Hachiman Hikigaya froze, but Kazuma Sato did not!
On the contrary, Kazuma Sato was in better condition than ever!
That surging power of luck filled his entire body, making him feel as though he had become the protagonist of a story, capable of anything!
Although reason told him it might be an illusion, that confidence in having everything under control was real.
"Hahaha! Hikigaya! Stunned, aren't you?"
Kazuma Sato was immensely pleased with himself. Taking advantage of Hachiman Hikigaya's momentary daze, he launched another attack, one that was full of openings in Hachiman Hikigaya's eyes.
Hachiman Hikigaya shook his head slightly. After easily evading it, his [Mystic Eyes of Death Perception] locked onto the Lines of Death on Kazuma Sato's body itself, the ones representing "termination."
The Lines of Death at vital points such as the heart, throat, and head were clearly visible!
"I'll end this directly!"
Hachiman Hikigaya's gaze sharpened. His body burst forward, lethal energy gathering at his fingertips as he became a black-red afterimage, stabbing straight at the most conspicuous Line of Death over Kazuma Sato's heart!
This strike was fast, precise, and ruthless, intended to kill in a single blow!
However, just as his fingertips were about to touch that Line of Death, something unexpected happened!
It was not that Kazuma Sato saw the Line of Death and dodged, nor had the line itself changed.
Rather, a series of utterly illogical, extremely low-probability "accidents" appeared in the "causal chain" of Hachiman Hikigaya's attack!
A virtual rock beneath his foot happened to have developed an almost imperceptible weak point in its internal structure due to the earlier energy shockwaves. The instant he pushed off, it "coincidentally" cracked just a tiny bit, causing an imperceptible deviation in the force and angle of his charge.
A faint, chaotic airflow