The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

After all, where in the world can such a coincidence happen?

Before Tsukiyomi arrived, everything was as it was. But after Tsukiyomi arrived, this kind of thing suddenly happened, making it hard for him not to connect this incident with Tsukiyomi.

But since the other party wouldn't say anything, there was nothing he could do; anyway, he wasn't at a disadvantage...

On the other side, Mizueura Shimako, dragging her extremely aged body that could not even take a step, spent the last few years of her life.

The sudden transformation from a young man to an old man on the verge of death was an extremely heavy blow to Mizueura Shimako's already desperate heart. If it weren't for a deity whose face he couldn't see descending before him and giving him a sliver of hope, he would have long since gone mad and died in madness.

Although he was too weak to walk, he was "luckily" found by people from nearby villages and rescued from the beach.

Although 300 years have passed on Earth, the events of three years ago are still vivid in Mizueurajima's mind. The incredible story she told was believed by people to have happened in the world of gods and became a legend.

In this era, very few people can live to his age. After all, the average lifespan of humans is less than 40 years, and living to 50 is considered a very long life.

In addition, he was familiar with events from 300 years ago and could recount those historical facts in detail. Coupled with his age, the old man who could tell such stories was respected by the people.

Soon enough, the old man, who was familiar with events from three hundred years ago, was treated as a living deity in the village.

The legend of Mizueura Island even reached the ears of Emperor Junna at the time. After hearing the story of the Dragon Palace on Mizueura Island, Emperor Junna believed that it was the eternal land of Hōrai and paid close attention to it.

The Kingdom of Penglai was said to be a land of immortality, and the rulers of the time vied to find it. However, as the legend began to fade, the existence of Penglai was questioned, and the story of Mizueura Island delighted the Emperor.

Emperor Junna's prediction was correct, but it was too late. Shortly after the envoy sent by the emperor found Mizueura Shimako, he died. The emperor considered Mizueura Shimako to be one of the few who had returned from Hōrai Province, so he built a shrine for him and later bestowed upon him the divine title of Kenkō Daimyojin.

With the help and encouragement of a certain pure fox in the dark, Mizueurajimako, this lucky human, completed her ascension from human to god in just a few years after returning from the Lunar Capital.

In this day and age, someone who can become a god while being human is an absolute one-in-a-million exception.

"A power that only the people of Penglai can resist..."

Looking at the black seed quietly floating above his palm, Chunhu seemed lost in thought.

Thanks to Mizueura Shimako's unique characteristics, coupled with Yagokoro Eirin's secret planning and arrangements, this "Seed of Death" was able to truly take shape.

"Although it's considered complete, Eirin Yagokoro has really given me a tough challenge."

With a soft sigh, Chunhu put away the [Seed of Death] in the back of her hand.

"Leaving aside the question of whether we can even find someone qualified to inherit and fully control this power, finding the necessary 'Guardians' is already incredibly difficult, whether they are humans, demons, or even gods. Unless it's a unique being existing in a state between life and death... Speaking of which, do such beings even exist in this world? Half-alive, half-dead, neither dead nor alive, such a life form..."

As if suddenly remembering something, Chunhu frowned slightly, looking somewhat annoyed.

"...Tsk, ever since she met me, Eirin Yagokoro has been eyeing my abilities?"

The ability she possesses is the ability to purify.

Simply put, it is the power of the gods, or the pure power of things before they are named.

Only after something is named can its existence and properties be established. Naming things is the power of the gods, but the gods themselves did not have names at the beginning. It was only after they acquired names that they were able to obtain the corresponding properties, but at the same time, they could only express that one aspect of their power.

Once something is named, that divinity is lost, but she retains that pure part and can give that power to other things; this is the power that gives birth to a god.

...This is the concept of namelessness at the beginning of the world, when everything had not yet been named.

