Fragmented and shattered hand fragments fell to the ground. Silence. After the smoke cleared, there was a figure of Ziyang Flower staring at her left hand, which was trembling in daze.
"--Oh"
Take a breath.
No trauma. Just before the lotus unleashes its blow. That's where the comma sprang up in a matter of seconds. At that moment, Ziyanghua put her left hand on the trajectory of the attack. The defenses were in time.
Even though it was attacked with an ideal development, the only result obtained was the destruction of the hand held in the left hand. Cognizant of the fact, Lotus exhaled quietly.
"Huu, Huu"
Lotus held herself low as she regulated her breathing.
She hasn't given up yet. I can't back down. There's only one way to do it now. I'm the only one left. I can only stop my sister.
"Let's go, onee-chan!!"
"...... ah"
With a breath of air in her lungs, Lotus jumped and ran out in front of Ziyang Flower. "Beyond that, dreaming of a future with light..."
Even before that, Lotus won.
"Gahhhh!!"
Stormy breathing sounds. He looks like a raging beast. The assault on the ground dived into Ziyang Hua's pocket, surrounded by a gust of wind. Roaring, his right hand unleashed to cut through the sky, was instantly attached to something like a black claw. I was holding my chest and preparing my breath to put on my chest.
"... ghh!?"
There is a cut on Ziyang Flower's cheek. In an instant, a slight numbness and tsunami-like sleepiness shook my brain.
(Mmm... yikes... ku...?)
A paralyzing poison. And an anesthetic that dulls the senses. The tip of Kunai, lit by the sun, glows demonically. It is not a lethal thing. It was just a poison that inhibited the movement of Ziyang Flower.
However, in melee battles that compete for every second, the mild paralytic poison is no different from the lethal solo. My fingertips were trembling and I couldn't defend myself. The same goes for anesthesia: either poisoned or killed by human hands.
Therefore, Ziyanghua bit her tongue without any hesitation.
"--Oh"
Sharp pain awakens the brain. A strand of fresh blood dripping from your lips. Focus on the limbs. Ziyanghua forcefully removed the paralysis that corrupted her body by biting her tongue into her cheeks. It would be a wonderful response.
However, Lotus was able to read through the prompt response.
"Ahhhh!!"
A dull blow struck his left shin. The center of gravity collapsed. No matter how much purple sunflower, I could not react to the low kick that was approaching my feet while dealing with the poison.
"Ugh..."
But we won't be able to do it until we fall. I managed to hold on with one of my right legs. My left leg is not on the ground just because my knee is bent. His gaze also firmly grasped the lotus figure.
(I can't believe I'm doing this...!... but I won't let you like it any more. If you allow yourself to resist and hurt yourself badly, do your best to prune your consciousness with a single blow!)
Ziyang Flower's eyes sharpened. For the first time, a pupil dwelt in her eyes. I'm serious. I didn't mean to kill you. But literally, there was a blow from my whole body. Lotus instinctively understood the sole and slightly retreated after one toe ─ ─ Instantly, Ziyang Hua activated the shrinkage.
With an incredible roar, Ziyang Hua's body stepped into the realm of magical speed. All that was left was a large crack centered on my right leg. A brilliant technique that no ordinary person can match. Of course, with [Mortal Lotus] as Purple Sunflower knew, she would have been unconsciously pruned. Such a future was clearly visible in her eyes.
... but that didn't happen.
The lotus body moves like a slide. When I reached my knee in a steady motion, I appeared on the orbit of the shrinkage ground to jump up. In the unexpected, Ziyanghua opened her eyes and was stunned.
(─!?... I can't stop...!!)
The shrinkage is not a magic or a miracle. A technique crocheted by a person. It's just fast-moving magic. Therefore, there are clear weaknesses in the shrinkage zone. Once it's in, it doesn't work.
I mean...
"- Gah!?"
Once you know the direction you're coming, you can easily decide on a counter. Of course, it is a theory that would not have been possible without the speed and skill to cope with the shrinkage of the shrinkage ground, which is also known as God Speed......
The flying knee kick that was released to target the center of the head succeeded in shaking the brain by brilliantly grasping the tip of the nose of the purple sunflower. An instant blackout. Even if she collapsed in a concussion, it was not surprising, but Ziyanghua regained consciousness in two seconds.
However, that second was where Lotus had been waiting for her to attack. We can't afford to miss it.
"--Oh!!"
