Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

At this moment, he did not hide his feelings from Reimu Hakurei, who was just a little girl beside him.

He didn't really treat the other person like a child.

Although she looks very small now, Reimu Hakurei's state is like Kaguya's when she first descended from the moon and became a little girl.

In just a few weeks, the other person will have fully grown to the same age as the Hakurei Shrine Maiden.

Reimu Hakurei: "Then let's leave it at that."

The little girl glanced at Kurokawa Kazuya: "But let me make it clear beforehand, I'm only going to eat and drink from now on, I absolutely won't do any work. Don't expect me to do anything for you."

Kaguya Houraisan: "I've learned how to freeload."

Her Highness then gave a summary.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "No problem. As long as you don't cause trouble, providing basic entertainment and food is not a problem for me."

Reimu Hakurei: "Okay."

He nodded, seemingly feeling tired from the conversation.

Reimu Hakurei: "Is there anywhere here where I can rest?"

She looked up at Kurokawa Kazuya.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Just pick any room you like, I'll have someone decorate it for you."

As the group talked, they entered a small building in the center of the town. Due to the town's temporary population shortage, most of the rooms in the building were unfurnished and vacant.

Reimu Hakurei: "That's settled then."

Nodding again, the shrine maiden, both mature and naive, walked directly into the nearest empty house.

She casually sat down on the ground and leaned against something.

Then, she took out the bag of soy sauce potato chips that Kurokawa Kazuya had given her at the beginning, and with a mix of awkwardness and preciousness, she took out a potato chip and began to nibble on it little by little like a hamster.

At this moment, he seemed to have entered a state of detachment from worldly affairs.

As Reimu Hakurei quieted down, the scene seemed to gradually quiet down as well.

Kurokawa Kazuya and Houraisan Kaguya gradually shifted their attention to the silent Moon Rabbit.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Her name is Reisen."

After thinking for a moment, Kaguya briefly explained the basic situation of the Moon Rabbit to Kurokawa and Miyabi.

Among the selfless and dedicated moon rabbits, he is the only selfish one.

The rabbit, who had been tense, almost instinctively lowered its head when Kurokawa and Mi looked at it.

She was actually somewhat dissatisfied with Kaguya Houraisan's behavior, which directly revealed her true nature.

However, the rabbit on the moon had no right to resist.

At this moment, she was even observing Kurokawa Kazuya's emotional changes from a perspective that only she knew, a perspective that belonged to fluctuation.

When will it rise, and when will it fall?

Once you grasp the patterns, you can basically determine the preferences of the person you're talking to.

Reisen was perfectly clear about the patterns she had summarized herself, and this method was indispensable in her ability to stand out among the Moon Rabbits.

The rabbit keenly sensed the man's opinion of its ears.

The rabbit's thinking began to change.

She caught a glimpse of that alluring possibility in Kurokawa Kazuya's mind.

Are these people on Earth?

A mocking thought involuntarily arose in my mind.

Although the selfish moon rabbit is selfish, it is precisely because of its selfishness that it thinks that it is always high and mighty on the moon.

She shared the same pride that the people of the Moon had towards the Earth.

However, she did not show it at this time, but she had already thought about her next course of action.

Reisen is a very clever rabbit.

And just as the selfish rabbit was deliberately shaking its ears and starting to plan what was to come,

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Reisen, right? Do you have any ideas on how to attract more selfless moon rabbits?"

Reisen: "...?"

It sounds like I'm hallucinating.

The rabbit on the moon raised its head and looked at Kurokawa Kazuya with a puzzled expression.

In the rabbit's view, the enchanting emotions that Kurokawa Kazuya had once possessed had vanished, replaced by a strange excitement akin to discovering a treasure, surging through its body.

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Chapter 95 Kurokawa Kazuya: Moon Rabbit, Scent~

After completing the ritual for the Hakurei Shrine Maiden, Kurokawa Kazuya fully revealed a part of his true nature.

His previously good relationship with Heian-kyo naturally ended.

After the break, obtaining resources such as Onmyoji from the other party naturally becomes a rather troublesome matter.

In the extraordinary world, military power never represents only combat strength; it also represents the world's advanced productivity.

For example, various faith-related rituals require practitioners to carry them out.

For example, the buildings in the town where Kurokawa and Miya are now located were able to be built in a short period of time thanks to the help of cultivators.

For example, the steam engine that Kurokawa Kazuya is currently using will require cultivators to manually assemble it if they want to increase production in the future.

For example, the various rapid crop production plans that Kurokawa and Mi were considering also required the help of cultivators to implement.

