The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

"How else could they do it? By showing off, of course!"

With a slight pout, Inaba Tei walked over, carrying a stool in one hand and a bottle of beer in the other. As he passed by, the cunning rabbit whispered something to the other person.

"Here's a piece of advice: be careful, and whatever you do, don't let this dangerous guy take your sister away..."

"Uh……"

As if suddenly realizing something, Inuzoki Kaba quickly turned around and saw his younger sister standing at the door with a tray containing three cups of water in her hand, looking at someone under the maple tree with an expression of admiration.

"........."

—A certain white wolf tengu suddenly felt very hurt inside.

【Na na na na na na na~】

Amidst a chorus of "shouts," an exceptionally lavish meal was retrieved from the "shout ring" by Inuzoki Kaba and placed on the nearly perfect round stone table.

The reason it is described as almost perfect is because there are no matching stone benches to complement this perfect stone table; the only flaw is the lack of benches for everyone.

However, when making this stone table, Shi Bai naturally took this into consideration, so the height of the stone table and the stone bench complement each other well and do not seem abrupt at all.

"Are you sure there's no more beer?"

Shaking the empty beer bottle in her hand, the cunning rabbit asked Shi Bai, still somewhat unwilling to give up.

"No, no, there isn't even a drop left, let alone a whole bottle. You should just go and drink your tea."

With a perfunctory wave of his hand, Shi Bai took out a lollipop from the storage ring on his hand and handed it to the little girl.

"Hua, come here, let your brother treat you to a lollipop!!"

After glancing at her older sister with slight hesitation, the little girl reached out and took the lollipop, politely thanking him.

"Thanks……"

You should call him uncle.

Before Hua could finish speaking, the cunning rabbit interrupted her.

Pointing his finger at someone who was extremely dangerous in some ways, Inaba Tei began to teach the little girl very seriously.

“He is much older than us and has helped your sister so much, so to show respect, we should call him Uncle.”

"Oh... I understand."

Nodding as if she had been taught a lesson, the little girl turned her head and thanked Shi Bai very earnestly.

"Thank you uncle."

Shi Bai: "..."

"What? Why are you looking at us like that? Am I wrong?"

Faced with someone's bitter and resentful gaze, the cunning rabbit blinked, its face filled with innocence.

"...Do you still want to drink beer?"

"But you just said that even a single drop is already..."

"That's all? It's okay."

With a very generous wave of his hand, the person mysteriously produced two strange seeds.

"Let me tell you, one of these two seeds can grow beer. You just need to dig a hole, cover it with some soil, count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and the beer will come out. I'm giving you this magical seed. How generous of me, right?"

"What is the other seed?"

Suddenly interrupting the conversation, a certain white wolf tengu looked on with curiosity.

"Oh, just the seed of the [Destruction Mushroom]."

Shi Bai remained calm.

"Don't worry, it's just a simple mushroom."

"Hey!! This name sounds incredibly dangerous!!!"

Inaba Tei banged the empty beer bottle in his hand with a look of protest on his face.

"You're clearly trying to kill us, aren't you!? Actually, both of these seeds are [Destruction-shroom] seeds, right!!"

"Hmm... As expected of the lucky white rabbit, you even noticed that?"

With a pursed lip, Shi Bai put away the two [Cowardly Mushroom] seeds in his hand again, and casually took out a [box] and threw it at the cunning rabbit.

"Alright, you'd better drink sparingly. There are 27 compartments in a case, with 64 bottles of beer in each compartment. Once you finish that, there really won't be any left."

"...Thank you so much! If you ever need my help in the future, I'll definitely be there for you!"

After opening the box and glancing inside, Inaba Tei's eyes lit up immediately. He then happily hid the box away somewhere.

"Tch, what's with this little loli liking to drink beer? Do you think you're a watermelon? Even if you like cola, fine, but you like beer too..."

Turning his gaze to the side, he propped his head up on the table with one hand and curled his lip in disdain.

"Well……"

While happily enjoying the delicious food her older sister had brought back—food she had never tasted before—the white-haired little girl's eyes darted curiously over and over her sister's new friend.

Well... although she didn't quite understand what they were saying, some things don't need to be understood too much.

In the tiny eyes of that little girl, there was actually a great deal of confusion.

P.S.: The second update will still be tomorrow.

Chapter Ninety-Five: Shi Bai's Search for the Lolita Plan

It must be said that the Tengu clan reacted very quickly.

After Shi Bai successfully collected valuable materials about Loli Momiji, the Great Tengu of the Tengu clan personally went there and extended an invitation to him with exceptional respect.

A strong person is respected no matter where they are, especially since he has done the Tengu clan an immense favor.

If he hadn't interfered in the matter concerning the Tengu and Oni clans, although the final outcome would probably still have been the same—Ibuki Suika successfully succeeding as the Oni King—the relationship between the Tengu and Oni clans would undoubtedly have been completely destroyed.

In later generations, although the Tengu clan successfully took control of the Demon Mountain, they were completely estranged from the Oni clan, and the close relationship they once had as drinking buddies was gone.

"Big, big Tengu-sama..."

Seemingly completely unprepared for the arrival of the Great Tengu, Inuzoki Kaba stood up from the stool with unusual unease.

"So why are you so nervous?"

