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Makoto's POV

Well, people say that there is a first time for each thing in life. Be good or bad, sure it is an experience to have. But never though that we are getting basically arrested for things such as espionage or terrorism.

From the street where we got stopped by, we were taken to the entrance of Remilia's manor, we are staying here at the entrance hall while Sakuya and Komachi arrived and they are keeping us from getting out, as Reimu went after the Yama.

*door opens*

Alice "Guys, are you okay? Marisa has told me about what happened just now."

Mateus "Nothing to worry about, as long as we don't slap someone's face, we are good but where were you?"

Alice "I was searching for you as well on the other side of the mansion, when I got back I heard the people getting worried and startled about something and then I bumped into Marisa."

Makoto "Have you contacted someone else?"

Alice "Let me see if I can contact someone from the human city."

Mateus "Ok. I think I'm getting where this is going and why we shouldn't apparently went back there two nights ago."

Makoto "Oh, let's see what your sharpness says this time."

Mateus "Oh no, it's just a far-fetched idea that I have, but if you insist, since we are the known humans to have supernatural powers, the fact that we intervened- more likely, the fact that we are back there puts us in the focus of this incident."

Alice "But obviously the Yama wouldn't consider you two to be deceiving us after all."

Makoto "Well our profile as freelancers is perfect for an agent to lay low, but that is absurd, so the best right now is to let the others state about this and deny with proof that possibility."

Alice "By the way, I think Marisa is with Reimu and Sakuya right?"

Mateus "Yeah they are speaking with the Yama talking about the situation that happened at night."

Makoto "Hey Mateus, what about your Master and people? Are they aware about the situation?"

Mateus "Yeah, they say that two persons were the ones that detected the anomaly and called them."

*door opens*

We suddenly turn back at the entrance door of the mansion to see Momiji in her patrol guard attire consisting of a sleeveless white shirt with detachable sleeves, red sash around the abdomen and a black long skirt.

The moment she sees us, she starts to run at a shooting speed, around her shoulder I can see that her injuries are hasn't disappeared for her but seems that she is ready to resume her job.

After Momiji, Aya also enters the mansion wearing her reporter suit as well holding a zipped folder on her right hand and her usual notebook on the left.

Makoto "Momiji-san, Aya-san, what are you two doing here?"

Aya "Well, the moment that this caught wind on the Youkai Mountain, I've decided to rush and arrive here first before the other come around and Momiji followed me despite she still needing some rest."

Mateus "Okay, I get that from you Miss Reporter but Momiji, is it really okay to come here? You still have those bandages on you it seems."

Momiji "Don't worry about me, despite this injuries I can still tough it out and perform my role as a patrol captain easily but I spoke with our lord about it as well and they said that tomorrow I should take a rest before I resume my role."

Makoto "Well, also how are the other tengu that were part of your squad?"

Momiji "Some of them still have injuries that needs to be tended still as others like me have recovered. Oh, talking about that, since you were unconscious Makoto-kun we couldn't thank you at the moment, so in behalf of our squad I want you to receive this."

Momiji approaches me and she hands out to me a small box with an autumn styled wrap on it.

Untying the box and taking out the wrap, I open the box revealing a pair of leather fingerless gray and smooth gloves.

Aya "Huh? I don't remember that you and your team managed to give a gift to Kirinou-san."

As I put them right in, surely they felt good and with how smooth the cloth is, it doesn't seem to be uncomfortable at all.

Makoto "There is no problem at all, in fact I like them, thanks Momiji-san."

Momiji "I'm glad."

After some minutes later, the Yama along with Reimu, Marisa and Sakuya went down from the stairs in front of us in which after seconds later, Remilia also showed up.

Remilia "Should I let her be free then?"

Shikieiki "Well, she doesn't seem to be a part of this at all, so she is free of suspicion."

Remilia "Well then. Hey! Blacksmith, you can go now."

After that call, Kogasa also comes down the stairs from the same room where the other girls were.

Kogasa "Thank you so much, if you excuse me then."

Kogasa rushes off the manor while waving back at us with a face trying to smile but is obvious that she got really nervous and scared up there.

Mateus "Whoa, wait a moment, what does she have to do in all of this? Either you are just wanting already to get a suspect or-"

Shikieiki "Silence!"

Well, looks like we are seeing that coldhearted and serious side of the Yama.

Shikieiki "She is clearly one of the few people that passed more time with you, as well as you. Alice Margatroid."

Alice "Huh?"

Makoto "Okay okay, if I have a word on this, I need to say importantly that Alice isn't at all involved."

Mateus "We are already here, we are supposedly the ones that you should ask more, so let's get on with it."

Marisa "Guys, guys calm down, we are already managing in getting Alice out of this mess, don't worry about it."

Mateus "Thank you, also you Reimu, I'm sure that you talked to Shiki that we were a big help in solving that trouble. In fact, good thing you are here Momiji, I'm sure that you can tell collaborate with that."

Aya "Unfortunately, I have bad news for you two."

!

Makoto "Wait, what's that supposed to mean?"

Shikieiki "I think that in that folder there is everything necessary, right?"

Aya nods as she walks towards Eiki and hands her the folder she was holding, she bows down and walks to a bench at the right side of the hall, opening her notebook and ready to take notes.

I don't have a good feeling at all about what's inside that folder. Everything gets silent as Shiki gives a quick look to the many papers.

*whosh*

As curiosity gets the better of me, I send a little and gentle stream of wind, but powerful enough to take one of the pages from the folder.

Mateus approaches it and takes it in midair. As soon as Mateus takes a look, before a second even passes, his face turns to a…

Shock and scared expression, that's the first time I ever see him being nervous, he normally just shrugs it off and takes the situation lightly.

Mateus "Oh no… this has to be a joke… a really -10/10 joke."

Makoto "What is it, Mateus?"

Without saying anything, he shows me the paper, which was a photo…

Break

Of me and Mateus… blackmailing some dude… in one of our jobs that involved in busting a criminal. The photo seems to have shot from above, in a top-down perspective, but I can clearly see ourselves.

