Let's Play Super Touhou Wars 2

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Hina has three special skills - Accelerating Spin (Evasion and damage increase as she moves), Misfortune Curse (Target automatically take critical hits for 1 battle), and Bad Fortunte, which I'm honestly not sure on. Not that it matters, as I never use Hina.



When we're not admiring the scenery, we're pursuing Youmu!

...Or we would be, but we seem to have lost her. She's far enough away that Star can no longer track her with her ability.



Kurumi is about ready to throw in the towel and meet back up with Reimu's group, but Meiling doesn't want to give in so easily.



Aha! Just for a split second, Star felt the presence of someone nearby.

We've got a lead! Or maybe a complete unrelated stranger!

EITHER WAY LET'S GO



Except that when we get there, there's nobody to meet us. What gives?

Star's reading in the direction of some kind of weird cave now. Even if we don't know if this is related, it's suspicious that ANYONE is out in this weather.



Meanwhile, one of those crows watches from the shadows...



Its dark in here! And kind of spooky. Also, the cave is way deeper than it looked.



Star found the life she was detecting! It was... a bird?

Not Youmu after all. How disappointing.



Alice wants to go back since we're supposed to be investigagting an incident right now, but Marisa's curiosity has been piqued by this cave!

Happy 1000th screenshot, by the way.



Patchouli's worried about this cave leaking into the subterannean world. She's read that many dangerous youkai live beneath Gensokyo's surface...

Chapter 28 (Marisa): Cave of Illusion

Kisume
The Fearsome Well Spirit
Species: Tsurube-Otoshi
Rank: I
Fearsomeness: D
Canon: D
Fanon: A

I smell something up ahead...
The wind coming from the surface is still cold.
...! Someone's here!



Whoa, we ended up somewhere huge. It's so dark, I can't see very far...

I wouldn't expect this much wind inside a mere cave.

Patchouli, do you think this is connected to the underworld?

I don't know. I should have done more research.

Well, let's go a little bit further.
If we turned back now, this whole trip would be for nothing.

Yamame, there they are!




Yamame Kurodani
The Bright Net in the Dark Cave
Species: Tsuchigumo
Rank: I
Sanitation: D
Safety: D
Friendship: D

Oh oh, it really is a human. Nice find, Kisume.

Someone showed up.

That's... definitely not Youmu.

Are you the residents of this cave? We're looking for someone.
A girl with a sword and short hair. Have you seen anyone like that?

A girl with a sword? You have pretty weird friends.
Then again, I can't remember the last time we had any guests from the surface.

From the surface? Then, you must be...

Did you come here not knowing that?
This is the entrance to the underground, and I'm Yamame Kurodani.

Oh no, this really was a gap leading to the underworld.

So then that girl is...

Hmm?

It's a spider! She's an earth spider!
Hey, earth spider! We'll tear you to pieces!

What the heck, Nitori!

Don't "what the heck" me! She's an earth spider, a vile river-polluting youkai from the underground!

Oho, sounds like you came here looking for a fight.
All right, you've got my interest. I'll take you on!

Good luck, everyone!

Nitori...

Sure! Nitori's enemies are our enemies.

We really can't stay for too long...

Too late. Let's just defeat them, then turn back.

What are you saying, Yamame?

Hmph, for now let's just give them a beating.
We'll show them the power of youkai from the deep!



Victory Conditions
Yamame defeated.

Defeat Conditions
Marisa defeated.

Bonus Condition
Map cleared in 5 turns.



Seven evil eyes, seven of some new kind of bird youkai, and two new characters. Let's do this!

Next turn...



If Yamame's fighting, then I'll...!



There's a bucket flying this way!

With that fighting style, she must be a tsurube-otoshi.

You know her, Patchouli?

I've read about her type. They're a dangerous kind of youkai with high attack power.
They might suddenly drop down on you when you're walking down the road late at night...

That sounds more surprising than dangerous.

O-Of course not. I'll show you!

Kisume's really getting into this.
If you take her lightly, you'll wind up with a serious headache!



Kisume attacks! Her standard attack is a bucket-swinging melee strike.

Despite Patchouli's concerns, attack power is not all that high.



The plan: Waste the underlings and Kisume simultaneously, then waste Yamame.



Kisume only has 11,000 HP, but she's pretty quick! Nitori whiffs a robo-punch here.





BONG.



The Fairies take primary Kisume-fighting duty, as the others split up and gravitate towards the real threat.



These guys're different from the normal youkai crows...

That's right. They're ravens who have fallen into a forsaken place. Their favorite food is...
...well, I'm sure you'll find out.

Huh? What?

They're birds who feed on the flesh of the dead. Everyone, be careful!



In practice, they're almost exactly like the surface crows, but red, and stronger.





Go go gadget Shanghai!







Did I ever mention that Nitori has a cucumber hyper beam saber?

Nitori has a cucumber hyper beam saber.





And bucket defeated.



Kyah!

They got Kisume! Is your bucket OK?

Y-Yes. I'm OK, but it kinda hurts...
Sorry, Yamame, I'm heading back.

I thought you were just some lost drivel, but you defeated Kisume.
If I don't stop you now, I won't be able to call myself an underground youkai!



Yamame reacts to Kisume's defeat by using Strike! Also, she has a cool danmaku field going on.



