"No problem… Although I'd like to say that, unfortunately, I'm not very good at combat, so I'll leave these to you."
Yae Miko finished speaking, opened her omamori, took out a green glowing talisman, and pasted it on the girl's back. Afterward, Shiki felt her body return to peak condition, and her broken rib was reattached.
"Hmm? What was that just now?"
"Just a healing talisman I made. How is it? Do you feel full of energy now?" Yae Miko chuckled softly.
"I have to admit, yes. So, do you have more of these talismans? Give me a hundred or so."
"Huh? Do you think these are blank papers? These things are very difficult to make, you know."
"That's not my problem. Anyway, you're the one making them."
Shiki bantered with Yae Miko while slicing down the remaining two Kairagi.
The Kairagi formed by defilement, though powerful, were not significantly faster than ordinary ones. Their troublesome nature was entirely due to the special properties of the defilement.
Their bodies, formed by defilement, were incredibly tough and difficult to destroy, but this was of little use against Shiki.
And these Kairagi couldn't react to the explosive speed of Thunderclap and Flash, so after Shiki's body recovered, she easily cut down the remaining two.
Just like the three she cut down at the beginning, they simply couldn't react.
'Next is the defilement.'
At this moment, Yae Miko activated the lantern. Instantly, the magatama connected, forming the exact same pattern as the Otorii Gate.
An invisible wave Swirled outwards. The Sacred Sakura Tree roots pressed down forcefully, pulling the defilement floating in mid-air down.
Bang!
The defilement hit the ground with a dull thud. Shiki didn't miss this opportunity. Using the surrounding tree roots, she leaped up, gripping Kujikanesada with both hands reversed, and plunged it into the lines of death above the defilement.
"Die!"
Shiki let out a low cry, then forcefully plunged Kujikanesada's blade completely into the defilement.
In an instant, the entire cave began to shake violently. Countless shattered rocks fell from above, but miraculously, none landed on Shiki.
Instead, it was Yae Miko…
"Ouch!" The Fox pitifully clutched her forehead. How did that rock fly onto her face?!
At this point, the defilement, entangled by the tree roots, stopped shaking. With its lines of death severed, its life had reached its end, turning into a cloud of dust and completely vanishing from this world.
"It's over."
Shiki let out a long breath, then looked at Yae Miko, who was clutching her forehead, and stammered, "Um… thank you."
Although she really didn't want to, no matter what, the other party had helped her in a crisis.
"Hmm? What did you just say?"
The pink-haired Fox's eyes lit up as if she had discovered a new continent. This cold block of ice, she could actually say thank you?
"So annoying, nothing at all!" Shiki glared fiercely at Yae Miko with her Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, making the Fox shiver violently before she picked up Ioroi and left the cave by Thunder Sphere.
"Indeed, a terrifying pair of eyes. But just now, she finally showed the demeanor of a girl her age." Yae Miko gently patted her chest.
Animal instincts are far sharper than human ones. Although she found the girl to be less than honest, being stared at by those eyes made her mind go completely blank…
'Seriously, why does such a terrifying thing exist in this world?'
Foxes are best at concealing their true feelings, but under the threat of death, who still cares about concealment?
Shiki flew all the way up to Grand Narukami Shrine along the Thunder Sphere. The sensation of movement was peculiar to her; moving via Thunder Sphere was even faster than Thunderclap and Flash. It was just a pity that Thunder Spheres could only be fixed in place. If she could take them with her, it would be great.
'Wait, take them with me?'
Shiki felt like she had thought of something and quickly stopped on the floating Shitou.
Looking at the deep purple Thunder Sphere in the air, it hung there quietly. Shiki couldn't take it, but she could create one using electro element.
When she fell into that "hole," countless pieces of information flowed into her mind and established a connection, like a server.
In other words, as long as she could see the lines of death on something and had the materials, she could create it.
Thunder Spheres are born within Ley Lines, and Shiki naturally didn't have the necessary materials, but she could simulate a temporary one using electro element.
The simulated Thunder Sphere wouldn't last long, but battles often end in an instant, so what if it didn't last long?
As long as it could last until the end of the battle, that would be enough.
Thinking this, Shiki condensed electro element in her hand, forming an object identical to an Thunder Sphere, except it was golden and only palm-sized.
Placing this golden Thunder Sphere beneath her feet, Shiki stepped back slightly, then closed her eyes.
At this moment, a small golden dot appeared in her mind. That was the Thunder Sphere she had just placed. Shiki could feel a faint connection between the two.
And when she used electro element to strengthen her body, this connection would become extremely strong. With a thought, Shiki, like a bolt of lightning, flew towards the Thunder Sphere.
After completing the movement, this Thunder Sphere also fulfilled its mission, transforming into electro element and returning to the world.
'The speed is the same as a normal Thunder Sphere, but I don't know how large the range of movement is.'
Although she wanted to test it right now, considering this was a Shitou floating in mid-air, Shiki decided to first teleport back to Konda Village via the Grand Narukami Shrine's Waypoint.
After greeting Inagi Hotomi, Shiki planned to leave. However, just as she passed through the corridor, she saw Yae Miko waiting for her by the anchor point.
"Yo, little one, are you getting ready to leave?"
"Shouldn't you still be at the bottom of the mountain right now?"
"Heh heh, I merely possessed an omamori with my consciousness, so after you flew up, I came straight back." Yae Miko chuckled softly.
"So, do you have something you need?" Shiki asked expressionlessly.
This Fox was usually very busy, though Shiki didn't say whether she was busy reading novels. In any case, she wouldn't show up without a reason; the other party definitely had something to ask her.
"Oh my, is that how you see me in your heart?"
"Isn't it?"
"…Alright, take this omamori. It contains three healing talismans. Consider it your Reward for the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual, how about it?"
It was the exact same kind of omamori as before, only this one looked a bit thicker.
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