Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

Having said that, Kurokawa Kazuya finally revealed his true intentions.

He turned to look at the cold-blooded Hakurei Shrine Maiden beside him.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Hakurei Shrine Maiden, I think you should find a way to develop emotions. Without emotions, you can't empathize with others, nor can you make judgments about them. If everything is on the verge of collapse, as the strongest force, you can still make judgments based on your own will and restore peace."

He extended his finger toward the Hakurei Shrine Maiden in front of him.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Isn't it wrong that the person with the strongest power is unable to exert it due to constraints, causing things to get worse and worse?"

He looked at the Hakurei Shrine Maiden in front of him with a smile that seemed to be malicious.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Even if we have to use feelings as a last resort, I don't think there's anything wrong with my suggestion."

Why bring up this opinion at this time?

He was probably planning to create obstacles or plant some landmines for the high-ranking officials of Heian-kyo who were threatening him.

Urban development cannot truly remain completely stagnant.

Even with the current conflicts, Kurokawa and Miyako will definitely cooperate more and more with Heian-kyo in the future.

If possible, Kurokawa Kazuya also wanted the situation in the opposite city to be more stable, at least to avoid the current predicament.

If the Hakurei Shrine Maiden could break free from her shackles and become the ruler of that city.

He would definitely agree wholeheartedly.

Of course, it was probably partly a whim as well?

Their conscience, which had not yet been completely extinguished, was now desperately trying to make its presence felt, hoping to gain some benefits while also making themselves feel better.

It's hard not to feel annoyed that a shrine maiden who dedicated herself to the city has ended up in this state.

In reality, Kurokawa Kazuya was just trying things out when he said those things.

But the Hakurei Shrine Maiden in front of him fell silent after he finished speaking.

The path of severing desires that the Hakurei Shrine Maiden practices involves gradually cutting off her own selfish desires.

This road is adapted from the ancient texts passed down from the time of the gods.

In the age of gods who ravaged the earth, human priestesses practiced secret arts to serve the gods, gradually severing their own desires and emotions, becoming the gods' most loyal servants and the most suitable vessels.

The playthings of the holy sons and daughters, or even the gods.

Now, the Hakurei Shrine Maiden truly has no selfish desires; she has become the perfect shrine maiden serving the city of Heian-kyo.

But like a priestess serving the gods, she is willing to give everything for them.

It's not that they can't think, nor that they lack direction; it's just that their thoughts are limited to the gods they serve.

The Hakurei Shrine Maiden was willing to abandon her principles for Heian-kyo; the city itself was everything to her.

Although Kurokawa Kazuya only mentioned a possibility, it was indeed a way to protect the city for her.

If all safeguards are in place, reserving an alternative possibility is absolutely beneficial for the city of Heian-kyo.

and so--

Hakurei Shrine Maiden: "Kurokawa Kazuya, I'd like to discuss another deal with you."

The cold-blooded witch then spoke words that sounded extremely private.

The morning sunlight suddenly became a few degrees brighter at this moment.

In front of Kurokawa Kazuya's line of sight, directly opposite the Hakurei Shrine Maiden, a small figure dressed in the same red and white attire began to gradually take shape.

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Chapter Ninety-Two: The Selfish Moon Rabbit

The midday sun shone through the curtains.

Kaguya Houraisan's boudoir was still the same room that the Taketori-o and his wife had arranged for her.

A wooden dressing table, paper windows, and a neatly made bed that is very characteristic of the era.

Sitting upright in the room, you can smell a faint woody fragrance.

The princess on the moon was lying face down on the bed.

Her pink dress was somewhat disheveled and wrinkled, while her red skirt, adorned with seasonal floral patterns, swayed and twisted with her movements, occasionally revealing the fair feet and ankles of Princess Moon.

"I feel like it's all Kurokawa's fault. After experiencing the online world, I just can't stand being without the internet."

The girl continued to roll around on the bed.

Ding ding ding~ Ding ding ding ding~

A crisp sound seemed to come from beside my ear.

Kaguya Houraisan: "? What was that sound?"

The princess in the moon got out of bed and fell into deep thought.

Ding ding ding~ Ding ding ding ding~

The sound came again, this time much more urgent.

At that moment, the princess remembered something she had forgotten.

At this moment, in a glass bottle placed on her dressing table, there was a purple-haired girl with rabbit ears who looked only the size of a thumb.

It was none other than the only being from the moon that Kurokawa Kazuya and Houraisan Kaguya captured in the game.

She wasn't originally this size; she is now merely a fixed consciousness captured by Kaguya Houraisan using her eternal power.

She was deliberately shrunk to the size of a thumb and placed in a bottle; her real body is actually still on the moon.

Reisen, a rabbit from the moon.

