Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

The bunny-eared girl looked intently at Kurokawa Kazuya and Hanami in front of her:

"The yandere princess revealed her true nature, wanting to kill everyone connected to the protagonist. From then on, the protagonist and she went in completely opposite directions."

This time, the purple-haired bunny-eared girl has come up with a great idea.

Meanwhile, Director Hanami started scribbling and drawing on the script in his hands:

"This is indeed a good development, but in this case, we must lay enough groundwork for the princess's pathological psychology in the preceding daily life."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "So, how do you plan to arrange the ending?"

Reisen: "It doesn't matter either way. The fact that the protagonist is willing to play along with the selfish princess is a very good thing. It doesn't matter whether the princess dies in the protagonist's arms or the protagonist dies in the princess's arms in the end."

Anna Hanami: "I kind of like the one in front of me."

The blue-haired girl stroked her chin and joined in the discussion with Reisen.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

An aura of impending death washed over me.

However, given their current costumes, props, and the actors' acting skills and looks...

The possibility of him actually dying suddenly is not high.

A sickly princess, a deceitful protagonist, a yandere princess who knows she's been tricked but is still willing to accept it, beautiful daily life, an explosion of possessiveness, and two sides engaged in killing and saving.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "To be honest, it would be more suitable to make it into an anime, but it seems like it would be good in live-action too."

Although it's a live-action drama, looking at the footage recorded by those cameras gives it a strange, almost anime-like feel.

The exquisite costumes, props, and special effects bring the virtual feel of anime to life.

Like the moon rabbit in front of us, it actually has rabbit ears, completely different from those artificial products made with props.

"Fantasy becoming reality?"

He muttered to himself as he watched the two girls in front of him discuss something.

Then, while Kurokawa and Mi were in a daze, Banami, who was in the middle of a discussion, put his director's hat on Kurokawa and Mi's head.

Banami: "We've finished our discussion, it's time to eat. Kurokawa, is there anything you'd like to eat?"

She said it as if nothing was wrong.

Chapter Ninety-Nine: Fujiwara Destroyed in an Instant

In the noisy venue, the moon rabbits split into twos and threes and began to eat the boxed lunches served during the performance.

And they began to jokingly comment on the things in it.

Not long ago, the Moon Rabbits were complaining about falling to the ground, but once they started working, they adapted to the rhythm very quickly.

The atmosphere in the entire venue really felt like a film crew having dinner.

Anna Hanami: "Guess what's in the lunchbox? It's a brand new food that Yuyuko and I just developed, and I made it myself."

Although she was talking, the blue-haired girl didn't give Kurokawa Kazuya any time to guess; she had already opened the lunchbox before she could finish speaking.

The lunchbox contained only a few neatly arranged sushi pieces.

Kazuya Kurokawa himself doesn't really like cold food; he prefers freshly cooked, piping hot meals to anything cold.

However, sushi is a rare exception. Thanks to the various sushi delivery services that had spread throughout the city in his previous life, he gradually became more accepting of this kind of food.

Before my mouth could even react, a piece of sushi was placed inside.

Anna Hanami: "How are you feeling?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Oh~ I couldn't quite tell what was added to it."

Anna Hanami: "Tch~ Kurokawa, you have no taste. Do you know what eel is? It's the super expensive kind. Yuyuko and I heard an old man talking about it at the festival last time, so we went to find it. We've been discussing with him about eel farming near the town recently."

"Kurokawa, you have no idea how complicated it is to make one eel sushi. First, you have to remove the eel's bones, then use tweezers to remove the small bones, then skewer it and grill it, then cut it into pieces, and only after that can you make the sushi."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Emmm...the taste is indeed quite good."

Anna Hanami: "Right, right?"

As she spoke, she conjured a flamethrower for Kurokawa and Miya.

"After being grilled on sushi, it has a completely different flavor from eating it cold."

The girl told Kurokawa and Miya to make the sushi, and then she started spitting fire.

