Wasn't that Raiju Ganong?!
The game's boss had come to reality!
She wasn't the only one who recognized the monster. Ryo, Nijika, and Rinko recognized it too. Nijika hurriedly informed everyone of the situation.
"So...? It's just a coincidence." Yukina didn't care.
"No." Ako's eyes lit up. "Raiju Ganong can teleport! Maybe that's the secret behind its sudden appearances and disappearances!"
"Teleportation..." Sayo murmured the term. They had never encountered a monster with special abilities before. This was the first time.
"If it's... really the same as Raiju Ganong... then it should be able to wield lightning too..." Rinko added.
"Lightning?" Yukina grew alert. "Kita-san, contact Wu-san. Evacuate immediately."
If this monster really could control lightning, they had no choice but to retreat—and the faster, the better. Aside from Ako, who could produce a magical shield, none of them had any effective means of defending against lightning! And defense wasn't Ako's specialty. Because of her preferences, she hadn't put much effort into defense.
Kita temporarily lowered her praying hands, placed them on her guitar, and began plucking the strings in a precise rhythm. Ryo controlled the sound, sending it into the sky. The wall of fire protecting everyone went out. In that instant, the monster's figure reappeared in midair, its sword pointed straight at Kita, who was concentrating on calling Shiko!
Yukina, who had been watching this area the entire time, blocked the attack instantly. The sword failed to pierce through the thorns, and the black shadow vanished again.
Ako stared at the place where the shadow had disappeared, feeling that something was off. No flashes of lightning had appeared around the monster—the visual effect that accompanied Raiju Ganong's teleportation.
Before she could start thinking, azure light erupted before her eyes. This time, she was the target! A sword thrust