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Touhou: Unthinkable Fantasy Migration #2

Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 14 Oct 2022 04:54:09 No.5433485 View View Reply Original Report

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Gensokyo is a fantastical world where the things forgotten by the present have went to retire and exist peacefully. A land of living gods and terrible Youkai, with mystical powers thought impossible or incomprehensible by the modern world.

And you were kidnapped and thrown into the thick of it.

An Outsider, a normal human man who had a relatively normal life with normal struggles in New York City. Your name is Albert Perry and now you have to deal with the troubles that a land of myths and legends will provide, and so far, you've been doing alright, until you suddenly aren't.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 14 Oct 2022 04:55:25 No.5433486 Report

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When last we left off in this fantastical story, Albert had finished a day of strenuous work helping Hakurei Reimu acquire goods from the Village, paying the way himself of course. He learned valuable bits of information hearing out the stories of the wizened turtle Genjii, and after a long night of playing with Clownpiece and sampling this delicious Dango stuff from the Village with Reimu, he was ready to head off to sleep.

And sleep he did, to scout out ahead of Reimu in the Dream World for any dangers...

"..."

You open your eyes and look up.

"Ah, great. Space." You comment.

The floor was invisible, the air was nonexistent. And the Dream World was different this time around, a lot different than before. Previously, in the first dream you had experienced here where you met Doremy first, the world around was like an endless gust of pink clouds. Now, it was something like a delirious background of space, the distance full of flowing red grids and frames of lines. There were still some clouds around, but not so many, and most were shades of blue or a darker pink.

Where the heck were you walking? What were you walking on? Well, you guessed you must have been imagining yourself having a footing to be able to walk here.

You took a deep breath. It seemed you were alone for the time being. Good, without Doremy here to harass you, you'd be able to scout this place out more effectively. But first, you just needed to find Marisa and Reisen, who had been trapped here for a while.

"But... where to start looking?"

In a Dream World that could very well be infinite in size, no less.

"If only there was someone you could ask for directions here in the land of Dreams."

Oh, geez. Her? Already?

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 14 Oct 2022 04:56:42 No.5433489 Report

Quoted By: >>5433508 >>5433526 >>5433618 >>5434177

You turned and looked over to face Doremy Sweet, who casually floated there amongst the endless space, waving her fingers at you. Her face was plastered with that smug look you abhorred so much. That damn smile.

"How nice of you to drop back in. It's been a while since you last let yourself Dream lucidly to come here. Why is that anyway? Did I happen to put you off in some way last time to make you not want to see little ole' me again? Was it the whole letting you fall great distances thing?"

"Cut the crap, Doremy. You know why I'm here."

"Come to reconsider the secret god's offer and be a good little toadie?"

You just grunted at her as she raised an eyebrow. Her grin crept further up her cheeks.

"Well if not for that, then I can't gauge why else you'd come here to the Dream World unless..." She pretended to gasp; "You just wanted to see me and this brilliant smile again, didn't you? Oh, Albert, you shouldn't have! Huhuhuhu!"

God you wanted to punch her in the stomach so bad. But you were in a powerless position against her here in the Dream World. How were you supposed to find out about her tricks? Find out what's become of Marisa and Reisen? Reimu told you they were here in physical form...

>What will you say?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Fri 14 Oct 2022 05:30:27 No.5433508 Report

Quoted By: >>5434177

>>5433489
Oh boy, back into the adventures of Albert Perry! Let's see if we can guide him through the dream world without being thrown into a mind-breaking nightmare by the Baku!

>Would you mind if we imagined a sitting room to talk in? Floating ain't really a comfortable way to chat and get to know each other.
>Could you explain more about your position in the dream world? Is it a hands-on administration deal, or do you have underlings to manage this place? Were you granted this position, or did you gain it due to the nature of your existence?
>How did ya end up working with the secret god? Have you known each other for a long time?
>Are dreams edible?
>What is the oldest dream?
>Has this place ever been attacked? Attacking dreams seems to me a great way to wage psychological warfare.

Dreamworld seems a fascinating place to try and understand. If it is powered by imagination, perhaps we can imagine having a gun by our side.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:1jEq7f7S Fri 14 Oct 2022 06:14:54 No.5433526 Report

Quoted By: >>5434266 >>5434277

>>5433489
Genuinely, I want to ask her what exactly she gets out of it for making an alliance with Okina. Doremy didn't like being bossed around by Sagume so she sure as hell shouldn't like Okina giving her orders. I want to know if she's been intimidated into it or bribed with something. Depending on how she answers Albert could end up hating her a lot less.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Fri 14 Oct 2022 11:28:12 No.5433618 Report

Quoted By: >>5433655 >>5434077 >>5434177

>>5433489
>"So what does trying to get me to fight people that helped me and getting into trouble at Entei and trying to get me to hate all youkai, which includes you by the way, would have helped protect Gensokyo from the shadows?"
>"For me, it seems more like you are trying to sabotage that secret god's plan by making it seems that allying with her is to join team asshole. In that case you wouldn't need to go out of your way, I remember little, but I what I do make it seem they could pass that impression very well by themselves."
>Pat her head. It's funny.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Fri 14 Oct 2022 13:27:08 No.5433655 Report

Quoted By: >>5434077

>>5433618
This might have been too angry, I didn't sleep well last night. Feel free to tone it down.
Also she probably meant to try and get Albert to go down the cruelty path to become a slave to Okina, but I want her to admit it.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Fri 14 Oct 2022 23:25:30 No.5434077 Report

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>>5433618
>>5433655
Naw this is the perfect level of angry. And Doremy is obviously trolling so its exactly the kind of reaction shes fishing for anyways, she'll probably get a kick out of it and continue to smug on us. Support but try and sucker punch her after she lowers her guard/gets confused by the headpat. (it obviously wont work but an invincible punching bag can still relieve anger)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LMUEwNZw Sat 15 Oct 2022 01:57:09 No.5434177 Report

Quoted By: >>5434218

>>5433489
>>5433508
>>5433618
I'd support a combination of these two.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Sat 15 Oct 2022 03:41:10 No.5434218 Report

Quoted By: >>5434222 >>5434258

>>5434177
I dont really see how they can be combined as one of them is taking an aggressive adversarial stance against doremy while the other is taking a diplomatic conversational stance. Either we are against doremy or we arent. Makes no sense to schizophrenically flip flop between the two.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LMUEwNZw Sat 15 Oct 2022 03:46:25 No.5434222 Report

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>>5434218
You're right, but I wanted to see if we could ask her lots of questions while being more aggressive, to see if she would let something slip out.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sat 15 Oct 2022 05:16:18 No.5434258 Report

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>>5434218
>Makes no sense to schizophrenically flip flop between the two
We can't be like this pic?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:unVT/u3k Sat 15 Oct 2022 05:38:22 No.5434266 Report

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>>5433526
Support, I don't want to do a huge exposition with Doremy. I want her to spill the beans, whatever we can use and tell Reimu.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:U3F4SW3B Sat 15 Oct 2022 06:06:28 No.5434277 Report

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>>5433526
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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sat 15 Oct 2022 09:18:43 No.5434326 Report

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Your eyes darted to the left, and the right, then you looked back to Doremy. You mentally sighed as you figured you may as well entertain her for the time being. Perhaps if you lowered her guard through idle chat, you might even be able to get the truth squeezed out somehow, or something worthwhile to know.

"Ahem." You cleared your throat; "Can we at least have some seating then? I don't know about you but I don't really like standing on air when I get to know someone."

The Baku's grin faltered for the faintest of seconds; "Ohh? What's this now? You want to become more acquainted with me after all? Huhuhu~..." Before it returned in full and she clapped her hands.

You watched as the glow of the wireframes all around began to shift in their shape, closing in around you as they became walls, a ceiling and a floor which pieced together. And you'll be goddamned, she created the illusion of your apartment suite again. Even if it wasn't the real thing, if you had to watch your apartment get busted up, you weren't going to be happy.

Well, at least you can sit back in your recliner.

"Hmf."

Never mind, she takes it first. You sigh as you fall back into your sofa. Your dream sofa.

"How do you get all this power anyway? You must realize how incredible it seems to a 'mere human' like me that you have endless possibilities at your fingertips here."

"Well, there is a universal need for someone who takes care of the dreams and nightmares alike. A 'Mister Sandman', or a 'Somnus', if you will. That need for a fundamental hand over the world that arises from the dreams of the collective gives rise to Baku. There aren't many Baku, actually. What others there are happen to go off and become other figures in the dreams of many, where they seek to feed themselves with dreams. I heard a few of them become known as 'Sleep Paralysis Demons'. Me? I'm just the best of the bunch, naturally too. Well, I might have also claimed the top position of Dreams back in the beginning too... hmhm."

"So, dreams are edible then? What do they taste like?"

"It depends on the nature of the dream. Happy dreams? They taste sweet. Wet ones? Like aphrodisiacs. Sad ones? Generally bad ones. And the lucid ones? They're like a surprise flavor you have to find out for yourself. Usually, they're also mostly like aphrodisiacs."

"You seem awfully... forthcoming about that bit of info."

"Well I was thinking about sifting through your head to show Reimu some of those 'funnier' thoughts you've been having."

"Wait, what?! H-Hey! No! I don't consent to that! You can't show her that when she gets here!"

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You didn't want your feelings about all these girls you've been constantly surrounded with getting out! Even if you knew it was completely normal. At least, you wanted to wait until the mind reader that was bound to check you would see, because then you still had the reassurance that, whoever she was, wouldn't open her mouth about it.

Doremy laughed. "Relax! I'm just joking, I won't do that. But now I know Reimu is coming for sure thanks to you, I didn't actually think she was before since she was taking so long. Now I have time to prepare myself."

Wait...- Ah! Damn it! She tricked you, and you can't believe you fell for that.

You grumbled with a little anger then, standing up as you pointed an accusatory finger at her. "Alright, I've had enough of your games! Just what are you getting out of working with the secret god anyway? For real, how did you even end up on her side? She seems like the type to have bribed you or intimidated you into working for her, just like how she tried to scare me into compliance."

Doremy's smug look slowly began to droop a little.

"Well? What's the big idea? And what have you done to Marisa and Reisen too?"

Suddenly, a door to your left flipped open. The broom closet door in your kitchen. You peered towards it as two silhouettes emerged slowly from a dark space within, one that defied all physics.

"Well, why don't you ask her, now that she's here..." Doremy said, not so enthused anymore.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sat 15 Oct 2022 09:21:06 No.5434328 Report

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You suddenly tensed up, and turned back to look at the silhouettes as they appeared to... collapse right to the floor. Two of them. You squinted as you took a few cursory steps forward.

No, don't tell you...

"Ah!" You gasped.

It was Marisa, and Reisen. The both of them had been thoroughly beaten up. They were in terrible conditions, but still alive, thankfully. Their chests slowly rose and fell with labored breathes. Even Doremy seemed a bit surprised at their condition.

That was when you felt a hand fall on your shoulder, and your blood froze, as did your expression.

"For starters, I had Doremy work hard to fetch out the cognitive imprint these two leave in the Dream World from the waking one with all their dream history. Their... Dream Souls. As they entered in physical form, it was easy for Doremy to put them into a permanent sleep with their own Dream Souls. A thing she hadn't thought of in the past herself. But, that's just what she got for not thinking ahead. She might rule the Dream World, but she doesn't know everything."

"What have you done."

You felt yourself stumble as the sound of closing doors and a little force hit you in the back. Did she...? Did she emerge from a door on your back...?

You turned to face the secret god, who came over to Doremy.

You watched as she ran her fingers under the bottom of Doremy's chin, the vaunted ruler of the Dream World even appearing uncomfortable herself under the secret god's presence. This vile god just smiled menacingly as she stared at you.

Something... was different about her this time around. She seemed a lot more... infernal. Her eyes had definitely darkened, as if they contained some malevolence that wrenched your guts when you saw them. Something fiery. She snickered.

"Well, Doremy, I don't see any harm in it. Why don't you go ahead and tell him why you're working for me?"

Doremy gulped, and kept her poker face, intentionally trying to hide the nervousness.

"W... Well, for one, I don't have dominion over 'all' the dreams in the universe. The Dreams of some places... such as Hell, run far out of my reach. But, I was promised by the secret god that, if I help her in her goals to protect Gensokyo, she'll return the favor by giving me influence over all the Dreams of Hell's denizens that I couldn't previously touch."

"And to this end, that also includes what?"

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sat 15 Oct 2022 09:22:13 No.5434330 Report

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Doremy's fake smile was a bit wobbly. "It also means I'd do my best to convince you to help. Since, as a human, you usually go under the radar of important... figures. Y-You have many tasks you could help the secret god accomplish in her bid to protect Gensokyo from potential threats, before they become a threat. O-Obviously, that meant I had to deal with Marisa and Reisen, since they were coming after the secret god. And to do that, they DID intend to pick a fight with me, and interrogate me..."

"..."

You remained silent, and deep down? Frightened.

"Yes. And who set them on this little path to hunting me? Oh, that's right... it was you, Albert. And to think you could have stopped this from happening if you'd only listened to me, and discouraged them from it. See, I didn't want to have to punish them for their insolence, but you've forced my hand. Don't you know you wouldn't need any other protection than my own if you simply joined my ambitions?"

"So, just like I thought, you intimidated Doremy into compliance, just like you tried to with me."

The secret god chuckled at you, and shook her head, raising her arms in a shrug.

"I did not such thing. I merely gave her an offer to get something she already wanted prior."

"Ah... em..."

The secret god shot a suddenly serious look to Doremy, who put her hand over her mouth and looked away.

"You... you promised you wouldn't hurt them like that once I put them to sleep." Doremy brought to light.

The secret god frowned, and tilted her head.

"Oh, Doremy... why would I leave them in a pristine condition? If they woke up, they'd be trouble. I'll do the same to the Hakurei Miko once you've put her to sleep with her own Dream Soul."

"You... ah... you didn't have to necessarily do it, my power will keep them subdued without the need for-"

The secret god suddenly yanked Doremy up by her collar.

"ARE YOU QUESTIONING MY METHODS, BAKU?" She asked her then, in a voice that didn't sound like her own any longer. As if there was another voice over the secret god's.

The eyes of the god burst with a little seam of red and orange flames them, blending in with the glossy shine of her eyeballs. The flames were so potent that, little as they were, they changed the air of the room to one that felt... like pure evil and anger, dimming your visions.

And Doremy, she had a look of pure terror on her face. You admit that now, even you seemed to finally feel something other than your grudge for the Baku as she was left stuttering against a seemingly greater power seizing that lifted her up effortlessly.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sat 15 Oct 2022 09:23:16 No.5434331 Report

Quoted By: >>5434335 >>5434350 >>5434356 >>5434364 >>5434393

"N-N... Not at... all..."

You didn't dare to move even an inch as you watched the scene unfold. The secret god just stared piercing daggers right back at Doremy's own shrunken pupils through those flames like candle lights burning out from her eyes. She glanced towards you then from the corner of her eyes, and you fell your knees compulsively as they gave away like jelly to such fear that the gaze commanded...

A wicked smile came over the face of the secret god as she suddenly released Doremy, letting her fall to the floor as the flames in her eyes died down.

"Good. Then don't bring it up again. Remember, your job is to assist me to my ends, not have pet peeves about what I'm doing. Keep as you were and the dreams in Hell can be yours." She said, beckoning with her finger.

You watched as a door suddenly grew on Doremy's back, opening up as the secret god put a foot inside.

"Oh, Albert, you might want to reconsider my offer to help me thoroughly. It won't last forever. I you keep being stubborn and getting your friends caught in the crossfires, you'll only get to keep watching them get mauled by me. I have a lot of work to do to help Gensokyo, and I don't have time for games. No tolerance... keep that in mind."

You watched as she descended into the backdoor on Doremy's back, crawling inside and pulling the doors shut... just before the think shrunk until it faded from sight.

Doremy was gasping for air as she just sat on her knees, trying to regain her composure. Marisa and Reisen's beaten up, unconscious forms still lie behind you.

You could only have one question about now.

What the hell just happened...?! The secret god... it was a lot different than the last time you met her. Almost like she was... like she was possessed by something.

>What will you do?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sat 15 Oct 2022 09:56:31 No.5434335 Report

Quoted By: >>5434376 >>5434882

>>5434331
I think we should ask the Baku, or have us, conjure something for her and us to drink after that ordeal with the secret god and look over the dream forms of Reisen and Marisa. Possibly ask her how she's feeling and about the secret god's unexpected behavior.

Perhaps we can turn the Baku against the secret god now, though I don't think she will accept the idea of outright subversion, but maybe she could tell us of the god's plans.

I think Okina might have 'eaten' Junko in some form. Which would explain the switch from subtle terrifying to outright terrifying and the whole fire schtick. I may have wanted us to sneer at her again, but I think we would have had our dream self beaten bloody in her current state.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LMUEwNZw Sat 15 Oct 2022 11:27:01 No.5434350 Report

Quoted By: >>5434393

>>5434331
Perfect time to try and convince her to let us all go, maybe even stop her from fighting Reimu.
"So, I'm guessing being played around with is also a part of your master plan? Ohoho" also a good opportunity to smug right back at her. But only if we think we can get away with it (so probably not).

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:c2aGqF+L Sat 15 Oct 2022 11:50:20 No.5434356 Report

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>>5434331
Dang that was menacing. It seems that Doremy made a deal with the unknown god for the dreams of hell not thinking about the consequences, and now she is stuck with a boss with a slight case of DID . As for Okina I think the "Helping gensokyo" is a fat fucking lie either she doesnt realise that this will start a cold war or some sinister master plan that will totally not go wrong.

We should talk to Doremy subvert her attention and stall until Reimu arrives. Ask her about the hellish makeover her boss got, and that if she really tought this trough.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Sat 15 Oct 2022 12:14:59 No.5434364 Report

Quoted By: >>5434381

>>5434331
>Ok, she was even meaner this time, and she changed voices too.
>Can gods get possessed? I think we need to call an exorcist here. Reimu is a priest right? She probably can do it.
>Well, now I at least know you are just mischievous and not evil. Can you let me go from my dream? I need to warn Reimu so she can think of a different way to deal with this.
>Good luck with your new slave master Doremy. I have a feeling she won't honour her promise if she wins.
>Pat her head. It's funny

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Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Sat 15 Oct 2022 12:29:58 No.5434376 Report

Quoted By: >>5434836 >>5434882

>>5434335
But if Okina is possessed by Junko, why would she be going against Hecc? Maybe she is possessed by the dead son instead.

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Anonymous ID:raeNCaSl Sat 15 Oct 2022 12:55:44 No.5434381 Report

Quoted By: >>5434384

>>5434364
We should keep those first two thoughts to ourselves, given "Okina"'s recent interjection.

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Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Sat 15 Oct 2022 13:02:13 No.5434384 Report

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>>5434381
As long as Albert thinks them and put it into his character motivations and plans it's ok with me.
But I have a feeling Okina is always watching us no matter when and where we say something.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LMUEwNZw Sat 15 Oct 2022 13:20:22 No.5434393 Report

Quoted By: >>5434812

>>5434331
If I can, I'll change my vote from>>5434350 to
>"Ah, so was it part of your master plan to become a slave? I doubt she'll even give you what you want."
>"You know, this means you have to let Marisa and Reisen go with me. If you don't do this, it would make me really not want to join you, and the Secret Goddess wouldn't like that, would she?"
"...still, I'll see if I can make sure if there's a way to free you from this without causing much harm to either of us."
Go smug on her, but try not to be too much of a dick.
Also
>think about why the secret goddess looked like she did, and if Reimu could exorcise her
>Pat Doremy's head. It's funny

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Sat 15 Oct 2022 23:10:44 No.5434812 Report

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>>5434393
Support. Now is the time to headpat the baku for the funny. Remind her that just because shes a big fish in the dreamworld, it doesnt mean shes the biggest. And when you make a deal with a devil, theres always strings attatched.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sat 15 Oct 2022 23:37:39 No.5434836 Report

Quoted By: >>5434882

>>5434376
Pure speculation, but I wouldn't say that Okina is possessed by Junko, but more like Okina has taken a bite out of her power. And since Junko is basically anger, revenge, and all those delightful emotions incarnate, Okina has been influenced by taking a portion of her. Plus, the name of her route is THE SEALED FLAME OF HATRED, which implies for me Junko has been captured in some form. If we see Hecatia or another god, we could ask them what could cause a god to suddenly change in demeanor and describe what we saw.

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Sun 16 Oct 2022 00:51:58 No.5434882 Report

Quoted By: >>5434906

>>5434836
>>5434376
>>5434335
I dunno if its Junko. Even Junko tends to direct her ball of anger towards a specific point (the moon), not just hate everyone. It could be Okina dropping the mask and showing her true colors, or it could be that some kind of outside force is influencing/subverting her. Either way it seems like something that Yukari would know and be concerned about so the fact that shes kinda letting things happen (despite the fact that Okina isnt fucking around and clearly doesnt give a shit about spellcard rules right now) is worrying.

Thats another thing. Holy shit Danmaku is out the window. She straight up had Doremy knock our girls out and seal them up. Of course assuming that her Not Playing By The Rules means that Reimu is allowed to as well, there shouldnt be much of a problem for Reimu to match her as her power is fucking broken compared to Marisa and Reisen. Still. If it comes down to everyone throwing their actual weight around the damage could be immense.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Sun 16 Oct 2022 01:16:31 No.5434906 Report

Quoted By: >>5434910

>>5434882
Maybe it's something to do if Yuuma calling her her master, becoming the goddess of all that blood oil might have started messing with her head.
You know, Hecc said that Satan is busy on hell being the judge/jailor/adversary. But about Lucifer? What's the devil doing this days.

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Anonymous ID:qJrKjpPJ Sun 16 Oct 2022 01:20:24 No.5434910 Report

Quoted By: >>5434952

>>5434906
> But about Lucifer? What's the devil doing this days.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PS3OltEzxc

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Anonymous ID:dMPXUe7k Sun 16 Oct 2022 01:38:26 No.5434930 Report

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There's definitely a Cheating Detective Satori kind of situation afoot here. Okina wouldn't act so directly and brash if she were herself, she specifically got Flan to kill Yuuma because she wasn't able to beat the gote's immortality herself.

Whatever's taken over Okina doesn't respect the rules since she decided to beat Marisa and Reisen up even after Doremy slept them. We need to tell more than Reimu. We should tell Mima as well because she'd likely know how to get into contact with Yukari and Kasen about this blatant violation of Gensokyo's conduct.

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Sun 16 Oct 2022 01:54:39 No.5434952 Report

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>>5434910
>trannycube

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 16 Oct 2022 21:33:43 No.5435775 Report

Quoted By: >>5435891

Wonder if we have a first aid kit in the apartment that we can use on our injured incident solvers. However, if it is a dream manifestation, I do not know if the treatment would persist once they leave the dream world.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Sun 16 Oct 2022 23:19:14 No.5435891 Report

Quoted By: >>5435984

>>5435775
We need to have Doremy to send us to Eirin's dream so she can do the surgery.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:dMPXUe7k Mon 17 Oct 2022 02:19:08 No.5435984 Report

Quoted By: >>5435992

>>5435891
>eirin
>dreaming
Why would she? She's a Lunarian goddess.

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Anonymous ID:qJrKjpPJ Mon 17 Oct 2022 02:29:36 No.5435992 Report

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>>5435984
it's canon

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Mon 17 Oct 2022 13:03:45 No.5436252 Report

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Okay, enough standing around with your mouth hanging agape. You shake your head and stare towards Doremy as she rubs her throat and stills her breathing.

Sighing, you stepped up towards the Baku and kneeled over slightly at her. The Dream World's ruler just stared up at you with a discomforted expression at what had transpired, and you blinked back blankly.

"..."

"..."

You reached out and patted Doremy right on top of her long Santa hat looking headwear. The Baku's expression became one of pure confusion then.

"What the... what in the heck do you think you're doing to me?"

"It's funny." You tell her, honestly.

She cocked her eyebrows at you, donning a face riddled with annoyance at you suddenly counteracting all the smugness she had previously faced you with before. She sure didn't like a taste of her own medicine, did she?

"You know, just because lots of people like to portray us Baku as Tapir doesn't mean I'm actually a Tapir, or for petting." She grumbled, slapping your hand away as she picked herself up and dusted her dress off.

"Maybe... but it was worth it just for that face."

"I'll give you nightmares for this."

"Pfft."

You already witnessed a nightmare. What could the Baku inflict on you now that was much worse? Still, she seemed to be in a nightmare of her own now, and you felt that it needed to be addressed for her own sake. Damn you and your altruism, you actually felt bad for Doremy in this instant.

>"Ah, so was it part of your master plan to become a slave? I doubt she'll even give you what you want."

Doremy crossed her arms.

"Hmph. I don't have much else of a choice, as always. The secret god may be forceful, but she's blunt and honest. She's my best chance at being able to lay claim over the Dreams of Hell. It'll be payback for the leader of Hell misusing my realm for her own ends once. I'll have you know, I hold grudges against people who try to manipulate me or my realm. I'll get revenge on the secret god too, somehow... even if I can't get it directly, I always think of something."

"Back in my world, this line of thinking is usually accompanied by phrases like 'good goyim'."

Doremy rolled her eyes.

"I can't go back on my word now that I pledged my help."

>"You know, this means you have to let Marisa and Reisen go with me. If you don't do this, it would make me really not want to join you, and the Secret Goddess wouldn't like that, would she?"

"Oh no, no, no. I'm not falling for that one." Doremy said, her smile returning in the worst way.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Mon 17 Oct 2022 13:04:48 No.5436254 Report

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You shook your head, now a bit agitated yourself. "I can't just leave here without them. They might get hurt by that psychotic god again if I do! If you release their physical forms from their sleep right now and allow them to come home, then maybe I might just consider the secret god's offer she tasked you with helping to pull me into!"

Doremy waved a finger in your face. "Little lies, oh little lies. I know that after that whole show, you're definitely going to do anything but want to join us now. If I let them off the hook, they'll surely try to retaliate. You might have buddied up with Marisa and Reisen, but I know them a little better, just a little bit better... nothing's going to turn them off of trying to attack me the moment I do something like wake them. Not even you."

"Besides, it was you who got them wound up in this situation in the first place. They wouldn't be here writhing in unconscious agony if you never poked your face around the Hakurei Shrine and gave them the wrong ideas."

Doremy flipped some pages around her book, and procured a pink bubble from within the diary. Another of these Dream Soul things.

"This is Reimu's Dream Soul. Once she gets here in physical form, there's nothing she can do to stop me from putting her to sleep with it as long as I like. Since you got these 'heroines' caught up trying to seek after the secret god, they've got to be taken out the picture for a while. Don't worry, they won't be here forever, they'll just be my hostages until whatever that god's planning comes to fruition. When I get the Dreams of Hell, I'll release them and they'll know when to take the L." She said, using a modern expression as she winked smugly.

God! You hated dealing with Doremy so much from just the short interactions you've had with her alone for a while now. You almost gave up on feeling sorry for her once she doubled back to her condescending self.

You rubbed your temple vigorously, you had to get through to her somehow! Otherwise, just give up and drift off to awaken so you could warn Reimu, who was sure to spank this Baku bit... brat.

"Look, you're clearly in just as much danger as the others here are. There's something about that god, she wasn't like how she was when I met her. She grabbed me by the throat too, but it wasn't that harsh compared to what she did to you. She was pridefully or playfully telling me not to fuck with her. That back there? Those smoldering eyes she had? Never seen before? That was a death threat, Doremy. She was telling you not to raise questions, under threat of punishment. You're just being put on notice, do as you're told or suffer the consequences, or her wrath, or whatever the fuck." You explained.

Doremy's smug expression started to shrink a bit into a frown, and the Baku looked away from staring you in the eyes as you said this.

"You probably won't listen to me..."

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Mon 17 Oct 2022 13:06:13 No.5436257 Report

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>"...still, I'll see if I can make sure if there's a way to free you from this without causing much harm to either of us."

"Really now? You're going to try helping me, even when I've basically told you I don't want your help, just for you to play your part?"

You nod.

Doremy smirked then, but not in a way that seemed to infer some superiority over you at this point. She just looked rather conflicted, as if she was just putting on a fake smile, or keeping a poker face.

"And... what if I follow along with what I've been told already and let Reimu walk into my beartrap? What if I get her bruised and battered too for my own sake?"

You suddenly stepped up close to Doremy, getting far into her grill. The Baku lowered a bit in the air underneath you as you stared down at her with a sure enough face about yourself. She took a step back, but you followed it up by walking right at her, until her back was against the wall of the illusory Dream apartment. You put both hands against the wall as your nose almost touched hers. She had a little blush on her cheeks, which surprised you.

"Look, I don't want to be enemies with you. I know I can't beat you either, but Reimu is my friend, just like Marisa and Reisen are, and the last thing I want is to see them get hurt too just because some boastful god is going around having mood swings. If your actions lead me to it, I'll try my best to take you down myself, no matter what. Even if I can't. Got that?"

Doremy was shocked with your assertiveness. She saw you as a really haughty human, and her eyes went wide as she didn't know what to say.

"Real protective, aren't you? Or maybe I was right about those 'funnier' thoughts of yours after all, wasn't I? Haha! Knew it..."

"That is just what friends do for each other when they're real. You'd know if you've ever had one."

"Now that's just rude. I... I have lots of friends." She said with a little crack to her voice.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Mon 17 Oct 2022 13:07:42 No.5436260 Report

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"You also seem to secretly have a thing for being the submissive one under someone bigger too. Haha, knew it." You say with a grin.

"H-Huh?!"

Doremy suddenly pushed past you to hide her red cheeks then. "I don't know what you're implying! You haven't come to know me that well in this short little pep talk, you... you stupid yankee!"

A... lever suddenly grew out of the floor. Doremy put her hand on it.

"Oh come on..."

"...I'll think about what you said. I'll think about it... but as it stands, I cannot just give up my alliance so easily. Maybe me and Reimu will come to quarrel just like the other two did by the time of tomorrow night..." She said, before staring right to your own eyes; "Maybe... maybe she just 'might have some trick up her sleeve' I won't anticipate and beat me. Who knows. I'll likely end up trying to pull what I have in store over her, even if you tell her when you wake up."

You held up a hand. "W-Wait, hold on, I haven't been here that long. If you wake me up now, won't it still be night just like it was when I went to sleep?"

"Something something, time is relative, something something... I think."

She pulled the lever.

You winced at the floor, expecting it to fall out from under you! You stared at it for a few seconds in dreadful anticipation, and then looked up back at Doremy, who was smug again.

"W-"

A coconut falls from above and clonks you in the head.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Mon 17 Oct 2022 13:08:46 No.5436261 Report

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"OW!"

You wake up with a minor migraine, rubbing your head as you suddenly looked around.

"Damn..."

It was morning, already!

You quite literally jumped out of bed in your summer yukata, zooming out of the Hakurei Shrine guest room futon and making for outside. It was there that you saw Reimu near the entrance to the Shrine, at the stairs under the Torii. She was waving Mima off as the ghostly practitioner of the arcane departed the Shrine on her journey to Chireiden.

You then saw the Miko start hopping on one foot as she turned her attention to the sky. Reimu rolled one of her shoulders and stretched it. She had her Gohei handy. It seemed like she was about ready to take off now herself.

"Hey!"

You waved your hand and yelled to grab her attention, running as fast as you could up to meet her.

"Huh? Albert, what's wrong?"

"It's... it's the Dream World, Reimu!" You exclaimed, gasping for air. Running like this as soon as you woke up was not a good idea. You had to rub your eyes quickly and shield them from the bright sun.

The Miko snapped her fingers. "Actually, it's a good thing you mentioned it. I'm about to head there now physically myself. I'm glad you're awake. If it isn't too much trouble to ask, would you mind watching over the Shrine for me today? If anyone asks, tell them I'm off on an errand and that they can just leave their donations in the usual place."

"Wait, you don't understand. It's a trap, Reimu!"

She raised her eyebrow at you.

"I was there, just a while ago. I dreamed last night so I could see what was up. The tapi-... Baku, Doremy, the one who rules it. She's got a trap planned out for you. Marisa and Reisen are also trapped there! They've been beaten up badly!"

"What?!"

"It's true! Doremy, she used something... some blobby pink thing. I think they called it a... a 'Dream Soul'. She used it to put Marisa and Reisen into a permanent sleep! Their real bodies are stuck there! And the secret god... she was there! She's bullied the Baku into helping her, I-I saw it! I saw her choke her! She had fire in her eyes! Literal fire!"

"..."

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Mon 17 Oct 2022 13:09:51 No.5436262 Report

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Reimu just blinked at you. But then, she smiled.

"Dream Souls, huh? I guessed as much myself. So that's how Doremy thinks she'll defeat me. Heh, she's got another thing coming."

You couldn't believe what you were hearing.

"Hold on, didn't you just catch that? It's a trap, Reimu! She's going to try and put you into a permanent sleep! I-I..."

"Albert."

"What if the secret god shows up and..."

"Albert!" She shushed you, putting a finger to your lips; "Don't worry. It won't work on me. I can counter anything Doremy has in store. It's in the nature of my ability. I'm going there now. I'm going to get Marisa and Reisen woken up and out of there, and I'm going to beat Doremy to a pulp. Okay?"

"...But... uh..."

She shakes her head.

"No, look. I've got this. I'm not afraid of Doremy or the secret god. Whatever happens... I'm going to be the winner, okay?"

You remained silent at her insistence on her own abilities. You just nodded slowly.

Reimu smirked at that and winked. "Good. Now listen, I'll be back around nighttime when I'm finished with the business up there in the Dream World. If you could, I wouldn't mind it if you used some of the things I bought yesterday to whip up a meal in time for when I get back with Marisa and Reisen, alright?"

"Y... Yeah, sure. Of course, I'll think of... something."

"Good. Just don't let Clownpiece get into my Dango stash. She'll eat it all and then I'll be mad."

With that, Reimu turned heel and went towards the top step under the Torii. You saw the air pick up around her, in a way that spelled mystique to you as you noticed it wasn't particularly windy. It was unnatural... supernatural.

"H-Hey... Reimu, what is your ability anyway?"

"Oh, it's rather simple. I can float."

She can float.

"...That's it?"

"Yep. Alright, bye now!"

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Mon 17 Oct 2022 13:11:02 No.5436263 Report

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Reimu, as she said she could, then floated. You watched as the Miko started to uplift from the ground, up towards the sky. It was as if she was being lifted to the heavens themselves! Was she just going to... fly past the clouds? Off into space?! She... she was! She was just flying! Flying straight up! How was she supposed to physically enter the realm of Dreams themselves by just flying up towards spac- ...Well, the Dream World did look pretty much like space to you.

Did that mean the Dream World exists in the vacuum? What the hell... it's like that old, crazy noosphere theory those Russians came up with or something. Dreams had to do with minds and mental shit, right? Weird stuff. But, you could believe it. Marisa and Reisen reached it somehow, maybe they went the same way Reimu is going.

Breathing in, you turned around as Reimu was leaving your depth of perception to the skies and headed back towards the Shrine. You were soon seated on the wayside of the porch, watching the falling leaves of a Gensokyo entering the autumn season with a serene atmosphere. You sit here for a good while, enjoying the peace and calm of this Fantastical land.

Where was Clownpiece at right about now anyway? Ah, right, still asleep inside, she was in the guest room with you last you seen. Well, she went to sleep in there last night, but she strangely wasn't in the room when you woke up. You've got to remember to keep her out of Reimu's warehouse, otherwise she might eat all the Miko's Dango and that wouldn't sit well with her-

...

"Fuck."

You immediately stood up.

"Clownpiece? Clownpieeeeece!" You shouted out.

No answer.

Oh God, oh God, oh God, oh no, oh shit, oh God. You were basically almost out of Yen, you couldn't afford to replace the exorbitant amount of Dango that Reimu insisted upon purchasing if Clownpiece is eating it all already! You've got to stop her now and-

"Reimu! REIMUUUU! Hic! Come out, come out, wherever you are!"

You turned to look towards the Torii and see two figures approaching the Shrine. One small, one of average height.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Mon 17 Oct 2022 13:12:18 No.5436264 Report

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It was the Oni, Ibuki Suika, and one other you didn't immediately recognize, who was chastising Suika for being too loud in her half-drunken stupor as the Oni snickered, taking another swig from her bottle-thing.

The two step up to the Shrine's front doors and the pink-haired lady there addressed you.

"Ah, hello there. I don't believe I've ever seen you here before. Are you a Villager come on a pilgrimage or here on some other business?"

"Heh, I know him. He's an Outsider man, one from a new Incident that Reimu's been investigating. I heard he got nabbed right from his bedsheets and brought here to Gensokyo." Suika spoke up on your behalf.

This really seemed to surprise the lady with pink hair. "What? A new Incident has already begun? And this man is from the Outside World?! You're being truthful, aren't you, Suika? Then how come I haven't heard about it? I'd have expected to see something in one of Aya's papers, at least!"

Suika shrugged. "It's been the talk of Geidontei. Maybe you oughta pay it a visit sometimes. That Tengu's been there, I heard her drowning in her sorrows over not having- hic! Enough to go off of for her paper."

Ah, yes, she was still stalking you, wasn't she? You felt like you really needed to deal with Aya somehow soon. But you shake your head and focus back on the pink-haired lady wearing a flower and the Oni.

"Ahem. Uh, yes, I'm an Outsider. My name is Perry Albert. I've been staying here at the Hakurei Shrine since the whole investigation around me started. Um, Reimu isn't here right now, she left about half an hour ago off on important business. She told me she won't be back for a while, so she asked me to look after the place in her stead."

The pink-haired lady wearing the flower on her tabard nodded to you.

"I see. I suppose I'll have to see her another time then."

Suika groaned. "Drat... I heard from that Tsukumogami at the bar that she had new needles. I was hoping to fool around with her for the day..."

"Well, I was hoping to be able to merely chat over some tea. I guess I'll have time to reconnect with you after all, Suika." The pink-haired lady said, which seemed to brighten the spirits of the Oni guzzling sake besides her, in a way that entailed some sort of deep relationship you weren't aware of. But, the pink-haired lady then put a hand to her flower and bowed to you; "Forgive me, I should introduce myself. I'm Ibaraki Kasen, a good friend of Reimu's and sometimes something of a mentor for her. I'm merely... a Hermit, in truth."

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Mon 17 Oct 2022 13:13:21 No.5436266 Report

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Ibaraki Kasen...? Wait a minute, this is her. This is the Hermit you'd been hearing about from Reimu, one of the people she suggested could help you out well if you sought training and help in Gensokyo. You were just thinking about meeting her the other day, or so. Well, isn't this a coincidence.

"Nice to meet you." You say, bowing back. Then, you outstretched a hand.

Kasen and Suika both peered curiously at your extended hand.

"Eh? Are you offering us some arm wrestling? Cause if you are..." She grinned.

"Oh, no, it's a, uh, a way people in the real world greet each other. Sorry, I should have known better."

Kasen grabs your hand and shakes it with a pleasant smile. "No worries, I think I understand."

You smile back as you accepted the handshake. Man, she had a firm grip, firmer than any male you've ever shook hands with before.

"Well, you got any plans today, Outsider?" Suika asked you.

"Oh, well... not really besides keeping this place in check. And uh, I've gotta wrangle a Fairy I think might be having a sugar rush too."

"I distinctly remember offering to let you taste my spruced up Sake the last time I seen you, but you went and vanished before the festival where I got to do it for once! That really left a bad taste behind in my mouth, everyone should be able to get a sip of my special Sake! How about this, since me and Kasen were already planning on spending some time together because it's been a good, long while, you can come join us!"

"Suika, are you sure? I don't want to intrude on whatever duty Reimu's asked him to perform here." Kasen said, concerned for the wellbeing of the Shrine.

"What? Are you for real? He's just a normal Human, if somebody attacked the Shrine today, he'd be dead meat! Whatever happens, happens. He might as well come with us, at least then nobodies going to even look at him the wrong way with two of us Oni watching his back."

"Ahah! Suika, you're the Oni. I'm a Hermit." Kasen said, playing something off.

"Riiiight... Anyway! Albert, how's it sound? Come with us to Geidontei, it's one of the best bars in the Village! I'll let you taste my special Sake there! There's a ton of Youkai there too, I'm sure they'd be interested in knowing more about you! Ahahaha! Well, whadd'ya say?"

>What will you do for the day?

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Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Mon 17 Oct 2022 13:29:47 No.5436272 Report

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>>5436266
>Hey, Reimu told me about you Kasen. Said you were very responsible and knew how to solve problems. I think I can trust you with this.
>Could you stay here instead of going to the Geidontei? This incident is being an absolute mess and we need help to think on how to solve it.
>Basically, some kind of hidden god is trying to start a war against the Goddess of hell and turn Gensokyo into a battlefield, and she seems to be possessed or switching personalities. Also Reimu is about to willingly enter a trap that already defeated Reisen and Marisa.
>I also want to know more about what being a hermit entails. I'm learning magic from lady Mima, but my God forbids it, and I'm worried I might become a sinner if I continue this path, but it's the only option I have so far to not be completely useless to my friends, since as an Outsider I can't enter danmaku.

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Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Mon 17 Oct 2022 13:34:42 No.5436274 Report

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>>5436272
And if she can't stay, ask then to wait a bit, then try to find Aunn and ask her to protect the shrine, and Clownpiece to drag her along to Geidontei. Because the grassroots trio are probably going to be there, on top of getting a new teacher.

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Anonymous ID:LMUEwNZw Mon 17 Oct 2022 13:46:28 No.5436283 Report

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>>5436266
>Ask Kasen if she could stay here, but give her a rundown of the incident first. The tell her you're interested in learning from her to protect your friends and not anger your God.
>Thank the Oni for the offer, but tell her you gave Reimu your word that you'd stay here.
>Stay by the shrine and make something to eat for Reimu and the rest. Maybe we'll find Clownpiece and help her with the mansion or get Mima to teach us something else.
We can always go to the bar later, but it's too good of an opportunity to have Kasen teach us one on one.
And we did tell Reimu we'd be here and make something.

>>5436274
Oh yeah, that's also a good idea. But I don't want Albert to get wasted before making sure Reimu and the others are safe and showing off the cooking skills he totally has.

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Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Mon 17 Oct 2022 13:56:33 No.5436290 Report

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>>5436283
But don't you want to have a interview with a drunk Aya? We can avoid getting drunk ourselves by pacing our drinks and refusing any drinking challenges. It's not like a normal human could win against an oni or tengu anyway.
Although being responsible and keeping to our word is kind of important. I have a strong feeling Reimu won't return and we will have to go there to ask help late at night, otherwise this quest would be way too easy

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Anonymous ID:LMUEwNZw Mon 17 Oct 2022 14:38:52 No.5436313 Report

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>>5436290
As funny as that would be, if we can have Kasen teach us personally (which she probably will, after seeing how serious the situation might be) I think we should git gud for the rest of the day and try at making something edible.

>spoiler
If that's true we can always get Clownpiece to come with us and look around for some friends of Reimu, or ask Mima for some tips on what to do.

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Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Mon 17 Oct 2022 14:53:32 No.5436323 Report

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>>5436313
If she accepts to stay, I'm definitely going for full on training montage. And protecting the Dango stash from the daughterfu, of course.
The important part is how to make up for ruining Suika's day out. Maybe offer to take them to the bar on our tab? It would financially cripple us even more than Reimu though.

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Anonymous ID:LMUEwNZw Mon 17 Oct 2022 15:06:17 No.5436335 Report

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>>5436323
I'm not sure we'd even have enough to pay for all the drinks she wants. So unless we plan on going into debt, maybe we can hold off on that offer for now at least.
But maybe a promise to eventually take her to a bar once we get enough funds might appease her.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Mon 17 Oct 2022 19:32:37 No.5436557 Report

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>You put both hands against the wall as your nose almost touched hers. She had a little blush on her cheeks, which surprised you.

What a lad. Performing a kabedon on the personal sleep paralysis demon. All Albert needs to do now to assert further dominance is give her good ol' hugs.

>A coconut falls from above and clonks you in the head.

Heh, points for creativity.

>Ibaraki Kasen...?

The wrestling teacher has appeared, hoorah! Suika might also know some techniques if Albert can buddy up with her, though that probably requires killing Albert's liver.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Mon 17 Oct 2022 19:33:59 No.5436559 Report

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Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Mon 17 Oct 2022 19:42:36 No.5436567 Report

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>>5436272
Completely forgot another thing to mention, the worry about magic is not only because God hasn't given us the Solomon treatment and looked the other way, but also because learning it, and possibly committing other sins and being a dick in general, strengthens the mark the secret god put on us. And if it gets too strong, we become a slave without free will to some sort of egotistical, maniacal villain with a personality disorder. Then show her the arm.
Hope she doesn't suggest putting all of our negative feeling on it, cutting it off and sealing it away.

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Anonymous ID:dMPXUe7k Mon 17 Oct 2022 21:38:44 No.5436680 Report

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Lewd pink route bros....its time.

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Anonymous ID:qJrKjpPJ Mon 17 Oct 2022 21:47:08 No.5436687 Report

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>>5436266
seconding >>5436272

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Anonymous ID:dMPXUe7k Tue 18 Oct 2022 00:06:08 No.5436778 Report

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>>5436272
>>5436274
Support

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Tue 18 Oct 2022 03:56:17 No.5436893 Report

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>>5436272
Support. Trust in reimu, she can handle herself. We should use the time we have to better ourselves.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 18 Oct 2022 05:31:03 No.5436938 Report

Quoted By: >>5437022

Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't one of the ways to become a youkai by hanging out with them for an extended time? Would that also apply to the totally normal hermit? Though, I don't think Fortune Telling QM is cruel enough to do that to us.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Tue 18 Oct 2022 09:39:30 No.5437022 Report

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>>5436938
The Big Dipper provides a passive negation of Youkai-ification through their company luckily for Albert. Even without it, the time it takes for one to Youkai-ify from being exposed to them is also up in the air, as Youkai roam freely around the Village all the time in disguise, but the cases of humans transforming are rare and seemingly few.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 18 Oct 2022 21:51:35 No.5437364 Report

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>>5437022
Neat, I suppose turning into a youkai requires adopting their mindset alongside semi-constant proximity to one. I guess for an outsider to become a Youkai, they would have to convince one to not eat them alongside risking likely punishment at the hands of the shrine maiden. The other option is to do what the fortune teller did.

Anyways the main takeaway is don't kiss Youkai. They eat people. Kiss a shrine maiden instead. They are probably closer in age, anyways.

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Anonymous ID:dMPXUe7k Tue 18 Oct 2022 22:25:50 No.5437392 Report

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>>5437364
There is a perfectly kissable Hermit right there though.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 18 Oct 2022 23:30:59 No.5437425 Report

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>>5437392
Hags to the left of me
Crones to the right
Here I am
Stuck in the gap with you

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Anonymous ID:H3ictJqD Wed 19 Oct 2022 00:00:35 No.5437453 Report

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>>5436272
>>5436283
Support. I wanna see some old hag battle training.

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Anonymous ID:dMPXUe7k Wed 19 Oct 2022 00:42:13 No.5437526 Report

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>>5437425
>>5437453
>hag
Take that back. Kasen is NOT a hag.

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Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Wed 19 Oct 2022 00:54:14 No.5437552 Report

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>>5437526
I want to fondle her hair ornaments

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Anonymous ID:qJrKjpPJ Wed 19 Oct 2022 01:03:22 No.5437564 Report

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I admire Kasen so much. Her hermit training is incredible, it made her as strong as an oni!

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 19 Oct 2022 03:32:11 No.5437782 Report

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>>5437564
The Buddhists got some pretty good physical conditioning as well.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 19 Oct 2022 05:34:06 No.5437856 Report

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"Ah, geez, I... I don't know, guys- Mm, girls. Since I've been asked to look over the Shrine, I'm not sure leaving would be a good idea. Even if I can't protect it, I might at least be able to discourage anyone from trying anything, or remembering their face. Besides, Reimu wanted me to have a meal ready by the time she got back."

"Whaaa-? Reimu's got her own personal cook now? What are you, her new boyfriend or something?" Suika said teasingly.

"N... No! Don't get the wrong idea."

Especially not within ear's reach of Aya, who could be around.

"I've just been helping to return the favor for her own help in this Incident. It's getting downright dirty, and honestly, I think even Reimu's going to need help with it. That's why the Ghost lady who lives here went to find a mind reader."

"You mean Mima? We passed her on our way here. This Incident is serious enough that the help of Satori is needed..." Kasen says, ruminating upon that.

"Yes. I've been learning magic from her. Not sure if that's the best idea, magic's usually... evil in the religion I'm of from the real world. Kind of worried about the implications of that making me a sinner, but I don't have many other options to become more than deadweight."

"Just pump some iron." Suika said after taking a big gulp from her gourd.

"I-I do work out! Look, girls, I don't really want to go to some bar right now, but I won't say anything if you... stayed? I don't know, you do what you want. I have to watch over this Shrine, and hope Reimu comes back from the trap she left to go walk right into in the Dream World."

Both the Oni and Hermit looked surprised at you then. The Dream World?

"This Incident's stretching that far? Just what's going on this time to have such far reaching consequences? I thought the whole Incident was just someone kidnapping you and spiriting you away here in Gensokyo with some kind of funny marking?" Suika asked, hunching over slightly as she stared at you with some kind of doubt.

"It's probably a lot bigger than it seems. The secret god who kidnapped me is trying to-"

Kasen suddenly rushed up the steps past you, towards the Shrine's interior. It caused you to stop in the middle of your speech and turn back to the Hermit as she slid the Shoji door open then.

"Suika, wait here for a while. I want to talk with the human in private for a while. You, come in here with me, right now."

You just blinked in confusion. What has gotten her riled up so easily? Was... was it the mention of the 'secret god'? Whatever the case, Suika just nodded and shrugged.

"Fine by me, but don't take too long, I still want to go to Geidontei with you. I guess I'll go find that Fairy with the sugar rush and see what's that about in the meantime."

"W-Wait, you have to be gentle with Clownpiece, she might try to show you her tor- Gah!"

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 19 Oct 2022 05:35:11 No.5437857 Report

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You couldn't even finish your sentence as you felt a hand grab your collar and pull you back into the Shrine's room quite easily. A hand you then saw was none other than the hollow arm of wrapping cloth that Kasen had for a limb, extending out as it unraveled to pull you in. She shut the shoji door and faced you.

You had to admit, she was a bit intimidating herself with her serious expression. But, you also noted a degree of concern to her air as well as she pushed you back until you fell to sit on the floor near Reimu's table. Kasen seated herself across from you.

"...You mentioned a 'secret god'."

"..." You nodded; "Yeah... that's what she's called."

Kasen was silent, but she seemed to be mouthing something under breath with closed eyes...

"What is she trying to accomplish." She asks, straight and to the point.

"...She may be attempting to start some kind of war against the Goddess of Hell to claim her turf. I'm afraid Gensokyo might become involved in that conflict somehow, or in the crossfire."

Kasen's stature remained resolute, and she didn't appear to react in some way to hearing that, but you noticed that her pupils were slowly shrinking.

"...She claimed she was doing what she's doing to help Gensokyo, but her plan involved me somehow... she wanted me to help her, but she didn't really say how I could."

"Clownpiece lives here."

"She does."

"I know she's the servant of the Goddess of Hell. Have you met her?"

You nodded.

Kasen grit her teeth behind her sealed lips.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 19 Oct 2022 05:36:17 No.5437858 Report

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"Your purpose might have been to get cozied up to the Goddess of Hell as a sleeper agent."

A sleeper agent?

"What, you mean... like, I was supposed to befriend her somehow through Clownpiece? Then what, help strike at her when she's... lulled into a false sense of security by... the friendship? I... shit, that does make sense. Hecatia was pretty friendly to me from the start. But fuck, she feels so strong, even if you get her off guard, what was that secret god even expecting?"

"I may know the secret god you speak of. They... always have tricks down their sleeve. However, I'm not sure myself right away if we could even be dealing with the same god I'm thinking of. I'll... wait to see what Satori's input is. What else can you tell me?"

You gulped nervously.

"She acted like she was possessed or something. She was calm the first minute, then deranged the next. I saw her choking the Baku in the Dream World over having her methods questioned. There was fire in her eyes, literal fire. I don't know what's up, could be multiple personalities or..."

Kasen shakes her head.

"A god is not easy to possess, especially not a strong one. It takes something truly corrupt and powerful to possess a deity or otherwise override them, Albert. And when it comes to the potency of things like that, there's a lot of factors. But say we try to eliminate non-factors through using the derangement you mentioned..."

"Then... what could it be?"

"...A spirit that's deranged... angry? Furious?"

"She was really hateful."

"Hate normally fuels grudges. In a world like this, a grudge can be power itself. And there's a certain kind of entity specifically known for such a nature. Vengeful Spirits."

"V... Vengeful Spirits?"

"They are some of the worst kinds of spirits. They'll never truly be satisfied, or stopped for that matter, until their vengeance is achieved. You never know what they want revenge on, sometimes not until it's too late. Most arise from an injustice done to their previous self... others can be beings of pure malice seeking revenge on whatever stopped them before."

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 19 Oct 2022 05:37:21 No.5437861 Report

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"I can see it. So, you're saying that this secret god might be piloted by this... Vengeful Spirit thing then?"

"I'm not totally sure. I haven't even had time to properly learn about this Incident. I've only just heard of it." She says, crossing her arms and staring at the table, clearly saddled with heavy thoughts about the subject; "I'll need to... infer with Reimu and Mima themselves more about it. I don't want to pester you completely, I understand since you're apart of this, it might weigh on you somehow. I don't want you to get the idea you caused it somehow. Oh, no, no, no. You can't have if you were kidnapped."

You shake your head. "Don't worry, I don't think that. It's been rough, since I've been attacked, and even choked personally by her myself. But... I'm still going strong."

Kasen nodded.

"If this is the secret god I'm thinking of, then I may have a lot to share with Reimu and you."

"You seem really knowledgeable, I'll hand it to you. Reimu told me about you. I heard plenty about how responsible you were when it comes to serious matters like this. Besides, you said yourself you mentored her. Oh, and Genjii also talked about how 'sweet' you were."

"Ah, Genjii, I'll have to visit the old coot before I go home. Thank you. I assure you, if you can trust Lady Mima or Reimu, then you can trust this Hermit."

Kasen stands up then, and you stood up with her. It looked like she had heard all she needed to hear for the time being. Something told you that she might know a lot more than she lets on, even more than just what she might plan on sharing with everybody. It all seemed so strange to you how connected all these people you've been meeting is.

"So, you are Lady Mima's student then? Can you tell me why you feel as though you're committing sins learning from her?"

"Well... in the Outside World, I'm what's known as a 'Christian'. We worship a deity named Jehovah and his son Jesus Christ I reckon, but we mostly just call him... God. We believe there's only one real deity and that he made the universe and, um..." You stop yourself, not wanting to get wound up overexplaining; "Well anyway, we all get the word of God from a holy book, the Bible. Um, stuff like witchcraft, black magic and all that is considered evil. I mean, Christians used to burn witches and destroy everything that was considered demonic."

"I see... Yes, I'm pretty sure this lines up with stories of a prophet in the west, correct?"

"Uh, yeah, Jesus was considered a prophet."

"Have you simply thought of petitioning your god then?"

"...Well... n... no. I mean, how would I even...?"

"Prayer, perhaps?"

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 19 Oct 2022 05:38:24 No.5437862 Report

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Good point. Why the Hell didn't you think of that yourself when you felt the Big Dipper's weight increase from learning your Forcefield spell? No, really Albert, why didn't you just think about asking to be pardoned since it concerned your survival? Damn it, it might even be the reason that it happened was because you didn't think towards your faith when learning magic in the first place and forgetting to do prayers daily!

"Well, I'll try. But, if it doesn't work, I heard about Hermits from Reimu too. I heard it involves... religious training?"

Kasen nodded. "Mm. That it does, but not all parts to becoming a Hermit necessarily involves such things. Truthfully, the term 'Hermit' is just an umbrella for people who have become extraordinary compared to others by acquiring many different kinds of powers. It can be anything from learning how to master and manipulate energy, or Qi. Learning how to restructure the very Earth itself, control elements, relocate your own molecules, or gain the ability to touch the incorporeal with your corporeal hand."

"Like, touching a ghost physically? Flying, er... shooting beams from your eyes? That kind of stuff?" You asked innocently, thinking about Dragon Ball Z in the back of your head.

"Well, I won't say you couldn't learn to shoot something from your eyes if you truly sought to become a Hermit. Every Hermit has different powers, no two Hermits should be the exact same. For example, a different Hermit than I can raise the dead, whilst I cannot... ah... d-do such a thing myself... As I've known, the most common ability Hermits actually share is one to conceal their home from the rest of the world, locking it away in another space. I personally hide my dwelling in Senkai, a world where nobody can annoy me. There may be more than one Senkai."

"That sounds... pretty amazing actually." You say, excitedly.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 19 Oct 2022 05:40:06 No.5437863 Report

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Kasen smiled at the admiration for her own abilities. She seemed pleased by how you genuinely accepted her own information of Hermits readily. But, she gets that serious look again.

"I must tell you... if you believe Hermit training would not constitute a sinful nature for yourself over learning magic, then it is possible that you could become a Hermit, even at such a young age. However, it will be the most difficult task you ever undertake in your life, being an Outsider. You inherently lack much base understanding over the concepts that allow Hermits to function compared to anybody raised in a culture where these concepts are prevalent. It will be very, VERY hard for you. But, if you seek it... I may even be willing to assist your training."

