With the Yamai Twins forced to the ground, Ritsuka let out a sigh of relief.
On the ground, these twins weren't a threat. Achilles was more than enough to deal with them, and with Mash's help, it was only a matter of time before both were taken down.
Da Vinci didn't share Ritsuka's optimism. As an innate genius, she wasn't worried about the twins themselves, but about what lay behind them—The Monster...
Was it possible that once these two sisters were defeated, the real enemy would appear? That was her concern, which was why she never stopped charging her Noble Phantasm.
Still, the Yamai Twins proved powerless against Achilles, and everything went smoothly—until he mocked the enemy...
"This isn't good. I'm going to need your help, Da Vinci-chan..."
"I know..."
Like Mash, Ritsuka also knew it was extremely bad luck to do that. His concern was justified, because things took a turn for the worse...
"I am the King of all Winds, who reaps all creation..."
The woman who appeared looked identical to the Yamai Twins, but there was one difference that changed everything. She was far taller than the twins, almost as tall as Achilles himself, and the power in her body far surpassed theirs...
Her Astral Dress had changed as well. Unlike the twins, this girl had a pair of metallic wings on her back, a scarf wrapped around her neck, and most striking of all—
(They're huge...)
Mash felt a little dejected as she stared at the girl's two prominent attributes. They were enormous compared to the twins...
"So this is your true form... am I wrong?"
Forcing a smile as cold sweat ran down his cheek, Achilles tightened his grip on his spear.
At a glance, he could tell the sisters hadn't fused. Instead, they had returned to their true form.
"Affirmative: I am Yamai, the King of all Winds... what do you think? Am I powerful?"
Crossing her arms, Yamai Kazamachi smiled.
Even separated, she had inherited both Kaguya's and Yuzuru's personalities, along with their memories. She knew very well that Achilles had mocked her...
"Oh yes, that's a fact..."
Achilles was uneasy—but also excited. The Servant in front of him was extremely powerful, and Kazamachi was clearly pleased by that...
"Joy: then prepare to suffer the consequences of your actions!"
"...?!"
Boom
Without waiting for Achilles to respond, Yamai Kazamachi moved. Her speed was so great that by the time he reacted, a fist had already slammed into his face...
"Huh?"
A direct hit. His body couldn't withstand it and was sent flying, like a car crashing into his face at full speed...
But it didn't end there. The moment he was launched away, a chain wrapped around his leg and dragged him straight into the ground like a doll...
"Eh?!"
Mash, who was beside Achilles, was stunned. She didn't even notice when Kazamachi appeared next to her. She swung her shield in response, but—
"Rider?!"
"Attack: I'm not finished yet..."
"Huh?!"
As if she had teleported, Kazamachi easily dodged the shield, appeared behind Mash, and struck her with the Pendulum...
To Kazamachi, Mash's movements were as slow as a turtle's. She didn't even bother putting distance between them.
The chain coiled like a viper, binding them both, and Kazamachi slammed them mercilessly into the ground...
Brommmmm
"Haaa?!"
"Guhhhh?!"
A cloud of dust rose as a long trail was carved into the dirt where both had been dragged by the Pendulum...
"Declaration: you are far too slow. If this is all you have, you are not worthy of facing me, the Queen of all Storms..."
Crossing her arms, Kazamachi retracted the chains and spoke with confidence...
With her strength at B++ and Agility 'EX', Kazamachi surpassed Achilles by a wide margin.....
Now it didn't matter whether Achilles had more combat experience or not. Even with his Mini World still hanging in the sky, Kazamachi could defeat him through pure attribute suppression.
Agility 'EX' meant she could never be caught by conventional means. Even Yuki wasn't as fast as Kazamachi. In the world of Date A Live, Yuki had once died because he couldn't dodge an arrow...
Now, with the energy of the Arms Coffin and the Crown, Kazamachi had no limits to her speed. She was so fast she approached the speed of light...
"This... Da Vinci-chan, are you seeing what I'm seeing? Mash and Rider were defeated?"
Watching from a safe distance, Ritsuka rubbed his eyes, unable to believe what had just happened.
In a matter of seconds, Achilles and Mash were knocked down and slammed into the ground by a chain.
It felt like a dream....
"Yes. We're seeing the same thing. Mash and Rider were hit..."
Da Vinci couldn't believe it either, but she couldn't be blamed. This was the first time she had ever experienced Agility 'EX'...
Among all the Servants she knew, there wasn't a single one with such monstrous agility....
That raised the question—could they even catch her?
Da Vinci's Noble Phantasm was powerful, but it was useless if it couldn't hit its target.
"What... what was that?"
Achilles' mind was still in a haze. He cautiously touched his head and slowly stood up, using his spear for support...
"I don't know..."
Mash was in the same state. Unlike Achilles, who at least saw the punch, Mash saw nothing at all. She only felt a blow to her back before being sent flying...
"She's too fast..."
It was almost like teleportation. This was bad for them, and Achilles knew it. His advantage was gone—and that wasn't all.
"This isn't good. My Noble Phantasm won't last much longer. If she regains the sky, it's over..."
The Twins were already powerful in the air. Achilles didn't want to imagine what would happen once his Mini World vanished and Kazamachi could fly again.
"We have to stop her...."
"No. I can't keep up. My feet aren't as fast as hers..."
Shaking his head, Achilles let out a sigh. For the first time, he felt helpless in the face of speed. In his era, he had been the fastest hero alive, and even among Servants he was still one of the fastest in the world—but none of that mattered now....
"Proud: of course. This is what you get for mocking the Queen of Storms. There is no one faster than me..."
Puffing out her chest, Kazamachi boasted, and Mash frowned. She knew this was a flag...
"Rider-san, this is your fault. You shouldn't mock people..."
"Sorry. I couldn't help it..."
Pointed at by the massive shield, Rider smiled apologetically. He never imagined it would turn out like this.
"Warning: break time is over. Here we go again...."
"...?!"
As both of them stood up, Kazamachi moved again, sending panic through them.
The chains sliced through the air and struck with force...
"Mash, by the Command Spell—release your Noble Phantasm!"
Ritsuka, who had been watching closely from the start, didn't hesitate for an instant when Kazamachi moved and activated his Command Spell.
He knew that if those chains caught Mash even once, the losses would be catastrophic...
His Master's magical energy surged through her body, and Mash slammed her shield into the ground.
"Lord Camelot!"
Ummmmm
The shield glowed, and in an instant, white walls rose as a magnificent, majestic castle took shape...
Boom
The chains slammed into the white walls, but that wasn't all. They moved as if alive, coiling around the castle and its walls, while a violent wind battered the fortress from all sides...
"Ahhh! It's too strong!..."
Unlike a focused attack like Excalibur, Kazamachi's assault covered an enormous area, striking the entire castle's defense at once...
"Surprise: it's quite tough for a castle..."
No matter how strong a castle was, there was no fortress that could remain standing against such winds. Even modern structures were helpless against category seven hurricanes—let alone Kazamachi's winds, which were even stronger...
That much was certain. Kazamachi was fully confident she could destroy Trifas—and even Romania—if she wished. Her winds were no joke.
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