Afterlife Blows Up Gensokyo

The wind was so fierce that it seemed to never stop.

This is the highest place on the monster mountain, and some ordinary monsters don't even have the qualifications to come here.

Even weaker monsters will be swept off the cliff by the strong wind in this kind of place. In a no-flying area like the Monster Mountain, this kind of situation means death.

And amidst the clouds and mist, a figure quietly stood on a lonely rock with only a place to stay and looked into the distance. The bright sunlight hit her body, coating her whole body with a layer of light golden brilliance. .

"Can you come down from that place? Otherwise, I'm still a little worried that you haven't given up the idea of ​​seeking death yet."

Looking up at the figure standing on the top of the cliff, and holding up the jug of wine that he specially brought in his hand, Hoshiguma Yuki's tone seemed to be very calm.

"How about it? Come down for a while and have a drink with me."

"........."

His eyes swept over the hands of the figure below, and after a moment of silence, Ibaraki Hana-chan jumped down from a height.

"This wine is not enough for me, can't you bring some more?"

"I think it's enough, after all, half a sentence is too much if you don't speculate."

Sitting down directly on a large jagged rock, Hoshiguma Yuki spoke flatly.

"Also, I brought this wine for myself, I didn't intend to share it with you... Please explain a little bit, how long have you been standing here?"

"I can't remember clearly, I have been here since I came back from hell... This is a practice to see my own heart."

Shaking his head slightly, Ibaraki Huasen turned his head and looked towards the horizon.

"I know what you want to ask. I was always looking over there at that time, but I didn't need to be there at that time."

"Why, it's been such a long time, and you still have no way to untie that knot?"

Hoshiguma Yuki frowned slightly.

"Since you are paying attention, then you should have seen Cuixiang's performance. Who do you think she wants to see the most when she works so hard? I think you should be very clear about this. She is fully qualified to succeed the ghost king. "

"Of course I know this, but I can't see her yet."

Looking down at his right hand, Ibaraki Huasen's tone was extremely flat.

"The pendant he gave me is really useful, helping me completely suppress those crazy and violent thoughts... But it's just suppressing. Once those things erupt again, I have a hunch that I will lose All sanity fell into a state of complete rampage... At that time, can you stop me?"

"How do you know if you don't try? Are you so confident in your own strength?"

Raising his eyebrows, Hoshiguma Yuki's expression reveals an indescribable arrogance.

"How about this? How about we find a place to play a good game now?"

"...No, I won't do it again for a long time."

After a moment of silence, Ibaraki Hana shook his head.

"External objects are only external objects after all. Some things still need to be solved by myself in the end. I should have understood this earlier."

"Then what are you going to do? Cuixiang has been looking for you all the time. You can't avoid meeting her all the time, right? Don't forget, in some ways you are her teacher."

It seemed that he also vaguely noticed some changes in the close friend in front of him, and Xingxiong Yongyi couldn't help frowning slightly.

"There is no such thing as escaping or not escaping. If I really wanted to escape, I would have already left the mountain of monsters."

Looking back at Yuki Hoshiguma, Ibaraki Hana said flatly in his mouth.

"Also, I plan to leave the ghost clan."

"...Are you crazy!?"

Staring closely at Ibaraki Hanagi in front of him, he seemed to suspect that the other party was pretending to be someone else, and Yuki Hoshiguma frowned more and more.

"As the ghost king of the ghost clan, you plan to leave the ghost clan!?"

"Although it may be hard for you to believe it, the facts are like this. I am no longer worthy to be a ghost king, not even a ghost clan."

Ibaraki Huasen's tone did not have the slightest thought to be shaken.

"I was originally an outlier among the ghost clan. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't even think about becoming a ghost king. If she was still there, I might continue to lie to myself, but now she is gone... I I lied to myself for too long, now is the time to wake up."

"Don't even think about it, such a ridiculous thing as the ghost king running away from the ghost clan has never appeared in the history of the ghost clan!!"

As soon as Ibaraki Huashan's words fell, Hoshiguma Yuki decisively expressed his strong rejection.

"This is not a request, it's just a routine notification."

Raising his head and squinting his eyes slightly to look at the sky, Ibaraki Huasen's words revealed unprecedented ease.

"Junkara has already seen the true longing in my heart, but you have never seen it. Whether it means that I betrayed the ghost clan, or that I was expelled from the ghost clan and can never go back... You should understand my character, and the things I decide, there is no possibility of changing."

"...So this is the answer you gave after being missing for so long?"

Hoshiguma Yuki's words suddenly turned cold.

"I still remember the scene of the night when the four of us drank together on the top of the mountain, but in the end, it was forced to become such a disintegrated ending?"

"What if Jinkara is here now? People who have died are destined to never come back."

From the beginning to the end, Ibaraki Huasen's tone did not change much.

"I was originally an outlier among the ghost clan. After she left, I lied to myself for many years, but now I don't want to lie to myself anymore."

Turning her head to look at Hoshiguma Yuki beside her, her words were as indifferent as ever.

"Of course, you can force me to stay in your own way, but if you want me to stay in the ghost clan, you'd better be prepared to kill me first."

"Keep you? Heh..."

Throwing the untouched pot of wine in his hand down the cliff from a distance, Hoshiguma Yuki coldly stood up from the stone, and walked past Ibaraki Kasen without looking sideways.

