Hey guys, here I am with a new story that I'm excited to begin right now, right now I'm still an amateur in my writting and I need to inject myself some motivation and determination to get myself sitting on and writting nonstop.

I should advise for anybody that this story may not relate to much of the Touhou lore, as well OC's are included here, but as the story goes on, many characters and stuff from Touhou will be added on.

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights of Touhou Project. Touhou Project is owned by ZUN.


March 26th of 2084

[Location: Train to Seto city, Nagoya; Third passenger cabin]

Mateus's POV

My new purple shoes, bin' amazin' the people next door

And my rock 'n roll 45's, bin' enragin' the folks on the lower floor

I like the feeling of always having a song or melody passing in my head, makes my want to relax and comprehend of taking every minute the way you can.

As the song continues through, I remained seated at my spot near the window, always seeing some of the background at outside. Trees and a greenish plain with several rodents taking sticks and branches enough to shelter themselves, far away from the plains, I see a cliff that connects with the ocean really far away; all of this being below the yellowed sky, this entire scene makes me think about what a bizarre turn our world took in these decades.

I like the good things in life

But most of the best things ain't free

And this same situation, just cuts like a knife

As Time and Space keeps its tracks, humans have to keep moving and improving along the way, else you'll have cases like university students trying to 'save' the semester or the men in office jobs in Japan getting slain by nothing but the excesive sighting of their gray walls.

Train attendant: -Next stop, East Seto station. I repeat, arriving to next stop, East Fukushima station at the city of Nagoya.

Ah, already, well better get going then, its work time, wonder if my partner is still asleep.

I turn to the pair of seats that faces mine, I see my partner, Makoto Kirinou, in the seat near the corridor of the train's passenger wagon; he is already sleeping with the back of his 'banchou' jacket on top of him, almost like using it as a blanket and wearing his hat almost down to the forehead blocking any light to his green eyes and uncovering his black hair with faint blue lines on it, as he is a tall and slightly buffed dude, perfectly fitting the profile of the thug and rebellious student.

Mateus "Hey Makoto, time to rise and shine fella."

No response eh, well Makoto you know that the good ol' Mateus ain't about waking you up like a mom, you know it's time to work, and what a better way to wake you up with Pink Floyd's appropriate song for this: 'Time'

I take out my music player and my ear buds and place them on Makoto's ears very steady and slowly. Well time to rise and shine, I turn on the music player and increase the volume and wait for some seconds until it kicks in.

...

...

!

Makoto "WOAH, what in the-, would you please!? Idiot!"

Mateus "About time mate, I thought that those bells and rings wouldn't do the job waking you up, come on cunt, we are arriving now."

I stop the music and take the ear buds from Makoto's ears instantly, fortunately Makoto has his hygiene priorities on point.

Makoto stands up putting on his jacket, showing the plain white school shirt he wears underneath that jacket, which its fashioned in a strange way with lines and curves of distinct colors on the back of it and some school medals pinned down on the right upper arm section of it. He starts to pick up the suitcase he carries around and an iron stick of almost 1.2 meters of length.

I also start to pick my suitcase and a bag I carry around my shoulder, filled with tools when the moment is needed, placing the music player on the bag, I take start of getting on the next wagon to get out of the train.

A new job for us to overly accomplish, a new trouble for us to shoot it out.

Break

[Location: North east train station of Nagoya]

Makoto's POV

Just after the train has stopped, all of the people was trying to get out of the train at once, this feels like a bad case of morning traffic in a capital, but even that I managed to be the first ones to exit. I couldn't see Mateus at the waiting seats of the station, so he must go for the inventory that we must deliver just at the back of the train.

I still think it was a better idea of just taking a truck and drive from the beginning to where we are supposed to deliver this stuff.

He should be easier to find amongst the people since despite being a light brown haired man with brown eyes. He is wearing his favorite shirt, composed by one side of the cloth being white with some red stripes along the arm, and the other side being gray with the arm section black with some white stripes around the wrist; wearing also gray jeans and white wingtip shoes, bless all of the gods that no one has said his fashion sense is a bit weird, the icing on the cake would be wearing a weird hat.

Carrying my suitcase and my iron bar, I started to observe then the surroundings of the city, some of the buildings seems like they have been finished building them, houses and shops made from the woods of the forest outside, I take off then and go to the back of the train to follow Mateus.

