The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

"Alright, let's have a drink first."

Without making a sound, Shi Bai changed the subject, reaching his hand onto the table as he began to speak with a smile.

"To be honest, something like this... um? Where's my wine?"

As he reached for empty air, Shi Bai looked at the table with some confusion and discovered that the bottle of Royal Pearl Special Edition beer that he had taken out earlier had disappeared without a trace.

"I don't know, I just saw it on the table... Could it have been stolen?"

Following Shi Bai's gaze, Inuzou Kaba first shook his head with a slight doubt, then his expression changed slightly as if he suddenly thought of something.

"I just heard my senior mention that there is a very skilled thief among the monsters who has also come to this festival. Many monsters have reported that their personal belongings and money have been stolen."

"A very skilled thief? You mean in that short period of time, a thief stole that bottle of beer from me?"

Looking around at the endless stream of people... ugh, monsters, Shi Bai couldn't help but look thoughtful.

"Yes, that's right. It's said that no monster has ever been able to catch this thief, and even the thief's true identity is unknown. But this thief is indeed a real person, and has even stolen many treasures from great monsters."

Seemingly afraid that the treasure he had just obtained would be stolen by the thief, the white wolf tengu hurriedly clenched the hand wearing the [Na Ring] into a ball as if it were a precious treasure, looking extremely nervous.

"Let's get out of here quickly, otherwise..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she was quite astonished to see Shi Bai first frown slightly and glance around, then suddenly stand up and pull out a monster from among the passing monsters. It had a pair of fluffy rabbit ears on its head, wore an ordinary pink dress, had a small red carrot necklace around its neck, and was barefoot in this situation... a monster rabbit?

"Um... is there something you wanted to do by suddenly pulling me over here?"

Seemingly not expecting to encounter such a thing, the monster rabbit with short black hair was slightly stunned at first, and then showed a pitiful expression on its face.

"We don't provide companionship for drinking; if you need someone to accompany you, there are more suitable options over there..."

"Stop pretending, give me back that bottle of beer."

Shi Bai tapped the table with his finger, his face completely calm.

"Don't even think about running away. You brought this on yourself. I heard you're the lucky white rabbit, right? How about we have a contest to see who's luckier?"

"...Okay, but how exactly did you find out about us?"

After a moment's hesitation, glancing at the crowd around him and mentally calculating his chances of escaping, the monster rabbit calmly sat down at the table.

"Logically speaking, we should have acted very ordinary. How did you know our nickname?"

"Hmm... After all, it's a rare SSR-level character. Even if we grabbed the wrong one, it's not a big deal, right?"

"...SSR level!?"

Before one of the thieves could react to what someone had said, the white wolf tengu standing nearby had already grasped the meaning.

"Wait a minute! Why does this monster rabbit have an SSR rank while I only have an R rank?!"

"Level? What level?"

Looking down at himself, Inaba Tei, who often walked by the river, finally got his shoes wet, looked puzzled.

"Because lolis get extra points."

After extending a finger and explaining something to a certain white wolf tengu in a serious manner, Shi Bai casually took out his phone and pointed it at Inaba Tei.

"Don't worry about trivial things like ranks; you'll understand in the future... Come on, give me a smile first!"

Emperor Inban: "..."

Inuzoki Kaba: "..."

Jealousy caused my plasmolysis? (jpg)

For Shi Bai, although the journey to the Monster Mountain was full of unexpected twists and turns, he had a lot of fun.

Putting aside the things about the Tengu and Oni clans, which filled in many gaps in his knowledge, the gains from this trip alone were more than enough to make the trip worthwhile.

For example, he has always been thinking about completing the complete Gensokyo encyclopedia.

After a trip to the Monster Mountain, the monster encyclopedia of the four great demon kings—Watermelon, Steamed Bun Fairy, Red Three, and Jin Jieluo—is basically complete.

It is expected that the encyclopedia entries for a host of tengu, including Inubashiri Momiji, Shameimaru Aya, and Himekaidou Hadate, will be completed later, along with the encyclopedia entries for the little loli from the Earth Spirit Palace and the world's cutest Koishi.

Actually, I would have been quite satisfied with just collecting these, but I didn't expect this unexpected surprise. If we include that cunning rabbit who's most successful at pretending to be young, then the Eientei group is only missing that NEET princess and that veteran rabbit from the Moon Wars.

