Akyuu hopefully-soon-to-be-Umein Inaba was utterly, utterly exhausted. As she trudged through the halls back to her room, she couldn’t wait to sleep in the futon. It was a slow, ponderous walk, each step slower than the last.

She opened the door to her room - and stopped. Sakuya was waiting there, with her sack in hand. And in the other hand… a little collar, with a bat-wing pendant.

“You. You’re the one with the power to rival my mistress?”

Akyuu blinked. “I… I guess?”

Click.

The Sakuya in front of her disappeared, and Akyuu felt something cloth-like around her neck. All of a sudden, it was yanked, making the chronicler cough.

“H-hey?! What the hell?!”

Sakuya yanked again on the attached leash, roughly. “I’m bringing you to the ownership of house Scarlet.”

Akyuu spun around to grab the leash in between them. At least then the yanks would go through her hands, rather than her throat. “And why should I go along with that?!”

The maid looked at her coldly. “It isn’t a matter of ‘should’. I will not suffer my mistress’ power being challenged by some stray rabbit.”

She was stronger than she looked, yanking Akyuu forward again.The chronicler still tried to protest. “I’m not some stray rabbit! I’m staying at Eientei!”

“I would advise you not to defy me.” Sakuya’s voice was icy, as she walked backwards with Akyuu in tow to the turn in the hall. “I can have a rabbit skinned and ready to cook in fifteen seconds.”

Akyuu spat back a reply, “And if I said I was a human?”

The maid considered it for a moment. Then turned her head back to Akyuu, and shrugged. “Twelve seconds. Now, let us be-”

A hammer came whirling around the turn, catching Sakuya in the back of the head. The maid crumpled, and Akyuu fell back from the suddenly-loosened grip on the leash.

Tewi stepped around the corner, tutting. “Yeah, no. The Inaba aren’t for you to take, usa.” She looked up at Akyuu, stepping around the unconscious maid and proffering a hand.. “You alright?”

Akyuu looked up at her, confused. After a moment, she took the hand, getting helped up to her feet.

Tewi turned to the unconscious Sakuya. “Overheard from that Remilia that they were seeking employees. Perhaps this one’s an overachiever.” Tewi grinned. “Hey, stick that collar on her. I’ll open up the sack.”

Akyuu nodded, undoing the collar. “How’d you know I’d need help?”

“I’m the lucky rabbit, remember? I don’t need to know, things just happen in my favor.” Tewi chuckled, undoing the rope on the sack. “I was already coming this way, anyways.”

Opening up the sack revealed a very, very frazzled Mystia. Once Akyuu had the collar on Sakuya (and tied the leash around the maid’s hands, for good measure) she went to assist Tewi in freeing her.

Mystia looked at her. “Where am- rabbits? Wait- you’re that little sister, aren’t you?”

Akyuu nodded, giving an awkward grin. “Yeah. Wish we could have properly met under better circumstances. Call me Akyuu.”

“She’s the newest recruit of the Inaba. And I’m the very first - call me Tewi.” Mystia took Tewi’s proffered hand as she was helped to her feet. “Mystia, right?”

The sparrow nodded, slowly. “Yeah… um… just… give me a minute, it’s… been a rough night.” She sighed, leaning against a wall. “First there was that fake moon… then those two crazy western people showed up and knocked me out… I woke up in the sack with the little bat girl yelling really loud just outside it… and then I fell and blacked out again…”

Tewi gave the sparrow a gentle pat. “Well, Mystia, your long day’s over, at least. I’m sure we can find you a spare bed - might be best to take you to the hospital ward, actually.” The lucky rabbit looked over at Akyuu. “Just give me some time to talk to the greenhorn, and I’ll bring you over, okay?”

Akyuu groaned. “Tewi, if this is more questioning, I really don’t have the energy to-”

“It’s not. I promise.” The rabbit put her hands up defensively.

They ended up sitting Mystia on Reisen’s bed for a little while to recover. The elder of the lunar rabbits was still treating patients - apparently both of the medical staff had taken some sort of supplement to keep up their energy. This left Akyuu and Tewi to take Akyuu’s own room for a brief discussion.

Akyuu looked at Tewi. “So. What did you want to talk about? Because… I am utterly exhausted, and not in the mood for a fight.”

The hare of inaba nodded. “Nothing like a fight. I think you answered a few of my questions, anyways.” Tewi nodded. “Like… that crystal thing. You don’t understand that, do you?”

Akyuu shook her head. “Are you telling me you do?”