*rumble* *rumble*

That must be my phone, I take the phone out of my pocket of my pants and see that is my sister calling me, while I stay walking to where Mateus is, I answer the phone.

Makoto "Hello sister."

Makoto's sister "Brother, about time you answer, you know I've been so busy right now, I can't accommodate to your schedule you know."

And as always she answers with an energetic loud voice, but what are you doing that takes much of your time sister.

Makoto "Sorry, sleeping, slow journey the train took, and all of that excuses that I can say while being along with a pushy partner. Anyway, how are you right now, Yukano?"

Yukano "Just fine right now, only alone right now at the house doing the cleaning housework."

Makoto "Are your friends out?"

Yukano "Yes, they went to downtown, in the meantime Mommy told me to do the housework for the house right now since I returned early."

Good to know, I hope that the money that we sent to her in an ATM last night has been safely done right now

Makoto "Wait, what about returning early, is Saturday today, don't you have an appointment with your club in these days?"

Yukano "Nah, that's what I thought, but we haven't gotten any remarkable progress so far in our plans, so no meeting today. In other things, how are you and Ma-ro doing?"

Ma-ro, that absurd nickname that she designed for Mateus, she knows him as well and every time she says it, he gets dumbfounded and I can't help but put a smile of pity.

Makoto "Nothing you should be worried about, just some ruckus while we were getting the delivery stuff."

Yukano "Okay, if you say so, say hello to Mateus then, and also good luck in your current job."

Makoto "Yeah, okay then, at least maintain your performance at its best."

After saying goodbyes to each other, I get to hear amongst the people's walks and talking, Mateus and another man's voices, I'm getting near to them, but I keep hearing some desperate steps at front of me, I focus my sight at my front and I noticed that there is a person of short height, covered in a plain brown mantle running towards to my direction, with the addition of these, I hear some yells coming from a woman.

I think I get the connection right now, I stop my walk and I let drop my iron bar to the floor, let's see if I can do this in a very sneaky way.

*swift* *clunk*

In the right time, I dropped the bar to the floor and let some wind current pushing the iron bar to my side on the floor, without noticing the person steps on top of the bar, tripping off and falling to the ground while dropping to the air what it seems to be some silver necklace.

Everyone goes to see the person that just fell to the ground, it wasn't too many persons anyway, since not many people had luggage to pick at the back of the train.

Just in the span of seconds, another current of wind pushes the iron bar in front of me, I lift the bar without the thief noticing me, after this I get to see some woman running to the scene, and it seems to be the one that got her necklace stolen, if her worried and bewildered expression tells much.

Mateus "Well isn't the weather pulling some shenanigans right now?"

The thief starts to get up with his mantle falling down on the floor, his appearance is younger than I thought as he stares right to Mateus and I, just a child in a low class family trying to fetch some cash with that necklace.

Mateus "Hey kid, better careful at taking risks like that, else you could wind up at extreme situations, at least we won't be telling to the cops about your petty start in the crime life. Hey miss, think you can find this child some work as a means to apologize?"

The lady as she recovers her necklace from the ground and puts it bag in her bag, she answers to Mateus's question with a discomforted face as he keeps his grip on the little kid.

Lady "Wait a moment, you two men must be those problem solving dudes people talks about, if that's the case, I can led this pass by. But right now, can you two help me with some trouble?"

Mateus "Sorry miss, I feel bad but right now we are already on a job. I know! How about you can forgive this kid and make him do the job?"

As Mateus finishes, she hands the kid 10 tickets of $100 and a piece of paper, I suppose that is some kind of shopping list.

Lady "How can you be so sure he won't be taking it and just run away?"

Makoto "Don't worry, with us around the area, he better not think of doing that, are you listening kid? Unless you want things to get really bad from now on, this is your chance to return to your daily life.

The kid, lets out a sigh of relief, as if he evaded a pointblank bullet at him, without saying a word he takes the money and list and he starts running toward the left to the direction towards a green market, displaying in glass cases, several fruits and vegetables.

Lady "I suppose I should be keeping watch of him and hurry up with my stuff then, thanks for your help you two."

Makoto "Oh, you see that was nothing at all to be honest, it just that my staff slipped off."

