My personal opinion on Gensokyo

Although she had let go of the knot in her heart left by the Moon War seven hundred years ago, the Second Princess of the Moon City was still quite happy to see this situation. Naturally, she just picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, with no intention of helping Shang Yang out of trouble.

Seeing that Mian Yue Yiji was not going to help, Shang Yang sighed and thought about it thoughtfully.

In the history of this world, if there were no Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who would later become the ruler of the world, and no Sagara Yoshiharu, the original time traveler who replaced Toyotomi Hideyoshi, history would definitely have deviated.

Without the novel's original "protagonist," the future time traveler Sagara Yoshiharu, the process of unifying Japan for Owari Princess Oda Nobuna would have been much more difficult, with many dangers along the way that might even have endangered her life...

However, Oda Nobuna...

As Shang Yang was thinking, the beautiful girl with dazzling golden hair who was determined to unify the world and end the war in the Warring States Period appeared in Shang Yang's memory.

Shang Yang had a very deep impression of Oda Nobuna.

It is undeniable that a few days ago, Shang Yang, who had not paid attention to the history of the Warring States Period in this world, learned that the Warring States Period in this world was actually the Warring States Period in the story of "Oda Nobuna's Ambition", and he did have the idea of ​​helping Miss Oda Nobuna unify the country.

After all, if it is the Warring States period of the story of "The Ambition of Oda Nobuna", then for modern Japan where Kagome Higurashi is located five hundred years later, the "history" of Princess Oda Nobuna of Owari unifying the country and ending the Warring States period should be the "history" that modern people five hundred years later are familiar with.

As long as this history does not encounter too many twists and turns, the future where Kagome Higurashi is located five hundred years later will not be "barred" from this Warring States period, and Kagome Higurashi can also successfully return to this Warring States period five hundred years ago through the time rift of the Bone-Eating Well.

However, although he had the idea of ​​assisting Miss Oda Nobuna, Shang Yang was concerned about another thing.

Fifty years have passed since Kikyo's death and reincarnation fifty years ago. Soon, Kagome Higurashi will return to the Warring States Period from Tokyo five hundred years later through the Bone-Eating Well.

The time for the Four Souls Jade to restart its destiny is approaching.

At that time, Kikyo will return to the war-torn Warring States period again.

Of course, what needs more attention are the two girls in front of me...

Shang Yang glanced at Gu Mingdijue and Shana, who were glaring at him with extremely dangerous looks. He shook his head helplessly, half-opened his eyes, and comforted the two girls in a casual tone.

"...Don't worry, I won't take their place, and I don't have any bad intentions."

As soon as he said this, Shang Yang noticed that the dangerous look in Jue and Shana's eyes on him dissipated a lot.

“…Well, now that you say so…”

Hearing Shang Yang's comfort, Shana looked away and reminded him softly.

"...However, we can't ignore the possible historical deviations. What are you going to do?"

Upon hearing this, Shang Yang casually raised his hand and spread it out. The black and white yin and yang energy rose from the palm of his hand, entwined with each other, and turned into a floating gray-white gas ball in the open palm.

Looking at the gray-white gas ball in the palm of his hand, Shang Yang spoke lightly.

"After all, this is the karma I left behind. So, let 'I' help the Owari princess unify this country, and together with her, end this country's long period of chaos..."

Looking at the gray-white gas mass appearing in Shang Yang's palm, Miss Gu Mingdi Jue was speechless. She rolled her eyes at Shang Yang. Miss Jue no longer had the energy to get angry.

After seeing this ball of gray-white air, Shana snorted softly, expressing some of her dissatisfaction.

However, Mian Yue Yiji was looking at the gray-white gas mass and was a little surprised.

"...I really didn't expect that you could do such a thing."

The three girls naturally saw what this gray-white gas mass was.

This ball of air is a complete soul, a real human soul created by Shang Yang with a trace of his own consciousness.

“It’s not difficult, as long as you master the method.”

Shang Yang casually fiddled with the human soul in his palm, leaving only the "memories of his previous life" before he crossed over. He looked at the soul in his palm and gave a light instruction.

"Then go and fulfill your mission."

As Shang Yang finished speaking, the gray-white soul energy ball gradually flew up, circled in the living room, then passed through the roof, quickly flew out of the hidden cloud layer where the Yunzhong Courtyard was located, and flew towards the Owari Province in the east.

Quietly watching the grayish-white soul energy ball leave, Mian Yue Yiji asked softly.

"Is that enough?"

"Well, that's fine."

Hearing this, Shang Yang didn't seem to care much.

"Yorihime, please tell Teru and Wenju to conclude their investigation of the Owari area and the Owari Oda clan and return to Kyoto."

"Well, I'll listen to you. That's it."

After hearing Shang Yang's instructions, Mian Yue Yiji stood up and replied lightly as she left the living room.

"Then I'll tell them."

After watching Mian Yue Yiji leave the living room and go out through the random door placed in the corridor that connected several related places, Jue glanced at the young man with gray and messy hair with a calm expression and asked softly as if asking a question casually.

"...That soul seems to be just an ordinary human soul."

"You only have one life."

"Yes."

Hearing Jue's question, Shang Yang admitted it without hesitation.

"Once he dies, he won't be resurrected again."

"In addition to making up for the karma I left behind, I'm also using that soul to conduct a test."

"Let's see, if 'I' arrived in this world as an ordinary human with only one life to live, can I achieve anything on my own in this war-torn era of the Warring States Period?"

