Touhou Tsukaima — Adventure in Lotus Land
Touhou Tsukaima — Adventure in Lotus Land
(Note: Please do not use translate engine to translate the whole novel. If you are a college student, you may not pass the Examination if you cannot catch the main meaning of this novel.)
Tsukaima is a kind of pet which serves its master and when it meet its master, it should sign up a special signal. The legend say that only the greatest magician could summon eternal beast as his/her tsukaima.. One day, when Marisa is training, she decided to summon her tsukaima.
It is the time. She thinks of. Yes, the Lotus Land was nearly destroyed by a strong troops but luckily, the young guys conquered them.
As a magician, Marisa always acts as a normal one. She never thinks of that her destiny has already been decided. To save the Lotus Land, even a normal magician should fight. Without any help of the others, she is powerless. She only hopes that her tsukaima could be the best pet who can serve her.
But the summon is really a hard decision because everyone could only summon once in the whole life. Even then, Marisa cast it, and she told Reimu to help her. In fact, she is afraid of failed or the monster who will attack her.
Marisa: Here I go!
Reimu: Be careful, Marisa.
Marisa: What is this?
Reimu: An explosion?
Marisa: No, there should be something in the smoke.
Reimu: Oh, no. Marisa, you…
Marisa: What? A human?
Reimu: Did you hurt him?
Marisa: It’s strange, don’t tell me you are my tsukaima.
Reimu: I will pick him up.
Rinnosuke: Well, where is this?
Marisa: Oh no. Everyone know this is Lotus Land. Hey guy, are you from the outside of Lotus Land?
Rinnosuke: Of course. But how could I be here?
Reimu: Marisa! You really made a mistake. No one was ever to summon a human to be a tsukaima.
Marisa: Well, Reimu, how could this be…
Rinnosuke: Well, Miss, I don’t know what you are talking about.
Marisa: No matter what happened. Now, you are my tsukaima.
Rinnosuke: Tsukaima?
Marisa: Yes, I am your master and you are my pet.
Rinnosuke: Oh, no! I am not a cat or a dog.
Marisa: Enough! Since I summoned you, it’s your fate to serve me.
Rinnosuke: I want to back.
Marisa: Lotus Land is not easy for you, a stranger to survive. So sign up now.
Rinnosuke: Sign up?
Marisa: Yes, I will protect you when you sign up as my tsukaima.
Rinnosuke: It’s weird. How could I… be protect by a girl like you?
Marisa: You have no choice.
Rinnosuke: Damned! Don’t tell me you call a shrine maiden for the ceremony.
Reimu: I am not such a girl.
Rinnosuke: Well, I don’t want a fortune teller. I am Rinnosuke Morichika.
Marisa: I am your master Marisa Kirisame.
Reimu: Well, you are not a good master, Marisa.
Marisa: Reimu, you act strange today. Do you curse me to summon this tsukaima?
Reimu: If I have this kind of magic. I am not human.
Rinnosuke, a boy who run a computer shop, once he finished fix up a pocket computer and bring it to his customer, he returned back as normal. But unfortunately, he was entering the magic transport door by mistake.
Rinnosuke: So, Marisa, it was you who opened the magic door.
Marisa: Yes, I want to summon a tsukaima, and to summon eternal beast is my dream. I don’t know the magic was taken effect in the non-magic world.
Rinnosuke: It’s very danger to open such a magic transport door in the non-magic area.
Marisa: Don’t you think that I am useless?
Rinnosuke: No. I always think of the magic could only be used in the magic world, but you made it even in the non-magic world.
Marisa: Thanks Rinnosuke. To be your master, please tell me what you want to do in Lotus Land.
Rinnosuke: It’s hard to say. If I say I want to run a shop, is it possible?
Marisa: Since you know nothing about magic, it is a chance for you to run an item shop for magician.
Rinnosuke: But I don’t know how to cast the magic.
Marisa: You needn’t know it. You should only learn some magic knowledge.
Rinnosuke: Is there a library nearby?
Marisa: Library? As far as I remember, There is one which run by Scarlet family.
Rinnosuke: But where is it?
Marisa: It’s very far from here. It is in the Red Devil House.
Rinnosuke: The Red Devil House?
Marisa: Probably, the red devil is Remilia.
Rinnosuke: Devil? Will it kill me?
Marisa: I don’t think so.
Rinnosuke: Them, tell me where is it.
Marisa: Dream up! Even you know where is it, to cross the forest is a hard way.
Rinnosuke: Well, this made me interested in it.
Marisa: Good for you. Here is the way to the Red Devil House. But don’t be late.
It is the first time for Rinnosuke to walk in the forest alone. In fact, he is afraid of beasts and devils. The forest is huge. Even a whole day, he could not pass through.
If the way is hard like this, I will surely be die in this forest…
(A girl’s voice)
Wake up! Guy! Hey, handsome guy, wake up! Oh no! He is dying. I could only feel his weak breath and heart beating.
A strange girl takes Rinnosuke away.
Girl: You finally wake up.
Rinnosuke: Where am I?
Girl: In the Red Devil House.
Rinnosuke: Red Devil House.
Sakuya: Yes. I am Sakuya Izayoi, the maid leader of Scarlet family.
Rinnosuke: Scarlet? You mean Remilia?
Sakuya: Yes. By the way, Lady Remilia is about the age for marrying. She is seeking a boy who loves him.
Rinnosuke: Well, why do you tell me this?
Sakuya: In fact, Lady Remilia dislike a boy who is always fighting.
Rinnosuke: Yes.
Sakuya: You know, those young guys fight the intruders are really warriors. But even with the victory, most of them were end up died and injured.
Rinnosuke: I see. Remilia do not want her husband fight to protect Lotus Land because it will cost him everything.
