The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

After hearing Mengyue's words, Huanyue was slightly taken aback.

"That's right, it's emptiness. It's a feeling of bewilderment and nothingness that comes after a long-standing attachment in your heart or the fulfillment of your greatest wish in your dreams."

Mengyue nodded firmly.

"Sister, do you feel that everything you did before was completely meaningless, and now you have no idea what you should do?"

"……Um."

After a moment of silent silence, Huan Yue nodded.

"I never imagined that the day my dream would come true would arrive so suddenly... I suddenly miss the noisy campus life I used to have."

“There’s a story in one of the comics I’m reading that’s very similar to yours, sister.”

After making a mark and closing the comic book in her hand, Mengyue began to speak.

"There was a human who carried a deep-seated hatred since childhood, dreaming of one day personally avenging his enemy. So he worked tirelessly towards this goal every moment, without any rest or leisure time. Finally, many years later, he succeeded. And then, sister, do you know what his final fate was?"

"And they lived a peaceful life from then on?"

Huan Yue speculates.

No, he committed suicide.

Mengyue calmly shook her head.

"........."

"At school, I studied psychology."

Mengyue pulled out a huge book called "The Strongest Psychology" from somewhere and waved it at her older sister before speaking.

"Sister, your current state is similar to the psychological state of a human being that I just described. All along, you have been carrying a responsibility that is almost crushing you. When this mountain finally disappears, you will not know what to do. You will even start to blur the line between falsehood and reality. This is the biggest manifestation of emptiness... commonly known as a lack of love."

"Huh!? You think I'm lacking love!?"

“That’s right, according to my research, you are like that, sister.”

Mengyue nodded calmly.

"That's precisely why you inevitably fell in love with him after returning from this journey to the west. That's... Ugh, Lin woke up, Di..."

"Huh? It hasn't been that long, and Mengyue, you already dare to criticize and judge your sister's affairs, right?"

Using both hands, Huan Yue forcefully pulled the other person's cheeks into various strange shapes, and narrowed her eyes dangerously.

"Since you're so confident, then tell me what you think of him. For example, what kind of personality does he have? Do I even have a chance?"

"Sister, do you want the truth or a lie?"

As if she had long been used to being bullied by the other party, even though her face was being abused to this extent, Mengyue's face still showed no extra emotion.

Holding up a finger, she questioned Huan Yue, who had already let go of her hand and was sitting angrily across from her at the table.

"Of course it's the truth!!"

"The truth is, sister, you have no chance, and neither do I."

Mengyue nodded very seriously.

"Given his personality, it's unlikely he'd accept us. At most, he'd only consider us good friends, and he definitely wouldn't think much of it."

"Then let's force it and make it a fait accompli!"

Huan Yue slammed her hand on the table, her face filled with determination.

"When the time comes, I'll take my child to him and demand child support. I don't believe he'll dare turn us away!"

"........."

After a moment of silence, Mengyue casually lowered her head and continued flipping through the comic book.

She felt that her sister was beyond saving... in every sense of the word.

"So, let's hurry up and go find him! It's really illogical that he would just leave us here for three months without a word."

Huan Yue's face was solemn.

"I have a premonition that something is happening quietly without my knowledge...!?"

Before she could even finish her sentence, Huan Yue's expression changed slightly. She suddenly stood up from her chair and looked up at the sky.

Before anyone knew it, the sky had silently darkened, and a strong wind began to blow, sweeping across the brilliant sea of ​​sunflowers and creating wave after wave of blossoms.

As black and white wings quietly appeared on her back, Huan Yue's expression instantly turned serious.

"Mengyue, take Xiaosan and hide together, hurry up!!"

"There are enemies... I understand."

After a slight pause, Mengyue nodded. However, when he turned around and looked at the few small houses in the center of the open space, he saw several dark figures carrying a bewildered Tatara umbrella flash by among the sunflower bushes.

"!!!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Mengyue quickly got up and chased after the direction in which the figures had left. She glanced back at her younger sister hastily, then turned her head back to look at the sky as if facing a formidable enemy.

At that moment, above the rapidly churning clouds, stood a girl holding a feather fan and wearing metal headphones around her neck.

Where is the owner of the sunflower field?

Looking at Huan Yue, who was standing ready in the center of the sunflower field, the girl's gaze lingered for a while on the rather unique black and white wings behind her, and a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes.

"That incredibly troublesome girl never allows anyone else into her flower field... What are you to her?"

"This kind of thing doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, does it?"

Feeling the immense, mountain-like pressure emanating from the black-haired girl in the sky, Huan Yue couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"By making such a grand entrance over the sunflower field, are you trying to declare war on Lady Yuuka?"

"So what if he declares war? That guy's fought me hundreds of times already..."

The girl in the sky pouted, her tone clearly filled with resentment.

"Since she's not here, that's perfect. She made a mess of Monster Mountain last time, so it's my turn for revenge this time... I refuse to believe she can stay out of it when I start destroying the sunflower fields!!"

"...Do you really want to destroy this sunflower field?"

As if recalling something terrible, Huan Yue's face appeared somewhat pale.

