>"So if we burn it down, we'd likely remove a lot of them. Good to know."
>That's probably a joking tone.
>Marisa chuckles. "Pretty sure the kappa'd be pissed about all that wiring going to waste, ze."
>"In the meantime, we'll avoid it like the plague."
>Onward to Byakustan.
>"Eh, the ones that can afford it are usually somewhat competent, ze." She shakes her head. "But yeah, don't want to visit without a reason."
>You skirt some of the empty fields and work your way to the Korindou road, and from there into the Human Village. As you get close, Marisa gives you a warning in a low voice.
>"Act natural, ze. Only had fanboys really act up when I'm not doing what they expect. Try not to look too much like a tourist, ze."
>It's a difficult rule to follow, as a closer look at the new buildings reveals dozens of strange new sights: Shops for 'electronics repairs,' novice magicians' shops, an unfamiliar general store competing with the one you usually do business with, an odd dome-topped building with a gold-painted cross over the door, and many others you can't get a proper look at due to either distance or risking the crowd's attention.
>And there IS a fair crowd, much of it fanboys - unfortunately the norm ever since their invasion really picked up. You've long since learned that the best way to deal with the people watching you so carefully is to ignore them and not do anything for them to gossip about, but occasionally one works up the courage to be foolish enough to try and talk to you, which is difficult to dissuade gracefully.
>Thankfully, when a freckled, orange-haired fanboy steps out of the crowd to try and speak with you, Marisa makes good on her offer to run interference, and sends him off with a story about introducing you to Byakuren, neatly avoiding any further detail.
>You have to admit that her skill at dealing with them can be useful at times.
>Soon enough, the two of you reach a rather plain-looking, but large, house of stone and clay, with a wooden plaque over the front door reading "Myouren Temple" in both English and Japanese. Small, carved wooden figures of people surround the plaque, several with animal youkai features, and one relatively large one holding an intricate scroll of sorts.
>"This is the place, ze!" Marisa says, a bit more loudly than really necessary.
