His clasped hands slowly parted, revealing the hilt, then the blade, as though he were drawing a sword from his palms.
That alone brought his cool factor close to sixty-one points.
Already above the passing line.
Everyone knew magic looked incredible, but once its secrets were exposed, they were often so simple that people could only exclaim, "That's it?"
The question was, if it was that simple, why hadn't you thought of it?
What Hayato was actually doing was taking Lion Maru out of the system inventory.
Lion Maru's original name was Rain Cutter. It was an heirloom left behind by Hayato's father. After Hayato was born, Tetsuya Hyuga renamed it after Hayato's zodiac sign. The sword's material came from Futsunomitama, a divine weapon as famous as the Kusanagi Sword, a renowned blade capable of commanding lightning.
Of course, Lion Maru was only a part of Futsunomitama. It inherited its durability—it was hard, sharp, resistant to high temperatures, and resistant to low temperatures.
Furthermore, precious chakra metal had been fused into the blade during its forging.
Unfortunately, Hayato's swordsmanship was average, and he normally did not use the five elemental chakra nature transformations. Lion Maru was therefore a pearl cast into dust, spending most of its time gathering dust in the system inventory.
Using it to show off today could be considered making up for that.
"All things in the universe, turn to ash! Ryujin Jakka!!!"
As Hayato forcefully recited the release command of the Zanpakuto Ryujin Jakka, flames burst forth from the blade.
At the same time, Hayato's kimono instantly transformed into a fiery red fur robe.
Fire Rat Robe!
One-click outfit change. Tell me, weren't you scared?
Hayato casually swung his sword down.
The flames on the blade suddenly swelled, turning into a forty-meter-long greatsword.
Bang!
A long,