It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 481 If we all attack at once, he might not be able to take us all down before he runs out of true energy.

"Well……"

Elegantly unfolding his folding fan and slowly concealing his chin, the golden-haired demon asked:
"—Is this the person you mentioned before?"

"Whether he's even a person or not is hard to say; at least I have reservations about it," Miss Meryl replied simply with a smile.

However, such an answer is tantamount to admitting the answer.

Yakumo Yukari couldn't help but twitch her eyebrows, her expression somewhat peculiar.

"If you say that...aren't you afraid of him?"

They slandered me before, and it seems they paid a very high price for it. Why haven't they learned their lesson yet?
—What's there to be afraid of? My performance bonus has already been completely deducted anyway…

Since there's no room for further deductions, why not grumble a little more in your heart...

Miss Mary's smile was impeccable on the surface, but she certainly wouldn't reveal what she was thinking.

She just smiled and continued, "I'm just telling the truth, not trying to slander you or anything. After all, that guy doesn't look like a human being at all..."

"Wait a minute! What are you talking about?!"

The red and white-haired man on the side had his eyebrows furrowed.

She looked at the two people in front of her with suspicion, as if trying to find a hidden secret in their expressions.

"Zi, did you know something beforehand?" Her words carried a hint of inquiry and suspicion.

"I'd say a little bit, but I don't know much about it." Yukari Yakumo nodded.

That's true.

Zi knew a little about it, but not much.

The main reason is that, as Meryl had previously stated, she could not be told any more details unless Meryl joined in.

Yukari Yakumo certainly didn't consider joining in, and at the time she didn't think it was anything worth taking seriously.

Because Miss Meryl didn't show any signs of being in a hurry or in a sense of urgency.

Also because—

This is inherently an unknowable world.

Gods, monsters, aliens, mutations... all sorts of strange things can happen.

In Gensokyo alone, the special abilities of girls and lolis of all ages include those related to realms, fate, and time...

Moreover, beyond Gensokyo, there are the Celestial Realm, the Demon Realm, the Heavenly Realm, and Hell—

And so on, all sorts of otherworldly existences.

Yes, that's right.

This is indeed an unknowable world.

Here, all common sense can be broken, and all impossibilities can become reality.

Therefore, in this situation, regarding Miss Meryl's origins—the claim that she came from another world and was sent there by a more powerful being…

The sage of monsters did not doubt this, but he did not really care about it.

In her view, this was probably no more troublesome than the Moon Sage taking his princess and defecting to the ground.

Until now...

The sage of monsters vaguely felt that he might have misjudged something.

"Why don't you know much? Given your personality, that shouldn't be the case, right?" Reimu frowned; this was a big deal.

After all, that was a brawl involving more than 100,000 people; in Gensokyo, it would be an absolute disaster.

Only paparazzi writers would probably get excited about this, thinking they could write many follow-up reports in a row...

The shrine maiden felt a headache just thinking about it, so she couldn't understand why Yukari wasn't interested in it.

“Because I couldn’t say it before—unless I agreed to help her with this matter.” Yakumo Yukari pursed her lips and gently waved her folding fan.

"Then why can we talk about it now?" Marisa, who was next to Reimu, asked curiously.

"You idiot, do you think we have any other choice right now?"

The young lady of the Scarlet Devil Mansion immediately launched into a sarcastic remark, also pointing to the surrounding Moon Rabbit clones—

"Look closely! They've already advanced all the way to Gensokyo!"

"Damn it! You're the idiot! Idiot, idiot!"

Marisa promptly retorted.

"Idiot, idiot!"

"The one who calls others an idiot is the idiot!"

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"..."

The back-and-forth banter between the two suddenly made the already somewhat oppressive atmosphere become strange.

"Never mind those two idiots..."

The Red and White Shrine Maidens decisively pretended not to recognize these two childish brats, turned around, and said with a helpless expression—

"Now, let me explain the specifics!"

To be fair.

The urban management officers in Hakurei are not actually that responsible; they just muddle through and do whatever they can, which is the shrine maiden's way of doing things.

However, the current situation is clearly different from usual, and I have a feeling that if things don't go well, there probably won't be any peaceful days ahead.

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"..."

"Let's wait a bit. Let's go back to the shrine. This isn't a place where we can easily talk things out."

Yukari Yakumo thought for a moment, then shook her head.

She casually slashed open the space, creating multiple gaps. "Go and call your elders over—Lan, go over to the flower field."

Not everyone participated in the previous Eternal Night Anomaly.

However, given the recent incident of 100,000 Reisen invading Gensokyo, they must have noticed it to some extent.

