"Woah!"
"What a strong wind!"
"Get out of here!"
"Go, go, go!"
As the whistling whirlwind swept through and expanded around them, the cries of surprise echoed, prompting Rozen and Yuri to notice the surrounding passersby hurriedly fleeing, leaving the entire area empty.
"This is...?!"
Yuri's face changed as she recognized the true nature of the wind.
Since even Yuri recognized it, Rozen certainly wouldn't fail to do so.
"This is a wind technique used to drive people away, derived from flight magic into a skill."
Rozen calmly revealed the reason behind the sudden wind.
After all, Rozen had already sensed the magic fluctuations even before the technique was deployed, knowing that someone was using magic in the vicinity.
Because of this, Rozen had warned Yuri that an uninvited guest had arrived.
"Driving everyone away and facing the Special Task Force cadet alone, you've got quite the nerve."
Rozen nonchalantly said these words.
His words were directed at a figure not far in front of him and Yuri.
The figure, who had appeared without notice, was cloaked in a hooded robe, entirely obscuring their appearance, resembling a mysterious magician.
//// It's like stage magician, not the fate magician.////
"Who... who are you...!?"
Yuri, who only now noticed the figure, changed her expression again and sternly questioned.
But, unfortunately...
"Ah, ah... I never expected to meet you here... Yuri..."
The assailant, as if moved by something, spoke in a voice filled with madness, their body swaying as if they were in a trance, their exposed mouth curling into a bizarre, sinister, and violent smile.
Seeing this assailant, Yuri felt her hair stand on end.
Only Rozen remained calm, his face full of ridicule.
The assailant, however, failed to notice this.
"I originally came just to teach that man over there a lesson, but to see the two of you together, so harmonious, so harmonious, so harmonious, so harmonious...!"
The assailant muttered to themselves, and then their voice and expression twisted.
Especially towards Rozen, the assailant revealed an astonishing hatred.
"Die, Rorelai Arneet!"
The assailant suddenly roared, and with a speed like a slashing blade, swung their arm in Rozen's direction.
With just this one movement, an anomaly occurred.
"Buzz!"
The atmosphere emitted a buzzing sound as a sharp wind spiral formed, taking the shape of a blade, slicing toward Rozen's direction.
The speed of the invisible blade was incredibly fast, reaching Rozen in an instant.
This entire process took less than a second.
In just a blink of an eye, the wind blade was upon Rozen.
"Slash!"
The next second, the sound of tearing was heard.
Rozen's uniform was accidentally cut by the invisible wind blade, leaving a small tear.
As for Rozen himself, he had already stepped aside when he sensed the atmospheric anomaly, avoiding the attack.
His face remained calm.
But Yuri was far from calm.
"That attack just now was... a Kamaitachi...!?"
Yuri couldn't help but hold her breath.
The Kamaitachi Yuri mentioned, like the previous technique that was used to drive people away, is a high-level skill derived from flight magic, a technique so advanced that even Yuri herself didn't know how to use it.
The mysterious assailant had mastered such advanced techniques and appeared before Rozen and Yuri.
"No wonder you're known as the 'Hero of Humanity.' You really won't be taken down so easily, will you?"
The assailant continued to laugh quietly, their laugh as chilling as if it came from the depths of hell.
What was even more terrifying was that the assailant raised their hand once again.
"Stop!" Yuri couldn't stand still anymore and directly stepped forward, warning, "If you make another move, I won't be holding back!"
Upon hearing this, the assailant finally shifted their gaze from Rozen to Yuri.
"Won't be holding back?" The assailant let out a few low laughs, seemingly dazed as they said, "You shouldn't say that, Yuri."
As soon as these words fell...
"I'm the stronger one here, you know? Could you please wait over there for a moment, Yuri?"
This voice didn't come from in front of Yuri but from behind her.
Yuri only felt her vision blur, and then the figure of the assailant vanished, leaving only a low chuckle from behind.
"What...!?"
Yuri's pupils contracted, and her face changed drastically again.
But it was too late to react now.
"Boom!"
With a muffled explosive sound, a sudden wind spiral appeared, wrapping around Yuri like a rope, lifting her off the ground.
Yuri felt herself being bound by the invisible wind, her body oppressed and carried into the air, unable to move.
"Senpai!"
Yuri immediately began to struggle.
"Hahaha! See that, Yuri? This is my power now! The power stronger than that man's! You should understand by now, right? Only I can give you ultimate love, Yuri————!"
Watching Yuri struggle, the assailant, instead of helping, gazed at her as if she were a piece of art, both intoxicated and obsessed, laughing maniacally.
"Who the hell are you!?"
Yuri continued to struggle and asked in fear.
However, the assailant remained indifferent.
"The show is about to start, so please watch from the best seat, Yuri."
With these words, the assailant turned around and looked at Rozen.
There, Rozen still maintained his side-stepping posture, glancing at the tear in his uniform made by the Kamaitachi, and casually remarked.
"Not bad, quite interesting. A decent way to pass the time."
His tone was as if he hadn't just encountered a powerful enemy's attack but rather witnessed a street performer doing tricks, unenthused.
The assailant's smile instantly froze.
A terrifying aura suddenly surged from them.
"Rorelai Arneet...!"
The assailant growled.
But this time, Rozen responded.
"You're not a monkey, so don't start screeching when provoked. Just 'shut your mouth.'"
Rozen's calm voice carried an invisible force.
"...!"
The assailant's growl abruptly ceased.
This time, it wasn't by choice.
A look of panic appeared on the assailant's face.
Clearly, they didn't know what had just happened.
Then...
"Didn't seem like you had enough fun earlier, did you?"
Rozen finally turned his gaze towards them.
"Come on, show me if there's anything on you truly worth my attention."
Rozen's lips curled into a smile.
That curve was both dangerous and cold.