A few days had passed sihe red mist i, and life in Gensokyo had slowly returo normal. Only the Scarlet Devil Mansion is still in rubble thought.

  As for me, I had ged bato a human. It was because the moment the first rays of sunlight touched my skin, it started to feels itchy, and I also started to had a bloodthirst whatever I saw Sakuya neck, so I ge baan. Fndre’s rea was... less thahusiastic. Her face fell with disappoi, her crimson eyes wide with shock. “Big brother... you’re human again?”

  I gave her a sheepish smile. “Yeah, looks like it.”

  She pouted, crossing her arms. “B! I thought you were like us...”

  Remilia, oher hand, barely spared me a gnce. Her i in me seemed to vanish the moment she realized I was no longer a vampire. I could feel her cold aura from across the room, her eyes indifferent.

  I sighed. Well... there was one way to fix this.

  I took a deep breath and spoke with fidence, “I never ged back. I’m still a vampire.”

  Fndre’s eyes widened. “You’re lying!”

  Remilia scoffed. “What nonsense...”

  her of them believed me. Perfect.

  A cold chill enveloped my body as my lie became reality once more. My senses sharpened, my vision enhang as the world became more vivid. Fangs pressed against my lips, and my body felt lighter, strohe familiar ess of uh returned.

  Fndre’s face lit up. “Big brother! You’re a vampire again!” She hugged me tightly, nearly knog the air out of my lungs.

  Remilia’s eyes narrowed, a flicker of curiosity returning. “Iing... You really are an enigma.”

  Before I could respond, Patchouli appeared, her violet eyes gleaming with intrigue. “Fasating... Your transformation defies all magical logic. I would love to experiment, I mean, che your body and see how it works.”

  A shiver ran down my spine. “N-No thanks! I like my body the way it is!”

  Patchouli sighed, clearly disappointed. “Pity. Such a rare spe...”

  I made a mental o stay far away from her library from now on.

  When the sun rise again, I ged bato my human form, the vampiric power fading away. With my body feeling normal once again, I decided it was time to return to my tree house. Mystia might be worried about me now.

  Upon arrival, I was greeted by Mystia, who seemed to be waiting for me. Her arms were crossed, and she was tapping her foot impatiently. “You were fixing that mansion this whole time, huh?”

  I blinked in surprise. “You knew?”

  She huffed, puffing her cheeks. “Of course I knew! I saw you in the neer so I came looking for you, and that maid with the knives kicked me out. You could’ve at least told me!”

  I scratched my head, feeling guilty. “Sorry, it was... plicated.”

  She looked me up and down, her eyes narrowing. “You look exhausted. I’m ing with you ime.”

  A small smile formed on my lips. “Thanks, Mystia.”

  A few days ter, Mystia joined me at the mansion, bringing along o and Daiyousei. More like those two followed us. o, of course, immediately caused trouble by freezing the stru tools, ughing at Sakuya frustration. Sakuya didn’t take kindly to that and promptly kicked her out.

  “I was only having fun!” o protested as she was thrown out of the gate.

  Mystia shook her head. “She never learns...”

  There is also Hong Meiling, who is w tirelessly to fix the outer walls. It turned out that she had slept through the entire i, not even realizing the mansion was destroyed. Sakuya was furious when she found out, and as punishment, Meiling was forced to work overtime.

  To my surprise, Sakuya alsht in the kappas for help. But they don't looked like a kappa at all, they are also wearing green hat and big bag on their backs. They looked more like a children going to school. At first, I thought Sakuya was f child bor to them, but then I saw them driving pickup trucks filled with struaterials.

  My jaw dropped. “What... How...?”

  One of the girl or kappa(?) grinned, her white teeth showing. “We’re teological gehis is nothing for us!”

  I eechless. Gensokyo never ceased to amaze me.

  With Sakuya time stop ability arict supervision, the repairs progressed quickly. With the bined efforts of the kappas’ teology, Meiling’s physical strength, and Mystia's grilled mprey, the Scarlet Devil Mansion was rebuilt in record time. How did Mystia help me, well Mystia’s grilled mprey are delicious so everyone liked to eat her food expect Remilia so she is helpful.

  O day of stru, I stood in front of the newly restored mansion, admiring the majestic architecture. It looked even grahan before.

  Sakuya approached me, her expression stoic. “Thank you for your help, Mirage Carl. We couldn’t have do without you.”

  I scratched my cheek, feeling a bit embarrassed. “I caused part of the damage, so it’s only fair.”

  She gave me a rare smile. “Indeed. But still... thank you.”

  I looked up at the sky, the suing in the distance. “It’s finally over...”

  Or so I thought. Knowing Gensokyo, there was no telling what would happe. But for now, I could finally rest.