Chapter 57 - Three-way battle

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 Kokomi's POV

 "What do you mean, Kokomi?"

 They both looked at me bewildered.

 "If he goes there alone, he might die."

 "Die?!"

 We really don't have time for this.

 "We need to go."

 "I'll go first!" Thoma offered as he rushed out the door.

 "Let's go."

 We need to get there as fast as we-

 "Miss Kokomi! We've got trouble!" Thoma shouted from outside.

 What now?

 When we got outside, we finally saw what he meant by trouble. The whole shrine was surrounded by specters radiating a dark aura.

 "Where did so many of them come from?"

 "We can't go anywhere like this!"

 Why did this happen now?! Couldn't they have come a little later?

 "Yoimiya."

 This might be the only option now.

 "Yes?"

 "Can you shoot up a firework?"

 "Why would I- Oh I got it! I'm on it!"

 She drew her bow and an arrow shot up, exploding into a bunch of small fireworks.

 "Now we can only wait and see whether they actually notice it through this fog."


Ayaka's POV

 This past day had been a mess.

 First, the thing that happened at the estate, though brother doesn't seem to want to talk about it. Next was that man, Xiao, whose identity is far more complicated than you would think.

 Now there's this...

 "Ayaka, make sure to only freeze their legs! We don't want to kill them!"

 "I know, brother!"

 The task itself sounded simple, but the execution...

 Let's just say that trying to stick a piece of paper on violent people running around like crazy, is a lot harder than it would seem.

 "I've got another ten!"

 "Then that's all of it! Let's move on to the west!" Ayato shouted from the front.

 We had just finished clearing the south and were about to move on to the west when...

 BANG!

 "Ayaka?! Is everything all right" Brother's urgent shout came from the front.

 "Those are Yoimiya's fireworks! They might be in trouble!"

 Just what could have happened there?

 "Ther should be a way up somewhere in front of us! Let's put as many asleep as we can while we go!"

 Should be somewhere in front of us... Right, but brother, how in the name of the archons will we be able to find it through this fog?!

 Kazuha's POV

 "How are you holding on back there, Kazuha?"

 "Everything is fine on my side. How about you, captain Beidou?"

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