When Shiroyasha arrived together with the Halloween Queen, Algol was lounging comfortably inside the residence Izumi had assigned to her, happily admiring herself in a mirror yet again.
The moment the two entered, Algol noticed them immediately.
Then she snorted.
"Oh? It's the two ugly women."
"What are you doing here?"
"Looking for another beating?"
Among the three former Problem Children of Little Garden, Algol had always been the wildest of them all.
Fear?
That word simply did not exist in her vocabulary.
Shiroyasha's lips twitched violently.
Even the Halloween Queen looked speechless.
Finally, the Halloween Queen spoke directly.
"Algol."
"Do you want to return to Little Garden or not?"
Algol instantly raised her chin proudly.
"No."
"When that bitch comes here, I'll deal with her personally."
There was no way she was admitting she felt slightly cautious now.
These two definitely had ulterior motives.
Trying to encourage her to return to Little Garden right away?
That was obviously a trap.
How shameless.
Shiroyasha and the Halloween Queen exchanged glances.
For a moment, neither knew what to say.
Algol… was scared?
That was genuinely rare.
The old Algol would have stormed back into Little Garden immediately, gathered forces, and started a war on the spot.
But now?
She had actually learned restraint.
That alone felt surreal.
Meanwhile, Algol had no intention of entertaining them any longer. Compared to talking with these two, staring at her own reflection was far more important.
After all—
How could such a beautiful face possibly exist?
Why waste time with ugly people?
Shiroyasha and the Halloween Queen stood there silently for a while before eventually giving up.
Looks like the show they had hoped for would have to wait until Little Garden fully merged with Izumi's world.
With that thought in mind, the two finally left.
Not long afterward, Shiroyasha dragged the Halloween Queen around sightseeing instead.
Or more specifically—
Girl watching.
After all, Izumi's world was practically paradise.
Beautiful girls could be found everywhere.
And among all regions, Gensokyo was especially famous.
Originally, the Halloween Queen had little interest in such things.
However, the moment Shiroyasha mentioned that there was someone in Gensokyo with abilities similar to her own, the Queen became curious.
Thus, under Shiroyasha's guidance, the two headed toward Gensokyo.
At this time, Gensokyo was incredibly lively.
Many races that migrated into Izumi's world had chosen to settle there—especially monsters and supernatural beings.
It had gradually become a paradise for female youkai from countless worlds.
Of course—
Only women were allowed.
The Halloween Queen quickly noticed this strange atmosphere.
There were no ordinary humans around.
Everywhere she looked were beautiful girls with animal ears, horns, tails, wings, and all kinds of supernatural traits.
The Queen looked around in surprise before turning toward Shiroyasha.
"This place really is unusual."
"And where exactly is the person you mentioned?"
"You didn't drag me here just to look at cute girls, did you?"
Shiroyasha immediately grinned.
"Why don't you feel carefully first?"
"Hm?"
The Halloween Queen narrowed her eyes.
Because violence was prohibited within Izumi's world, she had relaxed considerably after arriving here. Even her own power had remained mostly suppressed.
But after hearing Shiroyasha's reminder, she became curious.
So she slowly released a portion of her power.
The next instant—
Her expression changed.
"…Boundary power?"
This entire region was filled with incredibly dense boundary energy.
Realizing this, the Halloween Queen subconsciously resonated with the surrounding power using her own abilities.
And at that exact moment—
Inside a hidden gap somewhere within Gensokyo—
A certain eternally seventeen-year-old youkai suddenly opened her eyes.
Yakumo Yukari looked toward the source of the disturbance with visible confusion.
Then she saw her.
A woman with golden hair.
A woman possessing boundary abilities astonishingly similar to her own.
Yakumo Yukari froze.
There was actually someone else with the power of boundaries?
Ever since arriving in Izumi's world, Yukari had searched countless realms hoping to find someone similar to herself.
Yet after so many years, she had found no one.
At one point, she had even started wondering if her abilities were truly unique in existence.
After all, she had no clan.
No race.
She alone represented the entirety of "boundary youkai."
In fact, Yukari had once seriously considered creating her own species.
Unfortunately, no matter how many "strange positions" Izumi subjected her to, she still failed to produce a single new boundary youkai.
That fact had depressed her greatly.
But now—
One had practically appeared on her doorstep.
Instantly, Yakumo Yukari became interested.