The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

After listening to Hieda Arie's excited narration, Shi Bai's expression became rather strange.

"Those are monsters! Why are you suddenly curious about monsters? Want to study and investigate them... Aren't you afraid of being eaten by them?"

"Of course I was afraid, but during my conversation with that abandoned goddess, I suddenly understood a lot of things."

Hieda Rei's expression was very serious.

"It was during my conversation with her that I discovered that we humans know far too little about yokai. No matter what kind of yokai they are, whether they are gentle, cruel, cowardly, or bloodthirsty, we humans all call them yokai without any clear distinction."

"So what? So you want to compile a book specifically to record the physical characteristics, danger level, and so-called weaknesses of those monsters?"

Shi Bai rolled his eyes, utterly speechless.

"Please, get your facts straight first. You're a weak human. Even the most harmless monster is beyond your ability to study and investigate. You're like trying to climb into a latrine with a lantern, you know that?"

"Uh...what do you mean?"

Hieda Rei paused for a moment.

"court death."

Shi Bai shrugged, seemingly unconcerned.

"........."

Although no words were spoken, Shi Bai could clearly see the look of disgust in the other person's eyes.

“I’m telling the truth. Do you think all monsters are good-natured? You can freely study monsters in Mingmeng’s place because she uses her powerful strength to ensure that those monsters dare not resist. What kind of strength do you have?”

"I can lift a ten-pound bucket of water with one hand..."

After holding back a sentence for a long time, Hieda Rei finally spoke softly.

"........."

"...But some things always need to be done by someone, right?"

After calming herself down a bit, Hieda Rei spoke earnestly.

"If there really were a book that recorded all the weaknesses, appearances, danger levels, and countermeasures of all monsters, then the help it would provide to us humans would be immeasurable."

"And when was the book written?"

Shi Bai rolled his eyes.

"The lifespan of a monster is many times longer than that of a human. Even if you have someone like Meimeng to help you, how much can one person write? And how long will it take to organize it? Have you thought about these things?"

"Of course I've thought about it."

Taking a deep breath, as if she had made some decision in her heart, Hieda Rei nodded quite seriously.

"I will do everything by myself. I have made up my mind, but I am very likely that I cannot meet the prerequisites for doing so on my own, so I am asking for your help."

"Please help me, please."

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P.S.: Sorry I'm a little late today, because I was on the road all day and I get extremely carsick... I'm still feeling dizzy.

Good afternoon!

Chapter 41 These Fleeting Years (End of Volume)

How long is the human lifespan?

Even in modern times, a lifetime is only a short hundred years.

And what about monsters?

Even the weakest monster can only live a long dream in a hundred years.

To attempt to write about monsters from a human perspective is like trying to move an entire mountain by oneself—an absolutely insane idea, not to mention the inherent dangers involved.

(Is it the book "The Origin of Gensokyo"? I never imagined that Hieda Rei's motivation for writing this book would be because of Meimu...)

"........."

After staring at Hieda Arie for a while, Shi Bai calmly turned his head away.

"Although your idea is crazy, I respect your decision. I can give you a chance, but whether you can convince that guy ultimately depends on you... I will come to pick you up after you die."

"Then I would be very grateful."

Hieda Are smiled.

"Although this idea is indeed a bit crazy, the possibility of it being accomplished is still very high... I have that confidence."

She truly had that confidence, because from Hieda Ayaka, her reincarnation after Hieda Ayaka, all the way to Hieda Ayaki in the era of Hakurei Reimu, she reincarnated nine times in succession. At the cost of each lifespan being no more than twenty or thirty years and having to work in the underworld for a hundred years after each death before she could be reincarnated again, she actually wrote that book and compiled it into volumes one by one.

【Gensokyo Origins】is her work, and the book 【Touhou Koumono Shiki】is a part of 【Gensokyo Origins】.

This is something that a girl named Hieda Are insisted on after her first close encounter with a yokai in Meimu's world.

"...So, am I a writer of history or a witness to history?"