Tewi shrugged. “Not really, but… this whole thing about you messing up fate, and the shape-shift thing you pulled…” She hummed. “You were giving off some incredible power there. More than any normal youkai rabbit.”

Akyuu’s beleaguered mind finally put it together. “You think that’s why we were reincarnated as youkai?”

Tewi hummed in agreement. “Well, there’s no denying that with that Are thing you pulled. I think you took all the spectators back with that little vision of yours.” She turned to look down the hall. “...Unless they were unconscious and eating dirt. I think she missed a bit there. Doesn’t mean I’m gonna let her take an Inaba, but still.”

“And… there’s something else, too.” Tewi looked away. “The truth is… earth rabbits are pretty flighty. Most of us see an attack coming, we’re miles away before it hits. So… it turns out most of the earth rabbits who got injured tonight… did so because they didn’t listen to your instructions.”

Akyuu paused. “And?”

“Well… I was encouraging the rabbits to work quickly, so… the ones who followed me tended to get hurt a lot more than the ones you successfully spooked into taking it slow.” Tewi sighed. “I guess I really didn’t expect some moon rabbit to not have some sort of angle they were working, you know?”

…Well. It was almost an apology.

[ ] Attempt to get her to actually say ‘sorry’. And let it rest if she does.
[ ] Just try to bury the proverbial hatchet. It can always be dug up later.
[ ] An almost-apology deserves almost-forgiveness. Her stomach was still bruising.

{ } Get some mochi out for Mystia.
{ } No, not right now. Just try to send them off and get some sleep.

[12] Attempt to get her to actually say ‘sorry’.
[8] Try to bury the proverbial hatchet. It can always be dug up later.
[2] An almost-apology deserves almost-forgiveness. Her stomach was still bruising.

{22} Get some mochi out for Mystia.
{0} No, not right now. Just try to send them off and get some sleep.
- [X] And while you’re at it, toss that vampire's maid in the sack and send her back to the SDM. Be sure to tell Remilia via note that she needs to put a tighter leash on her little pet.

Akyuu folded her arms. “...And?” There was a pause. "What, do I have to get a bunch a sharks to get you to say it?"

At length, Tewi gave a long, long sigh. “And… I’m sorry, alright? I’ve given you a rougher time than you deserved, usa. I shoulda listened to you, and I shouldn’t have threatened you with the button.”

Akyuu nodded. “There we go. Apology accepted. And for my part… I’m sorry as well. You can hardly be blamed for treating me with suspicion when the first time we met, I was snooping in your room.”

Tewi folded her arms. “Apology accepted in turn. Reading my letters… and I hear you still want to =learn about that button? You’re too curious for your own good, usa.” There was a moment’s mischievousness in her eye, before she caught herself. “So… we gonna just try to move on from here?”

Akyuu yawned. “Yeah… I really don’t want to make an enemy of you. I know that much.” Tewi smirked a bit at that. “So let’s just… call it more or less even, and move on. Though… there is one person we should settle the score with a bit.”

The lucky rabbit turned to the hallway again. “Got something in mind?”

Akyuu chuckled. “How about we take Sakuya, and deliver her pack to the SDM properly packed up?” Tewi gave an evil grin.

“Sounds fun! I can handle putting her away if you want. You got anything you want to add, or…”

Akyuu hummed. “Oh, I have something in mind, if you can rustle up some paper. While you do that…” “I’ll just make sure Mystia’s okay.”

Tewi looked at the box, as Akyuu opened it up. “...What, that all you moon-bunnies get for rations?”

Akyuu shook her head. “Nah, just… didn’t know how well the earth rabbit’s dango would compare.”

The hare of Inaba’s scoff was theatrically indignant. “Oh, I think it’ll suit little miss sweet tooth’s needs just fine, thank you!”

The two rabbits hopped up, to handle their tasks. Akyuu pre-selected a few of the most presentable remaining pieces, and walked across the hall to where Mystia was. “Here. Some sugar will help.”

The sparrow took it a little shakily, nodding. “Thank you, Akyuu.” She started to nibble at it. “...This is that box you had with you when you landed, isn’t it?”

“Yep! Mochi pounded by moon-rabbits. So you’d better savor it while it lasts.” Akyuu took a bit of the more-mulched mass and chewed at it. “‘Cos we’re unlikely to get any more any time soon.” The sparrow looked guilty at that, but Akyuu waved it off. “Take it. I’ve destroyed your cart, the least I can do is give you some of my stash.”

