The Great Hero's Fantasy Park Plan

"A messenger from the moon? Were there people on the moon before? Does Chang'e really exist?" Zhuansun Ning asked with a surprised expression.

"..."

Meanwhile, the expressions of others, such as Yakumo Yukari, Saigyouji Yuyuko, Kazami Yuuka, and Shameimaru Aya and Ibuki Suika, immediately became subtle.

"If this is the world, Chang'e does exist, but she cannot come to the ground for well-known reasons."

"The moon messengers mentioned here are just civil servants living on the moon. They came to Earth to take someone away."

"However, even they feel that the distance between the moon and the ground is far, so a special method is needed."

"That is to take advantage of the time of the full moon and use magic at this time to create a passage between the moon and the ground."

"—Therefore, the only way to prevent the passage from forming is to block out the moon."

"So that person covered the moon because they didn't want to go back to the moon?" Marisa Kirisame couldn't help but ask.

"That's one way to put it, but the Moon Messenger isn't going to take away the person who's covering the moon, but rather the Moon Rabbit that's escaped from the moon to the ground."

Although Marisa's statement wasn't wrong, Yang Xiying felt it would be better to add some details now.

"But if the Moon Messenger finds the Moon Rabbit, he will also discover the people on the moon who have been living in seclusion here for a long time."

"—So there are at least three Moon People on Earth right now."

"One of them is the Moon Rabbit, so what kind of people are the other two Moon Humans?" Remilia asked at this moment.

"The Sage of the Moon, Eirin Yagokoro, and the Princess of the Moon, Kaguya Houraisan," Yang Xiying gave the answer directly.

"—As for why he chose to live in seclusion, that's a long story."

"Kaguya... Could it be the legendary Princess Kaguya?" Alice suddenly thought of something; she had heard this story before.

"Yes, that Kaguya of Houraisan is Princess Kaguya from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. Yes, the story of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter—"

"The story of a princess on the moon who was reborn on Earth, raised by a human couple, and then taken back by people on the moon."

"But Princess Kaguya of this world did not return to the moon. Instead, she conspired with the Moon Sage who was supposed to receive her to kill the other messengers who were supposed to come to her aid."

"—Finally, he hid on the ground and lived in seclusion."

"It feels like some drunken idiot made up some unofficial history," Reimu Hakurei said, her deadpan eyes widening in disbelief.

"—Sounding like this, Princess Kaguya and that Moon Sage don't seem like good people."

"Well, we can't make a definitive judgment about whether they are good or bad, since I only know about these things through various documents."

Yang Xiying was speechless for a moment.

"Moreover, the literature also records that the moon people are a bunch of arrogant guys, and then I need to find the heavenly book."

"—So it will be necessary to deal with the guys on the moon in the future."

"Should we take this opportunity to go to the moon?" Reimu Hakurei asked. Now that they'd already made contact with the Lunarians, then...

"It's not that early yet, because the Moon People are exceptionally strong. Even the Moon People who live in seclusion on the ground can be considered formidable enemies."

Yang Xiying shook her head.

"How strong are they?" Remilia couldn't help but ask, and Yang Xiying answered directly.

"If we use the ranking system I usually use for you, the Sage of the Moon is probably at the 'Mad' level, and the princess is at least 'Fierce'."

——! ! !

Upon hearing Yang Xiying's words, the Scarlet Devil Mansion faction and the younger girls, including Reimu Hakurei, all widened their eyes.

"Crazy... This is a level you can only reach after you transform, Brother Yang," Marisa Kirisame couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

The "Madness" level—they had only heard Yang Xiying say that he only reached this level after transforming, and the others were all quite far from being Madness.

"There's no need to be surprised. According to the documents I know, that Sage of the Moon lived for hundreds of millions of years."

"--After so many years, this level of strength is already quite slow."

“After all, not everyone can grow to this level in just six months like you,” Reimu Hakurei’s eye twitched.

Many people consider her a genius, so her growth trajectory has been relatively smooth. But Yang Xiying's growth trajectory...

