Gensokyo's Dimensional Black Shop

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As for Marisa, she'll have to make do in the guest room for the night...

Huh? Why is it that as a general store, after reserving one room for herself and giving one room to Jeanne Alter in the Dimensional Shop, there are still empty guest rooms?

This is a question that only a designer, someone you're destined never to meet again, can answer.

It was almost noon the next day when Byakuya finally woke up, shaken by Black Jeanne.

"..."

"Master, you said it yourself, no matter what happened the day before, I have to wake you up at 11 o'clock the next day." Facing Bai Ye's dead fish eyes, Alter Jeanne was not flustered at all.

"Hmm... I really did say that."

Stretching, getting up, dressing, and washing up, Bai Ye walked out of the room with a piece of bread in his mouth and opened the shop door.

"Where is that little girl?"

"She's probably still asleep, isn't she?" With that, Jeanne Alter pushed open the door to Marisa's guest room and peeked inside. "She really isn't awake. Should I wake her?"

"No need, let her continue sleeping. She came back so late last night..." Bai Ye shook his head and pressed the power button on the computer.

I've been so busy with all sorts of things these past few days that I haven't had much time to play games. Luckily, I was smart enough to tell that online friend my account password beforehand, so at least I don't have to worry about daily tasks.

After logging off and clearing his stamina, Bai Ye took his hands off the keyboard and looked at the middle-aged man who walked out of the portal.

Although it was their first meeting, Bai Ye felt as if they must have met somewhere before...

"His Majesty the First Emperor?"

A figure flashed through his mind, and Bai Ye tentatively asked.

The middle-aged man nodded.

"Judging from your appearance, the curse has been lifted. Congratulations." Seeing that the former emperor was no longer a clay figurine, Bai Ye felt a bit happier.

At least the First Emperor's appearance did not disappoint him.

"Given your personality, you wouldn't normally come all this way just for this... So, is there something you need today?"

"I would like to ask you to purchase another batch of nuclear bombs."

"Nuclear...bombs?" Bai Ye recalled the list of goods sold some time ago. "I remember there were two in the batch of goods I gave you last time, right? Have you used them both?"

At this point, the First Emperor nodded in satisfaction: "The power is indeed as you said, very good."

"...May I ask who you bombed?"

"I've forgotten, it seems to be an evil god from a foreign land. His representative wanted me to convert my followers to his faith after seeing me, and said that those who did not believe in him would die a terrible death. In order to prevent that god from really bringing down divine punishment, I had no choice but to forcibly break the curse and kill that god first."

"..."

Breaking the curse? You're amazing!

"Speaking of gods... in your world, are there many beings similar to gods?"

"There must be quite a few. At least outside of the Central Plains, I can sense some unusual presences wherever I go. I wonder which powerful figure has annihilated all those arrogant fellows in the Central Plains after I was cursed by Ziyuan." The First Emperor made no attempt to hide his admiration for that person.

“It would be good if there were many…” Bai Ye stroked his chin: “I happen to have a plan in a while that requires a batch of items with divine properties. If you can provide them, you can sell them to me directly.”

"How many do you want?" The First Emperor's eyes lit up.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Ye gave a more prudent answer: "The more the better, but it's best to hurry. Once my demand isn't so high, the price might drop accordingly. By the way, if possible, you can also pay special attention to weapons that have a history of slaying gods in various myths and legends."

"Yes, I will give the order immediately. I will definitely give you an answer in half a month at most."

After saying that, he skillfully took out a card and had Bai Ye swipe it to spend ten million Origin Coins. Then he picked up the stack of cards containing nuclear bombs and walked into the portal.

Judging from his energetic appearance, I guess there will be a bloodbath when he gets back.

……

Having finalized the source of the required relic for the summoning, Bai Ye turned to look at the door of the guest room.

"woke up?"

"Hmm..." Marisa nodded while rubbing her eyes.

"Go wash your face when you wake up. Breakfast is on the table. After you eat, go back to your dad's general store, or I'll have Jeanne take you back to the Enchanted Forest... Any problems?"

