"Black Pupil..."
Of the four, Kirito was the only one who paid attention to the girls.
Black Pupil had been providing support the entire time, so Kirito had not paid much attention to her, instead using his healing abilities on the more seriously injured Roger and Shanks.
But he had never expected Black Pupil, a support fighter, to have the heart of a carry. After the three of them were sent flying, she had actually charged in recklessly.
And then, she got herself killed.
"Whew..."
Taking a deep breath, Kirito assumed a stance.
"Two-Sword Style's Highest Sword Skill - Eclipse!"
In an instant, Kirito unleashed twenty-seven consecutive strikes.
The twenty-seven powerful slashes merged into a black sun that shot toward Ailin at high speed.
"Slash!"
Facing Kirito's most powerful move, Ailin swung out a hundred-meter-high slash. Yet when it struck the black sun, it was instantly shattered by it. Not even the shockwave from the explosion could slow the black sun's advance.
"Oh? Not bad."
Sensing the power of this sword skill, Ailin released his Zanpakuto for the first time in this battle.
"Bankai - Meido Tetsusaiga!"
In an instant, the Zanpakuto in Ailin's hand expanded enormously, its blade transforming into a dazzling weapon formed from black spatial energy.
Then, Ailin swung Meido Tetsusaiga at the incoming black sun.
"Meido - Zangetsuha!"
A crescent-shaped spatial blade flew out. After striking Kirito's Eclipse, it suddenly expanded into a circular space ten meters in diameter, swallowing Eclipse whole before vanishing completely.
"Hm?"
"What kind of ability was that?"
"Judging by the Zanpakuto's appearance, it really is Tetsusaiga."
"But since when did Tetsusaiga possess such terrifying power?"
Kirito was stunned.
Everyone spent their time in Lord Ailin's space, so they were all fairly familiar with one another.
Yet Kirito had never known that