Chapter 256: Even if she were evil to everyone in the world, as long as she was good to me

Warmth… elasticity…

Time flowed on, and just as Jia Ji's hazy consciousness was about to clear, a sudden, tingling sensation and a strange touch made his hair stand on end instantly.

No!

What is this feeling…?

Recovering from the shock of waking from his dream, Jia Ji's body went completely rigid once he realized what was happening.

If his senses were correct, he was currently lying on his side, and the pillow beneath his head was elastic and warm…

He could even smell a faint, lingering fragrance… Relying on his gradually clearing five senses and spiritual power, he could easily determine that this scent belonged to someone he was incredibly familiar with…

"Zi?"

After a moment of silence, Jia Ji spoke the name, despite knowing full well who it was.

"Correct."

The Sage of Yokai replied languidly, but seemed to have no intention of moving further.

Even without opening his eyes, the subtle sensation from above and below his head, along with the smooth, silky feeling, allowed him to identify his current posture as the legendary—"lap pillow"!

Yakumo Zi certainly understood Jia Ji well; before he could voice the question in his heart, she spoke first:

"Stop right there! When I'm giving you a lap pillow while you're unconscious and taking such careful care of you, the you who wakes up should say 'thank you,' not 'how could you do such a thing, this isn't the Yakumo Zi I know'!"

"There was no need for that either…"

"What's the matter? I couldn't just leave a guy like you lying there all alone…"

"Don't expect this again, I'm only accompanying you this once!"

Oh, oh, so that's how it is.

Jia Ji understood completely… it was that thing, the one everyone knows—

The post-battle welfare broadcast segment that every protagonist gets since ancient times.

"Hehe, so Zi, you can occasionally say and do things like a real seventeen-year-old girl…"

"Go to hell!"

Unfortunately, Yakumo Zi did not have the ability to make her words reality like Seiran Tanuki, so she only scolded him lightly, and other than that, she remained in her current posture without moving.

And this scene seemed to have happened at other times as well.

He tried hard to recall, and it seemed that Yuyuko had done this to Yakumo Zi before he died, and now the Sage of Yokai was using the same method on him.

Could it be that this sort of thing is considered normal by yokai moral standards?

Of course not.

But calling it "the Sage's repayment" would make sense; after all, he had fought so desperately in the Lunar War, so receiving some reward wasn't excessive.

Twitching the corners of his mouth, Jia Ji, not knowing what expression to make, struggled with himself internally while thinking nonsense like "this female yokai Yakumo Zi is truly too evil, but as long as she's good to me, that's all that matters."

Eventually, he gave up struggling, closed his eyes, and shamelessly rubbed his head against the top of her breasts—which were tightly wrapped beneath her old Yin-Yang robe, possessed an impressive weight, and had a beautiful shape.

What a great heart!

……

"So, what exactly did you dream about… no, who did you dream about?"

It must be said, women and female yokai are truly terrifyingly sharp. Despite knowing nothing at all, Yukari Yakumo could still judge by intuition that he must have had a strange encounter with someone in his dream.

As she spoke, she glanced slowly at Jia Ji, or rather, glared at him, and the folding fan in her hand hit the head of this guy who had been bed-ridden for half an hour, neither too hard nor too soft.

"Specifically… uh, I can't remember. I forgot everything after waking up."

Forgot the beginning, forgot the middle, forgot the end, forgot everything, but…

Jia Ji touched his stomach. In his vague impression, it seemed to have suffered a heavy blow that could make his internal organs explode. What was incredible was that he didn't feel any anger or pain; it was as if it were just a child's simple play, without any hostility.

"However, I might have some clues about the reason for dreaming and entering the dream—"

Speaking of this, Jia Ji paused slightly, his eyes rarely showing a trace of self-doubt and hesitation.

"I think, perhaps when I encounter certain checkpoints, difficulties, or death traps and lose my autonomous consciousness, it's possible to link to that dream again… it's just…"

Yakumo Zi frowned slightly: "You mean, you can only figure out the reason when you are near death…"

This was really a bit dangerous; after all, if something went wrong, he would really be dead. This time, it was only because of Junko that he could be pulled back; next time, he might not have such good luck.

And when Jia Ji really kicked the bucket, it was estimated that there was a ninety percent chance it would be in a group member's world. At that time, it was uncertain whether there would be a Netherworld, and the theory of the soul was not absolute.

So far, thanks to someone's efforts, the group still maintained a perfect record of everyone surviving. But if the group leader died, no one could say for sure what this chat group that connected "dimensions" would become.

Of course, Yakumo Zi had always had confidence in Jia Ji's tenacious vitality, but long-standing habits made her inevitably think of the worst outcome.

"Don't worry…"

Jia Ji gave a thumbs up to Yakumo Zi, who looked worried, "I definitely won't die before seeing the establishment of Gensokyo."

"Wait!"

Yakumo Zi held the folding fan in her hand, her face wearing an expression of sorrow and confusion. Perhaps even the Sage of Yokai didn't know her goal after the Lunar War ended, but a certain term Jia Ji had just spoken made her eyes suddenly become sharp.

"What is 'Gensokyo'…"

She felt inexplicably that this was extremely important and closely related to her future.

"Ahahaha, it seems it's time to tell you everything. If you have the courage, keep listening." Jia Ji gave a dry laugh, then turned his head to look the other way, feeling a bit guilty in his heart.

The Lunar War was over, and there was no need to hide from Yakumo Zi what he was going to do next.

In short, it was Jia Ji's turn to perform his traditional skill—a showdown!

"Let me show you a bright path!"

……

"You mean, in the future, I will establish a place called 'Gensokyo'—a destination for things that are denied, forgotten, and become fantasy—and then in the outside world, things regarded as 'common sense-defying' and non-existent, such as yokai, gods, spirits, magic, etc., will all be taken for granted there, a final refuge for non-human things…"

Sure enough, after hearing about her future great achievements, Yakumo Zi showed a complex expression.

"But, is everyone in there a lesbian?!"

"Hahaha, you set a good example…"

(End of chapter)