mediocre novelist

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Writer Oda’s children were very much looking forward to this trip, and cheered excitedly when they arrived at the destination, clamoring that they hoped to get to the evening soon, so that they could have a hot spring and a water fight

But I grabbed Oda Sakunosuke's wrist, with a serious expression on his face

From the outside, this is a very luxurious hot spring hotel built on the mountainside. The road leading to the hotel is full of cherry blossoms, which are blooming against the seasonal changes at the moment, and the ground is almost covered with cherry blossom petals.

What's even more disturbing is that the people around seem to be unable to see the existence of the hotel, and they don't pay any attention to it.

It's almost dusk now, and the time of encountering the devil is approaching. Could it be that this hotel...

I took out the hot spring ticket, and the picture on it changed into this quaint hotel at some point, with words printed on the lantern at the entrance of the hotel

——"This Flower Pavilion"

"Our original destination is not here." The hot spring ticket in my hand became crumpled under the gravity

"Extraordinary ability?"

"but--"

"Guest!" A blond girl in a pink kimono ran down, and when she approached me, I realized that she had a pair of fox ears on her head with the same color as her hair, and the golden tail behind her was also shaking.

Oda Sakunosuke called the children back to me, and I stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, are you the maid of this flower pavilion?"

"Yes!" The girl noticed the hot spring ticket in my hand, "The guest is the one I'm waiting for, please come with me."

"I have a question..." I stared at the fox ears on the girl's head, "Are you human?"

Maybe it’s because she hasn’t been here for a long time, but the girl named Yu explained to us what “this flower pavilion” is.

This flower pavilion is a bridge connecting the present world and the next world. In layman’s terms, it is the intersection of the underworld and the yang world. The human guests living in this flower pavilion are all dead people①

And the maids are not human, but fox clan

"Are we all living people?" I felt more and more strange, and secretly called the system

"Yes, that's why I said that you are special guests. It is rare in the history of this flower pavilion to be able to live in this flower pavilion as a human being." Yuzu stood on the spot, wagging her tail, obediently waiting for my next question

"This Huating hot spring ticket is one of the host's rewards for repelling intruders."

I was mostly relieved when I heard the system's explanation, but I couldn't help complaining in my heart that the network delay of the system was really serious, and I sighed on the surface, "Is it really okay for human beings like us who are still alive to stay here?"

"Yes! Please don't worry!" Yuzu gave a lot of examples to tell me that this flower pavilion is special. Neither gods nor monsters are allowed to fight here.

I made a gesture with the hand behind my back, and Oda Sakunosuke saw it, so he led the children forward

"The situation is probably understood, please take us to the room."

"Yes, guest."

Perhaps because they were young, or because they trusted adults too much, the children didn't take this matter to heart, and they were not afraid of You. They surrounded her and asked questions along the way, and You answered them one by one with an amiable attitude. The short journey has added a lot of laughter

But unexpectedly staying in this flower pavilion... really scared me...

Facing my complaints, the system didn't say a word, like a scumbag who only cares about himself when he is doing it, and sleeps after finishing it (噫)

"There will be a spring festival in the town tonight. It's very lively. Do you want to take your children for a stroll?"

"Thank you for letting me know."

After seeing off the pomelo, I sat down and poured myself a cup of tea to quench my thirst

Don't ask, it's because the stairs in this flower pavilion are too long

Oda Sakunosuke is taking the children to look at the scenery of the town from the balcony. There is only one road in this town. There are various shops on both sides of the road. Looking into the distance, you can see a shrine

"This is a town embraced by cherry blossoms." I also walked to the balcony and picked up the child who was too close to the fence. "Be careful, it's dangerous to get so close."

"Tonight's festival..." Oda Sakunosuke looked down at the expectant expressions of the children, "Can I go?"

"I'll figure it out." I said

The child jumped up immediately. Although he was adopted and educated by Odasaku, he was not quite like the calm (naturally dumb) Odasaku.

I went to find the proprietress of this flower pavilion

Unlike other maids, the proprietress looks like a red fox, which seems to be her prototype?

