Gensokyo Detective, but surrounded by Shura Field

“Oh, it's Sanae. Were you trying to peek?”

“No, I just wanted to plead for Mr. Chubei.”

Sanae chose her words carefully:

“Perhaps you haven't interacted with Mr. Chubei enough to know what kind of person he is, so you want to exchange information for valuable things.”

“But he's actually a good person, and he's helped me a lot. If possible, could you be a little more lenient with him without disrupting your plans?”

Suwako tilted her head slightly, with a smile that wasn't quite a smile:

“Hey, Chubei, Sanae wants me to be more lenient… Ouch!”

The sudden cry of pain was immediately noticed by Sanae:

“What's wrong?”

“...Nothing, I just twisted my ankle a little.”

Suwako's voice was a bit muffled.

Sanae was immediately puzzled. Do gods also twist their ankles?

“Anyway, you don't need to worry about our affairs.”

Suwako returned to her normal tone:

“Our interactions might be deeper than you think, so hurry back to sleep. You still need to find ways to gather faith tomorrow.”

“Then I'll go back first.”

Sanae sighed:

“You should rest early too. Especially Suwako-sama, you seem to have been running around a lot lately and haven't been sleeping much.”

“Don't worry, I'm already sleeping... Uwa... is what I was going to say...”

“Hm?”

“Oh, I mean, I'm planning to sleep later, so hurry back.”

“Okay, then I won't disturb you.”

With that, Sanae no longer lingered, leaving the space to the two of them.

As Sanae left, Chubei reached his peak.

Accompanied by effects that were enough to make the screen flash white, the progress of the interaction finally reached 100%.

In the end, the interaction ended perfectly, with quite a bit of data overflowing as a result.

……

……

“So, can you tell me the information now?”

Chubei had just pulled up his pants when he couldn't wait to ask.

Even Suwako was speechless at this heartless attitude:

“You're really only thinking about yourself.”

“...After all, this is just a transaction.”

Chubei squinted his eyes:

“And it's not just to satisfy my curiosity, but also to consider the health of my female companions.”

“If I continue to be ignorant, they might get hurt, which is what you just reminded me of.”

Of course, that's what he said, but Chubei wasn't a real scumbag after all.

So, he was still quite considerate in his actions, such as helping Suwako, who was lying on the ground, up and preparing to wipe away the dirt.

“Wait, let me do it.”

But Suwako didn't waste any of it, directly absorbing all the power of existence into her body:

“Hmm, one time is worth Sanae collecting a whole day's worth of faith…”

“Only a day?”

“Of course, after all, my followers already have a huge base, and the daily faith is not a small number.”

Suwako looked at Chubei with burning eyes:

“Of course, you can make up for it with more times…”

“Tell me the information first.” Chubei squinted his eyes. “Don't you plan to go back on your word.”

“Don't worry, the god's credibility can still be guaranteed.”

Seeing that Chubei really had no intention of continuing.

Suwako finally put on her clothes and started a serious topic:

“Do you know my race?”

“I know, you're a god.”

Chubei said:

“You are an ancient god who controls the power of the earth, and you also have the title of the pinnacle of native gods.”

“Even in Gensokyo, where gods are everywhere, you are definitely one of the top existences in terms of strength.”

“Yes, yes, that's right.”

Suwako put her small hand on her hip, feeling quite satisfied with Chubei's praise:

“Kanako and I are both gods enshrined at Moriya Shrine, but we became gods in completely different ways.”

Chubei quickly listened attentively.

Suwako continued:

“Kanako's true form is a youkai. I forgot what kind of youkai it is specifically, but in short, she achieved godhood through acquired means with a youkai body.”

“I am different. I was born from the faith of the people of the ancient Mishaguji Kingdom. I was born as a pure collection of thoughts and belong to the innate gods.”

Chubei immediately noticed something.

Combining what Suwako had said about similar beings, he immediately had a guess:

“You mean, I am also an innate god born of faith like you?”

“No, you should be a higher-level existence.”

Suwako shook her head:

“You are similar to me, and you also grew up from a spiritual thought body. But what formed you cannot be just pure faith.”

“After all, your ○○ contains a powerful power of existence. This thing is like a special drug to us eight million gods. Ordinary natural gods can never do this.”

“Then what exactly am I condensed from?”

“I don't know.”

Suwako said leisurely:

“Obsession? Consciousness? Laws? Or a mixed spirit of these?”

“In short, what is certain is that you were indeed just a spiritual thought body at the beginning of your growth.”

“And your level is very high, so high that there is a large amount of power of existence in your body that is extremely important to the eight million gods, and an aura that makes me feel close, relaxed, and even addicted.”

“That's why I proposed the request to ○○ with you. Because this can not only satisfy the existence of my body, but also make me feel like a swallow returning to its nest, joyful and excited.”

Spiritual thought body...

Chubei suddenly fell into a state of self-doubt.

If he was a collection of thoughts, then what is the self-awareness he now possesses?

Is he Chubei now, or some other messy integration?

“Don't think too much.”

Seemingly aware of Chubei's emotions, Suwako spoke:

“The so-called collection of thoughts is actually like the cells that make up the human body.”

“The human body is composed of different cells. Countless cells form the body, which in turn produces a unique self-awareness.”

“Your situation is actually similar, except that it is not composed of cells, but by the combination of unknown thoughts.”

“But you are still you. Chubei is not a Chubei fused by others, but an independent existence who decides his own future.”

“Phew… I see…”

Chubei breathed a sigh of relief.

Being comforted by Suwako like this did make him feel much better.

“Thank you.”

“You're welcome, if you want to repay me, come two more times.”

“...I think I'll pass on that.”

Chubei quickly changed the subject:

“Then again, what risks will it cause when I have sex with people?”

Suwako said:

“Of course, it's easy to make people completely addicted, and then turn into a sex-crazed person who only knows ○○.”

“Don't underestimate this kind of thing. As long as you don't restrain yourself, or unconsciously release your unique emotional power…”

“The spiritual pleasure of the girls who do this kind of thing with you will also continue to increase.”

“When this feeling exceeds the threshold, reason will collapse, and they will continue to indulge in it and be unable to extricate themselves.”

Chubei breathed a sigh of relief:

“Then that's okay, we're usually quite restrained.”

“And I haven't fallen into a coma, so there's no risk of addiction.”

In short, the mystery that needs to be explored now is what kind of thoughts he was condensed from.

Combining the laws of manipulating emotions that he was born with, is he a collection of emotions?

But this race, similar to tsukumogami, cannot have such a strong power of existence, let alone such a high level.

And thinking of the master who has always been a riddle man...

Master once said that she had no idea about Chubei's race.

But does she, who has always been omniscient and omnipotent, really not know anything?

As his horizons broadened, Chubei could roughly guess that Master was probably also one of the wandering ancient gods, and her strength was definitely above Suwako.

But Suwako could see the information at a glance, but the master who had been with him day and night for so long had no information at all? How could that be possible?

But if there really is information, why hide it from him?

Is she just used to being a riddle man and wants to forcibly drag out the main line and pad the plot?

“But at least I've gained a lot tonight.”

Chubei didn't dwell on it so much:

“Gensokyo is so big, maybe I'll meet someone similar to me again and learn new information.”

“That makes sense.”

Suwako agreed: