So, like a lot of others, I have some thoughts on this piece, but they're good, so don't worry!

In general, I had no real complaints about the original release. As I'd mentioned, I had been hoping to see the fight, but was not in any particular way disappointed when it was simply skipped over. That felt like it was in keeping with the "we've seen this kind of thing before" mentality that's cropped up a few times in OWaW.

That being said, bloody HELL the update was fun. G having already encountered the "wild rage" version of this kind of fight made the execution of his counter to Reimu's methods feel natural to me, and the direct comparison we get from his perspective on it vs. the fight with the Neuroi-influence Other-Flandre was an excellent touch. The reference to Reimu's style as being more like a dance made it easier for me to mentally pciture the motions of avoiding it, given an exceptionally limited experience with Touhou in general. Also, I enjoyed the fight's ending; what to the rest of the audience appears to be a narrow victory, but G's comment was on point: "My spleen will grow back. You make the call."

As for the other additions, while I personally didn't particularly feel like the piece's pacing was (as others evidently did) off in places before, the alterations do seem to me to have sharpened and improved it significantly. It feels right that you removed Reimu explaining herself to Amélie, and having first mention of her issue with the Zauberschulbuch being when she confronts G about it directly. The added scenes with the Operation Hammer team provided a more regular and stark contrast to the scenes at Crone Rock, and were a solid expansion both of the bits with Eugenie being able to actually -communicate- with Neuroi-chan, and Yoshika's expected mixed feelings regarding that realization. I'm very much looking forward to the continuation of that plot point. (also, the scene with Yoshika and Neuroi-chan afterwards was adorable. -Also- also the one with Yoshika and Perrine, that's been a long time needed from the latter's point. Damn fine work with both)

-Droken