The golden hand pierced Susanoo's throat.
However, Kaido didn't feel the expected contact.
"Boy, you fell for it!"
A cunning and sinister laugh echoed from behind, followed by a sensation of danger.
But...
How could Kaido, who had seen through it long ago, fall into the trap?
The torn "Susanoo" transformed into a black mist and vanished.
Susanoo's current divinity gathered influences from many aspects, so the **God of Theft and Deception** was also one of his anonymous titles.
With precautions taken and instinctive predictions, Kaido would sense everything around him, even if he couldn't see it with his eyes or hear it with his ears.
"Transforming into a shadow mist and relocating instantly, then launching a surprise attack?"
"Good tactic, but useless against me."
With his feet on the seabed, just as Susanoo launched a fierce attack, Kaido's hands erupted with magical power.
After dodging the attack by stepping aside, he executed an **over-the-shoulder throw**.
Boom!
Accompanied by the dust of shattered earth, countless blood blossoms erupted all over Susanoo's body, which was preparing a sneak attack, and then evaporated into a red blood mist by the violent magical power!
"Wh-…what?!"
As an ancient god, how could Susanoo imagine that Kaido's thoughts would be so cunning, as if he were several moves ahead in a game of chess?
Just as he was about to use the **authority of the God of Deception** again, he found that darkness enveloped his surroundings, preventing him from exerting his authority.
"Now, should I say... sayonara?"
With a flash of brilliant light, Kaido, jesting, pierced Susanoo's chest with the **True Longinus**.
---
It was the transition period between spring and summer.
Logically, this was the time with the least rainfall between spring and summer.
However, due to an irresistible force, torrential rain continued to fall and made it difficult even to go outside, causing the people of the Nikko mountain area to once again lose confidence in weather forecasts.
While residents could only hide indoors, the space directly in front of Nikko Toshogu Shrine became less quiet.
It wasn't the usual noise brought by tourists.
It was the clash of weapons that caused a sonic and visual fire, becoming the only source of light and sound in the gloomy environment.
"Stubborn woman, do you truly intend to fight us until the end?"
Erica's **Lion Heart** blocked what remained of **Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi**, and she jumped back, impatiently looking at the rain-soaked, black-haired girl in front of her.
"Excuse me, Ena only acts according to grandfather's wishes. Kaido is a very powerful **Demon King**, so they asked Ena to seduce him and become his wife and concubine."
Ena Seishuuin tucked the long hair from her forehead behind her ear, and the Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi in her hand glowed with a silver-white light.
"What does that have to do with fighting us?! If you want to be Kaido's wife, go ahead, we can't stop you!"
Erica was extremely annoyed. After Kaido entered the Underworld, Ena Seishuuin clung to them, refusing to let them leave and insisting on fighting before stopping.
"Actually, there's also Ena's own reason."
Ena Seishuuin lowered her voice, lightly waved Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi, and pointed in another direction.
"I'm friends with that Yuri Mariya, the one Kaido had kidnapped. When I learned that the Demon King had kidnapped her, Ena was a bit hesitant, but I couldn't do anything. After all, Ena couldn't snatch Yuri Mariya from Kaido's hands."
"Huh? Is...is it my fault?"
The sudden change in status startled Yuri Mariya.
"At first, when I learned that the King had taken Yuri Mariya and abused her, Ena was startled. If you hadn't been here, her only friend would have been gone."
A sad expression appeared on the black-haired Miko's face.
"But...but look, I'm perfectly fine now."
Yuri Mariya didn't know what to say.
"I haven't suffered any mistreatment. The King... the King even bought me gifts at my house before, and he's also very kind to Hikari..."
Her nervous tone mixed with trembling notes. Yuri Mariya's body was already quite fragile, coupled with constant mental tension during that period, and now she was soaked by the cold rain.
The physiological and psychological weakness caused Yuri Mariya to faint before she could finish speaking.
As she was about to fall to the ground, she was caught by a pair of soft arms.
"My goodness... this child is quite comparable to my past self."
Princess Alice formed a barrier with magical power, so even with the wind and rain, her skin and clothes remained as dry as usual.
"Is it medical Stockholm Syndrome? First, instill fear, then offer care. Wow!... The King has excellent methods! He's quite an expert at playing with women!"
"Uh..."
Looking at Princess Alice, who was talking to herself, Sayanomiya Kaoru lowered her posture and asked.
"What should we do with them over there?"
Erica, Liliana, and Ena Seishuuin were already re-engulfed in battle, with white steam permeating the surroundings, forming something akin to a barrier.
"If she wants to fight, let her. No need to bother them."
