> "So are we supposed to just give it a trim?"
> "It ought to grow back thicker after a good trim, at least that's how the peach trees in heaven work..."
> Ponder if there's anything else we could do to make it look nicer? Youmu mentioned it hasn't bloomed I'm ages. Is there anything we've learned in all our years as a Celestial that might help?
>Youmu looks at you with a straight face before grinning. "Yes. Yes, we will just give it a trim."
>She then throws away all of her other gardening equipment and unsheathes her Roukanken. "Just a trim.">Something tells you this will be the most stressful trimming of your life.
>Hmm, usually when plants don't bloom for extremely long periods of time it's because the area they grow in is cursed. But considering you're in the Netherworld, it would be a better guess to say it's Sealed somehow. You would guess that unsealing the Saigyou Ayakashi would make it bloom.
>But failing that, culling any dead branches should help.
>You walk with Youmu towards the section that the Saigyou Ayakashi has control over. The roots have spread everywhere, contained by Shimenawa demarcating the Hakugyokurou from the Saigyou Ayakashi's domain.
>The moment you move close to the Saigyou Ayakashi you feel something... tugging you.
>You immediately recognise this as the allure of death and shake it off.
>"Huh, good job. I guess being a Celestial must give you some experience in this."
>"The moment we start our 'trmming', the Saigyou Ayakashi will start resisting with its roots and the enraptured Spirits will attack us to protect its beauty and die peacefully. Flight is Heavily Recommended here. I would rather not have your blood on my hands.">_?