"Tot Musica?"
"What a hassle~"
Step—
The instant Austin set foot on Elegia's war-torn, smoke-filled land, he was clad in a black formal suit.
Facing Tot Musica, the Music Demon King with its terrifying presence, his expression showed little gravity.
"Austin!!!"
Braving the raging lasers and lightning, Shanks shouted at Austin.
"To defeat Tot Musica, relying on physical attacks alone is—"
But before Shanks could finish, Austin calmly looked at the incoming lightning and lasers, drew his blade, and, utterly unfazed by Tot Musica's assault, instantly appeared before it.
His crimson-glowing eyes locked tightly onto the Music Demon King before him.
It was a slash somewhat similar to Shanks's, yet clearly sharper and more domineering, carrying the power to shatter space—
"Void · Divine Departure!!!"
Bang—!!!
Boom boom boom—!!!!
A soaring crimson flash swept past, and violent red explosions instantly erupted across Tot Musica's body. Space began to fracture, and even the sky was split apart.
That terrifying slash had brutally cleaved most of Tot Musica's body into ruin.
After a tremor, Tot Musica's form began to distort, then slowly turned into twisted, terrifying musical notes and lightning before vanishing into midair.
"...!!!"
The unfinished half of Shanks's sentence caught in his throat.
His mouth hung open, cold sweat trickling down his face as he remained speechless for a long while.
That Tot Musica...
Had actually been taken down in a single slash...
After a brief daze, he smiled and shook his head, half delighted and half helpless.
As expected of Austin, wasn't it?
Austin did not feel particularly pleased about one-shotting Tot Musica.
As he looked at Uta slowly falling from midair, he recalled what he had just felt.
Just now...
That probably had not been that monster's peak state.
And then...
He had merely habitually used the Warp