Alice shrugged, and suddenly a delicate and tense expression appeared on her face.
"Can you carry this child for me? Don't be fooled by my appearance, in fact, I'm also a patient."
Sayanomiya Kaoru: "..."
---
The girls' swords clashed fiercely.
Erica's demonic sword and divine sword produced intense metallic vibrations.
"Crack!"
With a crisp snap, the **Lion Heart** was cut in half at the center of its blade by Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi.
However, Erica's expression remained unaltered. After quickly distancing herself, she chanted **Magical Words** with a beautiful voice.
"Steel of the lion, display the authority of the immortal and indestructible!"
In response to the power of the girl's Sorcerous Word, the half of the demonic sword that was about to fall to the ground fused together again.
"An indestructible weapon? But if that's all, Ena cannot lose."
Ena Seishuuin murmured, then gave a slight smile, but within that sweet smile, there was a chilling murderous intent.
"Although this might seem despicable, after all, it's Ena's own power."
"Despicable?"
An ominous premonition arose in Erica's heart.
"Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi, I pray that you take my body as a sacrifice, for not even a fierce god could cross your borders. I will not regret this moment."
As the Magical Words were chanted, Ena Seishuuin's small body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Violent magical power surged from the girl's body.
Her brown eyes were also filled with fierce fighting spirit and murderous intent.
The sacred Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi was also swallowed by darkness, transforming into a black divine sword surrounded by a swirling, sinister aura.
"Chiba-ha, Kami no Igaki-mo, Koyuru, Ima-wa-ga-na-no, Oshimu-nashi!"
After the new magic of the Words descended, Erica and Liliana were surprised to discover that their protective magical power was rapidly depleting.
And the direction of the flow was towards Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi in Ena Seishuuin's hand.
"As expected, the power of a **Heretic God** resides in that sword! Be careful, Erica."
Liliana tightly gripped her beloved sword, "the **Master**." This saber, personally forged by Europe's best blacksmiths and mages, was comparable to Erica's **Lion Heart**, both being powerful demonic swords.
"Of course I know!"
Erica responded loudly.
The current Ena Seishuuin was no ordinary mortal; after borrowing the divine power within Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi, her body had been controlled by the divine spirit within the sword, turning her into a divine messenger.
Even if she possessed only one or two ten-thousandths of a Heretic God's power, she wasn't someone they could easily handle.
Fierce magical power surged from above, accompanied by continuous cutting sounds.
The girls' arms went numb, making it difficult even to hold their swords firmly.
Erica and Liliana, fighting together, once again felt the power of an "**Evil God**."
Ena, in her state of divine possession, had surpassed mortal limits.
The figure in front of them, agile as a bird in the rain, could strike them down in just a few moves.
However, at a certain moment, Ena Seishuuin's body suddenly stiffened for an instant.
Her movements became rigid, and she almost slipped and fell due to her balance.
"While capable women are charming, there's a time and place for everything."
A familiar voice resonated in their ears. Liliana and Erica immediately looked in the direction they sensed, and the figure that appeared drew a smile of joy on both their faces.
In response to this voice, a violent tornado ensued, its surging magical power cutting through the rain in the plaza, forming a dry zone.
"God Killer, the insults you inflicted upon me before will be punished **double**!"
With doll-like eyes and rigid movements, Ena Seishuuin, controlled by the black divine sword, instantly traversed tens of meters, the dark sword pointing directly at his chest.
Surging power crashed upon him.
The ground shattered, plowing a gully.
"A mere demigod dares to act with such arrogance in front of me!"
Facing Ena Seishuuin, who was being controlled by Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi, Kaido simply grabbed the blade of the sword with a hand full of magical power.
"Wasn't the previous lesson enough?"
Kaido said with a faint laugh.
The veins in his arm swelled, and his swollen muscles caused his strength to surge uncontrollably.
Crack! Crack!
Accompanying these two crisp sounds, cracks appeared on the black blade of Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi, and fissures resembling the nerves of leaves spread at a visible speed.
"He can even do something like that."
"How is that possible?!"
Two exclamations of astonishment were heard, as Sayanomiya Kaoru and Ena Seishuuin, who had regained her senses, shouted at the same time.
The power that defied human common sense made the girls gasp in surprise.
"Your original master feels quite lonely there."
Kaido had a fierce smile on his face and continued to increase the pressure in his hands.
Then, Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi, which Susanoo had fused with his own divine power and ability, split in two from the center of its blade.
Bang!
Unstable magical power rapidly erupted, pushing Ena Seishuuin's body dozens of meters away.
"How is this possible? Grandfather's sword, actually..."
The black-haired Miko was lost in bewilderment due to the breakage of Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi.