My personal opinion on Gensokyo

"Then, Lan, let's go to Kyoto again and visit old friends."

After a long time, in the Yunzhongting, deep in the clouds, there was the hot spring villa.

The warm tea slowly flowed into the teacup. The cool and gentle girl with long dark hair slowly poured the tea into several cups on the table. Then, she politely pushed the cup in front of the monster sage who was looking at the girl with great interest, her voice ethereal and soft.

"please."

"Ah, thanks."

The monster sage, who usually looks lazy, took the teacup very properly when faced with the tea handed to him by this quiet and gentle girl.

"You're too kind."

While saying this, Yakumo Yukari was still gazing with great interest at this quiet and gentle girl with long, jet-black hair and dark red eyes.

Even during the One Hundred Demons Night Parade that invaded the Moon Sea hundreds of years ago, the Yokai Sage had only heard of her existence in a conversation between the Yokai General Shang Yang and the lord of the Hell Yokai, the eldest daughter of the Komeichi family, Komeichi Kaku.

The Monster Sage was very curious about this young lady, the 'hostess' of the Yunzhongting Hot Spring Villa, who seemed to have been with the Monster Commander Shang Yang since a long time ago, when Shang Yang was still just a weak and unknown monster.

For Yakumo Yukari, this was the first time she visited Lord Shang Yang's residence since she had known him for thousands of years. And Yunzhongting Hot Spring Villa was also the first time in thousands of years to welcome the visit of Lord Youkai Sage.

Ai didn't care about Yakumo Yukari's thoughtful gaze.

After pushing another cup of tea in front of the Shikigami Yakumo Ran next to the Monster Sage, the cold girl with long black hair naturally turned back to the young man with gray and white hair, who was sitting next to the master of the Cloud Courtyard, and had no intention of speaking again.

Seeing Ai's expression, Yakumo Yukari also shifted her gaze away from Ai thoughtfully, slowly picked up the teacup in front of her, took a sip, and then shifted her gaze to another dignified girl next to her with long black hair and a princess cut and outstanding temperament.

The black-haired girl, who also noticed that the Monster Sage was paying attention to her, had a gentle expression and a dignified and elegant temperament. She naturally responded with a gentle smile. Combined with the girl's beautiful appearance and outstanding dignified temperament, she really made people feel good about her.

With the serious Shang Yang and the quiet and gentle love, Kaguya also put away her usual lazy look. Her beautiful appearance and outstanding temperament that she rarely shows off, the dignity and elegance that Her Royal Highness the Moon Princess of the Moon Sea should have, are also perfectly portrayed by Kaguya.

Anyway, the reason why Kaguya is sitting here now is because of Shang Yang's deliberate decision. It is not difficult for Kaguya to cooperate with her husband and show the elegance of the Moon Princess.

It was the first time in hundreds of years that the demon sage Yakumo Yukari had seen the moon person, Kaguya Houraisan. This was the first time in hundreds of years that the demon sage Yakumo Yukari had seen this former moon princess, who had long ago been accused by the Moon City of harboring resentment and committing the serious crime of instigating the demons on earth to attack the Moon Sea. As a result, she was forever exiled to the human world on earth by the Moon City.

Now, for the first time in a thousand years, he saw the former Moon Princess - Kaguya Houraisan, and thought of the other two Moon Princess sisters - Watatsuki Toyohime and Watatsuki Yorihime - who were waiting for him and Lan in Kyoto just now. While he was lost in thought, the monster sage couldn't help but reveal a faint smile of deep interest.

"what happened?"

Noticing the playful smile on Yakumo Yukari's face as she looked at Kaguya who was pretending to be a good girl, Shang Yang asked naturally, although he was curious.

"What do you want to say, Lord Yakumo?"

"No, it's nothing..."

Hearing Shang Yang's natural question, the Monster Sage maintained a gentle smile and spoke slowly as if jokingly.

"From hundreds of years ago until now, I have always believed that launching the One Hundred Demons Night Parade to attack the Moon City has brought me enough benefits."

"However, it seems that Lord Shang Yang has gained much more than I have."

"The three Moon Princesses of the Moon Sea have all now devoted their hearts to the Lord Commander of all the monsters on Earth."

