Afterlife Blows Up Gensokyo

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Chapter 15 Fairy tales and not forgetting the original intention

"What did you do?"

In the traveling carriage, looking at the Penglai doll in Shibai's hand that was quietly burned out, Zi Yakumo asked him a little strangely.

At this time, they had already left that world and boarded the [Cross-Boundary Train]. As for Lin Shu, who was suffering from a headache for his body running around in that world, and the five elite reincarnators who were tremblingly waiting... What... does that have anything to do with them?

"It's just to chat with some old friends from the past."

Seeing those gray light spots in his hand dissipate into the air little by little, Shibai turned his head to look at Zi Yakumo.

"Next, I have some private matters to do, and I will be back in about half a day. Are you waiting in this car or going with me?"

"Are you going to a new world?"

Yakumo Zi guessed.

"Probably yes, I once stayed in a...world for a short time."

From nowhere, he took out a well-preserved book of fairy tales and put it under his arm, Shi Bai stood up from the sofa.

"I'm going to return the book. If you want to go with me, go with me."

——This is a world where a few mysteries exist.

Vampires, werewolves, monsters, ghosts... These existences exist widely in this world, but they belong to the inner layer of the world, and their numbers are very rare. They are not known to people living on the surface of the world, but as A legend exists.

The kingdom that rules this area is called the Kingdom of Versilia. The beautiful and wise queen rules this country. Although the history of this kingdom is less than 300 years old, the strength of this country is obvious to all.

It is reported that about 300 years ago, on this land, the powerful and brutal nobles ruled the interests of the top, while the common people at the bottom were running around for survival every day.When the minimum survival requirement of filling the stomach could not be met, an uprising broke out among the people at the bottom... This was an almost desperate resistance.

In front of the huge groups of knights wearing armor owned by those nobles, the hoes and sickles in the hands of the people at the bottom seemed so weak. A massacre.

This was supposed to be the declaration of the victor, but a little girl who was born as a commoner and came from an unknown village took over the scepter. With magical power, she led the people at the bottom, overthrew the rule of the nobles and established a new country. 300 years without end.

"It turns out that only 300 years have passed..."

Staring at the faceless statue of a black-haired swordsman standing in the central square of the kingdom, Shibai frowned slightly.

"In the autobiography of the original princess, the existence of a powerful black-haired swordsman was mentioned, and a statue was specially built for that black-haired swordsman. That statue is you, right?"

Flipping a book about the history of the country's general governance in his hand, Yakumo Zi who vaguely guessed something seemed a little strange.

"The princess from the beginning overthrew the rule of the nobles and established this country with your help. Did you still have the mood to do such trivial things at that time?"

While talking, Yakumo Zi looked at the huge statue in the central square.

"It's just a deal, and I should have warned her not to tell me about me, but did she still breach the contract? It's a good deal for her, and she found a loophole in that deal... If I die, I will It's impossible to resurrect her and kill her again..."

After raising the book of fairy tales in his hand, Shi Bai turned around and walked towards the crowd.

"You do what you want, I'll return the book."

"It's still trading. I don't even look down on a complete world. I don't believe that this kind of mysterious world was created because of your arrival. Is there anything you can look up to..."

After muttering something in a low voice, Yakumo Zi looked in the direction of the palace after thinking for a while.

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"My grandmother, indeed, often talked to me about the black-haired swordsman who helped her back then."

In the palace, the newly appointed young and beautiful queen showed the utmost respect to the mysterious guest who came from afar.

"Is it a deal?"

Yakumo Zi guessed.

"Did your grandmother use her soul to make a deal with that black-haired swordsman? Your grandmother must have a very special soul, otherwise I really can't think of anything that can be used as a bargaining chip."

"Soul? No, no, no, how could there be such an evil deal? That black-haired swordsman is not a demon."

After being slightly stunned, the queen laughed.

"My grandmother, she made a deal with the black-haired swordsman with one of her favorite fairy tale books."

"Book of fairy tales?"

Yakumo Zi thought of the well-preserved book in Shibai's hand.

"In fact, in my grandmother's time, there was a legend about a black-haired swordsman who lived in the ancient ruins called Castlevania deep in the Black Forest, but everyone regarded this as a rumor , no one would be willing to risk their lives to find out there, because the Black Forest is too dangerous."

The queen leaned back slightly on the backrest, as if she had fallen into a long memory.

"It was an imminent massacre, and the village where my grandmother lived was about to be destroyed. At that time, my grandmother took her most precious and beloved things and set foot in the Black Forest A dangerous journey to seek help. The Black Forest is very dangerous, and my grandmother almost died several times along the way, but in the end she managed to reach the dilapidated castle called "Devil City"."

When she said this, the queen sighed slightly, and largely omitted the rest of the words.

