Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Kaguya, don't you think it's a bit sudden of you to ask this question now?"

Kaguya Houraisan: "Oh, perhaps it's because she's just experienced love and is prone to extremes, unable to control her emotions. I've thought about it carefully, and my idea of ​​having Hachiman observe might have contained a little bit of possessiveness in it."

Her Highness pondered her situation and, with her head bowed, commented: "Quite a vicious mindset. I seem to have unconsciously wanted to push the other person away from you."

After she finished speaking, she looked up at Kurokawa Kazuya again.

Her long, black hair, reaching her waist, swayed gently, and her beautiful face had a faint, even more captivating blush compared to the past.

She looked at Kurokawa Kazuya with a gaze filled with tender affection, and smiled beautifully.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Regarding my question, Kurokawa, you haven't given your answer yet."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "I regret that I cannot agree."

He shook his head at the princess in front of him.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Then I have no choice but to become your complete mental slave."

At this moment, the princess on the moon smiled at Kurokawa Kazuya again.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "I didn't expect you to do this, Kaguya."

He watched the princess become extreme and started to complain.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Yes, so actually I wanted to be a slave? After all, it seems like an easy job, right? It's a pity that you refused, Kurokawa."

It's strange, isn't it? Even though Kurokawa Kazumi rejected her, she still thought he was very nice.

It means never thinking the worst about the other person.

She now even feels that Kurokawa Kazuya's desire to build a harem is helping her maintain her independence.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Liking someone doesn't count as being a slave, does it?"

Kaguya Houraisan: "To submit one's own thoughts to another person, to believe that what that person says is completely right, and to think of that person wholeheartedly—that is the mark of a slave."

"According to what I've learned online, from an evolutionary perspective, so-called love is itself an illusion brought about by reproduction. It is the best outcome for survival, a mixture of various emotions."

The most willful princess began to explain her reasoning to Kurokawa Kazuya in a serious and methodical manner.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Kaguya, do you read about evolution online?"

Kaguya Houraisan: "I see whatever is available. I'm drawn to certain things, so naturally I look at them. As for my question, Kurokawa, you haven't answered it yet."

Her Highness spoke casually.

Kurokawa Kazuya looked at the other person with their head held high and shook his head helplessly:

"If Kaguya summarizes it this way, then everything in the world is meaningless."

"The purpose of eating is to replenish nutrition, and gourmet food is essentially a deception of the many instincts engraved in our genes."

"The purpose of play is to work. The essence of games is also a kind of deception of our conscious instincts, making us think that we are hunting and have gained something."

"Even our consciousness itself is something that evolved simply for better survival. It's an illusion, just like love."

"But just as love, which arises from reproduction, in turn controls reproduction, the consciousness that evolved for survival controls our behavior and can even lead us to choose to sacrifice ourselves when necessary."

"Intelligent life embarked on the path of civilization from the moment it separated from nature. The significance of civilization is to liberate individuals from the state of being like animals, simply pursuing reproduction and food like wild beasts."

"From my personal perspective, this fictional, grand dream of humanity, and its various meanings, is the fundamental reason why humanity continues to grow stronger after overcoming the problem of basic needs."

Kurokawa Kazuya shared his thoughts.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Is love also part of this fiction?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "For me, yes, I can dedicate my whole life to the right feelings I have in mind."

Kaguya Houraisan: "For example, someone like me? How come I never realized Kurokawa had so many thoughts before?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

Your Highness, you've gone off on a tangent again, haven't you?

He looked at the princess, who was sometimes serious and sometimes playful, with a hint of helplessness.

Kaguya Houraisan simply looked at Kazuya Kurokawa and shook her head.

Kaguya Houraisan: "A lifetime is too short for me, you know? My future is forever, and forever... Kurokawa, the love you speak of is not as stable as turning me into a slave."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "No, I think what you're describing, Kaguya, might become tiresome in a few years. I don't consider myself to have that kind of charm that would keep people interested even after observing me from top to bottom for several years."

Kaguya Houraisan: "Huh? No way, in this state where my mind is completely filled with you, I don't even think about your flaws. I'll keep thinking about you forever."

With her snow-white neck slightly raised, the princess in the moonlight stated her thoughts.

There was even a hint of pride in her words.

"Even Kurokawa himself cannot deny my feelings"—that's roughly the feeling.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "But Your Highness, this is just a delusion of love."

He looked at Kaguya Houraisan in front of him and made a sarcastic remark.

When couples are deeply in love, they always think that their relationship will last forever.

But in reality, feelings cool down quite quickly over time.

Excessive enthusiasm only lasts for a short time, and what truly sustains the relationship afterward is the bond of kinship between the two parties.

It is obvious that Kaguya is currently in the peak of a newfound infatuation, and because she has never experienced this feeling before, she is having this illusion.

Thinking of this, Kurokawa Kazuya's gaze towards Houraisan Kaguya gradually became strange.

If we think about it in this direction...

Isn't Kaguya Houraisan's current situation just like that of a teenage girl who suddenly falls in love for the first time and then takes love extremely seriously?

