Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

Yukari Yakumo: "Didn't you say that in front of us?"

Hanami Anana: "Huh?"

Yukari Yakumo pointed to her eyes: "I can see the boundaries between things, and things that are simple and can be transformed are instinctively transformed for me. Images and sounds can be the same thing in my eyes, no matter how far apart they are."

She shook her head as she said this: "Please don't look at me like that. You're right in front of me, I can see you as soon as I open my eyes, it's your own problem that I can see you. Not only me, but both Yuyuko and Youmu must have clearly heard your conversation."

Anna Hanami: "But I already deliberately kept my distance from you!!"

Yukari Yakumo: "How could a cultivator whose body has been enhanced not be able to hear that distance?"

She looked at Anna Hanami with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot.

Yanai sees Ancai: "..."

In short, the blue-haired girl suddenly lost her strength.

Past empiricism, when applied to today's world, has dealt her a devastating blow.

She mechanically conjured up a table, two chairs, two plates of grilled meat, and three plates of takoyaki in front of her using her imagination.

Anna Hanami: "You're the new programmer Kurokawa hired, right? You're called Merry. Want some? Don't worry, these are all things I conjured up that won't make you fat."

Her tone was calm and her voice gentle; she seemed to have calmed down.

Yakumo Yukari: “…”

Is gaining weight a terrible thing?

And is the current situation related to gaining weight?

The demon from the realm noticed a blind spot in the other party's words.

However, although she was not quite clear about the current situation, Yukari Yakumo did not say anything at this moment.

She hadn't intended to get close to Hanami, but when an opportunity comes knocking, why would she turn it down?

then……

She listened for almost two hours to the story of Kurokawa Kazuya and Hanami Anna.

It's roughly about a girl's crush on someone during junior high and high school, and the excitement she feels when she discovers that they've both been admitted to the same high school and are in the same class.

While listening to all this, the thought that kept popping into Yukari Yakumo's mind was—

How much free time does the other person have to spend several years on this kind of thing called male-female intercourse without making any progress?

They were living too well, so they wasted all their energy on unnecessary things.

Yukari Yakumo: "If you have an idea, why don't you just tell the other person? What's with all this beating around the bush?"

Anna Hanami: "Ah, I didn't expect you to be this straightforward, Merry?"

The blue-haired girl put the grilled meat in her mouth and chewed.

Anna Hanami: "I've thought about this before, but I just can't do it."

Why do I suddenly feel like crying when I look up?

She used to dawdle, but now she doesn't even have the right to dawdle anymore.

Yukari Yakumo: "So why are you telling me all this?"

The blonde girl looked at Anna Hanami, who was munching on potato chips in front of her, and asked her a question in an annoyed tone.

Anna Hanami: "Oh, the main problem is that I can't complain to people I know well. Yuyuko and Kaguya are both good friends of mine. Kaguya would definitely laugh if she heard it, and Yuyuko, that big-breasted girl, doesn't want to talk to her about this at all."

The blue-haired girl gestured with her hands while muttering to herself.

Yakumo Yukari: “…”

Has this guy forgotten that she and Yuyuko are good friends?

Also, she just said that Yuyuko and you are friends, right?

Staring at the girl in front of him who was gradually starting to eat on the table, the demon of the boundary recalled the troublesome conversation that had just taken aback.

She didn't glean any useful information; her strongest conclusion was probably...

What kind of affluent environment did Hanami Anna and Kurokawa Kazuya live in before?

Could it be some mysterious space that has never been open to the public?

Staring at the person in front of her and pondering her plan, Yukari Yakumo ultimately decided against trying to elicit information through any deliberate manipulation.

Anna Hanami: "Actually, it doesn't matter to me. If Kurokawa can have a good life later, it will be a good thing for me too."

The girl's emotions were like a sudden storm, and as she spoke, she suddenly seemed to become somewhat melancholy.

Anna Hanami: "I also provided Yuyuko with some information."

Yukari Yakumo: "!?"

The blonde girl's scattered thoughts suddenly came to a sudden halt.

Yukari Yakumo: "What did you say to Yuyuko?"

Hanami Anana: "?"

The blue-haired girl gave the other person a strange look, then recalled the scene of the other person and Yuyuko feeding each other not long ago.

Anna Hanami: "Oh, Merry, you and Yuyuko are really close best friends."

Although she knew that what she was doing was wrong, Banami couldn't help but become a little wary when she looked at Yakumo Yukari.

Anna Hachimi: "Let me make it clear beforehand that I didn't do anything wrong. Yuyuko came to me saying she wanted to have a relationship, and I introduced her to some techniques from my hometown. It wasn't just my sister Kurokawa who helped out."

Her words grew softer and softer, and then a strange sourness began to emerge.

However, Yukari Yakumo clearly didn't care.

Looking at Anna Hanami in front of her, what she was thinking at that moment was...