"Just like this pot of wine that I threw away, there will never be a time to come back. Since you have already made up your mind to leave the ghost clan, then you'd better never have the idea of ​​coming back again in your heart. The next time I see you again, I will..."

"Oh, good afternoon, both of you?"

Before Xingxiong Yongyi could finish his sentence, a certain person appeared from the bottom of the mountain road with his head covered and a jug of wine in hand.

"Yongyi, Huashan, by the way, have you seen people littering everywhere without the slightest sense of public morality? Let me tell you, I was walking well on the road just now, but a pot of wine was pointed straight at my head If I hadn't reacted quickly at that time, I would have almost been opened by this pot of wine... Damn it, what are the expressions on your two faces!?"

Hoshiguma Yuki: "..."

Ibaraki Hanaou: "..."

...I always feel...the original good atmosphere accompanied by someone's appearance suddenly becomes extremely subtle...Illusion?

Five minutes later, a thick tablecloth for a picnic was spread on a relatively flat open space on the top of the mountain.

"Hey, I thought it was a big deal. Is it necessary to make a fuss over such a trivial matter?"

Rolling his eyes, Shibai took out a [box] from his receiving ring and placed it between the three of them.

"It's just a vulgar question that wants to take a little vacation, and another one that clung to it and ended up arguing to separate the family. Is this necessary?"

"...I won't stay in the ghost clan any longer."

Taking out a bottle of wine from the [box] and taking a sip, Ibaraki Hana who was sitting sideways on the tablecloth turned his head flatly.

"Then can't you just leave the ghost clan for a while and go out for a refreshment? Anyway, it's not just a matter of a day or two for you to be elusive, isn't it the same as being a ghost king of chaos who can't see his head and tail?"

Not stupid enough to compete with the two ghost kings for drinking, Shi Bai held a bottle of very unsociable orange juice in his hand, with a serious expression on his face.

"Also, you all forgot to think about one thing. With the advent of the new era, the ghost race doesn't need to continue to maintain the previous mode of action, and you don't have any enemies. Wouldn't it be nice to spend every day of your life happily every day?"

"You probably don't understand, right? This guy wants to completely give up his identity as a ghost clan. For this kind of existence that betrayed the ghost clan, why should I speak nicely to her!?"

Obviously still angry, Hoshiguma Yuki sat cross-legged on the tablecloth with a sneer on his face.

"You can kill me right now, I won't resist."

The voice of Ibaraki Hua's fan came faintly.

"Do you really think I dare not!?"

Yuki Hoshiguma, who was really annoyed by Ibaraki Hana's attitude, was furious instantly.

"Hey, I said you can't talk calmly?"

Supporting his arm with the orange juice in his hand, Shi Bai tapped his forehead with his hand with a slight headache.

"For the sake of my face, can you give me a little face?"

"I've been talking nicely."

Putting down the empty wine bottle in his hand, Ibaraki Hanaou stretched out his hand to the [box] in the center of the three of them and took out a bottle of wine.

"I can't change my mind."

"...Are you sure you want to take care of this kind of thing?"

Taking a deep breath, Hoshiguma Yuki turned to Shibai and asked.

"You have also seen that there is no way to do something like this..."

"Can't you all think about it from her perspective? How old are you, and you still lose your temper like a child... This kind of thing is temporarily put on hold today, and I have the final say."

Very annoyed, he waved his hand and interrupted Yuki Hoshiguma's words, Shibai decided to temporarily put a terminator on this kind of thing.

"Now both of you are extremely restless. Under such circumstances, there is no way to communicate at all, so wait until you calm down before communicating."

"I'm calm now."

Ibaraki Huafan has been dismantling professionally for 100 years.

"I will neither go to hell nor stay in the ghost clan. After today, I will leave the Youkai Mountain and go elsewhere."

"Where are you going?"

Hoshiguma Yuki spoke coldly.

"Look around, walk around, and wait until you get tired before coming back, maybe never come back again. It's actually quite good to die like that in a corner of the world in obscurity."

Turning his head to look at the scenery on the top of the mountain, Ibaraki Huasen's eyes were slightly blurred, as if he vaguely saw a vague figure standing there laughing and raising his wine glass towards her.

"After becoming the King of Ghosts for so many years, I almost forgot what I wanted to do at the beginning. She restrained me for too long, or I restrained myself...I want to see the sea, Facing the morning sun on the sea, sailing with the stars under my pillow. I want to go for a walk in the desert, and get drunk in the wind and sand in the sky. I want to explore those distant legends, and listen to the wind on a rainy night. sleep……"

As if recalling something from the past, Ibaraki Huashan showed a very faint smile on his face.The last rays of the setting sun shone on the top of the mountain, dyeing the whole world golden.

"I can't be like her, because of the glory of the ghost king and the pride of the so-called ghost clan, I can die willingly, and I can't be like Jinkara, who can put the rest of my life there for the future of the ghost clan. In the hell of the sky, I can't manage everything in the ghost clan in an orderly manner like you... I was originally an outlier among the ghost clan, but I am the one who hates war the most, but because of I have been the ghost king for so many years because of her... You should know what my biggest wish was before, right?"

Looking up to the sky and pouring a sip of wine into his mouth, Ibaraki Huachan seemed to be respecting someone who didn't exist in front of him, and poured all the remaining wine in the bottle on the ground.

"She restrained me for too long, but she walked away so irresponsibly. I wanted to die in the war like her, so that I would not have so many troubles and struggles, but I failed gone."