Popular title version: Tough Girl (Part 1)
Shiki suddenly stopped when she reached the junction, and held the hilt of the sword, which she had been holding with one hand until now, with one hand. She lowered her center of gravity slightly, fixed the hilt in front of her waist, and slowly pointed the blade towards the enemy in front of her. This is the straight-eyed stance - the most commonly used in many swordsmanship schools, and it is the most basic and strongest fighting stance.
Shiki confronted the black magician, and the sharp murderous aura turned into a clear knife that pierced through the magician's body. That was the signal for the start of the instant attack and defense battle.
"Rainbow" level Mystic Eyes, "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception", open your eyes!
The magician stretched out his wrist and began to exert force. At this time, Araya was not motivated by a desire to fight, but simply felt that he had to kill Shiki.
"Shu!" Although the temple has been destroyed and no longer has the terrifying power to destroy space, the remaining barrier still gives Araya the same home field bonus as the workshop. This roar is powerful enough to break a human body.
There was no delay. At the moment of shouting and shaking hands, Shiki's defeat was already decided - Araya thought so, but the next second, reality overturned his expectations.
The girl, who made her move later than the magician, acted earlier than the roar. She raised her hands holding the knife so fast that it looked like a flash of light, and brought the knife down even faster than before.
The shout of "Su" was cut off by the flash of the knife. The pressure was enough to crush the human body, and he was completely killed in front of the girl's eyes.
The magician once again poured strength into his hands. It only took him a moment to open and then clench his palms. Even though it was just this movement, it was still too slow before Ryougi Shiki's swift run.
"... ... "Araya couldn't make a sound. He didn't even have time to think before he took the knife.
Ryougi Shiki jumped out as the words said. She kept the twisted posture of a knife and moved closer to the magician to strike.
Before stepping out, she swung the knife sideways, and the barrier that the magician relied on disappeared.
If it was just the outer circle, it wouldn't matter if it was destroyed by the sword. Araya thought with realization, he believed that even if he was approached, the outcome would be decided when Shiki destroyed the second layer of the barrier.
However, with just one strike, the two barriers at a distance were destroyed at the same time.
Then the girl took a step. If swinging a sword is divine speed, then this step is even faster than divine speed. With just one step, Ryougi Shiki reduced the four-meter distance to zero.
Her body was moving, and the step she took was also a step to deliver a fatal blow. Her body was moving so fast that it even gave people the illusion that time was going backwards.
The blade approached, the magician jumped back as it struck. Ryougi Shiki remained in the same position as she had just swung the blade, looking at the magician, a trickle of blood flowing from her mouth.
She was not injured, but just had a relapse of the previous injury. Ten minutes ago, she had been hit by Araya and had several ribs broken, and her internal organs had also been greatly impacted. If Sakura had not used the "Pharaoh's Scepter" for emergency treatment, she would not even be able to stand.
But even so, she only recovered to the point where she could move. Any larger movements would affect her injuries, not to mention fighting with others. In her current state, every organ from her throat to her abdomen was protesting against her master's indiscriminate behavior.
However, this reckless move yielded fruitful results. The magician who jumped back had his right hand cut off by this sharp blow. No, not only the hand, but the entire chest from the shoulder to the hand fell off.
Araya Souren, the master of close combat who could dodge pistol bullets, jumped back after being completely stabbed, without even noticing it.
"Who are you?"
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The defense line of "EIHWAZ" was in danger. The two-meter diameter protective position was quickly compressed to less than one meter, and the girls' clothes would soon be burned.
Aruba, whose heart was already occupied by dark jealousy, had no intention of letting the two girls go.
Aozaki Touko, and you all must die. Yes, that's right, as long as I kill you, I will be the number one, I will still be the number one, you should not exist!
"Re—"
Just when the red magician was about to make his next move and turn the two girls into firemen in one fell swoop, he encountered an incredible situation - his right hand, which had been stretched out in coordination with the chant, began to move involuntarily.
It rotated and rotated again, 10 degrees, 20 degrees, 30 degrees, until it was twisted to almost ninety degrees and still did not stop. This was beyond the limit of the wrist joint.
