My personal opinion on Gensokyo

After answering the silent Miss God in his heart, the young man expressed his feelings to the black-haired girl. The young man showed a bright smile to the girl with a somewhat nervous face.

The young man's bright smile made the black-haired girl relax her nervous mood. Her clear eyes sparkled with stars, and a gentle smile with a hint of shyness bloomed on her beautiful face.

It was a beautiful face that the young man would never forget even in the next thousand years.

Of course, whether it was Shang Yang or Ai, the emotions of the two people at the moment slipped too much towards the sentimental side. Although strong, it was also a temporary sentimental impulse. Ai, who was the first to break away from this irrational state, screamed hastily "Ah" and immediately wrapped himself in the quilt. The round ball of quilt rolled to the back of the tatami and did not move.

The girl, who had already realized how many inappropriate and unreserved behaviors she had performed tonight when facing someone she had just met for the first time, was too shy and seemed to be planning not to come out of the quilt for a long time.

However, it's not just the girl. In fact, the young man is not much better. After confirming the girl's "identity" through the main goddess, the young man now thinks back on how many messy things he did to the "goddess" and how many messy words he said, and he feels extremely embarrassed.

Fortunately, as a man, the young man is definitely thicker-skinned than the thin-skinned girl. While the girl is hiding in the quilt out of shyness, the young man is not afraid of being seen by others on his embarrassed look.

[Well, that's a good boast.]

The Lady of the Lord God, who had been silent for a while, coughed in Shang Yang's consciousness and asked in a somewhat strange interrogative tone.

[So, what are you going to do next, Master?]

"I will definitely listen to you, Miss Lord God."

After hearing the dissatisfaction in Miss Mashu Kugimiya's strange tone, the young man ruffled his black hair, intending to carefully please Miss Mashu Kugimiya.

"You're an expert in this area. I'll follow your lead on how to proceed..."

"Then why didn't you listen to me before... Never mind, you're the Blade Master after all. My job is just to assist you. I can't control what happens next..."

The Miss Lord God sighed, which was unusual for her, and adjusted her mood. Things had come to this point, and the die was cast. She could only face this complex objective situation head-on.

As the AI ​​for the Causal Mysteries, Miss Lord God possesses a strong personality, one that rises to the occasion. The more complex and challenging the problem, the more it arouses Miss Lord God's competitive spirit. Furthermore, perhaps Miss Lord God herself didn't realize that the young man's chaotic utterances had touched her heart a little...

Therefore, just now, when Shang Yang and Ai were on a "blind date", Miss Lord God had already completed several related plans, incorporating all the information obtained through the high-dimensional detection of the Causal Secret Instrument into all the related plans to complete the testing, and finally formed a plan that Miss Lord God believed that although the operation must be carried out with extreme caution, if everything goes well, there is an 80% chance that the causal structure that determines Ai's fate in this life will be completely destroyed.

Miss Lord God is extremely confident about this.

[Admiral, this is the plan with the highest success rate at the moment. Our first priority is to add subtle, unpredictable experiences to Miss Ai's life that she wouldn't otherwise have, experiences that aren't part of her destined trajectory.]

"I won't have that experience...let me think about it."

The young man ruffled his black hair again and spoke uncertainly.

"So...getting married?"

[…Doctor, I can see you're after my body, but can you please fill up your favorability first before we discuss this? It's only the first day!]

Miss Lord God was angry.

"...I was thinking of this because you said love is destined to die young."

The young man was somewhat speechless as he explained himself.

The main goddess did not intend to pay attention to the young man and continued to explain herself.

[…In order to achieve the effect of impacting the causal structure without causing a dangerous reaction, this experience is best related to geography, such as taking her to a place she would never normally visit. This subtle mismatch between objective circumstances and the trajectory of fate will gradually erode Miss Ai's causal relationships without causing a sudden and severe collapse of the causal structure. Believe me, the consequences of that situation are something the Captain would never want to see.]

[Of course, this location can't be too far off. The remaining causal power of the Causal Mystery is enough to complete two or three parallel world crossings. Theoretically, it is indeed possible to circumvent the anchoring of the abnormal causal structure by traveling to another world. However, there is a high probability that the abnormal causal structure will collapse if it is triggered too much before the world crossing is completed, and Miss Ai will be in great danger.]

"It can't be too close, nor too far. In theory, love can go there, but in reality it's difficult to go there, or it can't go there at all... isn't that it?"