"But Master..."

"Ok?"

"But Uncle, you haven't given me your magic cannon yet, that dazzling color, the art of the explosion after it hits the target..."

Marisa's demeanor became strange again when the topic of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha was brought up.

“But I can’t teach you anything.” Bai Ye shrugged. “If you really want to learn magic cannons, I recommend you go to the other side of the magic forest. There’s a green-haired older sister there who looks really fierce. You can look for her.”

"Uncle, you mean that?" Marisa pointed behind Byakuya.

Chapter 062 - The main text begins after the dividing line (Series)

After...after?

Looking back, Bai Ye breathed a sigh of relief; there was no one there.

"I'm telling you, a little kid like you has learned to lie?" Turning around, Byakuya grabbed Marisa's cheeks and gently pulled them apart.

“Yes, I’m not the one across the street!” Marisa began to struggle.

Across the street...

Just as Bai Ye was about to give the girl a righteous punishment, another image suddenly flashed through his mind.

If I remember correctly, in that fleeting glance just now, I did see something different from what I had seen across the street.

Releasing Marisa and arriving at the shop entrance, Byakuya stared silently at the newly opened Sunflower Shop across the street...

Byakuya knew that Kazami Yuuka had a shop in the Human Village, but that shop was two streets away from the Dimensional Shop, so he hadn't paid much attention to it before.

but now……

What are you trying to do?

"The shop at that location had been open for many years, but business was never very good, so I wondered if it was a problem with the feng shui or something, and maybe moving to a different location would be much better."

"..."

Trust me, as long as you're still the store manager, no one will cause trouble no matter where you go.

Buying flowers from other flower shops is like buying them as decorations to improve your indoor environment, but buying sunflowers from your shop is like inviting a tyrant who might explode at any moment into your home!

Although I really wanted to tell her the truth, I considered that if I actually had a conflict with this guy in the Human Village, my shop would probably really have no customers...

It would be a great favor if the entire village of Human Village didn't relocate just because of Yuuka and herself.

Can't you see that the leader of the self-defense group in a certain human village is looking at this place as if facing a formidable enemy?

"Forget it, just be happy."

Kazami Yuuka gave him a knowing smile, and Byakuya turned back to the Dimensional Shop, grabbed Marisa, and placed her in front of Kazami Yuuka.

"Seriously speaking, you were originally part of her business, so she handed it over to you."

Beside her, Mokou, who had only vaguely heard a few words, glanced in horror at Byakuya, then at Kazami Yuuka, then at Marisa, and then at Kazami Yuuka again…

"If you look at me with that weird look again... I'll kill you!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'll never do it again." After sincerely apologizing to Yuuka Kazami, Mokou ran into the Dimensional Shop and then slammed the door shut under Yuuka Kazami's thoughtful gaze.

"Little girl, what does he want to do with you by leaving you here?"

"Can you unleash those dazzling magic cannon shots?"

Although she felt a sense of dread emanating from this green-haired older sister, her thirst for firepower suppressed her desire to leave, and she looked at Kazami Yuuka expectantly.

"Magical Cannon...isn't it enough as long as it can blast the opponent to pieces?"

"Amazing!"

"..."

……

The Dimensional Shop was bustling with activity when Mokou rushed in and slammed the door shut. Shiroya, who had just sat down behind the counter, glanced at her curiously.

"What, where did you dine and dash somewhere, and then come here to avoid paying your debts?"

"What the hell are you trying to rip me off for?!" Fujiwara no Mokou plopped down in a chair, then slumped onto the counter, looking up at Byakuya with a lifeless expression. "Do you know how much pressure I was under to get in here? I wouldn't be surprised if that guy across from me suddenly unleashed a magic cannon and blasted me to smithereens!"

"So why did you have to come in at this time?"

"What do you think?" Mokou pointed diagonally towards the shop entrance. "I should be asking you that. What's going on between you two? That child... whose is it?"

"How would I know?" Bai Ye rolled her eyes. "She's probably the daughter of a general store owner in the Human Village... Don't look at me like that. I'm not talking about me. You know, they even have a store in the Magic Forest. The Kirisame family's business in the Human Village shouldn't be too bad, right?"

