The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

"Um……"

After thinking for a moment, Shi Bai turned to Yakumo Yukari and asked her a question.

"Are you coming too, Purple Mom?"

Yakumo Yukari: “???”

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"Huh? You're still alive?"

The first thing Shinki said to Matara Okina after meeting her immediately made the other person's face turn black.

Looking at Shinki sitting on the sofa in front of her, hugging a cushion and looking surprised, heaven knows how much willpower it took for Matara Okina to convince herself to take action and kill her now.

"Shouldn't we settle some things between us?"

Modara Okina spoke in a cold voice.

"You've been missing ever since that incident, and it took me a very long time to find you again..."

Want some popcorn?

Before she could finish her sentence, an untimely voice came from the side.

At the mountaintop, someone had moved two small stools and sat down on the side at some point. When Matara Okina started questioning Shinki, someone had already taken out the essential entertainment package, such as cola and popcorn.

Out of politeness, he also invited Zi, a young girl who still seemed a bit naive at the time, to watch the show.

"When watching a show, cola and popcorn go perfectly together, right? Here, can you hold this cola and popcorn for me? I'm going to go cut a watermelon now, and then I'll just sit quietly on the sidelines and be a good bystander..."

"Popcorn and Coke, give me a serving too!!"

Upon hearing the sound, Shinki turned around and saw Yakumo Yukari sitting on a small stool with a strange expression, holding popcorn and cola. Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she raised her hand high, ignoring the increasingly dark face of Matara Okina in front of her.

"And I want to eat watermelon too!!!"

Matara Okina: "..."

"...Are you really not going to offer any explanation for that matter?"

After a moment of silence, Modara Okina looked up at the sky.

"I leaked the information about the Demon Realm, and I also gathered those people. My initial goal was to conquer the Demon Realm and then personally strip everything from you, letting you taste the same flavors I once tasted..."

"Want a slice of watermelon? It's really sweet!"

A freshly cut slice of watermelon was placed in front of her, and the words of a certain ultimate absolute god were interrupted once again.

"........."

"Actually, you probably already know the answer and the result in your heart, right? You just want to get a real answer from her."

Shi Bai placed the slice of watermelon in his hand into the other person's hand and shrugged indifferently.

"I don't know what kind of grudges and affections you and Shinki had in the past, but didn't the former Amaterasu Ōmikami choose to abandon everything long ago?"

"and then?"

Modara Okina let out a cold laugh.

"That was just her feeling guilty; after all, in her mind, I had already died back then!"

"But so many years have passed, the hatred that once accumulated in your heart should have long since dissipated, right? Especially when you see this demon realm created by her."

Holding two slices of watermelon, Shi Bai turned around and leisurely walked back to his beloved little stool.

"If I'm not mistaken, this used to be a shared dream of yours, right? Never mind, you two should sort out your own affairs... Here, Zi Ma, your watermelon. I specially picked the biggest piece for you!!!"

"........."

Looking at the large watermelon that was handed to her, Yukari Yakumo suddenly felt an urge to smash the watermelon into the face of the despicable guy next to her.

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"Don't overthink it. I didn't create the Demon Realm for you. After all, in my heart, you're already dead."

Holding a slice of watermelon in one hand and a cup of cola in the other, with a large pile of popcorn in front of her, Shen Qi curled her lips as she huddled on the sofa.

"I was wondering why there was such a large group of people gathered in front of my house. So it was you who did this... If you want revenge, then come on over."

“...I want an explanation.”

"Explanation? My answer is no explanation. If you've made a mistake, you've made a mistake. There's no such thing as a 'regret pill' in this world."

Shen Qi shook her head.

"I'm happy that you're still alive, and that's enough."

"As for the rest... they are irrelevant."

P.S.: Good morning!

Chapter Seventeen: The Ancient Forbidden Existence

Shi Bai stayed in the Demon Realm for nearly three months.

Although the Demon Realm has been successfully established, it is currently just an empty shell. In addition, Shen Qi is seriously injured and will be essentially an ordinary human without any power for a long time to come. Shi Bai felt that he still needed to stay and take care of her.

Hmm... to prevent Shinki from being killed by Matara Okina, who's been driven half to death by her, one day.

He was lucky this time, managing to prevent the newly formed demon realm from suffering any damage, but he certainly won't be so fortunate next time.

As for Matara Okina, she also stayed in the newly formed Demon World, but she and Shinki still maintained a rather strange way of getting along.

Almost every time the two of them met, they would start with a few sarcastic remarks, always beginning with Matara Okina. However, the end result was usually that Matara Okina would be furious with Kamiki's attitude...

Shi Bai didn't ask about the past grievances between the two of them, but judging from Shen Qi's way of doing things, he could vaguely guess some of them.

For example, Shinki's decision to send everyone away and face the Dragon God alone might be due to the influence of that incident... because she didn't want to see her friends get hurt or die anymore?

Of course, once the succubus found out about her condition, which could no longer be hidden, she didn't give her a kind look for the next few months, even though the succubus usually took care of her daily life.

