The dark side of the Moon has mystified the humans of Earth for as long as recorded history has existed. Myths, songs, poems, and theories have been written about the half of Earth's natural satellite that receives no sunlight. Few know that a civilization has been living on the dark side of Luna for millennia.

A race of humans has been living on the dark side of the moon, just as there were humans living on Earth. Lunarian humans did differ from Earth humans in a few ways. One was in physical differences. Lunarian humans tend to be taller on average than Earth humans, and tend to have light skin, light hair, and dark eyes. There are exceptions to this rule, but this is only mentioning cosmetic differences. Lunarian humans, unlike their Earth counterparts, can also still conjure magic. Magic did not die out among the Lunarians, unlike with most of their Earth counterparts. Not only that, since Lunarian society has existed longer than any single Earth civilization, it has developed technology more advanced than anything seen on Earth.

Not only did humans live on Luna, so did Youkai. Unlike in Gensokyo, the most common youkai species is not fairies, but rather, rabbits. Rabbit youkai on Luna also differ from their Earth counterparts. One way they differ is that Lunarian rabbits have become integrated into the Lunarian society. Another way they differed is that Lunarian rabbits can communicate with each other telepathically, even over large distances.

One day, inside one of the many structures of the Lunarian capitol, many rabbits were lined up. They were standing behind a glass wall for customers from the other side to see through. The rabbits all wore black business suits; the males had pants, while the females had miniskirts. Each of them had a number penned to their chests. From the other side, Two women were observing the rabbits. One of them was wearing a blue dress over a white blouse with long sleeves. Her dress was held with a belt with a gold buckle. Her eyes were dark orange, like gold. Her hair was long and a hue of platinum, and she wore a white bonnet with a red ribbon attached to it. The other woman had long pale blue hair tied into a ponytail with a yellow ribbon. She wore a red dress over a white blouse with short sleeves, and her dress was also held with a belt with gold buckle. Her eyes were dark brown, and she was observing the rabbits. "Have you found one to your liking yet, Toyo?" She asked.

Toyo answered, "Why yes!" She pointed at a female rabbit, "I like that one the most!"

The other woman asked, "Are you sure about her? You're not just picking her because you think she's cute, right? We need a pet who is strong and healthy."

Toyo pouted, "I know that, Yori! That's what I was trying to look for! I think she'll be the one for us. She certainly looks fit enough for menial labor. Now we just need to test her obedience." She looked at the rabbit's number, 678, and said, "Number 678, would you step forward?" The rabbit took a step forward, standing out of line. "You're our new pet now!"

The rabbit jumped up, looking like it was shouting, "Hurray!" as a human escorted her to Toyo and Yori. Toyo said, "From now on, you'll be the pet of the Watatsuki sisters!"

The rabbit spoke, "Wait, you're the Watatsuki sistersǃ?"

Toyo answered, "Yes! I'm Toyo, and this is my younger sister Yori. We needed a new pet, and you're just the one for us!"

Yori asked, "What's your name?"

The rabbit looked uneasy, "I . . . I don't have a name."

Yori said, "That's alright. We'll think of a name soon enough. For now, let's go home."

Toyo added, "Yes! I want to show her the palace!" the Watatsuki sisters were princesses in Lunarian society. The two of them were the leaders of the Lunar Defense Corps, the military force of the Lunarian race. Their incredible command of magic and knowledge of warfare earned them not only the title of princess, but the trust of the public that they will protect the capitol. The palace they called home was not an overly large structure, but it was an ornate one, with Roman columns and white marble strewn throughout the building. The interiors were furnished with expensive furniture, and artwork of famous soldiers and generals could be found on the walls. The rabbit was in awe of what she saw. After being shown the palace, Toyo asked, "So, what do you think of your new home?"

The rabbit answered, "It's incredible! I've never seen a place more beautiful than this! I love it!"

Toyo chuckled, "I thought you would!"

