ANNOUNCEMENT TO READERS OF TOUHOU HIFUUROKU
HIFUUROKU FANFICTION-NET RELEASE TO BE DISCONTINUED AFTER CHAPTER 4
SERIES WILL CONTINUE ELSEWHERE
Sorry for the long delay between Chapters 2 and 3. Got burnt out halfway through, and eventually rewrote the entirety of Chapter 3 from the ground up. Honestly, I wasn't sure if this series was going to work, but I guess sometimes you really just need to have some confidence when you're writing, because when writing, you usually tend to be your own worst critic. Some words of advice: If you're worried about the quality of your writing, it's probably not as bad as you think, and can be ironed out with some work. Also, don't be afraid to write a story that really is bad, you can always just fix it later.
With that out of the way, I'll move onto the main announcement. Due to the story outgrowing the text formatting of , Chapter 3 and the upcoming Chapter 4 will mark the end of what I will call "Hifuuroku Phase 1". The following chapters will be tentatively referred to as "Hifuuroku Phase 2", and will skip over this distribution. As such, Chapter 4 will be written as a sort of finale to this version, acting as a clean split between Phase 1 and 2.
Chapter 5 and onwards will be released on Wattpad, Deviantart and Ao3, so please look out for them when they arrive.
I hope you enjoy this chapter, and look forward to the upcoming fourth chapter.
OUTSIDE WORLD
JAPAN
"This is just some sort of elaborate joke, isn't it?" Tomoko said, as she looked suspiciously towards the woman in front of her. "There is no way that any kind of world would be considered respectable by Usami, let alone one populated by youkai or whatever."
The woman smiled. "Tell me," she asked, "How much do you actually know about Ms. Sumireko Usami?"
Tomoko scoffed, "Is there really much I need to know? Literally ever since our first year of high school she's actively avoided other people. I actually tried being nice to her, and she was all like 'Do I look like I need any boring people flocking around me or whatever?' She's like this to everyone. What'd I even do to her anyway?"
The woman took some notes, then turned her attention back towards Tomoko. "I see. Well, I'll make sure to keep that in mind. As I was saying, you, your friend and one other girl have also been targeted by the same condition as Ms Usami, so we are going to need to pick them up as well. Come along now, we've taken long enough to get ready for this."
Tomoko shrugged. "Whatever, I kind of have the house to myself right now, no one's gonna be wondering where I'm going."
As the two left the building, one thing was on the strange woman's mind;
This girl's obviously not gonna get along well with lil Sumireko. We're on a tight schedule though, so I'd better do what I can to hold up my end of the bargain. Those rabbits promised free internet for the tanuki, and I think I hyped them way too much over it.
Touhou Hifuuroku (東方秘封録) ~ Hakurei and Usami
Chapter 3 - Exposing x Exposition Part 1
USAMI FAMILY HOUSEHOLD
"Damn it! I swear they do this shit on purpose!" Sumireko yelled at her PC, as her character dug through a block, only to get hit by spikes hidden directly underneath it. "Great! The one time I actually decide to take a break from Gensokyo and I get this crap!?" At that moment, Usami could hear the doorbell ringing. Well, there goes my chance for a decent weekend.
"Sumi, sweetie!" Sumireko's mom called from downstairs. "Could you get the door please?"
Sumireko groaned. "Mom, I'm really busy right now!"
"Well, you know what? I'm also really busy right now!" Mrs. Usami said in a cheerful, sarcastic tone.
"Ugh, fine!" This better be good, Sumireko thought, getting off her computer and heading downstairs. Usami checked through the peephole, seeing a girl with glasses and orange hair. Fuck, first the bear and now this. We're really just throwing new people around left and right nowadays, aren't we? Usami quietly opened the door. "Ok, what do you want?"
The girl laughed, "Oh, come on, Usami, I know even you're nicer than that." At that moment, she snapped her fingers, and a fluffy tail and animal ears popped out.
"Mamizou? Look, if you want to talk about something, we can just do it later tonight, okay? We both just went through a lot last night, and I really just need to give myself some rest before having to deal with any inevitable third situation." Sumireko said, looking visibly burnt out.
Mamizou remained firm. "Usami, there's an emergency," she said, "Y'know that condition you have that sends you to Gensokyo when you're asleep? The same thing's happening to your friend from last night."
