Ain Enters the Battle, Advancing Her Realm

Roya had not yet begun teaching Ain the full breadth of swordsmanship knowledge.

He merely had her build her foundations and continuously temper her state of mind.

At this moment, Ain's state of mind had reached an exceptionally calm level.

When facing Vander Decken IX, there was not the slightest ripple in her heart. Her entire being was in a state of absolute calm.

In this state, Ain's focus greatly improved, along with a slight increase in her combat ability and reaction speed.

"Don't you know that the faster you run, the faster you die?"

Vander Decken IX wore a sinister grin as he charged toward Ain as well.

Seeing this, Shirahoshi's heart immediately tightened.

"Be careful, don't let him..."

Before Shirahoshi could finish speaking, Roya stopped her.

With a very serious expression, Roya said to Shirahoshi, "Shirahoshi, this is Ain's battle. She needs to figure out the enemy's abilities herself and think independently about how to defeat him, so don't remind her for now."

Shirahoshi nodded thoughtfully.

She had originally wanted to remind Ain not to let Vander Decken IX touch her.

Because once he touched her, Vander Decken IX could use the Target-Target Fruit's ability to hit his target with absolute certainty!

At this point, Ain clearly did not know about this trait.

She pushed the will of her peak Swordsman realm to its limit.

Her entire aura was like a sharp sword about to leave its sheath, its edge fully revealed!

Ain gripped her blade and twisted her wrist. A slash appeared out of thin air and howled toward Vander Decken IX.

However, Vander Decken IX's combat ability was not weak either.

He barely dodged the slash, and Vander Decken IX brushed against Ain's clothing.

Vander Decken IX revealed a cruel grin and somehow produced eight throwing