On how PhDs become human evil

With a long face, Theresa habitually glanced at her watch: "Oh no! It's time for work! I'm going to school now, you guys do whatever you want... Oh no, Himeko is probably already waiting in the office, I'm going to get yelled at again..."

Watching Theresa struggle to climb the hill with her short legs, Cecilia couldn't help but laugh: "It seems Theresa still has a long way to go before she finds the man she loves."

"I think she should change that childish way of speaking before she looks for a man. She's so old and still trying to act cute."

"Bai Jie, why don't you marry her too, just like Theresa said?"

Before Bai Jie could speak, Chen interrupted Cecilia's suggestion: "Cecilia, do you think the house isn't chaotic enough already? Kal'tsit, Exusiai, and Talulah are enough to give us trouble. Can we really handle adding Theresa as well?"

"Um...that's true." Thinking of this, Cecilia looked at Bai Jie with a resentful expression, "I wonder when someone plans to settle things at home."

"That's right, this chaos can't go on forever."

Seeing his two wives suddenly scolding him in secret, Bai Jie smiled wryly: "Then I'll take them both?"

"You dare?!" ×2

Chen and Cecilia simultaneously reached out and grabbed Bai Jie's waist, giving him a 360-degree spin, causing Bai Jie to wince in pain.

He hurriedly escaped from the two men, clutching his back and saying, "You guys really had the nerve to do this! What will you do tonight if you break my back?"

"Wh...what did you say, you idiot! Don't say that in broad daylight!"

"Bai Jie...do you want to get stabbed again?!"

Even though they've been married for many years, Chen and Cecilia still act like young girls in the throes of new love. They blush and get indignant whenever Bai Jie makes a flirtatious remark, which is incredibly cute.

Cecilia glared at Bai Jie with annoyance, then turned her head away: "Well, Kiana has also successfully enrolled, so I'll head back first. I still have a lot of things to take care of at the Shaniat family. You two can do as you please."

After saying that, Cecilia quickly left the slope.

Looking in the direction Cecilia left, Bai Jie scratched his head and then looked at Chen: "Then let's go too, Chen. We agreed that once we've dealt with things in this world, we'll go to another world together."

The Honkai has disappeared, and there will be no more Honkai in this world in the future; the post-war reconstruction work has been completed in twelve years; Destiny and Anti-Entropy have been completely dissolved and jointly established miHoYo Animation Company... Everything has entered a new era, and there is no longer any need for Bai Jie and others to stay in this world.

Therefore, it's time for Bai Jie to make up for the years that his first wife has waited for him.

Taking Chen's hand, Bai Jie smiled and said, "Anyway, let's make Gensokyo our first stop. I haven't been back to see it in all these years since I left Rhodes Island, and I also owe Yakumo Yukari a lot of favors—let's go together, Chen."

"Ok!"

P.S.: I have something to say. Starting today, my update speed will be reduced to two updates per day. This is not because I'm slacking off, but to ensure I can keep updating. I'm going to school on the 16th for two weeks of military training. I definitely won't have time to write during the training, since I won't even have time to sleep after a day of drills. So, to keep updating, I plan to start saving up my drafts from today to ensure I can still reach my daily target of 4000 words during the training. So, I'll have to make do with this for now.

P.S.: Regarding the new volume poll in the previous chapter, since not many people voted, I plan to observe further and then do a recount after I finish writing the next part of Gensokyo.

Section 179.1. Red and White: Pay first to enter Gensokyo!

Gensokyo, inside the Hakurei Shrine.

"Slurp~~~"

Sitting upright in front of the shrine, sipping tea and letting the warm tea flow down her throat, Reimu Hakurei wore a blissful and satisfied expression: "Ah~~~ What a fine cup of tea. It's perfect to have a cup of tea after cleaning."

"But Reimu, what you're drinking isn't tea, it's plain water."

Marisa Kirisame bluntly pointed out a factual inconsistency in Reimu Hakurei's words.

