The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

"As Shi Bai's wife, I must unconditionally trust my husband. There must be some misunderstandings in what you reported, Yi!!"

Daitengu: “…………”

...So you've already assumed the role of his wife so quickly?!

"Alright, Yi, give the orders."

Turning around cheerfully, Hirain Baku began to speak.

"Anyway, no one can stop this from happening today..."

"I disagree!!"

Before Hirain Hana could finish her sentence, a voice came from afar, and as the voice faded, two figures appeared.

"Hua Shan? How could you..."

Upon seeing the two figures that had appeared there, Hiragin Hanako was slightly taken aback before suddenly realizing what was happening. She glanced at Kazami Yuuka next to Ibaraki Kasen and immediately became wary.

"Wait, you're here to help that guy next to you steal the bride?!"

"I said, I don't agree to this marriage!!"

With her hands resting on the table and her body leaning slightly forward, Ibaraki Kasen looked at Hirain Hanagi, who was dressed in a white kimono, and spoke earnestly.

"The wedding is too hasty. It's just messing things up and will only make a mess of things."

"No, I'm not messing around. I'm just pursuing happiness."

Hirain-in was even more serious than Ibaraki Kasen.

“I’ve thought this through carefully. I’ve thought it through over the years. If you’re still my friend, then help me stop that guy next to you.”

"How exactly do you come to believe that she's on my side?"

Before Ibaraki Kasen could speak, Kazami Yuuka began to speak softly.

"You've made a complete mess of my sunflower field. I haven't even had a chance to clean it up yet, and she just inexplicably comes here to cause trouble... Does your Monster Mountain have such an unreasonable immortal here?"

"Well………"

Thanks to Yuuka Kazami's reminder, Hirain noticed the condition of the two people in front of him. They were covered in dust and their clothes were mostly torn, indicating that they had obviously been fighting before.

Looking at Ibaraki Kasen standing in front of him with an aggressive and hostile demeanor, Hirain Hanako's lips twitched slightly as he suddenly realized something.

"So... I've got another rival in love?"

When Ibaraki Kasen left the Oni clan, Hirain Hana didn't actually have much contact with her. Moreover, at that time, Ibaraki Oni King herself had some personality problems, and the only people she could communicate with were Hoshiguma Yuugi and the others, so there was no need to talk about anyone else.

So many years later, when Ibaraki Kasen returned, having washed away all her makeup, her personality, appearance, and even the characteristics of the oni clan had undergone a complete transformation, Ibaraki Kasen was not recognized by Hirain Hanabusa at all.

After all, who could connect a gentle and friendly immortal with the cruel and cold ghost king from who knows how many years ago?

Ibaraki Kasen calls herself a hermit and is incredibly powerful. In addition, she has traveled almost all over the world and has a gentle personality. As a result, she has established a very good relationship with Hirain Hana, who has hardly left the area of ​​the Youkai Mountain since birth.

Every so often, Hirain would bring a few jars of fine sake to Ibaraki Kasen's dojo to drink and chat with her, listening to her tell stories about the outside world.

Hirain Ban had always regarded the other party as a reclusive immortal with a high alcohol tolerance, and had never connected the other party with the oni clan. In addition, the other party rarely talked about his own story, so everything about Ibaraki Kasen's past was extremely mysterious to Hirain.

However, it seems that this immortal who is cultivating in seclusion on the mountain of monsters... also has a strange relationship with Shi Bai?

You see, she had actually planned to ask Ibaraki Kasen for help if Kazami Yuuka caused trouble at the wedding. But in the end, she suddenly discovered that her best friend had inexplicably become her rival in love...

So, just how many romantic entanglements has that guy gotten himself into outside?

"Although he himself doesn't seem to have any self-awareness, I think it's much more than you think."

Without any hesitation, she walked to the table, sat down, poured herself a cup of tea, and spoke calmly.

"Stop it. Your wedding was far too hasty. Just like she said, it was nothing more than a rash decision made out of spite... Did you really understand him?"

"So what? You're not welcome on Monster Mountain. Get out of here! Who gave you permission to drink tea here? Tsubasa, get this guy out of here!!"

Suddenly filled with inexplicable anger, Hiragin Hana pointed at Kazami Yuuka, who was sitting there calmly drinking tea, and began to speak loudly and angrily.

"...Lord Heavenly Demon, I can't defeat her."

While the Great Tengu stood silently to the side, he inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

—Because it seems that this impromptu, haphazard wedding is not going to take place.

"Since we have this opportunity, let's have a proper discussion about this matter."

Setting down her teacup, Kazami Yuuka spoke calmly.

"Given the current situation, it is impossible to get anyone to withdraw. We are not enemies; the real enemy is someone else."

"The real enemy?"

After a moment's hesitation, Ibaraki Kasen, who had also sat down at the table, frowned slightly.

"That's right, for example, the Demon Lord Shinki, the Moon King Tsukiyomi, and for example... the Dragon God."

Using the most casual words, Kazami Yuuka uttered the words that shocked the other two the most.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm telling the truth. I spent a full 100 years in the Heavenly Realm, so I know a little about the Dragon God. Just as you all think right now, the Dragon God is his rightful fiancée... and perhaps a phoenix should be added to the list."

As if recalling the immense pressure she had endured for a hundred years in the Celestial Realm, Kazami Yuuka let out a soft sigh.

"I don't think I need to explain the significance of the Dragon God, right? You've probably heard the story of 'When the Phoenix Appears, the World Is at Peace.' Those two are our biggest competitors right now. But in front of that almost perfect Dragon God, I have no confidence whatsoever."

"...Dragon God? This kind of thing..."

