My personal opinion on Gensokyo

After a moment of silence, the beautiful princess withdrew her right hand and asked calmly.

"It's just a low-level technique called 'Demon Reincarnation'. Your Highness, don't worry about it."

The young noble replied with a smile.

"Hmph...what's your purpose?"

Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City frowned, snorted, and continued to ask questions.

"I heard that the Princess of the Moon City, Her Highness Kaguya of Mount Penglai, consumed the medicine of Penglai and gained eternal life."

The young noble paused and spoke slowly.

"However, the ignorant people of the Moon considered the medicine of Penglai unclean. Princess Kaguya of Penglai Mountain was found guilty and exiled to Earth. Although I am a terrestrial being, I find the ignorance of the Moon people unbearable. I came to see Her Highness the Princess today, not only to witness the eternal life of the Penglai people, but also to learn the method of making the medicine of Penglai."

"If I can obtain the medicine of Penglai and gain eternal life, I promise Her Highness the Princess that one day I will attack the moon and seek justice from the people of the moon on Her Highness's behalf."

"Please, Princess, please fulfill my wish."

After saying this, the young noble bowed deeply to Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City once again.

He was a stranger who came for the medicine of Penglai... But why did he know so much about the Moon City...

Her Royal Highness the Princess narrowed her eyes and carefully maintained a calm tone.

"If I can't fulfill your wish, what are you going to do?"

Hearing the princess' question, the young nobleman kept smiling, still maintaining the posture of bowing to the princess, and spoke softly.

"Your Highness, you should understand from our previous fight that your Eternity and Momentary powers were restrained by me. Now the room is under my control. I hope Your Highness will not embarrass me."

"It's still unclear who will defeat whom!"

Before the young noble could finish his words, the stunningly beautiful princess instantly appeared before him, and with her fair white hand, as swift as lightning, she slapped the young noble on the heart.

...Are you still a magic assassin?

Holding the fan in his left hand and drawing a semicircle, Shang Yang pushed away Kaguya's white hand, spread out his right hand, with a green light flashing in his palm, and gently pushed the princess who was approaching him, and shouted.

"go with!"

"Well!"

The princess, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes and was extremely beautiful, was suddenly pushed backwards by the huge force.

The green light in the young noble's right palm quickly transformed into a green lotus. The green lotus grew to the size of his palm and pushed Kaguya back behind the curtain.

Then, the blue lotus merged into Kaguya's body like a phantom.

Oops!

Kaguya of Mount Penglai immediately realized that something was wrong, but before she could make any move, she felt that she had lost control of her body, and the power of eternity and moment was suppressed in her body, becoming solidified and unable to move.

"It would be better if your Highness fulfilled my wish."

Although Shang Yang still maintained a calm expression, upon closer inspection, Shang Yang's expression was a little bad. Although he had the ability to restrain himself, with Shang Yang's current power of yin and yang, combined with his soul Qinglian to suppress Kaguya of Penglai Mountain, the losses were also huge.

"If Her Highness agrees to my request, I can do a lot for Her Highness. Her Highness should have seen that I am a demon from the earth. If Her Highness does not agree, then I have another way."

Shang Yang's tone was harsh and cold.

"...consume Her Highness the Princess's body to test whether we can seize the power of the Penglai medicine."

Volume 2: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter: Chapter 41: Princess Kaguya is not motivated

"Oh...then you can try it. How about eating me now? By the way, you might as well swallow me whole. It will save you some trouble."

Hearing the young noble's threat, Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City was not worried at all. She even looked at the young noble with interest, as if to say, "Come and eat me quickly."

Hearing Kaguya's statement that she was not nervous at all, Shang Yang also smiled with interest and looked at Kaguya of Mount Penglai.

"Your Highness, are you so sure that the efficacy of the Penglai medicine can protect you from dying even if I consume it?"

"I just trust someone."

Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City said lightly.

"I see. I trust the Sage of the Moon City, His Highness Yagi Eirin."

Shang Yang nodded and sighed

“That’s truly admirable trust.”

