The dragonslaying sword from the divine realm was one factor. She had long since grown accustomed to the divine power that gods imbued into weapons specifically to target dragons like her.
The buffs he gained by connecting to the Root were another matter.
On top of that, this Inner World itself rejected her, forcing her to expend more mana whenever she used her power while making it difficult to achieve her usual output.
Stacked together, these buffs meant that when Miyauchi Hiyage fought "draconic creatures," not only did he inflict additional damage, but the wounds he dealt were also harder to heal than normal.
At the same time, any attacks a dragon landed on Miyauchi Hiyage were greatly weakened.
Even if the human and the dragon were worlds apart in raw power, these boosts and reductions could narrow that gap considerably.
Lucoa turned to glance at Tohru, who nodded to confirm that he had only developed these moves over the past few days. In this state, he really did have the potential to injure her, or even kill her with the Dragonslaying Holy Sword.
While he was in that state, she could only rein herself in and endure ten minutes of suppression by the power of the Root.
But their raw stats were still so far apart that, even if she was briefly suppressed in a contest of rules, she would not suffer too badly in a clash of mana.
Once his Mythical Dress mode ended, it would be her turn to put Miyauchi Hiyage through the wringer.
Lucoa was stronger than Tohru. Even under harsher suppression, she could still wield tremendous power.
To get a clearer sense of Miyauchi Hiyage's strength, she even beckoned to him from a short distance away, inviting him to attack first.
She needed to