Gensokyo's Dimensional Black Shop

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To Esdeath's astonishment, an icy aura several times stronger than before emanated from the spot where Cirno had been knocked away. After the outermost layer of cold mist dissipated, a diamond-shaped ice crystal more than two meters tall floated there in mid-air.

boom!

The ice crystals shattered, and appearing before Esdeath and the dangerous creature was Cirno, who looked much more mature and had grown from a loli into a young woman.

Under the watchful eyes of the human and the beast, Cirno, who looked much more mature, walked step by step toward the dangerous creature.

With each step she took forward, a thin layer of ice would solidify beneath her feet, catching her and allowing her to complete this seemingly impossible walk in the air... Wait, teacher, isn't she supposed to be able to fly?

Although she knew this wasn't the time to complain, Esdeath's eye still twitched.

"Ho~~~~~"

"Screaming won't help. How dare you injure Xiao Ai so badly! I'm not going to let you get away with this today. Take this first!"

"Super 9 Martial God Overlord Slash!!!"

An enormous ice blade materialized in front of Cirno, and the moment it solidified, Cirno grabbed it and slashed it heavily toward the head of the Dangerous Beast.

Chapter 237 The Peaceful Monster Mountain

To be honest, although in Yukari Yakumo's eyes, Byakuya, the shopkeeper who had already stirred up half of Gensokyo, was the biggest troublemaker, this was just wishful thinking on her part after she was replaced. In fact, whether before or after Byakuya came in, Gensokyo had always been so peaceful... oops, I mistyped, it was peaceful.

For example, on this new day, the sun rises as usual. After walking around the flower field and seeing her children still so energetic even though it had just been a night, Kazami Yuuka nodded in satisfaction.

Those sunflowers that produce sunlight are indeed quite nice.

Thinking this, she touched a sunflower that had been enhanced by demonic power right beside her.

"Has another week passed?"

"..."

"Yes, it's been quite a few days since I last visited those children. Although I believe they can live well without me, I'll still go and see them."

"..."

After chatting with the flowers for a while, which seemed a bit unusual to outsiders, the Lord of the Four Seasons Flowers, in a blissful mood, closed the door of the villa in the center of the flower field and walked towards the Human Village with his parasol.

As for the destination, it was naturally the Sunflower Shop in the Human Village.

Although the shop has not had any real customers since it opened, except for Keine who would occasionally buy a few pots to beautify the temple house, Kazami Yuuka still goes there every now and then, especially after she moved the sunflower shop to the opposite side of the Dimensional Shop.

"Mmmmmm~mmmmm~mmmmm~mmmmm..."

boom--

The sudden explosion interrupted Yuuka Kazami's humming tune and drew her attention.

"That direction is... Mountain of Yokai?" Turning her head to look at the direction from which the mushroom cloud was rising, Yuuka Kazami tilted her head. If her current expression were made into an emoji, it would probably be called "Interesting.jpg".

Well, she was actually quite familiar with the place called Monster Mountain, but that was only before the Oni Clan moved away. Back then, besides admiring flowers and basking in the sun, her greatest pleasure was to challenge the four Oni Kings of the Oni Clan to duels... although later, for some reason, two of the four Oni Kings became irresponsible.

After the demons left, there was nothing left on the Demon Mountain to attract this tyrant.

Feeling the shockwave from the explosion that hit her face from a great distance, Yuuka Kazami channeled her demonic power through the ground she was standing on into the flower field, instantly strengthening all the sunflowers.

After the shockwave dissipated, Kazami Yuuka abandoned the Human Village and turned to walk towards the Youkai Mountain.

……

It was clear that more than just Kazami Yuuka was drawn to the sudden explosion.

After the vampire incident, a group of top figures within Gensokyo, under a thick layer of secrecy, established a spell card rule and then forcibly implemented it throughout Gensokyo.

Through the strange changes in the red mist, a group of idle, long-lived beings suddenly discovered... hey, it seems that this kind of fighting where there's no need to worry about killing anyone is quite interesting!

So after that, those lesser demons who had initially accepted the spell card system out of fear of the powerful youkai gradually accepted the spell card rules, and slowly the entire Gensokyo returned to the vibrant state that Yakumo Yukari remembered from hundreds of years ago—which is probably the main reason why Yakumo Yukari was able to tolerate Byakuya for so long.

Despite having a name that sounds fierce like "Tyrant of Flowers," Kazami Yuuka is actually quite elegant in her daily life, whether she's drinking tea, admiring flowers, or taking a walk.

Just like when she goes out, if you take a ruler to measure, you will find that the distance of each step she takes is exactly the same.

When she leisurely arrived at the Monster Mountain, there were already quite a few bored non-human beings who happened to find the commotion here amusing.

After Kazami Yuuka coughed lightly, the yokai who noticed her arrival consciously squeezed to the left and right, their sole purpose being to allow Kazami Yuuka to see what was happening inside... The intimidating power of the Flower Tyrant was evident!

"What's going on in there?" After the guys blocking her way dispersed, Kazami Yuuka finally saw that what was surrounded was a large oval-shaped pit. Inside the pit, several kappa were completely ignoring the commotion around them and were busy rummaging through something...

