Sakuya Quest 4 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Shake head with a smile.
> "Like I said, I'm quite proud of how far she has come."

>"This is a trick, isn't it?" says Shika. "There's no way she was human."

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "No tricks at all. She was just that good."

[Hello Purvis]

> "No tricks at all. She was just that good."

>"You're honestly telling me she took on the goddess of Makai and the mountain Goddess and was just a human?" says Shika.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Nod, and start counting on our fingers.
> "My mistress as well. And the Netherworld princess, and the Lunarian princess, and the Lunarian doctor, and the previous Yama, and Apex's hell raven at her peak viciousness, and the Hijiri Temple's Bodhisattva, and countless others."

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod, and start counting on our fingers.
> "My mistress as well. And the Netherworld princess, and the Lunarian princess, and the Lunarian doctor, and the previous Yama, and Apex's hell raven at her peak viciousness, and the Hijiri Temple's Bodhisattva, and countless others."

>"This has to be some kind of joke," says Shika.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Is Alice still around?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is Alice still around?

>She remained inside.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "You can ask my companion back inside if you wish."

[Hello Purvis]

> "You can ask my companion back inside if you wish."

>"I suppose there's no reason you'd be lying," says the youkai, though the doubt is clear in her voice.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "Well, we might as well head back there anyway, as I think it is about time we deliver Reimu her Haihan present."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Well, we might as well head back there anyway, as I think it is about time we deliver Reimu her Haihan present."

>Shika nods, and goes to open the door, leading you back inside.
>Returning to the dojo proper, you find Alice is observing a sparring match between one of the rabbits and the red-handed youkai. She glances toward you as you enter. Juza is where she was left, and seems to be just as unconscious.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "Out of curiosity, Shika, did any of your rabbit pupils originally hail from Eientei?"

[Hello Purvis]

> "Out of curiosity, Shika, did any of your rabbit pupils originally hail from Eientei?"

>"I know they come from the Bamboo Forest, at least," she says.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "Hmm. I imagine they would at least know something about it, then. Are any of them not particularly busy? I do not wish to take too long asking questions, but I have to admit I'm curious."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Hmm. I imagine they would at least know something about it, then. Are any of them not particularly busy? I do not wish to take too long asking questions, but I have to admit I'm curious."

>"There's still some time until the proper class begins," says Shika. "These are just the early comers."

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Look around. Are there any unbusy rabbits?

[Hello Purvis]

> Look around. Are there any unbusy rabbits?

>One of the rabbits is currently sparring. The other is speaking with the broadly built youkai with the accent; Yana if you recall correctly.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Make our way over to the rabbit in mid-conversation, waiting away from the conversation at a respectful distance.

[Hello Purvis]

> Make our way over to the rabbit in mid-conversation, waiting away from the conversation at a respectful distance.

>You make your way toward the two.
>"Ah, Hello miss maid!" says the broadly built youkai as you approach.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> Nod.
> "Greetings. May I have a brief word with your friend here?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> "Greetings. May I have a brief word with your friend here?"

>"Sure, whaddaya need?" says the rabbit, looking over at you. Dark-haired and yellow-eyed, she looks like just about every other rabbit you've seen in the Bamboo Forest and Eientei; save for the martial arts clothing she wears.

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "I wonder wondering if you could tell me anything of the state of Eientei these days, and/or what has happened to it over the past however-many centuries you know about."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I wonder wondering if you could tell me anything of the state of Eientei these days, and/or what has happened to it over the past however-many centuries you know about."

>"Just a ruin these days," says the rabbit. "Nobody goes there anymore."

>_

[Serela]

A ruin could still have something neaaaaaat. Eientei is like the jackpot for "I wonder where something old as eternity is".

>"Ah, I see. I'm interested in going there regardless, but I imagine it's rather difficult to find... it wasn't easy even when it was intact. Would you have any advice for finding it?"

[Suwako Moriya]

> "And does that mean that not even the Lunarians reside there anymore?"

[Hello Purvis]

>"Ah, I see. I'm interested in going there regardless, but I imagine it's rather difficult to find... it wasn't easy even when it was intact. Would you have any advice for finding it?"

>"How the heck would I know?" says the rabbit. "I just said no one goes there."

> "And does that mean that not even the Lunarians reside there anymore?"

>"I guess not," the rabbit says with a shrug. "I've never seen any, anyways."

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

Well, that's all I cared about. <_< I'm ready to move on if everyone else is.

[Serela]

Yeah let's go.

>"Thank you for the info. Sorry for interrupting, by the way." Make a polite bow. "I'll be on my way now, unless there was something you asked to ask me."

[Hello Purvis]

>"Thank you for the info. Sorry for interrupting, by the way." Make a polite bow. "I'll be on my way now, unless there was something you asked to ask me."

>"I have a question," says the broad, accented youkai. "Which merchant do you work for?"

>_

[Suwako Moriya]

> "Ah, not a merchant per se. I am the head maid of the now-defunct Scarlet Devil Mansion, and I work for the disappeared Mistress Remilia Scarlet."