The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

"what's up?"

"After I die, please take good care of Mokou. I don't feel comfortable leaving Mokou in the care of others."

"Just focus on getting better."

Without making any affirmation or denial, Shi Bai stood up from his chair, ending the conversation that had not been what he expected.

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Two weeks later, on a peaceful night no different from any other, Fei quietly passed away.

Seemingly eyeing the relationship between Fujiwara no Miku and Houraisan Kaguya, Fujiwara no Hibiki, in an unprecedented move, held a grand funeral for Hikuya in order to showcase himself.

...He had attended the funeral.

Throughout the entire funeral, Fujiwara no Mokou was like a soulless puppet, standing there blankly with no spirit in her eyes.

As agreed with Hii, he brought Fujiwara no Mokou back and had her live with him in the bamboo forest.

Compared to before, Fujiwara no Mokou seemed to have completely lost her vitality. She would sit alone in a deserted place all day, staring blankly at the things her mother had woven for her before she passed away. Even when Kaguya Houraisan invited her to play games together, she did not respond at all.

Because of the limited time left and her health issues, Hii ​​originally planned to knit an outfit for Fujiwara no Mokou, but in the end she knitted many bows instead.

Fujiwara no Mokou tried to wear the last keepsake her mother left her on her head, but with her short black hair, she simply couldn't do it. Even if she managed to put it on with great difficulty, it looked out of place and easily fell off.

For most of the time, Fujiwara no Mokou remained in a strange silence, lost in thought. Houraisan Kaguya tried everything to cheer her up, but all her efforts ended in failure.

If the renowned physician Eirin Yagokoro had been there, things might have been better. However, due to the approaching deadline, she had already returned to the Lunar Capital a month and a half ago, and had only lived underground for less than half a month.

To be honest, Shi Bai wasn't really good at comforting people, so all he could do, besides assisting a certain NEET princess in her actions, was sit in front of her and give her a very serious and detailed explanation of the underworld and reincarnation.

Death is not the end. At least your mother left with a smile on her face and no regrets. I imagine your mother would not have wanted to see you become this dejected person you are now... and so on.

When he repeated this to the other person for the thirty-third time, he finally earned a rather annoyed glare in return.

"...Could you please stop spouting that nonsense in front of me?"

Fujiwara no Mokou carefully put away the dozen or so large and small bows in her hand, and rolled her eyes at him.

"My mother has talked about this before. She told me not to be sad because birth, aging, sickness, and death are the natural course of life... You've been very annoying to me this past month, you know that!?"

"You should feel honored to have such a handsome guy hanging around you every day. By the way, you've finally decided to speak?"

The person rolled their eyes back without backing down.

"In the past month, not counting what you just said, you've said thirty-two sentences, totaling three hundred and three words. Kaguya and I almost thought you were mute... Wait, what about me?"

Only at the very end of the sentence did Shi Bai belatedly realize the change in how someone referred to themselves.

"Tch, you called yourself a handsome guy while saying those things? I suggest you go outside and look up at the sky. You'll probably see lots of cows flying in the sky."

With her arms crossed, Fujiwara no Mokou let out a soft hum.

"What? You don't allow it? How I call myself is my freedom, what's it to you... What are you doing?"

"Quickly write a letter to Yonglin!!"

While continuing to write swiftly, Shi Bai answered without looking up.

"Someone has suffered a brain injury due to excessive grief and urgently needs her treatment. I need to ask Yonglin when she can return. I remember that Yonglin seems to have a lot of special medicine for treating brain conditions..."

"You're the one who's lost your mind!!"

With a loud "bang," Fujiwara no Mokou slammed her hand on the table, her words carrying a hint of gritted teeth.

"I've simply figured out a lot of things!!"

"Oh, then tell me in detail? What were the results of your month-long seclusion?"

Shi Bai shrugged disdainfully as he placed the note written on the table into a ball.

"I don't see any other changes in you, but your temper has certainly grown. Go ahead and keep slamming the table if you dare; it's not me who'll get the pain in my hand."

"...In these past few days, I've finally figured out who the real culprit is who made my mother's life unhappy."

After a moment of silence, Fujiwara no Mokou turned her head to look out of the courtyard.

"I know what is right and what is wrong. I know right from wrong, good from evil. If I haven't figured this out after thinking about it for so many days, then I really am a complete fool."

"Is your father the real culprit?"

Shi Bai cautiously raised his question.

"Who else could it be but that man? I will definitely take my revenge on him!!"

Fujiwara no Mokou spoke in a cold voice.

