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On the other side of the route split, our team is Marisa and her two primary henchmen!

Alice is writing a letter to her mother! There is talk of weather and snow in it.

Also, she has a visitor...

Yuka Kazami
Flower Master of the Four Seasons
Species: Youkai
Rank: VI
Friendship: D
Danger: S
Motivation: D

Alice muses that her mother would be worried if she knew who was visiting her house right now. She knew Yuka, after all.

Yuka waits around while Alice finishes her letter, poking around the house and reading one of Marisa's tomes that she left here.

Speak of the devil.

Nitori freaks out pretty hard about Yuka's presence, but Marisa takes it in stride.

Yuka and Marisa talk mysteriously about someone they both know, the great magician who taught Marisa everything she knows about magic.

A magician named Mima.

Yuka has some less flattering things to say about Marisa's old master. Them be fighting words!

Ignoring Alice and Nitori's attempts to calm her down, Marisa challenges Yuka to a Danmaku Battle

Chapter 25 (Marisa): Visitor in the Snow

Take this!

Hmhm, no need for me to dodge this level of attack.
Now it's my turn.

Ugh!

What's wrong, Marisa? You were so fired up a moment ago.

Hmph, talk all you want. With my next attack...

Both of you, stop it!

Stop this nonsense. Fighting beyond this is meaningless!

...Alice?

What, are you telling me to give up?

No, no! Just calm down a little and you'll--

What would you know? This is my problem!

...It's no good, she won't listen.

Then stand down, Yuka. You can't be very interested in this battle.

What's this, are you trying to get in the way of our battle?

...Yes. I can't sit idly and watch your bullying.

...Heh. Even facing me, you're not scared at all. I like that about you.

However, if you think you can lecture me, you're sorely mistaken!

Watch out, you two!

Guh..!

What're you guys up to?

...!

I asked what you're doing out here, it's so cold.

Can't you tell by looking? Who are you?

Can't you tell by my asking that I can't tell?

Hey you, it's dangerous here! Just get out of here, fast...

Oh, I see, it's a battle. Thank you for explaining.

...

Who are you? What do you want?

My name is...

Koishi Komeiji
The Closed Eyes of Love
Species: Satori
Rank: EX
Awareness: D
Telepathy: F
Friendship: B

You must be youkai from around here.

If you're going to get in my way, then I'll just...

...Huh?

She disappeared? When did...

You're the ones having a battle, not me.

...!

What the heck, when did you get so close?!

You complete masked your presence. What on earth...

Hey, when are you going to start fighting again?
I want to hurry up and watch so that I can go back to bring my sister a souvenir.

A souvenir? Are you serious?

...
I've lost interest. I'll head back for today.

Hey, are you running away from me?!

Hohoh, I'll be your opponent again another day.
For now, I somewhere I must go.

Somewhere...?

Until we meet again, Alice. I'll come by to visit again soon.

Tch, why you... saying whatever she wants, then just walking off...

Oh, done already? I was expecting a stirring battle.

Don't say that, it's a good thing that the battle ended.
Besides, do you have any particular business here?

I'm Koishi, a simple tourist.

A tourist? You came this far into the forest of magic just to play around--

Wait, something's coming!

...

Youkai birds? What are they doing here?

Oh, I was found out! Maybe I stood out too much...

Those birds are looking for you? They don't seem friendly...

...

...! They're coming this way.

Then let 'em come! I'm not done fighting for today.

I know you're mad, but you probably shouldn't go too all-out.

Oh? I guess I'll leave it to you.

All right, you two, let's go!

Victory Conditions
Zenki or Goki defeated.

Defeat Conditions
All allies defeated.

Bonus Condition
Clear the map in five turns.

Another small map! Three birds, five fuzzballs, and two mysterious midbosses.

Also, Koishi is here as an NPC unit - she's on my side, but I don't control her actions. How is she?

Terrible!

3700 HP, Marisa-level accuracy and evasion (not bad, admittedly), and a single attack with cripplingly low power that can't even be used post-movement. She does have an interesting skill where she can move through enemy-occupied squares as if they were allies, though.

Looks like she'll just be spectating...

If this is a proper battle, I want to see it up close.

H-Hey, it's dangerous to just rush on in like that.

It's OK! I want to get something out of coming out here other than a workout.
Huh, they're not like the birds I know. They don't smell like carrion, and they're also demons.

...She may not need saving.

Also, the birds seem to be ignoring her. Does she have some kind of special skill?

We can talk later, let's take care of these small fry!

Koishi is leaping on ahead into battle! Let's hope the enemy doesn't notice her. And if they do, let's be thankful that protecting her isn't a victory condition.

And now it's battle time!

These guys are losers. Marisa takes out half of the fuzzballs in one turn.

WOW these guys are creepy.

However, they also retreat at low HP, which I just got this one to.

Already? They weren't very strong.

Hmm, so it's over? Thanks for showing me something interesting.

What was up with those birds? They seemed like familiars...

Koishi, was it? Let's talk inside.

I don't mind.

Then let's head back in. I'll serve something warm.

Stage Clear already???

Turns taken: 3
Spirit Commands used: 0
Bombs used: 0
Battle Mastery achieved

Back, with a new houseguest!

Koishi likes Alice's doll collection, but says that this doesn't compare to her place, because none of them are alive.

She's still sticking to her tourist story! Normally she stays with her sister, but is pretty vague about the details.

Apparently those birds have been following her since she came to this part of town.

And she's off, as mysteriously as she arrived! What a weirdo.

Marisa's still mad about the lack of resolution between her and Yuka. Someday, she promises, she'll defeat Yuka...

Meanwhile, in the Netherworld! Yuyuko was just reading something. Some story about a girl sleeping beneath the cherry blossoms.

Last summer, she sent Youmu out to fetch some knowledge on how to make an unblooming cherry tree bloom. She still wants to try it.

Then, a memory drifted by from Yuyuko's forgotten past, and she came to a decision.

It was time to begin gathering spring.

Snow fell in Gensokyo.
Falling heavilly, covering everything in a white silence,
rich with the presence of death.

Under the snow covering the land,
new life waited to blossom.
That was the way of the world.

...However,
March passed, and April passed,
and the snow continued to fall...

Next time: Side B of Super Touhou Wars 2!

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