Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

If we were to actually go to war with Kurokawa Kazuya right now, it would deplete the power of the vast majority of the gods.

Their efforts to this day will obviously come to a standstill or even regress as a result.

"The choice between the distant end and the imminent threat is clear."

"For us, as long as there is a possibility of annihilation, we are always treated equally."

"But now it's time for us to make a choice."

"Who said we had to choose? The City of the Moon doesn't necessarily have to go to war with the other side, does it? In the past, when facing threatening forces on the ground, haven't we always provoked them to destroy themselves by fighting each other?"

With the words of this deity.

The other gods present, whose bodies were shimmering with light, all turned around and looked at a woman who stood quietly in the center of the room, without saying a word.

Her white side ponytail and black and red outfit gave her an air of gentleness and wisdom befitting a doctor.

Eirin Yagokoro is a pharmacist and the god of wisdom in Japanese mythology, known as "Ame-Yagokoro Kane-no-Mikoto".

She is the Moon Princess, Kaguya Houraisan's teacher, and also the executioner who has always been responsible for cleaning up and controlling the forces on Earth.

Eirin Yagokoro: "My past method of dealing with the people on Earth was to bestow immortality elixirs upon their kings, letting them collapse under the weight of endless desires. But unfortunately, Kurokawa Kazuya had already swallowed the immortality elixir given to him by the princess before our operation even began. Yet, he doesn't seem to be experiencing any problems due to his excessive desires. Or rather..."

The god of wisdom's gaze swept across the surroundings.

Her tone remained as deliberate as ever: "Their strongest desire is not conquest at all. Considering the intelligence we've gathered, if the Lunar Capital wants to threaten them, they should just capture those women in that town."

He lifted his fingers slightly.

The god of wisdom, who seemed to have little emotional fluctuation, conjured up illusory paper in front of everyone out of thin air.

On those papers were written the names of women in the town who had close relationships with Kurokawa Kazuya.

Among them, Kaguya Houraisan is prominently listed.

The gods present only glanced at the information she provided and then paid no further attention.

Given the size of that town now.

Capturing someone that Kurokawa Kazuya values ​​within is no more difficult than directly waging war against Kurokawa Kazuya.

Not to mention, with the addition of a Realm Demon on the other side, their special techniques will be easily countered.

Not to mention anyone else, even the Moon Princess Kaguya Houraisan, a clone of Tsukiyo-mi.

Unless they violate the vow of purity in the moonlit divinity, they have no way to take more proactive action to intervene.

"Since sowing discord doesn't work, let's try other methods. At least for the next year, Yuezhidu will have the strength to suppress them. We can threaten them, ordering them to surrender within six months, or we will directly destroy everything they have built up."

At this time, a certain deity in the main position makes a proclamation.

His words quickly began to resonate with those around him.

It is obvious that most gods hold this view.

They were unwilling to abandon their efforts so far, but they were also unwilling to give up their siege of Kurokawa and Miya.

After all, anyone could see that the development of that piece of land would cause them enormous trouble.

However, among the gods present, although there were many who fled, there were still quite a few who possessed reason.

What if the other side doesn't give in?

"What reason do they have not to submit? We can even leave a place for them in the Lunar Capital. Given that defeat is inevitable, they have no reason to fight us to the death."

The person who objected immediately turned to see who was going against everyone's opinion, but after recognizing the speaker, their confidence seemed to gradually wane.

"Please don't forget that even now, the Lunar Capital still hasn't figured out where their enormous faith comes from."

The cool, clear voice of Yagokoro Eirin, the Moon's Mind, rang out once more.

“If I were you, I would use all my strength right now without hesitation to take down Kurokawa Kazuya. We can deal with what happens after that.”

The god of wisdom surveyed the surroundings and spoke thus.

This is clearly the wisest decision.

However, the surrounding deities looked at each other in bewilderment at her suggestion, but none of them made a sound for a long time.

A rational and wise decision is destined to fail to gain everyone's approval.

When Yagokoro Eirin saw this, she didn't say much.

She simply shook her head, turned around, and left the hall where the gods of the Moon Capital held their council.

"What does the Eight Trigrams mean, and what destiny dictates your destination?"

Some people call Yagokoro Eirin by her name as a deity.

The latter simply waved to them without saying anything.

Eirin Yagokoro: "Since you've all made your decisions, there's nothing more to discuss. I'm going to inform that person on Earth, which will also help me find a way out for my future."

Are gods who are high above necessarily wise?

They are naturally smarter than ordinary people because their power gives them more knowledge and the ability to read and learn more.

But at the crucial moment—

When it is necessary to make important decisions.

Gods may be more foolish than humans, after all, having great power in hand will obviously lead to certain outcomes, without needing to use one's own brain.

In the past, they themselves had actually made very few major decisions concerning themselves.

Therefore, even though Yagokoro Eirin was saying words of defection, no one on the scene tried to persuade her otherwise.

In the end, it was the ruler sitting in the main seat, hidden in a patch of light, who appeared as the spirit of the city and was named Tsukiyomi, who issued the judgment.

Tsukiyo: "Let Eirin go. Just like she said, we've never really known what Kurokawa Kazuya is hiding. If we find out later that we really can't fight back, cooperation will be an option we have to take."

An emotionless voice echoed within the hall.

The gods who had gathered here and were discussing things looked at each other, then all nodded to the one at the head of the table, and then left the hall where they were discussing things.

The gods' view of time is long and enduring.

In their eyes, Kurokawa Kazuya had developed at rocket speed in the short time it took them to close their eyes.

However, things have come to this point, and there's no way to delay any longer.

