My personal opinion on Gensokyo

Thinking of this possibility, Kagome looked lonely.

"...So, even if I was taken away by others, Inuyasha didn't stop me..."

"Then... why did I go back to the Warring States Period...?"

After hearing such an unbelievable thing from Hojo-san, the straightforward Miss Kagome Higurashi couldn't help but get stuck in a dead end because her mind was extremely confused.

For a moment, Kagome began to wonder if it would be better to stop thinking about the Warring States Period and the Four Souls Jewel and instead stay in the modern era and never see Inuyasha again...

When he saw Kagome, his expression instantly became very lonely. Hojo, who had short brown hair and a gentle and kind personality, was also at a loss when facing her and didn't know what to do.

Five hundred years ago, during the Warring States Period.

On the floating clouds, there is the Cloud Courtyard and the Hot Spring Villa.

In the spacious living room of the hot spring villa, a young man with gray hair and wearing complex blue and white clothes sat on the soft cashmere blanket in the living room. While looking at the TV screen in the living room, he raised his hand smoothly and served a cup of warm and fragrant flower tea with added flowers such as golden chrysanthemum, honeysuckle and jasmine to the girl with long black hair leaning on his arms.

However, as if she felt that the young man's careful care was not enough, the beautiful girl with long black hair tilted her head a little "capriciously", her soft black hair swaying gently, and her dark red eyes, clear as rubies, quietly looked into the pure black eyes of the young man with gray and messy hair.

Completely understanding the meaning of the clear, dark-red pupils of Wu Liunu, the young man with gray hair couldn't help but laugh. He continued to pick up the teacup filled with warm and fragrant flower tea, and lovingly brought the edge of the teacup close to the girl's soft cherry lips.

This time, the beautiful girl seemed to be very satisfied with her lover's emotional intelligence and care. She opened her cherry lips, held the edge of the teacup, and swallowed the warm and fragrant floral tea in small sips as her lover carefully moved.

However, gradually, the gray-haired young man who was originally feeding his coquettish lover sips of flower tea, at some point, approached the girl's delicate face and gently kissed her soft cherry lips, which were soaked with the flower fragrance after she swallowed the flower tea...

The girl seemed a little shy, her slender eyelashes gradually closing...

The spacious living room is filled with the sweet smell of dog food that seems to be non-existent but seems to choke single people.

The eldest daughter of the Gu Mingdi family, Miss Gu Mingdi Jue, pushed open the door of the living room and saw such a vivid scene when she stepped into the living room.

"...Be careful not to spill the tea."

A girl with lavender hair and an orange heart-shaped headband and a big eyeball floating on her chest reminded him helplessly.

"Uh, I feel..."

Shang Yang felt somewhat embarrassed when Miss Jue caught him and Ai being affectionate with each other, so he could only pretend to be calm and greet her.

"You're coming downstairs..."

Compared to Shang Yang, who was already shameless enough, Miss Ai, who was thin-skinned and tender-faced, turned her back to Jue and silently leaned into Shang Yang's arms, as if she didn't want Miss Gu Mingdi Jue to see her.

Although in Miss Komeiji Jue's opinion, Miss Ai, who usually has a cold but gentle and reserved personality in front of the girls in the hot spring resort, is very cute for doing such an act of covering her ears and stealing the bell.

“…Well, it’s my fault too.”

After taking a quick sniff and smelling the rich sweet smell in the living room gradually dissipating, Miss Jue sighed with some apology.

"I should probably come down later."

Jue naturally had no objection to Ai and Shang Yang being together.

Rather, the girls at Yunzhongting Hot Spring Villa would have no objection to Miss Ai being close to Shang Yang.

The girls knew how terrible and painful a price she and Shang Yang had paid for their current companionship, so they were unwilling to disturb Miss Ai from enjoying the little sweetness that belonged to her at any time.

The same is true for the eldest daughter of the Gu Mingdi family.

Seeing Shang Yang's slightly embarrassed expression and Miss Ai completely buried in Shang Yang's arms, he felt a little regretful.

However, even though Jue did not feel uncomfortable with the scene in front of him, he could not help but complain about the slightly embarrassed young man with gray hair.

"...But you, you actually dare to get close to Ai now."

Miss Jue complained coldly after glancing at the TV screen in the living room, which showed a scene of a boy with short brown hair explaining the history of the Warring States Period to Kagome Higurashi, who was so surprised that she was speechless, in a cafe on a bustling commercial street in Tokyo five hundred years later.

"'King Kira Shoyo' is suspected to be the one who will kidnap Miss Higurashi Kagome in the future?"

"...Aren't you worried that Ai will chop you down right now?"

