Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

The red-haired girl had lost much of that peculiar childlike quality.

However, when she looked at Kurokawa Kazuya at this moment, her eyes still shone with a dazzling light, like a child discovering a brand new toy.

Although, as the performances have progressed, ending the band has long become a part of Kita Ikuyo's life.

But her initial purpose in joining the End of the Band was indeed to embark on a life completely different from her past.

"If one could stay young, would it be possible to develop superpowers in this world?"

The girl spoke immediately, her tone filled with a strange excitement.

Although it's a little embarrassing to say, Kita Ikuyo has always loved watching magical girl-related videos since she was a child.

The plot of defeating enemies and saving others through transformation is incredibly appealing to Kita Ikuyo.

She had actually felt this longing before in the other world.

However, because of the cruel otherworld with gods, demons, and cultivators, she actually had no advantage.

Their only talent was singing, so they had to quickly suppress this idea and work even harder at singing.

But right now—

Kurokawa-senpai once said that it could keep them young forever.

If even this can be done...

Kita Ikuyo is always filming various videos on social media, and she always dresses in the most fashionable way, showing that she cares the most about her appearance.

After hearing Kurokawa and Yano's claim that they could stay young forever.

The first thing that came to mind wasn't anything related to youth.

Young girls don't think about things related to youth; those are things older women think about.

The young and limitless Kita imagines himself possessing superpowers in the real world, becoming a hidden master in the city or something.

It's not that I'm obsessed with power itself, but rather—

This is incredibly cool, so surreal, it has a wonderfully dreamlike quality, doesn't it?

Without any hesitation, the red-haired girl pulled Pochi-chan to her side before she could run away.

"Can I try becoming one of those magical girl characters with Goto-kun?"

With what seemed like sparkling eyes, Kita Ikuyo earnestly asked Kurokawa Kazuya a question.

At that moment, she even naturally imagined herself and Goto Ichiri standing atop a skyscraper in the city, dressed in gorgeous clothes.

Chapter 138 Reimu: It's Just a Game

The fantasy of being a hero probably only exists in the minds of innocent teenagers.

After gaining superpowers, some adults who are more docile will think about how to make money, while others who are more extreme will probably just turn on their ancestral mode.

Kurokawa Kazuya sometimes wonders if, now that he possesses supernatural abilities, he might also activate the Ancestor Mode if there were other people around him.

"It's impossible for you to cultivate in the modern world, but it's not impossible for you to change clothes like magical girls."

According to the bottle theory proposed by Yukari Yakumo.

The modern world is a bottle that cannot contain anything related to supernatural powers.

In other words, it is almost impossible to cultivate oneself in the modern world.

Individuals have no extraordinary means in this matter.

Meanwhile, Kurokawa Kazuya's method for achieving eternal youth...

Being young has nothing to do with being extraordinary, does it?

Simply put, it means that their clones in the other world become physical entities, and then travel across the world to come to reality to replace their current bodies.

When an old body gets old, you can simply replace it with a new one.

Essentially, they are two bodies operated by the same consciousness, and there is no sense that killing the clone is equivalent to killing oneself.

Of course, Kurokawa and Miya's real plan was not so simple and crude.

The design itself was created by Kurokawa Kazuya for his family living in the modern era.

It doesn't involve directly teleporting someone over to replace them.

Instead, it uses conceptual means to transform the clone into a special concept that points to the corresponding individual, and uses this concept to guide the replacement of cells in the individual's body.

This technique is considered quite advanced in modern medicine, but in the eyes of cultivators in the extraordinary world, it's just the most basic thing.

Who doesn't possess one or two secret techniques for repairing their own body?

If the four members of the band can periodically replace all their cells with young cells, they can naturally remain forever young.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Thinking about it carefully, with this kind of method, there's no need to make games at all. Being a super doctor might be enough to directly reach the pinnacle of power. Unfortunately, I'm not very interested in doing that, and the current situation doesn't support doing it."

The most crucial part of the entire cell replacement process is actually collecting faith in another world to establish a corresponding clone.

With this constraint, this method is currently impossible to popularize.

After all, the total population of this other world is only so many. If it develops further in the future, it might be possible for interested people to give it a try.

For example, Mary, she would definitely be very interested in doing this kind of thing.

With these thoughts in mind, Kurokawa Kazuya almost subconsciously turned his head.

Then she suddenly noticed that the girl in the red and white shrine maiden outfit who had been sitting quietly to the side seemed to have been staring at her with her eyes all along.

Kurokawa Kazuya: "What's wrong?"

He looked at Reimu in front of him with some curiosity.

Reimu Hakurei: "Actually, I think it's a good thing to occasionally grant a being the power to break the order. It's better than knowing it's wrong but still turning into a statue and slowly waiting for the water to gradually rise over your head."

The serene shrine maiden shared her thoughts.

To be honest, after seeing all that has happened, Reimu has gradually developed a stranger feeling about modern society than about the town in the other world.

It is probably because the inhabitants of this world discovered that they truly had no personal miracles whatsoever.

Individuals who rely on the collective for existence can only passively integrate into society; otherwise, they will only face elimination.

A rock band performing a song intended as a form of rebellion.

They are like songs to the world itself, merely a cry, an emotional outpouring.

After venting their emotions, everyone present will return to their previous lives.

This might also explain why the members of the band, especially Yamada Ryo, had such a strong fascination with the alternate world.