The pain from the twisted wrist interrupted the magician's chant. As the pain became more and more intense, and under the magician's incomprehensible gaze, the wrist groaned under the heavy load and finally broke.
"Ahhh—" The belated wail was extremely miserable.
The magician who first shed the "Red of Pain" subconsciously took a few steps back, covering his missing right arm. His eyes, which had lost their jealousy and were replaced by fear, reflected a pair of strange eyes with red and green intertwined, like a burning spiral.
"Devil, Devil's Eye—Gold, no, could it be a gem!!!"
Aruba, whose right hand was crippled, was already incoherent. He certainly knew about the classification of Mystic Eyes in the Clock Tower, but he had never seen a Mystic Eye above the gold level. He didn't expect to encounter one in this remote far east. If he knew that Fujino's Mystic Eye was not gem-level, but "rainbow" level, he might have fainted.
The girl holding the "Distorted Demon Eyes" walked out of the rune defense circle. The twisted power contained in her eyes tore open the sea of fire, tore the grass, tore the earth, and finally locked onto the enemy's head.
At the critical moment, the locked Aruba fell directly to the ground, rolling and crawling to avoid Fujino's sight, and finally avoided the tragic end of having his head twisted off.
Although he performed poorly and was defeated repeatedly, Aruba was a first-class magician after all, at the same level as Kenneth during the Fourth War, with extraordinary experience and knowledge, including experience in dealing with the Mystic Eye. The Mystic Eye, after all, performs magic through the eyes, in other words, as long as it is not seen, the influence of the Mystic Eye will be greatly reduced.
The magus, who was covered in mud, used his hands and feet to retreat with all his might, repeating the chant as he retreated.
"Repeat! Repeat! Repeat!"
Seas of flame gushed out one after another, like walls of fire, blocking Fujino's sight.
His only remaining left hand was not idle either, carving runes one after another in the air.
Naudiz (Survival)
Ihwaz (Another World)
Algiz (Guardian)
Even though he was surpassed by Orange and his base was incomplete, Aruba was still one of the few rune users in the world. Even with Fujino's "Rainbow" level magic eyes, it took a little time to destroy the triple rune.
Using runes that did not require chanting for defense and unique chanting techniques for attack, this was the capital that had enabled Aruba to dominate the magic world for thirty years - although he had never thought of using all his strength against two underage girls.
With the fire wall and Rune blocking the way, the distance between Aruba and Fujino grew farther and farther, and his heart, which had been hanging high because of struggling on the brink of death, gradually fell back to the ground.
As long as he keeps enough distance, he will be safe.
At this moment, Aruba has given up the plan to kill the "Orange Disciple". He wants to leave this terrible city as soon as possible, leave Japan, and go to the Clock Tower.
He had to tell the news about Aozaki Touko, the owner of the "gem" grade Mystic Eyes, and the user of the "Original Rune" - this was not possible. If the Magic Association really knew about it, they would definitely change the seal to capture alive. In short, he had to tell most of the information to the oldest classroom in the Clock Tower - the Arcanum Arbitration Bureau and Observatory Karion, where the "Seal Designation" order was issued.
Orange was already on the "designated to be sealed" list, and her two disciples would also be included in the "designated to be sealed" list. At that time, the hounds of the Clock Tower, the "Executor" troops, would come to deal with these three annoying women. And he, Aruba, was also an "Executor" and a squad leader of the "Executor" troops. With his relationship with the Arbitration Bureau, he was confident that he could personally lead the most elite "Executor" troops to seal these three women.
You will all be transformed into living specimens and become part of the Clock Tower's collection.
When he thought of this, Aruba couldn't help laughing, and his broken right hand didn't seem to hurt so much anymore.
PS: Based on Aruba's understanding of Sakura, Sakura's current performance is not good enough to be listed as "Seal Designated". He intends to exaggerate the facts. After all, the "Seal Designated" order is also issued by humans.
PS2: Of course, if Sakura's background was revealed to the Arbitration Bureau, that would be another matter. Putting aside the issues of imaginary numbers and magic circuits, the fact that she had eaten the golden apple was enough to be designated for sealing.