The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

The aroma of those foods seemed to possess a strange magic; just smelling them made one's stomach growl.

As a loyal and dutiful servant, even if I haven't achieved anything great, I've still put in the effort, and even if I haven't put in the effort, I've still been tired, right? Are you really so heartless as to not even share a single grain of food with me?!

Three months! Three meals a day, she had to endure this torture three times a day... Is there anything more cruel in this world?!

...It's just cooking, does it really need to be made so delicious?!

With a look of grief and indignation, Ellie grabbed a half-cooked sweet potato that she had baked the night before, put the now-cold and hard sweet potato to her mouth, and bit down hard as if venting her anger.

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Sunflower field.

...or rather, it can now be described as a sunflower field in complete disarray.

Because Hirain Hana deliberately held back, this battle, in which the two sides were not evenly matched, lasted for quite a long time, until dawn when the sun rose, and the battle finally came to an end.

Huan Yue lost the battle as expected, and the reason she lost was... she was exhausted.

That's right, he was completely exhausted and collapsed. Not only did Hirain Hana not launch any decent attacks, but he also kept recording Gengetsu's combat data during the battle.

Rather than coming to seek revenge on Yuuka Kazami with a fierce aura, it would be more accurate to say that she was simply bored and had nothing better to do than come out to kill time.

From the very beginning until now, Hirain has been almost always bound to the Youkai Mountain. Influenced by the responsibilities she bears, even though she has always dreamed of going to other places to see new scenery, she has never left the Youkai Mountain.

Previously, she was unable to leave due to the situation around Monster Mountain. Now, the situation on Monster Mountain has gradually stabilized, but due to the changes in the world, she is still unable to leave.

Although as one of the top great youkai in Gensokyo, she has the power to cross the barrier and go outside of Gensokyo, what is the point of going out in the current environment where the outside world is no longer suitable for youkai to live in?

What she usually does most is lie under the waterfall wearing the headphones someone gave her and daydreaming. Because of her identity, she can hardly find anyone on the Monster Mountain who can communicate with her on an equal footing. And the few people she can talk to are unable to have an equal conversation with her for various reasons.

It's true that a technological revolution has taken place here at Monster Mountain due to the influence of a certain person, but with that person not around, what do those technological changes have to do with me?

You have so many things you want to share with that person, but that person isn't by your side. You don't even know where they are in the world right now... So all you can do is look up at the night sky when the moon is shining.

Perhaps at some point, in some place, the other person is also looking up at the moon in the sky, just like you are?

Looking at the bright moon in the night sky and listening to the melodious flute music coming from her headphones, Riluoyuan thought to herself, but at the same time, a strange sense of jealousy welled up in her heart.

Later, Gensokyo was established, but this did not have any impact on her. Her life continued as before, without any major changes... nor was there anything that could change much.

However, one day, she saw a news item in a newspaper published in the Youkai Mountain that really caught her attention.

That was news about the newly arrived top-tier youkai of Gensokyo, the Flower Tyrant—Yūka Kazami.

When rivals meet, they are naturally filled with envy... Perhaps it's just her envy?

After that day, it was as if an irreconcilable grudge had formed between the two of them. Every now and then, they would inevitably go and fight each other, which had almost become her new daily routine.

Of course, at times, the other party would also come to the Monster Mountain to return the favor. Life needs extra entertainment, and after fighting so many times, the two had already tacitly understood each other.

However, Riluoyuan did not expect that when she came to do her daily task as promised, the other party had disappeared without a trace. Instead, in the sunflower field, there was a new existence that she had never seen before... a unique race from the Western world?

"Alright, now you should tell me everything, right? Like, where exactly did Kazami Yuuka go?"

Descending with extraordinary lightness from the sky, Riluoyuan inquired about the other party lying on the grass, who was completely exhausted of physical and spiritual energy.

"In the past, if I damaged even one sunflower, she would chase after me relentlessly, but now that the sunflower field is in this state, she still hasn't shown up..."

Slightly curious, Riluoyuan poked the demon angel wings on Huan Yue's back with his finger, looking quite surprised.

"And also, what kind of monster are you? Or are you a hybrid of two powerful races?"