Mateus "Or maybe there are some sudden wind outbursts, ha."

Okay Mateus, sure you have some mood to be pranking around.

Lady "Anyway, have a good day you two."

She bows down in front of us with her hands put in her knees, she starts to take off to the green market where the child went off.

Mateus "Well, with that out of the way, first of all, sorry to went ahead of you but now I have some good news to tell about."

Makoto "Is all of the inventory alright? We have another job already? Did you purchase more of your oldies mixtapes?"

Mateus answers as he shrugs of his straight hair to his back.

Mateus "Yes, not exactly and you wished I found another masterpiece of the 70's but no, instead is about the details of the current job, so we better walk through this alley as I tell you then."

We start to resume our walking to the direction where he came from when that scandal about the kid happened, as I remember our job was just actually some scouting and gathering of Shinto temple related stuff, such as ropes, ofudas, charms, etc. After that is all about putting it all in a large box and deliver it by train only.

Mateus "Well, in the first place we were supposed to only gather stuff, but as I delivered the package to the persons in charge of the event, they told us to come as well to distribute and organize the stuff we gathered."

Makoto "Is that it, so what about the pay then?"

Mateus "Well, would you be dropping jaws right now if I told you that the pay is tripled?"

Dude, you must be tripping, I get that our pay is increased but to get the triple of the original reward, but wow, talk about the silver linings of luck.

Mateus "Well then so it's decided, we have to hurry one of the managers is going to take us to the temple and other persons are taking the delivery already, but I gotta say, some individuals took some way too elaborated costume choices to wear right now."

'Way too elaborated' was that supposed to mean.

Makoto "Okay, I'm not going to ask then, you are going to simply evade the question anytime, I bet like a quarter of my side of the pay that I won't get surprised when we get there, how about that, partner?"

Mateus "Well, don't blame me then if you get salty of all loses then."

Makoto "Deal!"

We approached to a black and formal car with the driver smoking and getting up to the car's driver door at the moment he saw us, like waiting for our appearance, I turn my head to see Mateus nodding to me as if indicating to me that is our transport to the event in the temple in the far valley from here.

Mateus "Oh, I almost forgot, are you ready? Need something?"

Makoto "Nah, I'm good to go, but is it okay to go with these clothes, they aren't formal to say the least, neither we have stuff to offer at the temple."

Mateus "Well, your banchou styled outfit just has some scribbles and nothing dirty at all, you should be fine as for me I don't think that is a problem."

Makoto "Okay, but dude, have you get that feeling that we are about to experience something we have never experience?"

Mateus "Well, the fact that we are getting triple reward, we are off to a bad start."

Good to know that your sarcasm is not really good.

Break

[Location: West side of Kaicho Forest]

Mateus's POV

Makoto and I went on the backseat of the car, the driver took us to the north entrance of the forest where at some point there is a road made from rocks that led us to the temple, we arrived at the back garden of it, near a small lake where we could see the large box opened already, as well we saw to our east that it connects to the ocean which looks like some people in ancient Japanese clothes were waiting there, guess that some people from overseas are coming.

The temple seems to be, for a temple that is in the core of the forest for many decades, it has been taken care of really well, the walls that connects the outdoors of the temple look clean and without traces of dirt or vines that keep growing onto the bricks, and the entrance is decorated and cleaned as well.

Makoto hurried to the opened box, while I get out of the car and face the driver who is going to the entrance of the temple

Mateus "So, are we going to just wait here to receive the people that are coming right now?"

Event helper explains to us.

"No, there is some people inside the grounds, I'm going to tell them that you are here to help bring out whatever is needed."

Mateus "Okay then, see ya."

The helper enters then to the temple, I go back to where Makoto is at the top of the large box, and he is carrying with him a notebook and a pencil.

Mateus "Hey man, want me to use my x-ray vision to see the bottom of the box and get some stuff."

Makoto "Well, I know you don't have x-ray powers but if you could phase through and get some of the fragile stuff, I'd thank you enough."

Mateus "Gotcha!"

I approach my hands and head toward the base of the box.

*sizzle* *sizzle* I manage to phase through the box surface.

