Gensokyo's Dimensional Black Shop

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Then, under Bai Ye's puzzled gaze, she casually poked the parasol to the ground and clenched her delicate fist.

Bang!

He came right up and threw a punch!

It probably wasn't Kazami Yuuka's full strength, but it's certain that she was absolutely serious, otherwise Byakuya wouldn't have been able to feel the vibration from such a distance.

"How was it? Did your punch hurt you?"

“Very good.” A cheerful voice came from the smoke and dust: “Although I don’t know how my other request is, it is certainly sturdy enough.”

“The other one…” Bai Ye pondered for a moment, then suggested, “Why don’t you go in and try it yourself? I don’t have the habit of only doing half of it.”

After staring at him for a while, Kazami Yuuka nodded slightly.

Chapter 255 Yakumo Yukari Taking Sides

It's a mystery how Grey Wolf managed to do it. Although the manufacturing process of his mechs is extremely simple, even rudimentary, the things they contain are enough to make mech masters from certain technological dimensions weep with envy...

Have you ever seen a mech built with tools like a hammer and screwdriver, yet ultimately controllable with your mind?

Bai Ye said he had seen it all today.

With a single thought from Kazami Yuuka, the cockpit canopy obediently opened, and Kazami Yuuka gracefully rose and flew inside. Byakuya's lips twitched slightly, indicating that he wanted to complain.

After Kazami Yuuka familiarized herself with the controls, she finally couldn't hold back the "Holy crap!" she had been holding back for so long.

"Yuuka Kazami, is there some grudge between us?"

"No." Through the mecha's external speaker, Kazami Yuuka's voice rang in Byakuya's ears.

"Then let's say something else: Do we have a grudge?"

"nor."

"So why are you pointing that thing at me when we have no grudge against each other? Do you want to fight?" Bai Ye asked, pointing at the cannon barrel that was almost touching his face, his face dark.

Unlike the cannons of the mechs released in batches before, although they are not much different in appearance, at Bai Ye's request, Kazami Yuuka's mech uses all the energy provided by Kazami Yuuka herself. And now, even without releasing his spiritual power, Bai Ye can feel the enormous energy flowing within this mech.

The most crucial issue is that over 90% of this energy has now been concentrated at the cannon muzzle, making firing a mere thought for Kazami Yuuka.

"I just wanted to test how much of my demonic power would be lost in the process. There's no one more suitable than you here now." Kazami Yuuka in the cockpit curled her lips, estimating that Byakuya should be ready by now, and directly released the grip on the demonic power at the muzzle.

Almost the instant she had this thought, a thick, emerald-green beam of light shot out from the cannon's muzzle, engulfing Bai Ye entirely.

white night:"……"

Although it looked impressive, this magic cannon wasn't actually that powerful. Bai Ye could withstand it without a scratch with his own body. If you really had to define it... a salute?

But even if it's a salute, firing at me is going too far!

When the magic cannon's brilliance faded, Bai Ye, whose clothes were still perfectly intact, twisted his neck.

"That's going too far. If you really want to practice on someone, why don't you just fire a shot into the air? Either Yukari or Reimu would definitely satisfy you, so why make things difficult for me..."

Hearing Bai Ye's carefree words, Yakumo Yukari, whose perspective had been following Bai Ye's movements from within the gap, twitched her lips slightly.

"As expected, I guessed right, you've been getting stronger!" Kazami Yuuka didn't pay attention to the gaze from the sky, and kept her eyes fixed on Byakuya.

Since the establishment of the Great Barrier, this situation has occurred more than once or twice. At first, she was quite annoyed by these occasional spyings. Every time Yakumo Yukari appeared, she would send her away with a magic cannon. However, as the number of times increased, she came to understand... This guy was just asking for a beating.

The stronger my reaction, the more excited that guy gets. If I just ignore it and let it go, I'll have some peace and quiet for a long time.

Recently, ever since Bai Ye appeared, those malicious glances coming from time to time have become more frequent...

With that thought, Kazami Yuuka moved her mind, and the arm of the mecha was raised under her control. In an instant, a gap was annihilated by the bombardment of the magic cannon.

Having temporarily driven away the peeping tom, Kazami Yuuka breathed a slight sigh of relief and looked at Byakuya again.

"I'm curious, shouldn't strength plateau after reaching a certain bottleneck? Why does this bottleneck seem to be nonexistent in your case? So, can we have a proper chat?"

"You think you can get stronger without spending money?" Thinking about how he had spent hundreds of billions of Origin Coins to improve his strength, Bai Ye felt a sudden pang of pain in his heart...

"What is 'pay-to-win'?"

"Pay-to-win is pay-to-win..."

"..." x2

The current situation is probably a perfect example of how things are completely unrelated. And to be honest, if it weren't for the gradual expansion of the store, which deepened Bai Ye's understanding of the word "origin" in Origin Coins, even if someone said that spending money could really make you stronger, Bai Ye would at most think that the person had gone astray from playing the game and was beyond saving.

