Gensokyo Detective, but surrounded by Shura Field

“What are you doing?”

“Drawing a circle to curse you.”

“……Are you still a child?”

“Isn't it pretty much the same as being a child? After all, we're both equally ignorant.”

Chu Bai said resentfully:

“Master, I'm afraid you've known about my information for a long time, but you just haven't told me?”

This was the first time he openly called her 'Master'.

This also meant that the two of them had completely revealed their true feelings.

The black-haired girl paused slightly, then nodded helplessly:

“Xiao Bai, it's not that I want to be cryptic.”

“It's just as I said before, when you learn this information, it's very likely to cause a huge change……”

Chu Bai squinted his eyes and said:

“But if you keep hiding it and piling up meaningless mysteries, that's a pretty cliché plot device in detective novels.”

“And it's already been a hundred and fifty chapters. If there's no real progress, even the readers will complain that you're just digging holes without filling them in, right?”

“……You're saying strange things again.”

The black-haired girl was clearly hesitant.

She picked up the ice wine beside Chu Bai and took a sip, as if she had made a decision:

“Okay, since you're so insistent, then I'll just be frank.”

“I also believe that even if you learn some information now, your personality won't change drastically because of it, and you'll maintain your current nature.”

Hearing this, Chu Bai's spirits immediately lifted.

He quickly told Mystia to bring more hard dishes, and then opened another bottle of Fourteenth Night ice wine, a bottle of Fire Rat Pelt liquor, and a glass of Wind Blessing cocktail, thoughtfully filling them all up for his master.

And the black-haired girl slowly began to explain:

“Then let's talk about your abilities first.”

“You should have learned about the concept of laws from Shinki, right?”

Chu Bai nodded:

“Yes, that Mrs. Shinki also said that my ability to stimulate lust is also part of the law.”

But the black-haired girl denied it:

“That's not right.”

“It seems like no one has ever said that your ability is a vulgar ability like 'inducing lust', right?”

“……Huh?”

Chu Bai was stunned.

Then, he heard the black-haired girl slowly say:

“Your real ability is actually the ability to 'manipulate emotions' to a certain degree.”

“And the so-called effect of inducing lust is actually because you are unconsciously releasing your ability to manipulate emotions, which is a branch of your true ability……”

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The ability to manipulate emotions to a certain degree.

This is a very remarkable ability.

Because as long as there are intelligent beings in the world, without exception, they all have their own emotions.

Whether it's joy, anger, sorrow, or hatred.

Even indifference is a part of emotion.

If he could skillfully master this ability, Chu Bai could imperceptibly manipulate everyone's emotions.

He could turn close friends into enemies in an instant.

He could arbitrarily manipulate different forces to start wars.

He could even turn a strange girl into a Star Fury on the spot, or a Silver Beast that only knew how to seek love and pleasure.

And that's why the Dragon God had been hiding it from Chu Bai all along.

A person with an unstable heart is likely to lose their way once they learn that they have great power.

In addition to the many bad names Chu Bai had accumulated in the outside world, and some of the Dragon God's own little thoughts, she had been hiding this truth.

As a result, he saw Chu Bai suddenly showing a touched expression, and even tears welled up in his eyes.

This unexpected reaction puzzled the black-haired girl:

“……Wait, why are you suddenly crying?”

“Of course it's because of my ability!”

Chu Bai said with tears in his eyes:

“Think about it, if I'm dueling with someone, I usually have to announce each other's abilities before the fight, right?”

“But the opponents all have various high-end abilities, such as stopping time, manipulating fate, destroying everything, and so on……”

“When it's finally my turn to announce my ability, I just say: I can stimulate your lust and make everyone climax on the spot!”

“How embarrassing would that be! And the style of the battle would be ruined immediately!”

The black-haired girl twitched the corner of her eye slightly:

“That's indeed quite embarrassing……”

“Right, right!”

Chu Bai said emotionally:

“Although, to some extent, being able to make all enemies climax instantly is actually a pretty heaven-defying ability.”

“But it's a serious blow to my reputation! It will make my already meager business even worse!”

“Fortunately, my real ability is not to induce lust, but to manipulate emotions.”

“This sounds very high-end, and I can promote it more safely in the future!”

Looking at the very happy Chu Bai.

And feeling his harmless emotions.

The black-haired girl finally completely let go of her worries:

“It seems that you have changed your personality and won't use this power to do evil everywhere.”

“Of course.”

Chu Bai gave a thumbs up:

“I, Chu Bai, am a very kind old good guy. I feel sorry for stepping on an ant for a long time. How could I abuse my ability to do evil? Master, you're really overthinking it.”

The black-haired girl didn't speak, but just waved her hand silently.

Suddenly, a series of virtual scenes appeared before her eyes.

Inside were scenes of Chu Bai betraying his allies, slaughtering black cultists, torturing and interrogating for resurrection elixirs, and forcibly opening tombs to search for secret methods.

Chu Bai quickly shifted his gaze guiltily and pretended to look at the scenery.

And the Dragon God also sighed leisurely and continued to explain:

“Your ability is to manipulate emotions, which is a very high-level ability.”

“But you are still very weak now, and your accumulation is very thin.”

“So, facing some real powerhouses, your degree of influence is very limited, such as Mrs. Shinki just now, and me now.”

As she spoke, she took another sip of the special ice wine, still looking calm on the surface, with no signs of being aroused.

Chu Bai immediately asked:

“Then how can I improve my ability?”

“It's very simple. If you want to manipulate other people's emotions, you must first understand enough emotions yourself.”

The Dragon God explained:

“In other words, you need to interact more with others and make more connections.”

“Get to know more people and enrich your social life, so that you can feel more emotions. Your ability will gradually become stronger.”

Hearing her say this, Chu Bai suddenly remembered a phenomenon.

Since coming to Gensokyo, he had always kissed girls inexplicably.

And every time he kissed, the girls' reactions were completely different.

And the later the order, the more intense the reaction.

‘So that's how it is……’

‘Because as time goes by, I'm making more and more connections, understanding more and more emotions, so my ability is gradually becoming stronger……’

Chu Bai thought to himself, finally understanding this problem.

And the black-haired girl also said in a timely manner:

“Speaking of this, do you still remember the system in your mind?”

“I remember.”

Chu Bai replied subconsciously:

“It is said that it is a connection system, claiming that you can get rewards after sticking with others……”

“……Wait, what did you just say? System??”

The black-haired girl raised the corner of her mouth slightly and suddenly stretched out her finger and tapped Chu Bai's brow.

Instantly, a familiar voice appeared in Chu Bai's mind.

【Ding……】

【Creator authority……Identity verification……Points change……】

【Current points: 999999999】

Chu Bai: “?????”

He looked at the black-haired girl in shock.

The black-haired girl also nodded in agreement:

“That's right, this is a subtle law that I implanted in your body.”

“The goal is to guide you to make connections and increase your strength without understanding the truth.”

“Although you don't seem to have used this system at all……”

Chu Bai gasped:

“So that's how it is? So the system is your work, Master!”

“But at the time, I thought that I definitely couldn't easily trust things with unknown origins. Plus, I also had my own means of restoring my strength, so I almost never let it appear later.”

“But what I'm more curious about is, if I really did the tasks step by step, where did those rewards come from?”

The black-haired girl explained:

“As for the props, they were all some gadgets I used to collect.”

“And those abilities, they are all abilities you already have.”