The One & Only SHINO QUEST ~ Part 2

[Tamashii Kanjou]

~What can not be seen, can kill the naked eye~
~What magic can be done, can be un-done~
~It shall rise... The place of all things shall rise~
~And you will despair...~

You are Shino!

You are known as the Corrupt Maiden of Perversion; or in the more 'official' sense, the Corrupt Maiden of the Kanjou Shrine.

~Please note! The Previous Part can be found here~
To think it has been a normal day thus far... Well, normal enough; perhaps you should check that with someone.

It all started after you emerged from the shower, inside the Kanjou Shrine.

• You've received the latest copy of Bunbunmaru square in the face; wearing only a towel.
• Had a fight with Sakuya, and almost won her over...before Keine caused her to retreat because of fighting inside the village.
• You spotted Yuuka in the village, and followed her. You attempted to beat her with words. You were Master Sparked into a wall.
• After waking up on the ground with Kanjou & Mokou on hand, you were given some books to return to the SDM; thanks to Kanjou.
• You met Meiling, followed by Flandre; who you used in a plan involving the capture of Koakuma.
• The books were returned to Patchouli, then all hell broke loose as Marisa flew in.
• You gropped Koakuma in the confusion; before Flandre attacked everyone in the area.
• You managed to escape, after which you started a relationship with Sakuya. [Yes, this is currently Shino x Sakuya.]
• Time passed. [My way of saying stuff 'that is not safe, and therefore, can't be typed in here' happened.]
• You left the SDM and returned to the Kanjou Shrine; your entrance involved tickling Hatate.
• After getting changed to do shrine duties, you fed a group of kids from the school during a donation rush.
• You, Kanjou & Keine, along with the shrine, vanished for a moment via some weird barrier.
• Kanjou breaks the barrier/illusion, causing Aya to swoop in to find out what happened.
• Yukari gaps Aya away, before you grope Yukari after a quick distraction; thanks to Kanjou.
• Yukari gaps a train at you in response; Kanjou saves you by... actually, you don't know how.
• 'Tokiko' asked you both to help Rinnosuke; Kanjou stayed at Kourindou whilst you went back to the shrine.
• You wake Yukari up at the shrine, after finding her knocked out from the incident; Yukari trolls you afterwards, before leaving.
• After an encounter with a 'ghost' at the shrine, you encounter Kasen; who tells you it's actually a spirit of some sort.
• She also tells you that both of the shrine maidens have gone missing, before asking if you could help find them.
• You are thrown through the floor of your shrine after inducting Kasen into the list; seconds after she placed a donation.
• You set off with Aya to go to Alice's House in a bid to find out more about the spirit.
• Aya is knocked out by her defence system; you take this chance to swipe her wallet before being attacked by lots of dolls.
• Marisa arrives and helps you disable the attacking storm of dolls; Aya crawls away, Yukari gaps her left-behind camera.
• Alice mentions the possibility of the spirit having come from Makai; possibly to spy on all of Gensokyo.
• Marisa flies out on her own accord, whilst Alice breaks down on you; revealing she has missed the people of Makai for so long.
• Alice begins to plot a way to 'teach Reimu a lesson' and bringing down the barrier that is sealing the entrance to Makai.
• You agree to help, some what, before groping Alice; you quickly make your leave soon after.
• You find Aya slumped against a tree, before helping her out of the forest; Aya departs after this, leaving you alone.

~INVENTORY~

>Casual Attire [Equipped]
>>What is this normallity?! Jeans? Another shirt? What is wrong with you? =P

>Currently in Pockets:
>>One Purse. Money Count: 1,512?.
>>One Piece of Paper. Sakuya's Note from the Village.
>>Spell Cards. No need to tell you what these are for.

~QUESTS~

~QUEST #01~ COMPLETE!
Loaned for Knowledge
>>Kanjou needed some books returning to Patchouli. Since he was busy, your task was to return them to her. This was a success; though you think Patchouli may not appreciate the raging Flandre you left with her.

~QUEST #02~
That Spirit's a Spy!
>>A spirit has been floating around; attracting the attention of magicians and hermits alike. Alice seems to believe it may have come from Makai, but is unsure.
>>You become determined to see if you can use the spirit to spy on all of Gensokyo; aiding in your life-long dream of perversion.

~QUEST #03~
The Unspoken Return
>>Having journeyed into Hokkai, and released Byakuren, you seem to remember very little else of what happened afterwards.
>>You decide to find out the answers as you continue your rounds around Gensokyo.

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>...

[Hello Purvis]

>Where are we, anyways?

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>Where are we, anyways?

