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

Reimu suddenly became alert. Could it be that some believers had gone up the mountain?

She quickly opened the door of the shrine and prepared to welcome him with a smile on her face.

All I saw was a homeless young man wearing an old robe, squatting at the door and shivering.

“…There’s no leftover food here. Go beg somewhere else.”

Feeling disappointed, Reimu was about to close the door.

However, the homeless man burst out with great speed and instantly flashed in front of Reimu:

"Reimu, it's me, Reimu! I'm your good friend Chu Bai!"

"……ha??"

Reimu rubbed her eyes and stared blankly at the disheveled figure in front of her.

After being stunned for a long time, she finally made a surprised sound:

"Chu, Chu Bai?"

"How did you become a homeless guy?"

……

……

Return to the shrine.

Reimu directly brought out the remaining lunch.

The dishes are simple: a plate of stir-fried vegetables, a plate of fried fish bones, a bowl of rice, and a salty soup.

But even with such a simple lunch, Chu Bai gobbled it up voraciously. He looked so starving that even a starving ghost would shed tears.

Reimu looked at him in astonishment:

"What happened? I remember you were very rich, how come you suddenly became a homeless person?"

"Ah...it's hard to put it into words!"

Chu Bai was in tears. He ate rice while telling his miserable experience.

It turned out that since they parted that day, Chu Bai immediately started his money-making plan.

He actually has a good sense of the overall situation.

Rather than completing system tasks, he wanted to actually start a business and have a way to make money continuously.

Therefore, he planned to use gold bars to invest in large projects, but each time, he would fail for various reasons.

“For my first investment, I used my previous experience to open a buffet restaurant.”

"The novel dining style has brought in quite a bit of traffic, and I've even reached a cooperation agreement with the exclusive supplier of Hieda Mingmen."

"The next day after the store opened, a glutton from the underworld showed up..."

"The restaurant closed down immediately, and I had to pay a large sum of liquidated damages and rent..."

Chu Bai wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, as if he didn't want to recall that dark moment.

Reimu also broke out in a cold sweat. The big eater of the underworld should be that guy Yuyuko, right?

It was Chu Bai's misfortune to meet this messenger from the abyss.

"During my second investment, I noticed that many businessmen were threatened by monsters, so I opened a bodyguard agency."

"But because of the duplication of business, the vigilantes mistook it for picking a fight."

"After defeating all the team members, I met Fujiwara no Mokou who came to support me."

"The fighting affected a wide area and had a significant impact on the public. Although the misunderstanding was eventually resolved, my shop left a bad impression of resisting law enforcement, and ultimately business declined and I was forced to close."

Chu Bai sighed deeply and filled another large bowl of rice.

His eyes were filled with countless vicissitudes of life:

"The third time I rented a fancy motorcycle and went to a winter motocross race."

"Because they say the winner of the competition will receive 10,000 yen, and even the top three will receive 5,000 yen."

"But it turns out that all the contestants this time are fucking gods with cheats!"

"Some summoned doubles, some ascended to heaven standing upside down... and there was even a woman with purple-gold hair who was even more impressive. She punched through a mound, taking a shortcut directly through the physical plane!"

"In the end, I got nothing this time. I wasted the money I spent on the motorcycle."

"Of course there was a fourth time, a fifth time..."

"Up to now, I've lost most of the money I had. Yesterday, I didn't eat anything all day to save money!"

Chu Bai recounted his experience with tears in his eyes.

Lingmeng was also embarrassed to frequently add more rice and dishes to his meal.

Until the end, Chu Bai drank three bowls of rice in a row before finally putting down his chopsticks:

"I can't eat too much at once after being hungry for a long time, so I'll take a rest first..."

"You've eaten enough! You've eaten all my lunch for tomorrow!"

Reimu asked the question in her mind:

"Besides, aren't you on good terms with that puppeteer? Why don't you ask her for help?"

"Oh, you mean Alice."

Chu Bai sighed:

"I've been to her house before, and she prepared a very sumptuous dinner."

"She also said that I could come over anytime in the future, and that food and accommodation would be no problem."

"But how should I put it? That always feels like being kept... I can't make money that way."

What a strange man.

Lingmeng couldn't quite understand Chu Bai's thoughts. In her opinion, as long as she could make money, he would do anything.

But after all, Chu Bai was also her acquaintance, so Ling Meng still spoke:

"You look so pitiful..."

"But since we know each other, I'll tell you some money-making information."

In Chu Bai's eyes that were suddenly full of hope.

Reimu continued to introduce:

"Not long ago, the Scarlet Devil Mansion issued an announcement that a theft occurred in the Great Library there."

"Anyone who can help retrieve Patch's magic books will receive a high reward."

Chu Bai snorted arrogantly:

"I'm just looking for a few books. Even though I'm down and out, I won't take on just any task..."

"Reward: 10,000 yen."

"!!!"

Under Reimu's contemptuous gaze, Chu Bai snapped to attention, his eyes emitting a shining golden light:

"So I'm just superficial. How could I not participate in such a noble activity as book hunting?"

"Reimu, give me the map! I'm going to the Scarlet Devil Mansion to help!"

Chapter 6: I beat Reimu? Really?

[Goal: Earn 10,000 yen in initial capital within one month]

[Reward: Points +2000]

【Remaining: 14 days】

This is Chu Bai’s current task data.

Although he made some money from running the buffet restaurant, he soon lost it all.

Therefore, the current progress is still zero, and the task deadline is only 14 days.

Although there is no penalty for failure, Chu Bai is still very envious of the reward of 2,000 points.

That’s two thousand points!

He had been doing business for half a month, interacting with so many girls, and had only managed to earn a few thousand points...

"So we must find out the truth behind the theft! Only then can we buy the product we want!"

Chu Bai made up his mind and quickly rushed to the Scarlet Devil Mansion...

……

……

Scarlet Devil Mansion is a huge mansion located on the shore of Lake Mist.

The owner of the mansion is the vampire noble Remlia Scarlet.

It is said that she was also the initiator of the last mutation in the old era of Gensokyo and the first mutation in the new era.

Standing in the fateful position of the changing times also happens to be in line with her ability to control her own destiny.

This time, the commission is to go to the Great Library of the Scarlet Devil Mansion and help the magician Patchouli find her lost books.

"Damn it, there are already so many people..."

When he arrived at the entrance of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, Chu Bai saw twenty or thirty people who had been waiting in line.

These people are all full of confidence and dressed differently. It is obvious that they are warriors who came for the bounty.

Even Chu Bai found a familiar figure among them:

"Hey, isn't this Alice?"

Alice turned around and immediately saw Chu Bai greeting her.

Then she also smiled gently:

"It's Xiaobai, good afternoon."

"Good afternoon, Xiao Ai. Are you here to earn the bounty too?"

Chu Bai is full of fighting spirit:

"Looks like we're enemies this time. Don't let me make you cry, okay?"

"...If I remember correctly, this is a detective commission, right? Why is he being beaten and crying?!"

Alice couldn't help but say:

"Besides, I'm not short of money. I was dragged here by a friend to join in the fun, but she disappeared instead."

"friend?"

Chu Bai was shocked: "Xiao Ai actually has friends?"

"Of course."

Alice also raised her chin slightly, showing a little pride:

"Although I'm not good at socializing, I still have a few friends."

"Could it be an air friend?"

"How can it be!"

"...Imaginary friends don't count, you know?"

"Teasing me again will stab you!"

Alice snorted.