The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

Shi Bai tossed the yin-yang jade in his hand with an unusually kind smile on his face.

"Yin Yang Jade? Hmm... that name does sound better than Black and White Jade... Wait, what are you doing?"

"Since you still have the leisure to come all this way, it seems the previous punishment wasn't enough, so I'll add some extra punishment for you."

Shi Bai placed two bowls filled with water on Shen Qi's shoulders, looking completely at ease.

"Remember this: if even a single drop of water spills, you'll have to stand for an extra three hours."

"Huh? But you've already accepted it..."

Looking sideways at the two extra burdens on her shoulders, Shenqi couldn't help but look a little dumbfounded.

"Have no idea."

With a long sigh, Shi Bai slowly followed the Detective Xi Shen out of the collection room.

"After all, if you hold back, you'll only get angrier; if you back down, you'll only feel like you've lost out..."

Shenqi: "......"

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Chapter 73 Rebooting the Past

It took Shi Bai about three days to handle everything regarding the fake Bai Yulou in the Dream World.

Faced with Shen Qi's persistent apologies and the sincerity of the gifts she offered as apology, Shi Bai finally reluctantly forgave her for what she had done before.

After all, the other party was, in a way, the creator goddess of the demon realm in later generations. The treasure-level items she personally created were not something that could be found everywhere, like cabbages on the roadside.

To be honest, Shi Bai himself never expected that the greatest treasure in the Hakurei Shrine in later generations, the Yin-Yang Jewel, would actually be made by Shinki.

I mean, how could Reimu, that poor bastard, possibly possess an item of this caliber...?

Holding the yin-yang jade in his hand, Shi Bai smashed a walnut with a crack, muttering something under his breath.

After trying it out, he found that the Yin-Yang Jade that Shenqi had given as a gift was actually quite useful for cracking walnuts and such.

"You're leaving? Isn't it good enough here?"

Youxiang reached out and took the smashed walnut from in front of Shi Bai, tilting her head slightly.

"It's not about leaving, it's about us all going back to the bamboo forest. You need to develop healthy living habits. What kind of life is it to stay here all day sleeping?"

He took out another walnut and cracked it open with the Yin-Yang Jade. He glanced at Youxiang sitting next to him and handed her the cracked walnut.

"I heard from Yagokoro that during the three months I was in the underworld, you basically spent most of your time sleeping, right? You always loved sleeping... and now you still love sleeping so much?"

"Sleeping... it's probably an instinct left over from the past."

A strange emotion seemed to flicker in her green eyes. She gently rested her head on the shoulder of the person beside her, shook her head almost imperceptibly, and spoke softly.

"If that's the case, then so be it. But you're not allowed to disappear for such a long time without saying goodbye to me again."

"Ahem...that's why I said the incident in the underworld was an accident."

Slightly embarrassed, Shi Bai coughed a few times, savoring the faint fragrance emanating from beside him. He adjusted his posture slightly to make it easier for the other person to lean against him.

"And so much time has passed since then, I had no idea there was anything about you in the dream world, otherwise I definitely would have come and invited you to come. If you ask me, you should go out more and get some sunshine, it's good for your health. I heard there's a set of Eight-Yi exercises that's pretty good, I'll ask you for it for you another day... Falling asleep again?"

The conversation abruptly stopped. Shi Bai turned his head slightly and realized that the girl who had been leaning against him had quietly fallen asleep sometime earlier...

"Honestly, they weren't listening at all."

Shaking his head slightly with a hint of helplessness, Shi Bai thought for a moment, put down the very useful walnut cracker in his hand, and carefully picked up the other person.

"If you want to sleep, go to bed..."

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"Wait a minute, are we really going to use this?"

Looking at the return scroll in front of them, as if triggered by extremely terrible memories, both Shenqi and the succubus turned pale.

"What else can we do? This is the fastest way back. Are we really going to spend another month walking back?"

Shi Bai curled his lip, looking completely matter-of-fact.

"Don't worry, I made improvements to that device afterward, and now the teleportation isn't as dizzying. And since you've already decided to go to the Celestial Realm with the succubus, starting from the bamboo forest would be closer, right?"

"Teacher, the bamboo forest must have been destroyed in that war, right?"

After a slight hesitation, Yagokoro Eirin raised her hand.

"In that case, what about all those devices you set up, teacher..."

"If a recall point were so easily destroyed, it wouldn't be called a recall point. It should be set up once and remain in effect forever; otherwise, why would I have spent so much time setting it up in the first place?"

With a wave of his hand, Shi Bai crushed the teleportation scroll in his hand first.

"I'll be going now, you guys hurry up too."

With a flash of faint white light, his figure vanished from the dream world. In no time, only Youxiang remained on the vast plaza.

"........."

Looking back at the buildings spanning 2000 kilometers behind her, Yuuka remained silent for a moment before crushing the teleportation scroll in her hand.

The once bustling dream world has once again fallen into its usual deathly silence.

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It was only early morning, yet pure white fluff began to drift down from the sky. Each fluff landed on my face, carrying a slightly cool sensation. The sky was dark and overcast, seemingly within reach, and tiny snowflakes drifted leisurely down from the vast expanse of the heavens... a beautiful picture of a languid winter day.