"I'd much rather you call me by my name than that cold title like 'Dragon God'~"

Just as Ibaraki Kasen and Hirain Hana were trying their best to understand the information contained in Kazami Yuuka's words, a voice suddenly rang out.

At some point, a girl with long black hair sat down at the table, as if she had been there all along.

"You, you are..."

Hirain Hana's eyes widened as she looked at the girl who had suddenly appeared beside her without her noticing.

"Honestly, why did I go through all that trouble to come here for something like this? It's completely pointless..."

Saya muttered something under her breath, seemingly with a hint of resentment, and looked up at Yuuka Kazami sitting opposite her.

“I’m too busy to get involved in this kind of thing… Can we stop this pointless probing?”

"........."

Kazami Yuuka narrowed her eyes slightly but did not reply.

"I wouldn't call myself perfect, although I am personally working towards that goal. I am very happy to receive such praise from you, but I still hope to clarify a few things."

Holding up a finger, Xiaoye spoke earnestly.

“I am the Dragon God, but I am not the Dragon God. The Dragon God’s majesty is absolute, but I do not have that kind of absolute majesty.”

"...You really don't care about that kind of thing?"

After a moment of silence, Kazami Yuuka spoke up and asked.

“I’ve spent more time by his side than all of you combined. I’ve seen his loneliness and his persistence. No one knows him better than me.”

Xiaoye smiled slightly.

"If he doesn't want to do something, then no one can make him do it; but similarly, if he wants to do something, no one can stop him... Why should I care about that kind of thing?"

"........."

"Before he sealed the system himself, I saw him travel through a total of 103,024 worlds, spanning more than 10 million years... That's enough, that's really enough."

As she stood up from the table, Xiaoye let out a soft sigh.

"Having spent so much time and experienced so many worlds, in the end, he still returned here because of a promise I had almost forgotten from a long, long time ago. What more could I possibly want?"

Looking at Kazami Yuuka in front of her, as her figure turned into golden specks of light and scattered, Sayo revealed a sly smile on her face.

"Of course, if you really want to treat me as a hypothetical enemy, then go ahead and try. I will never admit defeat... But are you really prepared?"

P.S. Good morning!

Chapter Nine: A Boat Full of Pure Dreams Pressing Down on the Milky Way

"I have a strange feeling that the Monster Mountain is unusually lively tonight..."

Shi Bai sat down on a blue rock protruding from the mountainside, placed one hand on his knee, and looked up at the fireworks in the sky, his face thoughtful.

—You stand on the bridge admiring the scenery, while someone in a building admires you. The bright moon adorns your window, and you adorn someone else's dream.

For some reason, as Shi Bai watched the monsters reveling in the city at night from afar, a sentence... or a poem suddenly came to mind.

I think I'm becoming more and more like a poet these days...

Shi Bai took out a cup from his storage ring, poured himself a glass of wine, and then smiled as he raised the cup to point towards the moon.

"Hello, Gensokyo."

Toast Mingyue, and Yingying became three people.

This night, I sleep alone.

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

Why did you bring out so many baby dolls?

Looking at the Hina dolls that were almost scattered all over the floor in front of him, Hiragin Hana's lips twitched slightly involuntarily.

"And where did you go last night?"

"Last night? Last night I lost my way in life."

Shi Bai placed the last Hina doll in front of Ri Luoyuan and spoke solemnly.

“Those irrelevant things aren’t important. I have something important to tell you now, something about this baby doll… Hmm? What’s this?”

Shi Bai was slightly taken aback when he saw the newspaper being pushed towards him by Ri Luoyuan, who was covering his forehead.

"...Today's new newspaper has a detailed account of the case of the doll that the God of Misfortune, Kenjiro, produced was stolen by an unknown person."

Riluoyuan spoke in a muffled voice.

"Why would you take other people's things if you have nothing better to do? The misfortune clinging to this is the very thing she needs to survive."

"Uh……"

Shi Bai skimmed through the newspaper article about Zhuanzhuan, focusing his attention on the last line which mentioned a rumor that the reporter who interviewed Zhuanzhuan had accidentally fallen off a cliff and was seriously injured and hospitalized after the interview. With a speechless expression, Shi Bai pushed the newspaper back.

...This truly demonstrates the professional qualities of a qualified journalist; they were risking their lives to conduct this interview.

"Okay, I'll return these baby dolls later... By the way, what's wrong with you? You seem listless today?"

Seeing Riluoyuan Ban looking completely listless, Shi Bai couldn't help but feel quite puzzled.

"Hmm? Do I look listless?"

With almost half his body slumped over the table, Hirain Hana picked up the newspaper that Shibai had pushed over and covered his face with it.

"Maybe it's because I'm not in a good mood today... or maybe I didn't sleep well last night. I need to rest."

"...Let me take you out to play."

After thinking for a moment, Shi Bai smiled and spoke to Ri Luoyuan, who was lying on the table in front of him.

"You seem to almost never leave the area of ​​Monster Mountain, right? How about I take you out for a walk?"

"Is it really possible!?"

No sooner had Shi Bai finished speaking than the other party shook off his previous dejected mood and quickly raised his head from the table.

"Of course you can, it's not a particularly difficult thing."

Shi Bai pulled out a uniquely shaped gun and fired it at the ground, creating a portal.

"I happen to have some things to do outside right now... want to come along?"

Shi Bai smiled and extended his hand to Ri Luoyuan.

A moment later, everything in the room returned to its original silence.

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

"This is the first time I've seen you like this... How could a powerful person like you be knocked out by teleportation?"

Poke the other person's face with your finger, and Hiragin Hana looked on with the curiosity of a goblin who had discovered a new continent.