The enormous ukaku blade-arm slashed toward that sword-wave halo, and at the moment the two made contact, the power of vibration erupted instantly.
"...!"
Yoshimura Eto was suddenly startled.
Although she had long known that Byakuya possessed this strange power, when she personally faced it, she was still caught off guard.
Because she had never seen this kind of long-range attack before.
Cracks began to appear on the kagune arm of the One-Eyed Owl under the impact.
However, her regenerative ability was exceptionally powerful. The wounds that had just split open immediately healed on their own.
The One-Eyed Owl immediately counterattacked. Her attack speed was extremely fast, and those two kagune arms were almost swinging out afterimages.
But Byakuya's reaction speed and movement speed were both extremely fast. His speed attribute had already been increased to more than ten times that of an ordinary person.
Byakuya consecutively dodged several attacks, then retaliated with his fist.
The power of the air quake instantly shattered the kagune wrapped in front of the One-Eyed Owl. Taking advantage of the gap before regeneration was completed, Byakuya was about to pursue.
However, from behind the One-Eyed Owl, a large number of kagune spikes formed from Rc cells were immediately launched. Kuzen also had such an output method. Eto had perfectly inherited it.
Those ukaku spikes erupted with astonishing power in an instant like a shotgun. At such close range, Byakuya had almost no way to evade.
He could only once again trigger an air quake with his fist. As the air was shattered by the vibration, part of the dense ukaku was blocked, and the rest that were not blocked would not hit him either.
But in just that short moment, the part of the One-Eyed Owl's kakuja shell that had just been shattered had already regenerated again.
"..."
Yoshimura Eto had already realized that if this continued, she truly might be defeated. She decided that from here on, she would harden her resolve.
Just now she had seemed merciless and going all out, but in reality she had still held back slightly.
But was Ihei Byakuya not the same?
Yoshimura Eto's kakuja characteristics were a dimensional suppression in terms of body size and powerful values such as strength and speed. However, once she encountered a value monster with higher stats than her, then...
For example, Furuta Nimura merely transplanted Rize's kakuhou. Without even activating half-kakuja, he directly killed the later-stage Eto in seconds.
After that, the One-Eyed Owl's offensive clearly became sharper.
Byakuya raised his sword to block, while his other hand gathered power.
But this greatsword was ultimately only an S-rated quinque. Facing the One-Eyed Owl's assault, it soon could no longer hold.
Even so, Byakuya did not seem flustered at all.
Cracks gradually appeared on the greatsword in Byakuya's hand, and then with a snap it suddenly broke.
Seeing that the enormous and sharp kagune blade-arm was about to directly behead Byakuya, Eto hesitated at that very instant.
At this moment, rather than wanting to harden her heart and kill Byakuya, it was more like she was throwing a small tantrum.
It was just that this kind of small tantrum was not something ordinary people could withstand...
At the same time, Ihei Byakuya had also just completed charging.
Eto hesitated for a moment, but his fist had already landed on her body.
The vibration power at maximum output burst forth at this moment. After enduring this full-force blow, the shell covering the One-Eyed Owl's entire body began to shatter piece by piece. Even a large section of the labyrinth behind her began to crack in patches.
"Crack!"
The kakuja shell shattered into countless small fragments, and Eto's main body, originally inside the shell, was exposed.
The Eto inside fell forward, directly toward Byakuya.
Seeing this, Ihei Byakuya immediately stopped his attack and extended both hands forward to catch Eto.
Even her entire kakuja form had been shattered. As the main body, Eto naturally did not come out unscathed.
At this moment, her breathing was weak, her face pale, and blood was flowing from her body.
"Did you hesitate just now?"
Ihei Byakuya asked Eto who had just fallen into his arms.
It was obvious that he had seen her movement falter for a moment there.
"Stop talking nonsense. Kill me or cut me up, do as you like."
Yoshimura Eto looked as if she was determined to seek death.
"You said it yourself. No matter what I do, you'll leave it to me, right?"
Byakuya asked in return.
"..."
Byakuya's emphasis immediately caused Eto to think of something improper.
Especially since she was currently without any clothing, it was difficult not to think crookedly.
"Pervert!"
Eto's pretty face flushed slightly red, and she spat out the insult with extreme disdain.
"Then just come home with me."
Ihei Byakuya spoke almost at the same time as Eto.
Only after saying that did he realize that Eto had just called him that.
"Wait, how am I a pervert?"
Byakuya immediately protested.
"Stop pretending to be innocent. Take a good look first."
Realizing that she might have misunderstood, Yoshimura Eto very naturally changed the subject.
"Uh..."
Byakuya's gaze slowly moved downward, and only then did he realize what Eto meant.
If Eto had not reminded him, he truly would not have noticed. After all, he had no mind to pay attention to such things just now.
Although she told Byakuya to take a good look, when he actually tried to look clearly, Eto directly covered his eyes with her hand.
"I told you to look and you really looked? Hopeless pervert!"