The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

"Uh... let's rebuild the Dream Mansion first, and then relocate this place to Gensokyo."

After glancing at the Dream Pavilion, which he had demolished and left only ruins, Shi Bai's lips twitched slightly before he answered.

"No problem, but could you please tell me where Gensokyo is now?"

After exchanging a glance with her younger sister, Huan Yue took the initiative to speak.

"We haven't been out for a long time, so we have no idea what the outside world has become, we probably don't even know..."

"Huh? Wasn't that gatekeeper at the Dream Pavilion recruited by you?"

Interrupting Huan Yue's words, Shi Bai seemed quite curious.

"Guardian?"

Huan Yue looked on in astonishment, then turned to face her younger sister.

"Mengyue, do we have something called 'recruiting sect members'?"

"I found Ellie."

Before Yumezuki could answer, Kazami Yuuka's calm voice rang out.

"Back when I was in the Western world, I saved her life, and she traveled all the way here to repay my kindness. As for things like being a doorkeeper, I guess she took it upon herself to do so; I didn't make any such request."

"You should be careful, Yuxiang. Our gatekeeper has a minor but not insignificant problem."

Turning his head, Shi Bai spoke in a rather serious tone.

"Because she likes to use the floor tiles of the Dream Pavilion as weapons, which is very expensive."

Yuuka Kazami: "???"

Dream Moon/Phantom Moon: "..."

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Although there were some twists and turns in the process, the final result was satisfactory.

With the permission of Kazami Yuuka, the gatekeeper Ellie finally got her wish and was granted special permission to join the Dream Mansion faction. She then went to work with Gengetsu and Yumegetsu to enthusiastically begin the reconstruction of the Dream Mansion.

As someone from the Western world, Ellie had naturally heard rumors about the Illusion Moon and the Dream Moon, but after her initial surprise, she didn't take them seriously at all.

From the moment she made up her mind to follow Yuuka Kazami, everything in the Western world became irrelevant to her.

"Where do we go next?"

Turning her gaze away from the mountaintop, Yuuka Kazami looked at the person beside her.

"In all the plans you've made, as you've told me, you seem to have very little free time."

"Hmm... let's go back to the Demon Realm first."

After thinking for a moment, Shi Bai made a decision in his heart, then turned around and smiled at Kazami Yuuka beside him.

"Although I do have a little less free time, it's not a big problem. Is there anywhere you'd like to go? I can go with you."

"Where do you want to go..."

After a brief moment of thought, Yuuka Kazami nodded.

“I’ve been to most other places, except for some places like the Demon Realm or the Moon Capital of the Underworld. There is one place I really want to go, but I don’t know if I can go there. I’ve wanted to go there before, but I couldn’t find any way to do so.”

"Hmm? Where is that place?"

After listening to Kazami Yuuka's story, Shi Bai couldn't help but feel a little curious.

Although Kazami Yuuka's strength is much weaker than when she was Yuuka after being reincarnated, especially after losing the Dream World, she is still among the top-tier great youkai.

But even so, are there places she wants to go but can't? It can't be the underworld, a place only the dead can go to, right?

"Heaven."

Yuuka Kazami replied.

"I want to go to the heavens."

"The Celestial Realm? Why would you want to go to a place like that?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Bai became even more curious.

"Do you aspire to become an immortal or a celestial being?"

"No, I just want to go to the heavens to see two people."

Stopping in her tracks, Kazami Yuuka looked at him earnestly and spoke.

"Xiaoye and Xiaoxi, I want to see these two people you've always talked about so much."

"Sure, Xiaoye also said she really wants to meet you."

Shi Bai nodded readily.

"Once I get the Eastern Emperor Bell, I'll take you to the Heavenly Realm. By the way, I have some photos of them here, do you want to see them?"

As if he had just thought of something, Shi Bai simply took out the few cards he had made before, looking quite pleased with himself.

“These cards, for example, took me a very long time to prepare…”

"Wait a minute, I have a question."

After looking at the dozen or so cards in her hand for a while, Kazami Yuuka suddenly raised her head.

"Huh? What's the problem?"

"Their rank is UR, what about mine?"

Holding up the two rainbow-colored cards in her hand, Yuuka Kazami looked serious.

"Don't tell me you didn't make my card. Where is my card?"

"Uh……"

P.S.: Good morning!

Chapter Three: The Otherworld Exploration Team

The Demon Realm is a completely new world created from nothing by Shinki herself. Everything in the Demon Realm, including the order of the Demon Realm people, was created by Shinki.

The entire structure of the Demon Realm is roughly composed of the Demon Realm Gate, the Ruins of Vena, the Fallen Temple, the Demon Realm City, the Ice and Snow World, the Temple of Ten Thousand Demons, the Kingdom of the Unbelievable, and the final layer, the Law Realm.

At the same time, because the entire core of the Demon Realm belongs to Shinki, the Demon Realm people created by Shinki are destined to never step out of the Demon Realm; they only have life within the Demon Realm.

From the creation of the Demon Realm to the emergence of the Demon People and the formation of the Demon Realm's order, to the establishment of their own cities, and until Shi Bai introduced newspapers from the Underworld and Hell, the Demon People always lived a closed-off life. Although they were extremely curious about the outside world, they could never learn anything about its scenery.

It wasn't until the establishment of the first newspaper in the Demon City that crossed the two worlds that these people from the Demon World, who had lived in a "prison" since childhood, learned about the wonders of the outside world.

The changes in their spirit and energy had a profound impact on these demons. Therefore, when Shiro returned to the demon world with Kazami Yuuka 200 years later, he found that it had completely changed.

