Gensokyo Population Revitalization Plan

Nana almost laughed out of anger. She pushed open the door and walked to the flowerpot, ready to give the other party a good slap in the face with her actions. But she never expected that the wall would actually cave in and extend into a straight staircase leading downwards.

"What's going on?!" She rubbed her eyes in disbelief, thinking she was hallucinating.

"You'll find out when you get down there."

Komeiji Satoru walked ahead, while Komeiji Ren followed behind, sandwiching Nana in the middle, constantly watching for any suspicious people around them.

They passed through three gates that required iris, fingerprint, and voice authentication before finally arriving at the strange laboratory where a black-haired girl was immersed in the incubation chamber.

Before they could properly observe and explore the place, their phones rang.

Anonymous: "Next is the most crucial step, Miss Nana. Please connect the teleportation phone to the control panel over there."

Nana: "You don't mean to say that you're the girl in the incubation pod, imprisoned here a long time ago, do you?"

Anonymous: "Of course not, that kind of plot is too cliché."

The teleportation phone was an invention made by Lala. Nana believed that no matter how powerful the other party was, it was impossible for them to hack into it. After signaling Komeiji Satoru to observe the surroundings, she deliberately walked slowly to the control panel.

But she didn't receive any prompting during this process, as if the other party didn't care whether she could connect the transmission phone to the central control console.

It was precisely because of this attitude that Nana felt there was no problem in doing this, and without hesitation, she quickly connected the two with a data cable.

The pale blue light in the laboratory flickered, and a pixelated figure flashed across Nana's phone screen. Penglai Shanlan copied her own consciousness and transmitted it as data to the silicone body in the experimental dish.

Next, manipulate the control panel to drain the nutrient solution inside.

"Buzzing—"

"Experimental subject being released, all unauthorized personnel evacuate!"

Suddenly, an alarm blared in the laboratory, and red and blue lights flashed alternately.

Komeiji Satoru had already placed the spell card between her fingers, her eyes fixed on the experimental subject gradually awakening in the incubation chamber: "Nana, stop daydreaming, put away your phone, and prepare for battle!"

"I understand!!"

"Hiss—" A large amount of white steam was released from the gas chambers that popped out from both sides of the culture chamber, and in the blink of an eye, the fog covered the entire culture chamber.

"Clap! Clap!"

A sound like a mine slime moving rang out, and a snow-white right leg stretched out from the mist, startling the Komeiji sisters and Nana.

Then a black-haired girl, so exquisitely beautiful she resembled an SD doll, walked out naked. She used her long, ink-black hair as clothing to cover her body, exuding a bewitching aura, and the corners of her mouth curved upwards in a benevolent smile.

"Nice to meet you, Aunt Jue, Aunt Nana."

"A...Auntie!? You called me Auntie!?" Nana pointed at herself in astonishment.

She racked her brains trying to figure out what the relationship was between the two of them, that the girl trapped in the laboratory could call her aunt.

Komeiji Satoru seemed to be deep in thought, then took out his phone and sent a message to the anonymous person: "Are you there? Say something!"

"Aunt Jue, stop guessing. I am the one who sent you the message."

"A human?" She pulled Nana back slowly towards the entrance, her pink eyes filled with wariness. "This is the first time I've ever seen a 'human' without a heartbeat, without breathing, and without any identifiable thoughts..."

"As expected, Aunt Jue is very vigilant. Let me think... how about we sit down and talk about how my sisters, Seliru, and I pestered Father back then?"

A flash of lightning struck her mind, and Nana pointed at Ran of Hourai Mountain and exclaimed, "You are Kaguya's daughter, that compass!!"

Volume 4, "Anything Can Happen in Gensokyo": Chapter 59 - A Daughter Older Than Her Mother

"Hehe, as expected of Aunt Nana, your thinking is so quick~"

Komeiji Satoru felt as if she was being subtly mocked for not being bright enough, but if the other person really was Kaguya's daughter, then as an elder, she couldn't bring herself to make a fuss about it.

After the initial surprise, Nana casually took out her clothes from the phone and handed them over: "Put these on first, you might catch a cold if you stay naked all the time."

"Thank you for your concern, Aunt Nana. But don't worry, my body is made of silicone and an alloy skeleton. Inorganic materials don't get sick."

"That's not right... Why are you in this strange laboratory in the basement of my house? You shouldn't be here..." Nana didn't finish her sentence, quietly looking at Penglai Mountain Ran, hoping she would give an answer.

"It would be complicated to explain this, so I'll keep it short."

"Ah."

"First, I was barely saved by my mother using her special abilities, and then I survive in the data space as an intelligent AI through the network of Gensokyo."

"Secondly, this body is a new body that Aunt Lala created for me using new technology at the request of my father."

