Two-Shaku Takes the Field-the Justice of Two-on-One! Defeated by Minamoto Shizuka, Transcendent State Unlocked!

"Lord Tetsu, please let me take the field."

This time, as Uesugi Tetsu rose, a small, smooth, jade-white hand caught his sleeve.

He turned and saw Two-Shaku-Sama's solemn expression.

"Is that so?"

Uesugi Tetsu smiled and grasped her hand before the pillar of light descended.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Two-Shaku."

"Two-Shaku will not fail you, Lord Tetsu."

The cross-shaped spearhead, gleaming coldly, hung downward, reflecting the arena's glaring lights together with the silver-scaled skirt armor.

On the arena, a woman standing a full eight shaku tall held a cross-shaped spear several meters long. Like an armored hill, she blocked Uesugi Tetsu from view.

Her gaze was fierce, her brows and eyes sharp as blades.

The Life-Protecting Halo extended outward, making Kitada Kei, who had merely drawn his blade again in the distance without even releasing his energy, frown slightly.

"I'm very sorry, Kitada-kun."

Uesugi Tetsu's voice came from behind Eight-Shaku Bodhisattva. "I'm not Minamoto Shizuka, and my heart isn't as broad as hers."

Without hesitation, Uesugi Tetsu directly refused Kitada Kei's request for a blade clash.

As his master's voice fell, the huge cross-shaped spear tore through the air, rose high, and aimed straight at Kitada Kei's eyes.

Kitada Kei was locked on through positioning, then Two-Shaku shared the lock through their heartstrings.

Kitada Kei blinked and smiled helplessly. His thick energy flowed like strands of water across the arena floor.

"Uesugi-kun, you really are..."

Boom!

Before he could finish, deep-purple lightning exploded before Kitada Kei, followed by a cloud of thick smoke.

The next instant, the heavy cross-shaped spear tore through the smoke amid a violent howl and collided with the three-shaku blade in Kitada Kei's hand.

Kitada Kei looked up.

Reflected in his eyes were Eight-Shaku Bodhisattva, who had somehow already grasped a second cross-shaped