Well I gotta say, we got too many charms, greeting signs and ropes, that's what we get by only junk scouting, I try to look to the sides, and I saw also some furniture and painted symbols and figures, as well some pictures and drawings of mythical creatures and gods of the Japanese folklore.

One could wonder, if these beings existing in our current time, well that would be a bizarre experience and would make for me and Makoto our jobs more difficult to be requested that's for sure.

Mateus "Well, what a load of mess I should pull out first?"

I approached more to the center of the box, amongst the stuff we gathered I see a box full of liquor and drinks, maybe that I should get that out. I extend my hands reaching to the sides of the box, and start to make the box phase through towards me, passing by the stuff being phased.

I left the box at the side of the package.

"To think that a human has a really convenient ability for this type of tasks."

I started to hear women voices behind me, right after I took out the drinks

"Can we aid you if it is difficult for you, sir?"

"Several minutes here in this world and I got some out-of-the-oven scoop, hehe."

Mateus "Don't worry gals, I've been doing this for so long that I can do this by closing with eyes... closed…"

I stood up and turn back my head to see the women who came here to help us take out the stuff for the event.

But what I encounter in my sight, it is unbecoming, weird, tripping and way more bizarre than my lucid dreams.

All of the girls wearing a variety of traditional Japanese outfits, some wearing a samurai styled outfit, with sleeveless shirts, a sash around the midriff area, black skirts that go along the above the ankle and a type of wooden shoes that Makoto that is called geta. Other girls were wearing the same outfit with difference being the skirt shorter enough to see their knees as well wearing knee socks.

All of that wouldn't be serious problem, thanks to going to Makoto's home country I learned a bit about what people mostly wear on traditional or cultural festivals. What is weird is that the black bird wings like some crow type sprouting on the back and the wolf ears and tails that are on other girls, well you don't see that in a festival. Adding all of these traits it sure gives a beautiful and mystic scene; but no matter what, I better no blew up our chances of triple pay, I must muster enough willpower to, in the better of cases, not feel a little blushed.

Mateus "I think we shouldn't have picked any drugs and leaving them in the package, now it is kicking in whatever I took in, believing it was some headache pill."

Makoto "You are joking, no way we picked anything… like that…"

I stared back to Makoto jumping to the ground from the top of the large box and staring back after me, but as he saw the scenery that I was dreaming as well, he began to feel lightheaded as well.

Makoto "Or maybe we took out some of those herbs before leaving and we smoked out some of them, or did we die in a sudden train crash and we are in our way to Yomi."

...

Winged girl "Hey, bring out the buckets of water, as ordered soak them in the face to wake' em up."

Come on Mateus, you're better and stronger to not pass out, is nothing, and is no problem at all.

Trying to take a look back to verify if this is some sort of dream or Japanese heaven, I see two of the canine like girls bringing each one a bucket of water and running towards me, one of the girls throws the water toward me, while the other throws it to Makoto.

...

!

Mateus "WOAH!"

*phase*

Phew, barely managed to evade that, but thanks to the sense of danger and reflexes that make my head still focused.

*splash* *splash*

I stare back to look at Makoto if he managed to evade the shot, and well, he indeed misdirected the splash, but since I was right behind Makoto and I phased to the shot making it pass through me, well…

Makoto "Mateus… Have I told you that sometimes your power is both… a blessing and… a GODDAMN CURSE!?"

Mateus "Well I take the blame mate, but girls out there thinking that we are drunkards stealing on the package."

Outgoing woman "Not at all, if that were the case, we could blow you out right to the sea."

I look at the girl speaking at my left side, this girl at least looks way different to the others, wearing a set of brown jacket, skirt and hat, with a tie that has an autumn like design below it, wearing a plain white shirt underneath the jacket and black shoes and with black short hair, making her look like an investigator.

But still the black feathered wings on her back, prevents me to get ahold of reality. I see another of the wolf girls running to Makoto with a towel and giving it to him.

Seeing her closer I see that she is different to the others. Her appearance is with the same traditional outfit just that in her skirt there is some red colored autumn leaves at the front of it, as well she is wearing on her head a short cube shaped red hat with pom poms on the sides of it. Her tail, ears and hair has a clear gray color and something more distinctive is that I saw that some girls have katanas sheathed on her waist, but this girl has a freaking scimitar and a round shield with a maple leaf on the front, managing to hold it all in one hand. I mean isn't a scimitar something unusual for a Japanese creature to equip.