What the hell is this!? That is something that happened long ago in Earth, how could someone from here get this information even? I'm thinking of as many ways as possible about how this is impossible.

One thing clear is that for this kind of jobs, we always did it in a quiet and stealthy way, making sure that we shouldn't let ourselves be seen.

Shikieiki "Let me confirm something, are you two actually freelancers? Because I haven't know that freelancers do these kinds of things, Street Terror of Osaka."

!

That nickname, it was actually the people who gave it to the unknown person (which is me) who was hunting down the gangs and criminals.

Rin "(Kirin-kun…)"

Makoto "(Don't worry Rin, don't worry.)"

Mateus "I bet that inside those photos there are actually photos of us doing repairing and maintenance jobs, right?

Shikieiki "It is true, but was it a viable option to resort as well to humiliation, blackmail, violence and one-sided negotiations, even though the people were persons that are a danger to society?"

I turn to see at Mateus with his eyes closed, thinking through about this or maybe has he figured out this.

He opens his eyes and gives me a nod in a response to my mind.

Mateus "So you think that because of that, we are actually evil people, well that makes me laugh on the inside, what we could win by putting a world that we recently know in danger? Or more likely, we could risk our lives even more if we actually did that on innocent people.

Rin "(So basically they think that you could actually be terrorist since you two have done all that.)"

Makoto "Well, we could be talking about this for so long, but the fact is that, even if you bring here a mind reader, we could still be innocents, as we haven't made any kind of deal about this."

Reimu "Ok then, so answer this then, you actually didn't went to my shrine? As far as your story goes, as soon as Alice talked to Marisa, you two managed to go all the way to my shrine, and wait for Marisa and Reisen to come there, but you were on Earth long before that?"

Rin "(Hmm, Kirin-kun, can we actually say for now that it was that Okina person who helped us teleport to your land?)"

Makoto "(I'm kinda tempted to that idea, but as far as I know, we can come up with something.)"

Mateus "Okay, so we know right after Alice hanged out the call, we got out of her house and went to the Human Ground, right there we didn't have any option viable at night, and I didn't wanted to risk my body in attempting to perform a teleportation spell."

Reimu "So in the end, you managed to cast it?"

Mateus "No, I'm haven't got any practice with my power, even I think that I cannot trespass something absurd and conceptual as a dimension barrier or something like that.

Marisa "Then how did you do it, ze?"

Mateus "Well, thing is that ehm… sighs… We promised them to keep it secret, they are quite, how do I put it, ashamed about it, which I don't know why but thing is that I stumbled upon them while we were on the city goofing around."

Reimu "Wait so it was her then? I could totally see that one of the sages would be behind this."

!

We got it, this bluff shall work in the meantime. But why Mateus isn't satisfied with this outcome.

Reimu "Is that what you wanted to hear isn't it?"

Mateus "As much as I want to shift the blame on them, I can't do that, we are already busted so there is no need for lies."

Dude. WHAT!? We just had it!

Shikieiki "Huh? Are you sure, will you break that promise to them?"

Mateus "As much as it pains me to do but well, the person who helped me out is-"

"WE DID IT."

This seems so on cue, as if a huge 'Hold It!' came up.

Remilia "Huh? Who dares to interrupt us? Take a firm step and present yourselves."

Break

As Remilia says, the door opens revealing three girls, which seems to be around the 19-21 age. One of them wears a black skirt and white shirt with black strings on the arms and waist, plain looking gray shoes and a black hat with a white ribbon around it, brown hair and deep orange eyes.

The other girl is a blonde with sky blue eyes, wearing a white mobcap, a purple dress with little white strings on the bottom, sleeves and waist along with a white collar decorated with many woven symbols and deep blue shoes. Almost like that Yakumo woman.

And the third one and most important, her looks are quite similar to someone me and Mateus know, it is so significantly familiar.

Because it is one of my family. My sister, Yukano is also along with them. Now wearing black pants and still remaining that brown jacket of her college, though it is a bit modified with pins and badges of symbols related to the occultism. And carrying with herself on the waist a belt that holds on each side a blue card box.

I don't know why, but why I feel that I shouldn't be surprised about her, her being in Gensokyo. Yeah, she said that she was part of a club that I thought it was of only discussing bogus legends or just wandering off to places with supposedly spiritual energy.

Maybe the fact that I have a deep encounter with that energy itself, maybe I didn't gave it the benefit of the doubt in whether she would stumble upon some supernatural phenomenon. I'm somewhat relieved that she didn't got actually harmed in that and that this would be one of the best and miraculous outcomes ever.

Or maybe this is actually a dream.

Rin "(Kirin-kun, don't fall unconscious, I'm quite surprised as well that she is here but please stay your ground a little, later you can sleep all you want.)"

Right, also Mateus gives me a big sly smirk. As if he hoped for this chance…

!

Sakuya "Huh? You, the blonde girl, why do I feel as if I saw you somewhere?"

Remilia "What!? Sakuya do you recognize her?"

Blonde girl "Oh hello miss Sakuya, yeah you are the same gray haired girl that I talked to."

Brunette girl "So did she made those cookies from 4 months ago. First of all, you have my props for those delicious cookies."

Yukano "Well, now I don't have to feel guilty that I ate Makoto's share of it I guess." "giggles"

Wait what the?

Reimu "Wait, are you saying that this girl has entered through Gensokyo before?"

Mateus "Well, think about anyone who would've help us, guys from Earth to get an entrance to Gensokyo. It should be clear who is it then, for now let them introduce themselves."

Renko "Thanks Mr. Rosen, I'm Renko Usami."

Maribel "Maribel Hearn."

Yukano "Well, I could introduce myself, but I want my brother to tell them who I am, can you… Makoto Kirinou."

!

Clearly everyone is having the shock expression as soon as they turn at me, but Mateus nods at me with a stern and firm expression. 'You can do it' that's what he's saying now.

