Gensokyo, I am a slime, everyone loves me

"I have a request for you."

"A request?" Reimu was startled, then an excited expression bloomed on her face.

"Given our relationship, why talk about requests? Just come directly to me." Reimu's eyes narrowed into crescents as she smiled, making a few symbolic refusals. However, she didn't expect—

"Alright then, let's not call it a request."

"..."

Reimu instantly froze, unable to resist giving her past self a slap: That's what you get for talking too much!

Seeing Reimu's appearance, Bai Luo couldn't help but laugh out loud, taking out a money bag and placing it on the table.

"Just kidding, this is the payment for this request."

Reimu took the money bag and eagerly opened it, only to see a shimmering silver light inside, with hints of golden light faintly visible.

"Thump—!"

Reimu half-knelt on the tatami. Her eyes, originally hazy from drunkenness, became incredibly clear. She said seriously:

"Young Master Bai, please speak! I will go through fire and water, without hesitation!"

Bai Luo's eyelids twitched a few times. Although he expected Reimu to be happy, he didn't expect her to be so exaggerated.

Seeing this, Ibuki Suika, who was nearby, couldn't help but twitch her eyelids and said, "Reimu, where is your integrity?"

"Integrity?"

Reimu glanced at her: "What's the use of integrity? How much is it worth?"

Saying this, she solemnly used both hands to cup Bai Luo's hand: "Besides, Young Master Bai and I are engaged."

"Cough cough... Really!?"

Nearly choked by the alcohol, Ibuki Suika recovered her breath and scanned the two with wide eyes, not expecting their relationship to be truly unusual.

Facing Ibuki Suika's strange gaze, Reimu's face didn't blush and her heart didn't race, but Bai Luo still had his integrity. He flicked Reimu's forehead, making her cover her forehead and hiss through her teeth in pain.

"That was just Yakumo Yukari talking nonsense. We are not engaged. Nowadays, we value free love and mutual affection, not arranged marriages."

"Yakumo Yukari?"

Ibuki Suika was startled again. She hadn't been to Fantasy Land for just over a month, how did so many things happen?

"What is your relationship with Yakumo Yukari? Illegitimate child?"

"Nonsense!"

Bai Luo glared at her, "Who is her son? Don't guess wildly, okay?"

Ibuki Suika thought for a moment, as if she understood something, and suddenly said, "Could it be that Yakumo Yukari took a liking to you, but due to face she—Wah... Hiss..."

Before she could finish speaking, Ibuki Suika's head was sharply struck by a fan that extended from a gap. The force was so heavy that white smoke instantly rose from her forehead.

At the same time, from within the gap, came Yakumo Yukari's gnashing voice, "You are too rude! If you dare to talk nonsense again, you can forget about your Ibuki Gourd."

"Sorry."

Hearing Yakumo Yukari's threat, Ibuki Suika decisively admitted her mistake and immediately closed her mouth.

The Ibuki Gourd can produce fine wine infinitely. Having her Ibuki Gourd stolen is more painful than being beaten herself.

"This is the Little Master of our Yakumo Residence, his name is Bai Luo."

Yakumo Yukari finally offered an explanation.

It wasn't until the gap completely closed that Ibuki Suika let out a long sigh of relief. At this moment, Reimu seemed to remember something and asked curiously:

"Young Master Bai, what is your requested task?"

"First of all, stop calling me Young Master Bai, just call me Bai Luo."

Bai Luo saw Reimu nod in agreement and continued, "During this time, some people might come looking for trouble with me, so..."

"Which audacious lunatic! Tell me, and I'll immediately go and subdue her!"

Before Bai Luo finished speaking, Reimu interrupted indignantly. Daring to lay hands on her money god was simply too audacious.

Chapter 23: Don't Just Casually Hug The Slime Pillow, Hey!

"You don't need to go looking for them. Just help me hold the fort when they come knocking."

Seeing her roll up her sleeves and even take out her Yinyang Orb, Bai Luo quickly stopped her actions.

"How can that work? Oh, don't worry, as long as you tell me their names, this shrine maiden will go and beat them up directly."

"Eientei."

"..."

Hearing the name Bai Luo reported, Reimu silently put her Yinyang Orb back.

Eientei, one of the top factions in Fantasy Land.

If it were other factions, Reimu might still be able to put up a fight, but facing Yagokoro Eirin, she couldn't win even with a burst of cosmic energy.

"Give me a few minutes."

Under Bai Luo's bewildered gaze, Reimu ran back to her room, and the sound of rummaging came from inside.

After a while, she came out holding a small box.

"What's this?"

Bai Luo looked at the wooden box in confusion. Ibuki Suika also came over curiously.

"Just some talismans I drew when I was bored."

Reimu lifted the lid of the box, and inside were stacks of talisman papers, densely packed, looking to be at least a thousand sheets.

Bai Luo had already guessed her intention.

As expected, Reimu picked up a talisman paper and said gloomily, "Although I can't beat her, blowing up her Eientei is no problem."

"Later, I'll call Yakumo Ran over. With Suika and me, it'll be foolproof."

After speaking, she eagerly stuffed a stack of talisman papers into Ibuki Suika's hands: "Hide these talisman papers well. When the time comes, just throw them directly at the opponent."

Ibuki Suika took the talisman papers and asked blankly, "Do I have to too?"

