It's dragon time!

File: Ryuu Ryukusa by GodofMoxie.png (1.2 MB, 1023x1628)

1.2 MB PNG

>>45301289
The further pressure she would have felt towards Clan Ryo after dealing with the much disliked Hojo Heiress was merely incidental. They paid a hefty price for the privilege as well, one that would benefit you greatly in your efforts to achieve your true goal.

This is where things started to go awry, you're certain. Ryukusa somehow managed to catch and dominate an oni-child. To your best knowledge, she had never shown any sign of being a devil-tamer, yet somehow she managed it. Then she went on to lose an arm when that idiot Hojo or his pet demon-child set Susano-Oh's insane brat on her. You had plans for that meeting, but the loss of an arm was troublesome. Even that could have been dealt with. Then some political maneuvering brought foreigners to the safehouse. Foreign soldiers as well as servants of those idiots at the diet!

When they left there, you managed to get things back on track, using her cousin Hauko's minions to push her out of the more isolated safehouse. Except Susano-Oh's brat brought in outside help, and then kidnapped your best hold over Ryukusa, her older 'sister'. As if that wasn't enough, the damn dragonette then proceeded to get that stupid little Fire dragonette to help her retrieve the sorceress Er Yin from the warded barrier. That turned out to be a minor blessing in disguise – Ryukusa somehow managed to regrow an arm. What wasn't good was that she managed to defeat not one but TWO demigoddesses in a fight shortly thereafter.

Things went downhill rapidly from there.

She vanished, this time seemingly off the face of the planet. Not even the Oracle could determine where she was, and if that wasn't enough, she rescued her sister and made an alliance or some kind of bargain with the damn foreign spirit-child that served as the head priestess of the Temple of Forgotten Stones and Flowers, Hinata. Your spies confirmed that she also dealt with the servants of Kuraokami....but she ~didn't~ return the oni-child.

File: Kiku by Dan.png (107 KB, 1000x700)

107 KB PNG

>>45301320
Then you sent her cousin to confront her directly when Hojo sent in more troops to try and capture her, only discovering her new hideout by accident. Not only were they there, but the Kaja were getting involved as well, slaughtering cat youkai in an effort to prevent one of the Oracle's predictions from coming true, in the guise of Christian priests. That worked out badly for them though. Not only did Ryukusa defeat Hauko, she managed to turn him against you too, to say nothing of outright destroying the Kaja influence on the mainland. Oh, but only if it had stopped there!

Ryukusa somehow made contact with the servants of Horobi, who have undoubtedly told her about her true nature....and if THAT wasn't enough, the damn Ainu priestess Kiku and the sorceress she kept from you were now willing to risk life and limb for her! It was bad enough that she had her sister, but now Hojo lacked their hold over Kiki, and the Clan Kaja had no influence either. So you pulled back and watched, waited patiently. Sure enough, it didn't take long for Ryukusa to seek out trouble.

Trouble, in this case, meaning making alliances with other spirit children – disgusting yako-children and pathetic human Yakuza, of all things – as well as another kamuy, and having a party. Which you had the decency to put an end to by allowing some of your friends in the police know about. Except then that idiot Hojo or his damn catamite got the foreigners involved again, this time sending hideous half-breed abominations to do their dirty work. You sent out a strike team immediately, and while they were attempting to bring your wayward tools back to you, they not only failed, they verified that the berserker that you'd been assured would never turn against her family not only turned against her family but turned against you as well!

You are still alive! I am so relived.

>>45301289

Welcome back! Hope you're doing better.

File: Yuuhi-chan.png (492 KB, 780x990)

492 KB PNG

>>45301346
Never satisfied with merely battling the enemy, Ryukusa and Akari scared the strike team so badly you're now forced to turn the elite and most trustworthy members of Clan Ryo to make any moves whatsoever against Ryukusa's efforts. Despite your punishment, none of the lesser Clan warriors will face off against Ryukusa now: they have verified she is a demigoddess, and that not even Akari's elder sister was willing to fight the pair. It doesn't help that she's managed to collect two powerful magic weapons from kami knows where. Weapons which were apparently enough to let her slaughter Hojo's foreign troops and the abominations they'd brought with them.

So now you have been betrayed by Ryukusa, Matagama Kiku, AND Hebiki Akari; the Huntress Kamuy (and you suspect this is at the behest of the Kamuy of the Hearth) has seen fit to pit her daughter against you; the servants of Horobi gather around the reincarnation of their lord; Clan Hojo and Clan Kaga have shut their doors to you; and now your head bodyguard Sakumo is nowhere to be found. You suspect he's dead, because you have not been able to reach out to him through the Void at all. Worse, in a month (a mere month!) Ryukusa has done more to undermine your credibility among the spiritual warriors and powers in Japan than all of the secret societies, sorcerers, priests, and kami have in centuries. Not only that, the the other two most viable candidates for possessing a true Kami or Kamuy of the greatest power are all under her protection – there is no chance you can ascend to true godhood without capturing or collecting her and her companions. At this rate you wouldn't be shocked if Amaterasu-Omikami came down and took Ryukusa's side herself.

Welcome back, Seer.

File: Ryukuza Quest.jpg (123 KB, 1144x532)

123 KB JPG

The question now is what you, Siatmakko Yayoi, possessor of Kinashut Kamuy, Oba-san and Head of Clan Ryo, wielder of Amenonuhoko, soon to be the First Ascended Greater Kami since the Deification of Tenjin, are going to do about her while she sits in what she believes to be the relative safety on Mikimoto Pearl Island.

>Oba-san may only make one choice, but they are best informed choices possible. The choice of “Consult the Oracle” is always available; the Oracle will deliver cryptic but valuable information that has a very good chance of achieving a short term goal, a good chance of assisting the long term goal, and a slim chance of being too cryptic to be of use. There is also the chance she may deliver an unrelated warning. The choice of “Use Sorcery” will be qualified depending on circumstance, and is usually available. As always, write-ins receive first priority.

[] Call upon the elders of Clan Ryo for discussion on what to do about the wayward Ryuu Ryukusa, while pressing for capture rather than execution.
[] Call your personal cadre of samurai and ninja to consult on these issues, since they are absolutely loyal and trustworthy to you personally.
[] Utilize your network of contacts to see exactly what those Hojo, Kaga, and Diet politicians are doing now; the ignorant fools have caused enough trouble.
[] Consult the Oracle.
[] Use Sorcery to draw Ryukusa out and misdirect her attentions.

>Questions about my health condition will be answered after Quest; thank you for all your support.

>>45301393
>[x] Call your personal cadre of samurai and ninja to consult on these issues, since they are absolutely loyal and trustworthy to you personally.
Sounds like Oba-san needs some reliability!

>>45301381
>At this rate you wouldn't be shocked if Amaterasu-Omikami came down and took Ryukusa's side herself.
Yeah, about that...

>>45301393
>[] Utilize your network of contacts to see exactly what those Hojo, Kaga, and Diet politicians are doing now; the ignorant fools have caused enough trouble.

It is so good to have you back. Was honestly getting rather worried .

