"Bzzzz—!"
It was a sound like the air itself was trembling.
The instant that sound rang out, several slashes appeared.
They were completely invisible slashes.
Yet their number was plainly visible.
Because they raked viciously across the ground, leaving behind seven deep blade marks.
The slashes that carved those marks stirred up terrifying turbulence, forming a shocking gale that swept over like sickle weasels caught within a violent wind.
"Boom—!"
At the same time, the device that had absorbed flames beyond its capacity exploded, releasing the high temperatures compressed within it into a can-sized space as a raging wave of fire.
If that explosion had been allowed to continue, this entire rooftop might have been blasted apart without even a fragment left behind.
Yet, the moment the explosion erupted, the storm of slashes charged in without hesitation.
"Slash—!"
Amid the sound of cutting, seven invisible winds of blade force neatly severed the explosion that had become a wave of flames.
Then, the Explosive Flame was carried away by the Explosive Wind, blown into the distance. Even after it swept beyond the rooftop, it showed no sign of stopping, blooming in midair like a gigantic fiery firework.
"Boom—!"
The Explosive Wind burst outward from the sky.
On the rooftop, the group remained standing amid the blast. Aside from the already injured Stiyl, who was knocked down by it, everyone else braced against the wind and stood firmly in place.
Including Innocentius.
Including Fang Li.
And naturally, including Kanzaki Kaori, who had caused all of this.
Kanzaki Kaori held her long sword at her side, her eyes tightly closed.
She looked exactly like a swordswoman who had just performed an iaijutsu slash, sheathing a blade too fast for the naked eye to catch.
"Oh?"
Fang Li finally lifted his gaze toward Kanzaki,