Yori said, "We're glad to hear that. However, now that you're here, you must follow our every command if you wish to stay here. Do you understand?"

The rabbit nodded. In time, the rabbit, who was eventually named "Reisen", was shown how to perform tasks around the palace; cleaning the floors, cooking meals, entertaining people, among others. In-between that, Reisen was also trained as a soldier, not only to protect her home, but also to be ready in case of an invasion.

On one of her combat training days, Reisen was standing in the backyard of the palace. The backyard was gated off from the rest of the community, and sported artful hedges (that Reisen maintained), chairs and tables for guests, and more than anything else, an orchard of peach trees; appropriate, given that Toyo's favorite snack was peaches. There was a section in the orchard that had targets instead of trees. It was here where Reisen was trained for was standing in front of Reisen. "You carry something no human has, the eyes of lunacy. All rabbits can be distiguished by their red eyes. With them, you can induce hallucinations in humans, tricking them into seeing something that isn't there. There are units trained entirely in the art of illusion. Today, we will refine your eyes. See the targets behind me? I want you to make them appear as though they are charging after me. Got it?"

"Yes." Reisen, not familiar with her eyes of lunacy, looked at the vaguely humanoid targets in the distance. She concentrated on the targets with her eyes, and . . . she fired a short laser burst. Yori instinctively jumped back.

"Wrong!" Yori called out. "That's a danmaku attack for close-quarters combat. We're not doing that today, we're learning illusions."

Reisen looked down, "I'm sorry. I don't know how to do it."

Yori said, "Neither do I. As a human, I don't know how it is that rabbits do hallucinations, but it's said to be innate to all Lunarian rabbit youkai. I've gotten platoons of rabbits learning how to induce lunacy, so obviously, you just need to will yourself more."

"Okay." Reisen looked at the targets. She imagined the targets flying overhead, shooting danmaku at Yori, even though they were motionless, and she knew this in the back of her mind. All of a sudden, she saw Yori, with her sword drawn, slashing at the air in front of herself. She looked at Yori.

"Very good!" Yori commended. "With this ability, you could deceive an entire platoon of enemies, possibly even trick them into their demise with enough practice."

And this went on for some years, of Reisen serving the Watatsuki princesses, learning battlefield tactics, maintaining the palace by herself. Oftentimes, she was exhausted at the end of the day, but she did not complain, for she was in a good home, and she was treated with love by the sisters, even though they usually didn't show it. She learned many skills, and got to eat good meals, and she knew she was better off than many other rabbits. Reisen became content with her life. One day, while she was cleaning windows, she could hear Toyo and Yori discussing something.

"The Earth humans' attacks are getting bolder. We need to send more reinforcements!"

"But I don't want to send house servants to the frontline! If they die, who will do household choreǃs?"

"If we lose, there will be no houses for them to work in! Sacrifices must be made here!"

Reisen had heard that humans from Earth had come to Luna to invade. However, their armies were far away from the cities, and as such, it did not concern her. It did concern her masters, seeing as how they were in charge of the campaign to drive the Earthlings back. A few days after Reisen overheard her masters speaking of the war, Toyo and Yori spoke to her.

"We are sending more rabbits to the front, and you're going with them."

Reisen was speechless for a few seconds. She then said, "But, what if I die?"

Yori said, "You won't die. I'll oversee your unit. I too will fight of behalf of the Lunarians now."

Hearing that Yori, one of the most feared combatants of Luna, was fighting alongside Reisen, helped to reassure her of her chances of survival. Since Yori oversaw her training, Reisen did not need to undergo basic training like some of the other rabbits. She traveled with Yori and her unit to the frontline, away from the city. She and Yori arrived at an underground bunker. After settling in, Yori addressed a large crowd of rabbits, including Reisen. Yori spoke, "The Earthlings, despite their inferior technology and lack of magic, have devised weapons and tactics better suited to warfare then we initially imagined. We have already lost several outposts to them in the last month alone, but not anymore. We are currently in the strongest foothold we have on this region. If we lose here, the road to our cities will lie open for them, but we are not open for the taking! We will not let them corrupt our purity! We will stop them here! Our job is to defend this area and drive them back; not one Earthling gets past us!"

