Gensokyo Detective, but surrounded by Shura Field

#166 - Section 166

The first thing to do after returning to normal is chasing idols? There's no need to save such a hopeless old geezer who's so deeply obsessed! (No mercy)

……

"Ahem, just kidding."

Seeing that the tense atmosphere had eased, Youmu Konpaku smoothly returned to his normal state:

"As a wandering swordsman, I have a sense of pride, how could I really be obsessed with idols?"

Chu Bai squinted his eyes:

"The cute anime girl keychain on your waist is already showing."

Youmu hurriedly put away the keychain, cleared his throat twice:

"Then let me reintroduce myself, I am Youmu Konpaku, the gardener serving the Saigyouji family, and also Miss Yuyuko's former bodyguard."

"I apologize for the trouble I caused earlier."

"Uh, it's alright."

Chu Bai said leisurely:

"Although fighting was quite troublesome, it was actually quite simple."

"I originally thought that investigating a stalker would require staking out, visiting, searching, decrypting, deducing the culprit, and then going through a round of exciting guilty pleas, finally ending the commission with a tearful confession BGM…"

"I didn't expect to end this side quest with just a fight, spanning only half a night. It's unexpectedly simple and straightforward."

Remilia complained from the side:

"After all, this kind of traditional task flow is quite boring. Although it can add a few chapters to a novel, it will definitely be criticized by readers as tedious, so it's better to avoid this kind of situation."

Youmu Konpaku couldn't help but sweat a little:

"So what are you talking about? I can't understand what young people are saying anymore…"

"Never mind, let's get back to the main topic."

Chu Bai pulled the topic back again:

"Old man Youmu, what was going on with you just now?"

"Why did you become a perverted stalker first, and then suddenly go berserk and attack me when you saw me?"

Speaking of serious matters, Youmu finally restrained his expression:

"Actually, I was led here by a familiar figure."

"……Familiar figure?"

"That's right."

Youmu showed a look of recollection:

"Since I comprehended the way of the sword a hundred years ago, reaching the edge of the law, I have been wandering around the outside world."

"But a few days ago, I suddenly sensed a familiar aura."

"Under the guidance of this aura, I returned to the gap in the barrier and bypassed Yukari Yakumo's surveillance through divine hiding, returning to Gensokyo."

After a pause, he continued:

"Originally, I thought that the owner of this aura should be an old acquaintance, calling me back perhaps for an important matter."

"But as soon as I entered Gensokyo, my mind suddenly became uncontrollable."

"Do you know the state of being in a dream? It's like maintaining the consciousness of the original self, but the cognition and thinking become extremely chaotic."

"I wandered around the human village in a daze, and I instinctively avoided the sunlight during the day, only reappearing at night."

Chu Bai frowned slightly:

"Sounds pretty strange?"

"It is."

Youmu sighed:

"In the chaotic state, I remember fighting with the village's guardian and killing her many times."

"Later, there was also a blue and white-haired girl, but because the aura on her was disgusting, I didn't even attack."

"Until I met you… the desire to kill resurfaced."

Listening to Youmu's story, Chu Bai gradually understood what was going on.

The village's guardian should be Fujiwara no Mokou.

Although Mokou herself has the characteristic of immortality, her strength can only be said to be at the T1 level among the great youkai. And Youmu is now in a darkened and amplified state. It took Chu Bai and Remilia's tag team to subdue him, so Mokou alone was naturally no match.

As for Keine, the divine beast Hakutaku can ward off evil, so the darkened Youmu would naturally feel disgusted and unwilling to approach.

Then there was Chu Bai, who was inexplicably caught in the crossfire. He only planned to scout the area, but he directly triggered the boss battle, and with Remilia's help, he used the law to restore Youmu to normal.

"By the way, stalking women is not my intention."

Youmu said lightly:

"I was very confused throughout the entire darkening process, including the things I did and the things I said, which were all without any logic, so you don't need to take it to heart."

…It doesn't feel like there was no logic, it feels more like he was following his true desires.

Like stalking women, or making chuunibyou remarks about being possessed, etc. It feels like someone who has been wandering outside for many years has become a complete otaku.

Chu Bai and Remilia simultaneously cast suspicious glances.

But…

Guided back to Gensokyo by a familiar aura, and falling into a chaotic state the moment he returned.

Thinking about it this way, someone in Gensokyo is likely to meet these conditions at the same time.

But when asked Youmu who it was specifically, he couldn't say.

"It feels like we're about to trigger a main quest."

Chu Bai said lightly:

"You agree, right, Yukari Yakumo?"

"Oh dear… you really can't hide anything from little Chu Bai."

A gap slowly tore open from the side.

The purple-haired girl, holding her signature folding fan, slowly walked out.

Chu Bai said as a matter of course:

"After all, you are the manager of the barrier, and what you like to do most is to hide behind the screen and peep into every corner of Gensokyo, drooling and giggling to satisfy your voyeuristic desires."

"You little…"

The elegant girl couldn't hold it in anymore.

Yukari Yakumo directly pounced on Chu Bai, pinning him to the ground and beating him up.

Chu Bai, who was suffering from a weakness debuff, was no match for her and was directly hammered until he saw stars:

"Damn it, old hag, watch out when you walk at night in the future, be careful not to get hit with a sap!"

"Little thing, you should worry about yourself more."

Yukari Yakumo snorted, and then continued:

"I will investigate Youmu Konpaku's matter."

"This commission is indeed related to me, but I also want to test little Chu Bai's ability, after all, you have newly mastered the law of manipulating emotions."

Chu Bai squinted his eyes:

"As expected, you are a pervert who likes to stare at the screen and drool, you even know such secrets…"

"You're the pervert! And beautiful girls don't drool!"

Yukari Yakumo pinched Chu Bai again, thought for a while, and then waved to Youmu:

"Come here too, gardener of Hakugyokurou, I'll ask you for some more details."

Saying that, without waiting for Youmu's consent, she directly kicked the old man into the gap.

Finally, she also walked into the gap and disappeared into the sky.

……

"She really does things her own way."

Chu Bai sighed:

"But in this way, the commission can be considered completed."

"Although there's a feeling that there's a hidden route to follow, at least this matter is considered over."

Remilia, who had been watching the show all along, finally had a chance to speak, the little vampire rubbed her hands eagerly:

"So, should we do something else?"

"Of course."

Chu Bai gave a thumbs up:

"After receiving the reward, I will definitely give Miss a 100-yen red envelope, after all, I am not an ungrateful person."

"…Is there any need to give a 100-yen red envelope? Just flick a coin and it's done."

"Hehe, doesn't this make me seem more solemn…"

"Then you should give a thicker red envelope!"

Of course, jokes aside, Chu Bai plans to give Remilia at least 100,000 yen.

After all, without her help, tonight's battle would have been really hard to say.

Moreover, Yuyuko's commission plus the wanted order from the human village, add up to a total of 700,000 yen. This quite generous reward is worthy of tonight's hard battle, and it also gives Chu Bai's wallet some thickness.

But Remilia waved her hand, seemingly not interested in the red envelope at all:

"Keep this little money for yourself."

"What I'm really interested in… is you."

"……Hmm?"

In Chu Bai's surprised gaze.

Remilia's face turned slightly red, and she seemed a little embarrassed to say:

"Chu Bai, can you accompany me on a date in the human village?"

Under the moonlight.

Above the human village.

Remilia wore a gorgeous dress, her small black leather shoes hovered slightly, and her legs wrapped in white socks swayed back and forth.

Chu Bai looked a little dazed, and couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva:

"Okay, but I have a small request."