A Hermit's Journey To A Land Of Fantasy, Part II
Futaba’s next stop on her journey through Gensokyo’s many locales (and many bellies) will be the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
A large, opulent, European-style mansion, rather out of place given everything else. Notably, there aren’t that many open windows, and the few that are present have tinted red glass. Among its many spires is a clock tower, largest of all, right in the middle. It pretty much screams "vampire", or at the very least "noble" just as Futaba initially thought. Who knows what's waiting for her inside?...
Though, to get anywhere close, Futaba will need to get past the front gate first—not that that’s very hard for most people around here, despite it being a rather tall iron gate, but there IS a guard standing to the side!
Namely, a woman in a green uniform with her arms crossed, watching Futaba as she comes up the road. Taller than the NEET, with visibly toned arms; she might be some kind of martial artist. Outwardly, she's not hostile, but nonetheless vigilant, as a guard ought to be.
Frankly, this is just because she already got scolded for napping today. It will happen again. But she’s doing her job for the moment.
Even so! Meiling gives a soft little wave to Futaba as she approaches, but won’t say anything until she’s actually at the gate and making it clear she wants to enter. To her, Futaba could still just be a passer-by.
In opposition to the grand sight before her, Futaba's entrance... left a lot to be desired. The first real bit of walking she'd had to do from the misty lakes glistening shores, to this large entrance stationed by yet another beautiful woman - it had taken a lot out of the unhealthy NEET!
Panting and wheezing, Futaba stopped about four times on the way over to Meiling since she came into view. Seemed like she was never going to make it there, like she was trying to rile the gate guard up, but-
"Hueeeh... hueeeh... haaaa, jeez-! I forgot how much walking you have to do in an oldie-times setting like this-!" The redhead stopped short of the mansions gate, hands on her knees and head hung low. "Really need to hire me a horse to ride on..."
Letting the sudden possibility of there being a centaur girl grazing around somewhere in this world - she did just get glorped and pudgified by a mermaid not an hour ago - Futaba finally caught her breath enough to get a good look at the Scarlet Devil Mansion before her... and the one blocking her path-
"Uhhh, h-hi there! Futaba Sakura, coming through... f-friend of Sumireko, do you know her..? Maybe not, but - umm, there isn't any other sign of civilisation for miles, far as I could see, s-so please tell me I can come in?"
Another meeting, another bought of nerves to push down. Although the human girl was starting to predict how every encounter would end by now-
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