My personal opinion on Gensokyo

...It's going to be bad!

This was the thought that suddenly popped up in Shang Yang's mind when he came to his senses, but he didn't have time to think about it anymore.

A hint of alluring blush stained the pretty cheeks of the petite girl.

Shana seemed a little shy and lowered her head slightly.

However, this alluring shy expression quickly turned into shame and anger as Shana's cute cheeks flushed...

"Stupid, idiot! What are you doing?!!!"

While asking in panic and shyness, the petite girl with rosy cheeks subconsciously grabbed the collar of the stunned young man, stood up, turned around, and shook him hard.

"Go to hell... die!!!"

Boom! ! !

The young man with gray hair was mercilessly grabbed by the collar and thrown out by the petite girl. His body smashed open the door of the girl's room and hit the wall of the corridor...

The huge crash resounded throughout the hot spring resort.

However, when the four girls living in the hot spring villa heard the loud crash, their reactions were different.

In the living room on the first floor, Ai and Jue looked up at the ceiling at the same time, then continued playing chess without caring. Anyway, they could probably guess what happened on the second floor.

As for the other two rooms on the second floor, Princess Kaguya, still catching up on sleep after a night of gaming, rolled over, muttering something like, "I'll definitely complete the strategy next time," and continued to sleep in. In another room, Lianlian, who had also been dragged along by Kaguya to stay up late, frowned slightly and continued to lie in bed.

"Hiss...you're really merciless..."

Shana, whose pretty face was flushed and she was extremely ashamed and angry, was thrown out cleanly. Shang Yang, with his lower body on top and his upper body on the bottom, was pressed against the wall of the corridor. He raised his hand with difficulty to rub his head that was hit, and sighed helplessly.

...I almost guessed that every time I was alone with Shana, some chaotic situations would arise... But never mind, I'm used to it.

Shang Yang pulled his body out from the wall and stood up. He patted his clothes nonchalantly, and casually picked up the door that he had knocked down on the cypress wood floor. He aligned the position of the bolt, raised his hand and gently stroked the broken bolt. As Shang Yang withdrew his hand, the door was restored to its original state.

On the bed in the room, Shana, with her pretty face flushed, was breathing rapidly while still maintaining the posture of throwing Shang Yang out. When she saw Shang Yang using the power of Liang Yi to restore the door without any concern and turned around to close the door, Shana's pretty face became even redder, and her tone became a little hurried and flustered because of excessive shyness.

"Shang, Shang Yang! Gang, what on earth were you trying to do just now?!"

"Just now, that kind of thing... even if it was you, you should have given me some time... to prepare..."

Hearing Shana's blushing face stammering and speaking incoherently, which was very misleading, the young man with gray hair sighed helplessly again.

...Well, this girl is so shy now that she can't even speak properly.

Thinking of this, Shang Yang looked at Shana, whose cheeks were still rosy and who was extremely panicked and at a loss. He took advantage of her unpreparedness and stepped forward to gently hug the petite girl, whose face was still rosy.

"Huh?!!! Stupid, idiot! Let me go! What the hell is wrong with you today?!"

This action was beyond Shana's expectation. Her cheeks turned red and her mind was completely messed up by shyness. Shana couldn't help but be stunned again. Then, while subconsciously questioning in panic, she struggled hard in panic.

However, no matter how Shana struggled, Shang Yang still held her gently without any intention of letting her go.

...Nonsense, if I let you go, I'd be courting death... I don't want to be chased by you for thousands of miles...

After struggling for a while, perhaps because she had no strength left, or perhaps because the panic she had just felt gradually disappeared, Shana, who was held in Shang Yang's arms, gradually calmed down after realizing that Shang Yang was just holding her quietly.

However, her rapid breathing still showed that the girl's emotions at the moment had not completely calmed down.

Realizing this, the young man who was holding the petite girl gradually relaxed, slowly letting go of the petite girl whose pretty face was still covered with an alluring blush, gently holding the girl's delicate shoulders, helping the petite girl to slowly sit down on the bed, and asked softly with concern.

"…Have you calmed down?"

"……Um."

The petite girl responded hastily and softly. Then, Shana blushed, snorted softly, and turned her pretty face away awkwardly, leaving only a side profile to Shang Yang, with an awkward tone.

"Don't, don't get me wrong, I haven't forgiven you yet. I just want to hear your reasons..."

"Wait, wait until I hear your weird excuse today, then I'll decide whether to forgive you..."

"Yes, yes... Thank you so much, Miss Shana, for your generosity."

Hearing the girl's awkward remarks that didn't reflect her true feelings, the young man rubbed his gray hair helplessly.

"...But, that is to say, as long as the reason is acceptable to you..."

