𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎𝟎: 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐚𝐣𝐫𝐚
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Vajra was confronting one of the 13 Apostles targeting her, Thirteen.
Vajra, with her eyes concealed by a cloth.
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Yet, she could “see.”
Vajra takes out a small sphere from her cleavage and tosses it to the ground.
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“Cough! Cough! A smoke screen. . . . . .!”
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Engulfed in white smoke.
Thirteen panics as his vision is taken away.
Seizing this opportunity, a sharp pain runs through his back.
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“You!”
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Thirteen takes a swing behind him.
But his fist cuts through the air.
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“What is this. . . . . .an arrow?”
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Stuck in his back was an arrow.
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Whoosh. . . . . .
An arrow grazes Thirteen’s arm.
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. . . . . .Impossible.
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“Damn it! How can you move accurately in this bad visibility?!”
“Unlike you, I can see.”
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Even with her face concealed by cloth, and her vision blocked by smoke, Vajra can see.
It’s because she has a special power. . . . . .the power of Future Prediction.
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“Damn, you’re making a fool of me. . . . . .!”
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Clink. . . . . .Thirteen draws his weapon.
It’s a pair of thick chains.
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With a weight at the end.
Thirteen swings the chain as if it were a lasso.
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“Take this. . . . . .Die. . . . . .!!!”
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He swings the chain with all his might.
A crushing sound rings out, but clearly, it’s not the sound of flesh being smashed.
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“Tch. . . . . .Stop dodging!”
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Thirteen swings his chains frantically.
Meanwhile, Vajra targets her enemy accurately with arrows amid the smoke.
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Eventually. . . . . .Thirteen drops to his knees.
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“Damn. . . . . .Is it poison?”
“Well. . . . . .who knows.”
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In the forest filled with smoke, Vajra’s voice echoes.
She doesn’t disclose her tactics, perhaps to apply psychological pressure.
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She didn’t actually coat her arrow tips with poison.
She simply pierced a major vein precisely, causing heavy bleeding.
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Excessive loss of blood leads to death.
Even small injuries can accumulate to be fatal.
“Heh. . . . . .haa. . . . . .! Damn it! Where are you hiding?! Come out and fight fair and square, damn it. . . . . .!!!”
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Vajra runs through the smoke, keeping low.
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“Why would anyone fight on their enemy’s terms?”
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Vajra doesn’t possess overwhelming destructive power like Anila.
Her weapon is her foresight.
She can fairly accurately predict the near future.
Her eyes and ranged attacks form a powerful combo.
After all, she can predict where the enemy will be and aim her arrows accordingly.
. . . . . .However, there are limitations to her foresight.
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For example. . . . . .
Thump. . . . . .
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“Ah. . . . . .”
Struck with a strong impact to the back of her head, Vajra falls to the ground.
She sees the future.
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Thirteen will soon come this way.
Vajra tries to crawl away to escape.
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However, with a clattering sound. . . . . .the chains move on their own, binding Vajra’s body.
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“Grr. . . . . .!”
“Just like a snake, isn’t it. . . . . .this chain. This is my Sacred Treasure, ‘Black Snake.’”
“Sacred Treasure. . . . . .”
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Vajra knows.
A Sacred Treasure is a special magical tool with tremendous power.
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“Gotcha. . . . . .Hakutaku. Geez, you’re such a hassle. . . . . .”
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The stylish woman is bound tightly by black chains.
Thirteen places his foot on the head of the immobilized Vajra.
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“Your eyes are certainly remarkable. . . . . .but all they can do is see the future. You’re simply replaying a bit of the future you’ve seen in your head, right? That means you’re vulnerable to attacks from blind spots.”
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Even if you can see five seconds into the future, if you get hit from behind in those five seconds, you can’t dodge it.
Just because you can see the future doesn’t mean you can avoid it.
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“You underestimated me, huh? Right, Hakutaku?”
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As if venting all his pent-up frustration, Thirteen repeatedly stomps on Vajra’s head.
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“You’re not even part of the 13 Apostles! Don’t joke about receiving Ouma-sama’s favor!”
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. . . . . .Thirteen keeps stomping on Vajra’s head as he shouts.
Heh. . . . . .Vajra smiles defiantly.
“What the hell?! You.”
“No. . . . . .you’re really a good-hearted person, aren’t you?”
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Clearly, those words were not directed at Thirteen.
She can see it.
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. . . . . .The development that will unfold.
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“Annoying. . . . . .Geez! Fine! All Ouma-sama wants are your eyes! So it’s fine to tear the rest of you apart, right?!”
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The black snake coiled around Vajra tightens its grip on her.
Even as her carotid artery is being squeezed and she’s on the verge of losing consciousness. . . . . .
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Vajra is still smiling.
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“Aren’t you afraid of dying? You. . . . . .”
“I am scared.”
“Then why are you smiling?! What can you see?!”
“Light. . . . . .perhaps.”
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Then, at that moment.
A bright light envelops the area.
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“Aaarghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”
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It’s just light.
But upon being exposed to it, Thirteen is violently thrown back, crashing into a large tree.
“Ah, seriously. . . . . .you’re too kind, Kyrie.”
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At the center of the light was Kyrie・Inori, riding on the back of Chatura who had transformed into Fenrir.
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