]
[ ! ]
This ti, Yomibito was completely caught off guard.
suddenly being used———– being able to be consecutively used without delay.
With consecutive use, doesn't require the prior chant.
Yes———-
The final Thunder Fang strikes twice.
The two fingers I briefly showed to Itsuki earlier was to signal "twice".
The ability to use it consecutively was unlocked after leveling up in the Demon Zone after we had that battle with Vysis.
Thus, this is a characteristic of the that Vysis couldn’t have known.
After the first strike was unleashed, Yomibito would beco wary of my .
As a result, they ended up receiving 's second strike more directly.
Crack——– Bagaaaan——-!
The armor……
——–had been shattered.
And then———– I saw it.
Behind the armor, there was sothing like a mass of white flesh.
It was as if those clusters of white flesh had been tightly packed within that armor.
And on the surface of that flesh inside the armor———–
A golden eyeball and what seed like a small mouth appeared.
The small mouth scread, one that sounded like a cry of terror.
[———–……GIYEEEEHHHHHHH……————]
An opening brought about by Itsuki.
Yomibito’s two arms were in a semi-paralytic state due to the 's secondary effects.
They wouldn't be able to defend———-
They don't have enough ti to do that.
This is the only chance.
(Right now———-)
———-riiiiiiiiiiiip———–
The Divine Spear of Wind, once launched to destroy the Goddess.
I call upon its na……
[—————–< Gungnir >—————-]
▽
[………………..]
It should have had a piercing power.
However———- I wouldn't say its piercing power was great, only a slight amount.
It has speed, and……
Should I have considered that they might have a characteristic that we don't know as well?
……No.
The sudden and unexpected change of the enemy———— at such a critical mont.
Now, Yomibito has retreated to the wall, with their back against it.
Their carapace was starting to get repaired.
And their arms……
Well, they actually now have four arms.
Along with the increase of arms, the number of their swords also increased.
[Haahhh…… Haahhh……]
I observe Itsuki.
(……It seems impossible to imdiately follow up from here. My is on cooldown…… More importantly, the burden on Itsuki……)
Having used consecutively in such a short interval.
The burden on Itsuki must be considerable.
(For now, we need to escape this space to regroup……———-)
Yomibito’s pillars split, changed shape, and rapidly blocked three passages.
Like filling holes with putty……
(As soon as I thought of escaping, they blocked the paths…… DID they read my thoughts from my gaze? I see, they won't let us escape……)
[……………………]
Yomibito was emitting a murderous intent.
However———- I wouldn't say they particularly wanted to kill us.
There was a subtle difference from what I felt from them.
That was……
—–simply a desire to kill.
The substance blocking the passages had turned a dark, grim color.
Is this new power gained from the mutation?
I tried to cut through the blocking material with wind blades, but the power was entirely insufficient.
(That feeling…… It might require the power of to penetrate it…… However———)
Just as I released , I clearly saw it.
Yomibito had mutated right before I could do it and used their newly grown two arms to protect the inside on impulse.
The original two arms were in a semi-paralytic state, unable to defend in ti.
(The new two arms were used for defense rather than attacking …… Which ans……)
Destroying the inner side of the outer shell is indeed critical.
"I don't want to die."
I could clearly feel such desperate determination conveyed from them.
Loqierra's prediction was indeed correct.
(That is the core…… Yomibito's heart……)
Although I wasn't able to reach the core———
The newly grown two arms that protected the core were destroyed by .
They didn't have an impenetrable hardness.
That said, they were almost fully regenerated now.
No———– there seed to be so damage to the core as well.
Before the carapace covered it, red blood dripped down.
That red puddle still remained on the ground.
It was created by the blood flowing from their core.
I observe the immobilized Yomibito.
(From Yomibito's current state…… It doesn't seem like they anticipated such a mutation. If so, that isn't their hidden trump card…… but rather an accidental mutation——— an evolution brought about by Yomibito feeling a life-threatening crisis?)
If that’s the case, there shouldn't be any signs or warnings.
That mutation was not a last resort.
Even Yomibito themself was probably caught off guard.
I take a deep breath to steady myself.
In our next clash———– We should definitely finish them off.
We must finish them off then.
[Itsuki.]
[Haahhh…… Haahhh….. ———Ou!]
[It's alright.]
[ ! ]
The anxious look in Itsuki’s eyes began to fade away.
[It’s still too early to give up. Just don’t think about what cos next for a while. I won’t think about it either. Here———– We will defeat this Divine Servant.]
I then ask Itsuki.
[Before our next attack…… Can you buy us 20 more minutes?]
[Hahh…… Haahhh…… Hehe, if that's what Elder Sis says…… I'll do it…… I'm your little sister after all……]
[Thanks.]
(Maybe my attack timing…… had been just slightly slow. Good grief…… I really just had to blunder at the last mont……)
In the first place, the human nad Takao Hijiri……
(——–isn't as perfect as people might think.)
However……
(At least, in front of my little sister……)
I place my hand on my stomach.
The abdon of my Fly Knight armor is torn.
It seems I was slightly cut by Yomibito’s katana during our earlier clash.
The wound feels shallow, and the bleeding isn’t severe.
[………………..]
(For whose sake———)
Seeing the blood on my fingers, a thought crossed my mind.
(Right…… I was still thinking about what cos next earlier…… What would happen after this battle. But now, it's alright…… I'm certain now. I don’t need to think about what cos next. Yes, if it's her———– if it's Itsuki, she will overco it…… She will definitely…… reach our goal.)
Back then…..
When I was faced with the prospect of death from Vysis' poison……
Itsuki showed the resolve to overco even my death.
She showed it to .
Although she sotis seems incredibly fragile when it cos to .
[Itsuki.]
(She's already stronger than I thought.)
She has the strength to rise.
And in this battle———–
(Everything within is telling to leave the rest to her.)
She will carry on my will.
She will live on with my spirit.
Continuing to wrap myself in wind, I gaze steadily yet resolutely at Yomibito.
And then, I spoke:
[I'll see it through, Itsuki———– Our role.]
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