Infinite Chimera Creation

"Even when you were angry, what you said was very organized and easy to understand. So even though we don't really know much about life, we can understand most of it. Now we have no doubt that you can create a life to replace Yuuka."

She casually parted a gap that led to an unknown location, took out a plate of pastries that looked somewhat familiar to Yuan Yuan, lazily ate a piece, and revealed an expression of enjoyment. Only then did Yakumo Yukari continue speaking.

"However, that's not why we came to see you this time. We just want you to help us create some ordinary life forms."

Yuan Yuan raised an eyebrow, revealing a rather interested expression.

"Ordinary life form? If it really is just an ordinary life form, why would you come all the way to find me? Tell me, what exactly do you want me to create?"

"Don't rush into that question, buddy. First, tell us your views on the relationship between life and the world."

Although Yuan Yuan himself liked to use this leading-the-question approach in conversations, he couldn't feel happy when others used it on him. Frowning and suppressing his slight displeasure, Yuan Yuan gave his answer almost without thinking.

"The relationship between the world and life is simple. Before life has the ability to transcend the world and is rejected by it, the more species there are and the stronger the individuals are, the more stable the world becomes. And the more stable the world is, the easier it is for life to reproduce and evolve. By the way, the life mentioned above refers to the native life of this world, excluding alien life from other worlds."

In fact, Yuan Yuan had considered the question that Yukari Yakumo raised a long time ago. In the Harry Potter world, due to his limited abilities, he could only guess the answer through logical reasoning in his mind. However, in the Bleach world, Yuan Yuan came into contact with Hell, which is an immature world, the World Egg.

He reached this conclusion through observations of native life forms like the Guardians of Hell, as well as foreign life forms like the Sinners and the Great Hollows, combined with monitoring data on the state of Hell.

When Yuan Yuan finished speaking, Yakumo Yukari stopped putting a snack into her mouth. After Yuan Yuan finished speaking, she sighed deeply.

Yukari Yakumo let out a sigh that seemed to come out of nowhere, leaving Yuan Yuan somewhat puzzled. As if sensing Yuan Yuan's confusion, Yukari Yakumo put down the pastry she was holding and began to explain,

"We sighed because we were thinking, if only we had met Brother Xiao earlier, we wouldn't be in this mess now."

After a moment's thought, Yuan Yuan suddenly looked up at Yakumo Yukari, his face full of disbelief, as he considered a certain possibility.

"From what you're saying... does that mean you didn't create native life forms when you created Gensokyo?"

Yakumo Yukari nodded with a wry smile, confirming Yuan Yuan's guess.

Yuan Yuan's expression became even more interesting. He rubbed his temples vigorously and spoke with some distress.

"That shouldn't be the case. If you can create a world, then creating native life should be very simple. According to my theory, as long as you stimulate the world with life force when matter first appears, native life will naturally emerge."

"There's no way around it. None of the people who participated in creating Gensokyo back then had a deep understanding of life. The kind of 'simple' method you described for creating native life was completely unknown to anyone. As for the relationship between life and the world, since you're the one who studies these things, it might seem simple and basic to you, but back then, we didn't even consider that question."

Hearing Yuan Yuan's words, Yakumo Yukari's bitter smile deepened.

"Moreover, most of the people who participated in the creation of Gensokyo at that time were also people who were rejected by the world because of themselves. Without understanding the importance of native life, we naturally did not create native life because we thought that if we did not create native life, we could leave more space and resources for our own people to use."

"So you are now in trouble because you have no native life."

Without even thinking twice, Yuan Yuan came to a conclusion.

"It can't be said that there is no native life at all. In the process of growing up, Gensokyo did develop a native life on its own. You should be very familiar with it, it's called Motama."

Shaking her head, Yukari Yakumo offered a piece of information that was hard to define as good news.

