Well, nice to see no lasting grudges after SSiB. Still think the sisters need to be knocked down a peg or two, though.

even another one?

Here they are swallowing their pride and showing that "Yeah, Yukari did screw us good".

I dunno... The fight against Yorihime was the sort of power imbalance I'd expect if they tried to face, say, Suika in a purely physical match. Yorihime was able to defeat Sakuya, Marisa, Remi and Reimu using a dueling method she had only observed once - Remi and Reimu the only ones to really make her sweat at all. Without some acknowledgement that she'd surpassed Eirin, Eirin's loss during the events of Imperishable Night seems unlikely.

On top of that, their attitude towards Earth and its denizens - Toyohime's speech towards Yukari as the best example - was very arrogant. Invaders or no, for whatever whimsical reason, I'd be pissed hearing such holier-than-thou words.

Granted, it was established that Reimu and company were at a disadvantage from the start. Remi was likely the only one giving it her all... And even if we don't take Yukari claiming she'd have no chance against Toyohime as disingenuous, I can't imagine she'd want to risk a weapon with roughly the same power as a thermonuclear device going off in Gensokyo.

The sisters are hardly villainous, and neither of them are as hard-core "I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am" as Remi is, but given that ZUN spared no expense in establishing the two as very formidable, I wouldn't mind them being dished some humble pie if they were to start something in Gensokyo.

exactly for that, the fact they go to Earth to acknowledge their defeat is a huge thing.

Yukari showed their protections are incredibly weak compared to the one the impure beings created.
Impure beings are able to call forth the power of the gods, the way Lunarians thought only they were allowed to.
Youkai prove that they are, at least physically, stronger than the guardians from the Moon.
Yuyuko stealing the sake, and the girls drinking it, was the proverbial neon sign saying, "We screwed you good".

dandan said:
even another one?

Here they are swallowing their pride and showing that "Yeah, Yukari did screw us good".

I would have rather Yukari had gapped these two over to the sun. Better yet, the Garden of the Sun. Let's see how long they would last ripping on the "dirty, inferior" flowers of Earth. After several broken bones, extensive organ damage, and lots of bleeding, they either have a reunion with Eirin, or Rumia finds them.

angrybull said:
...or Rumia finds them.

That would kick Rumia up some ten or twenty
places on my personal popularity scale.