"So, Xiao Yang, you weren't in Gensokyo for seven days last time because of Yukari...?" Upon hearing Yukari's words, Ibuki Suika realized something.

After Yang Xiying returned from the Heluo World, she mysteriously disappeared for a week. Although there was an explanation that she was going back to the Heluo World and was somewhat anxious.

This is somewhat strange. It seems that they are doing something bad together, because they are so engrossed in each other that it is easy to discover their secrets.

—And at that time, Yukari Yakumo even offered an explanation.

"See? I just mentioned it and Suika immediately realized it," Yukari Yakumo said with a hint of helplessness after hearing Suika Ibuki's words.

"It's not that exaggerated. I only stayed at Sister Zi's house for two or three days back then."

"—After that, I really did some serious work in the Heluo World."

Yang Xiying was sweating profusely.

"Besides, what you said makes sense, Suika. Some things are worse the longer you keep them hidden, so it's okay to be open and honest about them."

Then, Yang Xiying's expression turned righteous and indignant. He felt that there was no need to hide it any longer.

"After all, I don't think I'm so outstanding that I can charm the girls around me to the point that I have an idol image to maintain and can't talk about love or anything like that."

"I won't feel burdened by making it public."

"But the main reason why you don't want to make these things public, Brother Yang, is that you don't want to cut off your path to winning over other girls, right?"

Yakumo Yukari wore a half-smile, while Yang Xiying involuntarily shifted her gaze to the side.

"That's right, you were all very eager to hear my advice on how to win over girls."

Suika Ibuki, standing nearby, added at this moment, "It seems that what the other side said when they first came to Gensokyo was truly their honest opinion..."

"So, Xiao Yang, do you think that even if you reveal these things, it won't affect your ability to woo other girls?"

"..." Yang Xiying remained silent, because it didn't really matter now, after he realized something.

"But the advice Xigua gave was still to help conceal the relationship, right? Brother Yang, it seems like you have some kind of confidence in your own abilities."

Yakumo Yukari spoke with a smile.

"Is it about sparring skills? Winning against a girl will make her develop feelings for him? That way, it won't matter if we go public with our relationship?"

"You might as well become a detective," Yang Xiying took a deep breath, his little thoughts had been seen through by Yakumo Yukari.

If he can develop feelings for the girls through friendly competition, then he really doesn't need to worry about announcing his relationship and ruining his chances with the other girls.

Just keep sparring, and get them to offer their bodies as payment; that way, you'll get them.

—Heart? I have plenty of time, and I'll get it eventually.

But does Yakumo Yukari's realization of this mean that her little thoughts are useless? In fact, sparring doesn't produce any extra feelings.

"Wow, Yang, have you really awakened your animalistic nature as that blonde girl said?" Ibuki Suika exclaimed in surprise upon hearing Yang Xiying's response.

"Well, after all, the thought of getting close to the pretty girls in Gensokyo is pretty daunting and depressing," Yang Xiying said with a subtle expression.

“If that’s all there is to it, then it’s fine,” Yakumo Yukari said at this moment, which left Yang Xiying with a head full of questions.

No, shouldn't I be yelling at myself as trash and scum now that I've revealed my true nature?! How come it's still acceptable?

"Because I'm more worried about what you might do about this than how many girls you've dated, Yang. It wouldn't be good if you did something reckless."

At this moment, Yukari Yakumo spoke.

"Like traveling alone to another world to search for all the secret books or something."

Her words startled Ibuki Suika, but she also became serious after seeing Yang Xiying's silent expression.

Because she had heard Yang Xiying say before that heroes only consider marriage after saving the world.

Yang Xiying now indeed has a hero's mission to find the Heavenly Book, for which matters of love and romance will have to take a back seat.

But if we make him realize these things like romantic love, he will then focus more on his mission.

Knowing who Yang Xiying is, Ibuki Suika is certain that this person will do that. Yes, this is a good thing.

But it would be too hard to bear it all alone, and Ibuki Suika didn't think that was cool.

