Chapter 5

Rin was originally a rabbit guard of the Moon Capital. During the "First Lunar War" initiated by Yuyuko, the squad she was in suffered a devastating blow, and she was the only survivor.

The fear and despair brought by the war made Rin abandon her belief as a soldier. This rabbit fled the battlefield and came to Earth, where she was eventually saved by Yuyuko in the Bamboo Forest of Lost Paths. Later, she gained the recognition of Eirin and was taken in by the Everlasting Pavilion, becoming Eirin's disciple and serving the Everlasting Pavilion.

If one were to go to the Everlasting Pavilion to ask Rin about the magic book, they would inevitably encounter Eirin.

That ageless, immortal being who has lived for countless years is one of the few in Gensokyo who would not give Yuyuko any face. Moreover, due to her long life, her wisdom is no less than Yuyuko's, and perhaps even surpasses it.

Facing Eirin alone, Yuyuko had little confidence in leaving unscathed.

Furthermore, when Eirin was still serving the Moon Capital, Yuyuko and Eirin had a confrontation, so there has always been a faint tension between them.

Although a long time has passed, it was impossible for Eirin to let her come and go as she pleased.

There would be no shortage of obstacles.

"Never mind, Big Sister has said that the light orbs in the Sea of Thought are beneficial to me, even if their effects are not yet clear."

After leaving the Scarlet Devil Mansion, Yuyuko stood by the Misty Lake and sighed slightly.

Given Yuyuko's care for her, if she knew that Yuyuko wanted to go to the Everlasting Pavilion, she would likely put aside her pride and negotiate with Eirin.

Yuyuko did not want her sister to do that.

"Since I can't help Big Sister, I shouldn't cause her trouble either."

"But since I'm out, I might as well take a look around."

After some thought, Yuyuko made her decision and left the Misty Lake.

============== I am the divider of leisurely wandering ==============

The House of Lost Paths.

Yuyuko had a gentle smile on her face as she played with the delicate fan in her hand.

"All this care was not in vain."

Yuyuko immediately noticed when Yuyuko left the House of Lost Paths through a gap and entered the Scarlet Devil Mansion, and she had been secretly observing her brother's actions ever since.

She knew everything about the conversation between Yuyuko and Patchouli in the library and Yuyuko's subsequent monologue by the Misty Lake.

Yuyuko was well aware of Patchouli's intention to suggest that Yuyuko go to the Everlasting Pavilion, which was nothing more than a desire to see the show.

Who in Gensokyo didn't know about the tension between her and the old monster of the Everlasting Pavilion?

However, who said that finding Rin had to be with that person's consent?

Who said that finding Rin had to be at the Everlasting Pavilion?

With her abilities, couldn't she just open a gap and bring the rabbit over directly?

"Ah, although Yuyuko doesn't want to trouble me, I'm willing..."

With a light laugh, Yuyuko waved her hand and opened another gap.

On the other side of the gap, a rabbit-eared girl was picking herbs in the bamboo forest, carrying a bamboo basket on her back.

She was completely unaware of the anomaly behind her. As she was about to use the herb sickle in her hand to pick an unknown herb, she was suddenly lifted by a force from behind.

"Ah—!!"

"Bang!"

When the girl's body landed back on the ground, she immediately reached out to cover her sore bottom and cried out.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch..."

After the pain subsided a bit, the rabbit-eared girl noticed that the surroundings had changed significantly.

"Where am I..."

Her red eyes were full of confusion. When she saw Yuyuko, her pupils contracted, and the long rabbit ears on her head stood up in shock.

"Yokai Sage—Yuyuko!!"

Yuyuko opened her fan with a "snap" to cover half of her beautiful face and smiled at the girl, Rin.

Rin had extremely long rabbit ears, light purple long hair, and red eyes. She wore a white short shirt, a red sash, and a light purple short skirt, with a carrot-shaped red tie around her neck.

Total tsundere...

This was the first impression Rin gave.

So, no matter who saw Rin, they would have an irresistible urge to "bully" her.

"Ah, what's wrong, rabbit? Surprised to see me?"

Rin stood up, straightened her wrinkled clothes, and then looked at Yuyuko timidly, asking in a low voice, "I wonder why Yuyuko-sama has brought me here?"

She didn't think she had ever offended this terrifying person.

Could it be that her master had another conflict with Yuyuko?

Sigh... If it's my master's fault, why should I suffer for it...

Rin felt almost on the verge of tears.

"Nothing much, just want to ask you something," Yuyuko said with a light laugh. "Do you remember the book you brought back from the Moon Capital?"

"Book?"

Rin's long rabbit ears twitched.

"Is it the book that Noreiji traded with you?"

Yuyuko nodded.

Rin frowned cutely for a moment, then looked at Yuyuko cautiously and said, "That... Is there something wrong with that book?"

So many years had passed, and Rin couldn't imagine why this elusive Yokai Sage would come to her because of a magic book she had almost forgotten.

"Tell me the origin of that book."

Yuyuko's expression became more serious.

Rin was startled by the aura Yuyuko unintentionally emitted, her body trembling slightly, and then she said in a low voice, "That book... originally belonged to Chang'e, I heard she brought it from Earth. Chang'e gave the book to the Moon Rabbit, and because I had a good relationship with the Moon Rabbit, she gave it to me."

"That's all I know..."

Seeing Rin's almost tearful expression, Yuyuko sighed slightly.

It seemed she couldn't get any more information from this rabbit.

"Then what about your master? Has she seen the book?"

Rin shook her head and said, "No, after I brought the book to Earth, I never touched it again. Later, when I asked Noreiji for some information, she said she wanted something interesting in exchange, so I remembered I had the book."

"After giving the book to Noreiji, I never saw it again."

Eirin hadn't seen the magic book?

Yuyuko stared at Rin for a while, until Rin's eyes started to tear up, then she waved her hand and opened a gap to send the rabbit back.

Given the rabbit's character, it was impossible for her to lie.

So, she needed to see the magic book herself.

With that thought, Yuyuko waved her hand and opened a gap, retrieving the magic book from the underground library of the Scarlet Devil Mansion.

Patchouli, who was reading in the Scarlet Devil Mansion, was completely unaware of this.

Looking at the magic book written in floral and bird script, Yuyuko's brows furrowed slightly.

She could sense the faint divine aura on the book.

The aura was very ancient, clearly indicating that the author of the book was an extremely ancient god.

It wasn't Chang'e. Yuyuko knew a bit about Chang'e's aura, and it was different from the divine aura of this book.

"Interesting..."

She gently flipped through the magic book and read silently.

Suddenly, Yuyuko's eyes widened slightly.

"This... So that's how it is, that's how it is."

"Yuyuko's luck is really good, worthy of being my brother..."

As she turned the page, an ad began.

As she turned the page, an ad ended.