"HURRAH!" The rabbits shouted. Reisen had never seen so many rabbits gathered in one place. All of them were in their usual uniforms, and with no weapons other than their danmaku.

Up above, a trench had been dug in. Bunkers were placed throughout the trenchline. Reisen was in one of the bunkers, looking out over where the Earthlings were expecting to come. "Don't think the enemy will go easy on you, just because you're the commander's pet."

Reisen spun around and saw a male rabbit. Uh, yes. I'll keep that in mind. Are you here to relieve me? She relayed back telepathically.

The rabbit responded, "Uh huh. You can go back to the dorms now."

Reisen bowed, Thank you. She left the bunker and headed for the dormitory for rabbits. There were numerous bunk beds lined up on both sides of the room. Many rabbits were spending time reading, stretching, eating or drinking a snack, and any other activity to to keep themselves occupied. Reisen's bunk was one of the ones closest to the entrance, since she was Yori's pet. Aside from that, she was not granted many other favors for that position. She lied on the bed, her arms spread, and let out a sigh.

A loud explosion happened outside, and the room shook violently. Reisen screamed and fell onto the floor. More explosions followed, and the base shook more. "An attack! We're under attack!" One of the rabbits yelled.

Yori came in through the entrance, "The Earthlings have made their move! Quickly, everyone, to the trenches! You too, Reisen!" Her sword was drawn.

Reisen and the rabbits wordlessly followed Yori out. The explosions continued to rattle the underground base. One explosion caused bits of the ceiling to fall on Reisen's head. Yori sped past the bunker Reisen was stationed at. The door was blasted open. Reisen looked in and saw the rabbit who took his place; his body was barely recognizable. Reisen stood there, aghast. "Come on, Reisen!" Yori shouted, grabbing the startled bunny by the wrist, "We need to move out!"

Yori hurriedly led Reisen to the trenchline above the ground. The night sky was visible, and the rabbits in the trench were lying low, avoiding fire. Reisen could hear the thoughts of the rabbits, "It's worse that I thought!" "What are we supposed to doǃ?" "I . . . I can't look!" More explosions rattled the area. A rabbit stationed in the trench called out, "Commander Yori!"

Yori ordered, "I will dispose of any enemy units within the first one-hundred meters to this location. You will all provide me with covering fire!"

"YES MA'AM!" The other rabbits yelled. Yori flew upward to get a view of the enemy. All that she could see were artillery guns far off in the distance. No infantry or vehicles could be seen.

The rabbits started to fire danmaku blindly in the direction where the artillery shells were coming from. Yori, flying through the air, charged at the firing guns. Reisen did not fire; she only watched the events unfolding.

She saw her master, some ways off in the distance, appearing to be cutting up the guns firing at them. The shelling slowed, but just as that was occurring, numerous armored vehicles were racing toward the trenchline. They were obviously of the enemy's, for Lunarians would not make nor drive such crude vehicles. Reisen fired some danmaku at the vehicles, but her shots, and everyone else's, had no effects on the vehicles. The front ends of the vehicles opened up. Human-like people stepped out; they wore crude armored suit, and held primitive rifles. They opened fire on the rabbits. Their bullets traveled fast, were nearly invisible, and killed any rabbit unfortunate enough to stick their heads above the trench line. Reisen stayed down; looking up would be dangerous, but looking to the sides would reveal bloodied rabbits that were dead or dying. She saw a few unharmed rabbits trying to evacuate the wounded. She could hear the enemy soldiers advancing closer to her position. She looked at the rabbits and said, Take the wounded and run! I'll cover for you!