The Pure Fox is an existence that can retain the "purest divinity" that can only be possessed by all things in their nameless state before they are named. It is an existence that can control the "nameless power" that should be lost after being named and having its properties established.

With this power, if she were willing to spend a great deal of time, she could even create a new race!

"Given the current situation, I can only suppress this seed for a few hundred years at most, so I must find a suitable candidate within two or three hundred years..."

Although she felt inexplicably annoyed by Eirin Yagokoro's scheming against her, Junko quickly put that matter aside for the time being and began to think about the important things she needed to do next.

"...A being that's half-alive and half-dead? Looks like I'll have to make a trip to the underworld sometime. The dead represent death, humans represent life, so if it's half-alive and half-dead, let's just call it half-human, half-spirit..."

As soft words drifted through the air, Chunhu's figure vanished silently like a bubble. As for the new grave that originally belonged to Mizueura Island, it had been completely destroyed by the [Seed of Death].

Thus, Mizueura Shimako's life as a tool finally came to an end, and what followed was the "divine life" of Kenkawa Daimyojin.

Everyone has their own life, their own path, their own emotions, and their own joys and sorrows.

—It is precisely because of the intertwining of these many destinies that a complete and vibrant world is formed.

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Time flows on, and years change.

In the blink of an eye, nearly a century has passed.

A hundred years is equivalent to several human lives or a century for the human population, but for monsters or gods, a hundred years is nothing more than a long dream during a leisurely afternoon.

A lot has happened in the past century.

For example, the name of the sage yokai, Yakumo Yukari, and the war that broke out between her and the Lunar Capital have thoroughly penetrated the hearts of the yokai community and become a widespread understanding.

For example, after a long period of struggle, the indigenous Shinto and the foreign Buddhist and Taoist traditions finally reached a consensus, resulting in a fusion and convergence between them.

For example, there's Tsukiyomi, the supreme leader of the Lunar Capital, who has been missing for nearly a hundred years...

As the sun set, the heat of late July seemed less intense. Sunlight filtered through the dense foliage of the trees, casting prismatic, iridescent rays that dappled the valley below.

“I never imagined you would be a gardener.”

Looking at the person standing in front of a riot of flowers, the moonlit night, still cool and aloof, saw a hint of sarcasm in his words.

"Of course, my childhood dream was to be a gardener."

Turning around, Shi Bai gave Yue Yejian a thumbs-up to show his approval of her words, his face serious.

"But I'm not afraid to tell you this, my initial dream was actually to become a great detective. To achieve this dream, I often went to the comic book store to read Detective Conan to practice my reasoning skills, and I even marked the culprits in the comic books with a pencil. If I hadn't been exposed and beaten up by my classmates, my detective dream wouldn't have been cut short."

"...Did you write the words in that comic book?"

After a moment of silence, Tsukiyo's words suddenly took on a strange meaning.

"Of course! How about it? Has my reasoning ability improved a lot?"

Standing with his hands on his hips in front of the flower bushes, someone proudly raised his head.

"All these years, I've never given up on my original dream!! My friends, do you think I did the right thing?! If so, please give me a thumbs up!! The light of righteousness shines on the earth!!"

"Your classmate rid the people of a scourge, and I want to give him a thumbs up."

After mentally calculating the comparison of the two sides' combat power, and considering that he currently only had five combat power points, Yueyejian slowly loosened his clenched fist and turned his head away expressionlessly.

"Not bad, your ability to make sarcastic remarks has improved. It seems you have the potential to become a qualified sarcastic commentator."

Shi Bai nodded in deep agreement.

"Then from today onwards, your name will be Xiao Tan."

"...Who is Xiao Tan?"

"Xiao Tan is not a thing, but a name, a code name, a damn winner in life, and also a fairly qualified troll."

Holding up a finger, Shi Bai began to explain in a serious tone.

"You should also try to evolve as soon as possible. Once you evolve a single ahoge (cowlick) on your head, you can become a吐槽星人 (a person who makes sarcastic or critical remarks)!"