My sister looks at me, happy, surprised to see her brother again in a whole new world.

Makoto "She is Yukano Nanami, I'm her stepbrother."

Everyone gasps with more shock.

Mateus "Well then, guess that if you connect the dots enough, you'll get the full picture girls."

Shikieiki "But how would that help you in this-."

Mateus "Wait wait, there's more, hey you three, what are you all then?"

Renko "We are the active members of the Secret Sealing Club, a school club made for the interested in the intricacies of the occult and supernatural."

Makoto "So to end this briefly, my sister along with their friends, detected our presence at that night in the city exit near the dimensional ship dock, as they saw that mob with the green flame crisis, near the city that we were on our last job, judge. If you remember well the location of that shrine."

Mateus looks surprised at me, as Shiki gets more surprised and seems to be more convinced by our little alibi. Don't worry partner, I can take control of this now.

Shikieiki "Oh, so then… did the dimensional breach of the MDGT."

Mateus "Exactly, it did leave some mystical trail for them to investigate, but unfortunately, they investigated it at a wrong time."

Makoto "The rest of the story, I think Reimu and her company, as well as Momiji and her squad will tell you then."

Rin "(Let's pray that this charade works.)"

Makoto "(Don't worry it will work, trust me.)"

Mateus "Shikieiki Yamaxanadu, we know well that we did illegal activities in order to sustain ourselves sometimes, but nevertheless, we can prove you in one way or another that we are in the end, persons of good intentions."

The Yama's firm stance seems to weaken more and with sweat, it seems that her resolve is melting away.

Shikieiki "Well…"

Mateus "You aren't still entertained!? So what, are you going to see the world of many colors or are you still going to see in black and white!?"

Reimu "I'm not sure if you agreed with this, but I think that is already clear then. I believe in them."

Marisa "I think there is a better way here to prove your beliefs then guys, ze."

Remilia "Well then, I was hoping that this wouldn't end in a sloppy and dull ending then."

Alicia "What thing do you have in mind then?"

Reimu "A danmaku duel, hope you guys are ready for it."

So it has come to this, at least the good thing seems to be that we managed to leave away.

Makoto "But what's the purpose of it? We are already getting a veredict, what if we lose then or what do we lose in that duel?"

Shikieiki "Everyone, if you could at least let me speak then. Hmhm."

Everyone turns at Shikieiki, as she is right now the judge handing out to us the final veredict.

Shikieiki "Makoto Kirinou and Mateus Rosen, I also believe you, after all I did say that you were suspicious and needed to confirm this with you. As you say, even though you have grave sins, it doesn't seem to stop you then."

Rin "(Maybe she was hoping a different reaction, a cowardly one that is and see what kind of people you two really are.)"

Mateus "Let's say that our path, even if everyone tells us that is an unstable path, I can say that is the better path like no other for us to walk on. But seriously, what do we lose in the duel then?"

Reimu, Marisa, Shikieiki and Remilia close their eyes, possibly thinking of what bet could be.

As we turn around and see that in one table near us there is already two glasses of cold water, as well we see my sister and her friends to be sitting on a couch already with tea and cookies already served to them. Thanks Sakuya.

Mateus gets close to me and pats my right shoulder while leaving a sigh. Me too dude, I also want to sleep.

Break

Shikieiki "I think it is safe to say that if you lose this duel, you two will have to refrain from this matter of what happened two days ago, you can still wander around here and visit many places of here."

Reimu "As it would prove to be weak after all and if this turns out to be an incident, you two might be only dead weight for this."

Marisa "That means that you can't be involved any more in this, no matter what, you two are out of this immediately."

Remilia "I'm sure you two would imagine the consequences, so you better work even harder than you have done before humans."

Makoto "Well, I can say that I'm in, what about you Mateus?"

Mateus "If I get to win a house made of a better wood than maple, sure, I'm in."

Remilia "giggles" "Wow, you sure remember about that Rosen."

"I'm in for sure, it'll be me to take you then, Mateus Rosen."

Another female voice… Okay, who is it then?

Everyone turns around at the entrance of the door.

In the middle of the gate, a green haired woman holding a pink-ish red umbrella is standing.

She is wearing a red skirt with many stripes of deep and bright variations of red, as well as a sleeveless jacket with the same style, a white shirt underneath it and a little red shoulder cape with a yellow ascot on the center.

For some reason Marisa and Reisen seems to be more startled than anyone.

Reimu "What you!? Why are you here, Yuuka?"

Remilia "Indeed, what brings you here at my domain, I thought that you didn't give a damn for this part of the island, flower master."

Yuuka "It is true that I'm not interested in whatever idea you come up to kill your boredom, but at least I wanted to see how a bratty vampire has managed to surprisingly maintain a city from becoming a red-light district."

Remilia "You take that words out of here immediately!"

Reimu "Remi, hold up, please continue."

Yuuka "As I said, this city looks normal, so far despite being built under a mansion, I was strolling my way on the corridors and as usual the people were startled by my presence, but they were more startled than usual, something actually interesting was happening, so I ended up here and you two."

Yuuka points at me and Mateus, with a stern expression, somehow this moment is feeling pretty menacingly.

Mateus "You are referring to us then?"

Yuuka "…"

Makoto/Mateus "… Well, it is nice to meet you too."

Yuuka "So you are those lucky humans that managed to pull out a victory out of nowhere at this place days before and the humans that survived by doing foolish stuff in the Outside World."

Momiji "…"

Makoto "Sure you are tactless. Did you wake up in the worse of all bad moods?"

Yuuka "No, I'm just saying what is clear right now, as at this moment it seems that lady luck is with you right now and everything is handed to you in shinning silver plate."

Mateus "And what's that supposed to mean, I'm sorry but if you came right here only to do a bad trash talking, you'll better be off then, unless you have something to say."

Yuuka "Looks like the meaning of respect hasn't stuck on you it seems, now it gives me more reason to put you to test if whether your power is just an airbag and nothing special."

