In an instant there appeared a young lady wearing a dark green dress and a black bow which tied back her short silver hair. She had a katana on her hip and a foxfire hovered beside her. Her intense yet subservient gaze scanned Gai briefly before turning to the ghost girl.
"You called?" she said blandly.
"Yes, tell this monk everything you know about the recient events as of late, and don't leave out any details," Yukuko smiled.
"Everything?" the half-ghost raised an eyebrow with a hint of reluctance.
"Everything," the ghost nodded.
"Well, I noticed that the cats outside the shrine have been more active as of late, perhaps because the oni has been stealing the offerings and keeping Reimu busy as of late," Youmu began.
"No, no, no," Yukuko interrupted her, "About my strange behavior."
"I can't say you have been eating more than usual, since you are always a bottomless pit," Youmu shrugged, "The Oni tried to come over two weeks and a day ago from today, but I sent her away before she could cause any trouble. There was that Tengu that came by a few days ago trying to interview you for some reason, but she ended up asking me all the questions instead after beating me in battle. Then there was that one time when Alice came by asking me if I knew where some of her magic strings had gone off to. I never figured out what happened with that issue, but I think it probably has something to do with the strange events as of late. Such magical strings could be used to manipulate people or create links between them, making it much easier to spread effects among a large number of people at the same time."
"That doesn't help us know who is behind it, however," Yukuko sighed, "very well, that is all..."
"Wait... What is that man doing with you, exactly?" the half-ghost cocked her head to the side slightly.
"Meet your new master and my new lover," the ghost blurted out.
"What the heck?!" Youmu jumped.