With a disdainful smile, Reimu Hakurei said, "You don't understand, do you? Tea doesn't necessarily have to be drunk. As long as you imagine the existence of tea in your mind, even plain boiled water can be a top-quality tea."

It's the same principle as drawing a picture of a cake to satisfy hunger or looking at plums to quench thirst.

"But isn't this just saying that you can only dream of drinking tea because you don't have the money to buy tea leaves?"

puff!

Reimu Hakurei was struck in the chest by an invisible arrow, and Marisa Kirisame's words were far too blunt.

Of course, you can't blame her for that, since the fact that Reimu Hakurei is poor is already widely known in Gensokyo.

Gently setting down her teacup, Reimu Hakurei stood up, dusted off her clothes, and pulled out several talismans from her sleeve.

"Marisa! How dare you say I'm poor! You're dead!!!"

Reimu Hakurei's previously serene expression instantly transformed into that of a vengeful demon, and the talisman in her hand glowed with dazzling spiritual power.

Seeing this, Marisa Kirisame not only didn't back down, but instead enthusiastically took out her Eight Trigrams Furnace: "So you really want to have a go at it, right! Come on, Reimu! I'm ready!"

This is pretty much a daily routine for Marisa Kirisame and Reimu Hakurei. They have sex every few days, and then Reimu Hakurei drags Marisa Kirisame along to rebuild the damaged parts of the shrine.

However, they're unlikely to fight today, and the reason is...

"boom----!"

A meteor suddenly fell from the sky, hitting the Hakurei Shrine with perfect accuracy, like a shot fired by a world-class sniper.

The shockwave erupted instantly, and the incredibly strong wind even lifted the shrine's floor tiles. The surrounding trees and torii gates also collapsed under the force of the wind.

"Pfft! Which bastard... is that...?"

As Reimu Hakurei crawled out from among the fallen trees, she was about to swear when she was so shocked by the sight before her that she couldn't speak.

The Hakurei Shrine, which has existed since the founding of Gensokyo and has a long history, has now been reduced to ruins. There is no trace of the magnificent shrine that was once slightly dilapidated.

"My...my...my shrine!!!"

Reimu Hakurei's wails echoed across the sky of Gensokyo. Tears of unbearable sorrow streamed down her face. She dared not even bother to calculate how much it would cost to rebuild the shrine; it was definitely a price she couldn't afford. Even selling her wouldn't be enough to cover a fraction of the cost.

Therefore, right now Reimu Hakurei only wants to do one thing: find the bastard who smashed her shrine and give him a good beating. Anyone who dares to mess with Reimu Hakurei really doesn't want to live!

"Hey Bai Jie, are you sure we landed on Rhodes Island?"

Suddenly, a woman's voice rang out from the ruins, followed immediately by a man's voice.

"It should be correct. My calculations couldn't be wrong. Could it be that I didn't take into account the uncertainties that might arise when traveling through time? But we are definitely within the Gensokyo area."

Upon hearing the two voices, Bo Liling didn't hesitate and rushed over. Then she saw Bai Jie and Chen standing in the ruins.

Bai Jie waved his hand to disperse the dust, looked around, and then bent down to pick up a piece of wood at his feet: "It's in Japanese. It says... donation box? Is this a shrine?"

"Really?"

The one who answered Bai Jie was not Chen, but Hakurei Reimu who rushed over.

Like a puppet, she swayed and staggered towards Bai Jie. Reimu Hakurei raised her eyes, which had lost their luster, and asked, "The wooden board in your hand... says 'donation box'?"

"Um...who are you?"

"Answer me... was it... the money box?"

Looking at the chaos writhing in Reimu Hakurei's eyes, Bai Jie nodded involuntarily and moved the wooden board in his hand in front of Reimu Hakurei's eyes.

The words "[Donation Box]" entered Reimu Hakurei's eyes without missing a single one.

"————————" Reimu Hakurei froze as if struck by lightning.

That makes sense. Since the entire shrine was demolished, the donation boxes certainly wouldn't have escaped destruction either...

