The Great Master of Gensokyo

"It's a bit of a pity." Fujiwara's gaze swept over his daughters, and Yuzuru only took a liking to Fujiwara no Mokou, naturally rejecting the other daughters.

Even though she's a concubine, if Mokou tries her best, she might be able to win over Yuzuru.

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Chapter 145 Princess of the Moon

Fujiwara no Mokou lowered her head, a slight blush appearing on her face.

She dared not look Yuzuru in the eye, her slender, white hand tightly held by him. Being promised marriage by her own father made Mokou feel quite shy.

"I'll welcome you into my family on an auspicious day," Yuzuru whispered in Mokou's ear, gently stroking her cheek with a smile, as if he were doting on the girl before him.

Her gentle and tender appearance made Mokou's face blush even more.

By doing this, he inadvertently flirted with the cute girl.

After gradually adapting to this peaceful life, Yuzuru felt that his life was becoming somewhat corrupt and decadent, which was truly a sin.

In other people's eyes, he was thinking that he really liked Mokou.

At this moment, Fujiwara no Hiroshi, looking at the now graceful and beautiful Mokou, finally got a clear look at Mokou's face.

Her tender little face has grown up a lot, and she is even more beautiful than her older sisters. It's a pity that she is born out of wedlock, otherwise Mokou could be arranged to be the legal wife, so that she could be by Yuzuru's side.

Thinking it a pity, he coughed lightly at that moment.

"Lord Saigyouji, so the date of the marriage..." Fujiwara no Fuhito looked at Saigyouji Habu. Even if he were to become a concubine, the wedding ceremony and customs would still apply.

After all, he was Fujiwara's daughter; he couldn't possibly give her away to Yuzuru for free like a maidservant.

Becoming a concubine also required a written agreement.

Perfect timing! Yuzuru is a great Onmyoji (a master of Yin and Yang), so we can just ask him for advice on choosing an auspicious day.

"I haven't decided yet. Please allow me to go back and think about it." Yuzuru smiled gently. "However, I will treat Mokou well."

His eyes were filled with affection for Mokou.

Fujiwara no Fuhito was overjoyed; young men are just too susceptible to the allure of beauty. "If Lord Saigyouji is interested, how about staying here tonight?"

Becoming a concubine does not require many marriage rituals, and Fujiwara no Fuhito also wants to take this opportunity to win over Saigyouji Habu.

"Will you stay here tonight?" Yuzuru thought for a moment and said to Fujiwara no Fuhito, "I have some things to do, so I probably can't stay at the Fujiwara residence. I'll choose an auspicious day to welcome Meihong into the family."

"Very well then, Lord Saigyouji and Mokou should spend some quality time together." Fujiwara no Hitoshi nodded in satisfaction, then made an excuse to leave, but he also called his butler along with him.

Fujiwara no Fuhito felt that Mokou's mother should be taken care of, since Mokou had become that man's concubine.

"Lord Saigyouji is such a kind person."

As Yuzuru held Mokou's delicate hand tightly, she couldn't help but feel at ease. This man from now on would be her support.

Mokou doesn't ask for much from her future.

Having come from a poor background, all she wanted to do was stay by her mother's side and marry a suitable husband if she could find one.

The girl's gentleness evoked a sense of pity in Yuzuru.

Although we don't know how Mokou will become that immortal Hourai person in the future story of Gensokyo, Hanyu will not let Mokou encounter such a fate, as living alone is too lonely.

Night is gradually falling.

"When will that Moon Princess arrive?" Yuzuru suddenly felt a sense of anticipation as he looked at the bright moon that was gradually appearing in the sky.

...

The ancient lunar capital.

Eirin Yagokoro passed through the heavily guarded prison.

And imprisoned here is Kaguya Houraisan, the great sinner of the Lunar Capital, an immortal Hourai who has lost the power of eternity and fleeting moments.

"Teacher." Upon seeing Yagokoro Eirin's appearance, Houraisan Kaguya couldn't help but speak, which made Yagokoro Eirin feel a trace of pity for her disciple in the prison cell. "Princess."

"It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have suffered this fate."

It was she who caused Kaguya of Hourai Mountain to lose her power of eternity and fleeting moments, and created the elixir of Hourai.

If the elixir of immortality could be mass-produced, this sin might be absolved, but it cannot.

