Have You Seen This Princess's Doujin Manga?
"Accept—"
After using his consciousness to click the confirm button in Little World Game, a video chat window naturally appeared in his view.
A black long straight hair girl in a pink tracksuit appeared before Grandpa Mo Yi.
Thanks to Little World Game's black technology, what Mo Yi saw was far more comprehensive than what a camera in front of the other party's computer could capture. Not only could he see Kaguya, but he could also make out most of her room.
Although she wore an entirely pink, rather old-fashioned tracksuit, with only most of her face and her classical princess-style hairstyle visible, her black long straight hair with blunt bangs that covered her brows and those flawless features without a single imperfection were enough to fulfill Mo Yi's expectations of her being "the most Eastern beauty" in her character setting.
Simply put, when it came to her face, she truly had the most perfect appearance Mo Yi had seen across both his lives.
As for everything else, Mo Yi did not have much expectation. First, according to her setting, she looked fifteen or sixteen years old, so there was no way she could gather people's hearts. At most, she should be better than Saber from the neighboring series. Second, she was also the least revealing character in Gensokyo according to her setting. Now that he saw her, it was indeed as expected. The tracksuit perfectly suited an otaku's style—wear whatever was most comfortable and convenient.
As for being bewitched at first sight like in The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, that was impossible. As a youth of the information age, Mo Yi had been baptized by countless influencer faces, otaku goddesses, and teachers blessed with both beauty and talent. His aesthetic standards were countless times higher than those ancient people who could barely afford a meal. How could a mere face compare to 2D wives who did not need the restroom, would not complain, and would not demand endless shopping?
Of course, her invincible charm in the tale probably also came from the aura she emitted—a forced, charm-magic-like temperament. Ordinary people naturally could not resist such a nearly rule-like mysterious power. Combined with her beauty, which would still be considered naturally breathtaking in modern times, she really could captivate anyone at first sight.
But for someone like Mo Yi, who had also learned mysterious powers, her innate charm had little effect.
Mm, the Rune Magic system Mo Yi had learned contained a branch called "Resolute," including magic specifically used to strengthen one's resistance to mysterious powers. Using magic power as a pen and his soul as a vessel, Mo Yi had carved all kinds of Runes throughout his body to strengthen himself. Naturally, he possessed extraordinary resistance to mysterious powers. He could even resist Honkai Energy, the corrosive energy specifically aimed at humans, let alone Kaguya's unconsciously seductive succubus-like aura.
"So, are you already entranced by this princess's peerless beauty?"
Mo Yi could see Kaguya, and Kaguya could naturally see his situation as well.
To be honest, after seeing Mo Yi, Kaguya truly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he looked no different from an ordinary high school student, he was quite pleasing to the eye. Fortunately, he was not the three-hundred-pound fat otaku she had once imagined. Otherwise, Kaguya really did not know whether she would have immediately ended the video call, deleted him as a friend, and blocked him.
They were only online friends, not on a blind date, but people were creatures who valued appearances. Someone as perfection-seeking as Kaguya truly could not accept that the friend she had played games and bragged with for nine years was actually a three-hundred-pound fat otaku.
If that were really the case, Kaguya would be better off blocking and deleting him, letting the friend named "Qi Mu Wu Wu Kai" quit the group and never go online again, suffering social death. In any case, as an immortal, she had already experienced many farewells with friends. Leaving behind a beautiful memory would be better for everyone.
After relaxing, Houraisan Kaguya saw that Mo Yi said nothing and assumed he had also been captivated by her peerless charm. She had seen this sort of thing many times, so she spoke first, waking him from his obsession with her beauty.
"Yeah—"
Hearing her self-praising words, Mo Yi did not mock her with his usual disdain. First, she truly had the qualifications to say that. Second, facing the real person somehow made him feel unaccustomed and awkward.
"I really didn't expect that Her Highness the Princess was actually a female creature, and also... mm, peerlessly beautiful."
"Is that so?"
After hearing Mo Yi's unusually straightforward reply, Houraisan Kaguya's gaze deepened. Smiling meaningfully, she asked, "Do you know Touhou Gensokyo?"
"Cough, cough—"
Kaguya's sudden question completely stunned Mo Yi!
How did she know?
Theoretically, Mo Yi should have immediately denied it with the classic triple denial: I didn't, I don't, don't talk nonsense. But the fact that she had asked meant she had noticed something suspicious. What was the point of denying it?