"I understand..."

"Do you wish for me to train you? Know that many magical abilities you could get from Lady Mima could be incompatible with a Hermit's nature. The magic that I wield is nothing alike with the light magic that Mima champions. You may be forced to eventually have to rescind your tutorship under Mima."

As Kasen says this, you hear what you believe to be Clownpiece's voice from outside the shoji paper walls and doors, alongside laughter from Suika. It sounds like a tussle. And there was also some other voice, making sounds that kind of like barks, or the closest thing a human-like voice made that could be compared to a dog's bark. Was that Aunn trying to break up something again?

>What will you do?

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 19 Oct 2022 06:44:52 No.5437893 Report

Quoted By: >>5437922 >>5438005 >>5438067

>>5437863

>Thank Kasen and ask for some time to think and a method to contact her.
>Ask if there are any other hermits available to talk.
>Pray to God for guidance on this incident and for forgiveness.
>Check what is going on outside.

>Then what, help strike at her when she's... lulled into a false sense of security by... the friendship? I... shit, that does make sense.

Albert realizes he's a honey trap for a hag.

>Mm. That it does, but not all parts to becoming a Hermit necessarily involves such things. Truthfully, the term 'Hermit' is just an umbrella for people who have become extraordinary compared to others by acquiring many different kinds of powers.
>She seemed pleased by how you genuinely accepted her own information of Hermits readily

Huh, thought hermits were intrinsically linked to Taoism and that they are beings endowed with supernatural abilities acquired through religious training, not the other way around like she said. This setting might be different, though. Or it's because Kasen knows shit all about Taoism and chose the title of a hermit to explain her longevity and is giving Albert bad info, which is highly amusing. Slightly surprised she didn't mention Celestials since they are basically the end goal of being an earthly hermit eventually.

Magic or Hermit Training. On the one hand, I want to get Albert a magical gun, but on the other, we can eventually get the ability to eat mist if Albert lives past 500 years and wrestling skills.

We might be able to ask Kasen to introduce us to other hermits so we can learn more about their experiences before going down the path.

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Anonymous ID:vGFS2+Lr Wed 19 Oct 2022 08:35:32 No.5437922 Report

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>>5437863
>>5437893
Supporting this.
We should ask Mima about hermits too, she might know something or at least give us her opinion on them.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 19 Oct 2022 10:14:32 No.5437959 Report

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Wait a second...Did Kasen just try to poach Albert from Mima?

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Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Wed 19 Oct 2022 12:12:47 No.5438005 Report

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>>5437922
>Support
Well, hermits are taoist, but maybe buddhas can also be considered a type, and there's a bit of Yoga involved so maybe it also has Hindu things too. So maybe it's not necessarily tied to a specific religion.
Miko is called a saint right? And the old prophets in the bible could live for thousand of year and perform all kind of different miracles right? So perhaps Albert can be some type of christian hermit.

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Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Wed 19 Oct 2022 12:14:47 No.5438007 Report

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Well, we did say that we were worried that magic is sin and were looking for alternatives, and she did say hermit training would take almost all of our time.
So it's less poach and more offer up another way.

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Anonymous ID:dMPXUe7k Wed 19 Oct 2022 14:04:00 No.5438067 Report

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Support

>>5438005
>Albert can be some type of christian hermit.
That's exactly what I was thinking. That or we can aim towards becoming something such as a Saint like Miko is.

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Anonymous ID:dMPXUe7k Wed 19 Oct 2022 14:40:42 No.5438099 Report

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New rule: Nobody may call Kasen a hag ever again.

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Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Wed 19 Oct 2022 14:44:36 No.5438105 Report

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>>5438099
If we want a hag, there's an actual one over at the Yokai Mountain

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Anonymous ID:dMPXUe7k Wed 19 Oct 2022 15:13:16 No.5438144 Report

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>>5438105
Nemuno can cook good at least.

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Anonymous ID:dMPXUe7k Wed 19 Oct 2022 15:29:46 No.5438167 Report

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You know when you think about it being a Hermit will suck in the beginning for Albert, he'll have no choice but to outlive his family and then he'll have to deal with Kishin too.

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Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Wed 19 Oct 2022 15:38:30 No.5438182 Report

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>>5438167
Well, he will get used to dealing with Kishin soon since his teacher is one.
And given how time is weird in Gensokyo, we might need to live a couple hundreds of years first to outlive our family outside.

What I'm more worried about is Kasen saying that a vengeful spirit is possessing Okina, and their possessed dialogue is green. Don't we know a certain vengeful spirit that tried taking over hell and spoke in green, and then became oddly peaceful and friendly with humans?

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 19 Oct 2022 19:10:01 No.5438296 Report

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>>5438099
Kasen is a crone.

>>5438182
Would making Hecc extremely fond of us help offset the Kishin since they are from hell?

Here's a thought, If Albert makes an immortal being fall in love with him, would they try convincing him to extend his lifespan or let him live his human lifetime?

If it turns out Mima is the mastermind, I will admit to not seeing that plot twist.

On the subject of Albert becoming a Christian hermit, I suppose that gives us more motivation to try and talk to Sariel and possibly badger her into teaching us some miracles/magic.

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Anonymous ID:dMPXUe7k Wed 19 Oct 2022 20:57:34 No.5438359 Report

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Bros, it can't be sensei... she wants to help us...

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Anonymous ID:eEjx8BW2 Wed 19 Oct 2022 22:23:49 No.5438420 Report

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>>5438359
No, you see, by playing both sides at once, she can always stay one step ahead, the perfect mastermind. And her goals are obvious: become powerful enough to be able materialize on the real world so she can force Zun to bring her back.
>>5438296
If we become some sort of christian hermit, I think it's more likely it's one of Satan's boys that would show up to test us.
Atleast by Hecc's comment that he is doing his duty as judge of hell, it might actually be the adversary satan, not the evil devil. So remember to resist temptation.

I wonder if guardian angels are a thing, and if Albert's is having an aneurysm due to all the messes he keeps getting himself into.

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Anonymous ID:dMPXUe7k Wed 19 Oct 2022 22:43:00 No.5438437 Report

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>And her goals are obvious: become powerful enough to be able materialize on the real world so she can force Zun to bring her back.
Wtf I want the villain to win now?

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"I'd like some time to think it over, if that's okay with you."

"No pressure. A Hermit like me who can live for thousands of years has plenty enough time to wait."

"Thank you, Kasen. Is there perhaps, well, I'm not sure but is there some way I can be able to communicate with you if you aren't around in the next few days?"

"Due to the nature of this Incident, I will be staying here at the Hakurei Shrine just for a little longer. I'm sure you'll have decided before I leave. Even then, I'll leave you a way to reach me should I return to Senkai- Actually, your Kedama is perfect for this. I could teach it how to find me and relay your messages." She says.

(°д°) *HFU...?*

"How'd you know he was there?" You shake your sleeve that contained the fluff ball.

"Keen senses." She winks.

Huh, and there was the potential for you to be able to become like her. Being able to detect Youkai before they can strike at you first would really be helpful, you admit.

"You mentioned there being other Hermits than you. Can you tell me about them?"

"Ah, well..." She starts, glancing towards the ruckus outside, as if wondering that you even cared or not about it since you continued conversation with her; "If you ever hear the name 'Seiga Kaku', you may want to avoid her. I've heard she is a wicked Hermit, although I suppose I've never truly known her myself. You may also try the Mausoleum below the Myouren Temple."

"There's stuff below it?" You ask, remembering it as the temple that Kogasa nearly set fire to.

"Yes, the Hall of Dreams' Great Mausoleum. Contrary to the Buddhists who inhabit the Temple built over it, a Taoist following presides in the Mausoleum. They use it to travel to a stretch of Senkai in which the Hermit Toyosatomimi no Miko is known to live. She is highly respected as a teacher for Taoism. However, because the Buddhists believe in attaining Nirvana and teaching peace, whilst the Taoists seek to become immortal and wield incredible power in juxtaposition, the two followings are enemies, to the point of waging a religious war. I would be careful if you sought to approach either."

"That sounds... strange. But, I don't plan on becoming a Buddhist or Taoist."

"To be honest, you could become far more powerful as a Hermit training under the Taoists than under me. Most Hermits are Taoist in the end."

"...Must I become a Taoist to become a Hermit? Is there no other way?"

"It all depends on which powers you'd seek. However, I offer to train you without the need for Taoism, because I believe that any religious person has the chance to become a Hermit, regardless of what they believe in. And secondly... I admit, I may be interested in seeing what would happen if an Outsider religion tried to fashion a Hermit."

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 20 Oct 2022 08:46:24 No.5438730 Report

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"I think I get it."

So that's Kasen's aim, by training you in the ways of becoming a Hermit, she'd attempt to experiment in a way. But for what ultimate purpose, you didn't know. Perhaps like the secret god, this pink Hermit also had her own ulterior motives on the inside. Thankfully, she didn't give you the impression of being malevolent or the kind of person seeking to pick fights with others. Or like she'd use you for her own gain in ways you didn't want.

You would have to keep this all in mind. You decided that when night came, you would pray to God and ask for his mercy, and make a humble request that you be granted the right towards magic. But, if that does not come to pass, perhaps the way of the Hermit will be a more favored path in the eyes of your Lord.

"Shall we...?"

"Yeah."

You needed to see what was transpiring outside already.

You went over to the shoji door and opened it.

"Bwaaaaaah! This is totally not funnnnnnnnyyyyyyyyyy!"

Ah, Clownpiece, screaming as she tried not to drop a Dango on a stick she clutched tight.

"Wahahahaha! Maybe you should have thought about that before you tried pilfering somebodies snacks you greedy little hog of a Fairy!"

Ah, a half-drunk Suika swinging her around and around in the air by her collar like a paperweight, in what looked to be an extreme version of the airplane you took her on last night yourself.

"N-Not respectful! Very di-disrespectful to the Shrine grounds! Politely requesting you cease immediately! AAhuuuuUUUUnnnnnn!"

Ah, Aunn. She must have been protecting the Shrine today. Also, she appeared to have been cleaning with the broom she held! What a helpful doggie. You just hoped she didn't drop it as she was hanging onto Suika's back for dear life whilst the Oni spun around like a rotor.

"Suika, knock it off already!" Kasen scolded her, raising her finger.

The Oni abruptly came to a stop, laughing hysterically as Aunn drooped to the stone below with dizzied eyes and vertigo. Clownpiece's head was spinning and stars must have been circling her head in an orbit. The Hell Fairy just barely held onto her torch as she desperately raised the single Dango on a stick she had to take a bite of the treat.

You grumbled and pinched your nose bridge, looking up to see a grinning Hecatia Lapislazuli sitting on the Torii- Wait, Hecati- huh? Nothing there?! But... but you could have sworn you just saw... you mean, she was right there for a split second. You're not crazy. Well, maybe a little crazy by now, but not that crazy.

"I dealt with your little rodent problem! Ah... just try to downplay the amount of Dango that Reimu had. She ate a lot before I could get her." Suika said.

"S-Shrine all clean...! J-Job well done, hwooo..." Aunn murmured.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 20 Oct 2022 08:47:29 No.5438732 Report

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Well, at least nothing serious happened or got out of hand.

"So, can we go to Geidontei now, 'Hermit'? Mmmm?" Suika smugly asked.

"I suppose. Do you still intend to stay, Albert?" Kasen said, turning to you.

"Well, I should. I'll take care of it in Reimu's stead, I'll be here if you come ba-"

"Auoo!" Aunn suddenly raised her finger as she pushed herself up, tail wagging; "There's no need to worry about that, mister! It's my job to do that for Humans naturally as a Komainu!"

Suika flashed a toothy grin at Aunn's interjection as she stared at you; "So, you're saying the Outsider is free then?"

"Au-huuh! He lives here now, I believe. Don't worry mister, the Shrine's in good hands. Have fun on your outing!"

You raised your hands defensively.

"W-Wait, you got the wrong idea, I wasn't planning to go anywh-ERH! AGH!"

Too late, Suika won't even allow you to protest before she has you and Clownpiece both by your wrists, dragging you helplessly along with her as she started in a gleeful stride off and away from the Hakurei Shrine. It all happened so fast that even Kasen barely had enough time to register it before you were already thirty feet away from the steps.

Kasen just blinked awkwardly before shaking her head and running after that gremlin Suika. "H-Hey! Wait! I don't think he even has money on him!"

"Yeah! And I haven't even gotten to change clothes!"

"I haven't finished eating all the Dangooooo!"

"That's alright! You won't have to worry about it where we're headed! Hyahahaha!" Suika brushed off the concerns as she high tailed it towards the Human Village on foot.

You could only look back at Aunn waving you off from the top of the Hakurei Shrine's steps so innocently. You couldn't decide whether or not she was a good dog who meant well but ended up doing goofy things, or a bad dog. Well, she looks like she would break down crying if you pointed your finger at her chanting 'bad dog!' so you'd spare her from that... for now.

You suppose it's something you'd just have to put up with as Suika eventually let go of you and allowed you and Clownpiece to both follow her on foot normally. Kasen silently apologized for the Oni's behavior. You watched the horned gremlin pick up a large straw hat she left on the roadside along the way and fasten it onto her head to hide her horns just before the four of you entered the Village. You kept Clownpiece close in between you and Kasen so nobody would discern her being as a Fairy.

And before you knew it, here you were, walking into Geidontei, a small and humble if meager establishment in the Human Village. You tightened your yukata's sash, because as it was all you had on beneath it was a baggy pair of pants that only came down to your knees.

"Here we are! The best bar in all of Gensokyo!" Suika announced as she flung open the doors.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 20 Oct 2022 08:49:57 No.5438735 Report

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You ducked your head a little to avoid a lamp as you came in directly behind the Oni and stared around. This bar... was almost completely empty. There was only a few people in here. A girl hiding most of her face behind a red cloak, some mature lady with glasses on the other side of the counter staring amusedly at Suika's entry, what looked to be Kogasa sitting at the bar waiting on a drink, a worker behind the bar wearing a... whale on her head, and...

"Woo...?"

Kagerou! Another good doggie.

"Suika! I hadn't expected you to be coming here. A-Ah, how nice of you to drop by, eheh..." The worker girl said, as if hiding something.

Suika chuckled. "Heh, so the rumor I got from Mamizou was true then, Miyoi. You have been opening up breakfast hours to us Youkai on the weekend."

The girl behind the counter, apparently named Miyoi, glanced over to the lady wearing glasses, who shrugged in response before she rubbed the back of her head; "Well, the owner was gone an hour ago, you know how he likes to close by now on this day. I figured since he's been trying to cater to breakfast needs for the Villagers on the other days, I could try it myself for the Youkai after closing hours."

"Well, why didn't you tell me then? You tryin' to keep me out because of my drinking habits?"

"N-Not at all!"

"Okay! Well that's good, because I came here to drink!"

All the other customers seemed to express worry across their faces then about Suika getting drunk so early in the morning.

"But, I also brought entertainment! This is the Human I've been tellin' you all about-" She says, presenting you; "-his name is Albert, and I was going to give him my special Sake!"

...well, that seemed to spark interest among the various Youkai. Miyoi still didn't seem too welcoming.

"Ahem, and this is my friend, Kasen, the Hermit." Suika said, pointing to a slightly embarrassed Kasen.

"K-Kasan-sama!?" Miyoi blurted, the whale-hat wearing worker coming over quickly from behind the bar and closing the doors behind everyone, just before she showed each of your group to a seat at the bar; "Please, please, come in then! I'd be delighted to have you all in for some drinks! I'm about to begin serving omelettes for breakfast as well, please, feel free to order!"

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 20 Oct 2022 08:59:54 No.5438739 Report

Quoted By: >>5438745 >>5438747 >>5438783 >>5438784 >>5438840 >>5439166 >>5439168 >>5439180 >>5439187

You were seated soon after without much fanfare at the bar in between Clownpiece and Kasen. You noticed Kogasa waving at you from down the line while Suika chatted with the lady in glasses, sharing a high five and chuckle over something. Behind you, you noticed Kagerou and her red-cloaked friend staring at you, the cloaked Youkai averting her gaze to focus on her drink before any eye contact could be made, but Kagerou just smiled warmly back and you returned one of your own with a little wave.

You were worried about just what exactly Suika's 'special Sake' was, and if you should even oblige an offer for anything to drink from a sop serial drunk like her.

"Ive gotta baaaaaaaaad feeling about this." Clownpiece says to you, hiding her maddening Torch.

"You and me both."

Kasen still had that apologetic expression, but she tried to play it off with a little quiet giggle. "Ahah... I'll do my best to keep things under control, don't worry. I guess now that you're here, just try to enjoy the food at least. I'll pay for your ways."

Kasen cleared her throat, gaining Miyoi's attention as the bartender stepped forward.

"How much will it cost to get me and my tagalongs something good, miss?" She politely asked.

Miyoi shook her head. "Nothing! It's on the house, just for you. I've heard so very much about you and your kind, I've been aching to meet you, a real Hermit, since I heard about you. Suika's at least given me something to look forward to today. So please, don't worry about the costs. Food, drinks, I'll let it slide this once. Now, what can I get you? We have more than just eggs, I can also make you soup, or a salad with vegetables."

"I WANT SUGAR!" Clownpiece exclaimed.

Suika seemed to be getting the special Sake ready, already...

>What will you do?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:rlV4YN6F Thu 20 Oct 2022 09:56:44 No.5438745 Report

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>>5438739
Clownpiece has had enough sweets, I don't want her teeth to fall out. Let's make her eat some vegies and get ready to drink whatever Suika gives us.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 20 Oct 2022 10:11:50 No.5438747 Report

Quoted By: >>5438783 >>5438806 >>5438840

>>5438739
>Order soup.
>Order a salad for Clownpiece.
>Ask for some sake to bring back for Genji.
>Go over to Kogasa, asking if her situation has improved since we last saw her and if she can tell us anything about the residents of Myouren Temple and the Mausoleum.

Don't really know what to do in the bar, to be completely frank. Say a prayer before eating, maybe. But, on the other hand, I know that Suika's drink will intoxicate Albert and that the madness torch is very close, so fun times might ensue. Though I am leaning towards us saying no to the drink, an excuse being we want a clear mind, and horned gremlins can't be trusted. Talking with Hecc at night might be an option if Albert isn't sloshed since she is watching, and we could gauge her opinion on Okina's demeanor change.

I want Albert to meet the wicked Hermit because she is a terrible person and apparently does a reverse-Santa Claus on the side. Albert needs troublesome Christmas reminders in the waking world and the slumbering world.

So Hecc has been watching Albert. That is not entirely unexpected considering Clownpiece, but a bit paranoia-inducing nonetheless. Wonder if she heard the conversation with Kasen.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:rlV4YN6F Thu 20 Oct 2022 11:49:45 No.5438772 Report

Quoted By: >>5438782

I'm afraid of the possibility that Albert's going to wake up in some crop field in his underwear with someone's panties on his head if we take a drink from Suika but she probably isn't going to give us a choice. Since it's canon that Humans trick Oni to best them, chances of us doing a stealth dump while "drinking"? Low?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 20 Oct 2022 12:20:39 No.5438782 Report

Quoted By: >>5438791

>>5438772
Low, but I have an idea. Since we have the power of forcefields, why don't we try compressing the alcohol while it is in the cup? True, a liquid is usually not compressible because particles are packed close together, but we got magic. Moreover, as a liquid gets more compressed, the temperature increase due to pressure which can cause it to evaporate. Considering what we are dealing with is alcohol and not water, the temperature/energy needed to cause it to vaporize will be significantly less.

This scheme requires our forcefields to be strong enough to compress a liquid to such a degree and some distraction to convince the watching oni that we did drink.

I think we take a gulp of soup, hold it in our mouth, bring the drink to our lips, compress the alcohol to a gas, and then gulp the soup we have, and then fake the effect of the strong drink by coughing a lot.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Thu 20 Oct 2022 12:21:40 No.5438783 Report

Quoted By: >>5438784 >>5438806

>>5438747
Support
>>5438739
But let's also
>Meet Kagerou and her friends. Show her that we Fluffy is still around too
>Tell Suika we will take a sip of the sake when she is done, but will not drink it all. Excessive drinking is wrong and we need to set a good example for Clownpiece.
>Order a lot of water to drink after we take one (1) little sip from Suika's special sweet sake to help with the Oni tier hangover

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Thu 20 Oct 2022 12:26:46 No.5438784 Report

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>>5438783
And make it sure to tell her we are drinking out of courtesy because she invited us here and wanted to show it to us.
I wonder if anyone has something that strengthens the liver? Someone has to have made some magic potion or pill in fantasy land.
>>5438739
>Maybe Kasen will know something to save us. Plead if necessary.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Thu 20 Oct 2022 12:38:28 No.5438787 Report

Quoted By: >>5438792 >>5438886

And now to get some discussion going, I can see four different paths for Albert depending on how the nightly prayer goes
The Solomon: holy wizard using God approved and Bible compliant magic
The Samson: christian hermit that punches things really hard
The Moses: prophet that prays to god for miracles to help allies and curse enemies
The Fluffy: moral support tag-along to the actual characters

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Anonymous ID:rlV4YN6F Thu 20 Oct 2022 12:46:35 No.5438791 Report

Quoted By: >>5439093

>>5438782
One problem with that, japs and especially edo japs don't drink things like sake from cups, they save that for tea as I understand. We're likely to be given pic related to drink out of, in which case our forcefield shenanigans will be in full view of everyone.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:rlV4YN6F Thu 20 Oct 2022 12:50:04 No.5438792 Report

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>>5438787
Kinda like a mix of the Samson and the Fluffy myself.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Thu 20 Oct 2022 13:36:16 No.5438806 Report

Quoted By: >>5439093

>>5438747
>>5438783
Actually, maybe the omelettes instead of the soup would be better. Got to get that protein to start on the path of gains.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:XSz7yG4y Thu 20 Oct 2022 15:41:16 No.5438840 Report

Quoted By: >>5438939

>>5438739
>>5438747
Supporting. Also politely but firmly decline Suika's offer of Sake. If she insists, then explain how you have to have a clear mind to help protect Gensokyo (and the production of alchohol). And if she still wants us to drink, then use our barrier powers to keep ourselves from drinking.
But always be ready to use our barrier just in case Suika tries to force us to drink.
While we are doing this, and if the soup is brought, try to discreetly (either us or motioning for someone else to do it) exchange the Sake with the soup.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:1o1Az4Gv Thu 20 Oct 2022 16:48:26 No.5438886 Report

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>>5438787
We might not even pray because of how sloshed we'll get lmao

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:rlV4YN6F Thu 20 Oct 2022 17:09:45 No.5438898 Report

Quoted By: >>5438914

I dunno, I kind of want to see what will happen if we drink the sake now. Kasen is with us so we shouldn't get into any harm and we're still in the wee hours of the morning, we'd have plenty of time to get over a hangover before night when Reimu comes back.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:j9ICqXGY Thu 20 Oct 2022 17:31:30 No.5438914 Report

Quoted By: >>5438919

>>5438898
I wanna see if we can use the rest of the morning to talk to some people here drunk Aya is something I didn't know I needed and 'sides we did promise Reimu we'd cook something.
I mean, we can always get drunk later but now we should try to be sober in case something bad happens.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:rlV4YN6F Thu 20 Oct 2022 17:33:59 No.5438919 Report

Quoted By: >>5438922

>>5438914
Yeah but if we do drink, that'll make Suika like us a lot more and we might even be able to recruit her to our party. Having an Oni have our back would be really helpful.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Thu 20 Oct 2022 17:37:15 No.5438922 Report

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>>5438919
If we do drink, we should take only one small sip, as courtesy. I don't think we could handle much more than that anyway.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:I0pK0CR4 Thu 20 Oct 2022 18:00:12 No.5438939 Report

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>>5438840
i support this except for the last part. what if the soup bowl looks too different?
if they aren't we can try i guess

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 20 Oct 2022 21:30:25 No.5439093 Report

Quoted By: >>5439112

>>5438791
Damn, I don't suppose they'll give us a masu to drink out of. If not, the best idea I have is to catch the sake as it enters the mouth using forcefields, hold it in there, and turn it into a gas. The issue with this is that a heated alcohol gas inside Albert's mouth seems like a recipe for scorching the inside unless we can put forcefields along the mouth. At least the breath would smell like alcohol.

Additionally, I think we need to be sober to cook dinner properly.
>>5438806
We need some FUCKING BEANS for the protein and fiber. Albert needs to eat that like a starving man seeing his favorite food.

Anyways, I like The Moses cause I remember that one story of Elisha getting God to get two female bears to eat the forty-two lads since they called him a baldhead.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Thu 20 Oct 2022 22:23:59 No.5439112 Report

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>>5439093
>FUCKING BEANS
Kasen is going to hate to be around Albert and his bulking breakfast

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Fri 21 Oct 2022 00:50:57 No.5439166 Report

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>>5438739
[X] Drink 1 cup of whatever the oni offers us.

We are already on the Suika railroad. There is no getting off. Take it like a man, its what the Oni wants. Even if we cant handle it properly she'll respect us for facing it head on.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:qJrKjpPJ Fri 21 Oct 2022 00:55:22 No.5439168 Report

Quoted By: >>5439169 >>5439171 >>5439178 >>5439187

>>5438739
>Order two hamburgers, one for yourself and one for Clownpiece
We are an american, and Clownpiece is wearing the american flag
>Go over to Kogasa, asking if her situation has improved since we last saw her and if she can tell us anything about the residents of Myouren Temple and the Mausoleum.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Fri 21 Oct 2022 00:57:22 No.5439169 Report

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>>5439168
Do this too. Eating food, especially meat, before alcohol dulls the effect a little bit.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:rlV4YN6F Fri 21 Oct 2022 01:05:13 No.5439171 Report

Quoted By: >>5439179

>>5439168
Bro somehow I get the feeling none of them know what a hamburger is and I don't think Albert's the kind of person to eat one for breakfast.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Fri 21 Oct 2022 01:21:18 No.5439178 Report

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>>5439168
She offered omelettes, soup and/or salad with vegetables.
Might not hurt asking if she can make one, but it's not really on the menu. Also it's breakfast.
Maybe bacon and eggs instead if meat is absolutely necessary?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Fri 21 Oct 2022 01:24:34 No.5439179 Report

Quoted By: >>5439183

>>5439171
Nigga he lives in america. We eat burgers any time of day. Carls Junior/Hardee's breakfast burger was the shit before they went under.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Qlo0Ng2u Fri 21 Oct 2022 01:30:28 No.5439180 Report

Quoted By: >>5439184

>>5438739
>reject the funny drink
>embrace being responsible for daughterfu

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:rlV4YN6F Fri 21 Oct 2022 01:34:42 No.5439183 Report

Quoted By: >>5439185 >>5439187

>>5439179
We're not in America we're in fucking Gensokyo my brother in christ.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Fri 21 Oct 2022 01:35:08 No.5439184 Report

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>>5439180
Based

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Fri 21 Oct 2022 01:35:27 No.5439185 Report

Quoted By: >>5439186

>>5439183
Get ready to fucking colonize then.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:rlV4YN6F Fri 21 Oct 2022 01:38:02 No.5439186 Report

Quoted By: >>5439188 >>5439219

>>5439185
Trying to mate, just need Kasen to like us first before we set up the Oni hybrid factory.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:qJrKjpPJ Fri 21 Oct 2022 01:38:09 No.5439187 Report

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>>5439183
every pocket dimension in the world belongs to America
>>5438739
changing >>5439168
to
>Order an omelette
>Go over to Kogasa, asking if her situation has improved since we last saw her and if she can tell us anything about the residents of Myouren Temple and the Mausoleum.
forgot about the options that she listed

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Fri 21 Oct 2022 01:39:28 No.5439188 Report

Quoted By: >>5439189

>>5439186
I'm pretty sure you mean the hermit children factory, afterall Kasen is a completely normal one with nothing to hide.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:rlV4YN6F Fri 21 Oct 2022 01:43:48 No.5439189 Report

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>>5439188
Oh yes, of course. I simply got her confused with Suika for a second there is all.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:U6UYY3yl Fri 21 Oct 2022 02:28:08 No.5439219 Report

Quoted By: >>5439220

>>5439186
>kasen
Reimu*
>oni hybrid factory
Hakurei successor factory*

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Fri 21 Oct 2022 02:29:46 No.5439220 Report

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>>5439219
This man, this man understands.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Fri 21 Oct 2022 04:50:39 No.5439285 Report

Quoted By: >>5439434 >>5441635

No mention of the Rabbit despite her high relationship.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:OsYdOjGR Fri 21 Oct 2022 12:48:31 No.5439434 Report

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>>5439285
We have higher affinity with Reimu at the moment.

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Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Fri 21 Oct 2022 13:51:05 No.5439455 Report

Quoted By: >>5439469

>No one else wants to say hi to Kagerou and meet Sekibanki
Poor wolfgirl and dulahan

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Anonymous ID:eFQZPqyB Fri 21 Oct 2022 14:35:32 No.5439469 Report

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>>5439455
It was a tough decision, if they had the funny fishe with them I would have definitely voted to chat with their group instead. Hope we see more of the grassroots group anyways.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Fri 21 Oct 2022 17:41:08 No.5439558 Report

Quoted By: >>5439563

Did we all just ignore the tanuki?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Fri 21 Oct 2022 17:47:17 No.5439563 Report

Quoted By: >>5439566

>>5439558
What do you mean, I can't see any tanuki? I just see a normal lady with glasses, just like Kasen is a normal hermit.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Fri 21 Oct 2022 17:50:52 No.5439566 Report

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>>5439563
Fuck, it can only mean one thing: this lady is a badass for drinking with youkai. Like seeing a rabbit resting among lions.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:zLMeUHeJ Sat 22 Oct 2022 12:01:34 No.5440299 Report

Quoted By: >>5440318 >>5441639

We keep mentioning people we should meet but how about the ones we should definitely stay clear of?
For me, it's Seija.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Sat 22 Oct 2022 12:33:17 No.5440318 Report

Quoted By: >>5440319

>>5440299
Know about Seiga is cool and all, but I want to stay as far away as we can from her. Yachie too, with her mind powers come to mind too.
There's more than a hundred characters, it's hard remembering them all at will.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Sat 22 Oct 2022 12:46:25 No.5440319 Report

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>>5440318
Oh, and I know that Seija and Seiga are too different characters, I just think both are bad news.
Add Parsee with her jealousy, Medicine with her hatred for humans and Tsukasa due to being a scheming little shit to the list. Maybe Yuuka, depending on how she is feeling that day. Although Albert might be able to get on her good graces because of his experience working part time at a flower shop.
Mai and Satono too, but I don't think we are going to have a choice given who is behind the incident.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:xp9krhte Sun 23 Oct 2022 18:44:21 No.5441635 Report

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>>5439285
If we ask to pet her ears would it be weird?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:xp9krhte Sun 23 Oct 2022 18:52:43 No.5441639 Report

Quoted By: >>5441642 >>5441649

>>5440299
>seiga
Probably a bad idea.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:xp9krhte Sun 23 Oct 2022 19:05:09 No.5441642 Report

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>>5441639
She is pretty interesting though.

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Anonymous ID:qJrKjpPJ Sun 23 Oct 2022 19:16:00 No.5441649 Report

Quoted By: >>5441651 >>5441832

>>5441639
Just because someone has a undead servant, schemes a bunch, and literally has the title "Wicked" doesn't mean they're a bad person or untrustworthy :^)
But nah, I wouldn't mind us meeting with Seiga. We need all the help we can get to move away from being a squishy normal human, and I'm thinking that bunch of different perspectives will be important to get the most out of hermit training in the short term. Seiga is the one who taught Miko, so she's gotta be good at passing along the techniques.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Sun 23 Oct 2022 19:17:30 No.5441651 Report

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>>5441649
She's most likely to only want to do that to taoists, given the whole plan to supplant buddhism.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 23 Oct 2022 23:30:21 No.5441832 Report

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>>5441649
Thinking about it, one of the best sources for information about hermits would probably be Tenshi. I have no idea how we would find the celestial, though.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 23 Oct 2022 23:47:51 No.5441843 Report

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"I'll just have a soup. And a salad for this one." You say, pointing to Clownpiece with your thumb.

"I'll have the same." Kasen said, a bit pleased herself at you deeming to keep Clownpiece's diet in check.

Though, the Pierrot herself didn't look too pleased, Clownpiece giving you a shocked expression.

"Whaaaaat? Are you for real?! A sa-s-salad?! Buh-but I don't wanna eat greens! Bleck!" She said, sticking her tongue out.

"You can't just eat sweets all the time, Clownpi. You're going to get yourself sick to your stomach you will."

"But I'm a Fairy from HELL, I don't get sick! Uh, usually!"

You frowned at her. "Okay, but we've established that you can get sick then. Even if you don't deal with it the same way us humans do, if you eat sweets all the time, you just take away what makes having sweets special on the occasion for it. That's why we have a specific time for dessert, you silly."

"Uhg... y-yeah, well..." Clownpiece stammered. She looked like she was hard at work trying to come up with a counterpoint, but she just couldn't think of anything; "Okay...! Fine, I'll eat the... egh, salad. But don't expect me to like it!" She pouted.

Somehow you get the feeling she'll be gobbling up whatever's given to her without a second thought. Kasen giggled at how childish Clownpiece was, and you heard Kogasa give it a chuckle too.

"My, my, dealing with a Fairy... you have more patience than most Youkai I've ever seen." The Umbrella chimed in across the bar.

"When you come from New York like me, it isn't nothing special. So, how's your financial game been since last time?"

"Good, actually! I was able to pay off half my debt to Byakuren-sama thanks to your contributions! It's given me a lot more confidence in my skills at bartering! I'm sure two more days of selling off my wares will get me enough to finish paying what Byakuren-sama asked of me." Kogasa beamed, happy with how her situation was turning out just before she hiccupped from her own drink of sake.

That was good for her. You were glad to see your actions and purchases have at least caused a genuine reaction. Part of you was afraid before that a lot of your doings would go without actual results. She didn't appear to be afraid of any assassins anymore either.

Kasen, passively observing these conversations, was quite surprised herself to hear about how you went out of your way to help Youkai themselves. But of course, she knew you were an Outsider, and didn't share the perception most Humans in Gensokyo had towards them.

"Ah, you've both met before then have you? Albert, you should know that Kogasa, being a Tsukumogami, has a very specific way of sustaining herself. The next time you meet her, it might be in a way you won't expect." Kasen said, with a hinting little grin.

You tilted your head at that. Even Kogasa herself didn't seem to take any offense, she even had a mischievous look upon her face.

"What does that mean?"

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 23 Oct 2022 23:49:20 No.5441847 Report

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"BWHOOOO!"

"Hgn!"

God! You didn't expect to suddenly get taken by surprise from behind by Kagerou with a jumpscare then. She actually had your heart pounding slightly.

"Wh-What's the big idea?!"

"Hehehehe! What we're trying to say is that many Youkai derive their energy from Human fear." The Werewolf explained as you just stared wide eyed at her, and a Clownpiece who was pulling her eyelids down to make a scary face at you past her.

"It's true, I'm able to steal spiritual energy to sustain myself by surprising Humans. Although last time, I surprised the wrong Human..." Kogasa admits.

Kasen nodded to that. "Being that it's only in her nature, Kogasa could try scaring you the next time she meets you. If you happened to end up supplying the existence of a Youkai by feeding them fear, you could end up feeling weak as a result, or even physically ill. But, you know most that you've met already won't mean it."

"Y-Yeah... all fun and games... But, I don't really feel weak, even though I just got scared."

Kagerou sniffled and wrinkled her nose. "It must be that brand that makes us feel pretty bad. Whatever you do, don't roll your sleeves up." She asked, patting you on the shoulder before she returned to her own table.

Now that was interesting. Youkai could feed off Human emotions like fear, but your Big Dipper was preventing them from eating of your spirit even if you actually fall for a cheap scare like that. You wondered if Youkai could feed off other emotions from Humans than just fear. You didn't doubt that there could be creatures out there who purposely attempt to sabotage lives to feed of something such as sorrow, in this land of Fantasy.

Damn, now you want to play the Witcher 3 again.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 23 Oct 2022 23:50:30 No.5441850 Report

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"If you aren't feeling weak yet, then rustle up, cause you just might after having some of this!"

The Youkai in the establishment all turned their attention off to Suika as the Oni was steadily approaching you then. She a tiny little red saucer in her hand filled with a clear liquid. That must have been her special Sake.

"She's really gone and made it extra intoxicating..."

"Ohuhuhu! This will be good."

"...Y-You don't see that every day..."

You were left feeling a little singled out as all eyes fell on you and Suika, the bartender staring nervously behind her counter while she cooked, Kasen staring intensely at the saucer, Kagerou covering her mouth, the lady with glasses adjusting her shades as she cackled. Clownpiece did say she had a bad feeling about it... but then you went and decided she needed to eat salad, so she quickly changed her mood and was hoping it made you extra drunk with a sly look on her features.

"Heeere you are~! Heheehee! Just a tiny... teency tiny little bit in an extra small sakazuki, smallest one I could find. Go on, I said you should try it. Don't disappoint us! I rarely ever get to let Humans try my special Sake! I made it extra strong, but in such a little amount, it shouldn't be too much for you... or will it? Hehee!"

Damn, you were hoping to weasel your way out of this somehow. Maybe by swiping it for soup, but Miyoi was still preparing your and Kasen's miso soup, and Clownpiece's salad. She was still chopping some ingredients, and now working a bit slower as she watched the scene unfold. How did Suika fortify her Sake so fast? She must be more than your average drunkard. She's like a super drunkard or something!

Well, you still had a plan. You'd been learning magic from Mima. A Forcefield in specific. You could make one that could cover you of course, but you could also make small ones that could fit between your fingertips, since learning in the initial four days, you had to slowly master expanding your Forcefield from a small size to a big one. You had a plan.

You would go to drink the Sake, and then create a Forcefield in your mouth to contain it by focusing your mana or whatever through your teeth. Like your fingertips, your teeth could also work as a focusing point! It was genius!

So, you reached back for your Hanbo-

"..."

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 23 Oct 2022 23:51:33 No.5441852 Report

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Wait a minute, you didn't have your Hanbo. Suika hurriedly took you before you could grab any of your things. You went as is. Without your spiritual medium, you couldn't cast the Forcefield. Even a master like Mima needed her staff, casting from the palms wasn't as effective.

Shit.

'Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink!'

You heard basically everyone except Kasen and Miyou start chanting. To make matters worse, there was a sudden new arrival, Aya Shameimaru, coming into the bar holding her camera high and joining the chanting, and Hecatia Lapislazuli was off in the corner secluded with a single bottle in her hand also encouragin- Wait, when did she get here?!

"Well, you gonna drink or not big man, you don't wanna keep us waiting, do you?" Suika urged you.

"Uh... uhh... I, ah, well, I... Nnn... Dh... Damn it..."

You reached forward, took the sakazuki and downed the Special Sake in one gulp, like a shot. The surrounding Youkai started cheering and Aya's camera flashed to snap the moment just as the drink met your lips. (Cruelty 1+)

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 23 Oct 2022 23:52:36 No.5441853 Report

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You gave out a post-gulping sigh as you put the sakazuki back into a satisfied Suika's hand. The Oni bellowed a victorious laughter and raised her gourd to drink from it, everyone else taking that as their sign to start drinking sake themselves too then. Kasen rolled her eyes, and you saw the Hermit decide to join in herself a little.

It made you wonder why Miyoi was anxious of Suika coming in to drink sake when everyone else already appeared to be doing the same over their omelettes. May have been breakfast hours but you guessed a bar remained a bar. Maybe you'd be finding out why soon enough... Speaking of food, your miso soup was finally presented for you, and a salad with fruit, seaweed and tofu was given to Clownpiece, the Hell Fairy eyeing it suspiciously for a second before taking a pair of chopsticks and scooping some tofu into her mouth. Clownpiece chewed... and then began pigging out on the salad, as if enjoying a newfound guilty pleasure.

"Oh man, I can't believe he actually did it...!" Came the red-collared Youkai.

"He's quite tolerant. Or, that remains to be seen at least." Kagerou gossiped.

"This is so going into the next edition." Aya muttered to herself.

Suika was already having trouble orienting her wobbling head right as she gave another hiccup packed with as much alcoholic content as her drink and buzzed with giggling at you.

"Heheheee... So, so how are you feeling, Alby?"

"Juss fine." You said, covering your mouth to suppress a burp.

Just a little green maybe. But, you thought you handled your Sake well enough.

"Ah... Albert? Albert, what are you doing?" Kasen asked then.

"What do you meeh...?"

The Hermit pointed with her finger of wrappings to your miso soup bowl. You looked down at it and saw that you were fishing around in the soup with a pair of chopsticks, like you were swirling it pointlessly. You dropped it and realized there was a soup spoon to use.

"Ahohhohright, nah nah nah I was juss thinkin it was noodles since, cuz that was the last meal I had is all. Yeah, yeah, just acting a little silly izal."

"Hah! I think you're feeling something more than 'juss fine'! Hahaha!" Suika said before she bumbled off, taking comically long strides across the bar floor, but not before she had reached over to pour some of her Special Sake content into the Hermit's own saucer while Kasen was distracted reaching over to fix the spoon into your hand.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 23 Oct 2022 23:53:39 No.5441856 Report

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You just picked up the entire bowl then and started chugging the miso soup down, along with all the contents. You put the bowl down to see Kasen and Miyoi both give you an astonished look while Clownpiece just smiled like an amused chimpanzee with a piece of seaweed stuck to her cheek.

"Albert... are you feeling right?" Kasen asked with concern over your soberness before she drank from her own saucer again.

"Y-... Mmm! Yeah, peachy." You said, swiveling around on your bar chair to face away from the counter.

Your head was starting to spin. You had a buzzing feeling, your cheeks felt hot and were blush red. You also felt... really happy.

>[Write in]
>Kagerouuu! Pet the doggo, pet dog. Goode wolfu, deserves many pats, pretty boofer wooferino, pet the dog pet the dog pet teh do-
>Feelin thirsty again, need to get quenched FAST. Hey, Suika, give me more of that good stuff! (1+ ???)
>Hey, look, it's Aya Shmyaroo. How's about that intervoo?
>Ah, good, H-*iccup*-...eccia's here. Now'sabout a good time to bring her up to date about that secret dog that's been bothering you, maybe Clownpiece will want to see her too.
>Kasen! Best buddie! Even though you only just met her today, she's a real nice lady. Hug time!
>Ask Kogasa is she has a warranty. (1+ ???)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Sun 23 Oct 2022 23:58:28 No.5441858 Report

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>>5441856
>Kagerouuu! Pet the doggo, pet dog. Goode wolfu, deserves many pats, pretty boofer wooferino, pet the dog pet the dog pet teh do-
Pet the wan wan

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Mon 24 Oct 2022 00:01:06 No.5441859 Report

Quoted By: >>5441883

>>5441856
>Ah, good, H-*iccup*-...eccia's here. Now'sabout a good time to bring her up to date about that secret dog that's been bothering you, maybe Clownpiece will want to see her too.

Let's see what drunken shenanigans talking to a maternal figure of Clownpiece can lead to. I am interested in seeing if others can see her beside us or if we are going insane.

Oh, Albert, you brave fool, you fell to peer pressure. How will you be an upstanding parental figure for Clownpiece now?

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Anonymous ID:zLMeUHeJ Mon 24 Oct 2022 00:02:03 No.5441860 Report

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>>5441856
>Kagerouuu! Pet the doggo, pet dog. Goode wolfu, deserves many pats, pretty boofer wooferino, pet the dog pet the dog pet teh do-
How could I possibly resist if you give us an option like this QM.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:qJrKjpPJ Mon 24 Oct 2022 00:11:08 No.5441864 Report

Quoted By: >>5442138 >>5442388 >>5444739

>>5441856
>Hug Kasen
>Sob into Kasen's shoulder about how nice she and everybody else is for helping an outsider like us
>Make a toast to Gensokyo with Kasen's drink
>Order a hamburger

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:zLMeUHeJ Mon 24 Oct 2022 00:34:16 No.5441883 Report

Quoted By: >>5441914

>>5441859
Hey we did good by her so far, we just obviously weren't going to have a good time resisting Suika. I think Heca will be proud and satisfied to hear that. You know, unless our drunk ass starts hitting on her or something.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Mon 24 Oct 2022 01:23:25 No.5441914 Report

Quoted By: >>5441940

>>5441883
>our drunk ass starts hitting on her or something
I really want to know what horrible pickup line Albert would use on a god now.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:zLMeUHeJ Mon 24 Oct 2022 02:18:56 No.5441940 Report

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>>5441914
"Hey baby, how about showing me those planets of yours. The other ones."

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:qJrKjpPJ Mon 24 Oct 2022 02:24:15 No.5441942 Report

Quoted By: >>5441943

...wait, is Hecatia actually here now or is Albert so drunk that he saw Sekibanki and thought "red hair=Hecatia"

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Mon 24 Oct 2022 02:28:09 No.5441943 Report

Quoted By: >>5441944

>>5441942
Well, the line about seeing Hecc was before he took the shot, so maybe?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:qJrKjpPJ Mon 24 Oct 2022 02:29:41 No.5441944 Report

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>>5441943
ah, whoops, missed that bit

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Mon 24 Oct 2022 10:48:27 No.5442138 Report

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>>5441856
>>5441864
support. tell them that gensokyo is great. then tell them that its actually shit if it doesnt have burgers and we need to culture them.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:K/vJHk4j Mon 24 Oct 2022 20:58:33 No.5442375 Report

Quoted By: >>5442388

>>5441856
>lift up clownpiece
>put her on the table
>stand up and recite the pledge of allegiance
>demand a burger

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Mon 24 Oct 2022 21:12:24 No.5442379 Report

Quoted By: >>5442385

Now that I think about it, we are leaning pretty heavily into the American steryotype, but since hes a new yorker, shouldnt albert have a thing for Pastrami Sandwiches? Kosher sandwish shops are a big thing there (or at least they used to be)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Mon 24 Oct 2022 21:24:08 No.5442385 Report

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>>5442379
He needs hotdogs and pizza too.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Mon 24 Oct 2022 21:26:16 No.5442388 Report

Quoted By: >>5442399 >>5444739

>>5442375
>>5441864
And you know what? Being drunk is the perfect time to order american cuisine and be patriotic.
I'll support both of these, including being sentimental in thanking everyone for being so nice. On top of petting the nice dog, of course.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Mon 24 Oct 2022 21:41:37 No.5442399 Report

Quoted By: >>5442574

>>5442388
Oh, another idea on what to sing besides the national anthem: a psalm, or a catchy church song.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:68LhYq0A Tue 25 Oct 2022 01:26:29 No.5442574 Report

Quoted By: >>5442575

>>5442399
We have to dedicate a round of Amazing Grace to Kasen. The blush would be legendary. Reimu is also an option for added posterity.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Tue 25 Oct 2022 01:27:38 No.5442575 Report

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>>5442574
Put that one aside for later. Great Idea but now is not yet That Time.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:zLMeUHeJ Tue 25 Oct 2022 01:43:59 No.5442599 Report

Quoted By: >>5442602 >>5442605

Uh, are none of us concerned about Suika secretly giving Kasen her extra extra drunk sake while she wasn't looking?

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Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Tue 25 Oct 2022 01:47:55 No.5442602 Report

Quoted By: >>5442607

>>5442599
I'm sure that the totally normal hermit has ways around that, she wouldn't be close friends with Suika with her liver was destroyed.
One could say she has the endurance of an Oni.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:I6WmxDmb Tue 25 Oct 2022 01:54:41 No.5442605 Report

Quoted By: >>5442607 >>5442611

>>5442599
Ain’t we making a toast with Kasen’s drink?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:zLMeUHeJ Tue 25 Oct 2022 01:57:22 No.5442607 Report

Quoted By: >>5442610 >>5442611

>>5442602
>One could say she has the endurance of an Oni.
In bed too haha

>>5442605
She already drank it didn't she?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:I6WmxDmb Tue 25 Oct 2022 01:59:05 No.5442610 Report

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>>5442607
> but not before she had reached over to pour some of her Special Sake content into the Hermit's own saucer while Kasen was distracted reaching over to fix the spoon into your hand.

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Anonymous ID:qJrKjpPJ Tue 25 Oct 2022 01:59:12 No.5442611 Report

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>>5442605
hell if I know, I did that write in as more of a "these would be nice hijinks to see"
If we can make it more than one step into that plan before Suika's super sake puts us on the floor than I'd call it a win
>>5442607
I figured she had some left

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Anonymous ID:I6WmxDmb Tue 25 Oct 2022 02:09:38 No.5442614 Report

Quoted By: >>5442619

Don’t suppose that Hecc is drinking some ambrosia right now is she? Can we get a gulp of that?

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Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Tue 25 Oct 2022 02:20:09 No.5442619 Report

Quoted By: >>5442621

>>5442614
It could also be nectar. The mythological one, not the flower and bees one.
If magical foods are a thing, could God hook us with some Manna? We are going to need some now that we are broke.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:qJrKjpPJ Tue 25 Oct 2022 02:33:19 No.5442621 Report

Quoted By: >>5442758

>>5442619
>morning at the Hakurei shrine
>there is no food left
>though it does little to comfort the hunger pangs, Reimu is a little happy that she isn't the only one to be going through the struggle
>Albert walks outside
>he immediately gets showered by food
I don't know if her heart could take it

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 25 Oct 2022 06:21:54 No.5442758 Report

Quoted By: >>5442861 >>5442868

>>5442621
She might make Albert, though by that point called Jedediah, a permanent resident of the shrine if his presence rains food from the skies

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:mJai8a37 Tue 25 Oct 2022 12:32:24 No.5442861 Report

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>>5442758
>5 years later
>another Outsider manages to survive Gensokyou and make his way to the shrine
>first thing he sees is Albert inextricably strung up on a post and surrounded by bowls of manna with Aunn napping nearby

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Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Tue 25 Oct 2022 12:47:50 No.5442868 Report

Quoted By: >>5443244

>>5442758
So our take on christian hermit is to become a mormon? They do believe they can ascend some sort of divine figure, and Smith is the closet thing to an american prophet there is, so this might just work.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 25 Oct 2022 22:37:27 No.5443244 Report

Quoted By: >>5443261

>>5442868
To be honest, Anon, I was thrown through a loop by your statement about Mormons until I realized the name Jedediah (lit. beloved of Jah) was probably used by some Mormon leader. All I know about the Mormons is that they have polygamy, Smith was killed by a crowd, and something about golden plates. Anyways, I like the idea of ascension, like Enoch and Elijah.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Tue 25 Oct 2022 22:49:57 No.5443261 Report

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>>5443244
I'll be honest, the only things I know about them is from the old Mormon Jesus video. I was googling what Jebediah meant, but when a wikipedia page about one of their leaders appeared on the top results I immediately remembered that Joshua Graham meme and thought of an excuse to post it.

Anyway, on another topic, should we change our Hanbo to become some sort of shepard's crook, or put a cross on top of it? We can always keep it as is and let it just be a staff though. We could also put a bronze serpent on top to clown on Kanabo. God told Moses to do it

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6ChnnXOv Tue 25 Oct 2022 23:35:31 No.5443297 Report

Quoted By: >>5443318 >>5443347

>pop in
>see 2hu quest
>we are a random american doing dumb shit in gensokyo
why am i not surprised, other then the fact i'm kind of surprised we aren't trying to shoot shit.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fW4zJ7NZ Tue 25 Oct 2022 23:58:28 No.5443318 Report

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>>5443297
Yet

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:l7rQilNp Wed 26 Oct 2022 00:21:42 No.5443347 Report

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>>5443297
Well, it helps that the other native 2hus are doing enough shooting to cover our American quota

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:HgNJWChp Wed 26 Oct 2022 20:55:46 No.5444156 Report

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Can't believe none wants to have a drunk interview with Aya.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 27 Oct 2022 13:13:35 No.5444709 Report

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Really happy, really chipper. Reaaal fine right now. That's how you felt. And to top it all off, you have the munchies, again.

"Eck-... cuse me, bar lady, can I get a b-ouff... a burger over here?" You asked with a dizzy disposition.

"Ah... a... a what...?"

"You know... a burger. Beef between bread. This is America you know." You say, pointing to Clownpiece, who perks up at being singled out.

Okunoda Miyoi blinked a few times, herself having some trouble processing just exactly what you meant. "B-Beef... between bread? I, ahh... uh... I-I'll see what I can do!" She says, not wanting to stain the image of her little kitchen by not having something she feels she could easily whip up.

You just smiled like an idiot and gave a little 'heheh' under your breath much proverbial to your current state of mind and soberness, and swiveled around in your seat to stare off at Kagerou.

"Mmm."

"...Dog." You just said in observation. It made Kasen stop in middle of raising her drink to her lips so she could just stare at you instead.

You stood up and started walking towards the Werewolf.

"Aahhh... here we go." Kasen sighed.

Kagerou's curious eyes fell on you as you stepped up to her. She honestly looked a bit worried, knowing too well that just a little of Suika's special sake had put you under the influence already. She tensed up a little bit as you raised her hand, the red caped girl across from her getting mild sweat drops.

"Gooood girl."

And then your hand fell onto her head and you started petting her. Kagerou's ears drooped, and her cheeks turned red.

"W-Waaah! Wh-ooo! Wh-a-at are you doing...?!"

"Nice doggies deserve scritches!"

"N-Noooo! N-Not in front of everyone! N-Not like this! S... Sekibanki, he-helllp!" The Werewolf begged, to which her, as well, somewhat drunk red-caped friend began to break out into laughter at her situation. Aya made sure to snap a few more photos.

Kagerou was extremely embarrassed, although that didn't stop her tail from wagging at the affection whether it was voluntary or not as you scratched her hair until she couldn't withstand it and planted her chin on her table; "Wh...Wooo...!"

You patted her head and turned back to Kasen, the least drunk of everyone right now besides the bartender and Clownpiece. She instantly prepared herself for whatever you were about to do next.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 27 Oct 2022 13:14:49 No.5444710 Report

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You strode forward and hugged Kasen.

"...Eeeeh!?" She mouthed as another flash came from Aya's camera, flushed and humiliated by the display.

Your head was just buried into her shoulder as her eyes darted from the left and the right, Kasen herself totally unsure of what to do besides pat your shoulder and hope to endure the duration of this...

"A-Albert... are you okay? Maybe giving you special sake wasn't the best idea... I shouldn't even be drinking myself." Kasen sighed as she held her saucer out for a refill from Suika nonetheless.

You wept.

Kasen raised an eyebrow, and she promptly nudged you back, seeing you shed manly tears with a serious face and a sniffle.

"U-Uh! Albert? What's... wrong? Are you... are you crying...?!"

"Yes. Yes I am."

"Awhoo...? I-Is something the matter with him? Is it because he stopped petting me...?" Kagerou said, quick to come to your side.

"No. These are tears of joy." You proclaimed, giving pause even to Suika; "Because you're all so nice to me-hee-heeeee!"

Confusion swamped the room and you still clutched Kasen tightly, the Hermit's brain buzzing with question marks. Clownpiece spared a look towards her torch, debating whether or not to exacerbate things by waving it to you and the rest of the drunk Youkai.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 27 Oct 2022 13:15:52 No.5444712 Report

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"I'm so glad I ended uph in Genshokyo! Ahuuhuuuuuuu! OoHHHH! All I kept getting told and told was... maneaters this... death that! Evil gods this! People are goina kill me but!" You sniffle mid sentence; "But everyone's been so helpful and, and! And! And! And NIIIICE to me! Even nicer than the clerks at the convenience store! Much nicer than the metro popo too! See cause I kept hearin' that I was gonna get torn apart by Youkai, but it never happened because you all decided to be nice friends to me instead even though I'm just a STINKING Outsideeerrrr! So, so! So that's why I'm weeping these tears of joy! They sumbolize my deep, DEEP happiness and ratitude for every-thiiii-hii-hiiing!"

"Okay! Okay! Simmer down, we get it. You just appreciate that you're in good hands..." Kasen tried to calm you down, a bit shy towards telling that announcing yourself as an Outsider in the Village wasn't particularly a good idea.

"Y-Yeah! He's right!" Kogasa suddenly exclaimed, brought to tears herself by the outburst, which streamed down her flushed cheeks as she stood up beside Kasen, whose look sunk; "And for a human, he... he treated me really good, even where most other Youkai don't!"

"Nobody really thinks to give me pets because I'm so vocal against it, because I don't want to look like I'm having my dignity torn down, but secretly deep down inside I really enjoy it and wish more people would do it to meeeee!" Kagerou then joined the cryfest.

"I'm out of salad! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!" Clownpiece cried.

(;д;) *HFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!*

"Aaahuuuuuuuu! Aaahooo hooo..." Suika bawled.

"Wait a minute, why are 'you' crying?!" Kasen asked.

"I'm out of sakeeeee!" Suika said, before refilling her saucer and lightening her mood; "Now I'm not!"

The Hermit groaned. She knew she was risking this kind of company coming to the bar but she didn't think it would escalate this quickly. It's all thanks to Suika and her special sake.

Wait just a minute there, sake! That's it! Everyone just needed more sake! That was the perfect conclusion your drunk mind could come up with! You let off making Suika the shoulder you cried into and grabbed her refilled saucer of the special sake then, stepping up onto a stool.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 27 Oct 2022 13:16:56 No.5444714 Report

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"Everyone! A toast! To Gensokyo!" You declared, raising the saucer to the air.

"To Gensokyo!" Came a round from the Youkai.

