> "Stream" our way out of the bullets and locate all the low spiritual energy branches
>You keep calm and move smoothly away from the bullets. More like leaning away than quick, jerky movements.
>You try to look for those branches... Low amount of Spirits... Ah!
>The moment you find one a laser brushes past you. You block more of them with your Sword of Hisou, but you get put off-center a bit.
>No matter. You quickly reorient youself with 3D movement and dive at the branch. Your Sword cleaves right through one.
> When we get a chance pop those phantoms with a handful of fast aimed rice bullets. Color them a pale blue and pink so they blend in with the scenery and are harder to notice.
>Right, you don't want to deal with lasers again. You fire some small bullets at the rude Spirits, they get caught up in dodging them and you spot Youmu cut through a group of them with her Wakizashi.
>Did she just- No, she was using Hakurouken...
>"All of you leave right now! You can do Flower-Viewing later!">They leave while looking around confusedly. Cutting through confusion, huh?
>The Saigyou Ayakashi seems to be ramping up its personal offense. It's attacking you with roots ruthlessly. Thankfully they can only come from one direction, down, so you know where to dodge.
>Youmu also has more time to join you in directly trmming the tree. Her Roukanken is a big help here.
>Though at this point you should call it "Pruning" rather than "Trimming".
>_?