Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

He looked at the girl beside him with a hint of helplessness.

Kaguya Houraisan: "I'm just reminding Kurokawa of what I've always thought. Although from Kurokawa's perspective, you and I are getting closer, from my perspective, the distance between us hasn't changed."

The calm voice carried a serious tone.

Dadada~dadadada~

The sound of footsteps echoed through the swaying forest.

The princess and the distant yokai locked eyes.

Yakumo Yukari: “…”

A woman in a purple dress, holding a parasol, stood in the forest, looking at them with a completely incomprehensible gaze.

Kaguya Houraisan: "How about we take down the Boundary Demon first?"

The princess on the moon spoke with a serious expression.

Chapter 113 An Unusual State of Love

In a distant, otherworldly realm, a legendary hero defeats a demon king who is about to rule the world.

However, he gave up the treasures in the Demon King's treasury, as well as the power left behind by the Demon King that was enough to rival his own.

The legendary hero did not not desire the treasures in the Demon King's treasury, nor the weapon that would grant him the power to control everything.

He was simply afraid that the arrival of these weapons and treasures would change his current relationship with everything around him.

He feared that the princess he loved would change because of the shift in power.

I'm afraid that my close companions will become strange as their power grows.

They fear that the peaceful life they long for will be shattered by the arrival of treasure.

"But in this situation, it's obviously the behavior of a fool—giving up the power they've gained and handing everything over to others. The ultimate outcome will only be that they won't even be able to protect what they already have."

A clear, girlish voice rang out beside Kurokawa Kazuya.

The princess in the moon spoke in a seductive tone.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Although I really want to agree with what you said, Kaguya, the story you told feels like a fallacy. Falling in love and the Demon King's treasure and weapons are completely different things."

Kaguya Houraisan: "Really? Kurokawa, don't you think that the Boundary Demon standing in front of you actually shares a similar concept with the weapon that controls all power in my example?"

"Now you have the chance to win her over, to completely control her body and soul. It would be incredibly foolish not to do it."

A confident voice rang out in the small room.

The group has now returned to the room where they first started, the one where the game was demonstrated.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Sorry, Kaguya was a bit outspoken."

He turned to Yukari Yakumo beside him and apologized.

Yukari Yakumo: "I don't recommend this."

Purple eyes watched as Kurokawa Kazuya interacted with Houraisan Kaguya.

Just now, the shameless princess of the moon told Yakumo Yukari almost without reservation that Kurokawa and Mi had completely figured her out from head to toe.

The girl even seemed to be making a declaration about this matter.

It's as if they want to be the first to brand Kurokawa and Miyako, to declare their sovereignty over them.

The demon from the realm, who had been harboring various thoughts, calmed himself down after seeing the princess's appearance.

The sage's face showed no superfluous emotion.

Yukari Yakumo: "Kaguya Houraisan, why did you make this choice?"

Instead, she turned her attention to Kaguya Houraisan and asked her a question.

Those involved are often blinded, while bystanders see things clearly. At least from Yukari Yakumo's perspective, the princess in the moonlight was already completely captivated.

But isn't that unreasonable?

Why should a princess who has lived for a thousand years be captured by people on Earth?

Okay, Yukari Yakumo admits that Kazuya Kurokawa is indeed special.

She called him "Master" willingly.

But this is not a reason why the other party is capable of becoming what Kaguya Houraisan is in now.

Kaguya Houraisan: “?”

The willful princess was still staring at Kurokawa and Miya.

After hearing Yakumo Yukari's question, she looked at her with some confusion.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Are you asking why I did this? I don't think there's anything wrong with having Kurokawa do that kind of thing."

Yukari Yakumo: "Is that all the reason?"

Kaguya Houraisan: "Isn't this enough?"

Princess Moon asked a counter-question.

Yakumo Yukari: “…”

The demon from the realm looked at the willful princess before him.

She suddenly realized that the Kaguya Houraisan before her was a fundamentally different kind of person from her.

A lonely monster living on earth, growing from weakness to strength, could never possibly understand the thoughts of the Moon Princess.

Princess Moon is showered with love and affection, but she acts solely on her emotions and never considers the dangers ahead.

The boundary demon on the ground grows stronger through constant struggle. She thinks and simulates every action she takes in her mind, striving to achieve the best answer in her mind.

Emotional people and rational people have completely different thought processes.

For someone like Yukari Yakumo to fall in love with someone, she needs to find enough reasons for herself, weigh the costs involved, and know whether all of this will bring bad results.

For Yukari Yakumo, liking someone is an outcome.

She needs to fill in the appropriate answers in the formula to get a reasonable answer.

Kaguya Houraisan's attitude towards Kazuya Kurokawa is, in Yakumo Yukari's view, in a state of imbalance.

The two should never have developed to their current state.

