Seeing the petals come at it again, Hundred Illusions Butterfly grew impatient.
It was patient with flowers.
But only patient.
If the other party kept provoking it, wouldn't it look like an easy target if it kept backing down?
This time, Hundred Illusions Butterfly didn't dodge the petals. It met them head-on.
It flapped both wings.
Without seeming to exert much effort, it sent the two petals plunging into the soil.
They couldn't move.
Hundred Illusions Butterfly leisurely turned around, just about to speak, when it saw a storm of petals filling the sky.
Hundred Illusions Butterfly: ...
Great swaths of blue and purple complemented each other before its eyes.
Beautiful.
Dreamlike.
But...
Hundred Illusions Butterfly's mouth twitched fiercely.
Was this really necessary?
What had it even done?
It hadn't done anything at all!
Hundred Illusions Butterfly took a deep breath.
"I—"
Before it could finish speaking, the petals surged toward it all at once.
The air rang with the sound of them cutting through the sky.
In an instant, they engulfed Hundred Illusions Butterfly.
"Boom!"
The petals scattered in all directions.
They shot through the air like arrows.
"...I'm angry now."
Hundred Illusions Butterfly slowly spread the wings wrapped around its body.
"I mean you no harm."
"I have done nothing to hurt any of you."
"Don't you think you've gone too far?"
Just as Hundred Illusions Butterfly was about to strike back, a voice rang out.
It was as sweet as flower nectar.
"Sorry."
"We overreacted a little."
"Because of some bad experiences we had before..."
The lowered voice carried a hint of bitterness.
Hundred Illusions Butterfly's heart softened.
"...Forget it."
"I did rush over suddenly and scare you."
"Thank you."
The voice grew even sweeter. "You're so nice."
"And you're so