1087 That Bright Smile...and the Tears Shed
Time passed, winter went to spring, and when the vast snow world was covered with a new look of green, the Hakurei Shrine was also transformed with the sole efforts of the shrine maiden. Although the newly rebuilt Hakurei Shrine is far from luxurious, the cool stone steps, brand-new eaves, and the pink cherry blossoms falling in the wind make people feel refreshed and refreshing.
And the witch under such a beautiful scenery is more like a fairy who has been refined from the world.
In mid-air, Zi Yakumo, who was sitting on the gap, looked at the maiden whose skirt fluttered below, and suddenly felt that the other party would disappear from this world at any time. Smile... This should be just an illusion.
Although the witch is kind, sometimes even so kind that it makes people feel stupid, but after getting along for so long, Yakumo Zi has clearly understood that the witch is by no means the kind of good person who is so stupid that she is hopelessly stupid. She loves life, other people's life is equally important as her own life, so...Yakumo Zi doesn't think she needs to worry about the safety of the maiden.
Today is the day when the shrine is completed, and it is also the most important day for them to move forward towards their dreams... Make a wish to the dragon god!
During the negotiation between Yakumo Zi and the witch, they finally came to a conclusion that in order to build their ideal Gensokyo, two results must be developed around Gensokyo. The first is "the realm of illusion and reality", and the second is the "Hakurei Great Enchantment" named after the shrine.
The realm of fantasy and reality can make all kinds of monsters in the world know where Gensokyo is, and make them come to Gensokyo, not just monsters, but also any other creatures, props or buildings, etc. Disappeared things can be migrated to Gensokyo.
This layer of enchantment needs to rely on the power of Yakumo Zi, and in fact, only her realm can do it. For Yakumo Zi, it is very easy to do this kind of thing, but if it is only like this, The balance of Gensokyo cannot be guaranteed, Yakumo Zi knows this better than anyone else, so on this basis, a clearer barrier is needed that is enough for Gensokyo to form two different worlds with the outside world.
But Yakumo Zi couldn't do this second enchantment, so she launched the first lunar war a thousand years ago, and after failing, she seemed to be wandering aimlessly in the world, but in fact she still He didn't give up looking for the breakthrough point of the second enchantment.
Once, she saw a glimmer of hope in Yuyuko Saigyouji, but after her calculations, Yuyuko's power was not enough to form the enchantment she needed until she met the witch of Hakurei Shrine.
When Yakumo Zi saw Hakurei Miko for the first time, she knew she had found it.
After several months of reasoning and calculation, they finally completed the planning of the second barrier... In order to block the connection with the outside world, the "Common Sense Barrier" established by Hakurei Miko is to distinguish the outside world from Gensokyo Common sense and non-sense, the common sense of the outside world is defined as the non-sense of Gensokyo, and the non-sense of the outside world is defined as the common sense of Gensokyo... Such an enchantment.
Because of this enchantment, the power of the witch is indispensable, so it is called the Hakurei Great Barrier.
However, this is only theoretical. If we really want to apply this enchantment to reality, we cannot do it with the power of witches alone. They still lack the most important thing, which is the basis for forming the enchantment... and rules!
After all, it is a subversion of common sense and uncommon sense. Strictly speaking, Gensokyo is separated from the current world to form another world. If there is no foundation for the world to take shape, the Hakurei Great Barrier is just empty talk.
So, where to find such an important basic rule?
Hakurei Miko knows it, Yakumo Zi knows it too, that is the dragon god hovering above Gensokyo!
Almost all the residents in Gensokyo know about the existence of the dragon god, because the dragon god will appear from time to time. As long as the dragon god appears, the situation will change and everything will bow down. It is a power that can subvert everything, but... It is not easy to obtain the power of the Dragon God.
Because only the purest soul in the world can "talk" to the Dragon God.
Fortunately, Hakurei Miko, who was raised by the gods, has such a soul.
So at this moment, the day when the construction of the Hakurei Shrine is completed is also the day when the Hakurei Miko prays to the Dragon God.
"Dragon God, please listen to my wish..." Kneeling in front of the shrine door, Hakurei Priestess closed her eyes, clasped her hands in front of her chest, and spoke silently, offering the most sincere sincerity in her heart.
After the prayer started, not long after, Gensokyo, which was originally sunny and sunny, was suddenly shrouded by countless dark clouds, and the whole world became dark in an instant, with strong winds, lightning and thunder, like the end of the world Advent.
Countless people and monsters in Gensokyo were stunned at this sudden scene, and some of them were less courageous, and even walked towards the house immediately, as if they wanted to hide under the quilt to survive this terrible vision of heaven and earth , but before everyone could take any action, suddenly, a huge light and shadow flickered in the sky.