“If you’re sure…” Mystia nodded, slowly. “...How have things been with you and your sister?”

Akyuu smiled. “It’s been… a bit of a ride, but… I think we’re both hoping for good things.” Akyuu smiled. “I think we’d both long given up on finding each other, so…”

“Well… that’s good then! I’ll have to hear some stories from her later, once you’re settled in.”

Akyuu smiled. “And I overheard something about you liking parfaits? Would you like to have them in the village with me, one day?”

The sparrow smiled. “Sure, but only once you’re square with Eientei. I heard that if you don’t pay it off quickly enough, the doctor will break your kneecaps.” Akyuu’s face paled, which got the chef laughing. “Kidding, kidding!”

Akyuu gave a weak chuckle. “Well… if you’re laughing about it, I hope you’re at least feeling a bit better…” She stood up. “Come on, you really should be off to the infirmary soon. Want another piece before you go?”

“Hold it!” The two of them looked up, to see Tewi. Behind her, two stronger-looking male rabbits were carrying a very familiar sack. “She’s in the perfect position right now to try earth rabbit mochi and tell us which is better. And I daresay it’ll be better than your smushed-up stash.”

Mystia looked at the sack with concern. “Who… who’s in there now?”

Akyuu chuckled, as she took a pen and paper she was proffered by Tewi. “Why, the person who put you in, of course.” Akyuu hummed. “I don’t think Remilia’s English, but… someone at the mansion should be able to read this.”

To Lady Remilia.

Please find within one (1) Sackuya. Please keep a tighter leash on your little pet.

Regards,
HieInaba Akyuu.

The translation brought a few chuckles from the group. “Right. If you would, gentlemen?” She proffered the note to the two bucks, who hefted the sack up and turned to leave. “Now, Tewi, we should-”

“I’ll take care of the sparrow. You just get some sleep, alright?” Akyuu was gently pushed away, treats box in hand, until she was just within her room. She blinked, but the adrenaline that had kicked in from Sakuya’s sudden appearance was draining, and her protest was cut off with a yawn.

Mystia chuckled. “You definitely look like you’ve had a rough day, Akyuu. We’ll talk later.” She began to leave, still on slightly-unsteady feet, with Tewi gently leading her out.

“Oh, and before I forget-” The rabbit turned to look at Akyuu, one last time. “Welcome to the Inaba, Akyuu, and goodnight. Hope you enjoy it here with all the other moony rejects.”

Akyuu smiled back. “I hope I do too. Goodnight to you two as well.”

As soon as they were out of sight, she turned to look at her futon, and-

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Akyuu’s mind woke up slowly, from an utterly dreamless sleep. By the sun shining in through her window, it was clearly late into the morning, but she just didn’t want to wake up just yet.

There was… a familiar scent. Comforting, familiar, the smell of spider lilies. Perhaps it wouldn’t be comforting to a lot of people - but the scent, to Akyuu, brought to mind only one person.

She opened her eyes, feeling her heart soar. The woman was sitting on her knees, with both of her legs out to one side. Her uniform, and her green hair, were both incredibly familiar to Akyuu - and so was the look of gentle relief.

“...Lady Eiki?”

Shiki Eiki gently reached out, patting the moon rabbit’s head. “Akyuu. You’ve come a long way, haven’t you?” The yama smiled, gently. “You’ve done it, Akyuu. You’re safe now. I’m so, so glad you’re safe…”

Akyuu nodded, slowly. She felt tears form in her eyes. “I-Lady Eiki. I-I’m sorry, I, I didn’t mean to worry you-”

“We can talk about how you got here, later.” Eiki gently shushed the young rabbit. “For now… just… rest a little longer.”

Akyuu nodded, closing her eyes and just feeling the judge’s presence. …With how disjointed the Child of Miare often was within the Hieda family, it often ended up feeling like Eiki understood her better than her own flesh and blood. “...Okay.”

They spent a few minutes lying there. Akyuu just felt the judge’s hand through her hair, and with each stroke, it felt like part of the stress faded away. The stress of yesterday, the harrowing escape from the moon, the harsh training, the endless suspicion… Eiki managed to, at least for a bit, make it feel far away, further than it had ever been. Akyuu could have gone back to sleep, then and there, but… no, she couldn’t. Not yet.

