Strictly speaking, Lancer had never read the 'Tale of the Bamboo Cutter' in the true sense, but he probably knew the outline of the story.
Simply put, a kind old man found a glowing bamboo when cutting bamboo, and when he opened it, he found a baby girl inside.
Later, the old man and his wife raised the baby girl together, and strangely, the baby girl grew into a far-renowned beauty in just a few dozen days.
Lancer had no impression of what happened next. He only knew that the girl was eventually a princess from the moon, and when the moon palace messengers came to take the girl away, they left behind gold that the old couple could never use up.
This was Lancer impression of 'The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter', but it was obvious that he underestimated the 'lower limit' of this era.
In Lancer opinion, since the other party was a beauty, she should at least be JK (high school girl) age or older, right?
But what about the person in front of him?
A light red kimono dotted with countless patterns was worn by a girl who looked about 14 years old.
It's not that Lancer thought the other party wasn't good-looking, in fact, quite the opposite. Whether it was her appearance, her personal temperament, or the faint smile on her face, she exuded a strange seductive power.
But just at this moment, two system prompts suddenly popped up in front of Lancer.
"Host is affected by 'Charm', performing Willpower check"
"Willpower check successful, 'Charm' is exempted"
'Charm'?
He was hit just now?
Although he was extremely surprised inwardly, Lancer still maintained his previous expression on the surface. But little did he know that it was precisely because he showed no change that the girl sitting in the middle of the room gave him an extra look.
But it was only one glance. She maintained a faint smile on her face, looking at Fujiwara no Fuhito who was sitting in front of her.
"Lord Fujiwara, long time no see."
"My apologies, Miss Kaguya, for disturbing you so late."
"..."
Although both sides maintained smiles on their faces, Lancer felt that, whether it was his illusion or not, the atmosphere in the room seemed to freeze for a moment. And although Fujiwara no Fuhito was acting a little off because of Kaguya-hime, he instinctively sensed the oddness in his words just now.
"Miss Kaguya, I actually came to find you because I can no longer suppress the feelings in my heart —————— Miss Kaguya! Please marry me!"
Although there was no evidence, Lancer could feel the heartfelt passion and enthusiasm when Fujiwara no Fuhito said these words.
As one of the most prominent figures in all of Japan at this time, it could be said that few people would refuse his proposal, but the prerequisite was that the person in front of him was a 'human'.
Kaguya-hime, whose face was originally smiling, became serious after hearing Fujiwara no Fuhito words. She put her fingertips together and gently touched her forehead to her fingertips.
"I apologize, Lord Fujiwara. If you wish to discuss poetry and literature with Kaguya, Kaguya will naturally agree, but please, Sir, do not mention this matter again."
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Lancer accompanied Fujiwara no Fuhito up the mountain and down again in less than half an hour in total.
Lancer followed behind Fujiwara no Fuhito with a strange expression. He originally thought that Fujiwara no Fuhito would show some kind of expression after being rejected. Would he maintain his aristocratic demeanor as always, or would he be so angry that he would turn red with shame?
Lancer didn't know, but he didn't worry about that 'Kaguya-hime' at all. The other party was a princess from the moon after all, how could anything happen to her?
But the strange thing was here. Fujiwara no Fuhito was not angry at all after being rejected by Kaguya-hime. Instead, he had an expression of 'it should be this way'.
And there was another thing that Lancer cared about very much.
"Lord Fujiwara, were you... serious about what you just said?"
Lancer sudden question made Fujiwara no Fuhito, who was walking ahead, freeze for a moment, but then he showed an incredibly serious expression.
"What I said came from the bottom of my heart."
After saying that, he accelerated towards the motorcade. It was obvious from Fujiwara no Fuhito demeanor that he had no intention of giving up.
Lancer, on the other hand, sighed helplessly.
Looking at the other party's back, Lancer scratched his head slightly helplessly.
"What a nuisance."
Lancer didn't like Fujiwara no Fuhito. Of course, it wasn't because Fujiwara no Fuhito had provoked Lancer. It was purely because he preferred straightforward people, and he had a complete lack of fondness for those whose thoughts were always hard to fathom from the start. However, this didn't mean that he couldn't get along with such people. For example, the funashiyaku also liked to cover his mouth with a fan and act mysterious, but when interacting with Lancer, he knew when to be serious and when to be casual, so the two were getting along well now.
Lancer didn't like Fujiwara no Fuhito, but that didn't mean he liked seeing the other party become like this.
'If I can marry Miss Kaguya, I am willing to give up everything! Whether it is my wife, children, or my position!'
"A person... can actually become this distorted..."
After muttering to himself, Lancer looked back at the small house halfway up the mountain and then followed behind Fujiwara no Fuhito to leave.
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Late at night, when the moon's light had almost disappeared, Lancer, dozing against a tree, opened his eyes. He glanced at the sky and then walked directly into the distance. Soon, he was completely immersed in the darkness.
The sky without light pollution was indeed very beautiful, but the premise was that the moon and stars in the sky existed. A pitch-black night sky would only be creepy, but Lancer didn't care at all. After all, relying on his 'Blind Fighting' ability, even if he couldn't see anything, he could distinguish many things based on sound.
After leaving the motorcade, he summoned his 'weapon box', put on his full armor, and then tied the scarf that was originally wrapped around his right arm around his neck. Then he took out the Gáe Bolg and held it in his hand, while 'Zero' was tucked into the armor's belt.
It could be said that Lancer was fully armed this time, and the seemingly ordinary small house on the mountain was no less than a dragon's den in Lancer eyes, but he had no intention of retreating. After all, the resolve had been made as soon as he opened his eyes.
However, he had clearly made preparations for a counterattack at any time, but when he walked step by step from the mountain to the small house, no battle occurred.
'Was everything an illusion when I went up the mountain before?'
He shook his head and threw this thought out of his mind. After all, he could be sure that the feeling of being pricked by needles in his back at that time was definitely not an illusion.
Although he didn't know what was going on, he knew that all the answers lay with that woman.
Placing his hand on the door panel, he then controlled the ice behind the door to remove the door panel. Lancer easily walked into the small house. Following his memory, he walked towards 'Kaguya-hime' room, but strangely, when he reached Kaguya-hime door, the door suddenly opened by itself. One must know that no one helped him open the door this time.
Then Lancer was stunned again.
The girl in the red kimono was sitting inside the door with a strange smile, looking at him.
"You've come?"
The other party's strange reaction made Lancer strong heart, which had been trained for several years, involuntarily become nervous, as the atmosphere at this time was really a bit strange...