My personal opinion on Gensokyo

The young man with gray and shaggy hair, the master of the Cloud Courtyard, watched from his perspective as the white threads formed by the countless causal lines that had originally entangled and pierced the souls of the villagers in the Monster Extermination Village gradually dissipated.

"Destiny can also be deceived."

"……I see."

After listening to Shang Yang's explanation, Kikyo remained silent for a moment and then asked again in a low voice.

"However, even so, the people of the village have become the dead in the other world due to the distortion of the rules of the human world... Do you plan to place them in hell to live in the future?"

Having seen Shang Yang's memories of thousands of years, Kikyo also knows that the real underworld hell is actually an extremely vast underground world. Although the environment is somewhat harsh, there are many races born in the underground world who live in hell.

Kikyo knew even more that the owner of the Yunzhongting Hot Spring Villa in front of her, His Highness the Chief of Monsters in the human world, had an extremely close and trustworthy friend in the hell of the other world, and that friend of his was also a noble 'Highness' in the "other world", the master of the demons and monsters in hell.

If it were that princess, given her status and position in the "other world", accepting her protection, choosing a place in her territory, and giving it to the villagers who had transformed into the dead monsters to live in, so that they could live in peace and stability in hell for a long time from then on, would not be a bad outcome.

“…This is a bit difficult.”

In response to Kikyo's question, Shang Yang rubbed his hair in embarrassment and sighed slowly.

"If it were nearly a thousand years ago, before the Yama of the Otherworld established the 'Court of Right and Wrong' and a comprehensive reincarnation system, bringing mortals from the human world to Hell would have been a simple matter. However, now that the rules and regulations of the Otherworld system are becoming increasingly complete and mature, the Yama attach great importance to the souls of mortals."

Having said that, Shang Yang smiled helplessly.

"Even if I use this method to distort and blur the boundaries between the human world and the other world, I will be severely criticized by a certain Yama Luo...Yama King later."

PS1: Corpse Qi, known as the Ghost Cluster in astronomy, is the Ghost Constellation of the ancient twenty-four constellations. It is an open star cluster located in the constellation Cancer. Because the nebulae permeating the cluster are dim like ghost fires, as if they are the accumulated corpse Qi from the decay of corpses, it has been called Corpse Qi since ancient times. People regard it as the souls of the dead in the world rising into the night sky to the entrance to the underworld.

PS2: In the setting of Gensokyo, the entrance to the underworld is in the sky of Gensokyo. I wonder if the setting of the God Lord is also based on ancient Chinese books about the Ghost Cluster and the Corpse Qi.

PS3: Miss Yanluo from a certain hell, Lady Shiki Eiji is about to appear~

PS4: I heard that the ending of Yashahime is problematic? Do you think I should include the Yashahime content, or should I just ignore it completely?

PS5: The reason why the plot of the Inuyasha arc is currently slow is that I wanted to wait for Yashahime to be completed to see if there are any new additional settings.

Volume 6: Thoughts Across Time and Space: Chapter 451: Miss Judge of Hell

Thinking of Miss Yama in the "Hall of Right and Wrong" in the underworld, even Shang Yang, the master of the Cloud Courtyard and the chief commander of the monsters in the human world, found it a little difficult to deal with.

It’s better to deal with these as soon as possible.

Shang Yang considered this.

At this moment, several huge and ferocious monsters approached Shang Yang and Platycodon. After several unsuccessful attacks on the surrounding villagers who had turned into residents of the other world, the impatient monsters seemed to notice that these two mortals with weak breath not far in front of them still seemed to have the smell of the human world. They immediately surrounded them and attacked the two weak "mortals" ferociously.

puff!

The master of the Cloud Courtyard didn't care about the attacks of these weak monsters. He used his magic power to summon a spear made of monster bones that had fallen on the ground and was used by the people in the monster extermination village. He swung it through the head of the monster closest to him and the witch, killing it on the spot.

