A journey into an infinite dimension

Jing glanced at Bo Li Ling and Ling Meng with a strange look, with a thoughtful look on his face, as if he was wondering who the father of the child was.

Big news, who is the dad?

Looking at Bo Li Ling with shining eyes, whose facial expression could not be seen because of the mask she was wearing, Di said that the gossipy spirit in his heart was already burning fiercely.

"No, we were just chatting."

Wen Sheng explained to Ling Meng, who looked about the same age as him. As if noticing Bo Li Ling's gaze, Ye Jian turned around and smiled at her.

He didn't misunderstand, after all, the information in this regard was not blocked.

Besides, Ye Jian couldn't see why Bo Li Ling was looking at him.

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Somewhere, there was once such a legend.

Once upon a time in the past, there was a paradise where gods, demons and humans lived in peace.

The gods use their power to protect this paradise from foreign invasion; the monsters protect the human beings' crops and ensure a good harvest; and humans worship the gods and monsters to maintain the power of both.

Three completely different beings helped each other to survive in this paradise, which was the only pure land in that chaotic era.

Although the legend describes gods as gods of mirror and night, and monsters as monsters of foxes, in reality it is the other way around.

The monster is the mirror's Tsukumogami, and the god is the fox.

Although the two are a god and a demon, and should be sworn enemies of each other, their relationship is like that of sisters, almost to the point of being inseparable.

Among them, the gods love to compose and sing, while the monsters, under the influence of the gods, like to accompany the gods' singing with their own dance.

With the cooperation of human priestesses who joined in later and played music, a ceremony belonging only to humans, demons and gods gradually took shape imperceptibly.

How wonderful it would be if time could stay at this moment.

During every festival, the mirror monster thought this more than once while looking down at the grand occasion.

However, at a festival one year, all the beautiful dreams were shattered.

A powerful enemy suddenly appeared; a friend chose to stand alone to stop the powerful enemy; and he voluntarily sacrificed his own people to protect his homeland.

When the mirror's monster woke up from being knocked unconscious by his friend's sneak attack, everything disappeared.

Home, village, festival.

Everything disappeared, including his people and friends.

Nothing was left in its place, not even a trace of destruction.

Everything seems like a long, illusory dream, which disappears naturally when one wakes up.

Legend has it that this is the end.

But in reality, there is no ending.

The monster knew very well that this was definitely not a dream.

Later, the monster was forced to become a lone monster, obsessed with revenge, and began to embark on a journey that was destined to cause a bloody storm.

Later, when the monster became the top monster among the big monsters with his own talent and hard work, he finally met his former enemy.

However, when the monster suppressed the enemy with absolute power and tried to find out what happened afterwards from its mouth, he was shocked to find out.

There has never been even the slightest impression of this incident in the enemy's memory.

It is not a lie, nor is it an intentional concealment by the enemy.

By digging out the enemy's memory through forbidden means, the monster was very sure that in the enemy's eyes, this incident had never happened.

It was as if everything was just a dream of the monster itself.

The unwilling monster continued to try to find evidence to prove that it was not a dream, but except for its own memories, there was really no trace of anything in that paradise.

But the monster never gave up.

Even when he was forced into Gensokyo by the outside environment, he never gave up.

"This is indeed not a fictional dream."

"She, and they, have actually always stayed where they were."

“Even if the sea turns into mulberry fields, as long as you never forget them, they will always exist.”

"Your memory is the only beacon that maintains their existence. If even you forget them, then they will truly no longer exist in this world."

"This was a lie and disappearance of the God, and it was also the only way He could save the village at that time."

"Erase all traces, hide yourself and the village, deceive the world, and escape danger."

"But for a god, it is extremely dangerous to conduct such a large-scale disappearance while seriously injured."

"The final result is that the god who has successfully deceived time will fall into a coma the moment he completes his invisibility. If no one awakens him, he will sleep forever in the afterlife, untouched by time, until the future eternity that is not the future eternity."

In the quiet shrine, only the clear voice is faintly telling the unknown past and truth.

No one wanted to speak out and disrupt the atmosphere. Everyone's eyes were focused on the mirror monster, waiting for her to react.

Now, it was her occasion.

"...What can I do to find them?"

Perhaps it was half a moment, or perhaps it was a long time later, before an ethereal voice with a hint of hoarseness quietly reverberated in the air of the shrine, filled with all sorts of complex emotions.

It's excitement, relief, guilt, and discomfort.

Indescribable.

"Do you remember what we agreed to do with Him in the past?"

Looking at the mirror, Ye Jian said softly.

"You still owe Him a dance—so don't keep Him waiting too long."

Chapter 376: Peace is Good

Time never stops for anyone. After seeing off the mirror that seemed to have changed and yet also seemed to be gone, Ye Jian did not go anywhere. He just stayed in the Hakurei Shrine and played with his new friends.

