"Wait, have you misunderstood something?!"
Seeing Higurashi Hotaru attack her outright, the white-haired girl hurriedly spoke up.
"Die!"
However, Higurashi Hotaru gave her no chance at all. The demon blade in her hand slashed down without mercy.
"You...!"
The white-haired girl hurriedly dodged. The demon blade cut past her... leaving a huge gash in the wall behind her. Having missed with one strike, Higurashi Hotaru did not care and continued charging at the white-haired girl.
"Fine, then I won't hold back either! You can't even have a proper conversation."
Under her relentless attacks, the white-haired girl became angry as well. Raising the national-treasure-class famous sword Kiku-ichimonji Norimune in her hand, she met the attack head-on.
"Hmph! Now that's more like it."
Seeing her draw her blade, Higurashi Hotaru became a little more serious.
The next second, their blades collided... but Kiku-ichimonji Norimune in the white-haired girl's hand was sliced in half by Higurashi Hotaru's demon blade. Even after severing the tachi, the demon blade continued onward, nearly cutting off her head.
The white-haired girl hurriedly staggered back several steps in horror. Looking at the broken blade in her hand, she suddenly felt like crying.
"How is this possible... Kiku-ichimonji Norimune, a national treasure, actually broke?" Had the national treasure been destroyed just like that in her hands?
"Kiku-ichimonji Norimune? Are you kidding me? That piece of junk is the legendary Kiku-ichimonji Norimune? Isn't it in a museum?" Hearing the girl's words, Higurashi Hotaru could not help but sneer.
"..."
The white-haired girl had no answer to that.
It was no longer simply a matter of blaming the sword for being useless. A national treasure had been destroyed in her hands. If the government found out... she would definitely be wanted, right?
Just as Higurashi Hotaru was about to attack the