"Grandmother met the legendary black-haired swordsman in the castle, and made a deal with him with her most beloved thing. With the help of the other party, she was able to finally establish this brand new country."

"A deal with an ordinary book of fairy tales?"

Yakumo Zi looked a little surprised.

"That's right. But my grandmother told me that the reason she thought the black-haired swordsman would agree to complete the deal was because when the black-haired swordsman was flipping through the fairy tale book she brought with her, the first time she saw A smile appeared on the face of the black-haired swordsman."

The queen seemed to shake her head insignificantly.

"Although the deal was concluded, the black-haired swordsman also warned my grandmother after that, saying that he could not disclose any information about him, nor could he tell anyone about him, otherwise he would Come back again and brutally kill my grandmother."

"But your grandmother doesn't seem to keep her word."

Yakumo Zi looked thoughtful.

"That's right, my grandmother gave up her promise... when she had a premonition that her life was coming to an end."

When saying these words, the queen looked a little absent-minded.

"Perhaps, my grandmother wants to see him again, even if he kills her..."

At the same moment, in front of a grave firefly, Shi Bai put down the book of fairy tales in his hand, then turned and left.

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"It's just a good deal."

In the self-contained simulation space in the carriage, Shi Bai replied casually while lying on the sofa and reading a comic book.

"The flow of time in different worlds is different. For people in that world, less than 300 years may have passed, but for me, it was at least thousands of years ago."

"I don't really care about these things, I'm just curious why you suddenly thought of returning books?"

Sitting on the sofa beside her, with her body almost half sunk in the soft sofa, Yakumo Zi looked very curious.

"That story sounds like a romantic fairy tale, but it's a pity that the ending is a little bit tragic."

"The core essence of comedy is tragedy, and what is the core of tragedy? Fairy tales are always just fairy tales, don't take fairy tales as reality."

Shibai's voice was still lazy.

"Do you know how many times I have died since I debuted? My reason tells me that I should be numb to death, but my emotions will always bring me a little pain. People with true humanity will not die and witness repeatedly. Become a numb machine in death, only to fall into endless anger again and again because of the accumulated unwillingness. The cruel killing machine and the crazy avenger seem to have the same purpose, but in fact they are completely different."

"I still can't figure it out."

After thinking for a while, Zi Yakumo shook her head.

"If you could figure it out, you wouldn't watch Yuyuko Saigyouji die in front of you."

Shi Bai turned his head and glanced at Yakumo Zi.

"Let me give you a piece of advice, I hope this piece of advice can make you feel no longer confused in the future... That is to choose a decision that will not make you regret it when you look back."

Shi Bai's tone seemed very calm, but there was vague nostalgia and reminiscence about the past.

"I can't remember that day for hundreds of thousands of years, but I still remember a time when I cringed and chose a decision I regretted. I thought time would erase that memory, but it did. Like a scar running through a stone, it becomes clearer as the stone is worn away."

"Time can never turn back, so don't let yourself regret it."

"Do you have any regrets?"

Yakumo Zi was slightly taken aback.

"Of course, who doesn't have regrets? Don't you feel regret because Yuyuko Saigyouji committed suicide in front of you like you? Fortunately, you still have a chance to make amends, but most people basically don't even There is no chance of that remedy."

Flipping the comic book in his hand upside down on his face, Shibai spoke lazily.

"I've basically finished all the things I have to do, and now it's your turn. You should be ready, right? It's rare to experience one brand new life after another in a dream experience."

"...Aren't you even allowed to save your memories?"

Yakumo Zi looked a little hesitant.

"A life is a dream. What do you want to do with the memory of Yakumo Zi, the sage of the monster? It's easy to recall the memory, and it will be automatically recalled when you die."

Yawning, Shibai turned over on the sofa.

"I have already chosen the right world. In the next few worlds, I will try my best to live as an ordinary person. I will not make any more moves. At most, I will just watch from the sidelines as an outsider."

"Wait, you're not going out? It's just me!?"

"Who knows? Anyway, I don't plan to take another shot, or I have to hide my whereabouts. The highest reward order has come into force again, and I don't want to deal with the wave after wave of attackers."

"But since you are so strong, there is no need to be afraid of those?"

After hearing Shi Bai's words, Yakumo Zi was a little puzzled.

"If you have strength, why run?"

"I used to have no weaknesses, and they had nothing to do with me, but now I have weaknesses."

"weakness……"

As if thinking of something, Zi Yakumo suddenly fell silent.

"That's right, they have discovered my Achilles' heel, otherwise why do you think I went to great lengths to meet those old friends?"

Shi Bai's voice seemed very serious.

"They have already found out that I am a lolicon, and they will probably take corresponding measures based on this. I cannot bear the beauty trick played by a loli."

Yakumo Zi: "???????"

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