After a few minutes, she opened her eyes. “Lady Eiki. There’s so many things I need to talk to you about, but, first of all…”

[ ] “I need to talk about why we did this.” It was of absolutely critical importance that Eiki learned about the incoming disaster, as soon as possible.
[ ] “Konpaku Youki might be in danger.” She could tell Eiki about the apocalypse later. It was the far more immediate concern that Youki survived.

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Last vote of Again/Akyuu! Next update's vote will be for which character to play next!

[9] “I need to talk about why we did this.” It was of absolutely critical importance that Eiki learned about the incoming disaster, as soon as possible.
[17] “Konpaku Youki might be in danger.” She could tell Eiki about the apocalypse later. It was the far more immediate concern that Youki survived.

“Konpaku Youki might be in danger.” Akyuu looked up at Eiki. “Toutetsu Yuuma feeding on the animal spirits - he won’t beat her.”

Eiki’s eyes widened. “You… know about that? The staff here told me about your… future, and I could tell they weren’t lying, but…”

Akyuu nodded. “You… told me about how it happened last time. Before we changed history… Have you sent him off, yet?”

Eiki nodded, her face writ plain with concern. “Yes… though, this isn’t the first tipoff I received about that.” She hummed, nervously. “But he was refusing all backup… We’ll just have to hope that mysterious Go’s prediction holds true.”

Akyuu looked up at her. “...This Go… I’ve never heard of them. Not in my past life.”

Eiki looked down. “...I highly doubt it’s their real name.” Eiki put her hands on her knees. “Go is… a mysterious, irreverent young girl. I can't say much more than that - she obscured her features in a white robe. She appeared before me a couple of weeks ago in some kind of illusory form, and told me three things.”

“One… that Konpaku Youki’s life would be in danger if he undertook the Yuuma mission. Two… that in the process, he’d come into contact with one of the Immaterial Children, and she would be the only one who could save him. And three… that you were in the Lunar Capital.”

Akyuu looked up at her. “She knew I was in the Lunar Capital?”

Eiki nodded, slowly. “It is… a place purified of death. One which I cannot enter easily. I… I couldn’t stop Youki on such an obviously suspicious persons’ words. As a result, I found myself doubting any of the stories, but… now, I am increasingly certain that she was correct on all fronts.”

Akyuu looked up. “...I mean… sure, I was on the moon, but maybe she just found that out some other way…?”

The Yama shook her head. “It’s possible… but we also saw the yin-yang orbs fly into the Animal Realm last night. If what we’ve heard is true…”

“...Then Reimu’s in the Animal Realm!” Akyuu smiled. “If that’s the case, she could meet up with Youki, and I’m sure she could save him!”

Eiki smiled back. “Let’s hope that is the case. …Never thought I’d say this, especially after you just did it yourself, but…” The Yama closed her eyes. “Hopefully she can access the powers of her past life. Then… maybe she can change his ill fate.”

There was a moment’s hush in the room. Akyuu looked up at Eiki.

“...Lady Eiki? Do you know what happened to me last night?”

“...Yes.” The Yama’s voice was hesitant. “...Though… I wish it hadn’t. Please, just… listen to me for a minute. What I’m about to say… can’t go in the Chronicle. Not ever.” Akyuu quietened down, waiting for the Eiki to compose itself.

“You’ll have to bear with some… analogies here. Firstly… some things about fate. What we see as fate… it is technically no more than an incredibly educated guess. The likely outcome of everyone’s individual actions. In the sea of souls, each person makes ripples according to their own path. Whether a person sinks, or floats through the sky, depends on the actions of the others around them - on the ripples in the water. …This is no small part of why extending one’s lifespan often requires seclusion in some form or another.”

The Yama was deep in thought. “As for how those ripples form… a person’s memory shapes the ripples they make. Like… a cloak, a weaving of threads. What we consider a person’s identity is a combination of their immutable soul, and that soul’s current cloak of memories. And when one is reborn, that identity is cast off in the process. Though… there are exceptions, of course.”

Akyuu closed her eyes. “...Like the Blessing of Miare?”

Eiki nodded. “Yes. Rather than being cast off entirely, we… modify the process. So certain parts can remain. But… a problem can come of that. If a soul has memories of its past life, then like a weave, other memories can be lifted. And as a result, no matter how few memories can be directly recalled, a soul with the memories of two lives… has two guises. Two sets of memories, two representations of the soul. It becomes capable of both more powerful ripples, and far, far less certain shapes. Reincarnators with even just some knowledge of their past life… can drastically reshape the world from its predicted path, for good or for ill. They are uncertainty incarnate.”

