The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

Tonight, I will burn the torch to ashes, and holy war will begin.

P.S.: Good morning!

Chapter Thirty-Six: Once a Boy (End of Volume)

In the Western world, Shi Bai stayed for about five years.

—It's not long.

In a broader context, five years seems rather short. The first batch of students have graduated from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the school's name has finally replaced the original name of this secret place, making it a rather special location.

Although Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has not been established for long, it has become a core hub for communication between various races in the Western world in just a few years.

Remilia and Flandre graduated from the school with excellent grades and returned to the academy to take charge of the vampire clan again. At the graduation ceremony, Shi Bai specially made graduation certificates and medals for them.

Although Patchouli also graduated from school, she borrowed too much money from Remi during her research on magic, so after graduation she was tragically dragged to the Scarlet Devil Mansion to sell herself to pay off her debts.

However, it is worth mentioning that after countless explosions, Patchouli finally forged her own magical path, completing the fusion of various elemental magics and forming her own unique Septian Magic.

Since that day's confession, Mengyue has indeed become Shibai's personal maid, just as she said. Shibai originally wanted to refuse, but the life of being taken care of so meticulously was just too comfortable... If this continued, he even wondered if he would be taken care of until he became a useless person.

—Specific examples can be found in a certain NEET, as well as the still very upright and dignified Weiyan and Remi after she has a perfect and dashing head maid.

As the new leader of the vampire clan, Remi, who is strict with herself in all aspects, can now be described as full of authority. Under her leadership, the future of the new vampire clan is something to look forward to.

The succubus took on most of the academy's affairs, including the selection and recruitment of teachers, as well as all other related matters. Although she didn't talk much on weekdays, she gave people the impression of being very reliable and hardworking.

At least half the credit for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's development to its current scale should go to her.

Alice also graduated from school with excellent grades, but her personality was indeed a bit lively. After graduation, she often went out to explore every few days. Occasionally, she would take some time to go to the Scarlet Devil Mansion to discuss magic with Patchouli. The two magicians had a lot in common when it came to magic.

As for the other great mage, Saint Byakuren, he was completely excluded because, unlike Patchouli, who had begun to transform into a long-range artillery specialist, Saint Byakuren had always been dedicated to physical enhancement magic... This Buddhist monk believed in communicating with one's heart through fists, and followed the path of Fahai, who would unleash the Great Heavenly Dragon at the slightest disagreement.

After graduating, Kamishirasawa Keine stayed at the school as a teacher. She seemed to particularly like children and was very enthusiastic about teaching and nurturing students.

At the same time, she was the only one in the entire school who could control Cirno.

You should know that even in front of a certain headmaster who holds a grudge, Cirno, in order to get revenge, can sneakily put some insects in the headmaster's desk, smear super glue on the chair, and play a series of other pranks, refusing to accept them and humbly repenting.

—As everyone knows, lolicon has no way to deal with lolis, let alone Shibai.

However, Cirno fears neither heaven nor earth, but she is only afraid of Kamishirasawa Keine. Only in front of Kamishirasawa Keine can she become obedient.

As for that certain great fairy... she has completely become Cirno's follower and someone pushed out to take the blame. Because she tried to lend Cirno her exam answers during the graduation exam, she successfully failed the year along with Cirno.

Actually, it wasn't because he was caught cheating. Out of consideration for the little girl and the idiot 9, Shi Bai originally planned to turn a blind eye.

However, as expected, when Cirno copied the answers, she also copied down the name of the Great Fairy...

As for Kogasa, she also graduated with excellent grades, receiving a graduation certificate and a medal personally awarded by the principal.

However, feeling that a maid named Mengyue had taken away her position by appearing by her master's side, she had been quite jealous lately.

Even when it was raining and Shi Bai was about to go out, Meng Yue would always quietly stay by his side and hold an umbrella for him. Because she felt that her unique value had been taken away, Duo Liang Xiaosan was sulking all day... She was clearly the principal's umbrella, okay!?

So the next day, she handed her true form to a bewildered headmaster and solemnly told him not to fall for another umbrella...

A vibrant and diverse campus life is always unforgettable, especially since this is no ordinary school. Angels, demons, monsters, humans, vampires... you name it, this school has it all.

In order to manage these students from various races, Shi Bai introduced a whole host of school rules, such as prohibiting fighting, using excessive force, forming cliques, and bombing the principal's office, among others.

—Oh, by the way, a certain principal specifically created a school rule for that blonde little girl who blew up his office.

Of course, there are always some troublemakers and unruly students in schools. For example, there's a little evil god from hell who often doesn't wear clothes, a Medusa who often accidentally petrifies her classmates, and a Minotaur who often accidentally injures his classmates by using too much force... Dealing with these troublesome guys has taken Shi Bai a lot of effort.

