Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

Because of the scarcity of the population, ordinary people are actually quite important to cultivators.

After all, once an individual cultivates themselves, they no longer emanate their faith to others.

They shifted their faith from "producers" to "eaters".

From this perspective, all cultivators, demons, and gods in this world are actually sustained by the emotions provided by individuals living on this land.

Unfortunately, those who provide for them are also the ones who suffer the most on this land.

Everyone's initial ideas were good.

As the number of cultivators increased and faith gradually became scarce, social hierarchies began to differentiate.

The upper levels began to direct the lower levels.

It started as a small deception for the sake of the continuation of the race, then personal desires became involved in the deception, and then the deception became the norm.

When deception becomes the norm, necessary sacrifices begin to be made.

The girl dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit continued to stare blankly at the sky.

Her thoughts, like clouds drifting in the sky, began to scatter and diverge.

She didn't actually know why she was there, or what she was doing there.

She was just a little sad because she had high expectations at the beginning.

When Reimu Hakurei first came into contact with the town, it was full of vitality after the celebration; what she saw was the current situation where the trading channels between cultivators and ordinary people had been opened.

Kurokawa Kazuya took her to play games, including "Fantasy Twins," a game that aimed to bring humans and yokai together in the city, embodying Yakumo Yukari's ideal of harmony.

It's understandable that Reimu Hakurei would have higher expectations for her.

She was even a little impatient to see the future of this town.

But now——

"The essence has not changed in the end. That's right, after all, it is the right path, and who can criticize what is right?"

The girl murmured these words.

I felt a lazy, listless feeling all over my body.

Reimu Hakurei was never some kind of great hero who saved the world.

At least she doesn't think she is.

She felt that if she had to choose again, she would never become that damned Hakurei Shrine Maiden.

Right now, she's just a nobody, she doesn't have time to care about these things.

What kind of development this town should become, and what does that have to do with her?

Because she is the Hakurei Shrine Maiden and because of her connection to Heian-kyo, she will help draft laws concerning the relationship between cultivators and ordinary people.

That's enough. Do you really want her to work herself to death for another city?

In the distant sky, the sounds of battle gradually intensified.

It seems that a petite figure calling himself Yoshiki Kurokawa can be seen announcing his presence to everyone.

However, none of this has anything to do with Reimu.

The girl, with her arms outstretched, gradually closed her eyes.

Reimu felt she should sleep for a while and gradually dispel the various strange thoughts in her mind.

As soon as I closed my eyes, it seemed as if something was blocking the sunlight in front of me.

Reimu Hakurei opened her eyes to see what was disturbing her peaceful dream.

What first catches the eye is a head of long, golden hair.

—Yakumo Yukari, the Boundary Youkai.

Reimu recognized the other party's identity almost immediately.

If this were in Heian-kyo, she would have already made her move by now.

After all, the fact that such a wanted monster has entered the city is the greatest danger in itself.

She had every reason to take direct action against the other party.

But now...

"You deluded demon of the realm, having some business with me?"

The girl dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit spoke lazily, even closing her eyes as she spoke, seemingly not wanting to talk to the monster in front of her.

Yukari Yakumo: "The clones that the shrine maiden secretly created are just as capable as those with emotions."

Yukari Yakumo didn't seem to care much about Reimu Hakurei's coldness.

She knew what Reimu was mocking her for.

To be honest, before she reached her current level of strength, Yakumo Yukari had experienced far too much ridicule regarding her ideas.

This kind of thing is nothing to her.

Yukari Yakumo: "What do you think of my feelings?"

Reimu Hakurei: "Didn't I say it already? A pipe dream, or if you want to use a different word, daydreaming."

The girl gave her own evaluation without hesitation.

That didn't sound harsh; it had a sense of being realistic.

But isn't that precisely why it's so ironic?

However, Yukari Yakumo didn't seem to care much about it and handed the document in her hand to the other person.

Reimu glanced at it and then nonchalantly covered her cheek with it, intending to use it to shield herself from the sun.

Yukari Yakumo: "Don't you look closely?"

Reimu Hakurei: "The way to give everyone extraordinary power is something amazing. Just go talk to Kurokawa about it."

The girl's words still carried a sense of lack of interest.

Yukari Yakumo: "Are you sure? This is actually beneficial to the development of Heian-kyo."

Reimu Hakurei: "Even if the development is advantageous, it has nothing to do with me. If it's really useful, Kurokawa will probably use it to make a deal with Heian-kyo."

The crisp sound carried a strong sense of rationality.

Yukari Yakumo: "You are a shrine maiden of Heian-kyo."

Reimu Hakurei: "Yes, but I definitely won't be in charge of this. And since Kurokawa has made it, it will definitely be promoted to Heian-kyo. I just need to wait."

The calm voice still carried a hint of resignation.