“…I think I can still help you a lot, Yang Xiying,” Ibuki Suika said at this moment.

“Me too, after all, it’s good for me too,” Yakumo Yukari added, though her expression was different from hers.

Yukari Yakumo was all smiles, while Suika Ibuki had a calm and very serious expression, making Yang Xiying sweat a little.

He felt that if he dared to say anything like "I'll take responsibility for these things all by myself" or any other kind of personal heroism, there would be bad consequences.

"I once said something like this when I was treating Miss Yan: treating her would prevent my martial arts from ever reaching their peak."

Yang Xiying took a deep breath and spoke.

"There's always a feeling of being just one step away from success in everything I do, but I don't need to reach the top because I have companions I can rely on."

"Therefore, I will not travel to another world alone to find the Heavenly Book, as long as you can still lend me a hand."

"So you think we'll eventually be unable to help you?" Upon hearing Yang Xiying's words, Ibuki Suika grinned.

"After all, I mentioned at the last banquet that I liked your points. If you can't even do that, don't blame me for being a lone wolf."

Yang Xiying's response was perfectly reasonable. Under normal circumstances, he would still use the rabbit head to think; he wouldn't need it if there was no intensity involved.

"Haha! Don't worry, we won't hold you back, Brother Yang," Yakumo Yukari replied with a smile.

Although the answer from the other side wasn't what I wanted, we can still move forward side by side, so I must become stronger...

"Hmph, I'm very unwilling to accept losing to you this time, even giving you my body, so I'll get my revenge sooner or later."

Suika Ibuki also spoke at this moment, revealing a very aggressive face, although the girl's current appearance was somewhat unconvincing.

"But we still can't look too serious like this..." After all, she and Yang Xiying are both in a state of battle damage.

"And it always feels shameful to be seen by you like this, Yukari," Yukari is at least wearing purple pajamas now.

“…As expected, we still need Sister Zi to join us,” Yang Xiying’s expression turned serious, feeling uncomfortable being stared at by Zi.

"You two wouldn't be planning to lay a hand on a weak woman like me, would you?" Looking at the man and woman with ill intentions, Yukari Yakumo felt a little embarrassed.

“Azusa, since you’ve seen what happened between us, then those who see it all get a share,” Ibuki Suika said with a sinister smile.

“I don’t feel as repressed as you do now,” Yakumo Yukari said, shrinking her upper body back into the gap as she became sleepy.

"Transform! Soaring Feather!"

Yang Xiying transformed at that moment, reaching out to grab Yakumo Yukari before the gap closed, and then heard the words from the other side that couldn't hold back anymore.

"—You're so shameless to transform yourself just to do something like this!"

"—This is to show my sincerity in wanting to [unite with] Yukari-nee!"

The three of them spent the night playing around like this.

[It's definitely better to master the time-stopping ability as soon as possible...] As dawn approached, Yang Xiying fell asleep with this thought in mind.

……

In the end, no one discovered the secret between Yang Xiying, Yakumo Shii, and Fubuki Suika, partly because the three decided to keep their relationship a secret for the time being.

We'll talk about it when the others have doubts and ask questions, and secondly, because only Yang Xiying is exhausted from doing that kind of thing.

So the demons and monsters of the old hell only saw the energetic Ibuki Suika the next day, and asked Yang Xiying where she was, saying that he had gone back because he had something to do.

"That's a real shame, since I was hoping to exchange a few blows with him," Hoshiguma Yuugi said with some regret.

"So, does that mean I'll have to go to the Earth to see Mr. Human from now on?"

Komeiji Ren, who overheard Yang Xiying had already returned, understood something, but she didn't know if Yang Xiying knew how to get to the surface.

……

"Good day, today we are companions on our journey to another world."

On the third day, Remilia Flandre, Izayoi Sakuya, Patchouli, and Alice, who were preparing to go to the Heluo World to help Yang Xiying, discovered a new face.

—That's Yuuka Kazami!

