"Uhh..."

In the ruins, Hiyori groaned as she struggled to stand up, her body still feeling weak.

Fortunately, she had used a technique to mitigate the impact behind her while defending just now, but...

Even so, she couldn't fully neutralize the impact from earlier. Part of the impact that couldn't be deflected by the technique had to be borne by her body. And even though it was only a portion of the impact, it was still taking a toll on Hiyori.

After exhaling in exhaustion, Hiyori couldn't help but wonder.

The attack just now didn't seem like a superpower or magic, as she didn't sense any flow of Kinesis or magic power. If that was the case, then the opponent wasn't an esper or a mage, right?

If not, then what were they?

Within her knowledge, although using Jujutsu Paper wouldn't involve Kinesis or the flow of magic power, the most important thing was that she didn't see the opponent take out any Jujutsu Paper. Although there was a possibility of it being hidden under their clothes...

In the end, could Jujutsu Paper really achieve this effect? Could it really produce this level of force? At least in her opinion, it seemed impossible, even for professional Jujutsu Paper users...

So then, what was this...

Just as Hiyori contemplated, "It's not over yet."

The young girl didn't plan to give Hiyori a chance to counterattack. Before the smoke completely dispersed, she forcefully stomped on the ground.

"Boom!"

The ground collapsed under the immense pressure.

Taking advantage of this momentum, the young girl quickly closed the distance between them in an instant and, while flashing, lifted her right leg once again.

Although this time she didn't execute a spinning kick like before, it was already enough.

The young girl assessed the situation like this.

"It's over."

Saying that, the young girl swung her right leg fiercely towards Hiyori's left cheek, with no hesitation, accurate and swift.

"..."

Hiyori was caught off guard by this sudden attack. She didn't have a chance to use her clairvoyance on the young girl before, and even if she used it now, it was too late.

Furthermore, because she didn't anticipate it, she couldn't dodge this blow without any preparation, not to mention the fact that this strike was so fast that an average person wouldn't be able to see it.

Moreover, she didn't have time to defend herself now. Even if she did, it wouldn't prevent her from getting injured, let alone the fact that she was completely defenseless at the moment.

When Hiyori realized all of this, the young girl's kick was already inches away from her.

In the next instant.

"Bang!"

A sharp gunshot rang out.

"Tsk..."

The young girl clicked her tongue and decisively retracted her right foot just before hitting Hiyori. She quickly moved away, even though there were several movements, they were all completed in an instant.

In the next moment.

"Thud!"

Sparks flickered where the young girl had just been standing.

"Someone else is interfering again?"

Muttering quietly, the young girl looked towards a certain place with a rather impatient expression.

The young girl's gaze fell on the rooftop of a house, and there...

A young woman wearing a gray military uniform squatted down, approximately 18 years old. It was obvious that she was a few years older than Ryuto and the others.

The woman had a not-so-long sky blue ponytail tied to the right side of her head, which fell directly in front of her right shoulder. Her slightly furrowed brows, along with her military uniform, exuded an image of a powerful and dependable older sister. The muzzle of the pistol she held in her hand was emitting a gentle stream of white smoke.