Sword Quest XIII - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "...Whatever may come tomorrow, I would like for it to close the book on what has happened today."
> Miko: Look sideways at Seiga to gauge her reaction.

>Miko: Seiga doesn't seem to be paying attention, instead she is brushing more dirt off Yoshika. However, you imagine she probably is listening.

Youmu:
>How are we doing ? Are we tired from all that digging ?"

>Reasonably so, but resting on the stairs, and getting a meal earlier, did you some good. You still have some energy left as long as you don't do anything too labor intensive.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "We can strike all servitude conditions from the agreement made earlier. They were requested in the heat of the moment and are wholly unnecessary."

Going to bed. We're not giving up the wand part of the deal. Please don't.

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "We can strike all servitude conditions from the agreement made earlier. They were requested in the heat of the moment and are wholly unnecessary."

>That causes Seiga to glance over, but she says nothing. Her expression is difficult to read; she's trying to keep it neutral.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: "If this is what you wish, then I certainly take no issue with it, though perhaps my personal feelings on the matter are less important now than when only I was present."
> Youmu: "It is. I feel that, were it come to pass, servitude after the fact will only prolong feelings of resentment. The wand is the only truly important thing; the quicker the rest is removed, the better."

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: "If this is what you wish, then I certainly take no issue with it, though perhaps my personal feelings on the matter are less important now than when only I was present."
> Youmu: "It is. I feel that, were it come to pass, servitude after the fact will only prolong feelings of resentment. The wand is the only truly important thing; the quicker the rest is removed, the better."

>"I certainly have no objections," says Yuyuko. "Whatever pleases Youmu shall have my full endorsement."

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: Has Seiga's expression changed at all?

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: Has Seiga's expression changed at all?

>She has furrowed her brow slightly and focused more on her cleaning.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: "Seiga, what do you think?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: "Seiga, what do you think?"

>"It's all the same to me," says Seiga. "I fully intend to render it all moot."

>_

[Monarda]

Miko:
>Do we sense any specific desires from Seiga ?
>"If you say so, then all is well."

Youmu:
>"I am glad to hear so. Yuyuko-Sama, do you have anything more on your mind ?"

[Hello Purvis]

Miko:
>Do we sense any specific desires from Seiga ?
>"If you say so, then all is well."

Youmu:
>"I am glad to hear so. Yuyuko-Sama, do you have anything more on your mind ?"

>Miko: It's hard to tell with your ear muffs on, but you don't think she's harboring anything particularly sinister at the moment.
>"Not at all," says Yuyuko.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: "In that case, I believe this is where we separate for the evening."
> Youmu: "Actually, I will follow you out, as I must see that Kotohime is doing okay."
> Youmu: Look to Yuyuko. "Unless there are any last things you wish for me to do?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: "In that case, I believe this is where we separate for the evening."
> Youmu: "Actually, I will follow you out, as I must see that Kotohime is doing okay."
> Youmu: Look to Yuyuko. "Unless there are any last things you wish for me to do?"

>Yuyuko waves a hand and gives an encouraging smile. "Nothing at all. You do what you need to do, Youmu!"

[Monarda]

Both:
>What do we know about the Mahjong Tournament ?

Miko:
>"Ah yes, how insensitive of me to forget, how is Ms. Kotohime faring ?"

Youmu:
>"She had improved a lot when i left, but there was still some traces of the breakdown, i do think she`ll be alright and recover fully."

Miko:
>"Ah, that is pleasant to hear."

[Hello Purvis]

Both:
>What do we know about the Mahjong Tournament ?

Miko:
>"Ah yes, how insensitive of me to forget, how is Ms. Kotohime faring ?"

Youmu:
>"She had improved a lot when i left, but there was still some traces of the breakdown, i do think she`ll be alright and recover fully."

Miko:
>"Ah, that is pleasant to hear."

>Youmu: You know that Yukari is behind it, and Yuyuko had a fair deal of input. That makes you slightly wary of it, but it seems to be legitimate. The prize is some kind of old scroll, it was of no interest to you.
>Miko: While you don't know all the details of how it was organized, you know the prize is an early edition of a book by Abe no Seimei, supposedly free of redactions quietly made to later editions. At the very least, it is a valuable antique.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: Give a bow to Yuyuko. "Until we meet again, Lady Saigyouji."

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: Give a bow to Yuyuko. "Until we meet again, Lady Saigyouji."

>Yuyuko bows back. "Until then!"

>_

[Monarda]

Youmu:
>"Be safe, Yuyuko-Sama."

Both:
>Depart.

[Hello Purvis]

Youmu:
>"Be safe, Yuyuko-Sama."

Both:
>Depart.

>"I hardly think there's anything to worry about," says Yuyuko. "But I will. Good luck!"
>The six of you depart, making your way down the stairway (flying, largely so that Yoshika doesn't have to hop down them, and soon return to the warmer air of Gensokyo's evening. Aside from the songs of autumn insects, there is little to be heard, and only the sheer walls of the valley leading toward the Netherworld and the stars above to see.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: How does the travel direction toward Kotohime's bungalow compare to the travel direction toward Eientei?

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: How does the travel direction toward Kotohime's bungalow compare to the travel direction toward Eientei?

>Both will take you southwest, but the former is more west than south and the latter more south than west.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: How long would we travel together before we finally split up?

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: How long would we travel together before we finally split up?

>As long as you want, really. It's just a question of when you feel like separating off. But a few minutes in the same direction is most likely.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "We will be heading in similar directions for a while."
> Miko: "Understood."
> Both: Head off toward our respective destinations (Kotohime's for Youmu, the Bamboo Forest entrance for Team Tao), with Youmu making a game note when it is reasonably time to actually separate.

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "We will be heading in similar directions for a while."
> Miko: "Understood."
> Both: Head off toward our respective destinations (Kotohime's for Youmu, the Bamboo Forest entrance for Team Tao), with Youmu making a game note when it is reasonably time to actually separate.

>Youmu: You follow along with the others; the night is still pleasant peaceful. After a few minutes of flying mostly in silence; Yoshika babbles to Seiga as she lags behind, giving an account of her captivity that comes off as rather flattering; you reach a point not too far from the Nameless Mound where it would be best to turn westward.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Youmu: "I will separate from you all here."
> Miko: Nod, then look to our companions to see if they have anything they wish to say.

[Hello Purvis]

> Youmu: "I will separate from you all here."
> Miko: Nod, then look to our companions to see if they have anything they wish to say.

>"Fare well," says Futo. Tojiko just bows. Seiga gives a little nod, while Yoshika doesn't seem to have noticed.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Miko: Smile and give Youmu a bow as well. "Yes, best wishes until we meet again."
> Youmu: Return both gestures. "And you all as well. Farewell."
> Both: Go our separate ways.

[Hello Purvis]

> Miko: Smile and give Youmu a bow as well. "Yes, best wishes until we meet again."
> Youmu: Return both gestures. "And you all as well. Farewell."
> Both: Go our separate ways.

>The two of you go your separate ways.
>YOUMU
>You make your way to the fields south of the Garden of the Sun, giving that particular place a wide berth. It takes a few minutes to find the doorway into Kotohime's layer from the sky, but it helps that you have some idea what to look for now. You suspect otherwise you could likely fly over it and not notice it if you weren't paying attention.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Head down to it and enter, as we were instructed to not bother knocking.