"But most of you who follow me have also experienced this growth curve, okay?" because of the bonuses from teaming up.

The girls' growth rate doubled, with Zhuansun Ning and Yan Yushu breaking through to the Strong level in about a month and a half.

"So what should we do next? Should we just let those moon people cover the moon?" Reimu Hakurei asked again.

Now that we've figured out the whole story, it's time to discuss how to deal with the issue of the other side blocking the moon.

Should we let it go or stop it?

“Whether we let it go or try to stop it, we need to make contact with the Lunarians on the ground,” Yang Xiying said calmly.

"After all, how would we know if the moon-blocking on the other side was just temporary if we didn't interact with them? And doing this during the Mid-Autumn Festival would be such a downer."

"—In the end, only the people here know the situation."

Many were uneasy about the false moon appearing in the sky, including monsters from outside the village and local ghouls.

dong dong——

At this moment, the girls who were staying in the courtyard all heard the sound of knocking on the gate of Yang Xiying's mansion.

"Here you are, it's Mingluo," Yang Xiying said as she went straight to the door and opened it to find Mingluo and a few of his guards.

"Well, good evening, Yang. The situation is a bit bad right now. Could you and the guests inside please help us out?"

Seeing Yang Xiying, Mingluo paused for a moment before speaking.

“Because of that fake moon in the sky, the streets have become a bit chaotic, right?” Yang Xiying replied directly to the other side.

"Yes, because the moon was covered, both the villagers and the monsters were uneasy, which is beyond our common sense."

Mingluo nodded. The fact that the moon was becoming illusory was beyond their ability to handle, so they had to find some experts.

"So we can only entrust the task to experts who handle anomalies. I heard from someone that the Hakurei Shrine Maiden happened to be a guest at your house."

Their first thought was Reimu Hakurei, and after hearing that she was a guest at Yang Xiying's house, they came directly to her.

—This way, we can also ask Yang Xiying for help, since he is the successor of the Martial God who is stationed here.

“I understand. Mingluo, you go and calm the restless villagers first. We’ll go there right away and then deal with this strange incident.”

Yang Xiying nodded, then told the other party to go back first, saying she would arrive shortly. The other party nodded in agreement and went back immediately.

"Well, I'm sorry to bother you."

……

"In short, we're going to find those Lunarians next, right?"

Yang Xiying returned to the courtyard and explained that Mingluo had come to see him, and Hakurei Reimu also understood what to do next.

Knowing the truth about the incident on your own is not enough, but it's also not good to let too many people know the truth.

After all, those Lunarians were capable of killing even their own messengers, which proves that the more you know, the worse it is, right?

Moreover, even if the truth is told, the villagers may not understand, which could directly cause conflict between the Earthlings and the Moon People.

So let a small number of them go and meet those people from the past few months in person.

"Okay, Reimu, Yuuka, and Suigetsu, the four of us will go ahead to scout out and find traces of the Lunarians. The rest of you will stay put and wait."

"When the time is right, you should take advantage of Sister Zi's gap and catch them off guard," Yang Xiying directly made the arrangements.

He first sent Reimu and other powerful experts to follow him in search of the Lunarians, while the rest of them observed the situation through Yukari Yakumo's gaps.

Although Yang Xiying could have Yakumo Yukari use the gap to teleport to an area inhabited by Lunarians, she still had to pretend to be going with the Hakurei Shrine Maiden to resolve the incident.

"Master Yang—!"

Yang Xiying and her three companions found Ming Luo near the Martial God statue in the Human Village, and many people greeted him.

After all, this adult who is on good terms with all sorts of non-humans, especially Yuuka Kazami, and who teaches her martial arts gives people a sense of security.

—It seems like we're not afraid of anything with him in charge.

"Please be patient, everyone. I will go with the Hakurei Shrine Maiden and my friends to deal with the incident. You just need to wait here."

Yang Xiying also greeted the people around her, which did indeed give the public a boost of confidence and made them more obedient.