Shang Yang no longer intended to hide his identity in front of the villagers who had become residents of the other world. The Onmyoji hunting robe he was wearing gradually faded and changed into the usual gray-white clothing.

The terrifying aura of an ancient monster instantly descended upon this monster-extermination village deep in the mountains.

Countless monsters that had invaded the nearby mountains and forests of the Monster Extermination Village lay on the ground and trembled. Although most of these monsters had only the crude intelligence of wild beasts, they were instinctively deeply afraid of the terrible demonic aura of the Monster Lord.

The villagers, who had been transformed into the inhabitants of the underworld by the accumulated corpse qi, were at a loss as to what to do. They were also frightened and panicked by the terrifying aura that transcended all rules of the human world and the other world...

"Really, a real big monster..."

Under the erosion of the terrifying aura of the chief monster commander in the human world, the middle-aged village chief, who had participated in monster subjugation for many years and had seen countless monsters and was quite knowledgeable, uttered these words with a grim expression. He was unable to resist the terrifying aura and became dazed and his consciousness fell into darkness.

Ignoring the frightened villagers, the chief monster commander in the human world gave orders in a calm tone as he looked at the countless monsters lying in fear before him.

"Retreat to the mountains."

Faced with the clear instructions of the Monster Lord, the monsters, whose minds were as unconscious as those of wild beasts, were terrified and scrambled to crawl out of the Monster Retreat Village that they had conquered and hated, and obeyed the will of the Monster Lord and returned to their inhabited mountains.

Then, under the silent gaze of the witch, the young man with gray hair took out the green lotus that the witch was somewhat familiar with, spread out his palm, and let the lotus float in the air above the village.

The size of the blue lotus gradually expanded.

A terrifying gravitational force appeared in the air above the village.

Involuntarily, the people in this village who had become residents of the other world, the large houses where they lived, the swords, guns and armor scattered on the land, and the Hakusan Myojin Shrine which covered the largest area in the village were all sucked into the green lotus floating in the air above the village.

Even though some frightened villagers wanted to struggle and escape, they were eventually trapped in the blue lotus of the master of Yunzhongting with screams of fear.

After completely absorbing the monster extermination village, the soul green lotus floating in the air gradually shrank and fell into Shang Yang's palm again.

"Get ready to leave here."

Shang Yang said helplessly, putting away his magic weapon.

"The Yama have probably noticed the changes in the 'other world'. Perhaps one of them is already on his way to the human world..."

Before Shang Yang could finish his words, the Soul Green Lotus that Shang Yang had originally kept in his pocket suddenly emerged again on its own, floating in front of Shang Yang who looked surprised and Kikyo who seemed to be lost in thought, and slowly rotated.

Seeing the independent action of Yuanshen Qinglian, the owner of Yunzhongting looked helpless and the corners of his mouth twitched.

...So fast?

The light green lotus of the primordial spirit gradually turned into a light purple color.

This is the original body of the Green Lotus Soul, which has been kept by the eldest daughter of the Gu Mingdi family for hundreds of years. It is imbued with the magical characteristics of Gu Mingdi Jue and gradually replaced the Green Lotus Soul clone separated by Shang Yang.

"Shang! Sheep!"

The extremely loud and angry voice of a young girl suddenly rang out in the soul lotus that was gradually turning into light purple.

This is not the voice of Miss Gu Mingji Jue, who has always possessed the original body of the Soul Blue Lotus.

The soul transformed into a pale purple green lotus, and then grew larger. When it grew to more than one meter tall, the petite figure walked out of the lotus wall in a somewhat exasperated manner, stopped in front of Shang Yang, and stared at the young man with gray and messy hair in front of him.

"The boundary between the other world and the human world has suddenly been blurred. You're the one who did it! Only that Yakumo Yukari and your unreasonable ability could do this!"

"Because of the incident with the young lady from the White Jade Tower, Yakumo Yukari will probably not take the initiative to touch the underworld in the near future, so you are the one who would do this, right?!"