File: Yui as Human.png (538 KB, 1131x1400)

538 KB PNG

Twitter: @XsQuestmistress

Previous Thread: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/44427160/

Threads in Chronological Order, including writeups by XS : http://pastebin.com/Z53TyK0N
or search for Title: Ryukuza on Suptg

Ryu Ryukusa is tall at 5' 8", but this becomes 6' in her true form. She is fully grown. Lesbian top.
Kiku is 5' 1" for ever and ever. Lesbian submissive.
Akari is 5' 3", and has another few inches to grow. Sexuality is weird, switch, cosplayer.
Yui is 5' 6" and will only grow due to circumstances beyond her control. Dyke, switch.
Kiki is 5' 6", and is at full growth. Bisexual bottom.
Er Yin is the tallest at 5' 10" and is fully grown. Lesbian dominant.
Jinyuu is 5' 7" but persistently hovers an extra three inches above the ground or floor because of her nature as a seer. Straight.
Hinata-hakase is 6' 3". Sexuality is terrifying.
Hidesato is 5' 5". Straight.
Kushinada is 5' 8". Straighter.
Taisho Ryoga is 5' 9". Who knows.
Hyun Chisato is 5' 4”, and is fully grown. Lolicon with plausible deniability.
Rie is 8” tall or 5' 5”, and is fully cat. Her sexuality is cat.
Hagyu Genso is 12' 5” standing upright. He is by and large gay.
Mizumi Shoko is 7' 2”, is fully grown. Bisexual top.
Yuuhi is 4'11” and is fully grown. Yuuhi a cute.
Tokei Isusangi, Inau-kun is 5' 3” and still confused.
Reiha is 5' 5 1/2”, and is milfy.
Peta is 3' 2”. Peta is \>.</ aka Her Most Imperial Highness Patanjali Piri Yokuhime Kuronogitsune Pa
Detective-san, aka Mugon Chujo is fully grown at 5'11”, and straight.
Kenji Soomi is 5' 4” and gothic lolita.
Musumi Kanako is 5' 6.5”, and is pretty straight.
Hebiki Naoto is 5' 9” and belligerently omnivorous, sexually. You hope only sexually.
Kodachi Umetsume is 5' 4”, and fully grown. Practicing asexual.
Melinda Blitzenberg is 5'10”, fully grown and horrible. Maybe confused.
Toshida Ginka is 5” 3”, and fully grown. Turtles have a reputation.

File: Typical Side Character in(...).png (181 KB, 601x542)

181 KB PNG

Interlude: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/37879167/

Barrier Combat Guide: http://pastebin.com/rZLwzvGx

>Ryukusa's Treasures

Eight hundred and sixty-two cat youkai live in your aura

Nyoi-ju, the Wishing Jewel.

Matagama-no-Shitoki, a kami in it's own right that protects Ryukusa from inimical magic.

Ame-no-Omukade-no-Musume – Ryukusa's mukade possessed wakizashi; a kami. “Daughter of my Centipede of Rain.”

Gendai-no-Muteki-no-Buki - Invincible Weapon of the Present Age, a secret kami-blade given to Ryukusa by Wakaba

Ryukusa's Family.

>Talismans:
Akari – Centipede
Er Yin – Scorpion
Kiki – Toad
Kiku – Lizard
Yui – Snake

>>45301393
>[x] Use Sorcery to draw Ryukusa out and misdirect her attentions.

>>45301289
That's quite the lavish outfit on oba-san there. Guess life in power is good!

>>45301393
>[X] Consult the Oracle.
>[X] Call upon the elders of Clan Ryo for discussion on what to do about the wayward Ryuu Ryukusa, while pressing for capture rather than execution.

>>45301546
>One vote only please.

>>45301580
Anons have been conditioned to get greedy, forgive them.
Apparently conditioned to tie the vote too it seems.

>>45301580
My net got cut as i was posting. 3rd world sucks.

>>45301393
>[] Consult the Oracle.

Hopefully it does not take to long for everyone to realize the quest is back on.

>>45301393
>[] Utilize your network of contacts to see exactly what those Hojo, Kaga, and Diet politicians are doing now; the ignorant fools have caused enough trouble.
Everything was on track until Hojo and the Diet bungled EVERYTHING.
And not even at our direction either, but on their own initiative.

>>45301393
>[X] Utilize your network of contacts to see exactly what those Hojo, Kaga, and Diet politicians are doing now; the ignorant fools have caused enough trouble.

>>45301393
>[] Call your personal cadre of samurai and ninja to consult on these issues, since they are absolutely loyal and trustworthy to you personally.
Nice to see you back. Was worried something had happened for a while.

File: 412_max.jpg (315 KB, 690x1599)

315 KB JPG

Indecision is a painful thing for you, but to be perfectly honest, Ryuu Ryukusa has really gone out of her way to be a pain in the....anyways, you consider more carefully your real options.

As useful as the elders of Clan Ryo are, the problem is that they are both very much stuck in the 1800's and they tend to be extremely abrupt when dealing with issues that could cause trouble for the clan. Say, a renegade shinobi who holds the lynch-pin of two other clans alliances together hostage. At least you hope she's only holding her hostage. You can't imagine the disaster it would be if she actually got Kumatori Kiki pregnant.

The other two options are far more easy to deal with. The Elite are those warriors and mystics of Clan Ryu who are personally invested in your project. The ascension of the head of Clan Ryo to the state of being a Great Kami can only give them greater power, and would vault Clan Ryo into the same level of eminence as the entirety of the Chinese Triads, the Mafia, and other world-renowned organizations. They are among the most power, the most intelligent, and most loyal of the Clan, and they will die for you in a heartbeat. They are also much older and more capable than the dragonette and most of her allies. Sending them would be a surgical strike against her.

Using your contacts would give you far greater insight into her position, those with her, and more importantly, might reveal what has been going on with those Kaja and Hojo idiots. Whether Kumatori Hojo or Taisho Ryoga is to blame, they have been making moves that have caused you serious problems, to say nothing of putting your plans in jeopardy. The Kaga are clearly up to something, and after Ryukusa put an end to their plans prematurely, they have taken to the shadows entirely. The Diet also seem to have taken some steps, and this is displeasing because you were quite certain you had most of them under control of....various sorts.

File: 146d66be07711cf280b562cea(...).jpg (243 KB, 1920x1222)

243 KB JPG

>>45301868
The Oracle is always a chancy option at best. But she has served you well and faithfully for more than three hundred years, and she would not dare disappoint you now. On the other hand....she has been....curiously reticent as of late, and that is worrisome. Perhgap0s it has been too long since you saw her last.

Sorcery. Your true calling, the thing that has set you apart from all the humans in the world and assisted you in your quest to become a kami yourself. You have been forced to do so much of your work in the shadows, hidden from the spiritual world and the mundane world alike. It is the ultimate tool, and the most valuable resource. With it you can at the very least bring Ryukusa closer to home. It might serve as a reminder that she has alienated the most important person in her entire life....

[] Call your personal cadre of samurai and ninja to consult on these issues, since they are absolutely loyal and trustworthy to you personally.
[] Utilize your network of contacts to see exactly what those Hojo, Kaga, and Diet politicians are doing now; the ignorant fools have caused enough trouble.
[] Consult the Oracle.
[] Use Sorcery to draw Ryukusa out and misdirect her attentions.

>>45301868
>You can't imagine the disaster it would be if she actually got Kumatori Kiki pregnant.
Heh.. Ehe... Ha! Right...

>Finished writing it before the other votes came in - anons seemed like they could use a little clarification.

>>45301890
>[] Utilize your network of contacts to see exactly what those Hojo, Kaga, and Diet politicians are doing now; the ignorant fools have caused enough trouble.

>>45301890
>[] Use Sorcery to draw Ryukusa out and misdirect her attentions.
Seems like the best decision then.

>>45301890

>[X] Utilize your network of contacts to see exactly what those Hojo, Kaga, and Diet politicians are doing now; the ignorant fools have caused enough trouble.

>>45301890
>[] Use Sorcery to draw Ryukusa out and misdirect her attentions.

>>45301890
>[] Utilize your network of contacts to see exactly what those Hojo, Kaga, and Diet politicians are doing now; the ignorant fools have caused enough trouble.

