Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

The morning sunlight shone on Kaguya's beautiful face.

At this moment, the princess looked at Kurokawa Kazuya's posture, with his hands wrapped around his knees and his head resting on them.

The girl had a cheerful smile on her face, and her waist-length hair was spread out in all directions as she sat.

The princess, looking relaxed and carefree, seemed to have just finished a great game, radiating a wonderfully lazy aura.

"I remember when I was in a dazed state, wasn't Yana Mi next to me?"

After calming himself down, he evaluated the surrounding environment and magical artifacts.

"Huh? You just woke up and saw me beside you, and you're already thinking about other women."

Pointing her finger at the boy in front of her, the princess deliberately feigned indignation.

"Stop pretending."

Kurokawa Kazuya rolled her eyes: "Kaguya, isn't this what you wanted me to ask? Pretending to be angry on purpose doesn't fool anyone at all. So last night, Princess, you ripped my clothes, trying to seduce Hanami?"

He made an accurate judgment based on the situation on site.

Kaguya Houraisan: "How boring. Why can't I, as the Empress, come to drive away that little fox, Anzu Hanami, and take over your control, Kurokawa?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Don't say things that will make people laugh."

He waved his hand at Kaguya Houraisan with a look of disgust.

If Houraisan Kaguya could achieve this, it would be Kurokawa Kazuya who would be surprised.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Ha~ Foolish man, acting as if you know me so well."

The princess in the moon spoke as if throwing a tantrum.

However, the radiant smile on her face as she spoke could not be concealed.

With a very pleasant mood, the princess stood up and gently patted off the dew and grass that clung to her body.

The black-haired girl walked towards Kurokawa Kazuya before he could react.

In the morning sunlight, the beautiful princess plucked a strand of her black hair, wrapped it twice around her finger, and then, without giving Kurokawa Kazuya a chance to react, picked up his right hand.

She carefully tied the black strands of hair around the other person's wrist.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

Tying your hair around the person you like is one of the simplest little romantic gestures between lovers.

He never expected Kaguya to do something like this.

After all, if Her Highness the Princess had such thoughts, she wouldn't be a willful princess.

However, when he saw the blue hair strands on his injured wrist, he understood everything.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "You're thinking of making comparisons?"

Kaguya Houraisan: "Hmm, I can kind of feel it."

After finishing everything, the girl, who had been keeping her head down, took two steps back and smiled at Kurokawa Kazuya.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "May I ask what you two did last night?"

He put on a serious expression and asked the question.

He could ignore the fact that his clothes were loose, but he had to question the looseness of his pants.

Even so, Kurokawa Kazuya still couldn't be sure whether the incident had actually happened.

Perhaps his current situation was deliberately orchestrated by the princess in the morning to create an awkward situation between him and Banai.

Kaguya Houraisan: "No."

Her Highness smiled happily: "I plan to use this to get through the next week. After all, Kurokawa cruelly cut me off from the internet for a week, so I need to find something to do."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

So it's his fault, huh?

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Princess, you must be the type who can sit quietly by yourself all day."

The moon princess, who descended from the moon to the earth, lives in the house of the old man who plucks bamboo.

She wasn't particularly interested in anything on the ground, and before Kurokawa and Mi arrived, she was someone who could quietly stay in the room for an entire hour doing nothing.

Kaguya Houraisan: "After enjoying better things, who would want to go back to a boring life? Come to think of it, I've been completely corrupted by you all."

She shook her head and uttered a serious remark.

He then raised his hand and shook it at Kurokawa Kazuya.

Kaguya Houraisan: "I just received news that the Hakurei Shrine Maiden from Heian-kyo has just arrived in this town and is preparing to meet you."

After speaking, she turned around and walked into the forest.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Kaguya, aren't you coming along?"

The princess, who had just emphasized that she was bored because of the internet outage, suddenly left, leaving everyone completely wondering what she was thinking.

Kaguya Houraisan: "You two will definitely be talking about serious matters of cultivation then, and I have no interest in listening to that, nor do I want to disturb you."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "The way you put it makes me feel like something bad is going to happen."

She watched the girl's retreating figure and started to complain.

Upon hearing this, Kaguya Houraisan turned and gave Kazuya Kurokawa a peaceful smile:

"After all, it's a punishment. I wouldn't cause trouble for you, Kurokawa, while I'm being punished. If the punishment isn't thorough, then the reward will be meaningless."

The familiar words came from the princess's mouth.

It seems that not long ago, Kurokawa and Yaya also heard each other say something similar.

"So Kurokawa, you'd better be careful not to agree to anything I say so easily in the future. Like when you said you were pursuing me, I took it all seriously."

After speaking, the princess quickened her pace, and her figure soon disappeared into the morning mist.

Soon, only Kurokawa and Mi remained by the lake where the sun had just risen.

The princess, who seemed willful and carefree, took promises more seriously than she imagined.

To be honest, I don't dislike Kurokawa Kazuya's high regard for him.

“I took it seriously from the start, so I have no objection.”

He muttered to himself, shaking his head as he began to complain.

