She had the power of Star of Eden, while her opponent possessed the power of an immature Herrscher of Earth core. The point was not to make the two powers clash, but to interfere with and obstruct them, preventing her from using it.
"Name?"
The blade was slender and elegant. Cold cherry blossom petals drifted down, soundless yet beautiful, like a second's blade beside someone committing seppuku.
Hoshino said, "No, I remember now. You don't have a name at all. It was probably because your appearance differs too greatly from what I remembered that I instinctively asked for your name."
"...An...na..."
Her voice carried an icy current that swept through every sharp pine needle. This land had long since been frozen barren, and sounds traveled far.
Was there truly no life left?
"Putting on such a grand spectacle... are you filming The Snow Queen or something? Hoo hoo hoo~~"
Nian cupped her hands around her mouth as if to breathe warmth into them, but what she exhaled was sulfur and fire used for smelting. She was not cold in the slightest, still dressed in that coat, tube top, hot pants, and sneakers, utterly out of place in this land.
How could a god of smelting possibly fear the cold?
"See that? A one-on-one stage like this is exhilarating. Tell me, how is Yae Sakura so strong? Even a god of ice and frost is only this much, huh?" Nian scratched her head.
"Yeah."
The god of the snow mountains had nothing to say. She only wanted to quietly serve as a guardian god, and she was even starting to regret it. Why had she accompanied this woman to Ursus to watch the excitement?
There was nothing warm about this spectacle.
A new change occurred on the battlefield.
The Herrscher of