Collapse, Horror Rabbit Development Program

"Salted cherry blossoms, salted cherry blossoms...the whole thing is soaked in salt, how can they be eaten directly."

"It's used to make wine." Yae Sakura didn't make a fuss, but called the two to sit down.

"Wine?" Caroline froze for a moment.

"Cherry Blossom Brew." Yae Sakura said, standing up at the same time, "Wait a moment, I'll show you."

After finishing speaking, she walked into the shrine, and within a few minutes, she took a square tablecloth and placed it on the ground, motioning the two of them to wait, before re-entering the shrine.

Kallen and Delta looked at each other.

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"Okay." Yae Sakura came out again, with a wine bottle and a lunch box in her hand.

After setting up the utensils, she poured three glasses.

Opening the lunch box, the fragrance of sakura mochi rushed over, and opening the basket again, the extra-large rice balls made the two of them dumbfounded.

"I got up so early, I probably haven't had breakfast yet."

"When we went down, the villagers greeted us a little bit, but Karen and I didn't go to eat...I didn't expect to have a good meal at this time!" Delta swallowed and wiped the corner of his mouth.

Kallen picked up the small cup, sniffed it lightly, and took a tentative sip of the cherry blossom brew.

Delta was not so polite and reserved, with a wine glass in one hand and a super-large rice ball in the other, he drank a tenth of it in one mouthful, and when he was chewing fragrantly, he drank the cherry blossom brew in his hand in one gulp.

"Wait, don't eat in such a hurry." Yae Sakura stretched out her hand to stop Delta from eating what was in the bowl and thinking about what was in the pot.

Karen closed her eyes, feeling the cherry blossom stuffing spread in her mouth.

"There is...a very fragrant floral fragrance in the wine."

"It's natural." Seeing that the two of them were enjoying the tasting, Yae Sakura leaned on the trunk, raised her head slightly, and looked at the cherry blossoms scattered in the wind, "Otherwise, why call it cherry blossom stuffing?"

"First soak the glutinous rice in water and cook, then mix it with koji after cooling."

"Let it stand for a few days, let it ferment into rice wine... Then put the salted cherry blossoms prepared in advance in the jug, filter the sweet wine with gauze, and seal it for two months."

Yae Sakura turned her head, "It takes two or three months to make cherry blossom stuffing, of course it is very fragrant."

"Two or three months...won't it wither?" Kallen asked.

......

"Withered... no, the cherry blossoms pickled with salt... will not wither." Yae Sakura recalled.

"Sakura, do you... know the forget-me-not?" Delta suddenly whispered.

"Forget-me-not? What is that?" Yae Sakura was puzzled.

"...It's just the name of a flower, don't worry about it." Delta lowered his head and smiled, and then continued to cook, "Sakura is also good!"

"In the past, Rin and I both liked cherry blossoms... Of course, we also like it now." Yae Sakura leaned gently on the trunk of the cherry blossom tree.

"At that time, Rin always regretted the short time when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. When the flowers withered, he looked at them with very lost eyes."

"Later, I thought, how can I stop the cherry blossoms from withering? I thought and thought... Finally, I thought that pickled things usually last a long time. Can you try it?"

"So there are salted cherry blossoms."

Chapter 32 Delta, I want to help Sakura, come with me!

"Later...Rin was gone."

"But I still help her preserve the cherry blossoms every year, picking, cleaning, pickling, drying..."

"Even though, they never have a chance to bloom again."

Yae Sakura looked at the few cherry blossoms in the basket just now, and stretched her hand in to stroke gently, "Just to leave some memories of me and her."

"Wait, Sakura, you said Ling, no... What do you mean Rin is gone?!" Delta raised his head, staring at Sakura tightly.

Yae Sakura originally didn't want to talk about this matter, but... she felt that even if she didn't say it, Delta might have already guessed something.

Looking into her eyes, Sakura bit her lip.

"Sakura..." Kallen looked at Yae Sakura worriedly.

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That's all... Anyway, it's not something that can't be said.

No one is hiding it, and no one else cares about it. The villagers are as usual, only they are worrying about it.

Only you care about, it is doomed to be lonely.

"My sister Rin, she died four years ago, for the sake of the village."

"In order to pray for rain for the village that has been suffering for a long time, a ceremony to please the gods is held. They want a virgin with the blood of a witch... The villagers cut Rin's tendons and hamstrings, making her unable to move, and then Pass me the knife."

"Because I am the priestess presiding over the sacrifice, I must be the one who kills Rin with the last knife. Seeing that I was too late to do so... my father took my hand and sent the knife into Rin's body .”

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"Where's your dad?" Delta said expressionlessly.

"died."

