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"Reimu, come here immediately and properly pour me some warm tea." "Reimu, I suddenly want a red velvet cupcake; fetch it and feed it to me by hand." "Reimu, get on your knees and polish my leather shoes."
Sinister, glowing scarlet light flickered playfully at Remilia Scarlet's delicate fingertips, and a thick, glowing red thread of conceptual fate—entirely visible only to her and the World Lord Leo—was securely, tightly wrapped completely around Reimu Hakurei's neck like an invisible dog leash. It was exclusively Remilia's highly unsportsmanlike, cheating manipulation of fate that had magically reduced the incredibly proud, terrifying Shrine Maiden to her current, submissive, robotic state.
Leo, sitting comfortably at the main host's table under the awning, watched this absolutely topsy-turvy, unnatural scene with wide eyes. He slowly pulled out his smartphone and stealthily sent Remilia a direct message. He had originally eagerly stood up, fully ready to bravely go over there and enjoy Reimu's humiliating maid service himself, but a sudden, terrifying sixth sense screamed at his primitive brain that if he went over, he would absolutely, inevitably die a miserable, bloody death later.
For the absolute sake of his fragile mortal life, Leo meekly and silently sat his butt back down in his chair.
Leo: Are you absolutely, genuinely not afraid Reimu will violently beat you to a bloody pulp afterwards if you aggressively play with her free will like this?
Feeling her smartphone vibrate softly in her frilly pocket, Remilia lazily took it out, glanced casually at the screen, then looked up at Leo with a smug grin and rapidly replied with one hand while drinking tea.
The Everlasting Scarlet Moon: What on earth is there to possibly be afraid of? This is absolutely not Gensokyo. Reimu fundamentally doesn't have the invincible Great Barrier's administrative blessing here to protect her, and my raw vampiric speed and spear are not without their massive physical advantages. I'll thoroughly enjoy myself playing master first, then carefully worry about the consequences later.
Leo: The massive, lethal problem is what exactly will you do when you inevitably return to Gensokyo tomorrow? Can you possibly withstand a super large, city-destroying Yin-Yang Orb or a point-blank Fantasy Seal directly to the face? Even if you somehow magically withstand all of that, there's still the invincible Fantasy Heaven technique and the brutal Hakurei God Fist... Forget it, just go in absolute peace, Remilia. I'll personally raise Flandre for you after you're dust.
The Everlasting Scarlet Moon: ...It was absolutely just a harmless joke... She can't really, literally kill me over a maid outfit, right?
Leo: Hehe.
The Everlasting Scarlet Moon: How about... I permanently move my entire Mansion to your side of the barrier? My manipulation of fate suddenly tells me I'll be absolutely, brutally dead if I go back.
Putting away his glowing phone, Leo glanced up at Remilia, who was now suddenly sweating and looking back at him with massive, panicked fried-egg eyes, and calmly continued to host the event. Eirin Yagokoro had already aggressively kicked him in the shins several times under the heavy wooden table; she had been exhaustingly covering for him on the microphone while he was slacking off and chatting on his phone.
Remilia, sitting frozen in her chair, held Reimu's glowing thread of fate, clenching her small, pale hand incredibly tightly, her knuckles white. She terrifyingly knew that the absolute, exact millisecond she dared to let the thread go and release the mind control, a massive, explosive Fantasy Seal would violently smash directly into her smug face. Her ultimate, long-standing wish to make the Shrine Maiden submissively wear a frilly maid outfit had finally come true, but unfortunately, it seemed to have tragically become her literal last wish on earth.
"Sakuya... go immediately and stealthily gather absolutely all of the Scarlet Devil Mansion's liquid assets and gold. We're getting ready to permanently move dimensions."
Remilia's arrogant voice trembled slightly. She had to move immediately; if she didn't evacuate, she absolutely wouldn't have a safe home left standing. Cutting her massive losses in time was one of her ancient wisdoms as a 500-year-old vampire. After decisively saying this to the maid, Remilia's tense mood suddenly, strangely relaxed. Since things had hopelessly come to this fatal point anyway, she might as well completely enjoy herself and push her luck first before she died.
