The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

He couldn't bring himself to argue with a little girl over such pranks, after all, he was a grown man...

Given his magnanimity, he wouldn't go so far as to hang a sign at the door saying "No dogs allowed."

...However, his statement, "I really want to kill Futo," was true.

"I really want to kill Futo... Futo, what do you want?"

Shi Bai tossed the fish food into the pond and turned to look at the gray-haired girl sitting by the pond.

"If there's nothing else, please leave. I have a lot of things to do."

"...Do you really need to add that sentence to every single one of your sentences?"

Mononobe's lips twitched slightly.

"I really want to kill Futo... It's necessary."

Shi Bai nodded very seriously.

"Everyone needs to have dreams; a person without dreams is no different from a salted fish. As the saying goes, sincerity brings results. What if my dream comes true one day? So it's quite necessary to keep saying it to yourself from time to time."

"So, wanting to kill me has become your dream? In some ways, I'm actually honored."

Propping his head with one hand, he looked at the figure standing by the pond, pursed his lips, and Mononobe replied in a completely monotone tone.

"The Divine Child summoned us for something, so I came here specifically to inform you. You haven't forgotten tonight's celebration, have you?"

"Ugh, the festival is such a hassle, so I don't want to go."

Shi Bai pulled out a fishing rod from somewhere and gave a rather perfunctory answer.

"Is there anything else? If not, please leave."

"Hey! Qin Hesheng, this is a summons from the Divine Child. Shouldn't we, as his subjects, obey orders?!"

Clearly annoyed by the other party's perfunctory attitude, Mononobe slammed his hand on the table in considerable dissatisfaction.

"And don't you know what 'a guest is a guest' means? I've come here and haven't even had a glass of water, and you want to kick me out?"

"Go get your own water. I don't think you ever poured me any water when I visited your house."

He simply hooked a carrot onto the fishing hook, cast the line into the pond without looking to the side, and then stood by the pond to start fishing.

"A friend comes from afar, though he is far away, he shall be punished. I've already been kind enough by not killing you. You expect me to pour you water? No way!"

"...The Divine Child has something to discuss with you this time."

Knowing he was no match for the other in this regard, Mononobe decisively changed the subject, since the other always managed to say some rather strange things that even the Divine Child couldn't understand.

"Didn't you say the other day that you wanted to find some masks to wear? So Lady Shrine Maiden specially made some for you... What's wrong?"

Seeing the figure suddenly drop his fishing rod and walk towards him, Mononobe no Utsugu's heart raced slightly, and he asked the other person a question with a hint of curiosity.

"Since it is the Divine Child's summons, then we, as his subjects, should naturally follow closely behind. How can we keep the Divine Child waiting for too long?"

After straightening his clothes slightly, the man spoke seriously.

"I really want to kill Futo. Futo, lead the way."

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Although Toyosatomimi no Miko is still young, she already wields considerable power in the Kamiya family, where she was born, due to the various halos surrounding her.

Born into royalty, she naturally acquired an indescribable air of nobility and dignity, yet surprisingly lacked the airs expected of nobles, treating commoners and everyone else equally.

At that time, her father succeeded Emperor Yomei a few years earlier, and countless noble families came to curry favor with her. It was expected that in a few years, she would officially enter the officialdom and take charge of the government.

Whether it's the Mononobe clan, the Soga clan, or the Hata clan, they can all be considered as the group she had gathered beforehand.

Although Tokihaku didn't really care about these things, in his memory, Emperor Yomei, Toyosatomimi's father, seemed to have only been emperor for one or two years before he died...

After arriving at the Uemiya residence with Mononobe Futo and announcing his arrival according to protocol, he found Toyosato Mimiko deep in thought, facing a pile of masks, and Soga no Tojiko standing to the side with a wry smile in a quiet side courtyard.

Just like Mononobe Futsu, who is used to wearing gray-white clothes with gray hair and gray eyes, Soga no Toru, who has green hair and green eyes, has always been used to wearing green clothes. Therefore, once when he was having a group of people grilling fish in his courtyard, Mononobe Futsu enthusiastically suggested that he wear pink clothes. She even said that she had already prepared the clothes in advance and that she could change into a super beautiful pink dress now... Then he grabbed Futsu by the collar and threw her out.

However, among the four people in this secluded courtyard, the most eye-catching is still Toyosato Mimiko. Her short, light-gold hair is quite conspicuous in this era, especially the earphone-like thing hanging around her neck.

Toyosato Miko's ability is to listen to the words of ten people at the same time and respond accurately. Even if someone does not express their thoughts directly, she can read their thoughts through their way of speaking, expressions and behaviors, and infer their aptitude and future based on this.

