ParticleMan said: Good story, although the inclusion of abuse feels a little forced -- Mister has no real reason to torture them apart from his sadism, so it feels more like "abuse porn" included for reader's pleasure than something the yukkuri actually brought upon themselves.
Nice closure with traumatized Miss at the end.
I actually look at it differently. To me, the abuse in the story isn't forced, it's inevitable. As what the summary mentioned, pet yukkuri are cheap and easy to acquire, so the only ones who would take in are abyusers like anon. Of course, you could argue that there are kind-hearted people out there who would take in gutter thrash, but those are exceptions, not the rule, and in the setting of the story, not common at all.
While we're on the subject, I actually find this abyuser rather tolerable. Unlike most portrayals of abyusers in stories, he's a pro at it, and his justifications would align him more as a justice-instrument rather than your run-of-the-mill self-gratifying abyuser. More amazingly, anon let them go. Letting the subjects of the abyuse live to reflect on their mistakes (so to speak) is much more satisfying than giving the yukkuri a (debatable) merciful death.
On that note, I'm surprised the yukkuri managed to survive that long after everything that happened. Broken, driven insane, but still alive, and still aware of what has been done to them, and--most importantly--why.
Skribulous said: The first game is a retelling of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, while the second one is a retelling of Perfect Cherry Blossom (with a plot twist that would make Chen amazed).
(Note that I am using the word "retelling" loosely here, since they're both not a direct adaption.)
thunderclapgale said: Do all of these characters appear in Touhouvania?
Yes. Even the yukkuri (to some extent).
ArcanaIX said: So, who's the final boss? Remy? Flan? Yukari? Yuyuko? Suika?
The first game is a retelling of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, while the second one is a retelling of Perfect Cherry Blossom (with a plot twist that would make Chen amazed).
Reimu and her family are outside the train station, begging passers-by to take them in. Finally, a man stops. They show him their little ones, half-deflated from hunger but still pooping and peeing up a storm. Mister covers his nose and mouth with a handkerchief, but behind it, he's smiling. He says they really are easy little ones, and asks the family to be his pets.
JusticeItEasy said: Someone call Saint Peter or whichever Saint, Angel or Deity that takes care of the gates o heaven, and tell him/her that a trash manjuu is annoying other manjuu souls instead of going to hell.
Out of their jurisdiction, since apparently all yukkuri don't go to heaven.