Then... all she saw was sudden darkness before her eyes.
"Secret Art: Mirror Flower, Water Moon!"
Nura Nurarihyon's voice rang out, but Hagoromo Gitsune's vision had gone completely dark. She could see nothing. That was not even the worst part—the worst part was... her stomach began to ache violently again. Nue was about to be born.
On one side, she had been struck by her enemy's secret art, and he might attack at any moment... On the other, her child could be born at any time.
Hagoromo Gitsune endured the pain and looked around... She could see nothing now, only footsteps approaching from in front of her. As they drew near, she barely hesitated before thrusting out with her tail.
But... the attack missed completely. The footsteps were fake...
Then, footsteps sounded behind Hagoromo Gitsune. She lashed out again... and missed again...
Now she could not see, and even the footsteps were all fake. Nura Nurarihyon could appear beside her at any moment. Worse still... she could not even use a tenth of her demonic power.
Even so, Hagoromo Gitsune was not afraid. She immediately used her enormous tail to wrap herself up tightly, turning into a huge ball of fur.
Even demon-slaying blades could not harm Hagoromo Gitsune's tail in the slightest.
However...
"Ah..." It hurt... The child was about to come out...
It did not last long. The pain made Hagoromo Gitsune's tail loosen unconsciously.
At that moment, a short blade stabbed directly at Hagoromo Gitsune's stomach.
And the next instant...
"Clang..."
A sky-blue katana blocked Nura Nurarihyon's demon-slaying blade and pushed Hagoromo Gitsune away at the same time.
Although Nura Nurarihyon's demon-slaying blade had touched Hagoromo Gitsune's stomach, it had not pierced through. It only left a small cut, nothing serious.
"Who are you?"
His perfect strike