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No abnormalites have arisen... The Buddhist reactor's output is also stable.
*yawn*
Was that a yawn, Koakuma?
I-I'm sorry! I just suddenly started dozing off...
I know the feeling. We've done nothing but sit in the bridge for the past dozen days. After all that, we finally managed to get this trip started, but there's really nothing to do up here.
Even our course is being taken care of by the Lunar Veil... About the only thing there is to do is shooting down asteroids that get in our way.
And if we could use the Palanquin Ship's barrier we wouldn't have to worry about that either.
But it does seem like everyone is enjoying their time on the ship at least.
Even Reimu said that the way things are going, she won't have to exorcise anyone.
Though it seems I only brought enough grimoires for a one-way trip.
Oh yeah, how much longer was it until we get to the moon again?
Hmm. According to my calculations, it should be around tomorrow morning. By "morning" I'm referring to Earth time, of course.
Out here we can only rely on our clocks.
Anyway, there's still some time before dinner, so does anyone have any snacks? Nothing too salty, maybe something sweet?
I have some leftover cookies from earlier. I think I put them in a can on the bottom of this shelf...
There are some dried persimmons from Mokou too. They should be around there somewhere.
Woah, not THAT box. That's where I keep my circuit boards I kill time with.
...
...I thought the bridge would be the quietest place here, but it's become quite lived-in.
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Palanquin Ship - Hall
Lunasa plays a song.
...It goes something like that.
Wooooow. It sounds completely different from when I do it.
Even with the same instrument, the performer can totally change the mood and the power~.
Wanna try again?
Yeah. Remi, you do it too.
...
Remi?
Hm? What is it? I wasn't paying attention.
Woah, that's not cool~. How could you ignore an invitation from your cute little sister?
Come on, it's been two weeks. I'd be bored of anything by now. The ship's pretty big, but we're still all cooped up in the same place.
Oh? I'm pretty used to that though.
Er, well...
Hee hee. I'm joking, Remi. Anywhere's fine as long as I'm with you.
Ooooh, she said it! Should we follow their lead too?
What better way to show some sibling love than a group hug?
...That's embarrassing, so save it for when we're at home.
Off to the side, the others are just sitting around doing nothing.
I'm fine with some noise, but it's really something with all these sisters.
It really is. I wish I had an older sister too. I'm sure she would be there for me when I'm feeling disheartened.
Huh? Are you feeling homesick, Sanae?
And you were so into this at first. Pajama parties and pillow fights and all that.
M-Marisa and Nitori started the pillow fight...!
There's no need to be ashamed of yearning for home. I wonder if the people back on Earth are worrying about us right about now?
Oh yeah, Yukari's probably worried about Reimu, huh?
Ugh, why bring HER up?
Not like she's being subtle about it. She was training you to invoke gods right up until we left. And during the last incident too, she made you that new gear.
...She was just training me. She wouldn't be especially worried. Even with the equipment, it feels like she planned from the beginning to just make sure they fit me then leave it at that.
Wow, from the beginning? Yukari really knows how to make things work right the first time...
But it looks like they really are enchanted by complicated spells. If I remember correctly, Yukari called them a barrier for the Hakurei shrine maiden.
...Is that so? I see how it is now.
? You look like you have an awfully good guess, Blondie.
Yes, I've always felt that Reimu's danmaku was awfully polished. I'm sure those tools were made to guide Reimu into what she SHOULD be, as a shrine maiden.
What does that mean?
A shrine maiden brings harmony to Gensokyo through danmaku battles, which make us all equal. In other words, Yukari's helping her do her job by giving her suitable equipment.
The job of the Hakurei shrine maiden, huh?
But still, it feels like even we can just casually challenge her.
Is that what you meant by "as equals," Alice?
So if you don't take it seriously, you could even lose to Kurumi? If your grades go poof, the shrine maiden might get downsized!
Yeah, yeah, tell me something I didn't know.
...Wait, you're joking, right?!
If the shrine maiden can't do her job, she gets fired. Isn't that obvious? So I'd better get back to Earth soon, before I take too much time off.
C'mon, we're not even there yet. You might as well focus on the trip for now. And when you get back, you'll just have some crazy pile of leaves waiting for you to sweep them.
Ugh, I forgot about that...
I'll help you clean up when we get back. So for now, let's just enjoy our trip to the moon.
Sounds like a plan.
And then, for no apparent reason Mystia learns her final song. Midnight Chorus Master buffs the Melee, Range, and Accuracy stats of its target. As the most actively useful song, it's also the most limited: it has a much higher Power requirement, a much smaller range of effect, and isn't Post-Movement.