(Thank you very much to 'Yume no Shouyou', 'Yunqi Qinggu', 'Lei Xiang', 'the heart I lost', 'Die Xue Ao Shuang', 'Yuezuki Tatsuha', and 'Natsu Igneel' for the rewards!)
Massive waves surged in with earthshaking force, crashing through the warehouse district of Itogami City's harbor. The area that had been engulfed in artillery fire just moments ago was swallowed by salty water, with stacked shipping containers swept away and the smoke filling the sky washed thin before the waves slowly receded back into the sea...
Standing atop a tall shipping container, Natsuki held up her parasol and gazed toward the yacht that had suddenly erupted with familiar-colored flames. As she watched it gradually sail closer, her deep blue eyes flickered with unreadable emotions.
Behind her, on an iron bridge overhead, a leopard-shaped Beastman was tightly bound by several chains glowing with purple light, swaying from side to side like a pendulum.
Do not mistake them for mere glowing chains. They were chains forged by a god, known as the Chains of Discipline. Escaping them was not impossible, but without strength equal to or greater than Natsuki's, it was practically impossible. Much less for an ordinary Beastman. Thus, Natsuki had no concern that it might escape.
However, the real reason she paid no attention to the captured Beastman was not because she trusted her Chains of Discipline. Compared to that Beastman, what was happening before her was far more important...
Watching the white flames gradually dissipate with her own eyes, Natsuki tightened her grip on the parasol's handle. Her expression remained still as an ancient well, but her brows had already furrowed.
Although Natsuki had anticipated that the unbelievable vampire would fight Vattler, the snake charmer, when Wu Yan headed for the yacht, the magical power she could sense from that vessel