The rabbits responded, "Got it!" knowing she was the commander's pet. They retreated back underground. Reisen stood up and stared directly at her attackers. Their guns were raised, but they did not fire. Reisen's eyes glowed; the soldiers shouted something in a foreign tongue, and went prone without moving farther. Right then, an artillery shell hit near Reisen. She screamed and was knocked off-balanced. To her right, she saw more rabbits, dead or injured, she couldn't tell for sure. When she came back on her feet, the enemy soldiers had jumped into the trench. A firefight broke out, one between metallic bullets and magical missiles. Rabbits, as well as Earthlings, fell one after another in the gunfire. Reisen fired a few danmaku shots at the Earthlings, some of the shots missed while others downed their targets.

More Earth soldiers came. They threw grenades into the trench. One of them landed near Reisen. She floated away just in time, but her sprint in the air brought her away from the battle. At the far end of the trench were escape pod-like devices that would take Lunarians to a region of Earth where they could escape to. The path for the pods could only be accessed on days of "The Full Moon" on Earth. This day was a Full Moon day. Reisen didn't want to risk her life anymore; she was shaken up as it was seeing her fellow rabbits being killed by invaders. Yori had yet to return from her initial attack; was she even still alive now? Reisen believed that she was fighting a losing battle. In the distance, she saw more Earthlings jumping into the trench. Some of them were coming in her direction. If she was going to save herself, she would have to jump into the pod now. I'm heading for the escape pods. Go too, if you can. She entered the pod, large enough to fit one person, and closed the door. A switch was situated near the single chair that read, "Pull to activate." After restraining herself in the chair, Reisen pulled the switch. She heard bullets ricocheting off the outside as the pod fired off its thrusters and launched itself at high speed. Reisen's body dug into the chair as she was launched into orbit. There were no windows in the pod. After a period of time, there was a violent crash. The shock threw Reisen through her restraining belts and caused her to hit her head on the ceiling. She came back down, getting her legs battered in the process. She was still conscious, but was certain she had, at the very least, a concusshion. Unable to stand, she crawled to open the door. Pulling herself with her arms, she crawled out of the pod and into what looked like a forest of bamboo poles. Forgive me, everyone. I'm a coward. Unable to contain her pain any longer, Reisen closed her eyes.

An Earth Rabbit was skipping along in the Bamboo Forest. She wore a pink dress, and a necklace with a carrot on it. Smiling without a care in the world, she continued prancing through the countless bamboo shoots. Then, something caught her eye. She saw a metallic object implanted in the forest. More importantly, she spotted what looked like a human . . . but with rabbit ears. Ears longer than what she was used to seeing. Curious, she walked up to the collapsed individual. She could tell it was a woman, from the miniskirt. However, she had never seen a rabbit like this. Long straight lilac hair? Rabbit youkai don't have hair like that! And the fallen rabbit girl was taller than her, and even more physically developed. She went up to her ears. Slowly, she touched them. The woman's ears didn't have a coat of fur. She then felt for a pulse. She was alive, but her pulse was faint.

The small rabbit girl put her index and middle fingers in her mouth and whistled loudly. Numerous other rabbits, all of them short, and with ears and hair like her, approached the fallen bunny. They all talked among themselves, "Look! A really big rabbit!" "What's wrong with her ears?" "Is she a mutant?" "Where did she get those clothes?"

The rabbit with the carrot necklace declared, "Okay, everyone! I don't know where this girl came from, but she's still alive! Let's carry her to Eientei and see if Eirin can do something with her!"

The other rabbits shouted, "Aye aye, Tewi!"

The small rabbits gathered around and picked up the big rabbit. With their feet scurrying, they raced off.

In the Bamboo Forest was a large Asian mansion. And inside that mansion were numerous rabbits. Tewi's rabbit brigade carried the unconscious Reisen into what looked like an operating room. She was placed on top of a gurney. Tewi cried out, "Eirin! Eirin!"

A tall woman with long braided silver hair stepped in. "Okay, what is it this-" She saw the rabbit. Her eyes and mouth went wide as she placed her hand over her heart, "Oh, bless my heart! It's a Lunarian rabbit!" She stepped up to Reisen, "Where did you find her?"

