A Stardew Valley farmer came to Gensokyo.

He rubbed his eyes, sat up in bed, yawned, scratched his head, and muttered, "It's morning..."

The room was filled with the lingering smell of alcohol, which made him frown. Had he drunk too much again last night?

"Hmm~"

A soft murmur suddenly came from beside her, and then a slender arm wrapped around Xia Xun's waist.

He turned his head to look in the direction of the movement, and his pupils widened in shock.

Suika Ibuki was lying sprawled out beside her, half her cheek pressed against the pillow, a large patch of glistening drool soaking it.

"Calm down, calm down, Xia Xun!"

What did he do last night to become an Electrify Kid?!

Xia Xun clutched her head, trying hard to recall the events of last night, desperately reassuring herself that it was alright, that a truly drunk person couldn't get an erection, so it was nothing to worry about.

"Ah, it's already morning."

Ibuki Suika was awakened by his noise and sat up, rubbing her sleepy eyes.

Her clothes were a little loose, revealing her fair skin, but she didn't care at all. Instead, she gave Xia Xun an innocent and bright smile:

"Last night was a very pleasant evening."

Looking at her unguarded smiling face, Xia Xun suddenly had a thought.

It seems like even eighteen years wouldn't be a loss?

But this sigh was fleeting, and he quickly regained his senses.

After all, Stardew Valley's upgrade and full restoration is the underlying logic, and last night's memory is already clear.

I didn't unlock the adult content; I just used Suika Ibuki as a body pillow and slept through the night in a daze.

“I… Suika, it’s time to get up.” Xia Xun began, pausing slightly before finally choosing to call her by her name.

Hearing him call her that, Suika Ibuki's face lit up with a smile. She chuckled and stretched as she said, "Let's go for drinks together again tonight, Natsumi!"

"No." Xia Xun shook her head decisively in refusal. "You made me drink alcohol last night, which delayed my magic training."

"Tonight won't do; I still need to work towards my goal of becoming a Grand Magician."

"Ugh—" Ibuki Suika pouted and muttered, "What's the point of magic? Feasts and fine wine are the most interesting things in the world!"

She suddenly leaned closer, teasingly saying in a half-joking tone, "You slept in the same bed with him last night, you heartless man~"

Xia Xun couldn't help but reach out and pinch her puffed-up cheeks, complaining, "Your bed-sharing is just rolling around all night, I can't even hold you. Well then, I'll be the unfaithful man."

"Tch~" Ibuki Suika slapped his hand away, nimbly flipping off the bed. "Resurrected! Where should we go for drinks today~"

She picked up the wine gourd from the bedside, hung it on her waist, waved casually with her back to Xia Xun, and skipped away from the room.

Xia Xun watched her disappearing figure outside the door and couldn't help but scratch his head.

For a moment, he felt that Ibuki Suika had a certain carefree and reliable older sister vibe.

Then, he began to worry about how to face Okunoda Miyo today.

Last night, after getting drunk, he actually dumped all the ingredients from the wooden box onto the floor of the snorkeling pavilion, making a complete mess. Just imagining Miyo silently cleaning up the mess made him feel so guilty that his scalp tingled.

"Ugh—I was such an idiot when I was drunk!"

Xia Xun rubbed her head in frustration, but she didn't really hate her own recklessness last night.

After all, when he was sober, he didn't have the guts to take Ibuki Suika, whom he had only known for a short time, home and sleep with her.

Although we didn't do any adult activities, just holding the adorable Suika Ibuki in my arms was already very comforting.

"Okay, let's start today by apologizing to Misaki!"

After making up her mind, Xia Xun quickly finished washing up, and with a resigned expression, she went out and headed towards the Ni Tun Pavilion.

However, as they got closer, the determination on his face visibly faded.

Their originally brisk pace gradually slowed down, and by the time they actually stood at the entrance of the Nitun Pavilion, they were moving almost cautiously.

