The Heroines Can Read My Secret Diary

"Can I take the person away now? If you're still unwilling, then I don't mind getting serious."

Yakumo Yukari's expression was gloomy. Just one sound had made her feel completely unwell.

If it got serious now, Yakumo Yukari felt that she would most likely be mentally contaminated.

And even if she could withstand it, could the others in Gensokyo withstand it?

"I cannot give you the person. But I can compensate you as much as I can. If you're still not satisfied, then fight. We'll fight to the death and see who ends up with what."

Yakumo Yukari put away the folding fan she was holding. She didn't mind directly telling Hakuto her bottom line. She could not return the person to him.

She could offer some compensation. But if Hakuto still wanted the person, then fight.

Hakuto also hadn't expected Yakumo Yukari's attitude to be so resolute. Hakuto didn't act immediately. "Give me your reason. I don't want to fight. But I want the person. Let's negotiate first. If we can negotiate, we negotiate. If we can't negotiate, then fight."

Yakumo Yukari frowned slightly. But in the end, she spoke and told Hakuto the reason. It concerned the life or death of Gensokyo, so although Yakumo Yukari was annoyed, she had to compromise.

"The Nine Provinces Barrier covering Japan has shattered. The Great Hakurei Barrier is equivalent to a small Nine Provinces Barrier. But with the shattering of the Nine Provinces Barrier, Gensokyo's Great Hakurei Barrier has also been affected. At present, the Great Hakurei Barrier can no longer be maintained."

The corner of Hakuto's mouth twitched, 'Wow. So it's still my fault?'

But Hakuto pressed on. "Then why did you capture Sakurajima Mai?"

"Sakurajima Mai possesses the boundary of existence and non-existence. I plan to use my power to sacrifice Sakurajima Mai. Sacrifice this girl to transfer Gensokyo out of the Great Hakurei Barrier. Otherwise, once the Great Hakurei Barrier shatters, all living things in Gensokyo will be buried with it."

Hakuto hadn't expected that when traced back, the fault would ultimately land on him.

If the Nine Provinces Barrier hadn't shattered, things wouldn't have come to this. But that didn't mean Hakuto would allow Mai to be sacrificed.

"Can't you leave Gensokyo?"

"If we could leave, we would have left long ago. But we can't. Outsiders like you can leave. But us original residents cannot leave."

Yakumo Yukari opened her folding fan. Then she looked at Hakuto and said, "Now you understand, right? I cannot let that girl go. That girl is connected to the life or death of Gensokyo."

Hakuto was silent. He had to save Mai. But saving Mai would be equivalent to pushing Gensokyo into a pit of fire.

"I want to know why you cannot leave Gensokyo."

Yakumo Yukari was a bit impatient, but she still carefully explained to Hakuto.

"It's like you outside humans transferring your household registration. The people who entered Gensokyo back then essentially transferred their household registration to Gensokyo. You ordinary people without household registration are at most undocumented. But without household registration, we cannot leave Gensokyo at all. We would be stopped by customs. Back then, Gensokyo was equivalent to drilling a hole in the world, then stretching that hole to form a small world, using the Great Hakurei Barrier as a pillar. But once the Great Hakurei Barrier shatters, that hole will be repaired. We cannot get out, so we can only wait to die."

"Then can't you just get a new household registration?"

Yakumo Yukari let out a disdainful laugh. "If it were possible, wouldn't I know? To get a new household registration, three conditions are needed. The first condition is a Super Chef who possesses the Heart of Cooking. That's easy to satisfy. The second condition is the Legendary Cooking Utensils. The third condition is the permission of the Dragon God."

A disdainful smile hung on the corner of Yakumo Yukari's mouth as she said to Hakuto, "If you can do that, then I will return that girl to you. Moreover, I will promise you one thing. No matter what it is, I will promise you."

Hakuto looked at Yakumo Yukari and asked, "What's the difference between this and establishing the Nine Provinces Barrier?"

Yakumo Yukari seemed somewhat surprised. "I didn't expect you to know about that. But it's different from the Nine Provinces Barrier. It only requires one piece of Legendary Cooking Utensils. And what is summoned is the Dragon God's clone. Compared to the Dragon God's true body, the clone is much simpler. But..."

Hakuto breathed a sigh of relief.

"That means, as long as there is a chef with the Heart of Cooking, and one piece of Legendary Cooking Utensils, then summon the Dragon God's clone to perform a ritual. As long as the ritual is successful, we can get new household registration from the Dragon God's clone, right?"

"Correct. Aside from the first condition being easy to solve, the Legendary Cooking Utensils have been missing for a hundred years. Moreover, not just anyone can pass the Dragon God's trial."

Hakuto said to Yakumo Yukari, "What if... I have the Heart of Cooking and also the Legendary Cooking Utensils? Then..."

Yakumo Yukari: ???

With a face full of black question marks, Yakumo Yukari looked at Hakuto with a suspicious expression.

"You actually have the Legendary Cooking Utensils?"

"There is one piece. The Jade Dragon Pot."

Yakumo Yukari shook her head. "Even if you have the Legendary Cooking Utensils, if you cannot gain their recognition and make them manifest the Tyrant Dragon Pattern or the Auspicious Phoenix Pattern, then it's still useless."

Hakuto looked at Yakumo Yukari, a strange expression on his face. "And what if I happen to be able to make the Jade Dragon Pot manifest the Tyrant Dragon Pattern?"

Yakumo Yukari: !!!

Yakumo Yukari was completely dumbfounded, 'Where did this guy come from? Was he trying to make me lose my reputation again and again?'

Hakuto cleared his throat and said, "But that Jade Dragon Pot has been contaminated. It's being purified right now and will take some time."

A look of suspicion appeared in Yakumo Yukari's eyes, 'This guy wasn't lying to her, was he?'

"If you return Sakurajima Mai to me, then I can take you to see the Jade Dragon Pot in person."

Yakumo Yukari narrowed her eyes and thought for a while. Then she spoke. "I can give you the person. But I need to see the Jade Dragon Pot first. And you need to hand over the Jade Dragon Pot to me. Of course, after completing the ritual, I will return the Jade Dragon Pot to you."

"How can I trust you? What if everything you said is nonsense, and you run off with the Jade Dragon Pot? Where would I find you?"

Yakumo Yukari pointed her finger in the void. Hakuto immediately felt a slight connection form between himself and Yakumo Yukari.

"Do you trust me now?"

"Sorry, I still don't trust you. Don't do these insubstantial things. Sign this."

A piece of parchment fell from the void and was caught by Hakuto.