Tewi said, "Somewhere in the forest. Wait," she looked at Reisen, "This is what rabbits from the Moon look like? I'd expect something cuter."

Eirin murmured, "She must've come here for a reason. Hopefully, she's not an emissary." She turned to Tewi, "Could you call Kaguya for me? She'll want to see this."

Tewi ran out. She came back with a Lunarian in a burgundy dress, who had to be Kaguya. Kaguya saw Reisen, "Oh wow, look at you! You're a big Inaba, aren't youǃ?"

Eirin said to Kaguya, "What if she is an emissary from the Moon? What then?"

Kaguya answered, "Tewi, you're the one who found her, right? If after Eirin fixes her up, and she's here on behalf of Luna, take her back to where you got her. Until then," Kaguya glanced at Eirin, "work your magic."

Eirin grinned, "From initial observations, she has numerous surface wounds, but she doesn't appear to have any internal injuries. She should recover in due time."

Reisen's head was groggy. Her vision was close to non-existent. She felt as though she just woke up from a very deep sleep. The first thing she noticed was . . . all of her clothes were gone. Her uniform, her belongings, her shoes, even her undergarments were gone. All that she was wearing was a simple white dress. Next to her, a person she couldn't see shouted out, "Movement! We got movement!" A chattering of voices spread throughout wherever Reisen was.

She then heard a new voice saying, "I'm coming, I'm coming." A shape appeared above her, "Hello there. Welcome to Eientei, the house of Eternity."

Reisen mumbled, "House . . . of eternity?"

The woman said, "Your eyes are out of focus. Let me fix that for you." She appeared to be holding an object, "Hold still, now." A light quickly danced Reisen's eyes. Her vision cleared. She saw a woman wearing a red-and-blue dress, with pale skin, gray hair, and black eyes. She was holding what looked like a miniature flashlight, one that seems to help correct vision. But her face . . . her facial features looked intimately familiar.

Reisen, her voice still groggy, asked, "Eientei . . . am I on Earth?"

The woman answered, "Yes. You're in a mansion inside a bamboo forest inside Gensokyo. Would you sit up for me?"

Reisen raised her torso. The woman was now wearing a stethoscope. She felt for Reisen's vital signs, but then it finally dawned on Reisen, "Pardon my asking, but, are . . . are you . . . Madam Yagokoro?"

She said, "Yes, I am."

"Reallyǃ? You're the Yagokoroǃ?"

Eirin answered, "Yes, I truly am. Is there a problem?"

Reisen said, "No, it's just, I've seen your face in artwork, and, there's a statue of you in the capitol, and, this is great!" She sounded more alert, "So if you're here, does that mean Princess Kaguya Houraisan is here, too?"

Eirin stated, "Yes. I can send for her if you want."

"Why yes!"

"Very well." She said something to one of the rabbits. Then she faced Reisen "Your respiratory rate and pulse are fine. Now then, do you feel you can stand?"

Reisen said, "I think so." She moved her legs and did her best to plant her feet on the ground. She was successful, but she was sore in many places of her body. "I'm a bit sore."

"Then rest some more." Eirin ordered.

Reisen was sitting on the gurney while a woman shorter than Eirin, but taller than the Earth rabbits walked in. She looked like a typical Lunarian, except her hair was as black as coal, a rare trait among Lunarians. She said, "Oh wow! That's the most accurate facsimile of a Lunarian rabbit I've ever seen!"

Reisen blushed, "Uh, you must be the princess, er, former princess Kaguya Houraisan?"

"And it talks, too! How long did it take for you to make this, Eirin?"

Eirin answered, "That's not a construct. That's a real Lunarian rabbit."

Reisen said, "You really do look just like the paintings I've seen of you, although seeing you in person is an entirely different experience. I've never seen a Lunarian with black hair before."

