Gensokyo's Dimensional Black Shop

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Because Cirno's extraordinary performance in the other world caused the Watatsuki sisters to temporarily regain their strength and then foolishly go to the Youkai Mountain to set off fireworks, the incident ended with the sisters being kidnapped by Yuuka. However, the impact of this incident was far from over.

After emerging from the Gundam that day, the three pilots, including Kawashiro Nitori, noticed that the remaining youkai were giving them strange looks. At the time, they simply assumed these creatures were curious about seeing a Gundam for the first time and didn't pay much attention. Little did they know that this curiosity would prove quite valuable—

"How many is this already?" Kawashiro Nitori asked her assistant after seeing off a yokai who had placed an order for a custom Gundam.

"Let me check... This is the twenty-seventh. Can we build so many robots?" The assistant looked troubled as he glanced at the notes.

"Shut up! There's nothing that Kappa Heavy Industries can't do, especially in terms of production!"

“But we spent several months trying to replicate one and still couldn’t…” the assistant weakly interrupted Kawashiro Nagatori.

Thinking of the months of hard work that were wiped out in the explosion, even though the sage of the demons had eventually compensated the two petty thieves, it was still disgusting to encounter such an unreasonable guy for no reason at all!

"Since we've already taken on so many orders, let's hurry up and catch up on the schedule. This time, let's not worry about the principles or anything like that. After disassembling Scorpion Lai Lai, let's replicate it from the inside out dozens of times. Let's finish the orders first. Don't forget that Kappa Heavy Industries is the technological backbone of Gensokyo!"

"Then... what about the power problem that has been troubling us for almost two months? We disassembled two of the three robots before, but we still couldn't find where the energy to support such a large amount of physical activity came from."

"Idiot, if you can't find anything else, why don't you find something else to replace it? Just stuff a nuclear reactor inside." Kawashiro Nitori tapped his assistant on the head.

"Understood, I'll get right on it!" The assistant, who had just been enlightened, suddenly realized what had happened and ran off with a small notebook filled with He Chenghe's "teachings".

……

To be honest, although the finished products might have some unexpected issues due to the maker's various wild ideas, Kappa Heavy Industries' delivery efficiency is still quite good. Within a few days of placing an order, large behemoths with different designs but still showing the "Gundam" style appeared in various corners of Gensokyo...

Aside from their appearance, these Gundam figures produced by Kappa have completely abandoned any technological elements.

Watching the bear-shaped Gundam rampaging through the Magic Forest under someone's control, eventually resorting to using laser cannons to clear a path, Byakuya, who had been dragged over by Mokou to watch the show, twitched at the corner of his mouth.

I swear on the honor of the Sun God, although that laser cannon looks similar to the one that Grey Wolf installed on Shark Pepper, its essence is definitely the restrained power of the Sun God—

I wonder if there is a god who holds the power over the sun in Gensokyo.

"You dragged me here just to see this?" Baiye looked at Meihong, puzzled.

"This is nothing. If it were just this, I wouldn't have bothered bringing you here. The real problem is over there." Fujiwara no Mokou pointed to the left.

Bai Ye Wang glanced over and saw a tall aircraft, predominantly red with occasional black and yellow stripes, slowly flying towards them.

Byakuya happened to recognize this thing; it was the "Kabuto" model Gundam that Reimu bought from him when he recently took Rumia to the Hakurei Shrine...

"I don't know what's going on lately. I only stayed in Eientei for a few days, and when I came out, there were these things everywhere. If it weren't for the fact that the pilots inside would still come out and fight each other after these things are destroyed, I would start to doubt whether this place is still Gensokyo." Mokou angrily threw the cigarette butt in her hand to the ground, and then stepped on it. Phoenix fire instantly surged out, burning the entire cigarette butt to ashes.

Chapter 240 When experienced drivers and experienced female drivers talk, they always unconsciously get the wrong idea.

"Uh..." Hearing Mokou's complaint, Byakuya was at a loss for words.

