An Unexpected Development

"Big Sister Bronya..."

"Damn it!"

Seele stared at the great yokai before her. She clearly felt that she could defeat it, yet every time she attacked, an eerie mental interference disrupted her, leaving her unable to exert her full strength.

But she could not find the source of it.

Still, when Seele looked over at Bronya's battle and saw that Bronya had the upper hand... she relaxed slightly. No matter what... as long as Big Sister Bronya was safe, that was all that mattered!

Staring at the Great Tengu in the sky ahead, Seele transformed into a quantum shadow and once more closed in on it.

"It's useless!"

Seeing Seele turn quantum again, the Great Tengu began to rise into the air... controlling the power of hurricanes to lash at Seele. But they passed straight through her body without effect. Neither magic nor physical attacks could harm Seele while she was in quantum form.

However, the Great Tengu was not particularly surprised, since it had been the same before.

"Die!"

Seele drew close to the Great Tengu, dispelled her quantum form, and swung the scythe in her hand straight at it. But the next instant, Seele's body paused, and an inexplicable force interrupted her attack.

The Great Tengu seized the opportunity and sent a wind blade slashing toward Seele.

Faced with the incoming wind blade, Seele's eyes turned an even deeper crimson...

"I don't have time to play with you. Big Sister still needs Seele!"

"Shadow Torrent!"

Seele stared at the great yokai before her and directly unleashed her ultimate, immediately gaining the immense power of her shadow form and entering a burst state.

Of course, that strange force was still interfering with Seele, but its effect was now incomparably weaker than before.

Blood-red energy blades flashed wildly through the