Gensokyo, I am a slime, everyone loves me

Chapter 24 Visiting Hakugyokurou

"Take me visiting? I don't want to go, send me back quickly! I have a duel scheduled this afternoon!"

"Refuse? Are you sure? I remember that Princess doesn't know yet, the person she thinks about day and night, also lives in Fantasy Land."

Facing the flustered Bai Luo, Yakumo Yukari just smiled and threatened him.

"Bastard, can you be any more shameless!"

"Of course, I can even tie you up myself and send you to Eientei."

Listening to Yakumo Yukari's relaxed and leisurely tone, Bai Luo was so angry he gritted his teeth. The next moment, as if thinking of something, he smiled:

"I don't believe it, if you have the ability, then tie me up."

After saying this, he stretched out his hands, closed his eyes, and looked like he was ready to be slaughtered, which made Yakumo Yukari somewhat dumbfounded. But soon, she realized Bai Luo's confidence lay in—

If she really tied him up and took him to Eientei, then besides that little girl Reimu, even Kazami Yuuka would come knocking.

The former is easy to deal with, but the latter...

Given Kazami Yuuka's personality, after bombing the Yakumo Residence, she would likely charge directly into Eientei.

Yakumo Yukari didn't think Kazami Yuuka would care about the great barrier. With her and Yagokoro Eirin's strength, if they really fought, the great barrier would be like paper, and would be torn apart in at most ten rounds.

Thinking of this, the look Yakumo Yukari gave Bai Luo was subtle. Having known Kazami Yuuka for so long, Bai Luo was the first person she regarded with such importance.

"Forget it, I won't tie you up."

In the end, Yakumo Yukari gave up the idea of tying him up and taking him, and instead said, "Are you sure you're not going? If you're not going, I'll go myself, okay?"

Bai Luo glanced at Yakumo Yukari strangely, "If you want to go, then go. Anyway, I'm definitely going back to play games."

"Alright, what a pity. I still wanted Yuyuko to let you hug Youmu's Half-Spirit. It's like a flying marshmallow, a strawberry-flavored one."

Yakumo Yukari regretfully opened the gap leading to Hakugyokurou and stepped in. Bai Luo looked back at the gap leading to his own bedroom, but after only half a second of hesitation, he decisively chose the gap Yakumo Yukari had entered.

In the courtyard, Yakumo Yukari looked at Bai Luo who had followed, and said with a smile:

"Ara~ Didn't someone just say they were going back to play games?"

Towards this guy who was asking the obvious, Bai Luo rolled his eyes at her and pouted without responding.

Hakugyokurou is located in the Netherworld and is responsible for managing the ghosts there.

Walking on the road, besides the countless cherry blossom trees in the courtyard, one could occasionally see many strange-looking ghosts.

As if they hadn't seen a living person for a long time, their eyes looking at Bai Luo were very curious. If it weren't for Yakumo Yukari's invisible pressure as a great Youkai constantly warning their souls, they would probably have swarmed forward to take a look.

But being stared at intently by a group of ghosts still made Bai Luo shiver unexpectedly, and he quietly shrank back behind Yakumo Yukari.

The further in they walked, the fewer ghosts there were, until by the main building, there was no trace of them.

Under a withered tree several times larger than the other cherry blossom trees, a girl was practicing her sword. She was a dual-wielder, with a long sword in her left hand and a short sword in her right.

Under her slender hands, the two swords danced, creating arc after arc. Cherry blossoms fell from beside her, quietly splitting into two halves.

The sword dance was very beautiful, but Bai Luo's focus wasn't there. His gaze fell upon a ball of white mochi floating beside the girl.

Noticing the two of them, Konpaku Youmu stopped practicing her sword, jogged over, slightly out of breath. Fine sweat made her white shirt cling tightly to her delicate and firm skin.

"Zi Daren."

She bowed, her gaze looking at Bai Luo behind her. After hesitating for a few seconds, she asked, "Who is this?"

"He is Bai Luo."

Yakumo Yukari seemed to have introduced him to Youmu earlier, she just said it simply and didn't say more. For some reason, Youmu's cheeks, which were already slightly red from exercising, became even redder, and even the roots of her ears turned pink.

"Hello, Young Master Bai."

Youmu's voice was a little flustered, and she also bowed to Bai Luo. She didn't dare to look up, but kept secretly glancing at him with her peripheral vision.

