Extra Act: Sea of the Foreign Deities (3/5)

'Bout time you lot showed up! Enjoyin' your little excursion through the Void Sea, Master?

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Ahahaha! Hey, I ain't kiddin' around. Those mountains, rivers, and gorges were nothin' compared to what's up ahead!

Excuse me, Hokusai, but before we get started, I have to ask you something!

Your Father-Daughter Bond skill should have been restored when you lost to us in the fourth area!

So why did you answer Yang Guifei's call!? Are you still linked to the outer universe even now!?

Nah. My soul pretty much left my body back when that Alter Ego gal knocked me senseless.

I don't know nothin' about no eldritch or Daidarabotchi or whatever it's called. All I did here was force a switchover to my Spirit Origin.

See, what happened here was, Oei an' me had a little talk. I told her:

"After all that paintin' you got to do, it's only fair that I get a turn, too! You can't expect your old man to sit out while you have all the fun, right?"

And bein' the good girl that she is, she agreed to let me borrow her Spirit Origin for a while. I don't know what I did to deserve her, but damn if she don't know what makes a painter tick.

A lotta painters would've been reluctant to let their old man have this artist's paradise all to himself, but not her!

Anyway, there ya have it, Master. I got a lotta painting to do, and I'd like you to be here for it!

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It looks like Katsushika Hokusai isn't beholden to any eldritch power. He just wants to test his skills against ours.

This might be the perfect chance to show off your own painting skills, Van Gogh.

Ehehe, ehehe, ehehe! I thought so, too!

I can feel Van Gogh's memories and talent surging in my mind! They're practically itching to compete in this kind of contest!

Okay, Hokusai, let's do this!

Hell yeah! You're always welcome in my studio, both as a rival and a model!

...Hehehe. Ahh, now that was a good round of paintin'! Thanks for indulgin' me, Van Gogh, Master. I'm good now.

I'd hand this Spirit Origin back to Oei, but I'm kinda stuck like this. Mind usin' your Noble Phantasm ta nudge it back to her for me?

Ehehe, not at all... De Sterrennacht!

Sorry 'bout that... I guess Toto-samaNo, both of us, really, made a whole heap of trouble for you guys, huh...

...Just between us, I didn't mind at all. For me, this was so fun it was like a dream come true... Ehehe.

Hm? O-oh, yeah? Ahaha, well that's good ta hear.

That sounds like a problem in its own right... But, since no one was hurt, and it looks like this won't happen again, I think I'll follow Fujimaru's lead and let it slide.

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Say, Hokusai, would you like to come by my room later? Ehehe... I still want to talk about art...

Huh? Er, uh, g-g-g-g-gosh, I don't know, should I!?

Hey, Master, we got any other battles left ta fight!? We do!? I think we better do that first! Ahahaha!