Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

Since Kazumi isn't here, you don't even want to pretend anymore, right?

Is that what he meant?

Kurokawa Yuuto: "Kaiki!"

His voice became somewhat serious.

Yoshiki Kurokawa: "Because it's another world, no one knows about it, and if Yoshiki wants to take any action, he'll definitely get his older brother's permission."

The petite girl spoke earnestly.

Now, Mie Kurokawa, who was sitting in front of the TV, also turned her gaze over.

However, at this moment, Kurokawa Mie, as a mother, didn't know what to say when she looked at her daughter.

The girl was not as docile in front of them as she was in front of Kurokawa and Miya.

Take, for example, the surveillance camera that was discovered when the other party was in elementary school.

Yoshiki, as the younger sister, is quite a troubled girl in some ways.

Facing her parents' gaze, the petite girl simply stuck out her tongue: "Yoshiki would never disobey his older brother, so you can rest assured."

The little girl, clutching her tablet, ran off to her room, leaving her parents looking at each other in bewilderment.

To be honest, they would be surprised if they encountered something like this for the first time, just like when they first saw Yoshiki buy a novel about a sister complex and deliberately try to give it to Kurokawa and Miya.

But after going through so many times, they've gotten used to it.

The two of them had never been able to control their son and daughter, who were far too precocious.

Now it seems even more out of control; their own son has gone straight to another world.

Hayato Kurokawa: "Kazuya spoils Yoshiki so much, what if something really happens to him?"

Mie Kurokawa: "Then they'll probably live in that other world."

“…” x 2

The couple looked at each other as they spoke, and then suddenly fell into a long silence.

In modern society, neighborly relations can still provide some constraints, but in another world, everything truly goes completely free.

Who knows what Yoshiki, who always seemed to be restraining himself, might actually do?

Hayato Kurokawa: "Let's find some time to talk to that kid again on the phone."

A man who is a father makes a decision.

Kurokawa Mie, the mother, shook her head after scanning the room.

Mie Kurokawa: "It's no use telling Yoshiki now. She might even use this opportunity to do something sneaky."

Hayato Kurokawa: "That's true."

The middle-aged father nodded.

He then turned to Yoshiki, who was running upstairs, and shouted, "Take down that one in the living room. Kazuya is gone too, so there's no point in you installing that thing, Yoshiki."

As Hayato Kurokawa, the father, finished speaking.

Yoshiki Kurokawa's head popped out from behind the door of the room at the top of the stairs.

Yoshiki Kurokawa: "I understand. I will obey my parents' orders."

The girl ran downstairs and began dismantling some of the appliances in the living room.

Mie Kurokawa: "Aren't you going to take things out of Kazuya's room?"

Yoshiki Kurokawa: "Why would Mom think that way? The living room is a public area where it can be decorated, but my brother's room is his private space. Yoshiki is respecting my brother's wishes."

“…” x 2

After disassembling and inspecting the parts, Yoshiki Kurokawa took a bunch of parts back upstairs.

The Kurokawa parents, who had been talking, looked at each other but didn't say anything more.

In short, I suddenly had the feeling that it wasn't so bad that my own son went to another world.

Although my daughter seems normal, there are some really strange things about her.

Chapter 73 Yukari Yakumo Provides an Assist

It was the same familiar room, with a faint light emanating from the screen.

With her shoulder-length, slightly wavy golden hair, a cool expression, and an air of nobility and elegance that belies her every move, she exudes the grace and sophistication of a Western young woman.

The demon from the realm stared at the man before him.

Her brain instinctively began to operate according to past patterns.

Weave an experience, create a persona, hide your needs within it, and justify them.

If all Kurokawa Kazuya possesses is simple money, status, and martial prowess.

Yukari Yakumo will not hesitate to use lies to get what she wants. If she can fool one person, great; after she's done fooling someone, she'll just find another one to fool.

Is there anything in this world that is truly unique?

Unfortunately, there really is one; Kurokawa Kazuya is the only one of his kind.

At least for now, Yukari Yakumo has no chance of finding a replacement for her.

According to what Yakumo Yukari learned from Saigyouji Yuyuko, it was about the discussions between Yuyuko and Saigyouji regarding love.

Kurokawa Kazuya's personality is quite stubborn, especially when it comes to emotions.

If you try to deceive this kind of person, they might stubbornly ignore everything else and reject you.

In love, whoever falls in love first loses.

In a conflict of interests, whoever is most unwilling to give up their interests will lose first.

The solitary demon is renowned among demons for his ruthless and decisive killings, leaving him with no weaknesses.

But now her lifeline is truly in her grasp.

Yukari Yakumo had to ask herself if the other party held the most effective method she had encountered in her life so far.

Having given up everything she has now, will she have the same opportunity in the future?

Yukari Yakumo: "Before I share my thoughts, I'd like to ask Kurokawa Kazuya about your attitude towards youkai?"

With a very serious expression, Yukari Yakumo asked her question.

