Reimu Quest (Part 11)

[日巫子]

>"Not terribly surprising, that. I always thought you could talk with ghosts, though."

> "Of course I can!  They just can't talk back."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"I guess only the Yama gets to do that, huh?"

[日巫子]

>"I guess only the Yama gets to do that, huh?"

> "Yeah.  It's her job," says Komachi.  "So, uh, I'll see what I can do about this, okay?  If not, I guess I could just skip work and help you myself."

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[Hello Purvis]

>Nod. "And, I don't know how much this is bending the rules, if you could find out what happened with regards to Tamiko and tell me, that'd be nice. There's a few mysteries that only she can really answer. But, if that can't be done, don't worry about it. It's probably not as important as everything else."

[日巫子]

>Nod. "And, I don't know how much this is bending the rules, if you could find out what happened with regards to Tamiko and tell me, that'd be nice. There's a few mysteries that only she can really answer. But, if that can't be done, don't worry about it. It's probably not as important as everything else."

> "Okay.  Where can I find you after this?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Scarlet Devil Mansion. I wrote it in the sand, but I guess I didn't make the lines deep and wide enough."

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[日巫子]

>"Scarlet Devil Mansion. I wrote it in the sand, but I guess I didn't make the lines deep and wide enough."

> "Of course it's gonna get washed away in this water," says Komachi as she swims towards her boat.  "I may or may not see you later."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Alright. And, thank you."

[日巫子]

>"Alright. And, thank you."

> "You're welcome.  See ya."  Komachi unties her boat and starts sailing across the river.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Back to SDM.

[日巫子]

>Back to SDM.

> You rise out of the water and fly back towards the Scarlet Devil Mansion.  After about ten minutes of going as fast as you can, you make it to the Misty Lake.  You land on the path.  Since the everyone gathered has been sorted into groups, you think you could find anyone you want easily.  For example, you see Yuuka with the East group, which Alice was in charge of.  Speaking of Alice, she is seated at the center of her group and sketching something out in a notebook, occasionally holding it up for the others to see.  The other groups look like they're busy explaining things or warming up their magic skills as well.  By the gate, Yukari has a gap open and has her arms in it.  You can't really tell what she's doing.  Sanae is sitting on the stool next to her.  Keine is standing a few feet away talking to Ran.  Chen is going back and forth between groups with the ingredients you helped gather.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Let's approach Ran and Keine.

[日巫子]

>Let's approach Ran and Keine.

> You walk over to Ran and Keine first.  As you draw near, you hear snippets of their conversation.
> "..shouldn't be too much of a problem, unless one of the groups needs you for something..."
> "...I suppose that's true, but I'm worried about the village..."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Hey! Things been alright while I was away?"

[日巫子]

>"Hey! Things been alright while I was away?"

> Ran and Keine look over at you.
> "Hello.  Yes, things are going smoothly," Ran says.  "Where did you run off to?"

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Higan. There's hopefully an extra hand or two on the way."

[日巫子]

>"Higan. There's hopefully an extra hand or two on the way."

> "Oh.  Well, that should be helpful," says Ran.
> "Reimu, I need to go back and check on the Human Village," Keine blurts out.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Nod.
>"Alright, you do that. And if you can, send Akyuu this way? I want a detailed recording of this."

[日巫子]

>Nod.
>"Alright, you do that. And if you can, send Akyuu this way? I want a detailed recording of this."

> "Alright.  I'll be back with her soon," says Keine.  She lifts off into the air and flies away.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Is there anything that I need to be doing right now?"

[日巫子]

>"Is there anything that I need to be doing right now?"

> "You could help Chen deliver things to each of the groups if you wanted," Ran says.  "Otherwise, nothing."

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[Hello Purvis]

>"I might. Is there a time set when I will be needed?"

[日巫子]

>"I might. Is there a time set when I will be needed?"

> "When we start the actual spell, so tomorrow morning, probably," says Ran.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Nod.
>"Alright. I may try to find one or two more in the meantime."
>Look around. Do we see any celestial types around? Or Oarfish types?

[日巫子]

>Nod.
>"Alright. I may try to find one or two more in the meantime."
>Look around. Do we see any celestial types around? Or Oarfish types?

> "Okay, but you'll have to explain what's going on before bringing them here so they can jump right into a group," says Ran.
> You look around at the groups.  There aren't any celestials or oarfish youkai to be seen.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Nod.
>"Alright."
>Make proper parting words, and go find Suwako.

[日巫子]

>Nod.
>"Alright."
>Make proper parting words, and go find Suwako.

> You nod to Ran and go looking for Suwako.  You find her in Byakuren's group, summoning some rocks from the ground.  They glow with a mysterious power.  Everyone else is either looking at something Byakuren drew on her scroll or is practicing their own magic.  It looks like Chen already delivered what they need.

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[Hello Purvis]

>Does Suwako seem to be too busy to disturb?

[日巫子]

>Does Suwako seem to be too busy to disturb?

> You're sure she wouldn't mind you bothering her.

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[Hello Purvis]

>"Hey, Suwako. Remind me, did you end up talking to the celestials about this?"