Chapter 66, Section 15: "Is the distribution complete?"...

"Is the allocation complete?"

Ryousaku smiled, then gripped the katana behind him, his hind foot slicing through the sand on the water's surface. With a burst of energy, he charged towards Otsuko Yuudachi. At the same time, Rika had already charged forward as well.

"You actually tried to hurt Yuta and the child! That's unforgivable! Rika will kill you!"

Rika was incredibly fast; her figure appeared before Rime in an instant, like a ghost, and her sharp claws viciously slashed at Rime.

Rimei quickly dodged, releasing ice and snow in an attempt to freeze Rika's movements.

"Kill you! Kill you!" Rika didn't dodge or evade, but directly used her sharp claws to break through Rimei's solid ice. Attacks poured out like a storm.

She wanted to get rid of Rime as soon as possible so she could go and support Yuta.

However, Rime is not an easy opponent. He is a special-grade sorcerer. Although he is not as powerful as Gojo Satoru and Natsume, as a sorcerer who has followed Ryomen Sukuna for a thousand years, his strength should not be underestimated.

His petite figure weaved and dodged through Rika's dense attacks, deflecting her offensives time and time again, and then using his magical power to condense ice blades that shot towards Rika.

On the other side, Hua Yu had tried to persuade the panda to surrender, but how could the panda listen to a cursed spirit? He simply remarked, "As expected, it's a language that's incomprehensible yet strangely understandable."

He became even more certain that the cursed spirit in front of him was the same cursed spirit named Hanami that Gojo Satoru and Orishita Karin had mentioned earlier, the only enemy on the scene with definite information.

"In that case, I guess I've gained a slight advantage." He clenched his fist and launched an explosive attack on Hua Yu.

Seeing that persuasion to surrender had failed, Hua Yu let out a sigh. Then, the vines and tree trunks behind her grew to a great height, and then broke through the air from the upper diagonal sky, stabbing down rapidly in the direction the panda was moving.

Despite its large size, the panda was surprisingly agile, dodging the opponent's attacks time and again. When it couldn't dodge, it would strike directly with its powerful fist. In moments, it was right in front of Hua Yu, its fist whistling through the air as it smashed into him.

However... with a muffled thud, as Hua Yu was knocked off course, the panda's expression twisted.

So hard!

But no matter how tough it was, he had to keep fighting. He remembered that the opponent's weakness seemed to be... the tree branch above his eye.

Just as the panda was about to seize the opportunity to attack the branch near Hua Yu's eyes, Hua Yu's counterattack arrived.

The flexible tree trunk and vines lashed out at the panda's waist, forcing the panda to abandon its attack and immediately dodge.

However, Hana's speed was clearly faster than his.

With a "bang," the panda was sent flying.

Fortunately, he flipped in mid-air and landed on the wall. The wall shattered from the immense impact, sending dust flying.

The law of "no harm even with smoke"!

Sure enough, the smoke cleared up the next second, and the panda reappeared, looking as if it had been injured.

He clenched his fist: "Looks like I still need more power."

He crawled into the fist, his back slightly arched, and the next second, he transformed into the form of a gorilla.

At this moment, Hua Yu's next attack arrived, the agile branches striking like a snake's tail, much faster than before.

The panda swiftly dodged, its agile body leaping deftly through the vines that tried to bind it. It appeared to be completely at a disadvantage, but in reality, it was at a disadvantage because this forced it to focus solely on dodging and defense, preventing it from launching an attack.

And this will lead to—

A vine suddenly split off, attacking towards Oriyuki Karin with lightning speed.

The panda noticed, and his pupils contracted.

"Kukana Ritsu! Get out of the way!"

He rushed in that direction and punched the vine in an attempt to stop it, but the vine twisted and still stabbed towards Yuki Ayaka.

Karin Oriyuki noticed it too, but she didn't panic. While planning her escape route, she tried to counter the thorny vines with a move—

[Reversal Spell]!

