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Making my way down to the front exit, whistling an unremarkable piece, I passed by Ran at the reception, a grin painting my face as we made eye contact—the hope there in her eyes was palpable—but I can't do much with Yukari's gaze following me like a horny dog.

So, let's see if she's still as sharp as she was 700 years ago.

Using the hand holding the spork, I start to beat my fingertips on the metal, following the pattern of my whistling. To anyone around me, it meant nothing, and it was so low that only someone with big ears would hear it properly.

Ran, with just a hint of surprise, nodded to me.

I nodded back, feeling obtuse pride. 700 years went by, but she's still a genius.

That same night, I laid on my spork on top of a tree and ate a rice ball with closed eyes, enjoying the briskness of a night after rainfall and the view of the Human Village in the distance...

Then the sound of a gap opening filled the clearing, and I smiled. "You had to use such difficult 4-bit coordinate encoding? I had to do the equation in my mind, do my duties, AND deal with Kappas and Tengu throughout the day—I had to restart it twice! Why an equation, anyway?!" Heh, she's pissed.

"Yet here you are," I ate the rest of the rice ball with ease, squatting and staring at Ran from the top of the branch. Ran huffed and joined her hands together, looking expectant. "Yukari?"

Her eyes narrowed, repressing a sigh. "Busy for about another thirty minutes..." Hm? What's with her reaction—

Oh. It dawned on me.

"Sorry, Ran—we're gonna get him outta there," I reassured her, but she only nodded, still tense. “Something happened: Yukari got there before me and did something to Anon; I don't know what. I can't think of this fuckup being Okina's fault, though. Any idea?"

Ran motioned her head. "Yukari was looking rather paranoid recently; she even threatened Chen," low blow, low blow... "I doubt she'd ever harm her, but... the implications are getting to me."

"Focus there, Ran—it's your man on the fry," I provoked.

"Tetsu, please, he's a married man." Oh, now there's a nickname I haven't heard in a long time. And the provocation...

I shrugged. "If I had to say anything, she's also blackmailing him. Probably not family-related—his only family is the Miko and her daughter, right?—so friends. Not many leads there." Ran frowned hard, the cogs of her mind turning visible, her eyes narrow and spine taut, silence filling the air. I whistled, snapping her out of the clear thought loop and probably of a crashing wave of guilt. "There's probably a threat, so acting up is no good as of now. It's just a setback, though, so don't even think of blaming yourself for this shit." I jumped down from the tree and stood in front of Ran. "I didn't bring it to Okina yet, but I betcha she'll be on board to fuck a bit with Yukari! Keep yourself together, Ranni."

It was funny seeing her try to control her smile of relief. Head over heels, all the way through, sheesh! Better not tell how I entertained the thought of eating Anon during my time there...

... Thrice.

"Thank you, Toutetsu. Truly," hiding a pain only hers to ponder about, her smile grew a bit silly. "Also, please don't use that childish nickname again. Aren't we adult youkai?"

I laughed out loud, stomping the ground. "Sure, Ranni, sure! I forgot you're a refined youkai now; lost your wild side and all that."

"It's not like that—"

Uh, this makes her so mad; "Such a disappointing old lady—well, anyway, I got to relay this back to Okina, and you return before Yukari is done with her fuck session. See ya around, Ranni!" I'm flying before she even has time to process the words, a wide grin on my face, pure excitement for this unfolding situation coursing through my veins. Things have been rather calm these past years, so dismantling a rape brothel to prank Yukari and thus help an old friend seems like the perfect use of my time.

Also, maybe Ran will let me get a bite of Anon by the end of this?

... Or perhaps a spoonful.

I laughed devilishly, soaring through the night with my spork. Oh, shame, now I'm hungry!

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"So, she actually raped the Hakurei Miko's husband in front of their daughter?" I nodded. "Kidnapped him to form a brothel that will somehow redeem the Miko?" I nodded again. "And a lot of the women of Gensokyo—humans, youkai, ghosts—are going there thinking he's there to lend payback to the Miko for years of abuse?"

"You wouldn't see sick shit like that in the Animal Realm."

Okina nodded, pondering, "This doesn't feel like it greatly affects the equilibrium of Gensokyo; their lives are too small for that—though if Yukari is enjoying this as much as you say, then probably something will eventually go wrong, and I'll have to intervene. That sounds like a benefitless bother..." The goddess yawned. "Thanks for gathering information, Toutetsu; I guess I'll have a word with Yukari."

I smiled. Congrats, Ranni: you've got a goddess on your side!

the old days...