The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

"Perhaps that's true. It's easy for a race to decline and perish. The reason why the Ghost Clan has been able to maintain its current strength is because even if the Ghost King, who represents the core of the Ghost Clan, dies, a new Ghost King will rise up."

Looking down at Ibuki Suika, who was fighting on the arena below, Hoshiguma Yuugi's eyes softened slightly.

"Also, there's something you might not know. This mountain of monsters originally belonged to the Tengu clan."

"From the very beginning... I understand."

After a slight pause, Shi Bai suddenly laughed.

"To be honest, I've always found it strange that the patrols, guards, and sentries of Youkai Mountain are all handled by the Tengu clan... You've practically handed over the entire Youkai Mountain to the Tengu clan. To others, this might seem like an order given to subordinates, but is the real reason actually because this Youkai Mountain is their home?"

"Of course, their homes should be managed by themselves. Why should we ghosts interfere in such matters?"

Hoshiguma Yuugi glanced at the man in front of her with a strange look, but his expression was completely matter-of-fact.

"The Oni clan values ​​promises above all else. Countless generations before me, the Oni Kings made a pact with the last Tengu Demon. Because of that pact, after the last Tengu Demon died in battle, to prevent the Tengu clan from being wiped out, our Oni clan moved to the Monster Mountain. And when a new Tengu Demon is born among the Tengu clan, that will be the day that pact is fulfilled."

At this point, Hoshiguma Yuugi sighed.

"But unfortunately, no more Heavenly Demons have been born in the Tengu clan since then, and their entire race has become mediocre. The day that promise is fulfilled is still a long way off."

"Alright, now that I understand everything, this problem will be easy to solve."

After patiently waiting for Hoshiguma Yuugi to finish speaking, Tokihaku snapped his fingers.

"Yugi, let me ask you a question. If a Tengu had already been born into the Tengu clan, what do you think that Tengu would do first in the current situation? Note that before answering this question, please try to think from the other person's perspective."

"The Heavenly Demon..."

After frowning slightly and thinking for a moment, Hoshiguma Yuugi replied.

“The Tengu clan has forgotten everything from the past, and they don’t even know that the Youkai Mountain itself is their home. So… I understand.”

As if he had suddenly realized something, Hoshiguma Yuugi turned his head to look at the arena below. He first looked enlightened, and then he suddenly looked a little dumbfounded.

"So this is a conspiracy orchestrated by the Tengu clan's finally born demon against our Oni clan? They want to seize the Oni King's throne through normal means during the Oni King succession ceremony... I finally understand where that feeling of unease I've been feeling all this time came from. Was this really necessary?"

"As you just said, they have completely forgotten the past, so it's only natural that they would choose to do something like this, right?"

Shi Bai shrugged, completely unconcerned.

"That's why I said that most misunderstandings in the world can be resolved as long as things are talked about. Talk is the best weapon in the world."

"Anyway, thank you for passing on this information. I know what to do now."

With a hint of amusement, Hoshiguma Yuugi glanced at the man in front of him, and after a moment's thought, grabbed the sake jar from the table.

"In short, I'll start by offering you a toast!!"

After saying that, Hoshiguma Yuugi tilted his head back and poured the entire jar of sake into his mouth.

Shi Bai: "..."

Wait... do you demons always use a whole jar to toast someone? ...Believe me or not, I'll bring a whole vat someday!!

The Ghost Clan is an incredibly proud race, a fact that Shi Bai had already experienced long ago.

However, when Shi Bai actually came into contact with the Ghost Clan, he discovered that the Ghost Clan's pride was completely ingrained in their very bones.

Under the current circumstances, Shi Bai originally wanted to lend a hand, since if the high-intensity battle in the arena continued, Ibuki Suika would definitely be seriously injured.

However, judging from his previous conversation with Hoshiguma Yuugi, even if he wanted to offer any help in this Demon King succession ceremony, he would probably be rejected.

Although everything had been sorted out, Hoshiguma Yuugi's attitude hadn't changed much.

