Chapter 12. This newcomer, Komura, definitely has some mental issues...
“Miss Yu and the paper doll tailor were having a very pleasant conversation. I apologize for disturbing you.” The white-boned scholar had an apologetic smile on his face. “It’s already close to midnight, and the fifteenth day is just around the corner. There’s not much time left.”
The white-boned scholar's eyes flashed with ghostly fire as he stared directly at the paper-figure boy: "On the fifteenth, the bride must wear a special wedding dress to participate in the ceremony. In the entire Cocoon Village, only you, the paper-figure tailor, can make this wedding dress."
Oh, he said the name "Cocoon Village" out loud. Yu Naixin thought to herself, she can call it that directly from now on.
The white-boned scholar's eyes grew increasingly dark and cold: "Do you know what the consequences will be if the wedding dress is not prepared before the ceremony and the auspicious time of the mountain god is missed?"
"Paper doll tailor, let me give you a piece of advice: don't forget your duty."
[Wow, I usually watch shows where you choose a guest and it's one-on-one, this is the first time I've ever seen a one-to-many situation!]
There are too many monks and not enough porridge, shouldn't they be fighting? Let them fight already! Let them fight!
[Whether the guests in the instance hunted down the guests participating in the show, or the guests in the instance fought each other, I want to see rivers of blood! Hahahaha!]
[I can finally see a love triangle on "Heartbeat 1000%"! Just for that reason alone, I'm definitely watching this live stream!]
As soon as the White Bone Scholar finished speaking, the entire tailor shop became unusually quiet.
The paper doll boy's earlier excitement vanished completely, replaced by a palpitation and fear from the depths of his soul.
Yes, how could he forget that he hasn't even started making this month's wedding dress yet!
In the past, the brides offered to the mountain god by the village of Koko each month were young girls selected from among the villagers of Koko. The paper doll boy had plenty of time to complete the preliminary work, take their measurements, and then slowly make exquisite wedding dresses.
However, this time, knowing that there would be a female guest from outside the family as the bride, the paper doll boy was unable to make any preparations in advance.
It was already so late when Yu Naixin arrived, and the paper doll boy was completely captivated by this hard-won female guest, forgetting all about the wedding dress for a moment.
Just a little thought reveals that I delayed the mountain god's wedding ceremony because of my own actions...
The paper boy's already pale face instantly looked as if several more layers of white paint had been applied.
no!
If he doesn't become Yu Naixin's favorite male guest, the only thing he'll lose is...
But if he can't sew the wedding dress before the Mountain God's wedding ceremony, he will face far more problems than that!
Immediately, the paper doll boy turned around and went to the corner of the tailor shop to take out all his tools.
This included a pair of scissors that were almost half his height, as well as some rulers, needles, and thread.
Despite his embarrassment and shyness, the paper-figure boy approached Yu Naixin and timidly made his request: "Miss Yu, please, please cooperate with me to measure your wedding dress..."
"You want my body size, right?" Yu Naixin was very cooperative. "Then there's no need to measure. I'll tell you my measurements: 250, 250, 250. Just follow that!"
What is she saying? I feel like I understand her, but then again, I don't understand anything at all?
[Her measurements are three idiots?! This female guest is the real idiot!]
I've been watching her since she walked in, and I can vouch for it—this newcomer definitely has some mental issues...
Paper doll boy: "...?"
The paper doll boy looked completely bewildered.
Miss Yu... what are you saying?
Are people from outside really that hard to understand?
Yu Naixin then remembered that there seemed to be a problem: "Oh, right, I forgot that you might not know what a centimeter is."
"Let me convert it for a moment. One foot is equal to 33.333 centimeters, so 250 centimeters is exactly seven feet and five inches!"
[Wow, you're actually quite considerate, proactively explaining the differences in modern units of measurement to the guests in the ancient-themed instance?]
[Is this newbie really that good at math? I specifically calculated it and it's indeed seven feet five inches. She was able to calculate it mentally so quickly; she's actually quite smart, isn't she?]
[No, is this the main point right now?!]
Paper doll boy: "...???"
The paper doll boy was even more confused.
Even the White Bone Scholar and the Fox Demon Priest had question marks written all over their faces.
They didn't know what Yu Naixin meant by "three measurements," but they could at least guess that she was referring to her own body size.
But Yu Naixin isn't even 7 feet 5 inches tall. Where on her body could she possibly be 7 feet 5 inches tall?!
The fox demon priest even subconsciously glanced at Yu Naixin's abdomen.
...This female guest's intestines could be seven feet and five inches long, or even more.
