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Gaining admittance to the Hakurei Empress' audience chamber proved surprisingly easy. Reimu's vassals were all far afield, and it seemed that none of the Shrine's affairs required urgent attention from her.

I was expecting someone regal and imposing, but she mostly just looked tired. Her clothes still bore the dust from the road, as she had just recently returned from a long campaign against the infidels of Youkai Mountain. The fighting had been inconclusive, as neither side could fully commit its forces: half of Kanako's minions were entrenched on a second front against the Netherworld and Mayohiga, while Reimu's attention had been diverted by a series of border incidents with the Myourenji and House Scarlet that both had the potential to escalate into full-blown conflicts.