['Complete'] Rumia Quest V: The Further Adventures

[Raikaria]

>"Mountains huh? I might know a few places up topside to look around then. Maybe I'll see about finding Kasen and asking her what she knows about all this too. I bet you and Suika at least will want to reunite with ol' Kanakuma."

> "Yes, but if Kanakuma wanted to see us, she would have sought us out, I think. That said, if she has the same line of thought... I dunno." Yuugi says.

> "But, you know I have one horn? It's because my greatest asset is by brute strength. Kasen and Sukia have two because their greatest assets are their abilities. Kasen can damage your very spirit, while Sukia could pull the Moon into the Earth if she wanted. Kanakuma was unique, she has three horns, because her mind is her greatest asset."

> "You can always tell what to be most scared of about an Oni by the number of horns they have." Yuugi sums up.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Wow...Hey, I think I heard once there there were even ones with four horns. Were they all of the above?"
>"...Wonder if she decided to become a hermit too? She probably has the brainpower and will for it. And from how you're talkin', both her and Kasen vanished around roughly the same time."

[Raikaria]

>"Wow...Hey, I think I heard once there there were even ones with four horns. Were they all of the above?"
>"...Wonder if she decided to become a hermit too? She probably has the brainpower and will for it. And from how you're talkin', both her and Kasen vanished around roughly the same time."

> "There are no four-horned Oni, at least, full horns. Some have mini-horns but that's just something that we sometimes grow, it's a genetic thing, and they don't count as status horns unless they're a pretty large size." Yuugi says. "An Oni could have ten horns, but no more than three would ever be large announce for Oni Society to count them. And, as I said before, Kanakuma is unique in having three Status Horns."

> "Hah, Kanakuma couldn't be a hermit. Kasen became one because she was into spiritual stuff in the first place. Kanakuma couldn't care less about Gods. She loved the mountains more than anything else, which is what makes me think if she's anywhere, she's there."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "That makes sense. An oni with four full horns would have to be, like, Beyond Deva-level, yeah?"

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "That makes sense. An oni with four full horns would have to be, like, Beyond Deva-level, yeah?"

> "Oh no, horns don't mean how STRONG you are. They just mean what to be most scared of from that Oni. Oni are known for being physically strong and having strong abilities. That and being drunk. Three Horns is one-of a kind for an Oni who's wit's are strongest. I'm not even sure what Four Horns could mean."

[Hanzo K.]

>Shrug. "Who knows, maybe someday we'll find out? But for right now, my theory is that they're some kinda Super-Oni. Massively strong, crazy-powerful ability, and a really keen mind."
>"So, I guess one of my next goals after seeing just how drunk we can get Cirno, is me finding Kasen, then seeing if she'll teach me more. Then maybe finding Kanakuma. Or at least, finding out what might've happened to her. Worst-case scenario, she's no longer among the living. Best-case scenario, she's off on her own living it up somewhere else. Another possibility is that she went and got herself sealed somewhere."
>Fistpalm. "Come to think of it, Byakuren was crammed into Makai for her troubles, so maybe I should see about asking Shinki too."

[Raikaria]

>Shrug. "Who knows, maybe someday we'll find out? But for right now, my theory is that they're some kinda Super-Oni. Massively strong, crazy-powerful ability, and a really keen mind."
>"So, I guess one of my next goals after seeing just how drunk we can get Cirno, is me finding Kasen, then seeing if she'll teach me more. Then maybe finding Kanakuma. Or at least, finding out what might've happened to her. Worst-case scenario, she's no longer among the living. Best-case scenario, she's off on her own living it up somewhere else. Another possibility is that she went and got herself sealed somewhere."
>Fistpalm. "Come to think of it, Byakuren was crammed into Makai for her troubles, so maybe I should see about asking Shinki too."

> Yuugi sits and listens to you ramble, and looks... almost hurt, when you say her friend could be dead. "It would take something quite significant to kill an Oni." she comments.

> "Sealing her would be pretty tricky too. Still, I guess it's possible. She might have even just crossed dimensions for whatever reason, wouldn't put it past her."

> Yuugi gets up. "Right, so where'e the fairy again?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Cirno's still with the others, yeah? Or did she drift off?

[Raikaria]

>Cirno's still with the others, yeah? Or did she drift off?

> It appears that Wriggle, Mystia and Kogasa have kept her occupied. Good thing, since odds are otherwise she'd pick a fight with some random Oni and ruin everything.

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin. "She's still here, Wriggle, Mystia, and Kogasa are keepin' her busy."
>Let's get back up and pick up Kisume and her bucket again.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Indicate her.
>"Over there."

