The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

"Thank goodness... thank goodness I reacted quickly. If I had been hit, I would have gotten a scrape, wouldn't I?"

Because of Emperor Pan: "..."

Huan Yue: "..."

The awkward silence didn't last long, because after a short while, the fairies living in this fairy realm finally revealed themselves.

Fairies are mostly petite, and their social structure is similar to that of other monsters. The one who rules this fairy realm is an ice queen named Cirno.

only……

"...Is this really ⑨? Or is it some kind of Super ⑨ or EX ⑨?"

Looking at the cold-faced, mature woman sitting on the frozen throne from afar, Shi Bai immediately felt uneasy.

From a cunning rabbit beside him, who harbored resentment towards him, he learned about the Ice Queen's past deeds: wise, powerful, cold, aloof, indifferent... and so on. These were all adjectives used to describe the Ice Queen.

...This is totally not right!! If ⑨ isn't a loli + idiot, then it's not the real ⑨ at all!!

Shi Bai was deeply hurt, feeling that his feelings had been betrayed, which made him quite listless.

The strong are respected no matter where they are, so Taotie, who was fully capable of destroying this secret realm, was respectfully invited by the fairies to the main seat at the banquet. The banquet was held in a castle made entirely of ice. However, after glancing back at someone, Taotie obediently lay down to the side, pretending to be invisible and giving up his seat.

— This rare freedom is right before my eyes; it's not like being needlessly sealed away for thousands of years because of some event.

It was precisely because of this that the fairies began to take a serious look at the black-haired youth whose aura was no different from that of an ordinary human.

"Cirno, we seem to be keeping to ourselves, so why are you launching this attack on us first?"

Seeing that someone was listless and silent for a long time for some reason, Pan Di had no choice but to speak on their behalf and asked the Ice Queen, who was sitting on the ice sculpture throne.

"The aura of a demon has appeared in my secret realm. Should I not take the initiative to attack first, or should I sit down and invite her for a cup of tea?"

Cirno glanced at Mengyue and Huanyue indifferently, her face expressionless.

"The fairy territory has never welcomed such dark and filthy beings. Moreover, you two should be well aware of your current situation. Your presence here will only bring disaster to us. Leave here as soon as possible. This is my warning to you. Although I have no intention of interfering in this matter, I don't mind lending a little effort."

"Hmph, do you think anyone wants to stay here any longer? If you hadn't forced us to stop, we would have left long ago. Don't pretend to be so careless. Your initial plan was actually to capture Mengyue and me and collect the reward, right?"

With her arms crossed, Huan Yue glared back defiantly.

"Ice Fairy, don't think I don't know your character. You're an absolute pragmatist, your emotional indifference as cold as ice. If you want to fight, then fight! Who's afraid of who?!"

"I never imagined you would end up like this."

Completely ignoring Huan Yue, Cirno let him finish speaking before turning her gaze towards Sariel.

"You betrayed the god you believed in, turning from a high and mighty archangel into a despicable fallen angel. Is this what you wanted?"

What I expect is none of your business.

It seemed they knew each other before. Sally frowned slightly and turned her head away, not wanting to say anything more.

"Ha...how ironic. The Gospel, which once represented the Lord in walking the world and spreading the gospel to mankind, has now degenerated to the point of willingly joining the company of the devil..."

With a slight upward curve at the corners of her lips, Cirno's words carried a hint of pity and mockery.

Although Cirno spoke very softly, who among those present was a normal person? Sariel's expression immediately darkened.

"And as for who this person is..."

Cirno's gaze lingered for a moment on Shi Bai, who was busy eating the fruit on the table in front of her. A strange light flashed in her eyes as she turned her gaze to Taotie, who was lying on the ground dozing off, looking bored.

Having no intention of paying any attention to the other party, the Taotie, which had been playing dead the whole time, simply buried its head with its claws.

"...It is the Taotie, one of the four ancient ferocious beasts that ravaged the world and harmed countless living beings in the ancient and barbaric era!!"

Just as the atmosphere was about to fall silent, a voice suddenly came from outside the castle, and along with the voice, a girl with blue and white hair, carrying a book in her hands, ran in from outside the castle, slightly out of breath.

"That's one of the most ferocious beasts in history!! It's dangerous here, everyone get out of here immediately!!"

In unison, most of the people in the spacious hall focused their attention on her. However, Taotie remained the same as always. After glancing at the girl with a hint of curiosity, it disdainfully lay back down, clearly not taking what the girl had just said seriously at all.

"The most ferocious beast in history?"

With some doubt, Inaba Tei turned around and glanced at the Taotie, who was lazily lying there. Recalling how hard the other party had worked to pull the cart earlier, he curled his lip in disdain.

