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It had been some time since Cirno lost half her leg in her trip to the underworld, she didn’t know how long it would take but she couldn’t wait another month for no progress to happen and then the eventual attack on the Hakurei Shrine Experience, she’d asked Okina, but she wasn’t able to understand what she said. At the very least she directed her toward Narumi.

“From what I can tell your levels of vitality are completely normal, but there’s nothing I can do,” Narumi said as she waved her hands over Cirno’s body.

“Then why did-” Cirno protested only to be interrupted by Narumi

“If I had to guess, that troublesome master of ours wants you to find out on your own, but if I had to recommend something, this doesn’t look like a medical or health problem. Maybe you should talk to Byakuren-san. She’s a Youjitsu master despite being a monk.” It could be said the same reasons made her a poor monk, sage, or hermit, her lack of impartiality helped her greatly in Youjitsu.

“Youjitsu?” Cirno asked as she pulled herself upwards from her position on the rock Narumi used as an impromptu operating table too many times.

“Youkai magic, well not exactly, more like the study of and application of the supernatural powers of youkai. I don’t know much of the field, but Byakuren is an expert.” Narumi said as she closed her mock doctor’s bag made from the leaves and sticks.

“But, aren’t I a fairy?” Cirno asked, tilting her head, she had gotten more powerful and Okina had said a lot of things about surpassing fairyhood. But she hadn’t actually thought she’d stop being a fairy, what was that even like.

Narumi could only shrug her shoulders, unsure of the answer. “Maybe, but not entirely, and with that bit of Okina inside of you, I think god or youkai would be a better word, sorry again I don’t know that much about those subjects.” At that, Narumi departed down the Jizou trail.

‘God huh.’ Cirno thought, looking at her hand and stumped leg. ‘I still feel like a fairy’

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The temple seemed to be undergoing some last-minute renovations as Cirno approached from the air. She could see a couple work crews adding on to the external wall, and three additional buildings being added to the now-expanded temple complex.

Luckily for her Chisazu and Kyouko were arguing about something out front, which made it pretty easy for her to get directions to Byakuren, apparently, she and Shou were performing some sort of private ceremony or meeting, something about a ‘Bisha-kun,’ but Cirno didn’t know who that was.

“Hello! Byakuren-San, Hello shou Shou-kun. Chisazu said, "I could find you here!” Cirno said as she loudly rapped at the wooden door that led to the temple's inner, backdoor chamber.

Slamming the door open from the inside, an irritated Byakuren started down at Cirno with a furious expression before opening into a lecture“It’s fine if you want to join in our temples teachings, In fact, we’ve never had a fairy attendingheresoitwouldbeincrediblyineteretsingigyoucoudl-”

“Eh?” Cirno said, confusedly, "I'm here to ask about Youj-” Cirno hadn’t been able to finish her sentence before Byakuren grabbed a hold of her. Cirno Byakuren’s hands were rough and calloused for a woman of her appearance, she was pretty strong too, and her presence felt similar to Kokoro’s or Patchouli's.

“Cirno-chan, just where did you hear that word?” Byakuren said in a threatening tone as the door slammed behind them.

“Narumi said you could help me with my leg, I hurt it in the underground,” Cirno said as she gestured towards her stumped leg, worry flashing over Byakuren’s face. “Narumi says she doesn’t know what to do and you can help.”

“Huh?” Who Cirno assumed to be Shou asked from somewhere behind Byakuren, there was a question but also a bit of familiarity in her tone. Cirno had never talked to her much, but she felt like she had a good grasp of Shou’s character.

“Really?” Byrakuren said. “Well, I haven't worked with any fairies before I can try.” She said as she outreached her hand, touching where Cirno’s heart would have been.

“Oh dear.” Byakuren said as she felt Cirno’s soul, “I didn’t expect this.” She said in a tone somewhere between worry and intrigue.

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The Okina chapters were reworked into this series, Inspired by the Doujin “Ice Fairy Passing Through.” Okina is nice and all but some of the Lore I wanted to explore fit well with Cirno, but Okina was a bit too knowledgeable so I decided to go with Byakuren and Shou.
I’m surprised nobody mentioned Cirno using what amounts to a weaponized hate crime to fight the Suikas.