Driving Rain Story

Prologue
Characters	Qingtuan

Background Music
Stars Day 5, Daytime
Tombstones, dead trees, a few patches of green, and a hazy mist of rain. Boots trudged through a street of mud, to the pitter-patter of raindrops. A girl holding an umbrella squatted down and placed a basket and flowers.
Qingtuan	Another year has passed, Master Attendant.
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1-2
Characters	Qingtuan Toso

Background Music
Qingtuan’s Memory
A murmuring brook, streaming rain, swaying willow branches, and the aroma of flowers.
Qingtuan	Gentian flower, turtle shell... angelica root and aster... Pinellia, ginseng... Boil and consume together...
Toso	...What are you reciting?
Qingtuan	A formula for medicine.
Toso	Medicine?
Qingtuan	This part says Gentian flower soup.
Toso	Only you could remember such arcane names.
... 1. This is what Master Attendant taught to me. (Qingtuan +15) 2. Actually, it's not that hard. (Huangshan Maofeng Tea +5) 3. I've recited it many times. (Huangshan Maofeng Tea +15)
Qingtuan	After all, physicians can’t make mistakes, so you’ve gotta be sure about what you’re learning and commit it to memory.
Toso	Is that... so. Then... being a physician... is really tough... Gasp–– Gasp––
Qingtuan	Toso?
The girl turned. The woman lay in the grass, having drifted off to sleep at some point.
Qingtuan	Seriously?... You’ll catch a cold.

Background Music
Stars Day 5, Daytime - Outskirts
Qingtuan	...You’ll catch a cold sleeping here.
Repeating those words, the scene in her memory overlapped with the present. The girl walked forward and tried to cover the youth from the wind and rain.
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1-4
Characters	Qingtuan Huangshan Maofeng Tea Osmanthus Cake

Background Music
Stars Day 5, Daytime - Outskirts
The youth took the arm extended out by the girl. As she was reaching over with her umbrella, he had already opened his eyes. His keen eyes scanned the girl, and he quickly settled back down.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Ah! Sorry.
The youth seemed to become another person, letting out a reassuring smile.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	I didn’t scare you, did I?
Qingtuan	...No.
... 1. Then alright. (Qingtuan +5) 2. I am truly sorry. (Qingtuan +15) 3. Apologies, apologies. (Huangshan Maofeng Tea +15)
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Might I ask who you are?
The girl shook her umbrella.
Qingtuan	You’re going to get soaked sitting here.

Huangshan Maofeng Tea’s Memory – Farcloud Temple of Long Ago
Background Music
The sound of the rain roared through the damp air. In the downpour, a young girl holding an umbrella walked slowly towards the youth.
Osmanthus Cake	Maofeng, what are you doing standing here? You’ll be soaked.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	I’m being punished.
Osmanthus Cake	What did you do wrong this time?
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	He said I don’t know how to behave properly.
Osmanthus Cake	Ahh...
The girl leaned over and held the umbrella over the both of them.
Osmanthus Cake	I’ll stand with you, alright?
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1-6
Characters	Osmanthus Cake Huangshan Maofeng Tea Qingtuan

Background Music
Huangshan Maofeng Tea’s Memory – Farcloud Temple of More Recent Days
Lofty mountain peaks poking through the clouds. Ruins and rubble litter the mountain. The formerly grand and magnificent Farcloud Temple is now reduced to tattered walls.
Osmanthus Cake	Huangshan Maofeng Tea, what are you doing standing here?
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	I’m thinking of the master.
Osmanthus Cake	The master?
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	It used to be, whenever I did something wrong, I’d have to stand in punishment.
... 1. ...Serves you right! (Huangshan Maofeng Tea +5) 2. You deserved to be punished. (Qingtuan +15) 3. I'm sure he didn't let you off lightly. (Huangshan Maofeng Tea +15)
The slight look of sorrow on the youth’s face caused the girl to suddenly grow quiet.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Hahahahahaha. You’re right, Osmanthus Cake. If the master was still around, I’d definitely get punished, wouldn’t I?
Osmanthus Cake	...What did you do this time?
The youth held back a smile and sunk into reverie.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Perhaps... it was something I didn’t do...