Sakuya: That’s right. I notice that you are a guy who is full of knowledge. You know the best. So would you mind be Lady Remilia’s boyfriend.
Rinnosuke: What a joke! I even haven’t seen her at all.
Sakuya: That’s not important.
Rinnosuke: By the way, I am seeking for a library.
Sakuya: No problem. There is a big one in the Red Devil House.
Rinnosuke: You know I am not live in the Lotus Land. So I know nothing about magic.
Rinnosuke tell Sakuya what happened to him.
Sakuya: It was Marisa who summoned you?
Rinnosuke: Yes. This is the most unfortunate thing I think of.
Sakuya: To be a tsukaima and serve your master… Yes, it is really bore and you may probably lose freedom.
Rinnosuke: Then, could you tell me how could you be a maid in Red Devil House?
Sakuya: Scarlet family saved me. I was nearly killed in the battle.
Man: Sakuya, battle is not suit for you, you know.
Sakuya: But I could not accept so many warriors be killed by that evil troops.
Man: I know your feeling, but how could you a girl fight like us?
Sakuya: No, I want to fight. For our family, for the warriors who has been killed and for Lotus Land.
Man: Well, good girl. Escape here now, I don’t want you to be the hostage.
Sakuya: I was escaped but the enemies killed all of our village civilians.
Rinnosuke: What happened then?
Sakuya: The Red Devil House is the only place where the enemies was scared.
Rinnosuke: But why?
Sakuya: Probably… The Red Devil House is a place where there are no human but ghosts.
Rinnosuke: Ghosts? What is Remilia?
Sakuya: She has devil wings, probably she is a vampire.
Rinnosuke: Vampire? So she likes blood?
Sakuya: Yes. Meat is food and blood is drink for her.
Rinnosuke: Then Where could she find food? Don’t tell me she wants to kill me.
Sakuya: You are not such a bad guy. Please take it easy.
Sakuya bring Rinnosuke to Remilia.
Remilia: Well, is this the boy who you think of suit for me?
Sakuya: Yes, after a short chat with him. I find that he is a really good guy.
Remilia: OK. First, could you please tell me your name?
Rinnosuke: Yes. I am Rinnosuke Morichika.
Remilia: You are a new member in the Lotus Land. But why you choose Lotus Land?
Rinnosuke: Well, my master summoned me as a tsukaima by mistake.
Remilia: It sounds like you are similar as Sakuya. Well, since you are a guy. I don’t want you to serve me like her. You have special value for me.
Rinnosuke: But could you please tell me where the library in the Red Devil House is?
Remilia: You want to learn, don’t you.
Rinnosuke: Yes. Before I entered in the Lotus Land, I run a computer shop. I am a businessman but I should learn magic knowledge so that I can run a magic shop.
Remilia: What a nice guy! Probably there are many books in the library and I have no time to read. Maybe you can read them with Patchouli.
Rinnosuke: OK. Please show me the way.
Remilia: Oh well. Here is Patchouli.
Patchouli: Excuse me Lady Remilia, do you see Lady Flandre?
Remilia: Well, that girl. She is always like this.
Patchouli: Even Hong Meiling didn’t see her at all.
Remilia: I see. I will seek her. Patchouli, here is a customer who want to read magic books. Please show him the way.
Patchouli: Yes, madam.
Patchouli really likes reading books. She know many magics.
Patchouli: You know, I spent too many times on reading, my body could not hold.
Rinnosuke: I think if I had half of your effort, I would not work so tired.
Patchouli: To run a shop, it is easy to make money, isn’t it?
Rinnosuke: Maybe I have mind to run a shop. But to make money and expand my business, it is really a long way.
Patchouli: That’s why you want to learn more.
Rinnosuke: It’s true that everyone find that he is not genius enough when he meet problems.
Patchouli: Yes. Just like I felt I am weak when I met Hong Meiling.
Rinnosuke: What happened to you?
Patchouli: She could hold a huge stone which is heavier than her and throw it away easily. She said it is a game played by kids.
Rinnosuke: Is she really human?
Patchouli: It is true that there is no human in Red Devil House. Do you know how old is Lady Remilia?
Rinnosuke: Strange, she looks like a kid. But…
Patchouli: If she was not trouble in marrying. You would not find that she is over 500 years old.
Rinnosuke: What? 500 years old. How could I marry such an old lady?
Patchouli: Silence! Don’t let her know.
Rinnosuke: All right.
Patchouli: Haha. You are really tired. Well, I was weak like this before I started training with Hong Meiling. There is a spare room for you to rest.
Rinnosuke: It’s better to ask Remilia for acception.
Patchouli: You needn’t. Anyone is welcome for live in.
Rinnosuke is lucky when he met Sakuya. But he really dislike marry with Remilia. He doesn’t care what Remilia is. But he thinks that he will old when Remilia is really young.
Sakuya: It’s my job to serve.
Rinnosuke: Sakuya. It’s not good for a girl to live in a boy’s room.
Sakuya: I don’t care about that.
Rinnosuke: But what about Remilia?
Sakuya: She knows I am not such a girl.
Rinnosuke: In fact… You know…
Sakuya: Don’t hesitate.
Rinnosuke: I think you are more than Remilia.
Sakuya: Heh? Why?
Rinnosuke: First, you are human I don’t think of you are a monster.
Sakuya: You mean Lady Remilia will not happy when she marry you.
Rinnosuke: Yes. I think so. Furthermore, you have the same experience as I have.
Sakuya: Is this mean…
Rinnosuke: If you dislike, please forgive me.
Sakuya: Well, it’s not bad.
For Rinnosuke, Sakuya is a mature lady and she has good stature and even she does many houseworks she has good skin. She never scare anyone even the enemy troops. Rinnosuke has never found a smart girl like this. So he try to kiss Sakuya.
Sakuya: Well, I know what you want to do.