"Hmm... So, what are you planning to do?"

"It's simple. Isn't that man going to great lengths to marry Kaguya? Well then, I'll marry Kaguya first!"

"puff!!!"

Before Shi Bai could recover from Fujiwara no Mokou's explosive statement, a certain NEET who happened to walk out the door out of concern spat out her tea after hearing Fujiwara no Mokou's declaration.

Shi Bai: "..."

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Chapter Forty: Hieda no Rei's Repentance

bamboo forest.

"...Remember to mop the floor later."

After staring silently at the teacup in the hands of a certain NEET princess for a while, Shi Bai turned his head and uttered these words rather ruthlessly.

"Ahem... The weather is quite nice today."

Hao Xuan almost choked on a mouthful of water. After coughing a few times, Kaguya Houraisan decisively turned around and ran into the house.

"...Kaguya heard that just now?"

Fujiwara's expression stiffened for a moment, then she turned her head away stiffly, her face flushed.

"What do you say?"

Rolling his eyes, Shi Bai leaned back against the wall.

"I originally thought that after a month of contemplation you would have some profound insights, but I didn't expect you to spout such vulgarities. As expected, a child is just a child..."

"I've hit you on the head before."

Staring at the person beside her, Fujiwara no Mokou spoke softly.

"...Don't try to change the subject. Are we talking about that kind of thing right now?"

The corner of someone's mouth twitched slightly.

“I understand your desire to get revenge on your father, but the idea you've come up with is far too vulgar. This isn't a fight between children where you can win by throwing wild punches; it requires…”

"I've hit your head before."

Fujiwara no Mokou continued to speak softly.

"...Let's talk about Kaguya's marriage."

Shi Bai turned his head away expressionlessly.

"First of all, you need to understand one thing: your genders are simply not suited for dating, let alone marriage. Secondly, your actions are purely motivated by revenge; have you considered the other person's feelings?"

"Kaguya told me that she doesn't want to get married at all. The so-called five difficult questions to test her are just a way to buy time, so they are not a problem at all."

Fujiwara nods very seriously.

"Gender isn't the issue; feelings are what matter most. I think..."

"Don't tell me what you think, tell me what Kaguya thinks."

Shi Bai interrupted the other person, speechless.

"If you get involved in this kind of thing, the whole thing about Princess Kaguya's marriage will become a joke, understand? Do you even want her to get married?"

"That's it."

A head popped out from behind the door, and Kaguya Houraisan nodded vigorously.

"Mokou, if you really want to get revenge on that man, then I have a better suggestion. We can take advantage of a dark and windy night, and the three of us can sneak into the Fujiwara family mansion, tie up Fujiwara Heihei without anyone noticing, tie a large stone to his body, and sink him into the water... Hey, hey, hey, let me finish! Don't you think this suggestion is more feasible than that one?!"

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The issue of the marriage between Fujiwara no Mokou and Houraisan Kaguya ultimately came to nothing.

Shi Bai's words did have some effect. Fujiwara no Mokou probably realized the inappropriateness of the situation and didn't mention it again. As for Houraisan Kaguya, she selectively forgot about it... after all, it was too embarrassing.

Her reaction when she heard Fujiwara no Mokou's declaration at that time was probably like your best buddy, with whom you play games, drink, and brag all the time, suddenly confessing his feelings to you.

Perhaps in the future, as time goes by and she spends more time on Earth, Kaguya Houraisan might, perhaps out of a desire to stir up trouble, accept or even tease Fujiwara no Mokou again, but at least for now, she hasn't lost her integrity.

Fortunately, there were no outsiders nearby at the time; otherwise, if this had been exposed, it would definitely have become a major news story.

The hottest news in Fujiwara Kyo right now is, unsurprisingly, the five difficult questions posed by Princess Kaguya. Every now and then, the progress of these five questions among the five candidates sparks considerable discussion in Fujiwara Kyo.

However, the original five challenges posed by Princess Kaguya were enough to cause these suitors to run into obstacles, let alone the five challenges after someone's drastic modification.

Although Fujiwara no Mokou has gradually emerged from the shadow of her mother's death, many changes have still occurred in her. The most obvious change is in how she refers to herself, from "I" to "this young master"... Shi Bai felt that if it weren't for his influence and cultural edification, she might have changed her self-reference to "I" instead.

In addition, some of her daily habits have changed. The once lively and active girl has started to stay in the bamboo forest all day playing games with a certain NEET girl. In order to wear the ribbon that her mother left her at the last moment of her life, she has started to grow her hair long and has started to change her clothing style and style... as if she wants to completely give up everything from the past.

