Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

Faith is directional; deities absorb specific beliefs only if the object of that belief is satisfied.

The Moon Rabbits join the pantheon on the moon, and they can redirect their own beliefs to others, but that is merely a redirection, not a reversal.

The corresponding deity must always conform to some of the characteristics that the belief points to, such as performing certain behaviors of the object of the belief.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Selfless gods, devoted Lunarians, what do you think of this idea, Hanami?"

He spoke to the blue-haired girl beside him.

The latter looked at the other person with a strange expression, unsure whether to praise or criticize them.

However, Banami felt that Kurokawa Kazuya's idea was somewhat malicious.

But these rabbits from the moon might not think that way at this moment.

The Moon Rabbits, whose fundamental nature is selfless and dedicated, naturally never felt there was anything wrong with their actions. They always felt they were fighting for the Lunar Capital and took pride in making contributions.

Of course, this personality trait might also be due to the Lunar Capital's deliberate guidance and cultivation, intending for them to remain cannon fodder.

But now that Kurokawa Kazuya has noticed this flaw, it's only natural that he would take action.

At this moment, as Kurokawa Kazuya spoke, the white ears on the heads of the moon rabbits on the scene began to sway from side to side, looking quite happy.

Anna Hanami: "If Kaguya were here, she'd probably be able to chuckle mischievously with you."

The girl then voiced her dissatisfaction.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Please call me selflessness."

He put on a serious expression, then turned and glanced around.

Anna Hanami: "So, I have to rewrite the script again, huh~"

The blue-haired girl with the script rolled up stared intently at Kurokawa Kazuya.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Don't look at me like that. The rabbits didn't want to film your original script either. And besides the rabbits, it's hard for you to find other actors right now, isn't it?"

Kurokawa Kazuya turned his head to the side and defended his actions.

The blue-haired girl simply rolled her eyes at the sight.

Anzu Hachimi: "In that case, let's add some game elements according to Kurokawa's idea."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "?"

He quickly turned to look at Banami.

To be fair, Banami has always been quite cautious about his own affairs and their connection to him.

Banai saw Anja wave her hand and said, "I'm not someone who's easily persuaded. Once I figured it out, I naturally won't have so many worries anymore."

"Actually, with the resources we have now—Youmu's cool moves, the Moon Rabbits' peculiar aura, and the various dreamlike architectural styles of the Lunar Capital—if we wanted to utilize them all, the target audience for this film is primarily a group of people who are chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur) and enjoy playing games. Besides…"

The blue-haired girl glared at the rabbits gathered around her.

And the selfless Moon Rabbit is much more enthusiastic about making games than about making movies.

He muttered complaints under his breath.

At this moment, Banai saw that her mood wasn't too bad.

Anna Hanami: "Since we still have time, let's discuss the relevant plot together. Actually, my script itself has some corresponding scenes. I'll talk about the plot and the scenes, and Kurokawa, you can talk about the interesting Easter eggs that can be added."

The girl then proceeded to give a detailed explanation of the script, which she had previously shown Kurokawa Kazuya in its general outline.

The theme of this game is "Boy meets girl".

Princess Kaguya, who descended to earth from the moon, was filled with fear and unease about the entire land, and she rejected everything that approached her.

Suddenly, a young man who claimed to be very familiar with the moon appeared before her and said he had a way to take her back to the moon.

It was like seeing the only ray of light in the darkness.

Confused, Princess Kaguya naturally followed his lead.

In his script, Hanami explains in detail a series of changes in Kaguya's mindset.

And from Kaguya's perspective as well.

The truly crucial part of this script is actually the perspective of the young, naive boy who suddenly appears.

Young Xiaobai's familiarity with the moon stemmed from a book he bought from a vendor years ago, which contained records of the moon's history.

The village boy fell in love at first sight with Princess Moon the moment he saw her.

Thus, a bold idea sprouted in his mind.

This is how deception arises.

Disguising himself as someone who had once been to the moon, the boy promised to have a way to send the princess back to the moon and took her back to his home.

Then came the simplest daily routine.

The plot's turning points and climaxes revolve around the arrival of the Lunarians and the boy's deception.

The ending of the story is not fully explained.

She originally planned to write the story as she filmed it.

Anna Hanami: "I originally planned to film it as a short film, with the main theme being how the boy who meets the princess should deceive her and how to keep the princess on the ground forever."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "So you wrote all heartwarming slice-of-life stories in the first few scripts, right? It's like you're just putting up a false front."

Kurokawa Kazuya flipped through the script in his hands and started to complain.

Anna Hanami: "But isn't this the kind of thing that's popular these days? Using a grand world to lure people in, and then using lighthearted everyday life to keep them there. No matter how grand the narrative, it still has to be grounded in the little things of daily life."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "That's true."

He looked at the girl beside him.

Although his head was nodding incessantly, he continued reading the script.

The look in his eyes as he looked at Hanami gradually became strange.

Take a closer look; the princess's situation and descriptions in this script are full of personal interpretations.