Sumireko sighed. "I told you, she's not my friend, Mami, didn't we already go over this?"
"No time for that, kid, we need to talk, right now." Mamizou said, "I'm trying to arrange things to make it easier to keep an eye on the girls..."
"Great," Sumireko interrupted, sarcastically, "Now you can keep 'em out of my sight."
Mamizou continued, "...And as the one who's dealt with this condition the longest, you're kind of one of our most valuable resources."
"...Crap. Ok, I guess I'm not going to Gensokyo today, bye!" Sumireko quickly tried to close the door, only for someone to stop her.
"Please, Ms Usami! Don't suddenly break character when it's convenient for you!" Mei said. "Ms Mami said you wanted to protect this Gensokyo place! Won't helping us adjust to the place also help them?"
Sumireko's frantic energy dropped. She looked Mei in the eye, only to lose focus as something seemed to cloud her mind.
"Look," Mamizou said, "You wanted to prove to Reimu that she can depend on you, right? You're the only other person who understands what these girls are currently dealing with, so as far as I'm concerned, you may be their best shot at getting through this."
Shaking her head, Usami regained her composure. She slowly opened the door. "We will talk in my room. Don't touch a damn thing in there. Especially the funny ice girl plush. That thing's priceless."
Mrs Usami walked into the room with a plate of cookies. "Thank you very much for dropping by, you two!" she exclaimed. "I'm so happy my little Sumireko's finally branching out and all!"
"Heh heh, don't mention it, Mrs Usami," Mamizou laughed. "We've actually known each other for a while anyway. Met at one of those video game places in the city and hit it off. Hung out on the internet at the Diss Chord place and in that Trigger Star internet game. Usami, I mean. Mei's kind of the new girl in town, so I took her in recently."
Mei chuckled. "Yeah. Usami can be a bit blunt at times, but in general everyone's been nice around here!"
"That's nice. Uh, Mami Iwasaki, wasn't it? Feel free to play your games and stuff while you're here. Don't forget to go outside every now and then, though. Have fun, girls!" Mrs Usami said, closing the door. Sumireko teleported up to the door to lock it.
"Ok," Sumireko said, "First of all, Trigger Star Online shut down over a decade ago, we're all about TSO2 right now. Next time, don't embarrass me with any more outdated information. With that out of the way, please tell me what the hell is going on."
"I think I already did," Mamizou said. "I know you wouldn't want me to just repeat stuff you've already heard."
"You said girls, meaning more people than just her, right?" Sumireko asked.
"Hey, I have a name, y'know!" Mei commented.
"Whatever," Sumireko said, rolling her eyes.
Mamizou responded to Sumireko. "Well, yes, as I said, there were two other girls in the area with the same 'fantasy syndrome' thing as you, Usami." She said, "I've managed to track them down and get them up to speed. Right now, we should head over to Gensokyo and check how they're doing."
"Eh, fine," Sumireko said, reluctantly, "You'll be keeping 'em out of trouble anyway. Maybe I'll go see how Rinnosuke's doing."
Mamizou smiled. "Great! So basically, you'll all have to sleep to go to Gensokyo. so I'll be seeing you two on the other side."
"Wait, right now?" Mei asked.
"Don't worry, Sumi can do it on command now. We're all just gonna skip over that part anyway. As the saying goes, 'Don't show the scene where nothing happens.' Wastes our time. I just hope she gets along well with those other kids. Even though I already know she isn't."
GENSOKYO
KOURINDOU, SECONDHAND SHOP
"YOU!" Two figures yelled at one another.
It didn't take long for Sumireko to realize who she was dealing with. "What the hell are you doing here!?" she yelled at the pink-haired girl in front of her. Tomoko scoffed and turned her head the other way. "Eh, doesn't look like I have much of a choice anyway," the latter said, "So what, do you go here to feel like you're not the weird one or something?"
"Is that even a coherent insult?" Sumireko retorted, glaring at Tomoko. "Come on, at least learn how to badmouth someone properly!"
Mamizou quickly facepalmed. "Girls, seriously, you're already fighting? I was kind of expecting a slow burn, or something at least remotely more subtle."
Mika laughed nervously. "This is just tradition for them at this point, Miss," she said to Mamizou. "Still, to think Usami knew about such an interesting place. I guess that explains why she was always bored and dozing off at school."