Bai Luo felt strangely odd, but didn't think too much of it.

Afterwards, led by Youmu, the three entered the inner hall. Bai Luo also met Yakumo Yukari's so-called friend—Saigyouji Yuyuko.

Wearing a celestial crown hat symbolizing the dead, she had shoulder-length curly pink hair like cherry blossoms.

The moment she saw Yakumo Yukari, her eyes lit up, and she immediately floated over.

"Zi! You're finally here, I've been thinking about you for a long time."

"Are you sure you're really thinking of me, and not looking forward to the food I brought you?" Yakumo Yukari said helplessly.

Hearing this, Yuyuko looked pitiful and poked her fingers as she spoke:

"Can't I think of both?"

Yakumo Yukari sighed, took out the food she had prepared from herself, and placed it on the table.

Seeing this, Yuyuko immediately beamed with joy, skillfully pulled out a chair and sat down, picked up a plate of pastries and poured them into her mouth, chewing and praising as she went:

"Zi is still the best to me."

"If you keep eating like this, no matter how much money Hakugyokurou makes in a month, it won't be enough."

"It's fine, it's fine, isn't there still you, Zi?"

Yuyuko didn't care, still pouring plate after plate into her mouth, which left Bai Luo on the side dumbfounded. If there were an eating contest, this ghost would definitely be the undisputed first place.

Of course, the premise was that Bai Luo himself wouldn't participate, as his stomach was equivalent to an infinitely large space.

Yakumo Yukari rolled her eyes at her, chose to change the subject, and pulled Bai Luo in front of her, "This is our Bai Luo, I told you about him before."

Hearing this, Yuyuko, who had been burying her head, finally looked up. Her cherry-colored eyes scanned Bai Luo up and down, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.

Bai Luo felt his whole body tingle from being stared at by that gaze. He couldn't help but take two steps back, keeping his distance from Yuyuko, muttering in his heart: Why does this guy's gaze feel so strange? Could it be that she wants to eat Slime?

"Just like Zi said, he's really cute." Yuyuko propped her face in her hands, tilted her head, and looked Bai Luo up and down, "Can you turn back into your original form and let me have a bite?"

Bai Luo's face instantly darkened upon hearing this! As expected, this guy just wants to eat Slime!

"I heard from Zi that you taste like cherry blossom cake, can you let me have a bite, just one bite~" Yuyuko leaned closer, using her deliberately lowered voice to act coy.

Whose Slime would taste like cherry blossom cake!

Bai Luo retorted.

Hearing the name of the culprit, Bai Luo was even more annoyed, knowing it was this guy causing trouble. He glared at Yakumo Yukari, but she acted as if nothing happened, picking up her teacup and taking a sip.

However, before Bai Luo could speak, Yuyuko had already impatiently reached out her hand towards Bai Luo—

"Don't touch me, hey!"

"Pretty please, just one bite, just one bite!"

Yuyuko tightly gripped Bai Luo's sleeve, pleading pitifully. Her pleading look made Bai Luo's cheek twitch.

If he remembered correctly, this guy was a formidable person who could manage all the ghosts in the Netherworld and possessed the ability to manipulate death.

At least she was a Princess of the Netherworld like this, where was her integrity? Could it be that she ate it herself!

Bai Luo struggled while complaining in his heart. Of course, besides him, there was someone else who was even more distraught—

"Youyouzi-sama, let go of Young Master Bai quickly! You're being too rude, let go!" Youmu was on the verge of tears.

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"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, Youyouzi-sama was too rude."

Youmu kept bowing and apologizing, wishing she could bury her head in her chest.

"It's okay."

Bai Luo forced a small smile, but his peripheral vision still glared resentfully at Yuyuko, who was happily eating nearby. If he hadn't stored some pastries in his stomach, he might have actually been bitten by Yuyuko.

"Don't be angry, it's my fault. Xiao Bai Luo, you and Youmu sit down and eat together too. I prepared quite a lot of snacks this time."

Yakumo Yukari handed over a piece of cherry blossom cake as an apology, which slightly alleviated the depression in Bai Luo's heart.

However, the moment Bai Luo bit down, his expression instantly became very interesting—

"Damn it, I knew you had ill intentions!"

Half a twig was hidden inside the cherry blossom cake.