"You're kidding me!" After a moment of stunned silence, Kazami Yuuka suddenly realized that regardless of whether spending money on in-game purchases could actually make her stronger, this was the perfect opportunity to fight Bai Ye!

Having already assessed the amount of demonic power that would be consumed by firing the magic cannon with this mech based on the previous "salute," she had to admit that Bai Ye had truly met her requirements perfectly.

In fact, at the very beginning, Kazami Yuuka had planned to use half of her demonic power to consume and the other half to deal damage with a magic cannon shot. However, she didn't expect that the transmission device that Byakuya made with mithril would result in almost zero loss of demonic power...

What else is there to say besides surprise at a time like this?

To celebrate, Kazami Yuuka decided to unleash her full power and give Byakuya a good "feast"—after all, she never thought she could beat Byakuya.

3, 2, 1!

Looking at the magic cannon that was almost smearing his face, Bai Ye not only had no intention of defending himself, but at this moment he felt like humming a little tune.

After he silently counted to 1, a gap four or five meters long and more than one meter wide opened up in front of him, swallowing the magic cannon directly into it.

After the magic cannon's residual power dissipated, Yukari Yakumo jumped out from another gap, glaring hatefully at Byakuya and Yuuka Kazami—mainly the latter, of course.

"Are you two really determined to destroy this little plot of land that we've worked so hard to create?"

"You've already solved it, haven't you?" Kazami Yuuka stared at Yakumo Yukari across the screen. "It's been hundreds of years since we've really fought. I didn't expect your strength to have reached this level. When are you free to arrange a fight?"

"Shut up!" Thinking of the Gap World that had been turned into a mess by that magic cannon, Yukari Yakumo's eyebrows twitched involuntarily.

Chapter 256 It's really interesting to tease a seventeen-year-old woman.jpg

After Yukari Yakumo made it clear that "I'm going to cause trouble," although Yuuka Kazami showed no sign of stopping, Byakuya, having found a sufficient reason not to fight, had already slipped away...

Sensing the lingering scent of Byakuya in the air, Kazami Yuuka emerged from the cockpit and coldly stared at Yakumo Yukari.

"This is not what we agreed on."

"Ah~" Yakumo Yukari stretched: "This doesn't conflict with what we agreed on. Since he can use a magic cannon with your personal mark, why can't he use my gap?"

"Hehe." Kazami Yuuka smirked and turned back into the flower field.

As for whether the mech will be stolen if it's left in place...

Looking at the sunflowers around her that were facing the sun and absorbing nutrients, Yuuka Kazami tilted her head charmingly.

Although there is definitely enough sunlight now, necessary fertilizer is still needed. Just like the old man in the temple shop said, a child's healthy growth cannot be separated from balanced and comprehensive nutrition.

Outside the flower field, Yukari Yakumo stared at Yuuka Kazami's technologically advanced mecha, her eyes darting around, lost in thought.

……

Not long after Bai Ye returned to the Dimensional Shop, a signature gap opened at the shop entrance, and a girl dressed in a Taoist robe walked out.

"That's rare. You actually came here on your own initiative?"

"Oh dear~ that's a bit hurtful. With our relationship, isn't this my home?" As she slowly walked into the shop, Yakumo Yukari leaned against the counter and winked at Byakuya. The sight of her breasts, which were slightly deformed from being squeezed by the counter, made Byakuya's lips twitch—definitely not because of Jeanne Alter's hand twisting back and forth on his waist!

"So what are you planning to do this time?"

"Do...me?"

Boom!

"You're going too far! Stop it a little. And didn't anyone tell you that playing with fire for too long will eventually burn you?" While scolding her, Bai Ye withdrew his hand that had just tapped Yakumo Yukari on the head and turned his head away from the little imp's pitiful eyes.

It has to be admitted that with this guy's good looks, abandoning all morals and maliciously acting cute is quite devastating.

"Alright, then I'll stop joking." After giving Black Jeanne a mischievous look and successfully sensing the great resentment from the main heroine, Yakumo Yukari raised her hand and opened more than ten gaps on the counter with a satisfied expression.

What are your thoughts on this?

"Hmm?" After glancing at them one by one, Bai Ye was surprised to find that these were all conflicts that were happening in Gensokyo, or more accurately, conflicts that were being resolved (physically).

There are many strange beings in Gensokyo. Most of them, including demons and monsters, act based on 90% instinct and 10% reason. Naturally, they won't dwell on the cause and process of an event. If a conflict arises, they'll just fight it out. Whoever has the bigger fist is right. So, excluding the powerful demons at the top who are already influential enough to affect the overall situation, it's normal for low- to mid-level demons and spirits to fight. Byakuya is already used to this.

To his surprise, the two sides in these conflicts did not tear each other apart in the traditional way of youkai, nor did they use spell cards that were written into the rules of Gensokyo's Great Barrier. Instead, they used mechas—even though these mechas seemed to Byakuya more like exoskeleton technology that had appeared in some military bases in the early 21st century.

