175 Shutendoji! (1/2)
”Arrrghhh!!” Okubo was shouting fiercely.
He sounded just like a wild beast struggling inside a hunter’s trap.
Dark grayish-black mist poured out from his body, and countless pale white hands as far as the eyes could see were reaching out from the mist and rushing towards the girl across from him like an unstoppable flood!
Natsuya remained expressionless at this.
Her cape had now turned into a cloak that covered her entire body, and mystical runes flashed and shone on the transformed cape. As the pale white hands drew close to her, her cape glowed with a dark yellow light, sealing every single hand without exception.
She then brought her kodachi down upon the hands, and numerous motes of dark red light flew out from her blade. With one swipe, all the hands were severed.
”Gather!”
With Natsuya’s light command, a much darker glow instantly enveloped the kodachi. Before long, the kodachi transformed, lengthening by several dozen meters.
She lifted the massive blade and swung it down at Okubo!
*Boom!!*
Okubo attempted to block the sword with his mist, but the enchanted dark red kodachi managed to pierce through his defense and injure his body.
Okubo instantly spat out a mouthful of blood from his injury.
”Grr…”
He was unable to even stand anymore, so he kneeled on one knee and stared at the puddle of blood that he had just spit onto the ground.
He was completely defeated.
He tried to gain time for his cultivated Zombie Demon and cast spells to weaken the school’s defensive spell formation… but it ended in defeat!
He created his own territory and tried to form a barrier that would be completely unaffected by his opponent’s spell formation… but it ended in defeat!
He used a large amount of Spiritual Power in an attempt to overwhelm his opponent with the first wave of attacks… but it ended in defeat!
He used low-cost Mana attacks and kept up a solid defense in order to wear Natsuya down while waiting for a chance to counterattack… but it ended in defeat!
He used a soul attack and attempted to drag Natsuya into the soul realm for battling… but it ended in defeat!
Every one of his actions had ended in failure.
Every plan, every plot of his, had been easily countered!
Not only that, he was continuously injured by Natsuya’s attacks.
Okubo was now feeling despair.
He couldn’t win.
Not only could he not win, he wasn’t even able to seemingly bother her.
Natsuya Yoruhana had maintained a cold and distant expression from start to finish. She hadn't lost control of her emotions for even a second; it were as if she wasn’t even battling, and was doing something like school homework instead, as she precisely countered his every move.
No, it wasn’t countering.
She was basically dissecting him.
Okubo began laughing.
He actually found it funny how he came up with this analogy, and he was also laughing at himself for how appropriate this analogy truly was.
The uncomfortable sound of his own laughter caused him to recall all the taunting laughter he had constantly heard throughout his life.
From his family, from strangers, and even from…
”You were defeated once before by Natsuya Yoruhana. You’ll be defeated by her for eternity. You’ll never catch up to her in terms of power for your entire life, nor will you ever understand even when you die.”
Those bone-piercing taunts came from a good-for-nothing piece of garbage.
”Hahahahahaha-”
Okubo began laughing maniacally.
Pain, hatred, anger, unwillingness…
Despair from always being looked down on and condescended by everyone finally swallowed him.
He was unable to deny everything that made his life uncomfortable.
Because it was all undeniably true.
He was unable to defeat Natsuya Yoruhana…
He wasn’t able to accept it, but he was forced to accept it.
That was why he utterly broke down.
Even through his maniacal laughter, Okubo noticed that the beautiful girl's eyebrows furrowed slightly as she observed him.
‘So, there’s finally a change in your expression. What’s about to happen next will shock you even more!’
Okubo lifted his hand slightly. Three crystals appeared in a flash of a black light and floated into his hand.
Natsuya blinked in surprise at this. However, she acted swiftly and launched an attack!
‘So you’ve noticed it... but your attack is useless.’