Gensokyo Detective, but surrounded by Shura Field

“I found it in the garbage pile at Kourindou.”

“……Huh? Kourindou?”

“That’s right.”

Reimu said:

“I was just going to rob… borrow something from Rinnosuke today.”

“And I accidentally found this in his scrap box.”

“He looked completely dumbfounded at the time, his bewildered expression didn't seem fake.”

Rinnosuke’s place……

Chubai fell into thought.

Could the familiar aura I sensed earlier be referring to Rinnosuke's aura?

No, that's not right.

If it were that simple, there's no way he wouldn't have noticed it for so long.

Even if we take a step back and say that his perception really has weakened to this point, what about Reimu? What about Alice?

They both came into close contact with the crystal ball, so there’s no way they wouldn’t be able to discern Rinnosuke’s aura, right?

But now is not the time to consider such things.

Chubai examined the purple crystal ball, and said in a deep voice:

“The question now is, how do we deal with it……”

This crystal ball hides a huge secret, and is very likely related to the disaster that will destroy Gensokyo, as mentioned by Master.

But Master and that group of bba are all cryptic people.

Not only do they not tell the truth, but they also try their best to hide it.

Although I know there's a reason that 'receiving specific information will result in corruption', Chubai still doesn't want to sit still and wait for death. Moreover, he recently awakened the Boundary Form, so he is confident that he can help with this disaster.

So this crystal ball must be properly preserved.

Once it is discovered by Yakumo Zi and the others, I'm afraid it will be immediately taken back.

……But no matter how secretly it is preserved, there will eventually be a day when it is discovered.

In TV dramas, there are often high blood pressure plots like 'the protagonist who won 5 million in the lottery thinks that they must not lose it, but they end up losing it due to various accidents'.

“We can only use the crystal ball as soon as possible.”

Chubai said to Reimu:

“Before it is discovered, we must collect as much information as possible in that strange world, that's all we can do right now.”

Reimu nodded, agreeing with Chubai's opinion:

“But if we go in again, it's definitely not going to work with just the two of us, we need to add some more companions.”

“Regarding this, I already have a candidate.”

Chubai said:

“Leave it to me, I'll contact them to come and meet us.”

“Okay.”

……

……

Speaking of contacting, Chubai did not leave the shrine.

He just sat in place, sending messages with his phone.

Reimu was still curious, when suddenly a silver-white figure appeared in the empty corner.

“Izayoi Sakuya!”

Reimu was taken aback:

“Why are you here?”

Chubai explained for her:

“This is the companion I called.”

Sakuya was also holding two little vampires in her hands.

They also looked confused, not knowing what was happening.

After putting Remi and Flandre down, Sakuya disappeared again.

This time when she appeared, she had Marisa and Alice, who had just returned from Kishin Sagume's Castle, in her hands.

“……Ah?”

Marisa scratched her head, her brain not yet catching up.

She saw Sakuya disappear and reappear for the third time.

This time, she carried Kanako Yasaka over.

Seeing that the summoned companions had gathered, Chubai couldn't help but express his appreciation:

“Good job, Sakuya.”

Sakuya smiled in response:

“You flatter me……”

“Wait wait wait… wait a minute!”

Remi interrupted their conversation:

“Sakuya, explain what happened, why did you suddenly bring us to Hakurei Shrine?”

“Let me explain.”

Saying that, Chubai took out the purple crystal ball:

“So, so, and so…… do you understand?”

Remi suddenly understood: “I see.”

Flandre nodded repeatedly: “I understand everything.”

Kanako's eyes were deep: “I understand everything.”

Only Marisa narrowed her eyes:

“Am I the only one who heard the simple and rough 'so, so, and so' these eight words? And aren't your reactions a bit too exaggerated?”

Alice tugged at her sleeve:

“Because we already know about this, reviewing the plot again would be too repetitive, so just pretend you heard a summary of the previous situation.”

Chubai gave a thumbs up:

“As expected of Little Alice, you are so understanding.”

Then he said to everyone:

“In short, that's roughly the situation.”

“The secret of this crystal ball is very likely related to the disaster that will destroy Gensokyo.”

“So we must go as deep as possible into the world of the crystal ball, collect information and explore and investigate in the weird and twisted world.”

After a pause, he added:

“But this matter must not be discovered by that group of cryptic old fogeys, Yakumo Zi and the others.”

“Not only will they obstruct our investigation, but they even bewitched my master, using insidious means to trick my master into their cryptic camp.”

“So this matter is limited to everyone here, don't spread it around.”

The girls nodded to show their understanding.

Chubai also looked around at everyone, once again confirming the number of people.

There were a total of eight people present.

These were the partners that Chubai planned to go with.

Actually, Kaguya's good buddy is also someone who can be trusted, but after all, she lives in the same place as Eirin Yagokoro, and there is a high risk of exposure.

In addition, she herself has clearly stated that she does not want to get involved in trouble, so she was not called for this operation for the time being.

“Then, I'm going to activate the crystal ball.”

Because the situation was urgent, related to the main line of the disaster that would destroy Gensokyo.

So the girls who had gathered in a hurry did not chat back and forth, nor did they complain to each other, but directly entered the state.

Chubai first left a backup plan, still engraving several teleportation runes on the tatami mats, ensuring that he could use teleportation magic in the strange world.

Then he picked up the crystal ball, slowly covering it with his palm, and magic power surged out.

Just like when he first activated the crystal ball, the waves symbolizing the teleportation type were constantly emanating from the crystal ball.

Along with the ominous purple light flashing, the next moment, everyone present disappeared in place……

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Dark.

Dull.

The moment he came to this world, Chubai immediately felt a faint sense of discomfort.

Kanako, who was good at sensing the power of faith, frowned directly:

“There is absolutely no existence of faith in this world, and even the emotion called hope cannot be felt.”

“It's as if this world itself is completely dead……”

Remi looked around, also frowning:

“Is this the world in the crystal ball that Chubai said?”

Reimu nodded:

“That's right, from now on, we are likely to encounter familiar people from Gensokyo.”

“But those people are twisted, weird, and have a great hostility towards us.”

“So be sure to be vigilant, and absolutely don't be soft-hearted.”

Marisa looked around:

“It seems like there aren't any soft-hearted guys here, right?”

That's true.

Even Kanako, who is known for her gentleness, can perform the feat of dismantling a Gundam with her bare hands when she is in a hurry, so being soft-hearted is of course impossible.

But Remi still expressed her doubts:

“Although it is said to be weird, but what kind of weirdness is it specifically?”

“Um, probably like……”

Chubai thought for a while, then suddenly his head rotated three hundred and sixty degrees and fell off, and the blood from his neck spurted out more than two feet high.

“Whoa!”

This sudden scene startled the girls present.