The Self-cultivation of the Passerby Male Protagonist

"We refuse."

Chapter 33 Crisis Beyond War

"why?"

Alice's tone was no longer fierce, but like the cold winter wind, there was a seemingly quiet and icy tone.

"Yes, why, let's think about it, there can only be one reason for doing this."

While speaking, Zi Yakumo suddenly shortened the distance between the two of them, and the tip of her nose was almost touching Alice's.

"That's why we have to do this."

Playing a cold joke of word games, Yakumo Zi slowly opened the distance between the two, the flashing dangerous eyes gradually went away, and Alice also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Did you know? Gensokyo is facing a huge crisis right now."

"..."

Alice was speechless, because she couldn't keep up with the large span of the topic, and she didn't seem to have any say in the crisis that expanded to the entire Gensokyo.

"We're not kidding."

With the usual unserious expression, Yakumo Zi pointed to her only deep eyes and said:

"Look, we're not kidding at all."

"……What do you mean?"

"Hehe, of course it means literally, Gensokyo is facing a crisis, and it is a crisis that cannot be ignored, both for you and us."

Regardless of how earth-shattering the battle outside the gap was, Yakumo Zi inside the gap always maintained an indifferent attitude towards it, lowering her eyes and not looking at the battle outside, she said lightly:

"The enchantment of Gensokyo went berserk."

"Violence, go?"

To be honest, Alice doesn't quite understand the meaning of this sentence. It's not because she is not strong enough. Even if she pulls all the strong men in Gensokyo and asks them one by one, few of them will understand.

"Accurately speaking, the realm of Gensokyo went berserk."

This is a topic that only Yakumo Zi, who is a monster of the realm, has the right to speak. Looking at Alice who remained silent, she slowly explained.

"When we first established Gensokyo, we created two barriers in it, one is the 'Hakurei Great Barrier' that distinguishes common sense from non-sense, and the other is the 'Unreal' that maintains the foundation of Gensokyo's existence. and the Realm of Reality'."

The pupils reflecting the strange color gradually narrowed, Yakumo Zi unconsciously took on the aura of a youkai sage while talking.

"Now the Hakurei barrier that binds youkai has become stronger and stronger, but the realm of illusion and reality that is the cornerstone has changed. Don't you think it's strange?"

"... To be honest, I don't understand what you mean by the mutation."

"It's very simple. Gensokyo is a paradise built in a 'non-existent world' for the sake of boundaries, but now a part of Gensokyo has intersected with the outside world that shouldn't happen."

"intersect?"

"Or projection is more appropriate. The most characteristic situation is that in a very short period of time, a part of Gensokyo will alternate with the outside world. Humans from the outside world who should not have access to everything in Gensokyo will briefly interact with those who have come into contact with it. people and things."

"Such a mutation...will it be troublesome?"

"If the realm of illusion and reality continues to maintain such an abnormal situation, then Gensokyo will be excluded from the original 'extended' area a little bit until it merges with the outside world."

"if that's the case……"

Alice, who gradually understood the seriousness of the matter, opened her eyes slightly.

"If it becomes like that, I'm afraid the Hakuli Great Barrier will be overloaded and eventually destroyed without the support of the realm. After that, we don't need to talk about it?"

"The monster will completely lose its place and meaning of existence, and then disappear tragically."

Said Yakumo Zi worried about the future, paused for a while, Alice suddenly sneered and said:

"So, what does this have to do with you not going to rescue Marisa?"

"Of course it does."

Returning her cold gaze, Yakumo Zi's gaze gradually moved down and landed on Takeya.

"Since the mutation has occurred, we must find a way to solve it. Fortunately, we seem to have found a breakthrough."

"...Wu Ye?"

Following Yakumo Zi's line of sight, Alice was a little surprised.

"Your breakthrough, is he?"

"Yes."

Zi Yakumo's expression changed several times, and finally returned to the faint smile that was unpredictable at the beginning.

"We saw the 'possibility' in him, which is the only 'possibility' that can make Gensokyo escape from this crisis."

"Hmph, that's it."

She squinted unkindly, and there was indescribable disgust in Alice's eyes.

"Are you going to sacrifice the lives of other innocent people for the sake of an illusory 'possibility'?"

"For the sake of Gensokyo, we are happy to do this."