All together, you and the rest would drink more sake. More sake always helped! And then the bar was swarmed with sakazukis asking for refills from the customers, and Miyou thrown into a frenzy trying to refill them as fast as they were drunken down. The whale-head looked up at you in-between giving Kogasa for seventh or so refill.

"M-Mister...! I checked every last cabinet but I can't find any beef that we have in stock! I used it all for a stew last time we were opened and um... I don't think I can fulfill your order for a... what was it?"

"A burger. And if you don't got burgers, you don't got nothin'... unless you have deli cuts. Man! I love nice slices of Lebanese bologna. Mmm."

"Oi! Oi! What kinda place you trying to run here if you don't got any meats, Miyoi?! Can't you see he's a man? Men need their meats, otherwise they're not good for eats!" Suika said with a questionable context, raising her shackled fist to the air.

"Yeah, what she said. We needs the meats. Like Arby's, they have the meats, even say it in their commercials. What about you?"

"Ah... I'll need to wait until my b-boss restocks!" The Zashiki-warashi said.

"That's no good! You need beef, right? Well then, why don't we just go get it ourselves!" Suika beamed.

"Suika, no-" Kasen was cut off by you standing on the bar and walking behind her to get in better range of the Oni.

"What do you suujest?"

"Hehee! I saw some horses outside the Village a while ago! Maybe they have beef!"

"Great idea! Let's go round them up and butcher them one by one for their meat, like in Red Dead two!"

"Y-Yeah! Grhh! Great plan! Maybe if we get a lot of good meat... Miyoi'll give us more sake! Hahaha-OOH!" Kogasa said before tripping and falling.

You drank down Kasen's sake saucer and dropped it, the Hermit catching it reflexively as you felt yourself lean forward a bit.

"Let's do it."

You fall forward and hit the floor, almost face first.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 27 Oct 2022 13:17:58 No.5444715 Report

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...

Day eventually perishes to night...

...

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 27 Oct 2022 13:19:04 No.5444717 Report

Quoted By: >>5444789

"..."

Your eyes flicker open to behold the star filled night sky. You lean up and find yourself amid trees, bushes, tall grass, and some wet spots on the ground. There was the sound of a river nearby too. And bugs chirping into the night.

"Crap."

And you only had your underpants on. Your summer yukata was gone... wait, that's your yukata hanging from a tree branch above. Looks a bit high to reach right now.

"Phewwww..." You heard snoring nearby.

You peered over to the side and saw Suika laid against a tree. Clownpiece was nowhere in sight. It was nighttime to boot, and that meant Reimu would have been back at her Shrine by now! Oh god! What have you done! You should have never taken an Oni's drink, much too strong for human livers! Oh great, you feel like you're going to be sick too...
You became a real drunkard today. (Cruelty 20+)

"Hehehehehe..."

You freeze up momentarily, looking back over your shoulder slowly past the tall grass and into the trees. You weren't alone. There was something else out there. You heard something dashing into the foliage in the distance, something fast. Was it Rumia?! No... she didn't seem that fast, rather oafish if anything. This was probably a different kind of Youkai.

"Little human, little human... why get lost in the woods at night? Is it the stink of tipple that brought you here where you're in fright? Hehehe! Then cower, cower in fear of the night, and remember human, your fear of it."

Well then, that was more than enough to get you off your feet. You grabbed a fallen branch and used it to pull your yukata down to catch. You supposed getting the hell out of here was a good idea right about now, preferably putting your clothes back on as you went on your way back to the Hakurei Shrine and kicked it. You started pushing your way past bushes and...

"Where do you think you're going...?"

Huh? Suika's awake? It looks like she's half-awake.

"You really just gonna... -aaaaahhhpheeww!- ...just gonna leave without Kasen and Kogers first?"

"Wait, what?! Are you saying... are you saying Kasen and Kogasa are out here too?!"

"Hahaha! Don't you remember the fun times we had? Yeah, I think Kasen fell asleep over there by the river! Man, seeing her like that again for the first time in ages sure was entertaining. Anyway, I'm gonna, just gonna.... ahhh..." She tossed and turned on the ground until she found a comforting enough spot to keep snoring.

You had a bit of a delayed reaction here. You don't remember much past... falling on your head when you were drunk. Are you serious?! You were stuck in the middle of God knows where, a Youkai might be after you right now, Suika was trying to sleep on the ground, and Kasen and Kogasa were also stranded out here with you?! You couldn't just... you couldn't just leave them! But, what about yourself? You didn't have your Hanbo, therefor no means of self defense and...!

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 27 Oct 2022 13:20:07 No.5444718 Report

Quoted By: >>5444722 >>5444788

Would a big enough branch work? Maybe a rock? Your Hanbo was an object that merely focused your magical energy... couldn't other things work?

>...What will you do...?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Thu 27 Oct 2022 13:26:24 No.5444722 Report

Quoted By: >>5444726 >>5444729 >>5444780

>>5444718
Damn, we got 21 cruelty from the in total for this outing. We should avoid alcohol from now on.
>PRAY
>For forgiveness of all of our sins, for not praying these past few days, for over indulging in alcohol, for practicing magic without asking first, for being born again and immediately falling to temptation.
>For guidance for our future, and how we could survive in Gensokyo without succumbing to evil, to protect ourselves and our friends.
It's time

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Thu 27 Oct 2022 13:34:26 No.5444726 Report

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>>5444722
Also our cruelty is now matched with our grace because of this.
We really should avoid everything from now on, seems cruelty is way, way easier to get than grace and getting it higher leads to bad end.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 27 Oct 2022 13:45:04 No.5444729 Report

Quoted By: >>5444734

>>5444722
+1
Oh my God, you guys managed to get us piss drunk, without our piece, in the middle of the woods after we semi-decided to become a Christian hermit in addition to binding us more to the secret god and after promising to cook the shrine maiden a meal. Temperance is definitely not our virtue. I am most offended by the fact that we don't have our piece to use to confront the monster, to be honest. We really need to pray or grab a stick or something. The hermit didn't keep us out of trouble at all!

I suggest putting Suika on our back and fleeing if we need to run.

>You became a real drunkard today. (Cruelty 20+)
Damn, that is a definite increase. I wonder wh-
>"Hehee! I saw some horses outside the Village a while ago! Maybe they have beef!"
>"Great idea! Let's go round them up and butcher them one by one for their meat, like in Red Dead two!"
Oh no, did we butcher some village animals? We definitely don't have the money to pay for a horse in this period of history. Hopefully, they were just wild animals.

>"Little human, little human... why get lost in the woods at night? Is it the stink of tipple that brought you here where you're in fright? Hehehe! Then cower, cower in fear of the night, and remember human, your fear of it."

Is it Nue?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Thu 27 Oct 2022 13:57:29 No.5444734 Report

Quoted By: >>5444741

>>5444729
The whole thing about night and how Albert thought about Rumia might mean it's Mystia.
Also it seems we ended up in the bamboo forest of the lost, which means running probably won't work.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Thu 27 Oct 2022 14:01:43 No.5444739 Report

Quoted By:

Also I'm partly to blame for this for support this
>>5441864
Without adding to avoid the toast or drinking more
>>5442388
Sorry everyone

Also Albert went all french and tried to go for horse meat. For shame.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 27 Oct 2022 14:08:19 No.5444741 Report

Quoted By: >>5444746 >>5444748

>>5444734
>Also it seems we ended up in the bamboo forest of the lost
Wot? I know the image shows bamboo but the text is this:
You lean up and find yourself amid trees, bushes, tall grass, and some wet spots on the ground.
I would think bamboo would be noted if this was the bamboo forest.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Thu 27 Oct 2022 14:12:19 No.5444746 Report

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>>5444741
I really thought it was because of the image, and QM just didn't mention because of that.
But it might be the Youkai trail in that case, since it's near the village. Which would confirm Mystia I guess. Maybe Keine will come to the rescue, we are a human and this is part of her patrol.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 27 Oct 2022 14:13:14 No.5444748 Report

Quoted By: >>5444780

>>5444741
I found it by searching for 'japanese forest at night' so it was the best pic I had at the moment.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:9fZzRyBG Thu 27 Oct 2022 15:04:10 No.5444780 Report

Quoted By: >>5444783

>>5444722
Support. Funny drink wasn't so fun...
I don't think we should immediately run away. It would be better if we tried to wake Suika up and tell her to help us find the others.
But we should do whatever God tells us to do first after praying.

>>5444748
Question, is it possible to lower either grace or cruelty? Or is that spoiler territory?

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 27 Oct 2022 15:12:34 No.5444783 Report

Quoted By: >>5444787

>>5444780
The amount will just continually rise to infinite, what matters in the end is how much you build up of one side of Karma before the seal breaks.

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Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Thu 27 Oct 2022 15:19:12 No.5444787 Report

Quoted By: >>5444791 >>5445262

>>5444783
But then why it's a percentage if it just keeps rising forever? Or if it reaches 100% it breaks?
Also reposting the inventory, i'm tired to look at the other thread
Just realized that saving lives is less good than drinking is evil. Albert might secretly be a muslim.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:OcrYGZyX Thu 27 Oct 2022 15:20:36 No.5444788 Report

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>>5444718
lmao great scene
>grab a stick in the hopes it will work as a focus for magic if we get jumped
>try to locate the river to find Kasen, keeping an ear out for the sound of water

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:xnc32lfn Thu 27 Oct 2022 15:21:01 No.5444789 Report

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>>5444717
>Cruelty +20
Albert has to learn how to say no and keep his promises before he gets involved into something worse.
And also take a vow of temperance to boot.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fW4zJ7NZ Thu 27 Oct 2022 15:24:00 No.5444790 Report

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Oh great, Suika duped Kasen into returning to her Oni roots.
You don't think we screwed around or anything with any of them while we were off partying? I won't be surprised if Albert finds a pair of panties in the next ten feet...

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Thu 27 Oct 2022 15:24:13 No.5444791 Report

Quoted By: >>5445262

>>5444787
Wait, or does the point that accumulate does not perfectly match the percentage? I didn't really stop to count to make sure.
Hope this doesn't feel like me complaining to you QM

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Thu 27 Oct 2022 15:29:24 No.5444795 Report

Quoted By:

Although maybe all the cruelty is not directly being a drunkard itself, but all the mayhem we case while being drunk.
Like breaking Reimu's promise, getting all of these yokais to start messes, not holding back, killing horses, etc.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 27 Oct 2022 22:18:14 No.5445063 Report

Quoted By: >>5445246

>The amount of Cruelty or Grace you accumulate in your Karma is directly dependent on how nasty the actions performed are viewed

From the first thread, I think it explains why so much cruelty was accumulated. Aya was most likely around documenting and photographing the mayhem caused by Albert.

I would also like to see what happens if we get Cruelty and Grace at 100% simultaneously. Thought that this wouldn't be possible because of how much of a difference there was between Cruelty and Grace. But turns out that getting plastered with Oni really levels the field.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Fri 28 Oct 2022 02:49:16 No.5445246 Report

Quoted By:

>>5445063
Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Now it makes more sense.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:aCn74e82 Fri 28 Oct 2022 03:16:35 No.5445262 Report

Quoted By:

>>5444787
>>5444791
>Or if it reaches 100% it breaks?
No, it will keep going, even to to say 8000%. Remember, the Big Dipper only breaks when you discover the identity of the one who placed it.
And it's no worries mate, if anything I'm surprised at the general lack of complaining since these systems were made on the fly.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Fri 28 Oct 2022 04:50:06 No.5445316 Report

Quoted By:

Can we call out for Fluffy? I would think it unlikely that he is out of commission or hampered by the aftereffects of drinking like Albert and the others are. So perhaps we can use Fluffy to try and find Kasen, guiding us to her or her to us. Unless, in the infinite wisdom of the drunken mind, Albert gave some drink to the Kedama.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sat 29 Oct 2022 10:28:02 No.5446101 Report

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Your mind was racing, you just didn't have the answer to everything. As it stood, you weren't sure about chancing it either by running or making a break for it, not without one of your Youkai friends protecting you. You might make it far but a Youkai like the one hunting you was undoubtedly faster... they'd catch you and then...

You didn't want to think about it.

You fell to your knees and kept your head below the line of the tall grass and clenched your hands together, putting them against your temple as you began muttering under your breath...

"Dear God... oh Dear God help me! Please! I... I've done wrong, Lord! I was foolish! I gave into temptations even after giving myself to you! Please forgive me, PLEASE forgive me! For... for all the black magic! For being a drunkard! Oh God please help me, I'm so alone and scared. I don't wanna die! Not just yet! Show me the way! Please show me a sign! A-Anything!"

You heard a sniff resound to the air.

"Mmm... Yes, I smell fear on you, Outsider! You're not very far! Hehehe! Is that... prayer I smell too? It's far too late for that. Your fear will make you delectable. When I find you, your life ends. I'm going to eat you alive! You won't escape, the night is your enemy and will blind your way! So run! Hide! It doesn't matter, it'll just make it funner for me! Hahahahaha!"

You flinched where you were and thought that was good enough. You started into a crawl through the tall grass and bushes, coming up upon Suika. The Oni was snoring, that was bad. You carefully reached over and picked Suika up... and goddamn she was heavy! Deceptively heavy for how small she was! You hefted the Oni onto your back and her mouth fell onto your shoulder, blocking her snoring and forcing her to breath out of the nose. You found that despite what you might have thought before, carrying her by her enormous horns wasn't so bad an idea, she didn't seem to react especially to it.

"We goin' on another... hip! Trip...?"

"Shut up."

"Ruu... ruude."

Now... you just didn't know which way to go now. You hoped Suika would be able to fight back if the enemy caught you.

Just then, you felt the wind suddenly change direction, and go into the actual opposite. That was so unnatural. The tall grass was blowing to your right now. Cautiously, you began crouch-walking that way... and eventually, you'd come upon a bush...

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sat 29 Oct 2022 10:33:41 No.5446102 Report

Quoted By: >>5446104 >>5446112 >>5446119 >>5446124 >>5446156 >>5446157 >>5446184 >>5446585

And pushing through it, you found something on the ground, left here abandoned just on the grass. It was white. Was it a sock...? A small mitten? Wait, no, you recognize this, this little... muff thingy. It was one of those two things Kasen wore on the sides of her head to keep her buns up. Then if this is here... that means the Hermit must be near! Suika did say something about her falling asleep near a river, and you heard rushing waters around!

This must have been the sign of the Lord you've asked for! With the wind whipping and the sound of the river hard to discern, you wouldn't have known the direction otherwise and would have been lost. The wind must have been blowing in the right direction! You started heading forwards, between the trees and bushes.

You ducked and stopped then as branches ahead were sliced in half and fell. You nearly drop Suika by letting go of one of her horns, instead raising the hand to cover your mouth and prevent your yelp.

"Hmm? Seems I lost you for now... Hehehe! Sneaky little Outsider, you've already lasted longer than I was expecting."

You glanced off towards the left, and barely, just barely raised your head above some bristle.

A Youkai was floating there. One wearing a short black dress, stockings, and wielding a trident or something. She had... odd red and blue growths extending out her back, like tentacles or gnarly wings, or the limbs of a spider. Black hair, and red eyes, just like Aya did.

"Your prayers must have been answered, but do you think you'll get out of here alive? I can trace you by the sounds you make, and I can smell your fear. And there's something else showing me that you aren't far either. I'll find you, eventuallyyyy~! Hahahaha!"

The Big Dipper, Youkai were drawn to it. You felt sweat slither down the side of your skull as you looked up. The Youkai hunting you dashed off again, slicing right through a tree and letting it fall in a slow timber. You took that chance to grab Suika by both horns again and start moving.

You stop briefly upon noticing a branch you nearly stepped on and snapped. Damn! She did slice some branches too! She must have been doing that on purpose to reveal you! You have to be careful...

(°д°) *FU?*

H-hey! Fluffy is still with you?! The little Kedama slid out your sleeve! What was he... he's smelling Kasen's hair bun that you held.

(°д°) *FUUU!*

"W-Wait...!"

Darn! Fluffy is floating off without your direction ahead! Maybe he can lead you to Kasen.

>Roll 1d100 to avoid detection.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sat 29 Oct 2022 10:45:59 No.5446104 Report

Quoted By: >>5446105

Rolled 17 (1d100)

>>5446102
O God my God! I beg of Thee!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sat 29 Oct 2022 10:47:00 No.5446105 Report

Quoted By:

>>5446104
Shit, God is mad at Albert.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Sat 29 Oct 2022 11:07:49 No.5446112 Report

Quoted By:

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>5446102
Go fluffy, be the best boy!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:QglfpriF Sat 29 Oct 2022 11:22:37 No.5446119 Report

Quoted By:

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>5446102
Deliver me from mine enemies, o my God. Defend me from them that rise up against me...

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fW4zJ7NZ Sat 29 Oct 2022 11:33:07 No.5446124 Report

Quoted By:

Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>5446102
AIEEE SAVE US FROM THE THIGH YOUKAI

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:qJrKjpPJ Sat 29 Oct 2022 12:59:39 No.5446156 Report

Quoted By:

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>5446102
We're all good now, I'm sure Fluffy can solo Nue.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sat 29 Oct 2022 13:07:07 No.5446157 Report

Quoted By: >>5446179

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>5446102
These rolls man.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Sat 29 Oct 2022 13:41:47 No.5446179 Report

Quoted By:

>>5446157
Finally, one above 50.
I'll use these arbitrary bad dice roll as an excuse to say that God is angry at us and we must repent for our sins.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LJkh84Ar Sat 29 Oct 2022 13:53:34 No.5446184 Report

Quoted By: >>5447234

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>5446102
FAAAAAITH

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Sat 29 Oct 2022 22:06:31 No.5446585 Report

Quoted By: >>5446760 >>5447016 >>5447234 >>5469635

Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>5446102
the noo is 3spooky5me

also surprised that we managed to catch a glimpse of her true form. just by doing that weve already removed some of her power over us. Heh. Albert wanted to larp some rdr2 but it looks like hes gonna have to do his best Snake impression instead.

KANAKO BLESS THESE DIGITS

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:AxPVbZX4 Sun 30 Oct 2022 01:33:41 No.5446760 Report

Quoted By: >>5447234

>>5446585
Morya shrine and the snek goddess here mogging all the other faiths.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:vgq4j71W Sun 30 Oct 2022 04:59:31 No.5447016 Report

Quoted By: >>5447234

>>5446585
Well shit, guess it's time to convert

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sun 30 Oct 2022 08:12:36 No.5447234 Report

Quoted By:

>>5446184
>>5446585
Guess Albert got out of this one. Wonder if we'll actually find Kasen with these rolls.

>>5447016
>>5446760
I know you guys are probably just joking, but I feel like rejecting YHVH or worshiping someone else at the same time might add to our Cruelty.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 30 Oct 2022 08:15:57 No.5447236 Report

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You weren't sure what he was going to do, but you'd rather not lose what could be a good chance. You started back into your shuffle across the ground, soon coming upon what looked to be rocks between the bushes-

Cr... aaAck!

A rock... didn't usually make that sound when you stepped on it.

"Found youuuu!"

"Shit." You mumbled quietly.

You thought quickly and shuffled ahead. The Youkai was swiftly flying down to your own location. In the heat of the moment, you set Suika down and rolled on your shoulders into the shrubbery to your left, out of sight.

"OW!" Suika suddenly shouted.

The Oni was nipped in her leg by the trident...! You could see between the strands of grass that... she simply went back to sleep and ignored it...?

"Huh...? You're not the Human, only the company that was with him." You heard the Youkai chatter as she retracted her trident and backed off, garnering only snoring in response from Suika; "Then I must have confused the two. This stupid Oni might be sleepwalking, or moving in conjunction or response to whatever she's dreaming off right now... although, she did crush that branch I made mistakable for a rock with my power. In the way a footstep would have..."

The Youkai's eyes darted from side to side. Her gaze fell your way. You felt cold, as though you thought she spotted you faintly between the strands of green. But, her gaze turned off.

"I suppose an Oni's strength would do the same. Then I'll keep looking..." She said before you saw her go up above.

So, her power was capable of making things 'mistakable'? That put you on further edge, but you were going to press on. Must have been the grace of God that she didn't catch you.

Hauling Suika back onto your shoulders, you faced Fluffy who waited for you and pressed onwards towards the river, led by him.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 30 Oct 2022 08:17:04 No.5447237 Report

Quoted By: >>5447240 >>5447243 >>5447247 >>5447275 >>5447388 >>5447485 >>5447830

It was here that you'd come upon the flowing river... and Kasen's form laid out near the riverside!

You quietly placed Suika back down on the grass and pushed her mouth shut so she'd breath out of her nose instead of snore and came over to the Hermit's side as Fluffy whistled while floating over her. Putting your hand on Kasen's shoulder, you rolled her over-

"...What the...?!"

What... is that? What is... that thing coming out the side of her head?

"Uh...?" You tapped it with your finger.

It was solid, like stone, and flat, as though it had been cut perfectly off. Was it... growing out the side of her head?! Her skull?! Was it what she covered up using her hair buns...? No Human has things like this protruding from their head. For a Hermit who's risen from the dregs of weak Humanity to something greater, she sure had a pretty inhuman feature. Almost like Suika. Actually, it was exactly like Suika's horns. Was it perhaps some side effect of gaining powers...? You didn't know, you just slipped her bun back on, not wishing to chance the possibility she gets upset over it if she wakes up.

"Kasen. Kasen! Wake up." You say as you shake her.

Kasen is... unresponsive.
And not just sleeping, but totally motionless. Her chest is rising and falling, her skin feels cold as yours was, but... not in the fearful and alive kind of way. Kasen looked like she had gone pale under the moonlight. She wasn't waking up!

Oh shit. No... NO...! Don't tell you... don't tell you she's... she's...

"...Hgn!"

You started pressing on her chest, her breathing wasn't returning.

This can't be happening! This can't be happening right now! How did she die?! How did she... she boasted about being so strong! Was it the alcohol? Who... who killed her?! Was it that... that Youkai out there...?!

This is all so wrong. What do you do? What do you do?! What about Kogasa? What about Suika? Yourself?!
What do you do, man...?!

>[Write in]
>Commence CPR.
>Dunk her head under the water.
>There's nothing you can do. Kasen is gone... you'll just have to find Kogasa now and leave.
>Pray more. More!
>Confront the Youkai yourself. With Karma at your level now, the ward was more effective. Time to see how effective.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sun 30 Oct 2022 08:24:46 No.5447240 Report

Quoted By:

>>5447237
>Pray more. More!
>Commence CPR.
>Dunk her head under the water.

Kasen chads not like this...
Need to use everything in our power to help her!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:QglfpriF Sun 30 Oct 2022 08:32:47 No.5447243 Report

Quoted By:

>>5447237
>Commence CPR while praying
Live. LIVE.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fW4zJ7NZ Sun 30 Oct 2022 08:42:53 No.5447247 Report

Quoted By:

>>5447237
>Commence CPR.
NO NOT THE HERMIT HYBRID FACTORY
DONT DIE

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 30 Oct 2022 09:14:15 No.5447275 Report

Quoted By:

>>5447237
>Commence CPR while praying

In performing effective CPR, keep the arms straight, the hands directly below the shoulders, the heel of the hand on the sternum, and recoil enough to allow the chest to return to its normal position. After 30 compressions, give a breath by tilting the person's head and lifting the chin with two fingers and watch with the eyes to see the chest rise, then continue the cycle while praying as if your life depends on it! Let's hope Albert took a course and is AHA certified in BLS.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Sun 30 Oct 2022 12:05:54 No.5447388 Report

Quoted By:

>>5447237
>Pray more. More!
>Commence CPR.
>Slap her awake!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Sun 30 Oct 2022 13:54:24 No.5447485 Report

Quoted By:

>>5447237
adding another for CPR and prayers. OOC i dont believe for a second that Kasen would get taken out by night on the town. In character, Albert probably wouldnt be able to live with himself if he didnt try his goddamn hardest to fix this mistake right now.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:l7rQilNp Sun 30 Oct 2022 14:04:46 No.5447493 Report

Quoted By:

>Pray more. More!
>Commence CPR.
CPR with tongue? Albert is not a licensed professional.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lOaIMvbn Sun 30 Oct 2022 18:14:50 No.5447830 Report

Quoted By:

>>5447237
Why do I have the feeling we will gain cruelty either way.
>Slap her awake
if doesnt work
>Commence CPR.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Mon 31 Oct 2022 09:12:14 No.5448511 Report

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...You... you can't just give up on her yet! You raise your hand, readying a slap to her face! But... ohhh! You just can't bring yourself to hit a face as pretty as hers! You drop your hands, and, willing to try anything at this point, put them together in prayer.

"Oh God! Oh God! U-Uhh...! O-Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven! And ple... please let your will include my survival! And... and hers too, Lord! Please... please, don't leave me all alone out here! Don't take away such a kind soul I've only just met! Come on, please... it's not fair..."

You drew back as you had a little sniffle, trying your best not to break down into tears. You couldn't bear to have it on your shoulders if Kasen was truly dead. You'd only go on blaming yourself for it all because you fell for one mediocre temptation, all because you had one drink at a bar on a random day. And not even in your circumstances you were deliberately going for, but something you'd been forced into!

You gave a despairing look at Kasen's motionless body once more before you resolved to make one last attempt at bringing her back to consciousness, unwilling to give up and believe she's truly dead yet! You grabbed the Hermit by her tabard and pushed her forward, dunking her head beneath the flowing wave of the river, pulling her back to set her down on the riverside. Her head was soaking wet... she still wasn't moving!

Quickly thinking, you'd give CPR one more try. You weren't trained in it at all, you didn't know the specifics... you just put one hand over the other on her chest and began to pulse downwards onto her torso. Like a hammer hitting a hot iron on the top of an anvil, you pressed down with intense force.

"Come on! Come on! LIVE DAMN IT!" You shouted out, uncaring of whether or not your hunter heard you.

CPR wasn't working. She wasn't coming back to life. You were just ready to give up... but then you remembered how forcing air into the lungs was another way of resuscitation... one you were hesitant to try but... something had to give!

You leaned down and pulled Kasen's chin, performing mouth to mouth resuscitation. It was the only option you had left, and you tried your absolute best to fill her lungs with air and bring her breathing back. You closed your eyes as you took another deep breath and reconnected your lips with hers for the next try.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Mon 31 Oct 2022 09:13:21 No.5448512 Report

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It was then that you felt a hand grazing your shoulders.

"...!"

You opened your eyes, expecting to see the Youkai after your blood standing there. Instead... you saw Kasen's hand was lightly gripping your shoulder. Your eyes immediately fell down to see hers staring back at you curiously, and you felt her breathing again. She blinked a few times before realizing that her lips were locked with yours still, and she became shocked as you pushed yourself and fell backwards off of her as she coughed and leaned up.

"A-Albert...?!"

"K-Kasen! I-It's not what you think! I thought you were... I-I thought..."

"..."

Needless to say, Kasen was clenching her mouth with her artificial arm, not knowing what to make of the situation as she stared around at her surroundings, unable to understand exactly how she got here and what was going on. Then she saw Suika who was still groggily laying out, and slowly, the Hermit began to get an idea. Still, she looked over at you again with those embarrassed eyes. You couldn't keep contact, you looked off to the side.

"A... Albert... what's going on? What were you...?!"

"I... I thought you were dead! You weren't... making any noise or anything... I-I was just doing a method of... r-revival..."

"..."

You weren't sure she knew what CPR was... but mouth to mouth surely had to have been used by humans for hundreds of years, you hoped she would understand. Still, her burning red face of embarrassment doesn't waver, even as she nods slowly to you and looks off to the side herself.

"It... it's fine. I know you meant well. I... wasn't dead, I just..." She paused, as if searching for the right words; "...I sleep a little harder than normal people."

...Somehow, you weren't sure she was being truthful. She looked like she was having trouble even being honest with herself giving you such an answer. But, you weren't about to question it... not after what you'd saw coming out the side of her head. Maybe... maybe there was just a little more to her than meets to eye, and you didn't know yet. That's what you'd be content leaving it at. Still, the awkwardness of this moment was going to live with you both for a while now, that was undeniable.

You just tried to stand up, despite how much your legs had been made jelly, Kasen stood up too, pointing down at Suika.

"Do I even need to ask...?"

"We... all got super drunk thanks to her. You too, looks like... I came to find you because she said you were out here. Kogasa is also still out here. We need to find her before we get out. There's a killer Youkai after me."

"Killer Youkai...?"

"Must mean me!"

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Mon 31 Oct 2022 09:15:18 No.5448514 Report

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You and the Hermit both looked up then to see the pursuer floating there, trident ready, killing intent within her eyes.

"Wait a minute...! You, you're one of the Youkai who go to the Buddhist Temple! I don't know your name right off-hand, but I've seen you among others there! I distinctly remember it!" Kasen said, pointing up at the Youkai then!

This seemed to have her recoil in surprise.

"Huh...?! You mean you can see my true form? But how? I'm passively maintaining my ability to appear improbable for you to recognize on myself."

You felt a tingle on your arm. You curiously pulled up your sleeve to reveal the Big Dipper, which blinked on and off with a bright blue glow. The Youkai there backed off from the sight of it.

"H-Hey! It has to do with that mark, doesn't it? Somehow it's acting as foil to my ability to obscure myself."

You didn't immediately understand how, since she was able to dupe you by rendering objects unrecognizable with her ability, like when you stepped on a rock and it was truthfully a branch. Perhaps it had to do with the difference between her being an actual entity and not an inanimate object.

"I don't understand why you'd be here now hunting for a human. As one of the Youkai who attend Myouren Temple, aren't you taught by Byakuren to overcome the natural state of being enemies to each other that humans and Youkai share? Meat is forbidden by the Buddhist faith. By trying to kill and devour this man, you'd be breaking that tenet and going against what you're taught!"

"Welllll... maybe." The Youkai shut her eyes, giving a malicious smile.

Kasen tensed up a bit, and stepped forward to place herself between you and the Youkai.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Mon 31 Oct 2022 09:16:47 No.5448516 Report

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The Youkai brought her fingers up to her belly, rubbing the area sensually. "I do admire Byakuren-sama, and I do enjoy the temple because it's the only place I have anymore. But... the faith and training can be really hard on us Youkai, sometimes it might even border on asking too much of us..." She said, progressively bringing her fingers up higher, to her throat; "...and... and well... Sometimes! We just can't help ourselves but return to our roots!" She declared, opening her eyes with a terrifying gleam from them!

The Youkai dashed to the ground, landing in front of Kasen and holding her trident in the combat ready position! The Hermit assumed a fighting stance of her own!

"I'd watched ever since you drunk fools set off from the Village on those horses to have your stupid race. The moment I realized you had an Outsider with you, I knew it was an opportunity I couldn't let go to waste! Hahahaha! It's been too long since the last time I tasted human flesh! You'll excuse me for behaving this way, but for once I want to feel like how a Youkai should tonight! We're the creatures that made humanity afraid of the dark and the night, afraid of the unknown. The fear coming off your 'Albert' is almost intoxicating! That just means he'll taste better when I eat his flesh."

Kasen sighed, but remained resolute in the face of the Youkai. You found yourself backing off a bit, perturbed by how primal the Youkai's behavior had become. She was practically licking her lips in anticipation of eating you, and her teeth were sharp, sharper than Rumia's.

"Looks like it can't be helped, but I know that an Outsider would naturally drive one of you to acting like this. It seems I have no choice but to knock some sense into you!"

"Bring it on! I'm Houjuu Nue, and if you're going to stand in my way, then I'll leave no witnesses!"

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Mon 31 Oct 2022 09:17:51 No.5448518 Report

Quoted By: >>5448519 >>5448570 >>5448577 >>5448582 >>5448596 >>5448845

The Unidentified Fantastic Flying Youkai, Houjuu Nue, attacks!

- 2ND STAGE BOSS -
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMXaJvxGAxo]

Ibaraki Kasen HP: 10000

Ibuki Suika HP: 6000

Houjuu Nue HP: 6000

Despite everything, Suika was still barely responsive, though she seemed to retain a semblance of awareness in regards to what was going on... you felt like if you tried hard enough, you could force her to get up and join the battle to defeat Nue. Maybe dipping her into the river would work... but that was if Nue would let you. Even though Kasen was fighting her, the Youkai's eyes remained on you. It made you gulp nervously to have to endure such a ravenous stare...

Kasen takes the initiative!

>Roll 1d1000 to launch Danmaku, best of 5 rolls!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Mon 31 Oct 2022 09:22:37 No.5448519 Report

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Rolled 995 (1d1000)

>>5448518
>You raise your hand, readying a slap to her face! But... ohhh! You just can't bring yourself to hit a face as pretty as hers!

Albert needs to realize every enemy he will face in this land is a pretty lady.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Mon 31 Oct 2022 11:55:05 No.5448570 Report

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Rolled 486 (1d1000)

>>5448518

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:P9rGcQ6v Mon 31 Oct 2022 12:18:47 No.5448577 Report

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Rolled 467 (1d1000)

>>5448518
But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:QglfpriF Mon 31 Oct 2022 12:53:50 No.5448582 Report

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Rolled 859 (1d1000)

>>5448518
Dakka

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fW4zJ7NZ Mon 31 Oct 2022 13:34:04 No.5448596 Report

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Rolled 8 (1d1000)

>>5448518
Let's beat the thigh alien.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fW4zJ7NZ Mon 31 Oct 2022 13:37:06 No.5448598 Report

Quoted By: >>5448799

Giving her CPR technically also counted as kissing Kasen, right?
Reimubros... it's over for you, we touched lips with the true waifu.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Mon 31 Oct 2022 20:19:53 No.5448789 Report

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I know this is probably pedantic, but why is Albert concerned with propriety when he is in the middle of being hunted by a man-eating monster? Like, sure, I know you just sorta kissed a pretty lady that you've known for a day, and she just woke up to you doing that, which is embarrassing, but there is a goddamn monster after you. I would think blubbering out a plea for help makes more sense than trying to explain your actions.

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Anonymous ID:BOB/pbM2 Mon 31 Oct 2022 20:49:50 No.5448799 Report

Quoted By: >>5449076

>>5448598

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Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Mon 31 Oct 2022 21:49:30 No.5448845 Report

Quoted By: >>5450123

>>5448518
Also
>- 2ND STAGE BOSS -
I hope it's just to keep in theme with Touhou, and not that this quest will only have 6 or 7 threads .

I had an idea on how to try to fully awake Suika: tell her that if she gets hit, her gourd might break and she won't be able to drink anymore.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fW4zJ7NZ Tue 01 Nov 2022 03:35:39 No.5449076 Report

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>>5448799
And that's a good thing
Reimu is a husband beater

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6ChnnXOv Wed 02 Nov 2022 04:48:53 No.5450123 Report

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>>5448845
>implying that gourd isn't stronger then your fleshy ass.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 02 Nov 2022 09:51:08 No.5450220 Report

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Nue only snickered as the Hermit took a few daring steps closer to her, dropping her combat ready stance completely. It was like Kasen was leaving herself wide open!

"Heh, what are you going to do? Hit me with that broken arm in the cast of yours?"

Kasen smirked a bit as her artificial arm began to unwrap itself, swirling around in the air like a vortex, surprising Nue!

龍符「ドラゴンズグロウル」Dragon Sign "Dragon's Growl"

A massive blast of thunder suddenly erupted from out of Kasen's whorl of wrappings at the Youkai, blowing her back! It was really just one, massive Danmaku shot on its own, but you reckoned it had to count for the same damage that a lot of bullets would have...

"HGN!"

Number of bullets shot: 2815

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 02 Nov 2022 09:52:17 No.5450221 Report

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Rolled 710 (1d815)

>Rolling number of Grazes...

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 02 Nov 2022 09:54:03 No.5450225 Report

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Bullets hit: 2105
Bullets grazed: 710

Houjuu Nue HP: 3895

A massive hit!

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 02 Nov 2022 09:59:00 No.5450232 Report

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A gust of smoke was brought up in the aftermath of Kasen's incredible attack, and when it cleared you and the Hermit could both see Nue standing there and shielding herself with her trident, smoke trails flowing off her body as she stumbled forward and regained her balance, taking a deep breath.

"N-Not bad... but don't think you beat me just yet!" She declared, jumping up to the air above. Her body and trident alike gave off a menacing red aura! She retaliated with spiral patterns of Danmaku towards both you and Kasen! You had to pick Suika up in a panic and hold her in front of yourself as a meat shield!

Nue's turn.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 02 Nov 2022 10:00:51 No.5450233 Report

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Rolled 276 (1d700)

>Rolling 1d700 to launch Danmaku...

正体不明「紫鏡」Unidentified "Purple Mirror"

You and Kasen both braced for impact!

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 02 Nov 2022 10:17:29 No.5450237 Report

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...Though, admittedly, both the Hermit and the Oni seemed to endure the force of Nue's attack very well!

"Hm! Are you sure you want to do this much longer?"

"Gah! What a monstrous durability!"

Ibaraki Kasen HP: 9800

Ibuki Suika HP: 5924

You opened your eyes and saw that your Suika shield was now squirming out of your grasp, the Oni finally deigning to stand on her feet.

"Pah! What in the world is going on? Why do I feel like some bug is shooting things at me?!"

"...W-Why, that's because there is one! They're trying to uh... break your gourd!" You said as your eyes fell to the sake gourd she always had on her person, leaking sake as she held it upside down.

"Huh?! My personal, refilling gourd?! Hey! You snotty idiot! That's unforgivable! I'm gonna send you straight to Hell!" Suika puffed as she stomped the ground in a bout of anger.

The stomp seemed to tremble the entire forest, and you fell backwards! Kasen seemed more concerned with Suika now than Nue! An angry, drunk Suika was never a good thing! The Youkai herself was seemingly terrified of the sudden show of force!

That was until at least, Suika dropped her gourd and then stopped to pick it up, and you realized she was still half-asleep, really she was sleepwalking.

"Wait... Aha! Ohh! That's right, my gourd can't be broken! I made it strong enough so that I never accidentally break it myself! I don't have anything to worry about!" The Oni said as she fell flat on her butt and raised the gourd cheerily. "Come on, Kasen! You got this! Teach em' a lesson! Waha!"

"What are you doing?! Help her!" You say, mortified at her becoming mere moral support instead of fighting.

"She can take it!" Suika insisted.

Nue began to laugh. "Fighting a bunch of drunkards like this... it's almost too easy. True, you might have big, scary attacks, but you've yet to see what else I can with my ability... until now!"

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 02 Nov 2022 10:30:17 No.5450241 Report

Quoted By: >>5450246 >>5450247 >>5450265 >>5450284 >>5450309 >>5450617 >>5451025

Nue raised her trident and stabbed it into the grass below. The snake coiled around her arm began wriggling and letting out a shadowy torrent that spilled down the trident and to the ground below, soon overtaking the entire surrounding forest!

"I can make things lose their identity. You wouldn't be able to tell a blade of grass apart from a needle sticking up until you stepped on it... if you're even willing to take that risk. You never know, it might be the real thing!~ Ahahahahaha!"

Kasen shuddered at the sight of it, slowly losing her bearings on everything. Suika was just... confused, since by keeping her eyes closed, she couldn't even experience Nue's ability to begin with. But the Hermit, she was faring worse than you expected, beginning to become dizzy and wobble on her feet.

She looked back to you and was startled.

"A... Albert...?! Where are you?!"

"I'm right here!" You waved your arms.

"I... I can't make you out so well, you're about to become completely unrecognizable to me!" She stressed.

Her artificial arm unfurled, and shot forth through the air, wrapping around Nue's ankle to bind the Youkai, managing to catch her there even as Nue's ability threw her and you for a loop.

"I'll hold her here! Run, and go find Kogasa! Just get out of here, don't worry about us! She can't beat us, no matter how much she attacks!"

"That's what you think! With your field distorted, now you won't be able to hit me so well with your Danmaku, most of it is going to miss. On the contrary, I can see you perfectly clear, I'll be able to whittle you down by however much or long it takes until you submit! You might as well try running now, Human, it won't make a difference. I'll still get you! And then I'll EAT YOU!"

It was like the worst acid trip you've never had, since you didn't do drugs... the forest was unrecognizable. You could just take a chance running in any direction with your arms outstretched and hope you get out of the range of her ability, and that you don't trip on something or run into a tree...

...but still, you didn't want to just leave Kasen here all by herself!

>No way! No retreat! We can still pull through this! Fight on Kasen! Give it your all! You're stronger than her!
>She's right, sticking around will just get you killed. You better high tail it fast and find the Umbrella.
>Not all is lost just yet. Suika isn't being affected... you have to try to convince her to throw down and end this!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 02 Nov 2022 10:44:09 No.5450246 Report

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>>5450241
>No way! No retreat! We can still pull through this! Fight on Kasen! Give it your all! You're stronger than her!

Albert is THE FLUFFY, moral support #1! Also, since Kasen has a hold, I think she could reel in the Nue and beat the crap out of her using close-quarters danmaku or blast where the wrappings are attached. That or engage in actual grappling cause I think the Nue has less experience than Kasen, all things considered.

Albert could also expose the ward now to see if it would act as a distraction; the Nue might be the only one able to see, considering what she did and has been keeping an eye on Albert.

>You had to pick Suika up in a panic and hold her in front of yourself as a meat shield!

Peak usage of a Japanese goblin

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Wed 02 Nov 2022 10:46:45 No.5450247 Report

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>>5450241
>No way! No retreat! We can still pull through this! Fight on Kasen! Give it your all! You're stronger than her!
She's got this, especially now that she has her pinned.

Worst case scenario we use Suika as a shield again.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:P9rGcQ6v Wed 02 Nov 2022 11:59:48 No.5450265 Report

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>>5450241
>No way! No retreat! We can still pull through this! Fight on Kasen! Give it your all! You're stronger than her!

The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Wed 02 Nov 2022 12:40:36 No.5450284 Report

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>>5450241
>No way! No retreat! We can still pull through this! Fight on Kasen! Give it your all! You're stronger than her!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:N7EanKcO Wed 02 Nov 2022 13:24:24 No.5450309 Report

Quoted By: >>5450714

>>5450241
>Not all is lost just yet. Suika isn't being affected... you have to try to convince her to throw down and end this!
Come on, let's get the Japanese Goblin to oneshot her.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:l7rQilNp Wed 02 Nov 2022 22:09:19 No.5450617 Report

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>>5450241
>No way! No retreat! We can still pull through this! Fight on Kasen! Give it your all! You're stronger than her!
MORAL SUPPORT KISS

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Wed 02 Nov 2022 23:22:29 No.5450714 Report

Quoted By: >>5450741

>>5450309
pls no, Ablert is a huge pushover and he'll promise to do something dumb that spikes our cruelty again if she helps

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:N7EanKcO Wed 02 Nov 2022 23:47:50 No.5450741 Report

Quoted By: >>5450746 >>5450752

>>5450714
Don't worry I have an idea. We just convince Suika that Nue insulted her special sake and called it weak and that she should punch her for it. Trust me, it'll work.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Wed 02 Nov 2022 23:50:03 No.5450746 Report

Quoted By: >>5450752

>>5450741
Problem is that Suika quaked the entire forest when she toughht the gourd was going to be broken
So let her go all out would get us cruelty points for causing unnecessary damage, hurting Nue too much or something like that.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Wed 02 Nov 2022 23:57:45 No.5450752 Report

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>>5450741
Yeah, what >>5450746 said.
Still I bet she'll intervene if she sees Kasen go down.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Thu 03 Nov 2022 05:13:13 No.5451025 Report

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>>5450241
>Not all is lost just yet. Suika isn't being affected... you have to try to convince her to throw down and end this!
>Hey Suika. Nue’s ability seems like it could turn your sake into water. Think your blend is strong enough to get her drunk anway?
>Why don’t you grab her? We should do a test.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 03 Nov 2022 08:03:52 No.5451091 Report

Quoted By: >>5451094 >>5451096 >>5451108 >>5451111 >>5451112 >>5451142 >>5451147

>No way! No retreat! We can still pull through this! Fight on Kasen! Give it your all! You're stronger than her! (6 votes)

"No way! I won't run!" You say.

"W-What?! What are you saying?!" Kasen distressfully cried out while Nue just smiled.

"Ha! Either he's just foolish enough to stick around or he's come to terms with his fate ending up in my stomach."

"I'm not about to abandon a friend when they're in a tough spot! I'm not going to run either, that's not a man would do! I'm not going to be afraid of you anymore, so even if you do win, it'll just spoil your meal! We might have screwed up somewhere today, but we're not about to screw up even more and let you get away with what you're doing!" You say defiantly!

Though, being honest to yourself, you weren't sure why you suddenly decided to come out with a motivational speech. You felt cheesy right now, for real... but you guessed it's just because you didn't want to see Kasen lose!

"Come on, Kasen! You're way stronger than this chump! You can beat her!"

"Dear me..." Kasen sighed, thinking the alcohol was still influencing your mind a bit; "Whatever are we going to do with you...?"

"Big words coming from someone faced with their demise." Nue derided you.

"Demise THIS!" You lifted your sleeve.

The light of the Big Dipper flashed forward, and though it didn't serve to dispel the power Nue had over the environment, it blinded the Youkai briefly!

"AH!"

"Mm!"

The Hermit began pulling Nue in closer by retracting her artificial arm! The Youkai was shielding her eyes, but she still had enough sense to try thrashing back and forth in the air to resist, flying left and right to try and dodge any Danmaku launched by the Hermit, who prepared to fire it from her arm! But, she was still suffering the effects of Nue's ability!

Kasen's turn.

>Roll 1d1000 to launch Danmaku, best of 7 rolls!
>Nue's ability: Making objects unidentifiable! (-500 Danmaku penalty)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Thu 03 Nov 2022 08:12:31 No.5451094 Report

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Rolled 765 (1d1000)

>>5451091
Hm, interesting power from the Big Dipper.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 03 Nov 2022 08:23:12 No.5451096 Report

Quoted By: >>5451097

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>5451091
The Nue fits into the role of the devil, considering the trident, the wings(?), the ability to disguise, and wanting to eat human flesh.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 03 Nov 2022 08:24:12 No.5451097 Report

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Rolled 361 (1d1000)

>>5451096
Messed up the dice roll

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:QglfpriF Thu 03 Nov 2022 09:04:09 No.5451108 Report

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Rolled 157 (1d1000)

>>5451091

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:zrZapmZX Thu 03 Nov 2022 09:33:29 No.5451111 Report

Quoted By: >>5451521

Rolled 938 (1d1000)

>>5451091
Nat 1

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:DQfgEW25 Thu 03 Nov 2022 09:34:48 No.5451112 Report

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Rolled 226 (1d1000)

>>5451091
BEAT HER ASS

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:piO6w1Jy Thu 03 Nov 2022 11:49:58 No.5451142 Report

Quoted By: >>5451558

Rolled 951 (1d1000)

>>5451091
I call on You, O God,
for You will answer me.
Incline Your ear to me;
hear my words.
Show the wonders of Your loving devotion

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Thu 03 Nov 2022 12:23:38 No.5451147 Report

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Rolled 4 (1d1000)

>>5451091

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Thu 03 Nov 2022 23:10:46 No.5451521 Report

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>>5451111
nat 1111 actually

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lLEoGP2W Thu 03 Nov 2022 23:49:20 No.5451558 Report

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>>5451142
A thousand blessings upon him

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 04 Nov 2022 08:14:43 No.5451878 Report

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鷹符「ホークビーコン」"Hawk Sign "Hawk Beacon"

Kasen nonetheless gathered light into her free hand and launched it forward, culminating into a sparkling ball of colors that exploded into a fury of rainbows and swirling, wide ranged projectiles spinning in circles at Nue as she was reeled in! Such a large area of damage! But would it hurt the Youkai plenty?!

Number of bullets shot: 3403

Nue's ability: Making objects unidentifiable! (-500 Danmaku penalty)

Number of bullets shot: 2903

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 04 Nov 2022 08:15:46 No.5451880 Report

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Rolled 6 (1d903)

>Rolling number of Grazes...

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 04 Nov 2022 08:18:43 No.5451883 Report

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Bullets hit: 2897
Bullets grazed: 6

Houjuu Nue HP: 998

A colossal hit! Nue is thrashing in pain from Kasen's powerful attack!

"Gaaah-!"

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 04 Nov 2022 08:25:47 No.5451891 Report

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The wave of Nue's mysterious ability began to waver somewhat, and you noticed in the aftermath of Kasen's rainbow filled display that certain distortions were returning to normal. Grass that had looked like anything ranging from coffee dust to patches of fur or even lava was becoming recognizable again. You could even recognize Kasen and Suika again, as well as see the Youkai for who she was!

Though, the Nue's ability had not let up just yet, things were still distorted all around. Nue was hanging on.

"It isn't too late to give up. You're not a fit challenge for my power. My Danmaku will always be stronger than yours." Kasen warned her.

"You're spitting at my Danmaku?! You won't even see it coming. Not if you can't recognize it!"

"Huh...?"

"Hahahaha!"

Nue's turn.

「遊星よりの弾幕X」"Danmaku X from a Wandering Star"

Nue fired a barrage of multicolored stars obscured under the cloak of her ability! Kasen couldn't grasp the Danmaku, especially not where it was coming from either!

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 04 Nov 2022 08:27:01 No.5451892 Report

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Rolled 352 (1d2000)

>Rolling 1d2000 to launch Danmaku...
>Nue's ability: Making objects unidentifiable! (+500 Danmaku bonus)

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 04 Nov 2022 08:31:39 No.5451896 Report

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Bullets hit: 852

Ibaraki Kasen HP: 8948

Ibuki Suika HP: 5924

However, despite the clever usage of her ability, Nue couldn't find much purchase in sending Kasen back, the Hermit simply raising her free arm to shield herself! She endures Nue's attack without much trouble, arousing a clapping applause from Suika!

Nue growled, desperate at this point.

"Just how beefy are you...?! You're soaking up hits like a sponge!"

"I told you, you're nowhere close to me. Last chance, give up now or lose disgracefully."

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 04 Nov 2022 08:44:03 No.5451903 Report

Quoted By: >>5451906 >>5451931 >>5451944 >>5451946 >>5451962 >>5451987 >>5452001 >>5452245

"Aaagh! To Hell with the rules of Danmaku! I have a hunger to sate!" Nue roared out load!

Kasen could only wince as the Youkai raised her trident, preparing to strike physically at the artificial arm wrapped around her ankle! The Hermit narrowly avoided getting the wrappings struck by the end of the trident as she retracted her arm!

But Nue didn't relent! She suddenly hurled her trident at Kasen!

"AH-"

"NO!"

You saw Kasen go down! Hands clenching the ends of the Trident near her neck. She was pinned to the ground! She looked to have been stabbed right in the throat by the Youkai! You reached out with your hand and started walking closer.... only stopping when you noticed... she avoided getting impaled. The gaps between each prong of the trident were enough that Kasen's neck fit between them, she was merely caught and stuck to the ground by it, thankfully.

But Nue landed on the Hermit and planted her foot down on her stomach, earning a grunt as she took hold of her trident, the snake coiling her arm slithering down at her command and preparing to bite Kasen in the face it appeared!

"You should have known better than to come between a prey and its meal! Now you get to suffer the consequences!"

Suika is just watching with puzzlement. You've gotta do something!

>Run and tackle Nue! (30+ Grace)
>Wave your arms - "Hey! I'm over here! Come get me!" (12+ Grace)
>Try to talk Nue down. (70+ ???)
>Order Suika to do something! (5+ Cruelty, 5+ Grace)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Fri 04 Nov 2022 08:52:35 No.5451906 Report

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>>5451903
>Try to talk Nue down. (70+ ???)

Pretty sure if Albert can distract Nue for a second, Kasen can grab her leg and do a slam with super strength. Heck, she might be able to bite the snake before it bites her. That or he can talk her down, but getting physically close is a death sentence for him.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:QglfpriF Fri 04 Nov 2022 10:35:44 No.5451931 Report

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>>5451903
>Run and tackle Nue! (+30 Grace)
Time to channel our inner Jacob.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Fri 04 Nov 2022 11:17:12 No.5451944 Report

Quoted By:

>>5451903
>Try to talk Nue down. (70+ ???)
If we get cruelty from being nice I'm going to be sad

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:FO9ehQ4f Fri 04 Nov 2022 11:22:50 No.5451946 Report

Quoted By: >>5451957

>>5451903
>Run and tackle Nue! (30+ Grace)
I don't want to take any chances. She's hungry for our flesh to the point of breaking the rules of Gensokyo, if the karma gain is negative it's most likely because attempting to talk her down instead of taking action just gives her a chance to stab Kasen for real and incapacitate her or something and then we'll be a real shithead because we got Kasen hurt.
Take Nue down, run at her full force, show her what American football is like.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Fri 04 Nov 2022 11:30:24 No.5451951 Report

Quoted By:

And here's how to try and stop her. Probably is just going to end up just being a distraction because she might complain we are giving her a lecture like Bikeren
>Nue stop! I know how easy it is to fall to temptation, but you can't let it control you. Don't let yourself become a slave to your own impulses, there's no actual happiness there, no fulfillment, just one haze of distractions one after another. Don't get lost to the illusions of the world, the false promises, like how we live in the outside world. It's never too late to be free!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Fri 04 Nov 2022 11:35:08 No.5451957 Report

Quoted By: >>5451998

>>5451946
That's true, and most write-ins ideas and ??? has given us cruelty so far.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:P9rGcQ6v Fri 04 Nov 2022 11:52:02 No.5451962 Report

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>>5451903
>Run and tackle Nue! (30+ Grace)
Bow your heavens, O Lord, and come down!
Touch the mountains so that they smoke!
Flash forth the lightning and scatter them;
send out your arrows and rout them!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Fri 04 Nov 2022 13:01:38 No.5451987 Report

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>>5451903
>Run and tackle Nue! (30+ Grace)
Our boy Albert isn't completely useless! But we should make sure that we don't die from this, just cause enough of a distraction so Kasen can get free.
Also isn't Nue breaking the rules by doing this?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Fri 04 Nov 2022 13:17:47 No.5451998 Report

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>>5451957
I was wrong by the way, most of them were neutral.
Must be negative bias at work.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Fri 04 Nov 2022 13:34:26 No.5452001 Report

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>>5451903
We have no real way of knowing how much stronger physically nue is to us. Youkai seem to be weird about that kind of thing with ones like Suika and Rumia being strong enough to manhandle humans but ones like Kogasa or Sekibanki dont seem to be any stronger or more durable than a standard human and rely on their abilities as youkai to be scary.

After reading a QRD on Nue's legend it seems like she was taken down by a single arrow and finished off on the ground. This suggests that the Nue while mystical isnt any stronger or more durable than a regular animal, probably the Monkey/Tiger/Tanuki/Snake that she is made of. I think that once we tackle her if we grapple with her we might actually have a decent chance of restraining her. She seems to rely on her abilities and flight to be a threat.
So this could backfire but its better odds than trying to tackle someone like Suika.

>Run and tackle Nue! (30+ Grace)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Fri 04 Nov 2022 17:28:56 No.5452178 Report

Quoted By: >>5452184

Albert's guardian angel is foaming at the mouth right now. The tackling will send the guardian angel into a mental break. Anyways, I say we try picking up Suika in the buildup to the tackling and use her as a couched lance against the Nue.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Fri 04 Nov 2022 17:37:05 No.5452184 Report

Quoted By: >>5452186

>>5452178
I think Albert's guardian angel already died of an aneurysm last thread.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Fri 04 Nov 2022 17:40:56 No.5452186 Report

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>>5452184
Albert choosing to go through the door back into the land of fantasy probably did the guardian angel in.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:7ogYJsuV Fri 04 Nov 2022 19:24:45 No.5452245 Report

Quoted By: >>5452249 >>5452312

>>5451903
>Try to talk Nue down. (70+ ???)
I’ll toss in a write-in for this too. Very different feel from the other one though.
>Nue, if you really hurt her now then you’re going to be erased. Not beat up, not reprimanded, not forgiven. That’s Reimu’s mentor, and from the sounds of it Reimu has a lot of friends among the Youkai in spite of being charged with exterminating them. They won’t defend you from her, and attacking her will turn the rest against you.
>Step back. One meal isn’t worth being hunted down like an animal, until nothing identifiable remains of you. You’re more than a beast to be put down when you get angry or upset.
>Please.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Fri 04 Nov 2022 19:36:22 No.5452249 Report

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>>5452245
Oh yeah, you are right, she is basically doing an elaborate suicide by Reimu right now, since she is breaking spellcard rules, threatening an outsider that is friends with the exterminator shrine maiden, attacking a hermit that is also said maiden's mentor and one of the sages, and burning bridges with the group that gives her shelter.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:FO9ehQ4f Fri 04 Nov 2022 21:26:19 No.5452312 Report

Quoted By: >>5452313

>>5452245
I just don't Albert is that much in the know about these things yet to be able to say something like this to her.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Fri 04 Nov 2022 21:28:45 No.5452313 Report

Quoted By: >>5452315

>>5452312
Albert has been told by multiple characters that Reimu is an yokai exterminator, that her god is weak because she is not doing her job properly, that she solved plenty of incidents before, and that Kasen is a mentor to her.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:FO9ehQ4f Fri 04 Nov 2022 21:31:49 No.5452315 Report

Quoted By: >>5452322 >>5452480

>>5452313
And the part about being erased and youkai turning against Nue?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fmTS0nxq Fri 04 Nov 2022 21:37:52 No.5452322 Report

Quoted By: >>5452480

>>5452315
What do you mean anon? It's quite obvious that if Reimu is an yokai exterminator from a god of yokai extermination, that if she decides to not spare one, then they are dead.
And if she has so many friends among yokai that her god is losing faith because of it, then they would support her instead of a rabid one that decided to poke the bear.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Sat 05 Nov 2022 00:31:46 No.5452480 Report

Quoted By: >>5452973

>>5452315
Basically a reasoned argument per >>5452322. I’m choosing to use harsh language on the basis that it should have a greater impact. Word choices like “erased” are just flavor to indicate how pissed Reimu is going to be and based on her worshipping a Youkai extermination god. I don’t actually know if she could really wipe Nue that easily, but she’s been in a ton of incidents in spite of not taking things seriously from what we’ve seen. We’ve even heard she fought the secret god! And lived! She threatened a shopkeeper in front of us and they didn’t laugh it off as a joke! Pissed-off Reimu should be terrifying!

