Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

Because not everyone will recognize the status of a ruler.

However, Kurokawa Kazuya's situation was obviously not so complicated. Although his town was called "City of Technology," it was actually quite small, with the permanent residents being mostly management personnel, and there were not even more than 50 people.

The entire town's population is concentrated in buildings along the lake.

She had already informed them about tonight's events; all they needed to do was speak into the speakers.

His identity was already recognized by everyone.

As Kurokawa and Mi took the microphone, his voice began to echo across the lakeside in the night.

"I, Kurokawa Kazuya, hereby declare that I will become the ruler of this 'City of Technology.' The statue has been installed; from this day forward, the city is the people, and the people are the city."

The sound acted as a prelude, stirring the emotions of all listeners.

A shared emotional direction permeates the city, allowing the blood-soaked creations and celebrations of Kurokawa and Miyako, which originally followed a specific trajectory, to resonate with each other, marking the historical traces left by the town.

In terms of the concept of this "city of technology", it began to completely merge with Kurokawa Kazuya.

The Hakurei Shrine Maiden is a believer who worships the city as a god.

Meanwhile, Kurokawa Kazuya's side...

He is not a believer in the city, he does not serve the city, he is simply the eternal owner of the city.

If the Hakurei Shrine Maiden, in order to pass on everything she had to future generations, still left room for maneuver in her connection with the city.

So now, Kurokawa Kazuya, a native of Hourai, is leaving no room for maneuver.

Treat the concept of this city as an object.

The Hakurei Shrine Maiden transformed it into a tradable item, while Kurokawa Kazuya bound it to himself from the very beginning, even becoming a part of it.

From now on, either this city will be destroyed, or Kurokawa and Miya will die; otherwise, no one can take this concept away from us.

It was as if golden light was surging in from all directions.

The blood that had been spilled in every corner of the city converged again in the form of a concept back into Kurokawa Kazuya's body.

Its body emitted a faint glow in the night.

Kurokawa Kazuya's consciousness began to drift toward his own illusory image. As his consciousness completely withdrew, his eyes closed, and he transformed into a doll with only instincts, as if he had fallen asleep, standing quietly on the ground.

On a night with a full moon high in the sky, on a tranquil lake, a radiant doll stands motionless, seemingly unaware of its surroundings, alongside a blue-haired girl, creating a peculiar scene.

However, the blue-haired girl standing here is clearly not the person in the painting, and she won't just watch Kurokawa Kazuya's changes without doing anything.

Anna Hanami: "Just like Yuyuko said, I really don't feel safe."

The blue-haired girl looked at Kurokawa Kazuya beside her and started to complain.

At this moment, Kurokawa Kazuya, with his eyes closed and concentrating all his energy on controlling the changes in his own illusory image, was unable to pay attention to the outside world.

It was only at this moment that the girl was able to take a closer look at Kurokawa Kazuya in front of her.

The other person, with their eyes closed, frowned slightly, and looked anxious, as if they desperately wanted to end the current situation.

This is also why Anzu Hachimi would say that the other person doesn't feel secure.

As she was thinking, the blue-haired girl realized that her hand, which was placed in front of her, was somehow clasped together with the other person's hand.

Chapter 87 Kaguya, Hanami, and Kurokawa

The bright moon hangs high and is reflected on the lake.

The cool night breeze made the blue hair sway constantly.

Hanami Anina sat cross-legged by the river, as if waiting for Kurokawa and Mi to complete all the changes, while she tried to cover their clasped hands with her body.

After a few minutes, a strange guilty look appeared on the girl's bright and pretty face as she looked around.

Finding no one around, his gaze unconsciously drifted to Kurokawa Kazuya beside him.

His left hand remained clasped with hers, and as time passed, Kurokawa Kazumi, seemingly lost in a dream, gripped her hand even tighter.

For modern girls, shaking hands isn't a big deal, but if you hold hands with your fingers intertwined, it's a completely different story.

But if we go even further...

As the other person gradually intertwined their fingers, the girl carefully examined the boy in front of her.

From top to bottom, from bottom to top, until finally, their eyes unconsciously looked at each other's lips.

To be honest, when she's awake, Banami wouldn't dare do something like that, but the situation is completely different once the other person is asleep.

"When she calms down, she seems quite easy to bully."

The blue-haired girl muttered something under her breath and unconsciously moved closer to Kurokawa Kazuya's seat.

Her current state is no longer as confused as it was at the beginning when she was completely lost about her own situation.

After thinking it through, she realized that she was afraid of becoming too dependent on Kurokawa and Mi, so she couldn't get too close to them.

But if it's about making the other person dependent on her, Banami won't actually feel much.

At this moment, under her gaze, Kurokawa Kazuya had already firmly grasped her hand and wouldn't let go.

Having entered this state, Kurokawa Kazuya has fallen into a state of unconsciousness similar to sleep.

These are mostly subconscious instincts.

Seeing the other person's appearance, the blue-haired girl became even more certain of her own judgments.

"You look really lonely. You're not much better off than me, are you?"

Holding the other's hand, he leaned his cheek close to Kurokawa Kazuya's.

The girl reached out her finger and carefully poked Kurokawa Kazuya's cheek, feeling the warm touch from her fingertip.