>>45301890
>[] Utilize your network of contacts to see exactly what those Hojo, Kaga, and Diet politicians are doing now; the ignorant fools have caused enough trouble.
They really are slowing her down.

Also, is it odd that I imagined Oba-san to be a stereotypical cartoon ninja granny physically, as in tiny, white haired and shrivelled that still more than capable of wrecking your shit?

Awesome to see you back XS.

>>45301890
>[] Utilize your network of contacts to see exactly what those Hojo, Kaga, and Diet politicians are doing now; the ignorant fools have caused enough trouble.

>>45302088
Naah, that's about how I imagined her too.
Beauty is okay though, we're gonna beat her up either way. Feels better not bullying the elderly really. Well she's still old but you know what I mean.

>>45301890
>[] Utilize your network of contacts to see exactly what those Hojo, Kaga, and Diet politicians are doing now; the ignorant fools have caused enough trouble.

>>45301890
[] Utilize your network of contacts to see exactly what those Hojo, Kaga, and Diet politicians are doing now; the ignorant fools have caused enough trouble.

>>45301890
>[] Utilize your network of contacts to see exactly what those Hojo, Kaga, and Diet politicians are doing now; the ignorant fools have caused enough trouble.


Good to see you XS

Its cute how we are trying to take the option that does not harm the Ryu's family.

>>45302226
Lies and slander

>>45302247
You know the truth in your heart. Even on a site as dark as this a smile can be protected. That is what this thread stands for.

>>45302226
It's all going to bite us in the end. She is a snake after all, it's her nature.

>>45302425
>>45302433
Until we unlock the bad ending of course.

>>45302226
Except that all we are trying to do is telling the elements that are slowing us down to get their shit together, or get the hell away from our operations.

>>45302455
We then find out that they already have a assassin kappa with a scar on her face working to kill Ryu right this moment.

File: Ahn and Ohn.jpg (444 KB, 1200x879)

444 KB JPG

[X] Utilize your network of contacts to see exactly what those Hojo, Kaga, and Diet politicians are doing now; the ignorant fools have caused enough trouble.

You rise from the seat in your personal chambers, and set aside the dark liquor you have been sipping from as you contemplated your next move. It is not necessarily the most obvious or most aggressive of moves, but you have been doing this for a very long time. Information, as always, is the weapon that allows the deepest of cuts to be made by the most skillful of surgeons, without causing undue harm to the patient.

'Undue harm' being, naturally, somewhat up for debate.

You walk towards the door, shedding your finery and robes in favor of more simple and common robes. As you shed jewels and silks, you add years upon years, your muscles and bones cracking and shifting as you age five years for every step you take across the room. When you open the door to your vestibule, you are once more the kindly looking old grandmother that cares for Clan Ryo. You pull the old ceramic and bamboo pipe from you robe as you close the doors to your personal quarters and your vestibule. Then you slowly walk to the outer doors.

The two oni-children who sit upon either side of the door look up immediately as you slide the door away with aged hands. “Ah-chan, Oh-chan, how nice to see you!” The sisters immediately rise and bow deeply. “Oh, no need, no need. Please fetch little Himeyuri-chan for me, would you dear? Have her and second meet me in the sitting room, would you dear?”

File: Ryuu Himeyuri.jpg (111 KB, 672x1931)

111 KB JPG

>>45302508
Ah and Oh glance at each other, their hands moving in quick succession – rock, paper scissors – then rock, and paper. Ah immediately runs off, her long hair flying as she moves quickly to obey. Oh stands and looks down – way, way down, for you've lost almost a foot and a half of height and she was tall to begin with – and bows again. “Please allow me the honor of accompanying you, Oba-chan,” she says in her rushing voice of soft waters. For twins they are opposites in so many ways.

“Of course, dear. Have you heard anything from Sakumo-kun? I do miss him....he has been gone some time now.” There is no flicker of worry, no indication that there is anything at all amiss in her expression, and you smile dotingly at her as she lies to your face.

“None, Oba-chan, none at all.” you – rather, Kinashut Kamuy – can see it in her mind, how there is a rumor that he is dead, that a search party has been sent back to Miura to search for him where the warriors found a decidedly much more dangerous Ryukusa than they had anticipated. “I am certain he will return soon, Oba-chan. Please allow this worthless warrior to assist while she may.”

“Of course, dear Oh-chan, of course.” You allow her to accompany you to the meeting room, where Ah-chan waits at the doorway, and lamps have been lit inside. The shadows of those you have called for await within.

[] Have Ah and Oh wait outside – they are elites, but you hope Sakumo will return soon, and not need replacing.
[] Have them sit inside the room near the door. You may as well get started training them to replace Sakumo, the poor bastard.
[] Have the more calm and thoughtful Oh join you inside, and the temperamental and vicious Ah wait outside.
[] Consult the Oracle.
[] Use Sorcery upon the two and prepare them for their new duties quickly and easily.

>>45302527
>[] Have them sit inside the room near the door. You may as well get started training them to replace Sakumo, the poor bastard.

>>45302527
>[] Have them sit inside the room near the door. You may as well get started training them to replace Sakumo, the poor bastard.

>>45302527
[x] Have them sit inside the room near the door. You may as well get started training them to replace Sakumo, the poor bastard.

>>45302226
To be fair, direct threats don't seem to be the most effective. Siccing our samurai and ninja at her would probably just result in an awful lot of dead minions.

>>45302527
>[] Have the more calm and thoughtful Oh join you inside, and the temperamental and vicious Ah wait outside.

>>45302527
>[] Have them sit inside the room near the door. You may as well get started training them to replace Sakumo, the poor bastard.

>>45302527
>[X] Have them sit inside the room near the door. You may as well get started training them to replace Sakumo, the poor bastard

>>45302614
I would not make light of her elites like that Anon.

>>45302678
Hmm yes but even so, sending them out without more information and shenanigans involved is probably not wise.

>>45302678
Well she doesn't seem to have the highest hope for them herself.

>>45302729
Then I wonder how she is planing on capturing her little rogue demigod/dragonette.

I also Wonder how badly her plans are fucked cause of all the kids we have been making.

>>45302787
Well as they say, if you want something done you gotta do it yourself.

>>45302527
>[] Have them sit inside the room near the door. You may as well get started training them to replace Sakumo, the poor bastard.

>>45302787
She could have Hojo and Kaga weakening themselves by having them throw assets at Ryukusa while keeping her own in reserve.
Then Oba-san sweeps in and absorbs whatever is left. She now has more resources to throw at Ryukusa.

File: 4ee1aa7723ed07b8eb704f8ed(...).jpg (699 KB, 637x900)

699 KB JPG

[X] Have them sit inside the room near the door. You may as well get started training them to replace Sakumo, the poor bastard.

“Please come in my dears, this is to concern you as well as Himeyuri-chan.” Ah and Oh share a look, their thoughts identical for that instant – Fire and Water becoming one through Void. You totter into the room where Himeyuri kneels on a tatami mat at the front of the raised section of the meeting room. Behind her are her three subordinates: the clever Metal dragonette Biko, the quietly monstrous Water dragonne Yakumo, and the mysterious and secretive youkai-born Shinju. Ryuu Himeyuri herself is human, though she is a mystic and capable of using the ancient arts of the shimegami. The more she serves you, the more power she can gain from you, and the more tightly bound to you she is.

Ah and Oh place themselves on either side of the doorway after shutting it behind them, even that simple task split between them. They kneel calmly, their impassive faces and bright eyes giving nothing away, as it should be. A gesture from Himeyuri sends Biko scurrying to serve you tea, as you settle your aged bones on the thick pillow. “Thank you Biko-chan,” you murmur, gratefully accepting the bitter green tea from her. She bounces in her bow, her energetic nature barely contained, and as plausible as your age.

