Chapter 11: The Psychotically Beautiful Combatant, Chikari Makoto, Arrives~!
The leader of the Circle of Light felt as if he’d been hit by a truck. His face caved in, blood gushing as he flew backward.
“Bang!”
A thick tree snapped in half.
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
Two more trees were broken. Finally, his momentum slowed as he became embedded in the trunk of the largest tree, blood trickling from his lips, his fate unknown.
Chikari Makoto’s lips curled into a manic grin, her golden eyes like the Grim Reaper in the night, freely reaping lives.
Her fighting spirit intensified, her Qi surging to its limits.
It enveloped her body, burning fiercely.
The Chikari bloodline was inherently combat-oriented. Its members generally possessed greater fighting prowess than those of other supernatural lineages.
The higher their fighting spirit, the more freely their Qi flowed.
And Chikari Makoto was the best among them.
Usually a harmless, docile maid, once she entered combat mode, her suppressed personality erupted.
She was a truly psychotic, beautiful combatant!
Because of this, despite complaining about the heavy training Natsuba Hanae imposed, she would do everything in her power to improve her combat abilities.
“Big Bro!!”
The third member of the Circle of Light panicked and ran towards the leader, but the second member stopped him.
He hissed,
“Don’t go!”
His expression was grim. The leader had that thing inside him; he wouldn’t die so easily.
The real threat was the blonde girl in front of them.
The pale golden aura erupting from her body constantly assaulted his senses, setting off alarm bells in his mind.
Letting the third member run off now would only disrupt their formation.
He was the support in their trio; their ability to track the elite-level supernatural being relied on his power.
The leader and the third member were both combat-type supernatural users.
The leader, although possessing the most common power-type ability, had the most balanced stats.
But the third member was an exception.
Although he possessed immense strength when using his ability, his speed was lacking.
However…
With him added to the mix, things were different.
The two of them combined had a fighting chance, creating a synergy greater than the sum of their parts.
But if the third member went to check on the leader, leaving him alone, they would be picked off one by one, doomed to die.
So, he instantly stopped the third member.
And the other two generally valued his strategic mind.
After all, thanks to the second member’s plans, they had often gained advantages in the past. This was undeniable.
Although anxious, the third member trusted the second.
“Second Bro, what should we do now?”
Various thoughts flashed through the second member’s mind, and he said,
“Focus. Big Bro probably isn’t dead, but he must be heavily injured. We need to hold out until he recovers and activates that thing.”
“Can you handle that girl?”
Unbelievable!
The second member gulped. That girl, who looked no older than fifteen, a mere high school student, possessed the power to defeat their leader in one move!
Did she think this was a Japanese light novel or a game where high schoolers could conquer everything?
He felt like his thirty-plus years of life had been wasted.
If this was the case, he should have become a homeless person.
The anxious third member also calmed down, his expression turning serious as he looked at Chikari Makoto.
“I can try.”
…For three minutes.
He didn’t say those words aloud. They were already in a dangerous situation; voicing his limitations would only lower morale.
The second member nodded.
He possessed enhanced senses, while the third member had powerful limbs. He would act as the third member’s eyes, compensating for his lack of speed compared to Chikari Makoto.
“Protect me, and I’ll sup… Watch out!”
At that moment, Chikari Makoto, who had been acclimating to her full power, suddenly moved.
This wasn’t time for explanations.
And the Circle of Light weren’t some costumed villains shouting “Za Warudo!”
The time they spent discussing was the time Chikari Makoto used to gather herself. Once ready, she acted.
The Storm Dance, the powerful attack that had incapacitated their leader, had been a miscalculation on her part.
She hadn’t controlled her power properly, giving her opponents a chance to breathe.
Now…
There would be no such mistakes.
“Hundred Feathers Style.”
Chikari Makoto thrust her fist forward.
Her golden eyes ignited with brilliant light, her scorching Qi radiating outwards, her fighting spirit soaring.
In the next instant, she vanished.
A moment later, the ground beneath where she had stood exploded with a sharp crack, leaving a crater.
“She’s on your right!”
The second member’s urgent warning came.
“Magnification!”
The third member growled, his right arm rapidly expanding like an inflating balloon, veins bulging as if pythons were writhing beneath his skin.
In such a short time, he only managed to magnify his right arm.
But as long as he could defend, magnifying his entire body afterward wouldn’t be a problem.
He turned his head to the right and saw Chikari Makoto’s fist hurtling towards him, her bloodthirsty expression chilling.
But with his magnification ability, blocking her punch shouldn’t be a problem!
With Second Bro’s sensory abilities and his own power, they might actually be able to defeat this girl.
A smile appeared on the third member’s lips.
However, in the next moment…
That smile froze.
Chikari Makoto’s fist, enveloped in a powerful aura, inexplicably passed through his magnified right arm.
His eyes widened in disbelief.
“An afterimage?!”
“Impossible! Where is she?!”
“Third, she’s—”
The second member’s urgent shout came.
But before he could finish, he felt a light pressure on the top of his head.
Then, an overwhelming force, like a thousand-pound weight, pressed down on him, an unstoppable torrent, an insurmountable force.
His neck let out a sickening crack, and his body lost balance, falling to the left.
He slammed heavily against the ground.
“Boom———!!”
A thunderous sound echoed through the area.
Smoke and dust filled the air, then dispersed with the forest breeze.
The scene slowly cleared.
A large crater, a headless corpse, and a pretty maid.
A bizarre yet strangely harmonious tableau.
Chikari Makoto rubbed her index finger against her lips, her golden eyes burning like a wildfire, a seemingly harmless smile gracing her lips.
The wind carried her voice.
“One.”
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