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Greetings. Fairly straight-forward chapter. Nothing much to say about it, so let's get to the choices: Sending Ichibaki (nice nickname btw) on a scouting mission would be a bit risky, knowing there's other youkai in there who could very well use Ichibaki as an improvised soccer ball if they find her. I don't think Sekibanki, even though she often uses her heads, would carelessly put one in unnecessary danger, especially after nearly losing one. I am not sure about Kogasa having Moriya's ofuda. Unless I am wrong, Kogasa hangs out at the Myouren temple, and neither Moriya nor Hakurei Shrine. But, let's assume she does, I doubt the ofuda would work as expected. Both are from the same religion (but different gods), so it's not like they necessarily cancel each other out. Or perhaps the idea for Kogasa to directly stick the Ofuda onto herself to trick the ones on the doors of the mansion? Unless she trained to resist it, it should be fairly painful for a Youkai to do this (Those are used by Reimu as weapons for Youkai Extermination, after all). Flying above would be the quickest option to reach Oscar without fooling around (and they might notice that someone entered from there already). I do like the idea of Kogasa and Sekibanki trying to convince a human to open the door. Kogasa is know to get sad easily, so I can totally see her "fake-crying" to beg for help to find her "missing" pet. Not sure how Sekibanki would do in this case. Sounds like she got too much pride to ask for help. And that's if we suppose this is a simple nameless human passing by (it could be a named character). Problem is: The fortune teller house is cursed, so normal people wouldn't dare approach it, and named characters that goes into the village (Reimu, Marisa, Sanae, Keine, Kosuzu) also know of the danger and would be suspicious of any one trying to get in (though Marisa might use this opportunity to take a look for treasure). I'll go for the "convince human" option for now. May change for the "flying" option later

Greetings, First of all, congrats Yumetou . It's been 1 year since you've started posting this story (Time sure flies). Thank you for keeping this going for so long. Here's to more adventures. Now, for this week chapter, while some intros spoil a little what will happen in the chapter, I feel the one for this week ruined the twist a little. Still, I am happy about the result, and so far I like what little insight we got for Houdini's rescuer (good timing too, I just finished Kubinashi Recollection for the 2nd time). In canon, we mostly see Aya and Mamizou going in and out of the village as they please, and both belong to very dominant youkai species, so seeing the perspective of weaker youkai living in the village could be refreshing (although in your story, we already saw Team9 studying at school, but they are kid, so I don't expect them to do much else in the village compared to an "older" youkai). Also, yet why is there a head in there exactly? To keep watch on the food in case someone tries to steal it ? Or maybe to give a passerby a good scare there's a quick opportunity to get "faith"? Anyway, the choices: I like the choice presented: more consequence-free than usual, so we can choose what "vision" we want to learn more about the past (dream of best friend), the present or the future (all the other options) . Despise this opportunity, I am drawing a blank here. The "best friend" option seems the most straight-forward one, so I would go for one of the others to learn more about what is going on currently (or what could happen). Pretty similar to what I would have written, so I won't bother detailing my theories. I wasn't sure what "Afflicted" meant at first, but my hunch was Wriggle. While I would enjoy seeing Team9 again, I don't think it will move the plot forward a lot. We know that Team9 is in danger, but we are powerless to do anything other than watch the situation gets worse (unless Keine notice something's wrong, but I wouldn't bet on that). I would avoid that one. Its sad we only got one choice, but those are the rules. As for "Stranger's Self-Loathing", I got nothing and haven't though of Rumia. I am really not sure about what this choice could mean (somehow, I have some doubts it concerns Rumia), but it sounds grim (I am most curious about that one). "Witch's strings" does sound like Alice, but she wasn't introduced yet. Like you said, it could be a change in perspective, so we could see Marisa talking about the stranger she met at the village. Yet, if it's really about Alice/Marisa, then this feels like another the start of another plot thread. I think it's better to keep it simple, so I would avoid this one too So either "best friend" or "stranger" .... As you said, "best friend" could be an opportunity to learn more about Oscar previous life. I would go with this one for now. Oscar already had a bad dream last time (meeting the Shinigami), so I would spare Houdini and avoid it getting a bad dream about "someone self-loathing". Vote for whatever you wish. My vote this week is not one of confidence.