“Yakumo-kun, watcher of the Diet; Biko-chan, knowing the ways of our fellow Clans; spiritualist Shinju-chan who sees to the world of our kind; Himeyuri-san....tell me everything.” You lean forward, puffing on your pipe as you support yourself.

>>45303073
For some reason i think that might not be good for her plan since she is mad that they attacked Ryu it seems.

File: A White Robe.jpg (558 KB, 970x1020)

558 KB JPG

>>45303104
Himeyuri looks startled for only an instant, but it is enough. She gestures, and you hear it all. Every piece of information. And it paints a dangerous, dark picture indeed. Sakumo's death is no surprise, but you can feel the shock and understanding of Ah and Oh as they realize they are to be his replacement. Himeyuri herself gives you the best overview and summation she can, and her outlook is equally bleak.

“So.” It is as you feared – worse than you feared. The Kaga are beginning their move against the mainland; Hojo has been utterly and truly duped by the demon-child he supposes serves him; and Ryukusa is preparing to seize her birthright.

Shit.

[] Order Ah and Oh to retrieve one of those close to Ryukusa. You need a bargaining chip, and you won't risk them trying to fight her yet.
[] Call upon five of the Elite – they must strike while Inari is still weakened, and bring back one of the three vessels you can use.
[] Have Himeyuri send some of her people to collect those who are not yet protected by Ryukusa and her family; you can still get leverage over Ryukusa and Kiku that way.
[] Consult the Oracle.
[] Dismiss Himeyuri's people and use Sorcery to empower Ah and Oh to stop Ryukusa before she becomes too powerful.

>>45303118
>[] Order Ah and Oh to retrieve one of those close to Ryukusa. You need a bargaining chip, and you won't risk them trying to fight her yet.

>>45303118
>[] Order Ah and Oh to retrieve one of those close to Ryukusa. You need a bargaining chip, and you won't risk them trying to fight her yet.

>>45303118
>[] Call upon five of the Elite – they must strike while Inari is still weakened, and bring back one of the three vessels you can use.
Gotta git dat vessel.

>>45303118
>[] Consult the Oracle.

>>45303118
>[X] Order Ah and Oh to retrieve one of those close to Ryukusa. You need a bargaining chip, and you won't risk them trying to fight her yet.
"Going for Kiki is too risky maybe that cute weak looking fox girl." It would be beyond funny.

>>45303118
[] Consult the Oracle.

Enough of this shonen crap, we need to understand a situation that is spiraling out of our control. That means that there are players here we don't yet understand.

The Oracle will tell us one way or another how best to act.

>>45303118
>[] Have Himeyuri send some of her people to collect those who are not yet protected by Ryukusa and her family; you can still get leverage over Ryukusa and Kiku that way.

>>45303118
>[x] Have Himeyuri send some of her people to collect those who are not yet protected by Ryukusa and her family; you can still get leverage over Ryukusa and Kiku that way.

>>45303118
>[] Order Ah and Oh to retrieve one of those close to Ryukusa. You need a bargaining chip, and you won't risk them trying to fight her yet.

XS! I'm so glad you're back!

Whoa, Oba-san really was less informed than what I gave her credits for. Seems most of the troubles she gave Ryukusa where shots in the dark.

>>45302527
>[] Have the more calm and thoughtful Oh join you inside, and the temperamental and vicious Ah wait outside.

"Have them sit inside the room near the door. You may as well get started training them to replace Sakumo, the poor bastard. " is basicaly telling Himeyuri that we don't believe her.


Also

>Himeyuri

Did her parents think before naming her?

File: Yuri Hime. Change it to L(...).jpg (85 KB, 460x330)

85 KB JPG

>>45303307
>Did her parents think before naming her?

>>45303307
One vote too late there anon.

>>45303307
>Himeyuri is the common name for the Star Lily flower.

>>45303307
Oba-san always chooses one and only one, anon. However it is always well-informed, so it's never the wrong choice.

>>45303118
>[] Consult the Oracle.

Sounds like more infos are needed

>>45303360
>This. The players may not have every piece of her information, but she does.

>Ryukusa: I have to be extra-careful, my enemies always find where to attack me!

>Oba-shit: what the fuck is going on? Why is everyone doing random things?

>>45303450
It is rather gratifying just how deeply we've fucked up her plans, even beyond what she knows we've done.

I wonder if the Oracle would reveal "yeah, Ryukusa totaly told the Lord of Chinese Hell to go bother her boss, if he wasn't happy."

>>45303485

Indeed it is. Although it does make her seem like less of a formidable opponent.

Not that she isn't impressively powerful, just not as much as I thought.

I guess Ryukusa actually getting lost for good in the Lovecraftian hell dimension would have shitted on her plans even more

>>45303524

"Oh, and she got a dragon-killing Chinese demon to deliver the message."

>>45303594
That would be pretty shocking for the old gran ma to hear I think.

>>45303576
Am I misremembering or was she in on that? Something tripped up Ryukusa back then, I assumed she sent it.

>>45303658

We thought so, but her narration today indicates she's clueless about this trip.

Otherwise, she'd know from where Rykusa go her weapon kami.

>>45303706
Wonder if it was someone else's plan, or just chance and bad luck.

>>45303747

The problem with dealing with entities who are as much ideal concepts than individuals, it's that it could be both.

File: f48beaaab8f09c5d537c23520(...).png (2.91 MB, 847x1200)

2.91 MB PNG

[X] Order Ah and Oh to retrieve one of those close to Ryukusa. You need a bargaining chip, and you won't risk them trying to fight her yet.

“Ah-chan, Oh-chan....I wish for you to bring me one of those who are upon Mikimoto Pearl Island. Do not fight Ryukusa-chan, and kill no one. We must speak with our lost lamb, and she must be encouraged to come quickly and without deciding to kill many of us.” The oni-blooded twin rise. “And be cautious; it is no small feat to have defeated Sakumo-kun.”

That sobers the normally vicious Ah quickly enough, and Oh looks even more serious than usual. They bow to you and step outside, and then they are gone.

“Are you certain that is wise, Oba-san?” Himeyuri is always so formal, it's so cute.

You smile and rekindle your pipe as Biko-chan hides laughter behind her sleeve, and Yakumo sneers. Shinju, as usual, does nothing more than smile slightly. She, of the three may be wisest. For all her frailty, Himeyuri is not someone to be trifled with, and her opinion, even a negative one, was never voiced without thought. The fools never learn that humans are the most dangerous monster of all....you're living proof of that, are you not?

~SCENE CHANGE~

File: Ryuu Ryukusa.png (1.35 MB, 1500x1032)

1.35 MB PNG

>>45303851
~SCENE CHANGE~

Your name is Ryuu Ryukusa, currently going by Aoi, your nickname, and you've just brought your new friend to meet some more of your family. The fact that said family consists of a nogitsune-child who has achieved enlightenment and is helping the demigod daughter of the Huntress Kamuy make nusa as an offering to your father, the Dragon God of the Sea, under the watchful supervision of the nearly two-hundred year old Fire dragonette priestess while your bound oni-child slave feeds your injured best friend, a Stone dragonette blessed by the God of Oni....well, she's pretty overwhelmed.

You can't really say that you blame her.

[] Eh-heh....really they're nice people. Really!
[] Uhhhhh....yeah, I may have understated the matter of excitement in my life.
[] And over here we have my best friend, Akari. You might have met her in school?
[] Pay no mind to the dragonette praying, I'll introduce you later.
[] Um, lets see: Inau-kun, Yuuhi-chan, Kiku-sama, Akari-chan, and you already know Yui-chan!