"Reimu! Get on all fours and meow loudly like a cute cat for me!"
Night had fallen deep and humid over Stardew Valley, and most of the exhausted Youkai had sensibly chosen to rest in their designated tents, except for a few hyperactive night owls and stubborn workaholics.
The chaotic event continued into the early dawn of the second day...
"You arrogant, bloodsucking little midget! I absolutely want you dead!"
A massive, earth-shattering magical collision sound violently echoed in the sky above the peaceful farm, and countless, blindingly bright Danmaku barrages completely filled the entire dark sky like a lethal fireworks display.
Leo, violently woken up by the deafening noise and flashing lights outside his window, reluctantly, exhaustingly turned over, pulled the heavy quilt completely over his head to muffle the explosions, and continued to tightly hug Lady Ran's warm, fluffy body beside him, fully planning to just go back to sleep.
Let them violently fight however the hell they wanted. Anyway, he had smartly, administratively anticipated exactly what kind of explosive revenge would happen today yesterday, and had already safely lowered the Stardew Valley system permissions for these two specific troublemakers. No matter how much they violently fought and threw magic in the sky, not a single, fragile blade of grass or wooden tree in Stardew Valley would be physically damaged by their attacks. He'd much rather comfortably hug Lady Ran and sleep a little longer than bother trying to stop a catfight between demigods.
It wasn't until Youmu Konpaku politely came to knock on the heavy bedroom door at 8 AM, softly saying a massive breakfast was ready, that Leo and Ran Yakumo finally got up together, stretching their limbs.
Ever since the bottomless Yuyuko had aggressively moved into the house, Youmu had been diligently, tirelessly making massive, multi-course breakfasts in the kitchen every morning. As the incredibly disciplined gardener of Hakugyokurou, and the one entirely responsible for all of Yuyuko's massive, daily culinary needs, Youmu's sheer work ability and cooking speed were easily on par with Sakuya Izayoi, the perfect Head Maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
Sitting sleepily at the massive wooden dining table with a cup of coffee, Leo casually glanced out the window at the colorful, lethal barrages still flying absolutely everywhere outside in the morning sky. Remilia Scarlet was actually quite physically impressive, able to aggressively fight Reimu—who currently had absolutely no Great Barrier invincibility blessing and was strictly restricted by the server's non-lethal barrage rules—for so incredibly long without dying. She absolutely had some serious combat skills.
"Fantasy Seal!"
Uh... her skills absolutely weren't enough. One massive, blindingly bright, direct-hit Fantasy Seal directly took the vampire down from the sky, crashing into the dirt.
BANG!
The heavy wooden front door of the farm cottage was violently pushed open. Reimu Hakurei, emanating a terrifying, suffocating, pitch-black aura of pure rage, walked heavily in, casually dragging a heavily damaged, smoking, and groaning Remilia by the collar. Behind her, a panicked Sakuya Izayoi followed, desperately trotting along holding a pile of new, clean clothes for the Mistress.
"Give me the premium alcohol, Leo! And forcibly get the money for it directly from her pockets!"
Violently tossing the groaning Remilia directly toward Leo like a sack of potatoes, Reimu aggressively grabbed the heavy, chilled bottle of Iridium Strawberry Wine Leo had prepared and placed on the table, then turned and stomped toward the door to leave.
She was incredibly, hilariously still wearing the frilly, red-and-white maid outfit Remilia had personally designed. It absolutely wasn't that she didn't aggressively want to tear it off her body and violently throw the shredded fabric in Remilia's smug face, but rather... the custom-tailored silk fabric of this specific outfit was truly, incredibly high-quality and comfortable, making her poor, broke heart a little deeply reluctant to actually destroy it.
Leo panicked and spread his arms wide, ready to clumsily catch the flying, smoking vampire, but his vision suddenly blurred.
