I love how these stories have developed from Marisa x Reimu having Alice as a third wheel, to adding Yuyuko x Youmu into the stories, and then making Marisa and Youmu get along because they are in the same predicament trying to improve their relationship with the one they love, so they feel and share the same worries.

But then in "Gathering Spring" Youmu and Marisa almost fell in love with each other, Marisa was able to just forget about it while Youmu is still conflicted about it. I wonder if future works from the author will continue with Youmu's struggle to view Marisa as "just a friend".

...And Reimu is always totally aware of everything that's going on and she just rolls with it to tease Marisa XD

Last time I got to enjoy some Remilia x Satori was from Yohane's works,it quickly became one of my favorite ships

There's been multiple representations and ideas about Reimu's successor and every time I become more interested in a series of stories focused on how everybody has grown and carried on with their lives after Reimu's death and the new Hakurei Shrine Maiden has to follow the same fate, solving incidents caused by everyone that Reimu faced in the past just to toy with her and everybody is amused by the idea that, yet again, the "Hakurei" has come to stop them.

The author never disappoints

Imagine having to watch out for yourself so you don't steal your girl from yourself

At the very end of it, I thought Marisa was going to tell Miko-chan something like "You know... there were plenty of youkai that cared for the previous shrine maiden as well" to encourage her a bit, to let her know that there were youkai that also wanted to lend Reimu a hand every now and then, so in that sense Miko-chan and Reimu are similar. She struggles to become a shrine maiden that can match up to Reimu's exploits, she probably only heard about how good she was, but she never learnt about how she was lazy and greedy too, Miko-chan already has the diligence to do the job, now she just need to work up on experience.

There are a lot of stories that touch the subject of "the next generation of the Hakurei Shrine Maiden", but this one makes me entertain the idea of an actual series about the next Hakurei that tries to make a name for herself and outperform Reimu, struggling to keep up with Reimu's natural genius to solve incidents, living under her shadow and being constantly tormented by the thought of "the previous shrine maiden was better" while everyone else that met and fought Reimu simply watch in amusement as the next generation continues to keep the balance in Gensokyo, and they begin to notice traces that spark some resemblance to Reimu as they watch her grow and improve.

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I would assume that Reimu becoming immortal would be an option too. Maybe becoming a Hermit or a God, where she would have to give up her status as the shrine maiden. Though it's mostly a question of if Reimu would actually do that, rather than whether she can or not.

I think that Sanae mentions at one point that since they are shrine maidens they can ascend and become goddesses, but Reimu tells her that she has no intentions (or doesn't care) about becoming a goddess. And I can totally see Reimu being more inclined to accepting her death and resting in peace rather than taking more responsibilities on her shoulders by becoming a guardian or guide of Gensokyo

Judging by the wings it seems that the copies have a specific emotion related to them. Upper-left is sadness, lower-left is love, lower-right is some kind of breakdown (her eyes are a void, no color), and upper-right seems to be the original one and she's angry that her copies cling to Remilia more than she does XD