"Just because your reason is acceptable doesn't mean you can treat me like that!"

Before Shang Yang could finish his words, Shana, whose cheeks were still rosy, immediately pressed her hand hard on Shang Yang's mouth.

"If you dare to do this again, I will never forgive you!"

Raising his hand to hold Shana's slender wrist, Shang Yang gently pushed away the slender white hand that was covering his mouth.

Although the young man with gray hair suddenly had the bad idea of ​​kissing the cute soft hand when the petite girl's soft hand touched his lips just now, considering that there are only three consequences of doing so, that is, being killed on the spot by the humiliated Shana who drew out the "Heavenly Fire Sword", being beaten to death on the spot by the humiliated Shana, and being chased to death by the humiliated Shana, Shang Yang wisely gave up this bad idea.

"Okay... I'm sorry, I was wrong. Don't worry, I won't take advantage of you without your permission next time."

After rubbing his hair nonchalantly, Shang Yang breathed a sigh of relief. He calmly faced the petite girl, who was no longer excited but still had an alluring blush on her pretty face, and slowly thanked her.

"But, Shana, thank you for always being so considerate of me and the others."

Hearing Shang Yangyouyou's somewhat abrupt words, although her pretty face was still blushing, the petite girl snorted awkwardly and answered softly without thinking.

"Idiot... Don't get me wrong, I just don't want to... well, I don't want any omissions in our work."

Volume 5: Miko of the Warring States Period: Chapter 294: Critical Point

Shang Yang didn't care when he heard Shana's insincere words.

"Well...it's great that there are no omissions, but Shana, given the current situation, I'm a little lost as to where to start..."

Having said that, Shang Yang paused for a moment, rubbed his hair helplessly again, and sighed.

Hearing Shang Yang's somewhat helpless speech, Shana could not help but remain silent. She shook her head slightly, her tone somewhat unwilling.

"...Sorry, I haven't found a better way yet..."

"Uh...it's okay, no need to apologize, this isn't Shana's problem."

Shang Yang smiled and raised his hand to gently press on Shana's weak shoulder.

"No matter what difficulties we encounter, we can work together to resolve them. There's no need to worry too much."

"Well……"

Shang Yang's action made the seductive blush on Shana's cheeks, which had gradually faded away, appear again. The petite girl turned her pretty face slightly to the side in a somewhat awkward manner.

"This past year, I seem to have neglected Ai and Jue... Shang Yang, do I need to apologize to them?"

"No need, don't worry."

Shang Yang didn't care when he heard Shana's remarks which were obviously intended to change the subject. He just comforted her.

"Who do you think was it over the past year, the one who kept taking care of you, moving you to bed and tucking you in after you fell asleep exhausted on your desk? Let me be clear, I'm only doing this today and a few times before. The rest of the time, it was Ai and Jue who were always taking care of you."

"I know all this..."

Hearing Shang Yang's comfort, Shana seemed relieved. Although her tone was still a little awkward, she felt a lot more at ease.

Seeing Shana's reaction, Shang Yang smiled with relief, then changed the subject and spoke slowly.

"However, Shana, I've also read the contents of the notebook you left on your desk. It seems that at this stage, my judgment remains consistent with yours."

"... rashly touching the Four Souls Jade would push the current situation into an unpredictable state."

Shana calmly responded to Shang Yang's words. Although her mood had calmed down at this time, she felt as depressed as Shang Yang.

"In fact, the 'fate' anchored by this 'single history' is quite easy to handle. Unlike previous 'single histories' where the core nodes were difficult to discern, the core of this 'single history' is clearer and more visible than ever before."

"If the Four Souls Jewel, guarded by the shrine maiden Kikyo, is completely destroyed, the 'story' anchored by 'fate' will disappear, and the space-time structure of 'the only history' will gradually dissipate."

Having said that, Shana sighed helplessly, turned her pretty face to the side, glared at the young man with gray hair who looked around as if it had nothing to do with her, and snorted with a little dissatisfaction.

"However, the consequences of handling the situation in this way are completely unacceptable to someone."

"After all, I've been 'in love' with that elegant miko for over a thousand years..."

"...Ahem, let's not talk about this issue for now."

Shang Yang knew that the more he explained, the more Shana would ridicule him, so he simply coughed to cover it up and awkwardly changed the subject.

"Let's put that aside for now. Let's first discuss how to deal with the large-scale 'existential shock' following the destruction of the Four Souls Jade."

Seeing that Shang Yang was obviously trying to get away with it, Shana snorted again in dissatisfaction. However, because they were discussing serious matters, Shana had no intention of arguing with Shang Yang about this matter. Instead, she chose to explain according to Shang Yang's words.

