However, what Minene fears the most is the other child...
The Key...
If Minene is not mistaken, that child is more powerful and troublesome than any other participant. It is for that child that Minene chose to hunt others, and only when her power is sufficient will she face Yuno.
Yet, here was Yuno, teaming up with Sexta. She must admit that this surprised her.
But it's also a good thing because without the Key around, she has nothing to fear.
"Yuki would never abandon me! He will be here very soon!"
"I understand. Since that's the case... We have very little time. I'll make you regret leaving his side. Don't worry; when you die, I'll take care of him."
Smiling at Yuno's words, several black spheres flew around Minene. At the same time, Yuno unsheathed her katana.
"Try if you can! I will protect Yuki! I won't let a fox like you lay a finger on him! He is mine!"
Every dragon has an inverse scale that, when touched or threatened, only dooms those who challenge it.
And for Yuno, Yuki is her inverse scale...
From the moment Minene mentioned Yuki, a deep rage surged from within Yuno, crawling like thousands of ants on her body.
And when Minene mentioned taking care of him, that rage exploded. Yuno could no longer control herself.
It was the last straw...
The mere thought of seeing Yuki in the arms of another woman drove her mad.
Her precious love, the one who knew her better than she knew herself, the person willing to be called and stay with her for eternity...
So, without hesitation, she separated from Tsubaki, creating a barrier around her. Her expression twisted.
"I'll make that dirty smile disappear from your face!"
*Shua...
"Eh?"
"Die!"
As Minene's body disappeared instantly, she opened her eyes in surprise. But before she could speak, Yuno had already appeared behind her, bringing down her katana mercilessly. Seeing this, Minene was unable to dodge, so she had no choice but to use her arm as a shield, avoiding a fatal blow.
"Guuh!"
Blood flowed, and Minene's arm separated. This attack took her by surprise. In her wildest dreams, she never thought Yuno would attack her so suddenly. After all, Yuno is a 14-year-old high school student. Someone like her, with barely any experience in killing, would hesitate when faced with the prospect of taking a life. But she was wrong.
Yuno never hesitated...
For her, Minene is someone who must die for the sake of her happiness.
"Ha!"
But Yuno wasn't done. She raised her katana again, wanting to strike once more. However, by then, Minene's body froze, and she disappeared, leaving only residual images. She had accelerated time...
"You little brat!"
Clenching her teeth, Minene did her best to suppress the pain. However, the blood kept flowing. Seeing this, Minene's eyes narrowed. She had come close to death. She had no doubt that if she hadn't used her arm to deflect that katana, her head would now be separated from her body.
A clean blow to kill...
(I let my guard down... I was overconfident.)
Being injured was the result of her negligence.
Power creates proud and arrogant individuals. Minene, for instance, after killing Octava, thought she was superior to other participants, and she was right. Her energy level was higher than all the other participants. However, when it comes to talent and skill, she was still below Yuno by a wide margin.
Yuno was, after all, someone with great combat skills.
Furthermore, Yuno is the participant with the most kills.
Both Eleventh and Twelfth fell by her hand.
And even though she had Yuki's help, in the end, in this Survival game, Yuki himself was her greatest power.
(Calm down... I won't let myself be surprised again.)
Adjusting her breathing, Minene's body shone, and the severed arm, along with the lost blood, returned to her body as if nothing had happened.
She had reversed time, healing her wounds, or rather, changing her body with the 'Me' from a few minutes ago...
Seeing this, Yuno frowned. She had managed to catch Minene off guard, using instant teleportation and attempting to kill her in one blow, without giving her a chance for retaliation. However, Minene's reflexes were terrifying, as was her tenacity. Without hesitation, she was willing to lose an arm rather than her life.
This told a lot about her character.
She is a survivor who will do whatever it takes to survive...
"You got lucky, brat! You won't have it again!"
"Come on, bitch! This is just the beginning!"
*Shua...
Teleporting again, Yuno disappeared. However, this time, Minene also disappeared. After all, she wasn't the only one using teleportation. The spheres around her also exploded.
*Bam...
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"Incredible..."
On the other hand, Tsubaki was surprised that Yuno had no fear of facing Novena. Both knew that Minene was on a power scale entirely different from theirs, controlling two attributes—Time and Space—making her dangerous.
That Yuno could cut off Minene's arm made Tsubaki's jaw drop in shock. Yuno is strong and loses control when it comes to Yuki.
This fact made Tsubaki inwardly sigh with relief. She was glad she hadn't seduced Yuki before; otherwise, her head might have rolled.
"Good morning, Sexta Onee-chan. Shall we go?"
"!!"
However, she was so absorbed in watching the Minene and Yuno battle in the sky that she completely forgot about the other enemy...
As she saw the boy in green overalls and a gas mask emerging from the poisonous smoke cloud, the barrier around her body strengthened, and her expression sank.
*Shiiii
Thanks to that, she managed to evade the boy's attack. However, it wasn't over, as the surroundings distorted, revealing hundreds of mirrors.
"Let's play, Onee-chan..."
With a playful smile, the boy clapped, and at the same time, the mirrors around him began to tremble.
"I'm sure you'll like this game, Onee-chan..."
*BOMM
Emerging from the shadows, Yuki frowned. Novena appeared earlier than expected.
Based on her location, she should have taken about 15 minutes to discover this place and another 10 minutes to travel.
Enough time for him to kill Décimo, defeat Quinto, and, as he planned after killing Décimo, lurk in the shadows, waiting for the opportune moment to intervene.
And surveying the battlefield, with Yuno facing Minene and Tsubaki trapped in Reisuke's Time Castle, Yuki clenched his fist, ready to enter the time castle and rescue Tsubaki. After all, unlike Yuno, she is the one with the 'DEAD END,' and her chances of dying are the highest.
However...
"Where are you going, Onii-chan?"
A voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Quinto..."
Stepping out of the smoke, a boy in overalls and a gas mask tilted his head, blinking.
Yuki, of course, knew about this boy and was surprised. After all, this boy was supposed to be in the Time Castle with Tsubaki.
Contrary to his thoughts, Reisuke was now in front of him.
(A clone? No, this is different...)
With his Sharingan spinning, Yuki quickly tried to analyze the origin of this anomaly and a way to counter it. However, Reisuke had other plans.
"Onii-chan, do you want to play with me? Come on, let's play."
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TN: Well I am translating stuff in half dead state so if there's any errors please use your brain to read around it I'll fix it when I get up again
Time to sleep after 2 days i swear i am gonna die reading fanfics....