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(Part 17)
Total chaos ensued. Anon felt the wind whip around him as a murder of tengu flew around, trying to snatch him from Yuuka’s grasp. The ones that got too close had a taste of Yuuka’s right hook and the ones too cowardly to approach were shot down with danmaku. It wasn’t hard for her to take down her enemies, but the added weight of carrying Anon made her a bigger and slower target. Unhappy with being a burden, Anon started leaning into and away from Yuuka’s dodges, helping her graze by before punishing the shooters. The Flower Master shot down wave after wave of youkai. If this were a normal battle, Yuuka could take it easy and be home before sundown. But, she had to protect Anon. To make matters worse, the sounds of Kanako’s battle ended, meaning more girls would be here soon. She had two options: The courtyard was open and easy to fight in, but she’d be surrounded easily. The roof was a good spot to limit approaches, but it would be easy to corner her… Unless her pursuers were misdirected.

Yuuka sent a blast of energy at the building, opening a hole in the second floor. She flew into an empty classroom and entered the hallways. It was completely barren, but the stampede coming down the staircases promised to change that. Sending a ball of energy down both ends of the corridor and another above her, Yuuka blasted through the ceiling in three spots before jetting through the opening above her.

The gardener flew through the bathroom, thankful that she didn’t blast through any plumbing. Some girl was getting bullied, but that wasn’t her concern right now. She ran into that annoying amanojaku and the fastest mouth in Gensokyo.

“Hey boss, I think someone else wants a turn with the guilty party!”

“Anon! Hang on, I’ll save you!”

The tengu immediately dove towards Anon, parried by Yuuka’s foot being applied directly to her forehead. With the reporter airborne, Yuuka tackled the bathroom door, ripping it off its hinges and illiciting a yelp from some unseen party. Finally, the roof access was in view! With hope just in reach, Yuuka dashed up the steps to greet the refreshing aroma of Anon’s garden and locked the metal door behind her. It wouldn’t do much, but every second counted.

Setting down her ride-along partner, Yuuka could finally relax. Just under 20 minutes left…

A hand touched her shoulder. Turning her head, Yuuka saw Anon full of concern and Shanghai mimicking his expression while riding atop him. “Thank you, Yuuka. I’m not too sure what’s going on anymore, but I’m sure your doing your best to protect me. So, I just wanted to apologize again for venting at you. This day can’t be easy for anyone.”

Catching her breath, Yuuka wanted to say something about how it wasn’t his fault, but the wind picked up. Covered in broken glass and dust with a footprint on her forehead, Aya approached her three tired prey. Her head was bent downwards, eyes burning with anger.

“This… This was supposed to be MY DAAAAATE!” Screaming at the top of her lungs, Aya ran towards Yuuka with her fan brandished. Entering a counter stance, Yuuka was ready to repel the jealous tengu before she stopped 5 feet away from her. Over and over, Aya tried to step forward, but she simply couldn’t. Danmaku dissipated before their very eyes. Even her words were choked in her throat. As the girls realized why, Aya’s eyes turned from pure rage to pure agony. Yuuka had been holding Anon for at least 10 minutes.