14. [Scatter Flame Bullets] [Scatter Flame Bullets] [Scatter Flame Bullets] [Scatter Flame Bullets]
ā[Scatter Flame Bullets]!ā
I shoot it as a test, but its power is incredible. My target is one of the bindings(?) to armored warriorās shoulder guards. I wonder if I can blow it away.
āThatās, the same technique as Kien! How are you able to use it!?ā
āThatās a trade secret!!ā
I can tell now that I used it, but this technique is incredibly difficult. I doubt heād believe me even if I said, āI picked it up just now!ā Seriously, kami-samaās learning ability totally makes me feel like Iām cheating.
āThe formula for that technique wasnāt on your left arm earlier. Were you only pretending to draw on calligraphy paper when you were instead etching that onto your arm?ā
Thatās right! Using the ink you got my right hand sticky with!
Still, the design I thought was a tattoo was actually a techniqueās formulaā¦ Thanks to that, I took this long to realize the truth.
āYour attack was stronger than Kienāsā¦ Looks like you have an aptitude for fire.ā
An aptitude for fire? Does he mean I have talent for fire onmyou techniques? Really? I didnāt know.
āLooks like I wonāt be able to hold out until Kien arrives if I donāt take this seriously. Link.ā
With those words, a thread of spiritual power connects Mitsurugiās left hand with the warrior.
That warrior, does this mean it was on autopilot this whole time?
āHere I come!ā
āHol- wai- owaa!ā
The warrior is much faster and sharper than before. Still, I can avoid its attacks at the last second. The blade needs to be covered in spiritual power before a slash can be sent flying. As such, I can predict them andāā
ā[Scatter Flame Bullets]!ā
āāI can fight back with this. Its power is great too. I avoid the attack and scrap a bit off the warriorās flank.
āBetween the two of us, it looks like itās getting worse for you.ā
āNot necessarily.ā
I suddenly feel something is wrong and touch my side. There is a thin tear in my clothes. I was cut without realizing it!?
āThe one who cut you was me.ā
Wha! I realize it after being told. Without my noticing it, the glasses suitās tachi has been drawn. Itās thin, but there are traces of spiritual power on the blade. Did he send a slash at me while I was busy with the warrior?
āThis is not everything.ā
With those words, the warrior raises its right leg and takes a stance similar to that of a Muay Thai fighterās. What the? The heck is heā¦ Not good, this is bad, bad, bad! Iām in serious danger!!
āUwoooh!!!ā
Due to my intuition, I drop down in a panic. I then feel something fly past just above my head. Soon after, the sound of glass shattering rings throughout the venue. When I turn to look, I see deep cuts on the inner most layer of the triple barrier.
āYouā¦ slashed it!?ā
Did he hurl a slashā¦ with a kick? Even then, isnāt this way too powerful!?
āCuts from the 2 odachi and the right foot. This is the true appearance of [Three Statue Sword].ā
Isnāt this too harsh!? When combined with the glasses suitās attacks, doesnāt this mean the number of attacks I need to watch out for doubled? I was getting by barely dodging them at the last second earlier. Iāll absolutely lose at this rate.
āIāll lose if I donāt pull something off tooā¦ā
One idea comes to mind, but honestly, Iām not sure if it will work. Then again, Iāll lose if I go on the defense. I donāt want to have any regrets!
āHere I go! [Scatter Flame Bullets] [Scatter Flame Bullets] [Scatter Flame Bullets] [Scatter Flame Bullets]!!!!ā
āHow haphazard.ā
Fuhahahaha! Offense is the best defense!
In the meantime, I take out calligraphy paper and a brush pen from my waist pouch.
āI wonāt allow you! Go, Three Statue Sword!ā
The warrior batters its body against my flaming buckshot. My rapid fire has lowered my attackās strength. Itās going to reach me at this rate.
ā[Scatter Flame Bullets]!!ā
I aim this final shot not at the warrior, but at the floor and create a smokescreen.
āItās futile! Iāve grasped your position!ā
The warrior continues and plunges straight into the smokescreen. That said, my intention wasnāt to hide in a smokescreen.
āWhat that!?ā
I focused all that I could into that last buckshot before releasing it with a roar. As such, there is a 1 meter deep hole in the floor. With the warriorās physique, itāll only hold it for a moment, but thatās plenty.