Rinnosuke: What a quick react.
Sakuya: You are really brave, Rinnosuke. Anyone is scared by my knives hidden in my uniform.
Rinnosuke: I notice them at the very first time. So I try to be trusted by you then you will not kill me in that way.
Sakuya: Well. Since you are a tsukaima, you will in trouble when you did not come back in time.
Rinnosuke: Oh, damned! I forget it.
Sakuya: But I have the way.
Rinnosuke: What’s it.
Sakuya: Do you see the clock tower? I could control time.
Rinnosuke: Well, even you can adjust the clock, you may probably cheat yourself.
Sakuya: That’s not cheating. I will return the time back when you left Marisa’s house.
Rinnosuke thinks of it is a perfect plan and thanks to Sakuya, he could return to Marisa’s house in time. But…
Marisa: Liar! Rinnosuke!
Rinnosuke: I don’t tell lie. Look, I am back in time.
Marisa: What about these mushrooms?
Rinnosuke: Mushrooms? What does it mean?
Marisa: I was searching for them for magic test. It probably take me a whole day to finish the test. So you were vanished more than one day.
Rinnosuke: That’s not true. I go to find Patchouli and ask her for some books.
Marisa: Where are the books? I know, you want to be avoid the punishment so you ask Sakuya for help.
Rinnosuke: How could you know.
Marisa: Patchouli is a friend of mine and Flandre, too. Sakuya, the maid leader, has a special ability to control time. If you really love her, just tell me.
Rinnosuke: I… I…
Rinnosuke could not say anything, his words are surely lies. Without Marisa’s support, he could not run a shop. So he left Marisa’s house and seek for a better chance.
Rinnosuke: It’s really bored. This travel will not lead to an end. Cross the hill there is a shrine on the top of the next hill. It is read as “Hakurei”.
Reimu: Ah, Rinnosuke. Welcome to Hakurei Shrine.
Rinnosuke: You should be Reimu. Miss Hakurei?
Reimu: Yes, I am Reimu Hakurei. I am sorry, I just do some cleaning up. I don’t know you come.
Rinnosuke: I can hardly believe that Miss Hakurei clean the courtyard by herself.
Reimu: In fact I am tired with training. I think it is enough for me. So I want to clean the shrine up and make tea for relax.
Rinnosuke: Well, shrine maiden, I always think that they are fortune teller. I don’t believe fortune teller at all. But in the magic world. I should not be such foolish.
Reimu: That is not foolish. If everyone don’t believe the magic, the magic will surely disappeared and there will not be any miracle in the world.
Rinnosuke: In our world, magic is nothing and money is everything.
Reimu: Money… Well, do you see the donation box in the shrine?
Rinnosuke: Yes. But there are few people come to the shrine.
Reimu: I don’t want there are crowd of people come to shrine at all.
Rinnosuke: Why?
Reimu: If there are crowd of people come to the shrine and pray, probably there is a disaster strike somewhere in Lotus Land.
Rinnosuke: Do you mean the intruder?
Reimu: Intruder is not everything. The weather is another cause of disaster. When the disaster comes, we should only use our magic to decrease the lost.
Rinnosuke: Then you can receive more money.
Reimu: I tell you that money is not everything in the magic world. With the magic, you can convert a stone into a gold. Money is nothing.
Rinnosuke: I see. But what is in the donation box?
Reimu: Masculine and feminine elements ball.
Rinnosuke: What’s this?
Reimu: It is a ball which can tell fortune, it is full of magic.
Rinnosuke: That’s why you don’t lack of money.
Reimu: Money… I think that you want to run a shop. So you want money.
Rinnosuke: Yes, and Marisa didn’t support me.
Reimu: It’s strange.
Rinnosuke: In fact, I didn’t return back in time so Marisa is angry for that.
Reimu: She is a devious girl. You messed with her.
Rinnosuke: What should I do now?
Reimu: Maybe you should ask Alice for help.
Rinnosuke: Alice? Who is she?
Reimu: A doll magician.
Rinnosuke: Doll magician.
Reimu: Yes. Her Shanghai Doll and Penglai Doll are famous.
With Reimu’s advise, Rinnosuke ask Alice for help.
Alice: Probably my dolls are not for trade, it is full of the seven colors.
Rinnosuke: Seven colors?
Alice: Yes. Red, orange, yellow, green, teal, blue and purple. That’s rainbow.
Rinnosuke: So this should be the magic.
Alice: Yes. With this magic, dolls could dance like this.
From the performance, Rinnosuke find that if he could use magic, he could run a shop without money support. But unfortunately, he could not use magic.
Rinnosuke: Marisa, I am really sorry for that. But could you please use the magic for me?
Marisa: So you really make up your mind?
Rinnosuke: Yes. I could do nothing but run a magic shop.
Marisa: Good for you, and I hope our mana support will be solved.
Rinnosuke: Thanks. I will run it with my full ability.
Marisa: Here you go. Well, the shop name. Please name it.
Rinnosuke: I think of…Curiosities of Lotus Asia. Since it is located in Lotus Land and it is my shop.
Marisa: Good. Have fun.
Finally Rinnosuke opened the Curiosities of Lotus Asia as his shop.
Rinnosuke: Welcome customer, what can I do for you?
Reisen: I want to buy some magic carrot.
Rinnosuke: As you wish. Bunny likes carrot.
Reisen: Don’t call me bunny. I am Reisen. I want to buy magic carrot because my master’s daughter is ill.
Rinnosuke: Oh, well. This one is a kind of herb. Just be sure to use it.
Reisen: Well. I will.
Rinnosuke: Strange. The Lotus Land is full of weird lives. Besides, most of them are looks like maiden. There should be something happened.
Sakuya: Hello, Rinnosuke. I am your customer.
Rinnosuke: Yes. Sakuya. Can I help you?
