The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

"not at all."

"That's because... I, Dad, was once a hero who saved the world, you know?"

"........."

"And your mother, she was once saved from disaster by me, the hero who saved the world, and we fell in love at first sight. And you, you are the burden of our love... oh wait, I mean, the fruit of our love~"

"...Dad, I can understand your feelings of still being a teenager at your age. After all, a man is a boy until he dies. I can understand."

After a moment of silent silence, the boy nodded quite sincerely.

"But Dad, next time you make up a story, could you at least make one that's a little more plausible?"

"No, what your dad said is true."

Before the boy could finish speaking, a woman wearing an apron around her waist reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

“We’ve been thinking that all these years, because of you, we haven’t been able to go on a proper trip. Now that you’re about to go to university, it’s time for you to experience living independently.”

"...I understand that you want to go on a trip, and I can accept that I'm a burden on your relationship, but could you please stop insulting my intelligence with stories about partnerships?"

The boy, who was lying on the sofa with one hand covering his forehead, spoke in a muffled voice.

"What kind of world-saving hero is this..."

“Son, it’s okay if you don’t believe me. But before we go on our trip, Dad has decided to pass on the power I used to save the world to you. Are you ready to receive this power?”

Looking at the boy lying on the sofa, Su Ning's smile was quite kind.

"Oh, living expenses, right? Give them to me. You can rest assured when you go on your trip. I'm not a child anymore and I can take care of myself."

The boy answered in an almost monotonous tone, looking like a heartless machine reciting lines.

"Very well, then after your mother and I leave, open this box and inherit the power your father once had to save the world!!"

The couple placed a black box on the coffee table, then, as if they had been expecting this, took a suitcase from the bedroom. After waving to the boy who was lying on the sofa in a daze, they opened and closed the door in one smooth motion and left.

juvenile:"………"

After lying on the sofa for several more minutes, the boy sighed, got up, and opened the box in front of him.

To his surprise, the box didn't contain the bank cards or cash he had expected, but rather... a faint pink dot?

(...Could what Dad just said be true? He really was a hero who saved the world, and this is the strength he left me...)

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through the boy's mind, but before he could prepare to inherit this power, the pink light automatically merged into his body. A moment later, a pitiful voice rang in his mind.

Welcome to the Magical Girl System...

"........."

After standing there in silence for a long time, the boy grabbed the box on the coffee table and smashed it to the ground with all his might.

"Magical Girl my ass!!!"

……………………………………………………………

"Will a magical boy save the world?"

Nodding, Shiki Eiki looked thoughtful.

"So that's how it is. Brother, you saved all living beings in the world. No wonder your sins have been lessened."

"Ha~ Actually, things like sins don't really matter. After all, who in this world can stop themselves from committing sins?"

Shi Bai chuckled softly.

"Bodhi has no tree, the bright mirror is not a stand; originally there is nothing, so where can dust alight? When the mind is clear and empty, it is naturally unstained by dust, just like me, who is not elated by external gains, nor saddened by personal losses. When in high office, I worry about the people; when in retirement, I worry about the ruler. But whether I am in power or in retirement, I still worry. When can I find joy? The ancients said, 'Time flows on like this…'... It seems I've mixed them up?"

"Someone left a hundred dollars on the ground."

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Siji pointed to the side.

"Huh? Where? Where?!" x2

"........."

...Wait, why are there two voices?

As if sensing something, Xiao Siji turned her head with a slight twitch at the corner of her eye, and then saw her boss holding a written IOU, looking around for a 100-yuan note on the ground, just like her silly older brother.

Little Four Seasons: "..."

For some reason, she always felt that these two people were beyond saving, in every sense of the word.

"Remember, all your IOUs are with me, and you have to pay them back later!!"

Reluctantly, Shi Bai took out 10,000 yuan from his wallet and handed it to the other party. Still unwilling to give up, he waved the large stack of IOUs in his hand at Heka in front of him.

"Okay, okay, it's all in black and white here. Besides, you're not short of money, what's wrong with lending me some?"

Heca took the money and pouted somewhat unhappily.

"You must have made a fortune just from serializing your novels in the newspaper, right? And you even have shares in the newspaper, so the dividends alone are substantial every year. You're so rich, what's wrong with lending me some money? You actually expect me to act like a high and mighty goddess of hell and give you IOUs..."

"If that's the case, then you shouldn't play mahjong!"

Carefully putting away the IOUs, Shi Bai rolled his eyes in exasperation.

"Why should I spend the money I earned through my own abilities on you?!"

"Why should I pay you back the money I borrowed through my own abilities?!"

That's just sophistry!

That's just sophistry!

Are you a broken record?!

Are you a broken record?!

"...Are you a pig?"

"You're a pig."

"No, I'm a pig."

"No, you're a pig."

"…You childish brat, don't mimic me!!"

"Don't you childish brat mimic me!!"

........................

Looking at the two childish brats arguing back and forth in front of her, Shiki Eiki silently turned her head away, and at that moment, her gaze fell precisely on the half-cup of oolong tea on the table.

"Wine? It doesn't smell like wine at all..."

After smelling the half-cup of oolong tea, Shiki Eiki, who was thirsty from eating barbecue, picked up the cup with peace of mind.

"It's just half a cup of tea, my brother shouldn't be young...!?!?!?"

P.S.: The third update will be between 3 and 4 AM.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Youki and Youmu

When Saigyouji Yuyuko woke up from her sleep, she felt extremely dizzy.

She sat blankly on the bed for a long time before she could recall what had happened yesterday.

