Chapter 476: Spamming Random Ultimate Skills! Talk About Over-the-Top Flashy Visual Effects!
Compared to the awkward situation at the Origami Academy site, the live stream chat was bustling with activity.
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"What a hype entrance…"
"Rappa~ Where did you hide that boombox?"
"The last guy who carried a boombox to his entrance was a dragon."
"Rappa's attack style: basically Argenti's Ultimate fused with Boothill's Ultimate."
"I will protect this smile with my life!"
"Stelle: To think there's someone in this world who's just as unhinged as me!"
"Elementary schoolers might find this cringe, but for me, it's just the right flavor."
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"O-Ouch!"
Rappa clutched her head and gasped, "What a fiendish ambush! Not only are fiends lurking everywhere, but there are even concealed weapons flying across the battlefield!"
[ You clearly threw that yourself, didn't you?! ] Stelle complained silently.
"Not so. Thou art far too pure of heart, ignorant of the fact that these fiends used evil sorcery to manipulate its landing point."
Beside them, the Slumbernana Monkeys let out confused noises. "Nana?"
Rappa put on a righteous face. "Foul fiends, fall back at once! Otherwise, this ninja shall make thee taste the dread of Dazzling Ninjutsu!"
"Nana nana! Nana nana!"
The Slumbernana Monkeys hopped back and forth before Rappa, seemingly trying to communicate with her.
"Th-This is impossible… How could this be?!"
Rappa's face drained of color, as if she had just received earth-shattering news!
Stelle immediately asked what was wrong.
With a solemn expression, Rappa stated, "This ninja… am utterly unable to communicate with these fiends!"
Stelle was rendered speechless.
She paused, pondering the profound meaning behind those words.
Two seconds later, she had an epiphany.
It was literally meant at face value!
So why the heck are you giving yourself so much extra drama?!
The players in the livestream chat couldn't hold back their laughter either! A flurry of bullet comments flooded the screen.
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"Stelle: What a nutjob."
"Rappa is one of the very few people who can render our Galactic Baseballer speechless, haha."
"The last one to stun the protagonist into silence was probably Argenti."
"Trailblazer: I've run into two creatures more unhinged than me within a single system hour!"
"A pure and innocent gaze brimming with affection for a precious little idiot."
"Putting together every living being present still wouldn't yield a single normal person."
"So is Stelle crazy, or is Rappa crazy?"
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[ Don't let this weirdo disrupt your blissful moments. Listen closely, the little monkeys are still chiming their joyful invitations— ]
"Nana nana Nana nana"
Stelle turned to look at the nearby monkey.
Patches of vibrant, shifting colors suddenly bloomed along the edges of her vision. Her gaze began to wander aimlessly, and she couldn't help but press a hand against her forehead.
"Ugh, here it comes again… such a weird feeling."
Rappa took a step forward. "Beware! This, too, is fiendish sorcery! Grit thy teeth, companion—this ninja shall deliver thee from peril—"
"Dazzling Karate: Upright Chop of Delusion-Cleaving!"
Smack!
What sheer impact!
The ninja struck directly between Stelle's eyebrows. The tremendous force coursed through her body and struck her very soul, severing all five senses in an instant as the chattering of monkeys faded into nothingness.
With that single chop, Stelle's Stellaron almost cracked in half!
Rappa spoke with a hint of apology, "Forgive me. This is the soul-striking Dazzling Karate. I did my utmost to temper the blow, yet to awaken thee, pain was an inevitable price."
By now, the Slumbernana Monkeys had encircled them, baring their teeth aggressively as if to say, What the heck are you doing?!
Rappa declared with resolute justice, "Hmph. Thy sinister plot is laid bare, and thy true forms revealed. They are summoning their evil ape kin! Stand behind me, companion!"
The screen shattered.
Entering combat!
This entire segment left quite a few players scratching their heads!
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"Aren't they just a bunch of Slumbernana Monkeys?"
"That's a bit over the top, Rappa."
"Does she have some kind of mental illness?"
"How do I put this… maybe I just can't empathize, but this kind of neurotic girl is a bit annoying to me."
"I really can't handle that kind of kid."
"Maybe this is completely normal behavior on Rappa's home ninja planet."
"I really want to know what Rappa went through to turn out like this. "
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Just then, Guinaifen noticed the change in the party lineup and beamed with joy!
"Just as expected, fam!"
"Rappa really is the new character of this version!"
"Let's see what her skill visual effects look like first!"
Back at Origami Academy, seeing her own figure step into turn-based combat, Rappa instantly perked up!
She hastily pulled down her goggles, eagerly waiting to see what her abilities looked like!
First was the Basic ATK.
Rappa held her shuriken in a reverse grip, observing the enemy from an angle.
Upon casting, she flashed right in front of the foe.
A slash on the spin, followed by a backhanded strike!
The attack style was undeniably ninja-esque—clean, sharp, and effortlessly cool!
Most importantly, with every slash, vivid bursts of colorful paint exploded outward! It was as if she were detonating spray paint cans with every swing, splattering irregular graffiti patterns across the ground.
A wave of astonished gasps instantly rippled through the surroundings!
"Holy fudge!"
"Even her Basic ATK is this flashy?!"
"That looks so cool!"
"Is this the way of the ninja? That's awesome!"
"Mom, I want to be a ninja too!"
"I'm actually tempted to pull!"
"The visual effects of new characters are getting more absurd with every patch!"
Soon, it was Rappa's turn to act again.
This time, it was her Skill.
Rappa flicked her right wrist, transforming her single-bladed shuriken into a spinning pinwheel shuriken!
Her left hand rested horizontally across her chest in a hand-seal stance.
"According to the skill description, this is an AoE attack, which fits Rappa's Path of [ Erudition ]."
Hearing Guinaifen's commentary, Boothill immediately chimed in from the side, "Hold on, lady, you're a Galaxy Ranger!"
"How the fudge did Feathered Spirit turn you into Erudition?"
"What part of you even remotely smells like Erudition?"
Rappa smiled with sheer confidence. "This ninja possesses a distinct wisdom of my own, naturally. This shuriken was crafted through the profound discipline of Nin-Science!"
"Alright, whatever."
"Not like there isn't precedent for characters' Paths contradicting reality anyway. Some General over on the Xianzhou is a fudging Erudition too."
Skill activated!
Rappa leapt high into the air!
Relying on the momentum of her body's spin, she unleashed a fierce forward slash with the pinwheel shuriken!
A vibrant ribbon of paint tore through the air!
The moment she turned, the colors erupted violently, forming bold, street-graffiti-style typography across the background!
Even more paint splashed everywhere, almost spilling right out of the screen!
Boothill was stunned!
Holy fudging mother of muddlefudgers!
That cool?!
It's almost catching up to my effects!
Rappa clenched her fists tightly, her eyes sparkling like stars! She barely held back a cheer!
This kind of unrestrained, vibrant splatter was the ultimate embodiment of a Dazzling Ninja!
She was utterly, completely in love with this Skill!
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"Is she a ninja or a painter? The paint is practically flying into my face!"
"Graffiti, son!"
"Brush, submit to me!"
"Seele, be a good girl, let's not watch horror movies."
"Seele: I have nothing to say."
"Aren't these effects a bit too gorgeous?"
"Rappa has gotta be Feathered Spirit's favorite child, right?! Making her skills look this sick!"
"This skill design really is something fresh!"
"The skill name could be even cooler. I'd call it: Pigment Style: Flash-Color Tri-Wheel Nine-Strike Shurikenjutsu Third Form!"
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