After listening to my question, the proprietress brought seven masks, and I thanked them and left with the masks

The colors and patterns of the seven fox masks are different. After the children have chosen their favorite masks, the remaining two are our adults'.

Sakunosuke Oda watched me put on the white fox mask, and for some reason let out an exclamation of unknown meaning

The owner of the white fox face will tie up his black hair behind his head, and the red headband used to tie the hair is a gift from Oda Sakunosuke. The left side bangs dyed red are quietly attached to the owner's face

The face is covered, but you can see the person's shining golden eyes through the "eyes" on the mask. Just by these eyes, you can tell how beautiful the face is under the mask

"What's wrong?" I looked back puzzled

"I feel that Yuansheng's attractiveness has become higher." Oda Sakunosuke trembled the dull hair on his head

"Eh? What are you talking about?" I moved the mask to the other side, "Should I change my clothes first?"

"En." Oda Sakunosuke stared at my flowing bangs for a few seconds, "Gensheng, why did you dye your bangs in the first place?"

"Ah, this one?" I teased my bangs, "Maybe it's because black hair is so common?"

"Really? Then there's nothing we can do." Oda Sakunosuke turned around and took out the kimono

"I lied to you." I laughed, "Because Oda Saku gave me a red headband at that time, so I wanted to dye my hair."

"I see." Oda Sakunosuke nodded

After all the staff had changed their clothes, the Jade Rabbit had already risen, and the streets were full of people, so we had to hold each other's hands so as not to get separated

We have experienced almost all the game stalls on this street

That's right!It's my session!

When fishing for goldfish, I caught [-] goldfish with a single net. If I hadn’t left because I had caught enough, the boss might beg me to let him go with money.

There is a dart stand here, we approached quietly and bought ten darts first

All hit the bullseye!Seeing this, the children jumped up happily

"Many, thank you for your patronage." The dog owner (literally) who just set up the stall looked at me crying

I was a little bit sorry, so I just took a red string wishing my body a safe life, with a black fox head tied on it. The moment I saw it, I thought it was very suitable for Dazai

"Give this red string to Dazai." I put the red string away carefully, "It would be great if it can play its role."

"Odasaku, what do you think I want to give Ango?"

"Coffee or something? He's been working a lot of overtime recently."

"Is coffee too bad for your health?"

At this time, the children were attracted by the sugar-making figures, so we took them to the booth to choose the sugar-making figures

"This panda is very similar to Ango."

"?"

"They all have dark circles."

Oda Sakunosuke nodded in agreement, "It's very similar."

So I bought this sugar panda

After shopping for sugar figures, I asked the boss if he knew of any gifts for overworked friends

"In this case, how about buying a can of tea?" Boss Mao pointed to the front, "There is a tea shop further ahead, and the tea in it is rare treasures."

After thanking you, we went to the shop. With the help of the waiter, I bought a few cans of tea, not only for Ango, but also for my parents. They all like tea.

It's a pity that my son can't taste the beauty of tea at all, but I'm good at wine tasting

"Only you are left, Odasaku. Is there anything Odasaku wants?"

"Do I want too?"

"Of course, how could I forget Odasaku?"

"Then..." Oda Sakunosuke raised his head and thought for a while, seeing the stars in the sky, "I want the stars on the ground."

I didn't expect Odasaku's request to be so simple, as long as I bought a few bags of Kopei candies, and most of the candies went into the mouths of children

"Opportunistic."

"Is there?" Oda Sakunosuke blinked blankly

"Where is Jin Pingtang enough? Anyway, I ask you not to be so casual."

"The children had a great time eating." Oda Sakunosuke stuffed a few grains of Kopei candy into my hand, "That's enough."

...I really can't help you with Oda

The author has something to say:

"The Wonderful Story of This Flower Pavilion", a follow-up drama at station b, is a Lily drama, the protagonists in it are all fox girls, super cute w

①: From the commentary on the fourth episode of "The Strange Tan of the Flower Pavilion"

Oda Sakunosuke: If I had given you a green hair tie back then...

Su Wo Yuansheng: Then I will dye this thing green

Author: ... dark does not have to

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