How long have you been here?

I was here the whole time! Everyone's on edge, after they heard that the head honchos who've caused a huge sensation lately are all gathered in one place! There isn't a single youkai who doesn't know about your symposium!

It's not like we're conspiring anything!

Um... I called them. To explain, since new youkai have increased recently, I thought I would hear from everyone and record it in the Gensokyo Chronicles.

You lot kept blabbering on trying to justify youkai, and it drove me up the wall, so I went home and collected newspapers with all their deeds in them!

(Reimu slaps the newspapers down)

After you see this, can you still act like youkai are the victims? You should believe that youkai extermination is justice!

(Everyone looks down at the newspapers)

Looks like things are as bad as always.

Right? These are tengu-written newspapers, so in terms of writing quality, I think it could be a lot worse!

Y, yes, well.

Uh-huh.

Anyway, humans are in trouble! Thanks to youkai! From that harm, I'll...

Aww, calm down. This is, uh, a gathering of new forces, yeah. We're thinking about what to do about youkai extermination from now on...

Youkai extermination from now on?

Indeed, there are youkai who don't desire conflict. I think that a variety of occasions for discussion may be necessary.

Right, right. Not everyone's like you, only good at fighting with no ears to listen.

Youkai can be put to effective use, too.

Hmph. So?

From now on, why don't we define youkai extermination as "convicting youkai for their crimes", instead of "exterminating youkai"?

You're saying you'll create laws, and judge the people who break them?

Theoretically speaking.

Huh? Gensokyo's lawless?

It seems so. The Human Village and the tengu group have some simple regulations, though.

Are you stupid? Who's gonna protect those laws? Whoever makes them, they'll just write them in a way that benefits themselves, and if they break them they'll just overwhelm with force and get away unpunished.

Then, Miss Reimu, what laws do you believe would be appropriate?

Are you talking about youkai extermination? All you've got to do is exterminate youkai on sight. There's no other option!

Then the virtuous youkai will...

Why do you think I brought these (newspapers) here? This lot's causing disturbances here and there and making trouble. This is just one example. And they don't think of themselves as being in the wrong, which means they're bad-natured. You say 'virtuous', but other humans might see them as evil, you know? Anyhow, just because you're hanging out together discussing something, the humans and other youkai are on their guard.

Really?

I have been detecting signs of eavesdropping for a while.

You guys are the only ones who think of this discussion as meaningful. Really, all you're doing is spreading an uneasy atmosphere. It's a huge pain. Could you stop it right now?

Now, now. They're not scheming anything here, so this level's probably okay.

No! The village humans actually turned to me for once, saying "Some nonhumans are concentrating in one place", so I came at their request. I can't back down now. If you don't leave, I'll break this meeting up immediately, with force if necessary...

Yeah, yeah, we get it. But wait long enough for us to finish this sake.

I won't wait. If you don't break it up right away, no one will rely on me anymore!

Ah, do excuse me. I was the one who invited everyone.

It's not your fault. Put everything down in the Gensokyo Chronicles. But if you only listen to these guys, they'll tell you what's convenient for themselves, so ask me. I'm probably the most familiar with their evil deeds.

Yes.

(Everyone looks at Reimu discontentedly)

What're you looking at? Hurry up and close the meeting, close it! I'll keep the peace of Gensokyo!

Yeah, yeah.

Very well. Let's leave it at that for now.

Gensokyo's peace, hm.

What?

So you want to carry out your youkai extermination and create a human-only world. But you truly desire a peace that doesn't require violence, don't you?

Ugh. Th, that's not true.

Fufu, I can grasp your heart as if it were in my hand. Shall I offer you some advice on how to keep Gensokyo's peace, another time? Some "a-d-v-i-c-e".

I'll get in on that too.

Huh? Huh? Then I shall, as well.

Oh my, I see you won't have me stealing a march on you.

A, anyway, dissolve the meeting right now! Before I blow my lid!

(At this point, the group reluctantly disperses)