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Shoot the Bullet: Level 9 Spell Cards


Spell Card 62


Screenshot No. 62:
Owner: Eirin Yagokoro
Level 9 — 1
Comment: Eirin! Eirin!

This card is pretty much a standard slow-dodging card, with two twists.
One is that occasionally, large holes will open up in the pattern. Try to take advantage of this.
The other is that Eirin keeps you too far away to actually shoot normally. To get around this problem, hold SHIFT for slow-mode - this will cause your viewfinder to drift a bit closer to her - then release SHIFT, quickly press and hold Z to zoom, and move your viewfinder over her.
If you don't have an opportunity to zoom and shoot, defensive shots might be worth your while.


Spell Card 64


Screenshot No. 64: 薬符「胡蝶夢丸ナイトメア」

Medicine Sign "Butterfly Dream Pill - Nightmare Type"
Butterfly Dream: a legenda of Zhuangzi, who is a famous philosopher in ancient China.
Butterfly Dream Pill - Nightmare Type: a medicine developed by Eirin in Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red. One can dream any nightmare he/she wants to dream.

Owner: Eirin Yagokoro
Level 9 — 3
Comment: The thing to note is that the butterflies will never hit you if you stay still. Even if you move slowly, there is still some leeway unless you're hanging very close to Eirin, so just dodge the clouds of bullets in quick-rewind mode and keep shooting.

Defensive shots are probably not advisable.


Spell Card 65


Screenshot No. 65: 新難題「エイジャの赤石」

New Impossible Request "Red Stone of Aja"
Red Stone of Aja: a ruby-like gem in a manga "JOJO's bizarre adventure (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険)".

Owner: Kaguya Houraisan
Level 9 — 4
Comment: Here's a slightly nasty "laser" card. You need to make wide movements to dodge the blasts that Kaguya fires at you, but the slow-moving lasers tend to restrict your movement.

There are several things you can do to make your life easier here. One is to make sure you have an escape route before Kaguya shoots. Another is to try and "fake" the big shot in one direction, then run the other way. A third is to simply shoot Kaguya when the big shot has just appeared - this will cancel the whole shot. Finally, it is possible to dodge most of the blast, then move into the wake of the main cannon-shot in order to dodge the last pair of bubbles. This last technique can be useful in the later part of the spell when space is limited.


Spell Card 66


Screenshot No. 66: 練丹「水銀の海」

Elixir "Mercury Sea"

Owner: Eirin Yagokoro
Level 9 — 5
Comment: There are several specific sequences for defeating this spell, but here is one.
  1. Immediately shoot Eirin, then move to the right of the screen center and begin rewinding (watch out for stray bullets).
  2. When Eirin passes by you on her way up, shoot again. Move up and around her to reach the upper left quarter of the screen and begin rewinding. A sparse wave of bullets will come towards you and rebound off the left wall; if you took your shots well, you can just avoid it by going to the top left corner, or you can try to dodge through it (beware the rebound).
  3. By the next time Eirin starts moving up from the bottom of the screen, you should have just finished rewinding. Fly towards the large bullet wave coming from the bottom of the screen, and clear as much of it as you can while shooting Eirin. Dodge through what remains of the wave and head for the lower left quarter, rewinding as you go.
  4. Eirin will be on her downward trip by the time the rewinding finishes. Move towards screen centre, shift your viewfinder a bit to the right to catch the waves coming off the right-side wall, and shoot. Dodge towards screen bottom and rewind.
  5. Take the fifth shot as soon as you can, and begin rewinding. There will be relatively few bullets in the lower half of the screen where you are, but there's a huge wave coming from the top, so you'd better rewind quickly.
  6. Take your final shot whenever you're ready.



Spell Card 69


Screenshot No. 69: 新難題「ミステリウム」

New Impossible Request "Mysterium"

Owner: Kaguya Houraisan
Level 9 — 8
Comment: Here's a ludicrously easy SC.
  1. Move towards Kaguya, staying at the left wall and rewinding.
  2. When you get to the point where you can catch both yourself and Kaguya in the viewfinder, shoot. (You may have to dodge about 3 or 4 bullets. Also, you may have to shift the viewfinder a bit to catch Kaguya. Both these skills will be child's play by the time you've unlocked Level 9.)
  3. Stay there, dodging bullets when they finally reach you, and keep shooting. Kaguya's bullets move so slowly that you can clear them almost before they reach you.


Shoot the Bullet: Level 9 Spell Cards
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