"Yo!"
Kiyo greeted Fimana with a smile on his face. Fimana immediately got up and had her guard up. And then, with her hand, she once again controlled the air around her.
From Kiyo's perspective, she most likely is creating that bird, but how? The dark air comes out from nowhere and surrounds Fimana as she's still casting her spell. And then, the dark air accumulates and is created into the shape of a bird.
"H-How are you so close to me?! I-I didn't even hear your footsteps!"
The second she finished her sentence, Fimana launched the 'bird' at Kiyo. Kiyo dodged it as he saw it coming and sprinted toward Fimana from the side. Another two birds were launched. Still, Kiyo once again saw the attack and swiftly dodged it. Except, anything that couldn't move behind him was obviously obliterated into pieces.
Kiyo is closing in as Fimana tries to create distance from him. But Fimana didn't realize there was a chain binding on her leg. The chain connected to Kiyo's hand. As Kiyo gently pulled the chain, it led to Fimana immediately losing her balance. But Kiyo catches Fimana before she falls to the ground.
"Watch for your step, lady. You may damage your pretty skin if you were to fall here." Fimana's face went red as she realized she was in the embrace of the man she barely knew. Fimana tried to push Kiyo to let go of his embrace.
"D-D-Don't your parents teach you not to touch a girl's body so casually?"
"Ehh~ My parents did teach me not to hit the lady, y'know? Moreover, I'm not so fond of hitting the girl myself. So... My lady, why don't you drop your fangs and come clean already?" Kiyo spoke in a gentleman's voice.
Fimana was hesitant about whether to attack or surrender herself. Considering Kiyo could do any harm to her at any point. From Kiyo's point of view, Fimana still has a serious face. Indicates that she will not surrender just like that since she's from a noble family, which could ruin the family's reputation itself if she were to surrender right there.
("Huh, looks like this is not gonna be as easy as it looks.") Kiyo took out a few knives from his bag pockets to prepare himself. At the same time, inside of Fimana's mind...
("Scary Scary Scary Scary!!! This guy is too fast for me to see him! I could get my throat cut again! What should I do? Should I do the dogeza and apologize and plead for my life?! But what if he doesn't forgive me?!")
Fimana's thought is full of wild assumptions of what's gonna happen to her despite Kiyo softly asking her to surrender quietly.
("*gasp* That wide chest... that black shirt... That way he looked at me... There's no doubt about it, no doubt that this is the same guy from the Blackmail doujin I read!!! Don't tell me, he's gonna do this and that to me?!! Oh God, what should I do...")
(She's not responding... Did she decide to buy time for her team to come and help?! Considering the massive explosion before, they all should be on their way now... Which means I have to deal with this girl as fast as possible!")
Kiyo then sprints toward Fimana. Meanwhile, Rio saw a light briefly emanating from the top of the hill.
"Kiyo! Watch out!"
Kiyo heard the warning and stopped sprinting. At the same time, the same shape of the bullet has passed Kiyo by an inch. If Kiyo were to be in front any further, he would be penetrated by the bullet like the first time it penetrated him.
"Not for the second time! I'm already aware of it!" Kiyo took out a smoke bomb from his bag and covered the whole area with the smoke.
The sniper at the top of the hill instantly loses sight of him.
("Tch, Godamnit... Jamis! Where the hell are you?!")
Losing sight of Kiyo, Zoya decided to change her target to Mika. The bullet was sent at such a great speed that it would leave a hole in any object or living being. But... Not for that one specific 'object'.
"Tenjiro Technique: The World's Divider!" The sniper's bullets were bisected into two. As for the sniper, she too was surprised...
"I-Impossible! H-How... Nobody can ever see through the speed of my bullet!!! Just who the hell is this guy?!!"
Rio then sheaths his sword and takes a deep breath.
"Until thou hast surpassed the thunder... Non shall surpass thy... Tenjiro Family is the family solely in teaching the art of swordsmanship and lightning magic... So we have been horn our sight to react faster than lightning. That bullet... Sure is fast... But I've seen faster… If we put our full concentration on it…"
The smoke has then been blown off by the wind as time goes by. And there are Kiyo, and Fimana who have been tied up with a chain.
("Ehhhhhhhh~ When did I get tied up with a chain? I couldn't even realize it! Moreover, I can't even hear any sounds from him...")
"I got her, Rio! Let's get out of here now!"
"Not yet!"
Lightning accumulated from inside Rio's body. He can feel the electricity flowing in his body. He then sprints toward the hill where the sniper is. But… Rio was interrupted. Three bullets come from his right side, but Rio manages to block all three of them with his katana. And then, along with Michail's follow-up, he tried to swing his sword on Rio's blind spot.
("Got you-")
Michail thought he had gotten Rio.
But unfortunately, the katana passed through Michail's blade and slashed him. From the shoulder to below, Michail has received fatal damage from Rio, revealing his blood in 'Silver'.
("Wha- I didn't see that attack coming!")
Seeing Michail received fatal damage. Rio was ready to give Michail the finishing blow, but again, a few bullets flew past Michail to Rio. Of course, Rio managed to deflect all of the bullets, and then one bullet from the sniper.
("This guy... This guy is stronger than before... That electricity is flowing in his body right now... It's enchanting his agility and physical prowess...")
At this point, Rio is obviously the powerhouse here.
As Michail was cornered by Rio, he slightly saw his sister in the corner of his eye. On her knees beside Kiyo, chained on the hips as Kiyo holds the other end of the chain.
Seeing that, veins popping out from Michail's face, as he swings with all his might. Sending Rio flying quite a distance. Michail then sprints toward Fimana and Kiyo.
"You... HOW DARE YOU TIE UP MY SISTER WITH YOUR UNCLEAN PIECE OF CHAIN!!!"