How does it resemble it?

"I'm telling the truth!! The Taotie is really extremely dangerous!!"

Seeing that no one in the room took her words seriously, the girl became anxious and, without thinking, raised the book she was holding.

"My father is the divine beast Bai Ze, who understands the emotions of all things. He personally witnessed the devastating battle in which Taotie wreaked havoc on the world. This is a portrait of the four ancient ferocious beasts that my father drew!"

"If it were really as dangerous as you say, then we wouldn't be sitting here right now, and it wouldn't be sitting there quietly taking a nap."

After glancing at the gluttonous beast that had simply covered its ears with its claws, and recalling its tireless cart-pulling work over the past ten days, Sariel also felt that there was something quite wrong with what the girl who had suddenly barged in had said.

"Perhaps you've mistaken it for something else. Although it's also called Taotie, it's probably not the Taotie you know."

"Yeah, it's not that scary."

Emperor Pan nodded in agreement.

"You must have mistaken him for someone else. Our Taotie is so cute, how could he be fierce?"

Girl: "..."

Taotie: "..."

P.S.: Good morning/afternoon/evening.

Chapter Seventeen: The Sage Appears in the World, Shang Baize Huiyin

The sudden appearance of the girl caused a significant change in the situation, and the girl and a certain cunning rabbit started arguing about whether Taotie was the same Taotie as before.

One said that Taotie was an extremely evil and ferocious beast, a synonym for extreme destruction, while the other said that this Taotie had such a good temper that it could not possibly be the ferocious beast the other was talking about, and that the other must have mistaken it for something else. The two then argued endlessly about this.

However, as the party involved in this argument, Taotie completely pretended to be dead throughout. Not only did it not intend to speak to prove its identity, it also simply covered its ears with its paws and fell fast asleep.

Although it is now in a state of decline, it was still one of the most vicious beasts back then. Its greatest strength is that it knows how to be pragmatic and distinguish right from wrong. Didn't you see that among the four ferocious beasts that were once on par with each other, it is the only one that has survived to this day?

That man was an absolute monster. Being a cart puller under such a powerful figure wasn't shameful at all… You call yourself good-tempered? If it weren't for that guy, you'd all be devoured by me long ago. I don't even consider a divine beast like Bai Ze a threat, and this mere half-beast with Bai Ze blood dares to boss me around? You're lucky I haven't eaten you… if I weren't afraid of being beaten to death by that guy…

After venting its resentment and grumbling to itself, Taotie closed its eyes as if to console itself.

"I never expected to run into Bai Ze Huiyin in a place like this. It seems this trip to the West was worthwhile..."

One by one, they tossed grapes from the table into their mouths, while Shi Bai looked thoughtful as he watched the two people who were almost about to fight.

He was aware of mythical beasts like Bai Ze.

Bai Ze is a famous mythical beast from Kunlun Mountain. It is pure white, understands the feelings of all things, and rarely appears. It only appears when a sage rules the world and presents a book. It is an auspicious beast that can bring good fortune and avert disaster.

When he was suppressing the Four Fiends with his sword on the Divine Continent, a Bai Ze once traveled a thousand miles to deliver a letter... and he almost mistook it for one of those ferocious beasts and slashed it with his sword.

"Divine beasts like Bai Ze are always passed down through a single lineage... So that guy is Bai Ze Huiyin's father? If I had just casually killed him with a sword back then..."

Looking at the book in the girl's hand, whose surface gleamed faintly and was clearly not an ordinary book, Shi Bai's expression became somewhat strange.

"...This is the [Bai Ze Tu]! It's a family heirloom passed down to me by my father, not some random picture book!!"

On the other side, the girl was clearly angered by the cunning rabbit, and angrily slammed the book she was holding onto the table.

"The [Bai Ze Diagram] records all things in the world; it is a distant witness to history!! You must apologize to me!!!"

After arguing back and forth, the two successfully shifted the topic away from Taotie.

"What 'Bai Ze Tu'? It dares to claim it records everything under heaven. To us, it's just... um? This is..."

Upon accidentally seeing a painting recorded on the Bai Ze Map, the cunning rabbit suddenly froze in place.

"Hmph, I knew you were ignorant. How much do you know about these ancient histories? Even though history has been buried in the dust, there will always be a legacy to record everything."

With a soft hum, the girl put away the [Bai Ze Diagram] on the table, her face filled with pride.

"Listen carefully, he is the one who subdued the Four Fiends, annihilated the Nine Suns, left behind the Ten Divine Weapons, and brought peace and clarity to the world. He is the last saint of the end of the barbaric era!! Immortal Shi Bai!!"

