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Byakuren rolled her eyes at the two, before turning to Cirno, her face full of carefully measured worry. “Cirno dear, are you okay?”

“Yeah, I’m just a little confused.” The fairy said, scratching the back of her head. “But don’t worry, I-” Cirno stopped herself, briefly glancing at Okina. Before smiling brightly and fake-ly and “I’m fine.” Cirno stood proudly, putting her hands on her hips.
Before popping off again. “But I have to go now bye.” Saying her goodbye, before flying away.

Shou waved goodbye to the fairy, then sighed when she was out out sight and earshot, vanishing among the rubble in the village.

Okina smiled. “That girl, she isn’t very good at lying is she?”

Byakuren returned Okina’s smile with one of her own. “If there’s one hair displaced from her head I won’t stop till you're dead.” Not caring to hide to her wroth.

Okina’s smile didn’t falter, “I trust that you will Byakuren, but for now It looks like the sealing squad has finally returned from their little errand.” Okina said, gesturing to the sky as Reimu, Ibaraki, and Mima all descended, a tense air in between them.
Okina relaxed in her stone chair as Byakuren, flanked by Shou and Miko standing alone, received the three guests.

Mima was the first to speak. “We’ve finished the with the preparatory measures and the first steps of it’s proper sealing, but it’ll only hold for a few hours” Mima adjusted a pair of glasses which weren’t there anymore. Her tone was all business, and it reminded Okina of better days, It was nice to finally see the would-be-witch again anyhow.

Okina nodded, the familiarity was welcomed. “I see, I hope the attendants and Aya were of some help, oh and Hana, how’s the sweet girl doing?” While not as skilled as the others, and on the other side of the barrier, more hands to order around and keep things together was always good in a situation like this.

Ibaraki scoffed. “Those ones didn’t know the first thing about proper barrier construction and maintenance.” The Oni crossed her arms, giving Okina a harsh glare.

“Hana’s fine, she’s dealing with.” Reimu pointed up to the chain black ball in the sky. “That right now with those goddesses, but you know that we’re not here to make small talk, Okina.” Reimu said, before turning her head to the side and ordering “Sekai.”

With a flash of lightning, and a small crater a brown haired girl with a pot-handle hat appeared, pressing her fingers together nervously. “H-hi”

Byakuren and Miko raised, their eyebrows, measured expressions of interests and confusion.

“She is the Genius Loci of that establishment, its making were quite experimental, in fact since the creation of the Great Hakurei Barrier, there hasn’t been such an invention until now.” Okina gave a pointed look to Mima.

“Yes, it’s rather… I wouldn’t say genius, but it was clearly made by a learned prodigy who’s poorly socialized and for an overly specific use case. It has a strange focus on security, while also ignoring common safety measures and practices for something new, seemingly for its own sake.” Mima's eyes were distant as she talked, lost in thought about the construction of the HSE and reminiscing on old memories.

“So what? Yukari fucked up and made them?” Ibraraki questioned, an annoyed tone in her voice as she held a hand on her hip.

“Hey, don't be mean.” Sekai scolded, waving a finger at Ibaraki.

“You did destroy the human village.” Miko gave the girl a pointed look.

“That was an accident!” “Besides I'm trying the best I can but I'm just too big.” Sekai gestured to her real body, the giant tree behind them. “How was I supposed to keep that contained.”

“Well, Miko has a point, as long as your real body is here, rebuilding the human village is impossible.”