āAlright, I finished drawing the technique!ā
āImpossible!? Thereās no way a shikigami technique could be drawn that fast!ā
āYour right. Thatās why, I drew a normal talisman technique.ā
The talismanās technique was simple. I drew the symbol [ē«] in the center and then completed it by decorating the corners some. Normal onmyou techniques seem to use talismans like this as intermediaries. Iām pretty sure the incantation wentāā
āāāFlame, excess, ignite, wall [Flame Blazing Wall]!ā
āWhaā, you can even use that technique too!?ā
No, no, no, this is a talisman usage technique only.
The slip of paper bursts into flames and a gigantic ball of fire appears. Looks like my chant was a success.
āFly, make a wall here!ā
I can control the ball of fireās trajectory to an extent. I have it trace an arc and create a wall of flame that separates me from the glasses suit. Naturally, the warrior is on the other side of the wall too. Bye, bye.
I will draw the shikigami technique during this opening. If I can finish before the wall is torn down, things should somewhat turn for the better.
With trembling hands, I hold down the calligraphy paper and run the brush pen over it.
āThe Diamond of Wrath attends every anger management class in existence and gets every attendant so angry they never go backā
āFor real?ā
Two spears have pierced into Kien, but he stands up like nothing happened. Furthermore, his substitution tag has not lost its effect. It has accumulated damage, but the amount isnāt enough for him to be considered dead.
āI should have blocked all 3 of those water spears of yoursā¦ I get it, there were actually 5 spears, right?ā
Kien quickly arrives at the answer. First, he intercepted Urunaās enormous lance of water. Uruka then made use of the water that had been scattered around to create and launch spears at Kien from behind.
āThere was spiritual power remaining in the water splashed around by your imoutoā¦ You made use of that too?ā
āThat is correct. Since we are sisters, the wavelengths of our spiritual power are similar.ā
Uruka tells him that, but another factor is what truly made her technique possible. That water was 10 meters away. Transforming it into spears required an uncommon degree of spiritual power manipulation. Her skill is what truly made materializing that technique possible.
Kien isnāt told anything more than what has been said, but his intuition also makes him aware to that fact. Thus, his grin sharpens.
āYou were an interesting guy too. This is getting fun! Flame, release, multi, bullet [Endless Flame Wall]!ā
āDine! [Wall]!ā
The approaching fire wall crashes against a water wall and a tempest of vapor bursts.
āUruna! Your right!ā
āTch!? [Wall]!ā
āScatter flame bullets!ā
Uruna defends against Kienās close ranged buckshot at the last second.
āThis close, in an instant!?ā
āHis scatter flame bullets technique, he fired it from the soles of his feet. Doing that allowed him propel himself forward.ā
Uruka exposes Kienās technique in an instant and calms the flustered Uruna.
āBingo! The [Scatter Flame Bullets] technique has been inked into all four of my limbs. I could even fly across the sky if I felt like it!ā
āI am not in the slightest bit jealous! Dine, [Blade]!ā
Countless blades of water rush Kien. They, however, donāt even touch him as he accelerates.
Afterwards, before Kienās overwhelming flying prowess, a one-sided defensive battle develops. Uruka sets up a web of spiritual power to predict Kienās attacks and Uruna relies on that web to defend. Despite that, there isnāt a single opportunity for a counterattack.
āEven if just for an instant, if there were an openingā¦ā
During that one-sided defense, Uruka had finished chanting a certain technique. Yet, the moment she activates it, the spiritual power maintaining the web will be cut. Should Kien take advantage of that opening, the 2 of them will lose before she can even activate it.
āonee-chan, Iām sorry. A few more times may be [Wall]ās limitā¦ā
āUruna, thanks. Youāve really given it your best.ā
Uruka resolves herself. After Uruna prevents the next attack, she will activate her technique.
ā[Wall]!ā
āChe! Again!?ā
She dissolves her web of spiritual power and focuses on invoking her technique, howeverāā
āā¦Ah? You looking down on me?ā
āāKien doesnāt overlook that opening.
āI wonāt let you get close to onee-chan! Dine! [Blade]! [Lance]!ā
āThatās just rain![Scatter Flame Bullets]!!ā
Kien shoots down the approaching blade and lance before passing by Uruna. Before Uruka can invoke her technique, heās already in front of her.
āLater.ā
āonee-chan!ā
The next moment, the barrier breaking echoes. Kien turning away at the sound is an opportunity Uruna doesnāt miss.
ā[Supreme- Dragon King Manifestion]!ā
Absorbing all of Urukaās the spiritual power, a coiled dragon reveals itself.
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Thanks for the chapter.