[Raikaria]

>Grin. "She's still here, Wriggle, Mystia, and Kogasa are keepin' her busy."
>Let's get back up and pick up Kisume and her bucket again.

> "Good. Can't get her drunk if someone else kills her first." Yuugi says.

> You pick Kisume back up.

>Indicate her.
>"Over there."

> You indicate to Cirno, which causes Yuugi to look at her for a moment.

> "That ain't a fairy. I dunno what that is, but it ain't a fairy."

[Hanzo K.]

>"That's 'cuz she's the next step higher, an Ascended Fairy. Apparently it takes the traits they already had, like Dai's brainpower for example, and turns 'em up to eleven."
>Nod. "See, Dai was pretty smart for a fairy, about on par with most humans even. When she ascended, she got real smart. Like, on par with some of gensokyo's geniuses. Like Eirin, Patchouli, Alice, those guys. When Cirno ascended, she just got a lot stronger, and a lot dimmer. Back during the last time you and I met up, she was about even with me."
>Grin. "Kinda makes you wanna laugh, seeing a fairy get strong enough to match with someone who's earned respect from one of the four devas."

[Raikaria]

>"That's 'cuz she's the next step higher, an Ascended Fairy. Apparently it takes the traits they already had, like Dai's brainpower for example, and turns 'em up to eleven."
>Nod. "See, Dai was pretty smart for a fairy, about on par with most humans even. When she ascended, she got real smart. Like, on par with some of gensokyo's geniuses. Like Eirin, Patchouli, Alice, those guys. When Cirno ascended, she just got a lot stronger, and a lot dimmer. Back during the last time you and I met up, she was about even with me."
>Grin. "Kinda makes you wanna laugh, seeing a fairy get strong enough to match with someone who's earned respect from one of the four devas."

> Yuugi looks a little surprised. "That idiot can get dumber?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Shrug. "She's not a drooling vegetable at least. She's just a lot more reckless and fight-happy than she used to be. And with her improved power, that generally means most fights I've seen her get into, short of the strong folks like us, she wins. Though those three fairies still give her a real run for her money, despite not being ascended fairies themselves. it's all teamwork on their end of things."

[Raikaria]

>Shrug. "She's not a drooling vegetable at least. She's just a lot more reckless and fight-happy than she used to be. And with her improved power, that generally means most fights I've seen her get into, short of the strong folks like us, she wins. Though those three fairies still give her a real run for her money, despite not being ascended fairies themselves. it's all teamwork on their end of things."

> "Uh? Three Fairies? I don't go up top, I dunno most people up there except a couple." Yuugi says.

[SirChaotick]

>"They're basically a trio of stronger fairies which get their power from the sources of light: sun, moon and stars. They're also a bunch of insufferable pranksters, and eternally despised by Cirno for... busting up her house or something?"
>Unless we don't know those things. What things?

[Raikaria]

>"They're basically a trio of stronger fairies which get their power from the sources of light: sun, moon and stars. They're also a bunch of insufferable pranksters, and eternally despised by Cirno for... busting up her house or something?"
>Unless we don't know those things. What things?

> "Light fairies eh? Sounds possibly fun. You can do all sorts of fun things with light, after all." Yuugi says. "Like I wonder if they can go invisible."

> You know loads of things! Including more about the Fairy Wars than any non-fairy!

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "That'd be Sunny Milk's thing, she can bend light around things, which means invisibility. There's also Star Sapphire, the star fairy, she can sense things, and acts as their early warning system. Luna Child, the moon fairy, can remove sound in an area."
>Grin. "Thing is, they tend to forget that people notice that last one a lot."

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "That'd be Sunny Milk's thing, she can bend light around things, which means invisibility. There's also Star Sapphire, the star fairy, she can sense things, and acts as their early warning system. Luna Child, the moon fairy, can remove sound in an area."
>Grin. "Thing is, they tend to forget that people notice that last one a lot."

> "So, they're pretty much the masters of stealth... with the minds of fairies so screw it up." Yuugi says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Laugh! "Pretty much! And for some reason, they like coffee too."
>Grin. "So, we gonna see what'll happen when Cirno gets really drunk?"
>Fistpalm. "Got anything stronger than the usual stuff up topside that the humans have?"
>Beat.
>"What am I saying, of course you do!"

[Raikaria]

>Laugh! "Pretty much! And for some reason, they like coffee too."
>Grin. "So, we gonna see what'll happen when Cirno gets really drunk?"
>Fistpalm. "Got anything stronger than the usual stuff up topside that the humans have?"
>Beat.
>"What am I saying, of course you do!"

> "Coffee?! I lost all respect for them!" Yuggi says.

> "I woulda lost interest when you mentioned it if I didn't."

