It's night.

In the middle of the night, after the grand harvest festival of the day, the underground city is restored to peace.

In the breeze on the riverbank, the swaying branches made a rustling sound.

The bonfire of the festival has been extinguished, and the moonlight that has faded out of the three moons has appeared on the sparkling water.

On the horizon of the giant tree, Yakumo took a cup and sipped.

The lonely moonlight shone on his long obsidian hair and black robe, reflecting a dazzling light.

Looking up, I looked at the silver moon in the deep blue night sky.

"The night of Hakowa is no worse than that of Gensokyo......"

Whispering, the silver moon in the night sky seemed to turn into the smile of my sister.

“…… It's just that I really like the moon of Gensokyo. ”

Gently putting down the teacup, Yakumo took out the yaoqin, and the sound of the yoyoqin sounded.

"人もいない花畑今も返事がなくて"

"See habitれた景でも寂しがる頬赤く染めて"

"仆の隠した大事なものを贵女ははじめから気付いてて"

"いつの中にか溢れてたよ贵女が萃めた想い"

"Blue Sky Swim ぐ云��して女の笑颜作ったら"

"Crash れないで风が遶涙Mistakenized Demonization す雨降れ"

……

"What's the name of a beautiful song?"

With a strange Kansai accent, Jiao Liu appeared behind Yayun Mo at some point.

He first glanced at Yakumo's back, then quietly turned to look down at the water capital below.

Gently pressing the strings with both palms, Yakumo said faintly: "Moon Shizuku, you can also call it Broken Moon ......"

Walking to the opposite side of Yayunmo, Jiao Liu sat down cross-legged.

"Black tea again? Is this scenery not drinking alcohol but drinking tea? ”

"I don't like the taste of alcohol, so I don't drink alcohol."

Gently pour a full cup of black tea for Jiao Liu. Yakumo raised his eyes slightly, "Are you also here to participate in the harvest festival?" Speaking of which, you always want me to inquire about various things, but I'm interested in your past. ”

"Oops...... If you want to listen to the story of the past, how many years ago was that......"

Jiao Liu's voice suddenly became a little hoarse.

Then, he spoke slowly. Yakumo listened quietly.

The righteous brothers and sisters of the seven provoked a battle against the king of Hades.

Let's steal the divine iron from the Dragon King of the East China Sea.

Grabbed Prince Nezha and declared war on the Jade Emperor.

There is also the matter of the central character of the Seven Righteous Brothers and Sisters - the Monkey King [Monkey King].

He opened his eyes slightly and looked at the three suns and moons in the sky.

I saw the moon hundreds or thousands of times, and the shadow that emerged from the depths of my memory with the moon.

Beautiful blonde hair like swaying ears of rice, as if infusing the earth with a happy smile.

Even if he is named the Demon King by Heavenly Court - he still has to sue himself as a great sage and strive to advocate justice for the fool.

"Miss Goku......"

"Earth's ...... Half-star spirit? ”

"Yes, Miss Goku is a half-star spirit of the earth." Jiao Liu nodded, and his eyes fell, looking at the hazy moon reflected in the cup and her face in the depths of memory. Cheers in one gulp.

- Even the black tea made him a little drunk.

- Half-star spirit refers to the highest-level elf who has been given a different mission from the star spirit.

Born by the blessing of the star spirits, they continue to grow as the gods of the mountains, the sea, and the land that protect the land that gave birth to them.

The ape god is also one of them. After thousands of years, they finally awakened as star spirits.

- They are candidates to become Star Spirits.

Ya Yun Mo thought of the Monkey King of Gensokyo, and was arranged by Ya Yun Mo to guard the god of disobedience in Gensokyo.

Compared to that one, the Monkey King of the Box Court seemed to be completely different.

"But Miss Wukong is different, her story says that she was born from a fairy stone on the top of Huaguo Mountain, an active volcano. But this is a terrible misconception. Miss Goku was ejected from the crust of the planet along with the mudslide and sent to the ground. Miss Goku, who was supposed to be born in the center of the earth. Didn't get the knowledge and mission that should have been passed on to her. ”

Jiao Liu's voice was a little sad, "Miss Wukong can't become an immortal." You can't become a god, and you're not even a monster......"