Mamizou thought for a bit. "...I see, well, anyways, I guess I should explain a little bit about Gensokyo." Mami casually chucked a pillow at Sumireko and Tomoko to get their attention. "You listening? All right then." Mamizou took a deep breath and pulled out a small notepad. "Basically, this place here, Kourindou, is just outside the Human Village, pretty much the only human settlement in Gensokyo. Everything outside of this general area is youkai territory, and even though there are a few friendly faces beyond here, it's still highly dangerous out there. Whenever you end up here in Gensokyo, please refrain from leaving these premises."
"Mami," Sumireko asked, "Couldn't you just find some way to just keep them from appearing in Gensokyo?"
"Well, about that, I'm busy trying to figure out this situation, so we don't even know if we can do that." Mamizou replied. "The important thing right now is making sure everyone gets through this, especially if this turns out to be permanent."
"Shit, so I'm gonna be stuck dealing with her now?" Sumireko groaned, gesturing towards Tomoko, glared back in response. "I don't think these girls even like me."
Mei raised her hand. "Um, I kind of like you in a casual platonic way."
Tomoko raised her hand, "Um, I kind of don't like you, in a 'this just makes sense' kind of way."
Mamizou replied, "Look, you wanted to prove to Reimu that she can depend on you, Sumireko, so here's the moment where you can do that. If you're worried that they'll do something stupid like what happened back then, now's your chance to make sure they don't make as big of a mistake as you did."
"Who's Reimu?" Mei asked.
Sumireko sighed, groaning at Mei's question. "You didn't need to bring up that one night, Mami. Still, I guess you have a point."
"Wow, Usami actually agreeing with someone? Absolute shock." Tomoko said, sarcastically.
"Tomoko, please shut the fuck up," Sumireko said in repsonse.
At that moment, Tomoko grabbed a guitar and attempted to smack Sumireko with it, only to be pulled away suddenly.
"I could throw you across the room with my ESP if I wanted, but I'm honestly not feeling up to it. Besides, the stuff here is too valuable to get wasted on someone like you." Sumireko said.
"Shut up Usami! I didn't want this to happen to me either!"
The two started yelling again. Thankfully, some comedic looking canes came through the door and yanked them out.
"Okay... I guess that's our cue to get the hell out of here. Um, see you later, Rinnosuke!" Mamizou said, quietly ushering the girls out of the building.
Rinnosuke sighed. "I didn't even get to say anything in this scene," he said, before returning his attention to more important matters.
SUZUNAAN
BOOK RENTAL SHOP
"Oh boy, we are visiting a book rental shop, yay," Mei said in a comically monotone voice.
"Huh?" The girl at the main desk looked up, seeing the group enter the shop. "Ah, Mamizou! Sumireko!"
Mamizou grinned, waving at the girl. "Hey, Kosuzu, long time no see!"
"You came at a good time," Kosuzu said, "Can you hold these for a second?" She handed a pile of books to Mami and the others. Sumireko immediately handed her pile off to Tomoko, who already had one. The latter scowled in response.
As the group helped sort out the books, Sumireko and Mamizou explained the situation.
"I see, so you're all basically in the same boat as Ms Sumireko?" Kosuzu asked.
"I wouldn't say that," Sumireko said. "I'm a well known, respectable person around here, and these girls over here are just some kids that appeared one day, that no one asked for. Also unlike them, I'm actually strong enough to defend myself in a place like this."
"We're the same age as you, you jerk," Tomoko said.
"Again, nobody asked," Sumireko shot back.
Mamizou sighed. "This is gonna happen every time we enter a building, isn't it?"
Sumireko and Tomoko began bickering again. Mika didn't really have much to say, and remained silent. I'm sure they'll get tired of it too, she thought. I'll make sure to tell Tomoko about it after this.
Mamizou cleared her throat. "Uh, well, anyways, this is the book rental shop, Suzunaan," she explained. "This shop is home to a wide variety of books from both inside and outside of Gensokyo. If you're bored around here, feel free to drop by. Lil' Kosuzu here's got some pretty rare stuff."
Sumireko grabbed a few books off the shelf. "You all should probably grab one of these youkai encyclopedias written by the Hieda family. Some say terrible shit happens to people who don't do their research, though I think you'll all be gone by then. Either from undoing this condition or you guys pissing off a youkai. Either option is fine in terms of pink-haired people."
