The Great Detective of Gensokyo, but surrounded by Shura Field!

"How could I not be interested? Forget five hundred thousand. Even if it's only fifty thousand, five thousand, or even five hundred, I'll bet on Hakurei Reimu's name and get it!"

"Then why did you..."

"Of course it's because I already have another job!!"

Reimu's cheeks puffed out like a pufferfish, and she exuded an air of regret.

"I heard we needed to form teams this year, but I didn't have any friends who could form a team. So I gave up early and applied to be a referee for the competition."

"After all, if I referee, I can get a thousand yen. Rather than not being able to participate because I don't have any friends, I can actually earn some living expenses by refereeing. And I can use excuses like, 'Sorry, I have a lot of friends, but I'm already a referee so I can't participate!' to brush off any subsequent inquiries!"

"Who would have thought you'd actually invite me... You're too late, idiot!"

Chu Bai stared blankly at the angry Lingmeng, and could even see tears of regret mixed in the girl's embarrassed and angry expression.

He couldn't help but ask doubtfully:

"You don't have any friends? I would have thought that with a personality as lovable as yours, there would be a lot of people who would want to be your friend."

"Cute? What are you talking about all of a sudden?!"

Ling Meng was startled, but when she saw that Chu Bai was not teasing her but was praising her sincerely, she couldn't help but turn her head away:

"It's not that I don't have friends, it's just that I have very few friends, and they all have various reasons for not being able to participate in the competition."

"For example, the immortal with no desires, the crash bucket that's only interested in monster books, and the god of poverty with terrifying abilities... no matter how you think about it, they're not worthy of participating in the competition, right?"

Chu Bai started to sweat as he listened.

Especially when he heard the name of the God of Poverty, he was so scared that he took a step back and had the urge to run away.

Has Reimu ever received such a terrifying guy before?

No wonder there is always a strong smell of poverty here!

"To sum up, I have no chance of winning this competition."

Reimu said with a miserable expression:

"Besides, it's unrealistic to skip my job as a referee, because the organizer of this event is Yakumo Yukari. If I go against her, I won't have any money to support myself in the future."

"Ah, it's Granny Yakumo. Then you should just stay at work."

Chu Bai decisively gave up the plan to forcibly abduct Reimu.

But then, problems arise.

Since the competition requires two people to form a team... who else can he find as a teammate?

Chapter 27: Moon Princess? This must be a man! (witty)

a few days later.

In my own home in the human world.

Chu Bai sat in front of the computer and after careful consideration, he clicked on one of the options.

Accompanied by a special sound effect indicating an increase in favorability, the words "strategy successful" finally floated on the screen in front of him.

Chu Bai breathed a sigh of relief and shed tears of excitement.

"Successful, finally successful!"

"Although I read the guide many times and reloaded the save file countless times, I finally completed the route of this supporting actress!"

Beside him, Marisa cast a look of shame on him:

"Then take a break. It's easy to get addicted if you keep playing games like this."

"Will not."

Chu Bai gave a thumbs up:

"You underestimate my willpower. I can play games for 20 hours a day without getting addicted..."

"You're addicted, aren't you? And you only sleep less than four hours a day? No wonder you look so ethereal!"

Marisa complained loudly and looked at Chu Bai at the same time.

Although he still had a handsome appearance, his face was full of fatigue because he had been playing games for several days in a row.

His eyes, as deep as black holes, were now dull and lifeless, and he even had two big dark circles under his eyes.

"Honestly, you should take a break."

Marisa couldn't help but say, "In your current state, it wouldn't be surprising if you suddenly died one day. I don't want to see you standing next to Shiki Eihime, preparing to be reincarnated, the next time I see you."

"Don't worry, Sasha. I won't die before I get 500,000."

Chu Bai gave a thumbs up:

"My only worry now is my teammates. If I can't find them, I won't be able to compete in the tournament alive."

"By the way, I remember Shiki Eiji owes me a favor... How about letting her be my teammate?"

"Don't use such a precious favor in a place like this!"

Marisa looked at Chu Bai helplessly, always feeling that she would have endless things to complain about when she was with him.

Could it be that Xiaobai has the ability to make people complain?

"Anyway, just take your time to find your teammates. I can't help you much."

Marisa stood up and left, ending her visit.

