This is the Hifuu Detective Agency: Case 6 - Mountain of Faith

by That-which-isn't

Book 6 of the Hifuu Detective Agency Series. After years of peace, a new power has come to Gensokyo, threatening to throw the delicate balance of various factions into chaos and drastically alter Renko and Merry's lives. As the great detective and her assistant struggle to comprehend the nature of a mastermind's scheme, the fight for the soul of Gensokyo begins.

33. Mountain of Faith: Challenge

[A Challenge to the Reader]

Well, it's that time again. What is the hidden truth that Renko came up with? Again, if you want to compete against Renko it will have to be in a battle of imaginations. I advise you to focus on devising a story that answers the following three questions:

- Assuming that what Aya said was true, who is Kanako Yasaka?

- Why does the Moriya shrine half-heartedly imitate the Suwa Grand Shrine of the Outside world?

- Why did the Moriya shrine and it's inhabitants come to Gensokyo?

If you wish for another hint, I will give you this: Sanae never lied to us about her past. However, the version of her past she gave to us was only her view of it, the view of an innocent child.

The "truth" that Renko discovered was one that could never be revealed to Sanae. Is your imagination up to meeting the challenge of Renko's delusions?