A Versailles-Style Tale of Woe: My Progress Is So Slow!

"The treatment after the injury... although the conditions can't be said to be very good, the treatment will definitely be done in a steady and methodical manner."

If Chen Luo remembers correctly, he wasted one of Chen Luo Three-Colored Dumpling while healing the other party.

At the same time, Chen Luo also used his level-two medical Teleport Anchor to treat the other party.

"I just hope the little fox will grow bigger when it grows up, so it can at least have a mount," Chen Luo said, looking at the little fox.

"Huh? You want to ride her?" Yakumo Ran was taken aback.

"What's wrong? Is it not allowed?"

"That's not it. In fact, the opponent's current strength is enough to support the weight of a young man. Once he reaches the point of being able to take human form, his load-bearing capacity will inevitably increase as well."

So... whose fox transforms into human form to be used as a mount?

"You mean the little fox can be ridden now?" Chen Luo asked, his face beaming with delight.

"???" Yakumo Ran tilted her head.

Something's wrong with you.

"!!!" Upon hearing Chen Luo's words, the little fox instantly turned to face Chen Luo, looking at Chen Luo warily.

The little fox isn't quite mature enough yet; at least not to the level of a normal adult. I'd estimate it's about the age of a seven or eight-year-old child.

It may be a bit of a bear, but its intelligence is quite normal; it can understand human speech.

However, that's about all it can do.

Right now, 99% of what the other person is thinking about is eating, sleeping, waking up, playing, playing, eating, eating, sleeping...

Simply put, this is already a useless fox.

But now it might be usable for riding.

"Well, rationally speaking, the little fox can indeed be ridden now, but putting aside whether it's comfortable to sit on, it can only support your weight and probably won't be able to walk." Yakumo Ran said after a lot of effort to organize her thoughts.

Yakumo Ran was completely caught off guard by Chen Luo's question.

How dare you do that?

Xiao Ba is so small that, without considering special circumstances, you could easily sit on it and kill it.

"Huh? Is that not allowed? Hachi, grow up quickly and help your master with his worries."

"Waaah!" Little Eight shook his head like a wave drum.

The little fox used to want to grow up quickly so that its stomach could become bigger and it could eat more fried tofu. But today, the little fox suddenly hates growing up.

Will the fox die?

"Sigh, daughters are like birds that can't stay at home forever, and the worst part is she's not even grown up yet." Chen Luo sighed as he looked at the little fox who showed no consideration for him at all.

"Waaah!" the little fox protested.

"Hahaha... Chen, Chen Luo!" A panting voice rang out.

"Hmm, is 10 minutes up?" Chen Luo was taken aback as he watched Yakumo Yukari slowly stand up from the tatami mat and finally stop laughing.

Upon seeing this, Chen Luo glanced at the watch he was keeping.

10 minutes and 2 seconds.

It seems it really was 10 minutes.

When Chen Luo used the Friendship Revolver to shoot Yun Xia, he confirmed that the pistol's effect on S-rank Talent User lasted exactly 10 minutes.

Now, taking advantage of the opportunity presented by Yakumo Yukari's mishap, I conducted an experiment and confirmed that this thing's effect on Yakumo Yukari also lasts exactly 10 minutes.

This thing seems to be quite effective.

I don't know if it's because Yakumo Yukari, despite having an SS talent, is relatively weak, but anyway, the potential of this revolver is still very high. There's no need to worry about hitting the opponent only to have them laugh for a second before the restriction is lifted.

"You bastard!" Yakumo Yukari glared at Chen Luo.

"To be honest, you were the one who acted like a jerk first."

"But I've already apologized."

"Laughable. If saying sorry was enough, what would be the point of Reimu Hakurei?"

"Speaking of Hakurei, have you ever heard of the Hakurei Friendship Face-Breaker Punch?"

"Um?"

"There's a hole in the butt!"

A glint suddenly flashed in Yakumo Yukari's eyes, and then she punched Chen Luo in the face.

"!!!" To Chen Luo's surprise, even though he was in Void Stealth, he was still hit.

However, when Yakumo Yukari tried her best to affect Chen Luo in another dimension, she discovered that there was still another invisible barrier that blocked her attack, preventing Chen Luo from suffering any harm.

"The protection of another dimension! Damn it!" Yakumo Yukari cursed under her breath.