Congrats on the Lunatics and the NNs. Always nice to see another player enjoy touhou. I am afraid, however, that since I have already cleared all games with all shot-types on Lunatic (minus the alternative endings of TD and LoLK, and minus GFW hard/lunatic) + Extra with at least one shot-type, it is very unlikely I will go check your channel. I've only checked a few runs for some of the game to see if they were some tricks (UFO MarisaB and DDC SakuyaB, for example), but now that I have cleared all games, I no longer need to learn any tips/tricks. As for gameplay tips, I can't really give you any since if you are playing Lunatic, then you must have already mastered the shumps fundamentals. At high difficulty, it really becomes about reflexes, since you already know which manoeuvre to apply to which situation (minimal movement, quick dash to the side, stream, cross-stream, misdirect, etc...). So, I wish you good luck and hope you'll keep having fun chasing those missing 1CCs .

This is fine. I wasn't really talking about which characters I am hoping for in each option, but more trying to guest who could be there to make a more informed choice. Feel free to ignore my thoughts, especially if you have nice surprise in stock, then I definitely won't be disappointed.

Greetings. Wow, I was not expecting a new entry during the busy end of year holidays. What a nice surprise. Let me read that real quick.... poor Oscar , left completely alone . Still, it's not over yet. We must choose who could meet Houdini and notice rabbit's odd behaviour. The "medicine stall" is an obvious choice, since Reisen will immediately notice something's wrong with the rabbit (and while Tewi don't go to the village as far as I know, she might assist Reisen from time to time). If Reisen were to end up helping Oscar, it could make for a nice new dynamic. Reisen is usually not very friendly to humans (she does her job, but that's it). So far, only Keine was not immediately kind to Oscar (excluding Yokai that tried to eat him), and even then once she knew he was an outsider, she showed kindness. So, Oscar dealing with someone who doesn't like human (a bit different from Wriggle) would feel different. The "temple at the north". No expert on Gensokyo's geography, but would that be the Myouren Temple? I guess any beast youkai there could notice the rabbit, so that would mean either Nazrin, Shou, Kyoko(is she a beast? I don't think Yamabiko are beasts, but she has some beast features). Shou wouldn't leave the temple like that (unless ordered by Byakuren), and I doubt Nazrin would just chase after the rabbit, unless she believes it leads to treasure (she could double check with her dousing rods, then get a reaction due to the fortune teller's books). Her interaction would be similar to Reisen's, except Nazrin is even more unfriendly (tends to look down on others) The "rental library" would be Kosuzu or one of her regular visitors (so, Reimu, Marisa, Mamizou, Akyuu, maybe Aya). Oh! Maybe Marisa's when there to decipher the book she stole from Oscar Crap. Bad memory. She only stole his wallet. Aya would wait for someone else to follow the rabbit, then snap picture of whatever happens. Akyuu wouldn't go out, not sure if Kosuzu would (from memory, I think she more the type to tell Reimu/Marisa/Mamizou if something weird happens). The "tavern", so Miyoi or one of her visitors (Marisa, Mamizou, Suika, Aya). Suika wouldn't care (and she wouldn't be here anyway cause is the afternoon and she doesn't disguise herself unlike Mamizou and Aya). Mamizou is a beast youkai and could send a few tanuki to investigate. I already mentioned it, but her scheming nature could go well with Oscar who is also a trickster. This could be an early introduction for the two, and it could become a form of rivalry or maybe Mamizou would become an antagonist who want to expose Oscar's tricks (but for that to work, he would have to be more popular at the village. Right now, he's just the latest stranger to join the village). Finally, the "Heida Temple" would be Keine or Team9. I can kinda see Wriggle trying once more to convince Cirno to not worry about Osu, but Cirno is being more insistent now that Houdini is there. The two arguing could get the attention of Keine, who would interogate them and then quickly go in to save Oscar, scolding all of them for going to such a dangerous place. Those are my theories, but which one sounds the more appealing ? The library is out, and introducing Mamizou this early could work if she becomes important later, but I would go for anything more that a short introduction right now. Between Reisen and Nazrin options, I guess I would go for Nazrin (a less popular choice so it would feel different than usual). I do like my Heida temple theory, but this is something that could happen as soon as Oscar comes back for the night anyway (unless he go rest somewhere else). This is the end of the year, so I want to wish Yumetou and everyone a Happy New Year .

