That's why I hate yukkuri reimu. Every time , the Marisa gathers food, and the Reimu eats most of it without doing anything, and talks about how it deserves it.
@Matt Its not every time, just more now then before. @Toawa The Reimu only had 5 stalks, for up to 20 kids(mote point). If she had 50 stalks that would be 200 kobuds. I think that even this Reimu would admit that 200 kids would drive them to starvation.
Yukkuris think more kids = more happiness. They don't plan ahead. When they food runs out they just go "WHYYYYY". This Marisa is the anomaly, Reimu is just being a normal yukkuri.
That Reimu is anything but normal, with 20 Yubuds and showing no sign of the stress of maintaining them. Marisa is normal for her type, as she is balancing taking it easy and taking care of her family.
Or rather it was actually about how they are actually behaving. Reimu is being a typical spoilt shithead. Marisa isn't actually acting normal for her type.
"If she had 50 stalks that would be 200 kobuds. I think that even this Reimu would admit that 200 kids would drive them to starvation."
How? It had a slave-husband marisa who certainly will do anything it asked and 200 cute babies that sorry's for being so cute whom certainly will make others give sweet-sweet How can it possibly make it think they will starve?
Only two koyukkuri survive, as Toawa stated. Unless you can read more of the story then I can, I would say that the food in post #14608 was collected by both of them. Also while the Reimu is stupid for not waiting for spring to mate, she never looked or acted or even (of what little has been translated) said anything like what you have described.
Yes, you have to remember a lot of Reimu's Deibuishness was Marisa's imagination as to what would happen. Although, she was a bit aggressive in the second or third comic (Marisa was warning about having to subsist on grass, Reimu asked if she was stupid, wanted to die, etc.)
Funny then how the Marisa was carrying ALL of the food.
My take on it is that the Reimu went along for the trip, but the Marisa still did all the work. It was also the Reimu that wanted to have babies when they had just finished collecting food for winter, and if you'll remember Reimu is the one that got pissed when the Marisa said they need to save food.
The stereotypical family is Marisa goes out to hunt and Reimu sits at home to take care of babies. She can help, but for this case she doesn't and just expects food to pop in her mouth.
Also, I think it's a fairly common idea that Reimus suck at collecting food. Even if they did try to help Marisa hunt, they would probably bring back something spicy or poisonous or something.
More like the Reimu would eat whatever it found and bring some scraps back. After all, pitiable Reimu had to go and hunt for herself, why shouldn't she get the best pieces?
@PostItEase&Toawa I know it never say that, i was just being hyperbolic ^^ The point is i don't think it will worry even with 200 kids since it's going to be absorbed in admiring their cuteness anyway