Congratulations, Coca-Cola.

As for other characters like the Tenmoku, the Great Tengu, and Inuzoku Kaba... After thinking about it for a moment, Shi Bai included them in the side story illustrations.

If things continue at this pace, collecting all the character illustrations in Gensokyo before it's even established... probably won't be too difficult.

Shi Bai had no idea what the demon and Hoshiguma Yuugi had discussed, or rather, he wasn't particularly interested in such matters.

Now that the truth has been revealed and the misunderstandings have been cleared up, there is no need for him to be overly concerned about matters between the Tengu clan and the Oni clan.

However, the night ended relatively well. The Demon King succession ceremony concluded successfully, and Ibuki Suika proved her pride as Demon King with her formidable strength. News of the past between the Tengu and Oni clans began to circulate widely among the yokai, and the appearance of the Tenma from the Tengu clan became widely known…

Everything is moving in a positive direction.

Although there were no major events between the Tengu clan and the Oni clan in the short term, the other Youkai races who still lived in Youkai Mountain clearly understood that Youkai Mountain was about to change again.

Although the Oni clan used to rule the Demon Mountain, they mostly delegated everything on the Demon Mountain to the Tengu clan and didn't pay much attention to it themselves.

So in the past, many different kinds of monsters lived on Monster Mountain, dividing the entire mountain into different parts.

However, now that the Demon King of the Demon Clan has personally announced the agreement he made with the Tengu Clan, the ownership of the Demon Mountain has been clearly determined.

It can be predicted that in the near future, the Tengu clan, who were once the masters of the Youkai Mountain, will once again take control of the Youkai Mountain under the leadership of the Tenma who has reappeared within the clan.

As if they had figured things out, after the old agreement was finally fulfilled, the Oni clan and the Tengu clan reached a new agreement, which was to last for a hundred years.

A hundred years from now, the Oni race will completely leave the Demon Mountain... This will inevitably mark the end of an era.

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Chapter 94 Your sister is really amazing!

The revelry lasted all night until dawn, when the grand celebration finally came to an end as the sun rose on the horizon.

Following the quiet mountain path in the early morning, Shi Bai arrived at the ancestral home of the Tengu clan with a white wolf Tengu.

This is a beautifully decorated building nestled in the mountains.

The wooden houses are built one after another along the mountain. The mountain paths and forest roads are clearly well maintained and look clean and tidy. The mountain spring flowing down from the huge lake at the top of Monster Mountain forms a gentle stream, which divides this pastoral scene in two.

Although it was still early morning, many celestial dogs had already hurriedly set out on their day's journey.

Inuzoki Kaba's popularity among the Tengu was clearly not very high. The Tengu who hurriedly passed by glanced at Shi Bai and a certain cunning rabbit who were following closely behind her with slightly curious eyes, and then continued on their way without even saying hello to her. It seemed that the white wolf Tengu had already gotten used to it.

...However, it seems that they did not harbor much malice?

Last night, the new structure of the Yokai Mountain was established, and it is foreseeable that the Tengu clan will be extremely busy with various tasks in the near future.

"It seems like everyone's mental state has changed a lot...?"

Looking at his companions, whose demeanor was completely different from before, Inuzoki Kaba couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

"Isn't this to be expected? After those things have been widely publicized, it's quite normal for this situation to occur."

With a slight pursed lip, Shi Bai answered casually.

"It's like the boss and employees in a company. In the past, employees worked hard just to earn money. But if one day the employee finds that the company is actually their own, then compared to before, they will definitely be more motivated to work. Working for someone else and working for yourself are two completely different concepts... That's the gist of it."

"Is that the reason? Oh..."

Nodding as if he understood but not quite, Inuzoki led him into a small courtyard.

Although this courtyard is small, it is small but complete in every way.

To the left of the entrance to this courtyard, there is a small pond, with emerald green lotus leaves scattered across its surface.

Beside the pond, a maple tree stands proudly against the wind, its leaves faintly revealing a vibrant red hue. Beneath the maple tree, a stone table and chairs, clearly unfinished, lie abandoned.

The morning sunlight slanted into the courtyard, giving the small space a subtle, warm feel.

