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Cheeeeeeeest!

Clarste posted:

(this is a kendo thing, where they shout the part they're aiming at)

I was kind of tempted to leave it as CHESUUTOOO because Sanger but I guess that would be silly.

Ngh...?!

Youmu hits Momiji so hard the screen shakes.

And that's the match. I guess Youmu won this time.

That was really close. If I hadn't stepped forward right then...

You were both splendid. I'd say you're equally skilled.

Eh, I felt like Momiji's stubbornness was losing to Youmu's youthful vigor.

In comes the peanut gallery.

Hey, they're fighting in here!

Practicing even while off duty, are you? How admirable.

Hello Ran. And Chen.

So what are you two doing here?

Miss Ran said she wants to give us lessons, so we're looking for Cirno and the rest. We can't find 'em anywhere though...

In that case, haven't they probably gone off to play somewhere?

Even if we gather a bunch of people, I guess they're all going to do their own thing anyway, huh?

I usually practice by myself, so this is pretty exciting for me. I don't get much practice against someone with a shield either.

This is a good chance for me too. Seeing other styles of swordsmanship is pretty interesting.

Now that you mention it, you use completely different weapons...

Are you going to join in too, Shou? Or are you content to watch from the sidelines?

What? I couldn't possibly- I don't know how to use this thing properly, I just swing it around...

Then how about we switch things up and start some mental training instead. Aren't there some shogi pieces lying around over there?

That'd be Momiji's specialty. Show us what you've got, champ.

Sure. Who'll be my opponent?

Play a match with Miss Ran!

Wha...?!

We have some time to waste, so I don't mind.

All I need to do is calculate the moves necessary to derive an advantageous board state. This shouldn't be too difficult to solve.

...I see someone completely underestimates shogi.

You'll be eating those words by the end of the match!

She seems oddly aggressive about this... Is this really going to be okay?

It looks like it'll be interesting, so who cares? Maybe I can even get an article out of this.

Go Miss Ran! You can do it!

Momiji Inubashiri vs Ran Yakumo. Which will prevail: the foresight of clairvoyance, or the calculations of a shiki...? A match to determine the Canine King of Shogi!

This is kinda weird, but exciting too...!


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Palanquin Ship - Bridge

Music: What's the Strategy?

...Hey, Akyu. Anything happen yet?

No. It's been smooth sailing ever since we entered the bamboo thicket.

Which is another way of saying we've got nothing to do.

C'mon Reimu, aren't you a bit too disappointed?

Although I guess I can understand. You've had no one to talk to ever since Yukari left the bridge.

Wait, what does she have to do with anything?

Doesn't she chat with you all the time? She's making that new gear for you too. I thought she was kinda like your patron or something?

...Not really. I've known Yukari for a while, but she's not someone I'd ever really count on for anything.

Oh? That's a surprise. I thought you were closer to her than that.

She's just... different. She's always watching over me, but it's like she doesn't really see me...

...?

The door opens.

...Good morning, everyone.

Sanae? It's not time to change shifts yet, is it?

Not yet, but I had an odd dream so...

You came here to tell us about a dream you had? Are you a little kid?

Was it scary~? Save that stuff for Kanako or Suwako.

N-No! It wasn't a nightmare or anything. In the dream, I was talking to someone I've never met.

That sounds just like...

Marisa's certainly mentioned having similar dreams. She said she got advice from them during the Scarlet Mist and Spring Snow incidents.

Yes, I've heard. And it was definitely the same person in my dream too.

So, did they tell you anything important?

No, it seems she doesn't know what's going on either. She knew we were investigating and just wanted to cheer us on.

So she's just leaving it all to us? Pretty pathetic.

But still, the fact that she knew what we were doing at all bugs me. Is she watching us from somewhere?

...

It might have something to do with Shiro being here. I mean, this time Sanae had the dream, not Marisa.

Come to think of it, I had another dream like that back before I fought Reimu. I can't remember the details, but it made me quite worried at the time.

But wasn't Shiro back at the shrine when we went to Youkai Mountain?

It's not like you put it on a leash or anything. Who knows what it gets up to when we're not looking?

...Hmm. It doesn't really matter all that much since it's harmless, but that makes me really curious.

C'mon Shiro, mommy wants to give you a hug!

Hey! Don't smother it!

Suddenly, the ship gets hit by something.

!

What was that?!

A siren starts wailing.

Music: Descent - A Crisis Draws Near

Aaaaaah... Aaaaaah... is this thing working?

Big trouble you guys!

Rumia? Cirno? What's going on?

We're up on the deck, and there's danmaku flying all over the place!

Something's smoking too. Isn't that bad?

They're right, our starboard is under heavy fire!

What?! But weren't we scanning for enemies?!

Of course we were, but I don't see anything that looks like-

The radar goes nuts.

No, wait, the wave pattern is in complete disarray! I can't use it like this!

What's going on? This was supposed to be the latest in kappa tech-

Another hit.

Ack!

Hey! What's with all this turbulence?!

Our match was ruined! The pieces were thrown all over the board!

What are you even talking about...? Do we look like the complaint desk?!

What do we do, Reimu? At this rate the Palanquin Ship might sink!

It's not like we have a choice! Let's go out and face them head on!