If it hadn't been for Kaguya's uniquely perfect face and that enchanting aura, like moonlight itself, Mo Yi would never have believed this person was Kaguya.
She only ever dressed in two ways. One was Moon Princess mode: an incomparably ornate, elaborate Twelve-layered robe brimming with ancient elegance. The other was shut-in mode: a plain pink tracksuit.
The sudden change made Mo Yi freeze for a moment. What is Young Mistress Kaguya trying to pull this time?
"Eh, eh—"
Kaguya was quite pleased by Mo Yi's stunned expression. She smiled smugly. "Well? Captivated by this Princess's peerless beauty again, aren't you?"
Mo Yi: "..."
Her Highness the Princess, could you please not speak?
Before you opened your mouth, I thought the girl before me was practically the most perfect person in my fantasies. The moment you spoke, the dream shattered.
Of course, aside from wondering what Kaguya was up to again, Mo Yi was indeed somewhat stunned by her elegance. It was the pursuit of beauty that existed in everyone's heart.
"No—"
Mo Yi considered himself someone above such vulgar tastes. How could he admit something like that?
If he really admitted it, who knew how she would tease him? Mo Yi even had the illusion that admitting it would mean losing to her.
"I was just wondering why you were wearing Pinru's... no, why you were wearing Reisen's clothes?"
Though there had been a few alterations, Mo Yi still recognized them as the usual outfit of Reisen, the Moon Rabbit who served Kaguya. As for why he was so familiar with them, first, after learning Her Highness the Princess's identity, he had begun recalling the contents of Touhou Gensokyo. Second, in his previous life, among all the Touhou Project characters, Reisen's fan art had best matched Mo Yi's tastes, so she had left a deeper impression on him.
Houraisan Kaguya: "..."
Suddenly, she really wanted to hit someone. What should she do?
So this thick-browed, big-eyed fellow had indeed been eyeing this Princess's pet all along!
Every time she video chatted with him, she had sent Reisen off to Eirin's place to test medicine, never letting him see Reisen. Yet he had still recognized at a glance that the clothes she wore were Reisen's usual outfit.
These clothes were a new outfit Kaguya had made by imitating and modifying Reisen's clothes to suit herself.
Because she possessed Eternity Power, Kaguya could keep the clothes on her body perpetually new. They would neither get dirty nor wear out, unless powerful attacks during battle destroyed the Eternity Power attached to them.
Thus, Kaguya could wear the same outfit for ten thousand years.
There were many reasons for changing into a new look now.
For example, she had learned that Gensokyo was nearing the point where its story began: just before the Gensokyo Enforcer, the Hakurei Shrine Maiden, came of age, and before the Scarlet Mist Incident was about to begin.
Originally, she had planned to remain shut away in Eientei, no matter how the outside world changed. She had even planned not to cause the originally pointless Eternal Night Incident. With Gensokyo's Great Barrier in place, her two meddlesome, nominal older sisters probably wouldn't be able to find her. She could keep staying in Eientei and peacefully be a hikikomori.
Every day, every other world released a new game, and Kaguya couldn't even finish playing them all. Games were so fun—where would she find the time to go out and stir up trouble?
But after meeting Mo Yi and revealing her identity to him, her thoughts changed. When the Gensokyo storyline began, she planned to bring Mo Yi to Gensokyo and team up with him to play a real-life version of Touhou Project.
Hehe.
If she invited him to play a real-life version of Touhou Project, then he would definitely have to invite her to his world to team up and play Honkai Impact 3rd, right?
There was absolutely nothing wrong with that logic.
Since she was going out to fight monsters and become a new generation of Gensokyo Player Character—an enforcer—she naturally had to prepare thoroughly. Kaguya's original Twelve-layered robe and tracksuit were both unsuitable for going out to enforce justice.
The Twelve-layered robe was too cumbersome for fighting, while the tracksuit lacked enough style. At a glance, it looked like the outfit of some minor nobody. So Kaguya began searching for dedicated combat attire.
Then, when she saw her rabbit Reisen, Kaguya remembered that Reisen would also become one of Gensokyo's enforcers in the future.