In her words, since that demon wanted to challenge the honor of their ghost race in this way, then their ghost race would never choose to run away, especially on this sacred arena, where a thrilling battle was what they longed for.

—Facing the challenge head-on, that's Hoshiguma Yuugi's choice!!

However, Hoshiguma Yuugi was not a rigid person. Although he refused Tokihachi's offer to throw a few Senzu Beans to Ibuki Suika, who was already showing signs of injury on the stage, he still reluctantly accepted one Senzu Bean.

However, no matter how severe Ibuki Suika's injuries and physical exhaustion were on the stage, it was impossible for this Senzu Bean to be given to Ibuki Suika before the end of the twenty-five arena matches and the Demon King succession ceremony.

In Hoshiguma Yuugi's words, this is a test that anyone who wants to bear the name of the Demon King must pass, and cheating is absolutely forbidden. If she were to actually use such methods to help Ibuki Suika in the arena, Ibuki Suika herself would probably fly into a rage and fight her without a second thought...

"...Never mind, at least this matter is resolved, and what happens next is none of my business..."

After muttering this to himself, Shi Bai leisurely strolled back from the area near the arena and found the white wolf tengu again in a square filled with food.

However, since they hadn't seen each other for a while, a girl with long black hair had appeared beside the other person. Judging from her attire, she seemed to belong to the White Wolf Tengu group as well.

However, for some reason, Shi Bai always felt that there was a hint of gritted teeth in the black-haired girl's gaze as she looked at him... Maybe it was just his imagination?

"...Your senior?"

Listening to the excited introduction from the white wolf tengu, and glancing at the girl sitting next to him who was forcing a smile, Shi Bai couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Yes, that's right. She's very kind to me. Several times when I was hungry and had nothing to eat, she shared her own food with me!!"

A white wolf-tengu with a slightly greasy face nodded frantically.

"Ah, it's fine with me for that, but did you tell him about those things?"

Shi Bai waved his hand and looked at the black-haired girl.

"Also, why do I always feel like she harbors some inexplicable hostility towards me?"

"That's not true, Lord Sun Wukong."

With an unusually "kind" smile on her face, the black-haired girl smiled and spoke.

"No, I am now Sun Xingzhe's brother-brother ...

After giving a casual reply, Shi Bai turned to look at the white wolf tengu.

"Since there are other people here, it doesn't matter, they're all from the Tengu clan anyway... Do you want to know what I got from this trip? It's about the secret history of your Tengu clan, you know?"

"The secret history of our Tengu clan?"

While Shiro Tengu was still stunned and hadn't reacted yet, the black-haired girl next to her frowned slightly.

"What are those?"

"Secret history is secret history, for example, the past of your Tengu clan, the relationship between your Tengu clan and the Oni clan a long, long time ago, and that so-called promise between your two races that you have completely forgotten..."

Shi Bai casually picked up a glass of wine from the table, took a sip, frowned slightly, and then put the glass back down.

"The wine here is really awful."

"Lord Sun Xing, could you please explain those matters in detail?"

For some reason, the black-haired girl's tone sounded slightly urgent.

"What exactly are the secrets of our Tengu clan? And what about those so-called past promises and relationships? Could you please explain them to us in detail?"

"Well……"

Shi Bai stared at the black-haired girl in front of him for a long time until she could no longer maintain her composure, at which point he spoke in an unusually irritating tone.

Sure!

Black-haired girl: "..."

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P.S.: There's really only one chapter today. The second chapter will be tomorrow during the day.

Chapter 93 Complete Illustrated Guide to Gensokyo

It's summer now, and the night sky over Yokai Mountain feels even cooler. Occasionally, a mountain breeze blows by, carrying away the slight restlessness that lingers in one's heart.

"...What happened to her, senior?"

It took a long time for Inuzoku Kaba to recover from the secret history of their Tengu clan that Shi Bai had told her. Looking at the empty seat next to her, Inuzoku Kaba asked the man in front of her in a daze.

"Well, maybe they have some things to do, who knows?"

Shi Bai turned his head and glanced in the direction the black-haired girl had left, then shrugged indifferently.