Time Stop.
Sakuya Izayoi suddenly stood perfectly still right before him, having smoothly caught her battered Young Mistress mid-air. Time resumed, and she instantly vanished with a pop, leaving Leo standing there completely alone with his arms awkwardly outstretched like an idiot.
"Leo, I'm right here, meow!"
Chen suddenly jumped aggressively from her wooden chair and pounced directly into Leo's empty embrace, happily rubbing her soft head affectionately against his chin. Recently, Leo had been constantly, intimately sticking with Lady Ran every single day and absolutely hadn't had the free time to properly pet the kitten, making her aggressively come to him for attention. This human litter scooper was getting far too lazy!
"Yosh yosh, Chen is absolutely the best, most behaved kitten."
With a warm cat safely in his arms, Leo no longer felt awkward. His hands constantly, rhythmically moved up and down Chen's black cat form, scratching her ears, making the magical cat purr loudly and continuously, wriggling comfortably in his embrace.
The massive event venue was still incredibly lively and crowded today. After the initial, frustrating confusion and learning curve on the first day, the participating Youkai had gradually, fully synchronized their alien brainwaves with the chaotic logic of the Little Fairies, significantly, massively increasing their treasure-hunting speed across the map.
More than one fast player had already excitedly come to the desk to formally exchange their gems for advanced, detailed treasure maps, and mysterious, highly valuable artisanal products from the Stardew Valley world, absolutely not yet officially released on the store app, also appeared frequently before everyone as prizes.
Richly flavored, aged goat cheese, sweet fruit yogurt, freezing berry popsicles, creamy ice cream, and various glowing, fruit-flavored magical drinks, totaling over a massive dozen premium items. Leo generously set up a long, shaded wooden table at the side of the venue, completely filled with small tasting samples, generously allowing the lazy Youkai who weren't actively participating in the hunt to freely taste them.
They surprisingly didn't violently, greedily eat endlessly like a swarm of locusts, exactly like Leo had unfortunately seen in cynical news reports back on Earth; everyone surprisingly, politely queued up in a line and respectfully took exactly only one tiny sample of each item.
Of course, their incredible politeness might strictly also be because Yuyuko Saigyouji was physically standing directly beside Leo, watching the table intently with terrifying, predatory eyes.
Leo had explicitly, formally told her that absolutely any leftover samples on the table at the end of the day legally belonged to her stomach. So now, Lady Yuyuko was aggressively watching the tasting line very, very strictly like a hawk. Not a single, greedy person could possibly escape her watchful eyes to take seconds, absolutely not a single one!
"Reimu, this sweet thing actually tastes incredibly good! I saw on the label card on the table it's called a 'Xiao Naigao' (Milk Popsicle). It's incredibly cool and refreshing in this heat! I sneakily took two; you try some!"
Marisa Kirisame happily licked the melting 'Xiao Naigao' in her left hand and aggressively shoved the second freezing popsicle in her right hand directly into Reimu's scowling mouth. Her good friend had been aggressively sitting there on a barrel with her arms tightly crossed since brutally beating up Remilia this morning, emanating a terrifying aura and looking completely unapproachable to anyone else. Only she and the drunk Suika could cheerfully ignore this lethal low pressure and chat casually with the Shrine Maiden.
"G-good... really good to drink, hiccup~~"
Little Suika Ibuki leaned heavily against Reimu's leg, tilted her horned head back, and took a massive, gurgling gulp directly from the heavy wine bottle. This sloshing sound made Reimu's poor heart violently tremble in pain; this was incredibly expensive, premium wine bought directly with her own shattered dignity and maid service!
Violently snatching the heavy wine bottle back from Suika's tiny hand, Reimu angrily chugged down more than half of the freezing, potent liquid herself in one breath.
As the old, terrible saying goes: Sweet popsicles paired with high-proof wine, the more you rapidly drink, the more problems you inevitably have later.