Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

He acted as if nothing had happened and started chatting with Banami about how to set traps to catch chickens.

As for the scattered water stains on the girl's face and her obviously moist blue eyes.

He acted as if nothing had happened and said nothing.

However, just because Kurokawa and Mito didn't see it doesn't mean that Anna Hachimi will pretend he didn't see it.

"Hey, Kurokawa, aren't you going to say something now?"

She asked the question in a disgruntled tone.

Kurokawa Kazuya simply maintained his unchanged expression, waiting for Anna Hanami to speak.

At this moment, the other party didn't actually want Kurokawa and Mi to reply; the girl was simply looking for an outlet for her emotions.

While squatting on the ground looking at the trap-making process she found on her phone, she instinctively started making traps using her "imagination materialization" ability, all the while talking to herself.

Anna Hanami: "It's all Kurokawa's fault for your ability to post on social media and chat with friends as usual. It makes me almost not realize that I've traveled through time."

She paused, looking ahead, after saying this.

Anna Hanami: "We probably won't be able to go back for the next few decades."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Yes."

He nodded in agreement with Anna Hachimi's words.

Anna Hanami: "Don't answer so decisively."

The girl angrily bumped into Kurokawa Kazuya with her shoulder, expressing her dissatisfaction.

After that, the two of them spent the whole afternoon working in the bamboo forest where there were no chickens at all. Fortunately, they did not come away empty-handed. After a spring rain, they harvested bamboo shoots that had just sprouted from the ground.

Chapter Sixteen: Kaguya: Your love letters have come to life!

The drizzling spring rain cast a hazy glow over everything around us.

This should be the first rain after Kurokawa Kazuya and Hanami Anna were transported to this other world.

The two of them carried the bamboo shoots they had dug up and hurried toward the house.

The wet rain submerged the girl's sudden outpouring of emotions.

It was probably because he had vented his frustrations.

Holding the bamboo shoots in her hands, Banami found herself feeling unusually cheerful.

Why did tears suddenly well up in my eyes?

When the food that one "conjures up" in one's mind gradually transforms into something unrecognizable, a certain emotion begins to accumulate.

Of course, Kurokawa and Mina's serious preparations to stay in this world for a very long time were also a different kind of trigger.

Suddenly, I realized from the bottom of my heart that I probably wouldn't be able to return to my original world for a very, very long time, and all the posts I had made on social media recently were actually in vain.

Hanami Anna is not a sentimental person.

Her emotions came and went quickly. After a spring rain, she brought back a lot of fresh bamboo shoots and had almost completely shaken off her recent mood.

and so--

"Kurokawa, how about we have hot pot?"

In Hanami Anzu's mind, there's no food that doesn't require a high level of culinary skill to make delicious.

Barbecue is one, and hot pot is another.

With just a delicious sauce and fresh ingredients, hot pot can become incredibly tasty.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "If we're going to eat hot pot, we can't just eat bamboo shoots, can we?"

Hanami Anna: "Then Kurokawa, go and look around the neighborhood to see where you can buy beef."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Hanami-kun, you've been here for quite a while now, so you should have noticed that the people here are mostly vegetarians due to the influence of the temple."

Kurokawa Kazuya complained as he entered the kitchen of the wooden house.

Anna Hanami: "So, Kurokawa-kun, do you think it's okay to eat hot pot without eating meat?"

The blue-haired girl made an indignant expression.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "It does sound like a heinous crime."

He nodded solemnly as he placed the bamboo shoot in his hand into the kitchen sink.

Without him saying anything, Anna Hanami, who was standing to the side, very consciously activated "Imagination Manifestation", and a ball of clear water appeared above Kurokawa Kazuya's hands.

It's like there's a tap in the void, with clear water flowing steadily downwards.

Kurokawa Kazuya began washing the muddy bamboo shoots in the water.

To be honest, with Anana Hachimi around, his life is actually much more convenient now.

Right now, I need to ask Banami for help no matter what I do.

But at least a large number of modern facilities are still usable.

Otherwise, living in a wooden house in this era without faucets, water heaters, flush toilets, or paper napkins would be unbearable.

Blah blah blah~ blah blah~

The water flowed continuously through Kurokawa Kazuya's hands, turning into golden specks of light and disappearing as it reached the bottom of the washbasin, leaving only clumps of mud and sand that he had originally enveloped.

Anzu: "Why don't we go ask Kaguya?"

After a moment of deep thought, the blue-haired girl offered her idea.

She was indeed unwilling to accept this, so she could only eat vegetarian food when eating hot pot.

Kurokawa Kazuya: "Oh, oh, oh, it's time to ask the all-knowing princess."

He nodded in agreement, then gave Banami a strange look: "Speaking of which, Banami, when did you become so familiar with Her Highness the Princess that you're calling her by her first name?"

