A/N: I want to add here that Regulus stays in the air for around 3 minutes in the last chapter before he comes back down to the ground. I also added a glossary in Chapter 4 about many terms regarding Touhou.
One of my commenters said that Regulus curses too much, which may be out of character for Regulus, and so I go back and reduce it. It still remains though. In Re:zero webnovel, I remember that Subaru say 'fuck' a couple of time and Regulus saying 'bastard' for quite a bit too, and since I have been thinking that Regulus is very similar to episode one isekai expecting Subaru but with power and more talkative, I make it so that Regulus say curse words a couple of time every now and then like Subaru.
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Chapter 11: Between The Line
A Couple of Minutes Prior
Sakuya Izayoi P.O.V
After seeing the Anomaly off, Marisa, Keine, and I are all tense, readying for the unexpected, such as the possibility of the Anomaly coming back. The plan that we just executed was not foolproof, it just has a high possibility of it working, and so for that, we are not relaxed just yet.
...
After about 30 seconds had passed, there was still no sign of Regulus coming back. At this point, we all collectively let out a sigh of relief. Speed of light can travel pretty far even if it is just 30 seconds, so I am confident that he is gone for good. Things can go wrong at any moment, but I'm glad nothing went wrong.
The first one to speak is Marisa, "It's finally over, I can't wait to get home and relax-ze! If he can even survive being launched to outer space at the speed of light, I dunno how we gonna defeat him now."
I thought so too. Good thing he is defeated in the end. Though I have to say that it is kind of ironic for the Anomaly, who can endure everything, to have his very downfall originate from the very fact that he can endure everything. It is exactly because he is very steady and can go along with momentums that caused the plan of sending him to space to be successful. Though if he wasn't that steady, he would have died before reaching space…
Regardless, since I believe we had defeated Regulus, I responded to Marisa's comment about 'going home' that, "Yes, since everything is over, I will also need to get to my mistress as fast as possible, my duty as a head maid is yet to end."
Astonished, Marisa said, "Damn, after that fight? Why not just relax for once-ze? Duty that and work that, you seriously have no life. Ah, if you're gonna go back to your gigantic mansion anyway, can ya bring me with ya? I'm gonna 'borrow' some books, ya see?
Hearing that, I responded back with an instant, "No."
"Damn, what with that immediate reply? Can't you think about it more? Pretty please? You have a lot of books, right-ze? So wouldn't it be a waste to leave it to bite the dust?"
"No," I emphasized and continued, "You have to ask our resident bookworm if you want to 'borrow' the books, Marisa. Also, there is no way dust could have formed on the books, I have made sure of that."
After that retort of mine, Marisa said, "The dust thing is a figure of speech, figure of speech! And…" Marisa smirked and continued, "Fine-daze. I will come over sometime myself."
"By "come over," you mean "intrude", correct?"
"Details, details. Don't scratch on the details-ze!"
It is then that Keine joins the conversation, "Since we are done here, I will take my leave now. The children must have been so worried. I must also apologize for not helping much in that fight against that… murderer."
"The fact that you help is enough… unlike a certain someone." As I said that, I took a glance to my left, to the single crow that was resting on an unknown object (camera) on a tree nearby. Even if this place can be described as barren, there are still some occasional trees laid about.
"Ah, I got caught. You sure are sharp." Like my words being some sort of queue, the crow exploded, scattering many black feathers into the air, blocking my view. After the black feathers all fall, what is there instead of a crow is a single girl with black hair, she also has a pair of black wings behind her back indicating that she is a Tengu. It is then that she introduced herself, "I'm Aya Shameimaru, I'm here on the stead of Bunbunmaru Newspaper and all of Gensokyo!"
With her introduction, Marisa began to make an expression like she just ate something sour and said, "Ergh, it's that annoying Tengu."
"I will let that remark slide, but…" With such words being spoken, in an instant, she appears in front of Marisa with a pen and a small notebook in hand as she enthusiastically said, "You have to tell me about your first-hand account of the encounter you have with Regulus Corneas, the Sin Archbishop of Greed!"
"Eh? How do you even remember his name… and what with that title anyway? Greed? Seems fit-ze."
With Marisa asking such, Aya responds back almost immediately, "The wind is my ears. The wind brings me the things it heard. And since it is my duty to spread the things I heard, of course, I would have a good memory. I also agreed with that last part… Now, may I ask about your experience against him? How do you fare against him? I saw that the Shrine Maiden got defeated. This is the first time I have seen her lost after the creation of the spell card rules… Regardless, how do you feel about him when you talk to him? And what about—."
