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"Hiss—!"
Within the hazy black mist, Ophiuchus's hissing echoed out, with a considerable amount of anger faintly evident within it.
The enormous black python moved as though swimming through space, its massive body twisting nimbly as it coiled around Yukino. Its huge head hung down from midair, its snake eyes fixed tightly on Noah, gleaming with intense ferocity.
Clearly, the fact that its attacks had utterly failed to do anything to Noah left this Ophiuchus Celestial Spirit—revered as the thirteenth gate, superior even to the Zodiac Keys—exceptionally enraged.
Of course, it was not only Ophiuchus. Yukino was feeling somewhat restless as well. Holding the completely black Celestial Spirit Key that radiated an ominous purple-black glow, a sharp light emerged in her eyes as she looked at Noah.
Then, Yukino asked a question.
"Why aren't you attacking?"
Knowing how powerful Noah was, Yukino had used her greatest trump card and unleashed her full strength right from the start.
Yet compared to Yukino, Noah had not displayed even a trace of his strength from beginning to end. He had merely kept dodging and circling around Ophiuchus, never launching a single attack.
If Noah had used the magic from yesterday's battle against Jura—the magic that could continuously fire beams of magical power—then Yukino might already have been defeated.
Yukino knew that perfectly well and had been on guard against Noah's Magic Cannon the entire time. Yet Noah had not used it from beginning to end, nor had he attacked even once.
Yukino had gone all out from the beginning solely to let Noah see how much she had grown. Now,