Nice work on the article. I've just finished it. While economic isn't my cup of tea, I took a look out of respect for all your efforts. Oddly enough, they are many things that didn't surprise me in this article, even though I know nothing about Doujin. For example, a "hype" period that had a quick grow (lots of events, lots of circle), followed by a period where people struggle to maintain that "hype" (less event or more expensive, less circle). Although I will say the hypothesis about university Doujin circle is interesting, and seeing how events compete to "survive" was something I hadn't though about. Then there's, well, Covid which unsurprisingly broke everything, though it's somewhat good to see that Touhou fans prefer Offline events over Online (I mean, there's so little opportunity to meet and talk to other fans IRL. Replacing offline events by online would be a real shame). I was expecting a faster recovery after Covid, but that just shows how hard it is to host those events. Good work again

Greetings. As I said before, I usually don't take into account the info in the chapter intro useless it is relevant to something that has happened. I am one of those people that though she was suddenly more mean than usual. That aside, the only "tsundere" part that I remember is from chapters way back, where Wriggle choose sit next to Oscar at Mystia's place (yet still act as if she didn't wanted to when they were other places, since she quickly move when Aggapa comes). She also chose to accompany Oscar to the manor, but my guest is more she doesn't want Cirno to get into trouble or get hurt cause she cares about her (not exactly cause she can't trust Oscar). Not really interested in the whole "tsundere" stuff, but just one moment isn't enough for me to write fer off as an annoying tsundere. I am patient on that, but I should have been more patient before thinking she was too angry, especially when it could be reasonable for her to be angry, given the situation with Rumia. On the other hand, she did choose to help Oscar, rather than preventing Cirno from accompanying him, so she had to care at least a little about Oscar (which is where I though she was suddenly going a bit far). I try to post every time you do (It's the less I can do to show I care about this story), but sometime I may post too quickly and not think things through, or post too late and miss some details. I am usually far more patient than that. Ah-ah, I said the mystery about her weird negative feelings was solved, not that they are in the clear. I do think that, even if Aggapa has a hard time speaking clearly, she can at least tip-off Oscar about something being weird with Wriggle, which would cause him to be more careful. Yeah, this week chapter. Team9 is in danger, oh no ! Aggapa might be left alone, cause the Yama's agents might do something bad to the Inugami if it harm one of them, but the rest are in trouble. As for Oscar, nice to see he can think clearly despise the situation he's in (yeah the readers choice affect that). I do think at that point he should start feeling a bit more scared, especially if that monster comes back. Him outright panicking wouldn't do, but maybe having him talk to Houdini would help him calm down and figure something out. My bet is the exit is in the ground, but I can only vote for one thing. Last week, I somehow confuse "cellar" with "attic". Keep up the good work.

Greetings, This was a nice surprise. Thank you for working on this despise being busy travelling. Very appreciated. Well, the mystery about Wriggle weird negative feelings got "solve" much quicker than I was expecting. She is clearly possessed, thanks Aggapa, certainly makes up for being completely powerless in the dark mansion. It's her time to shine . What will happen next? Will "Wriggle" try to get rid of Aggapa the hard way? Or will she manipulate Cirno's into leaving Aggapa behind? Will the dumb Cirno be smart enough to notice something is wrong? Will Oscar join them just in time to save Aggapa? Or will he meet another obstacle, crawling in the dark cellar waiting for a prey to step into its trap? Eagerly await the next one.