Meanwhile, Yukari Yakumo was looking at the other person with a strange expression.

Reimu Hakurei: "Is there a problem?"

Yukari Yakumo: "The fact that you said that reveals that you've been thinking a lot."

Reimu Hakurei: "It's because the Hakurei Shrine Maiden has been thinking a lot."

After speaking, the girl dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit covered her face with the paper, making a gesture as if she refused to continue the conversation.

Yukari Yakumo simply looked at her and shook her head.

Yukari Yakumo: "Technological advancements inevitably disrupt existing systems. I remember when the Shinto system was first invented, the cultivators in Heian-kyo were hostile to each other, almost to the point of internal strife."

The two paths, the Shinto and the Yokai, were initially the simplest and most straightforward for humans, which involved transforming themselves into Yokai.

The divine path that allows the creation of illusory images to gather the power of many people for cultivation is something that developed later.

The rise of a new generation and the clash between the older generation will naturally lead to chaos.

Whether for the redistribution of resources or for the experimentation of various techniques themselves during technical practice.

Information blockade, deception and abduction, and cruel human experiments are all part of the daily drama.

The perfection of a cultivation system is never achieved overnight. Small modifications to various cultivation methods translate into countless lives in reality.

That truly requires people to cultivate themselves and forge their own path.

Not to mention, most of the tests and experiments that need to be conducted cannot be carried out on ordinary people; they must be conducted on cultivators of a sufficient level to be of experimental value.

At that moment, human life was the least valuable thing.

However, time has passed and the chaos has long since subsided, and those who were destined to die and those who were destined to disappear have been submerged in history.

Currently, almost every major power in Heian-kyo possesses its own powerful illusory image.

When Yukari Yakumo said this, she was actually deliberately provoking Reimu Hakurei who was standing next to her.

The latter remained motionless, covering her face with paper, seemingly completely uninterested in everything Yakumo Yukari said.

Yukari Yakumo: "What if I told Reimu that Kurokawa might have the technology and system to achieve results directly without any bloodshed?"

At this moment, the wise sage suddenly spoke up.

The girl, who had covered her face with paper as if she were asleep, then pulled the paper down from her face.

She looked up at Yukari Yakumo in front of her.

Reimu Hakurei: "It's no use telling me all this. I'm just a nobody right now."

Yukari Yakumo: "I feel like I've heard similar excuses before. What I'm saying now is just a guess. As for the specifics, you'll have to go to your master to confirm it yourself. The prerequisite is that you can gain his trust."

She stated her thoughts directly.

Although Kurokawa Kazuya never revealed to Yakumo Yukari that he could contact the modern world.

But if Yakumo Yukari, after all this time, couldn't make any valid guesses from the clues hidden in the various information coming from the modern world, and from that enormous faith that appeared out of nowhere, she would be truly foolish.

Hakurei Reimu: "..."

The silent girl dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit got up from the grass.

She looked at Yakumo Yukari with a very displeased expression.

Reimu Hakurei: "A Boundary Youkai Who Daydreams".

She uttered what must have been the most vicious words ever spoken to Yukari Yakumo.

However, the current realm demon doesn't seem to care.

Yukari Yakumo: "This is not wishful thinking. My situation has a pretty good chance now. Thinking about it carefully, I really feel that my master might be some kind of miracle given to me by the world."

Reimu Hakurei; "A one-time miracle?"

Yukari Yakumo: "No, I confirmed this with my master. He told me about his belief that as long as we continue making games, we can achieve a near-permanent and stable output."

Reimu Hakurei: "You believe that too?"

The girl then made a sarcastic remark.

Yukari Yakumo: "Does Master, who seems so naive, have any reason to lie to me?"

Hakurei Reimu: "..."

Reimu Hakurei: "So you came to me just to say this?"

Yukari Yakumo: "Pretty much. I mainly wanted to learn more about the people in this city recently, so I looked up information about the Hakurei Shrine Maiden."

Reimu Hakurei: "Heh~ They're coming for me."

Yukari Yakumo: "Why can't I be here to help you?"

A cunning smile appeared on the blond monster's face.

Yukari Yakumo: "The Hakurei Shrine Maiden's original ideals are quite easy to find out, after all, you are a major figure in the past history of Heian-kyo. After learning about it, I actually feel that the two of us are quite similar in some ways."

Reimu Hakurei: "Unrequited love."

Yukari Yakumo: "Isn't it possible for the home I envision to be realized?"

The demon from the realm pointed to the sky.

Yukari Yakumo: "If you think this kind of deception is wrong, then go and talk to your master and ask him to find a way to stop it. After all, this exercise is just to demonstrate strength, and whether or not there is deception itself doesn't actually have much impact."

Hakurei Reimu: “?”

She looked at the blonde girl in front of her with a strange expression.