"What's going on?" Bai Ye withdrew his gaze and looked at Yakumo Yukari with a slightly annoyed expression.

"It's all thanks to you. In the last few months, the Kappa clan has almost become the richest race in Gensokyo. Now, 90% of the mechs circulating in the Great Barrier are made by Kappa Heavy Industries." Yakumo Yukari looked at Byakuya with a melancholy expression.

The remaining ten percent, needless to say, naturally came from Bai Ye's Dimensional Shop. But had he actually sold that many mechs in the past period?

Bai Ye expressed some skepticism regarding the statistics provided by Yakumo Yukari...

“None of these are the key points. The key point is that we discovered that if the Kappa clan’s technology hadn’t been based on mystery, Gensokyo would almost be a world dominated by technology! As the culprit, don’t you feel even the slightest bit guilty about this?” Yakumo Yukari pounded on the counter.

"Then?"

"..."

"Forget it, I was really hoping you could help me solve the problem." Yukari Yakumo slumped weakly on the table, propping her head up with her chin and looking up at Byakuya: "Then let's talk about something else. How many Origin Coins would it take to build a mecha like Yuuka-chan's that can perfectly utilize its own talents?"

"Huh?" Bai Ye picked at his ears to make sure he hadn't misheard, and looked at Yakumo Yukari with a strange expression.

So what was the point of all that nonsense you rambled on about?

"No, don't misunderstand. We just want to get one for Lan. As a sage of monsters, how could we possibly be interested in such technological creations?"

"But Lan already came to me a few days ago and got one installed, didn't you know?"

"...We never said we were buying it for Lan. Of course we know Lan has a mecha. What we wanted to give Lan was her shikigami, Orange."

"So you didn't know that Lan bought two at once last time? She bound the one codenamed Nine-Tailed herself, and the other one codenamed Cat was given to that little girl named Orange?"

Yukari Yakumo: "..."

While playing with Ran in Gensokyo, Yakumo Ran suddenly felt a chill run through her body.

"Never mind that, just tell me if it can be done!"

"You should have said so earlier." Bai Ye rolled his eyes. "But I really can't agree to your request. The power of realm is too strange. It doesn't match the style of mecha at all. But if you don't mind, I can provide you with a more common one..."

"Don't look down on me. It's just that the internal structure isn't that complicated. You saw the materials in the sunflower field. Since you've been observing these aspects, you should know whether there are any mechs in Gensokyo that can withstand her punches, right?"

"Then I'll leave it to the shop..."

"Stop!" Bai Ye suddenly stretched out his hand to block Yakumo Yukari: "Before that, could you please settle the five million you paid for the Watatsuki sisters last time, and also the material cost for this machine you wanted? Considering our relationship, I can just charge you the cost price... Hey, don't go! Everything can be discussed!"

"Farewell!" Yakumo Yukari glared resentfully at Byakuya before leaving through the gap.

"Hmm..." Seeing the strange looks the twin sisters were giving him, Bai Ye flicked one of them on the forehead without saying a word.

Chapter 257 Anyone interested in a little fling?

Although Yukari Yakumo was deterred by his own lack of romantic understanding, her arrival did indeed stir up some thoughts in Byakuya...

How many people, when they were children, never fantasized about piloting a mecha, soaring through the skies and diving into the depths of the earth, defeating some great demon king, upholding justice, saving the world, and reaching the pinnacle of life?

—Don't ask me why there's no story about marrying a rich and beautiful woman in the middle; I'm sorry, kids at that age are just that innocent.

In short, after being aroused by Yakumo Yukari, Byakuya hesitated for a while before trembling and summoning Grey Wolf, who had only been off work for a few hours. He then gave Grey Wolf a bunch of cards containing Adamantium, Mithril, and a mineral called Sunstone.

Fortunately, Mr. Bai wasn't so heartless as to exploit his employees' spare time. As long as the mecha he was using was completed within two months, Grey Wolf could take his wife and children on a trip after returning home.

Then came the rather tedious waiting time.

Bai Ye glanced at the calendar on the wall and yawned listlessly... There were still one month and twenty-seven days left until the two months were up.

"Store manager? Store manager?"

"You are..." Looking at the muscular man in front of him, whose muscles were bulging and who was nearly 1.9 meters tall, Bai Ye searched through his memories: "Do we know each other?"

"Manager, I am Hiruzen Sarutobi. We've met before." The muscular man winked.

white night:"……"

What the hell!

Where is the 1.6-meter-tall old man who spends all day squatting in the office building inspecting the security of the women's bathhouse? Does this do justice to the character Kishimoto gave you?

Your image is completely ruined, bro!

"How did you become like this..." Bai Ye asked with a forced smile, "I remember the last time I met you, you only looked a few years younger. It's only been half a year since we last met, right?"

"To be precise, it's been seven months. I've been dealing with matters between various ninja villages lately, so I haven't had time to come. I hope you'll forgive me, shopkeeper."