[A Challenge To The Reader]
So. With that, it's once again time, dear reader. The mystery that confronted Renko immediately after the end of the Incident now stands before you, with all of its details carefully concealed just as they were for my partner. You won't need a detailed knowledge of history to solve this case, or at least not a knowledge any deeper than the details which Keine was kind enough to provide at the time and then confirm the accuracy of when I showed her my manuscript of this record. Using the clues found in the preceding chapters, you should, theoretically, be able to reach the same conclusions as our great detective has.
With that said, I will say that the megalomaniacal delusion that Renko concocted on this occasion was astonishingly complex, even for Renko, with multiple moving parts and interwoven motivations. I imagine that even the cagiest of readers would be challenged by this mystery, so consider yourself ahead of the pack if you're able to correctly discern even a single part of it. Ultimately, there is no single mastermind in this case responsible for pulling all of the strings, but rather several actors, each with their own motivation working beside eachother, sometimes in harmony, sometimes not. Unravelling everything that happened, even in Renko's telling of the story would require an act of true genius.
The crown prince has her own motives and was working toward a goal of her own.
Tojiko also had a goal she had waited ages to achieve and had carefully schemed to enact.
Seiga of course had her plans as well, with motivations entirely alien to those of the others.
The intertwining of these complex and strange human relationships ultimately resulted in the confusing situation that we bore witness to at the Divine Spirit Mausoleum.
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If my words so far have not dissuaded you and you still wish to pit your deductive skills against those of my partner then I present the following questions to you to act as your guide:
- Why is Tojiko's ghostly form missing her legs?
- Why does Futo have no memory of her life before being resurrected?
- Why did Seiga go to the trouble of moving the mausoleum to Gensokyo and doing everything in her power to ensure the crown prince's resurrection?
- What is the source of the enmity between Tojiko and Seiga?
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If you can answer these questions, then you will no doubt begin to see the shape of my partner's delusions. From there, discerning the nature of the actions of each individual is simply a matter of reasoning and imagination, with perhaps just a spark of creative genius thrown in for good measure. The elusive truth which you seek is hiding right before your eyes.