Daiyousei dropped me down on a pathway, leading towards the Scarlet Devil Mansion Gate. And, right as we walked over to it, we heard a shout.

"MY NAAAAAAMMEEEEEE IS HONG MEILIIIIING!!!!!"

The gate bursts into pieces, as a red haired girl charged through it, wielding a spear with a large blade instead of the usual pointy one. She then took a stance, by holding the spear on one hand, and the other hand is on her back. She is the sole Gate guard of the Mansion, Hong Meiling.

"AS I BREATHE, YOU WILL NOT PASS THE MANSION GATE!"

Both of us covered our ears out of annoyance. After she finally finished her bantering, I pulled out Roukanken.

"Dai-Chan, leave this baka to me, won't you?"

She nodded, and I walked over to Meiling, as she then took another stance by holding the spear with both hands this time.

"Move in haste, and die, pest!" Meiling taunted.

And if she said that if I hesitated, then what? Oh well. I won't hesitate to use

"Nature Sign - Change element, Hika Cirno!"

Tapping into my light element, I put back Roukanken into it's scabbard, and bent my back forwards.

"A little trick I usually see from Youmu..."

And with a slow pull of the sword from the scabbard, I dashed forwards and made 3 horizontal slashes, staggering Meiling back as she barely tries to parry them.

"And this..."

I held the sword up on top of my head, and stroke it down vertically, in which the force of the attack pushes Meiling back, breaking her guard a little. Afterwards, I jumped over to her back, and plunged the blade into her left shoulder before pulling it back out. A fountain of blood then stained the walls near the destroyed gate.

"You will not take this dragon's head!"

She said, before making her first attack by slowly starting a slash. I readied myself to block, but then it turns out she was charging her strength into her slash, breaking me off guard.

I was pushed back by the massive strength, and even more further as she did those slashes repetitively. And finally she dug her own grave by trying to thrust the spear onto me.

I hopped upwards, and stepped on the spear's large blade making it hit the ground, before I climbed up onto her back once more to plunge Roukanken into her right shoulder.

I got off her back, and readied my spell card.

"Light Sign - Immortality Severance!"

Once Roukanken is imbued with light, I plunged the blade into Meiling's chest, and pushed forward making her fall into her back, pulling the blade back out, and finally finishing her with one last stab to the heart.

"Koakuma... Forgive me..."

She dissipated into cinders, as my body returned to it's original element, and I called out to Daiyousei. She came out from her hiding spot and we walked through the destroyed gate.

But now we need to cross the garden... Well, what could go wrong? It looked deserted.

Or so we thought, as the windows of the Mansion opened and a flood of fairies in maid outfits flew out. Each are carrying knives, cleavers and other sharp cooking utensils.

I sighed, and said "Well, here we go again." Before I used perfect freeze to stop them in their tracks.

We continued our walk to the front door, and to our surprise it's unlocked. Both of us used our whole strength trying to push it open, and we succeeded.

Both of our mouths opened in awe at the elegantly decorated interior. The floor is also so clean... It makes us a little bit guilty to step on them, since our shoes are covered with dirt from the outside.

"So Dai-Chan... Where is the source again?"

"The Mansion has a library, from what I've heard from Sunny and the others. They did once did a heist there... Although they couldn't read in the end. Maybe they should've brought the books to you? I mean... You can even count too."

"Dai-Chan... Is now the best time, talking about my maths?"

"Sorry. Anyways, the library usually is the spot where incidents began. Maybe we can check-- What's that noise?"

We heard thumping from the floor below. Daiyousei lied down, and planted one of her ears to hear what's down there.

"Cirno-Chan... Someone's in trouble. Should we help?"

"I don't see why not. Let's go."

"The sounds came from the basement... I wonder which way is it."

We explored the Mansion, in awe at how beautiful the interior is. For what may be half an hour, we discovered the kitchen, the dining room, the bedrooms, and finally only one door remains. The one that stood in the middle of the segmented staircase in the main hall.

