The red and white princess kept moving forward. Gradually, the fog faded and the scenery in front of her gradually became clear.

What appeared in front of the red and white princess was a huge altar. The altar floor was covered with solemn, sacred and great textures. Every stone brick that made up the altar was countless. They all exude a simple, old, powerful and terrifying aura.

In the center of this grand altar, there was only one chair and one person. To be precise, it was a human skeleton.

Golden human skull.

There is no grand and vast atmosphere like the altar at the foot, and there are no steps high above. It's not a magnificent throne, just a very ordinary stone chair, with a golden skull sitting on it, located in the center of the altar, with his head lowered, as if thinking about something.

Ninety-nine huge stone pillars towering into the sky. There are no reliefs symbolizing angels and demons, and there are no words praising kingship. It surrounds the altar as if it were a temple, with the golden skull in the center.

The red and white princess kept moving forward, and the stone pillars on both sides of the wide stone road seemed to be guards watching her off. Come to the golden skull.

She knelt down gently and put her arms and face on the lap of the golden skull with nostalgia. The red and white princess closed her eyes, as if awake from a dream, her face gradually showed a soft and firm look, and she murmured to herself. .

"Don't worry, Father, I'm by your side. I will always protect you and I will never let those guys hurt you."

…

"yawn!!!"

When I woke up early in the morning, I felt refreshed and opened the door suddenly. As a result, a gust of cold wind blew, making me shiver and hug my body tightly. Couldn't help but sneeze.

"The temperature on this mountain is really weird. I'm obviously an adventurer, but I'm obviously an adventurer but..." I shook my head and muttered, and quickly put on the clothes made by Baby Veras. It's getting better.

This sinister wind... this shrine must have been occupied by evil spirits. I'd better advise the unscrupulous princess to do some exorcism or something. No, maybe the unscrupulous princess is the leader of the evil spirits!

I seemed to have discovered a huge secret and was extremely shocked.

In addition to the door, you walked through the simple and thick wooden corridor and came to the wide stone flat in front of the shrine. Thinking that this place was repaired yesterday, you felt a sense of satisfaction.

The moral witch who seemed to be not doing her job was unexpected. She got up earlier than me. She had already taken a broom and started cleaning it carefully. At first glance, it looked really good. There is no difference from ordinary shrine maidens in ordinary shrines.

But don't take it lightly. I think what she is cleaning is not the leaves on the stone flat, but the moral integrity she threw away yesterday.

"Morning." I greeted from a distance.

"Good morning, distinguished guest, did you sleep well?" The Red and White Princess turned around, smiled and saluted me. If she were not the Red and White Princess, I would have raised my hands in my heart and shouted [Miko Attributes] High season】.

Wait, no, I am a girl control and a loli control, bastard, but I can’t forget my job. Miko control can only be used as a part-time job at most.

After calming down, I coughed a few times and looked at the red and white princess seriously.

"Speaking of which, I'm really not used to being treated as a distinguished guest for any length of time."

"One day is enough."

"Tsk, tsk, did that much money only buy you the VIP treatment for one day? It makes me unhappy when I think about it carefully. At least a month or a year would be better." I felt entangled in my heart.

"If you want to be treated like a distinguished guest every day, don't you just have to make offerings every day?" The Red and White Princess revealed her money-grubbing nature as if nothing had happened.

"What a beautiful idea, I would rather have mountain spring water every day!" I roared and flipped the table.

"Forget it, it's enough for the time being anyway. To put it simply, Wu has no use value. There will be no problem even if he sweeps it down from the stairs of this shrine."

"Where's the promised VIP treatment for the day? Don't show your true nature right away, you idiot, and..." I smiled sinisterly.

"What will happen if we immediately raise the paper price after we return?"

The red and white princess suddenly felt as if she was struck by lightning. The broom fell to the ground with a clatter. She squatted down and held her head, trembling.

"It's hard to find a cheap paper source...It's hard to find a cheap paper source..."

"Uh-huh." I coughed a few times and tilted my chin up.

"What are your instructions, distinguished guest? Do you want to eat, take a bath, or do you want to eat first~" The red and white princess came up to her at a speed faster than a loyal dog, and lowered her collar. He hooked up, revealing a hint of seductive white, and cast a flirtatious look.

I just want to say where is the moral integrity.

"Without talking nonsense to you, I want to ask, what do you usually do at the shrine?"

"It's very simple, such as repairing the shrine, then repairing the shrine, and then repairing the shrine." The red and white princess counted them one by one.

"How many times does your shrine have to be demolished in a day...Forget it, what about other than that? Nothing else?"

"Forced worship."

"Don't force others to worship, bastard, I may already know why so many of your enemies keep tearing down shrines!"

"Mom said that there is no happiness if you force yourself." The red and white princess showed a nostalgic look and looked up at the sky, as if her mother's gentle smile appeared in the blue sky and white clouds.

"well said."

"So we can only use force to force it."

"God understands! God turns in!"

I was stunned, feeling that I was not living in the same world as the red and white princess.

"Wu, what exactly do you want to say?"

"It's nothing. Didn't you say it would take a few days before you can leave? I thought that there is nothing much to do these days. Why not walk around and see what kind of place Gensokyo is, so that we can raise a child like you? It’s so clever and beautiful, so I wanted to ask if you have time and can you take me for a walk.”

For example, Zimei (mom), for example, Meihong, etc., I would add in my heart.

"Okay, I just have nothing to do, so let's take Wu down the mountain to make some orders." The red and white princess leaned the broom in the corner and patted her little hands.

Hey, are you a bandit coming down the mountain?

***

It’s the last day, don’t waste your monthly passes~~~

. . . (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes at Qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m.qidian.com to read.) 9