"Hey, hey how do you guys beat the Naiad?" Asked Asato after his curiosity reached the max level.

"....Sponge."

"E..erm...Kurogane, you should rest some more."

"Bwok!!"

"....The chicken is noisy."

"Bwok!?" Toriko so shocked until she can't find the will to move her beak. "E..eh..Sorry, Toriko... be quiet"

"Sorry, I don't get it."

"Naiad is just a moving water, right? So, sponge and wiper should absorb them." Kyo nonchalantly answered like it was the normal thing to do.

"I see, by sponge and wiper, what!?"

Yukino Lvl 4: Cat Folk 5/5 [Cat Claws 1/5, Cat Senses 1/5] Force Claw 1/5, Rage 0/5. AGI (3) and STR (3)

Kyo Lvl 4: BGM 3/5, Volume 2/5, Cuffs 2/5. AGI, DEX, CHA, LUK, STR, INT

Serizawa Lvl 4: Immortal Chicken 5/5 [Call 1/5, Command 0/5], Protect 1/5, Avian Empathy 1/5. WIS (4) CHA (2)

Asato Lvl 4: Craft 5/5 [Enhance 1/5, Socket 1/5], Dismantle 0/5, Double Shot 1/5. LUK (6)

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"Ou~ Ume~ You ain't that bad for a beginner!" Said Bando, while he showering Ume with other praises.

"Nee-chan! You're amazing!!" Said Yuzu with her starry eyes.

"...Said the guy who kills four times more than me."

Ume Lvl 4: Daily Spin 1/5, RNG 1/5, Knockback Arrow 5/5 [Bounce Arrow 0/5, Force Arrow 1/5] DEX (4), STR, INT.

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It was one side running over the wet asphalt from the other, each time I reached her last location, she already moved a miles away. As I scanned the [Map] in the downpour, I chased her in desperation, until I suddenly realized she stopped moving.

"*Gasp* Finally she stopped moving around." I was grateful by the time she stopped moving... or not. In front of her, there was another dot and then sudden spurts of speed happened, those two danced and twirled around from one building to the another like a maniac. No, I wasn't wrong, I already keep her track many times over and there was no doubt that this was her.

"You gotta be fucking kidding me!" *sigh* I closed [Map] and heading toward Akamine location, I was tired as hell, weary with the burden of clothes that became heavier because of the rain, and my bones that also became heavier every time I took a step.

By the time Akamine dot and a Black dot appeared on [Mini Map], the noise of glass, the hoarse howl of a dog, the yelling of a girl can be heard. A blue spark of lightning and enormous dust making the building one by one disappeared from [Mini Map],

"...The hell."

With the great effort, I ran breaking a sweat and heavily panting in the least, my feet kissing the ground and the rain blinded my eyes. When I managed to see what was happening, A chestnut, frizzy hair hanged over the Venetian mask, black neat suit and derby shoes that clearly made not for moving, flying and surrounded by projectiles that were made from the chunk of boulders.

"[Spark!]" Ah... that was the same [Ability] from the four years ago, though, this time it created faster. She pointed her finger toward that man. The blue-sparkling ball launched from Lighton's mouth, zapping sound of electricity pierced through the rain and flying to that man.

A couple of boulders moved into Man? face and blocked the spark. The blue sparkling ball met with the boulder created a white circle of smoke that slowly washed away because of the rain. Man? came out unharmed not even a single slight of dust stuck on his body.

This time, Man? pretended that his finger was a gun and pointed it at her.

"Crap! Lighton!" In a unison, Lighton grabbed Akamine away and Man? said "[Bang]" there was nothing came out from his finger, he only pointed it and The said location that was obliterated into nothing, created a hole with white dust coming out from it.

"....This...this is how the real fight between [Ability] user huh?"

This was too crazy, basically, the one that got hit first will be dead, both of their [Ability] had enough firepower to destroy the human-sized boulder.

"...What should I do? Should I help her? no... I'm just going to be a burden... right, the mission is for escorting right, but how do I close in?"

While hiding behind the rubble, I silently watched those two fighting, most of the time I can't understand what was going in. Each time Man? pointed his finger, Akamine will run, Each time she used her [Ability] Man? will block it with a boulder.

Though, if this dragged on, Akamine condition only worsened, she seemed ran out of a breath, even though it was raining, I bet she was drenched in her own sweat rather than the rain.

On the other side, not a single sweat coming down from Man?....huh? this was unnatural right? the rain was pouring hard, and yet his body didn't get wet. Aeromancy? no... his hair wasn't moving. Hydromancy? that didn't explain the boulder and flying, Vector? but vector can't stay in one position, Gravity? it wasn't clear but the raindrop was floating around and circled around his body before dispersed, Ah... Telekinesis can do this too, right?

Yeah, most likely between Gravity and Telekinesis, still now what? both were equally bad, I can't help her with only that knowledge. Ah...

"[Bang]"

"Beugh!"

The rain and dust had become enmeshed with raw pink flesh and was spotted with blood, from her right shoulder to her chest area there was no more clothes or skin, only raw and weeping flesh in various shades of pink and red. Lighton body was worse than her, its bone can be seen from the place I hid ...That looked painful, still, she stood up straight unlike the way people did when they were in pain. Holding the wound with her left hand, she tried to stop the blood poured onto the ground and soaking the rest of her clothes. "...*gasp* [Return: Lighton] *cough*"

"Hoo~ you have a high magic resistance, I like it, hey how about show me the rest of your body?" Said Man? while he pointed his finger at her.

"....*cough* fuck off."

"Ah~ what a fierce looking eye, C'mon, stare more intensely toward me." Said the man like he was in ecstasy. He slowly descended and walked closer to her, maybe so he can saw her eye more clearly? pointed his finger at her right knee and it followed the same fate, next was her left thigh, now she was readied to kiss the ground at any time... fuck it.

I faced my shoulder toward him, raised my front leg a little and "[Return Throw!!!]" and immediately running toward him.

He reacted to my scream and turned his face around, yeah... it floated.

"Guh!? What the fuck!?"

The thing that I threw was a normal knife, but I tied my blazer with it and threw it as strong as I could. The knife floated and the blazer circled around at his face, not completely but enough to block his vision away. From the moment he flew down, it was clear that he controlled gravity, I meant was there a point for someone that could move his body with a telekinesis to walk around? this was only a wild guess though.

I quickened my pace to an all-out sprint as the yelled from his mouth stopped, grabbed Akamine and ran away as fast as I can, by the time [Mini Map] shown he was facing toward me.

"[Return]"

The same knife that floated around at the back of his head flew back to my hand, created slashed his neck and created a trail of blood... Why? well, any kind of force at zero gravity was enough to make something continued to move, right?

I didn't know what happened after that, all that I knew, he shifted his gaze a little bit and I continued to run.