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Gensokyo, Scarlet Devil Mansion...
It was early morning, and the Mist Lake at the foot of Youkai Mountain seemed to have grown even foggier. The Scarlet Devil Mansion beside the lake was shrouded in a layer of white mist, making it look somewhat illusory.
A cold wind howled through the air, carrying away the surrounding mist while bringing in fresh fog rising from Mist Lake. This kept the area around Scarlet Devil Mansion hazy at all times. Coupled with how out of place the mansion already looked against its surroundings, it inevitably brought a mirage to mind.
"Buzz..."
At some point, the space near Mist Lake in front of Scarlet Devil Mansion quietly twisted.
The air trembled, dispersing all the surrounding mist. Like boiling water, ripples gradually spread through it—not too violently, yet not too slowly.
Within those spatial ripples that others could not see, two figures, one large and one small, emerged out of thin air.
"Tap..."
An exceptionally faint landing sound was like a needle dropping into the silent world. Though incredibly soft, it echoed clearly through the surroundings.
Holding Flandre, Wu Yan raised his head and looked at the huge, somewhat illusory building before him, feeling rather moved.
"It's called Scarlet Devil Mansion, but rather than a demon's manor, it looks more like a ghostly castle..."
That could not be helped.
Shrouded in the fog of Mist Lake, Scarlet Devil Mansion, which already carried a somewhat sinister atmosphere, had become thoroughly eerie. It made one worry that if they entered, then when the fog dispersed, they might vanish from the world along with the building.
Calling Scarlet Devil Mansion a haunted house would not have been