The letter had a billing address and a cellphone number so she could reply to her. She didn't take the time to read it until now. Kochiya Sanae had warned her about it, practically the letter was a way of telling her to be nice to Yuuka. Being in her good side was the best way to ensure she didn't do anything wrong, if her friends asked her to, Yuuka would not even break a thing. Instead Kanzaki went and did the exact same thing Sanae told her not to do, face her at full strength, she always fought matching the other's strength, to fight her with more was to allow her to use more.
For the first time she felt unlucky, she felt hopeless. Certainly Yuuka lived up to the name Sanae referred to her as, Sleeping Terror, the one who even gods fear. Later on it said Sanae had never fought Yuuka, in fact she was warned by two of her friends, two girls who defeated her the first time she went to Gensokyo. Those two girls had fought her, and even won, however they both suspected she let herself win to make sure no living thing dared questioning them, a favor for them.
Kanzaki dialed the number, her hands were cold, her knees were wobbling. A little girl with a high pitched voice answered the phone, Kanzaki could tell she didn't know how to use it since after answering she kept pushing some buttons and yelling to the phone –Hello?! It's alright I'm on! –Oh sorry sorry! Is this Hatate? –Wait what? No, I'm Kanzaki Kaori –Little Kaori?! It's been so long! We knew you would call! Oh you pretty little girl, are you a shrine maiden now? Which god took you in? –Erhm… I'm part of Nessesarius… Little one are you sure you should call your elderly little girl? –I think you should speak with more respect Kaori-ko. Don't you remember me? –Respect? Alright alright, sorry to be disrespectful! –Kanzaki tried to play along to make the kid happy, which seemed to fail, the girl sighed –You don't remember me do you? –Eh?! I think it's impossible we had met before. I met Sanae long before you were proba… –She was interrupted –Speak to me with respect! I'm Moriya Suwako if that refreshes your memory –someone yelled on the other side of the phone –Kaori-chi! She doesn't remember me! –probably someone asked her who she was talking to, the girl huffed.
Kankazki needed a small moment after she heard the name to remember who it was. The goddess of the Suwa lake, the frog freak, the little blonde girl with power over metals and minerals alike, the goddess of curses who ruled mishaguji at will. No wonder why she felt offended, she was one of the most powerful gods she had ever met. Now she even remembered why Yuuka had used vines to defeat her, to show her to keep some respect to her elders. She had used the exact same spell that was used on Moriya Suwako before she was defeated, however the goddess accepted her defeat honorably instead of crying hopelessly. Another voice spoke by the phone, it was older now, a lady with a soft deep voice –Suwako please calm down. Give her a chance, it hasn't been quite a while. Hellooooo? –Eh? H-Hello –such experiences in a day had turned the cold strong magician into a little and nervous girl.
–Is this Sanae? –Hm? No dear, this is Kanako, Sanae is out buying some food for dinner. Do you want me to give her a message? –Kanako was much calmer than Suwako, Kanzaki didn't know the other's pride was bigger and therefore easier to hurt than Suwako's. –Yes please. I received her letter… –again interrupted –Just received it? I didn't know that Yuuka was so dishonorable –Not at all! She gave it to me as soon as we met. I just… read it –And decided to make your old friends a call? Hey why don't you come over to Gensokyo, I'm sure you can have a nice holiday in here. Most magicians that come here decide to stay –Kanako laughed –W-well the truth is that… I tried to attack Yuuka –You didn't hold back did you? –Kanzaki took a deep breath –I didn't… –there was silence on the other side of the phone, Kazaki could hear Suwako talking on the other side of the line asking her what had just happened.
–She attacked the Four Season Master –Suwako's reply was so loud Kanzaki could hear it over the phone –Why in the world would she do that?! It's like stepping in front of a train to try to stop it. It's better to ask the driver to put the brakes on it –Are you alright Kaori?! Please tell me! –Kanako was truly worried –I-I'm alright… The first time she broke my nose –She was indeed nice! Why did you say first time? –I… tried to attack her a second time –What did she do to you? –To me nothing… She broke Shichiten Shichitou… With vines –… – … – … I was hoping for her not to know that spell. –I'm sorry –She always receives big names, and lives up to them, Flower Master of the Four Seasons. No need to be sorry dear, you didn't know –Suwako was still asking questions in the background –I'll tell Sanae you called. We will help you Kaori, don't worry, after all you are my descendant –Kanako hung up the phone.
It wasn't long before she got called back, around 2 minutes in fact –You broke my sword?! –It was Suwako –Your sword? –Who do you think made it?! You silly girl, I made that with love! It was made to last centuries not just a few deca… –her mouth was muffled, Kanako answered the phone –I should have told her later… I apologize Kaori, take care –Kanako hung up again.
What was happening? It wasn't long ago when she was the strongest magician in Academy City, maybe the second if Index actually used her magic. Now the standards went higher, she had just spoken to two gods by phone. She only met them once, and barely remembered it, she was around 2 years old. She did remember they lived somewhere far, but never imagined they were the reason she had her nodachi. Now they just told her she is related to them! Now she knew why and how she had that sword. Suwako had made that sword for her to defend, and it was made to her because Kanako wanted her descendant to be safe. She didn't want her to go to a foreign land and suffer as much as Yuuka said Sanae did, Kanako wanted Kanzaki to be happy in a human world and live as such. Now she saw it, that time she met them was so that they were going to take her, instead decided to leave her and be happy in this world.
Hours later she got another call on her cellphone, this time the person on the other side seemed to be her age –Kanzaki? This is Sanae, I'm sorry to hear about your sword. Do you feel alright? –Sanae was much older than her! She probably had not aged since she moved to Gensokyo, Sanae probably was starting to become a god on her own –Not really, I-I feel… I don't know how to put it… I feel –Afraid –Sanae was kind and sweet, alike Kanzaki a likeable saint –How did you know? –That's the way Yuuka makes people feel, that's why she stopped solving incidents here. Believe me she doesn't do it on purpose, she tries to be soft and ends up overdoing it. The same way many youkai do it here –so Yuuka was right, she did need to talk to Sanae. She had felt the same way she did now, and she was not able to help.
–I have an idea Kanzaki –What is it? –Come here to get your sword fixed, we can talk and have some fun in this place. –Kanzaki felt hope, someone out there was willing to protect her while she was feeling afraid –You can really get it fixed? –I can get it upgraded. Suwako is a good goddess, but not the best blacksmith. –Sanae giggled –Go to the Yatsugatake mountains, I will meet you in the old shrine.