"Awoooo!"
The giant wolf threw back his head and let out a spine-chilling howl at the moon, which had faded until it was barely visible.
Then he slammed all four paws against the ground and leaped into the air. His massive body spun, crashing down from above like a tornado.
"Fang Tornado!"
Yamanashi Inaba moved like a startled hare, leaping up and darting aside.
A trench over a meter deep and ten meters long was drilled straight into the ground!
"It's useless. I've already memorized your scent. I'll only spin faster and faster. My Fang Tornado can punch through even buildings. If a human so much as brushes against it, they'll be ground into minced meat."
Before his words reached her, the tornado had already changed direction in midair and charged toward Yamanashi Inaba.
The black Cursed Seal on Yamanashi Inaba's face had already spread to her right cheek. This time, she only barely dodged. She slashed her nodachi at the tornado, but the moment its edge touched the outer whirlwind, the blade was shredded, breaking apart inch by inch.
The webs of both her sword-wielding hands split open as well. The tremendous spinning impact tore the flesh of her arms, and her left arm was broken, white bone fragments protruding from the wound at the joint as crimson blood poured out. That arm was now useless.
"I almost got carried away and ground you into mincemeat. Teacher wanted me to bring your head back intact."
Inukai released his tornado form. The two-meter-tall giant wolf looked down from above at the petite girl.
"Human swordsmanship, to put it plainly, is for fighting other humans. Once I turn into something this massive, that swordsmanship you're so proud of becomes useless. Besides, your hands can't even swing a sword now, can they?"