The Great Master of Gensokyo

A nervous Yuyuko blurted out, but then, seemingly realizing she'd said too much, she lowered her head so shyly it was almost invisible.

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Chapter 102 Fate Influenced by the Saigyu Ayakashi

This was the first time she had expressed her feelings to Saigyouji Hanyu.

She was just too afraid before, terrified of her own power, and dared not express her feelings. This affection could only be buried deep in her heart.

“I…brother…” Yuyuko said, her heart filled with unease. Seeing this, Saigyouji Habu gently replied, “I also like Yuyuko, not just as a family member.”

Now, Yuyuko felt her heart filled with immense joy.

Today is undoubtedly a special and happy day for Yuyuko.

Having met her beloved older brother and confessed her feelings to him, Yuyuko was filled with double the joy, and she was overjoyed.

The girl, who was crying tears of joy, suddenly burst into tears.

In the Saigyouji family, Yuyuko was lonely. Apart from her father, her brother, and the spirit Youki, everyone else feared Yuyuko's power.

Although the Saigyouji family has declined, it still possesses human castles and fiefdoms. As the eldest daughter of the Saigyouji family, none of the servants dare to come into Yuyuko's courtyard or associate with her.

This loneliness was unbearable for her, and then Yukari Yakumo appeared, filling a part of the void in her heart.

"Don't cry... you'll make your eyes water. If you're sad, your brother will be sad too." Saigyouji Hanyu gently hugged Yuyuko and said tenderly. This made Yuyuko quickly stop crying. "Yuyuko, don't cry."

"Brother, how long will you be back this time...?"

"How are you doing out there? Have you encountered any bad people?"

"I heard Zi say that those monsters all look very fierce and menacing."

"What delicious food and fun things are there?!"

Yuyuko is ultimately a playful girl who cares a lot about the outside world, but she is even more interested in the stories of Saigyouji Hanyu.

Saigyouji Hanyu sat down next to Yuyuko and told her everything, only the good things and nothing bad. A smile appeared on Yuyuko's face, and she seemed much happier.

"Oh dear, isn't it just the right time for me to arrive?" A figure suddenly appeared in the middle of their conversation, Yakumo Yukari standing before Saigyouji Hanyu.

"Yuki..." Upon seeing Yakumo Yukari appear, Yuyuko's cheeks turned even redder from shyness.

"Did I interrupt your reunion, brother and sister?" Yukari Yakumo asked, rolling her eyes. Yuyuko quickly shook her head. "No, I didn't. It's just that Yukari always appears so suddenly..."

This made Yuyuko's expression a little embarrassed. Yakumo Yukari chuckled and said to the two of them, "You two, one is a brother complex and the other is a sister complex. If I hadn't shown up, who knows when or what would have happened while you were catching up like this."

Feigning anger, she said to Yuyuko, "You idiot Yuyuko, don't you know how weak you are?"

"I'm sorry..." Yuyuko, who had been scolded, looked embarrassed.

"He's an idiot, and you're an idiot too. That's enough, so just rest and recover, okay?" This prompted Yukari Yakumo to say a few words to Yuyuko before Yuyuko finally nodded in agreement.

Even as she spoke, Yukari Yakumo's expression still showed concern for Yuyuko.

After being reminded by Yukari Yakumo, Habu Saigyouji realized that Yuyuko's life force was gradually weakening.

"Yuyuko, she..."

Could it be something to do with the Saigyou Ayakashi?

But not much time has passed since the seal was placed.

"I'm fine, brother..." Although she wanted to continue enjoying her time with her brother, the weak Yuyuko was already struggling to hold on.

"If you're tired, then take a good rest." Following this, Yuyuko, gently comforted by Saigyouji Habu, peacefully went to sleep in her room.

...

outside the house.

"Why has Yuyuko's body become so weak?" Saigyouji Habu asked Yakumo Yukari with a frown.

Yakumo Yukari raised the corners of her mouth and couldn't help but glance at Saigyouji Hayuu again, "I thought you had forgotten your old love and your sister after finding a new one."

"Ahem, what nonsense are you talking about?" He coughed and said to Yakumo Yukari, "How could my sister not care? As a great demon, you should know more about Yuyuko's affairs than I do."

"I want to know what's going on?" The weakness of life force means that the source of life has been depleted.