It’s assuming a lot on how people would act, but it’s really meant to illustrate what we know from personal experience - if you aren’t protected by spell card rules, you need friends or you’ll be fucked. Reimu is just the easiest person to beat her with on that topic since her job description is to kill Youkai and the more I think about what we’ve been told about her/seen the more terrified I’d be to make her an enemy.

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Sat 05 Nov 2022 00:54:09 No.5452498 Report

Quoted By: >>5452515

Everyone seems to be missing the part where she already broke the spell rules with that little Trident stunt. If she takes the gloves off, Kasen will as well, and even if we dont quite know it in character, Oni are practically synonymous with "that which cant be beaten". Suika probably perked up because she wants to see if Kasen will actually fight for real now that danmaku is off the table and Nues survival is gonna be down to us convincing Kasen to forgive her after the fact moreso than convincing Nue to back down right now.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Sat 05 Nov 2022 01:17:18 No.5452515 Report

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>>5452498
I didn’t know that!

If she backs off now, I’d hope us forgiving her would be enough for Kasen to follow suit. Would she tear Nue apart in front of us if we mended things? Pretty sure she’d realize that’d leave a bad impression on us.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sat 05 Nov 2022 07:22:07 No.5452708 Report

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>Run and tackle Nue! (30+ Grace) (5 votes)

Your feet moved on their own!

"NOOOO!" You shouted as you ran.

The Youkai of the night looked to her left at you with an element of utter shock that you, the lowly human who, only moments before was cowering behind the Hermit and Oni for protection, were now charging her at full speed with everything you had packed into your shoulder! Like a linebacker!

"What are you thinkin- GOH!"

She didn't even get to finish the sentence as you drove right into her with your shoulder, taking her off of Kasen! (Grace 30+)

"Albert!" Shouted the Hermit, surprised at you doing such a thing.

Nue was tackled into the grass by you, and you did your best to hold her wrists down down against the ground, but when she blinked and came to, she smirked as simply... moved her arms, effortlessly pushing against your hold on them. You were overpowered by her in a minute as she pushed you back down to your own back against the grass, holding your wrists down and preventing your escape. The tables were turned.

She licked her lips and her eyes were bestial as she revealed her fangs and lowered them. Your blood went cold at the inevitability of getting them sank into your flesh.

"That's it!" Kasen suddenly exclaimed as she freed herself from the trident, throwing the weapons off of her with a newfound strength. The Hermit rose quickly and gathered the bundles of her arm wrappings to form a fist.

Nue noticed it quickly and the Youkai refrained from taking a bite out of you as she let go and stood up fast, pacing past your head and showing off a little too much as she faced Kasen. The snake that Nue had slithered back, up her leg until it found its way back to her arm. It brought her trident back too, which she now bared at Kasen.

"Hahahahaha! You intend to fight me still? I'm a Youkai. You are just a normal Human with some strange powers, aren't you? A Human is a Human in the end, you'll lose."

"I didn't want to have to do this... didn't want to have to show you what my true might is like, but your breaking of the Spell Card Rules is inexcusable!" Kasen said as she took some steps closer.

"Hahaha! Go ahead! Try it if you think you're so hard! You'll end up skewered on the end of my weapon before you even know-"

Kasen's artificial arm reached out, grabbing the Nue by her neck and silencing her. She had such a tight grip, that the Youkai couldn't utter a gasp! In fact, she was even picked up off her feet by Kasen, like how the Secret God did to you and Doremy before! You couldn't believe what you were seeing!

"Kh! Hng... gh!"

"Hm! HAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

Kasen threw a punch at Nue's stomach with her remaining arm. The punch collided, and you were blown back by an immense shockwave that followed, ringing out from the area of the punch on Nue's being, causing surrounding trees to snap like twigs and fall down in an instant. It sounded like a small earthquake...

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"What... the fuck!" You shouted when you could hear your voice again.

You coughed up as dirty debris rushed past you and rubbed your eyes, looking forward at Kasen holding a paralyzed Nue by her collar, the Youkai looking as though both eyes bulging out of her skull from the pain would pop out. The Hermit gently lowered the tenderized Youkai to the ground until she was sat on her knees, and then let go, looking shamefully around at all the unnecessary destruction she had caused as a result. It looked like a meteorite had crashed landed here! Trees for a few dozen feet were wiped out in every direction.

Suika was sitting there, unfazed by the ordeal and resting her chin in her palm. But that look on the Oni's face... even drunk as she was, it was complete satisfaction with what happened.

"...Guuuuhhhh...! Ach! CHAAAOUH! Awwoooohhh... ah... ahhh...! Wh...HAK! Ouh.... What... are... you...?!" Nue coughed out, staring up at Kasen with tear filled eyes.

Kasen took in a deep breath.

"...I'm just an average Hermit..."

"...No... way..."

The Youkai of the Night collapsed to the ground, too pained to even move. You felt that as you stared at Kasen, trying to comprehend just what you saw.

"The breaking of the Spell Card Rules is an act that incurs a fierce retribution in this land by those who seek to uphold it as the tenets of Gensokyo. I'm sorry you had to know what that feels like... but I hope you've learned your lesson now and won't try it again."

"I... I've lost my appetite... the meal went and... spoiled itself anyway. Why even... eat a human if they... aren't afraid of you?"

"It's so hard... so hard to swear off your own nature! It just... argh! It doesn't work with Youkai so well... we only truly find satiation from fear and human flesh!"

"I know... Trust me, I know, but this is one human I cannot allow you to eat. He's involved with an Incident. All I can tell you right now is to try harder, as someone who associates with the Buddhists, you owe Byakuren that much for her hospitality in giving you a roof. You're free to scare humans for their fear, but you must never eat their flesh."

"...It's so hard to...!"

Houjuu Nue defeated!

- 2nd STAGE BOSS CLEARED -

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sat 05 Nov 2022 07:24:16 No.5452710 Report

Quoted By: >>5452717 >>5452719 >>5452728 >>5452767 >>5452802 >>5452856

"Well, I guess that settles that then! So, we going back home now? I need another good nap..." Suika said as she rose and stretched her arms.

"I suppose... if anyone asks, we'll just cover this up as one of your own drunken outbursts." Kasen says.

"Why not? Just tell them I put a little too much effort into stepping on a beetle! Gyhahahaha!"

Nue slowly found the strength to begin standing again using her trident, but the Youkai of the Night was still very much finding it hard to move after taking such a strike: "Why can't I find true satisfaction in anything but human flesh... oh why, oh why...?! H-Hurts so bad... I'm just... I'm just gonna go home..."

"Albert! Come on! We need to get you home fast!" Kasen called out to you as her and Suika were already leaving.

You nodded, taking your time to pick yourself up on legs that still felt a little stiff.

>What will you do? Ready to go home?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sat 05 Nov 2022 07:39:36 No.5452717 Report

Quoted By: >>5452728

>>5452710
>Find Kogasa

We can't leave the umbrella alone in the forest after a bender.

On a side note, after seeing the destructive power of Suika's stomp and Kasen's punch and what lay underneath a hair bun, is it reasonable to make the link that the totally normal hermit isn't entirely human?

Also, Kasen was the real MVP in this entire fight. Those rolls were godly.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sat 05 Nov 2022 07:41:12 No.5452719 Report

Quoted By: >>5452728 >>5452856 >>5452973

>>5452710
>Go back home, the quicker you find out if Reimu and the others are fine the better.
>Ask Kasen if Kogasa will be alright.
>Thank Kasen for helping you, and try to get rid of the awkwardness from earlier with some small talk.
>Tell her if you could get your Hanbo back somehow.
>Ask Suika what happened when you were drunk while you're walking back, and where Clownpiece went off to. Do not promise that you'll go out to drink with her again. Tell her that this was dangerous, and that you almost died after waking up and that you had to carry her away from Nue.
>But mention that you'd still like to be her friend, despite everything.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sat 05 Nov 2022 08:00:48 No.5452728 Report

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>>5452717
A human being alone in the forest looking for someone else is probably a bad idea.
If we look for her, we should at least ask Kasen to go with us and help search.

>>5452710
>>5452719
Adding to this
>Request both to Kasen and Suika if they could help you find Kogasa, but don't go if they don't want to help.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:FO9ehQ4f Sat 05 Nov 2022 08:23:53 No.5452737 Report

Quoted By: >>5452742 >>5452804 >>5452856

Should we say anything to Nue before we leave? I think if anything Albert might feel bad because of how she and him have both been manhandled by the neck at this point.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sat 05 Nov 2022 08:34:50 No.5452742 Report

Quoted By: >>5452804

>>5452737
Maybe some encouragement in fighting her own nature without sounding too preachy? It would be weird to ask her to be our friend or to say we forgive her (Albert thought she almost killed Kasen).
We could say that we know what it's like to be weak, and that she can get stronger by being a better person.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:P9rGcQ6v Sat 05 Nov 2022 09:58:16 No.5452767 Report

Quoted By:

>>5452710
>Thank Kasen
>Headpat Nue
>Find Kogasa
>Go home
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;
I will recount all of Your wonderful deeds.
I will be glad and exult in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:S/qqyADc Sat 05 Nov 2022 12:27:32 No.5452802 Report

Quoted By:

>>5452710
>Ask help to find Kogasa and your things.
We lost our entire inventory, if we don't get it back, we are worse off than how we got dumped in Gensokyo.
Also no (wo)man left behind
>Thank Kasen for everything.
She was the MVP
>Nue, stay strong to fight against temptation. I know how hard it is, specially after what I did today, but there is not true satisfaction in just following impulses. It's how the outside world is nowadays, and most people feel like husks. Tell this Byakuren what happened today, and ask for help. If you really think that buddhism isn't helping, I can teach you the words of God, the holy bible if you search for me. His love is limitless, and his greatest joy is to help those that are lost.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:S/qqyADc Sat 05 Nov 2022 12:30:16 No.5452804 Report

Quoted By: >>5453114

>>5452737
>>5452742
Is this ok? Tried to encourage her, give some advice and extend an olive branch. Didn't directly tell her that we forgive her, but that we are willing to help.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bozz4uge Sat 05 Nov 2022 12:34:31 No.5452806 Report

Quoted By: >>5452808

We didn't lose our inventory tho, we never took it to begin with, it's been left at Reimu's the whole day since Suika showed up

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:S/qqyADc Sat 05 Nov 2022 12:36:21 No.5452808 Report

Quoted By:

>>5452806
Oh yeah, that's true, thanks for reminding me.
We still need to find Kogasa though.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Sat 05 Nov 2022 14:15:27 No.5452856 Report

Quoted By: >>5452859

>>5452737
Honestly, while I like Nue OOC, trying to be preachy and befriend literally everyone around us is kinda turning Albert into one of those all loving gary stu types. She did nothing but attack us, almost killed us and our friends and broke the super serious rules to do so. Maybe if we see her later in a different context we can try reconciling, but right after finishing the fight? I dont think we owe her shit.

>>5452710
>>5452719
This is a good list. I like this list. Seconding.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Sat 05 Nov 2022 14:23:42 No.5452859 Report

Quoted By:

>>5452856
And to add, this wasnt even a situation like with Rumia where she looks and acts like a kid and runs on base instinct giving us literal biological reasons to be inclined towards forgiving her. Nue looks like an adult and was acting sadistic as fuck and fully in control the whole time.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:7ogYJsuV Sat 05 Nov 2022 16:28:12 No.5452973 Report

Quoted By: >>5453563

>>5452480
Phoneposting as this anon.

>>5452719
>Supporting
I like this list too. I will add one additional item since I do want to bridge things where possible without pushing hard. Also, gotta represent America where possible.
>Tell Nue she can come to the Hakurei shrine to make amends later if she can bring herself to do it.
>If she brings beef, we’ll make fireside burgers. We didn’t get (don’t remember?) getting any. It won’t be a full substitute, but we can assure her it’ll be better than whatever she normally eats.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sat 05 Nov 2022 19:45:18 No.5453114 Report

Quoted By: >>5453563

>>5452804
That part about the Outside will probably interest her (hopefully for the better). It's a little preachy, but I can live with that as long as we aren't too friendly with her so soon after she tried to kill us.
I'll support telling this to her in addition to my vote, as long as we word it in wanting her to clean up her act before she does something worse instead of acting like we want to help her out because we're such a nice guy but honestly the chance that we can start converting Youkai sounds like too much fun for me to pass up.

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Sun 06 Nov 2022 03:06:09 No.5453563 Report

Quoted By: >>5453595 >>5453653

>>5452973
>>5453114
Forgiving and making amends is great and all but I reiterate. People do not immediately do this shit after you just got done fighting to the death. If we do this then Albert ceases to be an actual person. You are playing him like a fucking My Little Pony character here.

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Anonymous ID:S/qqyADc Sun 06 Nov 2022 03:29:09 No.5453595 Report

Quoted By: >>5453598 >>5470145

>>5453563
>If we do this then Albert ceases to be an actual person.
And so his transformation into a touhou character is complete, finally freed from the shackles of common sense.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 06 Nov 2022 03:37:24 No.5453598 Report

Quoted By: >>5453653 >>5453657

>>5453595
>transformation into a touhou character
There is one more prerequisite, being a girl, Seiga can help Albert in this regard.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sun 06 Nov 2022 04:12:38 No.5453653 Report

Quoted By: >>5453698

>>5453563
That's fair, but I'm starting to think we should at least say some words to her before we leave. I honestly don't want to make amends or forgive her or invite her over or anything like that (especially so soon). But I still think converting some Youkai would be fun.

>>5453598
Seiga NO

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Anonymous ID:l7rQilNp Sun 06 Nov 2022 04:15:38 No.5453657 Report

Quoted By: >>5453672

>>5453598
But-but Rinnosuke?

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 06 Nov 2022 04:27:52 No.5453672 Report

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>>5453657
Don't know who you're talking about, Anon. I only know Rinnosuko.

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Sun 06 Nov 2022 04:44:28 No.5453698 Report

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>>5453653
Yes, cool, great, just wait until we encounter her somewhere else and have had time to process the shit that just went down. Wanna follow up on this? We know she lives at the Buddhist temple. We can get Kasen to take us there tomorrow. Thats still really really ridiculously shounen anime nice guy territory, but it isnt pants on head, instantly forgives everyone, doormat tier retarded.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 06 Nov 2022 05:31:51 No.5453739 Report

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You strode forward after your companions and passed the beaten Youkai, she glanced over at you as you peeked over your shoulder at her. You briefly contemplated saying something, especially now that it looked as if all the hunger in her eyes had left her, and she no longer cared about eating you. But, she did make an attempt on your life, and there was a resentment you found in that keeping your mouth shut. You just walked on as she sighed and remained there.

"H-Hey... Kasen?" You say as you finally catch up to the Hermit.

"Yeah?"

"Thanks."

"Don't sweat it."

"So now that we aren't being hunted down, you mind telling us what exactly happened that led to all this shit happening tonight?" You say, addressing Suika as the Oni walked with both hands behind her head.

She snickered a bit' "Ah, right, that! Hahaha! What was it...? We were trying to get beef or something, so we spent a few hours wandering around looking for horses, but all we found were chickens and stuff... So we found some horses in some farmer's stable! We all got mounted and forgot what we wanted them for, so we had a race instead while Kagerou tried to stop us! We left her in the dust Just the three of us and Kogasa! Hahahah! What fun! I think Kagerou caught up and took the horses back to that old farming coot... somehow we just ended up out here drinking a little more and we decided to have a nap!"

Oh god, you think you're going to be sick. You participated in what's technically a crime thanks to Suika's sake. You were relieved to hear the horses were returned by that responsible werewolf, but the fact remains that you were among the ones who stole the horses briefly. Your face could be known now! This was terrible and...

...

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 06 Nov 2022 05:32:54 No.5453741 Report

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...Aya was there today...

Oh GOD! OH FUCK! This was terrible! What if she releases a newspaper with you featured on it detailing the misdeeds!?

"Wait, are we leaving without accounting for Kogasa? You said she was here with us too!" You bring up.

Suika stops with a look of puzzlement and scratches her head; "Oh yeah! I almost forgot... I guess I'll go find her myself and get her back home. It's the least I could do..."

You barely had enough time to react as Suika suddenly shifted her form, dissipating her entire body and everything on her into a white and almost clear mist that flowed to the air, and out of sight quickly.

Kasen sighed as she rubbed her one real arm nervously. She had just as much the frustrated look as you did.

"It'd likely be best to avoid the Village for a few days in this case. I suppose I could have a chat with Aya about what happened as well, just to clear the air. I know you're thinking the same thing already, aren't you? She's been tailing you for a while now."

"Yeah, she has. Man... I'm never going out drinking with that Oni again..."

Kasen nodded. She could agree with that sentiment.

The two of you stood there for a moment, looking each other in the eyes silently, until Kasen averted her gaze. Both of you had red cheeks... especially about what happened tonight. It was going to be hard to forget about this one...

You just began walking, and she followed. Both of you back on the way to the Shrine.

"What was that thing we needed the beef for anyway...? Back there, at the bar."

"Ah, you mean a burger? Don't know why I tried ordering that... this isn't America. But, it's a kind of food we like where I come from."

"Hm? Tell me about it."

The two of you chatted, and you told her about your homeland on the way back home to the Hakurei Shrine.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 06 Nov 2022 05:33:58 No.5453742 Report

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Upon arriving back home, you and Kasen steadily approached the shojo doors, quietly creaking up the steps until you both stopped. Voices were heard inside...

"And you just put it all together and fold it? Like that?"

"Yep! It's easily assembled and plenty good! Just take one bite and you'll be hooked on it! Swear."

"I kinda like it! Sure makin' me appreciate ya' a lot more myself. Well, this side of you anyhow."

"Me next! Me neeeext!"

"Ahah! Calm down, little one, there's enough for everyone!"

Without further delay, you slide the doors open, revealing yourself and Kasen.

"Oh, looks like they're here finally, just in time for dinner too!"

"Albert!" You heard the voices of both Reimu and Reisen come at once.

"Tomato?!" Clowpiece shouted in disbelief.

"Don't be picky, Piece..."

You were welcomed to the sight of dinner being served at the Hakurei Shrine, by none other than the Goddess of Hell herself, donning a pink apron over her weird T-shirt as she carried a pair of tongs and a plate of spanakopita in hand. She was cooking for everyone using a large wok that was heated with Clownpiece's torch, serving... gyros? Complete with onions, tomato and tzatziki.

Around the table sat Hakurei Reimu, Clownpiece, and both Kirisame Marisa and Reisen Udongein Inaba, both of whom had been patched up very much since the beatings they'd endured. The Rabbit herself was pleased to see you again, though Reimu was ready to chastise you, having spent much of the day concerned for your whereabouts since she got back home late.

"Where were you?! I left you to watch over things and have dinner ready by this time!"

You put your hands up; "I-I was going to, I swear! I just didn't have much of a choice in the matter, Suika dragged me off to Geidontei without giving me a choice!"

Reimu squinted; "Geidontei...? Wait... you didn't go drinking with her, did you?!"

"I d-didn't have a choice there either! Everyone was encouraging me to take her special sake!"

Marisa gasped; "The special sake?! What were ya' thinking?"

"I know... I know! Uh, l-look, we didn't do anything too bad, just stole some horses and had a race and, uh..."

Reimu's mouth was just hanging open in shock.

"T-They're back now, at least!"

"Reimu, please allow me to take most of the blame for whatever occurred today." Kasen spoke up.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 06 Nov 2022 05:35:06 No.5453745 Report

Quoted By: >>5453756

This seemed to surprise everyone around the table, minus the Goddess and her Lampad.

"Kasen? You? But how could you take the blame...?"

"I should have been more responsible, but these things that happened today I could have prevented by stopping them. I only hesitated because it was the first time I'd been able to truly interact with Suika, just like the old days... ahem. I admit I made the mistake of challenging her to a drinking contest and drinking far too much. If anything, it's my fault that everyone acted the way they did, and I wound up getting Albert attacked by a strong Youkai I had to defeat myself for it. So please, let me take the blame in his stead."

Reimu seemed a bit conflicted, as if she didn't want to, or didn't think she could hold Kasen herself accountable for anything of the sort, but the Miko slowly nodded with a pout. "If you're willing to, then I suppose I'll let you... and I'll forgive you both for what happened to, I know Suika can be troublesome."

Reimu flashed a grin then; "Though, you knows this means I'll be the one giving the lecture next time."

"It'll be a moment to see if you truly picked up anything from me after all." The Hermit grinned back softly.

It seemed like Kasen had calmed Reimu down. Thankfully enough. You for one were just more glad that she still didn't know about the raid on her Dango done early this morning.

"Well now, what are you both standing for? Come on, shut the door and have a seat! Let's dig in. I'm sure there's more pressing concerns afoot anyhow." The Hell Goddess said.

"Yes, that'd be nice about now." The Hermit said as she closed the Shrine doors and took a seat. You followed her and quickly seated yourself besides Reisen who winked at you.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 06 Nov 2022 05:36:33 No.5453746 Report

Quoted By: >>5453756 >>5453758 >>5453904 >>5453943 >>5454328

The Hell Goddess was quick to levitate about, serving more gyros she prepared and a side of spanakopita. For once, you were given a fork to eat with, hallelujah!

...And then you noticed everyone else but yourself eating with their hands. Damn, why can you never synchronize right?

"So, you are the Goddess of Hell. I admit, you're a lot different than how I imagined you'd look." Kasen said.

"I get that a lot, but variety is the spice of life, senpai! Maybe sometimes I'll show you how to get lit too." Hecatia chattered, unable to contain her smirk at how confused this way of talking made everyone but you. It seemed to bring on an amused chuckle from Kasen, who if anything could find humor in not being able to understand.

You for one were just wondering how much Hecatia got around in the real world, clearly she must have been a Goddess who disguised herself among mortals and perused their- your world.

And your mind thought back to the sightings of her you'd witnessed today on top of the Torii and at Geidontei, she must have been watching over things since then. Perhaps she was making her appearance now to hear about what was new with the Secret God situation...

You bit into your gyro.

"Mm!"

Wow, Hecatia's cooking is godlike!

>What will you do?

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Sun 06 Nov 2022 05:52:16 No.5453756 Report

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>>5453745
>Yes, that'd be nice about now.

lmao. the current serious business is a more desirable subject than the embarrassment of todays hijinks as far as Kasen is concerned

>>5453746
>what will you do
>Ask about what happened in the dream world. Is Doremy out of the picture?
>What is Marisa and Reisen's perspective on this. Have they ever been taken out like this before? Knocking someone unconscious in that way seems like it would break spell rules. ...unless of course they both lost to her
>What should be our next step?

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 06 Nov 2022 05:53:24 No.5453758 Report

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>>5453746
>Ask the incident resolvers about their adventures in the dream world and for news about the secret god.
>Ask Clownpiece where she went during the drinking.
>Admit to Reimu that her Dango stock might be a bit low.
>Thank the Goddess of Hell for the food.
>Prepare to conduct a nightly prayer to God.

I am surprised that the shrine maiden made it back to the dream realm while saving the others. I thought that something surely would have gone wrong.

When retiring for the night, it's time for a nightly prayer to God without Albert being full of fear and desperately trying to avoid being eaten. Asking for forgiveness for magic and guidance regarding the secret god is what I think should be in our prayers.

>Wow, Hecatia's cooking is godlike!
Wouldn't it be horrible if Albert got the pomegranate seed treatment from the underworld goddess? Haha.

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Anonymous ID:bozz4uge Sun 06 Nov 2022 05:06:00 No.5453763 Report

Quoted By: >>5453766 >>5453887

We will FUCK Kasen

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 06 Nov 2022 05:10:50 No.5453766 Report

Quoted By: >>5453767

>>5453763
Is there no path to friendship?

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Anonymous ID:bozz4uge Sun 06 Nov 2022 05:12:28 No.5453767 Report

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>>5453766
We have plenty of friends already

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Anonymous ID:E13MtC44 Sun 06 Nov 2022 10:41:37 No.5453887 Report

Quoted By:

>>5453763
Honestly, Reimu competing with her for waifu spot is mostly due to having a heart to heart with her. If we get the same treatment with kasen I'd throw in my lot for her

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Anonymous ID:faDlKMf5 Sun 06 Nov 2022 11:14:23 No.5453904 Report

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>>5453746
>Ask about the events in the dream world
This all seems too convenient, something has to be afoot. Look out for any inconsistencies in their stories

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Anonymous ID:bozz4uge Sun 06 Nov 2022 12:51:27 No.5453926 Report

Quoted By: >>5455343

There is not one thing that R*imu the destitute shrine prostitute has over the wholesome Hermit who's mysteriously strong as an oni and there's definitely nothing she could offer that would make her a better wife over Kasen

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Anonymous ID:S/qqyADc Sun 06 Nov 2022 13:33:14 No.5453943 Report

Quoted By: >>5454314

>>5453746
>Compliment Hecc for the cooking
>Ask the three what happened in the dream world
>Ask clowpiece and Hecc what they were up too after we got wasted and fucked up
>Thank the lord for the food and prepare to pray
Should we mention in out talk with the tapyr and that she said she might throw the fight? If something odd happened, like Okina brainwashing them it might do something.
I don't know why or how it would though, just a gut feeling, which is why I'm asking for ideas instead of voting for it.
Also, should we dream tonight?

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 06 Nov 2022 20:50:28 No.5454314 Report

Quoted By: >>5454328

>>5453943
I believe presenting all the cards would be best. Perhaps, we'll know if brainwashing has occurred if Mima comes back soon with Satori.

For dreaming, I would imagine Albert would want to take it easy. Yet, curiosity wants me to have Albert dream and meet up with the Tapir again because flustering her earlier was funny.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sun 06 Nov 2022 21:06:05 No.5454328 Report

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>>5453746
>Ask Reimu what happened in the Dream World
>Then ask Reisen and Marisa how they got the way they were and for their viewpoints
>Apologize to Reimu again, and be honest about what happened to some Dangos
>Tell Hecatia that you're grateful for the cooking
>Say grace before eating, then make a prayer before going to bed

>>5454314
I also want some more funny moments with the Tapir. I forget if we use up energy while we're with Doremy or if we have to mentally control ourselves in order not to dream.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Mon 07 Nov 2022 17:43:14 No.5455343 Report

Quoted By: >>5455376 >>5455402

Can we just take a moment to admire how fast Albert works in the 9 days he's been in this land:
He called Mokou more beautiful than Kaguya.
He was hugged by Hecatia straight into her chest.
He touched the sensitive ghost tail of Mima.
He got a nice hug from Reimu.
He kabedoned Doroemy.
He locked lips with Kasen on the same day as meeting her.
By this trend, the next 2hu Albert meets, they might end up in bed together before the day ends.

Also, to answer >>5453926 claims, I know one definitive fact that Reimu has over Kasen. Reimu has both arms, while Kasen only has one. Therefore, the shrine maiden can give better warm hugs while the hermit can only give half as much.

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Anonymous ID:ycwRs8Ra Mon 07 Nov 2022 18:25:03 No.5455376 Report

Quoted By: >>5455385

>>5455343
You forgot us petting Kagerou

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Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Mon 07 Nov 2022 18:39:53 No.5455385 Report

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>>5455376
Talking about Kagerou, she went after us to stop of rampage, and even delivered the horses back.
She really is precious.

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Anonymous ID:/Vjn+EJ0 Mon 07 Nov 2022 18:58:54 No.5455402 Report

Quoted By: >>5455426

>>5455343
Kasen has a meatier and stronger body than Reimu, so there's much more of her to hug than there is of the skinny miko hobo, ergo Kasen would give just as good if not better hugs than Reimu.
BOOM done.
Kasen gang unite.

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Mon 07 Nov 2022 19:36:19 No.5455426 Report

Quoted By: >>5455507

>>5455402
I’ll be okay with whoever. There are only good choices and fun ones as far as I’m concerned.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Mon 07 Nov 2022 21:53:48 No.5455507 Report

Quoted By: >>5455628 >>5455640 >>5455661 >>5455663

>>5455426
>There are only good choices

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Anonymous ID:/Vjn+EJ0 Tue 08 Nov 2022 00:09:59 No.5455628 Report

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>>5455507
Door mom might be better if she wasn't possessed.

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Anonymous ID:faDlKMf5 Tue 08 Nov 2022 00:16:30 No.5455640 Report

Quoted By: >>5455661 >>5455663

>>5455507
He also said fun options. Okina (forma de schizo) is certainly fun. Anyone off the table besides our adopted daughteru Clownpiece

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Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Tue 08 Nov 2022 00:33:13 No.5455661 Report

Quoted By: >>5455685

>>5455507
Okina is for those that want a long term project to fix. She's kind of a bitch even without the second personality
>>5455640
Or Cirno, Rumia and the fairies of lights. Chris Hansen would find Albert.

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Tue 08 Nov 2022 00:37:44 No.5455663 Report

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>>5455507
>>5455640
Yeah, “fun” can do a lot of heavy lifting.

Hooking up with the walking nuclear reactor? Fun.
Hooking up with a shadow demon that tried killing you? Fun.
Hooking up with literal gods? Fun.

Now, would some of these also be terrible ideas? Yes. But they’d be fun in the meantime.

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Anonymous ID:/Vjn+EJ0 Tue 08 Nov 2022 00:45:33 No.5455670 Report

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>when you hook up with mokou but you die a few seconds (70 years) later

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Anonymous ID:/aXWiZmU Tue 08 Nov 2022 00:52:25 No.5455685 Report

Quoted By: >>5455687

>>5455661
the fairies are older than most other characters in 2hu

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Anonymous ID:/Vjn+EJ0 Tue 08 Nov 2022 00:55:44 No.5455687 Report

Quoted By: >>5455688

>>5455685
Fairies are too dumb to understand the concept of things like dating and love, and you don't want to get involved with the three fairies because Star is a grifter who will financially drain you.

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Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Tue 08 Nov 2022 00:57:57 No.5455688 Report

Quoted By: >>5455729

>>5455687
>grifter who will financially drain you.
New people to add on the avoid list: Shion and Joon

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Tue 08 Nov 2022 01:59:12 No.5455729 Report

Quoted By: >>5455762 >>5455774

>>5455688
Additional people to add:
>Reimu
She might not mean bad things by it, but you know the end result would be the same.

So if we want to keep Reimu in the list, Shion and Joon should stay in too. As fun choices, at least.

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Anonymous ID:/Vjn+EJ0 Tue 08 Nov 2022 02:21:40 No.5455748 Report

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Reminder that Reimu is a husband beater and therefor the worst option.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Tue 08 Nov 2022 02:36:37 No.5455762 Report

Quoted By: >>5455774

>>5455729
Too late, she already sucked our funds using her wily charms.

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Tue 08 Nov 2022 02:47:52 No.5455774 Report

Quoted By: >>5455795

>>5455729
>>5455762
actual lies and slander. WE offered to cover her expenses even knowing OOC how she would react to that. And even then, she didnt drain us as much as we drained ourselves by giving Kogasa an insane amount of pity money. Reimu has been nothing but a good girl so far.

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Tue 08 Nov 2022 03:16:10 No.5455795 Report

Quoted By: >>5455818

>>5455774
Not all lies and slander. While Reimu does important work, that doesn’t translate to an income given how perpetually broke she apparently is. Hooking up with Reimu would see us, to borrow some words from her own thoughts, as the breadwinner of the house.

All that said, I still think of Reimu as one of the good options since there are others that would be far more fun/entertaining for the remainder of our (potentially short) life.

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Tue 08 Nov 2022 04:02:26 No.5455818 Report

Quoted By: >>5455829

>>5455795
I would give anything short of my family members lives to be Reimu's breadwinner.

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Tue 08 Nov 2022 04:24:25 No.5455829 Report

Quoted By: >>5455862 >>5455921

>>5455818
To be fair, our MC did abandon his family, who he had a decent relationship with thanks to reconnecting with them after his first trip here, to go back to Gensokyo. The place where a bunny wanted his permission to cap a kid in the head for trying to eat him.

Our MC might be willing to exchange family members to marry someone here is what I’m saying.

But on a serious note, he should probably have an introspective moment on what his major malfunction is. He really shouldn’t have done this, after all, so there’s a flaw in his thinking somehow. My personal belief is that he doesn’t actually think he’ll be killed, that someone or something will step in at the last minute and save him. He can get over that thought when his life is ACTUALLY on the line, but it reasserts itself when he’s not threatened. Makes it a lot easier to be so friendly with creatures that would find you delicious if you lie to yourself like that.

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Anonymous ID:l7rQilNp Tue 08 Nov 2022 05:00:53 No.5455862 Report

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>>5455829
>major malfuntion
My raifu is my waifu, and the lunatic eyes bun has a very impressive rate of fire. End transmission.

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Anonymous ID:H5Fg9jd+ Tue 08 Nov 2022 06:06:43 No.5455882 Report

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Hug the rabbit. Do it now!

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 08 Nov 2022 07:32:01 No.5455921 Report

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Albert is a fool. If you want the definition I have of that word, look it up in the Devil's Dictionary. He willingly left his family behind without a note goodbye to pursue a dream of fantasy. To the best of our knowledge, Albert is no one of note besides the secret god's interest which he didn't earn through strength of character but inborn chance. Our actions through Albert have shown him to be a good man but foolish sometimes, so a young man. Yet, Albert wants to be more than that. He wants to experience more than what the ordinary world could have given him, to feel in control of his fate rather than the aimless drudgery that he had.

I believe that this issue of wanting to be more, which is understandable, is exacerbated by those he has talked to and witnessed in action. The humans such as Mokou, Reimu, and Marisa represent how time, talent, and hard work could shape an individual into one capable of battling fantastical creatures. Likewise, supernatural individuals such as Hecatia, Kasen, Suika, Reisen, Kagerou, Mima, etc., show him a more human side to Youkai, who have taken an interest in him and some who have even offered to train him. That the fantasy accepts him. When surrounded by such exceptional individuals, I find it easy to believe that Albert slipped into the constant mindset mentioned by >>5455829, that he could be saved at the last second along that maybe he is exceptional as well until death stares him directly in the eye. He is reduced to a fearful human, an average person in over his head in a matter infinitely more significant than him.

Albert is surrounded by people who have been strong for a long time. Who, by all accounts, rarely, if not outright, never feel fear like Albert did with his encounter with Nue. I don't believe these individuals can act as effective grounding points for Albert in gaining perspective about how he fits into this land of illusion.

The only individual to who Albert could relate to this issue of 'wanting more' after seeing Genoskyo is another outsider. The only named person we know in Touhou who comes close is Sumireko. On the issue of fear, of being faced with those infinitely more powerful than you and who care little to none at all about your say in continued existence, Reisen might be one to talk to, considering the lunar lords are terrifying forces of nature bent of purity. The feeling of facing something you know you cannot win against is probably a sentiment the lunar deserter understands, though probably to a deeper degree than Albert can come up with. Everybody around him can not understand these two things simultaneously appropriately. Unless Reisen is hiding some more character depth.

Albert is weak in a place where violence is the rule of law. He is no great hero. He is just some guy who got lucky with dreams coinciding with this land, one who abandoned his family without a word, and I wonder if he entirely recognizes this yet.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 08 Nov 2022 07:36:31 No.5455923 Report

Quoted By: >>5456469

Also, I think we should find a cross and a pocket bible.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Tue 08 Nov 2022 13:40:02 No.5456103 Report

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As you sat and had dinner with everyone else, those thoughts couldn't help but stir at the back of your mind, how Hecatia had been monitoring you today before the mess happened, even distracted you enough to make you forget the supper prayer...

"Say, Clownpiece-" You said, gulping down a chunk of the gyro; "Where did you go after what happened at the bar?"

"Kihihihihi! I followed you around you to get a good laugh at all the trouble you lot were causing! Hahahaha! Of course, I couldn't follow everywhere, not when you and your friends decided to haul buggy on horseback! I just came back here and finished off that Dango sto-"

"YOU WHAT?!"

"Gyah-ah! I-I-I-I mean I pl-played with the Turtle out back again is all! Me and Lady H' made sure nobody munked up the Shrine like good girls until you got home a while ago! Swear!"

"Well, most of that is true. I decided to drop by today because I caught wind of what Reimu was doing in the Dream World. Naturally, since the Dream World happens to circle by news through Hell a lot. I'd really been here since morning." The Hell Goddess admitted, confirming your thoughts. She then leaned over towards the Miko and you saw them exchange a whisper as Hecatia wiggled her pinky... "I'll replace them, pinky promise"

Everyone seemed to be here just to hear from the Incident solvers about their experience in the Dream World then. This Incident was blowing up big, wasn't it? Well, you didn't see any reason to delay the inevitable any longer yourself.

"So what did happen in the Dream World exactly? You were walking straight into a trap, weren't you?"

"Heh, Doremy may rule the Dream World but she isn't much in a fight. That trick she intended to pull using Dream Souls though, that was nasty. Maybe even unbeatable to the right opponents! But I had a way of overcoming it to pound Doremy into submission myself." Reimu boasts.

"...You used 'that' ability, didn't you?" Kasen asked with some intrigue.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Tue 08 Nov 2022 13:41:05 No.5456104 Report

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Hecatia blinked, she didn't seem to catch it herself either despite so knowledgeable a Goddess. "Hm...? What ability? If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were good as gone myself if Doremy was putting you all to sleep using your Dream manifestations..."

"Not at all. Reimu's ability is to float after all." Kasen argued, only seeming to confuse the Goddess further.

Until the Miko herself elaborated. "Though my ability to float may seem mediocre to some, there's a state I can achieve through it that would make me untouchable even to the likes of a Goddess of Hell like yourself. I can float out of reality itself. That's why Doremy couldn't affect me any longer, I wasn't 'there' for her to. She couldn't touch me, but I could still show her a taste of my Yin Yang Orbs."

"Incredible..." Hecatia stated, impressed; "This is why I've come to admire Gensokyo so much, it pleases me to see how far mere Humans here have come."

"Ehhhh? What do ya' mean...? We couldn't beat ya' that time in the Dream World ourselves, you and Junko just went and gave up!" Marisa said.

Both the Magician and the Moon Rabbit were irked about something for sure when it came to the Hell Goddess now sitting besides them all.

"But don't you see that the accomplishment I truly adored was the fact that any of you from that Incident were even able to survive more than ten minutes against me. That itself is what is worthy of praise! There's few other places that have produced such capable fighters as Gensokyo."

"I don't feel that accomplished from then..." Reisen said with drooping ears.

Clownpiece giggled at their lingering feelings. "Kihihihi! You could always try your hand at a reeeemaaaatch with us!"

"I'm good." Said Marisa bluntly.

Clownpiece just grinned sinisterly.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Tue 08 Nov 2022 13:42:08 No.5456106 Report

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"I went there too, just before Reimu did." You spoke up, garnering the table's attention.

"When I went there, Doremy taunted me, she knew I was looking for you both and when that became clear, the secret god showed up. She was a lot more evil than the last time I met her, almost like she was frustrated at my not following along with what she had planned... but it gets worse than that. She took some of her anger out on Doremy, choked her, showed me what happened to you both. You looked... terrible." You said to Marisa and Reisen.

The two of them looked down.

"We... we were going to interrogate Doremy, we had to battle her with Danmaku in the beginning. We did come out on top, but that was when she showed up..." Reisen said with a slight tremble to her voice.

Marisa looked uncomfortable to even speak about it, the Magician hiding her eyes a little beneath her hat.

"She didn't even bother with the normal rules! She ain't in that mood anymore, she went ahead and released the full powers of the Backdoor on us! Never been hit with so much Life energy before... in my life! And the way she got physical too...! It wasn't like her before in the Four Seasons Incident... not like her at all! Something's gotten into that secret god!"

An air of general distaste at what had happened was easily detectable over the gathering, from all parties, especially Kasen...

"And she even kept you both there for days as well, it seems... I believe she may be trying..."

"...to keep Incident Solvers out of the way by eliminating us, or at least keeping us down for the count!" Reimu finished the sentence, earning Hecatia's nod.

"She's obviously strong armed Doremy into working for her too. When she took her anger out on her, she was choking her, just like she choked me! And... that fire in her eyes."

"Yeah! There was a fire in her eyes! I remember that! I-It scares me to remember what it looked like...!" Reisen shivered.

"Albert did tell me about how she seemed possessed already... which means this Incident is worst than anyone could have anticipated if the secret god has been taken over by something. A lot more serious..." Kasen stated.

"And despite everything, it seems like Doremy won't be giving up working with whatever's guaranteed her cooperation anytime soon either." Reimu tells.

It was just like Doremy herself said, you believe.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Tue 08 Nov 2022 13:43:46 No.5456110 Report

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"She told me she was in this because the secret god promised her reign over Hell's dreams. Does that mean anything to you?" You say across the board to Hecatia.

The Hell Goddess frowned and crossed her arms.

"A lot. In fact, I consider that a serious offense against Hell. There's good reason I make sure the Dreams of Hell aren't able to interact with the Dream World, they contain magic and terrible things. If the Dreams of the supernatural beings of Hell were to collide with the Dreams of mortals, it would give creatures born of night and dreams leeway to gaining more foothold to the mortal world. Some Hell denizens even practice astral projection to jump into their dreams. It would be a disaster if Dreams of Hell gave the rowdy people of my realm better ways to mess with the mortal world. More possessions... more negative karma overflow... even outright invasion! Too many variables and consequences! Doremy doesn't understand this! And what's worse is that it will anger beings above me!"

"B-beings above you...?" Kasen stuttered.

"You wouldn't understand what I mean by this, but Albert might. It'd attract the wrong kinda attention... I'm talking feathery, armored and spear wielding, and angry."

"... an Angel?"

"Oh yes, the biggest one too. Michael. He's the one that cappy gee sends down to cap up the wider universe's leaks. In other words, tighter restrictions will be put on the fantastical and supernatural by those that run the whole friggin' world! The Yama courts, the Buddhas, Archangels! All of those stuck up, transcendent office brooders!"

"You ought to take this very seriously. You're dealing with an impending disaster that has the potential to attract the attention of things that outrank the Celestials and Lunarians! There's no telling what they'd do! They... they might even deem getting rid of Gensokyo necessary!"

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Tue 08 Nov 2022 13:47:56 No.5456112 Report

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You stared directly into Hecatia's eye as she said this... and received a glimpse. A vision of some figure whose luminance was far too great for your brain to even begin beholding. Winged and proud, red like the sun with fire and wielding a golden spear. Could that be who you think it is...?!

A deathly chill falls over the table at Hecatia's warnings. You especially for one were terrified... terrified of the idea that Gensokyo could face destruction if the secret god's antics got out of hand. But for one, you also wondered...

"W-W... Wait, how could the secret god even give Doremy what she wants? Wouldn't that mean having to take you out?"

"Possibly. And at this point, you guys don't know who else she has in her employ, and what she's promising them. And what those promises could lead to either. And we don't know what she has up her sleeve, if it works against me, or if she'll just take advantage of the fact that Hell is so big and constantly getting bigger every second... that even I can't control every bit of it all at once, not all the time. She could slip in somewhere even... or maybe get high ranking Kishin on her side."

For all her power, Hecatia wasn't omnipotent, and she sure wasn't omniscient. She couldn't be everywhere at once in her domain.

You and Kasen shared a look of concern over Hecatia's musings both yourselves, as she and you had already discussed the possibility of you merely being a sleeper against for the secret god to use against Hecatia by befriending her... that meant that she only needed a way to get close. Hecatia was right, nobody knew what she has as a trump card.

"...Then what do we do with her? Exterminate her? She's a god, she'll just come back, but destroying whatever's possessing her is more pressing, even if it means we'd have to get rid of her too." Reimu starts thinking.

Kasen didn't seem to be so fast with the idea of destroying the secret god however. But Marisa and Reisen were on board with it as they threw in their opinions. Hecatia even nodded herself.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Tue 08 Nov 2022 13:48:59 No.5456113 Report

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"Some direct intervention against her seems to be a good call." (GREAT GOD WARS)

"Huuuuh? But waiiiit, none of you even have the first idea where to start looking!" Clownpiece threw it out there.

"True... our first concern above all is getting to her. The Realm of the Backdoor is secluded, it isn't easy to access. I know at least that getting there is something that the secret god herself seems to be able to limit, when it comes to whom can come and go." The Hermit said as she took the last bite of her meal.

"I know one thing at least... I'm never going to help her now." You sigh, picking the last remnants of your food with your fork.

(THE SEALED FLAME OF HATRED) (Route locked)

"...I get that taking action must be the sound choice, but I'm sure we can go about it some way that's more careful than just declaring full on war, even given what's at stake. I know it must be dire, but it hasn't happened yet, so that means we still have a good chance at putting a stop to it ahead of time before this... Michael or whoever decides to step in. We just need to investigate our leads we do have, surely it'll lead us to something." Reimu chimed in against Hecatia's harsher suggestions. (EXTERMINATIONS IN PARADISE

Marisa and Reisen were a bit conflicted, they didn't know whether to agree or not.

Hecatia just shrugged, sporting a placate but fierce smirk. "I'll leave it to the mortals then and hang back, until you want me involved in the thick of it..."

Everyone nodded.

"Mima should be back tomorrow, I think."

"Yeah, she'll have Komeiji Satori, the mind reader. I say let's rest on this tonight and reconvene tomorrow again when they arrive. Once Satori divulges the secret god's identity, then I think we can start discussing what to do next." Reimu says.

"Agreed. Well, I'll be staying here then. Is the guest room ready?" Kasen asked her, standing up and helping you rise to your feet as Hecatia and Clownpiece began tidying up the table following dinner.

"More than enough room. Marisa, sleepover tonight?"

"As long as you don't snore, you know it, heehee."

"H-hey! I don't snore! ...not loudly...!"

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Tue 08 Nov 2022 13:50:17 No.5456117 Report

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It wasn't long after that you'd find yourself in bed again, hands together as you prayed to the Lord who you knew to be the only true God. You asked for forgiveness in what you'd done, and for his wisdom and guidance going forward, swearing to do better and make good on your promise. As well, you... timidly prayed for Him to... spare Gensokyo, this place you've come to enjoy. Even as blasphemous as it might be. You believed everything deserved mercy.

You sat quietly pondering in your sleep about the revelations from tonight's supper. If the secret god caused too many great calamities meddling in the affairs of too many realms, letting situations grow out of hand, then it was possible that the unseen hand hovering above and guiding the fate of the universe would act. Michael... the Angel who himself was said to have struck down the Devil, Lucifer... whatever you want to call him. That sounded scary as shit, mate. You didn't want to think about grimacing it would be to face an Archangel.

You knew that sometimes, around the world, some people in Christendom even had summoning dates and prayers specially for these Archangels, such as Michael. Some people even believed that a method for dealing with the demonic and exorcisms involved summoning Angels like Michael to perform their duty against whatever demons were afoot. You thought about learning more on that... but that would mean you having to go back to the real world. You wondered if Reimu would let you again, or maybe if you could get somebody else to... or if you could even get someone to accompany you.

You perished the thoughts for a second as you felt a leg bump against yours.

You looked down and saw Reisen curled up into a ball almost, save for one of her legs stretching out a little far.

The guest room was spacious enough... except when it had this many occupants sleeping in it! Hecatia and Clownpiece were closer to the wall above you, the Hell Goddess holding her Fairy disciple who laid on top of her like a mother would as the two slept radiantly like babies. The guard dog Aunn was over in the corner leaning against the wall and somehow sleeping in such a position. Reisen was to your right on the futon below yourself, and Kasen was laying to your left on her back on a futon too. She didn't bother covering herself, or even changing to sleep clothes...

...in fact, you think she was still awake like you were. No, that was certain, she was still awake like you, looking up at the ceiling and blinking every so often. You wonder what was on her mind as you glanced from the corner of your eyes.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Tue 08 Nov 2022 13:51:21 No.5456119 Report

Quoted By: >>5456144 >>5456151 >>5456185 >>5456202 >>5456400 >>5456437 >>5456469 >>5456566 >>5456659 >>5456699 >>5456728 >>5456754

You weren't sure if now was the best time to inquire though. You also wondered if you should bother trying to visit Doremy again after what's happened...

You feel a twinge to your noggin'... man, why do you have to sleep surrounded by so many beautiful girls like this? Are you going to be made to do this every other night?! You have to contain yourself, Albert... have to contain yourself...!

>What will you do? Will you really attempt to dream?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:RlogyuWj Tue 08 Nov 2022 14:10:52 No.5456144 Report

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>>5456119
>Dream and Visit Doremy

We should check on her. She's a victim of this too.

Also, we should hug Reisen by "accident". It's going to be funny once she wakes up.

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Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Tue 08 Nov 2022 14:19:29 No.5456151 Report

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>>5456119
>Yes, let's do this
Also here's a little prayer to Michael to calm him down. Let's hope that if Rafael or Gabriel don't also get involved, or if they do they are the voice of reason, one guided Tobias and the other heralded Jesus' coming to Mary, so they might be kinder than the champion of the Lord of Armies.

Well, this got a lot more SMT, we just need to summon a demon now
EL ELOHIM ELOHO ELOHIM SEBAOTH
ELION EIECH ADIER EIECH ADONAI
JAH SADAI TETRAGAMMATON SADAI
AGIOS O THEOS ISCHIROS ATHANATON
AGLA AMEN

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Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Tue 08 Nov 2022 14:33:34 No.5456170 Report

Quoted By: >>5456202

Also here's a meme about Hecc comment on leaching off God's trinity

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Tue 08 Nov 2022 14:52:15 No.5456185 Report

Quoted By: >>5456566

>>5456119
>Dream and communicate with Doremy
I’m wondering if we can flip her by trying to get what she wants with some caveats. Hecatia’s problem with Doremy’s goal is the cross-pollination of Hell and Human dreams. I’m guessing that Doremy managing Hell’s dreams wouldn’t cause that in itself, but it’s a likely result if no additional precautions are taken.

So, maybe a punch clock system could work? Doremy has to cross a threshold built by Hecatia, leave behind her influence over human dreams, and can take over Hell’s dreams? Something to serve as a circuit breaker and keep her from being an unwitting bridge between the two dream worlds.

I’m very much spitballing here since I don’t know how Doremy works. It’s also not as good of a deal as she’s theoretically getting from Okina. But on the plus side, she doesn’t have to deal with someone willing to choke her.

We can’t offer anything concrete yet, but if we share Hecatia’s concerns and have Doremy think of a compromise, we could run it by Hecatia afterward and see what we get.

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Anonymous ID:ozqy1ra/ Tue 08 Nov 2022 15:23:56 No.5456202 Report

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>the prediction of it being lawfag god from was correct
Oh
Oh fuck
This is bad, this is quite possibly the single worst outcome that could of come of us learning a little more about christianity in Albert's world
I'm 180% Gensokyo is fucked either way now eventually

>>5456170
Kek

>>5456119
I'd actually like to avoid Doremy for tonight, to avoid salting the wound in case it would just happen to be too soon. Plus chances are that Okina's already chewing her out after she lost so we don't want any part of that. Let's just sleep and wait to see what happens when we wake up, maybe whisper to Kasen about what's on her mind and offer her part of our blanket since she doesn't have one.
>Hecatia and Clownpiece were closer to the wall above you, the Hell Goddess holding her Fairy disciple who laid on top of her like a mother would as the two slept radiantly like babies
Cute, CUTE

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Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Tue 08 Nov 2022 16:14:17 No.5456263 Report

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I also find it funny how Okina's speech was all how her plan was to protect Gensokyo and that you don't fuck with a god, but she's out there threatening the place while fucking with The God.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 08 Nov 2022 18:53:14 No.5456400 Report

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>>5456119
>Dream

The threat of divine judgment, neat. It makes me curious if the fallen one in Makai has any info about avoiding or circumventing it. I would find it hard to believe that Okina did not have something in mind to prevent a Sodom and Gomorrah treatment. Perhaps Albert was supposed to be a part of that, considering his Christian background. That may force him into briefly associating with Okina in the future despite the route related to her being locked; is it a lock due to Albert's motivations and subject to future change if circumstances alter?

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Anonymous ID:ycwRs8Ra Tue 08 Nov 2022 19:46:09 No.5456437 Report

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>>5456119
>Offer Kasen a blanket
>Hug the bunn
>Dream
Bring up Hecatia’s concerns at the very least to maybe make her realize this is a lose-lose situation. Also can’t wait to see how we react if we meet Urumi and her milk trucks

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Tue 08 Nov 2022 20:43:26 No.5456469 Report

Quoted By: >>5456524 >>5456728

>>5455923
We could carve out a cross, but how would we even get a Bible around here?

>>5456117
>but that would mean you having to go back to the real world.
You wondered if Reimu would let you again, or maybe if you could get somebody else to
>or if you could even get someone to accompany you.
Food for thought.

>>5456119
>Give Kasen a blanket
>Hug the rabbit
>Dream and meet the Tapir
> and be prepared to confront the secret god if it comes to it
Funny moments with our favorite bunny and oni.
We should also plan on explaining what we know about Divinity to the gang once we wake up.

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Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Tue 08 Nov 2022 21:33:47 No.5456524 Report

Quoted By: >>5456573

>>5456469
>Food for thought.
Albert must take the winning waifu to meet his parents.

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Tue 08 Nov 2022 22:11:09 No.5456566 Report

Quoted By: >>5456754

>>5456119
>>5456185
I’ll add to my vote based on others.
>Give the blanket to Kasen
>Curl up against Reisen for warmth after getting back and realizing you just gave up your blanket.
>Sleep, perchance to dream.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Tue 08 Nov 2022 22:17:43 No.5456573 Report

Quoted By: >>5456659

>>5456524
>"Mom, Dad, meet my girlfriend. She comes from a magical fairy land with flesh-eating demons. Also I had a vision of the archangel Michael and I need to go back or else that world will die."

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:faDlKMf5 Tue 08 Nov 2022 23:14:26 No.5456659 Report

Quoted By: >>5456703 >>5457114

>>5456119
>Give Kasen a blanket
>Hug the rabbit
>Dream
>>5456573
It gets extra awkward if we bring someone who is clearly inhuman. Like imagine if we brought home Mima

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 08 Nov 2022 23:29:23 No.5456675 Report

Quoted By: >>5456697 >>5456703

>Anons voting to cuddle with Reisen
Albert works fast, going to end up in bed with a 2hu. I wonder if this is being too familiar with a friend. Eh, Albert being a gorgeous bastard, probably will smooth it over.

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Anonymous ID:ozqy1ra/ Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:01:19 No.5456697 Report

Quoted By: >>5456705 >>5456711

>>5456675
I don't think it's a good idea, you know how rabbits get, what if she starts grinding against us in our sleep? Albert's already having trouble sleeping surrounded by so many girls. We're gonna sin again...

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:02:36 No.5456699 Report

Quoted By: >>5456712

>all this voting for cuddling the bunny
REIMU BROS OUR ROUTE IS BEING TAKEN FROM US

>>5456119
>Give Kasen a Blanket
>DONT Hug the rabbit
>Wet Dream about Reimu

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:04:18 No.5456703 Report

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>>5456659
Not as weird as bringing a fairy and saying she's our gf

>>5456675
We could always say that in our nearly half-asleep sate we thought she was our pet rabbit that we totally had as a kid from back home.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:05:22 No.5456705 Report

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>>5456697
If that is the case, we can only hope the dream encounter is terrifying enough to banish such thoughts.
>sleeping surrounded by so many girls
It's attractive until they start snoring like a storm.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:13:34 No.5456711 Report

Quoted By: >>5456728

>>5456697
>We're gonna sin again...
Anons can't help themselves to not fuck up, even after wanting Albert to be a good boy.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:16:04 No.5456712 Report

Quoted By: >>5456714

>>5456699
Doesn't help with votes like this make it seem that instead of being the voice of reason is just more waifufaggotry

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:17:53 No.5456714 Report

Quoted By: >>5456716

>>5456712
Im the type who would rather not waifufag at all and just play neutral on the shipping and let the character actions come as they come, but everyone is pulling in the directions they want so if i dont push against it im just gonna get dragged along.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:20:19 No.5456716 Report

Quoted By: >>5456723

>>5456714
Defensive measures are atleast understandable.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:30:10 No.5456723 Report

Quoted By: >>5456732

>>5456716
The most reasonable action would be to settle in with Kasen since we’re offering her the blanket anyway.

Ultimately though, I won’t be upset regardless of who wins. I’m all in it for cute/amusing interactions. The bunny one happens to tickle my fancy right now.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:31:56 No.5456726 Report

Quoted By: >>5456732

I'm also partial to neutrality, but as stated, everyone is pulling in the direction they want. I'd be fine if we played Albert as one entirely unconcerned with romance and instead focused on his personal character growth because he seems nice and AMERICAN but not much more than that, even with the background we've developed for him. Which altogether fails to really interest me as a protagonist. I also find the waifufaggotry arguments amusing.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:33:32 No.5456727 Report

Quoted By: >>5456748 >>5456754

Honestly I may be going on too much on a doom mode, but that comment about sinning again made me really worried about getting even more cruelty points.
The drinking got us 20 because of the mess, getting caught in a compromising in a room full of girls should also be bad, since it's based around how other perceive Albert's actions.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:34:16 No.5456728 Report

Quoted By: >>5456732

>>5456711
Wait, is this going to be as bad as that? In that case I'll change my vote.

