Challenge: The Fool with the Surname Okayamine

Chapter 84, the Incense Chapter: "The Giant Sword That Tears Through the Sky"

"Aaaaaaah! [The Last Sword]—"

Enraged, Tohka wielded the [Slaying Lord] sword and swung it fiercely at the throne. In an instant, the throne shattered, and fragments adhered to the sword like meteors, quickly reforming into a giant sword two or three meters long.

"How dare you! How dare you! You dare to..."

Tohka raised the sword that had transformed into the "Final Sword," and swung it forcefully towards the direction where Ryouko and Origami were on the distant mountain. Then, a huge purple sword light was unleashed.

In an instant, a corner of the mountain, along with the ground, was sliced ​​off by the purple sword light. Fortunately, Liao Zi, who was crouching there, was sent flying before the sword struck.

"No way..." Ryoko muttered, looking at the ground divided by the sword energy, then glanced towards Origami, who was crouching on the ground in despair.

"Evacuate immediately, Origami... Damn it, what are the AST support forces doing?!"

...But at this moment, Origami was kneeling on the ground, repeatedly calling Shido's name, her spirit already broken.

"It was you... the one who killed my friend, my dearest friend Shido!"

Tohka stands above Origami, looking down at the enemy who pulled the trigger and hurt Shido. At this moment, the only emotion in her eyes is anger.

Three minutes earlier at the foot of the mountain, Ming had already hidden himself using optical camouflage and was taking out the display device [Tristan] to finish off the enemy.

But suddenly, the ring-shaped [magical craft] on his ring finger emitted a purple light, unexpectedly absorbing all the energy left on the ground by Tohka's [Final Sword].

"Ok?"

Before Ming could react, it devoured the [Tristan] in its hand in an instant.

"No... my display device! I've never even used this thing to actually fight a single match!"

Ming stared wide-eyed with a bitter expression as he watched the ring on his hand flash light repeatedly, but it went out after only about three seconds.

"Alright then, let's go with the identity of [Flame Beast]."

Just as Ming was about to use his spirit armor as black flames ignited around him, a faint light flashed on the ring again, and he spat out his [Tristan].

Just then, a mysterious and eerie inverted Kabbalah pattern suddenly appeared before our eyes!

However, this magical sight lasted only a moment before the pattern vanished without a trace, like smoke.

"This matter... never mind, let's proceed as planned."

Ming's figure flashed and disappeared at the foot of the mountain.

Let's return to the perspective of origami.

[The Fiery Demon] relentlessly slashed at her head like a storm, each strike carrying an incomparably fierce momentum and chilling power.

Faced with this terrifying attack, Origami's eyes were empty, as if she had lost her soul and had no reaction whatsoever, completely unaware of everything around her.

Just as her protective [Freedom Domain] was about to be completely destroyed, a figure in pitch black appeared and blocked her way.

"Origami, shouldn't I have taught you that no matter what kind of opponent you face, you must never give up hope of survival?"

Ming's extremely authoritative voice traveled through the random area to Origami's ears.

“But Shido… Master… Master…” Origami didn’t raise her head. The pain of losing her spiritual pillar made her feel unworthy to raise her head in front of her mentor.

Ming didn't pay much attention, focusing all his efforts on using the black, free domain in his hand to block Tohka's fierce attack.

"Who are you, and why are you stopping me from taking revenge?" Tohka demanded.

"Me? Let me introduce myself. Miss, I am the world magician, Gangfeng Ming. Please remember this, we will meet again."

After saying that, Ming bowed slightly and pressed the key to the device [Tristan] in his hand, placing it on his forehead.

"........."

The air in Ming's random domain paused for a moment, and the expected armor did not appear on his body, but only a belt appeared.

"Uh, where's my display device?" Ming frowned, secretly thinking that it must be that strange ring that was causing the trouble.

Looking at the belt around his waist, Ming had several question marks on his face. Before he could even investigate, Tohka, who was frantically hacking away at his random domain outside, couldn't wait for that.

Then Tohka raised the [Final Sword] into the air, with violent purple electricity clinging to it, before slamming it down heavily.

