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Chapter 493 Miss Eiki, you don't want to lose your job, do you?

The so-called other shore.

That is another world opposite to this shore.

The living cannot go to the other side, and the dead will wait here for judgment. They cannot eat or sleep, and can only wait indefinitely.

The other side itself is an endless flower field, without the changes of day and night or seasons, and is surrounded by warm and soft light all year round.

The Hall of Right and Wrong is located here—

This institution, which governs the judgment of the dead, is maintained by Yama, the god of death, and demons.

At least in Gensokyo's afterlife, order does indeed operate in this way.

Enma, who is in charge of the trial of the dead in the Gensokyo region, is Shiki Eiki Yama Senado, and Onozuka Komachi is her subordinate.

Incidentally, Yama Senado is the title of Shiki Eiki's position in the Hall of Right and Wrong, meaning "the demon of paradise."

This Yama King, due to the nature of her work and her abilities...

He was probably the most unpopular person in the entire Gensokyo, like that mind-reading youkai, and was avoided by everyone.

It's not so much that I dislike it, but rather that I feel more awe.

After all, this lady was not only exceptionally powerful, but also renowned for her incessant lecturing. Her unbiased and impartial words always carried an invisible pressure.

In particular, those immortal monsters have all received his care.

So when this King of Hell appears in Gensokyo, the youkai all hide, even Yukari Yakumo commented on it.

"Only that one is irresistible."

Then Zi avoided him, which shows how difficult he was to deal with.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. You're dealing with a particularly powerful person who also loves to lecture, and who genuinely cares about the person being lectured and is urging them to turn over a new leaf...

What else can we do? If we can't afford to offend them, we can at least avoid them.

That's basically it.

Until this day-

A strange visitor arrived on the other side, who actually wanted to pay a visit to this troublesome Lord Enma.

Under normal circumstances, Onozuka Komachi would have definitely taken a good look at this reckless guy and been full of curiosity about him.

Just now...

She didn't dare.

Despite the earlier rush and lack of time to contact other areas of Hell, Eiki Shiki, as the Enma who directly governs the Gensokyo region, still participated in the battle.

Naturally, since Shiki Eiki led the battle, Komachi and the other Shinigami accompanied her.

It's like the tengu of the Monster Mountain.

He naturally attended the banquet that followed, and thus witnessed how this person domineeringly subdued the Dragon God and forcibly established a one-sided cooperative relationship.

Hakurei Shrine has been designated as the point of contact...

They poached the Hakurei Shrine Maiden to handle related matters...

—This, this…this…this…there’s a cow!

Isn't this blatant NTR (Netorare)?!

Anyway, looking beyond the surface, Onozuka Komachi felt that this kind of ruthless person was someone she couldn't afford to mess with.

So when she discovered that this person wanted to cross the river by boat, she was absolutely terrified.

Faced with the other party's poaching attempt, she didn't really think much about it, and didn't even hear what the other party was saying. She just responded with "uh-huh" and nodded subconsciously.

They act like they'll do whatever you say, and end up selling themselves out without you even realizing it.

Once they had crossed the river, the young man turned around and waved to her with a cheerful expression: "Then it's settled. I'll send you an offer later..."

Onozuka Komachi paused for a moment, then tried hard to recall.

A moment later, she was startled to realize that this person had been trying to persuade her to switch jobs and work for his platform.

Unfortunately, my mind went completely blank at the time, and I didn't have time to think. I just kept nodding and agreed.
Good heavens...

What have I been doing?
Onozuka looked like he was about to cry, and when he came to his senses, he found that the figure who had come ashore had already entered the Hall of Right and Wrong.

of course.

Even if that person hadn't gone in, but had remained standing on the shore, she probably wouldn't have had the courage to approach them and initiate a negotiation.

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The endless flower field on the other side is shrouded in a perpetually warm light, with no alternation of day and night, only the red spider lilies stretching to the horizon swaying gently in the wind.

The Hall of Right and Wrong stands in this tranquil place, its architecture solemn and dignified, with a ghostly aura lingering between its black tiles and white walls, and its doors engraved with patterns symbolizing judgment and reincarnation.

The room was dimly lit.

The spacious courtroom was empty on both sides, seemingly devoid of any business.

This is not logical, because in theory, hell is always very busy, so busy that the Ten Kings are never even on the ground.

In order to reduce the burden, the trial work was distributed to the Ksitigarbha deities scattered throughout the world.

Therefore, it's clear that the current situation is not quite right.

The Grim Reapers and ghosts coming and going also seemed to be in a hurry, with expressions that were more or less melancholy, carrying case files and walking back and forth.

Summer Solstice didn't mind at all, and even greeted everyone she met along the way with great enthusiasm.

I also asked where Lord Enma is.

