The Great Detective of Gensokyo, but surrounded by Shura Field!

I had a good fight with Yakumo Yukari.

After messing up the small room in the gap, Chu Bai and Ling Meng decisively slipped away.

The companions outside had already gone home, and the master continued to play the disappearing game.

Reimu complained somewhat dissatisfiedly:

"It's really unpleasant to see people driving around in the middle of the night and then the truth of the matter is that the old woman was addicted to games."

Chu Bai shook his head:

"That's not right, Reimu. This incident isn't that simple."

"Eh?"

When Lingmeng was confused, Chu Bai suddenly asked this question:

"Imagine if someone enters a room and sees a beautiful woman taking a shower, what would be their first reaction?"

Ling Meng thought:

"That depends on the person's moral integrity. A noble gentleman like me would definitely turn my back and cover my eyes."

"But if you're an unsatisfied otaku like Rinnosuke, you should probably stare at it with wide eyes, or even take a picture."

Chu Bai twitched the corners of his mouth and forced himself to suppress the urge to complain:

"Yes, no matter what, this person's attention will definitely be attracted by a woman taking a bath."

"Because of this, he would ignore other things in the room. For example, the floor was too messy, or something was deliberately hidden under the bathtub."

"Like... this."

Chu Bai took out a dark purple crystal ball from his pocket.

Reimu reacted immediately:

"Yeah! Such a strong ominous aura, is this what you just discovered in the gap between Yakumo Yukari and me?"

"Yes."

Chu Bai nodded:

"In this short period of time, the biggest anomaly I could detect was this crystal ball."

"So I used some magic tricks to steal it while Yakumo Yukari wasn't paying attention, and temporarily projected a prop with a similar appearance in its place."

"But then, the contradiction arises—"

"If Yakumo Yukari's goal was to hide this crystal ball, why didn't she just create a separate gap to cover it, but instead placed it where we were about to visit? It feels like she's trying to be coy, trying to hide it, and trying to entice us to get it, intentionally or unintentionally?"

"But if Yakumo Yukari's goal was to let us discover it, then why did she go through such a long detour and even ask my master to help guard the door? If there had been even a slight mistake in the previous steps, or if I had been distracted for even a moment, we wouldn't have been able to see the crystal ball at all."

Chu Bai rubbed his chin:

"Reimu, what do you think?"

As a result, Reimu was seen with her mouth open, her eyes dull, and she had stopped thinking.

Obviously, she wasn't good at planning. Just listening to Chu Bai's analysis, she felt like her CPU was burning out:

“I didn’t understand it, but I was shocked.”

"Aren't you tired of all the scheming and calculating, you scheming people?"

Chu Bai helplessly spread his hands:

"There's no other way. The conspiracy is right in front of us. If we don't plan it, it will easily end badly."

"...Okay, anyway, I'll listen to you. Just tell me who to beat up and that's it."

"Now I don't know who the enemy is."

Chu Bai's eyes flickered:

"But at least we know one thing: the purple crystal ball we got from Yakumo Yukari is definitely not an ordinary thing."

"Not only does its surface exude a strong ominous aura, but this fluctuation always gives me a familiar feeling, as if I've seen it somewhere before."

Reimu was fiddling with her phone:

"Remi and Sasha have been taken back. Do we need to tell others the truth about this?"

Chu Bai thought for a moment:

"You can publicize your gaming addiction freely. However, the discovery of the crystal ball and the doubts surrounding it will remain secret for now."

"Okay, it's up to you."

Reimu also had a premonition that this crystal ball emitting an ominous aura might not be that simple, and there might be a huge conspiracy behind it.

Before the enemy is identified, we should indeed avoid leaking information, and at the same time gather relevant intelligence and track down the scent similar to that of the crystal ball.

After all, Chu Bai also said that he was very familiar with this aura and must have felt it somewhere before.

"As for now..."

After putting away the crystal ball, the two returned to the sky above the Hakurei Shrine.

The Summer Night Festival was still in full swing. Chu Bai smiled at Reimu:

"Let's just continue to enjoy the festival and soak in the atmosphere."

