Himari almost took off Tamamo's finger. Infuriated, she went berserk, pinning her down and trying to bite her.
- Himari! Hold her down! Shizuku!
Miss loli-snake attacked with her water sprays. Tamamo was still dizzy from Liz's earlier whack to her head, and was thrown away.
- That does it, you little worms. I'll eat all of you!
- Kofuyu-san! Try to freeze her!
Yuki-onna tried her best, but only managed to briefly immobilise her.
- Liz! Smash her!
Maid jumped into hair, dropping on Tamamo like a sledgehammer.
She put her shield again, her standard defense, but it was meant to protect from bladed or magical attacks. It was like trying to protect your head from sledgehammer by placing iron bar on top of it. Bar will survive, your head won't. Tamamo had ways to protect herself from attacks like that, but had no time to enact them fast, being prepared to fight Himari. While even strong knock to the head wouldn't kill Tamamo, it gave her second tremendous whack of the day.
- Himari!
She slashed stunned Tamamo's back.
Damn! I underestimated her. I have to retreat.
She shrunk to her loli-form, power-saving mode.
Himari scuffled with her for a few second, exchanging unrefined punches, but was punched in the face by the monster, falling with a meow into snow.
- Ageha! Grab her ankles!
- Goddammit Yuuto!
But she did as ordered. Tamamo, surprised by the sudden restriction of her movement, fell on her face rather than fly off.
And then...
- A flash of silver tears through darkness! It is I, super mobile angel, Jinguuji Kuesu-sama.
Cavalry arrived, falling from the sky.
Everybody looked in shock. Jaws fell down. Yuuto was first to wake up.
Rinko and Tamamo's faces were saying it all.
- What the fuck?
- Dammit, we are right behind Tamamo, Kuesu cannot use her strongest attacks! Liz! You can survive your projected body being destroyed.
That was not a question.
- Eeek! Yuuto-sama?!
- Jump up, push Tamamo up, so we'll be out of line of fire!
- Uwa, master is really cruel today...
I just wanted to take a bath with him!
But its not like she was in danger, so she did as told.
Tamamo was focused on new arrival, since with Himari out of action, Demon-Hunter was clearly the most dangerous opponent. And received a third punch, hit in the back.
- Gah! Wound on her back inflicted by Himari has almost healed by this point, but it opened again.
Fuck. Everything is getting dizzy.
- Kuesu! Hit her with 100% of what you got!
Tamamo was now at about same level in the air. Nothing behind her but clear mountain sky.
- No need to hold back then! Take it you monster!
They energy beam incinerated Tamamo-Mae. One of strongest ayakashi in Japan was seemingly destroyed.
Whatever fragments of her survived, would take centuries to reassemble.
Lizlet barely got outta way, but was thrown away by the explosion. About half a kilometre away.
- We did it?
- We did it, Yuu-chan!
- *hmpgf*?
His fiancee kissed him, as happy to see him, as from having defeated an opponent so strong.
- Good job there, Yuu-chan! She was so messed up, she had no chance to put her defences in time!
- Young Master...
Himari dug herself out of the snow.
- I am dying of cold, only your warmth can save me now.
- Okay, lets all get into onsen.
- Ah. Its... allright Young Master.
Yuuto really didn't mid keeping Himari warm himself, but other who fought well also needed to be rewarded.
Owner tried to object to harems, but was glared at by the girls. Especially Kuesu:
- You know, my fiancee objects to killings of "peaceful" ayakashi, but I don't consider "very annoying" falling into that category. Are you gonna be annoying, mister?
- Ah. Uhm. Please enjoy our hot springs?
No-one would be allowed to ruin the celebration.
- (I am gonna have to arrange a trip to hot spring, just me and Yuu-chan, without others to interrupt, someday.)
Two days later, in Yuuto's house...
They were watching news report:
- "...and all snow in the area has melted, flooding base of mountain. Meteorologists said its too early to determine long-term climate consequences..."
- Huh Yuuto was puzzled.
- How could this happen? Was it Tamamo's doing?
- Uhmm...
Kuesu was fidgeting. Everyone's eyes turned on her.
- Its might has something to do with me using all my power against Tamamo.
- Huh?
- Actually, using even more than 30% could in some situations result in localised, persisting for years climate change. Probably?
- Then why did you use it, nano?
- W-well! Yuu-chan told me to give it all! I was so happy, that I didn't though about consequences!
Yuutos eyes turned to the screen.
- We better not visit their skiing resort again anytime soon. They will be pretty pissed for running their weather for years to come.
Dammit, Yuki-onna was friendly and cute.
Turns out, you really cannot make an omelette without breaking some eggs.