Sakuya: Yes, please. I want some health potion.
Rinnosuke: OK. Which one.
Sakuya: This one. You know, Lady Frandre is ill. That girl… She is always troublesome.
Rinnosuke: Just take it easy. She will be mature when she grown up like her big sis.
Sakuya: I hope so.
Rinnosuke is probably a man who can do business well. On the other hand, he always keeps an eye on every customer. What he wants to know is what made it is so strange that there are seldom some guys in Lotus Land but most of the civilian in the Lotus Land are maidens. What is the cause?
Rinnosuke: It’s about the time to close.
Suika: Excuse me, is there any wine?
Rinnosuke: Wait, such a little girl drink wine?
Suika: Yes?
Rinnosuke: It seems that you are not old enough to drink wine.
Suika: It’s impolite to say I am old.
Rinnosuke: I know, but you have not reached the age to drink.
Suika: How do you know?
Rinnosuke: By what you look like.
Suika: Well, maybe I am young. I have already reached the age to drink.
Rinnosuke: Well, what kind of wine do you like? Whisky? Brandy? Or anything else?
Suika: Wine is not important, but drink alone is really bore.
Rinnosuke: You mean.
Suika: Would you mind drink with me?
Rinnosuke: Ah… I have never drunken wine before.
Suika: Don’t tell lie. Every boy about your age has drunken for several times.
Rinnosuke: You know, I am not healthy enough.
Suika: What’s up?
Rinnosuke: It’s true that I have drunken before. But each time when I drunk, I got headache for more than one week.
Suika: What’s wrong with you.
Rinnosuke: First, I dislike the taste of wine. Second, the alcohol is really harmful for health. I wonder why those guys like drink such a weird liquid? When they drunk, they feel happy, some of them even cannot live without drink.
Suika: That is probably because of alcohol.
Rinnosuke: But alcohol does harm to them. You know, anyone is not allowed to drive after drink.
Suika: Then ask someone else to drive.
Rinnosuke: Yes, I am always the driver after the dinner.
Suika: Well, good for you.
Rinnosuke never see a girl like Suika who always drink wine.
Rinnosuke: By the way, a girl like you who can drink so much should not be an ordinary one. Can you tell me your name?
Suika: Suika Ibuki.
Rinnosuke: Well, next time, I want to see your act after drink. Can you beat a tiger?
Suika: Laughable! There is no tiger in Lotus Land.
Rinnosuke: Then some other beasts are OK.
Suika: It sounds good. By the way, summer is coming. What about go to the beach.
Rinnosuke: Beach? But where is the beach?
Suika: Don’t tell me Marisa did not tell you.
Rinnosuke: How do you know Marisa?
Suika: Marisa is always thinking of she is an ordinary magician. But she was probably born as a great magic caster.
Rinnosuke: So when she was born. She is surely to be a magician.
Suika: That’s right. She always hide her power.
From Suika, Rinnosuke knows that Marisa is not ordinary. He picks up the information he got and found that the Lotus Land is full of mystery. That’s why the other lands want to conquer Lotus Land. On the other hand, Lotus Land is hard to break in but human never give up conquering.
Marisa: Well, Rinnosuke, I want to invite you to the beach.
Rinnosuke: Marisa, what are you talking about.
Marisa: You know, there is a festival in Lotus Land in summer.
Rinnosuke: Does it take place on the beach?
Marisa: Yes.
Rinnosuke: What’s it?
Marisa: Since most of Lotus Land civilians are maidens. There is a ceremony for beauty.
Rinnosuke: Who could be the princess of beauty?
Marisa: I am not sure. Maybe I have no chance.
Rinnosuke: Don’t say that. Marisa always think of this. So you are always failed.
Marisa: Well, I don’t tell lie. From the day I met you, I found out why I am not pretty enough.
Rinnosuke: What does that mean?
Marisa: You are kind with other girls and never mind me at all.
Rinnosuke: But this is not your fault.
Marisa: You are my tsukaima. A master who cannot stay with his tsukaima is really a failure.
Rinnosuke: Please don’t call me tsukaima. I am human but not beast.
Marisa: Tsukaima is tsukaima, no matter what you are.
Rinnosuke: I only want to be your friend but not your servant. Is that all right?
Marisa: But your signal… Since we signed up, this relationship cannot be broken.
Rinnosuke found out why Marisa is always failed. To be an ordinary magician is Marisa’s will. But the others don’t think this is enough for her. They look Marisa as a famous magic caster. That’s why Marisa always failed. Is there anyway to change her mind? Rinnosuke went to Hakurei Shrine for help.
Rinnosuke: Wow, Suika. Do you enter the shrine for pray?
Suika: It’s a ceremony.
Rinnosuke: But why you bring wine here?
Suika: Wine is important in the ceremony. I know you never care about wine.
Rinnosuke: I think those who want to drink only want more wine. No matter which kind, he will feel happy.
Suika: You are wrong. Those drunken guys are wise guy. Wines for ceremony should be a special kind. There is a girl I want to tell you and she is really great.
Rinnosuke: Who is she?
Suika: Reimu.
Rinnosuke: That shrine maiden?
Suika: Yes. She never drinks but she knows much about wine.
Rinnosuke: It is her job to learn this.
Suika: Besides this. She is a genius to solve the mystery.
Rinnosuke: You mean…
Suika: We often consider her as a detective.
Rinnosuke: Detective?
Suika: The devils… If the devils are weak, they probably will be defeated by her. If they are strong, Reimu is their best friend. No devils could escape her.
Rinnosuke: Sounds great. By the way, is she here today?
Suika: Yes, I saw her cleaning the courtyard when I entered the shrine.
Rinnosuke: Don’t tell me she is now preparing the tea.
Suika: You are smart.
Reimu: Suika. Tea is ready. Would you like to have some?
