Touhou 18: Unconnected Marketeers - Stage 1

𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 ~ 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘸𝘴

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---At the Hakurei Shrine.

"Reimu, take a look! What do you think this is?"
"This looks like a card with a drawing of that idiot on it......?"
"Try holding it."

Marisa Kirisame handed Reimu Hakurei a card with a drawing of Cirno.

"This is cold! Were you cooling it or something?"
"Nah, that's the card's own doing.
This card has Cirno's magical powers contained within!"
"Then the rumors might have been true."

The rumor went that mysterious cards called Ability Cards were circulating about, and that these cards contained the magical powers of various humans and youkai.
And, it was said that dealers of these cards were already lurking all over.

"The fact that these cards are in our hands must mean the rumors are true."
"Yeah. I suppose this is an incident... right?"

Not knowing the purpose or make of these cards, she went to investigate.
She'd first need to find a card dealer.

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Stage 1 is kinda tough for what you'd expect from a Stage 1, but ultimately not too bad. It warms you up to get you a feel for what you'll be dealing with in this game, plus it'll also give you the idea that this game really does seem to be balanced around the cards. You're either gonna wanna get good, or figure out what combination of cards best promotes your play-style

Mike on the other hand, comparatively quite easy. She ends up being about on par with what you'd expect from a Stage 1 boss. Nothing too surprising, so just hang low and focus on what all she fires at you.

Difficulty - Normal
Character - Ordinary Magician: Marisa Kirisame
Stage 1 - Youkai Mountain Foothills
BGM - A Shower of Strange Occurrences
Boss - Lucky Charm for Prosperous Commerce: Mike Goutokuji
BGM - Kitten of Great Fortune

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
1:26 - Characters
3:56 - Cards
6:49 - Stage
7:47 - Non-spell
7:55 - Stage
8:26 - Pre-fight dialogue
9:19 - Non-spell
9:29 - Beckon Sign "Many Danmaku Guests"
9:46 - Non-spell
9:58 - Beckon Sign "Shoot Away Disaster, Beckon in Fortune"
10:13 - Post-fight dialogue
10:50 - Cards
11:58 - Next Time

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