>>5456469
>>5456119
Instead of hugging Reisen, instead
>Give your blanket to Kasen
>Resist temptation, contemplate your purity
>Sleep and dream, prepare for the worst

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:37:14 No.5456732 Report

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>>5456723
>>5456726
I'm less worried about who wins and more of the evil red slave bad end points. Also partly about making the other toehoes angry and/or sad.
>>5456728
I have no idea, but after what happened I have become paranoid.

Maybe we could headpat the sleeping bunny before going to bed ourselves as a compromise?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:46:29 No.5456743 Report

Quoted By: >>5456747

I just think it would be funny if albert ended up having a wet dream since hes going to sleep desperately trying to keep himself under control in his current 'situation' and then doremy drops in and smugs all over him.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:48:13 No.5456747 Report

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>>5456743
She can't smug on us if we smug her over first!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ozqy1ra/ Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:49:33 No.5456748 Report

Quoted By: >>5456750

>>5456727
Boner 70+ cruelty points

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:51:03 No.5456750 Report

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>>5456748
Lmao

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:52:05 No.5456751 Report

Quoted By: >>5456758 >>5456766 >>5456869

An issue I have with the telling that Albert is attracted to 2hus is what purpose does this reminder serve beside some comedy? It's like, Albert, you have more things to worry about, such as the slave brand that can compromise your free will, a realm facing possible divine destruction, and how close you were to being eaten.

It is more a time for introspection than thinking about what terrible luck it is to be sleeping in a room full of attractive people, except Clownpiece. If Albert becomes attracted to her, I'm voting to throw him headfirst into dangerous scenarios.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Wed 09 Nov 2022 00:57:43 No.5456754 Report

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>>5456727
Ugh. Uggggggh.

You just had to go and make an argument that makes sense and isn’t based on amusing waifu wars.

>>5456119
>>5456566
Switching again to
>Given Kasen blanket.
>Run the offer we’ll make Doremy by her since she’s awake and her opinion is valued.
>Go to sleep there and keep her pointers in mind.

If I didn’t want to try and flip Doremy, I’d honestly just vote on keeping Kasen company until we pass out. But I still want a cute scene somewhere too on top of that flip chance, and sharing a blanket with Kasen in exchange for advice is the best I can do while avoiding cruelty points.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Wed 09 Nov 2022 01:01:23 No.5456758 Report

Quoted By: >>5456761

>>5456751
Turns out Albert was Sariel's soulmate all along: Terminally horny

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 09 Nov 2022 01:05:07 No.5456761 Report

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>>5456758
Fuck...that's a good one.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:RlogyuWj Wed 09 Nov 2022 01:08:41 No.5456766 Report

Quoted By: >>5456869

>>5456751
But clownpiece is great

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ozqy1ra/ Wed 09 Nov 2022 03:13:27 No.5456869 Report

Quoted By:

>>5456751
>>5456766
Clownpiece is our american daughter and Albert has only seen her and Fairies as children, our boy isn't corrupt like that. He prefers ladies that actually have developed tiddies like Hecatia and Kasen. Clownpiece is for spoiling with candy and playing with.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ozqy1ra/ Wed 09 Nov 2022 03:58:59 No.5456912 Report

Quoted By: >>5456924

Wait, I just thought of something. Since we're now confirmed to have SMT Law shenanigans in this, what are the chances Okina's been possessed by some Chaos aligned Demon or Fallen?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Wed 09 Nov 2022 04:21:49 No.5456924 Report

Quoted By:

>>5456912
It's Louis Cyphre up to his shenanigans again.
He is the morning star afterall

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:H5Fg9jd+ Wed 09 Nov 2022 08:35:59 No.5457114 Report

Quoted By:

>>5456659
+1
Finally a true chad

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 09 Nov 2022 12:34:41 No.5457225 Report

Quoted By: >>5457353

You think to take your mind off of it by grabbing your blanket. You look over to Kasen as she stared at the ceiling quietly.

"Pst... hey..." You whispered, almost mouthing without sound.

Curiously, Kasen looked over at you, being able to see by the dim moonlight alone. You pulled your blanket up and threw it over, covering her and giving it up. Maybe the reason why she slept with none was a shortage of blankets, you didn't think Reimu would be able to cover everyone. The Hermit blinked at you and peered down to the blanket, and then back to you, as if asking if you really wanted to do that.

You just nodded.

Kasen stared again at the blanket with some hesitance, and she blushed a bit at your charity, mouthing 'thank you' over your way with a tiny smile on her face.

You laid back again, this time staring at the ceiling yourself as Kasen got comfortable. And then, there was a slight chill felt. Night was undoubtedly colder than daytime here in Gensokyo, and you merely had this thin robe on to cover yourself with. Slowly, you think you began to understand why the ascetic with the buns went without a blanket, she likely didn't think much of temperature like you guessed everyone else would here, all being people gifted with supernatural abilities. Only you, the absolutely ordinary Human who's only somewhat dabbled into that stuff were truly affected by the nip in the air.

And you just gave away your only blanket.

Nobody ever accused you of being especially smart man...

Silently, you pondered what to do about it. Maybe you could slide down a little and try to steal some warmth from the Moon Rabbit, she looked soft and cuddlesome. Buuuut then again, she was still covered in bandages and recovering from her injuries, you couldn't forget that. You didn't want to unintentionally cause any harm by brushing the sore spots and bruises, so you quickly dismissed the thought. And besides, the last thing you wanted to be caught doing was showcasing attractions you fail to contain right next to one of them. You suppose you can just give her a hug when she's awake to share your affectio-

Kasen suddenly grabs the edge of your futon with her artificial arm.

"...?"

You wordlessly watched as she pulled yours closer until it was just beside hers. She then raised the blanket you gave her and quietly whispered.

"Don't you need this more than I do? What were you thinking, just giving it away so freely...?"

The Hermit cast the blanket over you as well, intending to share it. It wasn't the biggest of blankets, you found her scooting closer in a troublesome way just you and her were practically shoulder to shoulder on your backs. Her cheeks were pink as her hair.

Though surprisingly, for once, you weren't flustered, instead innocently asking; "But... you're a human too. Wouldn't you have gotten cold?"

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 09 Nov 2022 12:35:43 No.5457228 Report

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She was actually stumped by that one.

"...Let me ask you a question... back there at the... ah, the river... did you happen to peek under my double buns?"

You take a minute to nod slowly to her. You weren't sure yet if that offended her or not. But, she doesn't look offended, instead breathing in.

"You can ask it."

"..."

"Those things you're hiding... that strength you had, just like Suika's. The fact you were alive even without needing oxygen... you're not really a Human too, are you?"

She shakes her head.

"There's a reason I was... 'reconnecting' with Suika. I've known her for a long time, a very long time, before I became a... Hermit. Back then... I had long, pointy horns just like her."

"You're an Oni then."

"...I thought you'd guess as much the moment I realized I was blacked out and awoke to you being active first before me. Yes, I'm truthfully an Oni..."

You feel like you shouldn't be surprised, but you couldn't help but be astonished nonetheless. Kasen wasn't Human after all. It seemed that the only real Humans around here right now besides yourself were Reimu and Marisa. And honestly... it felt kind of crushing, even. You had been led by her to believe that a Human can become strong as her, but you realize now that the true source of her strength is the fact that's something stronger than any Human.

And you were sharing a blanket with her, this fact briefly spooked you. But, she at least kept her strength under wraps like Suika did. Yeah, come to think of it, Suika didn't flatten Geidontei even when she was already riled up. You guess it's a false alarm, all that matters is that she's warm.

"How can you be a Hermit if you're an Oni, though?"

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 09 Nov 2022 12:36:46 No.5457229 Report

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"I never said that being a different species prevented you from learning the way of the Hermit. I've left my old life behind to seek a new one, I can still learn and perform the same techniques that anyone can by training, even as an Oni. Don't be discouraged, Albert. I don't want you to believe that you can't match up just because there's a difference in physical strength. You can still become far more powerful as a Hermit than you can imagine if you trained for it and extended your life."

"...Miss Mima called me student when I learned under her. If you trained me, what would you call me?"

Kasen blinked at your question, thinking it over a bit.

"Disciple."

"Disciple... I like it."

"Try to get some sleep, Albert."

"This position isn't the most comfortable... gotta tell you."

Kasen would be lying if she told you otherwise. Shoulder to shoulder didn't feel nice at all, and she didn't have an answer. Well, you weren't about to try it anyway, taking initiative as you slipped your arm under her shoulders and held her closer, she was surprised at you, and it felt better laying this way.

"Wh... what are you..."

"Trust me. We'll both sleep better this way."

"..."

Kasen didn't say anything else as she eased her head down onto your chest and below your neck. One of her legs crossed over yours and she folded her arms, covering her mouth with her balled hands. There was more of the blanket for both of you like this at least. Were you pushing it...? Especially after... the thing... the, uh... the thing that happened when you thought she was dying. Maybe, maybe you were... but she wasn't complaining either. Soon enough, Kasen settled down into your arm's hold.

"...Don't go around just telling everyone the truth about me, Albert... okay...?"

"I won't. Promise."

Kasen shut her eyes. Eventually, she was sound asleep.

Not long after, you were too.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 09 Nov 2022 12:37:49 No.5457231 Report

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And it was back to here again. The Dream World.

You looked at your hands and saw something unrecognizable, it certainly wasn't the shape of what hands looked like. And you were just in the middle of sitting on your recliner too. It's just that, you don't remember having walls with an orange finish. No, for some odd reason, you were dreaming of your grandparent's house. At least now you were aware that you were dreaming, entering the lucid state.

You hear the sound of a drink being sipped nearby. Seems as always, she's found you, and not the other way around. She's looking to have been beaten up badly herself, just like Marisa and Reisen did from last time, clothing ruined, her long hair seeping through the rips in her iconic Santa hat and her fair skin sported bruising. Yet, it didn't seem to kill her mood a bit as she rocked back and forth in a rocking chair. Hey, was that grandma's chair...?

"Dawww, isn't that just sweet." She cooed as she looked into a pink, puffy and cloudlike Dream Soul like a television.

"...What are you looking at?"

"You and the "Hermit" in the real world."

"...What are you planning?"

"Imagine how embarrassing it'd be for both of you if I were to use your Dream Soul to inflict certain reactions. Wouldn't she find it weird if she woke up by something poking her-"

"NOW HOLD ON."

Doremy's cheeks puffed up containing laughter.

"How about... you don't?"

"You seem to really have it for some of these girls, but you know, you can only pick one in the end, right? I mean, might as well confirm which one already."

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 09 Nov 2022 12:39:04 No.5457232 Report

Quoted By: >>5457237 >>5457243 >>5457250 >>5457265 >>5457275 >>5457284 >>5457305 >>5457336 >>5457373 >>5457552 >>5457630 >>5457805 >>5457967 >>5459444

"How about, we don't right now, Mrs. Claus?"

"Oh my, picking on you is never going to get old."

"You know, I actually came here just to try making peace again. I got a very good reason why you can't help the secret god anymore, you taking the Dreams of Hell over will lead to very bad shit happening, believe it or not."

"Oh, Alby, it's a bit too late for that now. After the way I got chewed out following my defeat, I flatly just don't have a choice anymore. If I refuse to work for it, it'll kill me. If I keep working for it, it'll probably still kill me, but there's a tiny chance it won't and will keep its end of the bargain, at least."

"Look, you-... Wait, 'it'...?"

"Yep. It couldn't use her to punish me, it has her busy dealing with that nosey Youkai with the gaps, who you'll all be seeing tomorrow, by the way. So, instead, it showed me something even worse than the neck-breaker. Needless to say, I am depressed as a result, and very, very scared." She admits, all while retaining her usual smug demeanor throughout it all, miraculously.

"I'm... not following."

"You guys are foolish. It will waste you all in the end."

That's blunt, you reply; "We have the Goddess of Hell on our side."

"Yep. And it's gonna waste her too. None of you can beat it, no matter what you do. I don't know what exactly it wants, but it's gonna get it in the end, whatever it is. So, no, I'm not in the mood for the whole coercion thing, Albert, even if you do look so cute when you plead to me~ I'd rather just lick my wounds, and wait here until it needs me again... and hope it isn't as harsh as it was earlier, with that longsword and those flaming eyes, calling me vándr over and over again."

"..."

"It means 'bad'... I'm not bad though... I couldn't be."

"What is 'it', Doremy?"

"Hatred. Pure hate and evil itself, and it scares the daylights out of me. Like I said, the gap lady will have a story for you all tomorrow." Doremy said, nonchalantly dispelling her Dream beverage to the air.

>[Write in]
>Give Doremy a hug. She needs it.
>Press Doremy to tell you more.
>This is useless. Just return to slumber and wait for daybreak.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Wed 09 Nov 2022 12:45:43 No.5457237 Report

Quoted By: >>5457243

>>5457232
>Give Doremy a hug. She needs it.
>I just hope that isn't the Devil. Lucifer, not Satan, apparently there's a difference. Otherwise God really is going to send Michael to give Gensokyo the Sodom and Gomorrah treatment.
>You wouldn't happen to know if there are 10 to 50 truly righteous people around, would you?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Wed 09 Nov 2022 12:52:04 No.5457243 Report

Quoted By:

>>5457237
Wait nevermind that write in, vándr is a norse word, and there's only one being I know that's pure fire, wants to destroy the world and has a longsword
>>5457232
>Wait fire, wants to destroy the world, has a longsword? Are we dealing with Surtr here?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Wed 09 Nov 2022 12:55:07 No.5457250 Report

Quoted By: >>5457255 >>5457305 >>5457973

>>5457232
>Give Doremy a hug. She needs it.
>Ok, so it's a being of pure hatred, it's linked to fire, has a longsword and probably wants to destroy the world. Are we dealing with Surtr, the fire giant of Ragnarok here?
Deleted my last two posts, it's less confusing this way

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Wed 09 Nov 2022 12:59:18 No.5457255 Report

Quoted By:

>>5457250
And one of the deleted posts isn't gone on my end, and I greentexted something I meant to be just a OOC comment.
Just wonderful

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Wed 09 Nov 2022 13:09:07 No.5457265 Report

Quoted By: >>5457805

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 09 Nov 2022 13:20:48 No.5457275 Report

Quoted By: >>5457385

>>5457232
>Mention Surtr
>Mention Norse mythology doesn’t have many real adherents in the real world, so big-G (or his lackey) will probably waste him (and us as collateral damage) if we fail anyway.
>Sit next to her, put an arm over her shoulder, wave to the expanse, and tell her to have fun with it while talking about whatever she wants. Pretty good chance we both die anyway, and we have more people to share it within the waking world, so she gets center stage.
>Reconfirm the promise of trying to help her out of this situation.
>Hum a lullaby in a quiet moment.

Ain’t Albert and Doremy two peas in a pod. Both are fresh from the experience of powerlessness but differ in that Albert had support in his moment of weakness. Perhaps the two can bond over this shared experience of not being able to control fate despite their best plans. I doubt that Baku has anybody else to talk to who could understand at the present moment, which is kind of sad. So maybe hum a lullaby or something while enjoying a moment with the Baku staring over the dream expense. Perhaps reassert the promise of looking for some way to get her out of this situation. This is turning out more sweet than I expected. Good thing Albert is in the lands of dreams then, so he won’t get cavities.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:faDlKMf5 Wed 09 Nov 2022 13:27:28 No.5457284 Report

Quoted By:

>>5457232
I'm guessing being overwhelmingly smug is how she copes. We're fucked aren't we?
>Mention Surtr
>>Sit next to her, put an arm over her shoulder, wave to the expanse and tell her to have fun with it while talking about whatever she wants. Pretty good chance we both die anyway, and we have have more people to share it with in the waking world so she gets center stage.
>Hum a lullaby in a quiet moment.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Wed 09 Nov 2022 13:44:42 No.5457305 Report

Quoted By: >>5457973

>>5457232
>>5457250
I'll change my vote to
>Mention Surtr
>Sit next to her, wave to the expanse, and tell her to have fun with it while talking about whatever she wants.
>Reconfirm the promise of trying to help her out of this situation.
>Hum a lullaby in a quiet moment.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Wed 09 Nov 2022 14:15:19 No.5457336 Report

Quoted By: >>5457967

>>5457232
>Mention Surtr
>Sit next to her, wave to the expanse, and tell her to have fun with it while talking about whatever she wants.
>Reconfirm the promise of trying to help her out of this situation.
>Hum a lullaby in a quiet moment.
I feel a bit bad for her, honestly.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ozqy1ra/ Wed 09 Nov 2022 14:30:54 No.5457353 Report

Quoted By:

>>5457225
>Buuuut then again, she was still covered in bandages and recovering from her injuries, you couldn't forget that. You didn't want to unintentionally cause any harm
Thought so, knew something was being missed there. Thankfully, the Oni whose also a Hermit proves to be just as cuddly and soft, Kasen chads can't stop winning.

>okina's possessor is possibly motherfucking Surtr
Reminder that his job is to burn the whole world and end it. Of all the things that could have been behind Okina, this is quite possibly the worst guy it could be. Haha, shit man.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:RlogyuWj Wed 09 Nov 2022 14:48:26 No.5457373 Report

Quoted By: >>5457397 >>5457939

>>5457232
>Give Doremy a hug. She needs it.

Maybe don't mention Surtr? She's giving us as many clues as possible while being discreet. Maybe the secret god can hear us. Don't be so obvious.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 09 Nov 2022 15:06:42 No.5457385 Report

Quoted By:

I'm going to express my admiration of the character moments with Doromey and the parallels that have developed between her and Albert. Both want to be more than they currently are, both have faced an overwhelming force that they know cannot beat, and both still hold that hope that maybe at the last second, a golden way out exists. Moreover, the interactions in Albert's dreams with her have ranged from her seeming in control in almost a whimsical, fun manner to a somber softer tone like this current one Albert is having. I believe both characters can relate to each other now more than any other, and I love character parallels. Anyways, I hope Albert has more interactions with Doremy in the future. I'll, for one, will be sad if we have no more after this. I wonder how she will wake up Albert his time?

>>5457275
I'm changing my vote to add being more careful with putting an arm around her shoulder because she is bruised. However, some gentle warm physical contact after having experienced a terrifying event would not seem remiss to me.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Wed 09 Nov 2022 15:23:23 No.5457397 Report

Quoted By: >>5457973

>>5457373
That's true. How about instead of directly mentioning we have Albert put 2 and 2 together in his own mind? Or be somewhat vague and just say that we now know IT just wants to burn down the world.
I wonder if asking if it plans on killing a lord, which would be referencing Freyr, could be a hint to Doremy that we know what she is talking about.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:P9rGcQ6v Wed 09 Nov 2022 17:46:33 No.5457552 Report

Quoted By:

>>5457232
>Give Doremy a hug. She needs it.
>DO NOT press Doremy to tell you more.
We've learned enough. Let's not push our luck.

Lord my God, I seek refuge in you;
save me from all my pursuers and rescue me,
or they will tear me like a lion,
ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:H5Fg9jd+ Wed 09 Nov 2022 19:05:22 No.5457611 Report

Quoted By:

Dominate the sleep paralysis demon

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ycwRs8Ra Wed 09 Nov 2022 19:19:03 No.5457630 Report

Quoted By:

>>5457232
>Sit next to her, wave to the expanse, and tell her to have fun with it while talking about whatever she wants.
>Reconfirm the promise of trying to help her out of this situation.
>Hum a lullaby in a quiet moment.

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Anonymous ID:ozqy1ra/ Wed 09 Nov 2022 19:34:37 No.5457650 Report

Quoted By: >>5457671

Everyone else here is taking pity on her meanwhile I'd rather punch her in the gut for what she did. If she was really scared she could flee the dream world and come seek refuge in Gensokyo in physical form until everything blows over.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Wed 09 Nov 2022 20:02:26 No.5457671 Report

Quoted By:

>>5457650
Then vote for it anon

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Wed 09 Nov 2022 22:12:56 No.5457805 Report

Quoted By:

>>5457232
>>5457265
I’ll update my vote to remove the direct reference to Surtr and replace it with an indirect “yeah, I think I know that guy, I can share their name if you don’t think it’ll call him here” stuff.

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Thu 10 Nov 2022 00:07:33 No.5457939 Report

Quoted By:

>>5457373
thirding this. Names have power. And invoking the name of an entity in a realm as mystical as the dream world can bring nothing but bad things. There is a reason Doremy is being vague and a doubt its to keep us from figuring out who it is.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Thu 10 Nov 2022 00:23:17 No.5457967 Report

Quoted By: >>5457976

>>5457232
>>5457336
The other anons make a good point about not mentioning Surtr
Changing my vote to
>Imply that you know who attacked her, but that it's too dangerous to say his name
>Sit next to her, wave to the expanse, and tell her to have fun with it while talking about whatever she wants.
>Reconfirm the promise of trying to help her out of this situation.
>Hum a lullaby in a quiet moment.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Thu 10 Nov 2022 00:30:15 No.5457973 Report

Quoted By: >>5457976

>>5457305
>>5457250
I'm officially voting to remove the mention of Surtr, but still make Albert connect the dots
>>5457397
I've said it here, but it might be harder to notice

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Thu 10 Nov 2022 00:33:56 No.5457976 Report

Quoted By:

>>5457967
>>5457973
I agree with these. Funnily enough Albert might actually know more about Surtr than most of the touhous (outside of heca of course and maybe yukari) do due to having his interest in western history and archeology.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ozqy1ra/ Thu 10 Nov 2022 01:33:29 No.5458030 Report

Quoted By: >>5458050

Rolled 9 (1d10)

Rolling number of oni hybrids to put in Kasen.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:H5Fg9jd+ Thu 10 Nov 2022 02:06:29 No.5458050 Report

Quoted By: >>5458061

>>5458030
Dam we gon be busy

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fpEcIutF Thu 10 Nov 2022 02:10:45 No.5458053 Report

Quoted By: >>5458061 >>5458111

Rolled 68 (1d100)

Rolling the stress level of Albert’s guardian angel.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Thu 10 Nov 2022 02:19:46 No.5458061 Report

Quoted By:

>>5458050
Hermits can live forever, we have plenty of time t pace each one
>>5458053
I feel like this roll deserves a modifier, something like a +100

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ozqy1ra/ Thu 10 Nov 2022 03:44:36 No.5458111 Report

Quoted By: >>5458218

Rolled 88771 (1d99999)

>>5458053
Rerolling the real number

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 10 Nov 2022 06:24:54 No.5458218 Report

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>>5458111
The true victim of Albert's journey.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 10 Nov 2022 13:50:34 No.5458525 Report

Quoted By: >>5458544 >>5458553 >>5458580 >>5458654

[ Current Relations Status and characters thoughts on Albert]

Hakurei Reimu (44%) (She gave you one job. ONE JOB!)
Kirisame Marisa (13%) (Is hoping to get back into the fray on your incident soon)
Mima (33%) (Wants to teach you again)
Ibaraki Kasen (38%) (She can see you're a good man, and wants to help you improve anyway she can, she'd like to take you on as a disciple)
Kawashiro Nitori (34%) (Has sorta forgotten about you by now)
Fujiwara no Mokou (23%) (She heard about the race thing, she was amused)
Reisen Udongein Inaba (45%) (Seeing you again has given her hope in pursuing her goal)
Inaba Tewi (0%) (No thoughts, head empty)
Houraisan Kaguya (0%) (She's gotten over the beauty comment by now)
Yagokoro Eirin (4%) (No thoughts, head empty)
Imaizumi Kagerou (30%) (Petted)
Ibuki Suika (36%) (New drinking buddy! She thinks...)
Komano Aunn (4%) (She wonders if you give good pettings...)
Shameimaru Aya (11%) (The material you've given her is going to be a hit!)
Tatara Kogasa (31%) (She can't remember what happened, she just remembers it being fun)
Three Fairies of Light (9%) (No thoughts, head empty)
Clownpiece (34%) (Thinks you're too responsible, she sees it as bratty)
Hecatia Lapislazuli (40%) (She's glad to see you've done well taking care of Clownpiece so far)
Rumia (-1%) (She's pouting about her defeat, but not as badly now)
Cirno (9%) (Wasn't there a human around here not long ago? Hmm, must be her imagination)
Yakumo Yukari (-4%) (What has that human brought to Gensokyo...?!)
Doremy Sweet (6%) (You promised to free her, she's having trouble believing you can)
Toutetsu Yuuma (-70%) (Kill the human, just like master said to)
Matara Okina...? (-98%) (Om du inte kommer att lyda, kommer du att krossas)
Genjii (9%) (That human was nice, he listened to my stories attentively, wish he'd swing by again... maybe with some sake in hand)
Okunoda Miyoi (0%) (She still doesn't know what a hamburger is and it's been bugging her ever since you asked for it)
Sekibanki (0%) (That human that Kagerou knew... he's a strange one...)
Houjuu Nue (0%) (She feels bad about what her hunger drove her to, mostly from fealty to Byakuren, she wishes she could take it back)

You have yet to grow a bond close to 100%, but keep trying.

(Just a refresher on this until I update eventually.)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Thu 10 Nov 2022 13:57:18 No.5458544 Report

Quoted By: >>5458593

>>5458525
>Yakumo Yukari (-4%) (What has that human brought to Gensokyo...?!)
Fuck you gap hag, we didn't do shit. Maybe you should do your job properly and watch what the other sages are up to.
>Matara Okina...? (-98%) (Om du inte kommer att lyda, kommer du att krossas)
It means: if you will not obey, you will be crushed
>Ibuki Suika (36%) (New drinking buddy! She thinks...)
No.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:faDlKMf5 Thu 10 Nov 2022 14:05:59 No.5458553 Report

Quoted By: >>5458580 >>5458593

>>5458525
>Lost two percent with Reimu because we didn't protect her dango
The Reisen sweep is underway... Also very ominous "Okina" comment

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Anonymous ID:5hJUD1JH Thu 10 Nov 2022 14:50:06 No.5458580 Report

Quoted By: >>5458593

>>5458525
>Matara Okina...? (-98%) (Om du inte kommer att lyda, kommer du att krossas)
Albert's going to get fucked up by her and the gote, isn't he?

Also make a side note we have to get our turtlebro Genjii some sake sometimes.

>>5458553
>The Reisen sweep is underway
Hold your horses there rabbitfucker! Hell mommy caught up nicely herself unexpectedly, if we keep being a good bestie and guardian to our clown daughter she may even surpass the bunny. Though I like what we have going on with Kasen the most right now and still want to pursue the On- Hermit. Heca and Reimu would be my followup choices.

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Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Thu 10 Nov 2022 15:06:21 No.5458593 Report

Quoted By: >>5458626

>>5458544
Also
>Mima (33%) (Wants to teach you again)
Makes me feel bad about leaving her apprenticeship, but God refuses to pick up the phone. We really should keep praying, in Luke 18:1–8, Jesus said that if he doesn't answer, you should annoy him until he does.
But at the same time I really would rather be a christian hermit
>>5458553
>>5458580
Talking about Reisen, I think we should hang out with her a bit, it's been a while. We got a new gun, we could show it off to her. The bnnuy liked the Glock, will she like the revolver?

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Thu 10 Nov 2022 15:51:57 No.5458626 Report

Quoted By: >>5458638 >>5458889

>>5458593
We never actually showed Reisen how the gun worked, did we?

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Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Thu 10 Nov 2022 16:09:10 No.5458638 Report

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>>5458626
I don't think we did, we just showed her basic gun safety since she was pointing it around, but never actually shot it.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Thu 10 Nov 2022 16:19:59 No.5458649 Report

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Oh, and I almost forgot, we must pet Aunn and tell her she is a good komainu for looking over the shrine while we were gone.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 10 Nov 2022 16:28:17 No.5458654 Report

Quoted By: >>5458660 >>5458671 >>5458852

>>5458525
>Mima (33%) (Wants to teach you again)
>Ibaraki Kasen (38%) (She can see you're a good man, and wants to help you improve anyway she can, she'd like to take you on as a disciple)
This is one of those situations where you can't have your cake and eat it. On the one hand, I wanted Albert to get hermit training from Kasen to get physically strong enough to fistfight Okina and engage in a biblical wrestling match with an angel, don't really care about living longer lol. Yet, on the other hand, her training will eventually be incompatible with Mima's magic which ranges from Albert's forcefields to fire manipulation, divination, levitation, or healing waters, all of which I could see as having creative applications such as quickly turning a flammable fuel gaseous using forcefields and setting it ablaze with controlled fire to make superheated firebombs, compressing moisture in the air into water to use in tandem with healing waters, or reaching a point of immediate divination to supernaturally dodge incoming attacks. Unfortunately, I don't think there will be enough time for Albert to get natty gains to achieve the feats of strength I listed before this incident ends, considering the sword of Damocles overhead. I like creative magic usage more than pure strength, despite how fun it could be.

>Matara Okina...? (-98%) (Om du inte kommer att lyda, kommer du att krossas)
We got a person close to a 100% already. NICE!

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Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Thu 10 Nov 2022 16:35:00 No.5458660 Report

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>>5458654
Problem is that the creative use of magic has not worked so far.
The forcefield didn't really protect from Cirno's attack, and since we didn't have our staff we couldn't do the plan to trick Suika
I think it's better to not go deeper in magic because there will be more of these plans that don't work, and atleast raw strength is straight forward.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Thu 10 Nov 2022 16:44:29 No.5458671 Report

Quoted By: >>5458674

>>5458654
Long-term goal could remain both. Hermits are supposed to be exceptional at something, being a magic-casting hermit could be our thing.

That’d take longer than the duration of the incident though. I’d back magic usage first myself, though getting a focus we can’t easily leave behind or get disarmed would be a prereq for me. If that’s not an option, Kasen training would be more appropriate.

The Cirno battle can be waved off as us being an amateur and that applies for hermit training too, but having nothing to help defend against Nue with is on us.

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Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Thu 10 Nov 2022 16:55:48 No.5458674 Report

Quoted By: >>5458690 >>5458889

>>5458671
Problem isn't being amateur with it, but what we do with it.
I just know that if we learn more spells there will be a bunch of suggestions to do things that they can't do, and we will have more updates of failures. Like I don't know, casting the water healing on our liver to get not drunk or something.
Creative, smart and successful does not mean the same thing, and I don't trust anons to achieve the last two, atleast without a QM actively warning us. Specially me, since I'm an idiot.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 10 Nov 2022 17:17:31 No.5458690 Report

Quoted By: >>5458701 >>5458875 >>5458880

>>5458674
>there will be a bunch of suggestions to do things that they can't do
You raise a good point, Anon. Though, I feel that this could be rectified by QM explaining how these spells worked in function or giving an example about their application rather than us learning through trial and error.

For example, I don't know if forcefields are solely focused around Albert, if he could throw a forcefield over another close by to protect them from an attack, or if forcefields could be used to physically restrain a person or even crush an enemy between two, or even be used to compress liquids into gas.

If we understand how QM limits these spells in their view, we can work within those parameters rather than trying and failing, as you put it.

I also just want a magic gun.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Thu 10 Nov 2022 17:27:17 No.5458701 Report

Quoted By: >>5459455

>>5458690
I kind of want to go after another type of magic, since Mima's incompatible. The bible bans some type of magic, but what about others? Kabbalah and numerology, they are jewish things, so maybe it would fit with the christian hermit idea. Or finding the Ring of Solomon to use as our focus, that thing should be able to bypass any restriction.
The hard part is to find a teacher or the artifact to begin with

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Anonymous ID:faDlKMf5 Thu 10 Nov 2022 19:42:19 No.5458852 Report

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>>5458654
I can only imagine the remaining 2% is whatever is left of Okina

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Anonymous ID:DB+aT6PC Thu 10 Nov 2022 19:58:03 No.5458875 Report

Quoted By: >>5459069 >>5460755

>>5458690
Why not just "cut" with a forcefield? It could have infinite sharpness or manifest it inside the body of our foe?

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Anonymous ID:wzYim5pS Thu 10 Nov 2022 20:06:39 No.5458880 Report

Quoted By: >>5458883

>>5458690
[X] ask Marisa if she’s capable of charging objects with spells

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:DCIWzDR5 Thu 10 Nov 2022 20:08:04 No.5458883 Report

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>>5458880
If so
[X] ask her if she could charge our bullets with some spark type spells

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Thu 10 Nov 2022 20:12:47 No.5458889 Report

Quoted By: >>5459393

>>5458674
>Ring of Solomon
Going on an adventure to get the magic artifact and save the world sounds pretty kino would going back to the outside world with someone from Gensokyo to find it be possible?

>>5458626
We should do that after we wake up. It's good to keep our promises.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 10 Nov 2022 23:49:13 No.5459069 Report

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>>5458875
That is both an amazing and terrifying suggestion.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Fri 11 Nov 2022 04:59:47 No.5459309 Report

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...Its kinda occurring to me after all these revelations that Kanako is probably pissing herself if she's keeping abreast of the current situation. The Moriyas might be power players in gensokyo but they pale in comparison to Hecc and Okina. Yet here we are dealing with gods and entities from outside that are so powerful they can just straight up puppet Okina of all people. Moriya shrine is complete fucking small fry on the celestial power scale and their proverbial 'small pond' that they escaped to feel like big fish in is about to be bulldozed.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:H5Fg9jd+ Fri 11 Nov 2022 07:36:51 No.5459393 Report

Quoted By: >>5459464

>>5458889
We must give the rabbit the attention shes been neglected of.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:tAJ8k5Es Fri 11 Nov 2022 09:28:10 No.5459444 Report

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>>5457232
>Press Doremy to tell you more.
i'm all caught up.
We could make money by selling an interview to Aya and maybe shill the shrine too?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Fri 11 Nov 2022 10:10:59 No.5459455 Report

Quoted By: >>5459464

>>5458701
>The hard part is to find a teacher or the artifact to begin with
A thought occurs to me. But don't we know about a fallen angel known for teaching humans magic and is unassociated with Heaven, who is also, coincidently, in a realm with a miasma that makes learning magic easier? In addition, wouldn't the fallen angel have some idea about artifacts such as Solomon's seal would be located? Learning magic seems metagamey to me since Albert probably knows shit all about Makai and Sariel, but the idea of asking a fallen angel where powerful artifacts could appears valid.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Fri 11 Nov 2022 10:44:49 No.5459464 Report

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>>5459393
Yeah, we haven't had the chance to interact with her much after we came back.

>>5459455
We could always ask Hecc about these things too.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID://ZJF8Ai Sat 12 Nov 2022 15:45:09 No.5460755 Report

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>>5458875
Or casting forcefield around a bladed weapon to enhance its cutting power

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 13 Nov 2022 10:44:31 No.5462000 Report

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Hatred. A longsword. Fire. "Vándr".

Hatred. A longsword...? Fire? A word like that?

The more and the more you thought about what Doremy had just told you, the more and more you begin to see a pattern here... of what kind of spirit could be associated with such things. Especially so egregiously. It harkened back to the old ways, the old things that long went out of style. Stuff that was just of tales now.

"No way..."

You didn't believe it. No, you just didn't believe it right now. You mean, that sounds absurd. The real culprit behind it all, the one who laid the mark on you, the one behind Okina. It just doesn't make any sense. Why would it be... that one. You mean, you could think of some others who might fit the bill. Could be anything from a local legend to some cryptid... Hades? Perses? Typhon? Greek legends initially made more sense to you, since Hecatia was a feature in all this, and they apparently would take her out according to Doremy. Yeah, a Titan or something really sounded like it, but... they just didn't... the longsword thing, and...

You still have your doubts, but... a Jotnar? That's crazy. That's just fucking crazy. How could it be Sur... no, maybe thinking the name isn't a good idea. Not in this place.

"What'cha thinking about, Alby?" Doremy spoke up when she noticed that look on your face.

"...Someone who's pretty bad I guess."

"You know who 'it' really is, don't you? I do too. Humans dream about things like him all the time, so they never really go away, even when they aren't being worshiped every day."

You stood up and made over to Doremy. With a little thought, the chair she occupied suddenly extended, into the length of a couch, and you sat down next to her while she just stared at you and prodded her dream diary boringly with her thumb.

"Did you mean it when you said you wanted to help me too?"

You nod. She didn't look so smug at the moment. She finally dropped that for the time being as she rolled her eyes.

"You know I don't doubt you meaning it, but I just don't see it."

"Tell me about. You know, you aren't the only one who's felt so powerless lately. Can you imagine how it feels for me being an average human? In a land where I'm predated on, and still somehow alive."

"Being alive doesn't always bring you relief, right? Sometimes it just disillusions you, makes you question why when you being dead by now just makes so much more sense."

You blew out your lips and looked to the side. Yes, that was probably the best way to put it. You were glad to be alive, but not at ease. Your hand goes out to the room fashioned from memories before you, motioned at.

"What's it like for you? How's one bully a Dream Ruler anyway?"

She snapped her finger.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 13 Nov 2022 10:45:54 No.5462002 Report

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The world of dream changed at her command. The walls, ceiling and floor of the room came apart and drifted out of sight. The couch sat upon was now just a lone object drifting through the lurid space of distant stars and flowing grids full of dreams. Yet, it was not barren, as the fullness of the pale Moon drifted overhead, and what seemed like millions of bolts flew through the Dream World's expanse in every direction, some even shooting right past your head harmlessly. It was a sight like this you just couldn't mistake, it was Danmaku, of many varieties and flavors.

And what else to set the scene but illusions of figures you knew. Reimu, Marisa and Reisen alone flying through the Dream World space, along with some Miko in a blue skirt with shiny green hair. And there was lots of them, copies here and there, fighting different people, showcasing different instances of different points in time. They fought rabbits not unlike Reisen, Doremies themselves, and you even witnessed an illusion of Marisa trading blasts with Hecatia, and a blond lady in a long black and red dress who had insane Danmaku patterns.

But not just that, you saw a city below, full of panicked people and rabbits. It was a strange city, an advanced one. Almost futuristic compared to any modern city, yet the people themselves resembled old Japan as Gensokyo did. And there along the way you saw Doremy being bartered by an angelic figure with one wing. Though, bartered implied it looked like she had a choice there. Again and again, you see nothing but Doremy having no choice in any of these matters and began to understand. More so when you saw a callback memory to Doremy being strangled by the invisible hand of a pair of floating flames like candlelit eyes.

"Sometimes, there's just people who are much stronger than you. A lot of them. For me however, things really started getting embarrassing when I was forced into a deal with the Lunarians, maybe you've heard about them. You see that lady over there with the Hell broad? That's Junko, the sagacious spirit. Long story short, the Lunarians went and murdered her child... so in return, she made them remember what fear was by attacking their Capital. And the best part? They don't have a solution to her, because her power is over purity itself, so she's completely immune to them! And, she's friends with Hecatia. What does that equal? The people living on that block of cheese wetting themselves. They needed a plan, so that winged Amanojaku wannabe of theirs came and ordered me around."

Doremy sighed.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 13 Nov 2022 10:46:57 No.5462004 Report

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"I can't oppose the power of Lunarians, being pure beings. Naturally, I had to cave to their demands and build a fake Lunar Capital to distract their enemies with. Of course, their plan backfired because they tried invading Gensokyo. So what was their next plan? Come move temporarily to my Dream World when Junko started wrecking them up again. This time, I had to cave to Junko and Hecatia, who wanted to stage a trap here and keep the Lunarians sealed forever in the Dream World's fake Capital. I let them get away with it, because I wanted payback too. I never got it. Somehow, Reimu convinced Junko to let them free. I was left never being able to get payback on either of them who had bossed me around. And now..."

Doremy didn't even finish her sentence, she had a feeling she didn't need to spell it out further for you as she rubbed a red spot on her mark, a near perfect handprint left behind.

Jesus...

You, well, you were anything but sure if you could try bringing up any comparisons from your life to her about this. Sure, you've been bossed around too when you were younger, but the stuff she's been involved in is just... Christ man.

"And the worst part, you feel like you can never get the satisfaction of vengeance for all this, then?"

"Clearly, haha... 'It' has a power source unlike anything I've ever seen. 'It' doesn't even rely on faith. 'It' just seems to whip up powerful magic like that out of nowhere, and I still don't fully understand. So yeah, it's a bit disappointing, when you think about how this thing may want to destroy everything, and that it might just succeed too.... Unlike most Youkai, I actually don't like hurting Humans. I need them around just to exist. But if that thing goes off and extinguishes them... well then all the Dreams disappear. And I do with them."

She sniffled.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 13 Nov 2022 10:48:07 No.5462006 Report

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You know what? Just like that, you let go of all the animosity you had for Doremy for all the times she'd smugged on you, messed with you or did something to impede you. She never wanted anything to do with this, never wanted to actually hurt Marisa or Reisen, never wanted to deceive you or aid the possible Ragnarok that's being cooked up. She just wants to exist and watch over her world in peace, maybe even mingle with some Dreams and play pranks on humans along the way. She didn't harbor any true malice, save for those who've wronged her. Like she said, Baku hold grudges.

You leaned over and offered your arms.

Doremy looked at you with a milquetoast expression and blinked, locking eye contact before looking away. You thought she was going to deny it, until she fell into your comforting hug and squeezed your arms. You felt the wetness of tears from her eyes as she cried, trying the best she could to suppress her sobbing quietly.

"I-I..'m sorry...! I can't diso-b-bey 'It'. Anything I do, I don't want to. Please... please, you have to get the others to stop 'It', som... somehow! Something that... that... t-that evil shouldn't be allowed to roam free! You have to stop it! Ggh! You have to stop it, whatever 'It's' planning! Don't... don't let it win..."

You patted Doremy on the back as she cried it out.

"I don't want my world to end, Doremy, and not theirs or yours either."

She sniffled. "Promise it... just one more time. Please..." She asked, sounding so tired after everything she'd endured.

"I promise."

Your eyebrows arched down to a deadpan expression.

"I promise, I'll do everything I can to stop him. I won't stop until I've gotten you out of this, you and everybody else."

"...Thank you..."

You sat still quietly for the moment as the memories around began to fade one by one. Doremy just shed tears without a word further into your arm until she was all dry of them. Her responses in any form were becoming more limited as she tired out. A Baku's experience with sleep certainly had to be different than anything else's. Her kind... didn't dream after all. Dreamless sleep was hard to understand. So you just quietly hummed for her as she eased back and eventually settled down into the couch, which morphed ever slowly into another pink cloud. Her blue eyes were just staring abroad into the void of her realm until you saw them shut, and she was asleep.

You gave the cloud a gentle push, sending it off like a boat adrift in the Dream World with her growing ever smaller in your sight until you yourself let go and returned to rest, exiting the Dream World.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 13 Nov 2022 10:49:10 No.5462007 Report

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...

Night eventually perishes to day...

...

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sun 13 Nov 2022 10:50:13 No.5462009 Report

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[Will write the next part to this update soon.]

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Anonymous ID:lbBNYLf4 Sun 13 Nov 2022 14:47:00 No.5462077 Report

Quoted By: >>5462097

This is really bad, Surtr is one of the being is Ragnarok that doesn't get defeated. He succeeds in burning the world away after killing a bunch of gods, and doesn't even die while doing it like others.
There are also some interpretations that think he is the oldest Jottun, and created everything that exist, being both the beggining and the end of creation.
I think we really are going to need God's help with this. We nees to pray, a lot, and be a good boy. God promised that he wouldn't destory Sodom and Gomorrah if there were 10 good souls living in it, inittially 50. But that was a deal with Abraham, God's favorite, getting him to do something similar with Albert would be really hard, after all the sins we done. And apparently the ones that will continue to be done.
Also that was a very cute moment, the tapyr has been forgiven.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 13 Nov 2022 15:11:13 No.5462097 Report

Quoted By: >>5462163

This scene was lovely and reminded me that having a shoulder to cry on is always nice to have. Hopefully, Albert and Doremy can sleep a bit easier knowing that they have each other's well-being in mind.

It also leaves me curious about when Okina got possessed and what would have happened if Albert had been sent down her associated path. Would we have seen some form of epilogue in the first thread talking about what happened if we had chosen not to take the door, or would QM have started another quest with another outsider picking up where Albert left off?

>>5462077
>And apparently the ones that will continue to be done.
I both love and hate you, anon, for how clever this one line of yours is. Because you could either mean:
a. Albert learning more unsanctioned magic.
b. Albert not rising above fleshy desire.
c. Albert being a pushover and forced into more sinful shit.
d. All of the above.
Though, I suspect c to be the most chosen, considering how votes went during the time to sleep. God, our foot is so attractive to shoot at times.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Sun 13 Nov 2022 15:13:54 No.5462104 Report

Quoted By: >>5462112

The whole situation is fucked. But now that we know exactly how deep the rabbit hole gos it beggers the question. What was our role in all of this supposed to be? Okina, or Surtr its not really that clear yet, chose us out of everyone in the world to put this mark on. What exactly was the plan, and what qualities did they see that makes us the perfect fit for it? If she just needed any human to do her bidding, surely picking someone more weak willed and easily controllable would have been a better choice. Why us?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 13 Nov 2022 15:18:10 No.5462112 Report

Quoted By: >>5462119

>>5462104
Anon, don't you recall Okina saying that Albert was the only outside human she had found capable of bearing the mark?

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Sun 13 Nov 2022 15:20:24 No.5462119 Report

Quoted By: >>5462122

>>5462112
I dont but ill take you at your word. The question I have then is what is the mark for. If we are irrelevant but the mark is, then what is it actually for.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 13 Nov 2022 15:24:23 No.5462122 Report

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>>5462119
Maybe when the mark breaks, it will explode, possibly harming a divine being (Hecatia), or Albert was meant to act as an avatar of Surtr.

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Anonymous ID:yhUkXL9p Sun 13 Nov 2022 16:01:07 No.5462163 Report

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>>5462097
I'll ruin the fun and say I was thinking of a, but now that you mentioned the rest, I'm more worried about c and d.

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Anonymous ID:DTRa15vd Sun 13 Nov 2022 16:05:08 No.5462165 Report

Quoted By: >>5462179

Is it possible that Okina knew she was being possessed, and gave us the mark in a long-shot attempt to stop it?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:yhUkXL9p Sun 13 Nov 2022 16:23:02 No.5462179 Report

Quoted By: >>5462181

>>5462165
>Albert doesn't get a waifu to 100% begore the end of the quest
>Succeeds on banishing the hot giant
>Okina's relation instantly reverses
>She kidnaps Albert to the door realm and turns him into his husbando

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Anonymous ID:yhUkXL9p Sun 13 Nov 2022 16:25:24 No.5462181 Report

Quoted By: >>5462542

>>5462179
Meant to write her instead of his. But it somehow still works, she would be the man of the relationship.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:4PraBWhw Sun 13 Nov 2022 18:59:45 No.5462264 Report

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We will punch Surtr.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 13 Nov 2022 23:32:08 No.5462542 Report

Quoted By: >>5462623 >>5462657

>>5462181
Albert radiates bottom energy. Nearly every character met so far would be dominant in a relationship with him. Wonder how a tug-of-war over Albert involving Yukari and Okina would work. Would he be constantly falling through doors and gaps?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:4PraBWhw Mon 14 Nov 2022 00:47:07 No.5462623 Report

Quoted By: >>5462638

>>5462542
My poor dude Albert, the only relationships he could be the man in would be with Kogasa and Kagerou.

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Anonymous ID:i4xcoxXB Mon 14 Nov 2022 01:10:46 No.5462638 Report

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>>5462623
That's because Kagerou is too good for this world.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Mon 14 Nov 2022 01:27:43 No.5462657 Report

Quoted By: >>5463130

>>5462542
I think the situation we're in will eventually force Albert to stop being such a pushover.
Besides, I bet he's got more important things to worry about now than relationships I mean it would be weird if Albert knew the world was going to end soon and he decided to go on a bunch of dates instead of doing anything to stop it.

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Mon 14 Nov 2022 14:55:36 No.5463130 Report

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>>5462657
This. Hormones are hormones sure. But you have to slay the dragon to get the girl. If we don’t deal with this first we haven’t earned that shit.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Tue 15 Nov 2022 07:46:17 No.5463800 Report

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Throughout the span of your peaceful rest that night after sending the Baku to hers, you felt a chill sensation in your unconsciousness. A sinking feeling. Though Doremy held grudges, and likely held one towards Reimu for beating her like she did, she was in an undeniable deep mess. If one could actually manage to defeat the spirit enslaving her, she would forget them all, just because she wanted freedom that much more.

Your resolve is to defeat him. You will not give up.

You still don't know the full extent of what your Big Dipper means. Even though you've likely discovered the identity of the spirit who laid it, it has yet to break.

"Come on, everyone! It's time to get up now! Rise and shine!" Reimu's voice came transparently from behind the shoji doors.

Your eyes flickered open ever so slightly to the morning lit room as all around you the girls staying as guests to the Shrine began to stir and wake from their sleep. Clownpiece yawned loudly as she picked up her torch and fluttered in the air over overhead, almost bumping into Aunn as the Komainu sprung up suddenly, wide awake. Hecatia was taking her sweet time to join the awakening, rubbing her eyes as she reached for her crown.

Reisen's foot again bumped into yours. "O-Oh, sorry..." The Rabbit said as she lifted her head; "Eh...? What's going on? Why are we getting up so early?"

"It's reaaal important, Reimu said it's for you incident solvers. There's a mind reader on the way who's gonna help you, auh-hah." Aunn yipped as she made for the door, flipping it open and letting in a fusillade of bright sunlight.

"Yikes! T-Too bright!" Clownpiece hissed, shielding her eyes.

"Come on now, you've seen brighter brimstone in Hell." Her master said as she finally got up and at-em', tip-toeing over their way.

Yeah, that's right. Mima was due to return to the Shrine today, with the person who was going to read your mind in tow. That means today was the day, you would all find out who the secret god is, a big help on the way to getting rid of the spirit plaguing things.

You drew in air for a yawn as you stretched your arms out and looked down at a barely woken Kasen laying her head on your chest like it were a pillow. You brushed your hand against her shoulder and gave her a little nudge, tapping her until she finally lifted her head up and pushed herself up, the Oni rubbing her eye as she looked over at you and blushed.

"Sleep well?"

"Y-yes. Thank you for the blanket..." She said, rising to her knees. She offered you a hand, which you took to allow her to pull you up with her as she rose to her feet with quite the impressive strength getting you on your feet before you were even ready to walk, evident by the slight stumble you have.

"I'll be out in a second." You tell her as everyone had already gone.

"Don't take too long, this will be important for the matter at hand." Kasen said as she went out the door next.

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You didn't waste any time getting your clothes on, though you felt like you needed a bath soon. Getting back into your actual Outside clothes was refreshing after spending a while in the loose and not nearly as insulating Yukata. You left the guest room to step out to the fresh air on the Shrine's porch, alongside the others who hung around and sat about. Kasen and Reimu were foremost, standing at the bottom of the steps gazing out towards the Torii.

You noticed that among them today as well was a few extras. Kogasa and Suika were present, the Oni brought Kogasa out of the woods as expected, but took her straight to the Shrine. And the Immortal human, Fujiwara no Mokou, had also recently arrived alongside Imaizumi Kagerou. You saw them off to the side conversing with Marisa, overhearing the magician sharing the details of the Incident, seems they was merely interested in knowing what was up.

"Here they come." Reimu signaled.

You stepped on over behind the miko as you looked out to see the familiar shape of the floating Mima returning to the Shrine at long last, trailed on her rear by an unfamiliar figure.

A petite lady with pinkish hair, a lot like Kasen. She wore only the most neutral of expressions, yet made each of her steps up towards the Shrine graceful. Perhaps her most distinguishing feature was the swirling red tendrils that seemed to be pinned to her outfit, ending with orangish tints to a red eyeball that never blinked once, which in all likelihood was apart of her very being. A third eye of sorts

"Hello everyone." Mima said once she was close enough.

"Have a safe trip?" Reimu asked.

"Certainly. Although, I've noticed larger numbers of Youkai wandering off the roads along the way. Almost as if the wilder ones are being stirred somehow. Gensokyo may become more dangerous to travel for a little while. Ah, and lady Kasen has joined us too then... very good. Then I don't think we can waste anymore time. Let's see if there won't be any interference from the mark with lady Satori's power."

"Are you ready?"

The pink head behind Mima nodded and stepped up to the pair, you watched her curiously from behind Reimu and Kasen as her third eye gazed over you all. She payed Reimu attention with her normal eyes for the moment, and then she peered over to you.

"..."

"The god's name is Okina."

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A frown came upon Reimu and Marisa's features, whilst Kasen shook her head in disapproval. Like Reisen then, and most of the others, you were just confused.

"I'm sorry... what? What... did you do?"

As if it wasn't obvious already; "I read your mind. I was able to see your memories, among... other things."
She held her third eye and caressed the thing as she spoke; "It's in my nature and power, being the kind of Youkai I am. Komeiji Satori, the Satori that can look into anyone's psyche. I saw a meeting... the secret god behind the incident, she tried to you convince you before to join her, using methods both forceful and full of coercion."

She turned off, going back to stand behind Mima; "My work is done here."

You... you remembered now. You remembered her name. It wasn't hidden from you anymore. You looked around at everyone else, wondering what they had to say next.

"Of course! Matara Okina, the one behind the Four Seasons Incident! How could I have forgotten like I did...?" Marisa suddenly exlcaimed.

"I forgot too... what gives...? Has she somehow found a way to erase herself from our minds?! She has control over mental energy, after all..." Reimu began theorizing.

"So it is her... or at least, it is her being possessed by the force Albert discovered." Kasen said.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Tue 15 Nov 2022 07:49:54 No.5463804 Report

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Just then, Hecatia saw fit to float down from the roof of the Shrine, Clownpiece sitting on one of the floating planetoids chained to her neck. Mima and Satori were taken aback by it, beholding her appearance with awe as the Hell Goddess settled close to the ground over to Reimu's side.

"Okina... Okina... Okina. You know, it's funny, I vaguely recall hearing that name before, even meeting her."

"Huuuuh? But you said you weren't aware of who the secret god that sent us that threat was! I think..." Clownpiece chided in.

Hecatia snapped her fingers. "Now, I wasn't. But I've finally gleaned from all this that the secret god who did set up that Fairy incident, as well as this one, is in fact Matara Okina. She invited me and Junko to a Danmaku festival here once. Reimu may remember. It was there she introduced herself to me, as one of Gensokyo's Sages."

"H-Huh...?! She's one of the fabled Sages..." Reisen gasped.

"Yes, yes she is... and being as that is, it makes stopping her... well, the thing possessing her that much more important to ensure Gensokyo's stability." Kasen insists.

"Not just stability. But survival as well."

A new voice had spoke out suddenly, drawing everyone's attention to the right, where a woman you hadn't seen in a leaned on the rims of a gap in the fabric of space itself, floating in the air. She puts her hand through another gap made in a second flat, and Mima and Satori both flinched at that very hand coming out near them to cover the Satori's third eye.

"Don't read my mind without asking, please, it's rather rude of you."

Satori kept her silence, only giving a chill nod as she covered her third eye up within her sleeves, preventing her abilities further usage.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Tue 15 Nov 2022 07:50:57 No.5463805 Report

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"Yukari. What's the occasion?" Kasen asked her, crossing her arms with slanted brows.

The gap lady... hey, that's what Doremy called her. The Gap Lady just smiles, but then her head drooped a little as she pressed the back of her hand to her skull. "Well, I've found myself woefully drained of energy after having a struggle with Okina personally. And since she seems to be the talk of the Shrine, I figured it best to insert myself and my tidbits, where they're actually needed for once."

Yeah, just like Doremy said. She fought Okina.

"You fought her...?! Well, what did you learn?" Reimu asked impatiently.

"Hm, so hasty... Well, for one, she's pulling out all the stops now, going at me with her full power right away as soon as I'm found snooping around amongst the Backdoors. Rather at the decision of her current puppeteer than her own. Yes, it's a sad sight to see a once proud god like her piloted so easily by a spirit from outside Gensokyo. She managed to forbid me from the Backdoor, and now even I can't reach it."

Yukari had sharp eyes then.

"Just one thing. She isn't being 'possessed', at least not in the manner you've been all thinking. The spirit itself is not within her. Rather, she's functioning on an automated procedure, following instructions that have been laid out well into the future itself. The spirit's true self is located somewhere else... somewhere far darker and harder to see. Whatever it is, it's controlling her through a flimsy tether that's yet to even be seen."

"...Like programming?" You felt the need to actually speak up, and not feel as if you were an invisible spectator.

Yukari winked to you. "Bingo. The way I understand it, the true Okina's consciousness is suppressed. Her body is following out a specific series of actions into the future. If and when she completes these actions... these tasks she's following, as instructed, she'll simply 'cease functioning' when she's done. It'll be as if she fainted into a coma until she's either released or given further inputs by her captor. As for the spirit itself, I've never seen anything like it! It's almost... scary how it creates magic. Everything it has done, from laying the mark, to exerting will over Okina... has been done with magical essence born right from hatred. This thing... hates so much that it can will potent magic into existence alone by focusing its hatred. It even used this very power fueled by hatred to amplify Okina's mastery over the mental domain, granting her enough power to take her name out of your minds, where before she wouldn't have been able to do that to anyone but absolute mooks."