So, apart from coughing once, Mo Yi awkwardly turned his face away, not knowing what to say.
Only several seconds later did he ask:
"How did you know?"
"Heh—this princess has lived longer than even the smallest fraction of your age. I still have this much ability to read people's expressions."
Just as Houraisan Kaguya had said, people who lived long lives would always possess certain abilities others lacked.
Mo Yi's biggest blind spot was that he had replied immediately after Kaguya finished speaking.
Kaguya herself knew best about her own charm ability. Even through a screen, an ordinary person could not possibly regain clarity in an instant. They would need at least several seconds.
After discovering one flaw, Kaguya naturally observed him more carefully. Then, from Mo Yi's expression and gaze, she reached that conclusion.
How could a young man like Mo Yi, whose two lifetimes combined did not even add up to Theresa's age—forty-seven—possibly hide anything from a girl like Kaguya, who had experienced power struggles and was hundreds of millions of years old?
After hearing Mo Yi admit it, Houraisan Kaguya thought of even more. There was no information about Touhou Gensokyo on the internet in Mo Yi's world, yet he knew about it. Kaguya, who had personally written web novels, easily concluded that he was very likely a legendary transmigrator.
Then the question was, did transmigrators all have cheat abilities?
Kaguya was extremely curious.
But in the end, she said nothing more. She was not interested in a transmigrator's cheat ability at all, but the human heart could not withstand tests. She did not want to lose a friend she had finally come to know just like that.
Just as Kaguya thought, Mo Yi was also in turmoil at that moment. He did not think someone as successful as her would covet his things, but Mo Yi, having been tempered by countless web novels, knew the first rule of transmigrators: never let others know that you were a transmigrator. Just as a ghost hiding among people could not let others know it was a ghost.
Taking web novels as reference, people who discovered the protagonist's transmigration secret, or were even merely suspicious of it, never ended well. They were either killed by the protagonist or written off by the author's plot.
But Kaguya was an immortal who could not be killed. Even if he got written off, she would not.
With his mind in chaos, Mo Yi could only suppress his thoughts. The best course of action was to ask Teacher Ryze for advice that night.
After the two fell silent for several seconds, Kaguya felt a little regretful. She seemed to have been shut in for too long; both her IQ and emotional intelligence seemed to have dropped quite a bit. What did his identity have to do with her? As long as he was not someone capable of threatening her and had a bad heart, it was fine.
By saying this now, she might make him suspicious. Friendship was built on trust. Once suspicion arose, the friendship naturally would not last long.
Though regretting it inwardly, Kaguya maintained a smile on her face. Taking the initiative to break the silence between them, she asked in a pleasant voice, "What this princess is most curious about now is whether you've seen this princess's doujin manga—the explicit kind?"
Because I am writing two books at once and need to maintain full attendance for the old one, the new book's update speed is a little slow. I am also afraid that writing too quickly and urgently will make it collapse like my previous books, beyond saving even with an ox cart. When there are recommendations, I will do my best to update more. Thank you to all the readers who have continued supporting me.
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"I didn't, I don't, don't talk nonsense—"
Even if it killed him, he could not admit something like that!
Don't be fooled by Kaguya smiling so cheerfully, looking like a fellow enthusiast asking to borrow a copy. Who knew whether she actually cared about it? Putting himself in her shoes, Mo Yi would definitely care.
Not to mention that women should care about this even more, otherwise things like "nude loans" would not exist.
What if Mo Yi admitted it and she crawled through the internet cable to destroy the evidence? Wouldn't that be an incredibly unjust death?
Of course, whether Mo Yi himself had actually seen Kaguya's doujin manga in his previous life was something he genuinely could not remember clearly. Probably, perhaps, likely not?
In his memories, he really had little impression of doujin manga starring Houraisan Kaguya. If it were Touhou characters like Hakurei Reimu, Kogasa Tatara, Yakumo Yukari, Saigyouji Yuyuko, Komeiji Satori, the Eldest Young Lady, and the Second Young Lady, then Mo Yi could give a definite answer—he did not know any of them!
Internally panicking, Mo Yi, who was not entirely sure himself, wondered whether he should use his ultimate move: "Oh no, the signal is bad. The internet is about to disconnect!"
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