"Because of the Saigyou Ayakashi." Yukari Yakumo's words immediately revealed the reason for Yuyuko's problem.

"Although your teacher's seal has kept the Saigyou Ayakashi in a calm state, its power still affects Yuyuko at all times. You should have heard about the origins of the Saigyou Ayakashi."

Yakumo Yukari explained some relevant details to Saigyouji Habu in detail.

"I know that Saigyou Ayakashi are creatures of the underworld, capable of bringing death to ordinary humans." This is Saigyouji Habu's understanding of Saigyou Ayakashi.

"The Western Journey Demon is not only a creature of the underworld, but also a great demon of the divine realm. However, it has a body but no soul, and it has caused the deaths of countless people, simply by allowing its own 'spirit' to emerge within it."

“Yuyuko is the ‘spirit’ that was born and nurtured by your father’s bloodline during the process of the Saigyou Ayakashi being sealed by your father and your teacher.”

Therefore, Yuyuko possesses abilities similar to those of the Saigyou Ayakashi.

"The seal can only last for two years. After two years, the seal will be broken again, and the power of the Saigyou Ayakashi will be unleashed, turning this area into a dead zone."

Yakumo Yukari quickly informed Saigyouji Habu of an important message.

"How is that possible..." The seal would break down again in just two years? Such a sealing spell is far too unreliable.

"Are you wondering about the sealing problem your teacher assigned?" Yakumo Yukari said calmly. Saigyouji Hayuu nodded slightly, and she explained the reason to him, "That's because the power of the Saigyou Ayakashi is actually increasing."

The power of the curse will erupt when Yuyuko turns fourteen; the seal will not last long.

"Do you really think you have the ability to solve Yuyuko's problem?" Yuyuko is a 'spirit' prepared by Saigyou Ayakashi, but Yuyuko is not Saigyou Ayakashi, because the current Yuyuko is just a human.

In any case, Saigyou Ayakashi and Yuyuko have an intricate relationship.

“Yuyuko…” Biting his lip, Saigyouji Hanyu’s expression became somewhat conflicted.

What methods does he have to help Yuyuko?

[Ding! You have received a summoning quest!]

[Please perform a shikigami summon under the Saigyu Demon Tree. You will have a chance to obtain a special shikigami.]

Just as he was frowning in worry, the system notification sounded.

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Chapter 103 The Flower of the Other Shore (Part Two)

The mission notification sound seemed to give Saigyouji Hanyu a glimmer of hope.

He knew that becoming a great Onmyoji was not his ultimate goal, but if Saigyou Ayakashi's 'spirit' was Yuyuko, then what was the way to sever the connection between the two?

The power of the spell did not bring Saigyouji Hanyu any hope.

The only thing we can rely on is the power of the shikigami.

"You have no other way either?" Saigyouji Hanyu asked, his brows still furrowed, but his mood had calmed down.

“There’s no way around it. Although I’m also a great demon at the God Realm level, demons have different abilities. If it were a matter of crossing the God Realm level, I might be able to separate Saigyou and Yuyuko.” Yakumo Yukari shook her head and said to Saigyouji Habu.

If she could really do that, she would have already surpassed the level of a great demon in the divine realm and would be able to sit on equal footing with true gods.

She knew very well that although the Age of Gods had ended, some ancient gods still existed in the world.

In the Central Plains, there are immortals who ascend to heaven; in the Eastern Sea, there exists a celestial realm after the collapse of Takamagahara; and in the ocean, there is a Dragon Palace.

Because this era is no longer the era of gods, they can only hide in the world and cannot display their divine power as they did in the past.

This is the world reclaiming the authority of the gods.

Deities can be seen as the embodiment of human faith, and also as an extension of the world's will. However, since humanity no longer needs deities, their power has diminished.

This is a question that Yakumo Yukari only recently came to understand.

"Hoo." He exhaled a breath of stale air, seemingly lost in thought.

"Let's go to the backyard," Saigyouji Hanyu said slowly, looking up. This caused a look of confusion to appear on Yakumo Yukari's face.

"The backyard...?" Yukari Yakumo's thoughts were a little slow to catch up. What was Habu Saigyouji thinking?

