> "You said the border and the Maidens get stronger with faith, yes? Can't the border be restored with the faith of the residents? If they all started to have faith in Gensokyo again, shoudn't it slightly fix the border?"
> "And if that person already had experience with magic? Wouldn't that give them a slight edge to restore Gensokyo and enforce the Spellcard System?"
> Could Chen apply for the job of Shrine Maiden now? She has gained the ability to turn into a human after all. Just hide your youkai origins from the humans and they won't notice a thing. And maybe a name change and a dye job would hide us from Marisa....
Patchy shakes her head.
"Unfortunately, its not that simple. The barrier is the first real issue, sure, youkai can give faith as well, but human's faith is far more plentiful. A typical human in terms of faith, is equal to perhaps fifty humans. This is just the AVERAGE human and Youkai, as well. Some people are understandably worth more in terms of faith, though god knows why, even when Reimu explained it I didn't get it. With the barrier up around the village, I don't believe we'll be able to gather enough to immediately do anything, none the less over good time. Shrines also exist only as focus points, like praying to existing gods. Without a shrine maiden to properly allocate the faith, as well as make sure the faith even gets there, its pointless. I don't imagine nobody tried giving faith to the shrine, after all.
As far as already knowing magic... Well. If they're already strong, It'll give them an edge in regaining control. The Spellcard System will take a while no matter what to convince to return. Its just downright impossible with a weak maiden."
You're not sure about applying as the Shrine Maiden. For one thing, You are a youkai, and if you were ever found out, who knows the outrage that would occur. You'll certainly have an easier time with that new technique, but you're uncertain if it would hold. You're not even sure if youkai actually are physically incapable of being Shrine Maidens. It is a potential possibility, if you run out of options or prefer.
>Oh we're gonna give Marisa a dye job, alright...
>Decide to call the Land Shark Mack the Knife.
^ YES!!!
(SMRPG references FTW, although in that case Jonathan 'Johnny' Jones could also be possible. He was a pirate shark after all)
You do owe her for that Master Spark.
You contemplate Mack the Knife. You're not sure if it fits her, though. You settle on Mackette.
>SMRPG? Heh.
>Contemplate if being hunam Chen is really worth it all. Or being a shrine maiden in general? What do they even do aside from sweep and wear silly clothes?
You contemplate further. Its really weird not having a tail and ears, and you certainly don't feel as strong in that form. As for being a Shrine Maiden, you do know Reimu had to beat people up and stuff. You're not sure if you'd like it.