Well, ain't that harsh already.

Mateus "What are you getting at?"

Yuuka "Please don't take it as an offense but for a human like you to use magic, talk about inappropriate toys to give to a human."

At that last remark, Mateus lowered his head and gave a deep breath, changing quickly his startled expression with a cold serious one on his face.

Mateus "You… Are you saying that I don't deserve this power and that I'll only get my fingers burned?"

Yuuka "Well, you took the words out of my mouth, I say it for your own good, dive more deeper in this and it'll become a more troublesome incident."

!

Mateus "Well then, I'll show you then, if you want to see is where my true potential is right now, then I accept this opportunity to throw that smug assertion of yours to the ground."

For some reason, I feel that Yuuka's words, made him piss off slightly. For the record, I need to say that I haven't seen Mateus get actually serious and angry.

Marisa "Wait are you serious, against her?"

Reimu "I'll recommend you at least to take on someone that-"

Yuuka "What's that Hakurei maiden, it is his decision after all, he wants to prove his strength after all."

Marisa/Makoto "More like recklessness."

Mateus "Sorry Remilia, that house can wait, but I have to prove it to her, hey you! What is your name?"

Yuuka "Kazami, Yuuka."

Mateus "Okay then, Yuuka-sama, I'll accept that challenge."

Remilia "Fufufu, enough then, whether be you or just a fairy, sure it'll be interesting nonetheless and I'll make sure of it."

Yuuka "Ok then, if you excuse me, I'll look forward to it."

Makoto "Wait a moment, if you can answer this please, why so fixated on him? Wouldn't I be the same as him in your description?"

Yuuka "Oh, Kirinou Makoto, I don't think I'll be up for basically a fight on the same affinity, which I'm sure it is interesting, it almost feels like fighting myself."

Rin "(… gasps… Could it be?)"

Reimu "… Well then, I'm not stopping you then."

Yuuka "Glad to know that you are ok with it, Reimu-san."

Yuuka waves her hands as she twirls her umbrella and exits from the same entrance in which she appeared.

Remilia "Well Mateus, we can still rearrange something about your fight if-"

Mateus "No no, is okay, I can do it."

Reisen "I don't know, maybe it'll be a somewhat difficult to pull off a win."

Marisa "It is good knowing you, dude."

Marisa starts to take off on her broom.

Mateus "Hey, what is it everyone? Why saying already that I lost against that green hag?"

Reimu "Hey Aya, can you bring some footage?"

Aya "Okay then, but let's decide whose opponent should Makoto be?"

Makoto "Well, I mean, thanks to Rin, I'm already proficient at danmaku."

Shikieiki "Eh? Who's Rin?

Rin "(Thanks dude, I didn't wanted to introduce myself right now.)"

Makoto "(I'm sorry, it just came out.)"

Marisa "A soul of an old friend of us that inhabits inside Makoto, ze."

Yukano "Wait what!?"

Many of the girls gets surprised, my sister and her friends included. The hall starts to fill itself with so much noise till the point that this is like an authentic court, with many people starting talk and then getting interrupted.

Well, time to use stopping whistle. I grab my staff from one side with my left hand and with the right hand I strike the middle of the staff with a palm hit, this causes ringing sound emitting from the inside, which I amplify its volume and frequency.

*ring* *ring* *RING*

Everyone starts to cover their ears as soon as the sound becomes annoying for their ears, seconds later the sound fades away from the hall.

Shikieiki "Thanks Kirinou-san, I was about to order silence for everyone right here, to anybody around here, you are free to leave right now."

Remilia "Shouldn't I say that, I'm the master of the house."

I can hear Remilia whispering her little remark as she express a pouty expression on her face.

Everyone obeys Shikieiki's order and leaves off the room… mansion… hall, yeah hall, which leaves only me, Mateus, Reimu, Marisa, Remilia, Sakuya and Shikieiki.

Marisa "So can we arrange a close quarter duel for you, ze?"

Makoto "Yeah, I don't mind."

Remilia "phew, well Makoto-kun, since your buddy right there is being way too reckless for my own entertainment, how about you also get reckless, let's see… Reimu, do you have a suggestion in mind?"

Reimu "Well, it would be maybe Youmu? That match would be pretty fitting for the both that have a weapon."

Makoto "You know what, it is ok. I can manage that."

Marisa "So it is decided then. Well I'm off then, I'll better advise her about it and decide in what location or whatsoever."

Shikieiki "Make haste then, Kirisame-san."

Marisa "Later guys."

Marisa flies upwards toward a closed window on the roof, at high speed and at a close distance to the point that she intends to crash on it.

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Wait a moment, it is open now, but not like the window was automatic, more like the window was closed and with barely any time passing, the window is already wide open.

Remilia "Thanks Sakuya."

Sakuya "I'm glad Milady, I was thinking already that Marisa might do that so I took immediate action."

Rin "(What did she do exactly?)"

Makoto "(She has time powers.)"

Rin "(Ohhh.)"

Break

Shikieiki "So, in three days I hope you two came in at the time for the duel prepared with your skills developed and be ready for whatever happens then."

Remilia "Already leaving, don't you want to stay here a little, a little break would be ideal for a hard worker like you."

Shikieiki "Thanks for the offer, Ms. Scarlet but there is still work to do in Hell, I better check on Komachi as well, I don't want to see a river flooded with ghosts instead of water."

Mateus "I hate to be the uncertain person but about those suspicions and about our past then?"

Shikieiki "To put it briefly, even though you two recognize your own faults and errors, you still move past that forward and not feeling an ounce of regret or repentance. Guess it won't be a positive thing in making you reflect on your actions. I'll take leave then."

Shikieiki leaves off with her hands in front holding her rod and walking slowly off.

Remilia turns around to see a clock over one of the tables on the right wall of the hall below a corridor of the second floor.

Sakuya "Milady, it seems that there is still time for the date of this day."