Kira Yoshikage... No, Kira Shoyo's ill fate has nothing to do with me...

The young man with gray hair who almost made a slip of the tongue looked a little helpless.

Since Kagome Higurashi was able to travel between the modern era and the Warring States Period through the Bone-Eating Well, Shang Yang investigated the history of the modern records of Kagome Higurashi's birthplace.

The result was just as Shang Yang had predicted. The "human" that Shang Yang had transformed into after shedding a trace of his spiritual consciousness had indeed accomplished many things. He completed the historical nodes of the past and the future, and ensured that the modern world, where Kagome Higurashi was born, five hundred years later, would not be "estranged" from the Warring States period.

Five hundred years later, in the history textbook of the middle school that Higurashi Kagome attended, "Shang Yang" of the Warring States Period was described as a famous historical figure who was born in Tang State and came to Japan during the Warring States Period for some reasons and established many achievements.

"Yora Shoyo" is the name this famous historical figure from Tang Province used after he acquired territory during the Warring States Period.

Generally speaking, modern Japanese textbooks use the original name "Shang Yang" to record this famous historical figure in Japanese history who was born in the Tang Dynasty.

But for Hojo's family, these Warring States families that have survived from the Warring States period to the modern day, this famous historical figure in Japanese history granted territories and rewards to these Warring States families who had served him during the Warring States period, allowing these Warring States families to continue to be wise rulers to the modern day.

Therefore, these families that have survived the Warring States period to this day still refer to this famous historical figure of the Japanese Warring States period with the honorific title "Kuke Kira Shoyo."

PS1: Is there something wrong with the scheduled release of Hedgehog Cat? The second time, it was clearly set to be released at midnight, but it was released at midnight the next day.

Volume 6: Longing Across Time and Space: Chapter 404: Choking on Dog Food

"But, 'Kira Shoyo'...?"

Shang Yang whispered the name again and again, feeling helpless.

"...This suture is alright."

"Yes."

Ms. Jue also recalled her past trip to the Gintama world for vacation.

"If Mr. Sakata knew about this, he would probably feel helpless."

"I guess so."

Upon hearing this, Shang Yang nodded slightly to show his agreement.

Sakata Gintoki of Yorozuya has great respect for his teacher Yoshida Matsuyoshi.

The Japanese pronunciation of Yoshida Shoyo's name "Shoyo" is almost the same as the Japanese pronunciation of "Shoyang".

In the past, when Shang Yang and the girls from the hot spring villa went on vacation to Edo, the space port city in the world of Gintama, Sakata Gintoki, the owner of the Yorozuya, seemed to need to avoid pronouncing "Shang Yang" as the very similar "Shoyo", and he would casually change the Japanese pronunciation of Shang Yang's name on a daily basis.

Of course, maybe this is not the reason, but Mr. Sakata Gintoki simply likes to call him casually.

It is said that in modern Japan five hundred years later, the Japanese historical figure "Shang Yang" recorded in Japanese history books, after acquiring territory during the Warring States Period, chose a surname according to convention and changed his Tang Dynasty name to a Japanese name.

This is the origin of the name "Yira Shoyo".

However, in Shang Yang's view, this name is completely a product of the random stitching and splicing of "Human Shang Yang" transformed from a trace of his spiritual consciousness.

Previously, he had observed the owner of the Cloud Courtyard of the "human Shang Yang" in Qingzhou Castle, Owari Province. After observing the various operations of his other side, Shang Yang had always suspected that the "human Shang Yang" actually had nothing to do with him.

...The difference in personality is too obvious.

After complaining like this, the young man with gray hair gently patted the girl who was leaning into his arms.

Seeing this scene, Miss Jue was speechless.

"...So, am I being too much of a bother?"

Thinking this way, Miss Komeiji Kakui complained to herself in her heart.

"Uh...it's okay."

Because of the spiritual connection, Shang Yang also read Jue's self-complaint.

The young man with gray and white hair comforted himself in his heart. He knew what I was thinking and my feelings would naturally read it.

"Ai doesn't really mind, she's just a little embarrassed. Just stop staring at her with your Eye of Awakening. Please sit down first."

“…Well, that’s fine.”

After reading Shang Yang's thoughts, Jue naturally moved closer to Shang Yang and Ai, and sat down casually.

Even if Shang Yang didn't say anything, Miss Gu Mingdijue, who had already come, had no intention of leaving the living room on her own.

Love, which is usually gentle and reserved, would be shy, but it is so rare.

Miss Jue, touched by Miss Ai's adorable action of shyly snuggling into Shang Yang's arms, has no intention of letting Ai and Shang Yang go easily.

