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"It's alright, then let's try this one—" Stiyl shouted, "One of the five elements that constitute the world, the great primordial flame, the light of grace that nurtures life, the light of punishment that sanctions evil—"

Stiyl watched as the girl remained standing there motionless, chanting his incantation, blood already trickling from her mouth, making her speech somewhat slurred. Blood seeped from his mouth and tongue—

Those grains of sand must have covered his entire body by some unknown time.

However, he did not give up chanting the incantation; the Pope-level spell was about to be used—

"While bringing peace and happiness, it also eliminates the cold, dark, and freezing misfortune. Its name is Flame, and its duty is the sword!"

"Show yourself, devour my body and transform into power—Innocentius, the King of Witch Hunters—"

"Let's go!"

"Roar--"

A fiery monster with a temperature exceeding three thousand degrees Celsius charged towards Ryougi Mana—

He had already laid out a large number of runes around this area, so—

"Ha..." Ryougi Mana looked around: "Why haven't Dad and Mom come back yet..."

"You'd better be serious, or you'll die—even though I don't know what moves you're using!"

“Um…” Ryougi Mana looked over and said, “If it’s this fire giant you’re talking about… won’t it dissipate?”

"What—!?" Stiyl's expression changed. Sure enough, the giant seemed to be moving forward, but his body was constantly collapsing!

“Impossible, this is—?” Stiyl looked at the runes around him and discovered the reason.

The runes... are disappearing—little by little, as if they are being gnawed away by something.

"Stiyl, back off—he's coming this way!" Kanzaki Kaori shouted.

With a flick of his sword, several steel wires wrapped around Stiyl and pulled him away—

"Cough cough..." Stiyl coughed up two mouthfuls of blood and said, "What... was that just now?"

"What is it... You should figure that out yourselves, right?" Ryougi Mana said with a smile. "I can't exactly tell you what my abilities are, can I?"

substitute--

The power within the JOJO world.

Ryougi Mana possessed this power when she was very young, but she truly understood and was able to control it three years ago.

She named her body double "The Kinks".

That is, a knot.

Destructive power: D, Speed: C, Range: B, Durability: A, Precision: A, Potential: A

It is a split-type Stand.

It can split into countless rings the size of grains of sand. Once one end pierces through, it begins to circle around, and the pierced area will be peeled open. Although each one is very small, if countless rings the size of grains of sand attack at the same time, it will be very powerful.

This will create the same effect as Stiyl just now.

Her skin cracked and peeled off, and at the same time, she gradually destroyed the runes around it.

This was already a result of Ryougi Mana holding back; otherwise, the ring would have penetrated his body and attacked his internal organs... and that would have been the end of it.

Those unaware of this ability should not rashly approach her firing range.

Even now, the two of them are still within her firing range.

Now, she is thirteen meters away from Stiyl and fourteen meters away from Kanzaki—while the range of her Stand is fifty meters.

However, she usually needs to learn to conceal her abilities and not reveal them directly. She is used to letting others think that 'her Stand's range is ten meters.' While others breathe a sigh of relief, the hard-to-detect Stand will slowly infiltrate the enemy's body.

When the relaxed enemy prepares to attack again, they will find that their muscles and internal organs are completely filled with her Stand.

My life has completely fallen into someone else's control!

Currently, part of her Stand has entered Stiyl's internal organs, but it hasn't activated yet. At the same time, another part... entered Kanzaki Kaori's body without her noticing, although it's much less than Stiyl's.

Chapter 1173 Direct Cut

Although it is still unclear what kind of technique Ryougi Mana used, Kanzaki Kaori and Stiyl already had some understanding of its danger level.

Stiyl wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and found that his body was no longer breaking apart. However, the two holes in his lips and tongue made it very painful for him to speak, and he estimated that he would not be able to recite incantations properly for a while.

He's not good at healing injuries like this; burns aside, he's not very skilled at other healing magic tricks.

"On the surface, he's just standing there doing nothing... but the attack has already begun... It's much more dangerous than it looks." Stiyl said unclearly, but Kanzaki understood.

"The attack range is about ten meters, and the attack stops once you leave that distance."

Kanzaki took a deep breath and said, "Then, leave the rest of the battle to me."

"Huh? Should we continue? Shouldn't we be done already?" Ryougi Mana sighed and said, "I don't like this kind of battle... And what exactly is your purpose in coming to find me? No one should know me... You've got the wrong person, haven't you?"

I've only been in this world for one day.

I didn't meet anyone, I didn't see anyone.

Then suddenly someone said they were looking for me... How could they possibly have mistaken me for someone else?

