What's wrong with me?!
Ibaraki just complimented me and I'm here feeling jittery
I feel so embarrassed yet felt happy at the same time
Like I'm being filled with joy and that confused
I'm sick... I'm probably sick... I need to ask Kourin about this maybe he could help
'the magician rides her broom and flew through the forest very fast'
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I'm here reading a book seeing the last shred of sunlight hit me before the whole surroundings become dark
It seemed spring will come back huh...
*slam* "Kourin!"
'he dropped the book out of sheer shock and seeing the perpetrator he will go to give her an earful'
"Listen Kourin I think I'm sick"
"huh?"
If it's on the head then yes
"you thought something rude arent'cha?"
"not at all"
After all, you hardly get sick since we've met
"why do you think you have a sickness?"
"well, you see... When Ibaraki complimented me my heart started pounding and I think I'm having a fever..."
"I think I almost got a stroke after it"
"What do you think?"
Seeing your face that is smiling like a maiden in love I don't think you have an illness
Wait, Maiden in love...
Does she falls in love with Ibaraki?!!
It's barely a year and she had already fallen for Ibaraki
That's...
"Hey! I'm asking you!"
"Yes, you are sick"
"Thought so... do you know what kind of illness this is?"
Should I say the truth?
If I say it she will not hesitate to bother Ibaraki
If only Ibaraki's state is normal I would do it, but seeing her getting sidetracked very often
She must have many things on her mind and I don't want her to be more burdened by suddenly getting a confession from Marisa
"you have a high blood..."
"what's that?"
"it's when a body has produced more blood than a body could handle and they could cause severe strain in your heart"
That's a lie
"that bad?! Tell me you know how to cure it?!"
"since when did you feel the symptoms of it"
"When Ibaraki complimented me"
Now I'm in a dangerous place, if I tell her to avoid Ibaraki
Marisa will probably say No and tell me I'm a horrible person, the worst case is getting blasted by her and my store will in ruins
If Ibaraki knows this she will probably beat me up, but in the worst-case scenario she will be disappointed in me and disappear
I'll take a different approach
"Maybe you are just shy from compliments"
"I thought you said I'm ill?"
"Forget what I said earlier"
"Then I'm not sick?"
"You are but not a severe kind of sick"
"I have a feeling you are messing with me"
I'm bad at explaining things so I should be blunt about this
"you are lovesick"
She looked stunned
"me? Lovesick? Th-thats impossible..."
I will believe you if your voice didn't become unnoticeable at the end
And your face is quite red
But I will tell her the hard truth because false hope isn't a nice thing
"Marisa, do you know the relationship between Shuten Douji and Ibaraki Douji?"
She snapped at her daydream
"Boss and Underling right?"
"wrong Ibaraki is the boss of Oni's while Shuten is her future partner"
That's what I have gathered from Ibaraki's ramblings
"Why are you telling me this?"
"Ibaraki have deeply fallen in love with Shuten, Shuten died and she is left alone"
"until now she still hasn't moved on from that and cannot currently develop a new relationship anytime soon"
"so you are telling me to give up?"
"yes..."
I look away from her because I feel guilty... But it's the best way to solve it
"no"
"Huh?"
"I will help her to move on then I will confess"
"that's...."
"Thanks, Kourin!"
*slam*
I don't know if I did the right thing or not...
*sigh*
"I hope everything will be turned out right"
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*slam* "I'm back!"
"that's strange..."
I didn't hear the usual shouts of Ibaraki of not slamming the door
Did she leave? But it's already night and she is quite afraid of the dark
The lights have seemed not turned on yet...
I turn on the light and I see her sleeping on the dinner table
I also see that the dishes have been cleaned
She waited for me to come back and fell asleep at the table during the process
"Sorry... I made you wait"
This is bad we have only one blanket and Ibaraki will have back pain if she sleeps here overnight
I gently make her lean on the chair and pull it out under the table
Good thing she isn't a light sleeper
I tried to pick her up and surprisingly she is quite light
No, she is unnaturally light
I need to ask her about this tomorrow
[A/N: well she is made out of mana that is why she will die/disappear if she used it all, majority of the mana she had is to maintain her body to work like an organic body]
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Hmmm...
This soft feeling beneath me...
Am I on a bed?
I open my eyes and didn't see Marisa beside me
Did I piss her off that much that she didn't sleep on the bed?
I should say sorry, and probably do a dogeza? The one that you kneel on all fours
I don't know but I will do it
"ohh... You are awake?"
"Good morning Ibaraki"
I see Marisa wearing her everyday clothes and smile at me
Isn't she angry at me?
"good morning Marisa, it's unusual for you to take up early this morning"
"I guess so~ let's eat together!"
"okay"
Understanding another person is very difficult
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"so how is it?"
"it's delicious, it's a bit better than yesterday"
"hehehe~"
"Are you busy today?"
"not at all, I'm just cleaning Kourindou, to be honest"
"Then how about coming with me to go shopping?"
"in the human village?"
"yes!"
I wanted to refuse but I am curious about what clothes the common folk wears?
If my basis is Marisa, Reimu, and Kourin it's very hard to gauge
Since maid outfit is in the Victorian era which is 1801 to 1900
While Meiji era is 1868 to 1912
I remember the Chinese outfit of the guard and Kasen which reminded me of qipao which exist from 1644 to 1912 during the Qing dynasty
While Yukata exist since the Heian period which 794 to 1185
I need to go to the local tailor so I could prove my theory correct that clothes higher than the year 2000 don't sell in Gensokyo
"sure let me dress up real quick"
She smiled at me seemingly relieved that I accepted it