That light and shadow is very faint, with a slight golden light, if it is in the daytime, it is no different from the sunlight in the morning, but at this moment, in this dim sky, its existence is very clear, and the light and shadow can't stop moving , and gradually formed a huge dragon, spreading endless coercion towards the ground.
"Dragon God! It's the Dragon God!" Someone exclaimed.
At this moment, in the entire Gensokyo, no matter whether it is human beings or monsters, elves or undead, almost all living here knelt down.
Once the dragon god emerges, all things will surrender, it is not a lie!
However, not everyone is like this. Although some people are shocked, they just look up. For example, the lord of the flowers of the four seasons, Fengjian Youxiang, stands on the sun flower field, with her head upright and her eyes dignified. There is also Youyouzi of Xixing Temple, the master of the underworld of Baiyulou, who just looks at all this blankly. And the sage of the moon Yayi Eirin and the princess of the moon Horai Shan Kaguya who live in seclusion in Gensokyo, hiding between eternity and the moment, have not been noticed by anyone, and the immortal Fujiwara Meihong who wanders in Gensokyo , of course, including Yakumo Zi, one of the original culprits who recruited the Dragon God... Only this small group of people did not kneel under the pressure of the Dragon God.
The Dragon God didn't appear for a long time. When most people were still immersed in the thoughts of why the Dragon God appeared like this, the Dragon God had already disappeared from everyone's eyes, and the world returned to normal again.
At this time, very few people turned their attention to the Hakurei Shrine.
However, for Yakumo Zi and Hakure Miko, those gazes are not important. Seeing Miko get up from the ground, Yakumo Zi immediately stepped forward, "How is it?"
The witch opened her eyes, revealing a hint of sadness and nostalgia, but when she turned to face Zi Yakumo, the sadness in her eyes was not long, and the gentle smile was still there, "Very successful, make preparations , after three days we can set up the enchantment."
"Okay." Yakumo Zi nodded. Although she didn't understand why it took three days to prepare since she had already made the wish, she didn't doubt anything. Just in case, she made the wish and said it. Turn around, want to go back to the gap, and make full preparations.
"Hey, Zi..." As soon as Yakumo Zi walked into the gap, the voice of the witch came from behind her. When she turned her head to look, there was an expression on the maiden's face that she couldn't understand, and then she heard the maiden say, "You must Protect Gensokyo well."
"...I understand." Yakumo Zi was slightly taken aback, then nodded, and the gap closed.
Immediately, there was only Miko left in this shrine. Miko raised her head to look at the sky, and then scanned the whole picture of Gensokyo, as if she wanted to reflect all of this in her mind. There was still an unchanged gentle smile on her face, but for some reason, at this moment, it gave off an extraordinarily heavy feeling.
"Life is really heavy..."
The witch sighed softly, Yakumo Zi didn't know what the three-day preparation time was for, but she knew, because these three days were for herself...the last three days in this world.
...
Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and at night, at the Hakurei Shrine, Yakumo Zi stood on the high torii gate in front of the shrine. At this historical moment, her face did not show any fluctuations, as usual Calm, and then countless bright rays of light rose from the ground like sharp swords, and as the rays of light spread, they enveloped the entire Gensokyo within a short while.
This is the realm of fantasy and reality.
Immediately afterwards, the Hakurei Miko who stood on the steps of the shrine waved the coin in her hand, and a faint halo of light spread out from the Hakurei Shrine, spreading towards the light that had not dissipated.
This is the Great Barrier of Boli.
When the Great Barrier of Boli was formed, dark clouds gushed out of the night sky again, and the cold moonlight was swallowed by darkness in an instant. A huge golden dragon seemed to be rolling in the dark clouds.
At the same time, the witch raised her head to look at Yakumo Zi, with an incomparably bright smile on her face, "Zi, let's do it."
The next last step, as long as the two barriers are combined into one, the Gensokyo they have been looking forward to will come, but...Yakumo Zi was stunned at this moment.
Looking at the witch below, her face was shocked like never before, because the moment the Dragon God appeared, she finally knew what the price they had paid for this wish.
Yakumo Zi looked at the Miko, and the Miko was also looking at her, but unlike her, the Miko still had that gentle smile on her face that could warm anyone...Suddenly, Yakumo Zi remembered the first time she met the Miko At that time, the maiden's smile made her feel at ease and gave her hope, but at this moment, the maiden's smile made her feel as painful as a needle prick.
The witch didn't speak, just looked at her like this, but Zi Yakumo could see what the witch wanted to express through her eyes.
Finally, Zi Yakumo stretched out her hands, chanting a mantra silently, and began to form seals.
The surrounding light became more dazzling at this moment. When the curse seal fell, Yakumo Zi was bathed in the light. She lowered her head, her golden hair covered her eyes, but two lines of tears flowed from her face. slide up...
(to be continued)