The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

Seeing the two groups of people clearly in a standoff in front of him, Shi Bai couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Where I am seems to be none of your business, right?

Rumia's expression seemed rather unpleasant, perhaps because she had been interrupted twice before.

"This is my business, don't interfere..."

"Father!!"

Before Rumia could finish her sentence, Alice cheered and threw herself into Shi Bai's arms.

Rumia: "..."

“Father…?”

Pan Di glanced at Alice, who was nestled in someone's arms with a satisfied expression, and then at Shi Bai, who looked embarrassed. She seemed quite astonished, but what shocked her even more was yet to come.

Seemingly relieved, the succubus, who had single-handedly created and organized a wizarding association to fight against vampires, put down the tattered magic staff in her hand and respectfully performed the highest level of wizarding etiquette on the person she considered a nobody.

"The student succubus greets the teacher."

"……teacher?"

Revealing itself in the air, Tatara Kosana happily flew to Tokihaku's side.

"Master, you've finally arrived!!"

"Owner……?"

Pan Di appeared slightly dizzy.

"You're already married, and you even have a daughter!?"

Seeing this scene before her, Huan Yue, who had crawled out of the carriage, couldn't help but widen her eyes, her face filled with shock.

"Does Lady Yuuka know about this? What should my sister and I do then?"

Shi Bai: "???"

For a moment, the scene became chaotic.

When the farce finally came to an end and things finally calmed down, Shi Bai discovered that Rumia had taken advantage of the chaos to slip away...

With Rumia's departure, the disaster that had affected several secret realms also came to an end. The attack by the powerful being that manipulated darkness had caused considerable damage to this place.

Several secret realms that had allied with the Wizarding Realm to fight against the vampires were destroyed, and the Wizarding Realm itself was blown up by Alice with a portable nuclear bomb, resulting in devastating losses.

"But as long as there are teachers around, nothing is a problem."

—So said the succubus.

It took three days to build up a new secret realm on the site of the original wizard's secret realm. It was not the unfinished, half-finished version of the previous one, but a completely new secret realm that could exist independently of this area. This terrifying construction speed and some of the concepts it contained completely dumbfounded the cunning rabbit.

She, who had previously mocked someone for being a frog in a well, now felt like that frog at the bottom of the well, gazing up at the sky above the well's opening...

"So I've said before that I'm very strong, it's just that you didn't believe me, is that my fault?"

Lying in one of those bamboo rattan chairs designed for the elderly, basking in the sun, fanning himself with an exquisitely crafted black fan, and waiting for lunch, someone rolled his eyes.

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Even Ultraman Tiga has gone to the countryside to feed chickens, so can't I just pretend to be a salted fish?"

"...So what should we do now?"

After a moment of silence, a certain cunning rabbit, who was squatting next to the bamboo rattan chair and drawing circles on the ground with its finger, spoke up in a low voice.

"The other secret realms that had agreed to join forces against the vampires were destroyed, the wizard's secret realm was bombed, and the vampires only sent one person... Is the difference in combat power between the two sides really that great?"

"That guy isn't a vampire."

Thinking of EX10 who secretly slipped away after seeing him arrive, Shi Bai rubbed his forehead with a slight headache.

"I thought that under my influence, she would become a little better, but unexpectedly, she became even worse, destroying several secret realms and even races... What exactly is she trying to do? There shouldn't be anything from the vampires that could sway her..."

"This issue is not important at all, is it? The point is that your old friend is now on the opposite side of us."

A certain cunning rabbit drew circles on the ground with a depressed expression.

"Although most of the people in the secret realm have been sent to various cities to stop the vampires' conspiracy, so we won't be completely wiped out or crippled, the current situation is quite bad for us. I don't know if you can defeat your old friend. The vampires' ambitions are far greater than we imagined... Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Sigh, do you really think Rumia only left because of me?"

Shi Bai sighed, feeling utterly exhausted.

"Hmm? Isn't that right? After all, judging from the tone of your conversation at the time..."

"If she hadn't taken the opportunity to escape, I would have caught her and beaten her up long ago. I always keep my personal and professional life separate. She already knew she had angered me. If she didn't run away, was she planning to stay there and get beaten up by me?"

With a snap, Shi Bai slammed the fan away, a cold smile on his face.

"How dare you bully my student, injuring her so badly, and even trying to kidnap Alice? Do you think I have no temper?"

"...So what are you going to do next?"

Forcing himself to ignore two strange-sounding words in the other person's words, Pan Di's lips twitched slightly.

"Should we go and bring her back? Or go directly to the Scarlett family's location? We have people here scouting the location of the Scarlett family's headquarters. Once she returns, we can..."

"No, just idling around."

Lying back down in the chair, the person leisurely opened the folding fan in their hand.

"........."

"Okay, let me ask you a question: Do you believe in 'everyone has their own destiny, predetermined by heaven,' or do you believe in 'my fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven'?"

"Well... I think everyone's fate should be decided and controlled by themselves, and should not be controlled by some unfounded entity."

After thinking for a moment, Emperor Pan answered very cautiously.

"A predetermined fate? We don't believe in anything predetermined."

"I think the same way you do. I don't want to become the kind of person I used to hate the most."

With his eyes slightly narrowed, Shi Bai raised his head and looked up at the sky.

"Fate is something that can't be explained or defined, but it truly exists. Some things are best left to their own devices; interfering too much and trying to control other people's destinies can cause them a lot of trouble..."