Wolf girl "We apologize for that action, we were ordered that in case you were feeling lightheaded, that we should do something in order to keep you awake."

Makoto "Well, is unusual to use water to wake someone, I mean it works but-"

Makoto started to stutter in his words, as she was approaching him, and trying to give him a towel, with her tail wagging. Come on Makoto, you are better than that, not let the power of the fantasy's charm entice you completely.

Makoto "Thanks for the towel, ehm…"

Momiji "My apologies, I am Inubashiri Momiji, captain of this tengu squad, nice to make your acquaintance, Kirinou-san."

Makoto "Well, nice to meet you too, don't worry about my soaked clothes, I know my way to solve it, how did you know my name?"

Aya "We got informed that two individuals with weird fashion sense would be at the wooden box as well we got told about your names."

Weird fashion sense? As if you creatures are the normal people in here.

Makoto grabbing the towel, proceeds to wipe out the water on his face and returns the towel the tengu, Momiji. Seconds later, I feel a current of wind surrounding everyone present and going straight to Makoto, looks like he is using his wind manipulation to dry his jacket, after a while it looks dry but still humid.

Aya "Well, how about you present yourself as well, my name is Aya Shameimaru, lead reporter and investigator for the Bunbunmaru Newspapers."

I mean you know my name, but still gotta make a great first impression.

After saying her name, she hands to me a business card, looking at it shows that she must be a professional in her job, look at that subtle letter coloring, the remarkable thickness of it, it even has a maple leaf as a watermark.

Mateus "My name is Mateus Rosen, Jack-of-all-trades freelancer and the one in charge of the delivery for this event, so I assume you are here to also record the pre-event, isn't it?"

Aya "Ayaya. Aren't you the sharpest tool in the shed?"

Makoto "So all of you are the ones that are going to help us?"

Momiji "No, some of us we need to go in surveillance from many vantage points, also in fact were only a few, we are like 20 right now and there are 5 inside the temple, almost the half being crow and wolf class tengus."

Mateus "So the reason the organizers of the event or more likely all of you needed us to handle with the preparations."

Aya "You catch on pretty quick Mr. Rosen, but exactly that is the case, but also is pretty convenient and relieving that you two have powers, but is more likely that we aren't going to need you at all."

Well now I think you jinxed this event, Miss Shameimaru.

Momiji "All of the surveillance group, come with me."

Momiji whistles signaling several of the wolf and crow tengus joining with Momiji inside of the temple.

Makoto "Hey partner, I have here like all the items listed to check. When do we take out each of one?"

Makoto handles me the notebook and pencil he was holding on earlier.

Mateus "Okay ladies, so here is the thing, the crow ones go to the top of the box while, the wolf ones stay in line formed at the right side of the box so you can pass the item near the entrance."

Mustering some strength, I gave the order in a firm and cold shout.

Mateus "Did I make myself clear!?"

Tengus "HAI!"

Break

[Location: Left side of the ceremonial shrine.]

Makoto's POV

I gotta say, that with the help of the tengus, we were in a great coordination and teamwork, managing to take out by each side, then passing it along the line formed by Mateus that met the entrance of the temple, it sure helped fast things up here, me and one of the crow girls were at the top of the box, taking out each of the stuff and giving it to a pair of tengus then pass it to another pair that would be leaving it in the shrine.

While in the moment, the reporter Aya was taking out photos and taking notes of us and the pre-event. I get that her job is to be recording the actions performed here, but sure another hand would fast things even more. She is standing near Mateus while he is checking in my notebook each time we bring a thing out of the delivery.

Aya "Mateus Rosen, would you like to answer to some questions according to this job?"

Mateus "Wait a second reporter, hey Makoto, is there more stuff inside the box?"

I see the inside of the box, checking what is left inside, it appears that there is at the bottom of it, only signs and scrolls filled with emblems or drawings of Japanese folklore, looks like we can finish this in 5 minutes.

Makoto "Only paper stuff, it is almost empty here."

Mateus "In that case then, you two at the side, go up and retrieve what is left there."

He signals to the pair of tengus that were at the side of the box receiving and passing the stuff to get up here and help me in emptying the package. We go deep inside and gather each one what we could and get out.