Remilia "And here I thought that this will be a long pain in the ass. Reimu, I would like to speak with you as well you two, lucky guys 'and a girl' but I have someone waiting already."

Makoto "Wait do you know as well."

Reimu "I told Remilia about Rin, hope you don't get mad about it, Rin?"

Makoto "Ehm, Rin, you can speak now, hello."

I close my eyes and focus enough to reach into my mind's world and see where Rin is. And she's dead asleep.

I nod sideways and do a sleeping gesture to tell Reimu about it.

Reimu "That's right, today it was supposed to be my day off, thanks guys to make it barely interesting."

Marisa "Well as for me, I still have time to pay a visit to Patchouli, also say hello to Flandre on my part, ze."

"Huh? Is that you Marisa-chan? I'm here, wait a moment."

An energetic and young voice is heard from the second floor.

*door slams*

We turn around and see that on my left side, a door from the corridor upstairs opened forcefully enough to make the little chandeliers of the roof to shake a little, right away a girl rushes down from the second floor right to the center of the hall, amazingly she didn't trip herself on the way but sure she is fast to come down.

She seems to have a lower height, blonde hair with a long sidetail made on her left side of her head, red eyes and white-pale skin.

She wears a red skirt with many white stripes and a white frill at the end of it, black kneesocks along with white shoes, a brown corset on the midriff over a red, golden buttoned shirt and a short jacket along with it of the same color and at the center of her chest there is a big yellow ascot.

The most curious or attractive looking detail of her is her wings. They seem to be a pair of big singular tree branch where along the way of them, there is many shiny crystals hanging on them without any kind of string or little branch formed, they are just there floating. Another detail is that they are aligned together like the colors of the rainbow. Starting from the tip to the base of each branch the colors are red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue and purple.

Wait a moment, didn't Reimu told us about someone with really unconventional wings that has apparently the power to destroy anything.

Rin "yawns" "(Well Makoto, Reimu told you as well that person is also Remilia's sister isn't it.)"

… … … !

Oh my god!

Makoto "(Rin, please don't tell me that this cute girl is apparently the ultimate weapon of destruction.)"

She approaches me, she approaches me…

*shiver*

It doesn't help either Mateus has a stiff expression on his face, it may not look like it, but he has the words 'extremely nervous' all along his face.

Remilia "I'll like to present you to my dear sister, remember what you have learned on the etiquette lessons of Sakuya, Flandre."

Flandre "nods" "My name is Flandre Scarlet, it is a pleasure to meet you."

Rin "(Oh wow, she is so cute!)"

Rin, don't let yourself be controlled.

All of it with a good and cute smile on her face. Did Reimu really meant it when she said that this cute girl is capable of devastation?

Flandre "Hm. Are you two alright, or didn't you heard me?"

*shove*

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We don't notice at the moment but Reimu and Marisa gives me and Mateus a little push, putting us out of trance.

Marisa "Guys, it is not polite to leave a lady like her with no response, ze."

Reimu "You can relax a little, she won't do any harm to you."

Mateus "Ok. Sorry little girl, where my manners go? I'm Mateus Rosen, hey dude, snap out of it will ya'?"

!

Makoto "Alright, I'm Makoto Kirinou."

Marisa "So is she the person you are meeting with, Remilia? How are you Flandre, have you been running around lately?"

Flandre "Hm, I've been waiting for this, finally onee-sama has free time after handing so much of this mess of a city."

Remilia "Hey, cut it out, haha, I'll show you right now the beauty of this city, Flandre. Also, where's Meiling?"

Flandre "I asked her to make a reservation at one place here, I wonder where could she be, that shouldn't took long."

Sakuya "…"

One second later, Sakuya disappeared out of nowhere.

Remilia "Huh? Maybe she went after Meiling if she had to return to her spot. Well then, shall we?"

Flandre "nods"

Flandre holds Remilia's right hand and as Remilia grabs two umbrellas, they get out of the hall.

Reimu "Well then, we shall get out of here then, else the gates will close shut already."

Marisa "Well, let's gather everyone at the Magic Library, I think Patchouli is back from her conference at Makai."

Makoto "Oh right, Mateus, do you have the books we borrowed from the Koa sisters?"

Mateus "Right here buddy."

Mateus takes out from his rectangular backpack one of the books I took 3 days ago.

Mateus "Well then, let's go then."

Break

[Location: SDC, Voile Library]

Mateus's POV

As soon as we got out of Remilia's mansion (inside the city mansion) every one of the girls was straight up waiting at the other side of the door like in those comical numbers where one person is on top of another person and so on, so we went immediately to the Voile Library.

Even though this library is more expanded than it looks and that the two Koakumas (Lilith and Lilim) have to take off the dust and check the bookcases, I wonder if their salary is 10 times the salary of a normal librarian.

As soon as we entered, we were greeted by Koakuma Lilim, who she said that we should wait, specifically me and Makoto, for the owner of this place. Patchouli Knowledge.

In the meantime Makoto, Reisen and Momiji decided to join two tables together so we could all sit in one single spot.

Makoto "Well. Huff. Here we go, thanks girls."

Momiji "No need to say it guys."

Marisa "In the end, I can't believe you guys. First of all, you managed to leave out of suspicion from the Yama herself. But you Mateus, you have a wish for avoiding a death wish, isn't it?"

Reisen "I just got told about it, seriously? The Flower Master herself?"

Mateus "Okay, everyone is going on and on about how I'm going to get my ass handed by her, what is up with her?"

Reimu "It is nothing special actually, she is just a powerful youkai and one you shouldn't get on my nerves as a life advice."

Mateus "Ok, so she is strong and all thick, so the only thing I need to do is to increase my danmaku style and I'll be ready in no time."

Marisa "Even though it's easier said than done, ze."

What you are missing only is a cup of tea or some drink to finish that smug expression of yourself.

Mateus "I'll let you know everybody, since I've contacted with my Master an hour before this whole suspicion, I wanna make a bet with you all."

Reimu "Really, what is it then?"