“Perhaps I have a way to temporarily suppress the Saigyou Ayakashi.” He said, heading towards Yuyuko’s backyard, where the Saigyou Ayakashi Tree stood—a cherry blossom tree that would never bloom.

Because once it blooms, it will induce death here.

The blooming cherry blossoms symbolize the brilliance of life.

"The Saigyou Ayakashi." The tree standing on the white sand ground—this was the first time he had felt the presence of the Saigyou Ayakashi up close. In the past, Saigyouji Habu had never been able to directly enter Yuyuko's backyard.

Because it was a true forbidden zone, a place of death that ordinary people could not reach.

"How beautiful, but this beauty can bring death." The cherry blossom tree seemed to emit a faint glow, and with his 'ghostly' abilities, Saigyouji Hanyu could clearly see the power possessed by the Saigyou Ayakashi.

The surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be influenced by the Saigyou Ayakashi. No matter how much he loathed the Saigyou Ayakashi, Saigyouji Habu had to admit its beauty.

"Don't do anything reckless, Saigyouji Hanyu," Yakumo Yukari hurriedly reminded him. "It would be bad if you triggered the seal. If you really care about her, you should just stay by her side and live a happy life for two years."

After all, Yuyuko didn't have much time to begin with.

Yukari Yakumo was the least hopeful about this matter.

After staying by Yuyuko's side and dealing with Abe no Seimei and the Genji, Saigyouji Hanyu would indeed do so, because only by breaking through his own limitations could Saigyouji Hanyu find the power to help Yuyuko.

He was unwilling to let Yuyuko accept the same fate as before.

“How will I know if it will work if I don’t try? Besides, I’m an Onmyoji, not a yokai. Even if I can’t sever the connection between Saigyou yokai and Yuyuko, I can still balance their powers.” After saying that, Saigyouji Habu raised his head and looked at Saigyou yokai.

“Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Zhen, Lie, Zai, Qian!”

"Om, Bhakkuro Immortal!"

"Jiuluo Xianqie Zhujieyuan Bodhi Luoqie Na, Svaha!"

The complex summoning incantation meant that Saigyouji Hanyu was originally able to create his own summoning talismans, but he could only summon the shikigami he already possessed.

This time, however, things are very different.

A portion of the death energy belonging to the Saigyou Ayakashi was stripped away by Saigyouji Hanyu's power, and Yakumo Yukari was astonished to realize that Saigyouji Hanyu seemed to be performing some kind of technique.

"Should we stop him?" Yakumo Yukari hesitated, but suddenly wanted to see what Saigyouji Hanyu was up to.

A summoning talisman was immediately cast by Saigyouji Hanyu.

[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the special shikigami—Higanbana.]

[An unawakened spider lily is considered a high-level yokai.]

[Awakening will elevate you to the level of a Great Demon.]

[Yokai Race Diary Update...]

The system notification sounded in Saigyouji Hanyu's ears, and an elegant, fiery red figure appeared in his field of vision.

The fiery red behind them symbolizes a sea of ​​spider lilies.

"The spider lily of the Sanzu River, how did you manage that?" This aura immediately made Yukari Yakumo realize what was going on. An elegant spider lily stood before Saigyouji Hanyu and Yukari Yakumo.

She was wearing a black kimono with red trim, the long sleeves revealing only her shoulders, showcasing her fair and jade-like hands.

Those crimson eyes symbolize the scarlet hue of the spider lily.

"My lord, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"I am the shikigami of the Lord, the Spider Lily."

Higanbana bowed to Saigyouji Hanyu, her calm eyes showing little fear.

"Is this an explosion of bad luck?" Saigyouji Yuzuru was stunned, but then he realized that it wasn't just because of an explosion of bad luck, but because Saigyouji Yuzuru had borrowed the territory of the Saigyou Demon, seized the Saigyou Demon's energy, and summoned an existence with the same status as the Saigyou Demon.

Although the spider lily is a high-level demon, it has the special ability to suppress the Saigyou demon.

[Ding! You have completed the summoning quest!]

[You have obtained an advanced Shikigami possession method. With the Shikigami's consent, you can fully possess one Shikigami, thereby gaining control over its power and abilities.]

Each time a different shikigami is possessed, the user will gain different forms of power.

His shikigami ascended through the power of the power, and the additional memories in his mind made Saigyouji Habu understand the purpose of his power.