"How would I know about something like this? She hasn't been back to this sunflower field for three months."

Through the previous battle, Huan Yue had realized that her opponent harbored no ill intentions, but the vast difference in strength between them, like a chasm, still left her feeling extremely frustrated.

“I am not a monster, but an angel and a demon... oh well, anyway, they are the same, there is no difference.”

Slightly agitated, Huan Yue scratched her hair vigorously with her hands. The wings on her back disappeared again. Having regained some strength, Huan Yue simply sat cross-legged on the grass.

"A loss is a loss. Do with me as you please!!"

"He's been gone for three whole months and hasn't come back?"

Upon hearing this, Riluoyuan looked surprised.

"Wait, could she have left Gensokyo?"

"How could that be? That guy said the matter was basically resolved and he was going to settle down in Gensokyo from now on... Although I have a vague idea of ​​what they've been up to, I still feel inexplicably uneasy!!"

Phantom Moon: (▼Dan▼#)

"Wait, who are you referring to as 'that guy'?"

A strange premonition arose in his heart, and Riluoyuan suddenly felt his heart beating faster.

"Who else could it be? It's that incredibly vengeful headmaster... How come my sister and I combined can't compare to her appeal? Really..."

Huan Yue's words were filled with obvious resentment.

"What's your name!?"

"Shi Bai...wait, what are you doing?"

Huan Yue was startled when she saw the girl in front of her suddenly grab her shoulders with both hands and her eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

"You just said that Kazami Yuuka and he left together for three whole months and haven't come back, right!?"

When he said these words, there was a clear hint of gritted teeth in his voice.

"I mean, why is the flower field so badly damaged, and she still hasn't shown up... Why didn't you tell me something this important sooner?!"

"Uh...you know our headmaster too?"

Having vaguely discerned a clue, and looking at the girl in front of her who was clearly in a state of rage, Huan Yue cautiously asked her a question.

"May I ask what your relationship is with Shi Bai?"

"I?"

After glancing at Huan Yue, who was still sitting cross-legged on the grass, and uttering a sentence through gritted teeth, Ri Luoyuan's figure instantly disappeared from the spot, leaving only one sentence echoing in the air.

"I am his fiancée!!!"

P.S.: Good morning!

In Chapter Four, Shi Bai did not die in the Shura Field.

Many years later, whenever Ellie sat leaning against a tree, holding a sickle and gazing at the sky, she would always remember that unusual morning.

—In front of her, the Dream Pavilion was demolished for the second time.

That morning, as she was idly counting ants, a gust of wind swept through, and a dark shadow hurtled straight into the Dream Pavilion.

And then? She didn't know what happened next. Anyway, Yuuka-sama and the black-haired girl who rushed over fought, and the aftershocks of their battle directly destroyed the Dream Mansion.

As for the person who should have been inside the building... he was sent flying by the combined attack from both sides at the very beginning.

"That's strange, this shouldn't be happening. Did I do something wrong? But I clearly followed the script from TV..."

Shi Bai sat up cross-legged by the lake and looked at the battle unfolding before him, scratching his head in confusion.

When Luo Yuan rushed in that day, he was busy making dumpling wrappers because Kazami Yuuka said she wanted to eat dumplings for lunch, and Kazami Yuuka was helping him.

Completely unexpectedly, Shi Bai was quite taken aback when he saw Ri Luoyuan appear before him.

While he was in a daze, Kazami Yuuka had somehow run into his arms and hugged him as if in a show of defiance.

Upon seeing this scene, Riluoyuan's eyes burned with even more rage, and he raised his head to coldly say something to him.

"What, it seems I've arrived at an inopportune time?"

Then, for some reason, a scene from a TV series automatically popped into his mind, and he smiled and extended his hand to the other person, saying something very gently.

"No, you came just in time."

...Then he was knocked away by the two of them together.

"...So, it's one thing for Hirain to come and get me, but why does Yuuka have to hit me too?"

This person was completely baffled.

At that moment, his gaze fell upon Ellie, who was trembling and hiding in the bushes nearby. After thinking for a moment, he waved to her.

