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Chapter 327 - [327] Gradual Victories and Defeats

"Oh? No opponent for me?"

As the chaotic battle began, everyone found their respective opponents.

Yet Amane Shinomiya was left standing alone.

He glanced around, completely unconcerned about being caught in the crossfire despite being at the center of the battlefield. Instead, he simply lamented that no one had chosen to face him.

Suddenly, a fierce gust of wind swept past, tousling his hair without harming a single strand.

"Oh?"

A realization seemed to dawn on him.

It was the aftermath of Kurogane Ouma and Stella's clash—the wind still carried traces of intense heat.

But Amane Shinomiya didn't believe this was mere coincidence.

His gaze swept the surroundings until he spotted the figure of a wealthy young lady in a white dress, standing near the corner of a school building not far away.

"Well, if it isn't the big sister who ran away earlier? Are you here to be my opponent?"

A knowing smile spread across Amane Shinomiya's face as he spoke.

"Blown away?"

Kanata frowned slightly.

She had arrived before the battle began, hiding in the shadows without alerting anyone.

Once the chaos erupted, she immediately shattered her own Device, manipulating the fragments to spread across the battlefield, intending to eliminate one or two enemies.

But then, a sudden gust of wind scattered all her fragments, making it impossible to reach her targets.

A coincidence?

Kanata tried again, sending another wave of fragments forward.

Yet, another gust of wind blew them away just as they approached Amane Shinomiya.

So it was true!

This guy was definitely suspicious!

No doubt, he was also the reason why Teacher Yuuri Oreki had suddenly succumbed to her illness earlier!

Amane Shinomiya began walking toward Kanata, his pace leisurely, as if he were out for a casual stroll.

"At this distance—"

Her opponent seemed to be completely underestimating her, even stepping carelessly into her attack range.

Kanata's eyes turned icy as she gathered starlight in her hand, forming a slender, three-meter-long sword as thin as a cicada's wing. With a swift motion, she launched it straight at Amane Shinomiya!

Her Noble Art—Diamond Sword.

Upon contact, the blade would explode, scattering high-speed fragments capable of reducing everything within several meters to dust!

But—

Crack!

Before it could even reach its target, the starlit blade shattered into pieces.

"What?!"

Kanata's eyes widened in shock.

The blade had still been a good ten meters away from him—why had it exploded uncontrollably?

"Big sister, did you know? When a Blazer controls their ability, there's a concept called precision."

Thanks to the distance, Amane Shinomiya remained unharmed.

He continued his unhurried approach, his smile as gentle as a spring breeze.

"If an ability is too powerful, losing control can result in self-harm. That's why Blazers must train their control carefully. A single misstep can lead to backlash—like burning yourself with your own flames, for example..."

"Are you implying I can't control my ability properly?"

Kanata's voice was frigid.

"It seems you're quite confident in your control, big sister. In that case, why did your attack explode mid-flight?"

Amane Shinomiya smiled radiantly.

"..."

Kanata was left speechless.

"What did you do?"

"Haha, I didn't do anything at all!"

Amane Shinomiya wore an inscrutable expression.

"It's just that my luck is exceptionally good, so yours became exceptionally bad!"

It was utterly incomprehensible.

Luck suppression?

Could it really be that simple?

If his ability were truly that basic, then Utakata's probability adjustment would never have been countered—wasn't probability manipulation far stronger than mere luck suppression?

***

Halting Shizuku's thoughts, Eiji surveyed the surroundings.

After Tatara Yui intercepted him, Sara had been taken over by Touka.

Under Touka's relentless assault, Sara had no opportunity to create other Blazers.

Touka had fought Stella for over twenty minutes—her endurance was unquestionable. With her keeping Sara occupied, there was no immediate danger.

BOOM!

A sudden deafening roar erupted.

A massive surge of mana coalesced into a towering flame sword, descending upon Kurogane Ouma with crushing force.

"—Katharterio Salamandra!"

Stella roared, unleashing her ultimate trump card.

A fifty-meter-long flame sword plummeted from the sky, transforming into pure light and heat, as if it could melt the very earth into magma.

The surrounding fighters instinctively scattered, evading the scorching aftermath.

Stella's overall combat prowess wasn't particularly outstanding—at least not among this gathering of monsters.

But in raw power, she held absolute confidence!

Because she possessed the world's greatest mana reserves!

For natural interference-type Blazers, barring elemental disadvantages, clashes came down to pure mana against mana!

Whoever had more mana held overwhelming dominance!

When she fully unleashed her ultimate technique, no one—not Eiji, Ikki, or even Touka—could face that fifty-meter flame sword head-on without retreating!

Thus, despite her average overall strength, she wielded absolute, crushing power!

But.

"—Kusanagi!"

A tempest howled into existence.

Compressed endlessly, it sharpened into a blade of condensed gale.

Kurogane Ouma coldly shouted as the storm blade, resembling a dragon's claw, clashed directly against the flame sword!

Even compared to the flame sword, the storm blade's scale was no less imposing—stretching over fifty meters in length.

The sheer energy contained within both attacks was enough to slice a skyscraper clean in half!

The collision produced an explosion so deafening it felt like a missile detonating beside them, instantly disorienting everyone nearby.

The shockwave transformed into a scorching hurricane, ravaging the surroundings—shattering concrete, uprooting entire forests, and leaving nearby buildings teetering on collapse!

It was a cataclysm, as if the world itself faced annihilation. Approaching was unthinkable.

The sheer force of their clash left every onlooker stunned.

Yet at the heart of the battlefield—

"Impossible!"

Stella's eyes widened in disbelief.

"I'm... being overpowered?!"

Yes.

The gale crushed the flames, inch by inch, snuffing out their existence.

Finally, the giant flaming sword let out a mournful cry, shattering into pieces that exploded outward as balls of fire.

At the same time, the storm sword pressed forward unimpeded, like a typhoon making landfall, bearing down on Stella from the front!

***

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