It is then that my knife goes flying at the Tengu, but she dodges it and continues with her 'interview', "— his goal? What do you think his motives are to be here? What is your thought on his action thus far, as well as his true goal, whatever you thought it was? Do you think he desires to conquer Gensokyo? A good reporter must hear out others' perspectives and thoughts."
Annoying.
After one annoying person is gone, another comes. I don't want to deal with this, so sorry Marisa, but I will have to leave that Tengu to you. Starting another fight is more bothersome than simply giving her what she wants. Aya is known for her persistence to get information out of people for her newspaper, for that reason, giving her the things she wants would make her less annoying. But… If she came after me, however, that would be a different story.
In any case, It is then that I turned my head toward Keine, who can't decide whether to leave or not, and said, "As you can see, at least you did something unlike that Tengu."
Keine, being in a predicament where if she agreed, she would be rude toward Aya, and if she disagreed, she wouldn't have anything to defend Aya; she decided to just say, "I… I see."
"Hey, I heard you, you know?" Aya suddenly appeared before me, startling me a little, which might have caused me to pull out some of my knives in reflex, but I calmed down with Aya's next words, "Calm down, calm down. I'm not here to fight, I'm here to classify that I am not doing 'nothing' when you guys are fighting and that I'm doing my job as a reporter. Don't underestimate the importance of a Reporter either! Without them, no one would know what befall Gensokyo at any given time."
"I see…" I absentmindedly said.
"At least act like you pay attention!" Aya chided .
"Ah, I apologize, it seems I got too used to ignoring Regulus' speeches."
"Where is the sincerity? … But fair enough," Aya shrugged and continued, "It is shameful to say this as a reporter but, this is my first time dozing off while gathering information as well. This is good practice."
"I see." Saying that I took out my watch and said, "It also seems that I took too much time on this matter, I should go back to my mistress now."
Keine also spoke up, "I also need to go back to the human village. Many might be still panicking right now about the 'youkai' attack."
"Wait, at least before you two go, may I interview you?"
""No."" Both Keine and I refused. We both have somewhere to go so it is natural that we both refuse Aya's interview as it will waste both of our time on something that can definitely wait.
"Hey wait a second! At least think about it!" Now Aya is about to chase after us.
She will not leave us alone, isn't she?
As Keine and I were about to leave for two different destinations, and as I was about to throw my knives at Aya again, something, something that I thought to have gone for good, flash passed by us without making a sound, smacking and shredding through the very ground next to us.
At that moment, I, and perhaps everyone here, slowly moved their head toward the place where that thing just passed by us. It is not until I realize what's before me that my eyes widen. There seems to be a human-shaped hole in the ground. The overall shape looks like Regulus, the hole even got his hair shape right.
Aya is the first one to respond to such an event, "Ayayaya? Scoop! This will add more to my story!" It is then that she flaps her wings and just goes into the hole that Regulus created. Since Aya is significantly smaller than Regulus, she was able to go through Regulus's shaped hole on the ground with ease.
Whistle, Marisa said, "I'm damn, he actually came back."
"It caught me by surprise as well," I sigh and continue, "It seems my time to get back to my mistress was extended."
"If you're gonna go fight that dude, I'm not going with ya-ze. I just dried myself out with that final Master Spark earlier, so I wouldn't be much of help anymore."
It is also then that Keine spoke up, "I have to pass also. Even if I can still fight, the situation in the human village is not good. It is a shame to leave that Murderer go, but I cannot leave the human village as it is…"
Marisa who is too tired to go on and Keine who have a duty to uphold, both are unable to go on, leaving me alone who can go, and thus, I decided, "I will go after the Anomaly then. You may do what you must."
"I wish for your endeavor then. Now, it is time for me to leave." With that being said by Keine, the empty plane that had nothing earlier except for some occasional tree now seems to have a human village in its place. It is a phenomenon that is unexplainable by human standards. Afterward, Keine flies toward the settlement that just appears out of nowhere.
After she took her leave, Marisa said, "That is incredible… but," She turned her head toward me and said, "Your monstrous stamina is more impressive! Are you really going after that guy? You really are not tired, huh? "
"As a maid, it is natural for me to have the stamina to clean an entire mansion in one session." I said matter of factly.
Sweatdropped, Marisa said, "I think that is just you. Not every maid can do that, you know?"
"What do you mean, Marisa? If a maid wasn't capable of doing everything, they can't be called a 'maid."
"You really adopt the "Maid can do anything" mantra, huh? Maids are not omnipotent, ya know?"
Ignoring Marisa, I began to fly toward the human-shaped hole that was previously made by the Anomaly. It goes quite deep…
Behind me, Marisa spoke up again, "Anyways, since I can't help ya anymore, Ima at least get you some reinforcement-ze."
Thinking that it's a good idea to get more help, I said, "It would be appreciated if you do that Marisa."
Marisa nodded once and got on her bloom, afterward, she started to fly toward the direction of her house. Hmm… I know that she had a neighbor, I met her once after all, maybe her 'reinforcement' is that neighbor of hers. That person 'who has no worries', perhaps, it is time for her to worry about some things. Regardless…
I look into Regulus's shaped hole on the ground that has a depth that I cannot see the end of, and afterward, I jump into the hole that Regulus created, following Aya.
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A Couple of Minutes Before Regulus Falls to the Underworld (Old Hell)
Reimu Hakurei P.O.V
Why am I in hell?
That is a question that sinners usually ask when they die and get sent to hell, but I'm not dead, so why am I here? Even if where I'm at is the old hell where the sinners were no longer tortured, I still want to go home…
After I got sent here by that white hair guy, Yukari stopped by with that portable gap of hers, broke my fall, and just left me with some remark that I don't understand, like what the hell do you mean by "This still isn't the right time," huh!? And what with, "Take care, Reimu"? Don't dump work on me you hag! I will get her back for this. I didn't even get any explanation!
… Anyway, it seems I'm in old hell. Where I landed after that white hair guy threw me to the underworld is some district in the old capital, or so I was told by the Youkai I came across here anyway.
I never came to this place before so I don't know anything about it, however, based on how many oni I have seen thus far of this place, this place, the ancient city, seems to be a place where oni, Youkai, gathered.
The fairies are also still present here even though this place was once hell, which just doubles the annoyance.
Sigh, I can't believe that after this, I still need to get back to that white hair troublemaker. Why can't I relax for once?
Not being in a good mood, I beat up every Youkai I meet in this old capital of hell and force them to answer me a few things, like where the exits are. Though, this place sure is neat. It is very tropical. Maybe I will visit this old hell in winter, but… this is summer damn it.
As I complained, I beat up Youkai that got in my way every now and then. And with me beating up Youkai left and right near the occasional oni partying on the street, this makes it so that I would get challenged by them all of sudden in every street of this old capital, which makes things even more annoying.
This place is full of Youkai that want to pick a fight with me, it seems.
And since this is annoying, I express that out clearly, "Annoying! Get out of my way!" That is what I yell in the streets of the former capital.
After I yell that, someone responds, but the person who responds to my demand isn't any of the Youkai I'm fighting.
"You sure are more rowdy than many rowdy bunch here." Who said that is a giant of a woman with a red horn protruding out of her forehead, that has a yellow star engraving on its side. She wore a shirt that seemed easy to move in and a skirt that was semi-transparent. And on her hand, there is a huge dish that holds high-quality sake inside. She is huge, bigger than any oni I have come across thus far.
Seeing another oni in front of me, I ask, "Are you here to block my way like the others?" My voice came out a bit annoyed, which couldn't be helped really, I don't have a good day today.
"Calm down, what got your panties in a twist, huh?" Saying that, the Oni took a good gulp of the high-quality sake in her hand and continued, "What is a human doing in a place like this anyway?"
I frowned, "I don't even want to be here. I want to leave, actually."
Seemingly confused, the Oni responded, "What? Why are you here causing a ruckus then?"
It might be true that my word of wanting to leave and my action of beating everyone here instead of leaving contradicted itself greatly, but I do have a good reason for this, and that is, "I don't know where the exit is so I 'ask' for directions."
"… You mean 'force', right? I like your gut!" The Oni loudly exclaimed and continued, "This place is where the strong rule, the weak have no place here. If you 'ask' them nicely, you probably won't get what you're asking for."
"No wonder why the Youkai in here don't answer me until I beat them up."
"Ah…hahahaha, this place needs more people like you. So, you are asking for the exit of this place, right? Shouldn't you know where the hole that you came from is?"
"I know, but the guy who sent me here buried the hole (in spite) after I came here..." I grumble.
(A/N: Remember when Regulus stomped the ground after he threw Reimu down? He was stomping on Reimu's grave.)