The heat of the flame sears the oil on the eel, mixing it with the rice underneath the sushi and releasing an enticing aroma of oil and starch mingling together.

As the fragrance wafted out, the surrounding moon rabbits couldn't help but turn their gazes in his direction.

However, at this moment, Kurokawa Kazuya clearly had no intention of sharing. Under the envious gaze of Tsukito, he and Hanami shared the eel sushi in the bento box.

While constantly demonstrating the amazing way of eating to Kurokawa Kazuya, Banami would occasionally pick up eel sushi from Kurokawa Kazuya's lunchbox and put it in her mouth.

Although it was said to be made for Kurokawa Kazuya, in reality, Hanami ate more than half of the entire bento box.

The two chatted and ate at the same time.

The topics of their conversation were quite varied, ranging from Yuyuko to Kaguya, from Kaguya to Merry, and finally from Merry to Banami herself and Houraisan Kaguya.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "I remember Kaguya said she would help you with the filming as someone who experienced it firsthand. Where is she now?"

He casually steered the conversation toward Kaguya Houraisan.

Princess Moon, whose internet connection was cut off, made a request to act in a film with Hanami.

It was precisely because of the other party's presence that Kurokawa Kazuya felt exceptionally at ease allowing the Moon Rabbits to directly connect with Banami.

After all, with Penglai Mountain's Hui Liuyi Qi Yi Er suppressing Shi Si Ba Ye, the Moon Rabbits had no choice but to obediently listen to him no matter how much they argued.

As expected of the extremely capricious princess, she vanished in the blink of an eye.

Anna Hanami: "Oh, Kaguya told me before she left that she wasn't going on vacation this time either. Didn't that Prince Fujiwara no Fuhito recently come to her door with the 'Hourai Jade Branch' to propose?"

The blue-haired girl pointed to the direction of Heian-kyo, the city in the distance.

Anna Hanami: "Just then, quite a few minor nobles from Heian-kyo came to ask for the use of 'scrolls that allow for quick learning upon completion of specific tasks.' Kaguya took the opportunity to flip through your related plans, then used them to win over the minor nobles in Heian-kyo."

Let's call any magical artifacts that allow you to quickly learn by completing specific tasks "learning machines" for now.

The news that Kurokawa Kazuya was willing to offer the right to rent out learning machines at a lower price had already spread throughout Heian-kyo.

Those non-cultivator nobles who had no extraordinary resources to exchange naturally pounced on the scene like mice seeing a cat.

In fact, some areas of this town have already been designated by Kurokawa and Miya as an "industrial park" for those who intend to connect to the "Infinite Faith" and use its magical artifacts.

As some nobles learned exquisite swordsmanship with supernatural powers in order to complete special missions.

The news then spread at an unstoppable speed.

The blue-haired girl shook her head, seemingly reluctant, as she finished speaking.

"Fujiwara no Fuhito, who proposed to her, completely sided with the Lunarians. Through channels on the moon, he obtained the 'Hourai Jade Branch,' thus solving the problem Kaguya had previously posed and gaining the right to marry her."

Princess Kaguya's Five Difficulties: The five difficult questions posed by Princess Kaguya to the nobles who came to propose marriage in "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter".

The stone bowl before the Buddha, the jade branch of Penglai, the fire rat fur coat, the jade head of the dragon, and the swallow shell are five treasures that are almost impossible to find on earth after the Age of Gods.

Before meeting Kurokawa Kazuya, Kaguya Houraisan made a request to the five nobles who proposed to her, asking them to find these five items, and promised to marry them if they could find them on their own.

To be fair, even after Fujiwara no Fuhito obtained the "Hourai Jade Branch," Houraisan Kaguya could still have used force to refuse.

But in that case, she wouldn't be able to go any further and return the favor by making the other person feel disgusted.

The capricious princess is far more petty than one might imagine.

