Spring Sip

This is the origin of the Spirit Festival mentioned in Driftmist Valley Records.

Before today, the Spirit Festival had not been held for decades, the seal weakened, and the Orochi broke out of the seal.

The shrine maiden of Cloud Shrine and her friends helped us defeat the Orochi, and we should also hold the Spirit Festival, offering mountain wine to the gods, praying for the ddvent of the gods, and strengthening the seal.

Prepare to serve the wine!

Finally...

Is it over?

How could it be, the Spirit Festival has just begun.

You, Miss Shrine Maiden, and Miss Dorothy, the great benefactors of Driftmist Valley, haven't started enjoying the festival yet.

Today is the Spirit Festival, there's plenty of alcohol!

Ah... comfortable!

Soaking in a beauty bath while sipping on cloud wine, there's no more comfortable time than this.

Although I've been here once before, I'm still very impressed when I come again.

No wonder it's the most famous natural hot spring in Driftmist Valley.

Waah...

The hot springs of our Cloud Shrine are not bad either!

Compared to here, what's lacking in the hot springs of Cloud Shrine is not the hot springs, but the fine wine.

It's obvious, you really like alcohol.

It seems that the wine delivery of the Spirit Festival has ended, and I don't seem to have seen any gods advent.

Moreover, it has been decades since the last Spirit Festival was held, will the deity really appear again?

Dorothy thinks, the matter is not over yet?

Well, I always feel that our action this time is no different from the last one.

Moreover, relying on deities doesn't suit my style, right?

Roxy?

I understand Miss Dorothy's concerns.

Since you came to the small town, I have made full preparations for every step to deal with the Orochi, except for this last ring...

Placing hope in the gods is truly puzzling.

As expected of Miss Roxy, she guessed everything I was thinking.

So let me tell you a secret.

The deity referred to by the Spirit Festival, truly exists.

And I, am very likely the shrine maiden chosen by the gods.

What?

Miss Dorothy must have sensed it, right? When you were on the verge of being possessed by the Orochi, you felt a power from me that was similar to the Orochi's.

Yes, although the time was short, I indeed felt it.

That is the power of the gods.

The proof that I was selected.

Actually, I know there has always been a question in your hearts, that is, can my love for fine wine really bring me to where I am now?

Invite famous idols from the Empire, busy people from Bifrost, and real shrine maidens from Cloud Shrine...

There is also the Spirit Festival, and the newly built streets and shops in this town.

Of course, the answer is no.

So, you are a local from Driftmist Valley?

No, I grew up in Mo Capital, a genuine Mo Capital native.

Perhaps my ancestry is from here, carrying the blood of the witch mentioned in the story?

I don't know, all I know is that this power has truly appeared in my body.

*Gulps... Ah... This is great!

What's gone? Huh?

Roxy, you've had a bit too much to drink, you're already drunk.

Am I drunk? Hahaha...

This is not possible!

I won't get drunk, if you don't believe it, come closer and look at my face, it's not red at all!

Um...

Ah...

Just as I thought, it's delicious.

What are you doing!

I was just chatting with Dorothy, how could you guys... I haven't even done...

Huh? Does the shrine maiden like Awakener?

I like it too.

Stop joking around...

I didnt...

What are you doing! Stop it now!

What's going on outside?

It's the voice of Kyubey and the villagers!

Let's go out and take a look!

Don't rush, things need to be done step by step, change clothes first then go out.

Ah...Ah! Ah!!!

Excuse me.

Kyubey, what are you doing?

The state of the residents is strange, I...

Is this the breath of the serpent?!

Orochi!?

How could this be, haven't we already defeated and sealed it?

Now is not the time to talk about this...

Outside, it's all out-of-control residents!

This is not right, all these people have the aura of the Orochi...

There must be a problem with the seal.

We have to go to the shrine!

But Roxy, you now...

She is not drunk!

Does she look like she's drunk now?

Ah...

Don't worry about these useless details, go to the shrine first.

There are also many residents here...

It's the person who made a wish at the shrine after delivering wine and hasn't left yet.

Why is this happening... Could there be a problem with the Spirit Spring Festival?

The scent of the Orochi on the residents has become stronger, they have found us!

Subdue them first!

No, it's strange, this is the secret art seal...

