It wasn't Yae Sakura's identity as a Half-Demon. Although Kikyo had driven back countless demons, she... did not discriminate against Half-Demons, unless they were evil. Sometimes, Kikyo even pitied them.
The Half-Demons born from unions between demons and humans... were mostly very pitiful.
Kikyo had seen many evil, paranoid Half-Demons, but she had also seen many innocent, kind Half-Demons whose lives were miserable.
It was just... Kikyo looked at Yae Sakura's clothing...
It seemed to be in the style of a shrine maiden, but the skirt below... was actually this short!
Kikyo had never heard of such shameless shrine maiden attire.
Shrine maidens were supposed to be sacred and pure. Forget shrine maidens—even ordinary women would not dress like that!
As a fellow shrine maiden, Kikyo could not accept it!
"I really am a shrine maiden! It's just that..."
"I'm a shrine maiden who slew the god she believed in! In other words... the Witch of the Fallen!!"
Yae Sakura spoke coldly of her identity as the Witch of the Fallen, without caring in the slightest.
"What?"
Hearing this, Kikyo's eyes widened involuntarily. The arrow in her hand, aimed at Yae Sakura, immediately shot toward her with powerful spiritual energy.
For a shrine maiden to kill the god she believed in... she was far too dangerous!
"That level of attack isn't enough!"
Sword Intent: Zanshin!
Yae Sakura blinked, and everything around her instantly slowed down.
In the game, Zanshin was an ability that increased the user's attack speed after an ultimate dodge.
But... after leaving the game, Zanshin had become a sword intent comprehended by the Witch of the Fallen.
It was as though she had gained the eyes of a fly. Every movement around her was slowed down infinitely. What seemed like one second to ordinary people was slowed several times, even more than tenfold, after Sword Intent: Zanshin was activated.
So... the arrow Kikyo had fired at Yae Sakura suddenly became extremely slow.
When Kikyo's Demon-Slaying Arrow was only half a meter away from Yae Sakura, she instantly drew her blade...
A flash of steel...
The Demon-Slaying Arrow was immediately cut in two!
The arrow in Kikyo's hand had merely been an ordinary arrow imbued with her special spiritual energy. Before the Spirit Katana: Sakura Blizzard, it was utterly fragile.
From Kikyo's perspective, however, she only saw Yae Sakura's hand move slightly, and then her Demon-Slaying Arrow vanished.
Kikyo had not even reacted to the speed at which she drew and sheathed her blade.
But Kikyo did not give up after her attack missed... She immediately fired another arrow, then turned and ran...
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