Anime: The Days I Opened a Restaurant in Fantasy Town

A woman with long purple hair gradually turning into blond was sitting on a steel structure. Yumemimaru remembered that the thing was called a motorcycle.

but……

The abbot of Minglian Temple, Sheng Bailian, is obviously not suitable for riding a motorcycle.

Because she was wearing a cassock at this moment and it was inconvenient for her to move.

It is more appropriate to sit down and give lectures rather than sit on a motorcycle.

Thinking this, Reimu Hōmei explained in order to avoid being attacked again.

"Wait a moment! Abbot Bai Lian! I am Tengu Yamei Maru from the Monster Mountain! I came here to investigate something! To help monsters and humans solve the problem!"

"Since you have a legitimate purpose, why don't you come in from the front?"

"Because there are a lot of humans queuing there, it wouldn't be nice for me to cut in line in front of them."

"Really? What did you investigate before you came here?"

Sheng Bailian did not dwell on the way Reimu Maru broke in, but went straight to the point.

The Tengu reporter rubbed his hands

"Hehe, we came here from the Monster Mountain. We asked a lot of humans and communicated with many monsters along the way. We found that the recent goblin and ghost rampages did not happen suddenly. There were some signs before."

"Is that so? The number of human guests coming to the temple has obviously increased a lot during this period. I thought something strange had happened somewhere else."

"If there is any abnormality, the miko of Hakurei Shrine should take action."

"That's true. I know she's lazy, but she won't waste time solving the anomaly."

I feel like Reimu's reputation isn't that good...

While complaining in her heart, Yumeimaru changed the subject

"A lot of people have come to Minglian Temple recently. I'm sure that Abbot Bailian has heard a lot of useful information from them, right?"

"Although I recited scriptures for them, it is not a collection box for opinions. Even if someone really wants to complain, they will say it all when they burn incense in the main hall. It is impossible for them to tell me specifically. Besides... I am not a god, so I cannot fulfill their wishes."

"So that's how it is... Why is Abbot Bai Lian riding a motorcycle in the yard? Isn't it very busy outside now?"

"This..."

Saint Bai Lian smiled.

"I've been very busy lately, and now that I have some free time, I want to relax by riding a motorcycle. I also asked Kawajo Hori to help me with the modification before, and she told me that there is a nitrogen acceleration device at the rear, but it costs money to refill it every time I use it, so it's hard to use it once."

It seems that the abbot also wants to take a break sometimes.

Seeing this, Reimu Marufumi took out the cake he bought from Shuguang Restaurant.

She handed the largest of the last three to Saint White Lotus.

"This is the cake I bought. Please accept it as an apology gift for disturbing Abbot Bai Lian."

"No, thanks. I have no intention of accepting any gifts."

“It tastes very good.”

After saying this, Reimu Marufumi opened the cake packaging.

A sweet and tempting smell wafted out.

The mouth-watering smell made Saint Bai Lian lock his eyes on the cake.

"This is not a gift, but a reward for cooperation. I want to learn more about the recent situation of Myouren Temple."

"........."

"This cake comes from a restaurant I often go to. I guarantee there will be no problems."

"What do you want to ask?"

Faced with the temptation of delicious food, Saint Bailian finally lost control.

Even though she was a monk who strictly observed the rules and did not drink alcohol, kill animals, or eat meat, she still wanted to taste some delicious food during her rest time.

Just like that, Reimu Marufumi and Seibairen, who had delivered the cake, sat down on the steps of the courtyard behind Myouren Temple.

Before starting the conversation and tasting the cake, Saint Bailian took off his cassock and folded it on the seat of the motorcycle.

Under the cassock is a Gothic Lolita outfit of a completely different style, white inside and black outside, with the belt on the chest tied into several cross shapes.

Watching Saint White Lotus' every move, Reimu Maru decided to seize the opportunity.

"Most people who visit temples will ask for blessings and to get rid of their troubles when they burn incense, but there will definitely be some people who will go to talk to Abbot Bailian, right?"

"That's right. In the previous round, a merchant was brought to me. He said that his goods were often stolen and he couldn't sleep at night. It was useless to pray to Buddha or gods. He hoped that I would recite scriptures for him alone to eliminate the evil spirits that might exist in his body."

Saint White Lotus mentioned a round.

Her name is Yunju Ichirin, a youkai walker from Minglian Temple who possesses the ability to enter Taoism.

Although Yunju Yiluan is very dangerous, he is very friendly to humans. Faced with the tragic experience of the merchant, he personally brought him to Saint Bailian.

"What was the result? Abbot Bai Lian resolved the crisis for him?"

"I am not a god. My daily job is just to manage funeral ceremonies and cemeteries, and to preach Buddhism to my disciples and others. It is impossible for me to fulfill other people's wishes. However, I still sent people to investigate, and the conclusion I came to is actually very simple... The merchant cut down wood at random as a commodity, and was finally cursed by the goblins in the forest."

"A demon... In the end, Abbot Bai Lian defeated it?"

"How is that possible? I don't intend to eliminate fairies or monsters. I just made a suggestion. Let the merchants go to the cut-down forests, kneel down and apologize, and then go to other places to buy trees and plant them."

Yeah yeah...

Shemingwan wrote it down and titled it "The abbot of Mingren Temple makes humans kneel and beg for mercy."

However, this is just a temporary title decision, and reasonable modifications will be made before the official release.

Thinking of this, Reimu Wanfu saw Sheng Bailian point the spoon at the cake and scoop out a piece.