"Okay, just stop. Just, please, stop." Tomoko dropped her stack of books on a table and approached Sumireko. "I'm clearly missing some context. Why the hell do you even hate me this much? As far as I can remember, I actually tried being nice to you back in our first year of high school, so it sure as hell wasn't my fault."
"Oh, come on," Sumireko said, crossing her arms, "I'm just saying you should be careful if you're going to be staying here, considering the fact that there are numerous good reasons that you shouldn't be here anyway. This place is supposed to be protecting supernatural creatures from threats to their existence."
Tomoko facepalmed. "What, so am I apparently a threat to their existence? Or am I just a threat to you? None of this seems like a good excuse to be all blunt and rude to me or the others."
Sumireko shot back, "Don't make this about me! The last time a random kid from the outside world discovered Gensokyo, the whole place was put at stake in likely one of the biggest and worst incidents in its entire history. I still shudder thinking about it."
"Actually, that one really was about you," Mamizou commented. "Urban Legend Incident, 2015-"
"You're not helping, Mami!" Sumireko yelled. "Ugh, this isn't working. Clearly you all seem to exist for the sole purpose of ruining my ability to enjoy this place. I should just have Reimu deal with you all instead. I swear if this is all just Yukari trying to-"
*SMACK*
Tomoko picked up a book and chucked it at Sumireko. "You know what? Fuck this. If this Reimu lady is so important, I'll just find her myself! Maybe she'll be a better guide than you! I wouldn't be surprised!" Tomoko walked out of Suzunaan, agitated. Sumireko was about to fire back, when Mamizou stopped her.
"Usami." Mamizou grabbed Sumireko's shoulder. "We'll deal with this later. Just be glad things didn't escalate any further."
And such a statement would've aged well had a certain two other people overheard all the commotion.
"Kosuzu! What the hell just happened!?" a voice called out, as a woman in a red and white outfit walked in.
"We heard yelling and decided to check things out," the blonde woman next to her commented.
The room was silent. Reimu surveyed the room, quickly eyeing the two new girls. She turned to face Sumireko and Mamizou.
"Somehow, I can kind of tell you two are involved in this." Reimu said, "In any case, I'm kind of hungry, so we'll talk about it over some lunch. Usami, take those friends of yours with you."
"They're not my... Ugh, never mind."
"What the hell is wrong with her?" Tomoko grumbled to herself. "I didn't ask to be taken to this place, and what does she even get out of acting like that anyway?" As she was walking, she bumped into someone.
*THUD*
"Hey, watch where you're going, okay!" Tomoko yelled.
A purple haired girl wearing a white lab coat was on the ground, hastily trying to grab all the papers she dropped. "Sorry!" The girl said in response. "I'm kind of in a hurry right now." As she finished grabbing her papers, the girl got up and looked at Tomoko. The girl's eyes widened. "...Those clothes... Are you from the Outside World?"
"Why?" Tomoko asked, crossing her arms. "Is that apparently a bad thing? You have a thing against-"
"No-no-no-no, please don't get the wrong idea!" The girl said frantically. "My name's Rikako Asakura, you need to come with me, right now!" And before Tomoko could ask what was going on, Rikako grabbed her by the arm and started running off somewhere.
Or, well, she tried to do such, but couldn't pull Tomoko anywhere.
Rikako stopped to catch her breath. "No offense, but you might be a bit heavy."
"It's ok, but honestly, I think you're just not really strong," Tomoko said in response.
ASAKURA SISTERS' RESIDENCE
Tomoko was slightly taken aback upon entering the building. Various loud machines littered the main room. "Uh, looks like you've got a lot going on here," she said.
Rikako laughed nervously. "I know it's a bit messy, but it's not that bad once you're used to it." she said, glancing at something that looked exponentially more than "a bit messy".
"Hey, big sis!" Rikako called out, "I think you're gonna want to see this."
A brown haired woman wearing a white shirt and worn down, pink trousers walked in from out back. "You sure took your time, Rikako. What seems to be the problem?" The woman didn't have to wait to see what was going on. "I see. please hold still," she said, pulling out a device with a strange artifact hastily attached to it. The artifact glowed for a few seconds before turning back off. "The data lines up. Good work, little sis."
"I'm sorry," Tomoko said, "What the hell is this?"