Looking at the familiar wooden door, Xia Xun took several deep breaths before finally raising her hand to knock.

dong dong dong.

"We're here, please wait a moment—"

A lively reply came from inside the door, followed by a series of light footsteps.

With a click, the door was pulled open, revealing the girl's vibrant face.

"Hmph, Xia Xun, you still know how to come, huh?"

Upon seeing him, Miyo puffed out her cheeks and glared at him, pretending to be angry.

Xia Xun quickly clasped his hands together, bowed his head, and apologized loudly, "I'm so sorry! I was drunk last night and acted recklessly, causing you trouble again, Mei Xiao!"

"Hmm." Okunoda Miyo crossed her arms and nodded gently as she listened to his apology, then smiled warmly. "Then I forgive you."

"Huh? Is that all?" Xia Xun looked up in surprise.

To be honest, even he himself felt that Okunoda Miyo was too easy to forgive.

“Yes, that’s good.” Miyo nodded, her smile deepening. “Besides, didn’t Natsumi take Ibuki away last night to protect me?”

"So, that's fine."

"........."

Looking at Meixiao's pure and warm smile, Xia Xun felt that smile was like a knife, stabbing his heart again and again.

He simply couldn't bring himself to tell her that he took Ibuki Suika away just to find a comfortable pillow to sleep on.

He looked away somewhat guiltily and mumbled, "Oh, oh..."

"Oh right, this is the money for the ingredients you brought last night." Miyo didn't notice his odd behavior and turned around to take out a heavy little money bag.

她熟練地報起賬來：“魚類一共42條：普通鯽魚8條、鯉魚5條、草魚3條；銀星品質的鯽魚11條、鯉魚7條、草魚5條、鱸魚3條。”

“按市價鯽魚13文一斤、鯉魚12文、草魚11文、鱸魚32文，銀星品質按兩倍算，總共是3986文。”

“然後是蔬果：普通防風草30顆、土豆40顆、綠豆1斤、蒜苗10顆、草莓200顆、黃瓜35根、花生200顆、生菜5顆；銀星品質的有防風草5顆、土豆15顆、草莓15顆、黃瓜10根、花生50顆、生菜2顆。”

“按防風草7文一顆、土豆5文、綠豆39文一斤、蒜苗3文、草莓2文、黃瓜4文、花生1文、生菜4文來算，一共是3149文。”

She spoke quickly and clearly, and after finishing, she looked at Xia Xun and added, "However, we don't usually use strawberries in our dishes at our izakaya, so I kept some for myself, and the rest were bought by another customer last night."

"Oh, thank you for your trouble, Meixiao..." Xia Xun took the money bag somewhat dejectedly.

Even though another 7135 coins came into the account, I couldn't feel happy for some reason.

It certainly wasn't because I accidentally threw away all the reserved ingredients and strawberries I planned to give as gifts last night.

Waaaaah.

On the way, he was thinking that with so many strawberries, the izakaya wouldn't be able to use them all, and maybe he could buy some more to give as gifts.

As a result... they were all bought up by unknown customers.

"Xia Xun, are you feeling unwell?" Seeing his downcast expression, Okunoda Miyo approached with concern, stood on tiptoe and reached out to touch his forehead, then touched her own to compare temperatures. "It's not hot, you shouldn't have caught a cold."

Xia Xun quickly shook off her distracting thoughts and cheered herself up, saying, "I'm fine, Meixiao, don't worry. I was just a little annoyed because I didn't practice magic last night."

He shook the money pouch in his hand and forced a smile: "Thanks, I'm off now, I still need to go fishing to earn some money."

"Wait a minute!" Okunoda Miyo grabbed him and ran back into the house.

A moment later, she came out carrying a warm lunchbox and put it in Xia Xun's hand: "You drank so much last night, you probably didn't prepare breakfast or lunch, right? Here, take this."

Miyo Okunoda looked up, her smile gentle yet earnest: "You should eat on time, otherwise it's bad for your health."