Mateus "Is that all?"

Makoto "Just a couple more, we can tell to the other pair that is returning to bring what is left and we're done with this."

Mateus "Okay, so Aya-san, what did you wanted me to answer?"

*rumble* *boom* *sparks*

Before Aya could look at her notepad and ask Mateus, a sudden shockwave began to shake a little the earth, I stare back toward the side of the garden that leads to the ocean just to see some visible currents of purple electricity, the sky's colors get mixed with the lightning's color.

Makoto "Well, sure that interview could wait guys, gather everyone from the temple because I got a bad feeling about this."

Mateus "Let's get ready for the rum-!"

We began to ran as fast as we could to the shrine to warn everyone, but as suddenly we started, we saw a shadow passing by us at an astounding speed, not even the fastest bird could possibly top that speed, afterwards we felt in our faces a great wind force that wouldn't let us go further with dust floating and settling upon our faces, we try to maintain our stand but in the end we got blowdown backwards by it, this power is stronger than my wind control, sure whoever did this, I'm way out of its league.

I stand up just to see Aya in front of us carrying a big maple leaf, with her wings flapping and straightening up, viewing more clearly, the wingspan of the winds lengths up to more of a half meter.

Aya "Ayayaya, wait a moment guys, there's no need to, you see is just that the main guests have arrived."

Mateus "The main guests?"

We suddenly felt that the rumble stopping slowly and the purple tone of the sky fading out, as we were facing to the sea at the east side of the temple, a large ship began to materialize near the cliff, the ship left also a cloud of smoke due to its appearance, the smoke is so dense to not make us observe the side of the ship that is joined with the cliff. The design of that ship could be described as a steampunk masterpiece, on the rear of it there is like rocket thrusters, at the top center of the ship there are gears and mechanisms working with cables attached to a large bulb containing a purple and foggy sphere.

Mateus "Well, not gonna lie, that ship looks pretty neat."

Aya "It won't take long for the Yama to appear."

Makoto "What, Yama? You mean the judge of hell, itself?"

Just minutes after, the smoke completely disappears revealing two persons passing by the entrance bridge to the land. I and Mateus gather closely to it to see the two middle-aged persons setting foot in Japan.

One of them is shorter than the other person, that person has like light green hair with a blue imperial hat with a golden diamond shaped plate on the front, wearing a blue skirt and sleeveless shirt with golden lines on the borders, wearing a black legwear that reaches all the way to the leg with a pair of simple shoes with a little emblem engraved in each one and a dark blue cape that reaches below the waist.

While the other had like red/orange hair with short twintails, wearing a traditional Japanese female clothes with an amulet attached to the abdomen, that clothes seems to at least fit her leaving her 'upper body contour' more emphasized, with white socks and sandals, and holding with her hand, resting on her shoulder.

A SCYTHE! Like seriously, well, better not get on her nerves or I get more knocked out than some person getting double dropkick from an adult male kangaroo.

Mateus "Makoto, who would've thought that the Japanese mythology could be a great fantasy or were the ones who wrote all of those legends just men condemned to the hell of thirstiness?"

All of that with a straight face, dude you are weird business man.

Makoto "I mean, I told you about how many can shapeshift into humans and most prefer the female type to get more appeal and thus profiting from that."

Aya "Hey! Don't try to mix us with bottom feeders, I think you humans have to rewrite the legends."

Suddenly Aya interrupts our conversation by being closely behind us.

Mateus "Aren't you the meddling type of reporters?"

Aya "That was mean you know that, have more respect for the Yama and her Shinigami."

What so these two are the Judge of the underworld and her underling?

Well, this day could only get more supernatural than anything.

Makoto "Well then, if you could excuse me, I'm going to the garden to wash my face before the dust gets into my eyes."

Mateus "OK but you better not get enough to dust to make a crust where you cannot move in, hey Aya in the meantime lets go into the shrine, I think there is something to do there."

Break

[Location: Far away from the shrine]

Right at the side of the pond along the road of stones, at the wall of one of the warehouses near it, there is a faucet. Finishing washing my face I take a moment to breathe and actually reminisce the events of this day.

