The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

"...Sakuya, please do one last thing for me."

After a moment of silence, Remilia spoke softly.

"The elders of the clan have already planned to reward you by making you a member of the vampire clan. I know you are extremely resistant to this in your heart. You would rather die than become a monster that killed your family. But you have no power to resist, and all you can do is remain silent. When you become a vampire, you will choose to walk towards your final demise under the sunlight... Help me find where my sister is, and I will let you go."

"Young Miss, the Second Young Miss has gone mad."

The silver-haired maid calmly stated the fact that Remilia would never accept.

“Sakuya is just an ordinary human being. The Second Miss will kill Sakuya.”

"Fran is such a well-behaved child, how could she possibly be like what those elders said? Whether you believe it or not, I absolutely will not believe it."

Remilia's voice sounded slightly cold.

"This is the last thing I'm asking of you. If you can do it, I'll grant you any request. If you think my protection is a constraint, then I can set you free. If you think everything I've said is a lie, then you can pretend that tonight's conversation never happened."

"........."

She was met with an almost deathly silence.

After waiting patiently for a moment, Remilia turned her head back to look at the night sky with slight disappointment and let out a barely perceptible sigh.

"It's late... Sakuya, you can go and rest now. I want to be alone for a while."

"Good night, miss."

Behind him came the silver-haired maid's usual calm reply.

Remilia didn't reply, but simply looked up at the night sky in a daze.

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You want us to rescue them?

The purple-haired mage and Saint Byakuren both frowned slightly as they patiently listened to the God in front of them finish recounting everything.

"Yes."

Faced with the question, Allah nodded very seriously.

"The being who controls destiny resides in a luxurious palace, while the being who controls destruction is imprisoned in a gloomy dungeon. These two sisters are the true core."

"And what about them?"

Saint Byakuren spoke with a slight frown.

"The older sister only has a vague understanding of her younger sister's situation. The younger sister spends most of her day in a state of chaotic and disordered thinking. That's all I know."

Allah sighed.

"If you really want to go, please be very careful. Flandre controls pure destructive power. When she went berserk, she crushed everyone in the entire manor into pieces, leaving the ground covered in blood and bits of flesh. Since then, no one has dared to go near there... I probably wouldn't last even half a minute in front of her before she killed me."

"But you vampires would rather she remain in this berserk and insane state, wouldn't you?"

The purple-haired mage wore a sarcastic expression.

"Perhaps that's the case... That's why I said the vampires are now on the wrong path."

Allah wore a wry smile.

"Are you willing to help me?"

"Help you? The Scarlet Devil Mansion is heavily guarded; there's no way to get inside and make contact. And while there are no guards at the dungeon, anyone who dares to approach will be killed... Are you kidding us?"

The purple-haired mage stood up from the table with a cold smile on his face.

"As a king who has returned from the vampire clan, what you are doing now seems to be completely contrary to the vampire clan's ways. I have considerable doubts about what you said earlier."

"...I have come to a complete understanding and will henceforth abandon darkness and embrace the light."

"Who would believe that? Who knows what kind of conspiracy you're plotting in the dark? You say you encountered a sage in the Eastern world and that's how you met a sage? Don't be ridiculous."

The purple-haired mage spoke coldly.

"If you want to show sincerity, don't use vague and ambiguous words to gloss over your past. What exactly happened to you in the Eastern world during the hundreds of years you disappeared from the Western world?"

"...Hundreds of years ago, when I had just come ashore, I was captured by someone I met by chance and used as a guinea pig for a month."

After a long silence, God spoke with difficulty.

"Then she locked me in a coffin and sank me to the bottom of the sea, sealing me away for 300 years. When I finally broke free after 300 years, I was kicked back into a coffin by someone I just met and sealed away for another 100 years. 400 years of contemplation and reflection made me understand... Hey, hey, hey, don't go! What I'm saying is true!!"

“Amitabha Buddha, monks do not lie.”

Saint Bailian clasped his hands together, displaying the demeanor of a high-ranking Buddhist monk.

"I really mean it..."

The God, who had made a huge decision to reveal his dark past, was quite dumbfounded. However, before he could finish his rebuttal, he was coldly interrupted again.