Looking at the large banner that read "Welcome to the Demon Realm" that he had seen hanging by the roadside as soon as he entered the Demon Realm, Shi Bai felt something was inexplicably wrong for some reason.

This unease reached its peak when he passed by the ruins of Vena and saw the monsters busily working on the vast construction site.

In the Demon Realm, only two kinds of creatures exist.

One type is the species created by Shinki, such as the demons of the demon world, as well as the countless demons that roam the demon world. The other type is outsiders like the succubus Sariel.

But when did... even monsters become allowed to enter the demon realm?

Since it was her first time visiting a place like the Demon World, Kazami Yuuka didn't find anything strange about it; on the contrary, she seemed quite excited.

Although she had indeed given Shinki some pointers on world creation in the past, she never imagined that Shinki would be able to develop this world to such a prosperous state.

Amidst a moment of bewilderment, Shi Bai passed by the bustling construction site and arrived at the Fallen Temple built by Sariel. After so much time had passed, the Fallen Temple, which had once been only half-finished, was now complete, and from the outside it had a magnificent and imposing appearance.

This Fallen Temple, built by Salier, clearly draws inspiration from the architecture of the Western God Jehovah's Kingdom of Heaven, exhibiting a unique Western style. After all, temples only originated in the West, while here, shrines, temples, and monasteries are more common.

However, when Kazami Yuuka curiously entered the Fallen Temple to take a look, she found the huge temple completely empty. A fallen angel with three pairs of angel wings was sitting on the steps at the front of the spacious hall, staring blankly at the empty hall in front of her.

Upon seeing Kazami Yuuka, Sally's eyes, which had been sitting there in a daze, suddenly lit up. She immediately flew to Kazami Yuuka and excitedly began to speak.

"Would you like to join the Fallen Temple? If you believe in the Goddess of Death, she will bestow upon you her most sincere blessings!! Joining now will also grant you special privileges; I can appoint you Archbishop right now!!!"

"The Goddess of Death? Is that you?"

Looking up at the archangel in front of her, who in Western legends is the most capable and trusted archangel of God Jehovah, Yuuka Kazami wore a playful expression.

"What benefits can you give me if I believe in you?"

"I'll appoint you as archbishop!! That's a supreme power. When the time comes, all I have to do is... Sorry for bothering you, farewell!!"

Before she could finish her sentence, Sally's expression changed drastically when she saw Shiro walking in from behind Kazami Yuuka. She immediately turned around and tried to run away.

"Bang!!!"

A gunshot shattered the silence that had enveloped the Fallen Temple.

"It's not too late to explain things clearly before you leave. By the way, do I look that scary to you?"

Shi Bai blew away the gunpowder smoke from his hand and then twirled the gun in his hand.

"What exactly happened in the Demon Realm while I was away? I've just returned and I'm a bit confused. Could you please explain it to me? Hmm... maybe it was the Goddess of Death?"

"........."

Looking at the deep crater at her feet, Sally fell into a long silence.

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"Newspapers? You're saying those monsters came to the Demon Realm to make a living because of the newspapers?"

In the vast and desolate Fallen Temple, after hearing the honest words of the fallen angel before him, Shi Bai couldn't help but raise an eyebrow in surprise.

"Aren't newspapers only circulated in the Demon Realm, the Underworld, and Hell? It's impossible for monsters from Hell to have come to the Demon Realm, right?"

"Uh... newspapers are also being published over at Monster Mountain..."

Sally answered softly, almost shrinking herself into the corner.

Because Shi Bai was the culprit who directly caused her to be abandoned by her master, she inherently has an extraordinary fear and apprehension towards Shi Bai... just like Huan Yue's fear and apprehension towards Feng Jian You Xiang.

"Originally, the newspaper was only distributed within the Youkai Mountain area, but due to its popularity among the youkai, it gradually spread to the outside world, centered around Youkai Mountain. After that, the Demon World, the Underworld, Hell, and Youkai Mountain formed an alliance, and the news published in the newspaper was shared among them..."

"Over at the Monster Mountain?"

With his arms crossed, Shi Bai looked thoughtful.

"So, it seems that Aya Shameimaru and the others have finally graduated? After all, Tengu is the best news reporter... no, the best news reporter should be Yukari-ma, who can appear and disappear at any time and take photos..."

Do you have any newspapers here?

After glancing at Shi Bai, Kazami Yuuka asked the former archangel in front of her with great interest.

"If it's possible, could you please lend me your copy?"

"I don't have any here..."

Sally spoke hesitantly.

"No? You didn't buy any?"

Yuuka Kazami is acting strangely.

"No... because I don't have money to buy newspapers..."

After hearing Yuuka Kazami's question, the fallen angel almost burst into tears.

"To finish building the Fallen Temple as quickly as possible, I spent all my savings. I thought that after the temple was completed, I could recruit believers and make a lot of money from them. But who would have thought that so much time has passed and not a single person is willing to join the Fallen Temple? I haven't had a proper meal in almost a month..."

Yuuka Kazami: "..."

Shi Bai: "..."

"...Hey, don't you think you've missed something important?"

Shi Bai reached up and pressed his forehead, feeling a strange headache coming on.

"Why would anyone travel such a long way to join your Fallen Temple and worship you? Or what is so attractive about your Fallen Temple that you've even given yourself the title of Goddess of Death..."

"I used to be an archangel who commanded countless powerful angels... although I am now a fallen angel."

She had barely uttered half a sentence with her head held high when Sally herself became dejected.

"But even if they are fallen angels, shouldn't they still be angels? There are no angels in the East, I'm the only one... Just for that reason alone, shouldn't no one else have joined us?"