Gensokyo Population Revitalization Plan

Grilling doesn't require much skill; as long as the ingredients are fresh enough, even just sprinkling salt can make it delicious.

Nana ate with both hands, her mouth dripping with oil. Noticing that Mu Huai was constantly flipping the food and barely had time to eat, she quietly let go of the grilled pork belly she had just bitten into.

"Brother-in-law, have some too."

"Okay, thank you." He didn't even look at the food being offered to his mouth, and quickly ate all the meat skewers.

After secretly engaging in an indirect kiss, Nana felt excited but also ashamed of her actions.

(My brother-in-law was focused on making me barbecue, and I actually offered him some food that had my saliva on it—that's so mean!)

She secretly glanced at Mu Huai, who was still busy grilling meat, and saw that he was completely oblivious to her little tricks. Angels and devils immediately flew out from the sides of her head.

The devil coaxed, "Since your brother-in-law hasn't noticed, just keep feeding him. Even if he occasionally gets your saliva on his food, you can use 'mistakenly' as an excuse. He probably won't blame you, his sister-in-law."

The angel kicked the demon away and sternly rebuked him: "You can't listen to the demon. Just obediently feed your brother-in-law. His saliva is so dirty!"

Even the kicked-away demon had something to say: "Where is it dirty? In the games Mengmeng showed us back then, the male and female leads kissed so much that they were practically drooling, but they didn't think it was dirty!"

"Well...then the situation is completely different, isn't it? The male and female leads are lovers, while we and my brother-in-law..."

"What's wrong with brother-in-law? There's no rule on Deviluke's planet that forbids dating your brother-in-law. Just consider it a way for him to get used to it in advance. It won't kill him to eat a little saliva."

The angel was somewhat tempted by the devil's words and turned to Nana: "How about... we try it as the devil suggested? It won't make you pregnant anyway."

"How could an angel like you be persuaded by a devil?!"

She was both amused and exasperated, and before she could make a decision, Mu Huai suddenly called out, "Nana, come and get the kebabs, I can't fit them all here!"

"I'm coming!"

In the end, Nana remained steadfast in her resolve and obediently fed him the roasted meat, occasionally taking a small bite herself before feeding him.

After finishing the barbecue, it was almost 1:30 PM.

Mu Huai tidied up the campsite briefly and went with Nana to the cave to visit Petias. Before going in, she used some kind of magical spray to remove the smell of smoke and barbecue from the two of them.

"Yes, that way the little ones won't be scared!"

Mu Huai had never seen her so meticulous before at home, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly that his eyes had been opened.

If Nana were this attentive at home instead of being so careless, she might have avoided many of Mengmeng's pranks.

"eye--"

"Hawooo!"

"eye--"

As they approached the depths of the cave, the mooing of cows and the calls of monkeys reached their ears one after another.

"monkey?"

“Ah… it’s Beckett who’s come to visit Petias.” Nana wasn’t surprised, and then explained to Mu Huai, “They are very good friends. Beckett was driven out of the tribe when it was young, and Petias took it in for a while.”

"Bejit...could it be the prince of the tribe?"

"No, Begit is a female silverback macaque, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's just that the name and race are similar to a character from a certain comic book on Earth."

"Oh."

As they spoke, the two arrived at the depths of the cave.

A silver-white gibbon sat cross-legged in front of Petias, its hands constantly stroking the cubs surrounding it.

"Moo—(Nana and her brother-in-law are back.)"

"Welcome back! I just brought some fresh fruit from the tribe. Would you like some?"

Nana waved her hands repeatedly: "Leave those fruits for Petias to replenish her nutrition. My brother-in-law and I just finished eating."

Because he lacked the ability to communicate with animals, Mu Huai could only stand aside and watch. Before long, he was surrounded by Petias's children.

The cubs' dark eyes were full of curiosity as they looked him up and down, examining this stranger, and occasionally sniffing between his legs.

"So, when you were little, your eyes were black."