The lady had shoulder-length light green hair that was slightly longer on the right side, and wore a formal and solemn crown. She was wearing a blue-green robe with the words "yes" and "no" embroidered on the shoulders, which was a very dignified robe in the style of the Yama clan. In her slender white right hand, she held a "stick of repentance" like a tablet, and on her slender waist hung an octagonal "mirror of the pure pear". She glared angrily at the young man with gray hair in front of her who had a helpless look on his face, and began to preach as if no one was around.

"...In the final analysis, although your unreasonable power, Shang Yang, can easily restore the boundary between the human world and the other world after reversing it, there is no guarantee that the disturbance will not have subsequent effects on the forms of the human world and the other world. If it were the ancient times, it would be fine, but with the current perfect reincarnation system, rashly shaking the foundation of the human world and the other world may bring subtle hidden dangers to reincarnation. Although I know that with your personality, you probably have a reason to do this, it is still a bit inappropriate... nagging... nagging..."

Just as the helpless-looking Shang Yang and the somewhat stunned Jie Geng were being lectured and nagged by a certain judge lady, another thin and pretty figure also walked out of the lotus wall of Yuanshen Qinglian, and a clear voice with the same sense of helplessness sounded softly.

"Sorry, Shang Yang, I just happened to be at my residence in Hell, and Miss Yingji came to my door and asked me to come with her to the human world to see you. I couldn't refuse... Hmm?"

Without even bothering to change her shoes, a girl with lavender hair wearing small cotton slippers and a big eyeball floating on her chest quietly walked through the purple lotus wall. When she saw the young man with gray hair, the cold-tempered shrine maiden beside the young man, and the girl with lavender hair, the eldest daughter of the Gu Mingdi family, Gu Mingdi Jue was also stunned.

PS1: I was out the day before yesterday and didn’t find time to write. I will make up for it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

Volume 6: Longing Across Time and Space: Chapter 452: Shiki Eiji's Judgment

"...So you and the miko are here."

This was what Gu Mingdijue conveyed to Shang Yang after seeing Platycodon grandiflorum beside him.

Faced with this somewhat unexpected situation, the meticulous Miss Jue did not seem to intend to ask any questions. Instead, she remained silent and just stood quietly beside a certain judge of hell.

However, even if she didn't intend to speak, Miss Jue was still somewhat innocently regarded as the target of a lecture by a certain judge, who turned her head and nagged her.

"...Speaking of Shang Yang-kun's inappropriate behavior, Miss Gu Mingdi also bears some responsibility for it! Even though Miss Gu Mingdi didn't accept our invitation in the past and didn't take up the position of the "Right and Wrong Office", as the master of the hell monsters, it is Miss Gu Mingdi's responsibility to maintain stability between the human world and the afterlife..."

After preaching to this point, the judge of hell, Shiki Eiji Yamasanadu turned her little face and glared at a young man with gray hair and a helpless look.

"...Furthermore, considering your status as Shang Yangjun's lover, Miss Gu Mingdi, you should proactively urge Shang Yangjun, the ruler of the human world, to maintain the balance between the two worlds and to adhere to the rules of both realms, rather than allowing Shang Yangjun to use his unreasonable power to blur the boundaries between the human world and the otherworld."

"...Ahem, Ying, Miss Yingji, Shang Yang and I are not lovers..."

Suddenly being designated as someone's lover by a certain judge of hell who was lecturing her, Miss Jue was stunned. She choked a lot and seemed to be a little embarrassed to deny it out loud, but her voice became lower and lower when she was halfway through, and she was ultimately unable to utter a complete denial.

After hearing Shiki Yingji's sermon, Shang Yang also looked a little strange.

Next to Shang Yang, the cold-tempered witch looked at Shang Yang and the girl with lavender hair opposite them with a strange look.

