I Refuse to Be a Valkyrie!

It wasn't because Yae Sakura was a Half-Demon. Kikyo had vanquished countless monsters, but... she did not discriminate against Half-Demons, unless they were evil ones. Sometimes, Kikyo even sympathized with them.

Half-Demons, born from the union of humans and monsters... were mostly pitiful creatures.

Kikyo had seen many evil, twisted Half-Demons, and she had also seen many innocent, kind ones whose lives were tragic.

But... Kikyo looked at Yae Sakura's outfit...

It seemed to be a shrine maiden's style, but the skirt... was so short!

Such a shameless shrine maiden outfit was unheard of to Kikyo.

Shrine maidens should be sacred and pure. Not to mention a shrine maiden, even an ordinary woman wouldn't dress like this!

As a fellow shrine maiden, Kikyo could not accept it!

"She really is a shrine maiden! Only..."

"She is a shrine maiden who slew the god she once believed in!! That is... the Witch of the Fallen!!"

Yae Sakura spoke coldly, completely unconcerned, revealing her identity as the Witch of the Fallen.

"What?"

Hearing this, Kikyo's eyes widened involuntarily. The bow in her hand, aimed at Yae Sakura, immediately shot an arrow infused with powerful spiritual energy toward her.

As a shrine maiden, to slay the god she believed in—how dangerous!

"Such an attack is not enough!"

Sword Intent: Zanshin!

Yae Sakura blinked, and then everything around her slowed down instantly.

In the game, Zanshin was an ability that increased attack speed after a perfect dodge.

But... now that she was out of the game, Zanshin had become a Sword Intent understood by the Witch of the Fallen.

It was like gaining the eyes of a fly—all movements around her were infinitely slowed. What was one second to an ordinary person became several times or even a dozen times slower when Sword Intent: Zanshin was activated.

So... the arrow Kikyo shot 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 light...

The Demon-Slaying Arrow was cut in two!

The arrow in Kikyo's hand was just an ordinary arrow, only enhanced by her special spiritual energy. Before the Spirit Katana: Sakura Blizzard, it was utterly fragile.

But in Kikyo's eyes, she only saw Yae Sakura's hand move slightly, and then her Demon-Slaying Arrow vanished.

The speed of drawing and sheathing the blade—Kikyo couldn't even react.

However, her attack missed. Kikyo did not give up... She immediately shot another arrow, then turned and ran.