"However, because there is only one type of life form, the Moyu, and the Moyu is extremely weak, the growth rate of Gensokyo has become slower and slower, and finally stopped completely not long ago. If this continues, Gensokyo will probably reach the end of its lifespan and be completely destroyed, and it will never become a real world."

"Of course, we have also tried to create new native life, but neither by forcibly creating it directly nor by injecting demonic power, life force, and dark power into Mao Yu's body to stimulate its mutation has been successful."

At this point, the wry smile on Yukari Yakumo's face suddenly vanished, replaced by elation.

"But now that we've met you, Brother, with your profound knowledge of life, you can definitely help us create native life and get through this crisis."

However, Yuan Yuan was not affected by Yakumo Yukari's sudden change in mood. Rubbing his temples, he spoke slowly in a calm voice.

"So that's how it is. This is what you meant by having me create ordinary life? Indeed, your current requirements for life are only variety and quantity; power is unimportant. It is indeed quite ordinary. But,"

Yuan Yuan's tone abruptly changed, his eyes sharpening as he stared intently at Yakumo Yukari, a cold smile creeping onto his lips.

"However, since the rules of Gensokyo are entirely set by you and are completely different from those of the ordinary world, the ordinary life that should be born in Gensokyo is also completely different from that of the ordinary world. If we really want to create such life, it is still unknown how much of my previous experience I can use. You have really given me a big problem, Yukari Yakumo. But it's okay, I am very interested in this challenge."

Seeing Yakumo Yukari's increasingly delighted expression, Yuan Yuan's lips curled up even wider, and his cold smile gained a hint of malice.

"So, the question now is, what will you offer in exchange for me putting aside my experiments and giving up my precious time to help you, Yukari Yakumo?"

P.S., shamelessly asking for tips and monthly tickets.

Chapter 87 spoilers?

Yukari Yakumo wasn't surprised by Yuan Yuan's question. After all, if Yuan Yuan were really the kind of pushover who would help others without expecting anything in return just by saying a few nice words, he would probably have been worked to death or driven crazy long ago. How could he have reached this level?

"Let me think about it, let me think about it. What would be the price for asking you to help, young man?"

Touching her lips, Yukari Yakumo struck an adorable pose, seemingly deep in thought. After a long pause, she tentatively opened her mouth.

"How about I help you deal with Arceus?"

"Are you kidding me, Yukari Yakumo? If you're not serious about continuing this conversation, then you should leave now. Consider those snacks you just ate as a free gift."

Yuan Yuan frowned, his eyes turned cold, and he unceremoniously ordered the guests to leave.

"Don't be so impatient, buddy. We just wanted to crack a joke and ease the tension."

Seeing that Yuan Yuan wasn't joking, Yakumo Yukari dropped her deliberately cute act and put on a playful smile that revealed no hint of her true thoughts.

"Alright then, as the supervisor of Gensokyo, I invite you to join Gensokyo."

Yuan Yuan's furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and the coldness in his eyes dissipated somewhat. He had to admit, Yuan Yuan was somewhat tempted by the conditions offered by Yakumo Yukari this time.

Although Yuan Yuan is currently traveling between different worlds for his own purposes and doesn't stay in one place for too long, it doesn't mean he doesn't want a place where he can rest peacefully without worrying about being rejected by other worlds when he wants to.

Moreover, even disregarding his own needs, and considering the sake of his creations, Yuan Yuan couldn't give up the opportunity to enter Gensokyo. After all, according to Yakumo Yukari, it wasn't just him who would be rejected by the world; his creations with his bloodline, and everyone connected to him, would also be rejected. Yuan Yuan believed that Yakumo Yukari wouldn't lie to him about such a matter.

After a moment's hesitation, Yuan Yuan nodded heavily.

"Okay, but I have one small condition."

The moment she saw Yuan Yuan nod, even someone as composed as Yakumo Yukari couldn't help but show an expression of excitement on her face. After all, the fact that Gensokyo had stopped growing had been a headache for her for a long time. Even when she heard that Yuan Yuan had added conditions, her excitement didn't fade.

