Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

So the next time, they naturally became more serious.

In reality, both sides only made one or two mistakes at the very beginning.

Thanks to their quick reflexes, the game wasn't too difficult once they got used to the patterns.

After defeating this boss, the brother and sister in the game each gained two abilities from the turtle.

The younger sister acquired the turtle's digging ability, and her hands grew long, mole-like grips.

The older brother obtained the turtle's shell, which allowed him to retract into it and spin around like a turtle.

The gate to leave this level is right in front of you, at the top of the BOSS room.

Reimu manipulated her sister to quickly dig a U-shaped hole in the ground.

Reisen then manipulates her brother to jump into the earthen hole, where he spins rapidly along the track, accelerating.

He eventually burst out of the U-shaped earthen tunnel in a straight line, smashing through the massive iron hatch above him.

The game enters a cutscene, which feels like entering a giant vortex, with the two spinning and rushing towards another room.

Reimu Hakurei: "That iron gate was opened before, and then sealed up, wasn't it?"

During the loading screen as the two rushed into the new room, Radish Head, dressed in a red and white shrine maiden outfit, spoke up as if unintentionally.

Reisen: "It seems so. In the scene where it was smashed open, you can see a lot of dirt and debris. The iron gate wasn't solid at all; it must have been covered up with dirt by the turtle later."

The rabbit, intently watching the CG, agreed with the shrine maiden's opinion.

Reimu Hakurei: "When I came in, I saw traces of him practicing hitting steel in many rooms. The turtle's purpose in practicing digging holes and hitting steel was probably to escape from the laboratory."

The red and white shrine maiden said with a slight sneer, "But after constant practice and hard work, when he finally broke down the iron gate that prevented him from leaving, he was afraid to go out into the world."

"Gradually becoming obsessed with digging holes, and making it the entirety of one's life, until finally all that's left in one's mind is digging holes, even refusing to go out. The practice, which was originally undertaken to achieve a goal, ultimately buried the original purpose in the constant practice."

Reisen: "But there's nothing we can do about it. After all, if we leave this lab, the digging and ramming skills that the turtle has practiced for countless years will be completely useless."

The purple-haired girl lowered her head and spoke her thoughts.

[Hint: Running in this room provides power.]

[Hint: Jumping in this room has powerful effects.]

In the game, the turtle, as the BOSS, displays formidable attack power to the player, which stems from two rules of this laboratory.

Once it leaves, it will have nothing left and will no longer be the powerful tortoise it is now.

Just as Reisen said, all the turtle's countless years of practice will be completely in vain.

Reimu Hakurei: "But what use is one person's strength if it can only be used in a laboratory where only they are in it? Strength that cannot be used properly is no different from an illusion."

As the conversation progressed, the sarcasm in Reimu's voice grew increasingly pronounced.

She even subconsciously turned her head to look at Yukari Yakumo and Kazuya Kurokawa.

The meaning in the girl's eyes was quite clear—

If this is a game you created to deliberately provoke me, then you've succeeded.

From Reimu's perspective, isn't this referring to the increasingly constrained Hakurei Shrine Maiden?

A being who initially longed to save the city, but in the process, he was constantly constrained and ultimately found himself completely unable to participate in the city's transformation.

However, at this moment, just as Reimu gave him a disdainful look and then withdrew her gaze,...

She saw the purple-haired, rabbit-eared girl beside her, also staring intently at Kurokawa and Mi with her red eyes.

Hakurei Reimu: “?”

Reimu Hakurei: "Reisen, you have your own ideas too."

Reisen: "..."

The submissive rabbit simply lowered its head and remained silent.

Kurokawa Kazuya, at this moment, looked at the weak-looking rabbit with a rather peculiar expression.

The truly passive being at this moment should be one who remains completely silent.

Reisen turned to look at Kurokawa Kazuya, but remained silent.

— Seemingly passive, but actually quite proactive.

There's a kind of meaning I won't say, but you definitely understand, right?

Kazuya Kurokawa: "I feel like I understand you, Reisen, a little better now."

Is the seemingly gentle rabbit actually quite impulsive at heart?

Kurokawa Kazuya shook his head, muttering to himself, "Reisen probably also feels that the game's plot is targeting her. After all, the rabbits in the moon are also a group of beings trapped on the moon."

The selfless and dedicated rabbits, their selflessness and dedication are clearly for making the world a better place and for gaining the love of others.

But as time goes on...

Their excessive devotion on the moon was met with contempt from the people of the moon.

At the same time, the Moon Rabbits themselves have developed a strong sense of belonging to the Moon and its inhabitants due to their continuous dedication to the cause.

Even if they are targeted, they still obey; even if they are used as cannon fodder, they still do it willingly.

Besides their selfless and dedicated nature, the Moon Rabbit clan's consistent dedication to the Moon is also a key factor in their unwavering obedience to the Moon's commands.