Unvoiced screaming. When I pinched the head of the sunflower on my back with my thighs, I continued to rotate as if in the air, and whilst raising the roar, I slammed the cerebral sky of the sunflower into the ground.
--My current fighting technique: tree withered and dropped
Kahaha!?
Blood throws up. A tremendous roar echoes through the mountains and dust strikes the surrounding area. My current fighting technique is to withered the trees. A melee martial arts technique acquired by a gifted mortal at the end of his unrelenting efforts. The last trump card that Lotus could hold exploded.
A lotus that jumps away from a twitching purple sunflower. Why don't you go after him or arrest him?
... no, I can't.
"--Oh! Gahah... ghhh... ghhhh!!"
Large amounts of vomiting dirty the ground. Lotus vomited painfully as she clasped her knees and chest with her hands. Rough breathing. Flowing sweat and blood. It doesn't matter when you fall, it's a weak figure.
... naturally. Previous battles. Lotus didn't breathe at all while doing her moves. By forcing her heart rate to increase, she was drawing more power than she could.
So, the movements were completely different. The sophisticated warrior-like movement that I showed at the beginning overwhelmed Ziyang Hua with the ferocity of a similar or unresembled beast, but it was also evidence that I could not afford it.
In the midst of the impending time limit, Lotus improved her physical abilities rapidly by burning her own life. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to react to the shrinkage of Ziyang Flower.
"... nh... nh..."
Slightly zero words.
Shorten your life span. You won't regret your choice. I knew it was impossible and reckless. To give one shot to a great sister, you have to pay the mortal to burn his life. Because I didn't think my sister would feel relieved if she couldn't prove that she had grown stronger. That's why I fought for it.
... and...
”Right... eh...”
― ― Because I believe that it is worth paying for life.
"Come back."... onee-chan "
The fingertips of the purple sunflower twitched.
A lotus fist arrived in her heart.
Ziyang Hua slowly stood up and walked to the vomiting lotus in pain. On his back, he still had a terrible temper, and the bamboo unexpectedly had a weapon. Worst-case scenario, make sure you can move right away.
But it was stopped.
“It's okay. She's not going to like her sister and hurt her.”
"... that's true..."
I destroyed my home for my sister's sake. It is a more convincing word than ever.
Ziyang Hua did not chase the lotus, as expected by such a pupa. However, his legs stopped just a step away, and even if he tried to reach his right hand, he wandered through the air.
It was as if the line between the living and the dead was drawn between the two.
"...... ah"
And at the end of the conflict, she tried to completely lower her right hand - and at that moment, Lotus grabbed her hand, saying she wouldn't let go anymore.
"No... no, onee-chan..."
"I... I can't go back that way anymore." I betrayed you. I killed Aoi with my hand. "
Ziyang Hua vividly remembers her hands stained with crimson blood. Every day, Ziyang Flower dreams of her eyes losing moment and light.
"... I let lots of my brothers and sisters die because of the information I gave out." Everyone was determined to die resenting me.... I can't beg for forgiveness anymore-- "I forgive you. I'm sure you'll forgive me if I tell you the truth and break my relationship with the Tokugawa family!"
"--Oh... I can't. I'm not going to be forgiven."
Ziyang Hua suddenly pushed silently at the words of the lotus, but she immediately shook her head to the side as if she had given up.
However, without such an answer, Lotus jumped to Ziyang Hua and clasped her body. As much as you can.
Huh, Lotus?
"No, no, no, no! No! Don't say that! Onee-chan just worked hard to help me! I didn't kill him because I wanted to! Onee-chan is such a sweet oneesan! I'm sure everyone will forgive me!!"
”But... I...”
"Uu... uuuu, hiccup... Ig..." I don't want to. I don't want to die, onee-chan...... don't leave me alone... "
"--Ah!!... ah, ah... ah..."
[Don't leave me alone]
The word took away the darkness that was nesting in the purple sunflower. He was saved. Ziyang Flower was saved with one word. The words of the lotus arrived in Ziyang Hua's tightly sealed heart because it was something that came out of the bottom of his heart.
She will never be trapped in the dark again.
But they didn't realize that the darkness that had captured her was so close.
Kahaha!?
"People's hearts are shaking things." Not to mention those who betrayed us once.... did you think I wasn't being watched? "
An arm that breaks through the chest of Ziyang Flower. The blood-stained solo did not stop, and grabbed the head of the standing lotus in a daze.
A man with a crooked crescent moon.
Its name is Hanzo Hattori of the Tokugawa clan.
A giant evil flash blade was there.