Seija Quest 4

[Kilgamayan]

> Purse our lips in thought.
> "...You say you used these in school? How old are you?"

[Tom]

> Purse our lips in thought.
> "...You say you used these in school? How old are you?"

> She nods "Twenty nine, I was just finishing highschool before we moved thirteen years ago. Looks like the books haven't changed a bit! I guess education is still underfunded when it comes to textbooks..." she sighs.

[Kilgamayan]

> "That's actually exactly it. The mayor said the meeting she and the teacher were going to was specifically about outdated textbooks. If these books are like your outside school books, then they're probably more up-to-date than whatever Gensokyo has. Do you think Yakumo may have intended to get involved in that issue?"

[Tom]

> "That's actually exactly it. The mayor said the meeting she and the teacher were going to was specifically about outdated textbooks. If these books are like your outside school books, then they're probably more up-to-date than whatever Gensokyo has. Do you think Yakumo may have intended to get involved in that issue?"

> Something clicks "A-ha! That must be why Yakumo was visiting the village for two nights! Akyuu's term is almost up and Keine must've approached her to work on education improvements for her last big action as mayor. If all goes she'll have an easy time getting reelected!"
> In thought "Reimu, Yukari and the Buddhists probably have the easiest time bringing stuff to Gensokyo, however Yakumo is probably the only one with an outside income able to afford such a purchase. Rumor has it she's does something related to engineering, but I really just can't see it. Every time lady Kanako has brought up the wonders of technology to her, she claims we're only creating problems just to sell the solutions to them."

[Kilgamayan]

> "So...maybe whoever did this did it to sabotage the mayor's re-election campaign?"

[Tom]

> "So...maybe whoever did this did it to sabotage the mayor's re-election campaign?"

> In shock "I hadn't even thought of that!"
> She explains "The only other candidates I know of are Rinnosuke, Mamizou, and Unshou. Lady Suwako has kept the Moriya Shrine out of politics despite Lady Kanako's objections because she feels it could tarnish our reputation if something out of our control goes sour."

[Kilgamayan]

> Are we familiar with 'Mamizou' or 'Unshou'?

[Tom]

> Are we familiar with 'Mamizou' or 'Unshou'?

> At one point you tried recruiting Mamizou to your cause, upon hearing she was good with disguises. However when you realized how expensive her services would be to hire for all the missions needed, your plans changed. Unshou? First time hearing that name.

[Kilgamayan]

> "Would any of them have the alchemical knowledge to turn Yakumo into gold?"

[Tom]

> "Would any of them have the alchemical knowledge to turn Yakumo into gold?"

> She answers "I don't think there's anyone in Gensokyo that I know who has such knowledge. I've only ever heard of scientific 'alchemy' in the outside world, and it's exponentially more expensive than just finding natural gold."

[Kilgamayan]

> Frown a bit.
> Look around the room for anything the magnifying glass or the spyglass might have been useful for.

[Tom]

> Frown a bit.
> Look around the room for anything the magnifying glass or the spyglass might have been useful for.

> Sanae asks "Do you think she was leaving the Inn or returning when she was ambushed?"
> The magnifying glass looks like it would help with inspecting the small parts of the Iris doll. The spyglass on the other hand... you peer out the window and spot Akyuu's mansion directly across and near the school. To the left and right are a few other shops and establishments.

[Kilgamayan]

> Which way was Yakumo's statue positioned relative to the inn entrance and Akyuu's mansion?

[Tom]

> Which way was Yakumo's statue positioned relative to the inn entrance and Akyuu's mansion?

> You recall it facing the Inn.

[Kilgamayan]

> "I'm not sure. She was facing the inn, but she also looked like she might have been holding something."
> Describe the small dent we found on the ground below Yakumo's statue arms.

[Tom]

> "I'm not sure. She was facing the inn, but she also looked like she might have been holding something."
> Describe the small dent we found on the ground below Yakumo's statue arms.

> Sanae thinks "Either she was returning to inn or turned around during the ambush, maybe after hearing something!"
> In response to the description "That's a good point, we could prove your theory by placing something in her arms to see if it fits naturally..."

[Kilgamayan]

> Is there anything in the room that would make sense as something the statue was holding?

> Nod.
> "It's certainly worth considering. By the way, something else I noticed. Take a look out the window with the spyglass and see what prominent building is in easy view."

[Tom]

> Is there anything in the room that would make sense as something the statue was holding?

> Nod.
> "It's certainly worth considering. By the way, something else I noticed. Take a look out the window with the spyglass and see what prominent building is in easy view."

> The pose implies it wouldn't be something difficult to carry, but other than that you'll have to try downstairs.

> Sanae walks up to the window and looks through the spyglass, exclaiming "Akyuu's estate? Wait I can see miss Keine pacing back and forth through the window upstairs!"

[Kilgamayan]

> "How does her face look?"
> Hurry to the window and see if we can make anything out without the spyglass.

[Tom]

> "How does her face look?"
> Hurry to the window and see if we can make anything out without the spyglass.

> "Looks like she's talking or explaining something?"
> You can tell something's moving back and forth between the windows but not much else.

[Kilgamayan]

> "Does she look concerned or flustered, like one might be if they were giving a public presentation after a colleague that was supposed to help out was unable to be there at the last minute?"

[Tom]

> "Does she look concerned or flustered, like one might be if they were giving a public presentation after a colleague that was supposed to help out was unable to be there at the last minute?"

> Sanae agrees "You hit it right on the head!"
> Shinmyoumaru pauses from inspecting the small tools and hops away from the table before explaining "I'll keep a lookout for anyone heading upstairs..." and leaving.

[Kilgamayan]

> Nod at the Princess as she turns to leave, then look back to Sanae.
> "You keep watching the meeting in case anything interesting happens. I'm going to check around downstairs to see if I can find what Yakumo might have been holding."

[Tom]

> Nod at the Princess as she turns to leave, then look back to Sanae.
> "You keep watching the meeting in case anything interesting happens. I'm going to check around downstairs to see if I can find what Yakumo might have been holding."

> Sanae nods before complaining "Aww, Keine walked away from the window. No wait she's back!" and continuing to watch.

[Kilgamayan]

> Head downstairs.

[Tom]

> Head downstairs.

> You step downstairs towards the common room and find that there's still no one at the counter, which Shinmyoumaru is now watching from the stairs.

[Kilgamayan]

> To the Princess: "I'm going to look around for anything that seems like Yakumo might have been holding it when she got statuefied."

[Tom]

> To the Princess: "I'm going to look around for anything that seems like Yakumo might have been holding it when she got statuefied."

> Shinmyoumaru nods "Just keeping watch for miss Sanae."

[Kilgamayan]

> Flash her a thumbs-up.
> Then get to searching around for what Yakumo might have been holding. (If there are no employees around, check employee-only areas first, to get them out of the way before anyone shows up.)

[Tom]

> Flash her a thumbs-up.
> Then get to searching around for what Yakumo might have been holding. (If there are no employees around, check employee-only areas first, to get them out of the way before anyone shows up.)

> After giving the thumbs up you slide behind the front counter and find a large guestbook detailing the check-in and check-out dates of each customer, a top-down wooden floorplan of the Inn with marbles placed in some rooms, a basket of keys, a deck of identical spell cards, and two stacks of paper which look like schoolwork. In the common room you find miss Yuyuko sitting near the statue and reading something while occasionally glancing up towards Yakumo. There don't appear to be any loose items around that don't come from the inn's small library.