After a brief pause, seeing that Yakumo Yukari did not raise any objections, Yuan Yuan continued speaking.

"I won't be entering Gensokyo anytime soon, but my little guys will be. My condition is that you protect them before I enter Gensokyo. You don't need to worry too much, just make sure they don't suffer too much. I'll tell them what to watch out for beforehand."

"It's just a small condition, don't worry, I'll take good care of those children."

Yukari Yakumo smiled and nodded, readily agreeing to Yuan Yuan's conditions. After all, the additional conditions Yuan Yuan proposed were indeed very simple for Yukari Yakumo. With Yukari Yakumo's reputation, as long as she announced that she would protect someone, as long as that person didn't recklessly provoke those at the pinnacle of Gensokyo, she would almost certainly not have to worry about their safety.

Seeing that Yakumo Yukari had agreed to his conditions, Yuan Yuan nodded, his expression returning to its indifferent state.

"Now that everything that needs to be discussed has been discussed, there's nothing more for you to do here. I'll leave three hundred jade stones for my reference and research, and then you can leave."

Upon hearing Yuan Yuan's words, Yakumo Yukari, who had been sitting up in excitement, suddenly leaned back and lay down on the ground, showing no sign of leaving.

"Don't be in such a hurry to send me away. We've finished discussing official business in Gensokyo, but I have a personal matter I'd like to ask you for a favor."

As for the three hundred tama, Yukari Yakumo didn't raise any questions, because she had expected this. Besides, considering the number of tama, three hundred really wasn't much.

Originally, after reaching an agreement, Yuan Yuan had planned to destroy his current avatar and send his will to the research institute to conduct research. However, upon hearing that Yakumo Yukari had other matters to attend to, Yuan Yuan had no choice but to halt the self-destruction process, which was already halfway through, and re-enter his will into this body.

After his will returned, Yuan Yuan's face was full of impatience, as if it were written all over his face: "Say what you have to say, and then leave."

Sensing Yuan Yuan's impatience, Yakumo Yukari stopped beating around the bush, sat up, looked directly at Yuan Yuan, and spoke with a serious expression.

"I would be very grateful if you could help me with this personal problem."

"Stop with the nonsense and just tell me what it is."

Although Yukari Yakumo's attitude piqued Yuan Yuan's curiosity, he was far more fascinated by the desire to create a life form unlike anything he had ever encountered before, rather than by the personal gossip surrounding the youkai sage. If it weren't for some lingering reservations about Yukari, Yuan Yuan would have already abandoned this troublesome youkai sage and gone to the research institute to assign tasks and begin his research.

"Yuan Yuan, do you have any way to change the diet of a monster that can only feed on the darkness in people's hearts, survives by devouring humans, and will starve to death if it doesn't eat people, so that it can survive by eating other things?"

Hearing Yakumo Yukari's serious question, Yuan Yuan frowned slightly and hesitated before speaking.

"You mean Rumia, who feeds on the darkness in people's hearts? I remember that 12th Hakurei Shrine Maiden who always wore a mask, didn't she pay with her life to fill Rumia's belly with darkness using Dream Innate, and seal her into a loli with an IQ of only 10, so she wouldn't have to devour humans anymore? What, did the seal go wrong?"

Upon hearing Yuan Yuan's words, Yukari Yakumo was stunned for a moment, then an undisguised bitterness appeared on her face.

"I was wondering why that little girl, Hakurei, was so confident in her ability to solve Rumia's problem. So that's what she was planning all along?"

Muttering to herself, Yukari Yakumo seemed to have figured something out, but judging from her expression, the more she understood, the more bitter it became. Finally, the extreme bitterness transformed into extreme resolve.

"Now that we know her plans, we can't let her have her way. Otherwise, if she leaves, I'll be taking care of Reimu and Rumia by myself, and I won't have time to sleep in. We have to keep her here; it's too cunning of her to be lazy by herself."