Frankly speaking, Miss Gu Mingji Jue even feels that Ai and Shang Yang should be more sweet and sticky like this.

From the perspective of those familiar with the field of psychology, Shang Yang is not the type of person who seeks initiative or who will forcefully dominate other people's emotions, and his love personality is even more closed.

Even though Ai and Shang Yang have been together for a long time and already look like a couple, and their tacit understanding makes the girls in the hot spring villa feel very sweet, but Miss Jue believes that instead of having an enviable tacit understanding, Ai and Shang Yang should be more sweet and affectionate.

This is the happiness that Miss Ai deserves.

However, to be honest, the girls living in the hot spring villa are indeed a bit "troublesome". Shang Yang and Ai are not the type to openly feed dog food to the girls in the hot spring villa, so it is difficult for them to be affectionate with each other.

As for when Ai and Shang Yang were alone together, according to what Miss Gu Mingdijue knew from her mind reading, things didn't seem too optimistic.

Shang Yang, who has a gentle personality, would never forcefully dominate other people's thoughts, and Miss Ai prefers a quiet and reserved personality.

When Ai and Shang Yang are alone together, they enjoy the kind of "mutual support" they get along with more.

Similar scenes of tacit understanding can be often seen on weekdays.

For example, early in the morning, a young man with gray hair would often comb Ai's beautiful black long hair by the hot spring.

The scene was beautiful enough, but Miss Jue had the illusion of being anxious for the two people while looking at such a beautiful scene.

...However, in recent decades, seemingly because of the incident with the shrine maiden fifty years ago, love seems to be expressed more often in the form of intimate concern and "willful" coquettishness for one's lover when they are alone together.

It’s not because Shang Yang has been concerned about the witch Kikyo for the past few decades and has developed a "confrontational consciousness", but because he is worried about his sweetheart.

Among the girls in the hot spring villa, Ai empathized most with Shang Yang's wish.

In this way, Ai naturally understands Shang Yang's regret best.

This regret will probably not disappear until Platycodon completely returns to the human world.

Therefore, Ai did not want Shang Yang to compare the fate of the witch Kikyo with his own fate a thousand years ago, and feel sorry for himself again.

"At that time, my wish had already come true."

"So, don't feel sorry for the me back then because of her fate."

"If you keep thinking about it, I'll get angry."

For decades, Jue would occasionally read Miss Ai's feelings when Ai and Shang Yang were alone together and close to each other.

Therefore, in recent decades, Miss Jue, who was occasionally choked by the dog food spread by Miss Ai, who was a little clingy because of her concern for her lover, had a rare opportunity to make Miss Ai shy, so naturally she had to "bully" Miss Ai and Shang Yang.

Moreover, in Miss Jue's opinion, this is not a bad thing.

Thinking of this, I felt a little helpless and complained in my heart.

“…Though I’m not in a position to worry about you.”

Jue didn't know how to comment on his own lack of stance. He was worried that Miss Ai and Shang Yang would get along better like a married couple, or would be better off showing off their love like a couple. It was just unnecessary worry.

After all, I feel that I am still in a confused position.

The monster "Jue" symbolizes the heart. The eldest daughter of the Gu Mingdi family, Gu Mingdi Jue, likes Shang Yang very much.

This is a feeling that Komeiji Kakui will not deny.

The difference between the immortal species and the short-lived humans is that the immortal species have a long time to determine their true feelings.

But in other words, when the immortal species has determined its own feelings, such feelings have often already permeated deep into the soul of the immortal species.

Gu Mingdijue's initial fondness for Shang Yang was that this young monster with gray and messy hair did not reject him because he could read minds like other monsters.

Later, Shang Yang helped the sisters. Shang Yang had no intention of taking advantage of them. He was purely considering them and gave without asking for anything in return. This made Gu Mingdi feel closer to Shang Yang.

Before this, Gu Mingdijue had never met a "person" like Shang Yang.

Shang Yang's almost doting care and concern for the girls in the hot spring villa always makes the girls, who were used to being strong and lonely, indulge in warmth as if they were drunk.

This is true for Ai, and even more so for Jue, Kaguya, Shana and the others.

I was also intoxicated by this warmth. I could rely on her with confidence.

...Therefore, Gu Mingdijue felt sorry for Shang Yang.

Gu Mingjijue "took advantage" of Shang Yang's feelings.

She "took advantage" of Shang Yang's affection for the characters "Komeiji Kaku" and "Komeiji Ren" from "Gensokyo" in his memory, and received Shang Yang's selfless dedication to the sisters.

For thousands of years, Jue has always felt guilty and apologetic about his actions.