fine

– … You have such a trick? Even if you have a few more, I’ll tell you this. If that’s true, it will help me to defeat you.

She smiled boldly with her bloodstained face.

– Hou? So you’ll win against me? And how?

– … Yes. While you’ve been doing so full of composure, I’ve been approaching to your life reliably. … At least, I’ve full grasped your ability.

A fist with unusual hardness.

A body that wasn’t affected by the blade.

His true form was,

– Your ability is a natural interference system――the ability to manipulate『Sand』, right?

– …!

– The strangely heavy of your fists is probably due to the strength added by your enormous magic power as a《Desperado》, right? But what is the strangely hard? That’s because the fist was covered with sand that was hardened and pressed together like a rock the instant I was hit. And the reason you’re not affected by slashes is that the moment you’re slashed, you change your own body to sand to dodge the attack…! Isn’t that right!?

Stella told him with confidence.

Why was that? Because she had seen that same technique.

Yes, Kurogane Shizuku’s《Blue Samsara》.*

*TN: Samsara means cycle of death and rebirth (a continuous cycle of this type in Buddhism).

– To hell with your『Immortality』. You green imposter. I’ll give you the fact that the ability of controlling magic power to transform your body into grains is something incredible, but as long as I know your trick――

There has to be a way of doing something.

And so, the moment when Stella tried to put on a brave front.

– … Kukuku, AHAHAHAHAHA!

Naseem, who stood before her, burst into laughter all of a sudden as if he was unable to endure it.

– W-what’s so funny, huh…?

Stella felt weird due to her enemy’s reaction and put herself on guard.

Naseem, on the other hand,

– What’s so funny, you ask? What you have decided is the funny thing, you know? You say that this ability I use is『Sand』? You were able to see it very easily, huh. … You seem to need a lesson. About why I’m called《Haboob》. Well――――《Tóxcatl》.*

*TN: Tóxcatl derives from the Nahuatl verb toxcahuia meaning “wither from thirst”. Tóxcatl then means “drought”. (Extracted from Wikipedia)

*Pulls out*,

He pulled out his right hand, which had remained hidden in the pocket of his jacket,

And appeared for the first time in front of Stella and everyone.

At that moment,



– 〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜！！！！



Stella――ran away.