Seeing the stunned Reimu Hakurei, Bai Jie tentatively asked, "Um... could it be that you're a shrine maiden at this shrine?"

"Heh...a shrine? Heh heh heh..."

With a chilling laugh like Sadako's, Reimu Hakurei grabbed Bai Jie by the collar, took a huge gulp of air, and then let out the loudest roar of her life—

"You heartless bastard, you smashed my shrine!!!!! Die!!!!"

Reimu Hakurei unleashed a monstrous strength far beyond Bai Jie's expectations from her petite body. She lifted Bai Jie up with one hand and then executed a perfectly executed one-handed over-the-shoulder throw!

Seeing that things were not going well, Bai Jie decisively used a spatial teleportation to pull Chen into the sky.

Boom-!

A huge crater appeared on the ground of the shrine, and Bai Jie could see very clearly that Reimu Hakurei's hand did not touch the ground. In other words, the crater was caused entirely by the aftershock of Reimu Hakurei's over-the-shoulder throw!

"You dare to run away?! You demolished my shrine and you still dare to run away?!"

Upon seeing Bai Jie and Chen run away, Reimu Hakurei was immediately enraged. It was the first time she had ever seen anyone dare to act so recklessly!

"Hey... Chen, can you beat her?" Bai Jie asked.

"My intuition tells me I can't win." Chen shook her head. Although she was much stronger than she was back in the Lungmen Guard Bureau, she was still a little scared when facing Reimu Hakurei. It wasn't just a matter of combat strength, but that she was no match for Reimu Hakurei in terms of momentum.

Hearing his wife say that, Bai Jie sighed helplessly. Just as he was about to project the satellite orbital cannon, a certain sentence suddenly rang in his mind.

Hey buddy, don't panic, just give me the money.

(This tone of voice... Yukari Yakumo? Are you sure you'll accept the money?)

Trust them, when have they ever lied to you? You don't need much, just a few gold bars will do.

Actually, Bai Jie really wanted to say, "You've never lied to me, but you've tricked me many times," but considering that he was unfamiliar with the place and people here, it was better to listen to Yakumo Yukari, the local bigwig.

Moreover, Rhodes Island has received a lot of help from Yukari Yakumo in Gensokyo.

"Um... gold bars, gold bars... even the projected ones count, right?"

With that thought in mind, Bai Jie projected a small mountain of pure gold and threw it down.

P.S.: Update

P.S.: I'm a relatively new Touhou fan, and I often confuse secondary and primary settings, so experienced Touhou fans would appreciate any help explaining things to me. Thank you!

Section 180, Part 2: Rhodes Island - The Transformation of Organized Crime Completed

"Oh my, I didn't expect it to be Rhodes Island's big spender. It's really disrespectful of us not to welcome him properly."

Inside the Hakurei Shrine, Reimu Hakurei sat gracefully before Bai Jie and Chen, smiling like a flower.

It's truly unbelievable that just minutes ago, Reimu Hakurei was in a dark state, exuding an aura of unstoppable power, but now she's acting as if nothing happened, fawning over Bai Jie.

The reason why Reimu Hakurei acted this way was because of the mountain of gold that Bai Jie threw down. Although it was a projected fake, it was still projected by Bai Jie, a human being with evil intentions, so conceptually it was a real mountain of gold.

As the number one money-grubber in Gensokyo, Reimu Hakurei immediately lost her mind when she saw the mountain of gold flying towards her. She acted like a pauper who had been poor for eight lifetimes and finally found a penny. Bai Jie could guarantee that he had never seen such a money-loving person.

In fact, the golden mountain projected by Bai Jie has now been encased in a supposedly unbreakable defensive barrier by Reimu Hakurei... The spell used to exorcise monsters has been reduced to serving as a gold vault in Reimu's hands.

Incidentally, the Hakurei Shrine where Bai Jie and the others are currently staying is a manifestation of the concept of "Hakurei Shrine" that Bai Jie extracted from this world. Human evil abilities are exceptionally useful in both large and small ways.