"Ellie, come help me make some dumplings."

Ellie: "???"

Looking back at the two people locked in a fierce battle in the sky, and then back at Shi Bai who had already set up a table and chairs, Ellie pointed at herself with a question mark on her face.

"It's just a minor skirmish, no need to take it too seriously. Besides, a moderate amount of fighting can help release energy and soothe the nerves... It's outrageous that he hasn't left the house for three months."

He took out the rolling pin and continued rolling out the dough. As if he had thought of something, Shi Bai muttered to himself.

"I can't keep going like this. I have to control myself. I'm not that old pervert Wu Xiu..."

"........."

After a moment of silence, Ellie planted the scythe in her hand into the ground and walked over silently.

About half an hour later, as the aroma of dumplings wafted through the steam, Hiragin Hana and Kazami Yuuka stopped fighting and returned to the ground in perfect unison.

However, at this time, the Dream Pavilion had been destroyed beyond recognition by the aftermath of the battle, even more so than when it was destroyed by Shi Bai.

"From now on, if you want to fight, go to the dance studio. You won't be able to kill anyone like this."

Looking at the two people in front of him, whose clothes were completely undamaged, Shi Bai said something rather irritating and then pushed the two bowls onto the table.

Would you like some dumplings?

"Hmph, don't think that this matter can be easily forgotten just because of a bowl of dumplings. Do you think I would forgive you so easily?"

Glancing at the bowl of dumplings in front of him, then subtly shifting his gaze to the bowl of dumplings in front of Kazami Yuuka, Hirakuin Hana, arms crossed and a strange anger rising within him, turned his head away in a huff.

"As my fiancé, the future master of the Youkai Mountain, and the one who will surely rule the entire Tengu clan in the future, you haven't even considered coming to see me since you returned!!"

"...Okay, I apologize for that. I did intend to come see you, but something happened along the way that caused a slight delay..."

As he said these words, Shi Bai subconsciously glanced at Kazami Yuuka beside him, and inexplicably felt a little guilty.

"Is this just a little time?! Three months! A full three months!!"

Pointing to a plate of dumplings that Kazami Yuuka was casually enjoying, Hiragain Baku began to speak gruffly.

"An apology should be sincere. What exactly did you and she do together in the Dream Zone during these three months?!"

"Uh……"

“We are husband and wife. Isn’t it normal for husband and wife to live together? I’ve always been very reasonable.”

Setting down her chopsticks, Kazami Yuuka looked completely at ease.

"Unlike some people, who barge into other people's homes and disrupt their daily lives at the slightest disagreement."

Looking back at the ruins of the Dream Mansion, Yuuka Kazami's words revealed a hint of regret.

It doesn't matter that the Dream Museum is destroyed like this; the important thing is that, given someone's self-control, there may never be another opportunity like this again after today.

"Husband and wife? You never had a formal wedding ceremony. I am Shi Bai's fiancée!!"

Turning his head to glare at her, Hirain Baku began to speak with considerable anger.

"We clearly made an agreement, but your behavior is obviously a shameless act of sneaking away. You haven't kept our agreement at all!!"

"...What did you two agree on?"

Hearing what Riluoyuan said, Shi Bai's lips twitched slightly.

"What do you think? You womanizing bastard!! How dare you say such things at a time like that... that shameless thing..."

Perhaps recalling the scene where the other person held Kazami Yuuka in their arms while smiling and reaching out to her, saying "You've come at just the right time," Hiragin Hana's face turned bright red, whether from anger or annoyance was unclear.

"How come you're so skilled at this kind of thing?! Just how many other people do you have outside...?"

"Look for yourself. I clearly imitated this video, but why did he succeed while I messed up?"

Shi Bai placed the phone, which he had just opened, in front of Ri Luoyuan Meng and sighed helplessly.

"Also, as for womanizers and such... I really have never been in a relationship before, I'm not lying to you."

"Hmph, I don't believe it. You're clearly that skilled..."

Turning her head away from the finished video, Hirain Hana angrily began to speak.

"You don't even know how many worlds you've been to in this one. What about the other worlds? I remember you once told me that you don't even remember how many worlds you've been to."