It's a pity that Fran and the others have already graduated, while Little Evil God and the others are new students who came later. Otherwise, they could have been disciplined by the seniors.

Compared to these guys who could cause chaos at any moment, Rumia seemed much more stable. Ever since that conversation with her, Rumia seemed to have become much more well-behaved.

She applied for a job as a librarian and spent most of her time in the library reading books, except for necessary courses. Although she had also graduated, it seemed that she had no intention of leaving until she had finished reading all the books in the collection.

As for Ingoldi, she disappeared after graduation. However, considering the momentous event of Peter Pan's return, her whereabouts are not important. What matters is that she possesses a remarkably quick and sharp mind...

God Jehovah and the devil Lucifer still play chess, drink, chat, and diligently clean the toilets every day at this school.

It's no exaggeration to say that this is the perfect opportunity to sneak into their territory and search for treasure. Peter Pan, the Phantom Thief, became famous for this kind of thing, and that cunning rabbit simply couldn't resist the temptation.

Everyone graduated one after another, and the school's development gradually got back on track. He had put human development in the Western world back on the right path, so Shi Bai naturally had no reason to stay here any longer.

Before Alice and the others graduated, Shi Bai was still busy taking photos of materials every day to prepare for future plans. But now that even Cirno has graduated, Shi Bai feels it's time for him to return to Gensokyo.

—Although this trip didn't last very long.

"Do you want to go back?"

After hearing Shi Bai's words, Sally's face was full of worry as she consulted the Bible, trying to create a book of her own words. She was quite surprised.

"Are you just going to leave this school here and ignore it?"

"Why stay here if I'm not going back? I've already done everything I wanted to do, and I have no desire to stay here any longer."

He picked up the notebook where the other person had already written a few lines, glanced at it, his lips twitched slightly, and then tossed it back.

"What about you? Are you going to stay at school, or are you planning to come back with me?"

"...I think I'll stay here for now."

She seemed slightly tempted, but in the end, Sally shook her head and held up her little notebook.

"I want to stay here and finish completing this book, which I've poured all my heart and soul into..."

"It's up to you. If you need anything, just go find Taotie. It will stay in this academy for another hundred years. Or you can go find the succubus. She's a little attached to this school, so she plans to stay here for a while longer."

Shi Bai waved his hand and turned to walk towards the door. In the corridor, Meng Yue stood quietly, holding a book in her arms, while Huan Yue leaned against the railing, looking down at her with a bored expression. Beside Meng Yue was a little girl with heterochromatic eyes who was glaring at her angrily...

"Are you planning to leave now?"

As if realizing something, Sally quickly stood up from her chair.

"Of course, this isn't my home after all, so a short stay is enough."

Shrugging, Shi Bai walked out the door, closing it behind him.

Alice and Saint Byakuren have gone on another adventure and haven't returned yet. But even if they do return, they probably won't want to go back so soon, so there's no need to wait for them.

In any case, their safety is already adequately guaranteed in the Western world, so there is really no need to worry about it any more.

Shi Bai originally wanted Xiao San to stay and play here a little longer, but she insisted on coming with him, so Shi Bai let her have her way.

It seems that long ago, when he was wandering aimlessly around the world searching for Yuuka Kazami, she was the one who accompanied him for nearly a hundred years.

...Oh right, maybe we should also add "Meet at Moonlit Night".

Without making a big fuss, after a brief explanation to the succubus, Shi Bai, along with Meng Yue, Huan Yue, and Xiao San, embarked on their journey home, without causing too much of a stir at the school.

I leave quietly, just as I came quietly.

I wave my sleeves and don't take away a single cloud.

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For the twin sisters Huan Yue and Meng Yue, this journey to the west has relieved their greatest worry. Before, they had nowhere to go in the vast world, but now they don't know where to go in the vast world.

So they chose to stay by Shi Bai's side.

Shi Bai hoped they could find new goals in life, so he wasn't too bothered by such things, except...

After staring at Mengyue and Huanyue, who were lying on his bed on either side of him, for a few seconds, Shi Bai expressionlessly picked them up with one hand and threw them out the door.

Just as when he came, Shi Bai chose to return by boat.

There's not much to say about the journey back. It took several months to get there, but only about a month to get back.

As the saying goes, "eager to return home," this is probably the best way to put it.

Having served as principal for nearly five years in a vibrant campus, watching those lively young men and women inevitably caused a subtle shift in someone's mind.

I am still the same boy I was before, without the slightest change. Time is just a test, and the belief planted in my heart has not diminished in the slightest.

