> Has anything else of interest happened since the incident?
>Not locally, apart from the occasional mishap brought about by the kappa engineers that were brought in to repair some of the more advanced equipment throughout the realm. But as a tengu, you know how to glean the information drifts across the wind. True, you're not quite as skilled as Aya is, but you're learning. And you've picked up quite a number of facts during the past month, both from the winds and from conversations with Momiji.
>According to Momiji, Aya informed her that during this incident, the black-white human witch Marisa Kirisame was not involved in the action at all. Aya found this very strange, as to her knowledge, Marisa had been involved with every incident over the past decade. Knowing her, she went to investigate, but as she has yet to return, and the monthly edition of her newspaper has yet to print, you might have a chance to beat her to the scoop for once.
>Which is something of an issue in and of itself, actually. For as long as you've known Aya, you've known her to be a number of things, but she never fails to release the regular edition of her paper. Apart from only once about five years ago, and she flat refuses to discuss why. For her to miss another deadline is completely bizarre. You wonder if something might have happened to her.
>Travelling musicians appears to have become popular down among the rest of the world. You've heard of a resident of the Underworld, of all places, having come above ground to perform here and there across Gensokyo. Mystia Lorelei has been on tour as well, and seems to have partnered up with one of the residents of the Myouren Temple. If what you've heard is right, Mystia's partner may well have the loudest voice in all of Gensokyo. Out in the southwestern part of Gensokyo, another young thing with a big voice is gaining popularity, especially among the Kappa that live down there. You've heard faint rumors that she travels with a vampire, but surely that can't be. Can it?
>Speaking of music and vampires, it has crossed your ear that the Scarlet Devil has been scouring Gensokyo looking for musical talent, herself. And not just any talent, but skill in something called 'opera', a type of music you're fairly sure is not widely known in Gensokyo. At least, none of the other tengu you've spoken to have claimed great knowledge on the subject. But considering the vampire behind it, you can imagine that it's going to be a big affair, and definately worth investigating.
>More news from the Scarlet Devil Manor may be developing, as you've caught wind of a young man with some sort of developing power having taking up residence within the vampire's halls. Hitherto, neither the Scarlet Devil herself, nor the mage that lives there, have been interested in taking on any sort of apprentices or students, but that seems to be what this young man is, if you're reading the wind right. The usual gate guard hasn't been seen on duty as much over the past month either, her role being filled by a youkai who evidently isn't quite as nice as China herself.
>Although you haven't heard much about this new Cobalt Keep and its people, you have heard that there has been quite a bit of traffic between that place and the Scarlet Devil Manor. Either they are cooperating with Remilia Scarlet on this opera project, or there is some sort of competition between the two, you've heard conflicting rumors on that front. Either way, it seems a number of interesting things are going on at the home of the Scarlet Devil.
>The human village has a couple of new businesses. This in and of itself is hardly newsworthy, but what is newsworthy is the owner of the establishment. It seems that Mystia Lorelei has expanded her seafood business into the human village at long last. This comes as a bit of a surprise as the protector of the human village, Keine Kamishirasawa, has been historically very wary, even downright distrustful, of youkai. She's resisted the idea of youkai establishments in or even near the village for years, apart from the clinic run by Eientei, as she'd be a fool to turn down medical services of that quality. For her to allow Mystia to set up shop after all these years is a bit of an abberation. The owner of the other new establishment is perhaps less surprisng, but still worth noting. The immortal of the bamboo forest, Fujiwara no Mokou, has established a meal cart of her own in town, specializing in yakitori.
>Human traffic up Youkai Mountai has been steadily rising ever since that goddess Kanako Yasaka set up shop at the top of the mountain. Both you and Aya have reported on this; people who believe in a God want to be closer to that God. In Gensokyo, they can do that in person. More recent traffic, however, has included a lot of heavier luggage than just backpacks and rations. Construction materials have been part of the human groups' cargo over the past number of weeks. And that's something neither you nor Aya have investigated yet. Perhaps it's time.