Perhaps sensing her older sister's return, a little girl with white hair ran joyfully out of the inner room and jumped into her older sister's arms amidst cheers.

"Sister, did you bring me anything delicious?"

After snuggling in the arms of the white wolf tengu for a while, the white-haired little girl raised her head expectantly.

"I heard there are a lot of people at this celebration... Oh? Are there any guests at your house?"

Before she could finish her sentence, the little girl noticed the two people following behind her older sister. After a moment of surprise, she quickly jumped down from her sister's arms, turned around, and ran back into the inner room.

Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, the little girl ran out of the inner room again, carrying two stools with great effort.

"Please have a seat, guests. I'm sorry, this is the only type of chair we have... I'll go pour you some tea!"

After putting down the stool she was holding, and saying something rather apologetic, the little girl turned around and ran back into the inner room at lightning speed.

"……birch."

After a moment of silent silence, Shi Bai gave a thumbs-up to the white wolf tengu with a grateful expression.

"Your sister is absolutely amazing!!!"

Inuzoki Kaba: "..."

Faced with such extremely dangerous remarks from a certain lolicon, she suddenly regretted bringing him to her home.

"Seriously! Compared to this cunning rabbit who's not cute at all, your sister is the real heart-healing little girl!!"

Pointing to a certain cunning rabbit who had been holding back all the way, the person looked indignant.

"A girl like this can't possibly be called a loli!!"

"So what does this have to do with us?"

He picked up the beer bottle in his hand and poured a mouthful of beer into his mouth, looking completely bewildered and disgusted.

"I think your remarks were too dangerous, and you need to get treatment."

"Huh? You dare say this isn't your business?"

Pointing to the beer bottle in the other person's hand, Shi Bai looked heartbroken.

"Don't you know that the way you keep pouring beer into your mouth while holding a bottle all the way is really ruining your image? Wouldn't it be better to just sit here like me with a lollipop in your mouth?"

"What does our image have to do with us?"

After hearing Shi Bai's words, the cunning rabbit became even more confused.

"I don't really like things that are too sweet, but I really like the taste of beer... How about you give me a few more bottles?"

"It's all gone, not even a drop left, let alone a whole bottle."

With a ruthless wave of his hand, Shi Bai took the stool and walked to the abandoned stone table under the maple tree.

This abandoned stone table is clearly carved from a single large stone, but the carving process was stopped before it was even halfway done. So it's more like a strangely shaped large stone than a stone table.

"Uh... it's because Momiji always admired the stone table under the tree in the Karasu Tengu's house, so I wanted to make one myself as a surprise for her. But when the war broke out, I found that I simply didn't have the extra time to finish it..."

Seeing that someone was staring at his half-finished product, the white wolf tengu spoke up somewhat embarrassedly.

"I can't help you much, but I'll give you a little something."

After glancing at Inuzoki Kaba and thinking for a moment, Shi Bai bit the lollipop in his mouth and took the stick in his hand.

"Judging from this, it seems you wanted to carve a round stone table? But the circle you drew isn't round at all, so in this case, we need to polish it, like this..."

As they were talking, Shi Bai's hand holding the candy stick suddenly moved, so fast that it left afterimages in the air, and the firelight could be vaguely seen flashing everywhere on the big rock.

In just a few seconds, before the other two could even react, Shi Bai had already stood up again. The candy stick he had been holding was now completely burned to ashes.

"Uh……"

Looking at the "stone table" in front of him, which was almost unchanged from before, Inuzoki Kaba couldn't help but feel a little lost.

Compared to the white wolf tengu, the cunning rabbit seemed to have vaguely discerned something, and opened its eyes wide with great interest.

"Well, I rarely show this kind of skill to others. The so-called 'divine craftsmanship' is something that surpasses even the most exquisite craftsmanship."

With a soft chuckle, Shi Bai lightly tapped the "stone" beside him with his finger.

With this slight movement, large chunks of broken stone were quickly peeled off the rock. In less than half a second, a near-perfect stone table artwork, transformed from the original "misshapen object," appeared before them. The broken stones turned into the finest dust in the air, saving them the trouble of cleaning.

"How...how did you do that...?"

Seeing this incredible scene, the white wolf tengu, who was completely shocked, started stammering again.