Chapter 16: The Extract, the Second Coming, and the Lost Fantasy

"Kukukuku, sure enough, you're the culprit this time, shrine maiden!"

"What are you talking about? Why is it that everyone comes here today...... So, do you need to be flattened too? Bloodsucker? ”

"Oops? What are you talking about...... Violently, but I was knocked down by me, is this fate? ”

"I mean—you found me, didn't you? Ahh ”

"That kind of thing, wait until I seize the momentum of this banquet before I care about it-Red Fu [Red Never Sleeps City]!!"

Scarlet clouds dance around Reimu. Reimu looked impatient, but the enchantment built by the light and shadow of the rune was guarding his body. If you win with a barrage, the shrine maiden of Hakurei is naturally incomprehensible, even if you want to overwhelm people, that is also Reimu's strength.

"Reimu! Give me a good lesson to that careerist! …… The director of this banquet is obviously me. ”

Marisa, who was sitting in front of the shrine, waved her fist. However, there seems to be something wrong with the point of care.

"Don't be lazy! The action is sharp! ”

Then, in this way, he turned back to the workers who were busy with the main meal of the banquet.

"I'm busy—it's you, obviously you were caught by the shopkeeper after being beaten fat, and you really dare to use chicken feathers as an arrow."

After being choked by Yu-nin, Marisa sat up straight and continued to cheer Reimu on. Yuning shrugged his shoulders and didn't stop transporting the ingredients that Youmu brought to the kitchen.

Regardless of who wins or loses the spell card battle, the banquet will definitely take place - based on this consensus, the fire on the shrine stove was lit earlier. Of course, the first thing to be called was the demon dream that was played by Yuyuko.,As an apology for misunderstanding Reimu.,Honestly struggle.。 Now, the maids and multitasking puppeteers of the Red Devil Pavilion have joined the chef's ranks—rather, these are the ones who are working on all the banquets above the scale. Considering the embarrassing situation that happened at the shrine last time, in addition to the ingredients and tableware, the craftsmen also brought the guys who took advantage of it. The small space in the shrine's kitchen is fully utilized...... Several dishes are cooked at the same time, so you don't need to worry about it, probably.

Anyway, as long as you have a good drink, you'll be fine, isn't it?

- "Huh? Yuyuko-sama, it seems that no one brought any alcohol......"

"Mochi ~ bite"

"Woo! Yuyuko-sama! ”

There's still an undead here that doesn't need alcohol to entertain, but, overall, it's in a pretty bad situation.

Wait until the banquet starts...... No, it wouldn't be a banquet at all.

"Divine Skill [Eight Directions Ghost Binding Array]!"

The blood-colored bats in the sky dispersed. However, judging from the demeanor of the two, it really can't be seen that Reimu with puffed cheeks is the one who wins the big game.

"Oh, I knew it wasn't Reimu."

"What, then I'm not just being tossed in vain?"

"It's a rare opportunity."

What kind of opportunity, Remy didn't say much. Although she didn't achieve her goal, Remy smiled with a satisfied smile. And when Remy wants to take the lead of the banquet from the momentum, Sakiya has already participated in the process of dominating the banquet from the taste aspect.

However, despite the fact that the food was ready to be stopped and the people were surprisingly gathered, the banquet still did not start.

"Is that all? So boring. ”

Marisa, who had nothing to do, was the first to complain. I don't know if I'm complaining about the competition or the banquet. Pache next to her pulled her head out of her book and replied.

"Although it is impossible to generalize, the banquet is meant to be familiarized. It's also normal to become meaningless after that. ”

Pache didn't have a loud voice, but everyone who came out of the shrine house one after another still heard it. Is it silently in favor, and there is no objection raised.

"Ah, that's right."

Youning, who was passing by with a stack of mats, accosted.

"Probably not. But that doesn't mean it can't be fun. ”

- "Oops, oops, that's what it's all about~~"

“！”

In the crack where there was nothing to rely on, Yakumo Zishi walked out slowly. In front of the attention of the crowd, he opened the folding fan and gently half-covered his face.