"... Huh?" Like having just heard something unbelievable, the Oni gawks, "Wait, wait, are you suggesting that there is another hole that leads you to here?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"No way, right?" The Oni chuckled, but she stopped after seeing that I wasn't joking, "Wait, seriously? There is actually a mad lad somewhere that dug another hole all the way to here. The cave should be right there, right…?"
"Believe it or not, the hole didn't take long to make, the hole was dug alongside me falling here actually." I tried to explain.
"Still, it is hard to belie…? No, wait a second… Hole? Falling to hell after… and it is quick?" I could see the oni mind racing even from here, and also see her doubt bubbling into the surface, but after a bit, that doubt suddenly disappeared and what replaced it was understanding(?), "Ah, I see now," Something seemingly clicked inside the Oni as she gave me condolences(?), "So like, err, well shit… I hope you make a living here in what's once hell, I guess. I dunno why Yama sent you here, but it is quite cozy here unlike the actual hell. It must be tough being buried and the next thing you know you are here without knowing where… Man, tough day for ya, wanna drink?"
It took me a couple of seconds before I realized what the Oni was thinking and so I retorted, "I'm not dead and I did not just undergo a burial ceremony like you are thinking! … Are you drunk?"
"Ah, hahaha, what? Really? And of course, I am drunk. I am always drunk. But really though… The story of you being dead and appearing here for some reason is more believable than someone digging another hole all the way to here. You should know how far this is from the ground, right?" Saying such, the Oni took another sip of her sake and continued, "But really though… no one actually appears here when they die anymore, so I will believe your story for now. Ah, since you are already here, why not have a drinking contest and a strength contest with me while you are at it?"
"I don't have time for that."
"… Sounds like an excuse, if you ask me." The Oni's shoulders dropped in disappointment.
But whether the Oni was disappointed or not, I don't care, "Whatever you say, there is somewhere I need to go. Anyway, can you move aside?"
"I like that you are honest, but I still don't like that you are running away from a fight..."
"Why would you care if you like me or not?" I deadpanned.
The Oni shrugs, "Fair enough, but I wouldn't get out of the way unless you prove yourself first."
"Sigh, really? You really don't give me another option except to fight, huh… Fine, I will fight you so that I can get it over with." Saying such, I get out my sealing needles.
"Ah… hahaha," The Oni laughed at my words, not out of mockery, but out of acknowledgement. After that laugh, the Oni took another gulp of her sake and said, "Oni likes strength. Seeing someone strong in front of us, we couldn't help but be itching to fight. So even if you decline, I will pick a fight with you anyway since you seem strong. Let's do it then! Let's play that game humans play! Oni's Voice "Annihilating Roar"!" With that roar, a spell card was declared.
Finally, someone who follows the spell card rules. But really? I don't want to fight anyone, Danmaku or not… Sigh, it couldn't be helped, I guess.
As I'm thinking that, danmaku were coming at me in waves that were generated every time the Oni roared. Many danmaku bullets still flew out even when the Oni wasn't roaring, though.
Anyway, with me dodging the danmaku with some grazing me by, the Oni started to run toward me at a breakneck speed, breaking the very ground in the process with her pure strength. She is physically stronger than anyone I have met thus far, except for maybe that white hair guy, so just who is she? She is not a regular Oni, that I'm sure of. What surprises me most is not the strength of her, however, what surprises me most is the fact that she didn't spill even a single drop of sake that is being contained in that dish of hers as she's running toward me.
After a bit of running, the Oni yells, ""Feat of Strength "Wind Blowing Down from Mt. Ooe"!" Afterward violent pockets of wind just came out of nowhere. The pocket of wind that this Oni throws is like the pocket of air that the white hair guy liked to throw earlier today, the only thing that is different between the two is that the Oni pocket of wind is actually perceivable, not aimed for the kill, and were much slower (still fast though). As I thought that, many big pockets of wind that were twice my size were approaching me.
With me floating and dodging, soon enough, I dodged them all till the effect of the spell card was over. With me keep dodging, the Oni grew frustrated, "Quit dodging! Show me what you got!" As she said such, she rushed toward me, planning to get more physical with me. She is quite a brute, I see.
And of course, after hearing what the Oni wants, I respond back in kind with, "Holy Relic "Yin-Yang Kishin Orb"!" With that, as the Oni had wished, a giant Yin-Yang Orb that's triple my size was being shot out toward her.
"Ahahahaha! This is it! I will keep my ground so come at me with all you got!" With my Yin-Yang Orb being shot out, the Oni just tanks my Yin-Yang orb? You're supposed to dodge it, you know? Wait wait, is that a *crack* I heard? Just how strong is she?!