Suika: Thanks.
Reimu: Rinnosuke? You must be in trouble again.
Rinnosuke: Yes. Nothing I could be hidden in the shrine.
Reimu: What’s it?
Rinnosuke: Probably, I wonder why Marisa got so much failure. Is that because of some devil cursed her?
Reimu: Devil? I don’t think so. As a magician, to fight the devil is a lesson to learn.
Rinnosuke: Then why does everyone think of Marisa should be a great magic caster?
Reimu: This should be a long story. Marisa is not just like she looks. When the Lotus Land was under attack, she escaped her house like the other civilians. But it is strange that the intruder could not enter her house. So they think of Marisa had set the trap already before she left her house. That magic trap could not be set by an ordinary magician; it is contained with a great power. This power, only the great magic caster could own. So she is always the greatest one in our mind. When she knows the eternal beast, we hope her to summon one with her power, but she failed. So she doesn’t consider herself as a great magic caster but a failed magician.
Rinnosuke: Is there anyway to change her mind?
Reimu: Even I am a close friend, I have no way.
Rinnosuke: Maybe I am not genius, I just want her to attend…
Reimu: I know. You want her to be the princess of beauty.
Rinnosuke: Wow, you can read my mind.
Reimu: Shrine maidens are consider as the priest who can talk with gods. So read mind is a little case.
The ceremony is open. Rinnosuke went to the beach, but he didn’t know what they are doing to show the beauty.
Reimu: here is the list.
Rinnosuke: Excuse me. What is the standard of beauty?
Reimu: That’s not important. It’s not a match. Since you are here, your words is the best and the truth.
Rinnosuke: Damned! That means I am the referee.
Reimu: Well, just prepare for the present which you want to sent to your princess.
Rinnosuke: What should I do? Well, this is the way.
Rinnosuke looked up the list and find that it’s a hard decision.
Rinnosuke: Well, give me one more day and I will finish it.
Marisa: That’s enough for you. You never mind me at all.
Rinnosuke: I don’t mean that. I just think of it’s not suit for you.
Marisa: You tell lie again.
Rinnosuke: Somebody help me!
Suika: Well, you’d better drink some.
Rinnosuke: But drinking does not solve the problem.
Suika: OK, just see my performance.
Suika has drunken so much then she begins to breathe fire.
Suika: Well, I feel good.
Rinnosuke: Wait, Suika. There is something coming.
Suika: What’s it? Does it want to fight with me.
Rinnosuke: I don’t know, but be careful.
Suika: No problem. I just want to throw the bottle on its brain.
In fact, this is a huge octopus and its tentacles are really powerful.
Suika: Get away from me or I will start fire.
Rinnosuke: Silly girl! Don’t think of this could damage it.
Youmu: It’s better to use sword to cut its tentacles.
Rinnosuke: You should be Youmu. If you could do this, you are probably the princess.
Youmu: I don’t care about this. But it is really hard to attack it because the tentacles are huge and so many.
Rinnosuke: Oh, no! Marisa, Alice, Remilia, are caught by it too.
Sakuya: No. I could not throw knives. They will got damaged.
Rinnosuke: How could this…
When they are thinking of how to deal with the octopus, all the girls were caught by the huge tentacles.
Sakuya: It feels strange, don’t touch there.
Remilia: I don’t want to be raped by this kind of…
Reimu: Somebody help me!
Youmu: Rinnosuke, please do something.
Reisen: Rinnosuke, there is no time left. Please use Youmu’s sword.
Rinnosuke: Enough! You silly bunny. I am not skillful in using sword, how could I.
Patchouli: That’s not important. Even you don’t know swordsmanship, you have the chance.
Rinnosuke: What should I do?
Rinnosuke finally made up his mind. He wanted to save them all. Although his sword skill is act as a joke, he never dreads anything. He cut off the tentacles one by one.
Rinnosuke: Leave here now.
Remilia: Yes!
Rinnosuke: That damned octopus. You are finished!
Reisen: Thanks.
Reimu: Go to save Marisa.
Rinnosuke: I will. Please leave here now.
Suika: Please stop the octopus.
Rinnosuke: Got you!
Marisa: Save me quick, you are such a useless tsukaima.
Finally, Rinnosuke saved all the girls. He thinks that it is a pity if he doesn’t use the tentacles. What about cook something? He thinks. Yes. Since they are here, it’s a good idea to bake the tentacles.
Rinnosuke: Well, the food is ready. Where is Marisa?
Marisa: You idiot maid! Do you think you have perfect stature?
Sakuya: Not great as your magic.
Marisa: Do you really want to joke with me?
Sakuya: I will never be scared by anyone.
Rinnosuke: Enough for this. Don’t you hungry?
Marisa: Well, that’s it.
Suika: Hey, Rinnosuke, there is still some wine left. Would you like to drink with me?
Rinnosuke: Drinking again? Suika, please notice your swimming suit.
Suika: What is it? Argh!
The wonderful time has passed quickly. Rinnosuke soon continue with his business. Days passed one by one. It is about the autumn.
Marisa: Look at the moon, it will be round again.
Rinnosuke: Yes. It’s about half a year since I come to Lotus Land.
Marisa: Do you miss your family?
Rinnosuke: Sure. I want to back, but…
Marisa: Is it because of I summoned you.
Rinnosuke: Not probably. But there is something I should prepare.
Marisa: What is it?
Rinnosuke: Secret.
Rinnosuke missed his family. But he still cannot return home.
Rinnosuke: Here you are.
Reimu: What's this?
Marisa: It is called "moon cake".
Reimu: Moon cake?
Marisa: In China, today is mid-autumn. Look, the moon is round and it is also big.
Rinnosuke: Yes, the biggest one we can see in the whole year.
Reimu: So the moon cakes probably were made in China?