>>45303851
Dun dun DUN!

>>45303872
>[] Uhhhhh....yeah, I may have understated the matter of excitement in my life.
>[] Pay no mind to the dragonette praying, I'll introduce you later.
>[] Um, lets see: Inau-kun, Yuuhi-chan, Kiku-sama, Akari-chan, and you already know Yui-chan!

>>45303872
>[] Eh-heh....really they're nice people. Really!
>[] Pay no mind to the dragonette praying, I'll introduce you later.

>>45303872
>[] Eh-heh....really they're nice people. Really!
>[] Uhhhhh....yeah, I may have understated the matter of excitement in my life.
>[] And over here we have my best friend, Akari. You might have met her in school?

>>45303872
>[] Eh-heh....really they're nice people. Really!
>[] Um, lets see: Inau-kun, Yuuhi-chan, Kiku-sama, Akari-chan, and you already know Yui-chan!
>[] And over here we have my best friend, Akari. You might have met her in school?

>>45303872
[] Um, lets see: Inau-kun, Yuuhi-chan, Kiku-sama, Akari-chan, and you already know Yui-chan!
[] Uhhhhh....yeah, I may have understated the matter of excitement in my life.
[] Eh-heh....really they're nice people. Really!
[] And over here we have my best friend, Akari. You might have met her in school?
[] Pay no mind to the dragonette praying, I'll introduce you later.

>>45303872
>[x] Pay no mind to the dragonette praying, I'll introduce you later.
>[x] And over here we have my best friend, Akari. You might have met her in school?

>>45303990
Anon please, the greed is real.

>>45304012

Ryukusa is a dragon-child for a reason.

>>45303872
>[X] Uhhhhh....yeah, I may have understated the matter of excitement in my life.
>[X] And over here we have my best friend, Akari. You might have met her in school?

>We must speak with our lost lamb, and she must be encouraged to come quickly and without deciding to kill many of us.
Sounds like Oba-san has a case of tunnel vision.

Man, can you imagine the quest if Ryukusa had been a child of Susano-oh?

>"P-please spank me harder, Auntie-Okami-sama"
>"Alright, but only ten more minutes~"

>>45303872
>[] Eh-heh....really they're nice people. Really!
>[] Uhhhhh....yeah, I may have understated the matter of excitement in my life.
>[] Um, lets see: Inau-kun, Yuuhi-chan, Kiku-sama, Akari-chan, and you already know Yui-chan!

>>45303872
[x] Um, lets see: Inau-kun, Yuuhi-chan, Kiku-sama, Akari-chan, and you already know Yui-chan!
[x] Pay no mind to the dragonette praying, I'll introduce you later.
[x] Eh-heh....really they're nice people. Really!

>>45304079
Doesn't sound like Ryukusa Quest at least!
Sounds fun in its own way though.

>>45304053

I think she's just pretending to make the girls obey, here.

Though, who knows?

>>45304079
>if Ryukusa had been a child of Susano-oh?
She wouldn't have been a dragon, then.

>>45303872
>[] And over here we have my best friend, Akari. You might have met her in school?
She did go to school with us, after all.

>>45303872
>[X] Um, lets see: Inau-kun, Yuuhi-chan, Kiku-sama, Akari-chan, and you already know Yui-chan!
>[X] And over here we have my best friend, Akari. You might have met her in school?

>[X] Uhhhhh....yeah, I may have understated the matter of excitement in my life.

>>45304121

I mean, Oba-shit is pretty cocky, and she apparently think that sending someone to the pearl island is a valid move, so she probably has some tunnel vision, but not necessarily where we think.

>>45303872
>>[] Uhhhhh....yeah, I may have understated the matter of excitement in my life.
>[] And over here we have my best friend, Akari. You might have met her in school?

>your bound oni-child slave
That sounds a bit harsh, even if somewhat true.

>>45304180
Technically correct is...the worst kind of connect?!

>>45304122

Indeed. She would have been a demigod from the start.

>>45304180
>>45304214

It's true from a technical and fetish standpoint

>>45304216
But not a demigod dragon. Dude REALLY hates dragons.

>>45304214
>>45304237
Still, there have to be better ways to inroduce her. "She's my friend's wife. Which technically also makes her my wife, because my friend is also kind of my wife. But not my WIFE wife, that's Kiki. It's complicated, really"

>>45304241

Yup.

I imagine Susano-child! Ruykusa to have a lot of similarities with Yui.


Mmmh, that would be an interesting AU.

>>45304283
Well, I don't think that's how Ryukusa would actually introduce Yui. Just how she considers the situation in her mind, taking each to their most extreme for effect.

>>45304283

That's not how we're going to introduce her, it was just Ryukusa's private thoughts.

I think Ryukusa is still somewhat ashamed of/made uneasy by the implications of Oni-binding.

>>45304012
Till Ryukusa stops expanding her harem, I won't stop choosing the best choices.

>>45304328

I mean, for all that Yui is willing and happy about it, it's still a fact that she wouldn't have a choice if Ryukusa didn't give her one.

This make me think that Akari still doesn't have her bondage gears.

>>45304429
Well now anon, you never know what she's been up to while off-screen.

>>45304369
Also understand that it is the right and moral thing for an oni to be bound.
Be careful about bringing foreign morality in when it's just such things we're here to destroy.

>>45304467
Plenty of rest, I presume? She's been mauled quite badly.

And now I wonder what S&M implements should be used on a girl with a skin as tough as stone.

>>45304537
I don't think we've checked her wardrobe since a while before she got mauled, have we? I can't really recall.

>>45304537
Wood splinters. Though that might be particularly terrible.

Oh hey, it's Ryukuza quest!

>>45304674
Those sound like excruciating pain, not pleasurable pain.

File: Toshida-san 1.png (693 KB, 1587x3188)

693 KB PNG

[X] Well, heaven. There's just no help for it.

Ginka is more than a little overwhelmed, and you take the effort to actually blush. More to reassure her that you're embarrassed, because really, you are. You've jest never blushed when you're embarrassed by yourself because generally you can rationalize everything. You're cutting back on that, but poor Ginka is in desperate need of some reassurance.

“Well, when I say complicated, what I really may have meant is that my life is an absolute mess? A normal life really would have been nice, I mean. Anyways....” You gesture with open hand at each name. “Inau-san, assisting Kiku-sama whom you have seen before I'm sure, Yuuhi-chan who is a lot smarter than she looks, and Yui-chan, whom you've already met. This is my best friend Akari; you may have met her in school.” Inau looked up and smiled, while Kiku was praying, and Yuuhi-chan is studiously making sure she is performing the tying of knots properly and will not be distracted. Walking over to join Akari and Yui, you and Ginka kneel next to the futon. “We'll save formal introductions until they're not so busy over there.”

Yui gives Ginka a wave as she sets the bowl of soup down, while Akari smiles tiredly, but you can see she has recognized Ginka. Ginka's expression is dubious, as though she's unsure, but you can tell she'll remember fairly quickly. “Yui-chan, Akari-chan, this is Toshida Ginka; a new friend, and who has been kind enough to introduce me to her diving clan.”

Ginka's eyes light up as she recognizes Akari. “Ah, you were the one who was excused from physical education classes!”

File: Akari.jpg (433 KB, 999x1332)

433 KB JPG

>>45304713
Really? You give Akari a dubious look but she makes a slight gesture, indicating it is nothing important in the real world. Well, your shared and very dangerous world.

“You were the one everyone was making wild rumors about. I remember that they were all entirely made up, which didn't surprise me.” Akari smiles a little more. “You were too kind and generous for them to like you, I think.”

