A massive icicle crashed down toward Luo Mio.
Luo Mio watched the icicle about to fall and was just about to dodge.
"!"
"...Wha—!"
Before he could finish, the icicle had already come crashing down.
Boom—!
The impact of the icicle sent violent tremors through the entire arena and even the giant dome.
Yakushi Kiriko stared fixedly at where the icicle had fallen.
Crack!
The sound of ice splitting rang out.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!...
Then the cracking grew louder.
Bang!
As the cracks spread, the icicle exploded.
Luo Mio knelt on one knee in the arena, panting as he looked at Yakushi Kiriko.
He recalled the moment just before the icicle fell.
As if his body had gone out of control, he had stood there and removed the Sun Chasing Shadow from around himself.
Luo Mio let out a heavy breath and stared at Yakushi Kiriko with lingering fear.
"I really can't let my guard down at all against Kiriko-senpai."
Yakushi Kiriko smiled sweetly.
"Because of that barrier technique of yours, I had to use a few tricks to control your body."
That was right. The instant the icicle fell, Yakushi Kiriko had used his bodily fluids and blood to control Luo Mio's body.
Yakushi Kiriko could read a person's thoughts by observing the flow of their bodily fluids. She could also interfere with those flows and control their body.
However, from the very beginning, Luo Mio's entire body had been protected by the Sun Chasing Shadow, leaving Yakushi Kiriko unable to read his bodily fluids or control his body.
Thinking back over everything since the match began, Luo Mio realized something and looked at Yakushi Kiriko.
"So when I passed through that water curtain barrier at the start, you secretly left water droplets on me."
Hearing Luo