My personal opinion on Gensokyo

He deliberately dragged out the sound, with a sly smile on his face.

"There's actually such a shameful guy in our group. I really want to know who this guy is, Boss~"

Listening to the conversation between Sakata Gintoki and Okita Sougo, Hijikata Toshiro's veins popped out and a big crossroads appeared on his forehead. He could no longer bear it. He drew out his samurai sword and yelled at the smirking Sakata Gintoki and Okita Sougo in embarrassment.

"Stop making so much noise! ​​I don't even know who that embarrassing guy is! Are you looking for a fight, you two bastards?"

Staring blankly at the three grown men who were fighting in an instant, the chestnut-haired woman couldn't help but burst out laughing.

…Great, they haven’t changed at all.

PS1: So I am preparing to update the Inuyasha volume.

PS2: I was shocked to hear that Nana Mizuki got married today. As a Nana fan, I have mixed feelings… My youth is over (laughs)! May the world's top singer Nana be forever happy~

PS3: I know that Inuyasha will be animated again. It seems that the daughter of Inuyasha and Seshomaru is the same age... So was Kagome born later, or was Rin born earlier (Big Dog, you beast).

Volume 5: The Shrine Maiden of the Warring States Period: Chapter 227: Kyoto Heian-kyō

In 1281 AD, the second year of Tianyou in the Tang Dynasty and the fourth year of Hongan in Japan.

In the history of Shang Yang's hometown world, 1281 AD should be called "the 18th year of Zhiyuan in the Yuan Dynasty."

In this year in the original history, the Southern Song Dynasty had been destroyed for two years. The Yuan Dynasty would mobilize its navy to launch a second invasion of Japan in this year, which Japan called the "Hong'an Campaign."

However, in the history of this changed world of Gensokyo, last year, a new Tang Dynasty saint ascended the throne and changed the era name to "Tianyou". This year is the second year of Tianyou.

A hundred years ago, after experiencing domestic unrest and reforms, the Tang Dynasty once again expanded its sphere of influence in several directions, reaching Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and India. For hundreds of years, while major battles along the Tang Dynasty's borders were rare, smaller conflicts were frequent, and control over Southeast Asia, India, the Western Regions, and Central Asia remained unstable.

Japan, Kyoto and Heiankyo.

Kyoto Heian-kyo is shrouded in darkness, sleeping quietly in the dark night.

The garrison soldiers responsible for guarding Heian-kyo at night obviously did not dare to relax for a moment. Under the leadership of the samurai, the garrison soldiers guarding the gates and palaces of Kyoto carefully patrolled and guarded the Kyoto of the Yamato court.

However, for some "uninvited guests" who visited Kyoto Heian-kyo late at night, it was difficult for these ordinary warriors and garrison soldiers to stop such "uninvited guests".

Click... click...

A samurai stationed at the gate of Heian-kyo, Kyoto, suddenly heard the crisp sound of metal friction coming from the dark and deep night outside Kyoto. At the same time, a tall figure appeared faintly from the dark night on the road leading to Heian-kyo, Kyoto.

He was a tall man with long silver-white hair, wearing armor covered with fang-like barbs, a white cape made of the fur of some giant beast, and three strange-looking swords tied around his waist.

"Hey! Someone outside!"

Seeing this strange man in the dark getting closer, the samurai instinctively felt a chill, drew out his samurai sword, and shouted at the man who was walking towards the Heiankyo Castle Gate in Kyoto.

"who are you!"

Hearing the samurai's shout, the patrolling soldiers nearby lit torches at the same time. In an instant, the city wall was filled with soldiers with bows and arrows drawn, aiming their arrows at the strange man who was walking slowly towards the gate of Heiankyo City in Kyoto, waiting for the order from the guardian stationed at the gate.

Hearing the samurai's scolding, the man approaching the Kyoto city gate stopped, raised his head and looked at the soldiers stationed at the city gate.

The warriors and soldiers guarding Kyoto also saw the face of the strange man outside the city gate.

He had a handsome appearance, but there were two strange purple lines on both sides of his face, which made the man's entire face look full of evil.

Glancing at the soldiers who seemed to be a little panicked because of his demonic face, the strange tall man sneered and casually pulled out one of the three swords tied at his waist. With the infusion of some kind of power, the rusty sword with many gaps on the blade suddenly changed and turned into a majestic big sword.

Seeing this strange scene, the guardian who guards Kyoto Heian-kyo gave a decisive order.

"Fire arrows!"

Upon hearing the order, the soldiers, whose hearts had already risen to their throats, subconsciously loosened their hands holding the arrows, and countless dense arrows shot towards the strange man outside the city gate.

Seeing the countless arrows shooting towards him, the strange tall man sneered again, raised the sword in his hand and swung it violently.

A hurricane, a huge hurricane formed by demonic power, swept up all the arrows that were shot at it, and then, the huge hurricane suddenly bombarded the walls of Kyoto Heian-kyo.

boom! ! !

With just a random blow, the tall gates of Kyoto Heian-kyo and large sections of towering city walls collapsed. The soldiers stationed on the city walls were either swept off the walls by the hurricane of demonic power or buried with the collapsed walls. No one could stand up again.

