"Paimon, that girl..."
Feeling the continuous explosions, Lumine's mouth twitched.
She had thought that since Paimon had the upper hand, she would at least throw out a couple of taunts.
Instead, she didn't even give her opponent the slightest chance to catch her breath.
She went straight for the kill!
It wasn't that there was anything wrong with this approach.
It was just far too unlike Paimon!
It seriously made Lumine wonder whether someone else had replaced her.
"Isn't this a good thing? This way, Inazuma's threat will be dealt with too!"
Just as she was standing there in a daze, a seductive, fox-like voice came from behind her.
Lumine turned around
and saw a woman dressed in shrine maiden robes with fox ears.
"You... you're the person who went to the manga shop before?"
Lumine had seen this woman at the shop.
After all, there weren't many people who dressed as shrine maidens, so she still had some impression of her.
"Allow me to introduce myself. Yae Miko, Grand Narukami Shrine's Chief Shrine Maiden!"
Yae Miko smiled.
"And thank you, Traveler, and your friends. Otherwise, Inazuma would have suffered this time!"
For once, Yae Miko was being completely serious.
She had already arrived some time ago.
When she saw the Raiden Shogun's attack fail, she'd originally intended to step in and test the monster herself.
But then she heard voices nearby, so she concealed herself and approached.
She was slightly surprised when she discovered the Traveler.
She hadn't expected her to have come to Inazuma!
But what happened afterward shocked her even more.
That monster had actually been created by someone dreaming?!
It was simply bizarre!
Yae Miko had lived for so many years and had never heard of anything like this.
But considering it was a reward from Boss Han's shop, it suddenly seemed somewhat understandable.
Then, just as she was about to step forward and greet them, she noticed that the little floating creature had simply fallen asleep in midair.
Then her dream-self emerged and summoned the Magus of Light.
Seeing this, Yae Miko stopped and shifted her attention to the battlefield.
She waited until Paimon gained the upper hand before finally letting out a sigh of relief.
"So you're the Chief Shrine Maiden of the Grand Narukami Shrine!"
Lumine's eyes showed a hint of surprise.
She had learned quite a bit about Inazuma by now.
This place was probably somewhat similar to Mondstadt's Cathedral of Favonius.
As the Chief Shrine Maiden in charge of the Grand Narukami Shrine,
Yae Miko naturally held a very high status.
"I didn't really do anything. If you want to thank someone, thank Paimon! She's the one doing all the work!"
Lumine waved her hand with a smile.
"It's the same either way. Once this is over, you're welcome to visit the Grand Narukami Shrine."
Yae Miko smiled.
"Then..."
Just as Lumine was about to say something, the situation suddenly changed.
Roar!
A resounding roar echoed across the wilderness.
The Scaramouche who had been relentlessly bombarded by Paimon emerged from the dust.
Not only was he not battered and exhausted, he had completely transformed!
His body, which had originally been black and white, had now become a dazzling array of colors.
And he looked even more ferocious than before.
"Not good! That monster has gotten even stronger!"
Seeing this, Lumine immediately became worried.
That thing had already been so difficult to deal with.
Now that it was even stronger, she didn't know whether Paimon could handle it.
"It should be fine. If the monster can become stronger, perhaps the little one has another trump card too!"
Although Yae Miko's expression was somewhat solemn, she still smiled reassuringly.
"That makes sense!"
Hearing this, Lumine calmed down as well.
Paimon had the Ruyi Divine Sword!
With that sword, her strength would increase considerably.
She had been so worried that she'd forgotten about it.
Paimon was thinking the same thing.
But she decided to try again first.
If it didn't work, she would summon the Ruyi Divine Sword!
With that thought, Paimon struck another pose.
Magus of Light—Energy Ball!
Flame Bombardment!
As she chanted the incantations, one attack after another began raining down on Scaramouche.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The energy attacks struck Scaramouche, filling the sky with flames and producing thunderous explosions.
This time, although the attacks still had an effect,
they weren't nearly as effective as before.
They merely left him somewhat battered.
"Hmph. Let's see what you can do now!"
Scaramouche sneered.
After being beaten so thoroughly, his emotions had become far more intense.
And precisely because of that, the manifested monster Bakugon had become even stronger!
As a result, Paimon's previous attacks were no longer particularly effective.
"Just accept your death!"
Enraged, Scaramouche charged forward.
Although he didn't know who this strange creature was, since it had appeared and, more importantly, attacked him, it was his enemy!
For the sake of his plan, he had to eliminate it.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Little Klee finally fell asleep.
Perhaps the endless sound of explosions had made her feel especially comfortable.
After all, she herself was practically a bomb specialist.
As she fell asleep, just like Paimon before her, a black-and-white figure separated from Klee's body.
"Hehe, Klee succeeded too!"
Seeing her own dream-form, Klee became extremely happy.
This meant her Super Jumpy Dumpty could be used to deal with that bad guy.
But she wasn't planning to do that just yet.
After all, summoning Ryujinmaru was the reason she'd come out tonight!
With that thought, Klee took out the Divine Card, raised it high above her head, and spoke with a serious expression.
"Winged Dragon of Ra, heed Klee's summons! Come with me and defeat this evil bad guy!"
As her voice fell,
a powerful aura suddenly erupted.
Centered around Klee, it surged violently in all directions.
Then—a gigantic pillar of green light suddenly burst from the card and shot into the sky.
Rumble!
Rumble!
In the dark sky, flashes of lightning illuminated the heavens as thunder roared.
Suddenly, two enormous golden claws reached out from the darkness.
Then a pair of gigantic wings glittering with golden radiance emerged.
Two eyes suddenly lit up in the darkness, bringing an immense sense of oppression to everyone present.
—------------------------------
Pat reon Advance Chapters: patreon.com/YonkoSlayer