The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

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Chapter Fourteen: The Emperor and Shi Bai

It has a roof that reaches the sky, the dwelling place of celestial beings.

Due to the inherent characteristics of the Celestial Race, the area around the Celestials is remarkably peaceful and harmonious, free from arguments and disagreements.

Under the jurisdiction of the Celestial Arbitration Court, the Celestial Race lived a peaceful life that remained unchanged for decades.

However, for some people, this kind of life is like poison.

"Want to change the current situation of the Celestial Race? No problem, it's very simple. Do you know when a race can become like a stagnant pool, devoid of any vitality?"

Leaning high against the tree trunk, Shi Bai spoke eloquently.

"The answer is simple: because they lack competition. The Celestial Race is born with strong physiques, long lifespans, and no natural enemies. In the current tranquil environment of the Celestial Realm, it is only natural that the Celestial Race has become what it is today."

"...So you want to find competitors for the Celestial Race?"

After pondering the words of the man before him for a moment, the emperor hesitated slightly.

"But this kind of thing is simply... Hey! Don't just throw peaches at other people's heads!!"

With lightning speed, the emperor caught the peach that was being thrown at his head and yelled at the man sitting in the tree, clearly displeased.

"The peaches are delicious, try some. Don't do such wasteful things again. Although the peaches are still there, they're not fresh anymore, okay?"

With a slight pout, Shi Bai rested his head on his hand and lay down on the tree trunk.

"Believe it or not, it's up to you. Anyway, I only gave you a suggestion. Whether you do it or not is up to you... but it seems that you haven't figured out some things yet."

" Figure out what?"

Sitting down against the trunk of a large tree, the emperor took a bite of the peach in his hand, feeling somewhat annoyed.

"Besides, you clearly provoked me first. Throwing peach pits at me is one thing, but you also dared to act so rudely towards me..."

"How is it rude of me to just put a hat on you? Is it because the hat doesn't suit your taste? If you don't want it, then give it back to me. I don't mind."

Shi Bai showed no concern whatsoever.

"As for figuring out what, it's naturally about what your original thoughts were. For example, what kind of changes do you want the Celestials to become, what kind of changes do you want to bring to the Celestial race... Shouldn't you be asking yourself these questions?"

Shi Bai yawned and responded lazily.

"Do you want to change the current situation of the Celestial Race for your own boring life, or for the future of this race?"

"Of course, it's for the future of the race!!"

The emperor's expression was one of complete nonchalance.

"This race is completely stagnant, devoid of any vitality, and must be utterly transformed!!"

"Isn't it really not because you yourself are not used to it?"

"Of course not!! I will absolutely not change because of the world!!!"

"If you are unwilling to change for the sake of the world, then why should the world change for you?"

"Well, that's because... what's it to you!?"

Under the barrage of questions, the emperor visibly began to stutter. In the end, she was at a loss for words to answer them, and she appeared quite embarrassed and angry.

"It's absolutely incredibly boring here. I feel like I'm being driven crazy by this oppressive atmosphere. Just thinking about having to continue living like this makes me feel numb all over! I'd rather be dead than live like that!!!"

"...Still haven't changed your mindset from human perspectives? That's understandable, considering you became a celestial being in one step when you were still a child... How about this, are you sure you want to continue?"

He shook his head slightly, flipped over and jumped down from the tree, landing in front of the emperor.

"If you want to stop, you can still stop now, okay? But the kind of change you're looking for won't happen, and you'll have to continue enduring this incredibly boring life. But if you want to continue, I can assure you, one day a complete upheaval will occur here."

"I………"

After a brief hesitation, Bi Naming nodded heavily.

"If everything really goes as you say, then I want to continue... If I continue this boring and tedious life, I'll really go crazy!!"

"Alright, then so be it."

Standing up from the ground, Shi Bai stood before the emperor against the light.

"However, there's no going back in this world. Since you've made this choice, you have to be prepared for the consequences."

"Prepare...prepare what?"

Looking up at the man in front of her, the Empress asked a question with a hint of surprise. Because of the backlighting, she couldn't see the expression on his face clearly.

“I gave you the opportunity to choose and the space to think. I will never interfere with your choice, but you'd better not regret it.”

He took out the teleportation gun Rick had given him from his pocket, adjusted the parameters on the gun, and then fired a shot at the ground beside him.

A moment later, a green circular portal appeared on the land that had been hit by the teleportation gun.

"The first step in changing the plan to reach the heavens is for you to go through this portal and then collect all the feather robes scattered among the bushes behind it."

"...Feather Robe?"

After hearing the man's words, the emperor looked at the light gate and paused slightly.

What's behind the door?

"Ah... those things aren't really worth worrying about, are they? You'll find out later anyway. Besides, you should know that without my help, you wouldn't be able to change the current situation of the Celestial race, right?"

The person turned their head away nonchalantly.

"In short, just do as I say and you won't go wrong."

"I'm not your subordinate!! Why don't you do this kind of thing yourself!?"

"Oh, because I get motion sickness from teleportation."

"........."

After a brief silence, and after glancing at someone one last time, the emperor decisively stood up and walked into the portal of light, disappearing in an instant.

However, what she didn't expect was that shortly after she left, someone with his arms crossed in front of him muttered something strange to himself.

"Sure enough, kids like this, so naive and clueless about the dangers of the world, are the easiest to fool... Anyway, it's all her own choice, it has nothing to do with me!!"

