45th Chapter or So / 93: A Similar Presence

Shuya very glad that he hadn't taken advantage of the Fox God's slumber to cause trouble.

Since the Fox God Festival is held every year, the power of the Fox God should not have reached its limit.

Especially today, the Fox God's power will reach its peak for the year.

People come to participate in the festival, and even if they don't believe in Him, they still maintain a certain level of respect.

The more lively the festival becomes, the stronger the reverence grows.

Small acts of respect, when accumulated, can become a powerful force.

Shuya felt that he hadn't done anything wrong, and he had even given gifts, so there was no way he would be targeted.

So he casually went out to stroll through the festival with Rena.

While walking, Shuya asked:

"Speaking of which, is there anything you'd like to visit, Rena?"

"No."

Answered Rena.

That's true, she comes back every year, so she probably doesn't find the local festivals particularly interesting.

She said, "What do you want to do, Shu-chan? Don't worry about me, I'll go with you."

"I don't know either, let's just wander around for now."

Shuya the Way.

"Alright."

Rena nodded casually.

"..."

Shuya felt that Rena seemed a little absent-minded today.

He observed carefully for a while and suddenly noticed that Rena's gaze was always unconsciously looking in one direction.

Wait...? That's not the direction...

Shrine?

"Rena- neechan? What are you looking at?"

Shuya asked.

"Nothing...? What's wrong?"

Rena turned to look at Shuya; her gaze was calm, as if nothing had changed.

But Shuya knew her very well and knew that she was different today than usual.

She was naturally surrounded by an air of mystery.

Today, this quality is even more pronounced.

---More intense than any other day before.

Shuya smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just noticed you always seem to be looking towards the mountains."

"Is there?"

Rena asked doubtfully, her expression not seeming like she was lying, as if it really was an unconscious action.

"Forget it, let's go."

Shuya didn't pursue the matter further.

As they talked, they reached the middle of the city. There weren't many people there; most had gone to the beach.

It's very lively over there now, the noise is huge, you can hear it from far away.

Moreover, the area is brightly lit, which is a complete form of light pollution.

They walked in Rena Shuya they reached the festival venue.

Once outside the city limits, the view suddenly opened up before us.

Rows of small stalls lined the beach, and countless people were playing and strolling around.

The sheer number of people on the Small Island makes it hard to believe that it's usually quite deserted.

The crowd was clearly divided into two groups: the older people were mostly locals, while the others, dressed fashionably, were tourists or young people living on the nearby Main Island.

Shuya looked at the sea of people with some difficulty; he didn't really like crowded places.

But then, suddenly...

A soft little hand took his hand.

"Zero, Rena- nee?"

Shuya surprised.

There are too many people.

Rena gave a simple explanation; she didn't have any further thoughts.

Shuya was overjoyed, but of course he didn't show it on his face.

He took Rena's hand and led her into the venue.

In the sea of people, Shuya and Rena were naturally squeezed together.

Shuya could clearly sense the perfect figure hidden beneath that thin yukata.

Please allow Shuya to retract the foreword.

---Places with lots of people are awesome!

Rena clearly didn't like it; she frowned slightly, clearly uncomfortable in such a lively place.

Shuya noticed this and started picking out some stalls to play at, using fun to drive away his unhappiness.

And so these stalls became a disaster, because with Shuya's physical abilities, these kinds of stalls shouldn't have been difficult for him.

Actually, those who offered suggestions mentioned two things.

The first point concerns "changing settings midway".

Second, regarding "changing the positioning".

First of all, I never said in the beginning that this book had no mystical elements, right? I think it's normal for new settings to appear as the protagonist explores and the plot progresses, so how can you talk about "changing" them?

And look, see when I started practicing cultivation techniques.

Around Chapter 45.

Judging by the word count, it's probably around 100,000 words ago.

And then you guys started talking about "mid-term"?

Mid-term?

Me: WTF???

Those who say this, take a good look at yourselves and ask yourselves if you thought before you spoke.

One hundred thousand words—in today's online novels that start at a million words, isn't that still very early?

Isn't this precisely the period when a book unfolds its plot and develops its worldview?

Have you all been poisoned by all the unfinished and delayed updates on Shuke)? You think you've reached the middle of the story after reading only 100,000 words?

Are you serious?

So I think I've finished the whole book now, right?

Wake up, that's not called the mid-term.

Using a twelve-episode anime season as an analogy, this is only the end of Part A of the first episode, and you're already saying it's midway through, that the setting has been changed, and then you go and give it a rating.

???

This really baffled me.

The second question is "changing the location".

I'm completely baffled too.

Please do not presume to define this book, then be disappointed and start blaming me.

I don't like to define this book using one or two categories.

You can read books, but why do you have to set frameworks for yourselves and then label the book with all sorts of titles?

The current focus on the mystical side is merely a temporary plot emphasis; how can it be that I can't return to the everyday storyline later?

It's 2019 already, why are we still playing the black-and-white game?

Can't we write romance if we co-author a supernatural story, or cultivation if we co-author a science fiction story?

Hmm, model opera?

Moreover, I always feel that the word "revise" sounds very out of place coming from a reader's mouth.

Have you seen the outline in my head and already know where things are headed?

How can the word "modify" be used?

It's just a normal plot development. At most, you can say you were misled by the title, but that's my fault for being terrible at naming things.

But the settings haven't actually been changed.

The positioning... I haven't changed it; it's always been like this.

The line between the ordinary and the extraordinary is not so clear in this book.

When writing a book, the story only goes as far as it's told, and readers should not know what happens next. How dare you claim I changed the setting?

I'm really confused.

I can offer suggestions, but I get a little annoyed when it comes to the word "change".

This is so frustrating.

This is really frustrating.

Furthermore, please do not presume to define who the main female lead is; currently, it's simply that the main character likes Rena.

I never said anyone was the female lead.

As for the storyline involving Shuya and Rena, you can guess.

Isn't this the joy of reading novels?

I can't type on my phone, so I'll explain it in detail here, as handwriting on a phone is very troublesome.

Section 106, Page 93: A Similar Aura

Shuya swept through the area, leaving the stall owners on the verge of tears.

This was only because he showed mercy; otherwise, they would have been in much worse shape.

Even so, Shuya still managed to collect quite a few prizes.

He was carrying a large bag around the festival, which was actually quite troublesome.

But there's no other way; we'll just have to make do.

Shuya swung the bag around and held Rena's hand on their date, he felt like this was the peak of his life.

The later it got, the more crowded the festival venue became, so Rena and Shuya could only walk very close together.

Although the venue was filled with the aromas of various foods, Rena's fragrance was so unique that it kept wafting into Shuya's nose.

It made him somewhat restless.