Is it the secret technique of the shrine? The one that seals the giant serpent?

This is...

This is the aura of a sealing spell!

Exactly the same!

The power within me originates from the same source as the seal...?

No, wait!

This is far from my plan...

Roxy? Are you okay?

Thank you for your concern, but now is not the time to worry about me.

The seal within the shrine has been revealed, which means that the giant serpent has completely escaped from the seal.

Perhaps using the word 'escape' is not quite accurate, but it is definitely not here anymore.

Damn it! Have I been set up?

Roxy...?

Phew..

We have to find the big snake, we must find the big snake.

Please, everyone, I hope we still have a chance...

This is impossible!

I won't allow it!

Ah!!!!!!

You are the big snake, aren't you!

You carry the aura of a large snake, even if you are not, you can still connect to it!

You can definitely do it!

Roxy, what are you doing?!

They have lost control, there's no way to communicate!

Another resident who fainted has woken up!

Why, why! Why on earth!

Just at the last moment...

Roxy, your condition is not right.

The way you look now...

What's wrong with my appearance?

Hold on, we only checked the out-of-control townspeople, but there are still people who haven't been checked.

You guys here, have not checked yet.

The big snake, it's on you guys!

What are you saying?

It's simple, one of us has been possessed by a Orochi...

This time its possession was very clever, clever to the point that no one discovered its identity.

But unfortunately, I have already guessed the answer.

The object of the serpent's possession might just be among us.

But its possession is not as clever as you think.

Are you right? Roxy, or should I call you Orochi?

A Orochi? Me? What are you talking about?

Miss Roxy... you probably didn't notice, your condition has already exposed you.

What?

Before, your breath was clearly distinct from the Orochi, but when you attacked the residents just now.

The strength you use is exactly the same as that of a Orochi.

Should we continue the performance?

...I am not a big snake.

If anyone among us can resist the possession of the Orochi, then that person must be me.

But...

She is right.

It's you!

Hello, Miss Witch, I didn't expect to meet you again.

Please allow me to introduce myself this time.

I am Ziz, a Normal passenger.

How come you're here, no, how are you okay?

Because the python is on her body.

What?!

Yes, that's right.

I made a deal with the Orochi, it lent me the power akin to a deity, and in return, I have to find a person who is very important to it.

I pulled all the people from Driftmist Valley into the dream, testing them one by one in the dream.

The big snake told me that none of these people are.

The serpent is looking for someone who can perfectly restrain its power, so it's impossible to be drawn into a dream.

It should have said this earlier, it wasted a lot of my time.

Hmm? Okay, I understand, you've said it, but with the way you speak, it's already quite impressive that I, as a non-Eastrise person, can understand half of it.

Sorry, the Orochi just said a few words in my mind.

Where was I... Ah yes, a person who perfectly controls the power of the Orochi.

That person, is you.

Miss Roxy.

So it was you who ruined my plan.

A normal passenger?

I spent so long, put in so much effort, and because of you, I've become what I am now?

Hahaha...

Huh? That's not right?

She indeed has the power to restrain you, how could it not be her!

Of course it's not right.

If the person it's looking for is really me, why does it need to possess your body and still let you use its power?

What it's looking for is a witch, not another it.

Shrine maiden, I understand.

The person I was looking for turns out to be Miss Witch.

Are all these people wrong?

Who exactly are you looking for?

Who is it looking for?

Of course, it is..

Leave? Now? Why?

A person is dead.

She didn't die!!

She won't die, she can't possibly die!

The one who is going to die is you! A person who has stolen my power and lived until now!

The moment my strength is exhausted, is your time of death!

How long can I live?

I don't know.

If you don't use your secret technique, you could potentially live for a long time.

You know, that's impossible.

The secret technique to return to youth... Since the day I made it public, using it is not something I can decide.

You should know, your species is not complete, the power within you is like water without roots, you lose a bit every time you use it.

I can only tell you that once you've exhausted the power within you, the Echo Crystal will immediately corrode you into a monster.

Just like people when the Calamity just broke out, no, it's even worse, because now the concentration of Echo Particulate in the air has increased a lot, you can't possibly survive.

In other words, as long as I can complete my species, all problems will be solved, right?

