Weather: mostly clear except Thursday... It was snowing.
12/03/18
Dear Diary.
You know what I've been slacking on? My training. Sure I'm currently physically stronger than some strong guy on the outside world. And I literally have magic powers, but when I go against a competent combatant in Gensokyo would wreck me... I learned that lesson today when I had to fight a Youkai after work while I was on my way to the Red and White's shrine. She looked like a little girl and she came out of nowhere. Come to think of it she sort of looked a bit like Flan but a lot more.. bitey? I mean yeah Flan is a vampire she she's a bit bitey too but I don't think this Youkai girl was looking for blood to drink. I Almost lost an arm and I barely managed to make it out of there by basically running really fast. The red and white seemed confused that the Youkai didn't declare a Danmaku battle. Maybe it's because I'm a guy? Anyways I froze when the Youkai girl was charging at me with those sharp looking teeth. Maybe I just lack combat experience?
12/04/18
Dear Diary.
I decided to get back into my training again. Gotta say it feels pretty good. Like riding a bike? Meiling was happy to help me out even in the cold. Out of all the people I'm the Mansion she's probably the most helpful person. I need to do something nice in return. I wish I thought of this when I was in the village. Speaking of the village the book shop girl told me that she set me up with an appointment for me to meet up with the "Lore Keeper" of the village. Glad that she made some progress with this. Getting back to the gift for Meiling I should ask around the Mansion tomorrow.
12/05/18
Dear Diary.
A major set back... BigBoss called me after work and told me that I'll be fighting Konpaku for a final showdown thing for my work permit thing... Turns out Konpaku put a wager that she can beat me again and if she does I have to work for her and her boss and not Remilia.. Worst thing is the showdown is on a Sunday.. not good... The appointment with the Lore Keeper is on a Sunday.. I'm happy that the BigBoss has faith in me but I wish I had a voice in this because I really don't want to fight her again... Where's my silver lining... I didn't even have time to ask what Meiling liked..
12/06/18
Dear Diary.
On top of training for my fight with Konpaku, I had to visit the village again. Couple things. Gift for Meiling and to talk to the bookshop keeper. I actually managed to get both of it done. Got her a pair of mittens. Now with the meeting with the Lore Keeper, I told the bookshop keeper about my situation and asked her to reschedule. She actually suggested that I let her see the fight on Sunday and then she can introduce me to the lore keeper. I guess it's the most optimal solution.
12/07/18
Dear Diary.
I guess news travels fast around here... Everyone in the entire Mansion and half the village knows about the little showdown that I'm having with Konpaku... There was a small flock of villagers at the gate in the morning when I was sparring with Meiling. Oh speaking of Meiling I think she liked the gift. She even agreed to help me with my training for the showdown. Back to the villagers, apparently they have a bit of a bet going on. The odds are four to six. Pretty even, even though the people are favoring Konpaku. Totally fair, I would have done the same thing. Even with the people actually backing me up I'm not feeling confident about this fight... Konpaku just has more experience in fighting than me... Combat prowess aside I think I need to come up with a battle plan or something...
12/08/18
Dear Diary.
I think I came up with a solid plan. It relies mostly on distraction with Magic and keeping myself out of her effective range and delivering one haymaker. She maybe a half human half ghost superhuman but at the end of the day, she's only human. Meiling helped me with this plan of course. I even went back to Meiling after work albeit only for a bit since I had that other job at the Nether. Tension was pretty high... This is going to work. I can feel it.
12/09/18
Dear Diary.
Well. This is it. My first official victory! There was quite the crowd at the Mansion. The sun was pretty low so we had to take the fight in the Mansion itself. Even Meiling was there to cheer me on. On top of that The red and white was there to see the whole thing. Which was a bit of a pain in the butt since I couldn't use most of my advanced spells. The fight felt like it lasted forever. It actually lasted like two minutes it felt like a blur. The feeling of the sword clashing with my arms and legs. Even with a ton of protection spell it was super scary I think there was a bit of luck involved in the fight... There was many times where I would have lost and probably died. The victory was sweet with everyone crowding me and cheering and all but I sort of felt bad for Konpaku. She sort of stormed off the Mansion. Gotta say that I really. don't know what I was thinking but I actually followed her to calm her down... Seriously. What was I thinking. Seeing the girl crying like that, I really felt bad... I... Came up with a compromise. That I would continue to work once a week. Glad that stopped the crying. Now after all that the bookshop keep was there to finally introduce me to the Lore Keeper. I think her name is Akyuu or something like that. I actually didn't go to her place to read all the lores but she did tell me where she lived and told me that I was always welcomed to come and read. I guess I made quite the impression during the fight? The last one to leave it was the red and white. She congratulated me and then left... I think I sense a disturbance... What a day...