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>Chireiden
>Swap bodies with Satori for an undefined limitd time.
>Sit and talk to each other for hours and find out you have similar values and personalities.
Satori (in your body) teaches you about things you need to know about underworld and Chireiden to operate as the palace's mistress.
You find out that most tasks are done by pets and Satori lazes around most of the time.
>easy enough
Come to an agreement to live as each other for the time being and be free to live how you want as long as you don't do something too crazy with your borrowed bodies.
>After a few days, when Satori sees you can do just fine, she informs you that she has decided to go to the surface and try living as a human for the time being, saying something about how, without her ultimate power, she can just do fine and wants to prove that her power to read minds does not define her everything and blah blah
>You can read her mind that she's just excited to try things she couldn't do normally because of her power, like being able to interact with strangers normally, or being able to enjoy a show without being spoiled about its ending, and such
Some weeks pass and you get used to your life as Satori, but no matter what you do or in what way you approach people, there will always be seeds of doubt in people heart because of your power, no matter how much kindness you show to others, there will be unconfortableness left in their hearts
>Your pets are the only ones that don't discriminate against you; you feel hollow.
>This can't do
>You decide to double down on being a satori youkai.
>No more taking it easy, no more job-tory; you start to take your job as Chireiden's mistress seriously; big changes in Chireiden's structure, assigning proper roles to every pet based on their nature, using the stick and carrot approach on pets
>study on pets behavior and how they become youkai when they are around Satori youkais
You start to categorize and organize the input from the third eye, even using some modern autistic static analysis methods, your use of the third eye becomes more efficient, even if you can't turn off the third eye, you can always look away when needed, so unlike Satori you won't overheat when there are too many minds around, so no more lame-tory.
>Start using your satori ability to the fullest. Find out about everyone's weaknesses, endgame, and goals, as well as what they like and hate.
>Make connections with all other factions.
>Pets start to become powerful, youkai left and right because of the pressure you put them through.
>Force all other factions to make favorable deals with Chireiden, sometimes by giving them what they want and sometimes by threatening them with what they don't want
>Manipulate the power structure between factions so perfectly that every faction is at a stalemate with each other.
>You start to see other people and youkai less as person and more as automations and functions, as problems that need a solution, like a math problem.
>Give strong youkais offers that they cannot resist, threaten docile ones, manipulate naive ones, don't push hard headed ones too much but don't leave them be either.
>Chireiden starts to become a powerhouse as your pets are unconditionally loyal to you.
>people and youkai start to realize why Satori youkai were banished to underworld, people start to remember why satoris were always detested, people find out wht there are only two satoris left
>Koishi's already infrequent visits to home become less and less frequent until she doesn't come back anymore.
>as your influence grows, underworld prospers and your pets get drunk with power.
>Onis fear you, weak youkai run away at the mention of your name, and sages avoid you.
>You are no longer the Satori that people felt unconfortable around and doubted your actions, now they cower in fear when they see you, they don't doubt you anymore as they pray in their minds so that you won't ruin them.
>at some point, there will be nicknames given to you. Some call you Satori the terrible, some call you Satori the benevolent, some call you Satori the devourer, and some call you the fourth sage, but there is one that enemies and allies agree on alike: Satori the Youkai.
>times up
>You get back to your original body.
>You find out what Satori was up to with your body in the past year, and the reality shocks you.
>Nothing much is the answer.
>You find out she was taking it easy, living as an average human with some unique knowledge about youkai.
>She was generally well liked by people and hus
>She did even score with some hus in the past year.
>Koishi started living with her monthes before, as she found out about your body swap situation intuitively.
>Their relationship began to heal as Satori started to understand Koishi's heart.

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Before long, I started to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and in moments we were out in open air. I thought I saw a flash of red hair and remembered that Orin was supposedly waiting for us at the entrance. Unfortunately, I remembered this right as Miss Tenshi and I collided with her, sending all three of us tumbling down the slope from the tunnel. I hadn't the slightest idea what was happening, but the shouts I was now hearing from the other two girls informed me that neither were particularly pleased. I rolled to a stop, staring at the sky and wondering how long it would take to stop spinning, then felt a foot nudge my side. "Is he dead?" I heard Orin ask. "I hope he's dead, sis." She said, presumably to Miss Tenshi. "I've got a wheelbarrow with his name on it." I groaned, and Orin echoed it. "Damn it." She muttered under her breath. "Miss celestial, please pick...him...up." I felt Miss Tenshi grab he and hoist me to my feet. I blinked several times, hoping the ground would stop shifting.
"Are you okay? Do you have brain damage?" I heard Miss Tenshi asking me. I squinted, trying to make her face come into focus, and after a few moments, I succeeded. For the first time since I'd met her, she was dirty. Her clothes were singed and smelt like smoke, and there were ashes smudged on the tip of her nose. "Coming across me right then? You really do have divine luck, don't you?" I mumbled that I wasn't sure about that. "So...why were you there? Actually, why are you here, kasha?"
"Orin. O~rin." Orin repeated. "I'm here because I can't disobey one of Lady Satori's commands." She looked at me, her nose wrinkling slightly. "No matter how distasteful." I guess she still hated me, then. "Why's an ex-celestial in the underground, sis?" No questions for me. I felt an odd sense of Déjà vu, and noted Miss Tenshi's click of the tongue in annoyance at the labelling of 'ex-celestial'.
"Meeting an old friend, kasha. Then meeting a newer one in the tunnel." I finally managed to get my head back together, and asked Orin if she was taking me to see Satori Komeiji. "That mind-reader? Ugh, and I was so thankful that she wasn't there, too."
"Lady Satori wishes to speak to him, sis." Orin said to Miss Tenshi. "I won't let insults against her slide, though. Watch your tongue." The last words were much sharper. "Come, come." She said to somewhere over my left shoulder.
I looked at Miss Tenshi, who shrugged. "I'll come, if you want. Might be fun." I felt some relief and gratefully accepted. I didn't want to face a mind-reader alone.
Orin didn't look inclined to take my inability to fly into consideration, so I was forced to let Miss Tenshi carry me. It wasn't the worst, I supposed, even if it was a bit uncomfortable. Perhaps I'd have to ask Marisa if she had a way to let me fly. We flew over the trees, in the direction of the Shrine. I wondered how Reimu was doing, but knew that I'd have to deal with Satori Komeiji first. As we approached the Shrine, I heard Miss Tenshi grumble something about the destruction of her flawless work, but I couldn't really hold a conversation while dangling in the air, so I decided to let it slide. We touched down, and I managed to stay on my feet. I looked around, happily seeing no evidence of another party held at the Shrine, which was good for Reimu's recovery. Orin hadn't waited for me, unsurprisingly. She stood at the veranda, by the door leading to one of the Shrine's other rooms. I knew there was another table in there, but since Reimu always used the table in her room, it was mostly left empty. "You may enter, Miss ex-celestial." She didn't say anything to me, but I pulled the door open regardless.
"Ah, if it isn't my favourite bundle of trauma." Satori Komeiji said, spreading her arms wide from across the table. "I do hope my dear pet didn't give you too much trouble. Take a seat, please." I slowly sat opposite her, trying to ignore the way her third eye narrowed. Miss Tenshi remained standing, leaning against the wall. "Not quite my usual haunts, but it will do." She said, gesturing around the room. "Now then, shall we get started?"