"Oh~ So this is your confidence, huh? It seems your attacks are all launched through sound, right? How interesting, for the particle of Foundation (Yesod) to attack through sound. And you clearly dislike men so much, yet the particle represents a completely naked (beep~), how ironic." Looking at the fully armed Itsuka Miku, Toujou Nozomi did not show any fear. Looking at the spirit dress on Itsuka Miku, a purple light also appeared around Toujou Nozomi, enveloping her casual clothes. Under the magic's embrace, Toujou Nozomi's casual clothes disappeared in the light, transforming into a purple magic robe, and she wore a pointed witch hat on her head.
Toujou Nozomi looked at the gloomy-faced Itsuka Miku and knew that her words had hit a sore spot. If Toujou Nozomi had caused trouble for others in normal times, she would definitely apologize to them. But this time, Itsuka Miku was bullying Yoshino, who was most important to her. Toujou Nozomi felt that she had done nothing wrong; on the contrary, she needed to say something even more excessive.
"However, I don't think I did anything rude just now. But is the reason your emotions are so agitated right now because I hit the nail on the head? You are a useless girl besides singing." Of course, that was only during her time as 'Yoiyodai Tsukino.' Now that she had become a Spirit, Itsuka Miku was no longer as useless as she was besides singing.
"Shut up! Close your mouth!" Itsuka Miku opened her mouth and made a sound into the silver pipe in front of her. Demon King of Marching Band (Gabriel) also began to operate. Through the frame of Demon King of Marching Band (Gabriel) behind her, the sound was amplified countless times and then launched as an attack through the silver pipes towards Toujou Nozomi and the others.
At the same time, Itsuka Miku continuously played the keys in front of her to increase the sound waves emitted by Demon King of Marching Band (Gabriel). Itsuka Miku intended to use this method to show Toujou Nozomi and her companions her power.
Seeing the strong air current generated by the powerful sound waves about to sweep over, Yoshino's spiritual power appeared in her hands, wanting to block the attack.
However, Toujou Nozomi reached out and pressed her hand, lowering Yoshino's hand.
Yoshino looked up at her with a puzzled expression. Why wouldn't she let her stop the attack? This air current was still a bit dangerous, and they were wearing skirts right now. It wouldn't be good if they were accidentally lifted.
"An attack of this level doesn't require you, Yoshino, to act. I can handle it. You know, I am a miko blessed by the goddess of luck. What is an attack of this level? Moreover, if I can't even handle an attack like this, then I wouldn't be qualified to protect you." Toujou Nozomi chuckled and poked Yoshino's little head. Several tarot cards flew out from her sleeve and landed in front of everyone, automatically forming a hexagram magic circle emitting purple light.
The purple spiritual power emanating from the hexagram blocked Toujou Nozomi, and as the air current touched the magic circle, it began to dissipate in all directions. It had no effect whatsoever on Toujou Nozomi and her companions.
"It seems your attack is a bit weak. What's wrong? Didn't you say you would make me pay for my actions? This level is not enough, you know." Toujou Nozomi showed a joyful smile as she looked at Itsuka Miku, whose face had darkened. At the same time, she sighed inwardly. Her decision to learn about magic circles from Yoshino was indeed correct.
Although tarot card attacks often caught people off guard and were her best magic, she also loved such incredibly gorgeous magic circles.
"Who exactly are you? This is not something a human can do." Seeing the tarot cards revolving around Toujou Nozomi and the mysterious hexagram magic circle, Itsuka Miku knew she was no ordinary person. She had only seen such things in sci-fi books before.
If ordinary people were all like this now, then Spirits like them would become less mysterious, wouldn't they? A few 'ordinary people' like Toujou Nozomi could just appear and beat up Spirits. What need was there for those AST Spirit counter-units?! They could just retire them!
"Hehe~ I'm a witch. But I've only been studying magic for a few months, so please give me lots of guidance." Although she had only been studying magic for a few months, her master was gaia, the consciousness of the Earth, and the guardian of alaya, the consciousness of heroes and humanity. Having masters with such superb strength was much better than Spirits with no learning experience. "
"Hmph! So what if you're a witch? Rondo (Rondo)!!" Itsuka Miku snorted, feeling very displeased with Toujou Nozomi's confidence. She placed her hands on the keys in front of her. This time, she didn't intend to use just ordinary sound waves. Anyway, there was no one else nearby, right? It wouldn't matter if she used a stronger attack, right?