This was something she had never used in front of others.

Because according to the setting, Otoko Kukari and Ieiri Hiri are not from the same world, so Oriyuki Karin had never used it before.

But at this point, why worry about bugs in the settings? Just use whichever move is the strongest! If it weren't for the fact that Six-Eyed couldn't handle using the limitless moves, Shiki Ayaka would have even wanted to make a few big [Zi] flowers for Brain Flower and the others.

The Reversal Spell is a very special technique. Its final effect does not depend on the user's own strength, but rather on the strength of the spell used by the opponent. The stronger the spell used by the opponent, the stronger the reversed effect will naturally be.

As for what Yuki Ayakari needs to consider, it's how much magical power she has to cover up the opponent's spell and thus reverse it.

Fortunately, she now bears the surname Yi Gu, and as everyone knows, the Yi Gu family has the most powerful curses.

Otsuki Yuta's curse power was something Gojo Satoru himself admitted was greater than his, so as Otsuki Kukari, Oriyuki Akarin naturally didn't need to worry about the amount of curse power at this moment.

Now it remains to be seen how well the reversal spell will work on Hua Yu's technique. If it works that well, then she'll have no choice but to run away as fast as she can to save her life.

Fortunately, it seems that fate is on Karin Ooyuki's side this time.

The vines that had been growing vigorously suddenly seemed to have been drained of their life force, withering off in large swaths starting from the end closest to the Oriyuki Ayaka.

A bright smile appeared in Yuki Ayaka's eyes: It's useful!

Hana was taken aback. She had only thought about whether she could catch Okiyuki Karin during a spare moment, but she did not expect that Okiyuki Karin would cause her vines to wither directly.

She turned her head to look in the direction of Oriyuki Karin, somewhat taken aback.

The panda was also delighted. Taking advantage of the moment, it smashed the withered vines in front of it with a punch, which had become dry due to the loss of life, and flashed in front of Hua Yu. With a punch full of power, it smashed hard into the branch near her eye.

With a crisp "crack," the branch near the flower's eye broke.

"Wow! It worked!" The panda pushed the panda away and turned back to give Yukiko Karin a thumbs up. "Well done!"

Oriyuki Ayaka also smiled.

However, while things seem to be improving here, things are getting a little bad over with Yuta Etsu.

A few minutes earlier, Otsuyuta and Tōsō clashed. Their strengths differed; Otsuyuta's magical power was stronger than Tōsō's, but Tōsō's control over it was more refined. After the blades collided, neither gained the upper hand.

However, Lu Suo was an old monster who had lived for thousands of years, and his combat experience was much richer than that of Yi Gu You Tai. He swept a horizontal kick at the opening exposed by Yi Gu You Tai.

Fortunately, the beatings that Yiguyoutai had taken from Fuheishener these past few days hadn't been for nothing, and he immediately reacted, leaning back to dodge.

But this meant that his front was no longer blocked.

The sword, wielded by a horizontal rope, cleaved down.

Egoku Yuta had fallen for this trick several times before, so he was well-prepared.

Black runes appeared around his mouth, and the next second, he opened his mouth: "[Biye]".

Lu Suo: ?

He watched in disbelief as his own hand, which was holding the knife, suddenly extended its index and middle fingers, making a peace sign.

Lu Suo: ? ? ?

During the battle, the hand holding the knife suddenly loosened two fingers, which naturally affected the knife-wielding motion. Not to mention, Lu Su was stunned by this action.

Seizing the opportunity, Egoku Yuta slashed upwards at an angle with his blade.

Lu Suo leaped backward, but was still slashed in the arm, and blood splattered out like crimson cherry blossoms.

Lu Suo didn't find anything wrong with it; instead, he smiled and said, "An interesting way of fighting."

Of course, this was taught to him by Kuka Risa, who came from a parallel world, and also by another father who lived as Yuta Otsuku, just like him.

Such feelings and connections...