Heian-kyo is a city protected by the Hakurei Shrine Maidens. Given that she was in the wrong, Kaguya couldn't just arbitrarily attack the powerful nobles who held the highest positions of power within the city.

When the strength of both sides is roughly equal, force is always the worst option.

Anna Hanami: "So Kaguya bribed the minor nobles under him and managed to turn the real 'Hourai Jade Branch' in his hands into a fake."

"Subsequently, the united nobles pressured him through the Emperor and listed charges against him. When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down, and now the entire Fujiwara family is in a state of disintegration."

The gambler's death is always futile and swift.

Fujiwara no Fuhito, having staked everything on the Lunarians, came with great momentum to provoke Kaguya of Houraisan.

In the blink of an eye, he lost all the power he had.

Even within the Fujiwara clan, many of his former relatives and clansmen who had originally obeyed him turned against him, listing all sorts of evidence against him.

Ultimately, it's all about profit.

Kurokawa Kazuya's so-called learning machine is far inferior to his own innate talent.

After all, that thing consumes a lot of energy to use.

For these non-cultivators to use it for an extended period of time, they would have to rely on the 'infinite faith' provided by Kurokawa Kazuya.

His own cultivation was almost entirely controlled by the other party.

Such a restricted supernatural being was naturally beneath Fujiwara no Hitoshi's notice.

Even knowing of its existence, Fujiwara no Kou still attempted to acquire true cultivation talent through the Moon God, thus becoming an unrestrained cultivator.

But his indifference doesn't mean his subordinates are indifferent.

In the past, everyone felt that following you, Fujiwara, meant they would have more meat to eat than waiting for others, so they rallied around you.

Even if there's only one spot available in the Moon Palace, everyone plans to wait until you become a cultivator and then let you serve as their protector.

but now--

An opportunity for everyone to cultivate is right in front of us.

Who gave you permission, Fujiwara no Hiroshi, to offend Kurokawa Kazuya... oh no, I mean, to offend the great Kurokawa-sama?

They actually dared to spy on that person's partner; they were simply courting death.

In short, when Kaguya Houraisan finished her publicity and entered the Fujiwara residence, Fujiwara no Fuhito was already tied up tightly by his family and placed in the reception room, awaiting the princess's disposal.

Kurokawa Kazuya: "So, we still have influence within Heian-kyo?"

Anzu Hachimi: "Yes, the united forces of the nobles have once again split under the influence of our learning machines, forming a third force together with the cultivators who support us. Now, we also have the right to interfere with that Hakurei Shrine Maiden."

The blue-haired girl calmly recounted the recent troubles caused by Kaguya Houraisan.

Even she herself was somewhat surprised that she, an ordinary high school girl, could describe this power struggle so casually.

Perhaps they've long been used to it, or perhaps...

Anna Hanami: "Thinking about it carefully, I guess I'm quite a big shot now."

She was making her comments so casually.

Chapter 100 Reisen's Exclusive Mind-Reading Skill

Subsequently, Kaguya Houraisan gained control over some of the nobles in Heian-kyo.

Now that they control a portion of the nobles, can they bring their "City of Technology" under their control to war with the enemy?

War is inevitable.

A city that has never seen bloodshed has a fragile promise of peace, and if the pace of the battle can be completely controlled by one's own side, it will definitely have an advantage for them.

If possible, Kurokawa did not want his side to suffer any losses in this conflict between cities that he had initiated.

After all, that's all the chips he has left.

Such a thing would naturally be very difficult in the normal world, but it is not difficult to solve in the supernatural world.

All you need to do is find a way to prevent the opponent from breaking through her defenses.

I just kept thinking and thinking in my mind.

Kurokawa Kazuya noticed that the surrounding sounds were gradually quieting down. He looked up and saw Anna Hachimi's serious yet energetic face staring intently at him.

The girl appeared to have remained in that position, staring at him for quite some time.

Hanami Anana: "Have you finished thinking about it?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Yes, I've come up with some solutions."

Anna Hanami: "In that case, let's continue filming."