At the same time, Shiki Eiji, who had taken the initiative to stop nagging, looked with some surprise at the eldest daughter of the Gu Mingdi family who seemed to be unprepared and a little panicked beside her.

Facing the surprised face of a certain Hell Judge, and the large eyeball "Eye of Awakening" floating on her chest reading Shiki Eihime's inner thoughts at the moment, the eldest daughter of the Komeichi family sighed softly and gave up trying to speak out against Shiki Eihime's statement.

"...Forget it, let's just follow what Miss Yingji thinks..."

At this moment, the heart of the judge, Lady Shiki Eiji Yamasanadu, was filled with confused and surprising thoughts.

"Huh? Aren't Miss Gu Mingdi and Shang Yangjun still together?"

"That's what the monsters in Hell say. I always thought Miss Gu Mingdi and Shang Yangjun even had a wedding ceremony."

"It seems some Hellish monsters are saying that their master, His Highness Jue, and His Highness Yun Zhongting, the chief commander of the mortal monsters, have already had a child. This 'young master' might inherit both His Highness Jue's and His Highness Yun Zhongting's respective powers in Hell and the mortal world, becoming the master of both the mortal world and the afterlife. This possible scenario was also discussed at the meeting of the 'Rights and Wrongs Hall'..."

Reading what was in the heart of Shiki Eiji, she felt the panic and anxiety in her heart was gradually replaced by a tired and speechless emotion. At the same time, she was also a little annoyed with some of the hell monsters who she had not managed for many years and who gossiped about her casually.

These guys who wantonly fabricate and spread rumors...

After making up her mind to deal with the monsters in hell, the eldest daughter of the Gu Ming family, who was meticulous and cautious by nature, suppressed some of her emotions in her heart somewhat stiffly, and just gave a rather covert wink to the young man with gray hair in front of her.

"... Stop her now!"

Shang Yang also felt a little embarrassed when he read the urgent emotions that Jue took the initiative to convey to him.

"How can I change the subject without leaving any trace..."

Just when Shang Yang was struggling to think about how to divert the attention of the lady judge of hell to other topics, what made Shang Yang and Jue feel embarrassed and relieved was that the serious Miss Yanluo did not seem to care much about Shang Yang and Jue's emotional problems. Instead, she quickly focused on the affairs of the other world related to her job, and continued to advise a certain master of Yunzhongting with some painstaking efforts.

"Shang Yangjun, after all this, you should understand that irrationally disturbing the boundaries between the human world and the otherworld can have serious consequences, right? I hope you can learn from this and refrain from unnecessarily disturbing the rules of the otherworld."

After nagging and preaching to the helpless-looking Shang Yang for a long time with great effort, this Yama King of the other world, Miss Shiki Yingji, sighed softly, and a trace of helplessness flashed across her pupils as clear as pure glass.

"...However, considering your character, Shang Yangjun, whom I know well, you wouldn't proactively change the boundaries between the human world and the afterlife, blurring the lines between the two worlds, unless there's a compelling reason. Furthermore, I personally have many good connections with the Ten Kings of Hell of the 'Hall of Right and Wrong'... Therefore, the 'Hall of Right and Wrong' won't stop Shang Yangjun and Miss Gu Mingdi from their actions regarding the afterlife... This time, I've come to the human world solely from my personal perspective. I hope Shang Yangjun can pay some attention to the order and stability of the human and the afterlife..."

"Uh...don't worry."

Shang Yang, who also understood from the beginning that the other party was simply there to preach, comforted Miss Yan Luo in front of him and explained what he had done.

"I'm simply using the corpse energy of Hell to assimilate some of the living here, temporarily transforming them into the dead to avoid the threat of certain powers... Afterwards, I'll restore them to the living and place them in the human world. This shouldn't hinder the daily operation of the reincarnation system."

"Hmm... if it's just a temporary transition between life and death, it probably won't be a problem... This time, I came to the human world, and the Ten Kings asked me to see if the 'Rights and Wrongs' Office can assist Shang Yang-kun with anything. If you need to place the deceased in Miss Gu Mingdi's hellish domain, it probably won't be too much trouble... Oh, sorry, I was so focused on other things that I didn't notice this strange lady."

