Hmm... so after you saw her magic, you fell in love with her?Oh— seriously!? An unrequited love! Wow—It's been about four or five years now, I think...Don't call her "China".Hey, Meiling! It's all because you were sleeping on the job again...Huh!?W-w-w-what are you saying!!Oh! A response like that means...In that case, what about you?Well... I... umm...How long is "since a while back"?I've... got someone I have a one-sided crush on...Ever since a while back...That long!?She's...from Makai......Hmph. Humans like youwithout any impressive magic to speak of shouldn't try to show off!When I saw her for the first time,I thought, "Wow, what a cheeky brat."We're going.But you know, the magic she used...It was so beautiful...I mean, I have confidence in my own magic of course, but...*FWOOSH*Whoa!*grab**BONK*Ow! Hey-...*BONK*St... Stop it... I'm sorry!! Please forgive me!!R...Right...*crying*Well—... I don't know if I'd put it that way... It's not like I started liking her already just after that...But not long after that,when she learned a new "ultimate technique" or something,Oh, you're right.she'd come to me for revenge.This time, I won't lose!Uu—, this sucks...Even though I spent so much time training and practicing,why won't it work—!?She kind of reminded me of myself."If I studied magic together with her, it might actually be kind of fun..."...or so I thought.Hey! How longUntil I'mdone with this book.Quiet.Mm, so you say, but I have no idea where she lives.Besides...Grr—!!Urgh...I found...Meiling.Eehh!?You're going out with someone!?Yes... I am.What? ...Is there a problem?Is that so...Stop that! I'm going to get angry!!Geez—!!And that's where it ends, huh?are you going to keep me here!?I wouldn't have figured you as the type to be interested in romance and stuff.If that's what you thought, then why even bring it up in the first place?Eh... Mei... Wait, isn't she the gatekeeper at your place?That's right.I... I see... So you and China, huh?I... I'm sorry...But I totally can't see it at all, you know?Well, that's because we keep it strictly business when we're not together in private. If we let it mix together, it'd set a bad example for the other maids, right?Hmm... so that means... "that", right? After work hours are over, in the evening, you two go and-in the middle of the white snow and the rainbow-colored danmaku...No, it's just... I didn't see that coming.So, who is it? The one you're going out with?Long time no see.Hmph!But I still won in the end...*sob*Give it back—Why not just go over and find her?Shut up... Who really cares, either way!?I wonder... fairies?Even now, I have no idea where she is...Ow!?*BONK*Let's go.Eh? Don't tell me you're just waiting for her to make good on her promise and return?*BOOM**POW*BAM**danmaku sounds*What a pretty danmaku.No... it looks like she's controlling dolls.What do you think, Marisa?Marisa...?Reimu!*zoom*Y... You'd better remember this!!One day I'm going to learn magic that definitely won't lose to you!Reimu went ahead and started without us.Hey now, don't say that.In our quest to end the long winter...*VOOM*That's...Ah...You're...Hey— you meanie!...Yeah.I bet she already returned to Makai...One day...!Oh!Looks like while we were talking,Then again, she took care of the other youkai instantly... Do we even need to be here...?Looks like she's duking it out with someone....Wow...Hm...?But... I've just met her a bunch of times, that's all...Eh...!?What are you spacing out for? Idiot.But I could never be honest with my own emotions... She'd get her books stolen, tied up, hung in a tree.Haah—... I don't know whether to think if it's because of your young maiden fantasies or just due to your lack of guts...All righty, let's see what kind of youkai is going to be the next poor soul on our victim list...my first love, once again...*graze*