> "Even if us Oni didn't, my dish improves the quality of any alchohol put in it, although it deteriorates swiftly afterwards, so you have to drink fast to get the best. More quality makes it stronger too! Now imagine Oni Alcohol put in it. It's enough to knock out humans!" Yuugi says.

> She jumps over a building, and you feel the earth shake when she lands, causing her to say "Sorry, jumped too hard... don't know my own strength sometimes!", before she jumps back over, holding a jug of sake with an oni's face on it, and the label 'Deva Strength'.

> "Get the fairy over here, because otherwise it'll get worse after I pour it."

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin. "You got it!"
>Let's fly over and grab Cirno. "C'mon, me'n'Yuugi got somethin' for ya."
>Let's drag her over to Yuugi, and motion for the others to tag along.

[Raikaria]

>Grin. "You got it!"
>Let's fly over and grab Cirno. "C'mon, me'n'Yuugi got somethin' for ya."
>Let's drag her over to Yuugi, and motion for the others to tag along.

> You hardly need to drag Cirno, because when you tell her you have something for her she pulls puppy dog eyes and says "For me?!"

> "Right, I'm gonna give you something to drink, but you gota drink it fast or else it'll taste bad, OK?" the Oni says.

> "OK! I'm the strongest at drinking!"

> Yuugi's eyebrows twitch. "Is that a challenge?"

> "Sure! I'll prove I'm the strongest!"

> That... was not a good idea.

[Hanzo K.]

>Laugh it up! S'not like she's any smarter than the old days after all. She would've done this back then too.
>"Well folks, looks like this is gonna be one hell of a show!"

[Raikaria]

>Laugh it up! S'not like she's any smarter than the old days after all. She would've done this back then too.
>"Well folks, looks like this is gonna be one hell of a show!"

> "I don't think even Okku's dumb enough to challenge an ONI, let alone a DEVA, to a drinking contest!" Yuugi says.

> All the Oni around gather. You hear them muttering. "Someone's dumb enough to challenge Yuugi?" "She looks like a kid!" "Is she underage to drink?" "Stupid fairy." "What's a fairy doin down here anyway?"

> One of the Oni takes the bottle and the dish, and puts it in Cirno's hand, before filling the dish. Cirno drinks it quickly.

> The Oni then swaps the dish to Yuugi. Who does the same.

> This continues for a while.

> "Holy hell that fairy can drink!" "Not seen anyone last this long against her but the other Deva!" "This could get bad for us if Yuugi gets really drunk..."

> They have had about thirty dishes each. Of increased power Deva-strength booze.

[Hanzo K.]

>Laugh more! "Hah! Almost makes me wanna knock back a few meself! Feast your eyes folks, because today is history in the making!"
>Fistpalm. "I'm gonna have to remember this story for later! Just how long are these two gonna go?!"

[Raikaria]

>Laugh more! "Hah! Almost makes me wanna knock back a few meself! Feast your eyes folks, because today is history in the making!"
>Fistpalm. "I'm gonna have to remember this story for later! Just how long are these two gonna go?!"

> "Not sure if they'll be any left!" an Oni comments.

> "I'll get more in this buck... oh it's a bucket youkai. Nevermind!" another Oni says, picking up a flailing Kisume, before putting her down.

> They are now at fourty and counting. Cirno's icicles are turning sake colored with all of the sake she has drunk, and Yuugi has a blush.

[Hanzo K.]

>Let's bring Kisume over with the rest of the group. And by that, I mean with Wriggle, Mystia and Kogasa.
>"Man, this is a crazy one, isn't it guys? Forty Dishes, and still going! Did Cirno get better at drinking when she ascended too?"

[Raikaria]

>Let's bring Kisume over with the rest of the group. And by that, I mean with Wriggle, Mystia and Kogasa.
>"Man, this is a crazy one, isn't it guys? Forty Dishes, and still going! Did Cirno get better at drinking when she ascended too?"

> You pick Kisume up. At first she panics and then she realizes she's not being abducted by an Oni and calms down.

> "I think it's that she's got more prideful." Mystia says.

> "Or both." Wriggle says.

> Cirno and Yuugi eyeball each other, dareing the other to give up, as an Oni goes to get another barrel.

> "This is impossible." "I don't think I've heard of Yuugi drinkin this much before." "Ten dishes on the Fairy!" "What? You actually doubt Yuugi?!" "Well the odds are probably against the fairy, but look at her go!"

> "Eye won loeesh to oooo..." Cirno slurrs.

> "I an't be eat by nuh hairy!" Yuugi replies.

> They're both out of it really, but Oni drinking contests are decided by being conscious... or not sprawled out on the ground... or  repeating on yourself.