He slowed his movements, squatted down, and gently reached out to let them become familiar with his scent.

When interacting with any animal, you need to let it get used to you first, and you should never touch its head or back without permission.

Those who are timid may run away directly, but if they encounter a highly aggressive animal, they will be regarded as launching an attack and thus take the initiative to attack.

Mu Huai's actions were absolutely correct. The group of fluffy cubs, resembling large purple golden retrievers, quickly nudged his thigh with their still-growing, rounded horns, inviting him to play.

He then began a chase game with them in the spacious cave.

What happened here was naturally observed by Nana and Petias, who were talking.

Seeing the increasingly pronounced smile on her lips, Petias said, "Moo—(Nana, it seems your brother-in-law is indeed a very nice human; even my children have accepted him so quickly.)"

"Hehe, after all, he's my brother-in-law!"

"Haha! (You're grinning from ear to ear; it seems you really like him.)"

"What!?" Nana was so shocked that she stood up abruptly from the ground.

"Moo—(What's wrong? Did Beijit say something wrong?)"

"Ah...no, no...I do really like my brother-in-law's family, um."

"Ha! (You're lying! You look exactly like all the female monkeys in the tribe who have found someone they like!)"

“Moo—(Although our race is self-fertile, my intuition tells me that Beijit is right.)”

"Huh!? You must have gotten something wrong. I... I don't have those kinds of feelings for my brother-in-law at all!"

Petias stared intently at Nana with her amber, beastly eyes: "Moo—(Don't doubt a beast's instincts and nose, Nana, I can smell the stench of lies on you.)"

"Gulp!" She seemed to have her secret exposed, her face flushed as she slowly sat down. "I admit I have a little bit of a crush on my brother-in-law, but it's not to the point of liking him yet. I'm happy when I'm with him, and that's enough."

"Hahaha! (Nana, you can't do that! You have to get what you like, or you'll regret it sooner or later!)"

"Moo—(That's right!)"

"Haaah! (In human terms, that means hurry up and confess your feelings to him!)"

"Oh dear, I'm here to take care of Petias, not to talk about this kind of thing!"

Nana was inexplicably annoyed by what they were saying, so she simply walked over to the bottles and jars that had been placed there earlier, squatted down, and prepared the medicinal herbs that would be needed later.

"Moo—(What should I do? I think I made her angry.)"

"Haaah! (Don't worry, I have a plan. I'll leave for a bit!)"

Beggart ran quickly out of the cave, intending to call all the animals in the forest to come and cheer Nana on.

Volume 3, "The Loser, the Alien Sisters, and Gensokyo High School": Chapter 95 Could it be that Momo is still inside?

When Beggit returned to the cave where Petias lived, a thunderous roar sounded behind him, like a stampede of horses.

Then about twenty alien animals of various shapes and sizes filed in. The cubs that had been playing with Mu Huai fled back to their mothers, trembling as they looked at the group of "uninvited guests".

"Hahaha! (I've brought a whole bunch of friends to visit Petias!)"

Nana's eyebrows shot up, and she stood with her hands on her hips, blocking the way for the group of animals. She frowned and shouted, "Don't come any further! You're scaring Petias's child! Stop!"

"Moo—(This place can't hold so many people, get out of here!)"

Beggart scratched his head awkwardly, feeling as if he had done something wrong with good intentions, and stood there at a loss.

"Bejit! Take them outside and line them up, then come in in order!"

"Haohoo! (I understand!)"

Afterwards, under Nana's command, the animals that had followed put their prepared gifts into the cave one by one, and then followed Mu Huai to their temporary camp.

"This is it... Ouch!"

Mu Huai reacted quickly and caught Nana, who had suddenly fallen flat on her face: "How could you be so careless?"

"Something tripped me up..." she explained, blushing. Then she turned around and found the ground completely flat, without even a large pebble. She was instantly dumbfounded.

"What happened? I clearly kicked something."