He knew the origin of the Gundam that was still flying in the sky, since not everyone would specially spray paint the outer layer of a mecha to make its appearance more in line with its name. But he really didn't recognize the other one, this modified version.

"From what you're saying, there are already a lot of these... Gundams in Gensokyo now?"

"Compared to all the residents inside, it's not that many, but when I left, Tei had supposedly placed an order with the supplier of this thing, and she even bought one for Reisen as well, so you can imagine just how popular this thing is."

"I see..." Bai Ye touched his chin.

"So these things really didn't originate from you?"

"I can only say that the initial source was me, but as for the rest, I can guarantee with my integrity that they have little to do with me."

Upon hearing this, Mokou stared intently into Byakuya's eyes, and after more than ten seconds, she suddenly let out a sigh of relief.

"Fine, I'll trust you this once."

"That's just how it is. 680" After Mokou looked away, Byakuya also looked at the two mechs that were about to come together not far away.

There was something he didn't say: although he didn't know exactly where these mechs came from, there were only three places in the entire Gensokyo that had ever obtained these kinds of mechs—

Hakurei Shrine, Moriya Shrine, and the kappa of Youkai Mountain.

The first two are impossible, since neither the shrine maiden nor the wind priestess has the hardware to manually build a Gundam. Considering the "small items" that the kappa girl used to exchange for mecha, it becomes clear where these modified mecha came from.

Under his and Mokou's watchful eyes, the red Kabuto giant and the unknown bear-type mecha finally came together. After exchanging only a few words, their conversation quickly broke down. Then, as Baiye and Mokou watched with slight twitching, the Kabuto giant jumped up, drew its 27-meter-long sword, and slashed at the bear-type mecha in four directions, directly severing the mecha's four limbs.

After that, the cockpit of the completely destroyed mecha opened, and a girl whom Bai Ye did not recognize, but whose aura had reached the level of a great demon, stepped out. She then shamelessly raised her hands to surrender.

Hmm... If you can't beat them, then follow your heart. That's really decisive.

After the monster who had surrendered voluntarily walked towards the other side of the magic forest while muttering something, Byakuya and Mokou emerged from the shadows.

"Reimu, what's going on?"

brush--

To Bai Ye's surprise, the Kabuto Giant drew his ship-slaying sword again and drew a huge horizontal line on the ground with the blade, trying to stop Bai Ye and Mokou from getting closer.

"Reimu?"

"Hmph!" A cold snort, clearly not Reimu's voice, came from inside the mecha. Then, ignoring Byakuya's shout, it turned around and flew directly towards the Hakurei Shrine.

white night:"……"

"Are you sure that's really Reimu in there?"

"Of course! I personally handed this Kabuto to Reimu, okay? I just don't know why even she's been driving it around everywhere like this." Noticing Mokou secretly making a face at him, Byakuya raised an eyebrow: "Or do you think someone in Gensokyo can steal something from Reimu?"

"That makes sense... So you didn't do something to that shrine maiden that made her ignore you, did you?"

"...Stop fooling around!"

Having seen all the excitement here, there was no point in staying any longer, so the two of them walked towards the Human Village, bickering all the way.

Once everyone was completely alone, a pair of small hands suddenly emerged from the bushes. These hands parted the tall weeds, and a delicate doll stepped out of the bushes, tilting its head to examine the mecha wreckage that Wu Zi had left in the forest.

……

After returning to the human village, Byakuya immediately summoned half of Gensokyo's GMs and asked them what had happened these past few days.

Since he stays in the Human Village year-round and never leaves the shop, it's really hard for Byakuya to notice what's happening outside the Human Village, like this time.

If Mokou hadn't dragged him all the way to watch the show, unless someone was driving a mecha that wasn't for sale and swaggering between the sunflower field and the dimensional shop, Byakuya might have been the last person in all of Gensokyo to discover this situation... But then again, Mokou dragged him all this way just to watch a show, and then didn't even say what her specific purpose was. What was she trying to do?

Shaking his head, Byakuya, who had intended to organize the information in his mind but found that the more he tried to organize it, the more chaotic it became, looked at Yakumo Yukari in front of him.

