As a traitor, I should raise the banner of rebellion

But there is no doubt that this moment is the final chapter of the story!

The celestial beings from the moon have come down to earth, and they want to bring Princess Kaguya back to heaven!

Yuanhui put down the fishing rod and looked at the carriage in the sky.

Although his face looked a little solemn, he was not panicked.

"Your Majesty." He did not turn around, and there was no respect in his tone. "Didn't you ask me before if there is an elixir of immortality in this world?"

“My answer at the time was yes.”

Yuanhui then raised a hand and pointed at the carriage that was speeding towards him and Emperor Mommu.

"Well, the elixir of immortality is coming to you now."

Perhaps because Genki's tone was too frivolous, Emperor Mommu did not believe his words.

These might be Yuanhui's words to test him.

After all, wasn't the reason why he exiled Yuan Hui in the first place because he refused to make him the elixir of immortality?

At this moment, Yuan Hui must have been just saying these words out of anger to ridicule him. Anyone who believes him would be a fool!

"You are joking, Taketori-sama." He forced a few smiles, "The elixir of immortality was just a joke to you. To me, Taketori-sama is much more important than any elixir of immortality."

"Even if you put an elixir of life in front of me, I won't even blink and have my guards burn it."

Emperor Mommu said this with great confidence and sincerity.

This is indeed what he really thinks.

For him at this moment, Yuanhui's return and using his remaining prestige to quell the rebellion is indeed much more important than immortality.

The reason why he pursued immortality was to be able to stay in the position of emperor forever and enjoy happiness.

In other words, what he pursued was an immortal emperor.

...rather than an immortal beggar or a criminal.

If Yuan Hui did not come out again, the latter two would almost be his inevitable endings.

But Genki didn't care about the emperor's fate.

All he wanted was the words that came out of his mouth.

Whatever the reason, Emperor Mommu eventually gave up his pursuit of the elixir of immortality.

This, then, satisfies the conditions for the final scene of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.

But in the original work, it was because of love.

And in this cycle, it’s all because of interests.

This emperor was not the original one in history.

He was just an ancient man who had good luck and accidentally entered this space.

Just like the Amaterasu he controls, they are all complete fakes.

However, although [Amaterasu] is a fake, the rules it contains are forged based on the original.

If the real Emperor Konoe is really related to Amaterasu, maybe...

Yuan Hui cut off his thoughts in time.

Now let's deal with the 'Moon Messenger' that is so close.

If you don't break free from this [dream world] first, everything that happens afterwards will be out of the question.

At this moment, the carriage that came from the sky had arrived in front of Yuanhui.

It did not set foot on the ground, but just floated in the air.

A glowing figure walked out of the carriage.

This is a beautiful woman.

She could have been more beautiful—

If she didn't have a look of disgust on her face.

Although it was already dark, the holy light emanating from the horses, carriages, and celestial beings illuminated the surroundings.

Against the backdrop of this milky white light, the sea of ​​trees appears even more terrifying and cruel.

The corpse under the tree instinctively curled up, as if trying to escape from this unbearable holiness and purity.

They are all dead, but at this moment they are alive...

The beautiful woman looked at these filthy things as if they were trash, and then looked down at Yuanhui.

"Zomaro, (this is the name of the Bamboo Cutter) I'm here to pick up Kaguya-hime."

"Bring her to me now!"

Her tone was very rude, as if she was ordering a servant around.

As for the nominally most honorable Emperor Mommu, she didn't even bother to look at him.

"Okay." Unexpectedly, Yuan Hui agreed immediately, "However, my daughter has been seriously ill recently and cannot walk."

"How about you come with me to my house, Master Envoy?"

"It's just a short walk. It's not far at all."

“……” This noble celestial being did not speak.

She just narrowed her eyes slightly, and her gaze, like a sharp blade, pierced straight at Yuanhui.

"...Sure enough, you are afraid of this land."

Yuanhui made a sound, "I see."

