"Sha, you underestimate Espers too much."
Chinatsu looked at Satan Sen with a heavy heart. Satan Sen had now merged the powers of twelve eternal princesses, and from Chinatsu's perspective, Satan Sen's body was surrounded by an abnormally violent AIM Diffusion Field.
Any Ability User naturally emits such a field; for instance, a fire-type user's body temperature will involuntarily rise, and a weak current will linger around an electric-type user.
However, the AIM Diffusion Field emitted by Satan Sen, who had merged twelve eternal princesses, was a pure product of stitching, much like the Chimera of myth and legend.
Even Chinatsu, an outlier who could clearly perceive AIM Diffusion Fields, was unable to determine for a moment exactly which several abilities Satan Sen currently possessed.
While Chinatsu was considering a countermeasure, Satan Sen suddenly raised an arm. Along with her movement, countless stones rose and floated in mid-air.
"Whether I can win or not, I'll have to try to find out!"
After she spoke, those stones floating in mid-air suddenly shot toward Chinatsu like cannonballs. Chinatsu did not dodge or hide, standing quietly in place as the aggressive stones came to a dead halt the moment they neared her body.
"Psychokinesis?"
Chinatsu muttered softly. With a thought, she reversed the direction of the stones and threw them back toward Satan Sen with even greater force.
As Chinatsu wondered how Satan Sen would deal with these stone projectiles, Satan Sen stood still, just like Chinatsu had.
The moment the stone projectiles were about to hit Satan Sen, they shattered into fragments of various sizes as if they had struck a much more solid wall.
"A barrier formed by Psychokinesis? No, it should be a more pure defensive ability. Otherwise, it would be too easy to achieve this level with just Level 4 Psychokinesis."
While calmly analyzing Satan Sen's abilities, Chinatsu continued to use the Gravity she controlled to pick up stones and hurl them at Satan Sen.
The barrier's strength was very high. Although Psychokinesis users are called 'Universal Ability users' and can construct omnidirectional shields, there is still a difference between being a generalist and a specialist.
Chinatsu was also to blame for not making more thorough preparations beforehand, but who could have imagined Satan Sen's ability could reach this point.
That was the power of twelve eternal princesses.
Satan Sen stared at Chinatsu with serious eyes. Her body temperature was gradually rising, which was just the tip of the iceberg of side effects from forcibly merging twelve eternal princesses.
Her physical constitution did not support her becoming a true Level 5. She could only force herself into a state similar to a rampage to break her shackles and gain higher performance.
She didn't know exactly how long she could hold out, but before her body was completely eroded by the rampaging abilities, she had to deal with Chinatsu and completely destroy Tokiwadai's reputation.
Satan Sen's pupils suddenly widened, and her figure vanished without a trace right before Chinatsu's eyes.
"Space Movement?"
Chinatsu was somewhat surprised that a previous eternal princess had such an ability. However, on second thought, she was a senior who had once stood at the peak of Tokiwadai, so it wasn't surprising to have a space-type Ability User among them.
Her gaze scanned the surroundings. Knowing that it was impossible for Satan Sen to use Space Movement to escape, she only needed to consider from which angle Satan Sen would attack again after teleporting.
And for Chinatsu, this was not difficult.
"Behind? No, it's directly in front."
Chinatsu feigned a misjudgment by slightly turning her head, then immediately looked forward again. The vanished Satan Sen reappeared right in front of her.
Having her tactics seen through, Satan Sen first showed a look of disbelief and shock, then gritted her teeth and quickly raised a palm toward Chinatsu.
As another ability activated, countless vines grew and burst from her palm, rushing toward Chinatsu. However, this offensive was once again blocked by Chinatsu's unadorned Gravity shield.
"Whether it's Psychokinesis or plant generation, in the end, it all falls under the general category of manipulation. No matter how fancy it is, it ultimately becomes a contest of output, and you have no chance of winning in terms of output."
Chinatsu calmly stated the difference in their abilities. Satan Sen pursed her lips, and the Eternal Princess Medal pinned to her chest glowed more and more brilliantly.
Abilities rampaging, systems overloading.
Satan Sen's ability output continued to rise, while at the same time, physical damage was accumulating at an alarming rate.
"Fire!"
A wisp of flame that seemed to come from hell ignited the countless vines rushing toward Chinatsu. Using the vines as fuel, the Level 4 flames instantly expanded upward at high speed, with an aura that threatened to break through the Gravity shield.
BOOM!!!
An explosion loud enough to make people outside the charity venue cover their ears in shock roared piercingly. Even from Tokiwadai Middle School within the Academy Dormitory, one could see the soaring flames.
Kesai Yukiko, who had not joined the other Tokiwadai Students at the Charity Gala, was currently sitting in her classroom seat. She lowered her head, covering it with both hands, her eyes filled with absolute darkness.
She had tried hard to make herself calm or even cold-blooded, but she couldn't do it. She couldn't do anything.
In her weakness, she could not avenge Sister Yeyao.
In her weakness, she could not forgive her own betrayal.
In her weakness, she could not stop her sister who had fallen into madness.
People would die—many people.
Suddenly, an explosion from the Charity Gala startled her awake. With fearful eyes, she turned to look at the pillar of fire faintly visible in the distance. Her lip was bitten by her teeth until spots of bright red blood appeared.
"Sister's revenge... has begun."
To avenge her dead sister, countless innocent people would die, and she might even lose another sister because of it.
She didn't want to see it... she didn't want to endure it...
If she just let go...
Yukiko stood up from her seat woodenly. Her mental world was already shrouded in endless darkness and chaotic, disordered lines.
She staggered out of the classroom and toward the stairs leading to the higher floors of the teaching building. At this moment, she was incredibly hesitant yet incredibly resolute.
With a 'click,' she pushed open the iron door to the roof of the Tokiwadai teaching building and reached the top floor. From this height, the raging fire at the distant Charity Gala was even clearer, and she quickened her pace.
"Sister, I'm sorry."
She murmured softly with a trembling voice, one hand gripping the safety railing on the roof as her body leaned slightly outward...
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