The world's history is constantly changing, as gods clash again and again across the timeline.
If you fail,
your memories will be erased, your personality twisted, your name changed, and your appearance altered.
You will see your friends and family as enemies, and your enemies as friends.
Ordinary people live peaceful lives in ignorance, unaware that they are being changed at any moment.
But those who have seen the true face of the world are never willing to simply go with the flow.
Red leaves fall in a flurry outside the window.
The dilapidated shrine sways in the wind, while the girl speaks in a gentle voice that doesn't suit her character.
"Your homeland has been destroyed, so you need me to help change history and rebuild everything from the ground up."
Xia Er briefly summed up what the shrine maiden before him had said.
"That's right." Hakurei Reimu nodded solemnly.
"Then what's the price?" Xia Er asked.
"All the youkai can become your strength. They'll help you survive in this dangerous world of gods."
The red-and-white shrine maiden laid out her offer.
A wise sage who commands boundaries and is as clever as a youkai makes a fine advisor.
A peerlessly beautiful princess who controls time makes a fine support.
The auspicious beast Bai Ze, who came from the distant East, makes an extremely useful encyclopedia.