Accompanied by a crisp sound of metal clashing, Clorinde barely blocked Yuto's attack, then uncontrollably retreated five or six steps.
And Yuto looked at Clorinde, who was facing a formidable enemy, and a mocking smile appeared on his face.
"Heh heh... Mademoiselle Clorinde, when you pointed your sword at the God you believe in... did you think of this moment?"
After saying this, the Electro Element in the Opera House began to stir.
As the light from Yuto's ceremonial sword grew brighter and brighter, a dense purple Thunder Blade attached itself to Yuto's blade.
As if feeling the surging elemental power on the blade, a half-smile appeared on Yuto's face, and then he unhesitatingly threw out this Thunder Blade—
"Can you take this strike?"
Clorinde looked at the Thunder Blade speeding towards her and subconsciously twisted her body, barely dodging the sharply powerful Thunder Blade.
Drip—
As a streak of crimson fell from her cheek, Clorinde realized...
Just the strong wind carried by that faint Thunder Blade... was enough to injure her.
Before Clorinde could think further, an explosion sounded behind her. After the Thunder Blade was dodged by Clorinde, it slammed into the wall of the Opera House without slowing down at all.
Boom—
Under the rampage of Electro Elemental power, even the specially reinforced wall was hit by this Thunder Blade, creating a deep pit.
Clorinde first looked back at the six or seven centimeter deep gash, then looked at Yuto's composed expression, and a solemn look appeared on her face.
At this moment, she finally understood that the gap in strength between Yuto and herself was not as "unobvious" as she had felt that night.
Because even if Clorinde attacked with all her might... she might not be able to leave a mark on the specially reinforced walls of the Opera House.
But a casual Thunder Blade condensed by Yuto could leave such a deep mark.
"What happened to you during this time?"
This level of combat power disparity forced Clorinde to pull out the firearm at her waist in advance.
And Yuto just watched silently in the middle, as if waiting for Clorinde to shoot.
In response... Clorinde did not hesitate to pull the trigger.
Bang—bang—bang—
After three gunshots, Yuto's figure moved slightly.
With just a flash, he appeared behind Clorinde, then said behind her as if playing with his prey:
"It's a pity... Clorinde, if you hadn't stood against Furina and persecuted her today... you would still be the strongest 'Duel Proxy'."
"But there are no ifs in this world, wouldn't you agree?"
Clorinde felt the throbbing pain from the back of her neck, and a bitter smile appeared on her face.
She knew that if Yuto wanted to, he could stab her neck with a sword right now and kill her on the spot.
But he didn't, which meant... he gave her a chance.
Clorinde slowly raised her hands, and with that bitter smile, she softly said:
"I... surrender..."
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the audience.
"W-what's going on? Mademoiselle Clorinde lost?"
"It's somewhat expected... after all, the last time that Fatui Harbinger was directly slammed into the floor by Lord Yuto."
"Why do I feel... that Lord Yuto seems to still be holding back?"
"Indeed... he looks like he's playing with his prey... How much more does this Assistant Administrator hide?"
"I originally thought it was a normal magic show, but it turned out to be a Judgment of a God, and then this duel. This is truly..."
"It was worth the price of admission! Two swords! Just two swords! Lord Yuto defeated the strongest Duel Proxy with only two swords!"
"Does he not only want to be the strongest Licensed Agent, but also the strongest Duel Proxy?"
...
Yuto, however, did not care about the words of those in the audience. For him now... no one was important except Furina.
Upon hearing Clorinde utter that sentence, a faint smile appeared on Yuto's face.
This was the first step in his'settling of accounts'.
All the pressure these people had put on Furina in his absence, pressure she shouldn't have had to bear... Yuto would settle each and every one of them.
Seemingly not having heard Neuvillette's judgment, Yuto slightly raised his head, looking at the high and mighty judgment seat, and said with a hint of mockery:
"Mr. Neuvillette... Mademoiselle Clorinde has conceded, isn't it... time for the judgment?"
Hearing this, Neuvillette barely snapped out of his daze, and after a long silence, he finally spoke:
"...In this duel, the accused party, Yuto, is victorious. According to fontaine law... the accusation against him is withdrawn..."
Hearing this, Yuto chuckled and shook his head, then put the ceremonial sword that had been threatening Clorinde's life back into his staff.
But this was only the first step of his retribution.
Next, he would not only make the people and forces involved in this 'encirclement' against Furina pay the price,
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