"The Emperor of Heaven, Taoism, the Immortal World, Buddhism. The demon king who is the enemy of so many gods and Buddhas at one time is no one else in this place. In the end, he dragged out three of the thirteen days of the Dharma Protector and beat him, and walked to Shakyamuni's bastard with dignity. Let go and do such an earth-shattering thing. If it weren't for my sister, she would have dragged down the whole sect of Taoism by herself...... Hehe, a group of us must have been killed by then. ”

The corners of Jiao Liu's mouth floated a trace of gloomy bear, and then he drank the black tea in one gulp, "Let's talk about you." Brother Righteous always says that you are the one who can put an end to the unrealistic ideas of those bastards once and for all. ”

“…… The Bull Demon King really looks up to me. ”

Yakumo shook his head.

"I never thought I was anything special, just a little monster who got to this point without any setbacks under the care of my elders. It's ridiculous to say, when the Bull Demon King said that the people of Buddhism were ready to deal with me, my first thought was to go back to where I came from, to find those family members who had been silently supporting me......"

"What's wrong with that?" Jiao Liu laughed. "At least you can find someone like that, and I...... Under the banner of the Great Sage of the Sea, I am the only one left who goes with the flow. ”

Ya Yunmo looked at Jiao Liu in silence.

"Aren't you going to take a look?"

"Huh?"

Ya Yunmo, who was a little puzzled, looked in the direction pointed by Jiao Liu.

In the moonlight, on the edge of the waterfall below the water tree, a lonely figure was sitting there.

Black Rabbit.

The black rabbit with its ears pulled looked at the night sky in confusion.

"When I came, I found out that although the Hakoto nobleman said that he was a dependant of the Emperor, he was also a member of your community, right? It seems that Buddhism and you are very entangled. ”

"Black rabbit...... Yakumo sighed, stood up and patted his robe, "I'll take a look." ”

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Looking at the three days and moon in a daze, the black rabbit's eyes showed a confusion that had not appeared since the community was defeated by the Demon King.

"What should I do...... Canary-sama......"

Whispering, the black rabbit seemed to see the canary standing in front of him with a smile again.

"Black Rabbit?"

“…………”

"Black Rabbit?"

“…… Yes!! Is it Yakumo-sama!? ”

The black rabbit, who jumped up in fright, turned around, and after seeing that it was Yakumo Mo, he slapped his towering chest with a sigh of relief.

"What's wrong with you?"

"I, I ......"

Gently patting the black rabbit's head, in the other party's stunned eyes, Yakumo sat beside her.

"Are you struggling with the affairs of Buddhism?"

“…… I'm sorry. ”

"Why say I'm sorry, this matter has nothing to do with you at all."

"But ......"

"Black Rabbit, it doesn't matter if this matter is right or wrong, whether it is from the position of Buddhism or from our position, both sides are right."

Yakumo said slowly.

"The Buddhas, and the Shura gods and demons who are with them, want this world to return to its original state, and we are here to protect the right of people who are inferior beings in their eyes to live freely."

"The original ...... Appearance? ”

The black rabbit tilted his head.

"Yes, the original appearance, the appearance before the birth of the multiverse, the heavens and all worlds."

Although they are nobles of the box court and are the dependents of the gods and demons of Shura, the Moon Rabbit clan does not really know much about the secrets of the ancients.

Moreover, Yakumo speculated that even among the Buddhist sects, there should be people who disapprove of their actions now.

For example, Garan.

Ba Yunmo remembered what Jiao Liu had told him again, that proverb-

[The reign of theocracy will eventually end, and the era of human rule will eventually come]

[No matter how magnificent the history has been, no matter how heart-wrenching the deeds have been]

[Those who eliminate silent love and hatred, those elephants who are silent in the world of home and country]

[A little irreversible disappearance and sinking]

[Every god is a victim of the wheels of the advancing times]

【Under the Roulette Wheel of the Great Road】

[Twilight of the Gods, coming]

Quietly listening to what Yakumo told about the past that he knew, the black rabbit's eyes became brighter and brighter.

"I see...... Yakumo-sama, I see, I'm sorry to worry you. ”

"It's okay, you weren't wrong with this matter from beginning to end, but it was my negligence that made you so entangled."

Sitting next to Yakumo Mo, the black rabbit condensed his beautiful face in the moonlight.

"Black Rabbit, let's solve this incident, you have always paid too much for the community, this time you have a good rest, not to mention - this matter has nothing to do with you, their goal has always been me alone."

"Nope."

The black rabbit shook his head.

"Yakumo-sama, you are an indispensable force for the community, and I can't watch you go into danger alone. When the time comes...... Even if you abandon the identity of the Emperor's dependents and the simulated godhead, the Black Rabbit will help you. ”

"Black Rabbit ......?"

Standing up, the black rabbit showed a cheerful smile.

"Don't worry about me, Yakumo-sama, Black Rabbit and I...... It's okay! (To be continued.) )