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Gensokyo, Hakurei Shrine...
Before the shrine's doors, Wu Yan, Marisa, and Shameimaru Aya stood side by side, staring at the doors in silence for quite a while.
"Are you really planning to do this?..." Marisa lowered her voice and spoke softly.
"Though I really don't want to admit it, Reimu is indeed terrifying when she gets angry. Basically no one can restrain her. Do you really dare stick a needle into her when she's like that?..."
"No matter what, we should try first..." Wu Yan lowered his voice as well.
"Anyway, when Red-White gets angry, we can just throw her a bag of gold coins. That'll definitely calm her down..."
"Then why don't you just throw Reimu a bag of gold coins and ask her for a drop of blood?..." Shameimaru Aya said resentfully.
"Wouldn't that mean we don't have to take such a huge risk?..."
"That's true..." Wu Yan scratched his cheek.
"But I have a feeling it would fail!"
"Why?..." Marisa asked in confusion.
"Reimu likes money so much. She should be happy to trade a drop of blood for a pile of money, right?..."
"But compared to liking money, doesn't that Red-White hate trouble even more?..." Wu Yan rubbed his brow with a headache.
"I don't even know whether sticking a needle into herself counts as trouble to that Red-White. Even if it doesn't, I still don't think it's reliable..."
"So you're planning to have us challenge Reimu's bottom line with you?..." Shameimaru Aya continued complaining.
"I seriously give up on you. In Gensokyo, aside from a certain thoughtless idiot, this is the first time I've seen someone so eager to challenge