Akyuu looked up at Eiki, thinking back to hearing her past selves as voices in her head. Voices distinct from what she considered her own. “...so the conditions for the Blessing of Miare… are they to reduce that risk?”

Eiki hummed affirmatively. “Yes. Always in similar positions, in the same family, always the same duty. And only certain memories remain, those that may as well be one of any of your selves. By doing that… we make the identities as similar as possible each time. Even then, your often short lifespan is a consequence… something Hieda no Are was fated for, and thus… something every Miare must endure.”

Akyuu sighed. “But then… I went from being a human chronicler to a rabbit soldier.” Eiki nodded. “And that means this… ‘guise’ is very different? Between ‘Inaba Akyuu’ and the other Miares?”

Eiki nodded. “Between ‘Inaba Akyuu’ and ‘Hieda no Akyuu’, even.” Akyuu stared up at her, in shock. “Even though your memories are unbroken, that just means you can access both cloaks without issue. And if the other Immaterial Children awaken to their memories to any significant degree, their actions will gain that uncertainty too.”

Akyuu sighed. “But… we need that ability. We need it to fight the apocalypse.”

Eiki looked up. “...You really aren’t lying about that, are you…?” She sighed. “...Perhaps you are right. But such a brazen disruption of fate will have consequences. You’ve already experienced some, have you not?”

Akyuu groaned. “If you mean like me causing two incidents on the same night… then yes.”

Eiki nodded. “To use the power of a reincarnator is to disturb fate. It is to remove any certainty from the future, good or bad. …You must be careful, with such a power. Every choice you make could shape the world around you, in great or small ways.”

Akyuu took a deep breath. “...This is… a lot to take in. And… and you haven’t even gotten to the crystal thing yet.”

Eiki sighed. “I’m sorry. It’s… a heavy topic. But… especially if you’ve reached that crystalline state, then you need to hear this.”

The Yama reached up to pet Akyuu’s head again. “When a reincarnator is under enough duress, and the difference between their past and present selves becomes stark, the soul will attempt to gather multiple cloaks at once - often unearthing the memories of the past selves embedded in the cloaks. As a result, it will overflow, and begin manifesting as an aura of sorts around the reincarnator’s body. The soul will use all of its past identities it can find in unison, creating a powerful resonance. And strange powers can awaken, as a result. Past ones, and on occasion, whole new ones - powers that lay dormant in one identity, that another identity can use more properly.”

“It is, deliberately, an incredibly rare phenomenon. As a result… the full name has never been truly settled. Some of the Yama call it a Resonance Awakening. Others call it a Reincarnation Awakening. And Yama are… stubborn to a fault, by our very design. It split the court. And so, when I first ascended to my position, I was presented with the topic, and asked to decide which name was better.”

The Yama chuckled. “I felt both were a mouthful, and decided to make an ambiguous abbreviation. And thus… the power to fuse one’s past and present together… is called Re/Awakening.”

Akyuu looked up at her. “Re-awakening?” There was a slight… something in Eiki’s enunciation that Akyuu didn’t quite manage to get out.

Eiki nodded. “Close enough. It is a powerful, dangerous state. Almost more than anybody can endure. And the effects on fate only become more pronounced.” She looked down to Akyuu, with self-apparent concern. “...Please be careful, Akyuu. I’d like to ask you to never activate it again, but… I feel like you’ll have to. To stave off that incoming disaster.”

Akyuu nodded. “It’s… it’s a lot to take in, Lady Eiki. What… what should I do? What can I hope to do?”

Eiki sighed. “...For now… let’s just try to regather the other children, get you integrated back into the Hieda, and get the Chronicle started. And when we do have everything in place, I want to ask you to do one thing in particular.”

“What do you need me to do, Lady Eiki?”

The Yama smiled. “Akyuu… I want you all to live a little. As children. Yes, even Inaba Akyuu - especially Inaba Akyuu, the child soldier.” Eiki stroked Akyuu’s hair again. “This disaster is years and years away. Squandering your second youths trying to chase a mastermind who may not even have an inkling of their own plans yet is an exercise in futility, and it’ll only burden your souls. Take some time to enjoy yourselves. Will you promise me that?”

Akyuu gave a nod, her face feeling slightly flushed. The Yama smiled, and sat back. “Good. Please, Akyuu, do enjoy your life. Whether you see that as an order, or as a request from a m… from a friend, I want you to live a long, happy life. Even if it is as a lunar rabbit.” She folded her hands, straightening her posture to a proper Seiza. “And with that, we can move to… other matters.”