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You gawked at her as she prattled on about the thing you could only identify as the mythical Surtr in your head, and put a hand over the Big Dipper marked on your arm, feeling warmth through the sleeve as it glowed. It was worrisome. More like, it was fucking terrifying for you to think about how it was put on you by the sheer force of will of some being's hatred.

And that only raised MORE questions! About what the final result of it was! Why it could thwart Youkai, and why it could be felt by them so much. Why your actions influenced how much power it had, or otherwise.

"Question... if I happen to know who this spirit is-"

"A spirit from the Outside, ancient as history itself. A being of apocalyptic nature, known and recorded in the legends of northern and western Europe? A swarthy one who brandishes a sword of flame itself? Named Surtr, by chance?"

"...Yes... actually." You said, a bit discomforted by her casual use of the name. "...Well, uhh... if I know who they are? Why hasn't my... mark disappeared yet? I thought it was linked to knowing the identity of the layer."

"Good question. It's because he assumed a new identity."

"What?!"

"A new identity?! But... how? What do you mean?" Reimu barked.

"I believe I know. It isn't as though he changed his name, but his nature. He hasn't become some different person, but a different type of spirit from what he used to be, evident by weaponizing his own hatred. In other words, what we have to search for isn't the identity of the spirit's person, but their being. They've become something else... maybe they now identify with a concept or an idea instead." Hecatia explained it, cupping her chin; "Hm... Surtr, eh? I'll have to look into that upstairs..."

"That would make sense, and most likely is the case. But it begs the question of how we hunt down and learn the identity it has taken on, and its plans."

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The group itself fell under the confusion of figuring this out. You just sighed and put your hands into your pocket, sitting down on the porch steps. Reisen timidly joined you in sitting down. Marisa drifted in the air on her broomstick, looking back and forth between Reimu and Mima as they exchanged glances in a silent form of communication, heads at work thinking. The onlookers, Suika, Kogasa and Aunn were just trying to keep up with what they heard as the umbrella and guard dog swept the porch, the Oni herself taking a sip of her gourd every now and then.

Mokou leaned against the building with crossed arms and a closed eye disposition, the Immortal not having expected to hear this much when she came by today to check up on things, neither did the Werewolf beside her who bit her fingernails nervously. Somehow, even one as steely as Fujiwara no Mokou in her outward attitude couldn't help but have a nervous sweat herself at the possibility of Gensokyo's destruction being discussed, and it weighed just that much more down on Kagerou. Satori had turned away from the rest of the group, almost as if she hid herself behind Mima, she was unreadable. Hecatia and Clownpiece were whispering to one another, whilst Kasen and Reimu expectedly stared at Yukari who frowned back in turn.

"Alright," Reimu said, stepping forward and waving her gohei at Yukari; "-you have something you're not saying, so spill it!"

"So demanding... Well, while I was in the Land of the Backdoor, I at least learned some doors are still open to specific places."

"Such as?"

"Hmm. I'm not sure. Okina may have communicated with multiple contacts under her possessor's instruction. Who exactly, I'm not sure. But I can say for sure that one of them was the Tengu reporter behind Bunbunmaru Newspaper."

"...A-Aya...?"

"Precisely. I wouldn't have known if I didn't see the reporter being eyed through a Backdoor. Okina must have something to do with her, she has to have something she knows. Whoever else that Okina has consorted with, finding and interrogating them will also be important for catching her."

"Waaaaiiit a minute. Didn't Okina have servants of her own? The duo of backup dancers that served her inside of her own darn realm. We had to fight them before in the Four Seasons Incident."

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Tue 15 Nov 2022 07:54:51 No.5463809 Report

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"Ah, yes. Those two. Well, they're both already so devoted to Okina and devoid of will that they were practically in the same state she's now in, obedient to her. They don't seem like they can tell the difference between the Okina they served and the Okina subverted by an outside force. They'll still be doing her bidding, and now 'her' bidding is actually the spirit's bidding. They'll certainly be at work here somehow, defeating them is a sure-fire way to access the Land of the Backdoor. They always have Backdoors themselves."

"I feel as though somehow there's a relation to Hell here we've overlooked."

That idea seemed to make even Yukari surprised as the attention again fell upon Hecatia Lapislazuli.

"How come? Okina had animosity with you. Are you implying her possessor does too? Why would that be?"

"Albert, sweety," Hecatia said, turning her head to you as you perked up at being called out; "-did my little Hellion inform you about a mission I'd given her to investigate a mansion with Vampires?"

You nodded. "Yeah."

"The Scarlet Devil Mansion? Why that place?" Marisa asked with a particular interest, folding her arms.

"Weellll... it just so happens that I'd picked up some juicy details from Shiki Eiki, Yamaxanadu. Apparently, that strict silly Yama detected one of the Vampires living at this mansion in a secluded part of Hell known as, 'the Hell of Blood Pools', or, 'the Sea of Avarice'... alongside Okina once. At that time, I wasn't aware that Okina and the 'secret god' were the same. But now that I do know, I feel like this might be important to look over, and find out whatever Okina had to do with this Vampire, and why they were in that part of Hell. It's a place full of curses after all."

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"Were you planning to send Albert and Clownpiece to the Scarlet's Mansion without telling us?! Don't you know how much danger both of them would be in?! The Scarlets are why the Spell Card Rules were created in the first place, Vampires are formidable opponents!" Angrily barked Reimu, a vein swelling on her fist as she shook it before calming down with a long breath; "Though, I do guess they'd be able to do it covertly, since it would be their first time visiting the Mansion. But Meiling shouldn't be one to let them through just like that."

"I admit, it's iffy, but I think it's worth it just to get a leg up on our enemy. If Okina was using Vampires, what's to say she won't again? Excuse me... what's to say the spirit using her won't use them through her? And I'd rather like to know what they were up to in the Hell of Blood Pools... one of my Kishin once reported a leakage, but it was patched before Hell could actually respond."

"I talked to Doremy in my dreams again last night." You say; "She told me that the possessor wants to 'waste you'."

Hecatia raised an eyebrow.

"Then that just confirms it then. This Okina... she became possessed after the Incident involving this Vampire and the Hell Pools. I can only imagine she ran into some rogue entity trapped in Hell and inexplicably became their agent as a result. She played with fire, perhaps."

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"Then, wouldn't this suggest that the entity in question is attempting to escape or free itself somehow? And I'd like to raise concern over the fact that in her time within your realm's vastness, Okina could have possibly extracted Hell creatures to serve in furthering the goals of the spirit responsible." Mima offered her insights.

"Could have, I wouldn't eliminate it as a possibility."

"Then the road ahead will be just that much more difficult. Girls, I might even daresay this could be our most difficult Incident to solve yet. Are you looking forward to it?"

"Looking forward to it?! Are you koo-koo crazy, beldam?! We're talking about our continued existence!" Marisa came in an outburst at Yukari, who snickered back.

"I'm only asking how willing you are to get this mess fixed before it all goes wrong. After all, as of right now, everyone here witness to this very conversation, every last one of you who's been even slightly involved with it... now that you know as much as you do, you can consider yourselves officially involved."

Mokou and Kagerou flipped up to stare in shock. Satori finally turned her head back, unpleasantly surprised to hear it. Kogasa and Aunn stopped their sweeping to shudder at the very suggestion, and Suika spit the sake out of her mouth! Yukari was trying to drag everyone into it! Although banding together might have been a good idea, she wasn't giving anyone a choice!

"Now hold on!" Suika said as she jumped over the railings to land in front of Reimu and Kasen, marching on up to confront Yukari. Mokou was quick to join her, the Immortal hopping over with some agility.

"Who are you to just say we have to contribute without even asking if we'd like to first? I'm not sure about anyone else here, but the kinds of things you're dealing with sound a lot above my caliber, or even concern." Suika claimed.

"And I'd find it hard for you to believe I'd help you in any regards after what you and Reimu once did to me all because of something Kaguya said to you both that ended with my maiming." Mokou said with a clenched fist.

Yukari smirked. "Settle down now, won't you? I'M not asking you to do it, but rather, the very land you're walking on right now is. I happen to have been here since this land became a thing, and I'd much appreciate it if... well, I think EVERYONE would much appreciate not having it suddenly torn out from under their feet and torn apart, now would we?"

This brought on a pause from the likes of the whole group. The fact that Gensokyo may be totally at stake was apparently very real. If a spirit was directly trying something against the greater good of Gensokyo, it was therefor the enemy of all the inhabitants of the fantastical world. A common threat that everyone should band together to strike down.

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"A lot of you happen to be some of the strongest in Gensokyo. Do you really want to see the land oppressed? Suika, do you really want to go extinct? Mokou, do you really want to be left alone in a desolate world?" Yukari raised them this question before retreating into her gap.

The gap sealed and quickly another one appeared, besides you. Next thing you knew, Yukari had a hand around your shoulder and she was prodding your cheek in a manner dismissive of you as a person. Really, she might have just looked at you as more of a plaything.

"What else did Doremy tell you in her stuffy little domain? If the spirit wants to take out the head of Hell, surely you suspect there could be worst things afoot, no?"

"W-Well..."

You looked to the ground. She was right, but saying it sent a shiver down your back. Admitting it was nerve-wracking.

"Y-Yeah... the, uh, the spirit... he's a giant from an old religion that doesn't exist anymore. Doremy is afraid he won't just annihilate your world, but mine as well. She fears... disappearing from a lack of humans. I... I'm a lot more concerned over the fact that a lack of humans might be planned, per-personally..."

"Mhm. As I thought. Tell us, what's one thing about this spirit's legend that's very notable, honey?"

"...He's said to... end the world."

"And there you have it."

Yukari's gap elevated, away from you. She came over closer to Kasen, resting her chin on her palm as she faced the Hermit who was truthfully an Oni.

"As a Sage of Gensokyo, your duty is ensure this place is preserved." She stated, with almost no care about the Outside World's fate. But it's not like you'd notice after the bombshell she dropped.

"...K-Kasen is a Sage too?!" Marisa nearly fell off her broomstick.

"Everyone here has to work together to solve this. Why don't you tell them that?"

Kasen shut her eyes. She looked to be having a moment of great restraint here. As if she wanted to, then and there, deck Yukari in her schnozz. Her nose's wrinkle and clenched teeth said as much for her, and she opened her eyes to stare at everyone focusing on her, as if awaiting her word. Suika was one who was surely in disbelief herself, to the point she sobered up instantly.

"I... am indeed a Sage. Mistress Yakumo Yukari is correct. This Incident calls for everyone to logically take part in a joint effort to ensure our continued existence by defeating this threat. Yet..." She looked up to the sky; "-...I'm not going to demand or order any of you who weren't involved before to join. However, if you wish to, your help won't be turned away either."

"Ooooh."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

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The first to take any action was Mokou. The Immortal looked towards the Torii leading off from the Shrine and started in a walk that way. It looked to be that her decision was to leave, and take no part in the group any longer...

"It can't be helped." She said, coming to a stop and shrugging.

...or so anyone had thought.

"If this really is crazy end-of-za-warudo stuff like you've all chalked it up to be, then I guess I'd like the world to last... mmm... at least a few billion more years before it all gets snuffed out. So, if you'll excuse me, I'll be over here." The Phoenix girl said.

"Aww... what the Hell! At leastways if I got involved, I'd be able to see some action, right?" Suika said, no longer so reluctant.

"I-I'll do my best too! This wonderful world can't come to an end, not so soon!" Kagerou said as she leaned slightly over the side of the porch.

Slowly, but surely, smiles started growing. From Mima's face to Reimu's at the willingness finally appearing, ensuring that through this all, nobody was going to be alone.

"Au-ahn! If there's no world, then there's no Shrines! What's the point of a Komainu then? If guarding the world guards ALL the Shrines, then I HAVE to do it too!" Aunn said with a death grip over her broom.

"I already guard my slice of the Underworld to keep Vengeful Spirits in check... I suppose it won't kill me to help with this either." Satori says, garnering the courage to step out from behind Mima.

"I'm with them! There's so many things and people I cherish around to just let go of now and see fall to oblivion! G-Gotta save Gensokyo, everyone has to do their part!" Kogasa said, holding her broom high with confidence throughout all her stutters.

"Well, that settles that then." Yukari said as she flipped over her fan to cool herself, winking at a gaunt Kasen.

"Yes... well. Since everyone agrees, we're all on board with this. Our next step is just figuring out who's going to go with who, and which lead we'll be pursuing next." Kasen stated.

The Hermit and the Miko turned to you, and you stood up from the porch steps and paced forward towards them.

"That thing chose me. I don't know why it chose me, it said I was one of the few humans it could find that would survive taking on this mark. I don't know why fate chose me to fall under those specific conditions either, but I'd like to think any other ordinary person who's gone through what I have would probably say the same things. I promised I'd help Doremy get freed, and I promised I wouldn't stop until that thing is. So... what's it going to be?"

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"Since you're the catalyst for the events that have been set in motion in Gensokyo, we'll leave it to you to choose our next move. In the meantime, you should settle on who you want to take with you. And what else you want to pickup on the way." Kasen says.

"It means, if you seek to bolster yourself, now would be the time to do so, student." Mima said, jingling her staff.

"Alright, I got it. Just give me some time to think it over."

"Very well. Until then, we can all relax." Reimu declares.

And so, everyone went about their day at the Shrine.

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A few hours passed, lunch was made and enjoyed, the girls mingled about, and you had spent most of your time sitting in lonesome contemplation of what to do next.

Kasen and Mima had had a discussion in the meantime, the Hermit informed the Ghost about her desire to train you. Though Mima would be saddened to lose a student, especially one she saw so much potential in, she would ultimately concede to the Hermit. Of course, she took time out of her day to offer you one last lecture on the arcane arts, as consolation, before you should be taken on as Kasen's disciple. She had many spells to offer, but only enough time to teach two. Though Kasen gives you a fair warning, learning more sorceries diminished your potential to possess many mystical Hermit abilities, or improve your physical health beyond what it already was.

Marisa, Reimu, Suika, Reisen, Clownpiece, Kogasa, Kagerou and Mokou have all been unlocked as party members. You can take a maximum of three of them with you.

When you choose the next mission of the Incident Solvers, you could expect that action would be reached immediately. There was no time to dally in the face of Surtr's threat. Anything else you wanted to do until then, now was always a good time. Any mingling, any chats, anything. Everyone was here, the Village was down there, and the sun was still up above.

As for the mission itself...
>You thought it best to go ahead and investigate the ties Okina had with the Scarlets, in uncovering Surtr's plot. (GREAT GOD WARS)
>You thought it best to go on with tracking down Shameimaru Aya and learning what she knew from Matara Okina. (EXTERMINATIONS IN PARADISE)

As for your time at the Shrine...
>What will you do?

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"Since you're the catalyst for the events that have been set in motion in Gensokyo, we'll leave it to you to choose our next move. In the meantime, you should settle on who you want to take with you. And what else you want to pickup on the way." Kasen says.

"It means, if you seek to bolster yourself, now would be the time to do so, student." Mima said, jingling her staff.

"Alright, I got it. Just give me some time to think it over."

"Very well. Until then, we can all relax." Reimu declares.

And so, everyone went about their day at the Shrine.

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A few hours passed, lunch was made and enjoyed, the girls mingled about, and you had spent most of your time sitting in lonesome contemplation of what to do next.

Kasen and Mima had had a discussion in the meantime, the Hermit informed the Ghost about her desire to train you. Though Mima would be saddened to lose a student, especially one she saw so much potential in, she would ultimately concede to the Hermit. Of course, she took time out of her day to offer you one last lecture on the arcane arts, as consolation, before you should be taken on as Kasen's disciple. She had many spells to offer, but only enough time to teach two. Though Kasen gives you a fair warning, learning more sorceries diminished your potential to possess many mystical Hermit abilities, or improve your physical health beyond what it already was.

Hakurei Reimu
Kirisame Marisa
Reisen Udongein Inaba
Clownpiece
Komano Aunn
Tatara Kogasa
Imaizumi Kagerou
Ibuki Suika
Fujiwara no Mokou
Komeiji Satori
Mima
Ibaraki Kasen
-have all been unlocked as party members, each with their own special ability. You can take a maximum of three of them with you.

When you choose the next mission of the Incident Solvers, you could expect that action would be reached immediately. There was no time to dally in the face of Surtr's threat. Anything else you wanted to do until then, now was always a good time. Any mingling, any chats, anything. Everyone was here, the Village was down there, and the sun was still up above.

As for the mission itself...
>You thought it best to go ahead and investigate the ties Okina had with the Scarlets, in uncovering Surtr's plot. (GREAT GOD WARS)
>You thought it best to go on with tracking down Shameimaru Aya and learning what she knew from Matara Okina. (EXTERMINATIONS IN PARADISE)

As for your time at the Shrine...
>What will you do?

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Tue 15 Nov 2022 09:03:47 No.5463848 Report

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[GodDAMN that was a huge update. Thankfully I am finally done letting my autism run wild now, so it can be you guys' turn lol]

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Tue 15 Nov 2022 09:21:26 No.5463861 Report

Quoted By: >>5463876 >>5463952 >>5464224 >>5465746

>>5463843
As for the mission itself...
>You thought it best to go on with tracking down Shameimaru Aya and learning what she knew from Matara Okina. (EXTERMINATIONS IN PARADISE)
Potentially turning the land into a battlefield seems like a bad idea, I think we should try to avoid that if possible.

As for your time at the Shrine...
>Tell Reisen about what we saw with the Lunarians, ask if they'll be willing to cooperate to fight against Surtr.
>Ask the rest if there are any others that could be potential allies.
>Ask Hecatia if there are any artifacts we can use that coincide with our religion, something like the Ring of Solomon, and/or if there is anyone that'll teach magic that's compatible with our beliefs.
>Teach Reisen (and anyone else who's willing to learn) how to use and reload guns.
>Pet Aunn for good luck.
Even if we don't ally them, it's always good to keep our options open. Sorry Hecc, but you might have to suck up your distaste against the Lunarians while there's a potentially world-spanning crisis going on (for now at least).
Also we should make sure that at least a few people know how to use contemporary weapons as a plan B (honestly I think we should arm the girls with some guns. Maybe we can convince the kappas to sell a few to us?).

If we have to choose some party members, I'd go with Reimu, Reisen and Kasen (maybe Kagerou, Kogasa and/or Mokou as well).
I'm not including Clownpiece since I imagine she's going to want to go to the Scarlet Mansion and do that line of the quest (also rivalry with Lunarian rabbit might cause friction). Same goes for Marisa and maybe Mima. Suika may be useful, but her personality leaves something to be desired, (don't know if she'll follow through on some battles/might leave some of the heavy lifting to others).
The rest I'm fine with, but I think its better to go with people we know well and (sort of) trust.

>>5463848
Don't worry OP, I bet we're gonna be here for a while talking about what to do.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 15 Nov 2022 09:31:22 No.5463863 Report

Quoted By: >>5463874 >>5463876 >>5463952

>>5463843
As for the mission itself...
>You thought it best to go on with tracking down Shameimaru Aya and learning what she knew from Matara Okina. (EXTERMINATIONS IN PARADISE)
I fear that the cold war has gotten hot. Yet, delay it we must.

As for your time at the Shrine...
>Speak to Yukari and ask about ways to avoid falling into a backdoor and getting taken out early.
>Speak to Hecatia about avoiding big G's punishment for this realm and hers, along with ways of dealing with godly possession.
>Ask if any can get a letter to our family.
>Consult Marisa about enchanting bullets.
>Show Resien the new gun and how it works.

It's always good to be a bit paranoid, especially if facing an opponent who controls doors. I still think the family back home deserves some word about how their boy is doing.

On who think Albert should bring in his adventures:
>Clownpiece
Why the hell we would not? This is non-negotiable anons. The gal gains power the more chaos she's exposed to, and everything about this incident means chaos opportunities.
>Komeiji Satori
Having a mind reader seems especially helpful, considering that Okina has been shown some power with mind tampering. The knowledge AYAYA might have could be hidden.
>Mima
Having the magic teacher around means possible critiques and tips on Albert's usage, along with just general advice.

If we are to learn more magic, I suggest divination and healing from water. Those I see having the most utility benefits. I'm thinking instant deflection forcefields from seeing the future and being able to fight beyond what is expected by quickly healing

Good to see the Satori. She's basically the aunt who got sick of people's shit, literally, deciding instead to hang out in her house with a bunch of cute pets. I'm jealous. Sort of similar to Kasen in regards to having a bunch of pets, but differing in that Kasen still gives enough of a shit to lecture people.

Also, the Albert Train does not stop. On the same day as kissing Kasen, he ends up cuddling with her to sleep and then, while dreaming, has Doremy cry into his arms and tearfully asks him a promise before humming her to sleep and setting her off on a dream cloud. I honestly don't know what can top that last one besides an honest-to-God confession.

>"Good question. It's because he assumed a new identity."
It's Albert's Guardian Angel from the future who has become so pissed off enough to desire armageddon and, by extension, Albert's end.

>>5463848
Lovely QM, your work is appreciated.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:o3vxy7VV Tue 15 Nov 2022 09:37:20 No.5463867 Report

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>>5463843
>You thought it best to go on with tracking down Shameimaru Aya and learning what she knew from Matara Okina.
Take Reisen Udongein Inaba, Kirisame Marisa and Imaizumi Kagerou.
Train with Mima.
Albert delivered food on a bike? Train endurance and agility and maybe some simple bullet dodging.

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Anonymous ID:4PraBWhw Tue 15 Nov 2022 09:55:59 No.5463874 Report

Quoted By: >>5463876 >>5463879

>>5463863
Supporting this, especially due to the letter.

Personally, I'd like to think that Doremy sees friend potential in us, hence the way she's acted so far towards us, and the crying over her bottled up feelings was finally unleashed because she had someone who cared enough to finally listen for the first time. Doremy's our dream BFF, Clownpiece is our daughteru, and ???? is our waifu.
Because we have yet to finally swoon someone as many moves as we've put on them. I like to think the reason Albert's been so successful is that he's the only real male contact in these girls lives outside of things like Marisa and her father. Sort of like all those gags about girls hitting on Rinnosuke which he turns down or ignores every time because reading is more important.
Kasen, Reimu, Reisen and Heca, those are our top choices. I'm still on the Kasen bandwagon, plump oni good.

I'd like to say I think we should take a final lesson from Mima for magical abilities before we become a disciple to Kasen to get karate christ powers. I think any physical or karmic negatives will be worth it. We'll become stronger and longer lived anyway like Methuselah.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Tue 15 Nov 2022 09:59:51 No.5463876 Report

Quoted By: >>5463879

>>5463863
>>5463867
>>5463874
Anons I understand the temptation to train with Mima, but we gotta get those Kasen gains. Also she warned us that learning more from Mima will lessen any training we get from our favorite oni. Though I won't deny that being a 'jack of all trades but master of none' could be useful.

>Train endurance and agility and maybe some simple bullet dodging.
>Speak to Hecatia about avoiding big G's punishment for this realm and hers, along with ways of dealing with godly possession.
>Ask if any can get a letter to our family.
These are all good suggestions, adding it to my vote >>5463861

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Anonymous ID:4PraBWhw Tue 15 Nov 2022 10:02:50 No.5463877 Report

Quoted By: >>5463918

I think I said before going anywhere near Flan was a bad idea..... but messing with the scarlets and possibly bullying ojou-sama is also pretty tempting to be honest you guys...
Imagine the playdates Clownpiece and Flandre would have

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 15 Nov 2022 10:06:08 No.5463879 Report

Quoted By: >>5463897 >>5463918

>>5463874
>Doremy sees friend potential
I love well-written platonic relationships.

>>5463876
I'm still hesitant about training under Kasen as Albert has yet to see the powers of actual human hermits, but time does constrain us. Also, has Kasen ever trained a human to be a hermit before?

Insane option to become a disciple under Seiga when?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 15 Nov 2022 10:14:04 No.5463884 Report

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Also, Albert should really ask where he can buy some ammo. Cause I don't really know if only 6 shots and a full-speedloader will sustain him for this adventure. Unless we never get him to shoot his gun.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Tue 15 Nov 2022 10:39:25 No.5463897 Report

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>>5463879
Albert probably trusts Kasen enough to take her word on what powers he'll get when training under her, and I'm guessing that it won't take that long to get more physical strength and maybe a few of the mystical abilities, while longevity and the more powerful stuff comes later on.
Though I bet Kasen has taught at least one human in all the time she's been around.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Tue 15 Nov 2022 11:17:40 No.5463918 Report

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>>5463879
>Seiga
Becoming a necromancer lord and burning all Buddhist temples in the name of Taoism has it's charm, I'll admit.

>>5463877
>playdates between Clownpiece and Flandre
We should definitely put that on our bucket list, it just sounds like there will be loads of fun and chaos.
Think they'll introduce themselves to each other if Clownpiece goes there if she doesn't come with us? Albert probably won't get along with the other vampires if he meets them, if the encounter with Rumia is anything to go by (they'll either try to monch on us cause we got a cool magic tattoo or kidnap us because of Okina related stuff).

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Anonymous ID:faDlKMf5 Tue 15 Nov 2022 12:06:37 No.5463933 Report

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>>5463843
>You thought it best to go on with tracking down Shameimaru Aya and learning what she knew from Matara Okina. (EXTERMINATIONS IN PARADISE)
>Ask about any other potential allies
>Talk to Yukari about how to avoid getting pulled into a back door
>Ask about getting a letter sent to our family
>Show Reisen our gun and how it works
>Chat with Marisa, bring the only human around we haven’t really interacted with
As for companions
>Satori
If she can’t/won’t cooperate, mind reading will be great
>Mokou
If something goes really bad, some high firepower will be nice
>Reisen
So we have someone we’re comfortable with

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Tue 15 Nov 2022 12:50:36 No.5463952 Report

Quoted By: >>5463993 >>5464337 >>5464375 >>5464443

>>5463843
Could we get a list of special abilities for the characters? I freely admit to being only a partial touhou nerd. I’m not super familiar with the lore and games, I fell into the touhou hole thanks to eurobeat remixes leading to just about every other kind of music. Now my recommended music is (almost) all remixes.

Beyond that, backing stuff from >>5463861 and >>5463863, though I’d like to add
>Mention to Hecatia that Doremy still holds a grudge from when she built the fake Lunar capital because she felt Heca forced her too. Given the strength of Baku grudges, an apology may help in the short- and long-term.
>Ask Heca if it’s truly impossible for Doremy to manage hell’s dreams separately from humanity’s. Some form of transition through a barrier that takes “Doremy, master of human dreams” to “Doremy, depowered Baku” to “Doremy, overseer of Hell’s dreams” might be possible to limit damage. And it sounds like Heca could use help wherever possible, her realm will never be small enough to fully manage.
We talked it through enough, I’d like to make sure it gets mentioned even if it plays out past our time in Gensokyo.

As for party, I support
>Clownpiece
>Reisen
since as >>5463863 says it’s practically non-negotiable for Clownpiece and Reisen since she still wants to “solve” an incident and she won’t feel like she did if she stays on the backlines.

My third vote is pending a cute argument or a list of abilities so I can spitball synergies.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:erL1hbCb Tue 15 Nov 2022 13:41:56 No.5463983 Report

Quoted By: >>5463993 >>5464113 >>5464464

>>5463843
>You thought it best to go on with tracking down Shameimaru Aya and learning what she knew from Matara Okina. (EXTERMINATIONS IN PARADISE)

>PRAY
We need to do this until God or an angel answers.
>Ask Kasen how quickly hermit training gives results
>Tell Mima we need to end our apprenticeship, that it's a sin on our faith and it strengthens the mark and ask for forgiviness
>Pet Aunn and tell her she did a good job
>Show Reisen our new gun

>Kasen
She's strong, and she said she was going to have a word with Ayayayaya anyway
>Satori
A mind reader will be useful
>Clownpiece
We need to take care of the daughterful

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:erL1hbCb Tue 15 Nov 2022 13:51:08 No.5463993 Report

Quoted By: >>5464091 >>5464224

>>5463952
>I fell into the touhou hole thanks to eurobeat remixes leading to just about every other kind of music. Now my recommended music is (almost) all remixes.
Based.
I could give you a list, but touhou has a wiki thatvis incredibly well edited, and would do a way better job. So I'll just link you to it
https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Touhou_Wiki
>>5463983
I'm willing to drop Kasen to add Reisen though.
Shame that Kagerou hasn't gotten more screentime, she is probably my favorite character. It's hard to choose, there are way too many.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:faDlKMf5 Tue 15 Nov 2022 15:15:12 No.5464091 Report

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>>5463993
This, though you’d need to fill in the gaps with fandom stuff regarding Mima since she’s a PC-98 character

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Anonymous ID:erL1hbCb Tue 15 Nov 2022 15:59:38 No.5464113 Report

Quoted By: >>5464120

>>5463983
I can support talking with Marisa, and sending a letter to our family.
Maybe talking to Hecc about christian artifacts or approved magic. But that is probably something for the future, after the incident and likely the quest is over.
And I really, really, really don't want to learn any more spells, but if we do, then pick only healing, nothing more. And immeditaly pray for forgiveness again.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:erL1hbCb Tue 15 Nov 2022 16:05:25 No.5464120 Report

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>>5464113
Also please don't count this as a support for magic QM, only an attempt to stop a worse deal if it goes through.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:erL1hbCb Tue 15 Nov 2022 16:19:23 No.5464127 Report

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Also it's a shame we never got around to talk with Keine, Akyuu, Kozusu and/or Rinnosuke to assemble the nerd squad.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Tue 15 Nov 2022 16:29:20 No.5464131 Report

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>>5463843
>Track down Aya.

Bring Reimu for firepower, Kasen for Diplomacy/lore, and Satori for Utility. If we are going on an investigation its best to make use of the cheating detective.

And lets keep ourselves magic free. We have a shield, thats enough to survive. Now we should focus on hermit training.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:4PraBWhw Tue 15 Nov 2022 19:03:40 No.5464214 Report

Quoted By: >>5464224

Now that I think about it, wouldn't it be beneficial to take Flan out before Okina can use her? Surtr made Okina act outside the rules, Okina could convince Flandre to do so again too, and her ability to destroy anything is going to be some seriously nasty shit if she does.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Tue 15 Nov 2022 19:20:37 No.5464224 Report

Quoted By:

>>5463861
>>5463843
You know what, changing my companion choices to
>Reisen
>Reimu
>Satori
Satori is too useful to not take with us.
And as much as I want to bring our daughterfu, I still think that taking Clownpiece will keep her away from the mission in the mansion that Hecc herself ordered (this is assuming that the others are going on their own missions while we go meet Aya and aren't just hanging around the shrine). Also Hecatia will protect Clownpiece if things go too badly with the Scarlets.
It was a tough choice between Reimu and Kasen, but ultimately Reimu has more immediate power and I know the temptation to waifufag Kasen while more important things are going on might be too big for many anons to resist, myself included.

>>5463843
Lots more good suggestions on what to do.
Adding prayer, asking Kasen about how quickly we get results, stuff about Doremy to Hecatia, ask Yukari how not to get pulled into back doors and politely telling Mima we shouldn't learn anything more while thanking her to my vote >>5463861

>>5463993
>It's hard to choose, there are way too many.
Agreed, this is pretty tough. I hope we get to interact with some of the others in the future.
I'm sad we never got the chance to meet the big fish girl.

>>5464214
You have a good point, but Okina and Surtr seem to be more involved with the Scarlets and following that path could easily spiral things out of control.
A solution to this would be to send another group to find out what they can about the Scarlets covertly (without us since the Dipper is more or less of a spotlight, and we're just a human without many powers).

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Tue 15 Nov 2022 19:34:07 No.5464240 Report

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Oh, if we run into the faeries again should we mention Okina and see if they’ll help? Sounds like they have a grudge against her.

Should we also ask if anyone could manipulate Okina in her “unconscious” state? Seems like Komeiji might have unexpected power over her, but Albert doesn’t know her and I don’t know how easy she could be pointed in Okina’s direction anyway since she seems impossible to track down.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 15 Nov 2022 21:43:18 No.5464337 Report

Quoted By: >>5464364 >>5464375 >>5464382

>>5463952
>a cute argument
Family abandonment. If we get Satori going with Albert, she can point out that the guy has some form of a major malfunction. Seriously, the choice between family or fantasy is like one of the most basic morality tests in media, and Albert failed it, leaving no note for his family.

Now consider that Satori has a sister, Koishi, who was unable to handle the hatred and fear of being a mind reader and forcefully closed her third eye shutting down her conscious mind and the ability for anyone to perceive her well, including Satori. Sounds like a nightmare family situation of not being unable to help a loved one and them choosing a horrifying way of escape. Satori, I believe, can represent the other side of a family member whose loved one disappeared one day. I also want to see Albert squirm and undergo character development regarding his thoughtless actions.

Also, do you guys not want to be a wizard slinging fireballs with one hand and the other delivering God's judgment through the barrel of a gun? Defeating opponents with both a mixture of trickery and magical might. Plus, I cannot pass up on the mental imagery of Albert fighting in some body of water, falling due to his wounds, and then rising out of the water healed and still willing to fight. The magic spells have been stated to grow stronger the longer we have them as well.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bxXuwV7j Tue 15 Nov 2022 22:12:20 No.5464364 Report

Quoted By: >>5464366 >>5464374

>>5464337
Because we can't be a wizard and a hermit. Trying to mix and match will only make us weaker on both sides, and it's sin to boot.
If we can find kosher magic, then we can study it. Until then, no more spells.
I'm also still disapointed in Albert the dumbass not leaving a note to his family even after we told him to.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bxXuwV7j Tue 15 Nov 2022 22:14:12 No.5464366 Report

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>>5464364
Can't deliver God's judment if we are on the naughty list.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 15 Nov 2022 22:27:06 No.5464374 Report

Quoted By: >>5464382 >>5464386

>>5464364
>and it's sin to boot.
>no more spells

We did pray to God for permission/forgiveness, right? What is a bit more prayer times in the face of wanting to save one's friends? Surely the Lord would understand.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Tue 15 Nov 2022 22:27:30 No.5464375 Report

Quoted By: >>5464386

>>5464337
I would… not call that a “cute” argument, it seems like the sort of discussion that could just as easily blow up instead of end in something heartwarming.

But I fully agree about Albert’s malfunction in abandoning his family. It’s part of why I supported having him forgive Nue after all. There’s only so many ways I can wrap my head around it since he reconnected with his family and “dangerously brushes aside threats to his life” is the most captivating one to me. So you get my vote anyway.

>>5463843
>>5463952
Updating my team to be
>Clownpiece
>Reisen
>Satori

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Tue 15 Nov 2022 22:38:38 No.5464382 Report

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>>5464337
That sounds tempting, but I feel like if we gain more magic powers we won't be able to fully use our hermit abilities to their fullest.
Jack of all trades might be interesting, but I feel like it would be better if we just focused on being better at one thing than being weak all around.

>>5464374
>Surely the Lord would understand.
Now there's a sentence that will lead us to do all sorts of bad things.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bxXuwV7j Tue 15 Nov 2022 22:42:40 No.5464386 Report

Quoted By: >>5464442

>>5464374
He hasn't answered yet. So we need to keep praying until he does.
Until he gives the ok, no magic. If he doesn't, no more magic.
>Surely the Lord would understand.
He has punished people for less. He also has forgiven people for worse. So in the end we can't know until he picks up the phone, or sends a messenger.
What I'm trying to say is to join the pray gang. We might even meet Albert's nearly dead guardian angel
>>5464375
Based Nue forgiver. I wanted to try and sell christianity to her.
The relation thoughts show she clearly thought it was a mistake but was doing it out of hunger.
Which is more noble than Albert drinking out of social pressure or if it would been funny.
Throw the firsy stone and all that.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Wed 16 Nov 2022 00:02:42 No.5464442 Report

Quoted By: >>5464458 >>5464481

>>5464386
Think you could sell Christianity to Mima? She’s a master of magic, but she may appreciate learning as a student again. Then ending up as an even better master of magic, of course.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 16 Nov 2022 00:04:03 No.5464443 Report

Quoted By: >>5464445 >>5464462 >>5464464 >>5464465 >>5464481

>>5463952
Sure. Within Danmaku contests, the deliberate or passive activation of abilities has effects that comply with the Spell Card Rules.

Reimu
Ability to float
This ability, upon activation, will allow Reimu to utilize Innate Dream, becoming untouchable to enemy Danmaku for four turns.

Marisa
Use of Magic
This ability, upon activation, will allow Marisa to utilize Love Sign ~ Master Spark, dealing instantly a Danmaku attack worth 1000 hits.

Reisen
Manipulation of Wavelengths
This ability, upon activation, will allow Reisen to disrupt her opponent's perception, causing them to miss everything for anywhere from one to two turns.

Clownpiece
Driving people to Madness
This ability, upon activation, will allow Clownpiece to induce a chaotic flow which causes opponents to hit each other or themselves, as well as casting the Fake Apollo, a mini-moon attack equaling 500 free hits.

Aunn
Sensing Shintoism and Buddhism
This ability, always passively active, will allow Aunn to use her extended senses to always detect those with devious intent long before you see them coming, allowing her to always have an idea of what encounters may be ahead.

Kogasa
Surprising Humans
This ability, passive in a sense, will allow Kogasa to heal by deriving sustenance from surprise. Kogasa can utilize this mid-battle by licking her opponents with her umbrella's large tongue. Such an action will always surprise them, allowing her to regain HP. Albert can also feign surprise mid-battle, allowing Kogasa to lick him to restore HP as well, though it will tire Albert out as his life-force is fed upon.

Kagerou
Were-Honshu Wolf
This ability, always passively active, will allow Kagerou to double her HP and number of projectiles at night. On a full moon, she can triple her Danmaku power.

Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6

Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 16 Nov 2022 00:05:08 No.5464445 Report

Quoted By: >>5464454 >>5464474

>>5464443
Suika
Manipulation of Density
This ability, upon activation, will allow Suika to decrease her density in order to transform into an intangible mist, becoming impossible to hit by enemy Danmaku for a turn. Compared to Reimu's own ability, Suika can perform hers faster.

Mokou
Immortality
This ability, always passively active, will allow Mokou to revive at full strength upon falling in battle, allowing her to continue fighting for a long, but not unlimited amount of time.

Satori
Reading Minds
This ability, always passively active, will allow Satori to see things coming before they even happen, allowing her a random chance to dodge enemy Danmaku every turn and completely avoid hits.

Mima
Usage of Archmagic
This ability, only activatable at night, will allow Mima to use her signature spell, Twilight Spark, once, allowing her to dish out a Danmaku so intense it equal 7000 hits worth of Danmaku, instantly ending most fights.

Kasen
Command of Animals/Hermit Arts
As a Deva and the greatest Hermit of all, Kasen can, upon activation of her abilities, utilize Feng Shui in the form of a sacred spell that causes opponents to be harmonized with their immediate surrounding and prevented from moving, allowing all Danmaku to land without a single graze, which Kasen can follow up with by summoning Koutei, Kanda, and Houso to assist with an instant attack equaling 300 Danmaku hits.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Wed 16 Nov 2022 00:15:41 No.5464454 Report

Quoted By: >>5464525

>>5464445
Thanks! So the most thematic team I can see is Team Chaos, which would consist of Clownpiece, Reisen, and (in theory) Nue. Clownpiece to disrupt people, Reisen to mess with perceptions, and Nue to mess around with their ability to identify things in general. We don’t have Nue, not thinking anyone else fits thematically.

I wonder if Clownpiece and Reisen can work on a dualtech?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bxXuwV7j Wed 16 Nov 2022 00:22:27 No.5464458 Report

Quoted By: >>5464481

>>5464442
If she accepts Christ as her saviour, she might stop being a vengenful spirit and pass on. Unless she just becomes a normal ghost.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:CNFSE2sH Wed 16 Nov 2022 00:27:29 No.5464462 Report

Quoted By: >>5464484

>>5464443
>suika shorter than both Satori AND Clownpiece
Fucking gremlin
Also god dang Mima doesn't fuck around does she?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bxXuwV7j Wed 16 Nov 2022 00:28:34 No.5464464 Report

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>>5464443
Oh damn, I forgot how useful Aunn's ability as a guardian.
>>5463983
Changing my team to
>Kasen
>Satori
>Aunn
If Kasen weren't a hermit, sage and oni, and wouldn't already planned on speaking woth Aya anyway, I would have picked Kagerou to have the two dogs together. Also I because I really like her.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bxXuwV7j Wed 16 Nov 2022 00:29:37 No.5464465 Report

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>>5464443
Also, why are blushing Kogasa? What did you do this time?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 16 Nov 2022 00:36:40 No.5464474 Report

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>>5464445
Oh my. A Kasen and Mima combo would be quite powerful. For example, being able to root enemies than obliterate them of existence. If we wanted to go full powerhouse, a team consisting of Kasen, Mima, and Suika would fulfill it.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Wed 16 Nov 2022 00:41:40 No.5464481 Report

Quoted By: >>5464525

>>5464443
Thanks you OP, this is very useful and convenient to have on thread.
Aunn is pretty strong, especially for the path we'll take.

>>5464442
>Then ending up as an even better master of magic, of course.
That alone might convince her, though we'll need more arguments (and an actual teacher in Christian-aligned magic, if there even is one) to get her to convert. There's also this >>5464458 to be concerned about, so we should ask her if changing her beliefs will threaten her existence.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Wed 16 Nov 2022 00:42:55 No.5464484 Report

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>>5464462
https://youtu.be/rgr1bfhqqAA?t=1

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Wed 16 Nov 2022 01:22:56 No.5464525 Report

Quoted By: >>5464616

>>5464481
If we decided to stick with her as a student, assuming she would help teach us as a Christian magic user, would that be enough motivation? We’d be turning down Kasen for the chance to stay with her, after all. She’d just need to learn faster than us to qualify as a “teacher”.

And as anons pointed out, we do know where a fallen angel is. We might not be able to safely go there, but maybe Mima could.

>>5464454
Also, I correct my team name. Reisen and Clownpiece (optional Nue) should be known as Team Mindfuck.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Wed 16 Nov 2022 03:15:40 No.5464616 Report

Quoted By: >>5464629 >>5464631

>>5464525
It might, though we'd have to be committed to following that path. It would rely on whether or not Mima would do and risk that much just to possibly get another student (a student that she's friends with and one that has lots of potential to grow, but still just a student). I'm not sure that it would be enough. It's a bit exciting to think about, we could ask her about what her existence hinges on and if she can only exclusively teach/use one sort of magic.
I completely forgot about the fallen angel, but even still that might have its own set of risks for Mima. What if she's rejected? If the angel is unimpressed? She could get trapped there (or worse).

Also OP don't take anything I'm saying now as a vote change to learn magic, I'm just spitballing.

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Wed 16 Nov 2022 03:23:59 No.5464629 Report

Quoted By: >>5464631 >>5464649

>>5464616
I’d be willing to commit. Kasen already has a student in Reimu (kind of) while Mima is the unloved ghost that hasn’t appeared in any modern games. She should have a win, especially when she already thinks Kasen won.

The main caveat, as mentioned by others, is that we really need permission from God or we both need to learn Christian magic. Learning more from her without that is still a no-go for me, even though I’m willing to commit otherwise.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 16 Nov 2022 03:30:19 No.5464631 Report

Quoted By: >>5464649 >>5464658

>>5464616
Somehow I forgot about the fallen angel, despite my desire for Albert to hit her with a stupidly suicidal pickup line.
But consulting her on magic and avoiding punishment from God seems to be a move that should be considered due to the obvious reason of being a fallen angel.
On actually visiting Makai with its poisonous air, we could just ask our compatriots for solutions. Pretty sure Reisen has drugs that can most likely deal with the air issues, and there's the whole Bykaruen's Palanquin Ship, which can travel to Makai.
>>5464629
Ditto, though; I'm tempted to spit in God's face and get Albert to learn and save the world no matter the personal sin.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Wed 16 Nov 2022 03:58:56 No.5464649 Report

Quoted By: >>5464662 >>5464918

>>5464629
Fair point about giving Mima a chance, but you must consider Kasen's huge sweaty milkers as she helps us make gains.
No but really, it's good as long as we aren't too schizo with our decision on who to learn from (the more I think about it I really don't want to end up as someone who can do everything but doesn't have a strength anywhere). Though I'm still not sure if Mima will want to go down this path. I mean, it could potentially spell her end on this plane of existence.
Other than that, it sounds like this will require a big detour to get some magics and I'm still a bit more inclined to just get an artifact like the Holy Grail, the Ring of Solomon or the Holy Lance.
Still, I'd be down to go on an adventure (if we have the time and means for it) to finally git gud and get some artifacts.

>>5464631
>Bykaruen's Palanquin Ship
Oh shit, now that sounds like fun. Still, we'd have to convince her about it, and that might take some time. I bet we could get Reisen to make some stuff for us, but we should make sure we're strong enough to deal with whatever is over there (we don't want any Surtr jumpscares happening to us).

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 16 Nov 2022 04:15:58 No.5464658 Report

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>>5464631
>spoiler
Horny bastard.

>bit more inclined to just get an artifact like the Holy Grail, the Ring of Solomon or the Holy Lance.
A former angel might know where these things would be stored. We could also try stealing her cool-looking staff.

>might take some time
It should be easy to convince Bykaruen to lend aid, considering if the mission fails, everybody dies. The end of the world is an excellent talking point that is hard to argue against. Plus, several important figures back up that point.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 16 Nov 2022 04:18:00 No.5464662 Report

Quoted By: >>5464713

>>5464649
>spoiler
Horny bastard.

>bit more inclined to just get an artifact like the Holy Grail, the Ring of Solomon or the Holy Lance.
A former angel might know where these things would be stored. We could also try stealing her cool-looking staff.

>might take some time
It should be easy to convince Bykaruen to lend aid, considering if the mission fails, everybody dies. The end of the world is an excellent talking point that is hard to argue against. Plus, several important figures back up that point.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Wed 16 Nov 2022 05:10:03 No.5464713 Report

Quoted By: >>5464918

>>5464662
You don't understand, we NEED to have our head crushed by Kasen's thighs.

Stealing from an ex-goddess? Count me in.
Actually wait no, that might make the daugterfu sad. I'm all for asking Hecatia about all of this stuff though (or how we could get pointers about where they are if she doesn't know).
And you're right about Bykaruen, she'll probably work with us if she becomes aware of the stakes. Though I guess my real concern was how long this would all take, and if we'll have enough strength to get where we need to without making things get out of control.

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Anonymous ID:CNFSE2sH Wed 16 Nov 2022 10:09:50 No.5464918 Report

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>>5464649
>>5464713
This guy knows whats up.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 16 Nov 2022 11:48:25 No.5464997 Report

Quoted By: >>5465038

Hey QM, could you give us a rundown of the spells Mima is willing to teach us again?

I think having that easily accessible would allow us to discuss the values in the ongoing hermit training or magic debate.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Wed 16 Nov 2022 12:23:11 No.5465038 Report

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>>5464997
If the QM would do this, I'd also like to request what abilities Kasen could be able to teach us (if it isn't too spoilery of course).

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Anonymous ID:H5Fg9jd+ Thu 17 Nov 2022 03:29:13 No.5465746 Report

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>>5463861
I support this man's post but I would like to vote for party composition:
Risen
Kasen
Aunn

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 17 Nov 2022 18:41:18 No.5466268 Report

Quoted By: >>5466275 >>5466299 >>5466390

Rolled 2 (1d2)

As far as I can tell the most support for party composition is;
Reisen
Satori
And somewhat a tie between Kasen and Clownpiece.
So before I start writing again I'm gonna make a deciding roll to settle it between Kasen and Clownpiece for the final party composition.

1 : Kasen

2 : Clownpiece

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 17 Nov 2022 18:43:04 No.5466269 Report

Quoted By: >>5466275

Reisen, Satori and Clownpiece it is then.

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Anonymous ID:V9drHRZB Thu 17 Nov 2022 18:46:51 No.5466275 Report

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>>5466268
>>5466269
Shame most of us forgot how useful Aunn is, and only changed after you did the ability summary.

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Thu 17 Nov 2022 19:07:49 No.5466299 Report

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>>5466268
Yay! The dice landed in my favor!

Satori is going to have such a headache by the time she’s through with this trip.

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Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Thu 17 Nov 2022 20:57:14 No.5466373 Report

Quoted By: >>5466374 >>5466385 >>5466389 >>5466423

>we spend all that time doing shit with Kasen and talking to her
>clownpiece has just been a tag along with a few joke lines
>coin flip says that we go with the boring loli we havent done anything with instead of the interesting oni we've been deliberately setting flags for

Clownpeice didn't even fight for us despite allegedly being part of our party. We've had Reisen, Reimu, and Kasen do that and yall cucked 2/3 of them.

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Anonymous ID:faDlKMf5 Thu 17 Nov 2022 20:59:14 No.5466374 Report

Quoted By: >>5466388

>>5466373
Waifufags BTFO’d, Clownchads stay winning

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Anonymous ID:V9drHRZB Thu 17 Nov 2022 21:09:50 No.5466385 Report

Quoted By: >>5466423

>>5466373
I just wanted the danger detecting dog, the world's greatest detective.
I voted for Kasen because she said she wanted to talk to Aya even before the reveal that door puppet talked with her.
Wait, wasn't the tengu a player character in the four seasons? We should have expected she would'e been involved.

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Anonymous ID:V9drHRZB Thu 17 Nov 2022 21:11:26 No.5466388 Report

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>>5466374
Meant to reply the second part to you.

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Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Thu 17 Nov 2022 21:11:46 No.5466389 Report

Quoted By:

>>5466373
Relax man, if we get trained by her she'll probably take us to her home in Sentai to do it anyway, meaning we'll be spending tons of time with her eventually anyway. We need to give our clown daughter some showtime to show us what she can do since we screwed her out of her own mission twice now. Lets make up for it by letting the clappy roast some chicken for us.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Thu 17 Nov 2022 21:13:30 No.5466390 Report

Quoted By: >>5466423

>>5466268
Dammit, I should've voted for Kasen instead of Reimu.
Now our daugterfu will be kept from her mission again and there will be tension in the party between her and Reisen.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:17:41 No.5466423 Report

Quoted By: >>5466433

>>5466373
>we spend all that time doing shit with Kasen and talking to her
It’s called being a good friend! I regret none of my support for previous Kasen votes on account of her being cool or my subsequent non-support in this one for having competing priorities.

>>5466385
You, I feel for more. Seems like Aunn deserves more respect (and definitely headpats), but I already used my wildcard.

>>5466390
Can it be treated as an opportunity to build bridges among the lower-level grunts in case the bigwigs get mad at each other again? Preventing future incidents is important too, and Reisen seems like she’d be very powerful with Clownpiece as support. Being able to cooperate against a world-shattering threat should be something we all strive for.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:27:46 No.5466432 Report

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For the sum of the afternoon, it was a peaceful time at the Hakurei Shrine where the girls stood by carrying on with their own business as they awaited the answer they needed from you. Aunn and Kagerou played with Clownpiece, Reimu and Marisa chatted with Satori and you saw Kasen wander off, undoubtedly in the direction of Genjii's pond to visit the wizened turtle.

You'd take these openings in order to mingle about yourself and learn some things.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:27:50 No.5466433 Report

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>>5466423
I hope you're right. Though a part of me fears that some anons will side with one of the girls above the other.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:28:52 No.5466435 Report

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>Speak to Yukari and ask about ways to avoid falling into a backdoor and getting taken out early.

Your first approach was to bring up a certain paranoia that'd settled in the back of your mind, and who better to talk to about it than that mysterious lady with the 'gap' things herself, who had just earlier been engaged against Okina as Doremy predicted? She was inside the Shrine, helping herself to Reimu's tea, so you waltzed in and had her attention alone by stepping up.

"Excuse me, uh... miss Yukari?"

"Ah, the Outsider... hm hm. Yes? What brings you to me?"

Man, just the way she speaks is condescending at all times. You stiffened your lips as you looked to the side at one of the shoji doors.

"So, uh... you probably know how to answer this best, besides someone like Kasen. Mm... but, couldn't, ah... Okin- Sorry, the spirit possessing her. Couldn't they just... grab me through one of those door things and just put a stop to everyone's progress? How do I avoid them...? Those door things. You said you saw some open."

"Oooh, you're asking me for advice then? Hmhmhm! How cute~ Then I believe I'd be able to inform you that even one hundred feet away from all manner of doors or hatches, you're still in danger of a Backdoor at any time."

"Wh-what...?!"

"Oh you poor dullard. They're really called 'Backdoors' for a literal implication, Okina can create and open them up... on your back!"

You stared at her for a very quiet second.

"Yes, your back-back."

"How?"

"Hmm... Ah!" She raises her finger to provide an answer; "She just does. If she couldn't open them up on the backs of anything, then they would just be called... 'doors', wouldn't they? Or... Door-doors. No, maybe that's too ridiculous. Anywhooo~! She can connect doors to her realm, open Backdoors up on backs, and the reason I'd gander that spirit hasn't simply abducted and made short of you for your disobedience by now is simply because... it just hasn't, or doesn't want to. Why? I cannot say. Even if you were taken and horribly killed, we would still continue our efforts against it, you know this, correct?"

"I'd like to think it still has some use for me we just don't know yet."

"Hence why we have to uncover its plot. Any more questions...?" She said, taking a drink.

"Are the 'Backdoors' limited to just the backs of, say, living things like you and me? Or does that definition of 'backs' stretch a little more?"

"I guess if you were facing a tree and she created a Backdoor on the back of the tree, it would appear on the other side of the tree contrary from the one you face."

"Okay. Got it. Thanks."

"Mhm. Try not to get eaten by some Youkai before I can do it myself, dear~" She says as you exit the Shrine.

You start thinking about what next to d- Wait, did she just say she was going to eat you...?

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:30:04 No.5466437 Report

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>Speak to Hecatia about avoiding big G's punishment for this realm and hers, along with ways of dealing with godly possession.

Maybe it's just a morbid sense of humor. You don't think much of it. You were sure the others could kick her ass if she tried it. Shaking your head, you just peered off to the left where you saw Hecatia sitting on the side of the Shrine's porch with a tiny red object in her hand- Which you quickly recognized soon enough was a smartphone!

You flipped yours out and looked at the screen, but found no signal. Damn it! Does she have signal? Bloody hell! She does! She's scrolling some feed for social media. This is not fucking fair! Ouuuagh! Whatever, you spent too much time on the electronics back home anyway. Remember Albert, when in Gensokrome...

You stepped over and crouched down besides her as she giggled at some... fashion things she was looking at.

"Oh man, could you imagine wearing something like this?"

"...It looks like she's wearing a trash can."

"I know right! Like, nobody would be caught dead wearing this stuff, not in fifty years from now or more. Fashion designers are like, nuts, dude!"

"I don't know, crocs have been accepted into the mainstream."

"Hey, crocs aren't that bad... I have crocs." She frowned.

What can you say, you just never liked those ugly fucking shoes.

Ah, what were you here for, but to vent your worries again.

"Say, Heca? Can I call you Heca from now on?" You ask, getting a nod back; "Right... you really think we'll be able to pull this off? You know... stop the man upstairs from becoming mad with us and pulling the plug?"

"Well, at least be assured of one thing, if that's what's gonna happen, it'll probably take the mean ole' giant actually trying to burn the world before the Angels come down with a vengeance to fix things. You know what they say, God works in mysterious ways. Well, that's true, nobody ever knows what that guy's thinking! Or what he's gonna do next... I couldn't say for sure, and I've met the dude in person. Even made deals before." She admitted, setting her phone to the side.

"Yo," She says, reeling you in with an arm around your neck; "-I can tell you one thing though, my little pogchamp, I can sense His grace stuff on the humans he's touched. You definitely got some in there. You must have been praying a lot, haven't you?"

"Y-Yeah..." You say, facing her with a genuine curiosity at where this was going, one that even let you ignore her cleavage and not Albert-out for once.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:31:08 No.5466439 Report

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"Mmm... well, all I can say is, keep doing it. You never know what's up or what he's doing behind the scenes. He always hears them if you really mean it when you pray to him. Maybe if we're lucky, he'll lend us a hand in some way we won't see coming. After all, that's just him for you."

"Do... you think he's not going to take issue with me learning Magic and stuff here anymore? The last time I did, I felt my mark start reacting. If I really have, eh, 'grace' in me, then maybe he's forgiven me, right? So, do you think I'd be in the clear to learn more from Mima... and Marisa, and Kasen...?!"

"Hm, he may just have. You'll have to find that out yourself."

"Hey, lighten up, okay? We're all in this together, you know? Even if some of us might have some... heavier handed methods for we want to deal with this, the important thing you need to remember is that we'll figure it out. So don't let your fears get to you, Alby-kun." She said, poking you in the cheek while you listened. "Just keep in mind, that spirit behind all this? The real 'him' is still locked away tight. It's obvious he's somewhere in a part of Hell that was meant to be forgotten, using Okina to try to break out and get free, because she made a mistake and stumbled upon him first, she didn't know what she was getting into. As long as it stays that way, he can't use his full power. I'm gonna get to the bottom of this and find out where he's sourced from... and then I'm gonna make sure he's totally powerless after that! Hell is infinite in size, it'll take a bit but I'm sure I can dig it up, I always do. It's my realm after all!"

"You're not worried about what Doremy said?"