Chapter 491 Versailles Pain Literature: My Chen Luo is Slow!

"Yakumo Yukari, are you tickling me? And... do you not want this hand anymore?" Chen Luo, who felt no pain at all after being punched by Yakumo Yukari, grabbed her hand as she tried to pull it back.

"Haha, Chen Luo, I was just joking with you. Let go quickly, or something bad might happen." Seeing her hand being held by Chen Luo, Yakumo Yukari's expression instantly changed, becoming quite gentle.

Seeing Yakumo Yukari's sincere face, Chen Luo nodded.

"Alright, what price are you willing to pay?" Chen Luo asked.

"Well..."

As we all know, time is paramount and space is king; these two abilities are among the most difficult to control and the most unfathomable, without exception.

However, using one's understanding of space and one's abilities to influence the existence of Different World is quite troublesome.

Those with low-level abilities simply cannot do this. So, although we see that Yakumo Yukari punched Chen Luo in the face and has broken through Chen Luo's other-dimensional ability, she should have the upper hand. However, Yakumo Yukari now a little flustered.

Because Yakumo Yukari's hand and Yakumo Yukari are not in the same space right now.

Since Yakumo Yukari wants to correct Chen Luo's personality through her fists, she must make her fists touch Chen Luo. Therefore, Yakumo Yukari needs a medium to truly travel to another world.

Clearly, the medium now is the hand.

The problem is that Yakumo Yukari's hand is currently being held by Chen Luo, and the key issue is that Chen Luo seems to be using a bit too much force, so Yakumo Yukari can't get her hand back.

That would be troublesome, because Yakumo Yukari cannot remain in a state of interfering with the space indefinitely, as this would actually consume a lot of her demonic energy.

If Chen Luo doesn't let go of her hand, and Yakumo Yukari can't hold on any longer and can't maintain the anomaly of the space, then once the space returns to normal, Yakumo Yukari's hand, which is in another dimension and is being held by Chen Luo, will be snapped off.

Moreover, this kind of loss might not just be a physical loss. If it were just a broken arm, Yakumo Yukari could ask Eirin Yagokoro for help in growing another arm. This wouldn't be too difficult for a youkai with such strong regenerative abilities.

But what if it's not just about physical disappearance?

If even the concept itself is severed, it will create an extremely absurd phenomenon.

At that time, Yakumo Yukari's lost arm may be defined as a loss according to the rules, Yakumo Yukari's body will not acknowledge the existence of this arm, just as a human cannot grow a third arm on their own.

How can something that doesn't exist be restored?

Therefore, interfering with other dimensions, especially through physical means, is an extremely dangerous thing.

Yakumo Yukari was highly skilled and daring, but she didn't expect that when Chen Luo was in the alternate dimension, he was not only in the alternate dimension, but also had another special layer of protection.

So Yakumo Yukari was born.

"Haha, we were just joking. A little playful banter shouldn't escalate to such a serious level, right?" Yakumo Yukari changed the subject.

"If you don't want to pay the price, then keep waiting. I wouldn't mind having a specimen of Yokai Sage's hand; it sounds like it would be quite fun."

"Ugh, are you a pervert?" Yakumo Yukari looked disgusted.

Although I've collected plenty of other Yakumo Yukari content myself, the key issue is that I'm the one who's now the victim.

Moreover, if Yakumo Yukari is not mistaken, if this arm had been severed in Different World, she might not have had a wound, but at the same time, her hand might still be connected to her. In other words, she could feel whatever Chen Luo did to her hand, no matter how far away she was.

This...

Although Yakumo Yukari can still activate that ability to disrupt space and then use other parts of her body to rush up and reclaim her arm, Yakumo Yukari is afraid that more parts of her body will be damaged there.

Yakumo Yukari isn't a youkai who fights based on physical prowess. While her physical skills are indeed strong, given that she has lived for thousands of years, she relies more on her innate abilities.

"Alright, don't panic. I don't need much. I just want your collection of information on the cultivation of spiritual power by demonic beasts. Look how anxious you are." Chen Luo sighed as he watched Yakumo Yukari refuse to admit her mistake.

"Hey, you should have said so earlier! I agree, so let go of my hand right now." Yakumo Yukari thought Chen Luo would make some unreasonable demands at the beginning.