After hearing Shang Yang's explanation, Shiki Yingji, who was immersed in her thoughts, seemed to finally notice the witch beside Shang Yang after muttering to herself.

After bowing slightly and politely apologizing to Kikyo who had remained silent, Miss Yama of the Underworld Hell introduced herself politely.

"Nice to meet you. I'm a member of the 'Rights and Wrongs' department, the otherworldly organization that manages the dead. I'm 'Shiki Eiji Yamasanadu' of the Yama clan. In human parlance, I could also be called 'Shiki Eiji Yamasanadu'. Please just call me 'Eiji'."

"...Hello, Lord Yama of Hell."

Kikyo, who had already understood Miss Shiki Eiji's true identity in the other world of the underworld from the conversation between Shiki Eiji and Shang Yang, introduced herself in a soft voice with a complicated and hesitant tone.

"My name is... Kikyo."

"Hello, Miss Kikyo, the shrine maiden of the human world."

After politely greeting the hesitant shrine maiden once again, Shiki Eihime frowned slightly with some concern.

"Hmm... Miss Miko's soul seems very unstable... Only a remnant of it remains, barely able to bear the divine consciousness. It needs the souls of the deceased to replenish itself in order to move... Mr. Shang Yang, Miss Miko's condition is truly serious. The slightest loss will cause the remaining remnant of its soul to dissipate."

"Even with your unreasonable ability, can't you find the remaining souls for Miss Miko and repair the missing soul?"

PS1: I just realized that yesterday’s chapter was not posted after a reader in the book group told me at noon...

PS2: Lady Shiki's name was previously written as "Shiki Eiji·Amasanadu", but now "Shiki Eiji·Yamasanadu" is a more appropriate translation for the meaning of the text. I will continue to use the original translation that everyone is more familiar with.

PS3: According to the setting of the Kumon History and related works, Shiki Eihime is one of the Yama Kings of Hell, but her position is merely that of a judge in charge of the Gensokyo region under the Ten Kings of Hell. However, according to the setting interview "Eastern Foreign Textbook," the Yama King in the Gensokyo worldview is actually fused with the Buddhist Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and is considered a similar being. He is not weak, but rather awe-inspiring and possesses immense faith (the main character says: "Ultimately, no one can defeat Yama-sama, but he is a powerful being from the original design"). Therefore, in this book, Shiki Eihime is also set as a high-ranking being in the realm of Hell.

Volume 6: Thoughts Across Time and Space: Chapter 453: Gifts for the Witch

“…Of course you can.”

Shang Yang thought about Shiki Yingji's confusion for a moment, and felt that there was no need to hide too much from Miss Yanluo, who was familiar to him, so he gave a simple explanation.

"However, Kikyo's soul has already been reincarnated once, and she has also developed a new self-awareness. If that part of her soul is retrieved, the self of an innocent girl will also be erased... Kikyo is unwilling to do so."

"Has the soul been reincarnated once?"

Sure enough, when Shiki Yingji heard about this rare situation, she looked at the witch next to Shang Yang in surprise and was very surprised.

"However, the remaining soul of the miko is completely free of the aura of reincarnation. The deceased who have crossed the Three Ways River and are reborn from the Six Paths of Reincarnation should carry the aura of the Six Paths of Reincarnation."

"Miss Miko's current state is clearly due to the use of some mysterious technique after death, transforming her into an inhuman being."

……I see.

Kikyo was lost in thought after hearing what this lady, the King of Hell who judges the dead, thought of her, who was completely different from what she had imagined in the past.

No wonder Lord Yama, who Shang Yang believed placed great importance on the souls of the deceased, didn't offer to take her to the underworld even after noticing her presence. From the perspective of the Yama clan, she was already a subhuman being...