Flowers in a mirror, the moon on water.
Truth and falsehood, illusion and reality.
In a world filled with illusions, you could not even trust your five senses, because those senses themselves might be deceiving you.
You might think you were struggling desperately, pushing ever closer to the truth, never realizing that you might not have taken even half a step from where you started.
This was... Mirror Flower, Water Moon.
Chinatsu panted softly. Her condition was both good and bad.
The good part was that she had just successfully landed a Black Flash, putting her into a heightened state at 120 percent. If Kenjaku wanted another fight, she was more than ready to oblige.
The bad part was that she was not only suffering from cursed technique burnout, but had also expanded her domain while nearing her limits, and the domain itself was incomplete. Now her head felt as though it were stuffed with paste, leaving her decidedly uncomfortable.
She watched Kenjaku, who had turned tail and fled with an abundance of caution, feeling willing but unable to do much about it.
At Kenjaku's current speed and in her chosen direction, she would reach the nearest small town before long. If she took the townspeople hostage, Chinatsu would have a serious headache on her hands.
Besides, Kenjaku was a jujutsu sorcerer who had lived for a thousand years. Chinatsu had reincarnated before even finishing the original manga. The thought that this old fox might have more tricks hidden up her sleeve only made her head hurt worse.
Still, letting her escape so easily would not do.
But while suffering from cursed technique burnout and unable to use her innate cursed technique, Chinatsu could only resort to the most basic manipulation of cursed energy.
Chinatsu formed a finger gun, making