"It's really a fruitful harvest, Your Excellency Shang Yang."

Volume 6: Thoughts Across Time and Space: Chapter 350: The Sage's Plan

"Please don't say that."

Hearing the Yokai Sage's joking words, the Princess of the Moon City smiled gracefully.

"Coming to the human world from the Moon Sea a thousand years ago was my own wish. Meeting my husband and my beloved sister is the most fortunate thing in my life. This is also true for my sisters."

"I see."

Hearing this, the monster sage smiled leisurely.

"Then we should be happy for the good fortune of the three of you."

"nothing."

Hearing Yakumo Yukari's praise, Horaisan Kaguya still maintained a faint smile.

"It's just some old things that are long gone."

"You probably didn't come to me to learn about these past events, did you, Lord Yakumo?"

After waiting for Kaguya to finish speaking, Shang Yang naturally put down the teacup and asked slowly.

"If you have anything you want to discuss, please speak up and we can discuss it all together."

"Indeed, then I will no longer exchange pleasantries with Lord Shang and the people from the Hot Spring Villa."

Hearing Shang Yang's question, Yakumo Zi nodded slightly and smiled gently without any awkwardness.

"After all, I don't have anything bad to say here."

"If Your Excellency the Sage minds."

Hearing this, Jue, who was sitting at the table, casually put down the teacup he was holding and spoke lightly.

"I can also avoid it."

"Please, Miss Gu Mingdi, stay here."

Hearing this, Yakumo Yukari smiled gently without caring.

"This way, both for me and everyone at the hot spring villa, there will be fewer possible misunderstandings."

"Your Excellency is truly sincere."

Hearing what Yakumo Yukari said, Shana nodded seriously and spoke softly.

"Please trust the sincerity of Yunzhongting Hot Spring Villa, sage."

"Regarding this matter?" I asked, "As for Master L (Nine)'s affairs, I naturally trust you all."

Hearing this, the wise master of the monsters still smiled gently and thanked him sincerely.

"Thank you all for your sincerity as well."

"Then, just say it straight."

After a brief pause, the Monster Sage spoke calmly and calmly.

"Sir Shang Yang, I need your assistance."

Shang Yang was not surprised to hear Yakumo Yukari's straightforward words, and just asked calmly.

"assist?"

"I'm sure everyone here understands this."

Hearing Shang Yang's question, Yakumo Zi also stated calmly.

"One hundred years ago, the people of the mortal world fell into a chaotic era they called the 'Warring States Period.' Due to years of famine and war, the number of people who died during this century increased dramatically. Fear and resentment permeated the land, and the remains of the dead gave rise to countless demons and monsters."

"These monsters feed on the fear and resentment of the troubled times, devouring the remains of those who died in the war. The number of evil dark monsters has increased dramatically, and it is now impossible to count them."

"So, I have a plan."

While stating this, the Yokai Sage took out a somewhat yellowed paper map, spread it casually on the table, and continued to speak calmly.

"Since such a large number of monsters have been born, if they were to remain scattered across remote areas of this country, there would be many problems. Therefore, I intend to establish a place here, separate from human society, where monsters can live together, with the consent of the ancient monster lords."

Saying this, the Yokai Sage raised his hand and pointed to the eastern part of the map, deep in the mountains.

Even from the perspective of the Warring States period, the location pointed by Yakumo Yukari on the map is a remote countryside with few people.

In the remote eastern country, deep in the mountains and dense forests shrouded in thick fog, the only creatures living there are jackals, poisonous snakes and other wild beasts. The endless mountains are shrouded in fog all year round, and poisonous miasma permeates the air. There are few people.

Of course, the youkai sage with long golden hair still explained calmly.

"Through this special protective barrier, all inhuman gods and monsters will be able to sense this place, drawing their curiosity here. This remote mountain, seldom visited by humans and shrouded in thick fog year-round, will become a haven for inhuman beings, especially monsters."

"I call it the 'Yokai Expansion Plan.'

"...I see. Create a 'Yokai Village' where Yokai gather and live."

After listening to Yakumo Yukari's plan, Shang Yang thought for a while, as if thinking about something.

"However, if this is the case, while there is wisdom in 'being able to gather as many monsters as possible and create an objectively existing monster society,' it would also be tantamount to completely erasing the balance between humans and non-human beings that has lasted for nearly ten thousand years."