"The Kirisame family... that old-fashioned uncle who runs the prop shop..."

Recalling the news she had heard before about the owner of the largest prop shop in the human village having a falling out with his daughter, which led to her running away from home, Fujiwara no Mokou nodded.

Even though the blonde girl's identity has been confirmed, why do I still feel somewhat disappointed...?

"Let's put the little girl aside for now. What about the Flower Field Tyrant? Judging from her state this morning, she could live in the Human Village for a hundred or eighty years. And the Sunflower Shop that was originally two streets away has been moved to the opposite side of the street from you... It must be related to you, right?"

"Hmm... She was clearly trying to extort money from me, so how does it have anything to do with me?" Bai Ye spread his hands innocently.

"Her?" Mokou's face was full of distrust: "Trying to extort you? Are you kidding me!"

"But that's the truth. I wasn't the one who destroyed the sunflower field, so why are you putting the blame on me?"

"..."

The sunflower field was destroyed...

Kazami Yuuka isn't the type to make accusations lightly, and everything you're doing right now is clearly saying, "Yes, I'm the mastermind!"

"It seems I can't interfere with your affairs, but there's one thing... if you two really start fighting, you absolutely must stay far away from the human world!"

"Relax, relax, don't you trust me to handle things?" Bai Ye waved his hand with a smile.

Chapter 063 Interlude: Aleister, Unwilling to Be Lonely

Bai Ye had initially thought that given Kazami Yuuka's personality, Marisa would be sent back to him within minutes of arriving at her place. To his surprise, when he saw Mokou off, Marisa and Kazami Yuuka seemed to be having a pleasant conversation...

Hmm... Could it be that Kazami Yuuka got tired of being alone in the flower field and decided to collect a toy?

Pshaw, anyway, it seems like Marisa will be fine.

Thinking this, Byakuya removed the defensive shield from Marisa's body—he wasn't so heartless as to send a defenseless little girl to Kazami Yuuka.

Just like when Mokou complained to him that time, there was probably more fertilizer buried under the sunflower field than the sunflowers on top.

If nothing unexpected happens, Luo Hao has probably already cleared out all the fertilizer and flowers.

Yuuka Okami gave him a "My child, Daddy is so happy to see how sensible you are" look. Byakuya happily reopened the door and continued his lazy life of playing games and running a shop.

When you get tired of playing games, you can look up and admire the flowers across the street...

Kazami Yuuka is a flower fairy, right?

……

To paraphrase a popular saying, the efficiency of the First Emperor can only be described as "terrifying."

After acquiring the initial nuclear weapon, he began his rampage in his own world, blasting anyone he didn't like with a high-yield nuclear bomb...

What? How can a few countries that have already developed nuclear weapons allow him to do whatever he wants?

It can only be said that humanity's thirst for knowledge is still very strong. According to the First Emperor, after discovering that the First Emperor was still alive and that they could blow them up before they could launch their nuclear missiles, the word "follow your heart" became their first choice when facing the First Emperor.

In any case, judging from the inclinations of this emperor from the East who came from thousands of years ago, he was only targeting the gods in the ancient legends of his brother's country.

It just so happens that we live in an era that reveres science. In Eastern legends, emperors used scientific tools to grow mushrooms in the corrupt and backward realm of the gods... Thinking about it carefully, it actually aligns quite well with the current mainstream development trend of the world.

It's likely that the First Emperor started by worshipping the gods in the small countries surrounding China. In the beginning, most of the relics he sent to the Dimensional Shop were still intact, but the divinity on them had faded to the point of being almost negligible.

About a week later, the quality of the relics improved, but most of them were broken, with little remaining divinity. As for the few relics that were mostly intact, Bai Ye felt that he could make a lot of money even if he directly bought them back in Origin Coins.

Swah——

The light on the portal shone brightly once again.

"Wow, that was fast this time. You didn't just find some random divine realm to beat up some kids... Oh, it's you?"