The young man held his chin and thought for a while, and then suddenly thought of the most suitable place, and blurted it out with the Lord God Lady.

"...Central Plains! Tang Dynasty!" ×2

PS1: Confucius said: "The gentleman in the world has neither preference nor objection, and is always in harmony with righteousness." - "The Analects of Confucius: Li Ren"

PS2: If I reflect on myself and do not shrink back, even though my clothes are loose and wide, I will not be afraid; if I reflect on myself and shrink back, even though there are thousands of people around me, I will go forward. — "Mencius, Gongsun Chou, Part 1"

PS3: Shang Yang is also a smart Tang.

PS4: I originally planned to do it in the afternoon, but it’s too late. These pictures need to be polished, which is quite time-consuming.

Volume 1 Heian Past and Present Stories: Chapter 9 If I Meet You

Although the destination has been determined, it is obviously unlikely that the plan of taking Miss Ai to the Central Plains Tang Kingdom will be realized today.

He glanced at Miss Ai who was completely wrapped in a quilt. Today had already brought too much cognitive shock to the girl. Now he said to the girl, I can take you to Tang State right now.

It was a blessing that Miss Ai did not faint from excitement.

What's more, Shang Yang seemed to have just remembered that he was not a human (in the racial sense), and he had not yet explained this to Miss Ai.

[It would be better to stop here tonight, Doctor.]

The Lord Goddess also reminded Shang Yang.

[Also give Miss Ai some time to accept it.]

"That's right. I'll leave the detailed instructions for tomorrow."

Shang Yang agreed with the opinion of the Lady Goddess, and then the young man stood up and observed the small palace made of cypress where Ai lived.

The internal structure of this small palace is quite messy, and it can be seen that there are certain problems in the construction technology and design. It may even be rebuilt from an old palace that has been in disrepair for a long time. The semi-new cypress wood and the old cypress wood are spliced ​​together irregularly to form the roof of the palace.

At night, the top of the palace was covered with white snow. Although the small palace should not collapse in the howling cold winter wind, the friction between the wood and the creaking sound that was very uncomfortable could be heard continuously in the cold wind.

It would be strange if this place is comfortable to live in.

Thinking that the girl would often fall asleep to this heart-pounding creaking sound on winter nights, the young man felt even more pity for the girl's situation.

"Miss Lord God, can the Mysterious Ritual of Karma help rebuild the structure of this house?"

The young man asked Miss Lord God.

[Yes, renovating the house's interior structure won't consume much causal energy, but if the changes are too obvious, they might arouse suspicion from the Fujiwara no Miyabi. In this era, all unusual occurrences are likely to be linked to monsters and demons. It seems Miss Ai's situation here is already difficult, so we should try to minimize any potential trouble in this area.]

Therefore, my suggestion is to not alter the palace's internal structure, but to use the power of cause and effect to strengthen the palace's wood, integrating it into one material. This will increase reliability and eliminate the friction noise at the joints of the wood.

After hearing what Miss Lord God said, the young man nodded.

"Listen to you, let's do it."

A barely perceptible fiery red light emanated from the Causal Mystery Pendant, scattering across the pillars and roof of the small palace. In an instant, the creaking sound caused by the friction at the joints of the wood disappeared.

Looking around, the young man nodded with satisfaction, then half-crouched again, moved forward, and gently patted the quilt wrapped around his love with his right hand.

"Miss Ai, I'm sorry to disturb your rest tonight. Please have a good rest first. I'll go back first."

The quilt was slightly torn, revealing the girl's eyes as clear as a spring, but there seemed to be a barely perceptible hint of dullness in them.

"Is Shang-kun (しょうくん) leaving?"

"Don't worry," the young man comforted the girl in a gentle tone, "I will come to visit Miss Ai tomorrow morning."

"Um……"

In Ai's tone, besides the sense of security, there was also a hint of loneliness that she herself was not aware of.

"Then... I'll take you there..."

Having said this, the girl was about to get up from under the quilt.

"Not urgent."

The young man spoke up to stop the girl's action, ruffled his black hair, and after thinking for a while, he changed his words.

"I'll just sit here and wait until Miss Ai falls asleep before I leave. I'm very sorry for disturbing your rest. I'll feel more at ease when you're asleep."

"Um……"

In Miss Ai's answer, the slight loneliness seemed to be wiped away by another emotion. The girl quickly adjusted her lying position, unfolded the quilt, and after lying flat, she used her two white hands to pull both sides of the quilt, revealing only half of her little head and eyes as clear as a spring, still a little shy and embarrassed.