The twig was extremely hard, causing the teeth Bai Luo had simulated to loosen slightly.

"How could that be?" Yakumo Yukari blinked her eyes, looking at him innocently.

"This is a specialty dish of Hakugyokurou, but only those with good teeth can enjoy it. Didn't you say you wanted to quickly increase your strength? The energy contained inside is just right."

Hearing this, Bai Luo picked up this so-called specialty cherry blossom twig cake with half-belief and half-doubt. He indeed found Youkai power so thick it couldn't be dissolved inside.

But...

Bai Luo glanced out of the corner of his eye at the bewildered Youmu on the side, who looked like she didn't know her own Hakugyokurou had a specialty dish. Then he turned back and looked at Yakumo Yukari, who had a mischievous smile playing on her lips.

He dared to bet that there was definitely something wrong.

[Notification: This twig contains the power to guide death. Preliminary judgment is that it is a twig from the saigyou ayakashi tree]

Saigyou Ayakashi Tree?

Bai Luo was startled for a moment, and quickly connected the reason, but didn't intend to expose it. He just asked another question in his heart: Will absorbing this twig have any side effects?

[No]

Hearing this, Bai Luo decisively swallowed the remaining half of the pastry together with the saigyou ayakashi tree twig into his stomach.

[Saigyou Ayakashi Tree twig is starting to decompose—Estimated time five minutes]

"How is it? Can it be decomposed?" After seeing Bai Luo finish the pastry, Yakumo Yukari leaned over and asked.

Bai Luo glanced at her, "Do you think half a twig can give me indigestion?"

So far, there is nothing the Predator cannot devour.

Yakumo Yukari wasn't angry about being retorted, instead, she reached out and placed her hand on his forehead, checking his physical condition. Only after confirming he was fine did she withdraw her hand.

Bai Luo curled his lip in disgust. As if remembering something, his gaze fell on Youmu. He turned back and said to Yakumo Yukari:

"What about the thing you promised me? Hurry, hurry."

Yakumo Yukari raised an eyebrow, showing a meaningful expression. She raised her hand and patted Youmu's shoulder, saying earnestly:

"Youmu, you heard it too. Our Xiao Bai Luo is already impatient, you know. He specifically asked for you."

Youmu clutched the corner of her clothes, lowering her head, her voice trembling: "I can serve Young Master Bai, but please allow me to stay in Hakugyokurou. I don't want to leave Youyouzi-sama."

"Wait, wait!"

Hearing the clearly ambiguous words of the two, Bai Luo widened his eyes and hurriedly interrupted: "What do you mean by 'specifically asked', what do you mean by 'can serve'? What the hell are you guys talking about!"

Youmu looked up, her face flushed red: "Young Master Bai, didn't you say you wanted me to stay by your side to serve and attend to you?"

Bai Luo was dumbfounded. Had he said something like that?

Soon, he reacted, glaring angrily at Yakumo Yukari, gritting his teeth: "Purple Old Woman, how despicable are you! Just you wait! The Heavenly Dao has cycles, you'll get your retribution sooner or later!"

Yakumo Yukari was all smiles, completely unfazed by any threat. She turned her head and beckoned to the bewildered Youmu:

"I was just joking, you know. Actually, our Little Master just wanted to touch your Half-Spirit."

Hearing this, Youmu paused slightly. Then, she lowered her head, her small, delicate ears turned pink, and the Half-Spirit beside her also shrank back, showing a human-like expression of shame.

After a few seconds, the Half-Spirit floated in front of Bai Luo, looking like it was ready to be picked.

Just as expected, the touch felt soft and fluffy.

Unlike a heavy Slime pillow, Youmu's Half-Spirit was light and airy, like holding a solid ball of cotton candy, very comfortable.

As early as the world before last, Bai Luo had the idea of hugging Youmu's Half-Spirit and had been coveting it for a long time. Now, his dream was fulfilled.

Burying his face into the Half-Spirit and rubbing for a while, Bai Luo let out a satisfied sigh before holding the Half-Spirit back to his chest.

However, at this moment, Yakumo Yukari leaned over, her slightly narrowed purple eyes showing a smile, and said in a voice only the two of them could hear: "There's something you should know, right? Youmu's Half-Spirit is just like the pillow on your bed."

Hearing this, Bai Luo was startled for a moment, not understanding what Yakumo Yukari meant?