"........."

Tsukiyo said that if she weren't outmatched, she would have torn him to pieces long ago.

A hundred years is not a long time for her, who has lived for countless years, but when she thinks back on her life over the past hundred years, even with her temperament, there is a sense of unusual frantic frustration in her.

Heaven knows what she has been searching for over the past century. She could stay in some places for months or even years, but in others she would rush through without any purpose. In her view, there was absolutely no goal or destination, and she had no idea where the journey would end or where the end of the road was.

So now, she's working as a gardener planting sunflowers in a remote valley. Looking at the sunflower field in the valley, she can only conclude in her heart that the other person has lost their mind again.

To put it in their words, it would be something like... mentally ill people have broad minds, and silly children bring a lot of joy.

For a century, she has never given up the idea of ​​escaping. Through her unremitting efforts over the past hundred years, the progress in breaking the unknown seal on her body has finally stubbornly reached... one percent.

...and then her mental state collapsed instantly.

Thanks to the "Combat Power Detector" that Shi Bai gave to Taroko a few days ago, she sadly learned that her current combat power was 5 points, which was more than the combat power of a rabbit that ran headfirst into a flower field. Her combat power was 5 times that of the rabbit.

When Xiaosan excitedly told her the news that she could now take on five rabbits at once, she responded with a blank "hehe" to fully express her inner frustration.

By the way, Tatara Kogasa's combat power rating is 25 points, which means that one Tatara Kogasa can defeat five of her current forms...

As for that person, the number displayed on the [Combat Power Detector] was 666... ​​Tsukiyomi felt that this was a deliberate taunt directed at her.

"...Continuing from last time. In the warm spring of August, the grass grows and the orioles fly. A thousand mountains are devoid of birds, ten thousand are annihilated by guns. After defeating numerous opponents in a series of fierce competitions like 'Avenue of Stars,' 'Boys and Girls Rush Forward,' and 'Where Are We Going, Dad?,' Thanos finally collected all the Infinity Stones and destroyed the Avengers. Overjoyed, he finally removed his Bull Warrior mask, defeated Old Man Whitey with physical attacks, and then starved Wang Jingze to death. He also gave Mr. Krabs' secret formula to Plankton. After completing all these preparations, Thanos put on his Tikkuriz armor and was about to snap his fingers when a basketball suddenly hit him in the face. A young man in overalls descended on a colorful cloud, carrying a basketball and filled with the anticipation of the masses..."

In the distance came the usual evening storytelling session of someone. A certain tsukumogami had already moved a small stool and sat obediently to the side, completely engrossed in listening.

As the supreme leader of the Moon Capital, even though she was now a prisoner, Tsukiyoshi disdained to listen to such stories, so she still moved a ladder and climbed to the top of the eaves to sit down, as was her custom.

...The thought that she now needs a ladder to get up to such a low rooftop fills her with sorrow.

Although she didn't want to listen to that kind of storytelling, the voice of someone still clearly reached her on the evening breeze.

Feeling quite annoyed, she slapped her ear a few times as if in revenge, then carefully rested her head on her hand and lay down on the eaves, gazing at the distant setting sun.

The sun was nearing its end, its pale golden rays bathing the world in a golden hue. A gentle evening breeze swept by, creating ripples of light among the vibrant sunflowers.

Nothing is more beautiful than the glow of the setting sun.

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Chapter Ten: Tsukiyomi's Fatal Weakness

The morning sunlight filters through the lush foliage, weaving into the forest deep within the unnamed mountains, illuminating most of the dense woods.

Nestled in a secluded valley, there lies an exceptionally vibrant field of sunflowers, with golden waves cascading down like a sea of ​​golden blossoms.

"Ah...it seems I failed after all..."

Squatting on a large rock and looking at the sea of ​​flowers in front of him, Shi Bai sighed with a touch of melancholy.