"Alright, alright." Mu Huai brushed the dust off the corner of her clothes and, after she had steadied herself, instructed her, "You've been careless for a while now. Just be more careful when you walk from now on."

"Oh..."

About three meters behind the two, Bejit gave a thumbs-up to a strange deer-like creature whose body was covered in vines on one side.

The object that tripped Nana was actually a vine that had spread from her. Before they came, Beggit had explained to them that they would help her confess her feelings, so every animal was ready to provide assistance.

"Surely we should treat all these animal friends who have suddenly appeared?"

“If you find it troublesome, brother-in-law, you don’t have to. They are very familiar with the forest and can find food on their own.”

"Although I'd love to say 'okay,' they are still your friends, so it's necessary to treat them well."

Seeing how much Mu Huai valued her, Nana's eyes shone even brighter, her excitement overflowing: "Then I'll give you a map, it marks a lot of fruit picking spots."

"As for meat, we'll have to ask them to hunt for it themselves."

"Row."

Mu Huai took a paper map from her hand, opened it, and found that the markings and notes inside were all in her lovely handwriting.

In some places, the map even shows the approximate shape of the fruit. As long as you can distinguish between east, west, south, and north, you will never get lost in the forest with this map.

Thinking this, Mu Huai couldn't help but laugh.

"Brother-in-law, what are you laughing at? Is there anything wrong with what I wrote?"

"No, I was just thinking about how cute you were when you were little, writing on this map as you traveled."

"I don't need maps anymore; I've memorized everything."

"Then I'm off."

"Okay, goodbye!"

After waving goodbye to Mu Huai, Nana's shadow suddenly lengthened, and when she turned around, she found herself surrounded by her animal friends.

"Whoa!? Why did you guys sneak up behind me?"

"Haha! (Everyone's just curious about what you and your brother-in-law are whispering about.)"

"We weren't whispering; we were just having a normal chat, okay...?"

Nana shyly defended herself for a moment, then noticed that the animals were all chuckling in their own unique voices, and immediately stomped her feet in annoyance.

"I almost forgot to settle accounts with you guys. What are you all doing here at Petias's house all of a sudden? I didn't know she had postpartum depression... Oh? Petias, when did you get here?"

"Moo—(I saw everyone was over here, so I fed the children and put them to sleep, then I came over. Besides, it's boring being alone in the cave, so it's more comfortable to be with everyone.)"

"All right..."

"Hahaha! (Looks like my method worked quite well!)" Just as Beggar was about to take credit, Nana glared at him fiercely, and he immediately shrank back and hid behind the other animals.

After calming herself down, she said to the animals, "Those of you who want to eat meat will have to hunt for yourselves. My brother-in-law can handle the rest. You can tell me how you want the meat prepared, and I will tell him."

The animals, who had just been gathered together, scattered instantly to prepare their respective dinners.

When Mu Huai returned to the camp and began processing the collected fruit and alien meat he had never even heard of, strange phenomena began to occur frequently.

Nana seems to have unlocked a talent for falling flat on her face. Every now and then, she would trip and fall onto Mu Huai, or she would be pushed over by a large animal passing by, staggering and falling over.

Or she might suddenly disappear, only to reappear a second later in the large basin Mu Huai was preparing to wash vegetables, blinking her innocent big eyes as she looked at him.

Even if he were slow-witted, he would know that this was the work of those animals who were pretending to be asleep nearby.

"It's fine for you guys to joke around, but could you please not interfere with my cooking? If this continues, dinner might be delayed by an hour or two."

"You bunch of idiots, stop causing trouble for your brother-in-law!!" Nana used anger to cover up her embarrassment, jumped up, and waved her little fists as she chased after the animals that were running away.

As the sunlight gradually dimmed, and without any disturbances, Mu Huai finished preparing all the ingredients before nightfall.

He lit a campfire, set up a grill, and placed the food pieces on it one by one.

The aroma of meat wafting through the air quickly drew Nana and the animals back.

"Nana, could you please tell them they want some grilled meat and just give it to me?"

"Ok!"