In a way, this is close to mind reading.

However, while the benefits of this ability are obvious, the drawbacks are also quite apparent. Due to her overly acute hearing, she is often forced to listen to things she doesn't actually want to hear, especially in noisy places like bustling city streets.

Therefore, her usual residence was quite quiet, and she didn't even have one or two servants around her.

After getting to know her and understanding her troubles, Shi Bai specially made a pair of high-definition Bluetooth headphones for her. Although Qin Hesheng is just an ordinary person now, he can still use some of his talents.

However, although it is called headphones, the other party claims that it can be used to isolate and filter certain sounds, and at the same time, it also has the function of directionally amplifying certain sounds.

In fact, if conditions permit, Shi Bai can also use this headset to play songs for the other person. Whether it's "Waiting for a Thousand Years" or "Peach Blossom Spring Love Song," his phone's music library has everything.

As for the "earmuffs" that solved his troubles, Toyosato Miko really liked them. She had once promised to give him a return gift, but since she was rather indifferent to desires, she never sent the so-called return gift.

After overhearing a complaint from the other party by chance, Toyosato Mimiko, who had been thinking about this matter, immediately perked up and spent nearly half a month carefully making a series of masks to give as gifts.

"Qin Hesheng? You're here? Which of these masks do you like best?"

Upon seeing someone's arrival, Toyosato Miko's eyes immediately lit up, and she quickly stood up straight.

"Because I really didn't know which type of mask you preferred, I specially made so many. There are sixty-six masks on the ground now. Which one do you like best?"

“My Lord, only children make choices.”

Looking at the various masks lined up on the ground, someone solemnly cupped their hands in greeting.

"But the adults' choice is to have it all!!"

ps: Good afternoonヽ(ー_ー)ノ

Chapter Thirty-Six: The Evil God Shi Bai

Winter came earlier than ever before this year.

In just one night, extreme cold swept across the land.

When Shi Bai woke up in the early morning, the courtyard outside was already covered in snow. The windows had probably been blown open by the cold wind during the night. His arms, which were exposed outside the blanket, were so cold that they were almost numb. It took him a long time to warm them up inside the blanket before they finally felt a little bit warm.

"It's been so long since I've felt this way... the feeling of being human."

After raising his arm and looking at it for a while, the man lying on the bed narrowed his eyes slightly.

Even though he has always identified himself as human and stubbornly maintained the habits he had when he was human, he ceased to be human long ago.

Although his talent allows him to resurrect infinitely, and all adverse statuses will be cleared upon resurrection, it is only adverse statuses.

From the very first encounter with ghouls on the streets of Tokyo that night until now, he has lost count of how many abnormal bloodlines and states he has been infected with.

Ghouls, Inhumans, Kabane, Blacklight Virus... In fact, in a certain ancient world of evil gods, he was once invaded in the mind by an evil god.

Living too long and never being able to die is a very painful thing. He has been looking for a way to die completely, but he has never been able to find one.

His obsession, which had lasted too long, eventually evolved into the deepest nightmare in his heart. Before everything was about to become irreversible, he returned to the world at its very beginning, completely sealed himself, and handed everything over to the fate in the dark.

But this time, where will that so-called elusive fate lead him?

He didn't know.

An immortal being is perhaps a taboo thing that should never exist in the world.

"...The human body is indeed incredibly fragile. Are the mood changes caused by certain hormones secreted by the body?"

Suddenly realizing something, he frowned.

After a moment of silence, he closed his eyes. When he opened them again, the expression on his face had returned to normal, having changed from the initial blankness.

"No, this situation is too dangerous. Without the suppression of my main body, if those things were to erupt completely... my lifelong reputation would be ruined!!"

A shadow crossed his face as Shi Bai picked up the clothes beside him and put them on.

There are some things he has been deliberately hiding all along.

Firstly, there were the curses and original sins from various worlds that had been constantly entwined around his body. This was a minor matter, and he didn't take it to heart or try to hide it.

Secondly, there is his mental health issue, which is the real problem he has been deliberately concealing.

In his mental world, there are too many chaotic and crazy thoughts caused by his past experiences. In fact, because he had a close encounter with an ancient evil god, he also has a trace of the characteristics of an evil god.

One should not look at its form, hear its sound, or listen to its words; if any of these three are present, its spirit will inevitably fall into the deepest chaos.

However, what's quite absurd is that these characteristics of the ancient evil god were actually judged to be beneficial. Even if he wanted to eliminate these characteristics by committing suicide, he couldn't do it. It took a lot of effort to completely suppress and seal those characteristics in the deepest part of his consciousness.