Marisa: Yes. In China, today is also the day for reunion
Reimu: Reunion? You mean...
Marisa: Family. Everyone is busy for his business so they could only be back in this festival.
There rings Marisa's cell phone.
Marisa: Hello, Alice, anything wrong? All right. I'll be back.
Rinnosuke: What happened to Alice?
Marisa: You know, dolls are lonely without their masters.
Rinnosuke: That damned doll, don't tell me she will fall in love someday.
Marisa: I'm not sure about that. All right, I'll back first, but don't be late.
Rinnosuke: Yes, master.
The mid-autumn day. Rinnosuke and Reimu, both of them missed their family.
Rinnosuke: Well, Reimu, there is still a problem that I cannot follow it.
Reimu: What's it?
Rinnosuke: Do you remember the first time we met each other?
Reimu: Yes.
Rinnosuke: I heard your name from Marisa. But I don't know your family name.
Reimu: Family name?
Rinnosuke: Yes, I was not such a close friend at that time. So I want to call you as...
Reimu: Since we know each other, just call me Reimu.
Rinnosuke: I want, but... When I see the title of the shrine, it is read as "Hakurei". So you must be Reimu Hakurei.
Reimu: You are genius, but Hakurei is not my family name.
Rinnosuke: What? are you kidding, Miss Hakurei?
Reimu: I am not a kid. This is not a joke. Probably... you know.
Rinnosuke: What's up?
Reimu: When I was born. Lotus Land was under attack. My parents and many friend of theirs' were fighting the intruders. They have no time to take care of me.
Man: If this is our fate to fight. Please take care of our children.
Monk: All right. But I don't know their name yet.
Man: Probably I haven’t named them yet..
Monk: OK, I will take care of them.
Man: Maybe we cannot hold any longer. The Lotus Land depends on our children.
Reimu: The monk bring me to Hakurei Shrine which is safe. It is the place I lived in since them.
Rinnosuke: Then who gave you the name?
Reimu: The monk did. After I knew how to speak, my parents had already gone.
Rinnosuke: I am sorry. But where is your sister you mentioned?
Reimu: Meimu, I only hear her name from the monk. The monk only tell me what she looks like. I never see her at all.
Rinnosuke: Then where is the monk now?
Reimu: The younger were fighting the introder, and most of them were killed or disabled. The rest were old, and a few years later, they were gone. That's why you can see few guys in Lotus Land.
Rinnosuke: So you mean that's why the most civilian in Lotus Land now are maidens.
Reimu: Yes. We are the only ones who protect the Lotus Land.
Rinnosuke: What a shame!
Reimu: Since there are few guys, we are bored with each other. We are looking forward to summon "tsukaima" for pet.
Rinnosuke: I see.
Reimu: I don’t think tsukaima could change our fate.
Rinnosuke: Yes. Just like me, I didn’t do anything at all. You see, Marisa is not my best love and I don’t feel that I fall in love with someone.
Reimu: The summer is almost over. The weather becomes cooler and cooler. Every year, I feel sad when the day is cool.
Rinnosuke: Is that because you are the only one left in the shrine?
Reimu: No. With Marisa and other friends, I don’t feel lonely, but I dislike battle at all. Because of the battle, Hakurei Shrine is poorer and poorer.
Rinnosuke: I see that. The monks are gone and there is no one wants to be a monk.
Rinnosuke thinks of Hakurei Shrine is a great man who created it. But it is only a sad place for Reimu and all the members in Lotus Land. Rinnosuke find that the autumn is coming. He puts on a coat and run his business again.
Three months passed. His shop is famous in the Lotus Land. Unknown to Rinnosuke, there is a disaster near.
Rinnosuke: Hello, Reisen. What can I do for you.
Reisen: You know, my master caught cold. I want to buy some medicine.
Rinnosuke: This herb takes effect, and it is cheap, too.
Reisen: Thanks.
Rinnosuke: Next one.
Sakuya: Well, Rinnosuke, I am surprised that you have this kind of medicine. I could not find it in other shops. So I went to your shop.
Rinnosuke: What’s up? It seems that these days, many customers want to buy this medicine.
Sakuya: Maybe the sickness is serious in this season. Both Remilia and Frandre are not healthy. The two ladies are sick.
Rinnosuke: What a headache problem!
Rinnosuke find that the winter is the most serious season because there are too many people are sick. On the other hand, someone is ready to ambush Lotus Land.
Sakuya: Here is the medicine.
Remilia: Thanks goodness.
Sakuya: I found it only in Rinnosuke’s shop.
Remilia: Well. Sakuya, there is still a problem lead to us.
Sakuya: What is it.
Remilia: When I was looking for Frandre in the forest, I find that she is not in Marisa’s house and when I found her, I saw an evil group of troops.
Sakuya: Who are they?
Remilia: They are the one who fight with us when you were young.
Sakuya: That means…
Remilia: Since sickness is serious in Lotus Land. They probably want to destroy us.
Sakuya: Is that because of them, we got sick?
Remilia: I am not sure.
Sakuya: But we have not enough warriors and the sickness... How could we conquer these?
Remilia: This time, I am not sure will they kill us all or not.
Sakuya: The Red Devil House… They have power to destroy?
Remilia: Yes. There power is strong enough to destroy the whole Lotus Land.
Sakuya: It’s terrible. What should we do?
Remilia: It’s not the time to say that Lotus Land is full of strange lives. No matter humans, ghosts, monsters and other living things, we should fight.
Sakuya: Then I should tell everyone about this.
Remilia: Yes. Be sure to do this, you are my only hope.
A group of evil troops… They have power to destroy the whole Lotus Land. Most of the civilians are sick. Could they defeat the enemy?
Sakuya: It’s terrible.
Rinnosuke: Yes. What happened?
Sakuya: Please tell every customer about this.
