One-way traffic

"what your name?"

"Name...I...I am now..."

"Hmm... It doesn't even have a name? Poor Moon Rabbit."

Yagokoro Eirin looked at her, her expression perfectly calm.

"You must have come to the surface from the Moon Capital to escape something, right?"

"—Huh?!"

"I can tell from your expression that this isn't a difficult thing for me, and besides..."

As Yagokoro Eirin spoke, she turned her gaze toward Accelerator.

"—On the land of Gensokyo, a giant mechanical spider suddenly appeared and destroyed the surrounding environment... Isn't that something like that?"

"What?"

"Although I haven't been back to the Moon Capital for a long time and I don't know what level of technology it has developed to now, judging from the current situation, I think this matter is very much related to the Moon Capital, right?"

With just a few words—no, even just by observing their expressions—they were able to completely uncover all sorts of information.

Although I have never seen him, he is only a legendary sage who existed in ancient times.

"Truly as expected of... Lord Yagokoro... A sage is indeed a sage; no matter how many years have passed, he remains unchanged no matter where he goes..."

"Stop flattering me. I don't have time to listen to your unnecessary nonsense."

Although Eirin Yagokoro was very calm, Accelerator, who was standing to the side, didn't care at all.

"Tell me everything you know."

He tapped the wall with his finger, startling the moon rabbit so much that its ears trembled.

"I... I only left to escape the Lunar Capital—"

"It's not that kind of nonsense. You think I care why you came to the ground? Bullshit, I don't care what happened to you."

The first one stared coldly into the girl's eyes.

"What exactly is that mechanical spider? And what does it have to do with you, or those so-called Moon People?"

"Mechanical spiders... well, if I'm not mistaken... they're probably one of the new technologies recently developed by the Lunar Capital, designed specifically to target... the abilities and technology of those on Earth..."

"Hmm, just as I suspected... So, that thing must have caused serious damage to Gensokyo as well?"

"Fortunately, I dismantled that piece of junk into scrap with my bare hands in less than a minute after it appeared on the market."

“…Huh?”

This time, it was the moon rabbit girl who was stunned and stood there.

She looked at Accelerator, who had uttered those words so casually, and found it hard to believe that he could say such a thing.

"Go on, what brought that thing to this place?"

"Ah... this..."

The Moon Rabbit Girl then paused for a moment.

She hesitated slightly, a situation that made Accelerator and Reimu Hakurei believe that what she was about to say was something very crucial.

And this is indeed the case.

"The people of the Moon Capital now... intend to completely invade the inhabitants of the Earth."

in short.

It refers to the moon, implying a plan to launch an invasion of Earth.

Chapter 484 Gensokyo Moon Landing Plan?

Since ancient times, many people have believed that a real technological civilization exists on the moon, which has even led to urban legends such as "NASA is deceiving the public" and "Apollo actually saw real lunar people after landing on the moon."

For people living in the ordinary world, such things are just casual conversations over tea and after meals.

Even though many people have wild fantasies, the percentage of people who actually believe that a real civilization exists on the moon is still very small.

however.

This was something that Eirin Yagokoro and the moon rabbit girl in front of her were completely used to.

Because they themselves are residents of the moon—the lunar capital.

"Why?! Why do those people on the moon have such a strong prejudice against people on Earth?"

"Well, this is a plan we made recently."

The moon rabbit girl waved her hand and said somewhat hurriedly.

"Actually, the decision to deploy those mechanical spiders was probably made only recently. At least I hadn't heard anything about it when I left the Lunar Capital. And... when they were actually announcing this plan, the banner they used wasn't simply about invading Gensokyo..."

"Ha! These guys are planning an indiscriminate attack on the entire ground?"

"In fact, this is the way the Moon People do things."

As a supplement, Eirin Yagokoro, who had once belonged to the Sage of the Moon, crossed her arms and continued speaking.

"The Moon People have always considered themselves to be incomparably noble beings. They believe that no creature or thing in this world is cleaner than them. It can be said that this is an almost pathological attitude."

"The Moon People, with this morbid view, have always regarded everything on Earth as a collection of filth... naturally, including all life forms on Earth."

Therefore, if these Moon People intend to launch an attack on the ground, they will definitely not only target Gensokyo.

They would show no mercy and cause destruction to the extent that would wash the entire surface of the earth clean.

Upon realizing this, Yagokoro Eirin sneered sarcastically.

"Presumably, to them, this kind of behavior doesn't count as doing evil at all, but rather as 'purifying' the ground, right?"

"What's going on? This group of people is infuriating. Besides, they don't usually go crazy, so why are they suddenly attacking Gensokyo today?!"

The more Reimu heard about all of this, the angrier she became.

The moon rabbit girl beside her looked at her timidly.

"Well... I guess it's because there have been some unusual changes coming from your direction towards the moon recently, which is why the Moon People chose to attack here first..."

"What kind of anomaly is this! Gensokyo hasn't even had time to deal with its own anomalies, how could it have time to play with those moon people? This is just being unreasonable!"