As she is tanking my Yin-Yang Orb, I did not sit quietly either as I pulled out my sealing needles and threw them at the Oni. But the needles did not even pierce the Oni's skin.
… Wasn't sealing needles supposed to be super effective against Youkai? It also has a divine connection too…
"You have that backbone in ya, human! Come on, come on! I will knock you out in three steps! "Big Four Arcanum "Knock Out In Three Steps"!" With that declaration of a spell card, I jump backward and the Oni stomps toward me. With each stomp the Oni makes, it creates invisible rings that shoot out danmaku, and also threatens to destroy the surrounding building.
I don't know how the Oni did it but it is a great display of strength, however, at the end of the day, I was able to dodge them all. With me dodging them, the Oni got more interested in me even more.
"Impressive for a human. Tell me your name, I will surely remember it and so remember mine! My name is Hoshiguma Yuugi! Some called me the "Unexplainable Phenomena"!" Yuugi proudly exclaimed.
Contrary to Yuugi energy, I introduced myself unenthusiastically, "I am Reimu Hakurei, the Shrine Maiden of the Hakurei Shrine."
"... I see, so you are that Shrine Maiden who maintains the border! No wonder why you are strong. Let's see if you can handle this!" With that yell, the Oni, no, Yuugi rushed at me. Once Yuugi got to around 2 meters away from me, she started to throw punches(?), "Ora ora ora ora ora ora!"
I mean, anything can be counted as attacks, but, punches? Really? First one I ever saw someone get this physical to this extent. Anyway, with Yuugi throwing punches, I follow her by swinging out my Gohei. Like in a fighting game, we keep exchanging blows. Well… until there is suddenly a loud sound and a hole was formed in the ceiling far above. The sound is quite loud and noticeable even in this huge section of the underground.
With that, my attention got shifted to the thing that caused the hole, same as Yuugi, really.
It is then that Yuugi said, "Oh, I think I remember hearing something similar a while back when I'm drinking, though I was drunk at that time so I thought I was hearing things."
"... I would find it unbelievable if you are sober, and that is me last time! … Wait!"
The reason for my yell is that I saw the white hair guy, who threw me to this place, falling through the hole he created with his body. I don't know why he got here or how he got here, but I will not look a gift horse in the mouth.
It is then that I start to fly toward the white hair guy that ruined my day today, and behind me, I could hear Yuugi shouting, "Hey, what about our fight?" But of course, I ignore her as I have something more important to do here than fighting her, which is to eliminate that white hair guy who ruined my day.
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In an Unknown Location
Yukari Yakumo P.O.V
In a place beyond the reach of many, two figures are talking in a room that is dimly lit.
"Lady Yukari, what you are doing now is very risky. Why are you playing a dangerous game here with that man?" The one who spoke was Ran, my Shikigami.
Hearing Ran's inquiry, I said vaguely, "The risk is worth taking. The opportunity like this didn't come too often, Ran."
"Saying such vague things, it would be very much appreciated if you tell me instead why you let him massacre the humans even though you have a chance to intervene." Said Ran, a bit angry. Ran is quite a kind Youkai so it is expected that she will be somewhat angry at me, who let a massacre happen.
"Ran, do you think I'm the type to let humans die without any reason? You should know by now that I always move for the benefit of Gensokyo." I paused and playfully said, "... And instead of asking me why, you should try to think of it yourself, Ran. Perhaps start with figuring out the effect that my action will cause."
Even though her mood isn't good, Ran nodded and said, "Very well, Lady Yukari."
Shikigami, to put it simply, cannot go against the master command and cannot do anything that was beyond the command that was being given to them. For that reason, they can be compared to a computer.
And so with Ran being a Shikigami, she did what I had asked without any complaint, "With you not intervening, humans will start to fear Regulus. This will only create an imbalance in Gensokyo, leading to its collapse."
Gensokyo, a land where a fragile balance was maintained. A place where humans are in a constant state of fear of Youkai and Youkai need the fear of humans to not disappear, if this balance of fear were to tip, Gensokyo would collapse.
"Regulus is an external factor, someone who is outside of the balance that had been set long since the creation of Gensokyo. If someone who is outside the balance like him makes the human fear him instead of the Youkai, the Youkai existence might be threatened and the balance might be broken."
