I Think There's Been a Misunderstanding Between Us. Why Don't We Sit Down and Talk?

Seeing them start fighting without a word, Luo Ye ground his teeth in frustration. They had really gone at it without a second thought for him. Did they think he wasn't even there? Fine. He would make his presence known!

Luo Ye was about to charge in with Senbonzakura when a slight figure moved even faster than he did.

Dense Nen threads wove back and forth into a spiderweb. Though it looked ready to fall apart at any moment, it held firm against Uvogin's fist.

Machi had used a Nen Ability far beyond what her aura could sustain in that instant. Her face turned pale, but she stood resolutely in front of Feitan.

She had known since she was little that, as a girl, she wasn't as strong as the boys. If she wanted to survive in a place like Meteor City, where people ate each other alive, she had to stick together with others.

She had struggled to find companions like Feitan. And if they were companions, she had to prove her worth. Useless people got left behind.

She hadn't done well against Rasa last time. This time, she wanted to do better. So even though she had pushed herself past her limit, she stepped in to stop Uvogin's fist.

Luo Ye stared at Machi, who had acted even faster than he had, stunned for a moment. She hadn't seemed this strong before. Where had that sudden burst of potential come from?

Did Machi like Feitan? Had the power of love brought out her hidden potential?

While such wild thoughts ran through Luo Ye's head, he fired Kido at Uvogin.

Machi couldn't handle Uvogin alone. Her pale face made that clear. Luo Ye had to help her—and himself.

"Hadō #4: Byakurai!" A beam of white light shot straight from Luo Ye's fingertip toward Uvogin.

Uvogin glanced at the light in confusion. "What the hell is that? Aah!"

He felt no trace of Nen Ability from it and figured his Ken could withstand the attack, so he didn't dodge.

He soon paid for underestimating it.

Uvogin shook as if a current were running through his body, convulsing violently. Every hair on his head stood on end, his eyes went round, and his body locked up.

"He doesn't even have Nen Ability, but he broke through Uvogin's Ken." Nobunaga froze at the sight of Uvogin, then turned to Luo Ye. For once, a hint of wariness entered his eyes. "You're pretty good, kid."

I had him all wrong. The kid without Nen Ability is more trouble than the one who has it.

Lightning was hard to defend against.

"Oh, I can do better than that." Luo Ye lifted his chin proudly. "Take another one. Hadō #11: Tsuzuri Raiden!"

Since he had started with lightning, he might as well stick with it. If he used Sōkatsui instead, all the junk in Meteor City might catch fire.

White lightning shot toward the still-paralyzed Uvogin. Nobunaga frowned and moved to help him, but Feitan blocked his path.

Feitan's gaze was icy. "Leaving already? Did I say you could?"

The tables had turned completely. Now Nobunaga was the one desperate to shake Feitan off.

Nobunaga couldn't break free, and Uvogin was still paralyzed. Just as the lightning was about to strike him again, a rippling barrier like water spread out before Uvogin and blocked Luo Ye's attack.

In the direction the barrier had come from stood a little boy with black hair, black eyes, and a cross tattooed on his forehead. He raised the book in his hand and smiled with easy confidence. "I think there's been a misunderstanding between us. Why don't we sit down and talk?"