Until the sun sets and dusk falls.

"Well then, Reimu, I'm going home."

Holding Reimu's hand, they stood together under the torii gate, gazing at the sunset in the distance. Ye Jian looked back at Di who was winking at him, and then whispered to Reimu.

Although he could observe all of Reimu's information as if he were reading her mind, Ye Jian still had a lot of fun playing with her.

When facing children, even if you can read their minds, you will feel very relaxed.

Because what children think and what they actually do are the same.

"Will you come tomorrow?"

She blinked her eyes in a silly way, and the cold resentment surrounding her seemed to become more active because of the time. Ling Meng looked at Ye Jian with some reluctance.

For a child under 6 years old, it is a very reassuring thing to meet a peer after coming to a completely unfamiliar environment.

After all, children can only relax when they are with friends of similar age.

"Yes, because we are friends."

Nodding, Ye Jian let go of Ling Meng's hand and gently extended his little finger to her.

"If you're worried, we can make a promise."

Looking directly into Ling Meng's eyes, ignoring, or rather accepting the resentment surrounding her, Ye Jian smiled gently.

Ordinary people might be afraid of this gloomy and cold evil spirit, but Ye Jian, who can see more than others, does not feel afraid of it.

Because, no matter how scary it looks, it cannot change the fact that it is a force that exists to protect.

In order to protect the soul, even if it is against everything, it is worth it————this is what Ye Jian saw from this power.

Although a little twisted and a little silly, it is very gentle.

Otherwise, it would not have become the cause of the tragedy that Ye Jian witnessed and which he had successfully prevented.

In fact, if Jing were to gamble three moves against anyone of equal strength, Reimu would inevitably be affected in the process, leading to tragedy.

Ye Jian could see that for Reimu's true talent, subduing evil spirits was just a trivial byproduct.

"Okay, hook up."

Looking at the little finger that Ye Jian extended, Ling Meng nodded and also extended her little finger to hook it with his.

"Hang yourself with a hook."

"No change allowed for a hundred years."

In the sunset, with their little fingers hooked together, the little boy and girl made a childish vow to each other.

[Tsk tsk, you got me so quickly.]

A teasing voice that ruined the atmosphere quietly rang out in Ye Jian's consciousness, causing him to smile helplessly.

[We just agreed to play together again tomorrow, no need to worry about whether we got it or not.]

Perhaps because they are the same person, every time when communicating with Ge Jiuye, Ye Jian would feel a feeling different from when facing his sister and others.

Should it be a sense of security or satisfaction? Ye Jian himself couldn't tell.

But this is undoubtedly a very gentle feeling, and Ye Jian also likes this feeling.

[....What kind of mess is going on in your mind?]

A blush quietly climbed up her pretty cheeks, like a lovely apple that made people want to take a bite. After twitching the corners of Ge Jiuye's mouth a few times, she finally succeeded in suppressing the arrogant reaction that she was about to show subconsciously.

Calm down, what he said was just his liking for his other personality, there is nothing particularly ambiguous about it - aren't we his other personality?

Ahhhhh, what does a little kid know about love? You should have waited a few more years before saying it out loud!!!

[Hey, I like you, is that weird? ]

Blinking, Ye Jian asked in confusion.

Why would you be unhappy when someone likes you?

[I'm not unhappy... No, I'm not particularly happy either... No, anyway—ahhh, whatever you like!]

Feeling that it would become very troublesome if he continued to dwell on this topic, Ge Jiuye simply dived into the conversation after saying this.

As I like?

Is this "whatever I like" or "whatever I like"?

Ye Jian, who was unable to understand the meaning of this for the time being, thought about it for a while and then skipped the topic.

"See you tomorrow, Reimu."

He waved to Ling Meng, and then with the help of Di, stepped onto the back of Hephaestus, who was still in the griffin state. The next moment, led by Hephaestus, Ye Jian and Di turned into a shadow and disappeared in the distant sky.

"See you tomorrow......"

Even though they had already left, Ling Meng still stubbornly stood there waving goodbye in the direction where Ye Jian and the others left until their figures completely disappeared into the sky.

"time to eat."

Bo Liling said, having stood behind Lingmeng without her knowing when and patted her little head gently.

"Go to bed early so you can get up early and play with Xiaoye tomorrow."

"Ok!"

He nodded, took one last look at the direction where Ye Jian left, and then Reimu walked back to the shrine with Hakurei Ling.

For a moment, the resentment surrounding her seemed to fluctuate slightly.

However, no one noticed.

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"Xiaoye, didn't I hint that it would be okay for you to stay a little longer? Why are you leaving so early?"

On Hephaestus's back, Di turned his head helplessly and looked at Ye Jian who was sitting next to him.