Toku glanced at Nashimi, a sly smile playing on his lips once more. His voice dripped with arrogance as he spoke, taunting her.
"You know what... Can't you just surrender or something? It's a waste of my energy to fight a small fry like you."
Nashimi saw through his blatant lies, her eyes narrowing in response. She retorted with a cold determination, her words laced with a hint of menace.
"It would be better if you kept quiet while I knock you out..."
Toku's annoyance grew, fueling his desire to bring this confrontation to an abrupt end. He spoke with a dismissive tone, his impatience palpable.
"Fine, you guys know what to do..."
One of Toku's four lackeys nodded, and in an instant, they all teleported away, leaving Nashimi alone with Toku. She couldn't help but question their sudden departure, a mix of curiosity and suspicion in her voice.
"Wow, your lackeys suddenly disappeared... Are they scared or did you not want them to get hurt? Or maybe you have some grand plan in mind that you think will work against me, huh?"
Toku responded with a nonchalant remark, brushing off her words.
"Blah blah blah..."
Nashimi let out a sigh, her annoyance mirroring Toku's. She spoke with a hint of weariness, her voice tinged with resignation.
"Just dissappear..."
But Toku's arrogance got the better of him, and he couldn't resist provoking Nashimi further.
"Lost Memories... Dark Awakening: Void Shaker."
The world trembled, growing darker with each passing moment, until finally, the shaking ceased, and Toku found himself surrounded by Nashimi and an endless void, reminiscent of a domain.
Nashimi explained the devastating power of her spell, her frustration evident in her words.
"Usually when I cast this spell, anything living except me dies instantly..."
Toku mocked her, his voice filled with derision.
"VoId SHakEr? Seriously? That sounds cool, but you're just trash... so much for DaRk AwaKEnInG."
Nashimi's emotions finally boiled over, and her façade cracked, revealing her true anger. She retorted, her voice trembling with a mix of rage and hurt.
"You... you! You baka!! Don't judge me!!"
Tears welled up in Nashimi's eyes as her anger transformed into an adorable yet furious expression, reminiscent of a tsundere.
Toku couldn't resist the opportunity to tease her further, his voice dripping with amusement.
"How cute. Want to be my girlfriend? I promise not to try to kill you anymore..."
Nashimi, flustered and determined not to fall for his words, responded with defiance.
"I-I'm not falling for that!!"
But in a fraction of a second, Toku swiftly aimed a cut at her neck with his Bluefrost Blade. Nashimi narrowly dodged the attack, but a few strands of her hair were sliced off.
"You'll pay for that!!" she exclaimed, her voice filled with a mix of anger and determination.
In the heat of the moment, Nashimi noticed a number on Toku's left wrist, although she couldn't make it out clearly.
"So, you're a Zeroāto bearer?" she questioned, her tone laced with intrigue.
Toku confirmed her observation, revealing his left wrist adorned with the number 27.
"Nashimi: 27... seems like you're quite gifted."
The word "gifted" triggered something within Toku, fueling his anger. He snapped, his voice filled with frustration.
"Gifted? Gifted!? I trained like hell to earn this number... And you call me gifted!?"
His anger threatened to consume him entirely.
Nashimi, unfazed by his outburst, responded with a dismissive tone.
"So you can train to decrease your number and become more powerful? Sorry, emotional train wreck, but I didn't know and I don't care either way."
Toku's fury reached its peak, his voice dripping with malice.
"I'll kill you..."
Toku locked eyes with Nashimi, his expression slowly transforming into a psychotic smile.
"DIE!!!"
Suddenly, fifteen blades materialized, each with a different collar than the other. Encircling Nashimi and orbiting so fast that even light could not keep up.
"Blades of Despair: Anemo, Cyclonic Lacerations!!"
The blades sliced through every inch of the space around Nashimi, leaving nothing but utter destruction in their wake, down to the subatomic level. But to Toku's astonishment, she stood there, completely unfazed.
"H-how!?" Toku stammered, his disbelief evident in his voice.
Nashimi, her voice filled with confidence, delivered a simple yet powerful statement.
Nashimi's declaration echoed through the void, her words filled with unwavering confidence.
"It's simple, I'm stronger than you."
In an instant, she cast a spell that caught Toku off guard.
"OVERVOID."
Nashimi vanished from Toku's sight, leaving him bewildered and frustrated.
"Hey! You leaving, you scaredy cat!!"
But just as quickly as she disappeared, Nashimi reappeared in the same location where their fierce battle had taken place. Without hesitation, she reached out and seized a nearby singularity, its size no larger than a coin. With a crushing force, she reduced it to nothingness, obliterating the domain that had enveloped them.
The destruction was absolute, eradicating everything within its grasp, both physically and spiritually.
Nashimi stood amidst the aftermath, her voice filled with unwavering resolve.
"Powerful or not, no one beats me... other than my brother."
With a calm demeanor, she departed from the scene, returning to the restaurant as if nothing had ever transpired.
The echoes of their intense confrontation lingered in the air, symbolizing the power she holds.