Makoto: Ei, Can You Hear Me? It's Makoto

Clang—!

Blades collided, their clear ringing echoing through the Consciousness Space.

Elements flared, and dazzling lightning burst from where the blades met as the two figures instantly sprang apart in opposite directions.

The ringing never ceased. Another round of clashes began at once.

Within this battlefield, where both combatants moved so quickly that even their figures had blurred, all that could be seen were flashes of lightning erupting whenever their weapons touched.

Boom!

They collided again. One figure plummeted straight from the sky like a falling star and crashed into the ground, sending arcs of electricity scattering in every direction.

As the Shogunate knelt on one knee with her Naginata supporting her, their countless battle came to a conclusion once more.

"..."

"Will you continue?"

"You have not won even once in these past centuries. I believe I have already proven that my conviction was not a fleeting notion."

"I possess the will to see it through and bring Inazuma the future its people desire."

Sheathed blade at her side, Ei could feel her own strength growing the more she fought the Shogunate.

Though she did not know the precise reason, Ei was certain that no matter how many times they fought, the ultimate victor would only ever be her.

"..."

"Your will is far more resilient than I imagined. Without my realizing it, the gap between us has grown to such an extent."

"It is as though we have returned to when the laws of eternity had just been established. The only time I suffered such a crushing defeat was when this body had yet to be perfected."

Purple motes gradually emerged from the surrounding space, and her wounds rapidly healed at a visible rate.

This was a space of consciousness, and likewise a battlefield of conviction. So long