"This isn't how you insult someone's intelligence. Do you think we're both idiots? Or do you think we look like we're easy to fool?"

The purple-haired mage spoke coldly.

"I once had a human friend who specialized in recording the history and stories of monsters, but I've never seen such an illogical and inconsistent story... You just randomly meet someone, they capture you and use you as a guinea pig for a month, and you can't even escape. Afterwards, you're locked in a coffin and sunk to the bottom of the sea for 300 years. Even more miraculously, after 300 years, you come out, only to randomly meet someone who kicks you back into a coffin and seals you for 100 years... We're from the Eastern world, do you really think we're idiots? Also, didn't you say you were enlightened by a sage? Do you know how many years it's been since a sage appeared? Your words don't make sense, you're just spouting nonsense, are you the idiot or are we?"

"But what I'm saying is... well, the truth is actually like this."

Originally, Allah wanted to argue a bit more, but seeing the other party's cold eyes, he had no choice but to compromise.

"Back then, I carried my clan's sacred artifact to the Eastern World in search of an item that could complete it. After arriving in the Eastern World, I lived in seclusion, searching for clues. After spending 100 years, I finally found the item that could complete my clan's sacred artifact at a sacred mountain overseas. However, I also disturbed the sage who was living in seclusion there... In the following 300 years, I became a disciple of the sage, learning knowledge and various etiquettes. Finally, I achieved enlightenment and returned to settle my karmic debts... That's how it all happened."

"Hmph, is it so hard to just tell the truth from the start?"

Meimu, the former first abandoned priestess of the Hakurei Shrine in Gensokyo and now a great mage who has fled to the West, snorted coldly with considerable dissatisfaction.

"As for the overseas immortal mountains... they should be Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou, those three overseas immortal islands. I wonder which one he went to."

After a moment of contemplation, Sei Byakuren nodded.

"When I was training as a mage, I went there under the guidance of someone... This should be correct. I practice Buddhism and can sense his vast and serene heart."

At this point, Saint Byakuren turned to look at the bewildered Allah.

"I observe that you, benefactor, are pure in your six senses and possess great wisdom in your heart. You are destined to be connected with the Buddha. May I ask if you are willing to practice Buddhism?"

Holy Lord: "..."

Nonsense. Spending 16 hours a day staring blankly into the dark, cramped interior of a coffin, living like that for a full 400 years—if you weren't insane, even if you were incredibly dull and lacking in worldly desires, you'd still develop some kind of wisdom...

"We can discuss this matter later. I wonder if you two could assist us?"

Forcing a smile, Allah spoke.

“Once that final war begins, the vampire clan will likely face annihilation. I must do everything in my power to prevent this from happening… According to my personal intelligence, God Jehovah, who has long resided in heaven, has even descended to the mortal realm.”

"Has Jehovah come down from the kingdom of heaven?"

Upon hearing God's words, both Mingmeng and Sheng Bailian were visibly surprised. Having spent so many years in the Western world, they knew perfectly well who was in charge.

"That's right, the news comes from Pusil City, where a mutiny occurred some time ago, and all the vampires in the city were wiped out."

Allah nodded solemnly.

"According to intelligence, He briefly stayed there, and with a single move, He swiftly and decisively killed three demon kings from hell!!"

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P.S.: Good morning!

Chapter Twenty-Three: Patchouli, the Melee Mage, Mmq?

"...Are you really planning to build a school here?"

In the wizarding realm, looking at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which had been officially completed in just a few days, Inpanty's lips twitched.

"Logically speaking, shouldn't we be going after the vampires and seeking revenge now?"

"Alas, when will the grudges of the martial world end? How much of the past can we know? Last night, the east wind blew again in the small building, but there was no north or south wind."

Lying on the wicker chair, gazing at the sky, Shi Bai looked melancholy.

"Young Emperor, haven't you figured it out yet?"

"I always felt that there was a lot of malice in how you addressed me... At most, you're just holding a grudge, right? It's just that I broke your suit of 'ones and nines' a few times while we were playing mahjong last night, is that something to remember forever?"

Rolling its eyes, the cunning rabbit looked utterly annoyed.