Mateus "I'll let you know about it, I'll make sure however to be a shameful loss… But no, I'll not ask any of you to strip yourselves whatsoever."

Makoto "As for me, I'm not asking anything for my duel, in fact I'll be rooting for my partner right here."

Mateus "Nice! So be prepared girls, because you'll never see me the same way after the duel."

Reisen/Marisa "Ok."

Reimu "Well, you certainly sound way too confident, looks I'm not in for a scripted loss."

Is that you intuition at work, Hakurei maiden?

Mateus "Looks like you are trying to read too much, how about you read one of these books instead? Hahaha."

Makoto "But Reimu, did you really let us off the hook?"

So Makoto has noticed as well, yeah back then, as Reimu heard about our alibi with Yukano's friends, she started to throw a glare at me, one of obvious doubt but one of worry.

Marisa "Huh? So it isn't true at all, but didn't your sister?"

Renko "It was fake from the get-go, we obviously don't know these guys, it was Yuka-chan's idea about it."

Yeah, at first I intended to say that it was Master who did it, knowing well the possible outcomes for revealing my Master's knowledge, but then as I knew the names of Renko and Maribel, I decided to go for the jackpot. And it totally paid off.

At least the Yama or any high ranking deity or youkai won't be suspecting for that Okina woman.

Yukano "I've been holding out my surprise for so long but how!? How is it possible for you to be here brother!?"

Makoto "Huh? The same I could ask of you, what is even a possibility, chance or luck for you to be here, at this point I'm certain that ever since we took that job five days ago at Earth, we are already fulfilling a prophecy?"

Well, I wanna tell you then that you are looking more like the chosen one of that prophecy then.

Reimu "Hey, don't need to fret about it, instead of that, be thankful that I'm deciding to trust you two in this and I won't ask right now about how did you came over to the Outside World or Earth as you call it."

I shouldn't bring this theme ever again.

Momiji "Nevertheless, you should remember this, you two helped us solving this trouble, as I think about it now, we can need your help right now."

Makoto "I know, thanks Momiji-san, but this is worse than Mateus's bad luck."

Yeah, maybe we are just the right people but at the wrong time and place for what is to come.

Makoto "Oh right, since I have linked with Rin today, maybe Mateus you should tell me now about that lucid training of yours."

Mateus "Better idea, let's have this girls help us then, who better to teach us about danmaku than Reimu and her friends?"

Makoto "Really?"3

Mateus "In fact, I suggest that you train with Momiji, since you are goin' against a swordmaster, could you do that favor, Captain?

Momiji gets startled by my idea for a second but immediately she shrugs off her blush and surprise.

Momiji "Ah? No problem at all, if that serves as a way to repay you two, I'll be glad to help you out."

Makoto "Oh, thanks Momiji-san."

Aya "Hello~oo. I've been searching for you around the whole corner." "sighs" "Also there it is, some footage of Yuuka's danmaku."

Alrighty then! Time to see what that plant appraiser is so voluptuously dangerous.

Break

With the help of both Koakumas and Aya, they set up a screen with a good ole' DVD player, and here I thought that those things were only found in ruins of Earth, but seems that Gensokyo has also caught up with this kind of technology.

Aya played on one CD that displayed only Yuuka while showing to Makoto various photos of that Youmu girl showcasing her sword and combat skills, many of them displayed many targets and objects being cut in precise, firm and straight slashes and cuts, as in others showed her performing many stances with two swords and switching quickly to another sword.

As for what displayed in one scene of Yuuka…

After watching her performance, well… she is pretty amazing doing it… I'm kinda understanding how everyone says that she is a fierceful youkai…

If she can manage to do a big one, no… Even two at the same time with no difficulty…

I would just end up being a dry body lying on the floor.

If I want to keep up with her huge guns, I better prepare to endure and practice enough.

Let it hope that she doesn't bring out that laser. Master Spark.

Marisa "Are you having thoughts of regret, Mateus-chan, ze?"

Reisen "At least do your best, Mateus-san, as this duel is at high stakes."

Alice "If that's the case, I don't mind if you Mateus can come to the forest again."

Mateus "At this point, instead of being a freelancer we are being freeloaders, I won't make any more mess."

Alice "sighs" "No problem at all."

Marisa "Well sure you are interested for another date, hahaha, but enough with the joke, who better to help you than the fastest witch of Gensokyo."

Reimu "Just so you know, if it makes you feel better, we'll be rooting for you."

Mateus "Sure, there is nothing more to say ladies but don't worry about me. I'll show her that I can possess this power by effort and skill."

Yukano "You know that you have my total support, as well as you big bro."

Makoto "Yeah right, looks like it's time to not stick only to being a slugger."

*switch*

In an instant, the strange bat that Makoto was carrying returned to the shape of his staff. The bat starts to stretch from the inside to the outside revealing that part of the entire weapon is inside its hollow space while ensuring that it returns to its original shape, size and length.

Reisen, Alice, Yukano, Maribel and Renko expressed only an amazed gasp.

"Well, this is a marvelous object to have, I think those two men are Mateus Rosen and Makoto Kirinou, right?"

K. Lilith "Indeed Lady Patchouly."

Patchouli "Thanks, so I think you have heard of me so no introduction is necessary."

Marisa "About time you came girl, your experiments and journeys take more of your time to have a chat with us, ze."

Patchouli "Fortunately is a miracle according to my assistants that there isn't any book missing, Marisa-san."

Alice "Well, this two men, ever since they arrived here, it is always a rollercoaster of adventures for them."

Mateus "You say that as if it was directly addressed to this witch."

Reimu "We~eell, what can I tell you first? The amount of books 'borrowed' or the amount of the same conversation of returning the books that I hear?"

From one of the bookcase corridors. A girl of purple hair and eyes, with her long straight hair at her back, double buns at the center and sidelocks with two red strings tied on the front of her head and on her eyes, she wears a rimless glasses. A crescent moon accessory on her left hair lock, in contrast of her light toned hair, her dress, skirt and mantle are of a darker purple color with several white stripes goin' up n' down. She wears on her legs a set of black boots and what seems to be a pantyhose.

