Gensokyo Detective, but surrounded by Shura Field

“That aura… it's a powerful magician.”

“Hey, Mr. Magician…”

“Could you, perhaps, teach me powerful magic?”

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ps1: As mentioned earlier, this isn't a cheap trick to forcibly change the map because I ran out of ideas. This is a side quest related to the main storyline, and we'll be back to the daily life style soon.

And although the title of the third volume seems a bit serious, it won't be entirely about the main storyline, and it certainly won't deviate from the book's title.

ps2: Just to clarify:

Even in this unknown place, no matter how abnormal the girls become, they won't have any intimate contact with other men. There will be no cuckoldry, and there won't be any dog-blood plots like [parallel world self-cuckoldry] or [alternate self mental cheating]. Please rest assured.

ps3: As always, thank you for your support!

Chapter 190: It's Alice…

Marisa's face was covered in wrinkles and vascular patterns.

As an experienced great magician, Chu Bai immediately recognized it.

This wasn't just simple aging, but the aftereffects of excessive use of forbidden arts.

Forbidden arts are spells that consume life force. Even in the outside world, only the Black Church's core members, who pursue ultimate power, would research forbidden arts so recklessly.

But why did Sasa also end up like this?

She's not such a fanatical person!

“Sasa, don't you recognize me? It's me, Xiao Bai.”

Chu Bai said sincerely, while secretly taking half a step back.

But Marisa still acted as if she didn't recognize Chu Bai at all, continuing the previous conversation:

“Xiao Bai? Never heard of him.”

“But no matter who you are… can you teach me powerful magic?”

Chu Bai's expression didn't change, but his heart sank.

Amnesia?

Or perhaps…

The person in front of him isn't the real Marisa, but a monster with a Marisa-like appearance?

“Hey, can you teach me powerful magic?”

She repeated mechanically, like an NPC.

Marisa's dark eyes radiated a desire for magic, and she began to slowly approach Chu Bai.

As her body swayed, a head suddenly fell out of Marisa's skirt pocket.

It was a human female's head.

And there were obvious traces of magic absorption on it.

Thinking back carefully, Marisa's skirt pocket was very deep; she often used it to hold mushrooms.

If just a slight sway could cause a head to fall out.

Then wouldn't it be already full of things?

What are these things? Mushrooms? Or…

“Are you interested in these too?”

Noticing Chu Bai's gaze, Marisa suddenly let out a weird laugh and completely turned her skirt pocket inside out.

The stench of blood became intense all at once. Sure enough, everything inside was human-shaped limbs.

“They are all magicians… powerful magicians…”

“As long as I carry them with me and slowly absorb them… I can become powerful too…”

Her sinister eyes turned, staring straight at Chu Bai:

“Do you want some too? If you're willing to teach me powerful magic, I can share them with you…”

Whoosh————

Before the words were finished.

Chu Bai turned and ran!

His hasty retreat stunned Marisa for a moment, then she revealed an infatuated smile.

“Ah, such fast speed… as expected of a powerful magician…”

“Don't go, magician, teach me magic, let me become as powerful as you…”

She muttered emptily.

Marisa's figure also flashed, actually chasing after him at an extremely fast speed.

As the two of them left, the forest returned to silence.

Several minutes passed, and after confirming that Marisa hadn't returned, a young man's body slowly emerged from the shadows of the forest.

“Fooled her…”

Chu Bai frowned slightly, reviewing the situation just now.

Too strange.

Although he had encountered even more bloody scenes, this kind of scene appearing on Marisa was as strange as Jack Ultraman being brutally dismembered in a heartwarming and funny slice-of-life anime.

Moreover, Marisa's reaction was also very wrong.

Just now, he only used a fairly ordinary clone magic, not even a physical body, just a light and shadow moving forward.

Even Marisa before she became his student should be able to easily see through this kind of low trick.

But Sasa actually fell for it.

Thinking about her memory problem, could she really just be a Marisa-like monster?

But how could a mimic monster be able to hide from his perception and disguise itself without any flaws? With such ability, how could she be fooled by low-level magic?

“In any case, let's contact Reimu first.”

Although Chu Bai didn't fear her and wasn't unable to defeat her, in an unknown situation, it's always best to be cautious.

With this in mind, Chu Bai took out the Yin-Yang Orb from his pocket.

After inputting magic power, there was an immediate response from the other side.

“Xiao Bai?”

“It's me.”

Chu Bai said to the Yin-Yang Orb:

“How's the situation on your side? By the way, I'm in the Forest of Magic, the place where we first met.”

“…Huh? What nonsense are you talking about?”

Reimu's voice didn't sound abnormal at all:

“The place where we first met wasn't at my doorstep? Did you break your head when you teleported?”

Well, the answer is correct.

It seems that Reimu is still the normal Reimu.

Chu Bai secretly breathed a sigh of relief and told her all his speculations.

Reimu's voice also became serious:

“In other words, this isn't the real Gensokyo. But the terrain, buildings, and even the people living here are exactly the same as Gensokyo…”

“Very likely.”

Chu Bai reminded:

“By the way, be careful of the people living here.”

“Although they have the same faces as our friends, their memories seem to be missing, and their behavior is also strange.”

“…Eh? Is that so?”

Reimu was stunned:

“But Sakuya from the Scarlet Devil Mansion still recognizes me. She heard that I was inexplicably teleported and even said she would see me off.”

Hmm?

Sakuya still retains her memory?

Chu Bai frowned slightly, but quickly reacted.

That's not right!

Sakuya isn't such a kind person!

Although she's human, Sakuya's mind is entirely on Remilia.

Even if she encounters lost humans, she wouldn't kindly send them home. Not to mention helping Reimu, who has destroyed the Scarlet Devil Mansion many times and has a bad relationship with her!

“Be careful of Sakuya around you! She's not normal either!”

Chu Bai issued a reminder immediately.

But at the same time, an exclamation came from Reimu on the Yin-Yang Orb.

“Waaah! How could… zzzzz…”

The connection was interrupted.

Reimu's voice disappeared.

Chu Bai's expression was solemn, and without hesitation, he sped towards the Scarlet Devil Mansion.

He didn't think Reimu would be defeated so easily, after all, she's the current Hakurei Shrine Maiden, and her combat power in the Boundary state has already surpassed his current self.

But after all, this place is extremely strange, like a haunted site, with ominous气息 everywhere.

So the top priority is for the two normal people to reunite and find a way back to the normal Gensokyo.

“Fortunately, when the crystal ball glowed, I temporarily laid down a backup plan, leaving behind teleportation-specific positioning runes.”

Chu Bai thought to himself:

“As long as I reunite with Reimu, I can immediately activate the teleportation secret technique to forcibly leave.”

“Although this teleportation secret technique consumes a lot of energy, it is indeed the safest method at present.”

Thinking this way, he accelerated his pace and continued towards the Misty Lake.

……

……

However, before he could leave the Forest of Magic, a figure stopped him.

Chu Bai was forced to stop, and looked at the person in front of him with a complicated expression.

The girl in front of him had a porcelain doll-like delicate face, and her beautiful face was covered with a cold expression. Around her floated a large army of dolls with gloomy faces.

“It's Alice…”

Chu Bai muttered.

And the Alice in front of him, like Marisa just now, also had no memory of Chu Bai.

And seeing Chu Bai, she immediately responded.

“Men should all die.”