Background Music
Stars Day 5, Daytime – Outskirts
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	What a tricky memory...
A hard-to-read, bitter smile showed on the youth’s face as he muttered to himself.
Qingtuan	What did you just say?
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Nothing!
Raising his face, the youth beamed a relaxed and chipper smile.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	My name’s Huangshan Maofeng Tea. And you?
Qingtuan	I’m Qingtuan.
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2-2
Characters	Huangshan Maofeng Tea Qingtuan

Background Music
Stars Day 5, Daytime – Outskirts
Misty drizzle, white blossoms, and on the flagstones, two people shoulder-to-shoulder under an umbrella. Their clothes rustles and calla lily petals drifted in the breeze. The girls’ gentle demeanor and the young man’s free and easy bearing lent an air to the misty graveyard, making it not gloomy or off putting in the least.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Qingtuan, who are you here to remember?
The youth’s voice was flat, not like his usual teasing manner.
Qingtuan	...My Master Attendant
The girl’s voice also sounded a little downcast, but neither thought it unusual since they’d never met before. But the young man still saw something in the girl’s face.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	You’re a little happy, aren’t you?
Qingtuan	Huh?
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	After all, it’s not every day you can come for a visit, right?
The youth lifted his head and looked out past the umbrella, as if he was trying to pierce the curtain of rain obscuring the countryside with his gaze.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Tomb sweeping festival only comes once a year.
The girl was momentarily stunned, pulling back the corners of her mouth without realizing it and showing a very forced smile.
... 1. True... (Qingtuan +5) 2. Yeah.. okay. (Qingtuan +15) 3. You're right. (Huangshan Maofeng Tea +15)
Seeing the trace of bitterness in the girl’s smile, the young man suddenly clapped his hands and raised his tone.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Want a reading?
Qingtuan	Huh?
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	I give amazing reading.
The youth took out his container of fortune sticks from his sleeve.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Pick a stick, any stick, and all your worries will be answered.
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2-4
Characters	Qingtuan Person in Memory Huangshan Maofeng Tea

Background Music
Qingtuan’s Memory
Qingtuan	Why does Master have to work so hard healing people?
Person in Memory	Because seeing the smiles on the faces of the cured is like a soothing answer to the pain and suffering of this world.

Background Music
Stars Day 5, Daytime – Outskirts
Guilt, sadness, regret... the youth eyed the fortune stick the girl had pulled out and deciphered it in silence.
Qingtuan	Did I get a bad one? You look troubled.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Huh? No, no. You could say, there are lots of answers, and I don’t know which one to say.
Qingtuan	Oh... is that so?
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Although...
... 1. There is one little problem. (Huangshan Maofeng Tea +5) 2. It's a little more nuanced than that. (Qingtuan +15) 3. There's one thing worth nothing. (Huangshan Maofeng Tea +15)
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	No matter what answer I give, you need to say out loud what’s troubling you first. The important thing isn’t what you say, but rather, that you say it out loud. Tell the mountains and rivers, tell your Attendant, tell... yourself.
Qingtuan	...
The girl hesitated for a bit, but at last she opened her mouth to speak.
Qingtuan	My life... was saved by my Master Attendant. From the hands of a Fallen Angel.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	A human saved a Food Soul?
The youth was stunned.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	And you feel too weighed down with gratitude? Or do you blame yourself for not protecting your Attendant?
Just like a guide, the youth was trying to draw out the girl.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	(How long has it been since I’ve done this sort of thing?) (Usually I’m just trying to fleece people...)
He laughed at himself and shook his head, paying no mind to those stray thoughts.
Qingtuan	Weighed down, blaming myself... I guess both... but more so... I feel worried.
Qingtuan turned and looked amidst the tombstones at the one belonging to her Attendant.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Worried?
The girl pursed her mouth harder.
Qingtuan	Oftentimes, I’ll think, does Master Attendant regret sacrificing himself for me? Sometimes I’ll even think it’d be better off if my Master had lived instead of me. So...
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	So nothing.
The girl was cut off before she could finish. She looked up and saw that the youth had already walked away from her. He stepped out from under the umbrella, stood on the stone path, and stretched out his arms. At some point, the rain had stopped, and a golden ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds, shining down on the youth. The girl was surprised for a moment.
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2-6
Characters	Huangshan Maofeng Tea Qingtuan

