"Your posture as you soar under the moon is truly beautiful.”
"Hehe, thank you. But is it okay if I seize the air superiority?”
"No, I don't. It would be better to say that I can appreciate such a beautiful scenery. Please allow me to thank you in advance.”
Leticia spread her pitch-black wings on her back and floated under the moon. She smiled with interest. Although the man named Huang Xiao Ye didn't reveal his inner thoughts, he was a frank and humorous person.
In the game of Gifts, it was fundamental to assume that everything about the opponent was unknown.
For example, even if the monkey complained and protested because the bird could fly freely, in the Gift game, it would only think that the monkey, who could not even fly, was bad. There was nothing to say. When an unknown opponent made a new move, how to use the gifts they had to fight against it was the true essence and the greatest joy of the game of gifts.
(Indeed, the white yaksha's evaluation was not exaggerated…)
Leticia, who had her back to the full moon, spread her black wings with a smile and took out her Gift Card.
After seeing the Gift Card decorated with gold, red, and black contrasting colors, Black Rabbit's face turned pale as he shouted,"
"Lady…Lady Leticia! That Gift Card is…!"
"You may leave, Black Rabbit. Although it was a test of strength, it was equivalent to a duel.”
The Gift Card emitted light, allowing the gifts sealed within to take shape. The light particles contracted to form a shell, and then a long-handled weapon appeared as if it had suddenly exploded.
"Each of you will shoot out a spear at the other. If the target is unable to block it, they will be defeated. I'm sorry, I have to go down first…!”
Leticia raised her spear high.
Its pitch-black wings expanded in the air, twisting its luxurious body and throwing the spear with a counterforce. The impact even caused a huge wave to appear in the air and spread outward.
"Ha!"
Sakuya let out a charming cry that intoxicated her. The spear she threw out heated up in the blink of an eye due to friction, turning into a black and red meteor that shook the atmosphere.
“……”
Sakuya, who had taken a step back with a smile like an iron mask on her face, steadied herself and extended her right hand towards the spear that was flying towards her with the intention of piercing through her body.
" Sakuya first?!"
As the black rabbit screamed, the impact of the spear hitting Sakuya's palm caused the surrounding trees to fall to the ground.
Then, the spear turned into scrap metal and fell to the ground without any kinetic energy.
"…What?"
This time, even Leticia let out a cute, dazed sound.
Of course, the word 'scrap metal' was not a metaphor. The tip of the spear had been tempered to the point where it could easily break through the air resistance. Whether it was the sharp tip or the handle carved with exquisite patterns, everything was twisted and deformed. It broke from the middle as if it had hit an extremely hard iron piece, turning into a useless piece of metal that could not be used a second time.
On the other hand, Sakuya, who had been hit head-on, didn't even move an inch. Her outstretched right hand was completely unharmed.
(It doesn't feel like he's using any favors, nor does it seem like there's something that nullifies the attack... Could it be that he's only relying on the hardness of his body...?)）
Laeticia widened her eyes in disbelief. After carefully observing Sakuya's right palm, she noticed traces of peeling off.
(…Bark? 'The Everlasting Demonic Sakura Tree'... was a cherry blossom tree that had turned a part of its body into its true form?）
"Huang Xiao Ye, what exactly are you…? Without a divine spark, even if it was a high-grade spirit tree, it would be impossible for it to rely on its own hardness to withstand my attack. This feeling…Yes, it was like using a sword made of scrap iron to cut a hard rock, but the weapon was damaged and his hands were numb. It was ridiculous.”
"You've already done enough to be able to use such a weakened ability to deliver such an attack.”
…Eh?
"The next attack is mine. Please be prepared.”
Without waiting for Leticia to react, Sakuya's body shot out like an arrow from a bow with her left foot as the base point.
"Ah,"
In an instant, he broke through the speed of the first cosmos. While Leeticia was still in a daze, Sakuya gently pulled her into her arms and snatched the three gold, red, and black Gifts Card from her hands.
"The bestowment of the name 'Pure Vampire Maid', is indeed a very elegant name for you. But, Black Rabbit, is this a gift from Miss Leticia?”
"No, no! Lady Laeticia's gift should be a greater, more powerful gift…As expected, Lady Laeticia, although you still have a ghost seed, do you no longer possess a divine persona?!”
“……”
After being exposed, Leticia turned her face away without saying a word. She didn't even resist Sakuya's hug. After slowly landing, she folded her wings and gave people the illusion that she had become even smaller.
"Tsk, what is it? Is the former Demon King's gift only left to the vampire race? There was no need for a competition at all.”
Sixteen Nights smacked her lips and frowned in dissatisfaction.
"Hey, black rabbit, if it becomes someone else's, will even the gift be taken away?”
"No…the demon king took away talents from the community, not gifts. Different from gifts like weapons that could materialize, the so-called " grace " was a miracle bestowed by various gods, buddhas, and elves. In other words, it was a part of the soul that could not be forcibly taken away without the consent of the owner of the gift.”
It meant that the loss of the gift was due to Leticia's own will. Seeing that the three of them were staring at her, Leticia looked away with an extremely depressed expression.
"Lady Leticia, you have the power to call yourself the 'Demon King' because you possess both a purebred ghost and a divine persona. However, your current ability is not even one-tenth of what it used to be. Why did it become like this…"
Leticia made several gestures that she wanted to say but hesitated. In the end, he still did not confess. He just kept silent and lowered his head.
However, Sakuya, who had let go of Laeticia and observed the conflicted expression on her face from a close distance, took off her mask without anyone noticing.
The real emotion that appeared on his face was probably something that could be called 'anger'.
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