Lying on the ground, gazing up at the sky and looking at the pure white world before him, the man looked utterly bewildered.

"Why? I've already made the corrections, and none of you fainted, so why am I the only one who fainted during the teleportation?"

"Hmm... I think it might be a problem with your individual physical condition."

Standing on a large rock in the snow, Shenqi looked around and answered in a very serious tone.

"Also, are you sure we're really back in the bamboo forest? This is clearly a wilderness; there's no sign of a bamboo forest here."

"If the bamboo is burned down, won't it become a wasteland?"

Pressing his dizzy head with his hand, Shi Bai managed to sit up from the snow with the help of Youxiang who came to his side.

"Time flies, almost a year has passed... By the way, please move aside for a moment, let me restore the bamboo forest first. I remember the point I marked was this way..."

"Make way...?"

Before Shen Qi could figure out the meaning behind Shi Bai's words, Xi Shen Tan Nu, the only one among them who understood what Shi Bai was going to do, tugged at Shen Qi's sleeve and pulled her off the rock.

"Uh?"

As Shinki turned her head with a hint of doubt to look at the Detective Shinki beside her, a spectacular change suddenly occurred around them.

It was as if time was flowing backwards for everything around them. The thick snow that had accumulated on the ground quickly disappeared, green grass reappeared on the scorched earth, and the bamboo forest that had been completely burned up rose from the ground, its emerald green replacing the previous snow-white.

In a short moment, everything around them was turned upside down before their eyes.

P.S.: No, I have a terrible headache. I'll save the third update for tomorrow afternoon. There will be another update later.

Chapter 74 The essence of humanity is a repeater

"The bamboo forest that was supposed to have been destroyed... is back?"

Looking at the completely restored bamboo forest around her, Shen Qi couldn't help but widen her eyes and stare in shock at Shi Bai, who was sitting on the ground, making a thumbs-up gesture.

"...You turned back time!?"

"That's right, this is my Stand ability—Bite the Dust!!"

Standing up from the ground, he patted off non-existent dust from his clothes, his face serious.

"........."

【Retrospection】 is one of the seven talents that Shi Bai has already unlocked.

Unlike the talent "God of Food," which can provide him with considerable assistance, the ability granted by the talent "Retrospection" is frankly not very useful.

As the name suggests, the function of the talent [Retrospection] is actually quite simple.

Within a custom area, record the state of the surrounding environment at that time. Then, at any time later, the scene can be restored to the state recorded at that time.

Each designated area can only have one such area, and this ability only covers inanimate objects and cannot be used on living things; it is essentially a scene recreation.

He used this ability when he was helping the goddess Satoru suppress the power of those curses and repairing the house.

Although this ability is indeed very useful, after careful consideration, Shi Bai still felt that the role this talent could play was extremely limited.

After all, you first need to customize the planning of an area, and only one location can be recorded at a time. Besides the ability to restore a scene with one click, what else can this talent do?

...Perhaps in the future I could try to repair the Scarlet Devil Mansion, which is constantly exploding?

...that way you might be able to make a lot of money...

Aside from that, Shi Bai couldn't think of any other use for it.

Perhaps at times, I can even pretend to have Bites the Dust or something...

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"Remember this: no matter what happens, just mention my name and there will be absolutely no problem."

Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, there are green grass and sky.

Outside the bamboo forest, Shi Bai spoke earnestly to the succubus and Shen Qi, who were about to embark on a journey together to the Heavenly Realm.

"Also, those two letters must be delivered to the appropriate people."

"Just give your name if you encounter any danger, right? Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Okay, let's go!"

She waved her hand, as if she was worried about something, and then Shenqi grabbed the succubus's hand and turned to run away.

"And please, please, please don't let the spy wish us a safe journey!!!"

"Uh……"

Turning his head, Shi Bai realized that at some point, the Detective Goddess had also emerged from the bamboo forest and was now watching Shen Qi and the succubus depart. Judging from the expression on her face, it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.

“Miss, come here, imitate my speech.”

After thinking for a moment, Shi Bai spoke to the female detective in front of him.

"……talk?"

Turning her gaze away, the Detective Girl's eyes were clearly filled with doubt, and melodious words came from her mouth.

"Ahem... Shenqi and the succubus are destined for a difficult journey."

"Ahem, it seems that Shenqi and the succubus's trip is destined to be unsuccessful...?"

"They will disappear halfway through the journey."

"...They will disappear halfway through the journey."

"Very good, that's it. You've grasped the essence of the poisonous milk."

Nodding in satisfaction, Shi Bai gave the mysterious female detective in front of him a thumbs up.

"Very good, that's it. You've grasped the essence of the 'poisonous milk' (a term used to describe a person's incompetence)...?"

After thinking for a moment, the female detective tilted her head and gave the man in front of her a thumbs up.

"...those don't need to repeat a grade."

"Those who don't need to repeat a grade...?"

"Are you a repeater?"

"Are you a repeater?"

"........."

After staring silently at the puzzled woman in front of him for a while, who looked like she had the words "naturally cunning" written all over her face, Shi Bai turned around and walked into the bamboo forest, speaking calmly.