>ponder the origins of Kanako's power
>You don't know. She came from outside Gensokyo, though.
> "Hm. I guess I'll just have to check the caves and the mountain's summit then."
> Ask for directions for the caves.
> Thank Nitori for the info.
>"There's a cave not too far from where the rocket crashed. I can't tell you much of anything about it. But given how easy it is to get to, I don't think anything would be hidden in there. I'll point it out to you, if you wanna go look."
>She leaves the warehouse, then stops as she notices the wolf sitting outside. There a moment of silence between the two, before she quietly sidles back in. "R-Reisen," she says, "That wolf's back..."
>Was it also mentioned that the gem might have been used as a goodwill token between kappa and humans?
>Would it be worthwhile to see if Ran's dug up anything else in the meantime?
>Also it would probably be a good idea to put the gems back into "decorative" position for now
>You've heard nothing definite about what was actually done with the gem, but that is a plausible theory. Wouldn't Nitori probably know about something like that?
>Ran, if she is true to her word, is probably asleep right now. You don't think she would have stayed up to do research when you took her research materials back.
>You have three gems now, you will have to consider new decorative positions.
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