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Chapter 11

Marisa: ...Keine...

Keine: ...Let's get you inside, it's better than just standing there.

With nothing else to say, the both of them walked inside the village and entered her house. The villagers, confused by the scene, glanced at each other with many worries. They knew of the witch but seeing her in that state was a first.

???: Hm...?

In that group of people, a woman with a white robe watched the girl with a slight frown of worry. Her numerous tails fluttered in the air and her goals for today changed drastically. Silently, she escaped the crowd and flew away from the village, reporting her discovery to a certain person that would definitely be interested by this turn of events.

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Y/N: How the hell are you capable of living here? I feel my whole body melting.

He asked the girl who looked ahead with not a single sweat on her face. On the other hand, the man was on the verge of collapsing, or at least more than before. On top of his fatigue, he was now sweating rivers and with the little amount of water he drank during this journey, one would assume that he would be unconscious by now.

Koishi: We're almost there!

She proudly exclaimed with a prideful expression, pointing a small construction made of wood going over a large pit. Further observations allowed him to see that it was a simple bridge with the bare minimum concerning safety.

Y/N: Are we supposed to cross that thing?

Koishi: It won't break, don't worry.

Y/N: ...I hope not, that would be pathetic.

The real problem was the aura circling it, it was a real danger to anyone approaching it. He glanced around but the both of them were alone in front of it. The youkai with a lack of observations concerning her surroundings happily walked ahead and glanced back at him. Holding back his worries, he followed her footsteps and reached the bridge.

Y/N: So, we just cross it?

Koishi: Unless you want to jump down? I don't think you'll bounce back up if you do so.

Y/N: ...

Ignoring her attempt as a joke, he placed his foot on the wood and suddenly felt a chill in his body. Turning around, he saw a woman glaring at him, walking closer to them with a pair of eyes that could kill.

???: I take a moment away from it and people are already trying to sneak past me.

Her outfit was more than weird but inside Gensokyo, weird is the norm so it didn't matter too much. Her green eyes glowing like emeralds were shining with hatred and disgust.

Y/N: I knew something was off about that bridge.

Koishi: Hm...

Y/N: Anyway, pardon the intrusion, that idiot here decided that it was a good idea to cross a bridge that was DEFINITELY emanating a deadly aura.

Koishi: I'm not an idiot!

Y/N: Sure.

Meanwhile, the girl watched the both of them arguing with a frown, biting her thumb as well. They only noticed when they both calmed down and the man knew something was off about her.

???: You... You dare show that in front of my face? You have a lot of guts for doing so.

Y/N: ...Koishi, care to explain what's going on?