It's unclear whether Yakumo Yukari was overthinking things, or if she thought Chen Luo was overthinking things.

"Tsk, you unhealthy-minded monster." Chen Luo gave her the middle finger and then released her hand.

"But then again, if I could restore your severed hand to normal, would you be willing to give me one as a collectible?" Chen Luo asked.

Chen Luo simply wanted to test whether Yakumo Yukari, as a youkai, could be used as fusion material to fuse with humans, just like Honkai Beasts.

"No way! Are you sick?" Yakumo Yukari also gave Chen Luo the middle finger.

"Don't be so decisive."

"I'll organize the methods for demonic beasts to cultivate spiritual power for you tonight, so let's not talk about this anymore," Yakumo Yukari said unhappily.

Having suffered another loss at Chen Luo's hands, Yakumo Yukari was very unhappy.

The key point is that this has nothing to do with intelligence, but only with a disadvantage in ability, which makes Yakumo Yukari even more unhappy.

Yakumo Yukari usually bullies others with her own abilities, but she has finally met someone who uses their abilities to bully her.

However, promises must be kept; this is the tacit understanding between Chen Luo and Yakumo Yukari.

The key point is that Chen Luo and Yakumo Yukari both want something from each other. Yakumo Yukari wants to go to Chen Luo's bar and use it as a medium to explore the Different World, while Chen Luo wants to visit Gensokyo more often, and Yakumo Yukari is the local bigwig and founder of the place.

Therefore, even without a signed contract, the promises made will still be kept.

"Hey, Yakumo Yukari, could you try interfering with me through space again? You're the first person I've ever met who can touch me in this state." After seeing that this was hopeless, Chen Luo brought up another matter.

"No." Yakumo Yukari shook her head decisively.

"Don't worry, I won't grab your hand this time."

"That won't work either. Interfering with space is a very dangerous thing." Yakumo Yukari continued to shake her head.

"But it's not easy to meet someone who can do this. If I don't figure out how to use this ability, I'll feel a little uneasy," Chen Luo said helplessly.

Chen Luo has almost mastered the art of Void Stealth, but the issue that Yakumo Yukari mentioned earlier about the protection of another dimension is something that makes Chen Luo a little concerned.

And the key point is that Chen Luo has never been beaten up in another dimension before.

"What's there to figure out? It's just using your talent to transfer yourself to another space, right? I'm not envious at all," Yakumo Yukari sneered.

"Anything else? You mentioned something about protection in another dimension or something."

"What's it to you?"

"Touhou Project".

"... Although we have some grudges, since you have asked so sincerely, I will mercifully explain it to you."

MD Chen Luo is blackmailing my mother.

"I don't need to tell you the essence of your ability, do I? It's about swapping yourself into another dimension to avoid attacks and hide your body. It can be said to be one of the strongest abilities for spying."

"... Why did you think of spying?" Chen Luo asked, somewhat puzzled.

You peeping tom.

"That's not important. What's important is that the alternate dimension you're in is very special. I sensed it when you grabbed me just now. The feeling that space gave me wasn't that of a specific alternate dimension. It was more like a gap between some special alternate dimension and the current world. You were like a ghost, extremely difficult to detect."

"I feel, I mean I feel, if your abilities were stronger, and you could completely infiltrate another dimension instead of just being stuck in the cracks, I might not have been able to touch you at all."

"Of course, you don't need to worry too much. In fact, even if you are just in a narrow spot, it is impossible for ordinary people to touch you."

Who is Yakumo Yukari? Yakumo Yukari is the kind of person who specializes in playing with space, especially conceptual space.

When Yakumo Yukari interfered with the alternate dimension, she felt her demonic power flowing out at a terrifying rate; the situation was even worse for others.

The fact that it could interfere with another dimension was only possible after Yakumo Yukari a long time with Chen Luo, analyzing the situation at length.

"As for the so-called protection of the other dimension... when you submerge your body into the other dimension, it's actually only the first level of submersion. Your second level of submersion seems to be protected by the rules, and it can protect you from attacks in that space. Of course, it's also possible that the reason why mutual attacks are prohibited in that gap is."

"Moreover, if someone launches an attack on you through another dimension, you can grab them directly, just like you did on me. Once their power is exhausted, they will be unable to maintain their spatial interference state, and then they will be in trouble."