"...This is the first time I've ever fallen asleep with someone around me..."

Hearing the girl's rather childish words, the young man couldn't help but reveal an expression of helplessness on his face as he softly and gently consoled her.

"Miss Ai, please treat me as a knight... no, a warrior, guarding Her Majesty the Princess. If there are any uninvited guests like me again, I will chase them away and prevent them from disturbing Miss Ai's rest."

"You are not a bad guest, nor a vulgar samurai..."

Sleepiness came over her, and the girl subconsciously used the term "you" again while half asleep and half awake to fight off the sleepiness.

The small palace fell silent, leaving only the last unfinished words muttered by the girl before she fell asleep.

"...Please don't address me by my identity anymore. Also, please tell me who a knight is... Huh..."

Listening to the light nasal sound of the black-haired girl's breathing as she fell asleep, the young man asked helplessly in his heart.

"Miss Lord God, this is your handiwork, right?"

[Yes, but she was already very sleepy. Admiral, you have disturbed her rest time too much tonight.]

The Lady Lord readily admitted that she had used the secret ritual of cause and effect to help the girl fall asleep.

From this we can see that when it comes to the use of the mysteries of cause and effect, Miss Lord God is actually not as prudent as she claims to be.

"That's true," the young man thought for a moment, feeling that the Lord Goddess's words were quite pertinent. "Then shall we... wait a moment?"

Shang Yang, who was about to get up and leave, suddenly felt that something seemed to be caught on his right cuff. When he turned sideways and looked at his right cuff, he suddenly felt a little troubled.

At some point, the black-haired girl who was already fast asleep had turned sideways, stretched out her fair right hand, and subconsciously grabbed the young man's sleeve.

"...Although I think it's unlikely, I still have to ask."

The young man was quite helpless.

"This isn't your masterpiece."

[Of course not.]

Miss Lord God also analyzed helplessly.

[She must be extremely insecure, which is why she made such a subconscious move... She subconsciously believed that the captain was 'safe'.]

"I think so too……"

As the young man answered, he stretched out his left hand and gently grasped the black-haired girl's smooth and tender hand.

Then, the young man frowned slightly.

Cold touch.

Miss Ai's delicate and boneless hand was held by Shang Yang's left hand, and the young man immediately felt something strange.

The girl's hands were cold, not because they were temporarily cold due to being exposed to cold temperatures, but because her hands were naturally not very warm, and her body temperature could not be transferred to her hands.

"Congenital cardiovascular circulatory disorder, or congenital anemia?"

Considering the girl's seemingly bloodless and abnormally white skin, the young man had some uncertain speculations.

This is an issue that needs to be taken seriously if the girl has some congenital diseases.

[It's indeed worthy of attention, Admiral. You know how to take a pulse, right? Tomorrow morning, talk to Miss Ai and make the gesture of taking her pulse. I will use your body as a bridge and perform a causal mystical examination on her.]

"Okay, it's up to you."

The young man nodded and agreed to the plan of the Lord Goddess.

The Lady Lord God paused for a moment and reminded calmly.

[…and, Captain, look at your hands.]

What's wrong with my hand?

Shang Yang was surprised and looked down at what the Lady God said.

…still no one knows when, the black-haired girl unconsciously stretched out her other snow-white slender left hand from the quilt while sleeping, and grabbed the young man's right hand holding her right hand. The other snow-white slender right hand that was originally holding the cuff of the young man's right arm also grabbed the young man's left hand with its reverse hand.

This is a bit difficult...

PS1: I will write today’s chapter first. As for the chapter that was missing yesterday, I will see how it goes in the evening. If I have time in the evening, I will make it up. If not, I will make it up tomorrow.

PS2: I don’t think I’ve inflated the word count, but it’s amazing that the writing progress is even slower than the first version.

PS3: Rewriting an old article is harder than I thought. I always feel conflicted while writing it, and it always gets stuck. Fortunately, I only need to reset the Enma Ai chapter of the first volume.

Volume 1: Heian Tales of the Past and Present: Chapter 10: Miss Ai's Morning (Part 1)

You can't pull it apart with force...

The young man felt that this was too difficult, so he sighed helplessly, raised his free right hand, pulled up the corner of the quilt that had slipped off the black-haired girl's shoulders, and covered the girl's shoulders and outstretched arms again.

Then, the young man carefully lay down on his side, facing the girl who was also sleeping on her side.