Chapter 52 Forger Tatara's Umbrella

As dawn broke, the sky gradually filled with dark clouds.

Xia Xun was walking towards the blacksmith's shop.

His original plan was to visit Ms. Kamishirasawa Keine, the teacher at the Terakoya, this morning to inquire about Fujiwara no Mokou's address, and then bring a gift to express his gratitude.

But last night's drunkenness ruined the plan.

It would seem rather abrupt to visit empty-handed, so after much thought, Xia Xun decided to continue with his previous plan to make money by fishing.

However, before going to the river, he had to prepare materials for making a new fishing rod.

After upgrading your fishing skill to level three, three new items are unlocked on the panel: a blueprint for a fiberglass fishing rod, a method for making crab traps, and a recipe called "Sea Dishes".

In the game, you buy fiberglass fishing rods from Willy at the fishing shop, but this is Gensokyo, and Natsumi can't find the old fisherman in the straw hat at the fishing shop.

Fortunately, the system provides a blueprint, and the required materials are simple: two iron ingots and ten pieces of wood.

As for the crab shell, the requirement for the shipwreck was abandoned; three iron ingots and forty portions of wood were too expensive.

Moreover, setting up crab traps and releasing them every day is too time-consuming, far less enjoyable than fishing directly.

Xia Xun was somewhat interested in the recipe for "Seafood": two sardines and a serving of potato pancakes could make a dish that would enhance her fishing skills.

It's just that Gensokyo doesn't seem to have a sea...

After learning the recipe, Xia Xun wondered if small whitebait could replace sardines.

He walked along, lost in thought.

Suddenly, a faint rustling sound came from behind me.

Xia Xun subconsciously slowed her pace, her ears twitching slightly. The sound was very soft, as if someone was deliberately walking lightly behind her.

Is it an illusion?

Just as he was thinking this, a chilling licking sound suddenly exploded in his ears!

Xia Xun shuddered and turned around abruptly!

"Yay!"

A petite figure holding a strange umbrella came into view.

She was a girl who looked no more than twelve or thirteen years old, with short, slightly curly blue hair. What was most striking about her was her heterochromatic eyes: her left eye was bright red and her right eye was azure.

At that moment, she held her hands to her cheeks, making an exaggerated expression of surprise, but with a mischievous smirk on her lips.

"Hehe, I was scared~"

Seeing Xia Xun's intense reaction, the girl laughed happily, her heterochromatic eyes curving into crescents.

She was very satisfied with the fear she gleaned from Xia Xun.

"You are……?"

Xia Xun, still shaken, looked at the girl in front of her and then realized that the scene looked somewhat familiar.

Upon closer inspection of the other person's exquisite, doll-like face and those features that clearly did not belong to humans, he sighed in sudden realization.

Another mischievous little imp.

However, seeing the girl's bright smile after successfully scaring him, Xia Xun decided to play along.

After all, although these little monsters are mischievous, most of them are not malicious, and they are indeed very cute.

"Wow, that's so scary..."

He pretended to be still shaken, but his gaze involuntarily drifted to the umbrella in the girl's hand.

It was a purple oil paper umbrella, with a pair of round eyes and a thin, long tongue growing out of its surface, swaying slightly with the girl's movements.

This umbrella... looks rather creepy at first glance.

Xia Xun's cooperation clearly made the girl even happier.

Her eyes darted around, and she raised the umbrella again, baring her teeth and making threatening "howling" noises, trying to scare Xia Xun once more.

But this performance was just too cute. The way the girl puffed out her cheeks and stood on tiptoe was more like a coquettish act than a threat.

Xia Xun felt absolutely no fear, which prevented the girl from absorbing any further feelings of fear.

"Ugh~ Did I fail...?"

A hint of disappointment flashed across the girl's delicate face, but she quickly rallied, comforting herself, "At least I succeeded the first time!"

She patted her stomach, a satisfied smile spreading across her face: "And my stomach is already full!"