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The black swarm shifted and changed into a drill shape, bright Danmaku lasers forming the ridges before launching itself into the Senkai’s barrier.

Suika’s form drilled into the barrier of the Senkais, already weakened by Kasen’s state and the damage inadvertently caused by Yukari and Okina, it soon gave way, a minuscule crack, all Suika needed, appearing across its previously seamless surface.

Dissipating the effect of her Spell Card card, Suika once again separated into a cloud of black miasma, rushing shooting Forward into it and entering Kasen’s Senkai.

The animals growled as she approached, prancing across the roof and staling the perimeter of the mansion as some of the beasts circled. The birds and cats gathered on the roof sward together surrounding a scythe-wielding hooded figure, who looked down at the Oni intruder.

Looking up at the person seated there, Suika instantly recognized her uniform. “So, you're her Shinigami friend right.” Suika eyed the box she held underneath one arm and measured the distance between them, Shinigami could control distance but Suika was among all Oni, the strongest. A being tantamount to a god, maybe this petty death job salary woman could prove a worthy challenge, but she doubted it.

“Yep.” Komachi gave Suika an anxious wave as they were both inspected by the animal of the half-abandoned Senkai.

“You gonna try and stop me from getting that box?” Suika remained unbothered as the animals stalked closer, the leader of the eagles, whom Kasen had certainly told her the name of but Suika couldn’t remember leading them.

“Calm down, I want to help Kasen just as much as you,” awkwardly and tensely she removed the box from underneath her arm, throwing it to Suika “Here’s the arm.”

“Well, thanks for the help, not like I needed it, but maybe you should try to save Kasen yourself next time.”

“I…” Komachi stuttered, remembering the words she had recited earlier. “The situation in Gensokyo is very perilous, you know this, as a Shinigami, I act in service to my Yama and the Yama kings.”

“So what? Just because the boss man doesn’t allow you to do something means ya’ can’t? Maybe you should take a look in the mirror and think about your life before blindly following orders.” Suika’s words were venom, a poison that seeped through Komachi’s veins.
To a spiritual being like her, it was as good as being punched across the face.

Komachi gave Suika a rotten look, she couldn’t refute what the Oni had said, it wasn’t that she lacked a response, she just didn’t believe in the rotten words that appeared in her mind.
Suika exploded into a cloud of black particles, flying away and seeping out of the crack in the Senkai she entered.
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Goro gayley tapped a finger against his lip, deep in thought as he cast out his awareness into the structure of the now former Hakurei Shrine Experience. “Well, the facade does look to be a tree now, but inside its dimensions haven't changed to fit, in fact, I think they’ve expanded…”
“Great, just what we needed,” Seija complained, facepalming. “Those hags creating more problems for us.” Of course, coming from an Amanojaku, a statement like that was the purest hypocrisy. “Can you still find Yukari’s office?”

Goro’s eyes were blank and milky, blind to the real and physical world. Looking elsewhere into the systems that governed the former Hakurei Shrine Experience.

“Well, the tree has a sort of…” Goro tilted his head as he tried to make sense of what he was looking at. “Hollow? On the inside, it’s shaped like a cell, with the Shrine being a Nucleus of sorts, but at its edges, there’s this ‘non-existence’ but on the tree’s ‘outside’ face the ‘non-existence’ is at its center?” Goro wasn’t entirely sure that he was correct, this also didn’t look like either Yukari or Okina’s work, which made him even more suspicious.

“Okay, okay.” Seija interrupted, waving her hands to dismiss Goro’s ramblings. “I'm sorry for asking.” Her tone was half sincere, Goro had worried her when his eyes went white. “Do you have a way to get us to Yukari’s office? Yes or no?”

Goro clicked his nails against each other, examining the structure of the former Hakurei Shrine Experience. “…yes?”

“Yes?” Seija raised her eyebrow.

“Well…” Goro tapped his fingers together as he collected his thoughts, only having returned to lucidity moments ago. “It's a very tentative yes, but I think I can get us there, just follow my lead okay?.” Without another word, Goro began walking, eyes still blind to the physical reality around him and firmly planted upon the map in his head.

“Ugh…” Seija grunted in annoyance as she clung to the man, she half wished that hadn't even taken the request from Okina, but it wasn't like they had any choice in the first place and Goro was adamant about helping Anon.