Because of that newspaper, she learned that the beings of the Northern Underworld already knew about her situation. Turning her grief into appetite, she drank a lot of wine at the banquet last night, and then passed out on the table, completely drunk.

"I hope I don't find out who published that news report..."

Looking down at the clothes she was wearing, Saigyouji Yuyuko got off the bed.

Actually, she prefers the more Japanese-style tatami to something like a tatami bed, but she doesn't have the time or inclination to put effort into that right now and plans to deal with it later.

"Looks like it's going to be a nice day... wait, where's the sunshine coming from?"

When her gaze inadvertently fell upon the ray of sunlight streaming in through the window, Saigyouji Yuyuko first made a subconscious remark, then, realizing what she had just done, she froze in place.

As the dwelling place of the dead, the underworld has always been isolated from sunlight, with only an unchanging, boundless dark void above. Although it was a little regrettable that she would no longer be able to see blue skies and white clouds or feel sunshine and rain while living in the Hakugyokurou from now on, Saigyouji Yuyuko had already mentally prepared herself for this.

But... this sunlight?

With a mix of doubt and trepidation, Saigyouji Yuyuko stepped out of her room and into the courtyard.

The sky is blue, the clouds are white, and the sun shines brightly on the earth.

What she saw before her was not an illusion, but a real scene unfolding before her.

"Huh? Are you awake?"

A voice came from afar. When Saigyouji Yuyuko turned around, she saw a black-haired man sitting at a stone table under a blooming cherry blossom tree in the courtyard, adjusting something.

When she looked over, the other person shrugged indifferently.

“You got drunk yesterday, and it was Ali who helped you to your room to rest. Hangovers must be really uncomfortable, right? Don’t drink so much in the future, at least until you build up your alcohol tolerance.”

"Uh... that..."

"By the way, I made some clear soup, it'll be good for you right now."

Seemingly having no intention of letting her finish speaking, the man pointed to his own face after saying that sentence, and then lowered his head again.

"........."

Looking up at the blue sky and white clouds, feeling the gentle breeze on her face, after a brief silence, Saigyouji Yuyuko walked towards the stone table.

It must be said that someone's cooking skills are quite reliable. After sipping the bowl of clear soup, Saigyouji Yuyuko clearly felt that her headache after waking up from a hangover had lessened considerably.

"By the way, do you clean this part of the courtyard?"

Setting down her bowl and looking around at the now-tidied courtyard, Saigyouji Yuyuko asked the man in front of her a question.

"Huh? I'm someone who's meant to do great things, how could I possibly do something as trivial as sweeping? Komachi is the one who cleans this place. Once your gardener arrives, you can hand over all the cleaning duties to him."

Having seemingly finished setting up what he was holding, the man finally raised his head, holding a strangely shaped remote control.

"How is your stay at Baiyulou? Is it comfortable?"

"Hmm...why is there sunlight in the underworld?"

Her gaze swept over the small earthenware pot that looked like it was used for making soup next to the stone table, and Saigyouji Yuyuko pointed to the top of her head.

"If I remember correctly, these things shouldn't exist in the underworld, right?"

"Hmm, you mean this? This is an environmental simulation control system that I secretly salvaged from a train. It's a high-tech product, and its current coverage area is up to ten square kilometers. It's possible that the coverage area can be expanded in the future."

The man shook the remote control in his hand and began to explain.

"Daytime, nighttime, sunlight, rain, and even snow are all simulated. As for the energy consumption, there is a miniature nuclear power plant continuously supplying power, which can probably support it for several hundred years. I'm just worried that you might not be used to it. After all, staring at that unchanging scenery for a long time can cause depression. Yesterday, I spent a long time setting these up and finally managed to get them working properly."

"...Are all of these real?"

She seemed to want to say something, but just before she was about to speak, Saigyouji Yuyuko suddenly changed her words.

"Of course it's real, or rather, the simulation is 99% realism, so what's 1% difference? How about we bring a heavy snowfall right now so you can experience it for yourself?"

Upon hearing her words, the man in front of her enthusiastically raised the remote control in his hand.

"Let me tell you, this is the latest high-tech product. Things like artificial snow and artificial rain are child's play..."

Before he finished speaking, the brightness of the world suddenly turned dark, the temperature dropped drastically, and a biting wind accompanied by a blizzard swept across the land.

"...Uh, I think I accidentally pressed the blizzard option... Damn it, this blizzard will last for a whole hour..."

Amidst the blizzard whipped by strong winds, Saigyouji Yuyuko faintly heard a slightly annoyed voice coming from in front of her.

Saigyouji Yuyuko: "..."

Although the environmental simulation control system encountered a minor mishap during the experiment, its functionality was incredibly powerful, a fact acknowledged by the two individuals who waited an hour until the storm subsided before emerging from the building.

During the hour they spent alone indoors, the two of them played chess for a full hour... Saigyouji Yuyuko won decisively.

"Alright, the basic settings have been adjusted. From now on, the weather and weather patterns here will operate according to natural laws. Extreme blizzards like that are basically impossible to occur under normal circumstances."

After losing for an hour straight, the man's face looked rather dark.

"You're not very good at using remote controls, so I'll leave them with you for now. Anyway, once this [Environmental Simulation Control System] is set up, you basically don't need to worry about it. If you have any problems, just contact me through Xiao Siji. If you get bored on weekdays, you can go out and explore the surrounding area from Baiyulou. You can even visit places like Hell... Hmm, I'll take you to visit Hell when we have time later."

The man in front of him scratched his hair, looking slightly annoyed.