"No, why are you all looking at me like that?" Yu Naixin asked, puzzled. "Being a sacrifice to your mountain god is a death sentence, isn't it? No matter what shape I am now, it's all the same once I'm in the coffin, isn't it?"
"Just make me a coffin according to these dimensions, that'll do."
After Yu Naixin finished speaking, the entire tailor shop fell silent once again.
Whether it was the paper doll boy, the white bone scholar, or the fox demon priest, none of them looked well at this moment.
What would be the consequences of becoming a sacrifice bride for the mountain god? The three male guests intentionally or unintentionally kept this from Yu Naixin for the time being.
After all, Yu Naixin is new here. It would be better if she didn't know, but if she did something rash to escape, it would be entirely detrimental to them.
The more crucial reason is that they all want to become Yu Naixin's ideal man before she attends the Mountain God's wedding ceremony, thus fulfilling the condition of being able to "hunt" Yu Naixin.
But now Yu Naixin has directly and bluntly laid out this conflict of interest, making them feel humiliated as if their fig leaf has been torn off, and a tiny bit of insignificant guilt.
The White Bone Scholar was already starting to regret his actions; he shouldn't have brought up the matter of the Mountain God's marriage.
Otherwise, Yu Naixin might not have thought of this...
[Tsk, although the elements of paper doll tailor, deserted village mountain god, and sacrificial bride are so obvious that anyone who reads a lot of art can basically guess what kind of plot it is, I still feel a bit impressed that this newlywed could figure it out so quickly.]
[Perhaps it's because she wasn't following the show's script at all before, doing things haphazardly here and there, but now she's suddenly taken a step onto the right path...]
[I thought this new guest was just spouting nonsense and acting all mysterious, but it turns out she just exposed all the male guests' secrets right in front of them?]
[As expected of a newbie, they have no idea how terrifying the guests in the instance are. If you anger them, you'll be in for a world of hurt.]
[I'm really looking forward to seeing what it would be like if all three male guests ganged up on her, hehehehehehe!]
Yu Naixin felt extremely pleased to see these three bastards get their comeuppance in front of her.
She gently reassured the three male guests, "Don't be nervous."
"The Mountain God's wedding is such a big event. Even if not everyone in your Cocoon Village is involved, at least most of the villagers should come to attend and have a feast, right?"
"Who would hold a village-wide feast in the middle of the night, around midnight?"
"When I was in the village just now, I saw that every household was staying indoors, they must all be resting. Even if we were to arrange a wedding for your mountain god, there would still be some time to prepare, wouldn't there?"
Yu Naixin cast a questioning glance toward the paper doll boy.
The paper-figure boy immediately spoke up: "In the past, the Mountain God's wedding ceremony was always held at noon on the fifteenth day."
Yu Naixin: "..."
Yu Naixin's lips twitched slightly.
Noon... You guys really know how to pick a time.
They're so open and honest about telling the brides that it's time for them to go to the underworld.
Yu Naixin was also a little emotional at this moment. Actually, she hadn't made the wrong choice when she first started using the simulator.
Whether in terms of ability or ease of approach and getting information out of him, Paper Doll Boy is the male guest with the lowest difficulty level.
“That makes things easier,” Yu Naixin began to arrange things for the three bastards. “The paper doll tailor can help me prepare my wedding dress first, and the other two can step aside.”
Upon hearing this, the White Bone Scholar and the Fox Demon Priest were not pleased.
If we send both of them away, leaving only the paper doll boy, what if he takes the opportunity to claim Yu Naixin for himself?
The fox demon priest, in particular, raised an eyebrow as she listened to Yu Naixin's commanding tone.
...Since when did it become someone else's place to order him around?!
However, before the White Bone Scholar and the Fox Demon Priest could express their opinions, Yu Naixin suddenly let out a "woof!"
"What's wrong with you two!" Yu Naixin looked at the two men as if they were thugs harassing a girl. "I thought you were such gentlemen, but you had to do this voyeuristic thing and are so shameless!"
There will be times when the wind and waves will be overcome! It's never too late to respect and cherish yourself!
"The strings of the zither conceal deep thoughts! Could it be that a petty person is about to gain power?!"
【What the hell?! What's with all that noise?! Is someone crazy?!】
[How come this even rhymes?]
[…She even came up with a limerick?]
[This female guest is really loud; we need to turn the volume down in the live stream right away!]
From Yu Naixin's three simulations to now, the village she has seen is always quiet, even eerily so.
Therefore, when Yu Naixin shouted like that, the volume was so high and the sound so loud that not only could the whole village hear it, but the villagers in the surrounding area could definitely hear it as well.