Because in a world without supernatural powers, the world is fixed, and the human heart has no power.

The cold, hard rules state everything plainly.

The mean is the pass of the mean, and the noble is the epitaph of the noble.

Reimu can be easily discovered with just simple observation.

In this world and in this era, for anyone who wants to climb the social ladder, lies are indispensable, and face is the thing that should be discarded.

Given limited resources, sacrificing some people to help others is an objective reality that cannot be avoided no matter what.

Despite living in an era of abundance, Reimu witnessed a more numb and apathetic world than her own.

Because they are completely locked into the rules.

In a world where people's hearts cannot influence reality, their emotions are actually ignored. The massive, rumbling machine called society only needs you as a cog in its machine.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "So Reimu, you want to hand out cheat codes in the modern world?"

Kurokawa Kazuya's expression turned strange at the sudden words from the Red and White Shrine Maiden.

Even Kita Ikuyo and Goto Ichiri, who were standing to the side, looked at her with puzzled expressions.

To be honest, Kita Ikuyo is just saying it out of interest; her cosplaying as a magical girl is probably just like cosplaying, something she does in the city for fun.

But now that Reimu has spoken, the nature of the matter seems to have suddenly changed.

However, it was probably the clear and pure aura emanating from Reimu that made both Kita Ikuyo and Goto Ichiri feel strangely awestruck at that moment.

Especially Kita Ikuyo, a girl who already had a bit of a yearning for the unusual, gradually developed a strange admiration in her eyes when she looked at Reimu.

However, Reimu simply waved her hand in response to the girl's gaze.

The red sleeves swayed with the movement.

The shrine maiden didn't actually have a very good feeling about the expectant and worshipful gazes of others, since her becoming the Hakurei Shrine Maiden in the past was precisely due to the expectations and worship of others.

Reimu Hakurei: "I have this idea, but I'm not doing it with any grand purpose in mind. I just want to do it out of personal interest. I'll do it occasionally and then stop when I feel lazy. After a while, I might start doing it again someday. It's not for anyone or anything, it's just for myself."

The girl's clear, crisp voice defended her actions.

This carefree attitude left Kita Ikuyo and Goto Ichiri stunned once again.

Kita Ikuyo admired this unique quality, feeling that it was an even more magical existence than Ryo-senpai.

Goto Ichiri thought Reimu was really cool for saying such things. If she could also have the chance to say something like that in front of Kazuya-sama, she would be willing to faint on the spot.

As a result, the pink-haired and red-haired girls on the scene looked at Reimu with even more serious eyes, leaving the shrine maiden speechless for a moment.

However, Kurokawa Kazuya did not join Kita Ikuyo and Goto Ichiri in their commotion at this time.

As he listened to Reimu's words, the first image that popped into his mind was that of Kaguya Houraisan.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Like Kaguya playing a game?"

He used the analogy of an alarm clock to describe the witch in front of him.

Reimu, dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit, with a clear yet slightly melancholic air, was taken aback by Kurokawa Kazuya's analogy.

Then, a rare, bright and cheerful smile appeared on her face.

Reimu Hakurei: "That's right, just like Kaguya Houraisan's 'Sorry Game,' it was just for my own random fun."

The girl smiled and looked directly at Kurokawa Kazuya with her dark eyes: "So, Kurokawa, do you agree with my idea?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "I have no reason to object. It's fine as long as it's not exposed. Reimu, you can even get Merry to work for you. She's probably quite interested in that kind of thing."

Reimu Hakurei: "And then, my plan was once again named the Gensokyo Project, right?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "It's not impossible. After all, your act of giving away a cheat code can actually be considered a unique way of bringing a touch of fantasy to the modern world."

He gave his comments in a very serious manner.

Reimu rolled her eyes slightly at this.

It seems that Kurokawa Kazuya's words opened up a strange new world for the girl.

Reimu seemed much lighter all of a sudden. She pulled together Ichiri Goto and Ikuyo Kita to discuss the upcoming awarding of the Golden Finger.

Because there is no supernatural power in the modern world.

Therefore, the "golden finger" and abilities they grant are essentially the ability to control the network and transmit things from other worlds to the person who possesses it.

Rocks, grass, trees, swords, spears, and halberds—is this a beggar's version of "realizing fantasy"?

Reimu did not intend for the giver to have an overly powerful ability to make someone a king or ruler; they are not capable of doing such a thing now.

She simply gives randomly selected individuals an opportunity to change their current situation.

She can even set the number of times her abilities can be used to a certain extent.

Within the allowed number of uses, the user can use this ability for whatever purpose.

Even using it to pass through security checks or assassinate a high-ranking official is never an unacceptable thing.

Reimu is essentially the Hakurei Shrine Maiden, and her true nature is far more cruel than most people imagine.

As for the reasons for doing these thankless tasks?

Hasn't Kurokawa Kazuya already completely expressed what she was thinking?

This is merely selfish self-entertainment, like Kaguya Houraisan wanting to play a lewd game.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Actually, overall, I seem to be a bit of a tsundere. I didn't eat well when I was a child, so I love to eat a lot when I grew up. When I was a shrine maiden, I couldn't do anything, so after I got rid of that identity, I always wanted to find something similar to do."

For Reimu, giving others freedom is something that brings a strange sense of satisfaction, much like making up for her childhood.

As Kurokawa Kazuya nodded, he offered this comment on Reimu's condition once again.