Kaguya said, "Well there's a first time for everything, no? First time for you seeing someone like me, and the first time I've seen an Inaba from Luna on Earth."

Eirin asked, "But we need to know this; are you an emissary?"

Reisen said. "No."

"Then what are you doing here?"

Reisen looked away for a moment, "There is a war on Luna."

Everyone raised their eyebrows, "A war?"

Reisen continued, "Yes. Humans from Earth are trying to take Luna by force. I was a soldier. My position was overrun, and, well, I escaped to here, the so-called 'Land of Illusion.' I guess it's luck I found you two this quickly."

Kaguya then questioned, "So, do you have a name? And an owner?"

Reisen said, "My name is Reisen. My masters are Toyohime and Yorihime, of the Watatsuki Family."

Eirin strained her face, "The Watatsuki princesses? Are you sure you're not an emissary?"

Reisen raised her voice, "I'm not! Yori was leading the campaign I fought in. I don't know if she's still alive. For the time being, may I take refuge here?"

Kaguya was not smiling like she normally was. She spoke, "Yes. You may take shelter here. When you get better, you can even help us out."

Reisen grinned, "Thank you, former princess Kaguya."

As the days past, Reisen recovered. She started doing what she did best; chores around the house. She was assisted by the Earth rabbits, although sometimes, they played tricks on her. She took in in stride, seeing as how none of them were trying to actually kill her. Kaguya referred to her as "Big Inaba" even though she said her name was Reisen, and Eirin started to call her "Udongein" after the shape of her ears, then eventually just "Udonge."

Reisen could still telepathically speak with the Lunarian rabbits back home. She learned that the battle she was in was a lost one, but Yori was able to recover, and started to drive back the Earthlings shortly afterwards. She apologized profusely for running to Earth, but most of the rabbits did not scold her for her action.

In-between all of this, she got to observe Eirin, one of the most famous Lunarians in history, perform experiments on many different things. She was fascinated by what she saw, even though she could not understand what Eirin was doing. Some months after Reisen's arrival, Reisen met Eirin as she sat on the steps to the mansion outside. "Eirin, I wish to request an audience with you."

Eirin giggled, "Udonge, I'm not royalty, there's no need to be formal. What is it you would like to discuss?"

Reisen tensed up, "Your skill in the laboratory, it's beyond anything I've ever seen anywhere. You have mastered so many scientific disciplines, it's almost uncanny. There is something I must ask of you."

"Speak."

Reisen got on her knees and bowed, "I would be honored if you took me as your student."

Eirin asked, "Why?"

Reisen, still bowed, answered, "My previous masters taught me obedience, chores, and how to kill. You need not teach me these things, and I would prefer not to continue to learn how to destroy life. I would prefer to restore life with medicine, make new discoveries through the scientific process . . . I am useless on the battlefield, but I think I would not be as useless in the laboratory."

Eirin smiled, "Very well. I accept you as my apprentice."

Reisen looked up, "Reallyǃ? You really mean thatǃ?"

Eirin said, "Yes. If you're this serious, then I will grant you your desire."

Reisen stood up and clasped her hands, "Oh thank you, thank you Eirin!"

Eirin closed her eyes, "Think nothing of it!"

From that day forward, whenever she had the chance, Reisen studied with Eirin. On some days, she read textbooks. On other days, she performed experiments. On some days, she volunteered to be the subject of an experiment. She found Eirin's studies to come more naturally to her than Yori's military training.

While she knew she was safer in Gensokyo, she did have a longing to return to Luna, return to her previous masters, and her previous way of life. If she could persuade the Watatsuki sisters to have Eirin as her teacher instead of them, she would be set. But the messages she received from the moon said the war was still raging, and as such, her dream was nothing more than wishful thinking.