After Hieda Arie left, Shi Bai stood under the eaves, looked up at the gloomy, rain-threatening sky, and sighed with a sense of melancholy.

It's about to rain.

While Fujiwara Kyo was making a huge fuss over Princess Kaguya, the Takeya area remained unusually calm.

Although the so-called Tale of the Bamboo Cutter took a completely different turn from the very beginning due to someone's intrusion, some things remain unchanged... such as the series of problems that followed caused by Kaguya Houraisan's beauty.

However, just as someone was waiting with a sense of anticipation to see Fujiwara no Fuhito present the fake Hourai Jade Branch, on a full moon night, the procession from the Moon Capital, welcoming their Moon Princess back, quietly arrived.

"...I remember you said before that they wouldn't make a big fuss when they came to pick you up."

Shi Bai looked up at the night sky above, then turned away speechlessly.

"Uh... I did say that."

Looking up at the enormous object in the night sky, Kaguya Houraisan nodded blankly.

"But this shouldn't be considered a very grand undertaking, right? After all, it's just a ship that looks relatively large. In the vast sea of ​​stars, you'd definitely need a ship to ferry me..."

You call that thing a boat?

Pointing to the spaceship casting a shadow that almost filled half of the bamboo forest above his head, the man's words carried a hint of gritted teeth.

"This thing is called a spaceship, an aircraft carrier!!!"

"Ah ha ha……"

Although Shi Bai had made a rough estimate of the technology of the Moon Capital when he went there, it now seems that his previous estimates were too conservative.

Although the Lunar Capital failed in that war of invasion against the other world, it was only a failure as the invaders. In the new world they went to, the Lunar Capital not only deprived a large number of people, but also plundered many advanced technologies from that world.

A full thousand years of assimilation, education, and development has been enough for the lunar capital to develop a number of advanced technologies, putting it many years ahead of the ground in terms of technology.

Based on this reasoning, things like spaceships should be a piece of cake in the Lunar Capital. However, no matter how trivial they are, Shi Bai did not expect the Lunar Capital to act in such a... high-profile manner.

Previously, the Lunar Capital had never paid any attention to the ground. Not to mention the divine groups led by Tsukiyomi, the Lunarians, represented by Watatsuki Yorihime and the others, had always looked down on the ground due to the long-standing education in the Lunar Capital.

It's fair to say that, apart from a very small minority, everyone else on the Moon Capital holds a superior attitude, considering themselves a superior race, and regarding the ground as filth while believing themselves to be the noblest and purest.

People of the Moon are generally arrogant.

Therefore, given the reserved nature of those Moon People, it's not hard to understand why they would send out a large spaceship to pick people up and make it public so that they would be worshipped by the people on Earth. After all, some people had already knelt down in devout worship after seeing that huge object in the night sky, believing it to be a miracle.

But for the usually proud Lunarians to suddenly display their existence so ostentatiously in front of the Earthlings... was it Eirin who did it?

Thinking of this, Shi Bai narrowed his eyes slightly.

Because Eirin Yagokoro had clearly stated that he didn't need her help or involvement in this matter, he didn't worry about it too much. After all, Eirin Yagokoro's ability to get things done was quite commendable.

Judging by the timing, it's estimated that around this time, Yukari Yakumo, on the other side, had already begun her own operation, leading the youkai through the passage opened on the lake by the power of the boundary to the Lunar Capital...

“…What is this?”

At this moment, Fujiwara no Mokou, who had heard the commotion, also came out of the bamboo house. Looking at the spaceship above her head, she was completely shocked.

Even in modern times, the sudden appearance of a spaceship in the sky would be quite astonishing, let alone in ancient times when people didn't even know what a spaceship was.

With a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, Shi Bai turned to look at the innocent-looking Houraisan Kaguya beside him, giving her a look that seemed to say, "Haven't you told Mokou about this yet?" Houraisan Kaguya returned the look with an innocent "I thought you had already told Mokou, so I didn't."

Rolling her eyes, Shi Bai gave her a "you decide" look, and then Houraisan Kaguya immediately returned a "I understand" look... Then, under someone's gratified gaze, she reached out and patted Fujiwara no Mokou's shoulder.