Just then, Ming realized that Tohka was serious this time, so he could only grit his teeth, release the Free Domain, pull Origami up, turn to the left, and jump to dodge.

"Trouble. Ratatosk's surveillance is watching Shido right now. If I regenerate, I'll be exposed... Even though I had Woodman and the others register, being exposed now will disrupt my plans!"

Thinking this, Ming leaped up, grabbing the dazed Origami to dodge. Unfortunately, Tohka, whose emotions were almost running wild, always gave him the chance. The powerful sword light of the [Final Sword] enveloped the mountaintop.

The sword light possessed immense sword energy, slashing out as if tearing through this space!

The entire mountain was blasted into a bottomless crater by this massive blow, and Ming and Origami were submerged in it. Even the sky seemed to be torn apart.

...not even the remains can be seen.

"Origami... Damn you, you little sprite!" Kusakabe Ryoko, who had been looking out from the air and had hesitated to come down to help out of fear, cried out in grief and indignation.

On the distant Latatosk

"How could this be... Ming... how could Gangfeng's subordinate pass be there!"

Kotori stared in disbelief at the battle raging beneath the ground, the limited-edition gem that Ming had bought for her still dangling from her mouth.

"Shido... I have finally avenged you..." Tohka looked at the destruction caused by her all-out attack, reminiscing about the old friend who had taken her in.

Just when everyone thought Origami and Mei were dead, a strange change suddenly occurred behind Tohka.

"You are very strong. I was just a little bit away from being doomed."

Ming replied coldly, as if he had already moved behind Tohka without anyone knowing, while Origami had been knocked unconscious by Ming and thrown next to Shido, who was still recovering with the Flame of Regeneration.

Tohka turned around in surprise and saw Ming, who had lost his right hand, floating behind her.

"Impossible! How did you do that?!"

Faced with Tohka's questioning, Ming still spoke slowly with a cold face:

"It's simple, I'm stronger than you, so you didn't realize it, that's all."

Hearing Ming's words, Tohka became even more enraged and once again raised the [Final Sword] and charged towards Ming.

"Hmph... Fine then, since I didn't avenge Shido, let's do it again. I will never let you get away with this!"

The real reason Ming survived:

The moment the purple light enveloped him, Ming, realizing he couldn't escape at this speed, hesitated for only a second before throwing out the origami, his bitten-off tongue, and other important items. He then regenerated to a safe distance and immediately used optical camouflage to become invisible.

The only two things that surprised Ming were: firstly, the regeneration of his hand, which had been attacked initially, had become slow, as if the connection between his spiritual energy and his body had been severed, preventing it from recovering; fortunately, he had managed to control his spiritual energy and prevent it from leaking out.

The second thing is that the belt I had when I was reborn is still on my waist.

Afterwards, in order to make Tohka remember him, he secretly dragged Origami to Shido's side, then used a small levitation device to run behind her and finally deactivated the optical camouflage.

Seeing Tohka rushing towards him, Ming calmly revealed his ring, and a [Tristan] key flew out again. The next second, Ming inserted the key into his belt.

As the key was inserted into her belt, a dazzling light burst forth, blinding Tohka.

When the light faded, the first thing Tohka saw when she opened her eyes was Ming, who was covered in silver mechanical armor.

Ming's outfit... looks a lot like a hero from a tokusatsu movie.

The main body is white and silver armor, which looks very sturdy. There are also blue patterns on the armor, like energy lines, giving it a very futuristic feel. The cape is light blue, flowing and elegant, contrasting with the armor's ruggedness.

The overall design exudes both power and a touch of holiness, resembling a guardian-like figure. The helmet's design is also unique, resembling the head of some kind of creature while also possessing a futuristic, technological feel.

"Looks remarkably like Kamen Rider Kindness"

"The Magic Manifestation Device [Tristan EX] has passed verification." The emotionless electronic voice fell.

At this moment, Ming also looked at Tohka and slowly said through the mask:

"Then let's begin the second round, Tohka Yatogami!"

"That's the name Shido gave me. You bunch of murderers don't deserve to call me by that name!"

Tohka's eyes were filled with weariness, and the two of them remained locked in a standoff.