Monday, October 27, 2008



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[X] Try to rally the fairy maids into an organized group.

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"I-I-I just want to go home!"

"You killed her! You killed her! You ~"

"Stay together! Stay ~aaarrrgh!"

"Aaaauuu! Too many! Too many!"

"If only Sakuya was here..."

Several of the fairy maids are panicking or frozen in shock. Only a few seem to be focused enough to fight effectively. At this rate, the youkai will overrun the mansion within minutes. Grey grits his teeth. This chaos is...

"Unacceptable," he mutters.

Grey approaches the nearest pair of fairy maids. One of them has completely broken down and is crying uncontrollably. The other is trying to encourage her as she fends off the hornets with a rake. This is pathetic. He walks straight to the sobbing maid and...

"SLAP!"

Both fairies freeze in shock to look at Grey. He raises his gun and fires it once in the air.

"You two are going to help me gather everyone to the main entrance to the mansion."

Grey points the gun toward the two maids. Their eyes widen in fear and confusion. He fires several times. Two youkai hornets collapse on the ground behind them.

"You can't expect to rely on a human all the time, can you?" he says as he reloads the pistol.

The maid holding the rake blushes and shakes her head. The other one wipes away her tears and manages to stand up.

"Let's go then," he says with a smile.

It takes Grey several minutes, but he manages to gather all of the survivors in front of the main entrance. He orders them to form ranks, with those carrying melee weapons at the front line. Those firing danmaku alternate charging and firing their shots, forming a firing line. The heavily injured are carried behind the firing line so they can recover. Now organized, the fairies begin fighting back with renewed determination.

However, the youkai hornets are relentless. Dozens more swarm in to replace those that are killed. Some have managed to enter the mansion by breaking through the windows. Screams and sounds of battle can be heard from inside. Grey's group is holding them back from their position, but they can't fight like this for much longer. They need to take the battle inside the mansion and find a better place for defense.

Several minutes have passed since the attack started, but he hasn't seen any sign of the gateguard, nor the wizard and her librarian. Where are they? And wouldn't Flandre wake up with this cacophony? The fairy maids inside aren't organized yet as well, they will be slaughtered one by one if this continues.

Grey needs to prioritize one of these tasks. The fairy maids don't look like they will work well in smaller groups, and they seem to be relying on him to lead them.

[ ] Head toward the rear of the mansion. Perhaps Meiling is stuck fighting the youkai there.
[ ] Head toward the Voile library. Maybe you can assist Patchouli and Koakuma.
[ ] Head toward the basement. You can't let the little sister get involved in this.
[ ] Slowly sweep through each room as you retreat. The other fairy maids may need help.

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