Before leaving, she gave Chu Bai an idea:

"If you really don't have anyone, you can spend some money to recruit teammates. There are a lot of small fish sauces in urgent need of teammates on the notice board in the human village."

"...You yourself said they were just trash, right? No matter what, I want to win the championship, not just settle for something else."

Send Marisa away.

Chu Bai was thinking about his teammates' questions and subconsciously opened the forum.

Just at this moment, a message came from the forum's built-in chat software.

[Moon Princess: How's it going? Was the strategy I gave you useful?]

This was a kind netizen Chu Bai met on a forum when he first came into contact with computers.

She taught Chu Bai a lot of things, and in terms of practical help, she even surpassed Lin Zhizhu's original help.

During the training games these days, Chu Bai also actively contacted the other party and humbly asked for advice when encountering problems.

After a few interactions, the two sides gradually became familiar with each other and became netizens who could chat at any time.

[Xiaobai: This is a very useful strategy. I have successfully conquered the female supporting role.]

[Xiaobai: I succeeded in just 80 hours and less than 100 reloads. I guess I'm pretty good.]

【Moon Princess: Ah, that's amazing.】

[Moon Princess: By the way, my first playthrough of this character took me three hours, and I didn't load any save files at all.]

【noob:……】

[Xiaobai: Kneel down before the boss.jpg]

We chatted briefly.

Chu Bai suddenly thought of a question.

Since this netizen is also a game player, and seems to be very good at home games, he should also participate in this house fighting party, right?

So he typed on the keyboard and asked.

[Xiaobai: By the way, are you planning to participate in this house fighting competition? ]

[Moon Princess: Of course, this is a carnival for game lovers, how can I be absent?]

Xiaobai: That's great! I'm planning to join in too.

Xiaobai: I heard the rules have changed this year, so you need two people to form a team to compete. How about we team up together?

The Moon Princess fell silent, seemingly thinking.

It wasn't until a moment later that the other party sent a message.

[Moon Princess: Teaming up with you is indeed a solution.]

[Moon Princess: However, I am very strict in selecting my teammates. After all, given my status, I can't just hang out with anyone.]

Moon Princess: Anyway, turn on the camera first. Let's meet via video first.

Eh?

Is it time to start a video all of a sudden?

Chu Bai was stunned, but the other party's hand speed was even faster.

Almost the moment the message was sent, a prompt popped up on the computer.

【The Moon Princess requests a video call with you】

【Accept/Reject】

Chu Bai blinked, thought about it for a moment, and chose [Accept].

After all, he is not as socially anxious as Xiao Ai, so he certainly wouldn't mind if they just met via video.

With a ding-dong sound, the video opened.

The environment in which the other party was in was also displayed in front of Chu Bai.

……

……

The Moon Princess is a female and 16 years old.

This is the information she filled out on her forum profile.

However, when Chu Bai saw her, he almost didn't recognize her.

Because she was wearing a huge rabbit mask at that time, and the slightly funny rabbit face completely blocked her appearance.

"Is it Mr. Chu Bai from the human world?"

The Moon Princess asked politely, but even her voice had been processed, making it impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman.

Chu Bai was speechless for a moment:

"It's me. You must be the Moon Princess, right? But you're wearing a bunny headgear and even had your voice changed. You're really on guard."

"...Please forgive me. After all, I am of a special status and cannot easily reveal my true face to others."

The Moon Princess's choice of words and sentences was quite exquisite, and she behaved like a very polite aristocrat.

The slight resentment in Chu Bai's heart disappeared immediately after seeing her polite attitude.

"Okay, so what are you doing here by video calling? Just to see what I look like?"

Chu Bai put his fingers on his chin and struck a cool pose.

The Moon Princess chuckled:

"That's partly true, but even though you're handsome, you're also a typical otaku."

Chu Bai was stunned and looked at the mirror next to him.

After noticing the dark circles and tired expression, he immediately realized that he had just finished playing games all night and had not washed his face yet.

However, he was not panicked at all, and just responded with a smile:

"Alas, I was so busy studying the guide you gave me last night, and then played games all night, that I forgot to wash my face."

"But since we're two grown men having a video call, there's no need to be so particular."

"……Eh?"

The Moon Princess was stunned for a moment:

"What did you say? Two... men?"