Even though Yukari Yakumo, with the help of Ms. Merry, managed to control all the Moon Rabbit clones that appeared within a very short time and remove them from the scene.

Now, naturally, we need to call in reinforcements.

The sage of monsters had a premonition that this matter would be very troublesome.

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Dark as ink.

The full moon shines with a clear, silvery radiance, like a silver plate.

The long night is not yet over, and the false moon still hangs high. At this very moment—

The open space in front of the Hakurei Shrine was filled with most of Gensokyo's main residents, encompassing almost everyone from the top to the middle class.

This is not a very rare occurrence.

It happens every few days.

However, that usually happens after the anomaly has been resolved, but today's situation is clearly unusual.

There was no banquet, and the atmosphere was somewhat solemn.

"Is everyone here?"

Eirin Yagokoro looked around and spoke first, "I have made a new discovery and I would like to explain it."

"There's some special information hidden in the ultimatum my princess sent from the moon..."

"That's a code that only I can understand. I used it a long, long time ago when I was working with Tsukiyomi..."

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"..."

"Oh? What message did that Moonlit Venerable convey?"

Within the forces of the Demon Mountain faction, the Great Tengu, standing on stilts, asked with great interest.

"The gist is what this mage, Melly, said before: the moon was transformed by an external force, but she mentioned some other things as well..."

Eirin Yagokoro spoke with a very serious expression: "The message left in the coded message indicates that the external force is too powerful, and even Tsukiyomi alone cannot resist it..."

"Hmm? You mean that Tsukiyo no Mikoto also has thoughts of resistance?"

Upon hearing this, many people's eyes immediately lit up.

His mind immediately became active.

After all, the current situation on the moon is unclear, but it seems to be quite bad.

The entire moon has been transformed by an unknown force, becoming its lair.

In such a situation—

If the god of the Moon Capital is actually not happy to see all this, then there might be a lot of room for maneuver.

"It's hard to say..."

The Sage of the Moon gently shook his head, offering a somewhat disparaging answer: "I understand Tsukiyomi; this is more like hedging his bets..."

"Being able to bet on both sides is good news, but I'm afraid this god will firmly stand on the other side, which would only make things more complicated."

Miss Meryl tapped the table in front of her with her wand, drawing everyone's attention.

This young witch, who looked as young as fifteen or sixteen and had a delicate and graceful figure, always wore a dreamy smile on her face.

"Now I'll also talk about the information I have, but before that—"

She turned her gaze to the stunningly beautiful girl beside the Moon Sage.

"Princess Kaguya, let me confirm, do we have enough 'time' right now?"

"It's natural."

Kaguya Houraisan nodded slightly: "Time here is fleeting, and... Yukari must have tampered with it, right?"

"Alright, then I'll begin."

Miss Meryl smiled and said, "First of all, welcome to my team. Whatever your reasons, the team is now officially formed—"

“I don’t want to join in, but there’s no point in saying that now.”

A voice quietly interrupted.

She was sitting alone in a corner of the venue, clearly no one dared to approach her, and she didn't pay attention to anyone else, just admiring the flowers in her hand.

She had long, flowing, dark green hair, and looked no different from a human. She gently raised her head, revealing an expression of great interest:

"Let's get straight to the point, the root cause of all this—"

"Is that person very strong?"

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"..."

The Lord of Flowers is certainly straightforward.

The people around all wore knowing expressions, but they were used to it, so they all subconsciously looked at the witch opposite them.

They care about this too.

"Very strong!"

Miss Meryl spoke decisively, without the slightest hesitation.

"He's so powerful I can't even describe it, but thankfully we're not dealing with him in person, just a wisp of his thought!"

"Not the real person?" Yuuka Kazami seemed a little disappointed.

What can a single thought accomplish?

The others were also greatly surprised and began to discuss it amongst themselves.

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"A single thought can't accomplish much, at least relative to its physical form."

Miss Meryl blinked, thought for a moment, and then admitted it—

"But that's precisely why we have a chance of winning!"

"If so many of us rush in at once, we might not be able to take us all down before that wisp of true energy is exhausted, right?"

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"..."

Everyone fell silent, their expressions very strange.

"Merry, do you...do you want to hear what you're saying?"

Marisa Kirisame, with a forced smile, cautiously offered a reminder.

Although she only knows Magical Cannon...

Although she wasn't very skilled...

However, they also knew what a dream lineup this was, while the opponent only had a fleeting thought.

So—is it really that exaggerated?
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry, I just wanted to cheer you guys up and give you some confidence..."

The Flower Magician, as if exposed, stuck out her tongue sheepishly.
"But didn't you say there are places like the heavens and hell?"

"If we bring all the people from those places together, I think we still have a chance."

(End of this chapter)