>You are just outside the Forest of Magic.
>Looking around, there are still a few trees obstructing your vision to the right; but you're pretty sure the village isn't far from your position.

>...

[[Y]oukai [J]esus]

>Walk till the few trees do not obstruct your vision.

>Smack Kanjou around with Helepolis.

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>Walk till the few trees do not obstruct your vision.

>Smack Kanjou around with Helepolis.

>You decide to stroll along at a nice pace; going forwards until the trees are out of your sight.
>As they begin to ease up, you notice a few things.
>There's a building, of sorts, in the distance to your right; Kourindou.
>You can begin to make out the village a littler clearer up ahead.
>And, most important of all, it's starting to get darker.

>Mitori forbids you from using 'unknown powers' to attack Kanjou.

[[Y]oukai [J]esus]

>Journey to the village.

>Kanjou. Why you no play dots with us? QQ.

[Hello Purvis]

>Back to the Shrine. We have an evening meeting!

[[Y]oukai [J]esus]

>Realise it is evening.

What.

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>Journey to the village.
>Kanjou. Why you no play dots with us? QQ.

>Realise it is evening.

>Back to the Shrine. We have an evening meeting!

>Well, time is passing by; guess you really have been at it all day.
>Time to head back to the village; and to the shrine too, you are expecting Sakuya after all.

>As you're heading off, it doesn't take you long to notice that it's getting slightly colder as the sky begins to darken.
>At least nothing is around to cause you any problems, and soon, you're on the outskirts of the village.

>QQ MOAR! I went to sleep~

>...

[Hello Purvis]

>Head to the shrine; assuming there's nothing obviously wrong in the village.

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>Head to the shrine; assuming there's nothing obviously wrong in the village.

>You walk through the village; taking note of anything that may be wrong.
>Nothing looks out of shape, thank goodness.
>However, you don't get to the shrine as you planned.
>"Oh, if it isn't Miss Kanjou."
>A calm voice comes from your left; the voice belongs to a short purple-haired girl with a green top and yellow sleeves, which have flowers on them.
>You recognise her as Hieda no Akyuu.

>...

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh, hey there, Akyuu!"
>What do we know of this adorable scamp?

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"Oh, hey there, Akyuu!"
>What do we know of this adorable scamp?

<"Oh, hey there, Akyuu!"
>"It sure is a nice time to wander around. How have you been?"

>You know that Akyuu is well known for being the writer of the Gensokyo Chronicle; which has been passed down through every reincarnation she goes through.
>It contains a great deal of knowledge about Gensokyo and the people living there; she is still collecting stuff for it with every passing day.
>As a result, she does her best to go to as many events as possible; though whether that's for her actual enjoyment or for writing purposes, you're not sure.
>You have hugged her a number of times, since who doesn't like a young girl who looks that cute! She enjoys it, oddly enough; though she does insist you don't do anything 'too over the line.'
>So far, you've respected that wish.

>...

[Hello Purvis]

>We'll continue to respect it. Maybe when she's older...
>"Oh, good and not so good. You know how it is. What about you? Record anything interesting lately?"

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>We'll continue to respect it. Maybe when she's older...
>"Oh, good and not so good. You know how it is. What about you? Record anything interesting lately?"

>It's probably best to actually respect that this time; just wait until she's older... <3

<"Oh, good and not so good; you know how it is."
>"Indeed~ Life is always full of surprises; be it good or bad."
<"What about you? Get anything interesting recorded lately?"
>"Hmm, now that you mention it, I had a couple of interesting pieces lately."
>She shuffles her feet a little bit; she does tend to do this a bit.
>"The most interesting piece of all, though, was from Ryuzaki. The other day, he showed me a lot of documents and really took up most of my day."
>She sighs a little; least she is smiling.

>...

[Hello Purvis]

>Continue toward the shrine, motion for her to follow.
>"What sorts of things?"

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>Continue toward the shrine, motion for her to follow.
>"What sorts of things?"

>You continue heading for the shrine; you motion for Akyuu to follow.
>She does indeed.

<"What sort of things?"
>"Well, whilst I can't reveal it all to you yet, it involves information from a place that I have wanted to know more of for quite some time; how he got hold of them is beyond me."
>She looks up to the sky and smiles.
>"It's funny how bad things can bring about happiness for some people."

>...

[Hello Purvis]

>"What sort of place? ...And bad things?"

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"What sort of place? ...And bad things?"

>The two of you continue walking along.
<"What sort of place?"
>"One that's not technically a part of Gensokyo."
<"Then explain your 'bad things' line a little..."
>"I mean the war, of course."
>Akyuu suddenly blinks; as if remembering something.
>"Oh, that's right; you weren't here for that. Perhaps I could tell you a bit about it, even though I, myself, do not know all the details from seeing it myself; it's all through documents and word-of-mouth this time."

