"Alice, what is this?" Shenqi, who was watching over the two children in the Hakurei Shrine, suddenly saw Lin Luo appear carrying an unconscious Alice, and her expression instantly changed as she stood up with a cry of alarm.

"This..." Lin Luo felt a bit awkward; he couldn't exactly say he had scared Alice into fainting through excessive actions. Instead, he opened his eyes wide and told a white lie, "It must be because she expended too much magic during the previous battle, causing mental exhaustion, so she fell asleep."

"Is that so?" Shenqi didn't suspect anything and reached out to take Alice. However, when she looked down and saw Alice's clothes were slightly disheveled, she immediately fixed Lin Luo with a suspicious gaze, "You didn't do anything strange to Alice, did you?"

"How could I! Do I look like the kind of person who takes advantage of someone in a crisis?!" Lin Luo instantly adopted a serious expression, though he felt a bit guilty inside. It was true he had touched her a few times on the way over, but! He hadn't touched her to take advantage; it was an attempt to wake her up.

Shenqi shook her head, unsure if she believed him or not, and murmured something under her breath before carrying Alice into the Hakurei Shrine.

Although Shenqi's voice faded, it didn't stop Lin Luo from hearing her, and upon hearing it, he froze completely, because what Shenqi had said was: Ever since the beginning, you have always been an indecent person.

On the surface, this sentence seemed unremarkable. Considering Lin Luo wasn't exactly proper to begin with, it appeared fine, yet Lin Luo felt a distinct incongruity... This was his very first meeting with Shenqi today, and he had maintained a completely serious demeanor before. So, where did Shenqi know he was an indecent person from?

Most importantly, what did "ever since the beginning" refer to?!

Lin Luo instinctively wanted to ask, but just as he was about to open his mouth, he sharply stopped himself... He remembered the concept of Reverse Causality!

In his understanding, Reverse Causality was a completely unpredictable mysterious force. Even if you were caught within it, you wouldn't know what was the cause and what was the effect, or even if any causality existed at all... It was a terrifying and inexplicable power that defied all worldly rules!

The only thing Lin Luo knew for certain was that once Reverse Causality was triggered, whether you went along with its intentions or defied them, it would deliver a surprise too great to bear... For example, in the Type-Moon world last time, if it weren't for his Saber-turned-Heroic-Spirit son coming to the rescue with Artoria, he would have barely survived.

Now, the fact that a thread of Reverse Causality connected to him existed within Gensokyo was an undeniable reality, and Yukari Yakumo was undoubtedly involved. According to Shenqi’s words just now, did she also exist within that thread of Reverse Causality?

Lin Luo didn't know, but whether she did or not, this was a question he absolutely could not ask!

With Reverse Causality, you could only wait for it to arrive slowly, and then accept it naturally. Forcibly pushing it would only make the situation worse... At least with Lin Luo's current strength, he was not qualified to challenge Reverse Causality!

So, he firmly suppressed the doubt.

At this moment, Shenqi, who had just carried Alice inside, turned back, displaying a rare expression of solemnity. "Forget what I just said. Also, I met Eirin Yagokoro earlier; she wants you to visit Eientei."

"Understood," Lin Luo nodded, his gaze settling on the girl in her arms. "Is Alice alright?"

Shenqi shook her head and smiled, "It's fine. She's always been like this since she was little; if she gets too stimulated, she faints. She'll be fine after a good sleep."

Lin Luo nodded in understanding, exchanged a few more words with Shenqi, and seeing Mercury Lampe and Dream of the still asleep, decided not to disturb them further and headed from the Hakurei Shrine toward Eientei.

"The weather seems a bit strange. Has something happened?" On the road, Lin Luo looked up at the sky swirling with dark clouds, feeling a sense of doubt.

The rain had stopped when he and Shenqi went out to find Alice earlier, but now, judging by the heavens, not only was rain imminent, but there were also signs of lightning strikes—it was all deeply bizarre.

Although this kind of weather wasn't a huge deal, and he had seen it before, it was autumn now, almost turning into winter. Such unregulated thunderstorms felt very strange.

"If it's an Incident, I don't sense the aura of any specific Youkai causing trouble. Is it just an abnormal climate anomaly in Gensokyo?" Lin Luo mused aloud, stroking his chin. Since his Seventh Sense hadn't picked up any unusual premonitions, he didn't dwell on it and kept his focus on the path to Eientei.

Then, just as he arrived at Eientei, a downpour mixed with hail began to lash down.

"Ah, disaster, disaster! My medicine, Master is going to scold me again... Waaah." In the courtyard of Eientei, a girl with red eyes and rabbit ears was frantically moving medicinal herbs scattered on the ground into the house—it was Reisen Udongein Inaba.

"Miss, you seem to be in some trouble," Lin Luo said with a smile as he approached.

