After that, Lady Remilia and I went to clean ourselves.
"Lady Remilia, I've taken care of everything. There shouldn't be any evidence left," I reported, giving a thumbs-up.
"Hehe, you're like someone covering up a crime scene," Lady Remilia teased.
"Please, don't say it like that," I chuckled nervously.
"I'm just kidding," she said with a mischievous grin.
As I folded the blanket back into its usual state, a familiar voice echoed through the door, "Shun? Remilia? Are you in there?"
"That's Reimu," I said while folding the blankets.
"Come in," Remilia says as Reimu enters the room and glances at us both.
"What were you two up to?" She asked.
"As you can see, Reimu, I'm just cleaning up Lady Remilia's room," I replied, trying my best to maintain a calm facade.
"So, what do you want? Did you come here to challenge me to a fight?"
Reimu sighed, "Unfortunately, no. I didn't come here for that... I came here for Shun."
Me?
"Yeah, I came here to check up on you. After all, you didn't come ba-" An explosion resounded before Reimu could finish her sentence. She looked puzzled.
"It's coming from the library," Remilia said, swiftly taking flight and heading in that direction.
Reimu and I were left alone in the room. She turned to me with a serious expression. "Anyway, Shun... now that we're alone, why don't we have a talk?"
I shook my head, a sense of urgency in my voice. "Not now, Reimu... that explosion was from the library, and I'm worried about Lady Patchouli. I have to go check on her." With that, I hurriedly left the room, calling out, "See ya!" as I made my way towards the source of the explosion in the library.
"That idiot," Reimu muttered in exasperation. She suddenly flew over to me, grabbing my collar firmly.
"Wait, Reimu! What are you doing?" I protested, struggling against her grip. "I can run! I can run there myself!"
Reimu paid no heed to my complaints.
Her flight was swift, and soon, we arrived at the library. As she touched down on the floor, I stumbled slightly when I landed
Reimu paid no heed to my complaints.
Her flight was swift, and soon, we arrived at the library. As she touched down on the floor, I stumbled slightly when I landed.
"I feel sick."
"Let's go now," Reimu urged, and we rushed into the library. However, our entrance was met with an unexpected sight.
"Huh!?" I exclaimed as I saw a figure emerge from the door, kicking Reimu.
Reimu, quick to react, blocked the attack and glared at the figure. But her expression soon shifted to surprise.
The black-clad Reimu turned toward me and flashed a peace sign. "Yo, how are you, Shun?"
"E-Eh?! How did you get here?!" I stammered, baffled by her sudden appearance.
"Ooooh~ So this is the butler you were talking about..." Another figure emerged from the library, dressed in a black and white witch's outfit, similar to Marisa's attire but with a black rose on her pointy hat. "Hello there! I guess you can call me the other Marisa!" She grinned, introducing herself with a playful tone.
"Then that means..." I began, my eyes widening in realization. I turned toward the library door and gulped, my heart pounding as I rushed inside. "Lady Remilia!"
As I entered the library, I found Remilia inside. She turned to me with a smile. "Hm? Oh... Shun, I see you're still slow as ever."
"I see you're doing well..." Black Remilia sat on a table, grinning mischievously. Behind her stood the other Patchouli, Meiling, and Flandre.
"You know them?" Remilia slowly stepped back toward me, her expression wary.
"I do... but they're not the type of people who usually come for friendly chats."
"I see... hehehehe... HAHAHAHAHA~ Very well..." Remilia snapped her fingers, summoning Sakuya right beside her.
"I'm sorry, I'm late," Sakuya apologized with her usual calm demeanor. "Where's Lady Patchouli, Lady Remilia?"
"She's currently resting after her fight with Patchouli over there... Unfortunately, she lost."
"Shun... You've changed," the other Remilia remarked, flames dancing in her palm.
"Ehehehehe~ I hope we can play even more together, Shun!" the other Flandre chimed in excitedly.
"Entertain us..." Remilia and Sakuya said in unison as they assumed their combat stances.
"That should be our line, as guests in this world," the other Remilia added, her voice dripping with a mix of mischief and menace.
The atmosphere in the library grew tense, and it was clear that we were in for a challenging reunion.