That has Ginka blushing, which is an interesting for of situation. You also take note of her noticing the rings that your niji-chans are wearing. “Oh....congratulations....” Ginka says in utter sincerity and Akari lowers her eyes, while Yui-chan beams. “And thank you for believing in me. I really appreciate that.”

Akari makes a sharp cutting off gesture. “Don't mention it, please; you were always kind to me.”

You decide to interrupt before the awkward silence starts. “As you can see, we're all really nice. Although Kiki-hime might not have been exaggerating when she said she was the least strange person here, sadly,” you add with a frown, making Yui snicker at you. She doesn't stop when you glare at her either. “ANYWAYS....I really wouldn't have made it this far without Akari and Yui. Together they're an unbeatable team.”

>>45304527

I'm not saying it isn't, just that Ryukusa is probably uneasy about it.

>>45304537
>And now I wonder what S&M implements should be used on a girl with a skin as tough as stone.

I recall she likes restraining devices.

>>45304575

Pretty sure she told us she wanted her own set of bindings only a day before she was wounded.

File: Yui.png (2.95 MB, 2000x1413)

2.95 MB PNG

>>45304736
That makes Yui-chan blush, as it was intended, while Akari runs her hand along her lover's back lightly. “Ryuu Yui and I are Aoi-sama's assistants. If you can't get a hold of her, please rely on us.” Yui nods enthusiastically, still brick red.

Ginka smiles and bows her head, appreciating the offer. “I will, thank you both very kindly!” It sounds like the others are finished with making the offering bundle, and a quick glance confirms it.

[] Let them join you, offer tea.
[] Ask Ginka if she'd like the introduction now.
[] Try and get Ginka to relax a little more.
[] Take over feeding Akari, and let Ginka get used to it all.
[] Let these two get back to lunch, and see if Ginka would like lunch with the rest of you.

>>45304764
>[] Let these two get back to lunch, and see if Ginka would like lunch with the rest of you.
>[] Try and get Ginka to relax a little more.

>>45304764
>[] Try and get Ginka to relax a little more.
>[] Let these two get back to lunch, and see if Ginka would like lunch with the rest of you.

>>45304764
>[] Ask Ginka if she'd like the introduction now.
>[] Try and get Ginka to relax a little more.
>[] Let them join you, offer tea.

>>45304764
[] Let these two get back to lunch, and see if Ginka would like lunch with the rest of you.

>>45304764
>[] Try and get Ginka to relax a little more.
>[] Let these two get back to lunch, and see if Ginka would like lunch with the rest of you.
>all these conversations about Oni binding.
That's where my headache went

>>45304764
>[x] Try and get Ginka to relax a little more.
>[x] Let these two get back to lunch, and see if Ginka would like lunch with the rest of you.
These two.

I can't help but see Ryukusa as an almost doting parents showing off her kids to Ginka and hoping fervently that she likes them.

>>45304764
>[] Try and get Ginka to relax a little more.
>[] Let these two get back to lunch, and see if Ginka would like lunch with the rest of you.

>>45304764
>[X] Try and get Ginka to relax a little more.
>[X] Let these two get back to lunch, and see if Ginka would like lunch with the rest of you.

>>45304848
To the tied up oni?

>>45304908
Dealing with something similar, don't worry about it anon.

>>45304764
[] Let these two get back to lunch, and see if Ginka would like lunch with the rest of you.
[] Ask Ginka if she'd like the introduction now.
[] Try and get Ginka to relax a little more.

So bets on who gets kidnapped?
>1 vote for Yuuhi

>>45304900
It's only natural to want to show off your prized possessions, anon.

>>45304764
>[X] Try and get Ginka to relax a little more.
>[X] Let them join you, offer tea.

>>45304941
Make that 2 for Yuuhi

>>45304928

Are you the same StrikeZone than the one on akun?

>>45304941
And then she proceeds to rip them a new one.

>>45304941

No one will be kidnapped, except maybe the two girls.

>>45304941
Yuuhi, obviously.
"That small, sleepy fox looks like the easiest targ- What the heaven?"

>>45304941
In a hilarious case of wrong person at the wrong place at the wrong time, it'll be Ginka.

>>45304958
The one and only, why?

>>45304941
Ginka will likely be the easiest target.

>>45304941
[spoilers]What if a certain cat gets abducted...[/spoilers]

>>45305021
I don't know if she CAN be abducted.

Momentarily distracted by a plate of milk, maybe.

>>45304986
>You came to save me, even though I'm not part of your family? Are you stupid, or just that noble hearted?!
>Well, Oba-san would probably just kill you and try again until she did get one of my family members, so I figured I'd protect them and save you at the same time?

>>45305021
What if eight hundred and sixty-two cat youkai get abducted?

>>45305021
She'd kill them super quick.

>>45305011
>>45304986
I was doubting that the oni twins could be that stupid but it makes sense i guess.

File: Yuuhi.jpg (1.32 MB, 2400x2300)

1.32 MB JPG

[XX] Let these two get back to lunch, and see if Ginka would like lunch with the rest of you.
[XX] Try and get Ginka to relax a little more.

You pick up the bowl of soup and hand it back to Yui-niji-chan, who takes it carefully. “Rest for now, Akari-chan; you and Yui can hold down the fort here....I think Yuuhi-chan....” You pause because Ginka went absolutely stock still; Yui is looking a little alarmed, while Akari is blinking sleepily at the three feet of blade extended past Ginka's neck. “...has apparently decided to make something of a liar out of me for no reason I can adequately determine yet?”

You slowly turn to look at Yuuhi-chan, who is quite seriously holding her nodachi along Ginka's throat. Kiku-chan has a handful of her wards though they're held at her side and aren't engulfed in supernatural flames or spread out threateningly. Inau-kun looks as startled as Yui does. You suspect Kiku-chan is merely preparing to back Yuuhi's play, for whatever reason Yuuhi might have. Unfortunately there could be a dozen of them, and many of them utterly harmless. On the other hand, she might be genuinely concerned about something.

[] Ask politely if there's any particular reason she is threatening your friend.
[] Gently inform your overzealous bodyguard Ginka is not a threat.
[] Explain to Yuuhi kindly that she is not helping Ginka relax.
[] Turn around slowly and give Yuuhi a stern look.
[] ….introduce Ginka to your incredibly over-clocked samurai.

>>45305011
>>45304986
>Bonus Points awarded.

>>45305203
Oh boy, I haven't earned bonus points since 5th grade!

>>45305171
>[x] ….introduce Ginka to your incredibly over-clocked samurai.
>[x] Ask politely if there's any particular reason she is threatening your friend.
Yuuhi is not often of a poor mind, but it's good to explain oneself. Even though she's overzealous.

>>45305171
>[] Explain to Yuuhi kindly that she is not helping Ginka relax.
>[] ….introduce Ginka to your incredibly over-clocked samurai.

>>45305171
>[] ….introduce Ginka to your incredibly over-clocked samurai.
>[] Explain to Yuuhi kindly that she is not helping Ginka relax.

>>45305171
>[x] Ask politely if there's any particular reason she is threatening your friend.
>[x] ….introduce Ginka to your incredibly over-clocked samurai.

>>45305171
>[] Gently inform your overzealous bodyguard Ginka is not a threat.
>[] ….introduce Ginka to your incredibly over-clocked samurai.

>>45305203
>[X] Explain to Yuuhi kindly that she is not helping Ginka relax.
>[X] ….introduce Ginka to your incredibly over-clocked samurai.

>>45305203
Yay! We got points. Can we redeem them to unlock CGs in the options menu?