She shakes her head. "Not at all. Wouldn't be the first time some hotshot in Hell thought they could climb up to where I'm at on the ladder and then had a great fall like Humpty Dumpty. Won't be the last either. That reminds me... I have a story about people like Surt to tell you later, after you get done with your mission. Anyways, I'm gonna help you guys make sure none of these worlds end." She tells you with an earnest smile; "ᴱᵛᵉn ᶦᶠ ᶦᵗ ᵏᶦˡˡˢ ᵐᵉ..."

You nod at that. You weren't sure what that last part was. "Yeah, me too."

"So... why do you still have your hand around my nec-"

"NOOGIE!"

"W- Agh!" You grunted as Hecatia suddenly started grinding her fist into your hair. You didn't have very long hair, so it's not like there was anything to mess up, but boy did it hurt! Thinking quickly, you reached over to her exposed midriff and tickled her, causing her to gasp and release you.

"Ag-ahah! Ah, Albe-rha! Ha-oh-ohcay! Okay! Truce! Truce! I wanted to do that." She said with playful swats to your hands.

"Give me a warning next time, will you? Geez, heheh."

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:32:14 No.5466440 Report

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>Consult Marisa about enchanting bullets.

As you left the Hell Goddess with renewed confidence in the power of your prayer, you soon sought to put it to the test whether or not you had been granted reservations in the terms of practicing the magical by God for your journey ahead and time in the fantastical world. You sought out Marisa Kirisame near the Hokora of the Shrine that Mima usually inhabited.

The ordinary magician herself was hanging about with the Lunar Rabbit Reisen, whom you'd also planned on speaking to. Now was a good time to have a chat with both of them as you approached waving your hand at the pair.

"You girls holding up good after the Dream World?"

"P-Positively! Still sort of aches a little, but I've healed fast, s-so I just have to keep moving to keep my body up with my volition!" Reisen cheerfully said.

"Heh, I've had worse beatdowns! You might even say that striking me down just makes me come back stronger, ze~" Marisa claimed.

"You both don't have as many bandages as you did at last night's dinner. That's good."

>Show Resien the new gun and how it works.

You reached into your jacket's inner pocket soon enough and retrieved your S&W, presenting the revolver to the Rabbit, who's ears stood straight up as she beheld it with sparkly eyes.

"Huh...? A-A gun...?"

"Like it? It's my replacement for the one I sold to those Kappa. A Smith and Wesson Model 69, it's a revolver, much different from the pistol I had. They're called revolvers because of this part... here. This is what the bullets are kept in, this cylinder. It spins every time you shoot to feed the new bullet. They're slow to reload but revolvers pack a lot more power."

"So this is another one of your Outsider weapons. It's very strangely shaped... w-why are you showing me this?"

"I remembered you wanted to learn something about it, didn't you? You were playing with my old one back at your home. I-I just thought you'd like to actually one. Here, you can hold it, just don't pull the trigger, or the hammer here." You say, handing it over.

Reisen nodded quietly and reached out, taking the gun gingerly from you as she held it in both of her hands and looked it over. She seemed really taken with it, and that brought you some satisfaction. If she wasn't Lunarian, she'd make a fine American, you thought. You wondered if she'd be willing to try a burger...

Marisa meanwhile, rubbing her chin, gave her thoughts as Reisen flipped open the revolver and pulled a bullet out to look at it. A hollow point.

"Those look a lot like Reisen's own Danmaku, ze~. Isn't that just a coincidence!"

"Actually, I was wondering if there was anyway to enchant the bullets maybe? So they can hurt or maybe even... kill Youkai trying to attack me?"

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:33:20 No.5466443 Report

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"Wh- Enchant them?!" Marisa was flabbergasted. But she gave it a thought; "Maybe! Maybe there could be a way, or maybe you could even enchant that silly little metal thing to shoot something else entirely!"

"Something else...?"

Marisa held her Mini-Hakkero out to show you her personal medium intimately.

"Haha! Yes! Take my medium for example. Without the magical elements, it would just be a mundane piece'a wood. With the Heat and Light Magic it contains, and the hihi'irokane metal inside that can never rust, it becomes my own little handheld furnace for projecting heat and lightning, and more! I'm willing ta bet you could do something similar with that gun of yours if you aren't afraid of it rusting... Besides! I think something more compact would be a nice replacement for your other medium. I saw it and really, you used a martial arts stick?"

"Yeahhh... it would be better as a club."

Marisa stepped over to the Hokora and tapped against the side with the back of her knuckles.

"What do ya' think, Mima-sama?"

Emerging from it was the ghost herself, sporting a mostly neutral expression.

"Well, it really depends on what student himself wants to do. He could indeed turn the revolver into his new medium, it may even give him more variety in what he wants to do with the medium. I don't think using it as a medium for whatever spells he already knows will hurt his potential to dabble in Feng Shui that much worse. And with the firearm as a medium, casting will become more straightforward than with a martial arts stave. See, really, there is a big difference between that Hanbo compared to something like say, my own staff, or a wand." Mima says, before she looks a bit embarrassed. "I'm sorry, I really should have explained that before."

"Oh, no worries about it. What makes it more straightforward though?"

"You'd only need to pull the trigger."

Damn, that sounds awesome.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:37:22 No.5466451 Report

Quoted By: >>5466479 >>5466524 >>5466533

You stared over to the left at Reisen, who was now twirling your revolver around in circles on her finger like a cowboy nonchalantly to everything else while you put your hands together in front of your mouth and thought this through.

"So, you could teach me at most, two spells, in one final lesson. What can you teach?"

"I'm glad you asked." Mima said.

She revealed a tome from behind her back, the pages flipping open by themselves and shifting rapidly as she gave you an overview...
There was a selection, from beginner spells to more advanced stuff...

Levitation:
Healing Wounds through Absorption of Water:
Conjure Fire:
Levitation:
Minor Divination:
Heat Projection through Gun (Support Danmaku):
Light Projection through Gun (Outside Rules Attack):
Minor Intangibility:
Summon Divine Spirit Helper:
Temporary Invisibility:
Illusionary Body Creation:
Immunity to all Sickness and Disease:
Immunity to all Poison and Gasses:
Immunity to Absolute Zero Temperatures:
Immunity to Beyond Blistering Temperatures:
Immunity to Soul Damage:
Summon Clothes on Demand:

The choice was yours if you wished to learn any two (2) news spells in a final lesson from Mima before you should give Feng Shui and holy Hermit art lessons from Kasen a try.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:38:25 No.5466453 Report

Quoted By: >>5466456 >>5466458 >>5466459 >>5466595

There was one other thing you wanted to do...
You wanted to keep in contact with the family back home. You felt it eating at your heart thinking about how you'd up and disappeared like you did. Of course, time was not normal here, and despite being gone days the last time you had a trip here, you weren't comparatively gone long from the real world. You needed to remember that the time spent in Gensokyo was stretched out a lot, lot longer than in real life.

Still, you wanted to make sure you didn't maintain radio silence with your family.

You wanted to write a letter to mom, dad, and everyone else. And you wanted to get it back home too.

Reimu could help you with that, it was in her power to, she could mess with the Great Hakurei Barrier to do so, like when she sent you back. But, before that, these spells and such...

>Will you take Mima up on her final lesson offer before going to handle your letter?
>Or will you leave yourself open for further Hermit potential?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:39:55 No.5466456 Report

Quoted By: >>5466459 >>5467486 >>5468599

>>5466453
>Or will you leave yourself open for further Hermit potential?
>We didn't pet Aunn and tell her she did a good job
I'm angry, angry about votes!
Also I'm sure that the don't learn camp was ahead.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:41:10 No.5466457 Report

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And turn the gun into the new medium, since it doesn't hurt.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:42:05 No.5466458 Report

Quoted By: >>5466460 >>5466479 >>5466492 >>5467486 >>5468599

>>5466453
>Will you take Mima up on her final lesson offer before going to handle your letter?
>Healing Wounds through Absorption of Water
>Light Projection through Gun

The immunity to all poison and gasses interests me greatly considering the future environment we may want to travel to.

Hecc is going to kill me with her calling Albert a pogchamp.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:43:15 No.5466459 Report

Quoted By: >>5467486 >>5468599

>>5466453
>Or will you leave yourself open for further Hermit potential?
I'm still of the opinion we should stick with one instead of being weak at both. Though a gun medium sounds badass, can we change it soon?

>>5466456
>petting aunn
Soon

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:44:34 No.5466460 Report

Quoted By: >>5466461 >>5466464

>>5466458
Of you really want to gimp our hermit training, than go for levitation instead of an attack that we can't use.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:45:34 No.5466461 Report

Quoted By: >>5466464

>>5466460
I full on the magic train

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:47:24 No.5466464 Report

Quoted By: >>5466466

>>5466460
And by that I mean, if we are fighting some outside the rules, we are already fucked anyway.
>>5466461
You still should go for flying first, even if you want to not be a christian hermit.
I'm opposed to it though.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:48:34 No.5466466 Report

Quoted By: >>5466472

>>5466464
Levitation gives us flight? I thought it would just be used to stop things in place.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:53:01 No.5466472 Report

Quoted By: >>5466476 >>5466492

>>5466466
If Reimu can float, leviation should let albert fly, right?
Every Twowho can fly, it's already bad enough Albert can't shoot people.
I'm hoping that Hermit Training will let us fly too. I think there was a daint that could do it or something

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:56:05 No.5466476 Report

Quoted By: >>5466478

>>5466472
I'd like to think hermit skills will turn us more into some Journey to the East wukong type so while we may not be able to fly with hermit skills we can do it the way Samurai Jack and Saitama do instead
By jumping good

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:58:55 No.5466478 Report

Quoted By: >>5466480 >>5466482 >>5466487

>>5466476
That's regular hermit, we are going to be a christian one.
I'm really curious what it would be about.
Also curious about this
>Summon Divine Spirit Helper
This is new right? Would it be some angel thing?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Thu 17 Nov 2022 22:59:59 No.5466479 Report

Quoted By: >>5466482 >>5466488 >>5466492 >>5467477 >>5467486

>>5466458
You know what if Mima says using the gun medium won't seriously impact us then I'm good with the light attack and water healing too.

Hec calling us pogchamp is funny, but can we take a moment to appreciate Reisen becoming a gunslinger within seconds of holding our gun?
Also, Yukari wants to munch us and I'm honestly kind of scared of that now

>>5466451
Let us also regard fondly the spell that only the serves the function of making clothes and nothing else too

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Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Thu 17 Nov 2022 23:01:37 No.5466480 Report

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>>5466478
>implying christian hermit cant be an absolute beast powerhouse that can jump good too

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 17 Nov 2022 23:03:18 No.5466482 Report

Quoted By: >>5466487 >>5466490

>>5466479
Well Reisen was once a part of a military. Yukari is always worrying, a youkai among youkai.

You think we can summon straightjackets on people with that spell? For some reason I'm reminded of JoJo.
>>5466478
I hope it means the guardian angel.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Thu 17 Nov 2022 23:07:14 No.5466487 Report

Quoted By: >>5466495

>>5466478
>>5466482
Think it means these
https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Divine_Spirit

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Thu 17 Nov 2022 23:07:40 No.5466488 Report

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>>5466479
Changing the gun to be a medium won't impact our hermit training, but learning any more spells will.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Thu 17 Nov 2022 23:08:58 No.5466490 Report

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>>5466482
My first thought was clothes beam from DBZ, specifically abridged.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Thu 17 Nov 2022 23:12:50 No.5466492 Report

Quoted By: >>5466505 >>5466506

>>5466472
>saints that can levitate
Huh, there's actually a few of them that can do that.

>>5466479
>>5466458
I understand the Water Healing, but why the Light Attack? It'll be too weak to do any major damage, and it's going to make our training with Kasen less effective I swear if this makes us miss out on levitation/jumping I'm gonna be mad.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Thu 17 Nov 2022 23:12:56 No.5466495 Report

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>>5466487
I never remember the names of the regular enemies, thanks. I thought it would be something to turn the memes about Albert's worried, overworked guardian angel into a real thing.
Besides, we already have Fluffy to help us, and it would weaken Albert's gains. We should give the little guy some attention.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Thu 17 Nov 2022 23:18:22 No.5466505 Report

Quoted By: >>5466526

>>5466492
Will it? It should at least be enough to kill enemy humans or the weaker mook Youkai.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 17 Nov 2022 23:18:43 No.5466506 Report

Quoted By: >>5466516 >>5466526

>>5466492
>but why the Light Attack?
Magic gun, if I have to explain why an American would want a gun that shoots lasers, I'm going to have a fit. But, on the other hand, a small distraction or a hit in the right place could mean the difference in a close fight; you harm magical creatures with magic.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Thu 17 Nov 2022 23:24:23 No.5466516 Report

Quoted By:

>>5466506
I think the Heat spell would be the one that would allow Al to shoot a distraction, since it's the danmaku support one.
I think the light attack is if we want to shoot weak yokai, like small fairies, kedama, animal spirits, etc.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Thu 17 Nov 2022 23:30:36 No.5466524 Report

Quoted By: >>5466549 >>5466655 >>5467486 >>5468599

>>5466451
>Healing Wounds through Absorption of Water
>Levitation
…
So about the clothes. How many we talking here, and can it work at a distance? Because if we can summon effectively infinite pants on someone’s head in the middle of a danmaku battle, I’m switching my levitation vote.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Thu 17 Nov 2022 23:31:22 No.5466526 Report

Quoted By: >>5466549

>>5466505
Maybe if we focus on learning magic all the way it could even do serious damage to stronger Youkai, but I'm not sure what it does by itself. It might be more of a stunner for all we know.
And I think there's a pretty big chance that we will miss out on something sweet from hermit training if we learn more than one spell.

>>5466506
Hopefully it does cause distraction enough and is not just ignored for how weak it is and how amateurish we are with magic.
Yeah, it sounds cool, but right now we have to think about what will help us more instead of being flashy but not strong in anything.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Thu 17 Nov 2022 23:38:10 No.5466533 Report

Quoted By: >>5466552 >>5466655

>>5466451
One question QM, will learning more spells keep us here at the shrine for longer than a day?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 17 Nov 2022 23:51:59 No.5466549 Report

Quoted By: >>5466563 >>5466571

>>5466526
I would have chosen conjure fire as another attack spell earlier, but upon learning that we are fighting a fire giant and the laws of narrative demand a final confrontation eventually, I suspect that using fire against the guy wouldn't really work.
I don't know if Albert can approach anything close to the power level needed to fistfight a god or a fire giant.

I'll change my vote for light attack if it turns out to summon clothing works like what >>5466524 has thought of. Nothing could be more distracting in a fight than suddenly having skinny jeans appear on your face.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Thu 17 Nov 2022 23:53:09 No.5466552 Report

Quoted By: >>5466581 >>5466583 >>5466595

>>5466533
I'm more worried about it crippling hermit.
Can't we look at what Kasen has to offer first? That way we can make an actual informed decision.
Because if hermit powers were cool and we miss out on them because of wanting to do everything I'm going to be as sad as the drunk episodd.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Thu 17 Nov 2022 23:56:12 No.5466563 Report

Quoted By: >>5466573 >>5466584

>>5466549
>Implying Albert would reach mastery to out-magic a primordial giant that will spells.
No anon, you can't use the argument that hermit powers would be weak when magic has to be just a big of a leap in competence too.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Fri 18 Nov 2022 00:00:45 No.5466571 Report

Quoted By:

>>5466549
>I don't know if Albert can approach anything close to the power level needed to fistfight a god or a fire giant.
But we might get close to actually putting up a fight or evading successfully if we specialize in something instead of trying to do everything but never getting strong in anything.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Fri 18 Nov 2022 00:02:42 No.5466573 Report

Quoted By: >>5466583 >>5466584

>>5466563
Yeah, Albert is weak. Spells from him will be like a gnat attacking, at best, a distraction, compared to the heavy hitters all around.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Fri 18 Nov 2022 00:06:35 No.5466581 Report

Quoted By: >>5466587

>>5466552
I agree with this suggestion

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Fri 18 Nov 2022 00:07:25 No.5466583 Report

Quoted By: >>5466597

>>5466552
I'm also afraid of that. But hey anons gonna anon when they see the first cool thing over waiting for something that will potentially help us more in the future.

>>5466573
That's why I keep on saying we should focus on one thing instead of trying to do everything at once. And there's no guarantee that we will even serve as a distraction with our weak ass spells.
Like the other anon said we should at least see what Kasen has to offer before we learn anything else from Mima.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Fri 18 Nov 2022 00:08:05 No.5466584 Report

Quoted By: >>5466601

>>5466563
I restrospect this came out sounding angrier than I meant too.
If Albert with maximum hermit training couldn't fistfight Surtr, Albert with maximum magic training wouldn't out-magic him, since he can make magic out of pure hatred in his new form.
>>5466573
That's the thing, we don't know what hermit training provides. Which is why I'm asking QM to tell us, so we can actually discuss this.
Trying to consider two different options when we have information about only one is not how we can make good decisions.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Fri 18 Nov 2022 00:10:15 No.5466587 Report

Quoted By:

>>5466581
Oh, you ended up agreeing with me before I posted myvattempt to convice you.
Well, maybe it will help with other anons.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Fri 18 Nov 2022 00:16:42 No.5466595 Report

Quoted By: >>5466622 >>5466655

>>5466552
Actually, let me make this more official, just in case QM skips over discussion.
>>5466453
>QM, can we ask Kasen what being a hermit gives us before making a decision?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Fri 18 Nov 2022 00:17:04 No.5466597 Report

Quoted By:

>>5466583
Oh man, I sound like and asshole in this post lmao.
I swear I'm not trying to be a jerk I just want us to consider what we're gonna do before potentially becoming a jack of all trades but master of none.

Also we get more alone time with the big meaty oni if we go full hermit training, which is a win in my book.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Fri 18 Nov 2022 00:21:32 No.5466600 Report

Quoted By:

I'm a bit sad we didn't get to meet Yuugi and potentially recruit her on this endeavor, as I would have chosen her for a team along with the other oni to make the cheap joke that Albert is surrounded by horny women.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Fri 18 Nov 2022 00:24:38 No.5466601 Report

Quoted By: >>5466618 >>5466619 >>5466622

>>5466584
See, the real secret is to not care about the power balancing and just go with who you want as a mentor. Dead unloved ghost lady or big strong oni lady?

If we wanted to not gimp ourselves, we’d stick with magic because we’re likely already gimped a bit from our forcefueld training. We’d also want to figure out what God would approve the most of since they’re the real unique thing we have. No one else here is Christian, so our powers with their support could at least be unique.

But all those worries go away when you embrace either friendship or fight nobly the waifu wars.

Personally, I’m all in on Mima since for all the people who have cheered on Kasen for her various… attributes we’ll say, no one seems to cheer for Mima for being Mima. It’s just about what we get out of her mechanically. She needs someone in her corner, and it may as well be me.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Fri 18 Nov 2022 00:35:35 No.5466618 Report

Quoted By: >>5466621

>>5466601
If QM made us get gimped from choosing something before we even knew there was an alternative it would suck.
I think if we wanted to find out what christianity would give us, it would be going hermit, since Kasen said that we would become a christian hermit, and the name is holy hermit arts.
Unless QM gives us a chance to go to Makai and ask Saruel to teach us Angel Magic tm, or try to find holy relics.
[Although I voted against it back then too, but it was because it gave cruelty.[/spooler]

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Fri 18 Nov 2022 00:36:44 No.5466619 Report

Quoted By:

>>5466601
But you do you anon, keep fighting for your heart.
Atleast it's a noble cause.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Fri 18 Nov 2022 00:38:11 No.5466621 Report

Quoted By:

>>5466618
I really screwed up that spoiler, huh?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Fri 18 Nov 2022 00:39:33 No.5466622 Report

Quoted By:

>>5466601
Don' worry anon, I'm being ironic when saying I want her to be the waifu for the most part.

Though I'm more concerned with what learning more magic will mean for Albert's relation with God and how much cruelty will be gained from continuing to embrace it, and I know that being a hermit is more in line with Christianity. So that's why I want to at least see our options before committing to anything (though I'm still more inclined to go with hermit training), and I'd hate it if we missed out on something because we chose to do more magic.

>>5466595
We should also ask what gaining hermit powers would entail on doing. Would we need to master certain things and keep at them continuously in order to get better? Are all hermit abilities connected to each other?

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QM ID:aCn74e82 Fri 18 Nov 2022 01:11:43 No.5466655 Report

Quoted By: >>5466661 >>5466664 >>5466666 >>5466667 >>5466672 >>5466682

>>5466524
This spell is based off something Marisa did in Silent Sinner in Blue, but in the face of a paperclip maximizer type situation... the clothes can only be summoned on Albert's person, and the spell can only make one pair of clothes he thinks about, until he dispels them to resummon them again in a different shape.

>>5466533
It would take at least a day for Mima to impart the spells. The mission selected can begin on the next. There's no consequence to it.

>>5466595
Yes. You guys want a small update about that before making a concrete choice?

As a general reminder and out-of-fluff meta perspective about what Mima and Kasen's rantings about Albert's 'potential' means, it refers to the amount of Magic vs Hermit abilities he can pick up. See, he has one right now, if he chose 2 more spells he'd still have plenty of room for Hermit arts, and trust me the Hermit arts will be cool, with many interesting geomancy and religious effects.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Fri 18 Nov 2022 01:16:45 No.5466661 Report

Quoted By: >>5466672 >>5467486

>>5466655
Yeah that's a lot of room so I'm pretty set on voting for picking up 2 more spells so we have a use for our gun before sticking with Kasen's training.
But yes you can go ahead with that.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Fri 18 Nov 2022 01:17:46 No.5466662 Report

Quoted By:

I can't be the only one concerned about Heca's admission to striking "deals" with god can I?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Fri 18 Nov 2022 01:19:49 No.5466664 Report

Quoted By:

>>5466655
Yeah, I would want a small update.

Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6

Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 18 Nov 2022 01:20:16 No.5466665 Report

Quoted By:

Wait for it...

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Fri 18 Nov 2022 01:20:25 No.5466666 Report

Quoted By: >>5466671 >>5466674

>>5466655
Hmm… then as amusing as it would be to switch to wearing a thong as a mid-battle distraction, I’ll pass on the basis that I want to allow Albert SOME dignity.

Also, glad to know that “gimping” our magic and hermit arts aren’t much of a concern. We basically have 12 slots to work with, that’s our “potential”, and it boils down to how we distribute it.

So with that in mind… show the ghost girl some love anons! Kasen had a talk with her about taking us as a disciple and Mima accepted it! She clearly needs a confidence booster if she thinks she doesn’t have much of a chance of keeping us. Prove her wrong!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Fri 18 Nov 2022 01:20:28 No.5466667 Report

Quoted By:

>>5466655
Ah I see, though I hope we get to fulfill all the other things we wanted to talk about before we leave.

>You guys want a small update about that before making a concrete choice?
I'd support that.

I imagine that there will be more teachers to learn more abilities from. I don't want to end up filling all of our slots before we reach the 10th thread.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 18 Nov 2022 01:21:21 No.5466671 Report

Quoted By: >>5466678

>>5466666
Darn it I was gonna get that get in the name of Cirno. Maybe next time.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Fri 18 Nov 2022 01:21:30 No.5466672 Report

Quoted By: >>5466674

>>5466655
>Yes. You guys want a small update about that before making a concrete choice?
Yes please
>>5466661
Wait for QM to show the other other options so we can think of a build to work towards.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Fri 18 Nov 2022 01:23:29 No.5466674 Report

Quoted By:

>>5466666
Hecatia quints.
>>5466672
Also, with this explanation I'm willing to elarn two spells, depending on what is available for hermitdom.
Thanks QM, you, you eased my worries.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Fri 18 Nov 2022 01:26:42 No.5466678 Report

Quoted By: >>5466691

>>5466671
So does Cirno support the Mima crusade? Add her to the list of potential converts then. We need more holy warriors to protect the soon-to-be ArchPope.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Fri 18 Nov 2022 01:28:20 No.5466682 Report

Quoted By: >>5466691

>>5466655
Also, would Levitation let us fly, or is it leviating other things? And would the divine spirit be nescessarily a shinto one, or Al being a christian would get him an angel?
It's very important in wheter we choose them or not.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 18 Nov 2022 01:47:06 No.5466691 Report

Quoted By: >>5466696 >>5466730

I'll write the update sometime soon, feeling a bit tired right now lads.

>>5466678
Cirno supports the strongest. Cirno supports Cirno.

>>5466682
Levitation would allow Albert to elevate himself to great heights, but it is by no means on the level of flight that Reimu or Marisa with her broomstick have, yet. He would be able to keep up with Fairies, if they went slower for him. Mastery of it with enough practice would eventually allow him to essentially fly like Superman would.

As for the Divine Spirit, anything summoned with that spell wouldn't necessarily be truly Shinto, it would be more akin to the greedy Divine Spirits from Ten Desires. The helper can perform basic tasks such as attacking, but it isn't very smart to do complex things.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Fri 18 Nov 2022 01:55:11 No.5466696 Report

Quoted By:

>>5466691
Well, levitation just became a must in my opinion, and depending on wheter or not we get healing from Kasen, the water spell too.
We can ignore Divine Spirit, Fluffy is the better support anyway.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Fri 18 Nov 2022 01:56:13 No.5466697 Report

Quoted By:

Also rest well Fortune Teller, don't let the shrine maidens exterminate you.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Fri 18 Nov 2022 02:38:22 No.5466730 Report

Quoted By: >>5467156

>>5466691
Night QM.
And another question. Will it be possible to forget one of our abilities in the future?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Fri 18 Nov 2022 03:02:08 No.5466749 Report

Quoted By: >>5466762 >>5466806 >>5467156

Who's thicker between Heca and Kasen

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Fri 18 Nov 2022 03:21:32 No.5466762 Report

Quoted By: >>5466795 >>5466960

>>5466749
Based on thread pics, I’d guess Kasen.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:d0id1j8q Fri 18 Nov 2022 04:10:36 No.5466795 Report

Quoted By:

>>5466762
Mima is also rather gifted.
But being a ghost probably make her lighter overall.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Fri 18 Nov 2022 04:28:15 No.5466806 Report

Quoted By: >>5466960

>>5466749
Kasen, no question.

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Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Fri 18 Nov 2022 08:43:36 No.5466960 Report

Quoted By: >>5467088

>>5466762
>>5466806
I don't know, Kasen has a soft body but Heca actually has cleavage per the story, I think we're selling her short.

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Fri 18 Nov 2022 13:11:34 No.5467088 Report

Quoted By: >>5467142

>>5466960
She seems far more petite in official artwork though.

My guess is that she just enjoys messing with us more than the other girls.

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Fri 18 Nov 2022 14:47:52 No.5467142 Report

Quoted By: >>5467168

>>5467088
That's just Hirasaka's style. There's been official art before of Clownpiece that showed her as being stacked. No kidding.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 18 Nov 2022 15:31:32 No.5467156 Report

Quoted By: >>5467160 >>5467185

>>5466730
You wouldn't be able to forget but you could switch them out. Once the slots are full they're full.

>>5466749
Thick.
>Kasen
>Eirin
>Hecatia
>Mima
>Yukari
Little thick.
>Okina
>Kogasa
>Aya
>Kagerou
>Marisa
>Reisen
>Doremy
>Nue
Average.
>Mokou
>Reimu
>Kaguya
>Nitori
>Aunn
>Miyoi
>Sekibnaki
Smol.
>Yuuma
>Tewi
>Cirno
>Three Fairies
>Rumia
>Suika
>Clownpiece
At the least way I see it in this quest.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fUMyYMar Fri 18 Nov 2022 15:37:04 No.5467160 Report

Quoted By: >>5467164 >>5467168

>>5467156
Is this in order? Because I refuse to believe Kasen somehow is thicker than Eirin, or Cirno is more than Clownpiece. We need to feed our daughterfu hamburgers and milk, immediately.
I wonder how the cow-spider and the last oni rank

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 18 Nov 2022 15:49:10 No.5467164 Report

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>>5467160
Not in order, just in that range.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Fri 18 Nov 2022 15:59:09 No.5467168 Report

Quoted By: >>5467183 >>5467185

>>5467142
I wouldn’t call that “stacked” given what I’ve seen artists do in regular manga alone, and even with the others in that pic. But that’s definitely a big swing for her compared to the other artwork in the thread.

>>5467160
Clownpiece is fine the way she is. Though she’s probably like both of those anyway, and she doesn’t need to worry about diabetes or cholesterol being a manifestation of an underlying concept of the universe I guess? She’s lucky.

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Anonymous ID:fUMyYMar Fri 18 Nov 2022 16:22:17 No.5467183 Report

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>>5467168
Now that I know she isn't necessarily flatter than the baka, just in the same range, there's no need for that.
But we should still give her a hamburger someday. In fact, I think Albert should grill some for everyone when this is all over.

This reminds me, we should probably go find the man we stole the horses from and apologize eventually.

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Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Fri 18 Nov 2022 16:23:37 No.5467185 Report

Quoted By: >>5467192

>>5467156
Acceptable.

>>5467168
It's the biggest Clownpiece has ever been depicted as in official stuff at least. She's even greater than Daiyousei.
Which makes sense if you think about how Clownpiece isn't a traditional fairy but rather apart of a fairy-like species. She wasn't spawned from nature like Cirno or Luna Child were. In fact I'm pretty sure it's been stated somewhere that Clownpiece was born naturally to her own two parents. Which would mean she also has the capability of reproducing.

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Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Fri 18 Nov 2022 16:30:26 No.5467192 Report

Quoted By: >>5467209 >>5467226

>>5467185
Not that I'm suggesting anything that spoiler of course........

I think we slept on how op Reimu's ability was too, just want to say.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 18 Nov 2022 17:01:48 No.5467209 Report

Quoted By: >>5475105

>>5467192
>Not that I'm suggesting anything that spoiler of course........
Damn straight you aren't. Clown lewding is punishable... By death.

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Fri 18 Nov 2022 17:29:05 No.5467226 Report

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>>5467192
Reisen, Clownpiece, and Reimu would have been team Untouchable. Clownpiece to confuse, then Reisen to make them miss, all a setup so Reimu could safely float (Suika’s ability mentions it’s faster than Reimu’s, so I assume it has a turn delay?) and take no damage for 4 turns. The only build possibly better at the job of ignoring damage reliably would be with Mokou instead of Reimu. Damage to her arguably doesn’t count like it does for other characters since she’d bounce back. But it seems like she’d be weaker afterward, so it’s debatable.

Other fun teams:
Team Overkill - Mima, Kasen, Kagerou (assuming night fighting)
Team Just Won’t Die! - Satori, Mokou, Kogasa (dodge tank, immortal, and self-healer)
(Possibly) Team Jacob - Reisen, Kagerou, and… Aunn (Reisen might be able to make Kagerou think a full moon is out, Aunn included for additional pun only)
Team Inquisition - Satori, Aunn, and…Kasen (a mind-reader, an intent-reader, and maybe someone with a natural information network? Dunno how in-depth Kasen is with animal communication)

I hope the rest pair up based on some synergies like this

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Anonymous ID:fUMyYMar Fri 18 Nov 2022 18:00:42 No.5467240 Report

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I'm claiming the 666 post in this thread for Hecc.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 18 Nov 2022 22:08:32 No.5467411 Report

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"Say, teach? There isn't some kind of time limit on learning any of these things, is there?"

"My spells, you mean? Not at all. Though, with how fast everyone around here expects things to go in investigating this Incident, I'd gander you don't have unlimited time, student."

Right. Then...

"If you don't mind, could you wait just a little longer? I want to check in with Miss Kasen to see what she can teach me, just so I can weigh my options here. I know you've both told me about diminishing potential learning one thing over the other."

Mima shakes her head with a smile and closes her tome. "I understand, student. Take your time and truly decide what you want to do. We'll both be here for you when you come to a decision."

"Thanks, teach." You say, giving her a tiny salute as she retreated back into her Hokora.

You left Reisen to watch after your gun as you headed back behind the Shrine. It was fine in her hands, she wouldn't lose it. You could turn it into a medium whenever you wanted to replace the Hanbo, using what Mima already taught you before.

Walking back into the stretches of woods behind the Hakurei Shrine, you would eventually come upon the sight of Kasen at Genjii's pond as suspected. She was there with the large flying turtle who was leaning himself out halfway from his pond's water as Kasen knelt down beside his head and stroked his beard. But you also saw something else intriguing, she was helping him to drink a bottle - likely of Sake.

She raised a finger to mouth like a librarian would; "Our little secret, okay?"

Genjii just grumbled with satisfaction, but you saw him raise one of his bushy eyebrows at your approach.

"Oh! Albert..." She said, looking off to you and standing up, leaving Genjii with the bottle at the turtle threw his head back to drink it all down; "Don't tell Reimu, please?"

"I won't. In fact I would have done it before you did even."

"Gouhd keed. Mhmmhf!" The turtle gurgled as he drank.

"Was there something you needed?"

You nodded.

"What are some things you can teach me if I choose to become your disciple over pursuing magic?"

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 18 Nov 2022 22:10:16 No.5467414 Report

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Kasen tilted her head a bit at your question and she contemplated. Perhaps she was thinking about explaining the esotericism of the Hermit path again to you, at it's very core essence. But, she knew what you really wanted, to see how 'awesome' it would be to have the Arts of the Hermit. She was reluctant to try gaining your interest with bemusement, as she thought if you went after Hermit Arts from how 'cool' it looked alone, you wouldn't turn out to be the best Hermit you could be.

But, she must digress.

Raising a leg as she put her hands together in the prayerful form, Kasen closed her eyes. You saw her silently reciting something as she slowly opened her palms and twisted them around in an oval shape, ending with her crossing them. To you? It looked sort of like an Ultraman getting ready to fire special effects at a Kaiju.

But you noticed something. There were stones and rocks uplifting from the ground by an unseen force to come towards Kasen, entering an invisible orbit around her and swirling in round patterns.

"In short, I can teach you the secrets to harmony."

She raised two fingers at one of the stones she brought forth. You were dazzled to watch as the stone suddenly split into dozens and dozens of tiny of tiny fragments. And what's more, even fragment of stone was perfectly shaped like a square, with no rough edges. She reshaped it using the energy she focused alone! You watched as she waved her fingers towards a tree, and all the fragments shot off like bullets at it, piercing the bark. And then, throwing her hand up, the bark splintered from the tree returned back to it, and retook it's old shape, like she willed it to repair on demand!

"Holy shit! It's like Josuke's Crazy Diamond!" You said, pointing at the tree.

"Wh... What...?"

"Uh, n-nothing."

"Hmm..."

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 18 Nov 2022 22:11:18 No.5467415 Report

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The rocks around Kasen dropped as she ceased harmonizing them. You saw her doing another of those funny Naruto ninja tricks with her hands and fingers.

"Gah!"

Suddenly! A force from behind propped you up off the ground! And not like you were being grabbed or anything either, you fell back on a flat, solid surface, and when you came to and got back on your feet to look down, you almost fell down again in shock of what she did! She created some transparent... blurry, almost 'bubbly' false surface above the ground, which you were standing on! It was like you were walking in the air!

"H-Hey! Wh-What are you doing?! What is... this...?"

"A simple Hermit trick. I'm bending space itself."

"Sp-Space?!"

"Space... matter. Whatever you'd like to call it. You know, every skilled Hermit can do this to achieve such incredible tricks as carving their own space out into a Hermit World. Senkai. It's how we Hermits create and hide our homes. But the Feng Shui we use to do this can be used to other ends."

"...W... Wow..."

"I assume you wanted a demonstration, to know what it is you think would benefit you more between becoming a Sorcerer under Mima, or my disciple. I will admit, if you managed to become a skillful Hermit or an educated sorcerer, either way you'd be powerful in your own right. It all depends upon which you think will suite you best. Even if after everything we've discussed, and the word I had with Mima, you decide to stay her student, I won't be mad. I just think for your religion's sake, the way of the Hermit will suite you well than if you were to become a sorcerer. However, if your deity has forgiven you for practicing magic from you petitioning him like I suggested, then in the end it's up to you."

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 18 Nov 2022 22:13:29 No.5467420 Report

Quoted By: >>5467430 >>5467439

"There are a few more things."

Kasen began to give you a more in depth explanation about what Hermit arts she could impart to a beginner.

Geomancy Feng Shui
The ability to attune to the surroundings and manipulate them. A basic Hermit art.

Aura Sense
The ability to detect positve and negative energy, useful for finding human or Youkai life, but not always guaranteed to work with stronger Youkai, but it can also allow one to translate to or communicate with animals and feral Youkai.

Senkai Feng Shui
The ability to fold space to change distance or travel to Kasen's slice of Senkai, mastery of this Feng Shui will allow one to eventually create their own Senkai and hide it away in a pocket reality.

Mystical Energy
The ability to meditate on and focus mystically awakened energies for a variety of applications, such as creating light, walking on water, breathing on water, and sensing movements even as far as a mile away as Kasen suggests you prefer the 'cognition' of the present than the future.

Peak of Humanity Strength (Phase 1)
Subjection to intense training with Qi and the Oni routine will allow one to improve their agility, speed, reflexes and physical strength continually, though the training is punishing the Hermit who practices this will eventually be able to make their body harder than steel.

Martial Arts Mastery (Phase 1)
Subjection to techniques imparted by Kasen will allow one to learn how to fight beyond the mere brutal applications of the bare knuckles.

Therapy Feng Shui
Coats the fingers or fists in an emotional energy harvested from the fields of ones own geographical soul, allowing them to inflict emotions or passivity.

Timely Healing
The ability to heal wounds or regenerate cells by basking in rainwater, moonlight or the morning sun, which while slower than arcane healing has the bonus of healing spiritual damage than just physical.

Talisman Forefathering
The ability to create spiritual talismans from prayer that can exorcise Youkai energy, or grow a plant with secretions that can heal physical and spiritual wounds nearly instantly, which comparatively takes longer than Timely Healing but this skill is mutually exclusive with Timely Healing.

"If your religion already has exorcism methods in regards to the spiritual, then you can seamlessly incorporate them, I'm willing to bet. Though Feng Shui is a concept born in ancient China, it shouldn't likewise be considered heretical by a religion denouncing magic. Feng Shui in actuality is simply energy, and energy is everywhere, in everything. And I'd think denouncing energy would be pretty silly to begin with, now wouldn't it?"

Now, you have gained some insight from Kasen.
You were free to weigh the options between Sorcery and Hermit Arts.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 18 Nov 2022 22:19:56 No.5467430 Report

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>>5467420
>breathing on water
Shoot, don't think becoming Wukong is needed to do this. Let's pretend that 'on' is an 'in', yesh?

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 18 Nov 2022 22:23:39 No.5467433 Report

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"There are a few more things."

Kasen began to give you a more in depth explanation about what Hermit arts she could impart to a beginner.

Geomancy Feng Shui
The ability to attune to the surroundings and manipulate them. A basic Hermit art.

Aura Sense
The ability to detect positve and negative energy, useful for finding human or Youkai life, but not always guaranteed to work with stronger Youkai, but it can also allow one to translate to or communicate with animals and feral Youkai.

Senkai Feng Shui
The ability to fold space to change distance or travel to Kasen's slice of Senkai, mastery of this Feng Shui will allow one to eventually create their own Senkai and hide it away in a pocket reality.

Mystical Energy
The ability to meditate on and focus mystically awakened energies for a variety of applications, such as creating light, walking on water, breathing on water, and sensing movements even as far as a mile away as Kasen suggests you prefer the 'cognition' of the present than the future.

Peak of Humanity Strength (Phase 1)
Subjection to intense training with Qi and the Oni routine will allow one to improve their agility, speed, reflexes and physical strength continually, though the training is punishing the Hermit who practices this will eventually be able to make their body harder than steel.

Martial Arts Mastery (Phase 1)
Subjection to techniques imparted by Kasen will allow one to learn how to fight beyond the mere brutal applications of the bare knuckles.

Therapy Feng Shui
Coats the fingers or fists in an emotional energy harvested from the fields of ones own geographical soul, allowing them to inflict emotions or passivity.

Timely Healing
The ability to heal wounds or regenerate cells by basking in rainwater, moonlight or the morning sun, which while slower than arcane healing has the bonus of healing spiritual damage than just physical.

Talisman Forefathering
The ability to create spiritual talismans from prayer that can exorcise Youkai energy, or grow a plant with secretions that can heal physical and spiritual wounds nearly instantly, which comparatively takes longer than Timely Healing but this skill is mutually exclusive with Timely Healing.

"If your religion already has exorcism methods in regards to the spiritual, then you can seamlessly incorporate them, I'm willing to bet. Though Feng Shui is a concept born in ancient China, it shouldn't likewise be considered heretical by a religion denouncing magic. Feng Shui in actuality is simply energy, and energy is everywhere, in everything. And I'd think denouncing energy would be pretty silly to begin with, now wouldn't it?"

Now, you have gained some insight from Kasen.
You were free to weigh the options between Sorcery and Hermit Arts.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fUMyYMar Fri 18 Nov 2022 22:25:33 No.5467439 Report

Quoted By: >>5467443 >>5467462

>>5467420
Ok, if we ignore one of the mutual powers, that's 9 powers overall, and we have space for more 11. Now I get why the only two more spells.
QM, would eventual immortality take space of them, or would it be something passive? I don't want to cuck Albert's future.

If it wouldn't then let's learn these two spells:
>Heat Projection through Gun (Support Danmaku):
>Light Projection through Gun (Outside Rules Attack):
So we can have a magic gun, and then stick with hermit training.
Because I really like what this path offers. Also
>but it can also allow one to translate to or communicate with animals and feral Youkai.
We can talk to Fluffy with this.

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Anonymous ID:fUMyYMar Fri 18 Nov 2022 22:26:34 No.5467443 Report

Quoted By: >>5467454

>>5467439
Where did the update go?

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 18 Nov 2022 22:26:48 No.5467446 Report

Quoted By: >>5467452 >>5467499

"There are a few more things."

Kasen began to give you a more in depth explanation about what Hermit arts she could impart to a beginner.

Geomancy Feng Shui
The ability to attune to the surroundings and manipulate them. A basic Hermit art.

Aura Sense
The ability to detect positve and negative energy, useful for finding human or Youkai life, but not always guaranteed to work with stronger Youkai, but it can also allow one to translate to or communicate with animals and feral Youkai.

Senkai Feng Shui
The ability to fold space to change distance or travel to Kasen's slice of Senkai, mastery of this Feng Shui will allow one to eventually create their own Senkai and hide it away in a pocket reality.

Mystical Energy
The ability to meditate on and focus mystically awakened energies for a variety of applications, such as creating light, walking on water, breathing underwater, and sensing movements even as far as a mile away as Kasen suggests you prefer the 'cognition' of the present than the future.

Peak of Humanity Strength (Phase 1)
Subjection to intense training with Qi and the Oni routine will allow one to improve their agility, speed, reflexes and physical strength continually, though the training is punishing the Hermit who practices this will eventually be able to make their body harder than steel.

Martial Arts Mastery (Phase 1)
Subjection to techniques imparted by Kasen will allow one to learn how to fight beyond the mere brutal applications of the bare knuckles.

Therapy Feng Shui
Coats the fingers or fists in an emotional energy harvested from the fields of ones own geographical soul, allowing them to inflict emotions or passivity.

Timely Healing
The ability to heal wounds or regenerate cells by basking in rainwater, moonlight or the morning sun, which while slower than arcane healing has the bonus of healing spiritual damage than just physical.

Talisman Forefathering
The ability to create spiritual talismans from prayer that can exorcise Youkai energy, or grow a plant with secretions that can heal physical and spiritual wounds nearly instantly, which comparatively takes longer than Timely Healing but this skill is mutually exclusive with Timely Healing.

"If your religion already has exorcism methods in regards to the spiritual, then you can seamlessly incorporate them, I'm willing to bet. Though Feng Shui is a concept born in ancient China, it shouldn't likewise be considered heretical by a religion denouncing magic. Feng Shui in actuality is simply energy, and energy is everywhere, in everything. And I'd think denouncing energy would be pretty silly to begin with, now wouldn't it?"

Now, you have gained some insight from Kasen.
You were free to weigh the options between Sorcery and Hermit Arts.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fUMyYMar Fri 18 Nov 2022 22:28:58 No.5467452 Report

Quoted By: >>5467462 >>5467495

>>5467446
Oh there it is, but blue this time.
Actually, another question. This is just for beginners right? Does it means that we could learn even more if we left open spaces?
Because in that case I would stick with my vote to
>Or will you leave yourself open for further Hermit potential?

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>>5467443
Oh it's here, after I deleted and rewrote it about several times from getting wayyyyyy too bootyblasted over one typo.
Sorry.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 18 Nov 2022 22:34:16 No.5467462 Report

Quoted By: >>5467469 >>5467495

>>5467439
>>5467452
Life extension will be a passive effect once gained.
And yes, these are some basic skills. Albert won't be able to take them all on instantly, he needs to train and meditate upon things. There will be new things to learn after certain points are reached as well.
As for the skills under (Phase 1), with enough training they will become replaced with the next phase, which is a stronger version. The strength to chop through ten wooden blocks will eventually become the strength to bend titanium or progress from running faster than most men to running faster than cheetahs etc.

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Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Fri 18 Nov 2022 22:38:44 No.5467468 Report

Quoted By: >>5467477 >>5467499

Brehs..... what if we use hermit arts to become Sakuya's opposite by mastering space manip?

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Anonymous ID:fUMyYMar Fri 18 Nov 2022 22:39:11 No.5467469 Report

Quoted By: >>5467472 >>5467499

>>5467462
The 12 is the maximum Albert can have forever? We won't ever increase that amount? We already wasted one of the slots with forcefield and you said we can't forget spells.
Because if that's the case I'm sticking with refusing more from Mima instead of being stuck as a scrub hermit for all eternity

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Anonymous ID:fUMyYMar Fri 18 Nov 2022 22:41:03 No.5467472 Report

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>>5467469
And yes, I still believe it was a waste and nothing will change my mind.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fUMyYMar Fri 18 Nov 2022 22:46:43 No.5467477 Report

Quoted By: >>5467492

>>5467468
If you want to master hermit powers, we are going to need all the slot we can
>>5466479
Can I convince you to change you vote? Please?

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Anonymous ID:fUMyYMar Fri 18 Nov 2022 22:57:21 No.5467486 Report

Quoted By: >>5467495

And a recap of the votes so far

Learn spells
>>5466458 (Wants to be pure magic)
>>5466479 >>5466661 (Magic gun)
>>5466524 (Waifu / Friend reasons)

Please don't
>>5466456 (Thinks magic was a mistake) This is me by the way
>>5466459 (Wants to focus on only one thing / waifu reasons)

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Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Fri 18 Nov 2022 23:06:38 No.5467492 Report

Quoted By: >>5467497 >>5468599

>>5467477
Yeah, I'll change to vote for Hermit permits

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Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Fri 18 Nov 2022 23:10:27 No.5467494 Report

Quoted By: >>5467497

Besides if we want to keep the gun, we could probably learn how to infuse bullets with energy or prayer instead of turning the gun into a laser pew pew shooter. Only drawback is that we'd have a limited number of bullets

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Fri 18 Nov 2022 23:11:53 No.5467495 Report

Quoted By: >>5467507

>>5467452
Does life extension really matter? We’ e confirmed the afterlife is real, so we’re already immortal due to our soul. All a life extension does is extend our time in this phase of our eternal life. It’s nice, but would it be if we lived as long as Mokou or outlived most of humanity after climate change kills them off?

>>5467486
Friend reasons in my case. I’m leaning Reisen for more, but at heart I sail many ships and can usually be convinced to switch sides.

As a compromise, I can support Peak of Humanity Strength and either Senkai or Therapy Feng Shui. It won’t change my votes for magic, but I’m less concerned about powergaming so being a “purist” isn’t necessary for me. 4 abilities is probably enough of a delay for now?

>>5467462
QM, if we wanted to try and channel God like Reimu does her gods, what path would that be in Kasen’s tree? Is it even a path, or something we would forge on our own? It seems like channeling God’s Grace directly would be the most flexible option for sheer power vs. leaving potential for other abilities.

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Anonymous ID:fUMyYMar Fri 18 Nov 2022 23:13:34 No.5467497 Report

Quoted By: >>5467502

>>5467492
Nice, I guess making a fool of myself worrying about his vote payed off. Somehow.
>>5467494
Use Talisman Forefathering on the bullets?

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Fri 18 Nov 2022 23:14:14 No.5467499 Report

Quoted By: >>5467507 >>5467515 >>5467663

>>5467446
OP you weren't kidding when you said that hermit powers were interesting. Honestly the only one I can see myself not wanting to pick is the last one.
While the magical stuff might be useful and more immediate (especially levitation and water healing) I still want to go full hermit monk mode cause continuing to learn sorcery won't mesh well with our religion. If we somehow get clearance from big G to learn spells I'd be down for learning one more, but right now it's a bit of a deal breaker.
>Or will you leave yourself open for further Hermit potential?

Though if we do end up learning another spell with Mima, I'd be more inclined to either get Water Healing or Levitation (this isn't a vote, just saying what I'd do).

>>5467468
I'd be down for that, it sounds like fun.
I think Sakuya can control space too in the context of time control. But that just means we should control time as well, in the context of space control.

>>5467469
OP can correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I understood once we get to twelve abilities we can replace one with something else (not sure if there will be consequences for replacing one, or just a bit of fluff explaining how Albert got rusty on something and eventually forgot it).

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Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Fri 18 Nov 2022 23:16:22 No.5467502 Report

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>>5467497
Most of the talismans are just ordinary paper seals that have been inscribed with prayers right? If I'm correct we should be able to infuse bullets with prayer to grant them talisman properties.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fUMyYMar Fri 18 Nov 2022 23:19:29 No.5467507 Report

Quoted By: >>5467515 >>5467598

>>5467495
>but would it be if we lived as long as Mokou or outlived most of humanity after climate change kills them off
If we go for a inhuman waifu, then I think yes. And I think it's not really immortality, since we can die eventually, so it would be like in the old testament with people living for thousands of years.
>>5467499
I'm very interested on talisman actually, since it's the one I think would mesh the best with Albert's faith, given Kasen's comment.
Instead of hunting for holy artifacts, we could make them ourselves.

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Anonymous ID:fUMyYMar Fri 18 Nov 2022 23:25:38 No.5467515 Report

Quoted By: >>5467598

>>5467499
I was also interested in Levitation and healing depending on what Kasen could offer, but we could fly controlling space or get a floating rock like Tenshi does, and hermitry has two different ways to heal, and both solve spiritual damage as well as physical.
>>5467507
I still want aura sense to talk with Fluffy though

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Fri 18 Nov 2022 23:29:11 No.5467528 Report

Quoted By: >>5467531 >>5467556

Those certainly are powers. Out of the hermit abilities, the ones that stick out to me most are Senkai Feng Shui and Peak of Humanity Strength, as Albert might be able to bend distance to shoot/curve bullets into hitting enemies, and the superhuman reflexes mean he could be a gunslinger with lightning hands.

Knowing now that potential refers to the number of ability slots Albert can hold, I would not be against adopting some hermit and some magic. Though, I'll admit to still leaning towards magic.

QM, could you elaborate on something I remember about how spells would grow in power over time?

So if Mima is missing her legs and Kasen is missing an arm, what will the next mentor be missing?

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Anonymous ID:fUMyYMar Fri 18 Nov 2022 23:33:06 No.5467531 Report

Quoted By:

>>5467528
Meiling was an option to teach Albert martial arts and Chi bullshit.
So the next mentor would be missing a good night's sleep?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Fri 18 Nov 2022 23:48:21 No.5467556 Report

Quoted By: >>5467598

>>5467528
Seiga exists. I guess she’d be missing morals from what others say?

>>5467528
Something else to note about Senkai is that we can enter Kasen’s space. So it can serve as an emergency GTFO button.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sat 19 Nov 2022 00:26:04 No.5467598 Report

Quoted By:

>>5467507
>Instead of hunting for holy artifacts, we could make them ourselves.
While that sound cool, I bet it'll take at least a few years to make a master artifact.

>>5467515
That's a fair point.

>>5467556
>Seiga exists. I guess she’d be missing morals from what others say?
lmao yeah
Seiga will probably try to mess with us in a bad way if she thinks she could get away with it (she might even experiment on us), especially since we have that magic tattoo and we aren't Taoist.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fUMyYMar Sat 19 Nov 2022 01:26:41 No.5467663 Report

Quoted By: >>5467667

>>5467499
>we can replace one with something else
Well, replacing the forcefield with one of the immunities could be good. Peak of Humanity should cover protection with the whole eventual body of steel thing.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:fUMyYMar Sat 19 Nov 2022 01:30:21 No.5467667 Report

Quoted By:

>>5467663
Although Mystical Energy could maybe help with immunity too, eventually
So maybe we can just replace forcefield with the heat gun spell so Al can help during Danmaku a bit.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Sat 19 Nov 2022 05:14:33 No.5467909 Report

Quoted By: >>5467988

Something for anons to consider: we’ve talked about getting artifacts or info out of Sariel. What would it take to get them to fight not!Surtyr?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sat 19 Nov 2022 07:24:32 No.5467988 Report

Quoted By: >>5468269 >>5468279 >>5468280

>>5467909
An offer of forgiveness would be my best guess.
My facetious guess would be Al's unconditional love freely given.

We don't have much info about them, but we know they are in self-imposed exile due to being fallen from grace and that Remiu fought them using her big balls.

If Al can speak to them with grace flowing out of him like a torrent, we might be able to convince them that going against the fire giant can earn them divine forgiveness.

Would Al actually be able to convince God to forgive Sariel? I don't know.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Sat 19 Nov 2022 16:32:17 No.5468269 Report

Quoted By: >>5468280

>>5467988
I suppose we can ask Mima and Reimu for more info later IC. Reimu mentioned devils/demons when talking about Makai and Albert picked up on the verbiage shift, so asking for specific info isn’t a huge stretch.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sat 19 Nov 2022 16:47:33 No.5468279 Report

Quoted By: >>5468281

>>5467988
Ok, so if she is in self exile, than it implies she recognizes she made a mistake, and is trying to distance herself from God (either from shame or to avoid a harsher punishment), wants to avoid committing more sins by being away from the source of them and/or wants to improve herself.
Jesus talked a lot about forgiveness and redemption, but the parables of the wayward son and the lost sheep are the ones that would fit the best depending on the specifics of her situation.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sat 19 Nov 2022 16:48:51 No.5468280 Report

Quoted By:

>>5467988
That's a good idea. And I'm guessing once we get more spiritual power we'll be able to get clearer answers from God about things after praying.

>>5468269
I think Hecatia and maybe Yukari might know more about these things, so we could ask them as well after talking to Reimu and Mima about this.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sat 19 Nov 2022 16:50:24 No.5468281 Report

Quoted By: >>5468599

>>5468279
Source of temptation.
I hate when I remember a better word after I already posted

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Sat 19 Nov 2022 22:40:41 No.5468584 Report

Quoted By: >>5468603

So what's the current tally

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sat 19 Nov 2022 22:55:31 No.5468599 Report

Quoted By: >>5468603 >>5468631 >>5471708

>>5468281
Here you go

Learn
>>5466458
>>5466524

Don't
>>5466456
>>5467492
>>5466459

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sat 19 Nov 2022 22:56:44 No.5468603 Report

Quoted By:

>>5468584
>>5468599
Replied to the wrong post

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Sat 19 Nov 2022 23:16:54 No.5468631 Report

Quoted By: >>5468645 >>5468668

>>5468599
I think the more important thing now is what to learn. It would take Mima a day to teach us two spells, and for convenience I’m assuming it’s the same ratio for Kasen. I’d rather not lose a week trying to max out our slots, there’s a chance Aya is dead by then if she’s really involved with Surtyr.

In the interest of getting a move on and knowing people are voting hermit right now, I’d vote Senkai and Peak of Humanity Strength. Senkai is a GTFO ability and PoHS will help us keep up with everyone else, plus it’ll scale as we develop it.

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sat 19 Nov 2022 23:27:20 No.5468645 Report

Quoted By: >>5468668 >>5468675

>>5468631
I agree with your thoughts here, though I suggest picking up water healing as having some form of immediate healing seems incredibly useful with choosing movement and physical hermit arts.

When can Al, with hermit training, scream out JUDGEMENT before drop-kicking his enemies into oblivion?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sat 19 Nov 2022 23:48:56 No.5468668 Report

Quoted By: >>5468679

>>5468631
I want aura sense, but I understand the urgency of our needs over wanting to talk with Fluffy
I agree with PoHS, however I think we should also get Martial Arts Mastery, because since it's also something that levels up it would pay off more the earlier we get it.
>>5468645
We will match Pinos when we get to phase 3

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Sat 19 Nov 2022 23:50:56 No.5468675 Report

Quoted By: >>5468679 >>5468743

>>5468645
Would you be willing to go Talisman Forefathering (hermit) and Healing Through Water Absorption (magic) next then? The hermit water absorption isn’t stackable with TF, which is the only healing ability that I can see that can be applied to someone else. So TF for health potions, water absorption magic for personal emergency use.

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sat 19 Nov 2022 23:53:17 No.5468679 Report

Quoted By: >>5468688

>>5468668
Dropped my pic
>>5468675
Replace Forcefield for the Water Healing sounds like a good idea actually, since the whole steel body that PoHS should do what it does.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Sun 20 Nov 2022 00:03:26 No.5468688 Report

Quoted By: >>5468702

>>5468679
I’d rather keep forcefield, but I’d accept replacing it as a compromise. In my mind, Albert won’t have the time to kick ass like a Touhou reliably. So I’m thinking for survivability and tanking. It’s trading sheer defense for regen, which is reasonable since we’re more likely to do something dumb and get hurt. Not burning a consumable that someone else can use is good.

