Reimu Quest (Part 10)

[日巫子]

>"That's what I thought, but it's spent the last few days being flooded out by seawater, hasn't it?"

> "Exactly.  How many places have you checked so far?  Those flowers are edible under certain circumstances, so another house may have them."

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[Hello Purvis]

>Who do we know that Yuuka trades with, aside from possibly Rinnosuke?

[日巫子]

>Who do we know that Yuuka trades with, aside from possibly Rinnosuke?

> The Human Village, of all places.  They, in turn, trade with the Moriya Shrine.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Mmm, good point. Thank you."
>Say proper goodbyes and head out the back way.

[日巫子]

>"Mmm, good point. Thank you."
>Say proper goodbyes and head out the back way.

> "Good luck."
> Eirin waves as you leave.  Instead of going out through the front entrance, you continue down the halls until you've reached the other end of the house.  There's not a soul in sight; Eirin was right to suggest this place.  You exit out into the backyard and fly up and out.  You break through the shield and into the water, and then into the forest again.  You notice that while you're dripping water, the bandages on your hands are perfectly dry.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Onwards toward Human town!

[日巫子]

>Onwards toward Human town!

> You fly up and over the Bamboo Forest, and then over the Forest of Magic.  Eventually, you see the Human Settlement...at least, what was left of it.  As you get closer, you realize that everyone has started packing up already.  the Myouren Temple is levitating, with a menacing-looking anchor keeping it from flying away.  there is also a bridge leading from the ship to the ground, and people travel back and forth on it.  A familiar pink cloud wafts in the sky above, perhaps keeping watch.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Oh for the love of...
>Close in and observe the efforts for a moment, see if we can tell if anyone is directing them or not.

[日巫子]

>Oh for the love of...
>Close in and observe the efforts for a moment, see if we can tell if anyone is directing them or not.

> This isn't something you want, therefore you are displeased.
> You fly closer.  They all seem to be moving on their own; that is, no one is around giving them orders.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>"Wait! Hold it! It's not time to go back yet!"

[日巫子]

>"Wait! Hold it! It's not time to go back yet!"

> You call out to the humans, but you're too far away for them to hear you.

> _

[Hello Purvis]

>Get closer, shouting in a manner not unlike Phoenix Wright

[日巫子]

>Get closer, shouting in a manner not unlike Phoenix Wright

> You get closer and continue shouting.  Some of the people stop, others keep moving, some falter, and a few go over to the edge of the bridge.  Holding onto the railing, one of the girls there gives a hesitant wave.
> "What's wrong?" she calls out, sounding unsure of herself.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"It's not safe to go back yet!"
>Let's go help those people who fell.

[日巫子]

>"It's not safe to go back yet!"
>Let's go help those people who fell.

> "But...we were told it wasn't safe to stay here, either," says the girl.
> No one has fallen!  You just must be seeing things again.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Why, what happened?"

[日巫子]

>"Why, what happened?"

> "I don't know," says the girl.  "I think the mountain youkai are angry."

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[Hello Purvis]

>Nod.
>"Okay, who gave the word to pull out? You guys keep at it, then."

[日巫子]

>Nod.
>"Okay, who gave the word to pull out? You guys keep at it, then."

> "Miss Kamishirasawa did," the girl says.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Alright. Yeah, this changes things. Thank you. Where can I find miss Kamishirasawa?"

[日巫子]

>"Alright. Yeah, this changes things. Thank you. Where can I find miss Kamishirasawa?"

> "Er, you're welcome.  Last I saw her, she was near the forest."  The girl points to the edge of the clearing where the humans were previously camping.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Nod.
>"I assume Hijiri is on the ship?"

[日巫子]

>Nod.
>"I assume Hijiri is on the ship?"

> "Yeah, I think so.  I haven't, uh, gotten onto the ship yet."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Alright, thank you. We'll get things sorted out, sorry to have bothered you."
>Head toward the forest were Keine was indicated to be hiding.

[日巫子]

>"Alright, thank you. We'll get things sorted out, sorry to have bothered you."
>Head toward the forest were Keine was indicated to be hiding.

> "Oh, it's ok," the girl says, and continues up the bridge.  You fly onwards across the clearing, over towards the edge of the forest.  Just as the girl said, you see Keine pacing back and forth along the perimeter of the clearing.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Wave to attract her attention while approaching.
>"The Tengu finally get sick of everyone?"

[日巫子]

>Wave to attract her attention while approaching.
>"The Tengu finally get sick of everyone?"

> You approach Keine while flapping your arms.  She stops pacing.
> "It's not just the tengu," Keine says without missing a beat.  "It's the other youkai in the forest."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Urgh. Well, it's not surprising, I guess. Where are you planning to go?"

[日巫子]

>"Urgh. Well, it's not surprising, I guess. Where are you planning to go?"

> Keine shrugs.  "We're probably going to stay above the village--where the village used to be--"  She sighs.  "--until the water subsides.  It shouldn't take that long."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"That won't work. We need to get all the salt out still, and we can't have people in the middle of the spell we're using to do it, they'd get hurt."
>"Mmmmaybe not to far from the Scarlet Devil Mansion? They're on dry land."