"That's the library. I checked it already, Cirno-Chan. It's locked."

"Great. Maybe the people down below can help?"

We then explored the Mansion one more time, until we stepped on a trap where we fell down below into a candle-lit hallway made of stone.

"Who's there!? Please save us!"

"Shut up, Nue! Nobody's there, it's probably those brainwashed maids!"

"But Seija--"

"No buts!"

"Will you just quiet down!?"

I knew the voice of the last person, that's Remilia, the mistress of the Mansion.

We walked around the hallways until we reached a door, and we knocked on it.

"Who's out there!? Let us out, please!" Shouted 'Nue'.

"Uhh, This is Cirno and Dai-Chan here. What happened inside?"

"Koakuma is what happened! She started this whole incident, brainwashed the maids and Meiling, and even hired one fairy from who knows where, as the warden!"

"Can you describe this warden?" Daiyousei asked.

"Well, she wears all black. Black long sleeved dress, hat, shoes... Wait, don't just ask questions! Get the key and free us! It's cramped in here with 7 people in!"

"So you're saying that my room is small, Nue? You don't want me to turn you into pieces, don't you?"

"Wha-- I don't mean that, Flan! I swear."

It was then when we heard a voice from behind us, standing in the halls.

"Well well well... If it isn't the 'strongest' fairy, and her lover?"

We turned around to see

Lily Black, The Corrupted Fairy of Spring

So that's the warden? I thought it was somebody else.

"Lily, you don't want to fight me."

"Who are you to tell me what to do? Koa-Sama will be pleasured if I bring both your heads to her."

"Dai-Chan, stand behind me."

It was then when I noticed the key is hung on a necklace around Lily's neck.

"Nature Sign - Change element, Hika Cirno."

I tapped into Light element again, and pulled out Roukanken.

"So, you do have the guts to resist, Cirno."

She readied her scythe, and both of us enclosed our distance.

We started our fight, by striking at the same time, locking our blades in the process.

"This reminds me of a comic book from the outside world... A sword against a scythe, only the scythe is smaller."

"That's a sickle, Cirno-Chan!"

"Oh, a sickle huh? If a sword can win against that... Then it can absolutely win against you!"

I pushed forward,before striking her once with the blade of Roukanken. I managed to cut off the necklace's binds and I caught the key, before tossing it behind so Daiyousei can get it.

As she is unlocking the door, Lily kicked me sending me a few feet backwards.

She then used a spell, in which a rain of black cherry blossoms flew around from out of nowhere. All of a sudden, 3 silhouettes of her appear, each with the scythe in hand and they try to strike me down.

I managed to dodge the attacks from each silhouette, and I found her sitting behind the third one. I dashed forwards and plunged the blade into the side of her neck, and Let her fall to the ground, lifeless.

Until all of a sudden, she got back up defying gravity, and held her scythe again. Her eyes glowed brighter, and she struck down on me.

I tried to block, but even in this form I can still be knocked back. However, I do see a weakness. Her attack movements are slow, and can be interrupted in the middle of her animation. And a creature that is corrupted by darkness... Can be stunned with light!

"Light Sign - Solar Flare!"

My body emits a very strong light, which nearly blinded everyone in the hallways. Daiyousei had just finished unlocking the door and once it was opened, the people inside then covered their eyes.

When the light dissipated, I see Lily is still stunned with the sudden blindness from the light.

"Light Sign - Immortality Severance!"

I plunged the imbued Roukanken into Lily's stomach, and dragged it up onto her skull, and when it was unattached I made a horizontal slash on her neck, a streak of light in the shape of a cross is made, as she then falls to the ground, and dissipated into cinders.

Returning back to Ice element, I collapsed onto the floor, and weakly took my flask to take a sip.

"It's done." I said as I turned around.

There stands the Head Maid Izayoi Sakuya, Remilia Scarlet herself, Flandre Scarlet, the Komeiji sisters, Nue and Seija.

"You've got guts, Fairy." Said Seija.

- To be Continued