"Even if I can't see, it doesn't mean I'm completely defenseless!!"
Her vision was completely obscured by the blinding white light, but Youmu Konpaku closed her eyes and still sensed Marisa's fierce attack. While immediately dodging it, she swung the Rōkanken in her hand, and sword-shaped danmaku immediately rushed towards her opponent.
When Kars saw this, he instinctively moved to help, but the half-ghost, transformed into Youmu Konpaku's likeness, launched an attack on him.
Faced with the incoming attack, Kars could only choose to evade. At the same time, he cursed his current state, which simply couldn't give him enough power to solve the immediate problem. The smoke from Marisa's explosion made it impossible for him to know what was happening on her end.
"Forget it! I'll use everything I have!"
Kars decided to disregard his remaining energy reserves and use everything. The relatively inactive Sun Attribute energy within his body reactivated. In the somewhat tranquil environment of the Netherworld, as the Sun Attribute became active, a flame-like energy could clearly be seen enveloping Kars's body, and his originally red eyes gradually turned orange-red.
The half-ghost did not hesitate in the face of Kars's change and continued to attack him. When facing the incoming attack, Kars looked up, and the orange glow in his eyes grew brighter.
"Take this! The unnamed light beam attack!!"
On the other side, Kars launched a new offensive. Two orange beams of light were released from Kars's eyes. The half-ghost blocked the beam attack by holding its weapon in front of itself. Only after deflecting the attack did the half-ghost realize that this seemingly powerful attack lacked much actual force. The next second, it saw Kars right in front of it, raising a fist that glowed as if it were burning.
Following the heavy punch that landed on the half-ghost's face, its body instantly blurred, and then returned to its original form as a white spirit. It had a cross-shaped bandage on its head and looked like it was crying as it ran back to Youmu Konpaku's side.
"It's over. Your human companion has been defeated by me. You shouldn't need to continue fighting me either." Youmu Konpaku seemed to have no intention of continuing the fight. She noted that Kars had been brought along by Reimu Hakurei and Marisa and had no intention of participating himself. Now that Reimu Hakurei had slipped past because she couldn't stop her, and Marisa had been defeated and collapsed, Kars had no reason to continue fighting.
"That's hard to say. That girl won't fail that easily." Kars completely refused to believe that Marisa would collapse like that. He clearly remembered her fighting Patchouli and his little aunt; how could an attack like that defeat her?
As if responding to Kars's words, just as Youmu Konpaku thought it was impossible, Marisa's figure rushed out of the smoke again, charging with an even fiercer momentum than before. Although she looked a bit disheveled on the surface, it was clear she hadn't sustained any serious harm.
"!!!" Youmu Konpaku looked on in surprise, seemingly completely unprepared for the fact that her opponent was truly unharmed.
"Exactly! I won't be defeated by you that easily!!" Facing Marisa charging towards her, Youmu Konpaku immediately reacted. The Rōkanken in her hand emitted a jade-green light, and the blade extended.
"Severing Sword [Meditation Slash]"
As the two attacks collided, a huge sound and explosive impact spread out. Followed by a shout, Kars saw Marisa's broom ram Youmu Konpaku directly into the nearby wall.
"How is that possible… A mere human possesses such power… Lady Yuyuko, I am terribly sorry…"
Marisa looked at the collapsed Youmu Konpaku, slightly blew on her smoking Hakke Furnace, and then looked toward the distance. There, a huge withered tree stood out remarkably compared to the other blooming cherry trees. A fierce danmaku battle had already begun in that area.
Beautiful and deadly colorful butterflies danced in the sky, drawing the eyes of Marisa and Kars, making them immerse themselves in their charm.
"They're truly beautiful." Marisa subconsciously sighed. Faced with these beautiful butterflies, she wanted to reach out and touch them, but quickly, a massive amount of talismans extended in that area, forming a huge barrier.
Following this, Kars heard the sound that reminded him of his little aunt's defeat.
"Fantasy Seal!!"
After hearing this sound, Kars could already guess the outcome. He couldn't bear to look and turned his head away from the scene.
Looking at Youmu Konpaku, who was still lying in the crater she had crashed into, he walked over and offered her his hand.
"Don't be too sad. If you fail at causing an Incident, you fail. There's no need to dwell on it too much. Just try to look on the bright side." Although he didn't quite understand why the mistress and servant had deliberately guided the Spring Essence here, it seemed to have something to do with that withered tree. The fact that all the other trees had bloomed except for that one indicated its special nature.
Youmu Konpaku looked at Kars, who seemed to be comforting her. She didn't say anything to the hand he offered, simply taking it to get up. However, upon touching the overflowing Sun Attribute energy, she suddenly felt her body acting strange.
Her body suddenly felt stimulated, causing her legs to go weak immediately after standing up, and she fell, pinning Kars directly to the ground. This sudden change startled Kars, who thought she might have been injured by Marisa's crash.
"Hey! Are you okay! Marisa! Come help! Something's wrong here!" Hearing Kars's shout, Marisa also turned her attention and saw Kars being pinned down by Youmu Konpaku. Especially seeing the abnormal flush on her face, she subconsciously assumed that Youmu Konpaku was planning to do something indescribable to Kars.