After swinging the sword, the big sword in the tall man's hand once again turned into a rusty sword full of gaps.

Sheathing his sword casually, the strange tall silver-haired man looked around at the dense dust cloud formed by the large-scale collapse of the city gates and walls. He also heard the chaotic noise coming from Heian-kyo, Kyoto, caused by this chaos. The tall and strange silver-haired man bent down slightly, jumped up suddenly, and landed on the other end of the city wall that had not collapsed.

Standing on the city wall, the tall and strange silver-haired man looked around the chaotic and noisy Kyoto Heian-kyo, which had been awakened from its sleep. He jumped up again and landed on the roof of a mansion in Kyoto Heian-kyo. Then he jumped up again and quickly jumped towards the Kyoto Imperial Palace in the center of Kyoto Heian-kyo.

Kyoto Imperial Palace, Heian Palace.

In a palace deep inside the Kyoto Imperial Palace, a young woman with long black hair, dressed in a twelve-piece kimono, was sitting in front of a chessboard. She lit a lamp, holding two black and white chess pieces in her hands, and played chess alone.

Suddenly, the beautiful woman who seemed to be lost in thought over the chess game frowned slightly, raised her jade hand casually, and covered her body with her wide sleeves.

boom! ! !

The next moment, the violent demonic hurricane shattered the palace gate and hit the beautiful woman's raised wide sleeves.

The hurricane of demonic energy that was so violent that it could shatter everything in the palace was easily blocked by the beautiful woman's light sleeves, which seemed to be blown away by even a gust of wind, and could not advance any further.

With a gentle flick of her wide sleeves, the beautiful woman's movements dissipated the violent hurricane of demonic energy.

Just as the violent demonic energy storm subsided, a deep voice that was both powerful and domineering sounded from outside the palace.

"The great monster of Kyoto, Yuyuko, I'm here to see you."

Putting down her raised jade hand, the beautiful woman turned slightly and cast her gaze on the tall, silver-haired man who slowly walked into the palace.

Slightly narrowing her eyes, a wicked smile appeared on the beautiful woman's beautiful face.

"...You, the uninvited guest, are truly giving me a headache, the great monster of the Western Kingdom, Lord Inu Taisho."

Hearing the beautiful woman's question, Toga King, the leader of the dog demons of the Western Kingdom, who holds the esteemed title of Dog General, sheathed his beloved sword, Tessaiga, and took a few steps forward.

The armor covered with fang-like barbs worn by the tall, silver-haired man, Douya Wang, also made strange "click, click" sounds as he walked.

Approaching the beautiful woman whom Toga King called the Great Demon Feathered Fox of Kyoto, Toga King stopped, glanced at the interior layout of the palace, and smiled very domineeringly.

"I have come to Kyoto specifically to visit His Majesty, the Lord of the Youkai of Heian-kyō, Yugyoko."

PS1: New readers should understand from the title that I am going to write about the goddess Kikyo.

Volume 5: Miko of the Warring States Period: Chapter 228: Rebellion

"Come to think of it, in the two hundred years since I expelled the ocelots from the Western Kingdom, gained the loyalty of the Western monsters, and occupied the Western Kingdom, I have yet to even once visit His Majesty the Fox of Kyoto, who lives so close to me. Haha, this is truly disrespectful to a country monster leader like me who came from the remote mountains of the Western Kingdom."

"Oh...that is to say."

Hearing this, Yuyuko, the beautiful woman who had been entrenched in the depths of the Kyoto Palace for hundreds of years and the lord of Kyoto's monsters, half-covered her beautiful face and smiled playfully.

"Sir Inu Taisho, you, the overlord of the Western Kingdom, are you trying to usurp this land of Heian-kyō, also belonging to the Western Kingdom but home to half of the world's prosperity, from my hand?"

Hearing this, the overlord of the Western Country nodded slightly and laughed heartily without any concealment.

"That's true."

“Hahaha… funny!”

Yuyuko couldn't help but laugh out loud, and the huge demonic energy surrounding her suddenly dissipated!

The hair accessories and hairpins used to fix the long black hair were instantly shattered by the demonic energy. The long black hair scattered in all directions along with the flow of the demonic energy, and eight huge fox tails spread out. The great monster of Kyoto who had secretly controlled Kyoto Heian-kyo for hundreds of years narrowed his beautiful eyes dangerously.

"Interesting, very interesting. Then come and give it a try, Overlord of the Western Kingdom, Dog General King Douga! I will allow you to try! See if you can usurp this prosperous capital of the world from my hands!"

Upon hearing the threat from the great demon Yuyuko who had secretly controlled Kyoto Heian-kyo for hundreds of years, the general of the dog demon clan spoke softly with a deeper meaning.

"...Kyoto is in your hands? Your Highness, Yuyuko, this is not true. I know that you, Your Highness, Yuyuko, are just a youkai hiding in Kyoto."

"The master of Kyoto Heian-kyō, the seat of half the world's prosperity, is the supreme commander of the world's monsters—His Highness Shang Yang."

"Hmph, the master of Kyoto..."