Some time after Eirin took her as an understudy, Reisen heard from the rabbits on Luna that the Earth humans were forced into a cease-fire, three and a half years after the attack that separated Reisen from them. While some Earthlings were still on Luna, the cease-fire made it so that trying to launch an attack now would be suicidal for them. She then learned that the Watatsuki sisters were coming to Gensokyo, and having a party with Kaguya and Eirin. On that day, there was a knock on the door. A rabbit answered it. At the door were the Watatsuki sisters. "Good afternoon!" Toyo greeted. "Are the others here?"

The rabbit said, "Uh huh!" Word spread of the arrival of the sisters. Kaguya and Eirin greeted Toyo and Yori.

When Reisen saw Toyo and Yori, she came close to crying. She ran into their arms, "Masters! You're alive!"

Toyo and Yori hugged back. "Yes, Reisen. We survived." Yori said. Reisen was pleased to learn that both Toyo and Yori were not only still alive, but not maimed in anyway from the war, either. The party was started to congratulate the end of the conflict. "It'll be a long time before either the United States, the Soviet Union, or any other Earth group tries to take over." Toyo remarked at one point. Then, a more urgent issue came up, "So, about Reisen."

Eirin raised an eyebrow, "Reisen? Oh, you mean Udonge."

Kaguya added, "Yes, what about Big Inaba?"

Toyo reacted, "Huh? You already renamed her?"

Kaguya said, "We've been taking care of her for some time, and we like those names more than Reisen, and she herself hasn't objected."

Yori cut in, "That's not important. Since we've confirmed her safety, we wish to take Reisen back with us."

Reisen looked downcast. Eirin said, "What if she refuses?"

Yori answered, "We could make it a royal decree. Such a command is useless on a renegade such as yourself, but Reisen still answers to Luna," she looked at the rabbit, "Don't you?"

"Y-Yes."

Toyo said, "Well then, start packing your things, and be ready to leave in a few short hours!"

Kaguya cut in, "Wait a moment! Big Inaba is a great help to us! If we lose her, it'll be a hindrance for everyone here!"

Eirin noted, "She's right."

Toyo said, "But she said she's still loyal to us. Don't make us fight you for her."

Kaguya raised her arm, with her palm facing the Watatsuki sisters "Oh, I would advise against that, seeing as how I can't die." Toyo and Yori creased their foreheads, remembering a vital fact. "I have a suggestion. On Earth, when a pet has multiple owners, the owners sit in a circle, and the pet will go to whichever owner the pet likes the most, and that person becomes the master. How about we do that? That doesn't go against purity, does it?"

Yori stated, "Our very being here is corrupting our purity. I think we can risk a silly game." Toyo and Yori were unique in that they were willing to break Lunarian purity to visit renegade Lunarians, even though they had been ordered in the past to return Kaguya and Eirin to the moon.

Following Kaguya's request, she, Eirin, Toyo, and Yori formed a semi-circle, with Reisen in the center. On one side were the Watatsuki sisters. On the other side were the Lunarian exiles. Toyo called out, "Come here Reisen! Come here!"

Kaguya cried out, "Over here, Inaba! Come on, girl!"

Reisen looked at the four Lunarians. After looking at them, she walked to Eirin's side. She stated, "My loyalty is to my teacher. I wish to be a great scientist like Yagokoro. Therefore, I will follow her wherever she goes."

Toyo said, "Wait; are you just siding with her out of fear, since Yagokoro follows Kaguya, who is undefeatable?"

Reisen's voice remained resolute, "No. Even if Yagokoro were to turn against Kaguya, I would stand by her."

Yori sighed, "Well, that decides it. I admit, if you're going to learn biology and chemistry, I can think of no better instructor than Yagokoro."

Toyo said, "We'll still visit every now and then, so this won't be goodbye, forever. Reisen, I wish you the best of luck in your new life."

Reisen bowed, "Thank you, Master."

Despite still living in servitude, Reisen felt more at home in Eientei than in the Lunar capitol. While she may become nostalgic for the marble buildings of the Lunar capitol every now and then, she felt as though her true owners were not princesses, but rather, a pair of exiles. With that said, she was still willing to lay down her life to safeguard her new masters.