Honestly I feel that there is more to come and even more unreal, getting more of what the reward was originally is like hitting jackpot at a lottery ticket, but having to meet ancient and fantastic mythological beings such as the tengus, shinigamis and the Yama herself. Wow this world at 2068 sure it took a turn for redeveloping itself.

Sure I needed these minute of silence, breathing slowly and just listen to the wonders of the forest.

"Only… one shot… not an option…"

What is those words about, is gotta be from the temple isn't it? No, I hear from beyond the forest.

"Put everyone to sleep, without a trace or evidence."

"Also remember everyone to disperse to avoid attention."

Okay, that doesn't look like the calm and relaxing sounds of the forests, not even when the words 'sleep' and 'evidence' is mixed in a sentence, seems like I can't spot them nowhere but they sure feel safe speaking in a volume to almost hear them and here I was thinking that this side of my power is a pain in the ass.

Well, time to be 'hearing tom', just that this time is not a third rate 'girly talk' and is actually for good reasons, I hide myself by a wall of the warehouse so anything in the forest can't spot me.

"All of them must be gathered at one of the halls that is beneath the far away from the entrance, so we can initiate the raid at here, when the dusk sky falls off."

"All of the guards would be in distant group, so don't hesitate to use the nerve and knockout spells."

"So what about the main dishes?"

"Anything goes to the complements, but the boss wants the people from that world alive."

Okay, I don't think I need to hear any more about that, I wasn't born yesterday to know that this is clearly an assault and kidnap raid, putting all of the tengus out of combat and surprising the Yama and the human guests, better record this so I can tell everyone. Also if I stay here, I may draw attention, silencing the sound of my footsteps and breathing, I rush out of there to meet Mateus.

Break

[Location: Main entrance to shrine]

Mateus's POV

Mateus "Oh, so this meeting is just a state of affairs between your world and mine?"

Aya "Exactly, this is only the first step, well the most successful so far, we don't want to rush it out, after all just as your world has issues, ours too."

I've been chatting with Aya since I couldn't be along the Yama and the other guests and be at least helping with some of the decorations due to the other tengus that weren't with us in the delivery take out were doing that already. The main guests alongside the Yama, were the major of this city, some high ranked military officials, a Shinto priest and some security guards that all of them went to one of the corridors of the temple that leads to one of the rooms on the far section from here.

The conversation with Aya was about the purpose of them appearing in our world, it all comes down to an established relationship between our worlds, makes me think if they also helped our planet when the natural disaster that hit us greatly, decades ago.

Now this meeting sure is SERIOUS BUSSINESS, better not totally mess up this one.

Mateus "Nice to hear that, I should go to outside then."

Aya "Just before I forget it again, I was told to hand it to you, hehe."

Mateus "Again? That is something that as a reporter, it should be considered as great strike in your employment evaluation."

Aya hands me to my shirt pocket a yellow envelope which seems to at least close entirely.

Mateus "Is this what I think it is?"

Aya "Good job, boys, if there is another chance to meet you two, better let me know so I appoint a date."

Mateus "Come on, so straightforward you hittin' on me? Ha Ha Ha."

I finish the conversation with little tease, it is better to break the ice already than just let any social hubris between us, more importantly if we are speaking about supernatural beings.

Mateus "But yes, hopefully we can meet you so you can get the info on anything Makoto has to tell about himself."

We both bow down in sign of goodbye and I head to entrance door that leads to the forest.

As I reach there, I see Makoto rushing towards me with an expression of alertness and worry.

Makoto "Partner, there is something big I had to tell you. Remember I told you I had a bad feeling? Well looks like we and this event are like a fly waiting for the windshield in a freeway."

Boys now talking about serious business


Author's notes:

Hello, first of all, thanks for taking your time in reading this joke of a first chapter, but yes, as you have read this story might feel sometimes disconected with the actual Touhou stuff, but well, it is what it is when making some sort of "what if Gensokyo enters an urbanism development" as well going with the story through the eyes of 2 persons living in the outside world.

But if you enjoyed it or didn't felt repelled away with it, well, thanks.

During this story's development, I'll be using the first person perspective of the narrative, as I feel that with having two protagonists and going back and forth with each of one's thoughts and experience through their life might be an interesting read.

Finally, if there is some error or typo that I left there, you are free to point it out.

Shine On!

Melex Rengsef