/jp/ - Otaku Culture

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Well there she goes again, off to fight some troublesome Youkai no doubt. Shame, kind of ruined the mood. Well no use in getting upset over what's already over, might as well stretch get started on chores.

"Hi!" A voice said to me.

And all the sudden, I was aware of the pair of green eyes that stared up at me, belonging to the girl who was sat snugly in my lap, Koishi. How did she get there without my noticing?

"Baba Yaga!" She said, spreading her arms out to both sides. Oh balderdash, did this little loon actually recognize me? She seemed unnaturally perceptive or was it just a coincidence?

"What's uhm, 'Baba Yaga' miss?" I asked

"Dunno! It just sounds fun to say. Yaga Baga, Baba Yaga, that sort of thing ya know?" She said.

"I see, and you seem to know English?" I asked.

「English? What's that?」 She said in Japanese.

I snorted. She was either screwing with me or just completely absent minded, she seemed, harmless I guess? Considering that I'd really only encountered 'friendly Youkai' two out of two times, it stood to reason that some of them could be kind in some circumstances, but Reimu insisted that they were dangerous and she WAS the expert. Not that it helped me a whole lot in this situation, since what was I going to do? Throw the girl off and run for my life? Best to just keep her talking and wait for Reimu to get back to make sure, she did tell me not to move after all!

"So Koishi what brings you here?" I asked.

"I heard a rumor that Reimu had a lover and wondered if they were really smart or stupid. Are you smart mister?" She replied.

"No, quite frankly I'm a dullard. You?"

"Oh wow, I've never met a self-admitted idiot. How unique! I don't know how smart I am, but everyone says I surprise them so I must be unique to!" Koishi replied.

Okay, so I might be jumping to conclusions, but it seems like this girl was running on some sort of auto pilot, like she's doing everything on impulse. That sounds very 'Youkai-like' I guess? Hmm, I can relate a little though, doing things just to do them is nice in it's own way.

"Hey, hey, mister, when was the wedding for you and Reimu? I never heard about it." Koishi asked.

"Well, were not even technically a couple yet so there's been no marriage."

"But you live under the same household, wear her colors, let her sleep on your shoulder, and she's always looking at you longingly, and..." Just how long has this girl been watching us? "..., and you almost gave her a kiss on the head, so is this what you call an illicit relationship?"

"Well, Koishi, relationships need time and trust to grow or they can't weather difficult periods you know? I live here since Reimu was worried about me and I do the best I can to support her, but I just want to give her time to understand those feelings before we sleep in the same bed. You understand?" I explained.

"So, what your saying is that right now your relationship with Reimu is weak and ripe for the picking?" She said, a finger on her lip.

"I'm, not sure I understand what you mean by that."

"Your saying that so long as you two don't sleep in the same bed then nothing's decided yes? Then that means someone else can still take either of you? I want to understand those feelings too."

I didn't like where this is going.

"That doesn't mean either of us is available it's just-" my thoughts are stopped as I feel a piece of cold steel against my throat. Koishi is holding a kitchen knife to my jugular.

"I get it. This is a challenge isn't it? Reimu wants to prove she's the strongest at both Danmaku and love by provoking rivals! It's a competition just like with the Masquerade and Occult incident? Sounds fun!" She exclaimed.

Ah, so this placid smile paired with un-intelligible intent, this is a Youkai? "I don't think I'm really such a prize, your time would just be wasted on me." I try to dissuade her.

"Eh? But I like self-admitted dullards who sneak up on Youkai meetings and seduce murderous shrine maidens. Isn't that right, Ba-Ba-Ya-Ga." She says, punctuating each syllable with a poke of her knife. I'll see you soon!"

A few minutes later Reimu landed

「Ah, good your still here. Come on, we've got to get the Shrine ready for visitors, have to figure out how you'll be able to communicate with them- are you bleeding?」 She asked, rushing over. 「Here, on your neck, there's a few pricks, what happened?」

「I... I don't know.」 I said, covering the wound. I felt like I should, like it was on the tip of my tongue, but it seems like I just started bleeding. 「Maybe it's a bug bite?」 I guessed.