The sealed evil god characteristics are just one of many strange existences sealed within his consciousness. For example, a certain extremely evil personality that only knows how to kill and destroy, which arose from his own exhaustion, is also a being that he sealed away.

This is why he deliberately avoids Xiao Wu and Lianlian; in his mind, these strange things are countless and impossible to guard against.

Compared to the items stored in the system space, the terrifying nature of the beings sealed within his heart was no less. If any one of them were accidentally released, it could easily destroy a world.

Otherwise, why do you think he wasn't kicked out of this world after returning? Because by then, this world didn't dare target him anymore. If they dared to continue targeting him, he would have dared to flip the table...

His mind had been abnormal twice before, once when he first met Hoshiguma Yuugi and fought him, and the other time when Yuuka died in his arms. However, he was able to control himself well on both occasions, unlike this time when he was showing signs of losing control.

If he were to completely lose control of his mind, he might very well become some kind of evil god, a calamity, a disaster, darkness, a saint, or even a woman in drag... Just thinking about it is terrifying!

"Forget it, I'll just find a suitable time to make Qin Hesheng die young... Being sentimental is totally not my style, you bastard!!"

After sighing, Shi Bai went straight to the window and closed it. Then he walked to the cabinet next to him and opened it.

Inside the cabinet, sixty-six masks of different appearances were neatly arranged.

He carefully preserved the sixty-six masks he received from Toyosatomimi no Miko. To others, they might just be a pile of masks, but to him… these were Qin Xin!!!

Do you even know what Qin Xin is?!

That's an incredibly rare SSR-level character, a precious girl born with no redeeming qualities!! And since I'm currently the owner of the mask, maybe Qin Xin will even call me "master" when she sees me in the future!! Then I'll have Qin Xin dance the "Gokuraku Jodo" dance in front of me to woo me!! A bright future awaits me!!

White hole, a white tomorrow!

Uh... no... I can't voluntarily expose this embarrassing part of my past... but it doesn't matter!!!

As long as it's cute and adorable enough, that's enough!!

Qin Xin is a member of the Menreiki race, and her type is a Tsukumogami born from a mask. Tsukumogami are objects that have been left unattended for a hundred years, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, accumulating resentment, or feeling Buddhist nature and spiritual power, and thus gaining a soul and transforming into a monster.

Similar to Qin Xin, there is also Duo Liangliang Xiaosan.

Tsukumogami are a rather peculiar race of yokai. Any object that remains undamaged for a long period of time can potentially become a tsukumogami.

Let alone masks or umbrellas, even tables, chairs, and books can become tsukumogami (spirits of the dead).

Shi Bai had already made up his mind that once Qin Hesheng died, he would begin to mass-produce Tsukumogami.

If masks and umbrellas can both become tsukumogami (spirits), then figures must be able to too, right?

Then I'll first make a figure of Saber, which I've always wanted, then a figure of the cute loli Otaku Fang, who believes flat-chestedness is justice, and then a figure of the final work... Then I'll find a place to bury all these figures. If I do this for a hundred years, I'll not only get Saber, but also a whole bunch of lolis!!

...I'm truly a genius!!!

Shi Bai silently gave himself 10086 thumbs up!!

Reaching out from among the masks, Shi Bai carefully closed the cabinet door.

Since he got these masks, he's no longer afraid of being pointed at and gossiped about when he goes out... Qin Xin is truly amazing!!!

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"I originally thought it was finally snowing, but now it looks like a snow disaster."

Walking into the courtyard, looking at the thick layer of snow piled up there, and the snowflakes in the air that were still falling and getting bigger, Shi Bai couldn't help but frown deeply.

Such extremely cold weather is definitely not good news for the poor, especially since the extreme cold arrived overnight. It is possible that many people in Nara Prefecture will freeze to death in this one night.

In addition, there was famine caused by the extreme cold...

Looking up at the snowflakes drifting in the sky, a shadow fell over Shi Bai's heart.

And just as he had imagined, as time went on, the snowflakes not only showed no sign of stopping, but instead fell heavier and heavier, and people were frozen and starved to death every day in this sudden cold.

After returning from a stroll through the streets wearing a mask, Shi Bai stood alone in the courtyard for a long time. Then, he mobilized the entire Qin family to contribute their wealth to build the Shizhou tent and purchase a large amount of winter supplies.

Although he encountered doubts and obstacles from his family members during the process, he had already been internally designated as the next head of the Qin family, and with the strong and unconditional support of the current head of the Qin family, his plan was quickly implemented.

"Want food, blankets, and other winter supplies? It's simple."