Be more alert, the surgery you underwent was in the laboratory of the Joint Council...

The Joint Council is gone, the original laboratory has long been sealed off, about your species, I have been looking for so long and found no record at all.

I suggest you consider being a normal person.

I'm sorry, Miss Doctor, I am Roxy, the secret arts practitioner Roxy.

I am very greedy.

Fine wine, secret arts, and my HP, I want them all.

Ah... comfortable!

Soaking in a beauty bath while sipping on cloud wine, there's no more comfortable time than this.

Although I've been here once before, I'm still very impressed when I come again.

No wonder it's the most famous natural hot spring in Driftmist Valley.

Waah...

The hot springs of our Cloud Shrine are not bad either!

Compared to here, what's lacking in the hot springs of Cloud Shrine is not the hot springs, but the fine wine.

It's obvious, you really like alcohol.

It seems that the wine delivery of the Spirit Festival has ended, and I don't seem to have seen any gods advent.

Moreover, it has been decades since the last Spirit Festival was held, will the deity really appear again?

Dorothy thinks, the matter is not over yet?

Well, I always feel that our action this time is no different from the last one.

Moreover, relying on deities doesn't suit my style, right?

Roxy?

I understand Miss Dorothy's concerns.

Since you came to the small town, I have made full preparations for every step to deal with the Orochi, except for this last ring...

Placing hope in the gods is truly puzzling.

As expected of Miss Roxy, she guessed everything I was thinking.

So let me tell you a secret.

The deity referred to by the Spirit Festival, truly exists.

And I, am very likely the shrine maiden chosen by the gods.

What?

Miss Dorothy must have sensed it, right? When you were on the verge of being possessed by the Orochi, you felt a power from me that was similar to the Orochi's.

Yes, although the time was short, I indeed felt it.

That is the power of the gods.

The proof that I was selected.

Actually, I know there has always been a question in your hearts, that is, can my love for fine wine really bring me to where I am now?

Invite famous idols from the Empire, busy people from Bifrost, and real shrine maidens from Cloud Shrine...

There is also the Spirit Festival, and the newly built streets and shops in this town.

Of course, the answer is no.

So, you are a local from Driftmist Valley?

No, I grew up in Mo Capital, a genuine Mo Capital native.

Perhaps my ancestry is from here, carrying the blood of the witch mentioned in the story?

I don't know, all I know is that this power has truly appeared in my body.

*Gulps... Ah... This is great!

What's gone? Huh?

Roxy, you've had a bit too much to drink, you're already drunk.

Am I drunk? Hahaha...

This is not possible!

I won't get drunk, if you don't believe it, come closer and look at my face, it's not red at all!

Um...

Ah...

Just as I thought, it's delicious.

What are you doing!

I was just chatting with Dorothy, how could you guys... I haven't even done...

Huh? Does the shrine maiden like Awakener?

I like it too.

Stop joking around...

I didnt...

What are you doing! Stop it now!

What's going on outside?

It's the voice of Kyubey and the villagers!

Let's go out and take a look!

Don't rush, things need to be done step by step, change clothes first then go out.

Ah...Ah! Ah!!!

Excuse me.

Kyubey, what are you doing?

The state of the residents is strange, I...

Is this the breath of the serpent?!

Orochi!?

How could this be, haven't we already defeated and sealed it?

Now is not the time to talk about this...

Outside, it's all out-of-control residents!

This is not right, all these people have the aura of the Orochi...

There must be a problem with the seal.

We have to go to the shrine!

But Roxy, you now...

She is not drunk!

Does she look like she's drunk now?

Ah...

Don't worry about these useless details, go to the shrine first.

There are also many residents here...

It's the person who made a wish at the shrine after delivering wine and hasn't left yet.

Why is this happening... Could there be a problem with the Spirit Spring Festival?

The scent of the Orochi on the residents has become stronger, they have found us!

Subdue them first!

No, it's strange, this is the secret art seal...

Is it the secret technique of the shrine? The one that seals the giant serpent?

This is...

This is the aura of a sealing spell!

Exactly the same!

The power within me originates from the same source as the seal...?

No, wait!

This is far from my plan...

Roxy? Are you okay?

Thank you for your concern, but now is not the time to worry about me.

The seal within the shrine has been revealed, which means that the giant serpent has completely escaped from the seal.

