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"Mm... mm..."
In a typical Japanese-style room, Reisen's miserable groans echoed continuously through the air, conveying just how much her heart was struggling.
Yagokoro Eirin clearly often used Reisen to test her medicine. She merely glanced at Reisen's agonized struggle before directly ignoring it, making Wu Yan once again marvel at just how shameless the people of Gensokyo could be.
Taking a leisurely sip of coarse tea, Yagokoro Eirin spoke without even looking at Wu Yan.
"You came to Eientei because you wanted to see the Princess, didn't you?..."
Hearing Yagokoro Eirin finally bring up the important matter, Wu Yan took a deep breath and sat down across from her.
Princess!
That was what Yagokoro Eirin called Eientei's master!
At least, that was her title to outsiders!
Although Yagokoro Eirin possessed combat power that could be considered among the highest in all of Gensokyo, and intelligence that was practically unmatched aside from Yakumo Yukari, Eientei's master was not, nominally speaking, Yagokoro Eirin!
Yagokoro Eirin was a Lunarian, and the Princess she spoke of was not merely an honorific. There truly was such a person.
Eientei's master had once been a princess of the moon!
Though Yagokoro Eirin had asked that question, she had no intention of letting Wu Yan answer. In a tone that made it clear she was certain Wu Yan had come for Eientei's princess, she said this.
"I told you that as long as you helped me test my medicine, I would do everything in my power to help you accomplish whatever brought you to Eientei. But first, I must tell you one thing..."
Yagokoro Eirin slowly set down her cup of coarse tea,