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"What... the fuck!" You shouted when you could hear your voice again.
You coughed up as dirty debris rushed past you and rubbed your eyes, looking forward at Kasen holding a paralyzed Nue by her collar, the Youkai looking as though both eyes bulging out of her skull from the pain would pop out. The Hermit gently lowered the tenderized Youkai to the ground until she was sat on her knees, and then let go, looking shamefully around at all the unnecessary destruction she had caused as a result. It looked like a meteorite had crashed landed here! Trees for a few dozen feet were wiped out in every direction.
Suika was sitting there, unfazed by the ordeal and resting her chin in her palm. But that look on the Oni's face... even drunk as she was, it was complete satisfaction with what happened.
<span class="mu-s">"...Guuuuhhhh...! Ach! CHAAAOUH! Awwoooohhh... ah... ahhh...! Wh...HAK! Ouh.... What... are... you...?!"</span> Nue coughed out, staring up at Kasen with tear filled eyes.
Kasen took in a deep breath.
<span class="mu-i">"...I'm just an average Hermit..."</span>
<span class="mu-s">"...No... way..."</span>
The Youkai of the Night collapsed to the ground, too pained to even move. You felt that as you stared at Kasen, trying to comprehend just what you saw.
<span class="mu-i">"The breaking of the Spell Card Rules is an act that incurs a fierce retribution in this land by those who seek to uphold it as the tenets of Gensokyo. I'm sorry you had to know what that feels like... but I hope you've learned your lesson now and won't try it again."</span>
<span class="mu-s">"I... I've lost my appetite... the meal went and... spoiled itself anyway. Why even... eat a human if they... aren't afraid of you?"</span>
<span class="mu-s">"It's so hard... so hard to swear off your own nature! It just... argh! It doesn't work with Youkai so well... we only truly find satiation from fear and human flesh!"</span>
<span class="mu-i">"I know... Trust me, I know, but this is one human I cannot allow you to eat. He's involved with an Incident. All I can tell you right now is to try harder, as someone who associates with the Buddhists, you owe Byakuren that much for her hospitality in giving you a roof. You're free to scare humans for their fear, but you must never eat their flesh."</span>
<span class="mu-s">"...It's so hard to...!"</span>
<span class="mu-s">Houjuu Nue defeated!</span>
<span class="mu-s">- 2nd STAGE BOSS CLEARED -</span>