Anna Hanami: "It was probably when I was teaching her how to use the modern internet that I even created a YouTube account for Kaguya. Kaguya has been considering whether to try being a blogger recently."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

Your lives are certainly quite eventful.

So when did this happen?

He really didn't notice at all.

In the time that followed, under the watchful eyes of Kurokawa Kazuya, Hanami Anana began pressing buttons on her phone.

Although the food materialized by Anna Hanami's imagination becomes increasingly strange due to his own memories and impressions, the cell phone she materializes still works.

This is probably because the mobile phone device itself only interferes with the surrounding environment by presenting images, sounds, and sending and receiving signals.

Banami only needs to consume a small amount of her maximum stamina to materialize a mobile phone for an extended period of time.

She specifically materialized one for Kaguya Houraisan, and is currently in contact with her via mobile phone.

However, just before Anna was about to send the message.

pat-

The door was suddenly opened.

The spring drizzle, mixed with the wind, blew into the house.

Kaguya Houraisan maintained her usual attire of a top and skirt, standing elegantly with her long black hair swaying in the wind behind her.

The light raindrops pattered on the other person's cheeks, adding a touch of beauty to their already beautiful appearance.

The only problem lies with Kaguya Houraisan herself, the owner of this body.

The figure, which should have been as bright and beautiful as the moon, now had an extra mouth, making it somewhat noisy.

"Hurry, I have good news for you."

She waved back at Kurokawa Kazuya and Hanami Anna in front of her, her whole demeanor radiating obvious excitement.

"Kurokawa Kazuya, do you know that the love letter you gave me is practically coming to life?"

Hanami Anana: "?!"

The blue-haired beauty suddenly turned her head and stared intently at Kurokawa Kazuya.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

Chapter Seventeen: The Gathered Immense Faith

When Kaguya Houraisan mentioned the so-called love letters coming to life, Kazuya Kurokawa was momentarily taken aback.

However, after a moment of stunned silence, he quickly understood what the other person meant.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Your Highness, you're talking about the game 'Tsukihime,' right? Hachimi and I just came back from the game experience store, and nothing like what you described happened."

Kaguya Houraisan: "That's because you two haven't cultivated much at all, so you don't understand."

As if she had witnessed an exciting scene and was ready to share it with someone, Her Highness's desire to express herself was now bursting forth.

I casually found a spot in the room and sat down.

Kaguya Houraisan then began to recount the scene she had witnessed.

Kaguya Houraisan: "A faith far beyond your imagination, centered around your game *Tsukihime* in that 'game experience store.' Personally, I feel that the old man sitting in the Emperor's Pavilion in Heijō-kyō might not even have as much faith as that game. No, that's a bit of an understatement of the amount of faith gathered around *Tsukihime*."

As the princess spoke, a pleasant smile spread across her face.

Kaguya Houraisan: "To be precise, in this era, it's uncertain whether the three main gods of this land—Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo—have as much faith as you do this time, at least for the time being."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "That's an exaggeration?"

Although she herself was somewhat surprised by this, the depiction of Kaguya Houraisan seemed to go too far.

Kaguya Houraisan: "That's just how exaggerated it is."

The beautiful young woman nodded in a good mood.

Having said that, she seemed to have piqued the interest of the two people in front of her, satisfied her own desire to share, and became less impatient.

During a break in their conversation, Kaguya Houraisan used her ability to get beef for Anna Hachimi.

She began to talk to the two people in front of her while watching Anna Hanami prepare various broths and dipping sauces for the hot pot.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Let's eat and chat. To be honest, I've seen all sorts of dipping sauces while watching videos, and I've been wanting to try hot pot for a while now."

Steam rose from the pot.

The induction cooker provided by Anja Hachimi brings unimaginable convenience to this era.

The three of them gathered around the pot and began their lunch.

The princess in the moon is still very interested in experiencing so-called modern life.

Perhaps due to Kaguya Houraisan's involvement, Anzu Hachimi's eating speed was significantly faster than usual.

Compared to the two, Kurokawa Kazuya was more interested in the faith that Houraisan Kaguya spoke of.

He already had a vague suspicion about this.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Those sudden bursts of faith you mentioned, they probably wouldn't happen under normal circumstances."

Kaguya Houraisan: "Of course it can't be a normal situation. I've inquired in the capital and the surrounding area, and nothing major has happened."

The elegant princess pointed to the beef in front of her.

Kurokawa Kazuya understood perfectly, and under the watchful gaze of Hachimi Anna, he snatched the beef from the pot and put it into Houraisan Kaguya's bowl.

The princess nodded in satisfaction, continuing to speak while enjoying the delicious food in her mouth.

Kaguya Houraisan: "These beliefs are almost certainly from your original world. They were transmitted through your abilities. In your world, beliefs themselves might have been useless illusions, but when they arrived in this world through your abilities, they naturally underwent a transformation."

In an electric car, gasoline has no effect.

But when that gasoline is put into a gasoline-powered car, it's a completely different story.