Rinnosuke: Well, I think I should close the shop at once.
Marisa: Well, well. Now we have stocked together. What happened Sakuya?
Sakuya told everyone what Remilia said.
Rinnosuke: Damned! They were prepared for this. They think of it’s a chance to destroy us.
Sakuya: Even the Red Devil House is not safe. Where should we hide ourselves?
Rinnosuke: There is no place safe. I think we should disguise ourselves.
Sakuya: That’s OK. But how could Lady Remilia hide her wings?
Rinnosuke: That’s easy. A big cloak is all right.
Sakuya: OK, it’s time to return back. Be careful everyone.
When Sakuya return to the Red Devil House. Hong Meiling tell her a terrible news.
Meiling: I saw the enemy, they are about to attack us.
Sakuya: How many troops?
Meiling: A troops with more than 100,000 members.
Sakuya: What about their skill?
Meiling: They are divided into several groups such as fighters, archers, magicians and so on. Each group is skillful.
Sakuya: What about our troops.
Meiling: Our warriors could fight but without magic, we may in trouble.
Sakuya: So what should we do now.
Meiling: Defend in the Red Devil House is impossible. We will be crushed sooner or later. So it is better to escape.
Sakuya: All right.
Meiling: Those guys know many things about Lotus Land. We maybe not safe to escape from them.
Sakuya: What about Rinnosuke, he is a stranger.
Meiling: That’s it. Remilia has her own ship. If we could arrive at the dock, we can escape the Lotus Land.
Sakuya: Then how could we back.
Meiling: The disease is not caused by them. So they will surely feel sick when the weather is even cold.
Sakuya: That’s it.
Without business, Rinnosuke is a free guy. But there is a mission which could only be done by him.
Sakuya: Well, Rinnosuke, this is depended on you.
Rinnosuke: I don’t think I could do anything.
Sakuya: That’s not important. Lady Remilia is the one who they want to catch alive. So please protect her.
Rinnosuke: How could I…
Marisa: Since we have disguised ourselves. We could help you to escape.
Reimu: Yes, just keep them busy.
Rinnosuke: It sounds good. Since you are dressed like a normal civilian, how could Remilia…?
Sakuya: Lady Remilia is short, but we offer her a big size cloth so that she could hide herself. Here is the cloak, maybe you can cheat the enemy.
Remilia: Rinnosuke, now we should act as a couple.
Rinnosuke: Couple?
Remilia: Ladies are not so casual, so they could not find it.
Rinnosuke: Where should we hide ourselves?
Remilia: In the hotel.
Rinnosuke and Remilia hide themselves in a hotel and act as a couple.
Waiter: What can I do for you.
Rinnosuke: I want a room for my wife and I.
Waiter: You are lucky, man. There is one left and enjoy yourself.
Rinnosuke: Thanks.
Remilia: Well, we are safe temporally.
Rinnosuke: Look at that, the enemies have already find here.
Remilia: Don’t be shy, just act as we are couple.
Captain: Tell me! Have you seen a vampire with red eyes and devil wings?
Waiter: You are so funny. How could I allow a vampire live in the hotel? We will surely be killed by him.
Captain: You are hopeless. We gonna to find out by ourselves.
Soliders: Yes, sir!
Rinnosuke: Silence. They are coming.
Captain: Open the door.
Rinnosuke: Who are you?
Captain: If you don’t want to die, just open the door.
Rinnosuke: You are too noisy. My wife was scared.
Captain: Shut up! Or I will break in.
Rinnosuke: Just try it.
Captain: Don’t be stupid! I don’t tell lie.
The captain broke the door.
Rinnosuke: What are you seeking for?
Captain: A red devil.
Rinnosuke: Devil?
Captain: You’d better to tell us if you know. Look at your wife. She is scared like this. Devil may kill her. If you want to help, just call us. Everyone, leave now. The devil is not here.
Rinnosuke: What a weird captain.
Remilia: We are safe. Maybe we should find Sakuya and the others.
Rinnosuke: Yes. I hope they have done already.
Remilia and Rinnosuke escaped the hotel and got to the dock.
Sakuya: Well, it’s finished. Everyone is ready.
Meiling: There are still 70,000 soliders left. We should leave here at once.
Sakuya: Rinnosuke, there is something I want to give you.
Rinnosuke: Yes. Please tell me.
Sakuya: When you were with Remilia, Marisa thought that you maybe killed by the enemies. So she is the one who care about your life. I think it is necessary for you to use it.
Rinnosuke: Yes, Marisa finally makes up her mind. She trusts me, so I am alive.
Marisa: Hey, Rinnosuke, ship is ready.
Rinnosuke: There is still an important thing I should do with you.
Marisa: What is it?
Rinnosuke: Marry with me, will you?
Marisa: Why you…
Rinnosuke: I know you love me in mind. Without you, I maybe killed already.
Marisa: Well. Should we drink wine this time.
Rinnosuke: What? Wine?
Marisa: Suika! Bring me the wine.
Suika: Yes.
Rinnosuke: Suika. You…
Suika: I know you like drink wine with your wife, so I bring the best wine on the ship.
Rinnosuke: All right.
Suika: Ah, this one I should put it in the wine.
Rinnosuke: What’s it?
Suika: Sakuya give it to you because you need it now.
Rinnosuke: What’s it?
Suika: Just wait and see.
Rinnosuke: It seems like I am played by you.
Sakuya saw all of these, but she could not say anything.
Suika: Ah, Rinnosuke cheated. He doesn’t drink.
Marisa: Well, it’s your turn Rinnosuke.
Rinnosuke: you know, I dislike drink. What about a half cup.
Marisa: It’s not fair.
Rinnosuke: Forgive me, I don’t want get headache for a whole week.
Marisa: All right.