In "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter", there is a very important concept, that is——

The earth is filthy.

It was because of this understanding that Princess Kaguya, who had committed a mistake, was exiled to the earth.

This is accepting punishment.

So, what exactly is this filth on earth?

the answer is--

memory.

This "Kaguya-sama's Dream" is indeed a space created by "Tsukuyomi".

However, the people and objects here were not "formed" by her from the void.

But it comes from the humans and monsters she eats.

To explain it with a metaphor, the strangeness of [Tsukuyomi] is like a plant called Venus flytrap.

And this [Kaguya-sama's Dream] is the cage she uses to capture nutrients.

It's not just Mako Jingu.

All humans and monsters who stray into this space will be automatically given an identity to play.

Through countless reincarnations, his memory was completely cleansed.

And after cleansing all their memories and leaving them completely on this land, their souls were finally able to ascend to the sky and become [celestial beings].

The light and clear things gradually rose up and became the sky; the heavy and turbid things gradually sank and became the earth.

This is the story told in the ancient mythology of China.

At the same time, it is also the 'reality' of this world.

Just as the delicious meal of Shuzuka Daimyojin is his bride, the food of the jade-faced, golden-haired nine-tailed fox is the 'death of dynasties'.

[Tsukuyomi] will only eat 'blank and pure souls'.

Just like the celestial being who is standing in front of Yuanhui now.

She doesn't even have a 'self' at all, she is just a completely empty shell.

But even so, I was subconsciously resisting touching the ground.

If memory is dirty.

Then, this sea of ​​trees at the foot of Mount Fuji is the filthiest of filthies.

Here, the memories of countless dead are buried.

If Princess Kaguya had not been here, the messenger from heaven would never have been willing to come here.

Yuanhui's attitude obviously annoyed the messenger from heaven.

She glared at Yuanhui with a sneer on her lips.

"Do you think you can stop me like this? Ridiculous!"

She said in a cold tone and then looked in one direction.

"Come on! Kaguya-sama! Stop living in this filthy place!"

In the direction she was looking at, there were bright stars of light.

Mako Jingu, who had been hiding, had her whereabouts revealed by this inverted light.

At this moment, she seemed to have no control over her hands and feet at all, and was walking towards this celestial being uncontrollably.

Next to her, there was a fox-eared woman with a panicked look on her face.

She was hugging Jingu Mako tightly, as if trying to stop her in this way.

But in the end, the two of them were dragged in front of the celestial being together.

"It's ridiculous that a mere mortal wants to go against the will of the Moon Lord!" Tianren stretched out a hand with a look of disdain on his face, obviously wanting to drag Jingu Mako to his carriage.

But what she didn't notice at the moment was that the lake under her feet was now rippling with waves.

A few inconspicuous splashes of water rolled up and wet the pure white carriage.

then……

Leaving behind traces of dirt.

No, that's not [dirty].

But it's [handwriting].

It was just a tiny bit at first.

But starting from this point, dense black handwriting flows like a surging tide of ants.

Almost in an instant, the pure white carriage was polluted into a dirty color.

The air was filled with the sound of shocked horses neighing; the celestial being obviously had not expected such a thing to happen.

She didn't even try to grab Jingu Mako who was within reach, but floated into the air like a frightened bird.

"This is definitely not ordinary filth, what on earth is this!" she shouted in shock.

How could the filth on the ground be so aggressive? How could it be possible!

“That’s [Epitaph].”

The person who answered Tianren was not Yuanhui.

Instead, it was a blonde girl who walked out of the darkness.

Her right hand was shining with a warm red light.

"This is the last trace of them that remains in this world."

Said Sarah Bird.

As mentioned before, Sharan, who holds the holy mark of "Where Are You Going", can actually leave her identity as the wife of "Bamboo Cutter" at any time.

The reason why she didn't do this at first was to suppress Tamamonomae and prevent her from doing anything to Genki.

Of course, there is no need for this now.

“Memory is an appendage of body and soul.”