Eku Yuta gripped the hilt of his sword tightly: "Someone like you can't possibly understand."

Lu Suo chuckled softly: "It's destined to be difficult for people to understand each other, isn't it?"

The two stopped their idle chatter and their blades clashed once more.

They appeared to be evenly matched, and because of the innate advantage of Yigu Yuta's technique and the more powerful curse power within him, the katana in Rōsō's hand was slightly unable to withstand the pressure.

The blade could no longer withstand the suppression of the cursed power; if this continued, the blade in Lu Suo's hand might shatter.

Okay, that's settled.

Yi Guyou's gaze grew increasingly resolute, feeling that as long as things continued this way, he would be able to defeat Lu Suo.

However, during one of the clashes, Yuta Ekiku heard a panda cry out in surprise from behind.

So empty! ?

Worrying makes one lose focus, and he subconsciously looked back. In that instant, Rōsō did a side somersault and kicked Yūta Otsutsu hard in the side.

It sounded as if the air itself was being compressed and exploded as Yuta Otsuko was kicked away violently.

"Yuta!" Rika, on the other side, was extremely anxious upon seeing this. She decisively withstood several of Rimei's ice blades and flashed over without hesitation to catch Yuta.

Before that, she had actually withstood several attacks in an attempt to save Karin Ootori. Otherwise, given her speed, she would have noticed the situation on Yuta's side.

"Yuta! Are you alright?" she asked anxiously.

"Cough cough..." Yi Gu You Tai stood up awkwardly, "It's alright."

Rika glared venomously at Rōsō: "How dare you hurt Yūta... Unforgivable! Absolutely unforgivable!!!"

She made a move to rush forward, but was stopped by Yuta Otsuko: "No, Rika, he's my opponent. You have to deal with that short-haired guy, don't let her have a chance to hurt Kuuka and the others."

Rika has to hold off Rimei; Yuuta Otsuko can tell that she's strong. If no one can hold her off, Panda and Kuuka will be in big trouble.

Rika hesitated for a moment, but considering the child, she put aside Yuta Otsukoku and continued to deal with Rimei.

Because of this incident, Rika became even more violent.

It's all because of this woman! Because of this woman! She can't protect Yuta! She can't protect the child!

She's going to kill this woman!!!

An even more terrifying and dense attack pressed down on Rime.

Yuta glanced at Karin Ootori and saw that she was alright and had even helped the panda, so he was relieved.

However, this also made him feel a stronger sense of crisis.

No, he had to deal with this guy as soon as possible. If he dragged it out any longer, Panda would have a hard time dealing with him.

He took a deep breath, his magical power becoming more solid, and his gaze towards Lu Suo became even more serious.

His figure sprinted forward at lightning speed, and the blade in his hand slashed out once more.

He wants to protect everyone!

"【pause】."

With a spell, a strange black light burst forth from the blade.

—[Black Flash]!

With a crisp "snap," the longsword severed the katana in Lu Suo's hand, and the rampant curse power flowed along the blade and struck Lu Suo's arm.

Break!

Lu Suo, whose arm had been severed, opened his eyes wide.

It's a black flash?!

he--

Lu Suo never expected that Yi Gu You Tai's strength had reached such a level.

Once his body recovered from the pause, he immediately dodged, but his expression became much more serious.

Otsuyuta's strength was somewhat beyond Ryosaku's expectations.

He originally thought that Rika would be the most difficult to deal with, but he did not expect that Yuta Otsukoshi's strength had also reached this level.

However, Lu Suo did not think that the situation would change because... the pandas were about to collapse.

After switching to the gorilla core, the panda's strength and speed did indeed increase. With the occasional help from Yuki and Karin, it did cause some trouble for Hanami at first, but the difference in strength between the two was simply too great.

After realizing that Oriyuki Karin's spell was a bit troublesome, Hanami changed her strategy and instead threw curse seeds at her.