"Staring at us isn't going to make the banquet fun. I also came to participate. To be more interesting, banquets. ”

"Ah, there's no funny guy coming."

Reimu spoke. Most of the girls present didn't have a good face - after all, one of the culprits who made the atmosphere unusually restless was this unpredictable monster.

"Huh? Not me...... I didn't take that wine with me. Purple, who successfully caught everyone's attention, smiled and narrowed his eyes, "It was drunk by [that guy]." so that you too may be able to see it. The guy who can make the party fun. ”

- "Huh? What's up, go ahead. ”

It was very clear that the [demonic aura] that had been permeating the country disappeared. On the eaves of the shrine, a veritable drunkard lies with a big grin. I don't know when, no, I should say yes, it's always been there.

"It's almost over, Suika."

"Don't. I haven't had enough of it. ”

Yakumo's words were rejected by Suzuka with a mischievous smile.

"It's you, Purple, what are you trying to do this time?"

Such words turned the focus of anger on the court to Yakumo Murasaki, but this uninvited guest was not uncommon for such a result. If you want to say why......

"That's what I did. Speaking of that so-called demonic energy, it's me. Speaking of which, this year's winter has been long. Then, my favorite cherry blossom viewing was postponed and postponed. When I finally thought it was spring, the cherry blossoms suddenly withered quickly. You can't ever have such a remorse happen once a year, right? So, whether everyone gathers together or starts the banquet unconsciously, I did it. ”

Everyone present, even though they already knew that it was an anomaly, was still taken aback by this. However, it's not over yet.

There was a click, and Suika landed on the ground without a soft touch.

"I've been watching you. Humans, monsters, ghosts, demons...... In this Gensokyo, all of them are members of my [Hundred Ghosts Night Walk]. I'm having a lot of fun just like you. ”

In this way, he simply declared his identity. At the same time, it is also a war letter to all the people present.

"Oh, Cuixiang, you're really not afraid of being beaten up by these guys."

"[Ghost] - I'm not afraid of anything! After defeating them, I'm going to beat you down, Purple! ”

Such a declaration is not intended to intimidate the opponent, but is simply a provocation born of the expectation of battle. With this as a signal, the picture instantly becomes colorful.

"You, you, you, what did you peek at, pervert!"

Alice, caught in some kind of inexplicable shame, spearmen and shield puppets swarmed up.

"Really. The culprits of the mutation will only happily come out and admit it when they are about to lose. ”

The yin and yang jade spirals thrown by Reimu turned into a huge light and shadow with surging spiritual power.

"Didn't you bring fried soybeans? That's okay too. ”

The pages of the Magic Book unfolded in front of Pache flew around, and clusters of seven-colored streamers poured out.

"It's not appropriate, but I'm also known as a vampire. Would you like to try this noble bloodline? ”

Remy stretched out her wings, and the scarlet aura surrounded her body, and she disappeared in place in an instant. Sakiya threw a barrage of silver blades from behind to help.

"Watch out for my firepower DA☆ZE!"

Marisa, who is simply joining in the fun, also spits out a series of starlight in the gossip furnace.

- The key to being one against the crowd is to run. As long as you run, you have a chance to break each one. However, Suika did not do that.

Because she's a ghost.

Something flew off Suika's body. A miniature incense the size of a doll, like a thaumaturgy like sprinkling beans into a soldier.

The legions of puppets, the magic bullets of the Seven Yao, and the brilliant starlight were all smashed head-on in terms of quantity. Then, the power of the mountain shook the Yin Yang Baoyu alive, and the knee and elbow collided with Remy's charge, ignoring the flying knife and the butterfly that followed, and blocked the slash of the demon dream with his bare hands.

I don't know how the confident girls feel, Yakumo Zi stood by with a smile and groaned, and Youning retreated early.

Demons will not be defeated. Not because the ghost is too powerful, but because the ghost itself is synonymous with power. There is no need to use abilities, and [Powerful] alone is enough to deal with everything. There is no other way to defeat the ghost than one.

