"Fierce Ghost-level wanted criminal, Amamiya Haruki." The halo in the yellow-robed Oracle Envoy's left eye locked onto Amamiya Haruki as he spoke calmly. "If it had been a few years ago, when your master fought me with that blade, he might have been able to match me. But you... you're not qualified."
Amamiya Haruki narrowed his eyes, blazing fighting spirit rising within them. "How would I know without trying?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, his figure flickered and vanished into the curtain of rain. The next instant, a flash of blade light sliced through the air, striking at the yellow-robed Oracle Envoy from an extremely tricky angle.
The halo in the yellow-robed Oracle Envoy's eye fixed on a corner as the light wheels in his hands shot up like lightning, colliding with the dark-blue longsword as though he had seen it coming. Looking at Amamiya Haruki's grave expression behind the blade, a mocking smile appeared on his lips.
"Your swordsmanship and your methods of wielding Rain Collapse were both taught by your master. Back then, he lost to me so many times that I already figured out every one of your tricks. Your blade... cannot hurt me."
The light wheel knocked Rain Collapse aside, and the yellow-robed Oracle Envoy's right fist drove straight at Amamiya Haruki's face. The dazzling wheel of light carved a golden trail through the air, making Amamiya Haruki's vision go dark.
He clenched his teeth, enduring the searing pain in his eyes as he tracked the light wheel's path. He raised his longsword again like lightning, barely managing to block the wheel.
Bang—!!
As if he had foreseen the move long ago, the yellow-robed Oracle Envoy turned sideways through the rain and slammed a heavy kick into Amamiya Haruki's chest, producing a dull,