Before the young woman could finish speaking, she was abruptly interrupted by ArashikazeManami.
"Miss, you seem to be talking a bit too much, and that's not a good thing, you know."
Despite still wearing a smile, her words lacked warmth, or rather, they carried an intangible sense of intimidation.
Having seen her fair share of the world, the young woman was not easily frightened, but she was also quite sensible.
"Yes, indeed. Just as the young girl said, it's not a good idea to think about irrelevant matters during a battle. I'm thankful for the reminder."
"I will take her advice and refrain from speaking."
"Well then, let's start anew. After all, as long as one side remains standing, this battle cannot end."
"Oh, I strangely agree with this perspective."
With that, both parties readjusted their stances.
The young woman once again took out a Jujutsu Paper.
"Since the last one didn't work, let's try this."
As soon as she finished speaking, three meter-long fire snakes appeared out of thin air, dancing in the empty space.
"Hmph, so you've replaced water with fire, huh?"
ArashikazeManami couldn't help but click her tongue.
"Yes, big sister, wind seems to have no effect on fire, or rather, it seems to fuel its momentum."
Just as she spoke, one of the fire snakes opened its mouth and lunged towards ArashikazeManami, accompanied by a wave of heat in the air.
But in the next instant-
"Oh dear, did you forget that I'm still here? If you don't obediently stand there, this princess will be angry."
Suddenly, the fire snakes that were dancing in the air disappeared.
Following that, the young woman's voice, now sounding somewhat strained, could be heard.
"The young girl's ability is truly interesting. It's quite similar to mine, big sister's."
In response, Manami leisurely brushed her golden hair.
"Is that so? But this princess's ability doesn't have as many limitations. Mine is much more useful compared to yours."
"Yes, the young girl's ability is indeed convenient when compared to big sister's. However, it also has a corresponding drawback."
Despite struggling, the young woman managed to take out something.
"What is it?"
Having seen what she had, Yukino seemed to understand something and quickly took a step back.
"It's too late."
With that, the young woman threw the Jujutsu Paper she had taken out, and as it hit the ground, an explosion ensued. The resulting powerful shockwave approached, catching Yukino off guard and causing her to fall to the ground.
To prevent unnecessary damage caused by the explosion and ensure safety on their side, ArashikazeManami created a barrier of wind.
The oncoming impact was completely shielded by the invisible wind barrier, minimizing the damage caused by the explosion.
Due to Yukino, the initiator of the ability, experiencing a moment of uncertainty, the young woman quickly released her hold on her. Taking advantage of the chaos caused by ArashikazeManami and Yukino, she rushed forward, intending to engage in close combat.
"You let your guard down."
As she spoke, the young woman raised her right fist and launched an attack directly at ArashikazeManami's side.
And at this moment, ArashikazeManami couldn't react due to the explosion he had to consider.
The young woman's fist struck ArashikazeManami, who was temporarily unable to move.
Just then, a figure suddenly flashed in, approaching the young woman in one breath, directly grabbing the right arm she had extended.
"What?"
As soon as the young woman regained her senses, her vision flipped over as if her uncontrollable body was spinning in the air.
"Ugh..."
Boom...
With a tremendous shock, the young woman fell to the ground.
When her consciousness focused again, she realized that she was being pinned down by someone, and her right arm was also pinned down, unable to move.
Nevertheless, the young woman struggled to take a look at the person restraining her.
It was a girl with coffee-colored hair and coffee-colored eyes.
Who are you? The young woman was about to speak.
A voice came from somewhere else.
"Oh, isn't this Katsuragi-san?"