For someone like Kaguya Houraisan, she doesn't even need to discover that she likes someone.

Because when she has an idea in her mind, she will choose to do it, no matter what the cost may be.

For Kaguya, liking someone is a process; due to the nature of the Lunarians, she probably couldn't even be aware of her own feelings of liking someone.

Her actions at this moment were, in fact, already a step ahead of what one would do if they liked someone.

Yukari Yakumo: "Different individuals really can't understand each other."

Shaking his head, the demon of the realm drew his conclusion.

When Kaguya Houraisan saw the blonde girl, she casually curled her lip.

Kaguya Houraisan: "So, Meryl, what do you think about Kurokawa pursuing you? I intend to assist him from the sidelines."

Yukari Yakumo: "I don't mind. I'll probably be staying here for a while, and you can come find me if you're interested, Master."

Kaguya Houraisan: "Great, strategy point acquired."

Kaguya nodded solemnly as the transaction was completed in an instant.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

He looked at Kaguya Houraisan in silence.

Kaguya Houraisan: "What's wrong?"

Princess Moonwalker turned to look at Kurokawa Kazuya: "Kurokawa, you're actually looking forward to this too, aren't you? This is a renowned Boundary Demon; if you could capture it, you'd feel an incredible sense of accomplishment."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "But Your Highness, you're making me feel quite unsafe."

He looked at the beautiful girl in front of him and made a somewhat helpless remark.

It seems that Kaguya has been very proactive in pushing Kurokawa and Miya away since morning.

Although Kaguya's actions seemed to be creating a harem for him, the ones who gained were Kurokawa and Miya.

His current demeanor gives off a feeling of getting a good deal while pretending to be innocent.

But what to say...

Emotions such as jealousy, coquetry, and anger arising from possessiveness.

Essentially, it's a signal from people who like each other, declaring how much they care about the other.

Because I care, I'm jealous, I act spoiled, I get angry, and I become possessive of your feelings.

At this moment, Kurokawa Kazuya found it difficult to understand this feeling from Kaguya.

Kazuya Kurokawa is in love with Kaguya Houraisan.

Because he likes her, he wants her to care about him more, rather than pushing him towards various girls.

Kaguya Houraisan: "I understand. Kurokawa, you want to see my jealousy?"

The princess on the moon looked at Kurokawa Kazuya and nodded solemnly.

Kaguya Houraisan: "I'm sorry, but at least for now, I don't have many of those feelings. So, is Kurokawa disappointed in me?"

A beautiful face drew closer to Kurokawa Kazuya.

Her long, black hair, reaching her waist, swayed with her movements.

Perhaps because of what happened last night, the princess pressed her cheek closer than before when she approached.

Seemingly having completely forgotten about the boundary demon Yakumo Yukari beside her, Princess Kurokawa Kazuya stared intently at her.

At this moment, there seemed to be some kind of strange gravitational field around the other party.

Kurokawa Kazumi, seeing the princess staring at him like that, blinked and slowly smiled.

Kaguya Houraisan: “?”

The princess on the moon frowned as she stared at Kurokawa Kazuya: "That's strange."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "No, it just suddenly occurred to me that Kaguya, your constant displays of your unusual behavior since this morning are actually a kind of coquettishness?"

The princess's unusual qualities have been shown to Kurokawa Kazuya in the past.

But what is being shown now seems to be more direct and undisguised than the previous times.

The princess on the moon is a moon person, and moon people are beings without jealousy, sexual desire, or any emotions that could cause chaos.

Even though the princess has improved somewhat after consuming the Penglai Elixir, her fundamental flaws remain unchanged.

But this doesn't mean the other person doesn't exhibit behaviors similar to humans expressing these kinds of emotions.

Because I like you, and because I long to be understood by you more, I hope that you can accept my flaws.

People tend to show their worst side to those close to them, but are polite to strangers.

This instinct to show the negative side, although in modern society it has been distorted by various people who have no feelings for their partners and actually have ulterior motives.

But for men and women who truly like each other, showing their less desirable side is also a way of expressing their longing for the other's love.

Kaguya Houraisan may appear confident, but she probably harbors some inferiority and timidity within herself.

For example, this kind of behavior that involves intensely showcasing one's unique side from the moment one wakes up in the morning.

He kept trying to push Kurokawa Kazuya away, repeatedly showing his cold side to Kurokawa Kazuya.

There was probably a sense of tension about Kurokawa and Mi suddenly getting too close.

Unable to come up with a reason to convince myself to resolutely reject the other person's advances, I have ended up behaving the way I am now.

The general feeling is: 'See? See? I'm actually pretty terrible, so stay away from me, okay? If you don't leave me, then accept this about me.'

Kurokawa Kazuya: "Do I feel a little relieved now?"

He took the initiative and hugged Kaguya before she could react.