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[X] Draw your sword. Defend yourself.

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Vincent draws his sword and takes a defensive stance.

"Youmu! I don't want to fight you! What are you -"

"..."

The half-ghost suddenly vanishes. He loses sight of her, but only for a moment. Vincent steps to the right, barely avoiding her first attack. Then, he skillfully blocks her follow-up strike with his sword.

"Dammit," he mutters.

Vincent immediately jumps backward, landing several yards away. He can't afford to get hit even once. From the power of that blow, he can tell that Youmu isn't holding back. If that attack connected, he would be dead by now.

"Stop this! You are the retainer of Hakugyokurou. Can' t you remember?"

"Hakug... yokurou?" she says hollowly.

"That's right! Didn't we just enjoy sweet buns together yesterday?"

Youmu stands up slowly and pauses.

"We had a good time together with Chen and Komachi and Yuyuko. It was fun, wasn't it?"

"Lady.. Yuyuko..?"

Her face slowly forms a frown. Then, Youmu's eyes turn clear and empty. She speaks without a trace of emotion.

"Lady Yuyuko," she whispers. "Lady Yuyuko is dead to me."

She draws out a spellcard from her dress. Vincent steps back to gain some distance.

"First Card, 「Double Pain」"

Your combat stance...
[ ] Focus on defense.
[ ] Try to catch her off-guard.
[ ] Fight offensively. Use fatal strikes.

You can try to talk to her...
[ ] "..."
[ ] Custom

Optional:
[ ] Awaken from this nightmare.

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"If things were just a little different, maybe we could have been friends...