Patchy and Meiling help clean up the last of the evil eyes. Clock is ticking if we want that Battle Mastery!





Yamame joins the battle! Her Capture Web fails to capture Marisa, though.



This is our status at the end of turn 4. We've gotta finish this off, then defeat Yamame's spell card all in the next turn!



Shanghais job is to take hits so that we don't have to. She did well, but this is her end!





First lifebar clear!



Not bad, for a bunch of surface-dwellers.

What's with that attitude? You're not all that impressive yourself.

Maybe her personality suffered from lack of sunlight.

No, all earth spiders are this terrible.
She has the power to control disease. They use it to pollute rivers!

I see. A dreadful power that draws the life out of bodies...

I can see why she'd be cocky with a power like that.

Hmhm, so you've come to hate me already. I don't often use my power, but...
I can't have people from the surface looking down on me.
Shall I once more use disease to make humans suffer?



Miasma Sign "Filled Miasma"



When standing in this field, all our stats are reduced by 20. Bleaugh!



Were in a hurry, so first things first.



I could watch this attack animation all day.













EURGH



Marisa has acquired one of the most critical spirit commands! Valor, which increases the damage on her next attack by 50%.

In SRW it's 100%, but I guess they didn't want it to be that powerful. Let's see it in action!





Not bad, not bad at all. It would have been better if her stats weren't drained!



All right, we beat her!

I don't think you can take much more with your body in that condition.

Naw, it was fun. You did better than I expected.
Let's fight again... I'd like to say, but my time is up for now.

What's this? We're all ready for a much longer fight.

Sorry, but it's closing time.
She's noticed that there are people this close to the underground.

She...?

One heck of a scary girl. I won't say anything more, so hurry up and run along.

What was that about? It sounded like she was threatening us.

Regardless, we can't spend too much time in here. Things could get complicated if we loiter underground too long.

She's right, Marisa. Let's head back to the surface.



Tch, what an impatient bunch. I just wanted to look for a souvenir...
...hm?



What's that? There's something huge down there.

It looks like some kind of boat...

I'm gonna check it out.



Come on, Marisa, we're gonna leave you behind!

I'll just be a second! Calm down.
Whoa, it really is a boat. What's it doing in here?

She's not listening to us at all. Maybe we should just leave her here.

All right, then let's...

...!
No. We're surrounded!

Huh?!



So many underground ravens...!




Satori Komeiji
The Girl Even Evil Spirits Fear
Species: Satori
Rank: IV
Friendship: F
Animal Empathy: B
Authority: B

...Intruders, just as you said.

...

No, I didn't doubt you. Thanks for the information.




Rin Kaenbyou
Hell's Traffic Accident
Species: Kasha
Rank: V
Sunny Disposition: A
Corpse Affinity: A
Wheelbarrow Proficiency: A

Hey, it's a real human. Haven't seen a live one in ages.




Utsuho Reiuji
Subterannean Sun
Species: Hell Raven
Rank: VI
Be Attitude For Gains: S
Be Praying: S
Be Praying: S
Be Praying: S

Unyu? Isn't it bad for surface people to come down here?

...Good afternoon. I am the master of the Palace of the Earth Spirits, Satori Komeiji.
I don't think your aim is to impose the will of the surface youkai on the underground.

Uh, that's right! We're just lost, we're not invading or anything...

Or so they say. What should we do, Satori?

Bring them to me. I'd like to hear their story in full.

They won't listen! Marisa, let's get out of here!

Yeah! I'll charge through in one go...

Whoa, she's fast!

This is no time to be impressed! We have to catch her.

...Orin, Okuu. She's going to charge through. Stop her.

Roger!



Whoa, she cut me off!
Then this time...

She's about to feint. Intercept in the opposite direction.

Aye aye, sir!



What's with these guys?!

She's going to try and go between you. Catch her in a pincer attack.



Got the human!

Gh, let me go!

They caught Marisa!

Satori, should I catch them too?

No, one is enough. Do what you want with the rest.
Don't be selfish, make sure to share them.

Hey, it's not fair to only include the ravens. Leave some for me, too!

...

Geh! Those birds are gonna eat us!

With this many in our way, we won't be able to save Marisa!

Well, then, I'll be taking you to the Palace now.
I'd like to hear in detail why you came to the underground.

Stop it, I didn't even...!



Marisa!

Marisaaa!

Stage Clear

Turns taken: 5
Spirit Commands used: 6
Bombs used: 1
Battle Mastery achieved



Marisa is being taken deep underground!



Satori's aim in bringing Marisa down here is as she said - she wants to ask her a few things.

Marisa refuses to talk...



...but Satori seems to know the answers anyway! She knows exactly how Marisa's planning to escape. Apparently she has the power to read minds.



This explains how they were able to catch Marisa so easily! It looks like busting out of here is gonna be impossible.

Satori lifts information from Marisa about the Scarlet Devil Mansion and the mountain youkai. She also lifts the information that those youkai aren't interested in coming to help Marisa.



Marisa explains, truthfully, that she has no reason for coming to the underground. She just found the entrance by chance while trying to resolve an incident. Satori reads the details out of Marisa's mind, and judges her to be telling the truth.



It seems that the suspicious human who came to the underground was just on a pointless adventure, then. Utsuho mensions Satori's sister Koishi being somewhere up on the surface, but she doesn't know where...

To be continued!!


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