“It’s not your fault, teacher.” Kaguya Houraisan shook her head. In fact, having lost her own power, Kaguya Houraisan had also schemed against her teacher, because she did not want to be a tool sacrificed for the sake of the Lunar Capital.

To achieve the power of eternity and fleeting moments inevitably comes at a great cost.

And the price to pay might be Kaguya Houraisan's life.

Because achieving eternity and fleeting moments at the end of the universe requires controlling time, a sacrifice is necessary. And the one who can be sacrificed is Princess Kaguya, the Moon Princess, and not anyone else.

This is the fate that Kaguya of Houraisan faced upon her birth.

The Moon Princess, despite her seemingly revered status, is merely a tool of the Moon Capital.

The sisters Watatsuki Toyohime and Watatsuki Yorihime, one a scholar and the other a warrior, were groomed to be future leaders of the Lunar Capital, but they were not qualified to sacrifice themselves for the Lunar Capital.

Princess Luna, who has always been a tool of the Lunar Capital, is unwilling to remain one.

She found true liberation with Eirin Yagokoro.

“Princess, the Moon Capital has already decided your punishment, but I will not let you suffer.” Yagokoro Eirin, who seemed to have thought about it for a long time, said her decision during her conversation with Houraisan Kaguya, “When the time is right, I will go to that filthy land. Are you willing to abandon everything in the Moon Capital with me?”

I will abandon everything in the Moon Capital and never return to it again.

In that case, we would face attacks and pursuit from the Lunar Capital.

“Teacher, you don’t have to do this for me.” Kaguya Houraisan’s eyes widened, somewhat incredulous at Eirin Yagokoro’s decision. “You are the ‘brain’ of the Lunar Capital. Without you, the Sage of the Moon and Lord Tsukiyomi would certainly not allow it.”

As the 'brain' of the Lunar Capital, she maintained its operation for a thousand years. It was also she who initially persuaded Tsukiyomi to bring her divine servants and the humans of the Age of Gods who worshipped her to Earth, despite the incomprehension of others.

"The Lunar Capital will be destroyed sooner or later, and the Sage of the Moon..." Yagokoro Eirin opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something more, "Never mind, there's no point in talking to you about the dirty struggles in the Lunar Capital."

"Since the Moon Capital is destined to face this fate, we can only do our best and leave the rest to fate. I am also tired of the conflicts that the Moon Capital has faced for thousands of years." As the 'brain', Eirin Yagokoro bears a lot of pressure for the Moon Capital.

Yagokoro Eirin, as the teacher, felt extremely guilty that her disciple had to bear the consequences of her own sins.

Perhaps they want to escape from here, or perhaps they are tired of life here.

She wanted to leave everything here and depart from the Moon Capital forever.

At this moment, Yagokoro Eirin seemed to recall something Susanoo-no-Mikoto had said at some point in the Age of Gods.

"It seems that what that sir said is true; sooner or later I will return to the earth."

Eirin Yagokoro's feelings became somewhat complicated.

Chapter 146 The Tale of Kaguya

After all the hard work of traveling from Earth in the age of gods to the moon, is it still impossible to escape it in the end?

"Is she a deity on par with Lord Tsukiyomi?" Kaguya Houraisan's gaze involuntarily fell upon Eirin Yagokoro.

After Yagokoro Eirin brought it up, Houraisan Kaguya became somewhat concerned.

“Yes.” Yagokoro Eirin nodded gently. “Speaking of that person, he is more mysterious and quite powerful than Tsukiyomi-sama and Amaterasu-sama.”

"Moreover, she also possesses the power to foresee the future." She persuaded Tsukiyomi to go to the moon on her own, partly due to the influence of Susanoo.

Eirin Yagokoro will not elaborate further on her past.

"Lord Amaterasu created the world by her own power, Lord Tsukiyomi led the gods and the humans of the age of gods to set foot on the moon, and that Lord Susanoo probably achieved true transcendence."

Those who transcend time are not subject to the changes of the planet, and even after the Age of Gods ends, they still wield the great power of the gods.

Amaterasu created the world and escaped; Tsukiyomi ascended to the moon and never dared to return to Earth. Only the mysterious and unknown Susanoo must have made ample preparations long ago.

"How so, is Lord Suzhan Mingzun even more powerful than Mother?"

My mother is Tsukiyomi. Theoretically speaking, all the princesses of the moon are descendants of Tsukiyomi.

The birth of the Moon Princess is inseparable from the power of Tsukiyomi.

