Lacrosse Queen-Miss Yuan

"Rinne, is that how it is?" Qian Huanyue wore casual athletic clothes suited for exercise, with purple sports shorts on her lower half. She swung her lacrosse stick hard. "Hah!"

Bang—

The ball exploded with a sound like it had broken the sound barrier.

Shiori's mouth fell slightly open, her pupils contracting.

This was bad!

Trailing an afterimage, the ball shot straight toward the goal—no, toward Rinne, who stood in front of it! Had Huanyue completely forgotten to hold back? With a Spirit's physical abilities behind it, the power of that shot was simply—

Rinne moved.

Her stick held steady before her, its net precisely meeting the nearly invisible ball.

Bang!

The ball was caught securely, but the net on the stick shook violently, groaning as though it were about to break.

"S-So amazing!" Shiori blurted out.

She had never known that her overly gentle childhood friend could possess such reaction speed and strength. That catch had been so beautiful, it looked just like something a professional player would do.

Qian Huanyue gave an embarrassed smile and scratched her cheek awkwardly.

"Um... I'll control my strength."

"Mm." Rinne scooped the ball out of the net and tossed it back to her, wearing her familiar gentle smile. "Come at me, Huanyue."

It felt as though something invisible had ignited behind them—

Probably flame effects or something.

"Hah!"

"Hup!"

"Take this!"

"Hooh!"

The ball flew back and forth through the air, moving so fast that it was nearly impossible to follow with the naked eye.

Yet every time, Rinne's stick blocked it with precision, while Huanyue's swings became increasingly skilled and powerful.

Bang bang bang bang bang—

Shiori could only stare in utter disbelief.

She watched helplessly as the two traded shots hundreds of times, while quite a few spectators gradually gathered