(Heartfelt thanks to 'x16341313', 'Magical cc', 'Yan Yu Jiangnan', and 'Zhou Delin' for their rewards.)
Gensokyo, Eientei in the Bamboo Forest of the Lost...
Seated at the small wooden table in the center of Eientei's main hall, Wu Yan propped his cheek up with one hand, his elbow resting on the tabletop as he gazed ahead.
Across from him, Houraisan Kaguya held a small bowl filled with white rice. Before her sat a wooden tray carrying several small dishes. She absentmindedly picked at the rice in her bowl while staring intently at Wu Yan, her eyes repeatedly sweeping over him from top to bottom.
It was not just Houraisan Kaguya. Yagokoro Eirin sat beside Wu Yan and Houraisan Kaguya, likewise watching Wu Yan without a word. However, unlike Houraisan Kaguya, there was no scrutiny in Yagokoro Eirin's gaze—only coldness and hostility.
Besides Houraisan Kaguya and Yagokoro Eirin, Reisen was still bound by the Chains of Discipline in a corner of the hall, enduring the final sin of the Seven Deadly Sins. She groaned miserably as she twisted and struggled, looking pitiful beyond words.
In such a strange scene, Wu Yan could only endure Houraisan Kaguya's scrutinizing gaze, Yagokoro Eirin's hostile stare, and Reisen's aggressive, burning eyes as he sighed.
Who could he blame?...
Could he blame Houraisan Kaguya and Yagokoro Eirin?...
Houraisan Kaguya was merely indignant that her life had been forcibly taken and fused with Wu Yan's through such an overbearing act beyond her control. Yagokoro Eirin merely believed Wu Yan had done something to Houraisan Kaguya. Was that not the case?...
The only one to blame was Wu Yan for using a method that so easily provoked such attitudes from the two of them.
But at the time, aside from making Houraisan Kaguya his summoned character, there had