Anime, Girlfriend Shokuhou Misaki.

A clanging sound of steel clashing.

Two sounds of flesh tearing rang out at the same time. One of the three slashes that folded space was blocked, while the other two landed on the chest of the Black King Horse, and in the same spot, slicing open the surface of his chest flesh.

"Excellent swordsmanship."

His attack missed, and he suffered further injuries.

However, Black Iron King's expression remained calm, without any fluctuation.

He continued to watch Haramura Makoto, who was creating distance between himself and his attackers, with a cold and indifferent gaze.

"A completely simultaneous attack."

"A sword technique that is absolutely impossible to resist. I must say, you have given me many surprises."

It's that same condescending attitude again.

"With this swordsmanship alone, you are already among the top swordsmen."

"but--"

"It's been so long, and you've attacked me many times yourself. You should have noticed your own powerlessness by now."

Black Iron King Horse didn't even look at his own wounds, his expression arrogant.

Indeed, Makoto Haramura broke through his defenses.

Two shallow scars remained on his body, which had been free of new wounds for a long time.

But so what?

A long gash barely grazed his skin.

A stab wound that penetrated about five centimeters into the body.

Neither of the attacks had any effect.

To be honest, even if the same attack landed on him dozens or hundreds of times, it wouldn't do anything to him.

Don't ever say that too many wounds and bleeding could kill him.

He trained his body to such an extent that he could control his muscles so well that he could even bring the wounds back together with his muscles, thus stopping the bleeding.

This means that no matter how hard Makoto Haramura tries.

Unable to completely break through the Black Iron King's defenses, all his efforts were ultimately in vain.

"Is Stella Vermillion awakening, or is she evolving?"

Kurogane Ohma did not make any further moves. Instead, he lowered his hand holding the sword and asked Haramura Makoto.

"What do you want to do?"

The sudden mention of Stella made Makoto Haramura's nerves tense up.

His gaze swept quickly across the battlefield, then his pupils contracted sharply, and his voice suddenly became urgent.

"That puppeteer—"

For a brief moment, Makoto Haramura was somewhat lost in thought, forgetting everything around him and focusing solely on dealing with Kurogane Ohma.

They completely forgot about the existence of the puppeteer from the very beginning.

That guy has now disappeared.

He also knew very well that, given Black Iron King's pride, he would not allow a second person to appear in a one-on-one battle.

So, the whereabouts of that puppeteer are now quite obvious.

"Damn-"

"Are you in a hurry?"

Black Iron King Horse suddenly raised its head, and there seemed to be some kind of divine light brewing in its eyes.

"Hiraga Reisen's current intensity is not very high."

"The flames surrounding that woman were enough to withstand his threads."

"But if that's the case, and the woman's evolution is still interrupted, then it means she's nothing special."

"On the battlefield, the enemy will never be polite and wait for you to finish evolving before attacking."

It seemed that a fighting spirit was constantly brewing within Black Iron King.

"Boom!"

A vast amount of magical power emanated from him and then poured into the nodachi in his hand.

"If you're really in a hurry to save that woman, then try to take this move from me."

"If you can take this on, then this is the end of it for today."

“If you can’t handle it, I’ll go find that woman. Even if Hiraga Reisen fails, I’ll interrupt her evolution and continue fighting her.”

The gale surrounding the Black Iron King Horse intensified, and the density of his magic was so great that even light was deflected, making his figure appear as blurry as a mirage.

A violent gust of wind surged along the blade.

The turbulent air currents swept everything around them, tearing apart not only the clouds in the sky but also causing the surrounding trees to shake violently, breaking branches and scattering leaves.

"—'Broken Moon Heavenly Dragon Claw'!"

As the greatsword swung down, a gale was unleashed like the claws of a dragon.

This terrifying blow can cleave steel, rock, and even the hardest materials in the world without mercy.

"In fact, spatial abilities are most powerful when they can be directly applied to living beings."

"But this can only be done by mastering the use of ten-dimensional space."

Looking at the giant sword of gale-force winds that stood over fifty meters tall in front of him, the air currents that swirled around the entire area even made his clothes flutter and rustle.