Right on her left hand she seems to be carrying a pair of books.

Makoto "So you know about us then, well we don't need to say our names as well."

Patchouli "Exactly, as Alice says, it seems that you are a pair of trouble magnets. As soon as I arrived and checked right here with my assistants the surroundings of Remi's home, I managed to hear your argument with the Yama."

Makoto "How much did you hear?"

Patchouli "Right at the moment the tengu showed her some photos and then you were addressed as people that partake in illegal activities."

Well sure I don't mind letting people here, even more, my partner's sister and her friends to know about it. Not at all.

Yukano "That's right, Makoto… What's the meaning of that?"

Makoto "Aya…"

Aya "I have the photos here, you can have them if you want."

Momiji "Wait, really?"

Marisa "Wow that's a first, when it comes to juicy information, you get ahold of it so intense."

Aya "As the pure and honest reporter of Gensokyo, my biggest scoop it has to be from Gensokyo and its relatives and honestly, I can't bring myself in no way to tarnish these guys to the mud with this."

Aya takes out the folder that she had, as she puts it on the table near Makoto, Makoto starts to take a quick peek to every page where I can see only photos of us, while some of them are really us taking out junk equipment, in others they show us actually doing just illegal 'talk', it is clear enough that those photos were taken from above on the sky or on many vantage points where no human can reach.

If there is something to learn from here, I can manage next time to pick better spots to do our job.

The atmosphere is increasing in tension and inconformity as Alice and Reisen close their eye and look away, Reimu, Marisa, Patchouli, Momiji and Aya are looking at our faces with no expression while Renko and Maribel are hugging Yukano from each side, comforting her while she is getting pretty nervous and in shock.

Makoto "Can we really take them?"

Reimu "If you don't mind I can take care of it."

Aya "No, we are already trusting so much in these guys, let them have it Reimu."

Mateus "Thanks."

We finish taking a look on them and put the folder on my backpack.

Makoto "Ehm, sister, do you have anything to say?

Renko "Yuka-chan, maybe you should let it out and ask them personally about it."

Maribel "Don't worry, no matter the reason, they still care for you."

Yukano "Stop! … Alright." "breathes" "So was that the reason, because for me?"

Makoto and I stare closely to Yukano's eyes, maintaining a firm face and making a sign to everyone to stay here. Might as well tell that clear and brief.

Mateus "Not only for you, but for your brother, your mum, your future and friends."

Makoto "Your family or more likely, my family. That one and only reason was why I chose this power to begin with. So if you and everyone think that we have doing this for something selfish, get that fucking thought out of your heads."

A small tear appears on Yukano's right eye, but only a single tear comes out as she immediately wipes it out and slaps her cheeks to not break down in tears for the moment.

Mateus "Also, when your friends said that it was your idea to help us. I think it was because you needed our help, so get on with it."

Yukano "Yes, I need your help, but I think that can wait since you need to focus and prepare for that danmafu duel thing of yours."

Reimu "Danmaku."

Yukano "Sorry."

Makoto "Don't worry, you can tell at least one detail of it and later you can tell the full story."

Yukano prepares to stand up from the chair, her friends follow up later.

Maribel "Somehow, I found some clues that lead to some strange phenomena on Earth lately."

Renko "One of those led to something important for Yuka-chan."

Yukano "You need to only hear this, big bro, we managed to find a clue that may prove that… onii-chan is alive."

!

If that wasn't a mic drop, I don't know what that could be.

And judging from the immense surprise expression on our faces, everyone is also mildly shocked.

Well well, would you look at that? It seems that these days are going to be an adventure to remember.

Break

Ikuro Nanami, big stepbrother of Makoto, a dedicated and smart student, one year older than Makoto.

He is alive after all. I knew that he would be alive, it is just a matter of believe, whether we would find the answer or the answer would come find us. It doesn't change the fact.

Reisen, Alice, Momiji, Aya and Marisa left the table, as they have plans for the day, leaving us moving to a small table on the left corner of the library and under a second floor corridor.

Makoto "Yukano, can you really be sure that Ikuro is alive?"

Yukano "Remember that day, when he went to another school, saying that something was happening on that place?"

Yeah, that was the day when Makoto and I made the big hit on that group and Ikuro along with Makoto's former friends decided to raid the school which was associated with it.

Makoto "Yeah, but isn't that school already burned out, everything got destroyed on the fire."

Renko "It may be but when it comes to Yuka-chan's spirit visual capture, we found tons of evidence."

Makoto "Oh alright."

So supernatural phenomenon was present there.

… … !

Makoto/Mateus "Wait what!? Yuka did what?"

Reimu "Well, I've never thought the day that I would meet many people of the Outside World that has some kind of special power."

Makoto "Since when!?"

Yukano "Six months since I started on college."

Rin "At this point might as well think that the Nanami family used to be an occultist lineage."

Out of nowhere Rin starts to talk through Makoto's mouth, startling Patchouli and Yukano's friends while she had a light bulb over the head from her little surprise.

Yukano "Oh so that's why I saw some flower shaped symbols over your head, big bro, who are you?"

Rin "I'm Rin Satsuki or maybe Rin Kirinou … Maybe Rin Nanami, ehm… You can call me Rin, one-chan."

Renko "You know it feels really uncanny to see such female voice come out of a big and tall thug-wannabe dude."

Mateus "Well, Reimu, is there any graveyard where we can borrow a corpse for a while or there is a way to project a ghost into a vessel or something?"

Reimu "Don't you think you two have something more important to focus in the meantime?"

Mateus "Yeah yeah, whatever you say mum."

Makoto "Cut us some slack will ya, especially me, I just woke up today and immediately getting dragged to another headache of a mess."

Yukano "That won't do brother, you have told to me that a person's responsibilities must been taken care of brief and through."

Makoto "Sis, you should know that we said that to you so you can do better at school instead of trying to play the ghostbusters with your friends."

