"I've been waiting for you, Miko."
But someone as cautious as Yagokoro Eirin would never make such an intellectually foolish mistake. As if she had eyes in the back of her head, the instant Reimu threw her punch, Eirin spun her right leg backward in a kick, striking later despite moving later. Feeling that her opponent's attack would land before her own, Reimu abandoned her punch and raised her arms to defend. The two then began the simplest and most common form of close-quarters combat.
However, Yagokoro Eirin was one of the most ancient gods, and a god whose divine domain was "wisdom." She knew all manner of bizarre techniques, and her martial prowess was exceedingly formidable. Even in the Lunar Capital, she was a renowned qigong master and its strongest close-range fighter. The Yagokoro Fitness Exercises she had created herself were mandatory physical training for the Lunar Capital's army.
As an archer and pharmacist, it was perfectly reasonable for her close-combat abilities to be maxed out. Otherwise, if someone got close, she would be taken out in a single combo. How else could she have survived from the brutal ancient era until now?
After exchanging several blows with Yagokoro Eirin, Reimu realized she could not hold out. In both technique and physical ability, Eirin far surpassed her. In the end, Eirin angrily struck down the centerline, hitting Reimu in the abdomen with her palm and sending her flying.
"Since you insist on standing in my way, I won't hold back any longer."
After knocking Hakurei Reimu away, Yagokoro Eirin drew her bow and nocked an arrow, firing three arrows at the trio. They seemed capable of crossing time and space as they flew straight for their throats.
"Sage's..."
Patchouli, who was just about to finish preparing, suddenly began coughing.