"...I discovered that despite being a demon from the earth, you unexpectedly know a lot about the Moon City."

Her Royal Highness the Princess looked at the young noble with a searching look in her eyes and asked curiously.

"Before you eat me, can you tell me the answer? It's said that people on earth who commit serious crimes have one last wish before being executed. How about fulfilling my last wish before you are eaten?"

"Your Highness, don't you believe that the medicine from Penglai can save your life? There's no point in making a dying wish."

Shang Yang coldly complained about the parts of Kaguya's words that were not true.

"...Tsk, stingy man."

Her Royal Highness the Princess pouted in dissatisfaction.

"Just tell me. I'm about to become a part of you, and you're still being so stingy with your own body."

At this point, Kaguya also realized that the young noble disguised as a monster in front of her probably had no intention of eating her, and his previous words were just a test.

Although she is an immortal Penglai person, being eaten is just like being imprisoned, but Kaguya does not want to experience the terrible feeling of having her body eaten bit by bit and being digested in someone else's stomach.

After guessing that she was unlikely to be eaten, Kaguya became more relaxed in her words.

...I can't respond to that.

Shang Yang was complaining in his heart, and his verbal response was not slow either.

"Your Highness has asked, so I have no choice but to tell you. However, this matter concerns the foundation of my life. I will discuss the details with Your Highness in detail after we have established mutual trust."

"Obtaining the medicine from Penglai and consuming the Princess is just a test. Your Highness, please treat it as a joke."

"I apologize for any offense I caused you, Your Highness. My name is Shang Yang, and I live in Yoshino Mountain. In spring, the cherry blossoms on Yoshino Mountain are gorgeous, and there are natural hot springs in the mountains. I will do my best to entertain Your Highness as an apology for what happened today."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Kaguya became even more curious.

"Are you really not tempted by the Penglai medicine?"

Hearing Kaguya's curious question, Shang Yang shrugged his shoulders with an indifferent tone.

"I no longer need the medicine from Penglai."

"Besides, I am very satisfied to have seen the stunning beauty of Kaguya-hime, the Princess of the Moon City, today. Expecting too much is not my motto."

"There's another thing I want to advise Her Highness. Please stop using gold sand and gold nuggets to repay Maruong. When Maruong went to Kyoto with gold, he was targeted by bandits several times who tried to rob him and kill him. Although I dealt with these bandits, there's an old saying in the Tang Dynasty: Don't show off your wealth. Moreover, in this era, gold and silver are only used by nobles. Letting Maruong use gold and silver to buy things will only bring him trouble."

Hearing the young noble's words, Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City was shocked.

...I really didn't know that.

The stunningly beautiful princess thanked the young nobleman sincerely.

"Thank you very much. I won't do that again."

"It's okay, it's nothing."

Having said this, the elegant young noble bowed and took a step back.

"My original purpose for coming here today was to name Her Royal Highness the Princess. Please allow me to complete this task."

Before Shang Yang finished speaking, Kaguya saw a blue lotus floating out from her chest and disappearing back into Shang Yang's hand.

The strange power that enveloped the inside and outside of the house was also gathered on Shang Yang's folding fan and disappeared.

Next to the elegant young noble, Taketori bowed to the young noble of Kyoto as if nothing had happened.

"Master Saibe, this is the princess."

"Even though I live in a remote mountain area, I have heard of Master Zhaibu's elegant reputation. If Master Zhaibu can give me a name, I would be extremely honored."

Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City returned behind the curtain and spoke in a tone that was neither a smile nor a laugh.

The noble and elegant young noble pretended to be attentive, carefully observing Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City behind the curtain, and then clapped his hands suddenly.

"It is truly too beautiful, Maruong. The princess's beauty is truly breathtaking, unparalleled in the world. Even through the curtains, I am deeply intoxicated and unforgettable."

"Master Saibe, you are too kind..."

Since the noble and elegant young nobleman was very into the role, Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City also performed very into the role.

"Such beauty, dazzling even at night, illuminating the ten directions, is called 'Kaguya.' I heard that the princess was born among precious bamboos, so how about we call her 'Kaguya-hime of the Bamboo Cutter'?"