It's like a teenager falling in love for the first time, feeling that their love is enough to conquer the whole world.

Emmmmmmm……

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Pfft~"

He burst out laughing right in front of Kaguya Houraisan.

Thinking about it this way, the princess who seemed so heavy suddenly became incredibly cute.

She's exactly like a young girl who's just fallen in love and is feeling anxious and uneasy.

Kaguya of Mount Penglai: "..."

what's the situation?

The princess on the moon looked at Kurokawa Kazuya across from her and felt that something was off.

She's been toying with Kurokawa Kazuya all along, so why does it seem like the situation has changed now?

Kazuya Kurokawa: "It's nothing, I just suddenly realized that Kaguya is really cute."

Kaguya Houraisan: "Although there's no reason, I suspect at this moment that Kurokawa is implying something about me."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "It doesn't exist."

Kaguya Houraisan: "So, Kurokawa, who doesn't want to be possessed by me alone, how will you maintain my pleasure for eternity?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Oh, this."

He looked at Princess Yue Shang in front of him and shook his head.

To be honest, not long ago, Kurokawa Kazuya was looked at by the other party with the same eyes one would give a junior.

But now she looks at Kaguya Houraisan with the same gaze one would give a junior.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Your Highness, you're really overthinking it."

Kaguya Houraisan: “?”

Kazuya Kurokawa: "My dear princess, your future life will never be just about me. Didn't you say you wanted me to run this town for you? As it develops, there will be many more interesting things to do than just the town."

Kaguya Houraisan: "So, Kurokawa, what role do you play in all of this?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Of course it's someone who will live with you, Kaguya. It's not just you, Princess, who needs fun; I need it too. I'll play with you."

He gave his response with a serious expression.

Kaguya of Mount Penglai: "..."

The princess in the moon looked at the guy in front of her who was smiling and giving her an answer.

To be honest, this is not as good as the declarations of love in those online love stories, or even the declarations of love in some of the well-known love stories of this era.

However, Kaguya Houraisan felt that perhaps because of her love, the words of Kazuya Kurokawa sounded absolutely pleasant to her ears.

Her heart skipped a beat, especially when the other person offered to play with her.

Kaguya Houraisan: "So you want to be my playmate?"

The beautiful princess asked a question at this moment.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "To be precise, we'll always be playmates."

Kaguya Houraisan: "That's a bit cunning."

Her Highness commented on this.

The first sentence made my heart flutter, and the second sentence made my heart race.

To be honest, compared to her beauty, Kurokawa Kazuya in front of him could not be called handsome at all; at most, he was just good-looking.

But she still desperately wanted to stare at him.

Looking at Kurokawa Kazuya in front of her, a thought suddenly popped into Houraisan Kaguya's mind.

The power of eternity and fleeting moments was instantly applied to her, and the princess temporarily shielded herself from the power of the realm that was continuously empowering her and transforming her into a human.

And after that,

The physical condition of the Penglai people allowed her body to recover instantly.

The burning emotions gradually subsided, and the thoughts in my mind were no longer as chaotic as before.

The moon's clarity once again manifested in Kaguya, but...

Thump thump~ thump thump thump~

Looking at the boy in front of her, her heart, which had been pounding rapidly, still seemed to be beating faster.

A radiant smile appeared on the princess's face.

She felt herself calming down again and regaining control.

The princess in the moon extended her hand to Kurokawa Kazuya.

Kaguya Houraisan: "In Kurokawa's original plan, the next step was to fight those attacking Emperor priests. Now we've missed that opportunity."

Kurokawa Kazuya: "It's alright. Since you've already said so, Kaguya, they should wait for us. The flames that were raging just now have calmed down, haven't they?"

Kaguya Houraisan: "It seems so."

Her long black hair swayed with her movements, and the smiling princess grasped Kurokawa Kazuya's hand.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Then how about I accompany you?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Kaguya, what are your thoughts?"

Kaguya Houraisan: "Of course it's been announced. Kurokawa, didn't you say you'd be my eternal playmate? In that case, it's only natural to announce it to everyone."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "That's true."

He glanced at the princess, who seemed to have returned to her Lunarian form.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Kaguya wants to turn back?"

Kaguya Houraisan: "Because I suddenly feel there's no rush, isn't it? Compared to constantly experiencing emotions in a human state, gradually transforming myself, a Moon Person, into a human form doesn't seem like a problem. Of course..."

The princess on the moon smiled at Kurokawa Kazumi: "If Kurokawa wants to experience the shyness of this concubine, I can turn back into myself at any time. Normally, when I feel it's appropriate, I will also put myself into that state to experience emotions. It remains to be seen whether Kurokawa can tell."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "A riddle, huh?"

Looking at the smiling princess in front of him, Kurokawa Kazuya started to complain.

At that moment, he felt a sense of familiarity.

To be honest, when it came to Kaguya Houraisan having feelings, Kurokawa Kazuya really didn't expect her to suddenly become so strange.