>...

[Hello Purvis]

>"Sure, tell me all about it. A war around here would be pretty worrisome."

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"Sure, tell me all about it. A war around here would be pretty worrisome."

<"Sure, tell me all about it."
>"It might take a bit of time..."
<"Hey, a way around here would be pretty worrisome; so I'm bound to want to know."
>"In that case..."
>Akyuu takes a deep breath as you both continue walking.

>"I don't quite remember much, other then the news that something was happening inside the Forest of Magic. At the time, no one in the village really knew anything about it; or what exactly was attacking."
>"The village was sealed by Keine, protecting everyone inside it by removing it from sight. No matter how bad it was, it would never break through here."
>"It almost feels like it had happened too quickly; but for us at the village, it felt longer. After the village reappeared, we found quite the sight. Smoke was rising in several places. All of a sudden, that bad feeling everyone had in the village suddenly increased."
>"After that, the tengu started their articles, as expected. But I, unlike the tengu, feel the need to take my time with these things; after all, for such a monumental event, every bit of detail must be absorbed. Kanjou is the proof of that; so too, are the pieces given from other sources, such as Ryuzaki and Yukari."
>"Of course, that's just my point of view during the incident. What you want to hear, are the bits that I have been finding out."

>The shrine is coming into view.

>...

[Hello Purvis]

>"Yeah, I do."
>Who's this Ryuzaki moujik?

[Dizzy H. "Muffin" Muffin]

> Obviously, he is simply an alias of the great detective L.
> "What kind of 'bad feeling' was that?"

[[Y]oukai [J]esus]

> "Other sources imply that there are others besides Ryuzaki moujik and Yukari. Who are the others?"

>KANJOU PLAY DOTS WITH USSSSSSSS

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"Yeah, I do."
>Who's this Ryuzaki moujik?

> Obviously, he is simply an alias of the great detective L.
> "What kind of 'bad feeling' was that?"

> "Other sources imply that there are others besides Ryuzaki moujik and Yukari. Who are the others?"
>KANJOU PLAY DOTS WITH USSSSSSSS

<"Hehe, yeah; I do."
>"Then I shall continue on."

>You do wonder, however, who this Ryuzaki person is; since you've never heard of the name beforehand.
>MY GOSH! How did you know? =P

<"First of all, what kind of 'bad feelings' were those?"
>"Why the feeling of people being seriously hurt. When you don't know what's going on, anything is possible."
<"These 'other sources' imply that there are more outside of Ryuzaki and Yukari. Who are the others?"
>"Well, then tengu insist on what they say is right; but it can't always be trusted. Keine had a say in it, but after the village was sealed, she knew as little as I did."
>"Then there was the Earth rabbit, Inaba Tewi. She had a fair bit to say; more so then I imagined. Remilia Scarlet graced me with a visit one evening, informing me of what happened from her side."
>"As you can tell, the list is quite long."

>You both arrive at the shrine; the signpost is no longer impaled through the floor. In fact, it's now firmly in the ground in front of the floor.
>The hole, from what you can tell, has been fixed.

>...

[Hello Purvis]

>Look around for others.
>"So, what actually happened?"

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>Look around for others.
>"So, what actually happened?"

>You look around for any signs of people.
>No one appears to be outside the shrine, at least.

<"So... what actually happened?"
>"Quite simply..."
>"A war happened."

>The voice came from inside the shrine.

>"A war that tested the bonds of every human and youkai inside Gensokyo."

>The door slides open to reveal Kanjou; who seems to be wearing...
>Huh. Black trousers, a shirt, of some sorts, and a long black coat.
>It's certainly non-Gensokyo attire, but he has worn something similar to this when his other clothes were frozen a while back.
>In other words, he normally has a good reason for it.

>...

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh hey, Kanjou, what's with the dumb get-up?"

[Tamashii Kanjou]

>"Oh hey, Kanjou, what's with the dumb get-up?"

<"Oh hey Kanjou."
>"Evening to you too."
<"What's with the dumb get-up?"
>Kanjou steps forward; leaving the door open behind him.
>"Long story short, I needed to get changed and grabbed the first thing I could after I washed."
>"I do wonder what the long story is."
>"Confidential, unfortunately." Kanjou sighs.

>"I can spare some time, however; I'm ridiculously ahead of time..."
>His eyes fall on Akyuu before glancing back to you.
>"Plus... it seems you want to know about the fires that raged in the Garden of the Sun."

>...

[Hello Purvis]

>"Oh...crap. That sounds really bad. When did that happen?"