Been a while, but chapter 35 of Satori Kaisen is out, in which we get to see Fraudeguchi's entire neighborhood gang up on Goatmu (and where we shall eventually see if all of the introduced cast are gonna get owned by Fraudeguchi in a series of 1v1 after scamming a win from Goatmu later down the line)

I kinda feel that the setup from the two previous chapters is kinda unnecessary if we're decidedly going the battle manga route. Now dunno if the hole that spewed vengeful spirits in the chapter is what Reimu used to force her way in the underground this time, but if it is, I think giving an opening for vengeful spirits to invade the surface world is extremely irresponsible if it's for the sake of some petty personal vendetta, even moreso if you consider the possibility that Miss Miyadeguchi could have made use of the opportunity herself ...

Alternatively, the hole opening could have also been created by other parties seeking to settle accounts with Miss Miyadeguchi, but there's currently nothing to hint at that.

It would be ideal if Reimu's little incursion in the underground was done with the help of Yukari's gaps rather than some brutish opening. Vaguely curious to see if Byakuren's suspicion towards whatever might be going on in the Hakurei Shrine is gonna lead her to the truth of the matter or if she's just gonna find Yukari there (cuz she's probably the person communicating with Reimu, just like in SA)

The way this underground arcs present itself, the underground dwellers don't seem to have either much initiative or control over the events that are happening, so most of the problems should by the surface dwellers (whether it be the activation of the sealing systems or the creation of the opening this time

The only question to me is whether Fraudeguchi had some failsafe from a previous era in play : we still haven't been told why she seems to have such accurate and updated information about the surface world (if ZUN remembers that), plus there probably being a reason why she's called the jailbreak king : either 1/the opening this time is caused by the heroines, in which case they are petty and irresponsible (and in which case Reimu's gotta have a more compelling reason than getting payback) ; or 2/ it's caused by some failsafe Miss Miyadeguchi prepared (kinda expecting there to be no failsafe else she woulsn't be so down in the dumps in the previous chapters)

Minor takeaways :
-Reimu's binding vow on her gohei's length which give her a stronger striking power in exchange for reach
- That black undershirt of Parsee I assume mainly comes from fanworks seems to have received an officious status
- No danmaku ? I always had this vague impression that Touhou action should have bullets, but honestly the lack of bullets give more dynamic action sequences. Dunno why
- A scratch on Reimu ??? Very strange to see Reimu get grazed by an early game LitterallyHu

Regardless of the possible implications from Reimu's behavior this time, I for one appreciate the return of the brand of Reimu that went to heaven to beat up and drag someone for repairs : a one-woman invasion of former hell where all the residents are on edge agsinst you sorta works as a flex

> Can we determine the weather the spiritual energy of the tree gives if any at all?

> So it's just a solid piece?

> Let go once it's mostly stabilized and float up to the top to inspect it from above.  How's the view?

Both:

> Give Reimu a wave.

Youmu:

> "Hey Reimu. I got the ribbon back. Mister Shopkeeper told me about it, but it sounds like Miss Aya didn't leave anything obvious out. I didn't find any new incident effects, but I did find a new friend, so it's still a win for me personally, I think."

> Reimu waves back.
> "Aya suggested running the box over to Kourindou to get it identified, but she got talked out of running off with something again. Then everyone broke for seeing if anything obvious was happening in Gensokyo. Course, they could've just suggested such only to simply have gone home instead."
> "Uh, hello again miss shrine maiden." Wakasagihime waves.
> "I didn't expect to see you out of that lake. What's the occasion?"
> "I wanted to see you. Wait, I mean I wanted to, like, see how you are when you're not being a hero!"
> "So... my daily life? It's nothing interesting."
> "Still, you beat me, my friends, and even some big troublemakers up in such short time. I didn't even see you struggle with me."
> "Thanks, I guess? You sound like you're selling yourself short."
> "I mean, I might be stronger than back then now, even without that weird influence, but I'm not gonna challenge you to a duel out of nowhere."
>_

Both:

> Give Reimu a wave.

Youmu:

> "Hey Reimu. I got the ribbon back. Mister Shopkeeper told me about it, but it sounds like Miss Aya didn't leave anything obvious out. I didn't find any new incident effects, but I did find a new friend, so it's still a win for me personally, I think."