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"Clap, clap, clap, clap..."
From the staircase platform in the Scarlet Devil Mansion's grand hall, the sound of clapping suddenly echoed through the mansion, reaching the ears of everyone present.
Inside the Scarlet Devil Mansion's hall, the monsters who had come to attend the banquet all stopped talking, and the entire hall fell silent in an instant. Only then did they raise their heads one by one and look toward the platform above the stairs.
There, Remilia floated in midair in a cherry-colored Gothic Lolita dress. Her petite body bobbed gently up and down as though she were floating on water. A confident smile hung on her face as she applauded, drawing everyone's attention.
"Welcome, everyone, to the Scarlet Devil Mansion!"
Her crimson eyes slowly swept over every person below. Like a king seated upon a throne, Remilia held her head high, her youthful yet imposing voice carrying clearly through the hall.
"Today, I invited everyone to the Scarlet Devil Mansion mainly to announce some good news!"
With that, Remilia raised one hand.
Immediately, Sakuya, dressed in her maid uniform, emerged from the nearby corridor, holding the hand of Flandre, who was staring excitedly at the crowd below, and led her toward Remilia.
At once, whispers began to ripple through the crowd below.
"Isn't that Flandre?..." Marisa, who had once snuck into the Scarlet Devil Mansion to "borrow" something and happened to run into Flandre, playing quite a few danmaku matches with her and becoming acquainted through fighting, stared blankly at Flandre above with a face full of shock.
"Why did Flandre come out? Didn't Remilia always refuse to let her out?..."
Not only Marisa—even Alice, who knew