Upon hearing Ran answer, I float and put both of my palms against my chin and said playfully, "What you said is right, but you should know by now that I will not do anything that will threaten Gensokyo's existence, so why do you think I allow it to happen if it will threaten Gensokyo?"
"I believe that you have something to counterbalance what Regulus' presence may bring to Gensokyo." That is what Ran replied in an instant.
"That belief is not incorrect."
After I said such, Ran expected me to say something more, and so she stood there in silence, but after realizing that I will not say anything more, she let out a sigh and said, "Lady Yukari. As your Shikigami, I trust your judgment but, it is still best that you not play riddles with me and tell me what your plans are instead. I couldn't help but be worried, lady Yukari..."
"Ran, there is nothing to worry about, why do you think I am so lax about this? You should know, right?"
"Because you strongly believe that things will work out..."
"Your intellect did not deteriorate, I see, such a benefit of being a Shikigami."
"Is that a praise?"
"Is it not? Remind me who warranted punishment after a failure in judgment last time, at least this time is an improvement."
"Please don't remind me of that, Lady Yukari! That will not happen again, I promise."
"You better be, that happening even appears in the news… about me being an 'animal abuser' if I remember correctly. My, how absurd that is."
"..."
"Anyway, we are slightly off topic just now," I paused and my expression now turned serious, "Ran, no matter what happens next, you have to trust me. I know what I'm doing, so don't panic. And… you are worrying about the balance, right? It will not be broken, I will say that. I can guarantee you that if he starts to threaten Gensokyo in any way, I will stop him myself."
In Gensokyo, I can be considered as an overseer. Someone who overlooks everything that is happening in Gensokyo. There are only a few things that can go unnoticed by me, Regulus' arrival to Gensokyo is not one of them.
In truth, I had been observing Regulus from the very beginning. With only a peek into the Boundary of Immigration and Emigration, I was the first one to be able to detect Regulus entering Gensokyo.
Even if Regulus is not there in terms of existence and is only there as a presence that can be seen but can't be interacted with, I can still be able to detect him using my boundary manipulation to look at the very concept of "someone being there".
And after observing Regulus, I had found something interesting about his existence. Regulus' existence right now is that of a 'border' that exists between two things. The reason for that is that he exists in Gensokyo, yet not entirely, and he exists in 'not Gensokyo,' yet not entirely either, and since he was somewhat disconnected from both but also connected to both, he becomes something akin to a 'borders', something that exists to 'separates' and 'connects' the two. In truth, Regulus wouldn't have become a border if he put himself on an already established connection instead of making the new connection himself.
Regulus acts just like my 'gap' actually. What my 'gap' is, is simply just a tear in the fabric of reality that opens up to the 'space' between two places. My gap acts as a 'separation' between two places and also a 'connection' between the two. For that reason, virtually, what you can really see of my gaps is just the inside of it, which is the boundary between 'here' and 'there'. Regulus also has that kind of virtual presence, what you can really see of him is just him being in a space that separates and connects to both 'Gensokyo' and 'not Gensokyo'.
And since Regulus can be classified as a 'border', he might as well be in the palm of my hand as I am capable of manipulating any kind of boundary. Playing around with existence is one of my personally made taboos, along with messing around with the boundary of 'then' and 'now', but I will make this as an exception if he goes out of line.
After having thought of such, I told Ran, "For what I'm planning, I will let you find out yourself. Don't you think it will be more interesting that way?" After saying such, I did not wait for Ran to respond and simply turned my back toward her and walked to my chamber.
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A/N: I believe that the word 'Inhuman' is in Yukari's personality description but don't worry, what Yukari is planning will benefit Gensokyo in more than 5 ways, I can't say the same for Regulus though. Poor Regulus, I plan to violate him mentally and physically.
Also, I decided to ask 'fun' questions every chapter, participate if you want.
This chapter question: From all the girls in Touhou, who do you think will fit in the most as a Regulus 'wife'? Regulus has his own set of rules for his wife, who do you think can fulfill those rules? This question does not account for the girl's 'willingness' since no girl will ever want to become Regulus' wife voluntarily in the first place… Well, except for Seija since she is the opposite of social norm and the social norm is that everyone doesn't want to be Regulus' wife. Don't account for the girl's strength either since most of the Touhou girls can beat canon Regulus' ass. Just account for their character.
Reminder, Regulus likes his wife expressionless. If you know Touhou well, you probably got an answer already, and coincidentally, that Touhou character is my favorite. And for your information, I will never let 'her' become Regulus' wife! I will self-insert myself and kill Regulus if that happens!