Yakumo Yukari: “…”

"You don't actually think we're omnipotent in Gensokyo, do you?" Sensing the meaning behind Byakuya's gaze, Yukari Yakumo finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Is not it?"

"If we were really that capable, you and your shop would have been thrown far, far away by now!" Yakumo Yukari rolled her eyes.

Or even more than 108,000 miles away, you could throw it 380,000 kilometers away so you and the moonlit night could meet and have a match.

Byakuya gave Yukari a meaningful once-over: "Don't worry, you're more capable than you think..."

"..." Yakumo Yukari nearly crushed the teacup in her hand.

As a seasoned veteran driver, this was the first time she had encountered a jerk like Bai Ye who could turn a serious conversation into a lewd one. She figured she'd better hide in the gap and talk to him next time; after all, all she'd need then would be her mouth...

Cough cough, how come I've even become so filthy?

Clearing her throat twice to calm herself, Yukari Yakumo used her demonic power to conjure a woman's figure between herself and Byakuya: "You recognize this little guy, don't you?"

"Kawashiro Natsumi?"

"Bingou, it's her. Although the entire Kappa clan is now involved in producing these Gundams, she's still the one in charge. Didn't those two sisters from Lunar Capital blow up a Kappa warehouse, and then we came here to get some things to redeem them from the Youkai Mountain..."

"It's not taking, it's borrowing. I still have that five million recorded in the ledger," Bai Ye corrected Yakumo Yukari's statement.

"Can't we just talk like this?" Yakumo Yukari angrily slammed her hand on the counter.

"Go on, I promise I won't interrupt." Bai Ye placed his two index fingers over his mouth, making an X shape, to show his determination to be a good listener.

Chapter 241 A Special Guest's Special Request

"In short, because of that incident, many bored youkai who went over there saw this kind of mecha. And since you didn't do any advertising, basically all the custom mecha orders went to the kappa." At this point, Yukari Yakumo paused deliberately and gave Byakuya a teasing look.

In her memory, this "master" was never the generous type.

Of course, having dealt with so many guests from countless worlds, Byakuya still managed to control her facial expressions very well, at least not letting Yukari Yakumo see any obvious intentions.

He simply nodded to the sage in front of him: "And then? If that's all there is to it, it shouldn't be to the point where I can just go out and see two mechs fighting each other, right?"

"And then we don't know, who knows why this kind of thing suddenly became popular in Gensokyo." Yukari Yakumo didn't hide her inner turmoil.

For this great youkai who has always controlled the technological level within Gensokyo, the large-scale circulation of Gundam, a creation that is clearly a technological invention, within Gensokyo is obviously something she does not want to see. However, this craze only took a few days from its inception to its rampage...

It's like waking up to find that Gensokyo is no longer Gensokyo.

If it weren't for the fact that many powerful youkai have already ordered and acquired Gundams, and that these mechs created by the kappa are actually creations of the mystical side, Yukari Yakumo might have already gone berserk by now.

"Actually, from another perspective, this is just like when you asked me to make spell cards, it's also about injecting fresh vitality into Gensokyo." After listening to Yukari Yakumo's complaints with a smile, Byakuya offered a few words of comfort after she finished speaking: "As for whether this matter will trigger a technological revolution within Gensokyo, if I may be frank, from a human perspective, I would not choose something that is obviously a toy for youkai to give myself any sense of security."

“That’s true, but we can’t be too sure, can we?” Yakumo Yukari had also considered what Bai Ye was talking about these past few days. However, as the head of the underworld in Gensokyo, she wouldn’t let her guard down: “What if? No one can guarantee that nothing unexpected will happen. After all, the Human Village isn’t that big, but it’s definitely not small either.”

"So that's up to you. How do you guide their thinking so that when they see a mecha, they unconsciously imagine that it's filled with some kind of super-fierce, ruthless monster, like..."

They exchanged a glance, and then Bai Ye and Yakumo Yukari's gazes simultaneously fell on the countertop.