Seeing that Yakumo Yukari was clearly agitated and even somewhat saddened, Yuan Yuan only needed a moment to think before he understood what was going on.

It is obvious that the 12th generation shrine maiden whom Reimu Hakurei calls "Mama" is not dead yet, and Rumia has not become a loli with an embarrassingly low IQ; she is still that man-eating monster girl.

Looks like I've accidentally revealed something that's going to happen in the future. Is this a spoiler or a prophecy?

Chapter 88 Reimu was still a child that year

"Now that you know about that idiot, things are much easier. Please, buddy, help us solve this problem."

Faced with such a sincere request, Yuan Yuan merely tilted his head, looking completely puzzled.

"I'm curious, even if you don't want to touch the humans in Gensokyo, why not just kill people from other worlds? With your strength, you could easily find any world, go in, capture some people, and feed them to Rumia. Why are you so conflicted, even going so far as to ask me for help?"

"Of course we've tried that method you mentioned. Actually, most of the people Rumia ate before were people we brought from other worlds specifically for her. But now..."

Yakumo Yukari, after all, was an old monster who had lived for more years than Yuan Yuan had lived for more seconds. Although she was somewhat surprised and flustered when she suddenly learned the shocking news, she quickly regained her composure and put on a smile that made it impossible to tell what she was thinking.

"Because of that foolish priestess and Reimu, Rumia found her 'heart,' transforming from a beast that only knew how to survive into a youkai with feelings. Now, for the sake of those feelings, and to remain by that mother and daughter's side, Rumia refuses to eat people anymore, not even those from other worlds. She believes that if she continues to eat people, she will no longer be worthy to stand beside that mother and daughter. But..."

"But because the darkness in people's hearts and the human body are inseparable, Rumia, who feeds on the darkness in people's hearts, naturally falls into a state of severe hunger when she doesn't eat people. She will starve to death soon, right?"

Having already learned about what had happened to Rumia, Yuan Yuan somewhat impatiently took over Yakumo Yukari's words.

"You could have just said she doesn't want to eat people, but you had to go on and on about all the things I already know. You really have a lot of free time, you eccentric monster. Alright, alright, you don't need to say anything more. I can't be sure if there's a solution without seeing her in person. Instead of wasting time talking about this, you might as well just bring Rumia here for me to see."

Instead of being angry at being interrupted, Yukari Yakumo's eyes flashed with joy, because Yuan Yuan's willingness to look at Rumia meant that he had agreed to help. After giving Yuan Yuan a big smile, Yukari Yakumo did not hesitate and directly opened a gap in front of her, sticking her upper body through it.

Before long, Yukari Yakumo withdrew from the gap, and then a girl with shoulder-length blonde hair walked out of the gap.

"Zi, what's the rush to call me here? I'm going to catch rhinoceros beetles with Xiao Lingmeng later."

As soon as she emerged from the gap, the blonde girl began to complain. Whether it was due to her naturally thick skin or because she'd been starving for too long and her mind had become dull, Rumia only belatedly realized the strangeness of her surroundings after she finished complaining and sat down.

"Huh, isn't this the Lost Home? Purple, where is this? And who is that guy with the cold face? And why is there a girl lingering in the corner?"

Observing the blonde girl scratching her hair, seemingly cheerful but with a noticeably pale complexion, Yuan Yuan's eyes were icy cold. Noticing this, Rumia shrank back, moving closer to Yakumo Yukari, and spoke timidly in a low voice.

"Zi, who exactly is that guy? The way he looks at me is so scary."

Yakumo Yukari smiled slightly and began to comfort Rumia with nonsense that even she herself didn't believe.

"This young man's name is Yuan Yuan. He's a good person. No matter what he does, you must cooperate with him as much as possible. Don't worry, he may seem a bit cold, but he's actually very kind and would never harm you."

While Yakumo Yukari was comforting Rumia, Yuan Yuan seemed to have already observed the outcome.

"Let's give it a try first."