The moonlight shone on the girl's face. It was just a simple touch, something that should have been rather boring, but Banami did it with extreme seriousness and dedication.

The fact that Anna Hanami hasn't been in contact with Kazuya Kurokawa recently doesn't mean she hasn't been paying attention to him.

She learned a lot about the other party from Mary.

At the same time, perhaps because bystanders have a clearer perspective.

This time, Hanami gradually discovered some problems that she had not noticed before.

After arriving in this strange world, she experienced some mental issues due to being suddenly separated from her past environment.

But was Kurokawa Kazuya really completely unaffected?

This is clearly impossible; rather than being unaffected, he has entered an irreversible state of illness.

The bad news is: the other party's situation is probably beyond saving.

The good news is that the other party's condition doesn't have a significant impact.

Its outward appearance is probably just as Kurokawa Kazuya himself described.

—No longer expecting the so-called future

I don't expect the future, I only crave the present.

They do not believe in contracts, promises, or benefits.

Because everything in the future is constantly changing.

It's like suddenly being transported to this world.

With drastic changes in the environment, promises may become unfulfilled, benefits may disappear, and contracts may be broken.

They are all things related to the future, but the future is unpredictable.

The only things that can be measured are the strength in one's hands and the emotions in one's heart.

Strength can reliably guarantee the present, but emotions...

This is probably the only future that Kurokawa Kazuya would pursue now.

Compared to contracts, promises, and interests based on the surrounding environment, feelings arise from the heart, and feelings can make people in another world want to return to reality.

Deep affection can lead separated people to actively seek each other out when they part ways.

This has always been his guiding principle since arriving in the other world.

Rather than a simple exchange of benefits, he prefers to build emotional relationships with Merry, Yuyuko, and the four members of the End Band.

Family ties, friendships, and romantic love—all of these are acceptable.

Anna Hanami: "But what you're doing is actually quite dangerous, isn't it?"

The blue-haired girl murmured to herself, her tone carrying a strange mix of helplessness and worry.

Then, as if by accident, the girl's fingers touched the other person's lips.

Then she looked at her slightly damp fingers.

Her gaze gradually focused, and unconsciously she raised her hand and moved it towards her lips.

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish

I heard the sound of someone crawling into the bushes behind me.

Kaguya Houraisan: "It is indeed quite dangerous. If I had chosen to betray you, Kurokawa would probably have gone to extremes on the spot. Actually, I think that if you had become a yandere, it would have been a better outcome for Kurokawa."

The bright moonlight shone on her face, and the princess from the moon appeared in the arena.

The emotions of a yandere can feel intense, but for Kurokawa Kazuya, who is somewhat mentally unstable, it's probably just the right amount.

Yanai sees Ancai: "..."

The blue-haired girl turned to look at Kaguya Houraisan, who had suddenly appeared.

It was obvious that she wasn't considering what the other person was saying at all, and she hadn't even fully listened to what Kaguya was saying.

Her whole body stiffened involuntarily, and the hand that was reaching for her lips was quickly turned away and touched her cheek.

She had originally wanted to pull her hand away from Kurokawa Kazuya's, which was still tightly clasped, but unfortunately, after trying to pull it away twice, she found that it was firmly held by him and she couldn't pull it away at all.

　At this moment, she dared not exert herself too much, lest she disturb Kurokawa Kazuya.

So the blue-haired girl could only pretend that nothing had happened.

Anna asked, "Why did Kaguya suddenly come over?"

She forced herself to calm down and put on the same expression she usually wore when facing Kaguya Houraisan.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Oh, I actually arrived a while ago. At this crucial moment of integration with the city, especially after offending the Lunarians, I had to come and watch from the sidelines."

She stepped into the moonlight, her long, black hair swaying with her movements.

The beautiful princess arrived before Kurokawa Kazuya and beside Hanami Anna.

Kaguya Houraisan: "In a sense, it was you, Hana, who pushed him towards me. Kurokawa declared his intention to pursue me the very night you refused."

"He acted like he didn't care, and even said he was glad you chose to stay true to yourself. This guy is much more afraid of being alone than I thought."

Princess Yue Shang, standing beside Banami, extended her hand and grasped the other hand that Kurokawa and Miku had extended.

As Kurokawa Kazuya slept, emitting a faint glow, it was as if he sensed that the person approaching was Kaguya Houraisan.

With almost no resistance, just like when facing Yanagi, they interlocked their fingers and firmly grasped each other's hands.

Yanai sees Ancai: "..."

Question: What does it feel like when the boy you like holds hands with another girl right in front of you?

Well, to be honest, I didn't really have a very strong feeling about it.

The blue-haired girl silently looked at Princess Yue Shang beside her.

Perhaps it was the other person's excessive actions upon their arrival that caused her brain to become somewhat overloaded, and the initial tension disappeared in the process of overload.

At this moment, she began to think about what the other person had just said.

Anna Hanami: "Actually, I think Kurokawa is in more danger than me."

Kaguya Houraisan: "Hanami, you can just say it directly. Just say you're a little worried that I might betray you in the end."

She turned her head and smiled at Anna Hanami.

Anna Hanami: "After all, Your Highness, you've always had a sense of superiority over us, haven't you?"

After a pause, the blue-haired girl stared straight ahead.