“…Yes, nice to meet you,” Remilia replied politely to Yuuka Kazami.

I had heard before that Yang Xiying had defeated Kazami Yuuka and established a relationship with her, but I didn't expect that they would be able to work together now.

I must say, Yang's social skills are truly remarkable...

Sakuya Izayoi and Alice could only marvel at Yang Xiying's speed in recruiting people; they had gained another powerful ally.

And so the group returned to the world of Heluo, only to return a few days later. Kazami Yuuka, who was visiting another world for the first time, also shared her thoughts.

"It's quite incredible that a world with few strong individuals exists, yet it possesses the power to transcend time and space."

Her impression of the other world was that it was a place different from her own world, with many things that didn't exist in her original world.

But upon closer inspection, it wasn't much different from Gensokyo, except there were no youkai, though there were ghosts, but no underworld or heaven.

Because these ghosts lingered in certain places like earthbound spirits, resembling tombs, Yang Xiying discovered a group of tomb raiders one night.

This guy was really in a playful mood, and he kept scaring them until he got an extremely powerful device in return.

That was a telephone used by modern humans. Although it was unusable, it still indicated that there were quite a few people from other worlds coming to this world.

This world has a spacetime rift, and the people here manage that rift with something, which in turn gains spacetime abilities.

“So, Yuuka-nee thinks this world is very interesting?” Yang Xiying couldn’t help but ask, and Kazami Yuuka responded directly.

“Living there would definitely be a good choice.”

After all, it was an ancient place far removed from Gensokyo, and it had a better atmosphere for a youkai like her, since there was no environmental pollution there.

“But now I’m more looking forward to a world with more strong people,” Yuuka Kazami said, changing the subject.

Since we can travel through time, we should visit more worlds.

“Once we completely relocate to Gensokyo, we can explore other worlds with peace of mind,” Yang Xiying replied.

"Anyway, you all helped me a lot in this other world. Let's have a meal before we go back," he then changed the subject.

—This is the usual triumphant banquet.

“Hey, we’ve come at just the right time,” Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame suddenly appeared in the yard and then went into the room.

"Welcome, but Reimu, what are you holding in your hand, a newspaper?"

Seeing the two girls enter, Yang Xiying greeted them politely, but soon noticed that Reimu Hakurei was holding a rolled-up newspaper.

“I just grabbed a copy of the news issued by the Karasu Tengu,” Reimu Hakurei replied directly, then gave a meaningful smile.

"Can you guess what it says on it?"

"Probably just some boring news," Remilia replied with a sneer. The newspaper, with its messy layout and outdated news, was only fit to be used as a table corner.

"It's really quite boring, but it's still about recording Yang Xiying hanging out with us old acquaintances."

Reimu Hakurei responded casually.

“It’s just that there’s one more person this time,” Reimu Hakurei said, changing the subject and turning her gaze to Yuuka Kazami beside her.

"But that's nothing new, after all, Yang Xiying made a heartfelt confession to me when we were in Gensokyo."

Kazami Yuuka responded calmly, her expression turning slightly playful as she looked at Yang Xiying on the other side.

"..." Feeling the gazes around her, Yang Xiying immediately broke out in a cold sweat, her eyes darting around before finally settling on the newspaper.

“…Reimu, can I borrow the newspaper to take a look?” He suddenly noticed something that caught his attention.

"Oh, here you go," Reimu Hakurei handed the newspaper directly to Yang Xiying, after all, Yang Xiying was also involved.

"...This is not good."

Then, Reimu Hakurei heard Yang Xiying say something, and when she looked over, she saw that the person opposite her had frowned.

"...Not good? It's just some gossip. Even if you're going to beat up that dead crow, it's better to do it with a smile."

Reimu Hakurei felt that Yang Xiying was more serious than ever before, which made the other girls gather around Yang Xiying to read the contents of the newspaper.

—Then silence fell.

PS: This is a two-in-one compilation of four thousand words.

NO.197+198 might as well just marry all the girls!

"No, Yang didn't mean that."

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