After all, these experts all have to step in.

"Master Yang," at this moment, an intellectual woman with light blue hair beckoned Yang Xiying over, as if she wanted to say something.

"Mr. Shang Baize? Is there anything you need to say?"

Yang Xiying walked straight over. This was Shang Baize Huiyin, a yokai living in the human village, and the schoolteacher here.

He had visited me out of curiosity because I was also a teacher, and we exchanged ideas about teaching and became acquainted as a result.

"...I sensed that the person who triggered this incident is extremely powerful, so I wanted to help you in some way."

"The person who caused the anomaly should be in the bamboo forest to the southeast," Kamishirasawa Keine said, getting straight to the point without keeping anyone in suspense.

"Then, I have a friend who lives there too. You can ask her for help. She will help after reading this letter."

—As she spoke, Kamishirasawa Keine handed a letter to Yang Xiying.

"By the way, her name is Fujiwara no Mokou, and she's a white-haired girl," she added, describing the girl's features.

"I understand, thank you," Yang Xiying nodded. He knew about Shang Baize's friends; good heavens, they didn't even need to fight the Eternal Night Mutation EX version anymore.

"I'm entrusting the protection of the Human Village to you and everyone else."

"I will, and you all should do your best too," Kamishirasawa Keine nodded. Although she was a yokai, she was a very friendly type.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be working as a teacher here, and since she also has the ability to protect people, she naturally wouldn't hide it.

"Then let's set off."

Yang Xiying and her group bid farewell to the people of the Human Village and then flew into the sky, heading towards the bamboo forest in the southeast.

This place is known as the Lost Bamboo Forest, and as the name suggests, it's an area where it's easy to get lost.

As the name suggests, this place is a vast, boundless bamboo forest, with no prominent signs.

In addition, bamboo grows very quickly and the scenery changes frequently, making it easy to get lost. You can easily find yourself back where you started without even realizing it.

Moreover, this is a place where monsters and beasts like to gather, and for ordinary people to enter here is undoubtedly suicide.

But there is a legend that a white-haired girl lives here. Although she doesn't seem human, she won't harm anyone.

Instead, it would even guide lost people out of the bamboo forest, but this legend dates back a long time.

It can no longer be confirmed, and even if that girl existed, she would now be an old woman frail and dying.

Yes, that should be the case, but the girl that Yang Xiying and her group met, who was supposed to be the legendary white-haired girl, was still very young.

Their behavior was somewhat youthful, resembling that of a delinquent girl, as they sat on a giant wild boar carcass smoking a cigarette.

"Hey, what are you doing here so late at night instead of staying at home?"

She noticed Yang Xiying and her group walking around in the bamboo forest, and they even stopped near her and said good evening.

She had to respond, though not in a very polite way, since this wasn't a fun place.

"But upon closer inspection, you don't seem like ordinary people. Is that red and white shrine maiden over there from the Hakurei Shrine?"

"And this man... is he a newcomer to the village who recently settled here and comprehended the Heavenly Book? Besides him, there are the monsters and demons in the flower field...?"

"Wow, you even know about ghosts?"

Suika Ibuki immediately showed a surprised expression. Since the oni ran away to the old hell, there shouldn't be any humans in Gensokyo who know about this.

—Although the person in front of me doesn't look like a human, he doesn't look like a monster either.

"If you live long enough, you'll naturally know everything... Anyway, what brings you to this bamboo forest?"

“The monsters and beasts in the bamboo forest are restless because of the moon in the sky,” she said, standing up and throwing away her cigarette butt, which she then stomped out.

“We came to this bamboo forest to deal with the false moon in the sky,” Yang Xiying replied directly.

"Also, my name is Yang Xiying, and these three are my friends. Although you seem to know what I look like from what you just said."

"I heard about you from a friend. I didn't expect that so much has changed outside since I left the bamboo forest."

The white-haired girl gave a casual response.

"Anyway, my name is Fujiwara no Mokou. Also, that fake moon in the sky isn't so easy to deal with."