"Of course, she destroyed many houses on the Demon Mountain before, and injured countless tengu. This is interest."

The black-haired girl looked completely at ease.

"You can leave now. Knowing that girl as I do, I reckon if I fight her later, you might get hurt in the process."

What if I were to stop you?

Exhaling, the black and white wings behind her flapped, and Huan Yue flew high into the sky to a position level with her opponent.

"This sunflower field is not a place where people are allowed to come and act recklessly..."

Inside the Dream Pavilion.

"what happened?"

Seeing Kazami Yuuka suddenly turn her head and look thoughtfully in a certain direction, Shi Bai asked her a question with some curiosity.

"No, it's nothing~"

With a light smile on her face, Kazami Yuuka reached out and put her arm around the neck of the man in front of her.

Let's continue~

P.S.: Good morning!

Chapter Three: Shi Bai's Fiancée

The sun rises in the east, marking the dawn of another morning.

As the morning sunlight streamed through the glass and shone on the headboard, Shi Bai squinted slightly, turned his head to glance at Kazami Yuuka, who was fast asleep with her arms wrapped around his. Without waking her, Shi Bai quietly sat up in bed.

"Ah, now I finally understand why there was a saying in ancient times that 'the emperor will no longer hold morning court'..."

While muttering these thoughts to himself, Shi Bai reached for the white shirt beside him and put it on. He then quietly got out of bed and began his daily routine of preparing breakfast.

While it's true that he has strong self-control, due to a moment of deliberate indulgence, he and Yuuka Kazami didn't leave the Dream Mansion for a full three months.

...Shi Bai felt that he had fallen into depravity.

With a sigh of guilt, Shi Bai began to work.

"Yesterday morning I had toast and milk. For today's breakfast... how about fried dough sticks with soy milk? Or maybe I could try making steamed buns..."

Just as Shi Bai was pondering what to make for breakfast, a soft sensation came from behind him, and two arms wrapped around his neck before slowly sliding down to his chest. A seductive voice came from behind him.

"What? You're up so early again today? Aren't you going to sleep a little longer?"

"If you don't get up a little earlier, it'll be noon by the time you get up... Stop kidding, I'm making breakfast. What do you want to eat for breakfast?"

Shi Bai reached out and pressed down on the other person's hand, looking somewhat helpless.

"Also, since you're already up, can't you just get dressed properly?"

"Oh……"

To Shibai's surprise, Kazami Yuuka, who usually clung to him for a while, obediently nodded this time and then released his hand quite well.

By the time he finished making breakfast and brought it to the table, Kazami Yuuka, who was already dressed, was sitting at the table, propping her chin up with one hand and staring at him intently.

"Did you know? The most attractive men are those who are serious about their work and also cook incredibly well!"

"Oh well, what can I do? You just can't cook at all."

Taking off the apron tied around his waist and placing it aside, he sat down at the table and began to mutter to himself, despite boasting about his super high emotional intelligence.

"A few days ago you enthusiastically said you would cook for me, and even volunteered to prepare seafood. I was quite happy to hear you were going to cook, and I even got you some fresh ingredients... But what you confidently served up was clearly not fit for human consumption! I wanted to try a crab, but as soon as my chopsticks reached for it, the crab, which I didn't know well, pinched my chopsticks with its claws... Hmm? What happened? Did breakfast not suit your taste?"

Seeing Kazami Yuuka suddenly turn her head away expressionlessly, Shi Bai couldn't help but ask her a question with a hint of curiosity.

"...Can't you just give me a little compliment to cheer me up?"

As if letting out a sigh, Kazama Yuuka turned her head back.

"Uh... the soup was delicious that day."

After racking his brains for a moment, Shi Bai nodded very seriously.

"...You made the soup that day."

"Eh? Really?"

Someone looked on in surprise.

"Never mind, it's all the same."

With a sigh, Kazami Yuuka rested her head on Shibai's body, and a smile returned to her face.

"No matter how many people you've messed with, I'm already a big step ahead of them... Let's do that later?"

Turning her head to look at Shi Bai, Kazami Yuuka's eyes seemed to sparkle with starlight.

"...We haven't left the house for almost three months."

Looking at Kazami Yuuka so close to him, Shi Bai's lips twitched slightly.

"What does it matter? Do you have anything else to do right now?"

Yuuka Kazami blinked.

"Besides, compared to those things that aren't really important, is it really necessary to go to such lengths... um... wait a minute, not here..."

...............................................................

Outside the Dream Pavilion, listening to the faint sounds emanating from inside and smelling the aroma of food wafting through the cracks, Ellie, who was listlessly leaning against a large tree beside the Lake of Blood counting ants, fell into silence.

...Three months, a full three months!!

God knows what kind of miserable life she, as the gatekeeper of the Dream Pavilion, actually led outside the pavilion during those three months.

For the past three months, she has hardly had a good night's sleep, but that's fine, since as a demon, she can go without sleep for years without any problems.

But the problem is... when you're cooking, can't you think about the poor gatekeeper working hard to guard the gate for you outside the restaurant?!

Ellie wasn't particularly demanding when it came to food, but when she smelled the delicious aroma wafting from the restaurant, she simply couldn't resist.