Compared to Reimu Hakurei, who has more than enough energy, Marisa Kiriyu was not able to win as easily as her friend.

Don't say easy...... Even now she didn't see even the slightest possibility of victory.

The reason for this is actually very simple.

Her enemies are very strong.

Unlike the soul demon dream, her master, Yuyuko of Seigyoji, is not a samurai who fights with people, but in terms of strength, experience, and even mentality, he is all above the immature half-spirit swordsman.

Such an enemy is not something that Marisa Kiriyu can deal with now. However, since the girl dares to challenge, then she should have a better chance of winning.

Marisa loves a challenge. She loves new adventures, and the unknown experiences that can make her feel intense and exciting and her heart beat faster are all things that girls love.

However, she was not interested in facing a contest that she was bound to lose.

A strong competitive spirit did reside in Marisa's body, but she wasn't to get carried away by the victory. Victory is something to be happy about, but defeat doesn't discourage her. Because today's defeat will always turn into tomorrow's victory, the so-called human being is a creature who gropes its way forward in failure, and she is naturally no exception.

If you fail, you fail. It doesn't matter if she concedes victory, she has never made an oath of invincibility, and besides...... The concepts of competition and competition are interesting precisely because there are two uncertain possibilities of victory and defeat. The contest between victory and defeat is simply boring and terrifying.

If she challenged Yuyuko at Saigyoji Temple, then there would be no second result for her to come to this conclusion other than defeat - this conclusion would not be because Marisa Kiriyu had the ability to foresee, nor because she knew enough about the undead princess.

Marisa may not have had a visionary eye, but the heavens seemed to favor her and gave her a keen instinct as a substitute...... Or maybe it's a girl's intuition. With this ineffable feeling, she recognized this fact.

But...... Even if you don't have an extraordinary intuition. This kind of thing should also be known at a glance.

Because of the Yuyuko of Seighiroji Temple floating in the air, her figure surpasses that of humans.

Even a bird would not have such a light movement, completely beyond the constraints of gravity, it was like a void existence. She was clearly reflected in Marisa's eyes, but for some reason, the girl felt that Yuyuko was in two different worlds from herself.

The distance between them is so far away, it is not a physical limitation, but a difference in the realm.

The apprentice magicians on this shore and the undead on the other shore will never have a day when their hearts will be connected.

And Marisa doesn't care if they have the possibility of connecting hearts and minds. That's something that Soul Demon Dream or Yakumo Purple needs to care about. For Marisa, just being undefeated at the moment is already exhausting all her strength, let alone thinking about some illusory things.

It's not human, it's not even a youkai. The guy in front of him and the ghosts he had seen before couldn't be generalized at all. I'm afraid that only the Hirori shrine maiden can truly defeat it.

Although she always wants to win against Hakurei Reimu, that's what Marisa hopes for the future. At least for now, Reimu is still a peak to look up to, and because of this, she will secretly look at Reimu with envious eyes when no one notices.

Unlike her, who is slightly talented. Hakurei Reimu is a true genius, and that amazing talent can only be said to have been given by God. Even if you don't cultivate, you can grow endlessly, but once you practice seriously, what kind of level will you reach1?

Marisa couldn't imagine it.

If there really is a day when Hakuri Reimu begins to practice in earnest. That means Marisa will never be able to catch up with the shrine maiden. Don't look at Marisa always so cheerful and optimistic, but she also has the sensitivity and delicacy of a girl. Although this girlish flavor that lurks in her heart doesn't show up most of the time, it occasionally comes to Marisa's heart when she's alone.

So Marisa sometimes rejoices in Reimu's laziness, because then she still has some hope. Hopefully, through her efforts, she will be able to keep up with Reimu Hakurei one day. And once that hope is gone...... The thought that she could only look at Reimu's back from now on made her heart inexplicably irritable.

Of course, her heart is also burning at this moment.

Because she was facing a dangerous peak that was not much different from Hakuri Reimu.

The real reason why Marisa dared to challenge them was not the courage in her heart, although it is said that the ignorant are fearless, but unfortunately she is very aware of her own gap, so she is not "ignorant".

She's going to battle it out...... Placed on top of the Spell Card.

For the first time, Marisa had a high regard for the youkai sage who she saw as a mere idle and boring man, because the law she advocated provided the opportunity for the weak to triumph over the strong.

A law established so that youkai do not use more power than necessary when fighting.

The rules for spell cards are quite simple...... Although it does not have coercive force in the strict sense of the word. However, for now, there has not been a situation where the two sides of the rune card battle have not recognized the result. However, it is important to note that Spell Cards can only be expanded if both parties agree. Therefore, the so-called "opportunity for the weak to defeat the strong" must itself be based on the grace of the strong.

It's ironic, but Marisa isn't stupid enough to let go of such a convenient thing.

Sekyuka Temple's Yuyuko is now engaged in a contest with her [Spell Card], otherwise in the face of the undead princess who controls death, Marisa doesn't even have the slightest chance of winning.

But since the victory and defeat are extended to the [Spell Card], Marisa, as an expert, should have an indisputable advantage.

「Non-DirectionalLaser！ (Non-directional laser)"

With the girl's coquettish roar, the third spell card has already poured out.

It's a shame to shout out the name of a spell card, but it's part of the spell card rules, so you have to put up with it no matter how unhappy it is.

Besides, for Marisa, who had already practiced alone at home several times, it wasn't difficult to make a loud declaration at all. At first, it was a little unbearable, but now she doesn't hesitate anymore.

Because once the [Spell Card] is cast, all she cares about is winning or losing.

The rune card with the belief in victory was thrown in the direction of Yuyuko of Saigyoji Temple, and the distance between the two of them, which was also stagnant in the air, was at least tens of meters away, and it was really hard to say whether Marisa could throw this card in front of each other.

In fact, the spell card didn't have to fly in front of Yuyuko.

At first glance, the card that shimmered at some point looked like a tiny meteor, but after the illusion was born, a change occurred immediately.

The card is gone.

Instead, countless glowing clusters erupted chaotically in all directions.

Because it was too bright, it even temporarily showed darkness around it, and the magical light that drowned everything poured out towards Yuyuko of Saigyoji Temple.