Upon hearing this, Yuyokofun snorted coldly, and the terrifying demonic energy that was ready to be unleashed disappeared.

"General of the Dog Tribe! Feel free to speak frankly about your thoughts."

"In that case."

Seeing that Yuyuko temporarily gave up her intention to fight, Inu no Taisho Toga was not surprised. Instead, he spoke slowly and indifferently.

"I'll just say it straight."

"Your Highness Yuyuko, don't you think that the venerable Youkai Commander-in-Chief has been sitting on the throne of the Lord of Youkai for too long?"

"Oh……"

Deliberately lengthening the tone, Yuyokuni looked at the leader of the Western Dog Clan in front of him with a look full of inexplicable amusement and smiled.

"...I see. The purpose of Inu Taisho's visit isn't to visit you, the master of Kyoto Heian-kyo, who only has the title of master in reality but not in name. Instead, it's to visit the supreme commander of all the monsters..."

"King Douya, I have to admire your arrogance and ambition."

"Sir Inu Taisho, do you know that you intend to disobey His Majesty Shangjun, the supreme commander of all monsters who has reigned for hundreds of years?"

"For all the monsters in the world, this is a heinous crime of treason!"

Hearing the threat from the Kyoto great monster Yuyuko who secretly controls Kyoto Heian-kyo, Inu no Taisho Toga still spoke calmly in a calm tone.

"Sir Monster Commander, you have not been the master of all monsters since the beginning of the world, just as I was not the leader of the Western Dog Monster Clan since birth."

"Perhaps one day, I too will be toppled from my current position by a more powerful monster, becoming the loser who achieves its fame."

"And if that's the case, since the Monster Commander was able to reign supreme over the world nearly a thousand years ago, carrying the might of his victory over the Moon Nation, why can't I overthrow him and make him the next one to be slain by my three tyrannical swords?"

Hearing Inu no Taisho's ambitious statement, which was a matter of course and without any hesitation, Yuyuko's smile did not diminish at all, and he spoke in the same leisurely manner.

"What you say is indeed true. However, Lord Inu Taisho, you must also understand that although I and you are both great youkai of the present world, according to my information, hundreds of years later, we who are called great youkai are completely different from the ancient great youkai such as the Youkai General and the Youkai Sage who have lived through thousands of years."

"Furthermore, neither you nor I participated in the demonic invasion of the Moon Sea hundreds of years ago. We have no idea what kind of power Lord Shang Yang, revered by all the demons as the 'Monster Commander,' possesses, despite not having taken action in centuries."

Having said that, Yuyuko narrowed her cold eyes again.

"You don't think that with just such arrogant words, you can persuade me to join you in a rebellion against the master of all monsters, do you?"

"Convince Your Highness Yuyuko to become the enemy of the Youkai Commander? Haha, Your Highness Yuyuko, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Hearing what Yuyuko said, Togao laughed out loud, causing Yuyuko to frown.

"As early as three hundred years ago, you were already the enemy of the Monster Commander! Wasn't that right?!"

Bang! ! !

The eight huge fox tails were blocked by the unsheathed greatsword Cong Yunya, which was already drawn by the dog general Douga.

Blocking the attack from Yuyuko, whose eyes suddenly became filled with murderous intent, Togao sneered as well.

"What's wrong, Yuyuko? Are you still worried about the fact that three hundred years ago, Lord Shangyang, the chief demon commander of demons, was reportedly injured in a battle with a man-eating demon and eventually discovered by ordinary humans, and died at the hands of human warriors? Is it known to others that the Kyoto representative, His Highness the Great Demon of Kyoto, Shiroki, was actually forced to die at the hands of human warriors because you abducted His Highness's human wife and children?"

"...Humph, there's nothing to be shy about."

After a moment of silence, Yuyokuni snorted coldly and said indifferently.

"I planned to kill Bai Gui simply because that man was blocking my path."

"Parasitizing on human bodies, controlling humans through them, this is my unique way of survival. But, that White Ghost guy."

Having said that, Yuyuko snorted again, her tone extremely disdainful.

"For the daughter of an ordinary human noble, you are willing to abandon the dignity of the demon clan and live with weak humans. How foolish and short-sighted is this?"

"However, Bai Gui actually transformed into a human, gained power and status, and married the daughter of that nobleman openly. If I had kept him, how could I rely on the human court to rule over humanity?"

"Oh……"

Deliberately prolonging the tone, Douya Wang also revealed an inexplicable smile and said lightly.

"Anyone who gets in the way should be defeated, right?... Yuyuko, although I don't agree with your despicable methods, you and I do have something in common in this respect."

At this point, General Liu of the Dog Demon Clan of the Western Country became suspicious. The overlord of the Western Country turned his back, looked up at the dark night sky, and sighed slowly.

"The ancient great monsters have maintained their rule over all monsters in the world for thousands of years."

"Those noble 'Monster Princes'... their rule has lasted far too long..."

PS1: This is called business studies (wrong).

PS2: Overthrowing one’s superiors is a traditional Japanese art that you must try.

Volume 5: The Miko of the Warring States Period: Chapter 229: The Lively Hot Spring Resort

Nara, Mount Yoshino, hot spring resort.