Greetings, Once more, I wish you a swift recovery. It's really bad to heard you'll have to do such a long trip (please, don't tell me you're going from somewhere like South-West USA to North-East Canada. That's almost a whole week of driving). I hope you'll find a way to enjoy your travels. Nay, nay. I do not dislike Team9, I actually quiet enjoy them, especially in this story. All the characters in Team9 have their role, expect for Mystia that feels a bit "too much" in the group, having a similar role to Dai (the kind-hearted, always ready to help but less brave than the others). It's not that I want to get rid of Team9, it's just I like when a story have characters going their separate ways then reuniting. It makes for a more interesting plot than having a fixed "party" from start to finish, and I think Team9 did their job at establishing their weakness to "spiritual" youkais (which shows the contrast between their weakness and Oscar strength, whose wits can trick that kind of youkai). As for Wriggle (in this specific story, as I don't care much about the original barely relevant stage 1 boss Wriggle), I would say I like how she's portrayed, even though sometime she acts like a typical "tsudere" (perhaps not the best term). She acts like this cause human dislike insects so she's bitter about them yet she knows "that's how things are", but on the other hand she kinda wish things weren't like that (especially seeing how her friends can easily approach humans), so she approach Oscar but is never able to bring herself to not be mean to him. That's mostly my interpretation so far, but she might also be truly suspicious of Oscar with Rumia's disappearance given the last few chapters. Speaking of those: I re-read a few chapter back. While it isn't 100% stated that Wriggle is cursed, there's a chance she is (usually, the intro describe a youkai that will appear in this chapter or has appeared. Usually, I am waiting for the chapter to show the youkai before assuming the intro is relevant, but in this case, the Inugami might have been invisible). Thank you for sharing this insight. Now it got more interesting, cause we can't say for sure whether those bad feelings are truly hers, or whether an invisible Youkai possessed/cursed her in the manor. And if she is under a spell, then how will it evolve? I eagerly await the answer.

Greetings. Thank you for the chapter this week. I wish you a swift recovery. I really liked how the choice were done in this one. At first, I wasn't exactly fond of Wriggle being angry at Cirno being friendly with Oscar, but from her point of view he IS suspicious (I didn't get the impression Cirno was more friendly than usual with Oscar, but him being an outsider + Rumia disappearing makes sense), but I like how it turned out: Oscar scaring the Youkai away to allow Team9+Aggapa to flee, and Wriggle decide to help Oscar despise her feelings. That said, I am not sure why Aggapa would leave Oscar side, but I'll be patient on that. For the choices, I had a good laugh at two of em: "If I confront it directly and fool it twice more, maybe it will stop?", in other words "Hit the bosses weakpoint (the eyes) 3 times to win". What is this, a Zelda game ? I am joking of course. The other one where the girl distract the Youkai from the outside safely reminds me and my friend playing Phasmophobia, where sometime one person gets trapped in the house with the Ghost, while all the others just yell at the ghost or laugh at the poor guy through the windows (The ghost can't leave the house, so the people outside are 100% safe). I would go with that option, since I think it's the most prudent one, but I think Team9 leaving the story now (for this "arc" anyway) would be best. So the next most prudent one would be to prepare a trick, then slowly head to the cellar, and use that trick in case Oscar encounter the Youkai.

Greetings. This delay allows me time to comment on last week chapter. Frankly, I don't have much to say. I did think simply throwing a flash-bomb would have made things a bit boring, so of course I got a bit less interested in that chapter (no worries. That's the rule of the game). But at the very least, Oscar got to trick the Youkai with a magic trick, so that's nice. Now, for this week, I voted for going out through the window, since it's probably the safest option (no need to wander further, and I doubt the window is somehow a trap). Going through the tunnel did cross my mind, but I am afraid it would stretch this "arc" a bit too much. I don't expect the plot to evolve considerably until we find out what's in those book (unless something unexpected is coming )

Keyboard. Personal preference.