The young noble seemed unable to make a decision. After thinking for a long time, he asked.

"Kaguya-sama: The Bamboo Cutter..."

The Bamboo Cutter recited it silently and said happily.

"What a beautiful name! Master Saibe is indeed a world-renowned great writer."

"I also like the name 'Kaguya-hime'. Thank you, Master Saibe..."

Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City looked at the Bamboo Cutter who was flattering the young noble, suppressed her smile, and spoke softly.

"Well, Your Highness, I will leave now. If there is another opportunity, I will come to visit you again."

After bowing again and completing this double act perfectly, the young nobleman reluctantly left the house.

"Maru, please help me see Lord Saibe off."

Kaguya's voice was soft.

This was the first meeting between Shang Yang and Kaguya of Penglai Mountain.

In the years that followed, Kaguya-hime's fame grew. Even the nobles of Fujiwara-kyō knew that at the foot of Mount Yoshino lay the daughter of a family called the Taketori Ong, whose beauty was breathtaking. Countless nobles and officials came and went, seeking to marry Kaguya-hime. They were unfazed by the rejections and spent their days wandering around the foot of Mount Yoshino. Some even became distraught for days at the mere mention of Kaguya-hime's name.

Recently, some nobles are planning to build a mansion in Mount Yoshino and live there forever. If it weren't for the main goddess blocking the causal connection between the mansion where Shang Yang and Ai live and the outside world, Shang Yang and Ai would probably not be able to live in peace.

"So, most people just like to follow blindly. So many people came, but only a few of them vaguely saw Kaguya through the curtain. But to show off their uniqueness, they praised Kaguya as a peerless beauty, as if they couldn't live without seeing her. This is the so-called idol effect."

Shang Yang was sitting on the wooden floor next to the hot spring in the mansion, combing the long black hair of Ai, who was wearing a white bathrobe and had just finished taking a hot spring bath, while complaining about the group of fools at the foot of the mountain.

The girl's long, jet-black hair became soft and smooth as the young man combed it with a peach wood comb.

"Love you, these people are so boring."

Ai smiled lightly but didn't comment.

"...But, the fact that I am an unparalleled beauty was clearly stated by Shang Yangjun himself before."

An ethereal and sweet voice sounded somewhat dissatisfied from behind the two of them.

Without looking back, Shang Yang and Ai knew that it was Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City who came.

A stunningly beautiful face appeared beside Shang Yang, smiling widely.

"I remember that a few years ago, Lord Shang Yang said that after seeing my beauty, he would not even bother with the medicine from Penglai."

...I've never wanted it, although I know you have it, but it would be a shame if I betrayed Fujiwara no Mokou. I also want to see you two love and hate each other, and by the way, taste the legendary offal soup in Gensokyo.

[…Doctor, you are too harsh.]

The Miss Lord God in her consciousness complained with disdain.

Pretending not to hear the Lord Goddess's complaints, the young man casually asked about Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City.

"What's wrong, Princess? Are you bothered to come and seek refuge again?"

"Yes, yes... a big shot named Fujiwara no Fuhito came to see me again today. Shang Yang, you know that my current adoptive parents couldn't stop him, so I had to deal with him casually. Then I came to your place. I'll stay here tonight. I'll take care of your room. Um...if it's okay, lend me Xiao Ai to hold her in my arms while she sleeps."

Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Moon City is extremely demanding.

...You occupied my house and stole my girlfriend. If it weren't for the fact that you are also a beautiful girl, I would have beaten you up a long time ago, you know that.

After secretly complaining in his heart, Shang Yang looked calm.

"It's up to you... I agreed to your living here before we fell in love. I'll listen to you on all these matters. Please do as you please."

Ai and Kaguya met not long after Shang Yang and Kaguya met, when Shang Yang invited Kaguya to his house. Maybe it was because they both had such a rough fate, but Ai and Kaguya got along very well.

"Thanks……"

Kaguya covered her mouth and giggled. Suddenly, Her Royal Highness the Princess thought of something and clapped her hands excitedly.