The Grim Reapers, suddenly stopped, first answered the question in a daze, then watched the other person's retreating figure before belatedly waking up from a dream, their eyes widening in realization—

This wicked star unexpectedly appeared in hell!

There wasn't even any notification... Oh no, this is probably bad news!

Xia Zhi, completely oblivious to the internal turmoil she had caused, strolled casually through the corridor, her gaze sweeping over the dusty racks of torture instruments.

At the far end, the green-haired Enma girl was crouching in front of a row of torture instruments, the ribbons of her red and white hat hanging down her shoulders.

"This won't work either..."

She muttered to herself, the red and white ribbon of her hat dangling beside her green hair. Hearing footsteps behind her, she reached out without turning around: "Bring me the repair log for soldering iron number seven—"

The young man calmly reached out and pulled a stack of files from the void beside him, handing them directly to Lord Yama.

Shiki Eiki received the dossier, flipped through two pages, and frowned: "The budget has been delayed again... The forging department's last application wasn't approved either."

The Enma girl sighed, then turned and handed the file back, saying, "Thank you for your hard work—"

The words stopped abruptly.

In her suddenly contracting blue pupils, the young man was bending down to look her in the eye, casually taking the file from her with the same natural gesture as if he had just handed it to her.

"No hard work, no hard work..."

Xia Zhi chuckled and straightened up: "Lord Enma, you've really been working hard. Even though there hasn't been much business lately, you're still inspecting torture instruments?"

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"...How could it be you?!"

Shiki Eiki pursed her lips tightly. Beneath her shoulder-length green hair, her blue eyes, like the surface of a frozen lake, reflected the figure of this uninvited guest.

She had subconsciously assumed a defensive posture, the stick of repentance already held across her chest.

But then I felt it was meaningless, so I just let it go.

"Were these instruments of torture really ever used? Why are they all rusty?" Xia Zhi looked around with interest, tapping the dusty branding iron next to her with her knuckles, and rust fell off in a flurry.

They all look like old relics.

It might be as old as the history of Hell itself.

The Enma girl was unsure of his intentions, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I used it before."

"However, Hell later faced financial difficulties and has been neglected for the past few centuries..."

"Does Hell have financial difficulties too?" Xia Zhi raised an eyebrow. "You guys are practically a monopoly, aren't you?"

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"Never mind, let's not talk about this anymore, Lord Shiki."

Xia Zhi coughed lightly and considerately changed the subject: "Speaking of which, have you ever been interested in switching platforms?"

"Change platforms?" The Enma girl frowned slightly.

“That’s right, I believe your talent shouldn’t be overlooked, so I want to provide you with a bigger stage…”

The young man smiled slightly and began to speak eloquently.

He stated that he could provide Shiki Eiki with a larger platform, allowing her to better showcase her talents, and subtly shift the concept in the process—

Shiki Eiki is a very responsible Enma...

So she must also want to do better...

May more souls receive a just judgment...

However, Yama, who is used to preaching and has a strong logical thinking ability, is not so easily fooled.

As she listened, she couldn't help but frown, about to speak—

"Wait, this isn't..."

"Hey, don't be so quick to refuse..." As if he knew that the Enma girl was going to refuse, the young man raised his hand first, interrupting her.

"Besides that, I have another reason that you absolutely cannot refuse."

A reason that is absolutely impossible to refuse?
Shiki Eiki was slightly taken aback.

"You are Enma, right? Since you are Enma, you naturally need to be in Hell to use your talents. But... what if this entire Hell ceases to exist?"

The young man asked with a serious expression.

"Miss Eiki, you don't want to lose your job, do you?"

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"Are you threatening me?" Shiki Eiki realized what was happening, and her expression immediately became tense.

—What irresistible reason…

This is basically a disguised way of threatening me...

But... but...

If anyone else said that, Shiki Eiki would find it inexplicable, but it was this very person in front of her who said it.

She knew all too well the weight of the person before her—behind that nonchalant threat lay a power capable of bringing down the Ten Kings Palace.

It can make the entire hell vanish into thin air, ceasing to exist!

The report to higher authorities was submitted too quickly, and there has been no response yet...

The Ten Kings aren't in Gensokyo, so they probably don't even know what happened...

How to do how to do……

For a moment, the Enma girl also lost her composure, her expression changing and her knuckles clenching until they turned white.

“Miss Eiki, you have a rich imagination, but that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m referring to… the very foundation of Hell’s existence.”

Xia Zhi smiled gently as always, and said meaningfully, "If no more souls come to hell, then what is the point of this afterlife?"

"Has it already started?"

"Did not a single soul reach the other shore today?"

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"Wait, did you make this?" Shiki Eiki's pupils contracted slightly.

(End of this chapter)