"So I'm really puzzled. I was just invited to come and collect some materials, but I ended up getting involved in this kind of thing for no reason... But at least it was worth the ticket price, so I guess it's not a loss?"

"But I still can't figure it out. This kind of thing is too complicated for me. It feels like... I know something... but I don't know how to put it..."

Looking down at the food in front of him, the white wolf tengu, who had completely lost his appetite, spoke in a somewhat bewildered manner.

"It feels like opening the door to a new world, doesn't it?"

Snapping his fingers, Shi Bai casually replied.

"So if you ask me, you don't need to care too much about these things. As long as the result is perfect, isn't that enough? Since the Youkai Mountain is originally the home of your Tengu clan, why bother with so many things?"

"I'm sorry, I'm a little confused... Thank you so much this time."

With a somewhat forced smile, the white wolf tengu stood up from the table.

"I need to inform Ōtengu of this matter as soon as possible, otherwise something terrible might happen, so please forgive me..."

"Ah, you don't need to worry about this at all, because I already told your Heavenly Demon about this before... Now that I think about it, your Heavenly Demon should have gone to find Ghost King Star Xiong Yongyi, so there's no need for you to get involved in this anymore."

With a hint of disdain, Shi Bai pushed the bowl of cheap liquor on the table aside and took out a bottle of Royal Pearl Special Edition beer from his storage ring.

"Come on, let me treat you to a drink. Beer is the perfect match for barbecue. This beer can provide a buff of +100 to your health for an hour, making it a rare find."

"Heavens, Heavenly Demon? When did you...?"

After hearing Shi Bai's words, Inuzou Kaba was clearly stunned.

She felt that all the time she had spent staying in the past, all added together, could never have exceeded the total amount of time she had spent in this entire day.

Why worry so much about such a small thing?

With a pursed lip, Shi Bai pushed the bottle of wine in his hand over.

"And speaking of which, you haven't forgotten, have you? Didn't you say you were going to bring some food back for your sister? If you don't hurry, this banquet will be over soon!"

"...I've already filled all the bags I brought; if I put in too much, they'll find out..."

Sitting back down in his chair, Inuzoki Kaba's face visibly flushed red upon hearing these words, and he muttered something under his breath.

Through the other person's explanation, Shi Bai noticed the small package placed on the corner of the table. After opening it with some curiosity, Shi Bai was somewhat speechless to find that it contained almost all the dishes he had taken out earlier.

The other party barely touched the roasted chicken and braised beef, carefully wrapping them all up in lotus leaves.

"Because my sister might prefer to eat these..."

Under the slightly speechless gaze of someone, the white wolf tengu's face turned even redder, and the sounds it made became softer and softer.

"It was originally a gift for you, so you can do whatever you want with it... So why are you so guilty? By the way, where did you come from, Steam Princess?"

Rolling his eyes, Shi Bai took out a small ring from his storage ring and tossed it over.

"Since you don't have enough space to store things, then use this to store them."

"No, no, you've already helped me so much, I can't do this..."

After a slight pause, Inuzoki Kaba hurriedly waved his hand.

"Just take it. Why be so polite? Besides, it's not worth much anyway. I can have as much as I want."

He interrupted the other person in a nonchalant manner, muttering something under his breath.

"...And even if you gave me this [Spell Ring], I wouldn't want it."

Without hearing anyone muttering to themselves, the white wolf tengu, quite moved, picked up the ring in front of him and put it on his hand.

During that day, she had seen Shi Bai use this kind of ring before, so she was naturally quite clear about how to use it.

But as she placed her small package on the table into the ring, she heard a voice with unusual clarity.

【Na na na na na na na~】

"???"

The white wolf-like tengu looked completely bewildered.

"Ahem... As for the [Na Jie], you'll definitely shout 'Na', you'll get used to it."

Shi Bai coughed a few times, making a fist, and then solemnly began to explain things to Inuzoku Kaba in front of him.

"The so-called 'Na Ring', as the name suggests, will make a 'Na' sound when worn, but it doesn't affect anything."

"Oh……"

The white wolf-like tengu nodded as if it understood but not quite.