> Do we know how to do anything about the seal?  If not can we at least give it the appearance of being in bloom?

>Not really, no. You are no stranger to seals and magic though. Breaking one should be a cinch given enough time to analyse it.

> Nervous smile "Got it!"
> Stay above the ground and use our newfound reach to trim from afar!

// That sounds like a good idea, we should just make sure they aren't harmed.

> Recall what the Shinigami revealed about the Sword of Hisou and keep our distance from spirits while trimming.

>You shift your guard downwards, incidentally going into Gendo-no-kamae despite not knowing about it, and leap upwards.
>Just in time too, you look down and see Roots spiking out from where you just stood.
>Youmu floats next to you. "The places that need to be trimmed will have a relative lack of Spiritual Energy, and therefore a lack of spirits surrounding it. The others though- watch out!"
>Just as she says that, you sense a threat behind you and lurch to the right, avoiding some bullets shot by enraptured phantoms. You don't know if these follow Spell-Card Rules and you don't want to find out.
>You decide to not waste anymore time and fly straight towards the Saigyou Ayakashi. Some bullets threaten to hit you but you slash them out of the sky before then. You go for a wild swing and it actually hits! From this far? You're a Foot away from it!
>The branch you sliced off falls to the ground like a regular piece of wood. You were half expecting it to explode for some reason.

// We ought to try to get a weather that could improve our flying speed but it seems that our power is low. Maybe we could draw spirit power from Saigyou Ayakashi?

> What effects does a "Sunny" weather give?

[ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] Weather: Sunny
Associated Character: Reimu Hakurei
Effect: Dodging attacks are easier, even when they should hit you by all logical sense. Flying is easier, you can turn and move on a dime.

>You look down again to see multiple roots extending upwards reaching to- towards you?! How far can these things go?!
>You look towards the Saigyou Ayakashi and see the Phantoms shooting a barrage of bullets right at your current position. They really are predictible, aren't they.
>_?

> "It may be good enough that you're in my company. But we don't have to if you don't want to."

> Can we summon our yin yang orb onto the other side of the lake?  If so summon it there and have it shoot out bullets towards the sky before pointing towards it and commenting "There might already be trouble on the far side..."

> You cannot...
>_

> "Great. Hopefully our presence didn't slow you down at all."

Youmu:

> Nod.
> "That's fair. I wouldn't want to put you at risk like that. Well, maybe you and I can wander the Human Village later, then, if you want. I'm half-human, so maybe the humans will be less tense."