>>45305171
>[x] ….introduce Ginka to your incredibly over-clocked samurai.
>[x] Ask politely if there's any particular reason she is threatening your friend.
T-they're good girls, really! Good girls!

>>45305171
>[X] Explain to Yuuhi kindly that she is not helping Ginka relax.
>[X] Ask politely if there's any particular reason she is threatening your friend.

>>45305171
>[] Ask politely if there's any particular reason she is threatening your friend.
>[] Explain to Yuuhi kindly that she is not helping Ginka relax.
>[] ….introduce Ginka to your incredibly over-clocked samurai.

>>45305171
>[] ….introduce Ginka to your incredibly over-clocked samurai.
>[] Ask politely if there's any particular reason she is threatening your friend.

>>45305171
>] Gently inform your overzealous bodyguard Ginka is not a threat.
>[] ….introduce Ginka to your incredibly over-clocked samurai.

>>45305265
Don't stop believing.

>>45305298
Doubt is the killer of dreams and smiles

Its totally the onis shape-shifted to look like yuuchi.

>>45305245
This. This order, please.

>>45305254
>>45305214

>They're Good Stuff.

>>45305203
>>45305214
The exact option was "[X] Order Ah and Oh to retrieve one of those close to Ryukusa. You need a bargaining chip, and you won't risk them trying to fight her yet. "
The precise wording was "I wish for you to bring me one of those who are upon Mikimoto Pearl Island. Do not fight Ryukusa-chan, and kill no one. We must speak with our lost lamb, and she must be encouraged to come quickly and without deciding to kill many of us.”

Ah-chan and Oh-chan aren't stupid to be elites; (at least, they really shouldn't be). Given that, they should know that they'd want to grab someone who's not part of the immediate family - given that that would lead to blood-

But they would need someone close enough that Ryukusa would be willing to risk a trap to "talk".

Peta and Yuuhi-chan are actually close to that, but Ginka is a more risky option that Ryukusa wouldn't care enough.

Still, it might work for them

>>45305357
They're probably not stupid, but you never know what they're working with - maybe their briefing on Ryukusa's family didn't go into great detail on everyone, and combined with there being a good number of people here and only Ginko not in the family, and how quickly Ryukusa expands said family, they might overlook her not being part of it.

Or they just figure the low risk for decent chance of it working is good enough reason to pick Ginko, family or not.

>>45305357
I wonder if their name are the sounds they will make after Ryukusa is done with them.

>>45305171
>[] Ask politely if there's any particular reason she is threatening your friend.

>Apologize to Ginka, you are sorry for this happening

>>45305469
Not sure if violent or lewd...

File: 200% glad.jpg (109 KB, 600x884)

109 KB JPG

>>45305469

>>45305469

I don't think Ryukusa would lewd them, so my bet is that it's the sound they'll do when Ginka is done with them.

Now, I don't know if she's into hot oni ninja, but she might be.

>>45305548
I mean, can anyone truly NOT be into hot Oni ninja? It is merely a choice of embracing or rejecting your urges.

>>45305576
Amen brother

>>45305576

Well, part of a Kapa's urges is to steal people soul/courage by fisting them

>>45305611
Hey, I don't judge.

>>45305499
May the mystery keep you awake deep into the night.

>>45305798
It's both isn't it?

File: Inau-san.jpg (1.41 MB, 1200x853)

1.41 MB JPG

[XX] Ask politely if there's any particular reason she is threatening your friend.
[XXXX] ….introduce Ginka to your incredibly over-clocked samurai.
[X] Explain to Yuuhi kindly that she is not helping Ginka relax.

Looking up at your nogitsune samurai, you can see that she's actually very well aware of what she's doing, and that there isn't any question that Ginka is some kind of threat to you for her to be this....proactive. You know for a fact she didn't have to present such a threat to Ginka in order to be an effective deterrent, so there is some point to this display. So the reasonable response is the one you take.

“Yuuchi, is there something that makes you think Ginka-chan is some kind of threat to me?” Keeping your voice calm and gentle seems to reassure Ginka and she relaxes just a little. Very little, but it is something.

Yuuhi, on the other hand, does not move or relax at all. “She is dangerous to you, Ryukusa-sama.” Her voice is strangely flat, as devoid of emotion as she can possibly make it, but her glance to you speaks volumes. The regret and apology in them is enough to assure you that her warning is quite real, though you suspect that she really would rather not hurt the kappa-girl.

Leaning back a little, you look into Ginka's worried face. “This, by the way, is Yuuhi-chan, who is my incredibly protective and seriously proactive samurai. And I mean that in the original, real sense of the word.”

Ginka swallows, and looks straight ahead; to her credit, she manages a rather shaky, but still surprisingly pleasant, “Um....hello?”

File: Kiku.jpg (159 KB, 650x962)

159 KB JPG

>>45305944
“Ohayo. Please forgive me, but I cannot allow you to harm my master. MISTRESS. Um. Aniki.” The apology creeps into Yuuhi's voice, though she's clearly trying to prevent that.

“I think that you may have gotten it wrong, in some manner, Yuuhi-chan,” you comment softy. Inau-kun is slowly moving up behind Yuuhi-chan, but you quickly lift a hand and she stops, trusting your judgment. Also, you're pretty sure she is in no way prepared to get the crap beaten out of her by a senile nogitsune-child in a manner that wouldn't help the situation or prevent Yuuhi from protecting you. “Really, I was trying to get her to relax, and this is kind of not helping that at all.”

The look of pained anguish on Yuuhi's face makes your heart catch just a bit. “I think this is a poor idea, aniki.”

Kiku flicks the wards and talismans back into her sleeve and she lays a gentle hand on Yuuhi's arm. Which notably doesn't even shift the kitsune's poise. “I understand, Yuuchi. I'll be careful. I don't think it's really Ginka-chan you're worried about.” The sword lowers and Ginka visibly relaxes.

“No, aniki,” the nogitsune murmurs miserably. You nod and Inau-kun steps slowly forward and lays a hand on Yuuhi's shoulder. Yui falls flat on her back with a loud sigh that makes Ginka jump and then look relieved, while Akari simple smiles and shrugs to her, further reassuring her. “Gomennasai, aniki.”

File: A Red Robe.png (454 KB, 850x531)

454 KB PNG

>>45305969
“Don't apologize for doing your duty, Yuuchi,” you murmur, standing up and giving her a hug. “We can talk about it later.” She nods miserably into your shoulder as she sheathes her sword behind your back. Which is something you sure as heaven couldn't manage with your nodachi. Her tail wraps around your back and you twine yours about hers gently.

Ginka smiles shakily up at you as you let go of your fox, keeping her tail trapped with yours. “Sorry about that. I hope it didn't put you off your appetite?” She shakes her head a little. “Good....with your permission, priestess....may we break for lunch?”

Kiku-chan nods. “Yes. Except for you – you are fasting. Water only.” Her voice brooks no argument and has the ring of finality to it.

….kamidamnit!

>To Be Continued....

>>45305969
Yuuhi just sensed someone was going to try to use Ginka against us, eh?

>>45305988
>no food
Why must Ryukusa suffer so. It's not fair.

>>45305988
Thank you for running, XS! Please get some rest, this must have drained some of your energy.

File: Zone-tan at Miskatonic.png (791 KB, 711x1100)

791 KB PNG

Stopping a bit early so I can answer some questions. If you have any about the game, go ahead and post them, and I will explain my involuntary hiatus and the medical situation that prompted it.

Thank you for reading and playing, and again, for your support.

>>45305988
Thanks for running XS

>>45305988
Thanks for running XS!