Yukari Yakumo: "Yuyuko didn't tell me about this at all."

Anna Hanami: "Maybe she thinks this is her private matter and doesn't want you to know."

The girl simply explained her thoughts.

For Banami, who was born in Japan and is adept at social aerodynamics, maintaining a certain distance between friends is perfectly normal, and not prying into other people's privacy is a principle that a "friend" should follow.

However, Yukari Yakumo heard these words differently.

Yukari Yakumo: "But she told you about it."

The youkai in the realm stared intently at Anzu Hachimi, expressing its thoughts.

Yanai sees Ancai: "..."

Strangely, she felt that the person opposite her smelled more sour than she did.

She should be the one who's heartbroken at the scene, right?

Anna Hanami: "Let's stop here for today. Sorry to trouble you."

With her excellent social skills, Banami immediately decided to slip away.

Then this time, it was her turn to have her hand grabbed by Yukari Yakumo.

Yukari Yakumo: "I'll help with Yuyuko's matter too."

The demon from the realm stared intently at the blue-haired girl and spoke with such seriousness.

In short, in a single thought, Yukari Yakumo inexplicably became entangled with Anna Yanami.

During her free time from work, Yukari Yakumo, who goes by the alias Merry, would meet up with Hanami to talk about Yuyuko and Kazuya Kurokawa.

Of course, by now Yukari Yakumo has also realized that when this guy talks to her, he mostly complains about being dumped.

Yukari Yakumo: "So when are you planning to come with me to check on their condition?"

The blonde girl's true intentions were revealed. To be honest, she was quite interested in understanding Yuyuko's current situation, but given her recent joining, it was a bit inappropriate for her to do something like this, secretly observing her.

However, things are different when you bring Hanami Anna into the picture.

Yanai sees Ancai: "..."

The blue-haired girl turned her head and looked at Yakumo Yukari beside her with a desperate expression.

Anna Hanami: "You expect me, the one who just got dumped, to watch those two being intimate?"

Yukari Yakumo: "From my perspective, it's better to find out everything directly than to overthink. Besides, with me by your side, you don't have to worry about doing anything out of line. If something goes wrong, you can use me as an excuse."

Hanami Anna: "That seems to make perfect sense... what the hell?!"

By bringing her face close to Merry's, Banami tried to see just how heartless she was to say such a thing.

Yukari Yakumo: "If you're involved, I can do you a favor. I should go and have a good talk with Kazuya Kurokawa next."

At this point, the blonde girl's expression became much more serious.

As for what she wanted to see Kurokawa Kazuya about?

Nobody ever said that video games are something you can make just by writing code, right?

Simply put, Yukari Yakumo, who was preparing to embark on a great journey, got stuck.

She actually had no idea how to make games; these things were never as simple as she thought.

Yukari Yakumo: "Is there something you want to ask but don't want Kurokawa to know? I can help you by asking in my name."

With a gentle flick of her golden hair, holding a copy of "C++ from Beginner to Expert," Merry once again exuded that cool, bookish girl vibe.

Yanai sees Ancai: "..."

To Hanami now, those words were practically the devil's temptation.

To be honest, although Banami didn't have a clear concept of her own situation, she was still vaguely aware of it subconsciously.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have struggled so much and kept emphasizing her independence.

If we don't do this, we'll sink in the next moment.

At this point, having her secretly approach Kurokawa Kazuya again would be like someone who has finally broken free from a beautiful dream and accepted reality, then trying to experience that beautiful dream again.

That's downright malicious.

Stare~~~~

The blue-haired girl raised her head and looked at Yakumo Yukari with a very serious gaze.

As she watched, she gradually began to understand something from Yukari Yakumo.

Anna Hanami: "If you really saw Kurokawa and Yuyuko together, what would you do, Merry?"

He suddenly spoke up and asked a question.

Yakumo Yukari: “?”

She found it strange to see Banami suddenly calm down.

She pondered the other person's conversation, her brow furrowing slightly.

Yukari Yakumo: "Yuyuko being with men is something I expected."

Anna Hanami: "Oh, really?"

The blue-haired girl suddenly broke into a bright smile.

Perhaps it was the empathy she had been experiencing lately, but Banami felt strangely that she could completely see through Yakumo Yukari's emotions.

Anna Hanami: "I'm not just talking about the physical. What if, during this process, Yuyuko elevates Kurokawa's position in her heart to a higher level than yours?"

Anna Hanami: "Merry, you're just jealous right now."

Pointing at the other person, the blue-haired girl tilted her head and looked at them: "You don't actually have any friends besides Yuyuko, do you?"

Yakumo Yukari: “…”

What is this guy saying?

The aloof blonde girl picked up the book that had been placed to the side again.

She decided to ignore Hanami Anna in front of her; come to think of it, she shouldn't have let the other person drag her into this conversation today.

With a cold expression, Yukari Yakumo, who was holding a book, was about to turn around.