Background Music
Stars Day 5, Daytime – Outskirts
The youth stretch out his hand, the stick bobbing up and down in his palm.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	My Master Attendant was a silent, stern guy. He was good to me, took care of me, but in some moments, he also betrayed me. Even though at the time it was for the sake of more people.
Qingtuan	...
As he spoke, the youth suddenly shifted gears.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	I say this, not to explain whether my Master was good or bad. I just wanted to tell you that everyone makes decisions. And I’m sure they are made after careful consideration, so...
Qingtuan	No!
The girl suddenly cut him off with a shout.
Qingtuan	No! That time, my Attendant didn’t even think! The Fallen Angel pounced, and he just instinctively... Instinctively...
The girl’s voice trailed off as the hint of a sob was choked back. The young man lifted his sleeve and wiped away the tears forming in the corners of the girl’s eyes.
... 1. Don't be sad. (Huangshan Maofeng Tea +15) 2. It's okay. (Qingtuan +15) 3. Don't cry. (Qingtuan +5)
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	So, is the answer not even clearer?
Qingtuan	...
The girl looked up blankly.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	His instincts saved you. Doesn’t that go to show that in his heart, your life far outweighed his personal safety? You were very important to him, that’s why he was able to risk his life for you without hesitation.
The youth patted the girl on the shoulder.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Don’t carry that burden around with you. A life of blame and regret is a bitter one.
The girl fell silent for a long time.
Qingtuan	... And you? Have you ever resented your master?
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	I wouldn’t... call it resentment, exactly? After all, other people are important too. To him, to me.. to both of us. And things I did later on stirred up a lot of trouble for him. If anybody should be resented, it’s me.
... Their voices were muffled by the rain and scattered by the wind. And so, the two said goodbye. But before the youth had left the cemetery, he heard a cry from the girl behind him.
Qingtuan	Huangshan Maofeng...
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Hm?
Qingtuan	You said that everybody makes decisions after careful consideration. So then, your master must have known clearly what your subsequent reaction would be. He wouldn’t resent you for it.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	...Yeah you’re right. Thank you.
In a place where the girl couldn’t see, the youth flipped over in his hand the shortest of the fortune sticks that originally belonged to the girl, and it glowed with a soft light. As the glow faded, the stick turned into the longest and luckiest of the fortune sticks.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	This world is kind, and no one bears ill will toward anyone.
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← 2-4 • Main		• Qingtuan Chest →

Huangshan Maofeng Tea Chest
Characters	Osmanthus Cake Huangshan Maofeng Tea

Background Music
Stars Day 5, Daytime – Outskirts
The girl and the youth walked side-by-side down the avenue. The girl’s palm tapped continuously on the leather cover of her book, and she and an unhappy look on her face. The youth followed along a little embarrassed, with a bit of an ingratiating grin on his face.
Osmanthus Cake	I only took my eyes off you for a moment! Where did you run off to?
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Um... I saw a cute kid so...
Osmanthus Cake	Huang–– Shan–– Mao–– Feng––
The girl’s bell-like voice suddenly grew very deep.
Osmanthus Cake	Did you just say–– cute?
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Um... Aah! I mean, I saw a kid almost as cute as Osmanthus Cake who needed help by the roadside, so I...
Smack–– The book thudded heavily against the youth’s head.
Osmanthus Cake	When we get back you’re going to copy the Book of Etiquette one hundred times.
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Ouch! Osmanthus Cake, not in the head!
Osmanthus Cake	You want more?
... After grumbling for a moment, she suddenly fell silent. A moment later––
Osmanthus Cake	Nothing to say?
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Hm?
Osmanthus Cake	You seem... a little different from before. Did something happen?
Huangshan Maofeng Tea	Well, perhaps a bit of a burden has been lifted, but who knows. Are you worried about me?
Osmanthus Cake	Who would worry about you!?
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Qingtuan Chest
Characters	Toso Qingtuan

Background Music
Stars Day 5, Daytime – Outskirts
Toso	I just knew you’d be here.
Qingtuan	You’re back!
Toso	Yes, just passing through. Are you alright?
Qingtuan	...What make you ask that?
Toso	I saw you outside the cemetery. And that man.
Qingtuan	Oh, he’s a Food Soul. His name is Huangshan Maofeng Tea. He’s a kind person!
Toso	Oh really...
Qingtuan	Is there something wrong with him?
Toso	No, it’s just I think he’s a little dangerous.
The girl gave a slight smile at that. In a soft voice, she said to the woman beside her:
Qingtuan	Relax Toso. He’s not a bad person.
Toso	You shouldn’t go trusting people so blindly.
Qingtuan	Haha, alright. He helped me!
Toso	... Then I guess that makes him half-decent.
Qingtuan	Hahahaha.
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