... Don't worry. I don't feel like I've won at all.

Rather... having ambushed you under such unfavourable conditions for yourself... you held out very well.

Well done!

... Now then...

...Doesn't seem like you're holding your power back out of concern for damaging the mansion like your sister did... and you've seen through the ambush laid under cover of rain... First, I need a weapon...

Seems I've been backed into a corner.

... A big...

... white... beard...

「Fantasy Heaven」

That technique... it's inferior to Reimu's 「Fantasy Heaven」 and much more limited in scope... in that case!

I'll destroy the entire area around you...!

... Confirmation of intent to attack me... it's over.

... That's right, you came to the correct conclusion. ... That's why you lost.

...!? When did you...

It seems like you've come to rely on it, which makes me happy, but to use something I fixed up to fight against me...

... That took more time than expected. Next is...

......Hmm?

Wait up!

... Aah, Keine... did you have a chat with Mokou, perhaps?

But... perfect timing. There's something I need,

from you... whoops!

... Hrm.

... Looks like I'll need to make adjustments until Yuuka's power adapts properly.

... Now then. The 「History of the Sacred Treasures」 that you hold...

Won't you let me take care of it?

Huh?

... Three people.

... Pardon me~... weren't there others?

No,

it's not a problem.

Hah... well... I understand. Shall we do this another time then?

... Hm.

... Well, it looks like we've completed stage two.

Heavens... seems like I owe you once again. As expected, I was not looking forward to consecutive battles against vampires...

No, not at all! Don't worry about it...

Ah... also.

Hrm? That's...!

My sister had been looking for a playmate for a mischievous Nue... so this was perfect!

... It's been quite a while, hasn't it... Roukanken... Roukanken is the longer of Youmu's swords.

Would you like the other sword that your granddaughter was carrying?

... This is enough... more than anything, that's not something appropriate for a wandering old man like me to carry around.

... I see. That said, that's a very large sword... is it for use on horseback?

Fuhaha! Certainly! However, this is a sword forged by youkai... it would scare the horses away.

And rather! It's just that humans are small...

If not a big shot like our next opponent is, then this sword won't be motivated!

"To not be continued" fraud...? The heck's that? Given the artist's propensity of ending each installment with "to not be continued", some fans started tagging his works with "To not be continued" fraud, hence this reaction.

At the same time that the 「history」 I had been overseeing was taken from me, the Yakumos appeared. For them to have been watching up until now means that they were connected to this incident from the beginning... ... but.

Watching... only up until now.

He's already surpassed - his spirit, his body, his limits, human, youkai,

and...

boundaries.