Komeiji asked her, puzzled, "Since the body was prepared for you, why go to all the trouble of calling the two of us over, and even sneaking into the lab while Lala and the others weren't home?"

"That's right! Why don't you just wait for your sister to finish researching this body and then send it to Eientei?"

“Because…” After changing her clothes, Hourai Ran lifted her long skirt and spun around on the spot, closing her eyes and revealing a blissful smile: “I’m a child who loves to be pampered, and ever since I learned that I could have a body, I have been unable to suppress my longing for my father!”

Nana could understand her feelings. Back in the virtual world, every daughter wanted to be with Mu Huai 24/7, inseparable from him.

Komeiji Satoru, having grasped the full picture of the matter, concluded: "So, after learning that Lala had developed a body that could barely be used, you deliberately used the topic of your daughter to lure the two of us here, so that you could enter the body ahead of time?"

"Oh dear, Aunt Jue, that makes me sound so mean. I haven't forgotten about my two younger sisters."

"Sister? Putting aside Xiaoye for now, shouldn't Nana's daughter be your older sister?"

Penglai Shanlan winked playfully with her right eye: "But according to the information I found, whether it's a demon or a human, they all regard the firstborn child as the older sister. As the first person to appear in the real world, shouldn't I be the older sister?"

"That... isn't entirely wrong."

"Hehe, I've always kept the matter of my two younger sisters in mind. Before they left, they stored the most crucial fragments of their information in the bodies of their two aunts."

"After I've met with my father, I'll voluntarily give up this body to help awaken their consciousness. Once they're awakened, they can become intelligent AIs like me, living in the data space and always by your side~"

A hopeful light shone in Nana's eyes: "Can it really wake her up...? I... I haven't even thought of a name for her yet... I've always called her Kitty..."

"Then take this time to think carefully about your daughter's name." Komeiji Satoru gently patted Nana's back to calm her excited heart.

Actually, she wasn't that calm inside; it was just that her long-standing habit of maintaining a calm and composed state of mind made it easier for her to control her expressions and emotions.

"You guys go find your brother-in-law. I... I'll stay in the lab and explain to my sister when she gets back."

The other two knew that this was Nana's excuse to cover up her reddened eyes, but they tacitly refrained from exposing the lie.

"Then I'll have to ask Aunt Jue to take me to find my father. I just transferred my consciousness into my body, and it will take time for me to adapt. I might be a little slow in my movements."

"It's alright, Mu Huai won't fly away, we can take it slow."

Komeiji Satoru comforted him while contacting Muhuai by phone.

Little Five Lolita: "Mu Huai, where are you now?"

The crooked-mouthed son-in-law of the Earth Spirit Palace: "Feeding, the baby is crying."

Little Five Loli: "???"

The crooked-mouthed son-in-law of the Earth Spirit Palace: "Just kidding, I'm playing with Cirno here at the Lake of Mist."

Little Five Loli: "You idiot Cirno, you're not trying to trick her into drinking milk again, are you?"

The crooked-mouthed son-in-law of the Earth Spirit Palace: "No this time, I'm just curious about the fairy's body."

Little Five: "This time not... What you're doing now is no different from tricking her into drinking milk."

The crooked-mouthed son-in-law of the Earth Spirit Palace: "Misunderstanding! What I meant was, I want to know why a fairy's body can be completely restored after being shattered without suffering any harm!"

Little Five Loli: "Oh, then I'll come find you?"

The crooked-mouthed son-in-law of the Earth Spirit Palace: "Alright."

Knowing Mu Huai's location, Komeiji Satoru put away her phone and called out to Houraisan Ran, who was struggling to stretch her limbs, "Mu Huai is at the Lake of Mist!"

"The Lake of Mist? What is Father doing there?"

"Of course it's for you, my daughter. He's researching the magical bodies of fairies, and he probably wants to give you a body that's similar to theirs."

"He truly is my father. Even across great distances and spaces, I can feel his boundless love for me!"

Komeiji Satoru felt that there was something strange about what she was saying, but he couldn't figure out exactly what was wrong. His mind-reading ability was also working on her lifeless silicone doll body, so he had no choice but to keep his doubts to himself.

After moving around in the form of a robotic dance for a few minutes, Houraisanran was finally able to control her body normally. However, she still couldn't perform complex actions smoothly, not knowing whether it was due to the limitations of the doll's body or because she hadn't fully mastered it yet.

But none of this could stop her from seeing Mu Huai: "Aunt Jue, let's go!!"

"Ah... um..."

Being addressed like that by her made Komeiji feel a little pressured, but she had no choice but to lead the way.

Because of the doll-like body of Penglai Shanlan, judging from her appearance alone, she is probably a junior high school student of thirteen or fourteen years old, and even so, she is much taller than her.