"Mokou, now that things have come to this, I no longer wish to hide it. In fact, my brother and I are Moon People from the Moon."

"The moon, above the moon? Moon people?"

Turning her head, Fujiwara no Mokou stared blankly at Kaguya Houraisan before her, trying her best to process this unconventional information.

"That's right, the moon was once my hometown."

Looking up at the sky, Kaguya Houraisan sighed softly, her words tinged with sadness, yet also tinged with a hint of nostalgia.

"I am a princess from the Moon Capital, and my elder brother is a prince from the Moon Capital. Once, I was framed by treacherous people and was on the verge of death. My brother gave up his identity as the Moon Prince for me and fled the Moon Capital with me. We intended to live out our remaining years in anonymity, but we never expected that those treacherous officials would pursue us so relentlessly..."

Shi Bai, expressionless, delivered a karate chop to a certain NEET princess.

"Go pack your things, we need to leave... And give me a proper explanation!!"

"Tch, I know. Only you would dare treat me like this, not even Yonglin would dare..."

Muttering something under her breath and scratching her head, Kaguya Houraisan dragged a smudged Fujiwara no Mokou into the bamboo house, shouting and yelling.

"Mohong, let's quickly pack up all those game consoles and other stuff, make sure we don't forget a single thing!! From now on, you'll come with me and leave this place, living a life of luxury and wandering the world together, living a carefree and unrestrained life!!"

Shi Bai: "..."

It's obvious that no matter how things end up tonight, this place is no longer safe to stay.

Even with the allied forces of youkai led by Yukari Yakumo diverting some of Eirin Yagokoro's attention, it is expected that Eirin Yagokoro will still have to spend at least some time on the run with Kaguya Houraisan.

However, one thing is obvious: after tonight, the Moon Capital will no longer have the [Brain of the Moon] who rules over it.

After about half an hour, Shibai, who was standing at the entrance of the bamboo house, waited for Yagokoro Eirin, who returned in light clothing.

"Teacher, everything has been taken care of, we can leave now."

Upon approaching him, Yagokoro Eirin, her face showing slight fatigue, respectfully performed a teacher-student greeting.

"Hmm, how are the Moon People who came down with you?"

Looking up at the enormous spaceship still hovering in the night sky, Shi Bai couldn't help but feel quite curious.

"Won't they take their anger out on these innocent humans on the ground after we leave?"

"My student, Watatsuki Toyohime, came down with me. I believe she will make the right choice. After all, there is a war going on on the moon right now, and they simply don't have time to stay on Earth any longer."

With a soft sigh, Eirin Yagokoro replied.

"From tonight onwards, there will be no further connection between the Lunar Capital and me."

"Will your student council allow you to leave?"

Shi Bai glanced behind Yagokoro Eirin and was somewhat surprised.

"...I poured her a cup of black tea and then left her a letter."

After a moment of silence, Yagokoro Eirin turned her head away.

"Judging by the time, Toyohime should be waking up soon."

Shi Bai: "..."

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Although there was a lot of luggage to pack and take, with the [boxes], [storage rings], and [sound rings] available, Kaguya Houraisan almost emptied the entire bamboo house.

And it seems that if the bamboo house wasn't too big to carry, she would have liked to put the whole bamboo house into the box and take it with her, since she had many wonderful memories in this bamboo house.

A fire reduced everything to ashes.

"What a pity, I was hoping to say goodbye to Ali..."

Watching the flames engulf the bamboo house, Houraisan Kaguya muttered something under her breath. Fujiwara no Mokou, on the other hand, silently watched the firelight without saying a word, her hand unconsciously clenching into a fist.

"That's just a house. Your home isn't there, it's here. From now on, you'll be with us."

Not without a desire for revenge, Shi Bai delivered a karate chop to the other party. Amidst the other party's furious glare, Shi Bai leisurely turned around, turned his back to the firelight behind him, and walked into the darkness before him.

"Everyone, it's time to go."