@13orgAh yes, I recall you were the one doing the most controlling of the NPCs at the Shrine, so it looks like you'll still be able to directly influence events where Ryoshu is now, even with Koshin now trapped by the Consort's dimensional barrier with everyone else that was on the roof. (Reason Hinotora was able to get out is Sakasachi blood stuff)
Anyhow, am curious about how the monks would take Hinotora's strong suggestions, given the situation. Realistically, they probably can't do much but die if they actually try and fight the Upper Moon directly, but they may be able to offer some kind of support to tilt the tides... assuming they don't want to just play the pure "asset denial" game to keep the demons from getting the Blue Spider Lillies.
Honestly though, Hinotora's proposal is based on the assumption that the Lillies are not that hard to find, and are -conversely- difficult to hide. They are flowers, after all, lol. Given the sheer value of them, however, destroying them would be a desperation move, which assumes that nothing good can possibly come from allowing them to be stolen. However, it could also be premature, as it assumes -in Hinotora's mind- that she can't stop the Upper Moon forever. And unless they can find a way to drive him off fast...?
Well, I'm setting up a new battle collab for this in the gdoc. It's the same "Kollab" one as before, just in a new tab marked "Paint, Fire and Wind", if you're interested in potentially contributing to it. :)