Not even that pun is really well said, leave that job to me dude.

Yukano "Oh really, I need to tell you also that I have put a hiatus note in that crazy vehicle-house workshop of yours, so don't bother with pending requests."

Renko "Oh yeah, I was hoping to detect some strange energy on that curious looking vehicle, but I got just disappointment."

Mateus "What's wrong with that with that awesome work of transport that I made, at least it should deserve some praises."

Reimu "And here I thought that the Outside World would be more chill and relaxed than everyone around here." "sighs."

Mateus "Don't worry Reimu, this is just some old fashioned sibling fight, I got use to it already."

Patchouli "If there is nothing important to discuss then, I'll return back to my spot."

Mateus "Oh yeah, Patchouli, can I-"

Patchouli "One thing that surprises me is that you guessed correctly which of my assistants were, so go talk with Lilith about the books you are taking out."

With words taken out of my mouth, I bow down to everyone and go straight to the bookcase corridors.

Break

After some hours searching for many books (and moving a stepladder as if it were a cellphone) I managed to find some books about wind magic principles and a little bit of sound mechanics for Makoto and for myself I managed to look into some book about magic lasers and particles, as well a map of ley lines and constellations of Gensokyo just for personal interest.

At the time the night came, the city started to show its most lively state, as well Remilia and her sister returned, in the meantime Makoto says that he is returning to Alice's house, so he can train early.

Right now I'm alone wandering the streets of the city of the night, as many entertainment business has started to open, sure it reminds me of cities that are one thing at day and a completely different thing at night.

I decide to go back to Master and company and tell them what happened.

Ruukoto greets me instantly at the moment, I open the room-house with a…strawberry shortcake. Oh Master.

Ruukoto "Welcome back mister Rosen, I bet you haven't eaten in a while so Lady Okazaki and I prepare this meal for you."

Mateus "Thanks Ruukoto-chan but I just went to a bar already, I gotta say that the sandwich was alright."

Chiyuri "What's up with that dude? Coming here being drunk, have some decency."

Mateus "You are one to talk, also I hate to be the obvious dude but I'm 22 so apparently I have already the right to drink."

Even though by Japan standards, getting your body dirty is available at 14 than having just a little drink.

Chiyuri "Watcha' talkin' about?" "Hic" "I haven't drank any of the mystical juice of the mountains."

Well, all that it took for her was 2 cans, maybe a brand for here that is recommended for youkais and not humans.

*thud*

And she falls asleep slamming her head on the desk.

Yumemi "Ruukoto."

Ruukoto "As you wish Lady Okazaki."

Ruukoto carries Chiyuri back to one of the beds that are at the second floor of this room, leaving Master and I alone.

Mateus "By the way master, where is Gustav right now?"

Yumemi "I bet at this hour he seems to be a little lost around here as he wandered around for 5 hours."

Mateus "Oh really, I didn't expected for him to try and get some fun, I suppose that you were bored as well."

Yumemi "Oh don't worry about it, it has been a while that I haven't visited this world so I had some much to kill time then. So is everything settled?"

Mateus "Well, all according to keikaku, hehehe. Yeah everything settled, which leads me to this."

I walk towards Yumemi and I sit on my knees on the floor while putting my hands along my head forward, touching slightly the ground.

Mateus "I need your help. Master Okazaki, I want you to train me about the way of magic."

Yumemi "What!? Really? Are you sure about it?"

Mateus "It has been 10 years since I've been under your care, I have been waiting to tell you, how much I'm grateful to you, just like before if you can help me, make me a magician."

Yumemi "Stand up, Rosen."

I stand up from my begging pose and immediately Yumemi approaches me to give me a big and gripping hug.

Yumemi "Ever since then, when you obtained this blessing of a power, you are already a magician, you are already a part of the family, I'll be more than glad to help my student to become improved star student."

As she finishes her talk, I start to hug her with the same and warm grip of hers.

Mateus "Master… Thanks… Also I'm sorry that I fucked up before."

Yumemi "Don't worry about that, the accidents that one may encounter, they always happen to everyone, what matters is if someone can tough it out in the end and do its best, it is okay in the end."

Mateus "Well then, about time to start to make my way..."

As a new Magician in town!


Author's notes:

About Renko and Maribel introduction: At first, to be honest I knew little about them, so I was thinking like "I bet they have met Reimu and the other girls." Next time when I checked it, it seems that they haven't met anyone of Gensokyo, but they have met Sakuya (See in their profile wiki in the Relations tag) so in this story I settled in that they haven't gone into Gensokyo until recently. As for whether the connections with Renko and Sumireko being familiars or something else. Well, with Violet Detector (which I'm hype for as well as anyone) coming up, I'll take the risk and not consider the relevant info that appears in that game into this story.

(That's one of many risks when I'm a canon fag.)

As for Yukano or Makoto's sister, while this may sound a coincidence a bit stretched out too far, well the odds of meeting Renko and Maribel might be strange at the start, and also her powers of basically spirit photography is very weak and not usefull, as she needs to be more acquainted to ghost stuff. So imagine that she takes a photo and what she can see is only a faint blurred line in a spot where normal people can't see, so is not already great at the start.


State of affairs for 16/08/2018:

Well then, I think that some of you readers are already starting to go to school, as for me I'll be entering to school in about 4 days, which seems unlikely as I usually enter around 25 or 30 of this month, so that means that the rhythm that I have will slow down, gotta take care of real life as well.

But if I get to focus enough, as I mentioned, I have been capable of writing more words in a few hours, I just need a program that blocks my computer until I write like 1K words or something, hahahaha.

And as always, the usual, review, fav, follow if you are enjoying this. (God, I suddenly became a vlogger youtuber for a second, what I missed only is to tell you guys to buy the merch and follow my other accounts. LOL)

But really, if you are enjoying it, thanks readers and if there is something you want to say about the story itself or anything, feel free to review.

Shine On!

Melex Rengsef