"Then, how about coming with us?" Kanzaki Kaori calculated the distance and walked to a place exactly ten meters away from Ryougi Mona. She held a two-meter-long command sword in one hand and placed the other hand on the scabbard of her own sword.

“No way~” Ryougi Mana shook her head: “I’ve already said, I’m waiting for someone, and... we just came here to relax and have a vacation. Fighting like this... it messes up our original purpose... Is this really a suitable place for tourism?”

As she spoke, Liangyi Mona lowered her head, looking somewhat dejected.

"Although I didn't have anything to do to begin with... but... umm, I might as well wait for Dad and the others to come back."

"Dad?" Kanzaki Kaori frowned. "Are you waiting for your family?"

“Hmm? Of course, didn’t I say so?” Ryougi nods and says, “This is a ‘family trip’.”

Hmm, I didn't say that... But if it's family... then it's the parents, right? If the daughter is this difficult, what about the parents? Does it mean... the daughter is a genius with abilities far surpassing her parents, or... she's just a normal person growing up, and her parents are stronger than her?

Which one is it?

If it's the former, things should be much easier once her parents return.

But if it's the latter... then her mission can be declared a "failure".

......

"Hey, don't rush."

Ryougi and Mi, who were about to walk over, were pulled back by Ryougi Shiki, who was coming back from behind.

“Isn’t this interesting?” Ryougi Shiki said with a smile. “Perfect, I want to see how much Mana has grown.”

“…Hmm…Alright.” Ryougi Kazumi nodded.

But... you can't see anything right now, can you?

She has only used her Stand ability so far; she hasn't even used the Shikai or Bankai of her Zanpakuto yet, and she's already gained the upper hand... If both sides knew each other's abilities, the battle would probably be quite difficult.

But now... it's clear that Ryougi Mana's Stand has already infiltrated their bodies.

They have virtually no regenerative ability, so they can practically be declared 'defeated'.

Even if Kanzaki Kaori's attack touches Ryougi Sumi, it's not so easy to cause her any effective damage.

Ryougi Mana and Ryougi Keichi inherited some of the abilities of Ryougi and Mi.

Needless to say, a body double exists.

He also inherited some of the body's abilities. Although he was not as powerful as the ultimate life form he was, and did not even reach the level of the Pillar Man, he still possessed regenerative abilities and body control that surpassed those of a vampire.

Although they haven't tried it, both of them should be the type like DIO, who could survive at sea for a hundred years even if only their heads were left.

The two already possessed exceptional physical abilities, which, combined with their Stand abilities and Zanpakuto powers...

Kanzaki Kaori, who had already been hit by her Stand attack, was about to fight back?

She probably didn't even have a chance to use her strength before she was defeated.

The reason I can still stand now is simply because I'm interested in the Ryougi Mana.

He probably wanted to kill some time while waiting for his own opponent, and since the Stand was already implanted and victory was always within reach, well... then he might as well have a little fighting...

Yes, I knew it.

Seeing Ryougi Mana take out her Zanpakuto, Ryougi Kazuya became even more certain of his thoughts.

Although she won't kill him, and he'll only be injured like Stiyl, it's estimated that Kanzaki Kaori will be unable to wield a sword for several days.

Of course, this applies to normal medical conditions; treatments using magic or other special methods are not included.

......

"Speaking of which, is that a steel wire around you?"

"What—?" Kanzaki Kaori, who was just about to use her usual tricks, heard Ryougi Mana's words and her pupils shrank, then she realized... the wire—had broken.

The moves he had prepared were completely countered... No, it wasn't just the steel wire that broke, but also his own scabbard, which was being 'swallowed' bit by bit.

Has his sword already entered her attack range?

"Big sister~" Ryougi Mana said with a smile, "Is your sword just an ornament? Or are you very skilled at using it?"

"I wouldn't say I'm good at it..." Kanzaki Kaori took a deep breath, "but I do have some knowledge of swordsmanship."

"Is that so? Then let's have a friendly sparring session, shall we? In that case, I won't use that ability."

"No." Kanzaki Kaori took a deep breath. "I'll ask you one last time. Come with us now—what's your answer? Don't rush to answer. This is your last chance. If you answer no, I'll attack immediately—with all my might!"

"no."

“Salvare000—” Kanzaki was ready to attack at any moment. Although two of the steel wires were broken, she could still use 'Seven Flashes—' even with the remaining ones.

"What a pity..." Ryougi Mana sighed, a Zanpakuto appearing in her hand at some point.

“Speak out, get straight to the point.”

bell--

A crisp sound came from the blade.