While Su Yunqing and Tony were chatting, inside the Virtual Battle Arena.
Perhaps due to the difference in strength, compared to the nearly endless starry sky where Shendu fought Morgana and Aizen fought Loki, the setting for Hachiman Hikigaya's battle against Kazuma Sato was a vast plain.
At this moment, the two stood facing each other a hundred meters apart.
Though the battle had yet to begin, invisible gunpowder already permeated the air.
Kazuma Sato stood with his hands on his hips and a grin on his face as he said:
"Hey, hey, Hikigaya! It's not too late to surrender now! I'm a completely different person after changing classes! Be careful, or I might accidentally Steal those dead fish eyes of yours!"
"Then I suppose I should be happy about that."
Hachiman Hikigaya's mouth twitched slightly when he heard Kazuma Sato's words.
".That does sound a little like rewarding you."
Kazuma Sato also felt something was off after Hachiman Hikigaya put it that way, but he merely shook his head.
"You'll see how awesome I am in a moment! Steal!!"
The battle began directly with Kazuma Sato's abrupt shout!
In an instant, Hachiman Hikigaya felt an indescribable sense of abnormality, as though some intangible "power" within him had been weakened slightly.
At the same time, the faint Luck Aura around Kazuma Sato seemed to brighten imperceptibly.
"What did he Steal?"
Hachiman Hikigaya's gaze sharpened. Though puzzled, he did not panic.
He had already analyzed Kazuma Sato's abilities, so he had simulated what he might encounter in battle. This did not surprise him.
Deep within his pupils, an eerie light suddenly flared!
[Mystic Eyes of Death Perception], activated!
The world instantly lost all color in his eyes, becoming a collection of black-and-white lines and points.
All things had their "death," and