If we look at this story from a different perspective...

Hana, who has arrived in another world, meets herself—Princess Kaguya.

The boy who lured Hanami to work for him, Kurokawa Kazuya—fell in love at first sight.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Let me make this clear beforehand, I didn't lie to you about seeing Hachina."

He solemnly raised his hands in a gesture of surrender to the girl beside him.

The latter rolled his eyes at him in annoyance.

Anna Hanami: "There's nothing wrong with lying out of good intentions. I also want to write a story where the princess discovers the flaw in the protagonist's deception, and then pretends that she didn't notice it."

The blue-haired girl muttered to herself as she continued explaining the script in her hands.

Blah blah blah~ blah blah~

Accompanied by the sound of pages turning.

Hanami showed the script's subsequent development to Kurokawa Kazuya:

"I haven't figured out the ending of the story yet, but the original story framework was:"

The boy deceives the princess → The princess discovers she has been deceived → The princess pretends to be fooled and deliberately falls for the deception → A person from the moon appears → The princess outwits the person from the moon → The princess diligently cultivates her skills.

There are approximately six steps in total.

The changes in their relationship will be revealed through their daily interactions. The first three stages should only unfold after their relationship has developed to a certain point; I've written a detailed outline for this.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "But this process definitely has to change now. At the very least, we have to change the fact that the Lunarians were originally villains. Not only that, but we also have to change them into the kindest beings, selfless and devoted to giving."

He said it with a straight face.

Then, turning his head, he saw that the ears of the rabbits who had brought their heads close to him and Banami were standing straight up.

They all raised their heads slightly, looking very proud of Kurokawa Kazuya's words.

The only exception in the field is the rabbit.

She can only be Reisen, a special moon rabbit.

The purple-haired rabbit-eared girl, whose ears still swayed as usual, had a somewhat aloof and reserved demeanor, which made her seem like an ice cube in a bowl of hot water among the moon rabbits.

Honestly, Reisen in this state does have a strange resemblance to Princess Kaguya from the Moon Rabbit series.

This is actually the reason why Hanami took a liking to Reisen at first sight.

Compared to other moon rabbits, she lacks the loneliness that belongs to the moon princess.

Anna Hanami: "My idea in this regard is actually to create more people from the moon who can help Princess Kaguya and the protagonist."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "The entire town, except for the protagonist, is inhabited by Lunarians, right?"

Looking at the person in front of him, he started to complain.

Anna Hanami: "It's not impossible, since the target audience for games has become teenagers who love games. This kind of plot would be quite normal in a game or anime."

Holding the script, Banami nudged Kurokawa Kazuya with her elbow and said, "I've explained the plot to you, and I've also looked at the simple storyboards. Kurokawa, do you have any interesting ideas for the plot development?"

The girl posed her own question.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "An interesting development..."

He (one) lowered his head and thought for a moment.

To be honest, when it came to the game's storyline, Kurokawa Kazuya didn't immediately think of anything particularly special.

If we're going to go into detail about the plot, the content presented in the film or television show can't be too outlandish.

Adding any overly dramatic plot elements would only overshadow the main story.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Actually, in my opinion, if the Lunarians are not the enemy to fight against, whether it is simply a movie or a game, it lacks a sense of urgency."

He looked at Hanami in front of him and said, "How about we set Kaguya's personality as yandere? The kind who restricts the protagonist the more her affection for him increases."

Kurokawa Kazuya nodded to himself: "Yes, this also solves the problem of the Lunarians in the town. They are actually there to monitor the psychological safety of their princess."

Stare~~~~~~

If just now Kurokawa Kazuya felt that Hachimi was implying something, then now it's Hachimi who feels that Kurokawa Kazuya is implying something.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Why are you looking at me like that? I think if it were Hachina who met you, she could definitely write a suitable yandere script."

He gave the blue-haired girl in front of him a thumbs up.

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Chapter Ninety-Eight: Actress Reisen Gradually Becomes Obsessed

The new script gradually took shape amidst the ramblings of Kurokawa Kazuya, Hanami, and the surrounding Moon Rabbit.

A group of girls with rabbit ears seemed rather shy when Kurokawa Kazuya and Banami asked for their opinions, perhaps because they had never played such a role before in the Moon Capital.

However, as the conversation progressed, they gradually became more open and free to express themselves.

In this script, Princess Kaguya is portrayed as a yandere, and the boy who thought he was deceiving the princess only discovers in the end that he is the one who has been deceived.

The princess on the moon, having obtained forbidden time-manipulation powers on the moon, voluntarily went into exile on the mainland.

Her mental state was already unstable, and being deceived by the boy naturally made it even more unstable.

Although the script seems to have tried its best to restrain itself, it still has a touch of madness.

The initial daily life was fraught with undercurrents.

The princess's reversal and imprisonment in the middle of the story.

Later, with the help of the Lunarians, he escaped the yandere princess's attempt to kill him.

In short, that's the whole story.

Such a simple script tests not only the director's ability, but also the actors' ability to transform emotions.