As Itsuka Miku launched her attack, intense sound waves caused the air to vibrate. The glass on the surrounding buildings, unable to withstand the pressure, suffered chain reactions of destruction, developing countless cracks before shattering and falling. All glass products and streetlights on the street were not spared. At the same time, the falling glass, propelled by the strong sound waves, turned into 'bullets' with considerable force, shooting towards Toujou Nozomi and her companions.
"This is a bit troublesome." This sound wave was a continuous attack, and Toujou Nozomi's magic circle couldn't last that long. Moreover, this attack was not one-directional like before, but all-encompassing. A single magic circle couldn't defend against attacks from all directions. Did she have to surround herself and her companions with magic circles?
As Toujou Nozomi thought this and prepared to draw another tarot card, a light green figure appeared in front of her.
"Leave it to me!" Her clothes changed from casual wear into a cute light green dress, and Minami Kotori, holding a magic staff, came in front of Toujou Nozomi and extended her hand, creating a protective shield that blocked Itsuka Miku's attack. The attack of numerous glass shards caused ripples on the protective shield. Seeing this, Minami Kotori quickly increased her magic output. She managed to stabilize the magic circle, but continuously doing this was not a solution. Could she directly seal Itsuka Miku's moves?
"Hmm~ Just a reminder, you'd better figure out a way to make her unable to make a sound. You know, all her attacks are transmitted through her voice. That means if you can make her unable to make a sound, she'll be completely harmless, just like an ordinary Little Girl," Honjou Nia reminded them while flipping through the Sephiroth (Ratziel) in her hands within the protective shield, as Minami Kotori was struggling.
As the Angel of Omniscience, she was the team's intelligence officer. She immediately found Itsuka Miku's weakness, which was really convenient. However, she didn't like spoilers, so she rarely used it.
"Can't make a sound? That's very simple. Just a small magic spell will do. As a magician, this is one of the most basic spells." Hearing Honjou Nia's words, Minami Kotori let out a breath. Itsuka Miku's pressure was still quite significant for her. She hadn't studied magic for as long as Toujou Nozomi. She originally thought it would be a very difficult enemy to deal with, but she didn't expect the solution to be so simple? "Silence."
Then, a ball of black energy shot out from Minami Kotori's magic staff, instantly merging into Itsuka Miku's body before she could react. Then, as if a pause button had been pressed, Itsuka Miku's voice instantly stopped. The typhoon-like air currents around them also disappeared.
Itsuka Miku, who had been continuously emitting sonic attacks, was horrified to discover that she could no longer make any sound.
Her hands clutched her slender neck, as if trying to grasp something. But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't make even the slightest sound. Her eyes widened, and boundless fear began to creep into her heart. It was just like before, when she had also lost her voice. That was the only thing she possessed!
From childhood, whether in academics, sports, or other areas, Itsuka Miku was always useless. Only singing was the one aspect she could excel at.
Without her voice, no one would like her, no one would care about her. Without her voice, she would be nothing… Feeling despair wash over her, the Demon King of Marching Band (Gabriel) behind Itsuka Miku directly disappeared. Her legs seemed to lose all strength, and Itsuka Miku fell to the ground. Her originally very beautiful purple-silver pupils became lifeless, as if she had turned into a doll.
Looking at Itsuka Miku, who was lying on the ground in despair, Yoshino showed an expression of pity.
Yoshino knew that Itsuka Miku was recalling the time when she had lost her voice due to psychogenic aphonia after being abandoned by her fans. At that time, Itsuka Miku was so desperate that she wanted to commit suicide. Losing her voice again now was undoubtedly a major blow to her. This time, Minami Kotori was right to make her lose her voice, but making her lose her voice without knowing Itsuka Miku's situation was a bit too much.
"Uh~ What happened? I just cast a 'Silence' spell, why does she look so pained?" Did I accidentally cast a curse spell? No, that's not right, I wouldn't make such a mistake. Minami Kotori said, a little flustered, looking at Itsuka Miku with tears in her eyes. This situation was not what she wanted.
"It should be because of her voice. You know, Koto, your magic can make her lose her voice for a period of time, which must be a huge blow to her. You know, for her, her voice is everything. Just as Toujou Nozomi said, besides singing, she is useless." Honjou Nia looked at Itsuka Miku, who was kneeling on the ground. Is the first thing in this situation despair? But it's strange that no inversion occurred; Spirits should invert when they despair. If no inversion occurred now, does that mean she still feels she has hope?
At this moment, Yoshino broke free from Toujou Nozomi's embrace and scurried in front of Itsuka Miku. She took out her handkerchief to wipe Itsuka Miku's tear-stained face. Her lifeless eyes seemed to have lost all hope. Itsuka Miku now looked like a helpless Little Girl. It made one's heart ache.
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