As for the Hermit Purple that he finally managed to collect in his encyclopedia...

"Didn't I say that peeping is prohibited?"

After installing the last part, Shi Bai stood up from the ground and spoke to the air beside him with his eyes half-closed.

"You're supposed to be a great demon, is it really appropriate for you to do things like spying all the time?"

"Well, it was just out of curiosity, and since you were so rude, I was just returning the favor... Or is there something you're hiding that you don't want others to see?"

As a sound rang out, a purplish-red rift silently opened in the air, revealing a dozen crimson eyes that flickered in and out of view.

"There's no need to be so petty. I just called you 'Mother Zi,' and in my hometown, that's a very respectful way to address someone."

Not paying too much attention to the gap that had been opened, Shi Bai casually answered while making the final adjustments to the object he had created.

"And also, don't you think it's creepy to hide in your little room all day? Old people need to come out and get some sun to stay healthy... What are you doing now?"

Shi Bai was completely bewildered as the girl suddenly appeared in front of him and took the thing he was adjusting into the gap.

"...An old man? In the Demon World, you seem to be the oldest, right? I overheard a conversation between Matara Okina and Kamiki about you."

With one hand clasped to her chest, Yukari Yakumo wore a half-smile.

"You should keep the title 'old man' for now."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm only 18 years old now, which means I've just come of age, okay? Besides, what you did was eavesdropping."

He pulled out a palm-sized fan from somewhere, unfolded it in front of him, and fanned himself, pointing to the words printed on the small fan with a confident expression.

"See that? A gentleman as fine as jade, unparalleled in the world, that's me."

"I've never seen anyone like you... who has absolutely no sense of a strong person."

Seemingly stunned by the other party's shamelessness, Yakumo Yukari stammered for a long time before finally managing to say something.

She has always been very confident in her abilities.

Because of the malicious way someone called her, even though she didn't really care about her age, it was still hard for anyone to remain indifferent to a young girl being called an "old lady."

Originally, she wanted to teach the other party a lesson they would never forget, but in the end, not only did she fail to teach them a lesson, she also suffered a considerable loss herself.

If one or two failures could be considered accidents, then nearly seventy failed attempts over three months clearly demonstrate one fact: even if someone is almost completely unprepared, she simply cannot do anything to them.

After discovering that someone was using her actions as a pastime, she decisively stopped doing something pointless.

The gap in strength is too obvious, so doing more things is meaningless.

"The demeanor of a strongman? What's that thing used for? Can you eat it?"

She pursed her lips, and seeing that the other party had no intention of taking out the things she had put into the gap again for the time being, Shi Bai simply pulled over a chair and sat down.

"You seem to have a lot of free time, so would you be interested in making a deal with me?"

"trade?"

"That's right, I want to ask you to help me find someone... a flower fairy."

Shi Bai nodded.

"Green hair, she probably lives in a sunflower field, she's very powerful, and the surrounding monsters tremble in fear. Her name is Kazami Yuuka... She should be easy to find, right?"

"Finding someone isn't difficult for me, but why should I help you?"

Slightly surprised, Yakumo Yukari raised an eyebrow and chuckled softly.

"I don't think you can offer me any trade items or terms that will satisfy me."

"I can help you with something unconditionally in the future."

Holding up a finger, Shi Bai added an extra sentence.

"Anything is acceptable as long as it doesn't violate my principles."

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"Can I ask what this is?"

After glancing at the thing that Shi Bai had placed in front of her, Shen Qi looked up with great curiosity.

"I made this wheelchair for you using the best materials. It has 38 functions and is perfectly designed to fit the human body's dynamic system. You can even use it to do a wild car drift show."

Shi Bai calmly gave his answer.

"Because the succubus complained to me about this, as her teacher, I naturally have to solve the problem for my student."

"But I have legs and I can walk by myself."

Shenqi couldn't help but start arguing.

"I don't think I've fallen to the point where I need a wheelchair to get around."

"No, you'll need it then."

After thinking for a moment, Shi Bai answered seriously.

“After I leave, I think you are very likely to have your legs broken by Matara Okina. It’s a good thing to take precautions in advance.”

Shenqi: "???"

"Wait, why do you think that? I feel like I get along very well with her."

Shenqi couldn't help but argue.

"Just now, she said she would cook something for me herself."

"Of course you're relaxed and happy, but the other person is completely not relaxed and unhappy. Don't you realize that at all?"

Shi Bai glanced at Shen Qi and then spoke softly.

"And as a friendly reminder, this is information I got from Yukari Yakumo. Matara Okinako once successfully poisoned a great youkai with the food she made."

"...No, that can't be, right?"

Shen Qi's lips twitched involuntarily, and she forced a smile.

"She told me that her cooking was delicious, and even those great monsters said it was incredibly tasty... She couldn't possibly be lying to me, could she?"

"Yes, the name of the great monster she poisoned was Haochi."

Shi Bai nodded.