The air in the room changed slightly, again, and Akyuu began to get an uneasy feeling. “Um. Such as…?”

The yama hummed. “...Let’s start with… your desertion.”

Akyuu blinked, trying to sit up. Something tugged at her ears, keeping her head pressed against the floor.

“Not only did you abandon your friends on the moon, you did so with deceptive practices and assaulted two rabbits only doing their duty.”

Akyuu tried to pull her head up again, but it still wouldn’t move. She braced her hands against the floor, but still couldn’t dislodge it.

“Then there is the fact you let a commanding officer take the heat for you, and did nothing to help them. And you succumbed to no small amount of gluttony on the moon, did you not?”

Akyuu paused, trying to reach up to her ears. There was something… metallic on them. With sharp edges, and a roughly… kite-like shape. It was utterly immovable from its sheer weight… which chilled Akyuu to the bone. The only thing she’d ever seen that was both this small and this heavy… only got heavier with one’s sin.

“And then there are the sins of your past life, still clear upon your soul.” The yama sighed. “I cannot say with any certainty whether my past self covered them sufficiently, so… we will have to cover those sins, as well. You certainly haven't given up on mischief since landing on earth again... perhaps we need to start from the beginning.”

Akyuu turned her attention back to Eiki, her heart filling with dread. “...Um… Lady Eiki? …I can’t get up. You left the Rod of Remorse on my ears.”

The Yama’s gentle smile remained unbroken. “I know. Now… let’s have a little talk, shall we?”

END OF ARC 2

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And your reward for resisting the obvious meta-vote bait is just a little bit more info on Go-san! I hope you've all enjoyed Again/Akyuu.

Alright guys, it’s time for the biggest and most important vote yet! Who do you want to go with next?

Two things to state clearly, because I have heard people say they’d affect their choices:

1: There will likely be multiple arcs after everyone’s initial ones. So don’t go saving someone for last thinking the story will end with them.
2: No matter what you pick, you will not be able to find anyone whose arc hasn’t happened yet.
3: Don't read too much into the specific titles. In fact, feel free to suggest new ones... Alliteration is hard.
With that said… choose the next arc to load!

If there’s not a clear winner by my usual time, I’ll write some epilogues for Again/Akyuu. Or… perhaps I’ll write something else. Maybe a lil prequel short, featuring Haru and a Haku’. Or maybe I just sleep on it.

Anyway, CHOOSE YOUR NEXT ARC! And feel free to have a good hearty debate in this thread, the next arc will start with a new one regardless of how full this is, but I'll feel better doing that if this is nice and chunky. Just remember the rules to make things easy for me and poor Tallyanon!

>1: If you're adding write-ins to an existing vote, please just reference your original vote and only add the write-ins. Do not write in a vote twice if you're not changing that part.
>2: If you're undoing a previous vote that YOU made, write in the undone vote as [UNDO] (vote text) and write in the new vote with the standard [X]. Do this as many times as you like, as long as you do both parts.

[ ] Korai/Kosuzu
[ ] Modify/Marisa
[ ] Yester/Youmu

Well, the vote has come to a surprising but undeniably definitive conclusion. My suspicion on the priority list would be a close race between the Kosuzu and Marisa factions, with Youmu a distant third. As we can all see. I couldn't have been more wrong.

At forty-four votes total, the next arc is going to be Yester/Youmu! For reference, throughout arc 1, the number of votes PEAKED at 25 votes (for Attack with Danmaku (sneakily) vs. Sneak Attack (with danmaku)). The number of voters for Yester/Youmu alone is TWENTY-SIX.

Allow me to say thank you to all of you again for picking up and enjoying this adventure with me! I hope to get your first vote of arc 3 out tonight. You all definitely caught me off guard, but this pace doesn't come from big foreplanning anyways!

At the stroke of midnight, Thread 8 has appeared! You all wanted the easily-spooked spooky girl, and now it's time to choose her fate!

>>207370

With the end of the arc comes the end of Kyouko's shift as the GMpost mascot, and as a result, I wanted to send her off with a very particular recommendation. Echoes in Front of the the Temple is a silent 4koma made by Rakugaki-Biyori, starring none other than the yamabiko herself. Because it's silent, anyone can read and enjoy it! It's just under six hundred 4komas in the main thread now, and there's plenty of side-stories to tell as well!

You can find the pixiv here: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/27855794

See you all in Arc 3!