"How did you die?"

"The beast attacked the village, he rushed up and died." Yae Sakura lowered her head slightly.

"The person who came up with this idea, who is still alive now?" Delta's eyes were gloomy.

"What are you going to do?" Yae Sakura asked.

"You care about me?!" Delta sneered.

"This is my family business. You are an outsider after all. I haven't said anything yet." Yae Sakura said coldly, "After all, we have only known each other for two days. Don't you think you are a little too enthusiastic?"

"Will you say it?" Delta's face was already a little angry.

Sacrifice?

Ha ha... cheating ghosts!

It's like this again...it's like this again...Rei is like this, Rin is like this, when will you people take your eyes off the innocent!

She has the same face as Sakura, and has a younger sister who was also persecuted by others. Although the reasons are different, these perpetrators have successfully angered Delta.

"So what if I don't say it? This is the custom of this village, and everyone has never opposed it. What can you do? Kill everyone?"

"I was born here and grew up here..." Yae Sakura said quietly, "If you want to kill the last person, what is the meaning of my existence as a witch? Why don't you kill me too?"

"Sophistry!" Delta stood up, turned around and was about to leave.

......

"Delta!"

In the distance, the girl heard someone shouting in her ears, and it was getting closer and louder, but the feeling was not very clear, as if there was a plastic bag covering her head.

"Delta!!!!"

As if suddenly awakened from a dream, Delta suddenly turned around.

"Delta, calm down! You are affected by the box!" Karen said with serious eyes.

Box?

Delta put down the great sword subconsciously, and looked over.

The box is lying quietly under the cherry tree.

"You're not holding it anymore?" Delta frowned.

"I'm here to find you..." Kallen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "What is that for, helping it erode your spirit?"

Delta didn't speak, and was silent in his heart.

Looking up, Sakura was still kneeling quietly under the tree, her expression was the same, she just looked at herself with some doubts.

"Sorry, this is..." Sakura also saw the box, and unconsciously reached out to approach it.

"Stop!" Kallen ran over from Delta sweating profusely, swooped to protect the box, and then looked up at Yae Sakura solemnly while lying on her stomach, "There's a demon locked inside! Delta is affected, you can't touch it!"

Yae Sakura was startled, subconsciously withdrew her hand, "Hug, I'm sorry..."

"Well, what did I just... say?" Delta scratched his hair and sat down again.

She wanted to determine when she had been affected by the box.

"I didn't say anything, I just turned around and left with fierce eyes." Karen told the truth while holding the box tightly in her arms.

In other words, the quarrel with Sakura is just an illusion, isn't it?

Delta pursed her lips, but she hesitated in her heart, looked at Yae Sakura with a calm expression, and hesitated for a while. ,

In the end, she just opened her mouth and didn't really say anything.

The atmosphere between the three was slightly silent.

After hearing Rin's story, Karen was supposed to be the first one to fight the injustice, but Delta's abnormal situation made her hold her words in her heart.

Nothing is as important as the box, and everything will be discussed after the box stabilizes.

And after Delta returned to normal, Karen didn't dare to mention Rin again in order to avoid being exploited by the box again.

However, she was also a little resentful for holding back like this.

"Thank you for your hospitality. I'm going back to the room first. Call me if you need anything." Karen whispered to Yae Sakura.

"Yeah." Sakura nodded softly.

When Kallen returned, Delta shook his head, walked to Sakura, hesitated, "Are we... considered friends? Although it's only been two days."

Yae Sakura was taken aback.

friend?

Since Rin's death, this is really a very distant vocabulary for me.

When was the last time I cared about others from the bottom of my heart?

Sakura tilted her head slightly.

forget.

but......

"Calculate."

"I don't know why, but I think we get along very well, so we should be regarded as friends."

......

After getting the answer, Delta happily wagged her tail and went back to the house. Yae Sakura looked at Delta's back until she completely disappeared into the shrine house.

a long time.

"It's useless, nothing will change..."

"Don't waste your time on me."

"This is my fate."

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As soon as Delta was back in her room, Karen knocked on the door.

As soon as she opened the door, she met Kallen's serious face.

"what happened?"

"I want to help her." Karen said seriously, "I can feel that Sakura's heart is in an almost desperate pain."

"I want to help her, Delta, let's go together!"

Chapter 33 Another Divine Sacrifice

Although she has decided to investigate the matter of sister Yae Sakura, but this is her hometown after all, so she needs to be cautious.

Karen and Delta decided to only go out one person at a time, and the remaining one stayed in the Yae Shrine to take care of the box. This thing has a wide range of influence. If it is not suppressed all the time, maybe that ordinary villager will be attracted. , causing disaster.