Because of her short legs and slow running speed, when Hanami threw the curse seeds at her, she didn't need to think too much; she could just aim and fire. But Karin needed to be fully alert to deal with it because the speed was too fast, and the curse seeds fed on curse power, so she had no way to use her curse power to defend herself. If she wasn't careful, she would be hit.

Rika's side saw that her situation was not good and came to help her twice.

This gave Rime an opening, and she turned her attention to Oriyuki Karin, sending several ice blades hurtling toward Oriyuki Karin's back.

Rika was simple-minded; she couldn't possibly understand all the complexities involved. All she knew was that her child was about to be harmed, so she immediately rushed over, grabbed Yuki, and moved to another spot.

Because all her attention was focused on dealing with Hanami's curse seed, Yuki Ayaka was completely unaware of the danger coming from behind her from the beginning, and was stunned when she was suddenly hugged.

When Rika put her back on the ground and she saw the icicle stuck in the wall where she had been, she realized what had just happened and felt a wave of fear.

So she had to divert her attention to deal with a possible sneak attack from Rime's side.

It's worth it for two Special Grades to spare their attention to deal with her; Karin Origami couldn't help but want to curse the heavens.

The situation that Yuki Ayakari faced also became more dangerous, and sometimes she inevitably encountered situations where she was unable to cope.

Although Karin could withstand some injuries, especially since she has a reversal technique, Rika wouldn't mind being hurt. However, Rika couldn't bear to see her child get hurt, so she would come to Karin's rescue without any regard for her own safety.

Yuki Ayaka was so anxious she was about to get angry.

Rika was originally dominating Rimi, but now, because of her, she is being held back.

Even Yuki Ayaka wanted to roar.

Mom!!! You're my own mother! Use your brain! I'm enduring this injury, why don't you take the opportunity to go over and twist her arm off?!

But there's no way around it; if Rika could be rational, she wouldn't be Rika.

Karin Origami felt a mix of happiness and pain, wishing she hadn't raised her affection level so high.

Under such circumstances, even Yuki Ayakari herself is in trouble, let alone able to support the pandas.

Thus, facing the overwhelming power of Hanami, the panda was completely at a disadvantage. Ooyuki Karin occasionally caught a glimpse of the panda with a branch piercing its abdomen, cotton fluff flying out, but she was powerless to do anything, as the next wave of attacks targeting her was already underway.

She quickly did two backflips in quick succession to dodge.

In the tense situation, no one noticed that Ayaka's hands and feet were gradually becoming transparent.

Karin Origami herself didn't notice this until she was about to use a spell to block Rime's ice spikes, when she suddenly found that the spell couldn't be used.

Zhixue Yahuali:?

Wait! Her hand...

Are we going back?

At this time!?

Hey! Are you kidding me?!

The next second, she was carried away by Rika, who had rushed over to save the child.

Karin Oriyuki thought about how to explain: "Mom, I—"

Before she could finish speaking, she disappeared into Rika's arms.

Zhi Xue Ya Huali: #&*@……

Hey, at least let me finish what I was saying!

Rika stared blankly at the child who had disappeared from her arms; the entire spirit was stunned.

"Koragi?"

Where did Kuka Ri... go?

Rika couldn't think straight; all she knew was that her child was missing.

"Kukari! Kukari! Kukari!!!" She frantically dug at the hard cement floor with her claws, but she couldn't find her child.

The panda and Yuta, on the other side, were drawn to the noise she was making.

However, neither of them saw where Yuki Aka was; they only saw Rika, who seemed to be going crazy.

However, Rika's reaction was enough to prove something.

Yi Gu You Tai's eyes widened, and his pupils contracted.

Kuka Ri...something happened?

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Author's Note: Rika, who lost her daughter, and Bone-kun, who thought something had happened to his daughter: The hunt begins.

To be honest, it took me a full six hours to write this chapter... (spits out my drink)

When will I become a mature author who excels at writing battle scenes...?

Thankfully, the battle is over, and I'm finally free (falls down).