(Heartfelt thanks to '?Void no Akiha' for the 1888 reward! To 'Ode to Elegant Virtue' for the 1000 reward! And to '2B Descends Upon the World,' 'Dust of the Other Shore,' 'Novel Complete,' 'Wuma Cijian,' and 'Zi Zhu Bing Wu' for their rewards!)
"Whoosh—!"
As the wind-whistling leg sweep came crashing down toward Noah's head, all he saw was a cascade of flowing golden hair.
Then, the seemingly fierce yet clearly restrained kick, which had held back some of its strength, filled Noah's vision as it descended toward the center of his raised forehead.
Almost instinctively, Noah turned, lightly tapping the ground with the tip of his foot and sliding back a step, allowing the descending leg sweep to brush past him.
"Whoosh—!"
The leg, transformed into a whipping blur, struck empty air, crashing down less than five centimeters in front of Noah.
"Bang—!"
With a dull thud, the ground was not shattered, but the descending foot still kicked up a ring of dust.
Only then did Noah tap the ground again and rapidly retreat. After opening some distance from the attacking figure, he steadied himself and looked ahead.
However, when Noah clearly saw the attacker's full appearance, even he could not help feeling surprised.
That was because the person who had attacked with such ferocity possessed an appearance utterly mismatched with her skills.
She was a young girl with a slender, tall, delicate body wrapped in light clothing.
The girl had exceptionally soft and slender limbs. She wore a somewhat revealing white dress with blue trim, bare shoulders and back, and a hem that reached only the tops of her thighs.
Her waist-length straight golden hair radiated a brilliance that could rival any gold treasure.
Upon that graceful body, beautiful even by a woman's standards, sat a doll-like face