Reimu snorted unhappily, and the Moon Rabbit Girl was at a loss for words.

All of this seems to have reinforced their perception of the Moon People as hostile... and that's certainly true.

Accelerator remained silent, simply lost in thought about other things.

however.

When he came to his senses, he found someone secretly watching him from the side.

"...Why are you looking at me?"

He glared at Yagokoro Eirin with a surprised look.

“I have absolutely no interest in such boring things, and I have no interest in listening to them.”

That's what Accelerator said.

Eirin Yagokoro still felt that the 'anomaly' that the Lunar Capital considered to be... was probably caused by him.

This was her reflection after witnessing Accelerator single-handedly blast the blood-red moon out of space.

"If the Lunar Capital really intends to launch a full-scale attack on Gensokyo, we absolutely cannot withstand it with our current strength."

"Why? There are clearly so many monsters right now that are capable of causing large-scale changes, so we should still be able to hold them off, right?"

"The technology of the Moon Capital is not as simple as you think."

Faced with Reimu's explanation, Eirin blurted it out as if she had already thought it through.

"I don't know what material that machine you encountered is made of, but it would be difficult to deal with it on your own, right?"

"what…"

Reimu suddenly realized something, as if she had completely understood something.

What Eirin is saying right now is probably referring to the fact that her spiritual energy attacks have no effect on the mechanical spider.

"Even though Gensokyo has indeed produced many more powerful youkai and other races compared to the past, the technology of the Lunar Capital still surpasses that of Gensokyo... no, it should be said that it is the entire civilization on Earth."

However, unlike everyone else in Gensokyo, the first one possessed the strongest power from a completely different world, originating from outside this land.

Even if Accelerator can easily defeat the robots sent by the Lunar Capital on his own, it doesn't mean he can save everyone.

The first one does indeed have a reflective ability, so even if there were a weapon on the moon powerful enough to destroy all civilizations on Earth, it would not be able to harm him in the slightest.

The only thing that can be protected by reflection is oneself.

Leaving aside the billions of people in the world, even just considering a small place like Gensokyo—or even just the human village—he probably couldn't take care of everyone.

Yagokoro Eirin said those words precisely because she had considered this situation.

"By then, if the Lunar Capital really goes all out... both Gensokyo and the outside world should be 'purified' by them."

The so-called purification means that there will be no life on earth and everyone will die.

The people of the Moon Capital believe that anything carrying life carries impurity. Humans, who experience birth, aging, sickness, and death and cause war, are the embodiment of impurity. They believe that if all humans and living beings on the ground were to perish, it would be equivalent to completely purifying this land.

Their advanced technology, far superior to that of the Earth, ensured their absolute ability to suppress any entity that attempted to rebel against them.

"--That's completely hard to say."

Immediately afterwards, other sounds came from all around.

"Who, who? -- Whoa?!"

The sudden turn of events startled the moon rabbit girl, as a huge purplish-black gap suddenly opened up before her eyes.

Whether it was Reimu, Eirin Yagokoro, or Accelerator, all three appeared completely calm.

"After confirming that Gensokyo was being targeted by someone, you finally couldn't sit still anymore... Yukari."

The most intelligent embodiment of Gensokyo, the youkai sage Yakumo Yukari, a youkai of the highest realm.

At this moment, she also mysteriously joined the meeting.

Zi chuckled and sat down in the seat created by the gap, looking at the people in front of her.

"Since those guys are planning to invade us, then—why don't we just invade them back?"

"Eh…?"

"Invade...back?"

Both Reimu and the Moon Rabbit Girl found it difficult to understand the meaning of this sentence.

Accelerator and Eirin Yagokoro, however, looked at her strangely.

"Are you going to send the monsters to the Moon Capital?"

"Send natives who've never even seen a light bulb to space? Are you sure these guys know what spaceships and rockets are?"

"You do know about light bulbs, don't underestimate the technological prowess of Gensokyo."

"Is knowing something about light bulbs something to brag about...?"

Judging from the situation, Accelerator and Eirin Yagokoro share the same opinion: they do not agree with Yukari Yakumo's idea at all, or rather, they do not believe that it will become a reality.

This is a truth that only two people with extensive scientific and technological knowledge could understand.

The idea of ​​sending the youkai of Gensokyo to space... or even the moon, using existing technology is nothing short of wishful thinking.

But the demon of the realm remained completely calm and unhurried.

"Don't worry, if I'm going to say something like this, I must have considered everything."

"What do you mean?"

"It's rockets, you know. Do you think I can't get my hands on the technology to manufacture those things?"

Then, Yukari Yakumo showed the two of them what was happening on the other side of the gap.

It was a huge, pointed object, about ten meters tall, almost as tall as a small building.

It has a sharp top and a clearly visible square shape at the bottom... Even so, it looks very strange no matter how you look at it.

However, Eirin Yagokoro and Accelerator, who both possess technological knowledge, clearly understand what this is.