Some things must be acknowledged, for example, that guy Paozaiwen, because of his sensational headlines and his style of daring to photograph and write about anything, and most importantly, daring to put anything in the newspaper, has accumulated a group of loyal readers in Gensokyo over time.

In comparison, the "Hua Guo Zi Nian Bao" newspaper, edited by someone supposedly of the same race as paparazzi, seems much inferior.

……

Originally, Yukari Yakumo only appeared because of Byakuya's call, and also to find an outlet for her turmoil over the past few days. However, she never expected to have an unexpected gain from Byakuya. So, after saying goodbye to Byakuya, she hurriedly opened a gap and rushed to the Youkai Mountain.

Judging from the "mischief-making, mischief-making, mischief-making" expression on her face, Bai Ye felt that what she might do was probably more than just having Aya Shameimaru smear the mecha in the newspaper.

"Hmm... what does all this have to do with me?"

Shrugging, Bai Ye clasped his hands together and leaned down on the counter, knowing that a figure was blocking the light coming in from the store entrance.

Looking up, Byakuya shook his head listlessly: "Oh, it's Mokou. What's up?"

"What do you mean 'It's Mokou'? I'm the first person you met in Gensokyo, and you're so indifferent?"

"Alright, I'll start over..." After a few seconds of hesitation, Byakuya pretended to casually notice Mokou's figure, and then expressed his welcome to her in a very exaggerated manner and tone: "So it's the legendary Fujiwara no Mokou, sir. So, sir, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Pfft—" Mokou's puffed-up cheeks deflated instantly: "Never mind, I shouldn't have had such high expectations of you."

"I thought you already knew." Bai Ye shrugged, making a very standard helpless gesture. "And the most important point is that you come to my door every few days. If you act so exaggeratedly every time, even if I don't have any objections, other people will think we're crazy, right?"

"Huh? Are you sure there's someone else on this street besides you?" Mokou looked at Byakuya incredulously.

"..."

"Ahem~ Let's get down to business first. I heard that these mechs originally came from you, right?" After coughing twice to ease the slightly awkward atmosphere, Mokou patted her pockets and asked.

"If you ignore the most hardcore components, then that's not wrong."

"That's good, I was worried it wouldn't be like that." With a sigh of relief, Mokou pulled out two A4-sized sheets of paper and a card showing a balance of tens of millions from her pocket: "You can make this kind of armor in the blueprints, right?"

"To be precise, it's not that I can make it, but that the scientist I hired can build it." Bai Ye didn't intend to portray himself as an all-around genius, so he didn't claim credit for it—even if Grey Wolf knew, he wouldn't say anything.

"The design of the mecha is quite good, but are you sure this is a blueprint?" Bai Ye asked, waving the A4 paper in his hand.

Who would create drawings like this that only have a front view and no specific data? This is clearly just a concept drawing of the finished product!

"Enough with the nonsense, just tell me if it can be built or not!"

"I think we should discuss this issue with the person who actually builds the mecha first. If you don't mind, you can wait here for a few minutes."

As he said this, Bai Ye sent a vibration to the card that Grey Wolf had.

Chapter 242 The Clever and Skillful Gray Wolf

"Boss, did you call me for something?"

Grey Wolf values ​​his good boss, who provides for his family of three and allows him to occasionally show off in front of his wolf relatives.

He received the card and shook it for only a few minutes before putting down what he was doing and rushing to the Dimensional Shop.

"Here are two pictures... two concept drawings. See if you can build one of each based on these designs." Bai Ye handed the two concept drawings to Grey Wolf.

“This…” After examining the “blueprint” for a few seconds, Grey Wolf nodded: “This is simple, but you may need to give me two more days to prepare.”

"That's OK then." Bai Ye snapped his fingers, and the card in Fujiwara no Mokou's hand automatically swiped the Origin Coins of the two mechs.

Mokou, who had previous purchasing experience, didn't say anything. After all, paying in advance wasn't the first or second time with Byakuya, and Byakuya was quite principled in these matters.

"Is he the technician who built those mechs?" Mokou asked in a low voice after glancing at Grey Wolf, who was already drawing and writing on the blueprints with a pen.