Hearing the voice, Reisen turned around reflexively. "Ah, it's you... Huh? What's going on?"

Reisen saw Lin Luo and was about to greet him, but she quickly noticed something strange. Despite the dense rain and hail, not a single drop touched Lin Luo; it was clear that all the rainwater was being blocked by an invisible membrane.

This situation surprised Reisen.

"A simple barrier layer. Many people can do that," Lin Luo smiled faintly, then waved his hand. The barrier around him expanded outward violently, enveloping the entire courtyard and completely halting the assault of rain and hail... While this technique seemed magical, it wasn't overly mysterious; there were at least two dozen entities in Gensokyo capable of this level of skill.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Reisen couldn't do it, so upon seeing this, she couldn't help but exclaim in delight, "Now I don't have to worry about the herbs getting soaked, and Master won't scold me later. Thank you."

With that, Reisen immediately started tidying up the herbs, though now she didn't need to rush.

"Is Eirin not back yet?" Lin Luo asked while watching her dart in and out.

"No, Master said she needs to properly ** that masked man, so she won't be back for a while. She sent me back to gather the herbs because today's weather has been so strange... Honestly, one moment it's raining, the next it's hailing." Reisen complained as she spoke.

Lin Luo was speechless. He sensed carefully and confirmed that Eirin Yagokoro was currently working with Shō Toramaru to subdue her clones. Furthermore, among the clones previously eliminated, Eirin had accounted for two kills; only seven clones remained... Incidentally, Kaku Seiga had destroyed five.

Should I add a few more clones? Lin Luo pondered this thought.

On the other side, once Reisen started complaining, it was hard for her to stop. "And, Tei is messing around outside, but Master doesn't tell her to clean up; instead, she only orders me around. Even when testing medicine, Tei doesn't have to participate, even though I'm closer to Master than Tei is."

Lin Luo caught the deep sense of grievance in her voice and chuckled awkwardly, "You're still Eirin's experimental material, aren't you?"

"N-No, don't say such terrifying things!" Reisen shuddered, her face filled with lingering fear, nearly tripping and face-planting.

Lin Luo was speechless again. It seemed this Bunny Girl had endured quite a bit of misfortune, and she felt a great imbalance that she, as her subordinate, was suffering while Tei, who wasn't a lunar resident, remained safe and sound.

"Perhaps Eirin is Chinese." Based on this situation, Lin Luo deduced.

"What do you mean?" Reisen asked, confused.

"Lenient and indulgent towards outsiders, but strict and harmonious internally. So, to sum it up, Eirin treats you like family."

"Well, even if it feels a bit unbalanced, I have learned a lot from Master. At least under her guidance, I’ve learned to make medicine myself..." As she spoke, Reisen suddenly pulled a few pills from her pocket and showed them to Lin Luo. "Look, these are the three types of medicine I make most often."

"What kind of medicine?" Looking at the three red, black, and white pills in her hand, Lin Luo felt a strong sense of déjà vu.

Reisen took out a black pill and explained, "This is a charm-enhancing medicine. Just taking one pill increases Charm by five points, but it has a side effect: combat power drops by 30%."

Hey, are you treating this like an online game?

Lin Luo was dumbfounded.

Then, Reisen took out a white pill and continued to show off, "And this one is for breast enhancement. Taking it continuously for a month will increase bust size by five centimeters. However, the side effect is also very strong: frequent insomnia. See how red my eyes are from sleeping poorly for half a month."

As she spoke, Reisen pointed to her own pair of crimson pupils for Lin Luo to see.

Rabbit eyes are supposed to be red to begin with, aren't they!

Lin Luo no longer knew how to respond to this absurdity. He subconsciously glanced at Reisen's ample chest and asked out of curiosity, "So, how much has your bust grown after half a month?"

Reisen’s face flushed red along with her eyes. She reflexively covered her chest with her hands, avoiding eye contact with Lin Luo, and whispered weakly, "Well... well, it's only grown three centimeters."

Damn it, the effect is significant!

Lin Luo almost dropped to his knees. According to the efficacy, if it increased by five centimeters every month, it would be sixty centimeters in a year... Holy crap! Even Honda Masazumi would turn into a goddess if she took it, and if every woman took it for a year, there would truly be no flat-chested women in the world!

As for insomnia? That’s nothing; women will risk death for beauty.

Bunny Girl! You are trying to defy the heavens!

Lin Luo finally realized that Reisen was also such a bug-like existence and couldn't help but become curious about her red pill. He asked, "Then what is this one for?"

"Oh, this is for **... Ah! I didn't say anything!"

Reisen stopped mid-sentence, suddenly realizing this medicine shouldn't be disclosed externally. Her expression changed drastically, and she started shaking her hands repeatedly, but regrettably, Lin Luo had already heard it.

"So it's a ** pill, hehe."

Lin Luo instantly walked towards Reisen with a distinctly lewd expression.