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Gensokyo, Scarlet Devil Mansion...
Holding a wrapped cake in his hands, Wu Yan hummed as he descended from the sky, landing before Scarlet Devil Mansion and walking toward it.
That cake had been made by Wu Yan at Alice's house.
Because the way he had gotten Alice to forgive him had been rather shameless, Alice had remained furious. Wu Yan had tried every possible way to cheer her up, and in the end, only his greatest skill—cooking—had softened her pretty face, which had been covered in coldness and anger.
This cake had been made alongside the one he used to cheer Alice up, intended for everyone at Scarlet Devil Mansion to have a taste as well.
Come to think of it, Wu Yan had previously promised Sakuya that he would personally cook them a meal when he had the chance and let them taste his cooking. Unfortunately, the arrival of the Seven Deadly Sins had ruined those plans.
Now, although it was only a cake, Wu Yan believed that with his cooking skills, Remilia and the others would definitely be satisfied.
Passing through Mist Lake, which was shrouded in chilly fog, he headed toward the entirely crimson western-style mansion. Before long, the iron gate surrounding Scarlet Devil Mansion came into view.
Beside that iron gate, a red-haired girl in a green qipao leaned against the wall. Like a gatekeeper, she stood there as though she would never fall, guarding the outer entrance of Scarlet Devil Mansion.
A closer look revealed that she wore a green cap with a golden five-pointed star on its front. Right in the center of that star was a gleaming throwing knife, its blade sharp, embedded there like