"So even the chairman of the board, who is known as the world clock, cannot do this, nor can the space ability users in Academy City."

"Of course, this could also be related to the fact that the chairman is not a pure spatial ability user."

"Her ability is ultimately based on time."

He slowly raised the Void Rift in his hand. Facing the wind blade that could cut him in two at any moment, Makoto Haramura's eyes showed not a trace of fear.

"So I figured out another way."

"Although this move seems a bit useless, it's not bad if it can be used as a surprise move."

The magic suddenly erupted from Makoto Haramura's body, and his figure became illusory and hazy.

He pointed the hand holding the Rift at the sky, his finger on the trigger, and magic surged wildly toward the Rift.

"—'Empty Thrust'!"

As the finger pulled the trigger, the magic power that had been gathered in the rift vanished completely in an instant.

But it did not bring about any changes.

Everything seemed as if nothing had happened, except that the wind sword, which was over fifty meters long, was still slashing towards Makoto Haramura.

"The one who's truly being strangled isn't me, it's you, Black Iron King."

The magical wind sword vanished completely.

Just as it was about to touch Makoto Haramura, it strangely disappeared.

Meanwhile, Black Iron King, who was still in a sword-wielding posture in the distance, seemed to be frozen in place, with three azure energy bars, each about the length of an arm, piercing through his body.

The puncture site was his abdomen and chest.

"Stella—"

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"Let them remain locked in a stalemate over there, while I gain another powerful puppet."

Wearing a mask and dressed in a tuxedo-style suit, the man sped through the jungle while emitting a strange and eerie laugh.

"It's so hot!"

The temperature variations and changes are very obvious.

Hiraga Reisen could clearly sense that the closer she got to the constantly erupting source of magic, the more intense the heat she felt.

"hey-hey!"

"I saw it."

In the darkness of the night, amidst the surrounding blackness, that blazing ball of light, illuminating everything around it and even the sky, was exceptionally bright.

"Make it mine, and keep struggling to make it."

Silvery threads shot out from the fingertips, heading straight for the blazing pillar of fire.

But at this time.

"Bam—"

With a burst of light and heat, a phantom slowly emerged behind Stella, who was groaning and howling in pain.

It was a phantom of a dragon slowly unfurling its ferocious wings and revealing its sharp claws.

"It's so hot, it's so painful."

Stella believes she has a strong will to control herself, after all, she endured the pain of constant burning on her skin from a young age and eventually mastered her abilities.

But now she finds that her once-proud mental capacity seems to be on the verge of collapse.

My whole body felt burning hot, as if it were melting, and my chest felt like it had been ripped apart.

The dragon's phantom clung firmly to Stella, and a red rhombus-shaped crystal appeared on her forehead.

The crystal emitted an eerie red light.

It was as if it were beating like a heart, flickering and pulsating, and even Stella's skin and hair were interacting with the crystal, pulsating in unison.

Stella's eyes had turned completely crimson.

She raised her head and slowly opened her mouth.

“Laaaaa——”

The next instant, Stella let out a roar that was impossible to understand.

Just by listening, you can tell that this is definitely not a sound that a human could make.

The sound was like a mountain collapsing, like a tsunami, but without a doubt, it was the roar of a living being.

A sound that can shake the heavens and earth and change the surrounding environment simply by roaring.

Without a doubt, this is a dragon's roar.

"Oops!"

Hiraga Reisen, wearing a mask, made it impossible to discern his true expression, but the two words he uttered alone were enough to prove that he was not at peace.

"Kaka——"

"The internal tremors are terrifying."

Although he couldn't feel pain, which is nonexistent, he could see cracks spreading from his arm.

"I can't take it anymore, I have to leave."

"Next time, we'll use better materials to make the body."

"Really!"

The blood-red blade flashed by, and the round object flew into the air.

"Just as I predicted, this isn't your true form. I'll find your real body next time, you trash."

"Ha ha!"

"Then I'll look forward to the next time."

The clown's head rolled to the ground, and the red light in his eyes dimmed completely.

"Waaaaah, ahhhhh, ah—"