Shi Bai rolled his eyes at the unusually nervous and uneasy behavior of the white wolf-like tengu, feeling as if he were seeing a student seeing a teacher who had come to visit their home.

...If you found out that your senior was actually a demon, wouldn't you faint on the spot? So in matters like this, you should learn more from your sister...

"You don't need to be so nervous..."

After glancing subtly at the expression on the face of the black-haired man sitting on the bench, Da Tengu couldn't help but let out a wry smile.

After bowing to the other party with the highest etiquette among the Tengu clan, the Great Tengu spoke to Shi Bai with exceptional respect.

"Your Excellency, on behalf of Lord Tianmo, I extend to you an invitation to a meeting. We kindly request that you accept our sincere gratitude."

"Heavenly Demon... then let's go with SR."

Recalling the black-haired girl from last night, Shi Bai stood up with a lack of interest.

"Let's go."

"Uh……?"

Although he couldn't quite understand what the man in front of him meant by SR, the Great Tengu wisely refrained from pursuing or dwelling on the matter too much.

What puzzled her was why everyone else's expressions became so subtle after the other person said those words. And what exactly was that monster rabbit from...?

In the short time since she entered the room, Da Tengu had been filled with many questions. However, before she could think about them, Shi Bai walked straight out the door, and she had no choice but to follow him and lead the way.

As the supreme being among the Tengu clan and the true "king" who can lead the Tengu clan forward, the place where Tenma lives is naturally not as shabby as the small courtyard of Inuzoki Kaba.

Pavilions, terraces, towers, carved beams and painted rafters—these visual appearances alone are many times superior.

Of course, the most shabby thing Shi Bai has seen so far... is probably Yagokoro Eirin's ordinary bamboo hut. No, it should be that square matchbox that Shinki built and was so proud of...

"...You are the Heavenly Demon?"

Looking at the little girl dressed in a black and white robe, sitting quietly behind a table, her long black hair cascading down to the floor like a waterfall... Shi Bai couldn't help but feel a strange toothache.

Originally, someone planned to set the Heavenly Demon's level to SR, but after seeing its true form, they quickly changed their mind... because lolis get extra points!!!

"Is it because the difference feels a bit too big? I was originally thinking that since it's a formal meeting, I should use my real identity to deal with it..."

She glanced down at herself, thought for a moment, and then looked up at Shi Bai tentatively and asked him a question.

"How about I change into the style you've seen before?"

"It seems it should be SSR... cough cough... no need, I think it's fine as it is now."

After coughing a few times for no reason and looking around the spacious hall, Shi Bai simply sat down cross-legged on the spotless floor.

"Speak, what do you want with me?"

"Where is the place to sit..."

She opened her mouth, looking hesitant, then looked directly into Shi Bai's eyes and spoke earnestly.

"...On behalf of the Tengu clan, I would like to express our sincerest gratitude to you. You will always be the most honored guest of our Tengu clan."

"Well……"

...Come to think of it, I don't think I did anything special, did I? I just warmed up, tied up some demons, fought a bit, had a conversation, and took some photos...Did I really do something amazing?

After briefly recalling what he had done, Shi Bai nodded with a righteous air.

"It's nothing. It's what I should do for love and peace. Um... so is there anything else?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, the black-haired loli spoke.

"Although I have only learned a little from Hua, I think you must be a rare sage. So I would like to ask you about the future of our Tengu clan."

"Idle? Yes, I am indeed very idle."

Perhaps sensing the solemnity in the words of the black-haired loli in front of him, Shi Bai sat up a little straighter.

"Ask away if you have any questions, but I think what's bothering you the most right now is probably the conflict caused by class antagonism within your Tengu clan, right?"

"...That's right."

The black-haired loli nodded silently.

"Tengu with a high nose, Tengu with crows, Tengu with mountain crouching, Tengu with white wolf... With the end of the war, the conflicts between each type of Tengu have become increasingly acute. Although the Great Tengu and I have tried our best to suppress the outbreak of these conflicts, there will always be a day when these conflicts erupt. When that time comes... what is it?"

She was slightly taken aback when she saw the small item that the man in front of her had suddenly tossed onto the table.

"Snacks, green apple flavored lollipops, taste pretty good."

He deftly peeled a lollipop for himself and put it in his mouth, then answered somewhat vaguely.

"Actually, resolving this conflict is quite simple; it's just that you haven't figured it out yet... Let me ask you, where do you think this conflict originated in the first place?"

"The source of the conflict..."

Holding the lollipop on the table in front of her, the black-haired girl fell into deep thought for a moment. After a long while, she finally spoke, albeit hesitantly.

"...Because of the war?"

"War? Are you sure?"

Shi Bai's face remained noncommittal.

"I do not deny the existence of classes, because the privileges that come with classes are justified. But please do not mistake these privileges for power; privilege is not the same as power."

"Privilege...power..."

Listening to these unusually obscure terms, the black-haired loli looked thoughtful.

"Do you mean a situation like that of the Oni race?"

"Of course, the Oni race never bullies the weak, they value rules, and they never lie... These are almost ingrained in their very being. Even the Oni King can drink heartily with the most ordinary Oni member. Can your Tengu clan do that?"

Shi Bai snapped his fingers.