"I heard that one or more invaders appeared on the Mountain of Yokai. After these invaders entered the territory of the Kappa, they went straight to the warehouse where the Kappa keep their latest inventions. I don't know what they did inside. If it weren't for Lord Ootengu's timely reaction, this place would probably have been blown to bits by now."

A yokai who was explaining what had just happened to his companion also happened to answer Yuuka Kazami's question.

Emmmmm......

But these days, are there still people causing trouble at Kappa's factory? It feels like if the outside world doesn't interfere, those lunatics will probably destroy themselves.

"Found it! It's that troublemaker's scent!" Suddenly, a man carrying a large backpack and holding some kind of detector shouted excitedly, showing the display screen in his hand to his companions around him.

Even with Yuuka Kazami's sharp eyesight, she could only make out two blurry figures on the screen... the kind that looked somewhat familiar to her based on their outlines.

However, the kappa seemed to have made some extremely important discovery, and they all gathered together chattering. Soon after, a kappa who looked like a 2.7-year-old squad leader took out a device, pressed a few buttons, and then led the kappa to surround two women who were watching nearby.

"You dare to stay here and watch the show after blowing up our warehouse? I don't know why you're so bold, but now that we've found you, you'd better come with us obediently." Kawashiro Naritoshi, the leader, held something that looked like a gun in his hand and pointed it at the two women before speaking sternly and formally.

"..." x2

To her utter surprise, Watatsuki Toyohime couldn't even last ten minutes in this state before being forced back to her original form. She could only laugh awkwardly, while Watatsuki Yorihime was already considering the possibility of escaping from here if the two Cirno-level powerhouses suddenly attacked...

Chapter 238 Yukari Yakumo, the Peacemaker

"Um... if I said it was all a misunderstanding, would you believe me?" While secretly making a hand gesture to send a signal to Yagokoro Eirin for help, Watatsuki Toyohime awkwardly laughed and began to stall for time.

“I believe you, so can you come back with us?” Kawashiro Naritoki nodded seriously.

"Uh……"

Now that you believe it's a misunderstanding, why don't you let us sisters leave?

Ever since witnessing how terrifying the kappa's inventions were in the warehouse, Watatsuki Toyohime, who had been worried that the gun might suddenly go off, raised her hand: "So if I surrender now, could you please not point that gun at me?"

"Hmph! Suspects have no human rights!" Thinking of the damage caused by the explosion that had just been tallied, even though the kappa race is large and wealthy, Kawashiro Nitori still felt very heartbroken.

Don't those kappa have any dignity? They just blew up such a big warehouse like that. Don't they know that the three mechs she bought with most of her life savings are in that warehouse?

What, settling personal scores on official business?

I'm just settling a personal score, so what?

Thinking of this, she whispered to the kappa around her, "If a fight really breaks out, hold back a little. Just break their arms and legs, don't actually kill them. After all, we kappa aren't unreasonable people..."

The Mianyue sisters both had a pained expression on their faces... Could you please be a little more careful when you say this, and not in front of them?

"What do we do next?" Watatsuki Yorihime asked Watatsuki Toyohime through a secret code unique to the Moon Capital, tapping her fingertips lightly on the scabbard.

"What else can we do? Of course, we have to see if there's any way to escape from here. If all else fails, we'll have to break free from the shackles of that contract and return to the outside world. We can't just be captured alive by a bunch of mere monsters on the ground, can we?" Watatsuki Toyohime replied, tapping her hand behind her back.

"receive!"

Just as the two sides were about to fight, Kazami Yuuka suddenly looked at the Watatsuki sisters with a look of realization on her face.

"I remember now, aren't you two the commanders of the Lunar Capital back then?"

"..." x2

"Oh no, oh no, how could it be this guy? It seems we have no choice but to break the seal this time. I just don't know if the shop manager will renew our contract..."

"Probably, right? For Master's sake..."

"It's Kaguya, isn't it? Yorihime, you're up to no good~"

"Sister, what time is it? Why are you still arguing with me!"

"Ara ara~"

While the two sisters were chatting privately in a channel where no one else could get involved, Kazami Yuuka had already directly contacted Kawashiro Nitori.

"Can I have those two?" Although the sentence was in the form of a question, Kazami Yuuka said it as an affirmative sentence, and she didn't seem to think that she would be rejected at all. She walked directly towards the Watatsuki sisters.

After thinking carefully for a few seconds, Kawashiro Nitori decided that although the Flower Tyrant had a terrible reputation, the face of the Youkai Mountain, or more accurately, the face of the Kappa clan in front of so many onlookers, could not be lost. So Kawashiro Nitori stopped Kazami Yuuka.

"Lord of the Four Seasons Flowers, I don't know what your relationship is with them, but it's a fact that they blew up our warehouse. I'm sorry, I can't let them go with you until this matter is resolved."

"You...you're going to stop me?"

Kawashiro Naritoki felt a sudden, inexplicable panic.

