A Short, Unhappy Shion story Rifle!8xr41kzjvM 2023/02/08 (Wed) 15:17 No. 2752 [Reply] ▼ File
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Yorigami Shion was unhappy.
Yorigami Shion does not know why she is unhappy.
“I’m unhappy.” She asked the poverty-stricken shrine maiden drinking tea on a Sunday afternoon. Surprisingly, the shrine maiden did not chase her away on sight for some reason.
“When are you not unhappy?” Reimu replied, before staring at her, “You don’t seem to be spreading misfortune right now, however.”
“I’m not unhappy most of the time! I’m just not actively happy!” Shion loudly protested. Reimu instinctively threw up a wall of amulets to deflect the burst of misfortune from the goddess.
“In that case, did something bad happen to you. Worse than usual, I mean. Where’s Tenshi?”
“Tenshi said she was sick with the flu today. I was going to ask her about what to do before I came to you.”
“But celestials can’t get sick, not even through misfortune, unless…” Reimu’s face darkens, “Tenshi’s losing her celestial status from staying on earth for too long.”
Shion’s hands feel clammy, and her legs wobbled. “That…that can’t be the case! If Tenshi will become a mortal, she would die!”
“I am just theorizing here. But if Tenshi really is becoming a mortal or afflicted with some other malady, you’d better watch it with the misfortune around her lest it get worse.”
“Watch it with the misfortune?”
“You can control misfortune with your mood, from what I observed. If you stay in this state and restrain yourself, you can hang around Tenshi, or anyone, without issue. Problem is, your own misfortune is going to get worse, if the other binbougami I knew were any examples.”
“So if I stay unhappy, Tenshi will be safe, even if I suffer more?”
Reimu solemnly nodded, “Yes.”
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“Off to visit your celestial friend again, Shion?” Joon called out to her younger sister.
“Yes, sis.” Shion replied, straightening her bow and her raggedy sweatshirt.
“Well, be sure to shake a few coins off her as usual.”
“Right.” Shion finished and turned. “Jo’on, hit me.”
The younger sister looked up from he
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