She plans to have an open and honest talk with the other party.

Kurokawa Kazuya: "Youkai?"

He was somewhat taken aback by the blonde girl's sudden question.

However, after pausing for a moment and looking at the other person's expression, he realized that the questions and answers that followed would likely involve the question of whether the employee in front of him would stay or leave.

Indeed, outstanding talents always maintain control wherever they go.

As the boss, he also has to face the test of his employees.

While internally complaining, Kurokawa Kazuya also became serious.

He didn't deliberately adjust his thinking; if there's a clash of ideologies, the real danger lies in the eventual collapse of his ideas.

It would be better to explain everything in advance.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "If we're talking about yokai in a broader sense, Kaguya should count too. From my perspective, I subconsciously treat humanoid beings that I can communicate with as human beings."

The monsters in this world are spiritual products born from the clash and convergence of human beliefs.

As long as one is not too extreme, most people will acquire human form after cultivating to a certain level, and some naturally powerful individuals even possess human form from the very beginning.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "If you ask me to distinguish between yokai and humans, I would probably call any being that has never done anything that a human would not do a human."

Yukari Yakumo: "What are the specifics?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Eating human flesh, taking pleasure in slaughter, terrorist attacks, etc., to be specific, those who act as beings that are not worthy of being called human in human society, I think these guys are demons. I will only choose to stay away from such beings, and if I have the ability, I will not hesitate to expel and kill them."

Yakumo Yukari: “…”

After hearing everything, the blonde girl looked at Kurokawa Kazuya with a strange expression.

It's not that the other party is harsh on demons, but rather that their attitude towards demons is too lenient.

Yukari Yakumo: "Is it okay for a youkai to have killed someone?"

Kurokawa Kazuya: "The way you're saying that makes it sound like those cultivators in Heian-kyo haven't killed many people. As long as it's not inhumane slaughter for fun, fighting for resources is normal everywhere. Besides..."

He shook his head at this point: "Actually, I haven't really noticed any difference between monsters and humans. Aren't cultivators themselves gradually transforming themselves into monsters?"

Eight million monsters are also eight million gods.

They are born with the ability to manipulate special concepts, are born with a lifespan longer than humans, and are born to feed on various human emotions.

The monsters in this world are really just called monsters. In terms of the cultivation system, it wouldn't matter if we changed their name to innate deities.

Those cultivators in Heian-kyo, after reaching a certain level of cultivation, became physically no different from yokai.

Yukari Yakumo: "Your idea is considered outrageous by most monks."

The blonde girl spoke these words, trying to make her expression serious.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "In fact, the behavior of many people in this world is, in my opinion, utterly outrageous."

He responded to the girl's words in the opposite direction.

Memories flashed through his mind about the current population control methods in Heian-kyo, and even if they were reasonable, Kurokawa Kazuya would find it hard to accept such a thing.

Yakumo Yukari: “…”

The Silent Boundary Demon turned to look at Kaguya Houraisan, who was sitting not far away, holding a controller and seemingly playing a game.

To the other party, the princess on the moon seemed to have been prepared all along, and she gave him a radiant smile.

The emotion in that smile probably carried a strange sense of pride.

It's like that strange feeling of finally letting others know how amazing your friend is—a feeling that belongs to the braggart.

How could such a peculiar character as Kurokawa Kazuya not be something to boast about from Kaguya Houraisan's perspective?

Yuyuko Saigyouji and Youmu Konpaku, both of whom had no one to guide them after their families died, had no way to further understand the extraordinary world and therefore couldn't show off at all.

But when Meryl, who seems to know a lot, starts to show off, it feels really cool.

Kaguya Houraisan: "How was it? Wasn't my choice excellent?"

Without any attempt to hide her feelings, the princess in the moonlight directly expressed her emotions.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Let's continue our discussion. Don't worry about Kaguya."

He turned back and spoke to the blonde girl.

Yukari Yakumo: "We definitely need to continue discussing the issue."

If you were to ask what Yakumo Yukari is thinking now?

Things were probably going a little too smoothly for her, so she wanted to confirm things further.

The Kurokawa Kazuya in front of him didn't have much prejudice against yokai at all.

Even the perfect balance of strictness and leniency perfectly aligned with her ideas.

The people Yakumo Yukari interacts with among the youkai are mostly those who are gentle.

In Yukari Yakumo's view, if youkai want to advance further, they must learn to cooperate and create like humans; going it alone will never lead to a future.

Those hot-tempered, uncooperative, and destructive individuals are also on her death list; they are unstable factors that she must eliminate in order to build a monster alliance.

Such a perfect match, such a perfect fit.

Although she rationally knew there shouldn't be any problem, Yukari Yakumo still felt emotionally that she had actually fallen into someone else's trap.

However, this kind of trap is nothing to Zhongyi Middle School.

It's impossible not to take advantage of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Yukari Yakumo: "Let's make a different deal. My ideal is to spread some of my ideas among the youkai. I want to instill the concept of peace in them and unite them."