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Vincent takes a glance around him. This doesn't look like the school. In fact, he doesn't recognize this place at all. There is a single window on the left, but the curtains are shut. On his right, he can see a simple wooden door. There aren't any other exits.

Suddenly, he hears someone approaching. He quickly readies to draw his weapon. Then, he realizes that he is completely unarmed. Someone knocks upon the door before opening it.

"Excuse the intrusion," says a calm, gentle voice.

"Youmu?" says Vincent. "Is that you?"

The newcomer steps in with a calm smile.

"I'm sorry, but this isn't Hakugyokurou," replies the newcomer. "You are still in the Human Village."

He blinks stupidly as he recognizes the person.

"Ah, I mistook you for someone else," says Vincent.

"Not a problem," says Keine. "Are you feeling better now?"

He nods at the schoolteacher.

"It's strange, but I can even walk now," says Vincent. "Maybe the injury wasn't as bad as I thought?"

"Your arrow wound was quite serious," she says with a frown. "The bleeding wouldn't stop until we bandaged it tightly. You're lucky that I still have some special healing tincture. The medicine is quite powerful, so you should be up and about in no time."

"Thank you very much for taking care of me," he replies.

Keine smiles at him.

"Humans need to be protected," she says. "Sometimes, even from themselves."

"Sorry for the trouble," says Vincent. "I... don't really understand what's happening right now, but I think I just prevented something horrible. It's hard to explain in words, and honestly, I'm still pretty confused."

The schoolteacher motions for him to stop talking.

"You should get some more rest. The medicine should complete it's effect in about half an hour. We can talk more after then."

"B-But don't you want to know what happened?" cries Vincent.

"It's alright, we can talk later. I've seen a lot of things in the past, and it will take a little bit more than someone shooting himself in the foot to make me panic. Besides, there have been a lot of stranger incidents than this."

"Strange incidents?"

Keine folds her arms and closes her eyes in deep thought.

"So many strange incidents, and all at the same time," she mutters. "Even Mokou went off to investigate on her own. She thinks that something is happening at Eientei, but she won't say anything else. Then, I hear of Reimu and Yukari investigating a major incident at Youkai mountain. If things get worse there, the kappa and tengu might take up arms against them. That doesn't even include the incidents around the lake and the forest..."

Then, she quickly turns to him.

"Sorry about that," she says. "I suppose I was talking to myself for a while. In any case, you should get some rest. I can answer your questions after your wound has properly healed."

She patiently assists him back to the bed, where he lies down obediently. After examining him a little bit more, she bids him a good rest before leaving the room. He stays awake as he rests, suddenly aware of how quickly his foot is healing. Whatever she used must be really powerful. No ordinary medicine could work this quickly.

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Vincent wakes up after a restful, dreamless nap. His foot feels a lot better now. He can probably try walking around normally now. Slowly, he sits himself up on the bed. He feels tempted to peel off the bandages, but he decides against it.

For now, he needs to find the others.
[ ] Look for Komachi. She might be a little worried.
[ ] Look for Chen. She arrived to deliver a package, didn't she?
[ ] Look for Keine. She seems quite knowledgeable about the area.
[ ] Stay in the room for a little bit longer.
[ ] Custom