"From the scattered regions of the human world, the youkai who still depended on humans were gathered together in this 'Youkai Town'. While this unified the previously scattered youkai, it also completely transformed the relationship between ordinary humans and non-human beings, including youkai, from mutual dependence to mutual opposition."

"While this temporarily expands the territories of the monsters, in the long run, it actually shrinks the power of the gods and monsters scattered throughout this country in the human world."

"And, there's another question."

After listening to Shang Yang's words, Jue naturally took over and spoke softly.

"Even if we ancient monsters created the Monster Land, the non-human creatures that went there were not many, and might even be extremely rare."

"Since the Heian period, and especially after the Kamakura shogunate, the ways of survival of the monsters that have emerged over the past few hundred years have long been drastically different from those of our ancient selves. Compared to the ancient monsters of thousands of years ago, the monsters of today's Warring States period have a more complex power structure, with intricate relationships between them. Furthermore, the monster forces in various places are also highly localized, essentially monopolizing the 'fear' of a certain area and taking root in their respective territories."

"In contrast, we ancient monsters can hardly be called the lords of the monsters of the Warring States Period."

"The lord of the monsters in the Warring States period is the general of the monster force they each follow, not us."

Having said that, Jue paused for a moment, and then continued his statement in a calm tone.

"...Of course, if we want all the monsters to willingly go to the 'Monster Land' that the sage has planned, we can also kill all the generals of the monster forces in various places in this era, purge the middle and upper echelons of the monster forces in various places, and completely wipe out all the monster forces with local characteristics."

"Well, Your Excellency, do we need to do this?"

"Phew...it's perfect."

Hearing the girl with short lavender hair calmly say such a thorough solution, the Youkai Sage's beautiful face was covered with an interested and playful smile.

"Hundreds of years have passed, and Miss Komeiji is still as calm and decisive as when she launched the Hundred Demons Night Parade against the Lunar Sea."

"However, although this plan is indeed feasible, it will not benefit us, the ancient monster lords, if we act in this way."

He casually took out a folding fan from the deep gap that suddenly opened beside his hand, opened it with a "snap", and narrowed his eyes.

"Apart from this issue, there is another problem that is actually more serious."

"That's the problem of 'fear'."

"Or rather, it's the problem of the Warring States monsters who relied too much on the powerful power brought by fear."

"...Yakumo-dono's meaning is..."

Upon hearing this, Miss Komeiji Kaku, who also read the undisguised thoughts of the Youkai Sage, seemed a little unexpectedly confused, but she was quickly relieved.

"……I see."

“It’s a truly grand plan.”

"It's not just about creating a 'Yokai Land'; it's also about completely separating the 'Yokai Land', the other world, hell, heaven, and all other illogical 'fantasies' from the human world."

Volume 6: Thoughts Across Time and Space: Chapter 351: The Meaning of Gensokyo

"Oh, it was read."

Seeing that Komeiji Kakui had read her plan, Yakumo Yukari naturally covered her playful smile with her fan.

"That's right. I intend to completely separate 'common sense' from 'uncommon sense'."

"This is a big plan."

At this time, Shana also took over the conversation. She didn't seem surprised at all by the words of the monster sage. She just asked calmly.

"However, we still need to ask for your reasons, Sage."

"If there's a reason."

Upon hearing this, Yakumo Yukari said lightly.

"Everyone at Hot Spring Villa knows this, right?"

"The world of this era is different from the past."

"As Miss Komeichi said, we, the ancient monster lords, are different from the monsters of the Warring States period that were born hundreds of years ago."

"Thousands of years ago, gods and monsters appeared in the mortal world at will, without any constraints or distinctions between superiors and subordinates."

"A thousand years ago, the so-called Monster Lord was just an unrealistic title. To be more precise, whether it was Lord Shang, Miss Gu Mingdi, or myself, although we were all Monster Lords, we never had a fixed One Hundred Demons Night Parade force."

"The One Hundred Demons Night Parade I'm waiting for is all the monsters in the world."

Although his tone was tinged with nostalgia, the youkai sage continued speaking calmly.

"However, in the Warring States Period a thousand years later, things were different."