Greetings. Do not feel bad about having a more horror vibe, it is very fitting, and having a variety of moods help to keep a story fresh. Besides, it is not the first time, the early chapter were very tense. And we are in spooky month, so it fits . A new Youkai, yay! I think I know which one it is, but I have forgotten the name. Is it the one that make people want to commit S then it hang a lock of it hairs (shaped like a rope with a knot) so that they give in and K themselves? I don't remember if they had many eyes though (Oh, so that's what Aggapa saw. Meaning she'll be useless against it) The options now, I doubt talking to that Youkai would work, unless Oscar convince the Youkai that Wriggle and Cirno can't be hanged since they can fly, but then the Youkai might want Oscar to hang as well. Maybe there's a magic trick where Oscar can levitate, making the Youkai leave in disappointment. Hey, that's might not be a bad idea after all . Though if it is the Youkai I am thinking, Oscar would need some kind of protection, or else he could be manipulated into committing S (oh, potential tension, I like the idea more and more, especially given Oscar might have S before to end up in Gensokyo) Reading a random spell from the grimoire sounds pretty funny, but it could be the beginning of Oscar turning into a real magician (Him being a "fake" magician may be one of the reason he ended up in Gensokyo, cause people lost faith even in "fake" magic. Doubt it, but possible). Flashbomb could be effective, but a bit boring if you ask me. Asserting the situation for hints as to what's keeping the Youkai trapped could work, but Wriggle and Cirno are in danger. Well, turns out I'll change my vote.

Greetings. First off.... Don't try to deny it. You have wasted a perfect opportunity to troll Yumetou: after a very close vote where we had to break the tie with luck, now everyone voted for the same thing. Everyone, except you who wanted to be SO different. Bah, we have more pressing matters now. So, turns out Oscar can't read Japanese (how could have I forgotten this simple fact). Gathering books/text left by the fortune teller might be useless after all. And turns out I was right about Agappa being scared of "eyes", too bad it was useless to Oscar, as he still don't understand what scared her exactly. Our options now, going to the study would probably be useless, unless the fortune teller had some plan/formula written down (Oscar can't read them, but if he left only a few behind it can be manageable). The storeroom could contained potential cursed artifact, but since there currently does seem to be any danger Oscar can go (he can run if things go south). Regrouping is also an option, but it hasn't been that long since the group entered the building, so checking up on them won't be of much use (unless Oscar is worried about them). I'll go with the storage room for now, to explore the place a little more until Oscar find something more promising, or runs into something dangerous, or half of Team9 does something stupid. Bullet hell aren't that bad difficulty wise. Don't let the Lunatic gameplay scares you from trying the game, that's what difficulty levels are for (It's like rhythm games. Nobody's born a pro, so there's no shame playing lower difficulty first, then increasing it if you enjoy the challenge). Bullet hell is a very unique genre that I recommend anyone to try at least once (especially Touhou fans so that they at least experienced the game that spawn character/lore/music they are so fond of. Demo are available for the latest games, so money isn't an excuse, and a full game last ~30-40m so time isn't an excuse either). The goal of the game and the controls are extremely simple compared to more modern game, so it's very quick to learn how to play those (just make sure to read up the short introduction that's on this site to learn the basics). It's not for everyone, so no big deal if you don't like it, but it's an experience that deserve to be tried.

Greetings. A short'n'sweet chapter this week. I totally forgot about the Coin Flip when there's a draw and both options cannot be done. Now, Aggapa being scared is certainly a first. If I remember correctly, according to the Youkai she's based on, she should be scared of things with many holes in it (due to her bad eyes, she confused them for eyes watching her), but I doubt that's a mere doors full of holes would cause that kind of reaction. Fitting reaction for Cirno to enthusiastically accept her mission, but Wriggle "thank you" was a funny addition, as is "thanks for not making me team up with the freak" + "thanks for letting me keep an eye out on my clumsy friend". While I would be all for exploring the house further, I think giving Aggapa the chance to talk a bit more may help her grow as a character. So far, she's been the silent-mysterious girl who seems unfazed by anything. Having her talk about her fear (or failing to do so) should help cause tension as well as make her and Oscar closer friend (right now, they are pretty much companion out of necessity. Aggapa stalks Oscar cause of her job, Oscar keeps her around cause he'd be alone otherwise) Hello to you. I am not a master Jedi, but I am almost a veteran Lunatic player (I just have UFO MarisaB to clear, and I will have cleared every game with every shoot-types on Lunatic. Any day now). Would that suffice?