Regarding where to obtain resources from the superhumans.

Kazuya Kurokawa had actually considered this long before the festival was held.

Or rather, Kurokawa and Miya have always had channels to acquire extraordinary individuals.

—Merry

Regardless of whether the other person is Merry or not, let's still call her Merry.

After completing the first round of game plan discussions with Kurokawa Kazuya, the blonde, bookish girl promised to guide a considerable number of weak monsters to settle in Kurokawa Kazuya's "city of technology".

She even planned to take action directly during the celebration.

However, Kurokawa Kazuya temporarily suppressed the matter.

The reason is obvious—

Even the weakest monster is still a monster.

Don't misunderstand, Kurokawa Kazuya didn't mean to look down on yokai, nor did he have any discriminatory thoughts.

He was simply stating the facts: monsters who have always lived in the wild in a dog-eat-dog world and have little sense of cooperation are simply impossible to manage.

Monsters who are used to stealing, killing, and robbing are allowed into the city and cannot be controlled.

Kurokawa Kazuya had finally managed to lure a large group of low-income people away by ending the band's performance and using the food court as bait, but the very next day he had to pack up his buckets and run away.

But managing them well is never just about having power.

There is no such thing as everyone obeying you just because you demonstrate your power.

Every living being possesses its own wisdom.

Every living being has its own set of survival logic.

People aren't puppets who get scared just because you threaten them.

If it's not feasible to do it openly, can't we at least do it covertly?

Kurokawa Kazuya might be able to subdue the monsters through sheer terror and madness, but that would contradict his own purpose.

The result will only be that the monsters keep secretly running away.

Even if they could be locked up in this town, Kurokawa Kazuya wouldn't do it.

The first batch of monsters brought by Meli were essentially the vanguard for publicity, serving as an example of whether Kurokawa and Mi's territory could attract other weaker monsters to settle there in the future.

We can't let them run wild, but we also can't let them despair about the city itself.

The best way to tame a wild animal is, of course, the carrot and the stick.

The best way to get these monsters to obey is to tell them the rules and then punish them accordingly when they break them.

Appropriate punishments, appropriate rewards, and enough subordinates to carry them out—this is what Kurokawa Kazuya has always lacked.

Villagers can be recruited, but cultivators who can subdue demons are not so easy to find.

And let them work wholeheartedly for Kurokawa and Miyabi as a fair law enforcement team, adjudicating issues between monsters and humans?

That's wishful thinking.

Although Kurokawa Kazuya can now freely manipulate the magical artifacts in this town and use their power to unleash far greater force than imagined.

But that's a macro-level force.

On a micro level, it involves punishment and reward, as well as the arrest of various different people.

Regardless of whether it's possible or not, even if it were, Kurokawa Kazuya couldn't possibly dedicate all his energy to this thing 24 hours a day.

"I knew the Moon Rabbits were born for this line of work."

With a delighted expression, Kurokawa Kazuya patted the moon rabbit's shoulder, his eyes shining brightly.

Reisen lowered her head unconsciously when she saw him like that.

Although the selfish rabbit was selfish, it wasn't shameless enough to betray its own kind, however...

Kaguya Houraisan: "The Moon Rabbits have a very low status on the moon. If you're willing to use faith as bait, Kurokawa, you can easily trick quite a few Moon Rabbits down from there."

The beautiful but willful princess, without hesitation, sold the rabbits right under Reisen's nose.

The purple-haired, bunny-eared girl stared blankly at Kaguya Houraisan in front of her.

Kaguya Houraisan: "What? Reisen, are you going to contradict me?"

The princess smiled brightly at the rabbit's face.

Reisen: "The Moon Rabbits aren't as selfless as we imagine, she..."

Kaguya Houraisan: "I don't think it's necessary to make excuses. I know more about this than you, Reisen."

Reisen: "..."

The selfish rabbit lowered its head in silence, refusing to utter any further words.

Kaguya Houraisan shook her head in disbelief upon seeing her like this.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Seriously, she calls herself a selfish rabbit, but she's just as silly as the Moon Rabbit."

The capricious princess, without any restraint, commented on Reisen's current situation.

Seeing this, Kurokawa Kazuya, who was standing to the side, patted her shoulder helplessly.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Hehe~ A hero rescuing a damsel in distress in front of me~"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "To be honest, Kaguya, you're really not suited to speaking in this sarcastic tone. Besides, you can't really play a villain."

He looked at the princess in front of him and started to complain.

The princess on the moon is just willful, not malicious, and Kurokawa Kazuya understands this very well.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Is that so?"