Having said this, Shang Yang paused for a moment and shrugged nonchalantly.

"But, no matter what, that's 'his' story."

Five hundred years later, modern Japan.

Tokyo Rice Flower Market, Higurashi Shrine.

"...Four Soul Jade?"

Looking at the amulet with a lavender ball tied to it in her hand, the pretty girl with soft black hair and slightly fluffy bangs strangely repeated the name mentioned by her grandfather.

"That's right!"

Seeing his granddaughter's puzzled expression, the grandfather with a long goatee explained proudly.

"As long as you wear this Four Souls Jade, it will definitely bless the wearer's family with peace and prosperity in business. There is no doubt about that!"

After shaking the strange-looking amulet made into a keychain in her hand slightly, Kagome Higurashi asked her grandfather doubtfully.

"Grandpa, are you planning to sell this bead? These keychains are no longer popular these days..."

PS1: There is a preview clue in this chapter that is easy to find.

Volume 6: Thoughts Across Time and Space: Chapter 314: Higurashi Kagome

"This is no ordinary keychain!"

The grandfather corrected his granddaughter's question with dissatisfaction.

"Look, the bead hanging below is called the Four Souls Jade. It belongs to our shrine..."

Before Grandpa could finish, the rustling sound of a key ring interrupted his long speech. Kagome didn't seem to be listening to Grandpa's old-fashioned rhetoric at all. Instead, she used the key ring in her hand to tease the fat cat named Gnat at home.

"Cough cough!"

After a dissatisfied cough, the grandfather continued to explain to his granddaughter seriously.

"Listen carefully, Kagome, the origin of the Four Souls Jade that has been passed down from generation to generation at our Higurashi Shrine..."

...Plop.

Still without giving his grandfather a chance to lecture, the fat cat Gnat, who was teased by Kagome with a keychain and barely stood up with his fat body, tried to grab the keychain in Kagome's hand but lost his balance and fell to the tatami with a thud.

And at this moment, Kagome seemed to remember something and asked her grandfather happily.

"Ah! By the way, Grandpa, do you remember what day tomorrow is?"

After a long sigh, Grandpa put away his helpless expression and smiled proudly.

"Hey, how could I possibly forget my adorable granddaughter's birthday~!"

"real?!"

Hearing her grandfather's proud answer, Kagome was very happy and hurriedly asked.

"So, what's the gift for me?!"

"Hey hey! That's it!"

As he answered proudly, the grandfather took out a large cardboard box from behind his back with a proud look on his face and pushed it towards his happy granddaughter Kagome.

Seeing this big cardboard box, Kagome was very happy and immediately opened the box, reached into the box, and took out the...

...a dried paw? !

Looking at the dried forelimb claw of some unknown reptile in her hand with a frown on her face, Kagome sighed deeply.

...Really, I shouldn't have had any expectations for Grandpa's birthday present.

However, the grandfather, who seemed not to notice his granddaughter's strange expression, continued to explain proudly.

"This is the hand of the kappa that brings happiness! It has a great history..."

It seemed that she had not listened to her grandfather's proud explanation at all. Kagome handed the "Kappa Hand" in her hand to the fat cat beside her with an expressionless face and gave cold instructions.

"...Little Gnat, eat it."

As if understanding what Kagome said, the fat cat named Gnat bit the ugly "Kappa's Hand" with one bite and swaggered out of the house with it in its mouth.

"Ah! Damn it! Don't waste it..."

Looking at her grandfather who stood up and shouted to chase the little mosquito, Kagome sighed deeply again.

I really shouldn't have expected anything, myself...

Early the next morning.

"Kagome~!"

In the corridor of Higurashi's house, her mother, wearing an apron, was holding the phone and called Kagome to come and answer it.

"Your friend's phone number~!"

"Ah! Here we come!"

Hearing her mother calling her, Kagome, who was about to put on her schoolbag, picked up the schoolbag on the sofa, ran out of the living room quickly, and took the phone from her mother.

"...Hello? Oh, it's Eri... Hey, your notebook for preparation? Yeah, I see. I'll bring it. No problem."

After hanging up the phone, Kagome picked up her schoolbag, walked to the entrance, put on her shoes, opened the door and trotted out, waving her hand.

"I'm going to class~!"

She trotted across the open space in front of her family's shrine, but just as Kagome ran past the shrine, she couldn't help but stop in surprise, turned around and looked at her younger brother Higurashi Souta, who was standing alone by the shrine door with a schoolbag on his back for some reason, and asked in confusion.

"...Hey, Souta?"

Hearing Kagome's voice, the boy with the schoolbag turned around and looked embarrassed.

"elder sister……"

"Didn't Grandpa say that we can't play in the temple?"

Kagome asked confusedly as she walked over.

Higurashi Souta turned around and looked into the depths of the dark and deep temple, muttering softly.

"But, the little gnat..."

"...Fell under the temple?"

Seeing her brother's appearance, Kagome, who already had a rough idea of ​​what had happened, took off her backpack, leaned against the door of the shrine, walked close to her brother Souta, bent down, and looked at the ancient wooden well hidden deep in the dark shrine, which was sealed by thick wooden boards. The novel suggested.

"...Then let's go down and look for it together."

"But... it feels pretty scary down there..."

"...What are you afraid of? You're a boy after all."

Just as the brother and sister were talking, suddenly, a strange sound was heard from the dark ancient well.

Crack...

"what!"

The frightened Higurashi Souta immediately jumped behind his sister, fearfully stuck his little head out, and stared at the ancient well in the dark underground.