"Don't you want to duel with a strong person? That Yagokoro Eirin is at Eientei, you know."

Reimu retorted. Ibuki Suika's eyes lit up. She nodded heavily: "Alright! Let's hit them big!"

The two quickly reached a consensus, divided the talisman papers, and prepared to leave.

At this moment, Bai Luo finally came back to his senses. He quickly grabbed the two who were about to leave and fiercely gave each of them a flick on the forehead:

"Hit what, you big ghosts!"

...

After a detailed explanation, Bai Luo finally dispelled their idea of attacking Eientei.

Rubbing his reddened knuckles from the pain, he finally gave one last instruction:

"In short, we don't need to take the initiative to attack. When you need to take action, I will notify you."

"Don't worry, when the time comes, I will definitely charge to the very front! I'll beat her to death, even if I have to swing my Yinyang Orb!"

Reimu patted her small chest and guaranteed, as if she could go through fire and water without hesitation as long as Bai Luo gave the order.

Before leaving, Bai Luo gave her another bag of silver coins and left under Reimu's gaze, which was like looking at a deity.

...

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the end of April.

Under Bai Luo's deliberate concealment, Kaguya Houraisan did not realize that Bai Luo also resided in Fantasy Land.

As summer approached its tail end, the weather gradually became hotter. Even holding the cool Slime pillow, Bai Luo felt restless and couldn't sleep soundly.

Loosening his tight embrace around the Slime, Bai Luo sat up straight, rubbed his hazy eyes, and grumbled discontentedly:

"What kind of weather is this? They said Fantasy Land is warm in winter and cool in summer."

[Notification. Providing necessary materials such as plastic, metal materials, glass fiber, and rubber can synthesize air conditioning.]

"Air conditioning?" Hearing the Great Sage's voice, Bai Luo was stunned for a second. After realizing, he immediately asked with renewed energy:

"Great Sage, can you make air conditioning?"

[Correct answer]

"Then what are we waiting for!"

Bai Luo, who received a positive reply, instantly became extremely excited. He quickly climbed out of bed and ran barefoot out of the bedroom to the storage room, rummaging through boxes and cabinets.

"Young Master Bai, what are you looking for? Do you need Ran's help?"

Yakumo Ran walked in, saw the figure rummaging in the corner, and asked softly.

"No need, I'm just looking for something." Without turning his head, Bai Luo continued to rummage through the things in the storage room.

Seeing this, Yakumo Ran said no more, withdrew, and then walked into Bai Luo's room.

As a shikigami, helping her Young Master tidy his room is one of her duties.

Although she said that, it was her first time entering Bai Luo's room.

Like its owner, the room's decor style was mainly blue. Aside from a computer on the desk, everything else was in the blue series, appearing clean and simple.

"It's much cleaner than Zi Daren's room."

Yakumo Ran whispered softly, her gaze falling on the Slime pillow on the sea-blue large bed. Her peach-colored eyes gleamed with curiosity.

As early as when Young Master Bai was living at Yakumo Residence, she had noticed this pillow. It looked similar to Young Master Bai's main body. Was it custom-made?

Yakumo Ran walked a few steps closer, picked up the pillow from the bed, and touched it with her hand. Just as she imagined, it was very soft. The surface was cool, like a water bag filled with water, yet it didn't lack resilience.

She played with it for a while, then tried squeezing it twice.

Suddenly—

"...What are you doing!"

A figure hurriedly ran in and snatched the Slime pillow from her arms. His face was red, and his childish face was filled with annoyance.

As Bai Luo's thought moved, the Slime turned into liquid and merged into his body.

Seeing this, Yakumo Ran also realized what she had done. Her cheeks felt slightly warm, and her fox ears twitched uneasily, making her look a little guilty.

"I'm sorry." She bowed and apologized.

She never expected that the so-called "Slime pillow" was actually a clone split from Young Master Bai, and it even had corresponding shared feelings.

Thinking about the sensation of putting the cool pillow against her chest and burying her face in it just now, Yakumo Ran's face grew even hotter.

Bai Luo was still glaring at her angrily. His appearance, contrasting with his outer look, made Yakumo Ran unable to help but laugh, and she felt an impulse to pat his head.

"What are you spacing out for!"

"Sorry."

Yakumo Ran came back to her senses, apologized again, and then explained, "Ran just wanted to help tidy your room. It was absolutely not intentional."

"It's not that I won't let you touch it, you just need to tell me beforehand. Don't just suddenly attack..." Bai Luo mumbled softly, his tone carrying a hint of dissatisfaction. He had been searching for things just fine, but was startled by the sudden sensation.

He took out a piece of paper and a pen from his stomach pouch and wrote down the materials he hadn't found yet—

"If you want me to forgive you, you can help me find these."

"No problem, leave it to Ran."

Hearing this, Yakumo Ran breathed a sigh of relief. She quickly scanned the note and then nodded in agreement.

"Then Ran will take her leave. The things on the note will be delivered to you tonight."

"Go ahead, go ahead. When you come back tonight, I'll make fried tofu for you."

Bai Luo's smile returned to his face. He could already imagine the wonderful life of eating popsicles while the air conditioning was on in the summer.

After Yakumo Ran's figure disappeared, Bai Luo hummed a cheerful tune and returned to sit in front of the computer. However, before he could even turn on the computer, a gap suddenly opened up under his feet.