LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 264.2
Chapter 264.2. Sandalphon
The large-volume question from Sandalphon, which could be considered a sonic attack, was effortlessly deflected like a breeze as the response came lightly.
The figure stood at the very top of a giant tree, its tip, a place where ordinary people couldn’t stand without falling, yet the figure stood there without any wobble, perfectly at ease.
Wearing a loose hoodie and a skirt, the figure had a deep hood pulled over their head, but their face was still visible. It was a cute girl with gray hair and gray eyes, mischievously curling her pink lips and her eyes sparkling with amusement. Despite being only around 140 cm tall and small in stature, she was a beautiful girl with surprisingly large breasts. The hoodie was large enough to cover her hands, with only her fingertips visible at the hem.
The girl waved her hand playfully without the slightest fear of the much larger Sandalphon and spoke casually.
“My name, huh~? What should I do~? Should I tell you? Or maybe it’s better to stay mysterious and just be the ‘mysterious beautiful girl’? What do you think? You know, the usual trope—if I give my name, they won’t figure it out. They’ll get careless and leave a Dining Message behind. Like ‘Curry today!’ A Dining Message, of course.”
She giggled, covering her mouth and shaking her shoulders with amusement. Sandalphon, sensing the immense mana within her, understood instantly: this girl was no human.
“I judge you as an enemy!”
[Heavenly Fist]
Surrounding his arm with a white aura, Sandalphon swung his fist at the girl. The massive punch created a gust of wind, snapping trees apart and causing a roar of air.
[Willow Wind Technique]
The girl used a technique and floated lightly from the branch’s tip, gracefully dodging Sandalphon’s punch. She bent her body, trying to avoid the incoming blow. But though the punch was surrounded by a white aura, in reality, it was a bolt of high-temperature lightning, a divine thunder that would bring death upon contact.
Knowing that [Willow Wind Technique] couldn’t block it, Sandalphon was sure of his victory. But the next moment, he was shocked.
The girl dodged Sandalphon’s fist as if it were nothing, her body twisting to follow the arc of his arm. That much was expected, as it was the effect of [Willow Wind Technique]. However, the lightning surrounding the arm should have been unavoidable. The girl should have been scorched and burned by the thunder’s aura.
But instead, the lightning passed right through her body. It did not touch her, almost as if there was an invisible barrier around her, causing the lightning to take an unnatural path, avoiding her entirely.
[Accelerator]
Realizing the girl was swiftly climbing his arm, Sandalphon immediately jumped backward. Despite his giant frame, he used the acceleration technique to leave afterimages and moved quickly backward. In an instant, a gap of about 100 meters formed between them.
Taking a step back to analyze his opponent, Sandalphon realized this girl was dangerous. The girl, with a faint smile on her lips, landed back on the tip of the tree.
“[Willow Wind Technique]—how did you block the lightning?”
His voice, now sharp with confusion, asked the question, but the girl simply pressed her hands together and tilted her head slightly, replying with a smile.
“Oopsie! That technique name was a lie~. The technique I really used is [Wind God Form]. It turns my body into wind, making me able to dodge any attack. Did I fool you? Sorry~!”
The girl laughed softly, her mischievous prank successful. If this were anywhere else, she would have seemed like a cute, playful girl, but here, she exuded an aura of carefree joy, completely lacking any tension of the battle that was unfolding.
“Technique names aren’t just words; they’re true names born from thoughts. If you lie, the effect shouldn’t activate, or it should be significantly weakened… Yet, I saw no reduction in the effect just now. Who are you?!”
Sandalphon’s suspicion grew as the girl’s threat level increased.
“Wow, the angel’s pretty smart~. You’re quite knowledgeable, huh~. Is it ‘whoo-hoo’ for owls? ‘Whoo-hoo~’”
The girl flapped her arms like wings, continuing to mock him, and Sandalphon felt his irritation rising. His body was much larger than the girl’s, whose body was smaller than his fingers. Clenching his anger, he filled his body with mana.
Feeling the shift in the air, the girl stopped waving her hands and turned her gaze toward Sandalphon.
“Heh~. Angel hunting in the first battle? This is gonna be fun. I’ve got to thank my Master~.”
Her eyes glinted with a cold light, and the girl’s laughter became far more menacing, the kind of smile that filled the air with a sense of dread.