If her name hadn't been given to her by her mother, Shi Bai had no doubt that Fujiwara no Mokou would have changed her name without hesitation.

—In some ways, Fujiwara no Mokou can be described as terrifyingly persistent.

Shi Bai was certain that Fujiwara no Mokou harbored a sense of uncertainty about the future, since her true family had already left her, leaving her essentially alone in the world.

The road ahead is uncertain, and there is nowhere to go.

If we were to place her in the original story, what kind of treatment would Fujiwara no Mokou receive in the Fujiwara household after her mother's death, leaving her all alone? This is probably why she later went to extremes.

Shi Bai noticed that Fujiwara no Mokou lacked a sense of security, and Kaguya Houraisan noticed the same thing. However, neither of them expressed it verbally, but instead used their actions to give each other the sense of security that she lacked.

—As for behind the scenes, Shi Bai had already begun planning to teach Fujiwara no Mokou how to cultivate immortality.

Fujiwara no Mokou is ultimately just a human with a short lifespan, which cannot be compared to the lifespan of immortal beings like them. Rather than having her consume the elixir of immortality to become an immortal being of Hourai, Shi Bai would prefer her to cultivate into an immortal.

Furthermore, apart from the one pill that Yagokoro Eirin made and the one pill that Kaguya Houraisan stole, all the rest were taken by Junko.

If he hadn't been using the Eastern Emperor Bell to suppress the dragon vein, he would have already gone to the Heavenly Realm to find Xiao Ye and get to the bottom of Chunhu's matter. Why would he need to speculate wildly in his mind like this now...

Hieda Are's work on compiling the Kojiki seems to have reached a critical point, and she can only come to the bamboo grove once a month. The rest of the time, she is almost always running around to various places.

Hieda Rei even went to Gensokyo—which is now the "borderland far from the human world in the East"—and was quite surprised when he heard the news from Tokihaku.

After all, given the unique nature of the Yokai Mountain, most of the yokai have chosen to gather there. Even though Riroin can manage and suppress the yokai on Yokai Mountain, she is helpless against the large number of yokai gathered around it. Otherwise, she wouldn't be stuck on Yokai Mountain and unable to leave.

If the Youkai Mountain hadn't tacitly allowed the existence of the village in the Human Village, which was composed of human pioneers, the humans stationed there would probably have been completely wiped out or driven out long ago.

After all, even if the humans there are powerful, their numbers are limited. As for the number of monsters gathered there, there are countless powerful monsters inhabiting just the Magic Forest, not to mention other places.

Previously, when leaving the Demon Mountain, Shi Bai made a suggestion to Ri Luo Yuan regarding the current situation of the Demon Mountain: to allow some friendly demons from outside to settle in the Demon Mountain, thus shifting the focus of the conflict from the Demon Mountain itself to the qualifications for settling in the Demon Mountain.

Although it's uncertain how effective this approach will be, it's unlikely to be worse than the original method.

In conclusion, regardless of the actual situation on the other side of the Monster Mountain, it is currently extremely dangerous for ordinary humans.

Shibai was initially curious as to why Hieda Rei would want to go to a place like that, but unexpectedly, he heard the name of Meimu, a discarded priestess from a well-known yokai shrine, from her...

It must be said that as the first shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine, Meimu's strength is undeniable. After all, she was able to fight against the gods with her own power, which is unparalleled among humans. Moreover, she later obtained a bunch of cheat codes left behind by someone in the Hakurei Shrine.

Although she doesn't really know how to use those cheat codes... after all, you used the Yin-Yang Jade, which is clearly meant for cracking walnuts, to prop up the corner of the table, and you still dare to say you know how to use the Yin-Yang Jade!?

Someone has been holding a grudge about this ever since.

Because it seems that only that famous abandoned priestess knew about the history that Hieda Rei wanted to investigate, Hieda Rei risked going to that place to visit her.

...and then Hieda Rei was frightened.

After all, ever since she became the shrine maiden of Hakurei Shrine, this famous abandoned shrine maiden has been trying every means to slack off. All the cleaning work in Hakurei Shrine has been outsourced to the monsters she has captured. If they don't obey, she beats them until they obey. She can be described as extremely cruel.

When Hieda Arei nervously went to the Hakurei Shrine, she happened to see the yokai directing them to weed the shrine's garden... This was the first time the girl named Hieda Arei had come into close contact with these powerful creatures called yokai.

"……you sure?"