What Matters Most Isn't the Gun

"Huff... huff... huff..."

Some rapid breathing echoed faintly in the space, giving the air a slightly warm feel.

Inside one of the abandoned buildings on Gakuen Island, Aria knelt on the ground, panting heavily.

His hands, gripping the two guns, were trembling.

His Bulletproof Uniform was also somewhat disheveled.

At first glance, Aria looked as if she had just finished strenuous exercise and was exhausted.

In fact, if students from the Armed Detective High School saw Aria's current state, they would definitely understand.

Aria didn't collapse from strenuous exercise, but from being severely hit in the Bulletproof Uniform by a bullet, experiencing a strong impact.

In other words, Aria is fighting.

Moreover, it has been quite some time.

Just then, a voice rang out from the surroundings.

"Exodus 9:34: "If we lift up our hands to the Lord in prayer, the thunder will stop and there will be no more hail."

As such a voice rang out, a figure emerged from the shadows in front of Aria, looked at Aria lying on the ground, and spoke expressionlessly.

"Unfortunately, people often cannot be saved by God. If they want to save the world and fight against evil, they still have to rely on themselves."

The person who said this was a girl who looked as if she had stepped out of a poster.

No.

If I had to describe her, it would be more appropriate to say that she is a girl who has stepped out of someone else's dream.

Because the girl possessed an exceptionally beautiful appearance.

That stunning beauty seemed almost unreal, not enough to make one swoon, but enough to captivate the soul.

However, beneath that breathtakingly beautiful face lay a hint of melancholy that went unnoticed by others.

It was as if he felt helpless about the current situation, yet also felt pity for the rather disheveled Aria before him.

Looking at the girl with a dreamlike, unreal beauty, Aria bit her lip, panting as she questioned, "Who exactly are you?"

"You don't need to know." The girl said softly, as if she were wearing a mask to disguise herself. "You only need to know that no one will come to save you tonight. For justice, you must die."

As soon as she finished speaking, the girl's casually hanging hand suddenly twitched.

"Bang----!"

Gunfire immediately rang out.

A flash of light suddenly appeared before the girl.

"Smack—!"

The next instant, a sound like a whip lashing against Aria's body, which was lying on the ground, came from her body.

Aria immediately collapsed to the ground as if she had been struck hard in the chest.

Without a doubt.

In that very instant, Aria was shot.

Because the shooting was completely invisible.

"Ugh..." Aria couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

Even so, Aria still gripped the gun tightly, struggled to raise her head, looked at the girl standing in front of her, and gritted her teeth, saying, "Those were indeed Invisible Bullet. Why did you use them?"

Aria is by no means unfamiliar with Invisible Bullet.

"That's clearly my partner's signature move."

The girl heard Aria's words clearly.

"If you're referring to the Gun Magician, I have indeed heard that he uses similar gun techniques to mine." The girl said softly, "However, I was already using this move before the title of Gun Magician even existed, so even if you think I stole your partner's special skill, I can only apologize to you."

"And..." The girl looked at Aria and said this in a meaningful tone.

"Do you really believe that the Invisible Bullet is that Magus's signature move?"

"What?" Aria was taken aback and blurted out. "What do you mean by that?"

"Exodus 17:8: Joshua killed the king of Amalek with the sword. Some of Amalek's people were killed, and others fled." The girl sighed and said softly, "Although it was just a gut feeling, I knew that the man's most powerful weapon was not a gun, but a sword."

After saying that, the girl ignored Aria and twitched her fingers slightly again.

"Bang----!"

A gunshot rang out, and a flash of light appeared again in front of the girl.

The gunshot known as the Invisible Bullet once again blossomed in the hands of a young girl.

However, the bullet did not hit Aria.

"Bang----!"

Almost at the same time the girl fired the Invisible Bullet, gunshots and flashes of light erupted once again.

However, this time it appeared from a different direction.

"Clang—!"

Amidst the crisp sound of impact, two bullets, invisible to the naked eye, collided in mid-air, sparking a shower of sparks before bouncing away from each other.

Upon seeing this, the girl's beautiful eyebrows twitched slightly, and she turned her head to look at the entrance of the abandoned building.

There, a person was standing.

"Although I was forced into this, I did give it a try. I didn't expect that I could actually deflect a bullet with a bullet. I guess I was just lucky?"

Fang Li held a pistol that seemed to have been temporarily borrowed from a detective he met on the street. He looked at Aria lying on the ground and shrugged.

"It seems I was lucky enough to make it in time."

"Fang Li!" A joyful expression involuntarily appeared on Aria's tender and pretty face.

"... So you've come after all?" The girl was silent for a long time before sighing, "As expected, Kinji alone can't really stop you."

Upon hearing this, Fang Li raised his head and looked at the girl.

"Are you Kana Touyama?"

—Distant mountains.

That is undoubtedly Kinji's family name.

In other words, the girl in front of him is Kinji Touyama's blood relative.

"Just like Kinji said," Fang Li said to Kana Touyama, "You're not dead yet."

"I see. Kinji has told you everything?" Kana Touyama murmured, then turned her gaze to Fang Li and said, "Since I couldn't kill Aria before you arrived, then I have failed."

"However, I think we should meet again."

Leaving behind those words, Kana Touyama turned around and, as if emerging from a dream and now intending to return to it, walked away from the scene with steady steps.

Fang Li narrowed his eyes and ultimately chose not to make a move, leaving Kana Touyama.

"Is this person a friend or foe?"