The slash struck the barrier, and both were almost destroyed at the same time...
"Who are you? Did King Yama send you?"
Watching her own barrier be so easily destroyed, Higanbana stood barefoot atop the petals of the giant Higanbana.
The Higanbana's petals were delicate and tender, looking utterly incapable of supporting any weight. Yet the Higanbana girl, who stood over 1.7 meters tall, seemed to be standing on the flower without weighing anything at all.
"You tell me..."
Mei held Magnetic Storm Slash in her hand, looking at the kimono girl with a faint, teasing smile.
"Hmph! Do you think you've already won? This is my home ground. Perhaps you're very strong, but... you shouldn't have entered this place.
You will become fertilizer for my flowers too, human..."
Seeing that Mei did not answer, Higanbana did not mind. No matter who had sent this human warrior here, fighting on her home ground was an unwise choice. If she could still lose here, then there was nothing more to say.
Looking at the human girl before her, a Higanbana petal appeared in Higanbana's hand. Wrapping it in blood-red demonic energy, she shot it directly at Mei.
"Slash!"
Facing the incoming petal, Mei raised the blade in her hand and slashed at it. The blade light collided directly with the demonic-energy petal.
An explosion followed, and a large patch of Higanbana that had just regrown once again became nourishment for the other Higanbana.
"..."
Seeing that her attack had missed, the kimono-clad Higanbana girl spread her arms. Petal after petal appeared around her, and when she pointed at Mei, the densely packed petals shot toward her like a rain of swords...
"Five Souls Slash!"
Looking at the dense mass of demonic-energy petals, Mei swung out five consecutive slashes. The five streaks