Rinnosuke: Marisa…Marisa… Suika! What is it?
Sakuya: Probably it is sleeping pill.
Rinnosuke: Why you give me sleeping pill?
Sakuya: Since you escaped just now, you maybe cannot fall asleep because you will think of the enemies will kill you. Anyone is not strong enough without good sleep.
Rinnosuke: So Marisa wants me to escape the nightmare.
Sakuya: Yes. I don’t expect that Suika did such a silly.
Rinnosuke: Why you don’t tell me when Suika do this?
Sakuya: You may probably get in fight if I tell you. It’s not to fight each other now.
Rinnosuke: Sakuya, please allow me to do something, maybe it is stupid.
Sakuya: Just say it.
Rinnosuke: I want to stay at Lotus Land and fight. Just forget me if you land on a new land safely.
Sakuya: Why you…
Rinnosuke: I learn this from Reimu. It is said that the magician summon tsukaima to change their fate. But as a tsukaima, I didn’t do anything yet. Now Marisa has to move to an unknown land, maybe she could not return in Lotus Land again. I think I should fight even that cost me everything.
Remilia: What a kind man! I missed a chance again.
Youmu: If you really want to fight, please take this sword.
Rinnosuke: What is this sword?
Youmu: It can gather natural power when it is released, no one can stop it. If you have no way left, you could use this.
Rinnosuke: Thanks. That evil troops, I will send you to the end.
Reimu: Good luck, Rinnosuke. We wish you back.
Rinnosuke makes up his mind to fight. 70,000 enemies, he wishes Youmu’s sword will take effect.
Solider: Here he is. Attack!
Rinnosuke: You are too late. Let me show you the power of nature.
Solider: What’s it. The wind is gust and we could not close to him.
Rinnosuke: Die. You evil troops.
Archer: Fire! Kill him with our allows.
Marisa: What is that sound?
Reimu: Marisa, you finally awake.
Marisa: Rinnosuke, where are you.
Reimu: Look, he is fighting against the enemies.
Marisa: What? How could he.
Sakuya: He is brave. I am glad you have such a good husband.
Remilia: Yes. There is no warrior could make such a decision.
Marisa: No! I don’t want him to fight.
Youmu: Just take it easy. With the magic sword, he is not that weak.
Marisa: I want to back.
Suika: No. The ship has already taken to the sea.
Marisa: No way. Rinnosuke!
Rinnosuke were killed by the enemies. But the enemies were killed by the natural power as well. Marisa could not fall asleep since that day. Soon they got the news that the enemies had been surrended.
Sakuya: Finally we could return back to Lotus Land.
Reimu: I hope the Hakurei Shrine is still located on that hill.
Sakuya: As far as I know, our hometown was not damaged. Thanks to our warriors.
Suika: Great! It’s time for cheer.
Marisa: But I don’t want to drink at all.
Reimu: What’s up?
Marisa: Rinnosuke…If I love him more, he will not do such a stupid.
Reisen: He is not idiot. Peace will not come without his power.
Youmu: We are afraid of death, so we never release that power.
Reimu: So, Marisa, don’t cry anymore.
Marisa locked herself in her own house since she return back to Lotus Land. No one can ever comfort her. One day, she hear a familiar sound.
Rinnosuke: Marisa. I am back.
Marisa: What? Rinnosuke?
Rinnosuke: Yes. I am really Rinnosuke.
Marisa: You are alive, thank goodness. They said that you have already gone.
Rinnosuke: Yes, it’s true.
Marisa: How could you back.
Rinnosuke: When I was gone, I find that the Lotus Land is full of ghosts already. They are the ones who were killed in the last battle. There is a female voice who tells to me.
Yuyuko: Maybe I am a wraith. I could help you since you still have something to do.
Rinnosuke: Who are you.
Yuyuko: I am Yuyuko Saigyouji. I learn that Youmu gave you a sword so that you could defeat the enemies.
Rinnosuke: Yes, thanks to her.
Yuyuko: You are a warrior who can release that power, so you have the chance to live again.
Rinnosuke: You mean…
Yuyuko: I am a wraith who live in Lotus Land before. Youmu is my friend. I never think that I could accept by the others.
Rinnosuke: Then why you give the only chance to me?
Yuyuko: Probably I am more than one thousand year old, I admire Remilia has courage to live with human, but I could not. Youmu is the only one I can talk with.
Rinnosuke: Then what about return back now?
Yuyuko: Could everyone accept me.
Rinnosuke: I think so. Since they consider that I have already gone. I shall be a ghost like you. If they could accept me, they will surely accept you as well.
Yuyuko: Thanks. By the way, what kind of property do you want to be?
Rinnosuke: I want to be a human again.
Yuyuko: Well, have fun.
Rinnosuke: That’s all.
Marisa: Then where is Yuyuko right now.
Rinnosuke: She wants to stay with Youmu. Maybe Youmu knows for sure.
Marisa: All right.
Reimu: Rinnosuke, I heard that you have returned, and the puzzle of Yuyuko is finally solved.
Rinnosuke: Yes. Ah, Youmu, you are here. I wonder where is Yuyuko.
Youmu: Well, she just wants to see you.
Yuyuko: Well done, Rinnosuke. Finally I could be accept by everyone. Lotus Land, a place I have dreamed to return for more than a hundred year. Now I am back.
Marisa: A hundred year?
Yuyuko: Yes. I am still alone. I always wish to have a child, but Youmu cannot help me. Now I want Rinnosuke to help me make one.
Rinnosuke: Ah, it’s too sudden. What about…
Yuyuko: Never mind. You cannot be others. Although I am old, I still look young.
Rinnosuke: Well. But…
Marisa: Return back! You idiot tsukaima. You are my tsukaima. You are not belonging to anyone! Come back, Rinnosuke! Well, I will catch you sooner or later!