Five minutes later, the emperor returned safely from behind the portal, carrying a large pile of feathered robes.

"There are really a lot of these clothes there... So what's next? What should we do next?"

Perhaps out of curiosity, the emperor seemed a little excited at this moment. After all, she was already very familiar with everything in the heavens, and she was always filled with a strong curiosity about other places.

"Ahem... One for each family. Just put these clothes into the homes of the other celestial beings."

After closing the portal, Shi Bai coughed a few times.

"These feather robes are indeed very beautiful... but is there any symbolic meaning behind them?"

Looking down at the exquisitely crafted feather robes he held in his arms, the emperor appeared somewhat bewildered.

"As for the meaning... you'll find out by tomorrow at the latest."

After manually adjusting the parameters of the teleportation gun in his hand, Shi Bai opened eleven teleportation portals around him in one go.

"Alright, go and release it secretly now. After you've finished this, we'll continue with the next step of the plan."

"Oh……"

With great regret, she looked down at the feathered robe in her arms. The emperor had obediently followed someone's instructions to complete the task, but when giving away the last one, she couldn't help but secretly put away the most beautiful feathered robe for someone else.

Although she is now a celestial being, her heart still remains mortal, and she naturally admires the pretty clothes that girls like to wear.

However, since the celestial beings have generally abandoned this kind of competition in terms of clothing appearance in order to pursue a higher realm, there are no beautiful clothes for the celestial being to wear in the celestial realm. Now, when she suddenly sees this extremely beautiful feather robe that she has never seen before, she simply cannot resist.

Shi Bai pretended not to see it.

"Alright, now for the second thing."

Harboring a strange criminal urge to lure children with lollipops, Shi Bai coughed slightly a few times.

"This matter is also very simple. Go to the innermost table in a magnificent palace and take a cube-shaped piece of jade..."

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The Great Heat season.

In this season, which seems no different from previous years, several major events have occurred in the celestial realm.

The Yongjiang clan, who reside in the Xuanyun Sea and serve as messengers of the Dragon God, and have been peaceful for generations, arrived in Youdingtian, a territory governed by celestial beings, with great momentum.

The conflict stemmed from an unspeakable incident. Yesterday, when members of the Yongjiang clan, including the clan chief's most precious daughter Yongjiang Yijiu, were bathing and changing clothes in their clan's forbidden area, they discovered that all the clothes they were carrying had been brutally destroyed.

Since it concerned such a vital matter as chastity and purity, the Yongjiang clan was naturally enraged. They went so far as to come to Youdingtian. After catching the culprit red-handed in the homes of some celestial beings, the conflict escalated even further.

Faced with irrefutable evidence, the Celestials were speechless, truly unable to defend themselves.

Because he had left behind his most beautiful feathered robe, Princess Eijū of the Dragon Palace also came to his door with her entourage.

It wasn't until she was brought to the Supreme Court in a daze that she suddenly realized what she had done the day before, and she was completely dumbfounded.

Coincidentally, just as the celestial beings and the Dragon Palace envoys were entangled in their conflict and it was about to escalate once again, the Heavenly Court also led a large group of immortals to storm the Heavenly Palace.

The Dragon Seal, the supreme symbol of power in the Heavenly Court, was stolen, and the immortals came knocking on the door for the same reason.

Thus, the conflict began to escalate rapidly, and in the end, it was unclear which of the three parties had struck first, causing the original situation to become completely unbalanced.

And so the war began.

—This was the first time that Emperor Higanbana truly experienced what war was all about.

Blood, slaughter, death... One by one, familiar people fell before her eyes, their blood splattering and blurring her vision.

"No... this is not what I wanted at all..."

When the heavens were completely lost, the emperor, clutching his head and hiding in the basement, closed his eyes in anguish.

She had regretted it long ago and tried desperately to explain, but since she couldn't find the man who had mysteriously appeared in front of her, no one believed her version of the truth.

Because with her abilities, it's simply impossible for her to do those things.

"Ahem... I suppose you should have gained some insight by now?"

Suddenly, a coughing sound rang out in front of her. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself standing under a tree, holding a large pile of feathered robes in her arms.

It was as if time had reversed, and everything had returned to the very beginning, where the mysterious black-haired man was now standing in front of her.

"!!!"

Looking down at the feathered robes he was holding, the emperor seemed to be electrocuted and hurriedly dropped them to the ground.

"That was...that was..."

"Oh, you just fell under my Tsukuyomi."

Pointing to his eyes, Shi Bai wore a serious expression.

"Of course, you can also consider everything you've experienced before as a real event that happened in a parallel world."

"...Those things..."

"That's right, there's a very high probability it will happen."

Shi Bai snapped his fingers.

"So, what's your choice now?"

"...Can I return these clothes?"

After a moment of silence, the emperor pointed to the feathered robes scattered on the ground.

"of course can."

With a sense of accomplishment from saving a wayward girl, Shi Bai smiled and responded, even bending down to pick up the feathered robes on the ground for her.

"After such a rare experience, you should have a general understanding of things. Since you're feeling bored, don't stay in a place like You Ding Tian all day. Try to go out more often when you have time..."

However, before the man could finish speaking, the emperor, who had been keeping his head down, suddenly reached out and hugged him, then viciously dragged him towards the portal behind them.

"You're coming with me, you bastard!!!"

Completely unprepared for the sudden change in the Emperor's behavior, Shi Bai had no time to react before being thrown into the portal with the Emperor, finding himself in an unfamiliar place.