People always need to have dreams. A person without dreams is no different from a salted fish. After staying here for a long time for observation and verification, he came to a conclusion.

—My attempt to grow Yuuka Kazami failed.

"Well, well, I've been here for so long, it's time to head to the next place."

Quickly regaining his composure, Shi Bai stood up from the rock. But just then, a scream suddenly came from the wooden house behind him, startling him so much that he lost his balance and fell off the rock.

"........."

After lying on the muddy ground and silently gazing at the sky for a while, Shi Bai got up and walked towards the wooden house with a rather speechless expression.

He recognized the voice; it was a voice that belonged to Tsukiyomi.

Just as there is no absolutely perfect existence in the world, everyone has certain flaws in their personality. Take Tsukiyomi for example. As an ancient god who has lived since the last era, she has one major weakness: she is afraid of insects.

In a place like the Lunar Capital, there's no way insects could exist. Besides, with her strength, a few insects are nothing to her.

However, now that she lives on the ground and all her strength has been sealed away, she is just like an ordinary person. Therefore, this weakness of hers was exposed very early on. At that time, she was so scared that she hid behind Tatara Kogasa... This is also why, despite Tsukiyo's arrogance, the relationship between the two of them is so harmonious.

Although Tsukiyomi considers this her biggest black mark on her past, they were on a long journey, and it was almost impossible to avoid encountering insects.

After nearly being scared to tears one time, Tsukiyo started to seem quite self-destructive...

Psychological trauma is something that is very difficult to overcome. Tsukiyo's current situation is like Doraemon being terrified of mice. Saying that she has gotten used to it or that she has grown up and is no longer afraid is utter nonsense.

Take Shi Bai himself as an example. He still remembers watching a horror movie called "The Haunted Village" when he was a child, which was his childhood trauma. When he grew up a little and recalled this incident, he thought he had grown up and become braver, so he confidently wanted to challenge himself and shatter the childhood trauma that had almost shrouded his entire childhood. So, in an extremely reckless move, he found the original movie online and watched it again... and thus, his childhood trauma successfully turned into a teenage trauma.

"But speaking of which, to take care of her, I made arrangements so that no insects could sneak into this valley... That's strange..."

Although it was amusing to see the usually cold-faced Tsukiyomi trembling and hiding behind Tatara Kogasa in fear, he wasn't some kind of demon. Even for Shinki's sake, he felt he still needed to take care of her sister.

So what exactly scared Tsukiyomi?

When he arrived at the crime scene, even though he had made countless guesses in his mind beforehand, Shi Bai was still stunned when he saw what was in front of him.

A huge swarm of rats had gathered in Tsukiyomi's room, so many that they almost covered the entire floor. Tsukiyomi, who seemed to have just woken up, was standing on a table by the window wearing only an undershirt, and her face clearly looked like she was about to cry.

"Uh……"

Although Shi Bai wanted to say that he had seen all kinds of situations, he really had never seen a situation like the one before.

The rats that almost covered the entire room could be described as a chaotic swarm. Some were gathered together, rummaging through drawers and cabinets looking for food, while others were recklessly tearing apart the furniture, bedding, and clothes. Still others were in groups, targeting Tsukiyo, who was standing on the table, and launching a collective attack on that table.

Although he arrived in time, Tsukiyomi's room was almost completely destroyed. He even saw that the green dress that Tsukiyomi usually wore had been chewed full of holes by the rats and was carelessly discarded on the ground like a rag...

So where did these rats come from?

While he was still in shock, several of the vanguard rats that had attacked the table had already climbed onto it using rat ladders.

Seeing the shocked figure standing at the door, clutching her only remaining undergarment tightly with one hand, a hint of shame and anger flashed across her face. As the rats were about to reach her, Tsukiyo resolutely climbed out of the window.

With a heavy thud coming from outside the window, Shi Bai finally snapped out of his shock.