As Saint Bai Lian had not had time to taste the food because he had been talking, he took the first bite only then.

"This smells like this!"

In an instant, it seemed as if time had stopped, and the only thing left in the world was the rich and complex taste of the cake blooming in her mouth.

The fluffiness of the cream, the richness of the chocolate and the freshness of the fruit blended perfectly together, instantly cheering up Saint Bailian, who had been a little tired from the temple work during this period.

Good food can cheer people up, and Yumeimarufumi can vouch for this.

"Very delicious. Where did you buy the snacks you brought?"

"This cake? I bought it from a restaurant between Human Village and Youkai Mountain. The owner is called Shu Guang. I wonder if Master Bai Lian has heard of him."

"Of course I have heard of it, but I rarely leave the temple on weekdays. Even if I go out, I just take a walk around the area by car or motorcycle."

“Does riding a motorcycle count as walking?”

"It's when we stop to rest."

Reimu Marufumi nodded, then wrote the title "The Ghost Fire Priest Gallops on the Mountain" in his notebook.

"Let's not talk about that. Regarding the restaurant you mentioned, I'm more interested in its uniqueness than its cuisine."

"What?"

"Hakurei's miko... Reimu once came to talk to me about that restaurant connecting different worlds. It's okay to regard it as the most dangerous anomaly."

"It's not unreasonable, but I'm curious why Reimu would discuss this with Abbot Bailian."

"Many monsters like to use Myouren Temple and its surroundings as their activity locations. Some of them don't like fighting and want to stay away from trouble, and some of them are looking for some way to become stronger... But no matter what, they won't just run around and do evil. So in Reimu's eyes, I seem to have become their representative and leader."

Makes sense...

Shemingwan agreed very much.

Many monsters like to hang out around Myouren Temple.

Maybe it’s because Saint Bai Lian and her disciples are all very strong?

Thanks to this, some monsters came up with the idea that they would become stronger if they got close to the Holy White Lotus.

But no matter what the specific situation is, Reimu Marufumi felt that the abbot of the temple in front of him had a very high ability to mobilize personnel.

"Abbot Bai Lian, if possible, can you ask those monsters to investigate the reasons why the goblins and ghosts are running wild?"

"If there is a chance... I don't want the Minglian Temple to be in chaos at that time, such as being attacked by goblins."

"Excuse me, please inform me as soon as you have any information!"

Reimu Marufumi plans to leave.

But just as she stood up, she heard new footsteps.

"You are the abbot of a temple, but you are actually staying in the backyard and eating snacks by yourself?"

As soon as the visitor arrived at the scene, he teased Saint White Lotus, who had a little cream on the corner of his mouth.

"Toyosato Ershinko...why are you still in my temple?"

"I saw your disciples were very busy, but you were not there, so I came here to investigate out of curiosity."

Feng Conger Shenzi, an ancient saint, believed in Taoism in pursuit of immortality and awakened as a corpse-reincarnated immortal just below Minglian Temple.

Currently, I am active at Myouren Temple...

When Reimu Marufumi saw the other party, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​leaving and looked at the Son of God who suddenly appeared.

This legendary corpse-reincarnation immortal has short brown hair that reaches his shoulders, with two tufts of hair on top of his head that look like owl ears. He wears a hat with the Chinese character "和" written on one side and the Chinese character "尊" written on the other.

The pair of yellow-brown eyes were staring at Sheng Bailian, but soon their gaze shifted to Reimu Marufumi.

"How long have you been here, Tengu?"

"I just got here not long ago. Would you like a snack, Master Shenzi? This is the cake I bought from Mr. Zhou Guang."

"It looks good. I'll have one to try."

Feng Cong'er Shenzi, who was holding a tablet, did not refuse and took the cake handed over by Reimu Maru with his other hand.

Then the Son of God slightly adjusted her purple knee-length skirt and sat down near the Holy White Lotus.

"You're sitting too close."

"Isn't it just right? We are now in a cooperative relationship."

"Cooperation doesn't always work, but...if you want to stay here, you must abide by the rules and never talk about immortals with humans again."

"Because I'm bored, I always have to find something to do."

Feng Conger Shenzi smiled and seemed quite casual.

Then she looked at Reimu

"What brought you here?"

After saying that, Shen Zi opened the cake in his hand.

While waiting for Reimu Marufumi's answer, Kamiko scooped up a piece with the accompanying spoon and put it into her mouth.

Her eyes widened at the unexpectedly rich taste and aroma.

"Oh? Is there some kind of drug in this cake? It actually makes me want to keep eating it."

"No, no, I don't think Mr. Zhou Guang would add those things to it. It's just pure deliciousness."

"Zhou Guang... I've heard of this name before. I'm actually a little interested in him."

Feng Conger Shenzi laughed and then took another bite of the cake.

Hearing this, Saint Bai Lian asked

"Why are you interested in him?"

"It's not just from the outside world, it can even pass through the restaurant and connect to all the worlds. This is not just a simple spatial ability."

"That's true..."

"Besides, have you ever thought about what would happen if the door suddenly connected to a strange place? For example, if it suddenly connected to the battlefield? Would the restaurant become an outside invasion?

Is this the starting point of Gensokyo?"

After becoming an immortal, Feng Conger God did not abandon everything from the past.

To put it bluntly, she did not completely cut off ties with worldly affairs, and occasionally intervened in the affairs of human society.

Therefore, if we think from a human perspective, various concerns will arise.