That is, more powerful than ghosts, more powerful than [powerful].

Under the siege, there was no defeat at all, and of course, no one would hand in their hole cards at the beginning of the battle. However, the unknown AOE flying around is quite scary - Yuning's choice is quite wise.

"Give me a good look at the power of demons! Witch! ”

The storm of sand and gravel flew, and Suika gathered a huge rock like a hill in her hands. Reimu was a light body and let go of Cuixiang's throw. This kind of reckless attack, which is purely a show of strength, is generally useless......

"Ah!! My shrine—"

Reimu suddenly let out a scream. Everyone's attention shifted to the past.

The distance between the boulder and the shrine is no longer something that can be solved by chasing-

Then, it is eaten in one bite by the large gap.

"Oh, it's a banquet, but it's not interesting."

"Isn't it you who is responsible for this?"

Purple smiled, and Suika simply retorted.

Still with that kind of oops, the folding fan was put away with a bang, and the fan bone knocked on the palm of the hand, and there was a crackle.

"So, how about making it interesting?"

Taking advantage of this day's gathering, Gensokyo's barrage game has since added new rules.

[After the Declaration Spell Card, you cannot launch attacks other than this Spell Card]

[When breaking the Declaration, you can't use a power more powerful than a spell card]

- The rules of the spell cards were originally intended to limit and balance, not to store power like the Book of Demons.

In this way, in the barrage game, even Purple may be cornered, and even Aka may be knocked down head-on. Under such rules, it's more like a game. It's more interesting, isn't it.

However, there is no point in saying this.

"[Millions of Ghosts Walk in the Night]!"

The ghostly giant incense declared the last spell card. Now in front of her was only Reimu. Remy quit at the beginning by claiming to be boring, and among the others, in front of Suika, who turned into a Gundam in a second, they all chose to leave it to the experts to solve it - except for the honest one who was beaten down, and an upright court master.

From the beginning of the barrage game, Suika has already lost. Reimu under the rules of the spell card is undefeated, there is no doubt about it. It's impossible for Suika, who has been in Gensokyo for a long time, not to know. However, for ghosts, such a failure cannot be equated with being [defeated] at all. The conventions before the danmaku game also don't count. Therefore, participating in the bullet hell game itself means giving up the victory or defeat this time.

That's probably because a compromise has already been reached.

With whom did you make an agreement?

That doesn't matter. The knowing, the confused, don't care about it.

Because of the addition of Cuixiang, the banquet has wine and meaning.

I said to Cui Xiang that I was not allowed to deliberately gather everyone again. The banquet, as before, is all based on mood.

"Whew~~"

As a result, in the excitement of the dusk, Cuixiang just lay on the side drunk, although full of pride, she kept silent about the affairs of the ghost clan, and was so satisfied that she was so drunk that she got carried away. Over there, Alice is directing the doll to wrestle with a small Ika, while Marisa is interested in Ibuki, who can keep drinking out.

Purple's reason is to use the stolen wine as bait to fish out this ancient treasure to blow the scoop. However, no one went to the trouble of Cuixiang.

This little imp is pretty cute, everyone thinks so.

So, what is the purpose of purple?

"Doesn't it flow out? Plug the plug in and shake it again......"

"Well, like this...... Ah, there you have it. ”

Before Purple pointed out, Youning had already solved the problem of wine for the banquet. Then, continue to run.

Because wine can be enjoyed without restrictions, and the banquet that has been going on will certainly decrease after this, today's banquet is the grandest in some time. Even the usual sloppy demon dreams let go and drank in celebration - but, judging from the way she slashed with a spoon when she was drunk, she was probably venting her anger. Everyone thought she was dancing to add to the fun.

The sake in Ibuki is infinite, but if it flows out indefinitely, it is a big problem. In the same way, although power has its own limit, it cannot be poured out casually. And not just for Tsuka.

It's just that the ghost was not in Gensokyo, that's all.

PS: There's a lot of time on the train...... Before you know it, it's 4,000 ......

PS2: Coming home!!!! It feels so happy to be with my familyQaQ......