Deities Are All Just My Food-Chapter 2282 - 1020: Divine Hidden Village

A thief is someone who snatches things quickly, and if he can’t steal, he immediately lets go and runs, pushing the people in front of him, causing them to stumble.

Lin Baici’s face was full of anger, and he immediately started chasing.

"Lord Lin!"

Goto Mariko shouted.

She worried that Lin Baici might have an accident and wanted to follow, but the ground was littered with things from Lin Baici’s backpack, and she couldn’t just ignore them.

She quickly squatted down to clean up.

Most of the paper sheets were blank, but some had been used with drawings on them. Goto Mariko picked up a few sheets and suddenly froze.

"Eh?"

Goto Mariko saw the drawing in her hand, depicting herself sitting on a railing, holding a can of drink.

Innocent yet adorable.

Goto Mariko instantly remembered that day...

At dusk, she and Lin Baici were chatting by the roadside.

The perspective of this painting was from Lin Baici’s eyes, depicting a girl in a student uniform, showing a blend of innocence and cuteness.

At that moment, she was wrapped in the sunset glow, wearing a gentle smile on her face. Whether it could warm the world is unknown, but it surely warmed the person looking at her.

For some reason, as soon as Goto Mariko saw this painting, the thought popped into her mind.

If the boy painting it didn’t like the girl, he surely couldn’t paint her so beautifully?

Goto Mariko turned to another sketch, showing her riding a bicycle, emerging from a path among a sunflower field, pedaling with all her might uphill.

The next one featured her running across a beach, vigorously swimming towards someone in the water...

Then, there’s a rooftop scene, with a shy girl expressing gratitude!

At the training ground, a new friend cheering for Lin Baici.

At the snack shop, ramen shop, convenience store...

Goto Mariko realized that Lin Baici had sketched all the places he’d visited with her.

In the images, there was only Goto Mariko, but the chosen perspective made it evident to others that the artist, even if not in love, had a fondness for her.

Goto Mariko’s cheeks felt hot, as if she were running a fever, especially when she saw an oil painting of fireworks in the night sky, her heart began to race.

The image showed the girl as the focal point, but a boy’s hand reached in, seemingly breaking the dimensional barriers.

The girl held that hand, turned to this side, and with fireworks illuminating the night sky, her smile appeared even sweeter and more adorable...

Anyone seeing this would know the girl accepted the boy’s confession.

"Lord Lin... intends to confess to me?"

Being a local, Goto Mariko of course knew this place; it was the hillside where she planned to take Lin Baici shortly.

At the mountain summit, there’s a small shrine where one can see the entire town and the crescent-shaped bay, a truly stunning view.

"Mariko, thank you!"

Upon hearing this, Goto Mariko’s hands shook as she hurried to tidy up the scattered sketches.

Lin Baici squatted down, taking advantage of Goto Mariko’s distraction to observe her expression.

Hmm, a bit flushed!

It seems the painting tactic is working.

Lin Baici wasn’t painting randomly; he documented every moment shared with Goto Mariko from his perspective, attempting to beautify it.

Girls like aesthetics, romance, and certainly seeing these exquisite artworks, anyone looking at them would know the artist painted with emotion.

Lin Baici hadn’t learned painting, but with his Divine Grace Soul Sketch, the results were as good as a camera, added to that Lin Baici’s own aesthetic appreciation skills, these artworks served perfectly as love letters.

Indeed!

Love letters crafted with artworks.

Lin Baici couldn’t proactively show them to Goto Mariko; that would feel too contrived, diminishing the impact, so Gu Qingqiu had Yi Jisheng pose as a thief to find an opportunity to tear open the backpack and scatter the paintings.

As Lin Baici chased the thief, Goto Mariko could happen upon these artworks...

The plan was perfect!

Goto Mariko indeed felt Lin Baici’s ’intent’, which made her a bit hesitant to look at him.

"Give this to me!"

Lin Baici extended his hand to fetch the sketch from Goto Mariko’s hold, a touch of nervousness and embarrassment showed on his face and in his tone.

With Performance Master blessing, Lin Baici found this expression easy to manage.

Lin Baici packed up his things, bought a random bag from a general merchandise stall, and shoved them inside.

"What did you say you wanted me to do just now?"

Lin Baici inquired.

"Uh..."

Goto Mariko initially wanted to take Lin Baici to the top of the mountain to see fireworks, but after seeing Lin Baici’s painting, what if he confesses...

Goto Mariko discovered she didn’t reject Lin Baici’s affection, nor did she intend to refuse, but instead was concerned about the villagers.

"Mariko?"

Lin Baici feigned confusion.

"Let’s go!"

No worries, let’s watch the fireworks first.

Goto Mariko led Lin Baici, stepping on the stone steps, to the mountain top.

Passing through the red torii gate, they saw a small open area.

Southwest corner had a small platform built, fenced with railings.

It offered the best view, but at the moment several couples were already there waiting.

It could be said that those coming to this mountain top today were mostly couples, even two pairings hiding in a shrine corner’s shadow, wrapped in each other’s embrace.

In previous years, waiting to watch fireworks had always felt torturous to Goto Mariko, but this time, she felt nothing like that.

Lin Baici’s voice lingered in her ear, pleasant and comforting.

She even hoped time would slow down a bit further.

...

Suddenly, a light cluster trailing orange-red smoke ascended vertically into the sky, upon reaching the highest point, it burst with a bang.