>"I suppose it sounds kind of harsh, doesn't it? But, well, you got to remember, Gensokyo wasn't always like this. Humans and youkai didn't get along so well, not long ago. Youkai and youkai didn't even necessarily get along. It was not a good time then, not for anyone. You wouldn't have been able to be friends with your karakasa back there so easily in those days. it was an awful time. For me, it was just some years ago. And for most youkai, it was like yesterday."
>"It was spellcards that changed it. They're more than just a toy, you see? They're an important truce. They reason that they work is because everyone does it, everyone's a part of it. Everyone agrees that when you lose, you lose. There's no dirty tricks, nothing like that. No blood, just losing. And it's important that this law is kept absolute, because it keeps faith in the system, it keeps less scrupulous people from getting ideas. Kikuri broke the rules, and she has to pay for it before someone else thinks they can break the rules too. Do you see what I mean?"