"You can't stop me, Reijiu Irin, is that right?" Kazami Yuuka looked away from Kazuki Nitori and towards a girl who was "three meters tall" outside the crowd.

Taking advantage of her high vantage point, after taking down several big guys, she no longer needed to squeeze in with others; she could see what was happening inside the circle just by standing outside.

“I also remember these two. I saw them once during the war organized by Yakumo Yukari…” Seeing that the focus of the room had been on her, the girl coughed dramatically and said seriously, “I don’t know why Yakumo Yukari let them in, but from the perspective of Ootengu, I can’t let you take them away in front of so many people.”

A few quick-witted onlookers had already realized... You can't do it in front of so many people. In other words, if it were in private, would you have just given it away?

"That's perfect. Since the Oni clan moved away, I've rarely encountered opponents who can satisfy me. You're one of them, and you're here just in time... Hmm?"

Halfway through her harsh words, Kazami Yuuka suddenly tilted her head.

"She should have told you by now that the guy paid for the things that were destroyed for these two. If there are no further problems, then I'll take them with me."

“Uh…” Ling Jiu Yilin was speechless as she looked at the hand that reached out from the gap, holding a few cards, and came in front of her.

To be honest, if she could avoid it, she really wouldn't want to fight with Kazami Yuuka, that battle maniac. Although she felt that things were starting off a bit anticlimactic, it was still better than a fight with Kazami Yuuka...

Oh well, at least I got the compensation.

Looking at the cards that Yakumo Yukari handed over, three of them were "Shark Chili", "Scorpion Lai Lai" and "Cockroach Bully". When Kawashiro Nitori brought these three mechs back, the Kappa clan held a banquet and invited all the non-human beings in the entire Youkai Mountain to attend. Moreover, at the banquet, several Kappa even dismantled "Cockroach Bully" on the spot. It is said that the mechs were reassembled after the banquet, but there were half a truckload of loose parts left over.

As for the three cards, there was a white card with a string of numbers on it, but I don't know what it was for.

"How is it?" After handing all four cards to Kawashiro Nitori, Reijiu Irin asked for her opinion.

"Great, very good!" Kawashiro Nitori carefully put away the savings card containing two million Origin Coins, then broke the remaining three cards into pieces. From the blasted ruins, three mechs, each tens of meters tall, appeared simultaneously. Fortunately, when Kazami Yuuka and Reijima Irin showed any inclination to fight, the nearby onlookers automatically retreated several hundred meters away; otherwise, there might already be some innocent bystanders injured…

Chapter 239 Gensokyo's Art Style Takes a Unique Turn

Since the aggrieved party herself had stopped pursuing the matter, Reijima Irin naturally had no reason to continue insisting. Thus, the two sisters, Watatsuki Toyohime and Watatsuki Yorihime, were taken away by Kazami Yuuka...

Why does this sound a little strange?

Emmmmmm... Anyway, it has nothing to do with me anymore.

Watching the three mechs already in motion under the pilots' control, Lingjiu Yilin tilted her head and returned to the Tengu clan's territory after Kazami Yuuka left.

Meanwhile, at the Dimensional Shop, watching Yakumo Yukari successfully mediate a fight, Byakuya rested his chin on his hand, staring at her without blinking.

"...Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Five million~" Two million mechs plus three million Origin Coins, compared to Bai Ye's current balance of up to 10 billion, does seem like not much, but Bai Ye will not just let this matter pass by... after all, it is a full five million!

“I suddenly remembered that Ran discovered a problem concerning the safety of the entire Great Barrier, and it’s waiting for us to deal with it. If we don’t hurry, Gensokyo might fall into an abyss soon.” Yakumo Yukari suddenly stopped smiling, said the obviously made-up lines to Byakuya, and then tried to get up and walk towards the door.

"stop!"

Under the control of the master-servant contract, although her mind longed to return home and wrap herself in her blankets in a moment, her body faithfully carried out Bai Ye's orders.

Looking at Yukari Yakumo standing there blankly, Byakuya cracked his neck, making a series of snapping sounds: "I don't know if Gensokyo will fall into an abyss of no return, but I do know that if you have any intention of defaulting on your debt, the final result will be something you yourself don't want to see."

As for just how unwilling she is to see it, that depends on just how powerful Yakumo Yukari's imagination is.

Judging from her pale face, her imagination was clearly quite accurate.

"How about..." After the restraints imposed by Bai Ye were released, Yakumo Yukari suddenly turned around, pulled on her own shoulder with one hand, revealing half of her snow-white shoulder, and made a charming gesture towards Bai Ye: "How about we repay with our bodies?"

"???"

Before Bai Ye could react to being overtaken on the curve, the sound of a sword being drawn came from beside him.

"Little shopkeeper, you're not impotent, are you?" Just then, Yukari Yakumo gave him a flirty wink from across the room.

white night:"……"

"I'll remember this debt; there's no way you can escape it." In the end, he could only make a token remark before letting Yakumo Yukari leave.

I really miss the days when he could casually toss out tens of millions without batting an eye, this guy...

I'll remember this debt; I'll make her pay it back someday...

Even if I have to pay with my body (gloomy face)!

……