"Oh, I'm sorry," Rikako said, "This is my big sister, Rika. She's been using her machines to document various disturbances around Gensokyo."
Tomoko looked confused. "Rika and Rikako? I mean, I'm not one to judge the way someone names their kids, but... W-wait, machines? I thought that tanuki lady said Gensokyo was a rural place."
"Tanuki? Interesting" Rika took some notes, giving Tomoko the feeling she said something she wasn't supposed to. "A-Anyways, yes, technology is pretty rare here, but it does exist if you know where to look. Come with me." Rika grabbed Tomoko by the arm, actually managing to pull her away unlike her sister.
"Look out the window there," Rika said, pointing at a group of girls in blue coats and green hats. "Those five running that shop there? All kappa from the Genbu Ravine. They built the gondola up to the shrine in the mountains." Rika handed Tomoko an old newspaper.
"Urban Legend Incident?" Tomoko remembered what Mamizou said. She said that incident was about Usami. Wait, was she the kid involved in that event?
"That newspaper's written by a tengu," Rika said. "Notice a pattern?"
"Yeah, tech youkai. Don't need to spell it out for me."
"More like tech from anyone other than humans." Rika said, picking up the artifact device again. "And yet, the artifacts I used to make these machines... They don't look like anything a youkai would use." Rika walked up to Tomoko. "There is something else out there, young lady," she said, "Someone or something left these things here, and I think they're gonna want it back pretty soon."
Tomoko had a realization. "Rikako," she whispered, "Is your sister a conspiracy theorist?"
"Uh... I don't think so," she said. "I mean, she has solid evidence and all, not to mention I actually..."
"Actually what?" Tomoko asked.
Rikako cleared her throat. "I um, got abducted by aliens once..."
GEIDONTEI
BAR
"Okay, talk, Usami. What are these girls doing here?" Reimu asked.
Sumireko sighed. "Well, Reimu, apparently these girls have the same condition I have, and they started appearing around here. I'm just trying to help you by putting a stop to that."
"I've already consulted with Doremy about it, if you were wondering. Unfortunately, she hasn't found anything yet," Mamizou said. "I mean, if we can't prevent them from appearing in Gensokyo, we'd at least like to keep them safe. And um, help Sumireko and her classmate get over their situation... That was pretty annoying."
"Mamizou, weren't you and Reimu and the others bothered about people barging into Gensokyo like this?" Sumireko asked. "Honestly, I think that was the whole reason you've been trying to keep me out of your way anyways."
Reimu sighed. Sometimes Sumireko was pretty easy to read.
Mamizou slammed her glass on the table, slightly drunk. "Damn it. To think things went so downhill with those two arguing. At least I can rest now."
The waitress, Miyoi, approached. "You seem a lot more stressed than usual, Mamizou," she noted, pouring Mamizou another drink. "Something wrong?"
Mamizou sighed. "It's fine, Miyoi. Still need to track down the girl that ran off, though."
Sumireko pouted. "It's not my fault! She just doesn't know what I've been through here!" she said. "I guess you probably should've told them what happened to me after all..." Reimu and the others knew exactly what she was talking about.
"I've been trying to avoid talking about it for years. I'm sure you have, too. But I think it's probably the only thing that'll keep them out of our way. O-Out of your way, Reimu." Usami looked notably tense.
Reimu got up and patted Sumireko on the shoulder. "We'll do that when you feel a bit more comfortable. Besides, we should actually find your classmate first. There's no telling what kind of trouble a personality like that could get into, even when it isn't being pushed around by you."
"Hey!" Sumireko said, before following Reimu out the door.
"Um, miss witch lady?" Mei said, facing Marisa. "What exactly happened that bothered Ms Usami so much?"
Marisa took a shot of her sake, before turning to respond. "Uh, it's a long story. We should probably wait until Usami and Reimu get back. Is there anything else you wanna know in the meantime?"
Mei pondered a bit. "Um, are you magical?"
"Yeah, pretty much," Marisa laughed. "Me and Reimu have been resolving incidents and protectin' this place for quite a while. Ever heard of the Scarlet Mist Incident?"
"Sounds like something I obviously don't already know about," Mei answered.
Marisa grinned. "Well, I guess I've got quite the story for you two!"
ASAKURA SISTERS' RESIDENCE
Tomoko did a double take. "You weren't serious about the whole 'abducted by aliens' thing, were you?"