This name was given to her by the two princesses of the Moon Capital, the Cotton Moon sisters.

Therefore, she initially held a fairly good position among the Moon Rabbits.

However, it seems that the two princesses felt that Reisen was more like a rabbit on the ground than a rabbit on the moon, so the purple-haired rabbit's status among the moon rabbits was lowered again.

Reisen didn't seem to care much about the changes in her treatment.

From birth, the quiet rabbit had no great ambitions. She only wanted to quietly obey the orders of the moon people on the moon and live a quiet life forever.

However, things are always subject to change.

She was sent to the battlefield, but she was captured because she was afraid of fighting.

She became a prisoner.

Originally, Reisen thought that she, who had been captured, would eventually be met by someone who could communicate with her.

but……

The princess in the moon seemed to have forgotten about her after placing her on the dressing table.

This fits Reisen's stereotype of willful princesses.

So, in order not to be forgotten in this place, they were eventually trapped in the bottle forever.

The rabbit on the moon can only save itself.

Ding ding ding~ Ding ding ding ding~

She pressed herself against the wall of the glass bottle and kept tapping on the inside, trying to get the attention of the homeowner.

"Wow, you seem pretty energetic."

Barefoot, Kaguya Houraisan jumped off the bed, picked up the bottle, and looked inside.

Reisen: "..."

The well-behaved rabbit could see the amused expression on the princess's face.

Of the three princesses in the Lunar Capital, if we're talking about which one is the most troublesome, it's definitely Kaguya Houraisan. But if we're talking about which princess is surrounded by the most people, it's also Kaguya Houraisan.

Even the most willful princess will attract people's attention.

Of course, this pursuit only ended before he became a sinner.

Nowadays, most Moon People probably avoid Princess Kaguya at all costs.

However, Reisen didn't care, just as she never chose to approach Kaguya when she was most popular.

Now, she no longer avoids the condemned princess like everyone else.

The well-behaved rabbit just wanted to live its own life.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Ha~ Is that what you think? Well, that makes me change my opinion of you a bit."

Reisen: "?!!"

Kaguya Houraisan: "There's no need to be so surprised. You are currently just a consciousness that I have fixed in place with the power of eternity. As a consciousness, isn't it normal for your thoughts to be revealed at will?"

He casually tossed the consciousness inside the bottle outwards.

After being thrown out, the purple-haired girl instantly returned to the size of a normal person from the size of a thumb.

The rabbit on the moon, after being thrown out, remained in the posture of the constellation Auckland, tilting its head back to look at Kaguya of Houraisan in front of it.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Sorry, because I realized I only caught a moon rabbit, I just left you aside and forgot about you. After all, rabbits are just soldiers carrying out orders, and they have no way of knowing about the Lunar Capital's plans."

The capricious princess casually recounted a truth that sounded somewhat cruel.

Her words subtly revealed a casual attitude towards the entire Moon Rabbit race.

Reisen didn't seem to care much about Kaguya's attitude.

After all, this has always been the treatment the Moon Rabbit receives in the Lunar Capital.

She even breathed a slight sigh of relief because the princess in front of her had returned to normal, unlike the way she had first seen her when she had yielded to the people on the ground.

How should I put it...?

There's a sense of relief that the Lunar Capital hasn't lost face.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Alright, although I've seen this state countless times, it's been appearing more frequently online lately, and I'm definitely being influenced a bit."

The princess in the moon stretched out her finger and poked the rabbit in front of her.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Even the poorest latrine cleaner in East London would involuntarily straighten his chest when he thought of Britain's wealth and industry?"

Reisen: "?"

The rabbit on the moon looked up at the princess in front of it with a puzzled expression, completely unable to understand the meaning behind her words.

Upon seeing this, the latter shook her head: "I have already decided to betray the Lunar Capital, so Reisen, you don't need to treat me the same way as before."

Reisen: "..."

To the rabbits living on the moon, the earth is filthy.

Everything on earth is barbaric and vulgar.

The princess from the moon betrayed the lunar capital and came to earth. This probably felt to Reisen like a rich heiress giving up her comfortable environment to become a wild man in the wilderness.

Reisen: "Is it because of that man?"

After a moment of silence, the rabbit pondered and gave its answer.

Although the city under the moon has become increasingly pure, it no longer produces any cultural works.

But Reisen had heard stories about love that have been passed down through the ages.

Kaguya Houraisan: "...?"

The princess on the moon was slightly taken aback by the rabbit's words, but then a bright smile suddenly bloomed on her face.

Kaguya Houraisan: "That's right, I'm completely infatuated with that man, and I'm even willing to become his tool for venting his desires at any time."

She spoke with great conviction.

At that moment, Reisen's face turned pale with fear, and even her rabbit ears stood up straight.