>>45306018

I thought Ryukusa not eating lately wasn't an issue

>>45306041
Thanks for running

>>45306041
Thanks for running! Glad you're well enough to write again

>>45306041

Thanks for running, XS! It was amazing, as always.

My question is: does Ryukusa know the general powers and roles of Oh, Ah and Himeyuri,

As many of you know, I have had chronic lung problems caused by severe asthma for all my life which include a lot of high potency medication, low body weight, and some brain chemistry issues the medication cause. The asthma has caused permenent damage to my lungs, which includes a lot of scarring, enough that the scarrign shows up on x-rays (it actually looks like the death star exploding inside my chest, no joke).

Sometimes the scar tissue will perforate my lung, leading to pneumothorax, which is a gap between the lung and the pleural lining of the lung, creating a small air pocket. Typically this is a small amount of seperation, that can heal by itself in a few weeks. This time, the damage was to a lower lobe, in my lefgt lung, and it became infected.

>Continues

>>45306008
Yes, exactly that.

>>45305988
>>45306018

We will just have to drink and eat something else other than food.
>>45306099
A better question is, would she think they're the next ones to be sent? If Ah and Oh are the ones a step lower than Sakumo in bodyguarding, it stands to reason that they, or the ones lower on the totem pole would be sent (if any).

>>45305988
Thanks for running. And good to have you back.

>>45305887
All will be reveled in good time Anon. Meditate on it till next session.

....adorable fire dragonette lewdbin when?

>>45306008
"Cleaver girl."

So, the net result is that they had to remove a few ounces of my damaged and scarred lung tissue and essentially burn the perforated/exposed bronchial passages/area closed. It doesn't affect my breathing other than prevent me from breathing very deeply, which is something I avoid anyway (because it really, really hurts to stretch the scar tissue that much). Because they kept me in an oxygen tent most of that time, I couldn't use any electronics to communicate online, and bedrest was required after the release as well. I am healing well and there shouldn't be any further trouble from that area at this time.

>>45306051
It isn't, but she wouldn't mind eating with her family.

>>45306099
she knows all three, and knows their general roles - Warrior, Warrior, and Spy/Intelligence gathering. she is aware that they are all elite warriors of the Clan. she also knows of the other three, but does not know them as well.

>>45306151
>Yes, exactly that.

Thanks for answering

>>45306295
You live in the old US of A, don't you? I thought your healthcare was expensive as shit, but you apparently still have internet access and some kind of PC or tablet to use it despite a serious chronic illness that just required treatment for a month straight so I guess it can't be that bad?

Anyway, good luck with the healing! I hope you won't have any more serious issues for a long time.

>>45306182
She is actually be expecting other Elites, and not Ah and Oh, who are valuable bodyguards and shinobi.

>>45306230
I have four other short (three to seven paragraph) pieces of writing, then I will be working on Kiki, Kiku, and Ryukusa's shower.

>>45306151
>>45306295

I wish you the best luck, XS.

I found a yuri doujin you might be interested in. Would you like a link?

>>45306295
So we can look forward to more regular quests i take it? or is it wildfire season soon?

>>45306348
Hey, don't stress it XS. The smut can wait (a while anyway) when needed, like say after 30 days of bedrest and inactivity.

>>45306326
I have an HMO and it's still going to cost me a lot of money, but they will accept payments because they don't have any choice. They won't refuse medical care, but the bills are going to set me back several thousand dollars even with insurance (which would be somewhere around 20-40 thousand without).

>Oba-shit being continuously short on bodyguards because they keep meeting Ryukusa&family.

>>45306387
That sucks, although given the $2k+ for an ambulance ride and $15k for 3-days hospital stay horror stories I've heard, $20 - $40k uninsured was still way less than my assumption to be honest.

>>45306367
Wildfires are usually mid summer. It actually rained a whole lot the past month. Which means there will be more stuff to burn later. but yes, more regular now. Planning for Thursday.

>>45306349
Certainly. I've missed that stuff.

>>45306369
I'm just thrilled to be writing again.

>>45306387

Hoping that it won't be too much of a problem.

>>45306449
>I'm just thrilled to be writing again

We're just thrilled you're alright

>>45306449
Hope you're still getting plenty of rest, at least!

>>45306309
Yuuhi is so enlightened that she can break the 4th wall and see what we are typing and found out that we have a super well hidden weakness to [spoilers] MOE [/spoilers] She is just trying to save us from our selfs.

File: My Cup.jpg (60 KB, 720x960)

60 KB JPG

>>45306459
It cuts into my snack and book/pdf purchasing funds a lot, and I won't be getting a new computer for a couple of years instead of this year I suspect. which is fine, maybe I'll escape the Win10 nightmare.

>>45306449
XS, could we talk with Yuuhi and Er Yin to create something for Ginka so that she won't remember the rings as anything important and thus capturing her will be frustratingly useless?

>>45306525
You're not too far off the mark there.

>>45306526
>Win10
I've had the little shit popup on my bars for something like 9 months now and it's annoying. At least you can hide it, and it hasn't tried to forcibly install or anything. Maybe it'll be okay to use in another 6 months...I can always hope.

>>45306548
You could, but Kiku, Er Yin, and Yui might be a better group to speak with, or Er Yin and Jinyuu.

>>45306449

>Certainly. I've missed that stuff.

Here you go:

http://nhentai.net/g/151750/

Supernatural yuri romance with plenty of secrets.

>>45306579
>http://nhentai.net/g/151750/
Oh, one I haven't read! Thank you, anon!

>>45306548

No modification of other people's minds! Bad anon, bad!

Beside, Ryukusa is certainly not hiding what the rings means to anyone.

>>45306526
How old's your current PC then?

>>45306579
>Mira/Peach Pulsar
Excellent taste

>>45306486
>>45306449
This. Being alright means you can write.
>>45306526
Actually, I found a decent lappy for $530 that with a simple HDD swap can run 7 just fine. Currently saving up for it.

>>45306600

You're welcome! Thank YOU, for your wonderful quest.

>>45306625
Not modification, just something temporary to make a detail or two seem mundane or unimportant.

>>45306627
About 8 years old with some upgrades.

>>45306692
Ouch, that's getting on. Though if you mostly use it for internetting and writing it's not so bad I guess.

>>45306729
That's about it, yes. I also make avatars for Second Life, and that's where things get dicy.

>>45306560
>>45306653 here, the lappy's item number is 9SIA6R43RG4484 on newegg. It comes with 10 (that can't be upgraded to 7, because it isn't pro or whatever), but using an older HDD with 7 installed fixes that.

>>45306810
3d ones? I can see that lagging a bit.

>>45306526
Unless you've got incompatible software Win10 is better.

A thing I've always wondered but never could ask before.

Shinto prayers consist of clapping twice to make the deities listen to you, the actual prayer, then clapping twice again to signal you're done. What would happen if you clap once at either time, or not at all?

>>45307145
Terry Pratchett had an answer to this.
You wake up with a bunch of gods with bats and two-by-fours with nails in them, and they teach you how to REALLY pray.

>>45307176
I'm trying to pray, not live the thug lyfe here.

>>45307234
Well, if gods are real and you constantly cold call them and don't hang up properly, what do you think they're going to react with?

It's like making a radio transmission without going "Over" at the end of your transmission, over.

>>45307145
The clapping is to make them aware of your presence. This is the reason clapping is exceedingly rude in Japan. If you do not clap twice, they won't be listening. If you don't end your prayer, you will be listened to constantly and kami can be very.....basic in their understanding of things (see Bakemongatari for examples). ther eis also the possibility that other things you don't want interested in you might hear you as well - youkai or obake for example.

>>45307862
Thank you for the information!
Will you hear it if we clap twice, loud enough?