"You've seen actual youkai already, Ms Tomoko. What's wrong with aliens?" Rikako asked.
"I don't know," Tomoko replied. "It just... doesn't feel right to talk about aliens in a fantasy world... at all."
"Well, it's a long story," Rikako commented. "A-Anyways, we should probably go find your friends right now."
"What friends?" Tomoko asked, begrudgingly. "I mean, there's Mika, but no one else."
"But I saw you earlier today," Rikako said, "You were with Ms Sumireko Usami and two other girls."
"What makes you think I'd ever want to be friends with her?" Tomoko asked, before hearing a noise from downstairs.
*POUND* *POUND* *POUND* *POUND*
"Oi! Asakura! I told you to keep that damn noise down!"
Rika grimaced in agitation. "Oh, for fuck's sake." She walked back downstairs and opened the front door, revealing a woman in a red outfit. "Can't you see I'm busy, Hakurei?"
Reimu crossed her arms. "Save your alien talk for later, Rika. What does all this stuff even do, anyway?"
Tomoko whispered to Rikako, "Who's she?"
"That's Reimu Hakurei," Rikako said, "She and her friends protect Gensokyo from danger."
"...Reimu?" I guess that's the Reimu person Mamizou and Usami were talking about earlier. Tomoko thought.
"Just between you and me," Rikako whispered, "She and my sister have literally been fighting since 1997. Even after Reimu saved me from those aliens a long time ago, they're still going at it."
"I see," Tomoko said, before slowly approaching the Hakurei Shrine Maiden. "Excuse me. Reimu, was it?"
Reimu turned to face her. "Hm? Who're you?" She asked. "Wait... those clothes..."
"I know, I know, outsider person thing. Look, just don't lump me in with that purple idiot, okay?" Tomoko said, crossing her arms.
"Well, I believe that 'purple idiot' has something to tell you." Reimu said, moving over to the side.
...
"She's still standing behind me, isn't she?" Reimu snarked.
"No, I'm standing behind this street food vendor," a voice called out from across the street. "Wait... Oh, fuck."
A group of tanuki dragged Sumireko out from behind the cart. "This is an intervention, Usami," Mamizou said. "You already agreed to this, anyway."
"Tomoko, was it?" Reimu asked. "I think it's about time we had Sumireko tell you what happened seven years ago."
GEIDONTEI
BAR
"And that was how me and Reimu saved Gensokyo's farmland from a lack of sunlight, by beating the crap out of two vampire sisters and their maid. We're great friends with them now, in case you were wondering," Marisa exclaimed.
Mei clapped excitedly. "I feel like you skipped over some details, but it was very entertaining."
"I hope we find Tomoko soon," Mika said, "I know she's a bit rough, but she's still my friend."
"Does she act like this to other people?" Mei asked.
"If you mean if she's directed this stuff at me, then no," Mika said. 'We go way back, actually, so I know what she's like. Even so, I've never seen her that angry."
"Hey, kid," Marisa asked, "Mei, wasn't it? I don't think you've said much today. Anything else you wanna ask?"
"Nope, not really."
"Ah, maybe in the next chapter..."
It was at that moment that Reimu and Mamizou returned with the two people of interest.
"Hey all, Mami here, and I am already tired of dealing with these two," Mamizou exclaimed, shoving Sumireko and Tomoko towards the others.
"Don't group us together like that! That's just wrong!" The two yelled in unison, before glaring at each other again.
"Look, I caused a bunch of problems here when I was young, and I can't trust you to not do the same, ok?"
"Usami," Reimu said, facepalming, "I know it was a hard time for both you and Gensokyo. But as far as I can tell, these are all just ordinary girls. I highly doubt any of them could cause anything like what happened back then. I'm trying to put it as nicely as I can, but honestly I think you're just using your trauma as an excuse to double down on your existing issues."
"...Kind of blunt, Reimu. Tone it down a bit next time." Marisa said. She and Sumireko made some unimpressed faces towards Reimu.
"Okay, sorry, but maybe Sumireko herself should explain things," Reimu replied.
"Whatever, I was asking for context anyway," Tomoko commented. "This better be good."
Sumireko took a deep breath. "O-Okay," she said, "Better not beat around the bush any longer. Just letting you know, this is kind of a long story... It started several years ago, in 2015. I was 11 at the time, when I met a strange person..."
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