Yota had just appeared before the Kaioshin Sword and placed a hand on its hilt when East Kaioshin and her attendant, Kibito, used Instant Transmission to appear before him as well.
"You snuck into the Kaioshin Realm—what exactly are you trying to do?" Kibito demanded angrily. When he saw what Yota was doing, he even sneered. "Ha ha, you think you can pull out the Kaioshin Sword?! This is a treasure that no one in the entire universe has ever been able to pull out... trea... sure~~"
As Yota casually pulled the Kaioshin Sword from the ground, East Kaioshin stared in stunned disbelief, while Kibito's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
"He actually pulled out the Kaioshin Sword! Who exactly is this guy..." East Kaioshin murmured. Then she saw a sight that nearly made her heart stop.
Yota picked up the Kaioshin Sword and looked it over from side to side. Seemingly dissatisfied, he gripped the hilt with one hand and the blade with the other, then gave it a light bend.
With a crack, like snapping a stalk of sugarcane, the Kaioshin Sword broke cleanly in two. Yota casually tossed the pieces onto the ground.
"No, impossible, this can't be real!" Kibito looked as though his mother had died as he clutched the hilt of the broken Kaioshin Sword. "Fake, this has to be a fake divine sword! Where did you hide the real one? Ow, it's so heavy!"
Kibito applied a little force, only to discover that the Kaioshin Sword in his hand weighed as much as a mountain. Even broken into two pieces, he could only lift it the slightest bit despite using all his strength.
Seeing how incredibly heavy the divine sword was, Kibito's expression became even more despondent. Clearly, this broken sword was the