"Tch, what fate? You're making it sound so mystical."

After discovering that someone's attitude had not changed at all, Pan Di felt inexplicably relieved and curled his lip.

Throughout the entire Wizarding Guild, the person she feared most was the succubus. Therefore, upon learning that someone's identity was the highly respected teacher mentioned by the succubus, she became quite reserved in her attitude towards that person.

However, after chatting for a while and seeing that the other person was still as laid-back as before, she finally put her worries to rest. Friends are hard to find, and close friends who can chat, brag, and joke around with are even harder to find. She didn't want to lose her source of free beer in the future.

—The last sentence is the key point.

"A doctor cannot heal himself, and a diviner cannot predict his own fate. Those who control their own destiny are often also controlled by it."

Waving the folding fan that Yuyuko had given him, Shi Bai casually uttered a seemingly profound but ultimately flawed statement.

"Hmm... I don't understand."

At some point, a small stool was moved up and sat down next to the bamboo rattan chair. The cunning rabbit shook its head quite honestly.

"Can't understand?"

Shi Bai turned his head and glanced at the other person, his expression meaningful.

"It's best if you don't understand it."

"What……"

Before Pandi could even ask, Alice's cheerful voice, carrying a large covered basin in both hands, approached from afar in this newly built secret realm.

"Father, dinner is served. This is Western cuisine that I made for you myself. Please do try it."

"...Alice, didn't I tell you not to call me that? It will cause misunderstandings."

Looking at Alice, who was holding a basin and had an expectant look on her face, Shi Bai couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache.

"I'm a handsome young man who's only eighteen years old. How am I supposed to find a wife if you act like this?"

"Eighteen years old? I'd say eighteen with seven zeros after it would be more like it..."

Lowering its head, the cunning rabbit continued drawing circles on the ground with its finger, muttering something under its breath.

"It's alright. If Father can't find a wife in the future, Alice will become Father's wife when she grows up."

Alice placed the dish on the table, turned her head, and looked very serious.

Shi Bai: "..."

So, who exactly instilled this strange idea in Alice?

Shi Bai's lips twitched involuntarily, and his gaze locked onto Huan Yue, who was hiding behind a tree not far away, giving a dry laugh...

"Alice, you are still young. Adult matters are not for you to concern yourself with. So from today onwards, you will attend classes with Huan Yue and the others."

With a loud slap, the person slammed a pile of math problems, over a meter high, in front of Alice, looking on with a serious expression.

"Perfect timing. I plan to transform the core area of ​​this secret realm into a school. I've already decided on a name: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I will serve as the first headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please address me as Headmaster within the school."

"A school? A school that specializes in teaching magic?"

Alice opened her eyes wide with curiosity.

"That's right, but if you want to learn magic well, you must first learn math, physics and chemistry well. This will be the first rule of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."

Without hesitation, Shi Bai lifted up Tatara Kosame, who was trying to sneak up onto his personal rattan chair while he was getting up, and gave the tsukumogami a chop to the neck without any politeness.

"You're the same. After the school is built, you'll go to school too. What are you two kids doing getting involved in adult matters?"

"Oh……"

Tatara Kogasa nodded slightly in disappointment, but soon she raised her head again with a hint of anticipation.

"Then at school I can address you as Master..."

Shi Bai slammed his fan down.

"Don't even think about it. If you see me at school, please call me Headmaster. Without rules, there can be no order. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will become the greatest magic school in the Western world in the future."

Shi Bai had a blank face.

"And didn't I tell you this before? Have you forgotten all these years since I've been away? Listen carefully, you belong only to yourself, not to anyone else. What kind of talk is that, calling me 'master'? Call me 'brother'!!"

"elder brother……"

Tatara Kogasa spoke hesitantly.

"That's more like it. Okay, let's call everyone to come and eat."

Shi Bai nodded with great satisfaction.

This secret realm, which would later be known as a magical holy land in the Western mystic world, was newly built, so at this time, apart from open spaces, forests, and a few streams, there were very few other buildings.

Originally, Shi Bai didn't have any plans for this, but after thinking about it just now, he has decided to build a school here. Children's education is very important. Didn't you see Alice just make such a scary declaration about marrying her father?

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Since we're in the Western world now, we should naturally follow the local customs. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is the only school he knows, and in this day and age, no one's going to sue him for defamation...

Over the years, Succubus's cooking skills have improved significantly. Since it was a rare opportunity to eat with her teacher, all the meals for the past few days were prepared by Succubus herself, and her superb culinary skills have won her a lot of praise.

Alice was overjoyed to have met her father in the Western world. She spent the last few days pestering the succubus to teach her how to cook, hoping to surprise her father. After three days of learning, Alice confidently prepared a dish and served it at the dinner table.

Originally, Shi Bai had already mentally prepared himself to finish eating everything, no matter how bad the other party's cooking was. However, when the lid was lifted and his eyes fell on what was supposedly Alice's harvest over the past few days, even though he was prepared, his gaze became somewhat dazed.

"This dish..."

"That's right, this is the delicious dish I've been carefully preparing these past few days. I even went to the river to catch fish just to make it."

With her head held high and chest out, Alice appeared somewhat proud.

"Looking up at the starry sky, please enjoy this, Father."

Shi Bai: "..."

P.S.: Good morning!

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Chapter Twenty-One: The Sage's Guidance, the Shackles of Fate

Luxurious city gate towers and magnificent golden palaces.