Perhaps using the word 'escape' is not quite accurate, but it is definitely not here anymore.

Damn it! Have I been set up?

Roxy...?

Phew..

We have to find the big snake, we must find the big snake.

Please, everyone, I hope we still have a chance...

This is impossible!

I won't allow it!

Ah!!!!!!

You are the big snake, aren't you!

You carry the aura of a large snake, even if you are not, you can still connect to it!

You can definitely do it!

Roxy, what are you doing?!

They have lost control, there's no way to communicate!

Another resident who fainted has woken up!

Why, why! Why on earth!

Just at the last moment...

Roxy, your condition is not right.

The way you look now...

What's wrong with my appearance?

Hold on, we only checked the out-of-control townspeople, but there are still people who haven't been checked.

You guys here, have not checked yet.

The big snake, it's on you guys!

What are you saying?

It's simple, one of us has been possessed by a Orochi...

This time its possession was very clever, clever to the point that no one discovered its identity.

But unfortunately, I have already guessed the answer.

The object of the serpent's possession might just be among us.

But its possession is not as clever as you think.

Are you right? Roxy, or should I call you Orochi?

A Orochi? Me? What are you talking about?

Miss Roxy... you probably didn't notice, your condition has already exposed you.

What?

Before, your breath was clearly distinct from the Orochi, but when you attacked the residents just now.

The strength you use is exactly the same as that of a Orochi.

Should we continue the performance?

...I am not a big snake.

If anyone among us can resist the possession of the Orochi, then that person must be me.

But...

She is right.

It's you!

Hello, Miss Witch, I didn't expect to meet you again.

Please allow me to introduce myself this time.

I am Ziz, a Normal passenger.

How come you're here, no, how are you okay?

Because the python is on her body.

What?!

Yes, that's right.

I made a deal with the Orochi, it lent me the power akin to a deity, and in return, I have to find a person who is very important to it.

I pulled all the people from Driftmist Valley into the dream, testing them one by one in the dream.

The big snake told me that none of these people are.

The serpent is looking for someone who can perfectly restrain its power, so it's impossible to be drawn into a dream.

It should have said this earlier, it wasted a lot of my time.

Hmm? Okay, I understand, you've said it, but with the way you speak, it's already quite impressive that I, as a non-Eastrise person, can understand half of it.

Sorry, the Orochi just said a few words in my mind.

Where was I... Ah yes, a person who perfectly controls the power of the Orochi.

That person, is you.

Miss Roxy.

So it was you who ruined my plan.

A normal passenger?

I spent so long, put in so much effort, and because of you, I've become what I am now?

Hahaha...

Huh? That's not right?

She indeed has the power to restrain you, how could it not be her!

Of course it's not right.

If the person it's looking for is really me, why does it need to possess your body and still let you use its power?

What it's looking for is a witch, not another it.

Shrine maiden, I understand.

The person I was looking for turns out to be Miss Witch.

Are all these people wrong?

Who exactly are you looking for?

Who is it looking for?

Of course, it is..

Leave? Now? Why?

A person is dead.

She didn't die!!

She won't die, she can't possibly die!

The one who is going to die is you! A person who has stolen my power and lived until now!

The moment my strength is exhausted, is your time of death!

How long can I live?

I don't know.

If you don't use your secret technique, you could potentially live for a long time.

You know, that's impossible.

The secret technique to return to youth... Since the day I made it public, using it is not something I can decide.

You should know, your species is not complete, the power within you is like water without roots, you lose a bit every time you use it.

I can only tell you that once you've exhausted the power within you, the Echo Crystal will immediately corrode you into a monster.

Just like people when the Calamity just broke out, no, it's even worse, because now the concentration of Echo Particulate in the air has increased a lot, you can't possibly survive.

In other words, as long as I can complete my species, all problems will be solved, right?

Be more alert, the surgery you underwent was in the laboratory of the Joint Council...

The Joint Council is gone, the original laboratory has long been sealed off, about your species, I have been looking for so long and found no record at all.

I suggest you consider being a normal person.

I'm sorry, Miss Doctor, I am Roxy, the secret arts practitioner Roxy.

I am very greedy.

Fine wine, secret arts, and my HP, I want them all.