Maribel Hearn Quest: ACT III - Part 3

[Monarda]

>Ponder if we can take her on our satchel.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Place her in our hat.
>Wait no... Place her in our cleavage.
>Ugh, there's no good spot for her to leave us hands free!

>You rip out your hair in frustration.

>"Alright then."

>Ponder if we can take her on our satchel.

>You probably have JUST enough room in the satchel now, since you never got the Soma Arcana back from Alice. Meaning the space it took up is now free.
>_

[Neovereign]

//I don't trust her in our satchel...
>"Shall we get going?"
>Look to Renko and the others.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

//I don't trust her in our satchel...
>"Shall we get going?"
>Look to Renko and the others.

>You look to the doorway where the others are standing.
>"Whenever you're ready, Merry." Renko smiles.
>_

[Monarda]

>How about a pocket ?

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>How about a pocket ?

>Your outfit lacks pockets.
>_

[Monarda]

>"I guess i will have to carry you on my hands, since i have no pockets."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"I guess i will have to carry you on my hands, since i have no pockets."

>"Okay..." the Mini-Suika frowns a bit.
>"Maybe she can ride on your shoulder or something?" Renko suggests.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Yeah..."
>Look to the Mini-Suika.
>"How about that ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Yeah..."
>Look to the Mini-Suika.
>"How about that ?"

>"That sounds better." she smiles and nods.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Okay !"
>Carefully bring her to our shoulder and put her there.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Okay !"
>Carefully bring her to our shoulder and put her there.

>You carefully set the Mini-Suika on your shoulder, and she proceeds to make herself comfy.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Okay, so just go the opposite way of the entrance to Makai right ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Okay, so just go the opposite way of the entrance to Makai right ?"

>"Yup." says Main Suika.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Alright, then we better get going, everyone ready ?"
>If so, depart to said direction, waving good bye and looking around for any people around.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Alright, then we better get going, everyone ready ?"
>If so, depart to said direction, waving good bye and looking around for any people around.

>Your group replies yes.
>You say goodbye to Ran and Suika, before departing towards the wilderness behind the shrine.
>You see no new people around as you travel.
>You soon come to a fork in the road, you recall the Makai entrance was down the path to the left.
>_

[Monarda]

>Then we take the right !
>Keep our eyes open to look for anyone.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Then we take the right !
>Keep our eyes open to look for anyone.

>You head down the path to the right.
>You don't see anyone other than your group yet.
>_

[Monarda]

>"So why is an oni like you spending so kuch time on the shrine ? Don't onis live in another place of Gensokyo if i recally correctly ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"So why is an oni like you spending so kuch time on the shrine ? Don't onis live in another place of Gensokyo if i recally correctly ?"

>"Well, ya see, Reimu and I are buddies, so I just drop by every once in a while." Suika replies, "And yea, most of the Oni in Gensokyo live underground in old hell."
>_

[Monarda]

>"The underground... hm... how does it look like ?"
>What time is it ?

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"The underground... hm... how does it look like ?"
>What time is it ?

>"Well, there's a big old city down there, and overlookin' it is the Palace of the Earth Spirits, though nobody really goes there without a good reason because nobody wants their mind read... A lot of the houses have electricity now too, because of that reactor thing. Heh... I remember my buddy Yuugi telling me how the negotiations for THAT went."

>You take your phone out of your satchel to check the time.
>9:34 PM

[Monarda]

>"Hm... i guess... still even if they do read minds i don't like the idea of secluding them on an area, they are still people."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Hm... i guess... still even if they do read minds i don't like the idea of secluding them on an area, they are still people."

>"I know, but still, most people would rather stay out of the affairs of those satori. They're kinda universally disliked even by underground standards, ya know?"
>"That's sounds so sad..." Renko comments.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Well i don't mind being Koishi's friend, i know they will respect the secrets that they read, besides i have seen way worse stuff than that."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Well i don't mind being Koishi's friend, i know they will respect the secrets that they read, besides i have seen way worse stuff than that."

>"Yeah, lil' Koishi isn't as bad." Suika agrees.
>The road seems to be approaching a clearing up ahead
>_

[Monarda]

>"Of course not, she is a lovable person, it is a shame she had to seal herself."

[Neovereign]

>"Rather, it's a shame that others view them like they do..."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Of course not, she is a lovable person, it is a shame she had to seal herself."

>"Rather, it's a shame that others view them like they do..."

>"Well, um, not to sound offensive, but it was probably for the better that she did that. Otherwise she probaby would've gotten the same treatment as 'er sister... But yeah, I suppose it is a shame that the satori are treated like they are..."

>You get closer to the clearing, you can see what appears to be a cave plugged with rock in the mountainside at the far end, as well as a lone figure on their knees sitting in front of it.
>_

[Monarda]

>"Huh look, someone is over there."
>Approach that figure with care.