"Will Xiaoye look similar after she has a body?"

She had always thought that daughters were raised from infancy, but now she saw Penglai Mountain Orchid, who was less than a month old and possessed wisdom comparable to an adult demon, as well as the figure of a young girl.

I feel like my perception is starting to crumble.

"How about... once the technology for creating doll bodies is mature enough, Lala can make Saya's body a little smaller?" Komeiji Satoru simply couldn't imagine that her daughter would have an appearance that was older and more mature than her own.

If things really come to this, she'll probably be the one treated like a daughter when the two of them go out together.

"Aunt Jue, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and come! I think I can already hear Father's voice!!"

Volume 4, "Anything Can Happen in Gensokyo": Chapter 60 Cirno: Bad Woman!

Mu Huai helped Cirno get dressed before calling out from behind the trees, "Great Fairy, I've finished my research, come out now!"

The great fairy peeked out, revealing half of her bright red face: "You really won't make me take off my clothes too!?"

"Is there some difference between your body and Cirno's?" After saying that, he realized he was being a bit careless and immediately corrected himself: "Ahem, there are differences in body shape. You are better than Cirno."

"?"

The two innocent fairies didn't understand what he meant next. Then Cirno waved her hand and held up a popsicle with a frozen frog on it: "It's still so hot. Would you like a frog popsicle?"

"Cirno!!!" The Great Fairy let out a sharp cry, rushed forward and slapped the popsicle away: "How many times have I told you, you can't eat this stuff!!"

"Pfft!"

The frog popsicle spun as it fell into the misty lake. The great fairy had also incorporated her power into the attack, melting the outer layer of ice and freeing the frog.

Cirno was unusually calm, perhaps because she had become picky about her food from all the ice cream made by Anzu Hachimi during this period, and she gradually began to think that frog popsicles and frog-shaped ice cream didn't taste so good anymore.

"Hurry, hurry, I can already smell Father's scent!!"

"That's way too much."

Suddenly, voices came from not far away. The two fairies who were chatting and laughing with Mu Huai immediately disappeared. Although they often participated in activities at the Pelican Town Community Center, they had a good relationship with him and Banami Anna.

In reality, fairies rarely get close to humans or monsters; they will hide at the slightest sound.

As for why the great fairies could accept Mu Huai, almost all of them answered that "he has a reassuring quality, just like nature itself."

Yukari Yakumo had explained to him before that the aura of the core of Gensokyo is like a mother and home to fairies, so the fairies have a natural affinity for him.

Otherwise, how could Cirno have been so easily tricked into drinking yogurt? Normally, the moment an ordinary person sees her, they would freeze into an ice cube like a frog in a lake and die from "Cirno's Ice Breaker".

Two distinct footsteps, one light and one heavy, drew closer and closer. Then, a black-haired girl with an unfamiliar appearance rushed out of the bushes. Her dark eyes lit up the moment she saw Mu Huai, gleaming with excitement and anticipation.

"Father!!"

Penglai Shanlan leaped into the air, completing a 360-degree spin in mid-air, and like a mecha combining in a battle team, she spread her arms wide and crashed firmly into Mu Huai's chest.

Her slippers had long been flung into the lake by her exaggerated movements, and her slender legs were like a lock fastened around his waist.

"Father, do you recognize me?"

"In my memory, there's only one person who would talk like that. Xiao Lan, where did you get this body?"

"Hehe, isn't it pretty, Father?"

Mu Huai didn't show any ecstatic expression. He supported the body that weighed at least 300 pounds in his arms with his left hand, pinched his nose with his right hand, and replied in a muffled voice, "It does look good, but didn't you realize how heavy you are, and that there's a very pungent rubber smell?"

"I'm sorry, Father, my current body has no sense of smell." She stuck out her tongue apologetically and quickly got off Mu Huai.

Komeiji Satori walked to the two of them, looked at Mu Huai who showed no surprise, and lightly tapped his arm with her fist: "Did you already know that Ran would appear when I asked you where you were?"

"No, I just received a notification that the lab had been opened."

He took out his hand and waved it in front of the two of them. The screen displayed a live feed of the laboratory, showing Nana gesturing wildly as she explained the Penglai Mountain Orchid to Lala and Mengmeng.

"Father, does that mean you saw me completely naked?!" Penglai Shanlan covered her mouth in surprise and took two steps back in fear.

Without a second thought, Mu Huai immediately raised his hand and delivered a chop to his somewhat cunning daughter.

"Boom!"

The chop to the head of Penglai Shanlan produced a dull thud, like striking a solid iron wall.

"Hiss—" Mu Huai gasped, pulling back his right hand and rubbing his slightly reddened palm.