"Is that a 'Nine of a Kind'?! 'Peerless Hero,' bro!! Do you know how hard it is to get 'Peerless Hero'?!"

Sitting up straight, the person looked indignant.

"...Let's get down to business. What exactly do you want to do?"

Inaba Tei silently turned his head to look at the academy gate.

The establishment of a brand-new and complete official secret realm always attracts a lot of attention and curiosity, especially since this mysterious secret realm was built in just a few days, which shocked the surrounding beings even more.

In the past few days, the total number of people received by their secret realm is countless. Some came to inquire about information, some to build relationships, some to gather intelligence, and some to join the secret realm... the list goes on.

"It's very simple. It's just about establishing a school. From the time it is established, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will remain permanently neutral, adhering to the principle of education for all, and strictly prohibiting the use of magic in the secular world. I've never been a headmaster before, but now I want to try being one."

Shi Bai yawned.

"Sometimes, don't oversimplify things that are too complicated, and don't overcomplicate things that are too simple. Just do what you want to do, why worry about why? If you have to have a justifiable reason for doing everything, wouldn't life be exhausting?"

"Hmm... I understand."

After thinking for a moment, Pan Di nodded with a look of sudden realization.

"If you understand..."

"You're just bored and have nothing better to do!!"

"...Please pass on a message to the succubus for me."

"Huh? What's the matter?"

"Tonight I want spicy rabbit hot pot... no, I'd rather have a whole rabbit feast. I've heard rabbit meat is delicious. Ah, speaking of rabbits, I suddenly remembered Yonglin's delicious moon pigeons... and tears involuntarily streamed down my face again..."

"........."

Putting the whole rabbit feast aside for now, within a few days, with the return of the wizards who had been sent out to thwart the vampire's conspiracy, this newly established wizarding realm began to develop rapidly.

With the school newly built, the first priority is naturally to recruit students.

As the founder of the secret realm and the most respected teacher of the Wizarding King Succubus, Shi Bai gave these returning wizards a task: to find suitable students among humans and bring them to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their studies.

Although the wizards had differing opinions on this order, they still dutifully carried out the tasks. Those humans who had been persecuted by the vampires, lost their families, and had nowhere to go were the first batch of students in the wizarding secret realm.

Under such circumstances, Saint Byakuren, who had gone out to search for clues related to the vampires, returned to the secret realm. Accompanying her back to the secret realm was Patchouli Knowledge, a great mage who was very famous in the Western world and mainly used body-enhancing magic for close combat.

Perhaps because both of their magical paths are focused on close combat and physical enhancement, the two get along quite well. Patchouli Knowledge, who is usually a loner, even teamed up with her for once.

"...Patchouli Knowledge?"

Looking at the beautiful girl with long purple hair in front of him, Shi Bai's expression couldn't help but look rather strange.

“Yes, you can call me Patchouli. Are you the new master of this wizarding realm?”

Patchouli looked at the black-haired man in front of her with a hint of curiosity, but remained completely at ease.

After her only human friend died and went to the underworld, Meimu Hakurei, the first shrine maiden of the now-destroyed Hakurei Shrine who was no longer human, left Gensokyo with no more attachments and began a aimless journey.

As the saying goes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. After arriving in the Western world, she decided to sever her life as a monster from her past as a human priestess and changed her name.

Her human self died hundreds of years ago; her current self exists as a great mage—Patchouli Knowledge.

"...Yes, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry welcomes you."

Suppressing the urge to complain, Shi Bai nodded.

Although so many years have passed, and the other person doesn't recognize him or is seeing him for the first time, he can still recognize them.

—Hakurei Meimu, the first shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine, and also the rather famous abandoned shrine maiden.

When he first heard that the Hakurei Shrine had been destroyed in the war, he also heard rumors that the abandoned shrine maiden had died from severe injuries. He sighed with regret for a while, but unexpectedly, she transformed into a magician.

Actually, that's not a big deal, but right now... are you sure that the violent magician in front of you, who, like Saint Byakuren, is a close-combat type who goes crazy with physical attacks, is really the sickly, weak MuQ from later generations who was so physically weak that he was panting for three steps after taking one step?

Am I acting strangely, or is the world just too crazy?

Shi Bai couldn't help but fall into deep thought.