It still means training with Mima too, which is a smallest win I can shoot for right now.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sun 20 Nov 2022 00:14:54 No.5468702 Report

Quoted By: >>5468743

>>5468688
We can always hang out with Mima even without training with her, talk how christian hermitry is different from the normal one, or just about magic without actually learning.
Unfortunately there's the whole end of the world deal that is cutting short our free time.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 20 Nov 2022 00:47:09 No.5468743 Report

Quoted By: >>5468764 >>5468777 >>5468852

>>5468675
Sure. Your reasoning makes sense to me.
>>5468702
If our time is so short, could y'all entertain the idea of focusing specifically on the two-phase skills? Just having a herculean build and using it effectively could serve Al quite well, whether it be fighting or simply moving.

I'll admit the immunities provided by magic also interest me because a strong body can ward away sickness, endure fire, endure cold, and lessen the effects of poison. Complete immunity seems more.

The soul immunity worries me because what if the mark is used to inflict damage upon Al's soul? There might be a hermit resistance equivalent that we don't see yet.

Also, poison immunity can mean Al can't get drunk because alcohol is poison.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sun 20 Nov 2022 01:05:59 No.5468764 Report

Quoted By: >>5468771 >>5468778 >>5468852

>>5468743
It's free time that is limited, not time overall. We can't hang out with every touhou. Give Aunn her pats, she deserves it.
QM put skills that level up and say that we can go beyond beginner eventually and just have then never do.
That plus the whole thing about how grace and cruelty can go beyond 100 gives me the impression that we are in for the long haul.
Besides, if we didn't have time, than the spells would never get stronger too, right?
>Also, poison immunity can mean Al can't get drunk because alcohol is poison.
That's just begging for the whole forgot the stick and try to use the forcefield to trick Suika fiasco to happen again.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sun 20 Nov 2022 01:10:13 No.5468771 Report

Quoted By:

>>5468764
I deleted have of my line
If QM put skills that can go for multiple phases, say that we can go beyond beginner, and others that unlock extra things eventually, and then never let them do that, it would just be silly.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sun 20 Nov 2022 01:12:59 No.5468777 Report

Quoted By:

>>5468743
>There might be a hermit resistance equivalent that we don't see yet.
The two hermit healing skill deal with soul damage, Mystical Energy would let us breath underwater, and PoSH would harder against physical trauma, so we probably would get some more resistentes down the line.

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 20 Nov 2022 01:13:09 No.5468778 Report

Quoted By: >>5468871

>>5468764
>Suika fiasco to happen again
You're probably right about that.
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
>Spoiler
Does she deserve pats after allowing Al to be taken away by Suika?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Sun 20 Nov 2022 01:57:22 No.5468852 Report

Quoted By: >>5468871 >>5468924

>>5468743
>>5468764
We may be in for a medium haul at least, but we may not always have access to trainers to be fair. If any other plots crop up, some people will peel off to deal with them. It could include our current trainers.

That said, while I agree with getting skills that can level early I’m not looking to have someone like Albert mix it up with Youkai like Nue so I’m not as sold on martial arts. Senkai serves more utilitarian purposes for travel on top of combat applications. And that bit about having our realm connect with Kasen’s… I’unno, it wouldn’t normally be worth mentioning, but it seems like the sort of thing where if we’re hopelessly outclassed, we can throw people (then ourselves) into Kasen’s realm and have her fish them out for recovery. Or if she discovers something important, she can drop a message in our Senkai in case she gets trapped.

Having a remote connection with people feels really important given that we already lost a few people to surprise attacks. Reimu got them back, but she can’t be everywhere.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sun 20 Nov 2022 02:08:38 No.5468871 Report

Quoted By: >>5468886

>>5468778
Suika is basically a shrine resident, and Kasen was tagging a along.
It was a safe bet she would watch overuse, and she did keep the shrine safe.
So she was a good lion-dog.
>>5468852
Well, I was going for Senkai after those two, but I can understand not wanting to go MAM. We could always learn how to throw rocks or something.
Although what I understood is that wouldn't have a personal Senkai just yet, just crash in Kasen's until we master it and only then be able to create ours.
But it would allow Albert to travel by teleporting, just like the Door and Gap Hags. The three sages different forms of to control over space is the reason they were able to create Gensokyo, right?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sun 20 Nov 2022 02:17:39 No.5468886 Report

Quoted By: >>5468924

>>5468871
You know, that thing about us only getting our personal realm if we master it first just made me realize that it goes hand in hand with getting abilities early to further them.
So I'll support Senkai.

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 20 Nov 2022 02:38:43 No.5468924 Report

Quoted By: >>5468959

>>5468886
>>5468852
I'll back the Senkai as well, then. The idea of Al having a personal realm to store his DEFINITELY-NOT-STOLEN shinies and escape route seems good. Plus, just being able to bonk people on the head from a distance seems fun.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sun 20 Nov 2022 03:01:26 No.5468959 Report

Quoted By: >>5468970

>>5468924
>Likes magic
>Wants to "borrow" things
Are you Marisa?

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 20 Nov 2022 03:10:43 No.5468970 Report

Quoted By: >>5468977

>>5468959
I'm a magpie.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sun 20 Nov 2022 03:14:09 No.5468977 Report

Quoted By: >>5468979

>>5468970
marisa magpie

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sun 20 Nov 2022 03:15:39 No.5468979 Report

Quoted By:

>>5468977
Maripie
Magisa

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sun 20 Nov 2022 03:16:51 No.5468982 Report

Quoted By: >>5469097 >>5469554

I can't believe this actually exists.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Sun 20 Nov 2022 04:22:46 No.5469097 Report

Quoted By: >>5469554

>>5468982
There’s an Ace Attorney-style game in which all lawyers are beautifully hand-drawn birds, set right before the French Revolution.

Having Marisa Magpie isn’t that much of a stretch in comparison.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:H5Fg9jd+ Sun 20 Nov 2022 13:12:12 No.5469549 Report

Quoted By: >>5469554 >>5469609

We still need to pet good doggo and give the rabbit her hug.

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sun 20 Nov 2022 13:19:17 No.5469554 Report

Quoted By: >>5469580

>>5468982
mapisa is my new favorite bird

>>5469097
You can't just say that and not give the sauce.

>>5469549
This is true.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:Vijei3v6 Sun 20 Nov 2022 13:27:52 No.5469559 Report

Quoted By: >>5469567 >>5469635

You guys think we'll ever meet Odin?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sun 20 Nov 2022 13:38:20 No.5469567 Report

Quoted By: >>5469580

>>5469559
Hopefully yes, but I think Hecatia implied that all the old gods and goddesses are gone except for her because of a lack of faith in them.

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Sun 20 Nov 2022 13:52:58 No.5469580 Report

Quoted By: >>5469682

>>5469554
The game is Aviary Attorney.

>>5469567
Well, Surtyr managed to truck along until this particular scheme. Memes have probably kept others in the pantheon afloat like Loki and Thor.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:h7Bwnfla Sun 20 Nov 2022 14:05:58 No.5469587 Report

Quoted By:

When will Kasen give us a paizuri marathon using her huge Oni milkers for being a good boy

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sun 20 Nov 2022 14:23:40 No.5469609 Report

Quoted By:

>>5469549
Yes, yes we do.
I searched for "Cowboys were a sort of itinerant warrior class common in Meiji-era Texas" to post about Reisen with a revolver, and this was one of the top results.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 20 Nov 2022 14:53:44 No.5469635 Report

Quoted By: >>5469663 >>5469682 >>5469758

>>5469559
Hopefully not. He is an especially paranoid bastard who will cross any line to prevent Ragnarok and cares not for why a battle is fought but that it is being fought and has such charming titles as evil-doer, deceiver, frenzied one, treachery-ruler, and terrible one. I would consider association with him as bad as Seiga.

When do we get Al to smooch the green shrine maiden for this roll >>5446585 ?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:6+fbRqPy Sun 20 Nov 2022 15:31:07 No.5469663 Report

Quoted By: >>5469758 >>5470145

>>5469635
Fuck you I prayed to Kanakp. Her nerdy shrine maiden need not apply.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sun 20 Nov 2022 15:49:10 No.5469682 Report

Quoted By: >>5470145

>>5469580
I though Surtr got his powers from an unknown source (personified hatred of the universe? the embodiment of destruction?) And I'm not sure if memes are enough to keep the existence of the gods around.

>The game is Aviary Attorney.
very nice

>>5469635
Oh yeah I forgot Odin could be like that.

Never. We must keep ourselves pure for Kasen!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:h7Bwnfla Sun 20 Nov 2022 17:12:24 No.5469758 Report

Quoted By: >>5469762 >>5470145

>>5469635
>>5469663
Sanae is a slut and Kanako is a virgin, stay away from them

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sun 20 Nov 2022 17:14:42 No.5469762 Report

Quoted By: >>5469765

>>5469758
No Sanae is a good girl.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:h7Bwnfla Sun 20 Nov 2022 17:21:07 No.5469765 Report

Quoted By: >>5470150

>>5469762
Slut*

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Sun 20 Nov 2022 23:34:11 No.5470145 Report

Quoted By: >>5470150

>>5469663
>>5469682
>>5469758
Dammit Anons! Don't you understand? Smooching her, >>5453595, is the closest we can get to Albert kissing himself!

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sun 20 Nov 2022 23:44:06 No.5470150 Report

Quoted By:

>>5470145
I think I wrote that.
>>5469765
I posted this last thread and I'll do it again.

Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6

Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Tue 22 Nov 2022 04:48:20 No.5471708 Report

Quoted By: >>5471796 >>5471801 >>5472020 >>5472043 >>5472862

>>5468599
Well in that case...

Pick 4 initial Hermit abilities for Kasen to spend the day training Albert. The rest can come in future instructions.

Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Tue 22 Nov 2022 04:53:33 No.5471711 Report

Quoted By: >>5471801 >>5471813 >>5471845 >>5472020 >>5472636 >>5472862

Additionally...

What will Albert write home to his family in his letter?

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 22 Nov 2022 06:23:23 No.5471796 Report

Quoted By: >>5472770

>>5471708
>No magic laser gun
NOOO! Well, you win some, you lose some.
From most preferred to least:
Senkai Feng Shui
Peak of Humanity Strength (Phase 1)
Talisman Forefathering
Martial Arts Mastery (Phase 1)

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Tue 22 Nov 2022 06:25:28 No.5471801 Report

Quoted By: >>5472770

>>5471708
>Senkai Feng Shui
The other anons made good arguments for this.

>Peak of Humanity Strength (Phase 1)
Very useful, and it'll get stronger for later.

And I'm torn between what the next two would be.
Timely Healing is pretty good all around, and will probably get us out of a pinch (imagine fighting someone but then constantly healing if it's at a certain time), but Talisman Forefathering will be generally more useful to us in the long run and we could even try to make some sort of artifact using it as a base.
As for the last one, Therapy Feng Shui has the potential to make any Youkai tame before we get eaten (might be useful when we fight someone like Nue). And Mystical Energy will help us with everything going on and make us less of a burden, though we should ask Kasen if we can eventually learn both present and future cognition.

Is making spiritual talismans and growing the plant mutually exclusive if we learn Talisman Forefathering?

>>5471711
Hm, making an actual letter will take some thought. But something that will lessen their worries is probably what we should go for.

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 22 Nov 2022 06:41:39 No.5471813 Report

Quoted By:

>>5471711
Dear mom and dad, I've disappeared off to the lands of Japan to get some tail, but have ended up with a slave brand from a hot giant, most of my money gone, a daughter, and a mission to save the world. Please send money and advice.

Sincerely, your foolish son,
Albert Perry

P.S. I've enclosed a picture of my new daughter.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Tue 22 Nov 2022 07:27:10 No.5471845 Report

Quoted By: >>5471848

>>5471711
>Dear (insert names of mom dad and sister)
>I want to apologize for leaving without notice, but there's a situation that needs my presence in order to save innocent lives. Due to its sensitive nature, I can't disclose much about it currently.
>Try not to worry too much though, I've made lots of powerful friends that will protect me.
Thank you for everything you guys have given to me, and all the time we spent together. I promise I'll try to visit and explain things better when it's safe to do so.

>Yours truly,
>Albert Perry

>P.S. Hope army life isn't wringing you out too badly, sis.

How's this? I'm not sure if telling everyone about what we're doing here or even what this place is about would be wise, don't want them snooping around just to get kidnapped by Surtr and having him threatening to kill them if we don't comply.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 22 Nov 2022 07:36:54 No.5471848 Report

Quoted By: >>5471885

>>5471845
Though you are right in not being wise, I would rather Al be unwaveringly blunt in delivering the truth rather than trying to hide it.
A full explanation, no matter how outlandish, is one I believe family deserves.
Besides, if Surtr wanted to use family as a form of coercion, he would have already done so, but he seems to want Al to have a choice in accepting servitude.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Tue 22 Nov 2022 08:18:22 No.5471885 Report

Quoted By: >>5471894

>>5471848
You're probably right on the Surtr thing, but someone else might notice if they dig deeper and try to use them as a means to make us do things.

>A full explanation, no matter how outlandish, is one I believe family deserves.
I agree on that, but it's all about the timing. Once we get this over with, I think explanations are due. I mean we almost died multiple times. And unlike us, they don't have magic tattoos that keeps them safe (though I'm willing to bet this thing isn't good).
It's likely that they'll think Albert lost it, and send out searching parties for us and putting us in the lost person files of the police if they get a letter saying we're in a magical land with fairies and witches. Though they could also think Albert is lying to them and trying to hide something, and then try to find out what it is (which could lead to an encounter with a certain highschool girl, and pave the way for them being in danger).
Also I don't want mom to get a heart attack from this.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 22 Nov 2022 08:41:32 No.5471894 Report

Quoted By: >>5472024

>>5471885
Do you believe Al's mom will have a heart attack? She's made of sterner stuff than that! A will like steel.

There is the whole-time dilation factor which means by the time this incident might be over, they'll have finished reading the letter by then. So I guess it really depends on how much Al's family is willing to believe him despite how much a blunt truth sounds like an outlandish fantasy.

There is also the factor that, in true saint fashion, Albert sacrifices himself to end this threat, or he cannot overcome the trials of this situation; additionally, putting this into words might make Al acknowledge that he might not come back from his adventure, which I feel would force some reflection.

Would the psychic still be in high school or around Al's age?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Tue 22 Nov 2022 09:34:28 No.5471925 Report

Quoted By: >>5472024

We also might want to consider Geomancy in addition to Senkai. Being able to manipulate both space and earth could lead to some cool synergies.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:2edj5UUU Tue 22 Nov 2022 11:36:57 No.5471980 Report

Quoted By: >>5472024

I don't like the idea of telling the truth. We already work under a tima dilation mechanic here and being gone in Gensokyo for however long wouldn't be maybe two days in the real world. Telling our parents the truth would be retarded if they're Christian fundementalists like Albert is now trying to be, because telling them about Fairies and Norse legends and shit is going to make them think he's gone schizo or talking blasphemy and they'll start either trying to investigate and pester him or they'll just disown him and the relationship will stink again like it was already said to have at first in the first thread, or if they got involved via Okina's bullshit or something that would be on us.

Worse yet is that that bitch Yukari might even have Chen kill them if she thinks worrying about our family will distract us from putting our best into helping saving her ass and Gensokyo, which is the only thing you know she really cares about even in the middle of an apocalypse, because Yukari is a twisted, selfish bitch who has no morals. And I've seen too many yandere doujins where she kills some dude's family and friends for petty reasons like that, and also, SHE TOLD US SHE WAS GOING TO EAT US. I can't imagine why we would want to tell them the truth, I mean goddamn, think for a moment. Albert can be pretty stupid and he has done dumb shit but I think he wouldn't be dumb enough to do something like that. I feel like he'd be thoughtful enough to want to just become missing IRL if the worst happens to him here, rather than tell his family I'm fIgHtInG gOdS mOm!!! and then go off and vanish because he died in another realm and then they're just left with that shit.

Seriously, just tell them we've been busy looking at new jobs and stuff or something. Why's this even a question?
/rant

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Tue 22 Nov 2022 12:53:43 No.5472020 Report

Quoted By: >>5472045 >>5472770 >>5472862

>>5471708
Four? That makes things easier
>Peak of Human Strength
>Senkai
>Talisman
>Martial arts
All of these are ones that take time to reach full potential, so starting early would be best
>>5471711
>Hi Mom and Dad.
>I've recently made some new friends in a remote area of Japan, and I decided to go visit them. It was a very impulse decision, since someone else had offered to bring me here, so I didn't even think of warning you two, sorry!
>I'm now helping them solve a problem going on the village. I'm hoping it won't take too long, a week at maximum, but only God knows the future. I admit it's been a bit dangerous, but don't worry about it, we are all fine.
>I'm enjoying my time here, it feels just like the adventures I wanted to go on a a child. This is a land full of history and mystery, I'm learning so much! I'm teaching them a lot too, since most of them don't know how things are on the west.
>I might end up moving here permanently one day, but I promise that I will visit often no matter what!
>Oh, and send a hug to sis, alright?

Here, I made it look like our adventures are something more mundane

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Tue 22 Nov 2022 13:00:19 No.5472024 Report

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>>5471894
I didn't consider the time-dilation that would happen, though I think we'll be stuck here for months at least (which I think translates into a few days I think?) I'm still pretty hesitant just in case we take too long and bad things come out of telling them.
Warning them that we might not come back might be alright (though it probably won't calm them down), but either way this letter will make Albert reflect more. A large part of me wants to keep that promise about wanting to visit sometime and explaining more once we do, since that'll incentivize Albert to not give up.

>Would the psychic still be in high school or around Al's age?
That's a good question. Is there a specific year she came to Gensokyo from the Outside? And what is the current year Albert is in?

>>5471925
That just makes it harder for me to choose.

>>5471980
There are also valid points here.
mainly that yukari a shit

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Tue 22 Nov 2022 13:21:40 No.5472036 Report

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So from what I can tell there are three options currently on how to write the letter.

>Tell our family everything
Arguably the most dangerous option for them, but it will give Albert more self-reflection (and possibly regret about his foolishness).

>Be vague about where you are and what happened, while emphasizing that you are doing things in secret
A method that will most likely keep them away, but it might not do much to calm them.

>Making our adventures look more mundane
Probably the one that will make them worry the least.

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Tue 22 Nov 2022 13:29:10 No.5472043 Report

Quoted By: >>5472050 >>5472091 >>5472770 >>5474474

>>5471708
I’ll vote
>Senkai
>PoHS
>Talisman Forefathering
and even though it’s not a hermit ability,
>Absorption of Water For Healing
since we can’t take Timely Healing with TF and I want health potions for the rest of the crew while having backup healing for ourself. Albert WILL be the best damn support character even if he can’t sling danmaku like the others.

If anyone else backs this, I’ll accept replacing Forcefield with the water healing or take it as a new ability.

>Letter

Ultimately, due to time BS I think this a couple letters are needed. The generic one to explain our absence, then the “last will and testament” one if we die. I’ll try my hand at the latter after work today.

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Tue 22 Nov 2022 13:31:09 No.5472045 Report

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>>5472020
Oh yeah, the time dilation thing, the letter might get send out very quickly.
Maybe remove the part about forgetting to warn them? Or maybe say we sent it when we arrived? I don't know. Time sucks.

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Tue 22 Nov 2022 13:37:46 No.5472050 Report

Quoted By: >>5472091 >>5472770 >>5474474

>>5472043
>I’ll accept replacing Forcefield with the water healing
Not learning new spells won, so this would be the option. I could support the replacement, plus hanging out with Mima for a bit. As long as Aunn get her pats. I'm not letting this go.

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Tue 22 Nov 2022 14:33:39 No.5472091 Report

Quoted By: >>5472770

>>5472050
Fair enough. And I back the spoiler of course. Cute lines of reasoning are a good way to get my support.

>>5472043
So this vote is to use the 4th slot to replace forcefield with healing. If that somehow doesn’t take the fourth slot, I’d back Therapy.

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Tue 22 Nov 2022 23:34:55 No.5472636 Report

Quoted By: >>5472663 >>5476223

>>5471711
The second letter, to be sent if the others think he’s dead.

>Hey Mom, Dad,
>You should have gotten an earlier letter from me explaining my disappearance. I don’t quite know how that one is going to go yet because I’m still deciding on it. By contrast, this one seems easier since if you’re getting it, I’m very unlikely to come back.
>I made what was, in retrospect, a dumb decision. There was a world I stepped into for a short while, years ago, because something else dragged me into it. I spent a few days there, though it was just minutes when I got back. Very alarming. Almost died a few times, but I met some nice people. The trip was tied to the tattoo I got, the one I brushed off in our discussions. The being that gave it to me wanted me for their plans, and the mark was part of their plan. But I was sent back by the nice folks, and I got to live my life again.
>I recently got… invited? Back to the world by the being that branded me with the mark. And I went back, thinking I could help the people who helped me. It’d been less than a week since I left it seems, in spite of years passing for us.
>So, brief overview that is leaving way too much context out - I’ve met several gods, confirmed God is pretty much the big dog thanks to our faith in them, learned that there’s a dangerous god trying to destroy this world, started working out, and got entrusted with looking after a kid. And, since you’re reading this, one of those things was the death of me.
>I.. kind of joke about those last two even though they’re true, but mostly because I don’t know how to talk about this. I’m pretty sure what I’m dealing with won’t affect you as God will step in once this threatens our world, at least by sending in Michael. So really…
>I’m sorry. Maybe I helped here, saved some lives, helped stop the destruction of this world. Maybe I wasn’t even a speed bump. But because of my choice to step back through the door, you’ve lost your son. Without any chance to get him back.
>I can’t say it was all negative. The whole reason I got back in touch with you was because of the scares and talks I had with people over here. So don’t hate them too much. You had your son in your life a little longer because of them too. I’m glad we had that time to reconnect.
>If you could do me one favor? Keep me in your prayers. God is real, and maybe it’ll make a difference wherever I am after you get this letter.
> With love,
>Your Son, Albert Perry.

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Tue 22 Nov 2022 23:48:09 No.5472663 Report

Quoted By: >>5472680

>>5472636
What will be the first one? Being vague, or trying to make it sound mundane?
This one is explaining everything, but since it's post-mortem I don't think it counts for that part.

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Tue 22 Nov 2022 23:59:14 No.5472680 Report

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>>5472663
Being vague. I wrote it as though he was having trouble deciding how much to reveal in the first letter, so he tackled this one since hey, no need to play coy if we’re dead.

But it turns out writing a “hey I’m dead” letter feels awkward. I kept it in since it’s more natural on my part.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 23 Nov 2022 00:51:38 No.5472770 Report

Quoted By: >>5472791 >>5474450

A tally of the ability votes cast (4 voters altogether) so far:
Senkai: 4
>>5471796, >>5471801, >>5472020, >>5472043
Strength: 4
>>5471796, >>5471801, >>5472020, >>5472043
Talisman: 3
>>5471796, >>5472020, >>5472043
Martial Arts: 2? I'm confused about whether the magic replacement vote will take the 4th slot or not.
>>5471796, >>5472020
Therapy: 1? Applicable if magic ability replacement doesn't take the fourth slot
>>5472043,
Magic ability replacement votes:
Replacing Forcefields with Water Healing: 2? One anon will vote for this if Aunn is scritched.
>>5472050, >>5472091

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Wed 23 Nov 2022 01:00:19 No.5472791 Report

Quoted By: >>5472808

>>5472770
If the magic replacement does takes time away, I think it might be better to stay with the forcefield for now, and just be more liberal with casting it.
Aunn headpat is non-negotiable.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Wed 23 Nov 2022 01:08:15 No.5472808 Report

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>>5472791
Don’t worry, you have at least this anon in your corner.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:H5Fg9jd+ Wed 23 Nov 2022 01:22:24 No.5472844 Report

Quoted By: >>5472901 >>5473126

Pet the dog, and hug rabbit too while we are at it

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Wed 23 Nov 2022 01:36:23 No.5472862 Report

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>>5471711
Eh you know what changing my letter vote to support this >>5472020

>>5471708
And I've made my decision with the hermit training
>Senkai Feng Shui
>Peak of Humanity Strength (Phase 1)
>Talisman Forefathering
>Martial Arts
While I going for something like Mystical Energy, if we learn the first level of this it'll get stronger the more we use it.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Wed 23 Nov 2022 02:11:49 No.5472901 Report

Quoted By: >>5472908 >>5474474

If we do decide to learn some magic, I'd be willing to add another spell instead of replacing our shield.

>>5472844
Full support once more.

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Wed 23 Nov 2022 02:17:57 No.5472908 Report

Quoted By: >>5472970

>>5472901
Better to not be jumping back and forth between not learning more spells or learning.
The whole thing about water healing is because the healing from the talisman takes time and preparation, while thirsty spell can be used in an emergency. Besides, with PoSH and martial arts, we can eventually just block hits, and heal any damage that goes trough with the water.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Wed 23 Nov 2022 02:52:06 No.5472970 Report

Quoted By: >>5472983

>>5472908
Well if we replace the shield spell that would probably just result in us getting rid of our magic stick and using something else as a medium. We'd still technically be leaning more magic either way.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Wed 23 Nov 2022 03:04:27 No.5472983 Report

Quoted By: >>5473027

>>5472970
Replacing our medium is a separate thing we can do, since it doesn't take takes a slot. That was the whole thing about losing our potential, and God apparently forgave Albert.
I think getting the magic gun is something we should do, it's cool and let's us hang out with ghost sensei. As long as it doesn't eat up time to learn a 4th hermit ability, which is the reason for my conditional support for replacing forcefield.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Wed 23 Nov 2022 03:33:05 No.5473027 Report

Quoted By: >>5473058

>>5472983
>and God apparently forgave Albert.
I think it was just that they said that we could ask for God's forgiveness and permission, not that it already happened. I'm not entirely against getting either Water Healing or the Light Projection Gun, but we should make sure we get permission first.
And correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't it take an entire day to learn two spells?

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Wed 23 Nov 2022 03:51:52 No.5473058 Report

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>>5473027
Hecc said God's touched us, and filled us with his grace. Phrasing. So there's a chance he forgave us and let us learn more, but it's all implied, because he works in mysterious ways.
Learning two spells would take a day, which is why I'm unsure if replacing forcefield or the medium would take time away from hermit training.
Learning spells also takes away magic slots. We only have 12 overall, and all those hermit abilities are only beginners. If we spend them by learning spells, we risking not being able to get the stronger hermit ones and become a master of none.
QM did say we could replace abilities, but I don't know if we could replace a spell with a hermit ability.

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Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Wed 23 Nov 2022 05:26:00 No.5473126 Report

Quoted By: >>5473130 >>5474474

>Anons talking about learning a spell
Huh, thought we put that discussion to bed via that last vote. Well, I'll support either replacing or learning a spell.

Also, where is the ascetic training? How's Albert supposed to wrestle the Coomer angel without it becoming a struggle snuggle? There are also likely the benefits of hardening his mind against foreign influences so he can't be controlled against his will.

>>5472844
How many fluffy creatures must be touched? So far, Albert has hugged a tapir and petted a wolf. If we want him to have more critters to pet becoming friends with Satori would help.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Wed 23 Nov 2022 05:33:12 No.5473130 Report

Quoted By: >>5473374

>>5473126
I only want to replace the shield, but I too though it was over.
We need to pet all the dogs, with Kagerou and Aunn that's two down, only Momiji and Kyouko to go.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Wed 23 Nov 2022 13:06:27 No.5473374 Report

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>>5473130
Do we get an achievement for petting all the dogs? I feel like Aya would hand out titles to people who do things like that. Like “Handsy” Albert.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 24 Nov 2022 06:17:08 No.5474450 Report

Quoted By: >>5474459 >>5474464

>>5472770
We looking good?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 24 Nov 2022 06:24:32 No.5474459 Report

Quoted By: >>5474465

>>5474450
Seems so.
The only possible quibble I could bring up is the whole magic deal, whether it is the replacement or adding, as that seemed to garner some interest.
Yet, we've been stuck in skill-selecting mode for close to a week, and that's slowly driving me up the wall, despite my love of magic.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Thu 24 Nov 2022 06:28:53 No.5474464 Report

Quoted By: >>5474468

>>5474450
Looks fine by me.
But I'm still wondering if learning Talisman is a choice between making spiritual talismans or growing the plants. Will we be able to do both?

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 24 Nov 2022 06:28:58 No.5474465 Report

Quoted By: >>5474474

>>5474459
I'd like to make known that if Forcefield is kept, then with the gun medium projecting the Forcefield will look rather silly, as Albert would literally be holding down the trigger to keep the Forcefield up. On the other hand, with the gun medium he could use it easier and even at a short distance. Though since you guys wanted to use a mystic gun the Talisman ability will come in handy for blessing bullets as was also discussed earlier.

You guys can replace Forcefield with Water Healing, at least then it won't look as silly since you don't need your gun to heal via water.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 24 Nov 2022 06:32:12 No.5474468 Report

Quoted By: >>5474470

>>5474464
Talisman Forefathering is just gathering power through prayers to manifest blessings, so yes it can be used to create amulets the same way any other priest or priestess does. The part about growing a plant merely requires blessing a seed. Think of it like Senzu Beans.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Thu 24 Nov 2022 06:33:23 No.5474470 Report

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>>5474468
Ah I see, thanks for clarifying QM.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:si7L1zcD Thu 24 Nov 2022 06:39:57 No.5474474 Report

Quoted By: >>5474509

>>5474465
>holding down the trigger to keep the Forcefield up
Funny image, but I had assumed Al would have still been using the Hanbo as a medium for forcefields rather than the gun.

The number of people voting for definite water replacement was this: >>5472043
>>5472050
>>5473126
There also was >>5472901, but I'm unsure whether it would be considered a definite vote.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Thu 24 Nov 2022 07:25:45 No.5474509 Report

Quoted By: >>5474512 >>5474520 >>5474617 >>5474725

>>5474474
We can do that.

If we're all set I'm ready to make the Aunn petting update.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Thu 24 Nov 2022 07:32:04 No.5474512 Report

Quoted By: >>5474531 >>5474617

>>5474509
I'd rather make pray first before learning/replacing any magical techniques, if you don't mind.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:/ONRmjVN Thu 24 Nov 2022 07:45:39 No.5474520 Report

Quoted By: >>5474617

>>5474509
Water healing is infinitely more useful than Forcefield because we can keep water on hand in our flask at all times, or just ask Yakuri for a favor gapping packs of water bottles over for us to keep on hand and heal with. And we can just jump into lakes and springs and heal.

Go for it, we've procrastinated on petting the dog long enough.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Thu 24 Nov 2022 07:56:01 No.5474531 Report

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>>5474512
>make pray
*say a prayer to God

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Thu 24 Nov 2022 12:00:53 No.5474617 Report

Quoted By:

>>5474509
>Aunn petting update.
IT'S TIME
>>5474512
A quick prayer wouldn't hurt. Even if Hecc implied we are all clear, it's better to be safe than sorry.
>>5474520
With Senkai, we can store water there and just get new bottles, without gap hag support.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:H5Fg9jd+ Thu 24 Nov 2022 15:51:50 No.5474725 Report

Quoted By: >>5474730

>>5474509
Better be some real good fucking pets I swear to god if Albert pussies out I'm going to commit war crimes.

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Thu 24 Nov 2022 15:57:57 No.5474730 Report

Quoted By: >>5474734

>>5474725
Let's hope Kagerou doesn't get jealous.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:H5Fg9jd+ Thu 24 Nov 2022 16:00:07 No.5474734 Report

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>>5474730
But anon, we have TWO hands!

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:/ONRmjVN Fri 25 Nov 2022 00:42:07 No.5475044 Report

Quoted By: >>5475071 >>5475192

Sex with Reimu
Sex with Kasen
Sex with Hecatia
Sex with Doremy
Sex with Reisen
Sex with Kagerou
Sex with Aunn
Sex with Suika
Sex with Mima
Sex with Marisa
Sex with Kogasa
Sex with Okina
Sex with Mokou
Why settle for one when you can just fuck them all
>b-but muh sins
SMT God is evil anyway who cares

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:spbxu2Ci Fri 25 Nov 2022 01:12:55 No.5475071 Report

Quoted By: >>5475074

>>5475044
Please, Anon, the story will end up like that one in akun with a French guy whoring his way through Gensokyo, terrible writing in that one. My heart can't handle that. Plus, if it's fuck them all, we gotta sleep with everything, including Kourin.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Fri 25 Nov 2022 01:14:27 No.5475074 Report

Quoted By: >>5475094

>>5475071
It's ok, we are only allowed to 100% one relation.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Fri 25 Nov 2022 01:35:28 No.5475094 Report

Quoted By: >>5475101 >>5475105

>>5475074
>We 100% Clownpiece
I hope 100% doesn’t necessarily mean romantic…

Though I guess if we 100% Clownpiece, we’d probably end up at 99% with Hecc. That’s close enough I guess?

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Anonymous ID:spbxu2Ci Fri 25 Nov 2022 01:42:05 No.5475101 Report

Quoted By: >>5475105

>>5475094
I don't know how to feel if Al ended up in a romance with Clownpiece.
I'm already iffy about romancing one's teacher, but with Clownpiece, it would be on a whole nother level.
I would be damned surprised if QM managed to pull it off, though.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Fri 25 Nov 2022 01:48:04 No.5475105 Report

Quoted By: >>5475136 >>5475141

>>5475094
>>5475101
Cease
>>5467209

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Anonymous ID:H5Fg9jd+ Fri 25 Nov 2022 02:10:39 No.5475136 Report

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>>5475105
Finally an anon with reason, I'm not feeling so hopeless anymore.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Fri 25 Nov 2022 02:13:03 No.5475141 Report

Quoted By: >>5475160 >>5475170

>>5475105
Fully agreed, but read the chain! 100% should not imply a romantic relationship! Conversely, less than 100% could mean romantic, but it’d depend on the context and other relationships.

100% with Clownpiece should just mean we’re basically her overly-stressed parent alongside Hecc. A 100% with any of the faeries would involve getting involved in their dumb antics and make them more effective. 100% with Aunn should mean having a loyal doggo by our side and stealing her from the shrines, which would be cute and amusing.

Any other cute 100% versions you can think of?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:spbxu2Ci Fri 25 Nov 2022 02:24:01 No.5475160 Report

Quoted By: >>5475172 >>5475187

>>5475141
100% with Genji, and it is the cherished grandfather whose stories you listen to and who gives you advice, only wanting the best for you.

>overly-stressed parent alongside Hecc.
How could you not mention the other overly-stressed parent in that relationship? Junko.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Fri 25 Nov 2022 02:38:53 No.5475170 Report

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>>5475141
I'm pretty sure 100% just mean romance time, otherwise w wouldn't be locked to only one.
A maxed Cirno means she is actually able to remember us, and is willing to pay attention to Teacher Al's class.
Daiy is helping her stop Cirno from getting into trouble.
The fairy of lights would ask forgiveness to Fluffy.
Rumia is stopping her from eating other humans, by introducing her to hamburgers.
I like the idea of Rinnosuke being a bro. Maybe even with Keine, Akyuu and Kozusu having a book club in the human village.
Genji is the granpa that sits in the park telling old stories to the younguns that actually like to listen.
Sariel is Albert managing to get her to overcome her mistakes and find redemption.
Kagerou is being an honorary member of the grassroot network together with Sekibanki and Wakasagihime
Okina is her being grateful for being freed and stopping her schemes impossible
Nue is converting her to christianity, sno longer hunger for flesh by getting all the fear she wants by being a firebrand hell and brimstone kind of preacher
Mima is discussing about all the mythology and magic that Albert read, and trying to find out if jewish magic is real
Miyoi is teaching her about outside culinary
Marisa is getting her to connect with her dad again. Albert should know about being distant from family.
Doremy is being dream buddies, hanging out at night
Reisen is teaching her about all the types of gun. Maybe even get the Nitori involved too
Kogasa is suggesting her about haunted houses and halloween. People would pay her to be jumpscared!

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Fri 25 Nov 2022 02:40:26 No.5475172 Report

Quoted By: >>5475187

>>5475160
Former parent

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Fri 25 Nov 2022 02:54:21 No.5475187 Report

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>>5475160
>>5475172
I didn’t know Junko was ever involved. To be fair, we haven’t met her yet but do know Hecc.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Fri 25 Nov 2022 03:03:28 No.5475192 Report

Quoted By: >>5475202

>>5475044
Anon I'm sorry but you can't be doing the pump and dump, that would make too many baby and Gensokyo would collapse from imbalance from all that baby, then Yukari would get mad.

Therefor we institute one child policy.

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Fri 25 Nov 2022 03:18:18 No.5475202 Report

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>>5475192
Ironically, under Winnie the Pooh the one child policy was relaxed, and eventually traded for the two child and now three child policy.
I mean, yes glorious leader

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sat 26 Nov 2022 02:23:45 No.5476165 Report

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In your mind, things were made up.

"So, have you given it thought?" Kasen asked as she twirled her finger, flipping slightly the solid bent space for you to slide off and land on your feet on the actual grass.

"Yeah! I'll do it, I'll become your disciple. I want to learn how to become a Hermit, it seems like... like it was meant for me in a way, to be honest."

"Excellent, then you should prepare, Albert. I'll be ready to train you in some of the basics when I'm done with Genjii here."

"T-Today...?"

"There's no better time to start than now." She tells you.

Well then. You'd better get everything else out of the way. You nod to her and turn heel, running off towards the Shrine, silently muttering a prayer beneath your breath about your decisions as you headed back the way of Mima's Hokora. Once there, you brought news of your decision to the Ghost, and she gracefully accepted losing her Student, settling instead for the fact that she'd be able to simply spend time with you in other ways. But, before you decided to quit Magic, you consulted her for one final thing on the subject of the arcane arts...

Replaced Forcefield with Healing Through Absorption of Water (Grace 1+)

You felt no backlash in the Big Dipper this time from acquiring the arcane knowledge.

With the day going on as it was, you took the time to sit down with the calligraphy set you purchased in the Human Village, and write a letter. You admit, it was a bit difficult using a brush, especially one meant to write Kanji on the paper faces with, but with some trouble, you eventually got out a letter worded well enough in English.

Hi, Mom and Dad.
I've recently made some new friends in a remote area of Japan, and I decided to go visit them. It was a very impulse decision, since someone else had offered to bring me here, so I didn't even think of warning you two, sorry!

I'm now helping them solve a problem going on in their village. I'm hoping it won't take too long, a week at maximum, but only God knows the future. I admit its been a bit dangerous, but don't worry about it, we are all fine. I'm enjoying my time here, it feels just like the adventures I wanted to go on a a child. This is a land full of history and mystery, I'm learning so much! I'm teaching them a lot too, since most of them don't know how things are in the West.

I might end up moving here permanently one day, but I promise that I will visit often no matter what!
Oh, and send a hug to sis, alright?

Love you both. - Albert.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sat 26 Nov 2022 02:25:48 No.5476167 Report

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That wasn't so hard now, was it? You think this will be good enough for your old ones. You admit though, they'll probably still be suspicious about everything... well, you were sure you'd be good at selling it when you got back.

You have to bug Yukari again for a little more help, asking the Youkai to help you get an envelope with her Gap powers and to help you place it at the postal service to get it delivered to your parents. She does make a snarky comment about how you're a 'mommy and daddies boy' to make fun of you, and says she's surprised you'd ask her to help you commit theft.

Theft? Well, you guess taking an envelope unnoticed might count as such... (Cruelty 1+)
But it was for good purpose. You can't pay attention to her taunts. Nevertheless, she helps you send the letter on the way. (Grace 1+)

Your hand happens to touch hers as you hand the letter off, and she again remarks about how she'll eat you herself one of these days, calling your skin soft.

You snort, and tell her she'll get an uppercut trying after Kasen trains you. Yukari mentions that Hermits develop a flesh that is naturally far more delectable to Youkai, and if eaten by them can even help Youkai reach greater heights of power. She says you'll just be making yourself even tastier for her. You've had enough of her nonsense, you leave.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sat 26 Nov 2022 02:27:35 No.5476169 Report

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For the remainder of the day, you and Kasen found a closed space to the side of the Shrine in the forest, where she began teaching you.

You acquired a slight grasp of bending space. After a few hours of her teaching you the appropriate method for attuning with the surroundings and finding the energy within yourself, you notice you are able to create blurry and small fissures in the air, it takes effort and mental strain to focus them, but you were indeed able to find that you could create 'something' solid there! It amazed you to practice Senkai Feng Shui

Kasen was strict in putting you under an unforgiving and intense training regimen known as the 'Oni Routine' though in the following hours, forcing you to lift heavy objects, run long distances and repeat many pushups and sit ups to gain Peak of Humanity Strength! At one point, she even puts a foot on your back while demanding you do a single push up, but it's really more a fight against her own force! And after that, she set up some dummies and started teaching you martial arts! You get beat up by the dummies more than you beat them up until you are able to learn their patterns to dodge using Martial Arts Mastery!

You're, needless to say, thoroughly worn out from all the training, and relieved to find her relaxing it a bit and delving more into the ontological parts when she teaches you about how to forefather Talismans through prayer and ritual.

A big meal is had back at the Shrine, Hecatia again offered to cook for everyone. Night time has come fast and you are ready to relax.

You allowed Reimu to know your decision, that Aya was priority. She tells you that once daybreak hits, you and your partners wouldn't be allowed to hesitate even a bit, tracking down that Tengu would be incredibly difficult. You are informed of how Shameimaru Aya was indeed the fastest Youkai known in Gensokyo, and a contender for being the speediest person all around altogether!

You would keep that in mind...

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sat 26 Nov 2022 03:04:40 No.5476210 Report

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Night time, and you found yourself sitting on the edge of the porch gazing up at the stars while drinking some water that had been warmed up. Mima suggested heating water, as that it had greater effects on healing when in tandem with your own body heat. It is pretty hard to grasp, but it has something to do with humans being warm blooded creatures able to produce their own heat, so it kinda makes sense that way?

Kinda...

"...Oh, hey."

"Au...?"

The Komainu girl, still sweeping leaves off the walking paths even into the night.

"Is that all you do around here? Aren't you ever going to take a break?"

"A break...? I wouldn't dream of it. I'm a Komainu after all, I'm drawn to the spirituality of Shrines, and I can detect religion. Just as well as a bird can see a worm! My only real desire in life is to protect nice places like these and keep them safe and pristine! That even goes as far as tidying up, and protecting the privacy of pilgrims! O-Oh... b-but I do sleep, if that's what you're wondering, even a Komainu guardian gets tired...!" She said, finally turning the broom in with one final sweep.

"You do this at... how many Shrines?"

"Au-ha! A lot of them! There's plenty of Shrines in Gensokyo. The Hakurei Shrine here, the tiny Hokoras dedicated to Moriya's gods scattered along the outskirts, and the Moriya Shrine as well! Sometimes, I even seek out Shrines in the Human Village, but they're more... closed circuit? They aren't as big as the two biggest Shrines, also, people there sometimes kick me out for doing their jobs for them, because then they can't earn money that way they say!"

You blinked at her a few times.

Although you weren't so pleased with her allowing Suika to take you along that time, she did block Aya from blinding you with those camera flashes. She seems like a really innocent girl... dog... thing.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sat 26 Nov 2022 03:05:42 No.5476211 Report

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"I heard from Reimu that you can also detect devious intent."

"Like when you look at the Hell Goddess or Ibaraki Kasen?"

"DUh- N-not like that, I mean. I mean, I heard you can tell who's.... you know, bad or good."

Aunn pondered this for a second, and her tail started wagging; "Oh! You mean, like killing intent! Yes, I could definitely tell if someone who wants to kill or fight was around!"

"Mm. I considered you for the thing we have to go do."

"R-Really?! You wanted to take me along to help?! Au-Auhaa!" She giggled, as if feeling appreciated; "W-Well, I'm pleased to hear that you'd consider me, but willingly tearing myself away from a Shrine for even a little would be hard for me, I'm sure I'd have delayed things! But I'm grateful to hear you appreciate my ability that much! Reimu likes that I can clean things more herself"

You felt a bit bad for her then, her ability really is underappreciated. She could be a big help in somewhere like New York, being able to help catch criminals in the act before they commit their crimes. God, you wish Komainu were real.

"I can tell."

"Yes, you think it's because she's lazy, don't you?"

"W-Wha?! Hey, I'm not insinuating anything..."

"Au-ho! It's okay, I also think so too, but that's just her isn't it?"

Damn, she's this innocent and can still rip into someone deep.

Aunn stepped up close to the porch then and set her broom aside. She just stood there staring at you for a good minute while you drank until you had the gall to meet her own gaze and tilt your head, to silently ask - 'What?'

She twists her sandaled foot against the wood a little with her hands behind her back, above her stiff tail as she veered off to the side looking away.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sat 26 Nov 2022 03:06:50 No.5476213 Report

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"I... I heard something from Kagerou."

"...Ah. What's that?"

"I heard..."

She takes a step closer.

"I heard that..."

Another step, she's practically in your face now, taking you off guard as she leans in to your ear, being secretive.

"I heard that you give good pets."

You gulped. You were found out. No hiding it anymore, you were known for what you did. The beans were spilled.
You guessed there was only one thing to do now.

You reached out and put your hand on Aunn's head and started rubbing her emerald hair.

"Au-!" She yipped in surprise, squishing her cheeks with her hands curved like paws. She couldn't control herself, her tail wagging back and forth as her left foot kicked back and forth; "Au- Auhaan! Auaaaahhhn! Auha! Auhhaannnhhhh!"

You gave her scritches, you scratched her hair, you rubbed her cheeks, you patted her back and even booped her nose. She was satisfied by the end of it and if they were tangible, you were sure you'd have seen hearts floating in the air around her head as she smiled at you, euphoric with one leg still trying to kick.

"Th... Thanks! Au-hnn!"

But it didn't end there.

"Awoo?"

Kagerou suddenly appeared from behind, sliding open a door.

"Is that what I think it is...?" She asked.

"It is! It is!" Aunn answered.

"Oh no."

"Oh yes!"

"Oh yes!"

You were left with no choice but to have to give the greedy Komainu and Werewolf both headpats and pets for almost an ENTIRE hour before Reimu came to your aid and helped shoo them off to go sleep, only then were you able to able to finally catch a break and be able to go to sleep for the night.

"Man... that was just like one of those manga that have absurdly long names!" You whisper to yourself, briefly thinking about how long Watamote's full name. Gave you a little food for thought.

Heh, 'I got kidnapped into another world and now I have to pet magical gijinka girls of mythical creatures'.

Amusing. You are able to finally catch some sleep to that.

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sat 26 Nov 2022 03:07:52 No.5476217 Report

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Level of Karma

35%
65%

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Fortune Telling QM !7xl9vObeK6 ID:aCn74e82 Sat 26 Nov 2022 03:10:09 No.5476219 Report

Quoted By: >>5476221 >>5476224

============================================

And that's all for this thread in the meantime. As we press onto the 3rd stage we'll be facing off against Aya immediately in pursuit of the secrets that need to be revealed!

Thanks for playing for the time being! New thread eventually.

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sat 26 Nov 2022 03:10:51 No.5476221 Report

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>>5476219
It was perfect, truly worth the wait.

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sat 26 Nov 2022 03:12:23 No.5476222 Report

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Might as well post this one too, I don't think I'll need it anymore.

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Anonymous ID:spbxu2Ci Sat 26 Nov 2022 03:13:58 No.5476223 Report

Quoted By: >>5476235 >>5478586

Interesting developments in this thread.

>Your hand happens to touch hers as you hand the letter off, and she again remarks about how she'll eat you herself one of these days, calling your skin soft.
Man, 17-year-olds are freaking weird. This is why Yukari doesn't get invited to parties. Wonder if that anon who liked her in the first thread is still around.

Al didn't write the death letter: >>5472636. It might've been too grim of a tone-setter.

>how to forefather Talismans through prayer and ritual
forefather is a verb?

>"Like when you look at the Hell Goddess or Ibaraki Kasen?"
Well, we now know Albert's preferences a bit more.

Also, either Al is built for being a hermit or Kasen is just a really good teacher or both, but a day to learn the skills and physical training is quite impressive.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sat 26 Nov 2022 03:14:29 No.5476224 Report

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>>5476219
You don't disappoint QM.

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sat 26 Nov 2022 03:38:55 No.5476235 Report

Quoted By: >>5476270

>>5476223
Al did say
>it seems like... like it was meant for me in a way, to be honest.
Perhaps our kidnapping was part of God's 5d plan all along to get a new saint/ messiah/ prophet/ judge/ whatever other titles there are in the bible.

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Anonymous ID:iKQuojlM Sat 26 Nov 2022 03:42:52 No.5476238 Report

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Imagine Kasen slapping Yukari's shit for trying to eat us if she really does.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sat 26 Nov 2022 04:11:46 No.5476261 Report

Quoted By: >>5476267

On another note, it's a shame we didn't get to hug the bunny or ask her about the Lunarians.
Oh well, we can always do it next thread.

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Anonymous ID:LHHIiIqZ Sat 26 Nov 2022 04:15:57 No.5476267 Report

Quoted By: >>5476282

>>5476261
We did hang out once with once in this interstage phase by showing the gun. We can have more heart to heart in the next one.
Maybe even hug the bunny while sleeping next time.

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Anonymous ID:spbxu2Ci Sat 26 Nov 2022 04:17:44 No.5476270 Report

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>>5476235
I like the idea of Al just being some schmuck who got lucky rather than God's 5d plan.

On a side note, if becoming a hermit makes one more delectable to Youkai, we might have to worry about encountering creatures like Nue and Rumia, as they don't have as much discipline or literally have excised all the evil in an arm as Kasen does. It also can't be healthy if a potential youkai romance partner looks at you like a piece of meat.

Also, was there any chance, despite how slim, of anybody reaching 100% in this thread or the previous one?

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sat 26 Nov 2022 04:30:43 No.5476282 Report

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>>5476267
>Maybe even hug the bunny while sleeping next time.
Hope we get the chance, and there shouldn't be as much sexual tension since we won't be surrounded by girls.
Also I'm a fan of the idea that God maneuvered us into this place for that reason.

>>5476270
>Also, was there any chance, despite how slim, of anybody reaching 100% in this thread or the previous one?
I'm a bit curious too, but I'd understand if OP wanted to save answering for the next thread.

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Anonymous ID:spbxu2Ci Sat 26 Nov 2022 05:23:02 No.5476307 Report

Quoted By: >>5476871

Also, I was reading up on hermits, and it seems Albert has a similar experience with Seiga in that they both dipped from the real world and away from their families in pursuit of a dream.
Although admittedly, they differ because she faked her death while Al straight-up disappeared, and he regretted it, the letter being the prime example, while Seiga lamented none of her actions and is still having a great time being a hermit. That makes her wicked in heaven's eyes, lacking care, living way beyond the average lifespan, and resurrecting a dead person. But heaven is full of those celestials who have shut the gates so they can hog the place.
Apparently, if she likes you enough, she'll follow you around. So she's prime material for comedic sociopathy and driving Al insane if we can get her as a companion, basically a fair folk.

I regret more and more that I chose to vote against becoming Cirno's subordinate. It might have been the secret route where Cirno ascends and becomes the new supreme God.

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Anonymous ID:0OvyvQ5A Sat 26 Nov 2022 05:35:40 No.5476317 Report

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Loving this quest, even though I don't see Al interacting much with some of my favorites.

{spoiler]Yuuka I don't see happening at all unless we started in the Sunflower fields, and I doubt we'll see much of Flandre even if we go to the SDM. Rumia gave Al a terrible first impression and Cirno has apparently forgotten about us.[/spoiler:lit]

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Anonymous ID:0OvyvQ5A Sat 26 Nov 2022 05:37:53 No.5476321 Report

Quoted By: >>5476850

Loving this quest, even though I don't see Al interacting much with some of my favorites.

Yuuka I don't see happening at all unless we started in the Sunflower fields, and I doubt we'll see much of Flandre even if we go to the SDM. Rumia gave Al a terrible first impression and Cirno has apparently forgotten about us.

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Anonymous ID:spbxu2Ci Sat 26 Nov 2022 08:12:16 No.5476423 Report

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>"I heard that you give good pets."
>You gulped. You were found out. No hiding it anymore, you were known for what you did. The beans were spilled.
>You guessed there was only one thing to do now.
Good, Al has started to develop a reputation as a slut who gives out free headpats to anyone.
One step closer to becoming Sanae.

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Anonymous ID:H5Fg9jd+ Sat 26 Nov 2022 08:12:41 No.5476424 Report

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>>5476213
Yes! It was worth the wait afterall!
Now next thread the big focus will be hugging that rabbit

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Anonymous ID:rsp1c9b7 Sat 26 Nov 2022 18:15:10 No.5476850 Report

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>>5476321
>yuuka
I don't want Albert castrated.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Sat 26 Nov 2022 18:33:12 No.5476871 Report

Quoted By: >>5477274

>>5476307
>Apparently, if she likes you enough, she'll follow you around.
Well that's probably not going to happen. If that's for better or for worse I don't know, since I bet she'll try to turn us into a mindless murder zombie either way.

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Anonymous ID:spbxu2Ci Sun 27 Nov 2022 00:44:35 No.5477274 Report

Quoted By: >>5478865

>>5476871
Don't know about that. Al's got too much baggage associated with taking him out by this point that it should deter youkai or wicked hermit from doing so.
Plus, Al has to get some good poetry skills to attract her. The jiangshi was based on a poet and scholar of some renown named Miyako no Yoshika. Interestingly enough, Kasen's inspiration, Ibaraki-dōji, also loves poetry, so Al might get some poems under his belt.
However, there is a bit of a hiccup in that Ibaraki-dōji particularly liked Miyako no Yoshika's works. According to legend, the poet was improvising the first half of a poem while passing through the Rashomon gate in Kyoto, and a nearby oni, supposedly Ibaraki-douji, answered with the second half. And now the poet is a mindless jiangshi under Seiga. So make of that what you will.

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Anonymous ID:rsp1c9b7 Sun 27 Nov 2022 09:04:54 No.5477810 Report

Quoted By: >>5478601

What are the chances we could safely recruit Kaguya without Eirin eventually murdering us? We should also speak to Satori sometimes and learn about her sister, Koishi's ability would really come in handy since its basically perfect, completely undetectable stealth.

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Anonymous ID:rsp1c9b7 Mon 28 Nov 2022 02:18:47 No.5478586 Report

Quoted By: >>5478601

>>5476223
>>"Like when you look at the Hell Goddess or Ibaraki Kasen?"
>Well, we now know Albert's preferences a bit more
Just noticed this now rereading myself.
Reisenbros... Reimubros...
Though being honest, Albert probably views Reisen being more like a pet such as how Satori might.

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Anonymous ID:spbxu2Ci Mon 28 Nov 2022 02:39:13 No.5478601 Report

Quoted By: >>5478696

>>5477810
Slim, plus, why would you want her when there's Mokou?
>>5478586
>Albert probably views Reisen being more like a pet
Can you elaborate on this? What does this mean?

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Anonymous ID:rsp1c9b7 Mon 28 Nov 2022 04:28:49 No.5478696 Report

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>>5478601
I mean look at how Albert treats Kagerou and Aunn with the petting. He probably sees all the animalhus as for petting, not for fugging like he sees Kasen.

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Anonymous ID:spbxu2Ci Mon 28 Nov 2022 05:03:43 No.5478717 Report

Quoted By: >>5478865

>>5478696
Ah, the petzone.

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Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Mon 28 Nov 2022 08:12:16 No.5478865 Report

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>>5477274
Well it's something we'll all have to watch out for.
And I guess that means no reciting poetry for Albert lmao

>>5478717
a rabbit is fine too
But in all seriousness I wouldn't be against Albert taking someone other than Kasen as a waifu if there's good character development between them both.

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Anonymous ID:spbxu2Ci Mon 28 Nov 2022 08:42:59 No.5478876 Report

Quoted By: >>5478885 >>5479263

Who has undergone character development so far besides Albert? The best one I can think of now is Doremy, who has gotten the ol' Vonnegut treatment of putting a character through absolute hell to see what they are made of. Yet, she feels more friend shaped. Frankly, everybody at the moment feels friend-shaped despite Albert being Albert.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bJEB5L/+ Mon 28 Nov 2022 09:06:15 No.5478885 Report

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>>5478876
I think Reimu got some introspection from Albert talking to her about not being a jerk and the heart-to-heart they had, but honestly other than Doremy there hasn't been too much development in that field for anyone.
Though to be fair it's been less than a month since the Incident came to light over here.

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Anonymous ID:ON/tSjPA Mon 28 Nov 2022 18:54:58 No.5479263 Report

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>>5478876
Reisen got some early on. We basically took advantage of her inferiority complex to turn her into an escort.

I’m being mean with that phrasing, but it was kinda the end result of things. So there’s room for development there as she matures in self-confidence to say yeah, she can kick ass and fix problems when she wants to and believe it.

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Anonymous ID:5qTj9jre Mon 05 Dec 2022 15:00:52 No.5486647 Report

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Dead

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Anonymous ID:fYFYjgUS Mon 05 Dec 2022 15:02:32 No.5486648 Report

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Test

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Anonymous ID:P9rGcQ6v Mon 05 Dec 2022 15:45:12 No.5486669 Report

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My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?
Why are you so far from my deliverance
and from my words of groaning?
My God, I cry by day, but you do not answer,
by night, yet I have no rest.

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