……

……

No matter what the truth is, Yakumo Yukari was finally found.

The summer night festival finally returned to its normal rhythm.

With the arrival of the second half of the night, the test of courage competition officially began.

Through the connection between the gaps, festival visitors can go to the Earth Spirit Hall to experience the Test of Courage, and there are also various Earth Spirit Hall-style peripherals for purchase.

"it hurts……"

Remi touched her swollen nose, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes:

"Your master is truly merciless. He nearly broke my nose with one punch."

"Ahahaha, I apologize to you on her behalf..."

Chu Bai grabbed a little duck doll from Ah Lin's stall and waved it in front of Remi:

"Don't be angry, this doll is free for you. It's a cute little yellow duck that squeaks~"

"...What's with that strong coaxing tone? And I'm not angry, I'm just a little unhappy."

Remi closed her eyes and took the little duck into her arms.

With her ability to manipulate fate, she naturally realized the true identity of the black-haired woman at the first moment.

Although she was defeated by the Dragon God, Remi was not discouraged.

She just looked at Chu Bai with empty eyes:

"So what are you doing dressed like this?"

Chu Bai gave a thumbs up:

"Of course I'm dressing up as a ghost. Xiaowu asked me to be the evil ghost for the Test of Courage competition and scare the tourists who come here."

"The more scared you are, the better your performance will be, and the more you'll be paid."

Behind Chu Bai, Cuixiang poked her head out with her teeth bared:

"And me, I'm a ghost too~"

"Gaoh~~ (fierce)"

Remi blinked her eyes.

"I didn't feel scared at all. I'm actually more experienced than pretending to be a ghost."

The implication in the voice was quite obvious.

Chu Bai simply followed her meaning and said:

"Then why don't you, Miss, come play the ghost too? With free labor, Xiaowu will definitely agree."

"...Humph, for your sake, I'll give it a try."

Remi was eager to try it out and happily took a ghost costume.

Chu Bai also took Suika with him while explaining to Remi the precautions of pretending to be a ghost...

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……

at the same time.

Inside the Magic Forest.

Alice looked at Shenqi in surprise.

"Eh? Mother, what did you just say?"

"Are you...finally going back to the demon world?"

Chapter 182: Xiao Ai, who is honest but speaks ill of others, and Xiao Bai, who is unromantic

"Mother, are you finally going back to the demon world?"

Alice looked at Shenqi in surprise.

Shenqi nodded regretfully:

"After all, the business is done, and my daughter has been seen, it's time to leave... Wait, you just said finally, didn't you?"

"Ah no no no, you heard wrong."

Alice's face was tense as she thought about all the sad things in her life, and then she tried hard to suppress the curve of her lips.

Then she showed an appropriate expression of regret:

"What I mean is, although I am a little reluctant, we can only say goodbye here..."

so cute!

Cute little hobby!

His daughter's delicate and regretful look was like a sharp arrow piercing Shenqi's heart.

Without any hesitation, Shenqi changed her mind instantly:

"Since my daughter is so reluctant to leave me, then I will stay. Whoever wants to be the Lord of the Demon Realm can do it!"

"Xiao Ai, come and stay close to your mother~?"

"???"

Alice also inherited the same facial changing technique, and her expression immediately turned cold:

"Actually, I was just being polite. You'd better leave quickly. If you're any later, you won't be able to catch the gap."

"Ugh...why is this happening..."

In fact, Alice certainly has the same feelings for Shenqi that a daughter should have for her mother.

But her mother had been here for so long that it had seriously hindered the development of her relationship with Chu Bai. In addition, they had been separated for a long time, and after witnessing the interaction between Chu Bai and Remi, she couldn't wait to return to Chu Bai.

So she didn't even bother to attend the second half of the Summer Night Festival and sent Shenqi away overnight.

After confirming that his mother's breath disappeared on the other side of the special gap and receiving the message from Yumeko from the Demon World.

Alice finally revealed a look of relief.

"Great! Mother is finally gone."

"I can finally go back to Xiaobai without any worries."