Back when I first traveled through time a long time ago, how could I have imagined that I would look like this now?

The phrase "never forget your original aspiration" sounds simple, but very few people can truly live by it.

After disembarking and stepping onto land, Shi Bai had no intention of lingering any longer and headed straight towards Gensokyo.

When Shiro and his party arrived near Gensokyo, it was the early morning of the next day. The sun had just risen, illuminating an ancient and dilapidated shrine hidden in the mountains.

This is the site of the former Hakurei Shrine, and also the only official entrance connecting Gensokyo to the outside world.

Many years have passed, and the place is now deserted. Among the broken tiles and crumbling walls, one can vaguely see the dense growth of moss, and the weeds in the yard have grown to be more than half a person tall.

As they stepped over the half-remaining torii gate in front of the shrine, the surrounding scenery rapidly changed. With each step they took, they entered Gensokyo in the morning light.

In the distance, wisps of smoke rose from chimneys.

Standing before a dazzling sea of ​​sunflowers, Shi Bai smiled and reached out his hand to the woman holding an umbrella and looking at him.

"I am back."

P.S.: Good morning!

Side Story: His and Her

The sunlight was warm but not glaring, and the surroundings were quiet. Occasionally, a breeze would blow through the forest, bringing a touch of coolness.

Because it was during the holidays, and the weather was so hot, the usually bustling college was quite quiet. Holding a book he had borrowed from the library, he sat down quietly on a bench under the shade of a tree.

In this tranquil place where few people come to disturb you, the summer afternoons seem exceptionally long.

However, he didn't get to enjoy this peace for long. Soon, his quiet time was broken by a loud, boisterous voice.

"Seriously, sir? You sneaked here all by yourself again? Don't you know this is my designated spot?"

The blonde girl sat down on the chair without any hesitation, crossing her left leg under her right, and placing her hands boldly on the railing of the bench.

— She has the complete delinquent girl demeanor.

With his right hand resting on his knee to support his head, he quietly looked at the book spread out on his lap, making no response to the girl's arrival, and his expression remained unchanged.

However, the girl seemed to be quite used to his behavior, and she continued talking to herself as if she were already familiar with him.

"So much time has passed since that headmaster left, and finally a new headmaster has appeared at the school. But let me tell you, this new headmaster is far worse than the old one. He can't take a joke, he's rigid and incredibly stubborn..."

While listening to the girl's incessant complaints beside him, he calmly turned to a new page in the book in front of him.

He simply ignored the guy who had gotten on his nerves, and that's exactly what he did.

However, he felt that his approach might have gone a little wrong, because the other party not only showed no signs of losing interest in him, but also seemed to treat him as a confidant to whom he could say anything...

A full year has passed since the departure of that mysterious headmaster, and he has spent nearly six years in this academy.

He met the human girl beside him on a bright, sunny morning. She had just started school and, being an ordinary human, had gotten lost in a school full of other beings. He casually gave her directions... and it really was casual; he didn't even say a word.

...If time could turn back to that bright, sunny morning, he might have stopped himself from making that foolish decision to give directions.

Because after that, the other party became obsessed with him.

Every day, I would happily run to the place where he was reading, and share with him some interesting things that happened during his studies. I would also bring him all kinds of food to share, and share some stories that I thought were very funny, and then pat him on the shoulder and laugh out loud.

He found the girl's actions quite incomprehensible and, deep down, felt a vague sense of disdain.

For someone who had orchestrated the deaths of tens of millions of people, a mere human being could not stir any emotion within him.

Although all his power was now sealed, he never spoke a single word to the human who had become entangled with him, completely ignoring him as if he were invisible.

However, over the next few months, the other party not only showed no sign of being discouraged, but became even more outrageous than before. The girl who used to politely offer him her burnt, blackened lunchbox with embarrassment was now able to use his body as a pillow and sleep soundly without any restraint... He treated her like air, so she turned around and treated him like a motionless statue.

He turned his head slightly and looked at the girl who had said she was tired and started taking a nap on his shoulder without any guard. He couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

...If I had known that she would come running to me in a panic after blowing up the principal's office, I wouldn't have helped her hide.

Too much contact with humans was not a good thing for him, so even though he spent six years in the academy, he never made any friends. In fact, he had spoken less than twenty sentences in total during those six years.

However, I heard that the other person is graduating soon...

Some strange thoughts swept through his mind, but he paid no attention to the girl who had fallen asleep on his shoulder. He quietly flipped through the book spread on his lap.

It wasn't until much later that he understood what that fleeting thought had been in his mind back then.

Soon, the girl graduated, but the peaceful life he had envisioned showed no signs of coming. Every now and then, the girl, who had become a magician, would still return to the academy.