The Moon Capital is the home of the Moon Rabbit, even though Kurokawa and Miyako treat the Moon Rabbit on Earth countless times better than they do in the Moon Capital.

But all the Moon Rabbits except Reisen still harbor a strong desire to return to the moon.

At this moment, Reisen was probably suspecting that Kurokawa Kazuya was using the game's storyline to remind her.

Reisen: "I'm just an ordinary moon rabbit, I can't influence all rabbits."

She lowered her head and said weakly.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "To be honest, in a sense, this plot does have a rather suggestive flavor. Whether it's coincidence or intentional..."

"I have to emphasize that the storyline of this game was not written by me at all. If you have any questions, you should ask this woman, Meryl, who is sitting next to me."

Kurokawa Kazuya pointed to Yakumo Yukari beside him.

At the same time, the way he looked at Yukari Yakumo gradually became strange.

Yakumo Yukari: “…”

The blonde girl fell silent at this moment.

To be honest, Yukari Yakumo didn't think much about it when she wrote this part of the story.

She simply picked one story at random from the various stories she had witnessed over the past thousand years.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Perhaps the emotions expressed by people's subconscious are often ones that they themselves are not even aware of."

He shrugged, and at this point, Kurokawa Kazuya didn't continue talking about that point.

When Reimu and Reisen learned that the plot wasn't written by Kurokawa Kazuya, they didn't bother to investigate further.

Judging from Meryl's expression, it's clear that this incident probably backfired on her.

The room, which had just been filled with excitement, fell silent again, with only the background music from the game playing.

At this moment, Kurokawa Kazuya turned his gaze to Yakumo Yukari beside him.

Yukari Yakumo: "Is there a problem?"

The blond sage said this in a casual tone.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Merry, have you noticed that your tone of voice is a little strange right now? Are you perhaps thinking about the weird things you did in the game?"

Compared to the confident girl at the beginning, the tone of the demon in the realm now clearly carried a strange unease.

It feels like a grown-up child is about to confront their embarrassing past?

Probably not.

A monster that has lived for at least several thousand years should have an incredibly thick skin, not to mention that this thing was recently made by Meli, so how could she possibly put her own dark history inside it?

Yakumo Yukari: “…”

Yukari Yakumo: "Probably not."

After a moment of silence, the demon of the realm shook his head in denial.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Should?"

Yukari Yakumo: "In order to create this game, I used the power of my realm to rewind my thoughts for a while, allowing myself to feel the thoughts I had when I was born."

Yukari Yakumo: "Kurokawa, as you know, I have some understanding of what you're describing, such as hopscotch, building houses, or racing, but I can't fully appreciate the fun you're describing."

The yokai in the realm described their state.

Kazuya Kurokawa: 'Oh, that's a good idea. A child's mindset, an adult's meticulousness—no wonder you, Meryl, as a beginner, were able to create so many great levels.'

Yukari Yakumo: "The only problem is that I seemed to be too engrossed in the production, which made me miss some of the more troublesome things."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "For example?"

Yakumo Yukari: “…”

The demon from the boundary remained silent from then on.

She just stared straight ahead without saying a word.

Seeing this, Kurokawa Kazuya also turned his gaze forward.

In the foreground, Reisen and the siblings controlled by Reimu are playing and have begun to enter new stages.

The game's background music continues.

Yukari Yakumo: "Master, would you like to ask further questions about this?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Merry, do you want to say something?"

He turned to Meryl beside him and asked her a question.

Yukari Yakumo: "I don't want to, but Master must have figured it out."

The wise man's voice carried an unusual coldness.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "You've noticed something, haven't you?"

For thousands of years, we have been working toward the same goal. The action itself has long transcended its purpose and become an inseparable part of life.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "I'm actually quite curious about how you came up with this idea in the first place."

He voiced a question that had been lingering in his mind ever since he met Yukari Yakumo.

Every action in life has its own reason.

Monsters born from faith in the world mostly don't even have the need to eat or excrete; they just need to scare passersby a little to gain some faith.

Let alone uniting the entire group of monsters, even cooperating with other monsters is far more dangerous than rewarding for wild, small monsters.

After all, the most ruthless thing is for one's own people to betray each other.

Most wild monsters never choose to cooperate during their growth process.

An individual's personality, if it does not undergo a major turning point, will gradually take shape during childhood.

It's normal for yokai to refuse to cooperate, but Yukari Yakumo, who calls for cooperation and even wants to unite everyone, is the most bizarre of all yokai.

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Chapter 106 Yakumo Yukari Issues a Provocation

Why does Yukari Yakumo have the idea of ​​uniting youkai to resist the changes of the times?

Her ideal in this regard is the kind that would be ridiculed as crazy if told to monsters.

Among the monsters, who rarely possess even society and cooperation, this story tells of an era of cooperative resistance.