Since the owner intended to emerge from hiding, naturally there was no reason for the pet to stay idle. Besides, Reisen gave her inspiration. Wasn't a Sailor Uniform the most common outfit for female characters in all sorts of hot-blooded battle manga?
Other than satisfying the aesthetic demands of the audience, the Sailor Uniform's lightweight design was indeed well suited for combat. Since it had a short skirt, both legs could make all kinds of difficult movements without worrying about a ripping sound and her pants bursting apart.
As for the hidden danger of exposure, Gensokyo, centuries ahead of the industry, had long found a solution: bloomers or Safety Shorts.
When it came to things that interested her, Kaguya's ability to act was extraordinarily strong. Once she had made her own new outfit, she came to show it to Mo Yi, her future gaming partner.
Who would have thought that not only did he fail to praise her beauty and skillful hands, he even said she was wearing her pet's clothes? It completely ruined her mood.
Perhaps because this had happened several times already, Kaguya restrained the urge to hang up the video call. Instead, she took out a little notebook with "Future Diary" written on the cover and began writing in it right in front of Mo Yi. Because of the angle, Mo Yi could only see the date she wrote: "September 2, 2019—". He couldn't make out the rest. (Hu Xiao Kai really is coveting this Princess's pet. This Princess will remember this. When the day of reckoning comes, there will surely be a generous reward.)
This wasn't the first time Mo Yi had seen her write things down in a little notebook, but each time he saw it, his shoulders felt a little heavier. Especially when he heard her make that pleasant "hehe" laugh as she wrote.
"I was wrong, Her Highness the Princess. You look really beautiful today—"
Mo Yi shuddered for no reason and hurriedly admitted his mistake. Apologizing was free, after all. He said sincerely, "There's no need to write something so trivial in your diary. That wouldn't be good. It doesn't fit your magnanimous bearing, Her Highness the Princess."
"Hmph—"
After finishing her "Future Diary," Kaguya snorted and smiled.
"People have to write diaries when they do good deeds. You just hurt my fragile heart. How could I possibly let it go that easily?!"
"Sorry, being petty, holding grudges, and being unreasonable are a girl's privileges."
Mo Yi: "..."
Mo Yi silently complained, But you're old enough that your age is measured in billions. Can you still count as a girl? So you don't have that privilege!
"Hmm?"
Kaguya's gaze turned icy as she stared suspiciously at Mo Yi.
"What are you complaining about in your head this time?"
If she found out about that, it wouldn't be as simple as writing it in a notebook. He immediately denied it three times in a row. "I didn't, I'm not, don't spout nonsense!"
"Hmph, this Princess is magnanimous, so I won't fuss over such a trivial matter with you—"
Following Mo Yi's line of sight, Kaguya noticed the notebook on his desk. "You're studying things that even this Princess has to put some thought into before fully understanding again?"
Over the past two days, Mo Yi had used studying as an excuse to turn down several of Kaguya's invitations to team up. Naturally, Kaguya wasn't happy. So she wanted to see what he was studying, whether he had Valkyries now and was therefore abandoning an old friend like her.
Then she discovered that he was looking at knowledge comparable to, and often far beyond, lunar technology.
That piqued her interest. As she watched Mo Yi study, whenever he encountered something he didn't understand, she would display the majesty of a Top Student—something this simple and you don't know it? This Princess would reluctantly teach you, then.
After discovering that Kaguya was the strongest Top Student standing atop billions of Underachievers, Mo Yi naturally clung tightly to her thigh. Whenever there was something he didn't understand, he asked her.
Knowledge never diminished just because someone else learned it. On the contrary, the sparks from colliding ideas could potentially create even more knowledge.
Seeing Kaguya bring up the matter herself, Mo Yi immediately bowed his head. "Coach Kaguya, there are a lot of things I don't understand!"
Hearing Mo Yi practically beg on his knees like that, Kaguya's gloomy mood instantly improved somewhat. She smiled smugly. "Come, come, let this Princess clear up your confusion—"
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