It was precisely because of this that Eirin Yagokoro destroyed Kaguya Houraisan's power of eternity and fleeting moments, which caused Tsukiyo to become angry.

If only Kaguya of Mount Hourai could end the future crisis in the Moon Capital, everything would be ruined by the Hourai Elixir.

"Of course, he was the first to make a prophecy and sensed the changes in the world."

Before the age of gods came to an end, Susanoo had told her that the age of gods would not last long, that the power of heaven and earth would eventually return to heaven and earth, and that the gods themselves were not strong and depended on heaven and earth for survival.

The power bestowed by heaven and earth will eventually be taken back, and the gods will no longer be gods; this is Ragnarok.

"I wonder if we'll ever have a chance to meet," Kaguya Houraisan said with some anticipation. "According to seniority, that person is my uncle, isn't he?"

An amused smile appeared on Kaguya Houraisan's face.

"That lord should still be on that land. He is the only one who is not affected by the times. However, that lord has a rather wicked personality, so I still hope you will not run into him."

Eirin Yagokoro smiled helplessly, recalling some of her past experiences.

"Go to the surface in peace, I will arrange everything for you." The topic quickly shifted to Kaguya's impending exile.

"Teacher, are you really willing to give up everything on the moon and come to the ground with me?" Kaguya Houraisan couldn't help but look at her teacher. "You don't need to go to such lengths for me. Kaguya is already a great sinner in the lunar capital."

“This month is no longer worth my lingering affection.” Yagokoro Eirin shook her head. “It is no longer the country I dream of.”

The Moon Sage, who once aspired to establish his own era and build the Moon Capital, has lost his ambition.

The legacy of the divine era cannot escape the tides of time.

Everything has an end.

Built upon the prosperity and power of the gods, the Moon Capital will eventually perish because of the gods' prosperity and power, and the world will eventually reclaim its authority.

The planet's will pervades the earth, gradually radiating and influencing its satellites. Humanity's unified consciousness drives its development; civilization and the emergence of powerful national artifacts empower humanity.

The City of the Moon is nothing more than a city built on the falsehoods of the gods.

The people of the moon are pure and simple, believing in the power of the gods and that the gods will continue to make the moon capital prosperous.

But Eirin Yagokoro knew that the Lunar Capital was gradually heading towards its end.

"This is the last of the Hourai Elixir." With that, Yagokoro Eirin took out a porcelain bottle from her bosom and handed it to Houraisan Kaguya. "They don't know that I've hidden the last two Hourai Elixirs. You can have this one."

“I will take you to the ground. The exile period is one hundred years, but due to the effects of the ‘Penglai Elixir’, your body will complete the process of one hundred years within a few years, until you have grown to where you are now.”

“Teacher…” Kaguya Houraisan’s expression was somewhat complicated.

"Then let me go on behalf of my teacher and experience the prosperity of the world. I hope that world isn't still a primitive society."

Kaguya Houraisan laughed.

"The humans in that world should have already developed. The humans on the ground are far superior to the Moon People. You shouldn't worry about the scene of them dancing with beasts."

Smiling, Eirin Yagokoro comforted Kaguya Houraisan.

Under the scorn of the Moon Sages, the ground is naturally covered in filth, because their power is stripped away by the influence of the earth.

Moreover, without degrading the earth, how can the Moon People maintain their purity and nobility, and allow them to wholeheartedly believe in the power of the gods?

This false prosperity should have been shattered long ago.

"The ground, I can't wait..."

What she will encounter on the ground, and everything on the ground, will pique Kaguya's curiosity.

...

The earth, stained with filth, has seen countless changes of humankind. Countless people gaze at the moon, yet none know that a celestial maiden is about to descend upon the world.

【Ding--】

The Moon Princess, having fallen to the mortal realm, retrieved the fallen Moon Princess Kaguya Houraisan in the bamboo forest of Heian-kyo, and gained Kaguya Houraisan's power of eternity and fleeting moments.

[Reward: 3000 points, unlock "Temple of Infinite Time"]

The system notification sound rang out after a long absence.

"Is the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter about to begin?" Yuzuru wondered to himself, gazing at the moon.

Kaguya Houraisan's power of eternity and fleeting moments appears to be the key to activating the "Temple of Infinite Time".

He had long wanted to use the power of the "Temple of Infinite Time," even though he couldn't travel to the future, he could reach the past.

The ancient age of gods was what Yuzuru longed for most.