"If there's a way to strip away the 'story' locked in place by abnormal causal forces, it's not that there aren't any. On the contrary, there are many. While the causal forces of 'fate' are almost indistinguishably intertwined with the very existence of all the 'characters' deeply connected to the Four Souls Jade, ultimately, there's a difference between the power of causality and the power of existence that sustains existence. Shang Yang, your Yin and Yang should be able to perfectly separate the two."

"Similarly, the power of karma I possess and Kaguya's eternal power can also deal with this situation. However, after you used your avatar to observe closely, these paths were blocked..."

At this point, Shang Yang could also hear the depression and unwillingness in Shana's tone, and after hearing Shana's words, Shang Yang nodded slightly in understanding.

"There's absolutely no way. In Maple Village, I've used the power of Yin and Yang to test the Four Souls Jade from the periphery over hundreds of times. Yin and Yang's power can perfectly separate abnormal causal forces from existence itself. However, the concentration of causal forces anchored by 'fate' gathered around the Four Souls Jade is too intense. The power of the avatar alone cannot completely isolate the influence of 'plot history' in one go. If this cannot be completely isolated in one go, the premature outbreak of 'existential shock' will be unavoidable."

"The Four Souls Jade is now like a large bomb that has the ability to sense the outside world. If you and I get close, the bomb's fuse will be ignited instantly."

"From all the clues we know, the current situation is basically a dead end."

"It's not just a bomb with sensory capabilities..."

Shaking her head slightly, Shana said softly.

"It's still a ticking time bomb..."

"In recent days, some phenomena and clues that have emerged before us have shown that the critical point of this bomb being 'detonated' is getting closer and closer."

"Shang Yang, we're running out of time. The countdown for the dangerous bomb that could completely wipe out the miko, all the villagers of Kaede Village, Seshomaru, Inuyasha, Inu no Taisho who died hundreds of years ago, the miko Tsurugi who created the Shikon Jewel, Kagome Higurashi's family five hundred years from now, and countless humans and monsters deeply connected to the Shikon Jewel—all of them—is about to begin..."

“Blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone.”

Shang Yang shook his head slightly, feeling helpless.

"My external incarnation didn't work as expected."

"Originally, it was intended to subtly alter the 'story' in subtle ways, influencing the trajectory of 'fate', unraveling the causal entanglements of 'fate' and causing its small-scale collapse. Now, it seems to be nothing more than a casual move."

"There's nothing wrong with this method itself."

Hearing Shang Yang's helpless sigh, Shana also comforted Shang Yang softly with some regret.

"The only problem is that the time is too short, leaving us too little time to operate."

"Furthermore, because you, Shang Yang, have already participated in the 'story', the incarnation of that trace of consciousness has become connected to the trajectory of 'fate'. The cause and effect of 'fate' has also been stained by 'half-demon Shang Yang'."

"'Half-Demon Merchant Sheep' has now become a component that maintains the trajectory of 'Destiny', which will also extend the time."

"The time and direction to choose are becoming less and less."

Shang Yang shook his head again.

"The key point is not in our control. We are still too passive."

Having said this, the young man with a calm expression spoke in an indifferent tone.

"...So, if that's the case, then this is the only last resort."

Hearing Shang Yang's indifferent words, Shana was stunned for a moment, and a look of surprise suddenly appeared on her originally calm face. There was also a hint of surprise and concern in her awkward tone.

"Wait, Shang Yang! In that case..."

"Don't worry, I've already thought about what Shana wants to say."

Seeing the petite girl's somewhat reluctant and concerned expression, the young man with gray hair softened his expression and raised his hand to gently rub the petite girl's soft black hair.

"It's okay, I'll take care of the rest."

Volume 5: The Miko of the Warring States Period: Chapter 295: Curse

A few days later, in the remote countryside of Musashi in the eastern part of the country, in Maple Village.

Standing on the wooden steps of the shrine, Shang Yang looked at the thin figure of the shrine maiden holding an ancient zelkova bow walking away under the stone steps of the shrine's torii. The memories of his discussion with Shana a few days ago also came to an abrupt end.

In the deep black eyes, the tenderness that originally existed in the young man's eyes has disappeared without a trace, replaced by a coldness without a trace of superfluous emotion.

"time is limited……"

He raised his hand and gently pressed his temple with his slender index finger. Although there was no surprise in Shang Yang's eyes, he looked up at the high autumn sky thoughtfully, feeling a little emotional.

"Winter will soon be here..."

Just now, when Platycodon showed a sense of weakness for a moment, Shang Yang knew very well that the weakness shown by Platycodon was not caused by fatigue.

The witch's body was slowly becoming weaker bit by bit.