Winds of Fate

 Marisa looked down below, down at the city she resided in for a whole year now. It was lively enough throughout the year, but the inevitble call for adventures and Kobbers rang out someway, somehow. And where there are Kobbers, there's hustle and bustle.

It was easy enough to spot when activity picked up. In fact, the witch was a little surprised that more and more tourists wearing some youkai fish girl shirt and memorabilia were popping up. Tsubakura complained about this sudden burst of activity when said fish girl made her appearance on stage, claiming she could hear the concert from her bedroom. Certain celebrities made their grand appearance: Dream Defender Doremy (apparently Kevvy's new stage name, just so he wasn't confused with Kogasa) and Frostmaiden Cindy Rozenblair caught the eyes of many a person. She could see now bolts of lightning zipping through the city, presumably people who were really enjoying the fast lane. Heck, she could even see Diadem in her food truck, Hakra and some rather grumpy gal discussing the ways to use the constellation Corvus as a spell. 

As the time of the Kobbers return came ever so closer, the witch's heart beat faster and faster, racing in anticipation.

She landed close to the Silver Tribute, stretching her arms and yawning as she was welcomed by the warm glow of magitech lights. "Maybe I should give Desiree a visit," Marisa said with a small smile. "Start advertisin' the arcade again-"

"Oh? Running a business, are we?"

Marisa snapped her head towards the source, a pair of red eyes looking down at her like a snake who found its prey. 

"Wait, you're here, Kanako?"

The short haired woman flicked her hair back and smirked. "With faith to gather, why wouldn't I be here? So many troubles to resolve, enough to surely gain favor with the locals."

Marisa narrowed her eyes. "Just here for the faith? Ya sure yer not here for Suwako?"

For a split second, she could see Kanako's cheeks flush pink. "W-well, after she inconveniently gave herself radiation poisoning and didn't have the sense to ask Okuu to deal with it, someone had to come and make sure the Mover of Mountains doesn't cripple herself."

"That's a lotta words to try 'n say you wanna keep her safe, Kanny."

Kanako cleared her throat and turned away. "Regardless, seeing how you have become a Champion of sorts and therefore a reliable incident solver in these parts, I thought I would grace  both you and the Kobbers with my presence. They would not deny a goddess her chance to prove herself, not when I can aid them in their endeavors. It would look terrible to see them turn me away on the First of May, after all."

Marisa sighed and shook her head. "All business again, huh. They might not be the same crowd from Vegas, but that ain't the kinda attitude you wanna go in with. They might just call Reimu and Sumi to slap some sense into ya. So why dontcha relax and be a normal gal, for a change?"

The goddess closed her eyes. Marisa what thoughts were brewing in her head before the goddess replied, "Hm, not such a bad idea. If they were to know I were a goddess, it would open the doors for sycophants to bow to my every whim. Easier to gain the trust of the people as an ordinary human with extraordinary powers. I would still gather faith, though in a rather unorthodox way." Kanako smirked as if she had hit the jackpot in a casino. "Yes, that'll do. Perhaps you do get good ideas here and there, Miss Kirisame."

"Always a pleasure, Lady Yasaka, O Heavenly Goddess of Harvests and Rains, One who brought Nuclear Energy to Gensokyo and taught Rinnosuke what a Game Boy was," Marisa said with a smug look of her own.

"Good to know you are more than a scycophant than I remember," Kanako said, unamused. "Now, you've lived here for a while, yes? Would you be so kind as to aid me in finding a suitable place to reside? Or, perhaps we should catch up somewhere. I do believe there is a cafe evoking the Seven Winds, no?"

"Sure thing, but not with that huge rope hangin' 'round yer back." The witch pointed towards the massive shimenawa ring behind Kanako. "If yer gonna be normal for once, might as well start there."

The goddess glared and muttered something under her breath before she said, "Very well... let's head towards your residence. I'm sure you have a big enough closet to hold this, no?"

As the duo flew over to Marisa's new house, the realization that maybe it won't fit in there dawned on the witch. That, and she'd have to live with Kanako until the goddess got her own place, or at least a hotel room.

Oh, the Kobbers could not come soon enough.