"Have you selected someone to conduct the threatening negotiations?"

“A normal person definitely won’t do it; that arrogant attitude will only make things worse.”

"How about we send Tsukito instead? It seems like Kurokawa Kazuya really likes Tsukito."

“That’s a good idea. We can include the Moon Rabbit as a bargaining chip. If she’s willing, she can come to the Moon Capital and replace Chang’e as the one in charge of managing the Moon Rabbit.”

As the crowd dispersed, discussions gradually arose.

In the magnificent council hall, Tsukiyomi, the embodiment of divinity, quietly watched the departing figures.

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Chapter 133 Preparations Before the War

When Kurokawa Kazuya met Yagokoro Eirin from the moon and received the message she brought, he was initially surprised, but then a look of understanding appeared on his face.

The situation in Heian-kyo was almost resolved without any fighting.

However, because Kaguya Houraisan was always nearby, Kurokawa and Miko never ignored the existence of the Lunar Capital.

In fact, after touring his city with the yokai from the boundary, Kurokawa Kazuya already had a sense of the trouble that might be coming.

This wasn't just his idea; Yukari Yakumo, who came to him at the time, probably had similar thoughts.

Yukari Yakumo was no less concerned about the town's survival than Kurokawa and Miyako.

Her abducting Reimu to make a deal with Kurokawa Kazuya was, in essence, a preparation for the current situation.

Yukari Yakumo: "There should be two contingency plans. One is to see if the faith gathered by my game 'Twins of Fantasy' can defeat them; the other is if we can't defeat them, we can have you, Master, take the majority of people into the special space that Reimu created in the modern world."

The blonde girl approached Kurokawa Kazuya and spoke in a rather casual tone.

Yukari Yakumo: "If the game 'Fantasy Twins' achieves the kind of success you mentioned, then I think we can still conquer the Lunar Capital."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "You can rest assured about that, Meryl."

The game "Fantasy Twins," created by the blonde girl in front of us, has not yet been released in this world, but it is already on sale in the real world.

Sales exceeded one million in the first month, and an increase of four to five hundred thousand is expected every month in the future.

To be honest, for a relatively industrialized AAA game like this, as long as it has enough playability and the quality isn't too bad, sales are basically guaranteed.

Needless to say, with the release of several games, Refresh Co., Ltd., where Kazuya Kurokawa works, is no longer an obscure little name in the industry.

It's normal for a first-ever AAA game to achieve this result, given that its production quality isn't bad.

Yukari Yakumo: "So, Master, you were prepared all along, weren't you? After this game was released and collected by the faith, you didn't reveal your true nature right away."

It is obvious that Yukari Yakumo still does not know much about the specific information regarding the modern world.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "I'm not being sneaky. I originally thought that this town is already too conspicuous, so I planned to hide and avoid the limelight for a while before developing further. But now it seems there's no need for that anymore."

The process of gaining faith by releasing games is now quite familiar to Kurokawa Kazuya.

If there is sufficient funding.

For Kazuya Kurokawa, reigniting the game's popularity and rallying a new wave of fans through a massive cash giveaway is not difficult.

In modern society, where the internet industry is highly developed, money can buy popularity.

A deluge of money can forcefully push the information you want to most people, and then extract the corresponding faith from them.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "If you need it, Meryl, I can even create specific magical artifacts. However, that would be a bit of a loss in terms of cost."

The popularity gained by endlessly pushing specific videos will not be as lasting as that of a game.

The faith gathered by spending money in such a short period of time may be able to generate the desired corresponding conceptual artifacts, but the driving energy for these artifacts will be a bit troublesome.

Yukari Yakumo: "Oh, that's really reassuring."

The blonde girl responded with a smile.

"However, just to be on the safe side, Master, you should still make preparations regarding Reimu's time travel in advance."

As she spoke, she pointed to Reimu Hakurei, who was sitting to the side, touching and rubbing her body in various ways, dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit.

At this moment, the power of the realm flowed through Reimu's body.

The girl dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit is gradually becoming ethereal.

When she noticed Kurokawa and Mi looking over, the girl also looked up and returned the look with a subtle glance.

Reimu Hakurei: "Is there a problem?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "There's no problem, it's just that when I look at Reimu, I have this strange feeling that I should sacrifice you."

Reimu Hakurei's uniqueness lies in her soul.

Based on the various information regarding Yakumo Yukari's experiments in the modern world in conjunction with Hanami Anna.

They plan to use Reimu Hakurei's soul to create a special space within the modern world's network, one that operates under the rules of the current world.

Yukari Yakumo: "The rules of different worlds are like bottles of different shapes. To enter a bottle, you must transform yourself into the shape of the bottle. If you try to expand into a shape that doesn't fit the bottle, the result will either be that you burst or the bottle breaks."

The youkai from the boundary gave a simple explanation of what the world looked like, based on various pieces of information he had gathered.

Yukari Yakumo: "Neither of these consequences is something we can afford right now. But the online world is different; the online world is essentially a collection of information."

"Because of your 'Infinite Signal' ability, Master, the two worlds can exchange information. As long as the connection remains, the rules of this world can take effect in the modern world's network. Under these circumstances, creating a space in the network world that can accommodate countless people is not a difficult task for Reimu."

The concept of manipulation in this world is not a buff-like ability, but a permanent one.

The changes that operational concepts bring to things are also permanent.

Just like when she sent Anahana to the real world, Yukari Yakumo used her boundary power to digitize herself.

It has truly become a life form similar to AI.

And since it is AI, it is AI with intelligence comparable to that of humans.