"Cough cough cough!!!"

Suddenly hearing this sentence out of nowhere, someone who was happily eating grapes nearby almost choked to death.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were suddenly focused on him, the person's lips twitched violently, and he decisively put down the grapes in his hand.

"You two can continue your conversation. I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now. You can stay here for the night!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the person vanished from the chair, making a swift and decisive escape. While everyone was still reeling from the shock, the Taotie, who had been feigning death on the ground, also got up. After giving everyone a disdainful and contemptuous look, it turned and lazily walked out of the palace.

Everyone: "..."

—A certain cunning rabbit was quite certain that she saw a rather irritating expression in the other person's eyes that said, "I'm not saying this, but everyone here is trash."

Hmm... because the only person who wasn't trash is no longer sitting there...

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The barbaric era refers to the time before the emergence of humankind. The cycle of life began the countdown to the barbaric era, and the simultaneous appearance of ten suns marked its final end.

Among everyone present, the only one who had personally experienced that era was Emperor Inaba. Even Kamishirasawa Keine, who controlled the [Hakutaku Diagram], only knew about those ancient legends. However, given the rabbit's extremely deceptive appearance, no one would mistake her for someone from that era.

When an ancient figure from a previous era appears in this era, the shock it brings to them is considerable, especially when this ancient figure from a previous era is a saint who led that era forward and left behind remarkable legends...

It's fair to say that, apart from the girl, this was the first time anyone present had truly heard such a rumor from ancient history.

However, the most shocked person in the room was Inaba Tei, because she knew far more than anyone else present. But it was precisely because she knew more that she was even more shocked.

"He annihilated the Nine Suns... wait, he resolved the sudden appearance of the Ten Suns?"

However, the girl completely ignored her question. After a moment of shock, she became quite excited.

"That's right, I should have thought of it sooner... Who else could make a ferocious beast like the Taotie so obedient... besides that saint who subdued the Four Fiends!? Speaking of which..."

Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she picked up the book "Bai Ze Tu". Completely forgetting the words her father had solemnly instructed her, the girl chased after the Taotie outside the door without thinking.

"Hey!! Don't ignore us!! Explain yourself first, did he actually resolve the sudden change that occurred ten days ago!?"

While saying these words, a certain cunning rabbit, clearly anxious, hurriedly followed.

After the rabbit, Huan Yue's eyes darted around, and looking at the hall that had become noticeably empty, she followed behind Inpandi, shouting and yelling.

As her older sister left, Mengyue looked up and carefully closed the comic book in her hand. Then, she calmly followed in their footsteps as they departed.

"........."

As they left one by one, the entire hall fell into an eerie silence, with only the Ice Queen on the throne and the fallen angel below her facing each other in silence.

After a long while, the Ice Queen, seated on her throne, finally spoke coldly.

"No wonder you've fallen into depravity, and no wonder those two demons risked returning here. Have the saints of the Eastern world finally decided to interfere in the affairs of the Western world?"

"Sorry, I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about."

Although she was completely bewildered, Sariel remained expressionless when facing the Ice Queen before her.

As the archangel most trusted by God Jehovah, she naturally understood the concept of saints in the Eastern world. Not just anyone can be called a saint; only those with the highest virtue and the most outstanding wisdom can be given this title.

But what about that guy...?

Unconsciously recalling the hellish months of study she spent on the ship, her face involuntarily darkened.

"Hmph, you still don't want to admit it? But it's understandable. After all, you can easily betray your beliefs for profit. You're just a despicable person who can easily betray his beliefs."

The Ice Queen let out a cold laugh for no reason.

"One is a demon whose very existence was a mistake, and the other is a fallen angel who has betrayed his faith. That saint certainly doesn't discriminate. However, in the Western world, your schemes are destined to come to nothing."

"Oh? Is that so? But you don't need to worry about that. We'll leave after dawn."

While muttering to herself, "Plot? What plot? Seriously, do we even have a plot?" Sariel calmly rose and left. Behind her, the Ice Queen sat on her throne, her face expressionless, lost in thought.

Ultimately, the banquet ended on a sour note.

"...Speak, what do you want to know from me?"

Looking at the girl in front of him who was acting like a little fangirl, and feeling the complaining gazes coming from behind him, Shi Bai suddenly felt a strange headache.

"This junior, Bai Ze Huiyin, and my father, Bai Ze, greet the Holy One..."

"Stop, stop, stop, can you please stop using that kind of address?"

Before the excited Shiroze Huiyin could finish speaking, Shi Bai interrupted her with obvious pain.

"All I want now is a peaceful life. Please don't bring up the past anymore."