Kaguya Houraisan dislikes her suitors, yet she desires others to be attracted to her because of her appearance.

It's a rather contradictory mindset, but if you think about it carefully, you'll probably figure it out.

The princess in the moon will take her suitors seriously; if you're pursuing her, you should naturally take responsibility for her life.

It's like a grudge against the moon, like her hobbies, like everything she owns.

Standing by the lake in the early morning, watching the weapons gradually disappear on the water.

Kurokawa Kazuya recalled Kaguya's attitude, the yesterday when he had no idea what had happened, and the two strands of hair now tied to his hands.

He's actually quite lucky.

Shh~ Shh~

The leaves rustled softly in the breeze.

Kurokawa Kazuya turned his head and saw a girl dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit.

Shrine Maiden Hakurei: "I'm very sorry, it seems I've disturbed your time with that princess."

The cold voice routinely stated its thoughts.

The Hakurei priestess has no emotions; she only understands social jargon.

In reality, the Hakurei Shrine Maiden had already arrived at Kurokawa Kazuya's side when Kurokawa Kazuya woke up.

Although Kurokawa Kazuya noticed, he chose to play dumb and continued chatting with Houraisan Kaguya.

He had assumed the other person would be very emotionally intelligent and would only appear after he left the area and went to the guesthouse.

Completely unexpectedly, he appeared right next to Kurokawa Kazuya immediately after Kaguya left Houraisan.

Hakurei Shrine Maiden: "I saw some things about what happened last night. Do you need me to tell you?"

His voice remained cold, and his tone was unhurried.

She seemed to be providing information to Kurokawa Kazuya with great kindness.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

How could such a thing be known through an outsider?

Even if you go to ask Banami and get glared at, it's still part of the interaction between the two of you, okay?

Once the relationship between the two parties is close enough, it is something to look forward to having the other person tell you about what happened that day.

There's no such thing as a hasty decryption.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "It seems quite normal that the Hakurei Shrine Maiden lacks emotional intelligence, so you can't really blame her, right?"

He muttered to himself, then turned to look at the cold, shamanic figure behind him.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "So, Hakurei Shrine Maiden, what is the purpose of your visit this time?"

Chapter 89 The Heian-kyo Incident

The Hakurei Shrine Maiden's arrival was not actually for her own sake.

A girl who embarks on the path of abstinence from desire has no desires or thoughts of her own.

"Exchanging information about the priestess's legacy with me was just an excuse; the real reason for my arrival was to pass on relevant intelligence?"

Kurokawa Kazuya looked at the shrine maiden in front of him and spoke.

"Yes, after all, Mr. Kurokawa, the legacy you possess now is not the same type as mine, so I can't offer you any more help."

The shrine maiden explained the situation with a standard response.

Since the legacy held by the Hakurei Shrine Maiden has gathered power, let's temporarily call this legacy "The Ruler".

After Kurokawa Kazuya completed the ritual last night, the lineage related to the "Ruler" went in a different direction from that of the Hakurei Shrine Maiden.

The priestess borrows the power of the gods, but under normal circumstances, she will definitely return the power of the gods to her own gods. The "gods" themselves can even overturn the priestess's decision after a joint resolution.

Kurokawa Kazuya is the controller of God, possessing the highest authority, and can do whatever he wants.

From this starting point, the two sides' concepts become different.

Hakurei Shrine Maiden: "Most of my secret techniques are of no use to you. As for those more core inheritances that I didn't pass on to you, they are essentially more about how to cultivate the next generation of individuals whose souls are similar to mine."

The lineage of the Hakurei Shrine Maiden differs from the traditional one.

Other cultivators would try to study various fancy techniques during their cultivation to give themselves a greater advantage in battle.

After all, in a life-or-death battle, every bit of strength is crucial.

However, the very nature of the Hakurei Shrine Maiden, a blend of the powers of countless individuals, dictates that she cannot possess any sophisticated techniques in actual combat.

Not to mention, she doesn't need any of these things.

Gathering the power of the entire Heian-kyo and unleashing it, the sheer numerical value is enough to overwhelm everything. And if even that numerical value can't destroy it, then no amount of skill will be of any use.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "So, what message are you bringing this time, Shrine Maiden Hakurei?"

Hakurei Shrine Maiden: "To be precise, I am here on behalf of one side to declare war, and on behalf of the other side to ask you for help."

The girl, dressed in a red and white shrine maiden's outfit, began to explain her conflicted reasons for coming.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Declare war or request aid?"

Hakurei Shrine Maiden: "Because of the game you created, Mr. Kurokawa, Tsukiyomi, who has long resided in the moonlight, has become involved in the current affairs of Heian-kyo. Heian-kyo, which was already facing numerous difficulties in reform, has seen its conflicts further intensified after the other party's intervention."

The red and white shrine maiden, speaking dictally, still maintained a blank expression.

The cold-hearted girl seemed to be talking about something else entirely unrelated to herself.

To put it simply, what's happening in Heian-kyo right now is...

Because of Kurokawa Kazuya's reforms, the top administrators of Heian-kyo already harbored dissatisfaction with the Onmyō-kaku.