Soon, noises of all sizes came from the houses around the tailor shop, as if people who were fast asleep had been suddenly awakened.
From the house closest to the tailor shop, the one where the firelight shone directly into the shop, a middle-aged woman's loud, booming voice erupted: "Are you trying to get yourself killed?! What are you making all this noise in the middle of the night?!"
A string of profanities, each unique and different, poured out of her mouth. Yu Naixin didn't pay attention and could only make out parts of the words.
For example, phrases like "son of a bitch," "a wicked thing should be burned to death as soon as possible," and "a rat crossing the street should hide itself well."
From time to time, echoes could be heard from other households that were a little further away.
"Every time I encounter this paper figure tailor, nothing good ever comes of it!"
"Don't you know you should keep a low profile?!"
"How did our Cocoon Village end up with such a jinx, bringing disaster to the whole village!"
It's obvious that the paper doll boy isn't very popular in the village.
The villagers seemed to have a long-standing grudge against him.
Yu Naixin looked at the paper boy. At this moment, he was hunched over with his head down, his entire paper body trembling slightly. He didn't utter a sound and looked completely submissive.
It's as if they've long been used to facing these things.
I recall what the paper doll boy said during the first simulation, "Everyone in the village thinks I'm bad luck," and it really wasn't an exaggeration.
"Hey, you've got the wrong person!" Yu Naixin suddenly shouted again, "I was the one making a scene, it has nothing to do with the paper doll tailor!"
Abruptly interrupted by a completely unfamiliar voice, the middle-aged woman next door froze for a moment, her half-finished curse stuck in her throat.
Yu Naixin didn't argue with the villagers. She continued, explaining succinctly, "I'm the bride who will be offered to the Mountain God tomorrow! I got a little emotional just now because I'm getting married soon. I apologize to everyone!"
"I'll be more careful from now on and won't disturb everyone's rest anymore!"
After Yu Naixin finished speaking, the middle-aged woman fell completely silent.
Putting everything else aside, just the fact that this woman is the bride who is about to be sacrificed to the mountain god is enough to deter the villagers from provoking her.
Anyway, Yu Naixin is about to be sacrificed, so it won't hurt her to just endure it a little.
Moreover, Yu Naixin's attitude was not bad, and the guarantee she gave was straightforward and decisive.
The surrounding villagers made some rustling sounds again, as if those who had been woken up were going back to sleep.
Only a few resentful mutterings drifted from somewhere, their meaning unclear, before the entire village returned to its original silence once more.
The white-boned scholar and the fox demon priest both looked rather grim.
They could both tell that Yu Naixin had deliberately caused this scene.
Even if they are confident that they can win over Yu Naixin before noon tomorrow, it is too early now. What kind of trouble this seemingly restless female guest will cause is completely unknown.
She's already managed to draw so much attention from the villagers with her wailing here; it wouldn't be difficult for her to continue crying and wailing, shouting that the two of them were trying to take advantage of her.
Regardless of anything else, Yu Naixin's current identity is that of the Mountain God's soon-to-be bride. If the villagers of Cocoon Village knew that someone dared to touch the Mountain God's offerings and affect the worship of the Mountain God, what would their reaction be?
Admittedly, with their strength, they could easily crush a large number of these ordinary villagers with a flick of their fingers. But the entire Cocoon Village has more than 900 households and more than 3,000 villagers. Could they really kill all of them?
If we don't get the desired result from Yu Naixin this time, what should we do if we still need to worship the mountain god in the future?
Therefore, the White Bone Scholar and the Fox Demon Priest had no choice but to compromise.
The white-boned scholar glanced at Yu Naixin, who still looked completely innocent, with complicated emotions. In the end, he bowed and said gently, "It was I who was rude to Miss Yu. Please forgive me."
"I will stand guard outside the door. If Miss Yu needs anything, she may call me at any time."
After saying that, the White Bone Scholar turned around and walked out of the tailor shop without any hesitation, standing obediently by the wooden door with his back to the tailor shop.
It is truly a matter of not listening to or looking at what is improper.
It was still early before noon, and he couldn't afford to offend Yu Naixin like that.
He had to do everything he could to win the favor of the female guests.
With the White Bone Scholar leaving first, the Fox Demon Priest didn't linger any longer. He slowly shook the folding fan in his hand, his fox eyes fixed on Yu Naixin, cold light flashing in his diamond-shaped pupils.
"Then Miss Yu, you'd better prepare well."
With those words, the fox demon priest lifted his robes and strode out of the tailor shop.
The wooden door was tamed by the wind stirred up by the fox demon priest, and with a creak, it closed back in its original state.
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