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"There's no need to start a war now. If you want to kill me, then I'll also unseal a tool with a Command Seal to fight against you, no matter the cost."
"To counter the imbalanced combat power, you can only unseal your own tools with a Command Seal. In that case, no matter who wins this battle, it's absolutely impossible for them to win any subsequent battles."
Yukinoshita Yukino analyzed the situation for him, relying on the delicate balance maintained by the ordinary people present.
The man merely sneered, tilting his head in confusion and asking, "So what?"
"Command Seals, Command Seals!"
"Only three Command Seals!"
"A guy like you, who Camouflages as rational and calculates gains and losses, I bet you'd never be willing to actively use a Command Seal against an ordinary guy like me unless your life was truly in danger."
The man pushed up his sleeve, revealing the three Command Seals on the back of his left hand, and pointed at Yukinoshita Yukino, saying wildly, "How about a bet? I'll bet that I'll kill you the moment you hesitate whether to use a Command Seal!"
Yukinoshita Yukino didn't reply. She was contemplating whether this player was truly insane or just Camouflaging madness.
The man looked at Yukinoshita Yukino, stopped his approach, and said calmly, "As a player, don't retreat any further. Paradise's Rule 6 only states that ordinary people shouldn't be aware of the supernatural. If you continue to evade this battle, then I can only use ordinary means to kill this child to force you..."
"...How about I snap his neck with pure strength, like grabbing an insect in a wilderness survival show, pinching its head and tail, and then a crispy, beef-flavored Bear Grylls... I've always dreamed of filming a documentary with him about taming nature..."
It seemed he had touched upon an exciting topic, as a flush appeared on the man's face, completely showing the perverted demeanor of someone who would do what he said.
The child, riding a bicycle with training wheels, didn't understand their conversation and rode carefree towards the intersection, while Yukinoshita Yukino stopped at this corner.
"They are just ordinary people from other worlds, why bother? It's better to simply rely on agility to escape from here and enter the crowd to avoid this meaningless battle!"
The solution was simple, but if she were willing to do that, she wouldn't be Yukinoshita Yukino.
As he demanded, Yukinoshita Yukino no longer retreated to find a crowd to escape this inexplicable battle. Instead, she adopted the opening stance of Aikido.
Even without Skill enhancements, the ancient martial art of Aikido she had learned had long since merged with the ordinary Aikido from interest classes.
"You've made a wrong bet. Against scum like you, I'm perfectly willing to use a precious Command Seal on you!" Yukinoshita Yukino told him.
"That's more like it..."
When the boy left their sight and the alley was empty, Yukinoshita Yukino and the man simultaneously rushed towards each other, beginning their clash!
Yukinoshita Yukino's movements were fluid, and the techniques of Aikido were displayed to their fullest in her hands.
The man responded with Kyokushin Karate. His punches were fierce and powerful, each move accompanied by the sound of rushing wind.
The two instantly closed in. Yukinoshita Yukino sidestepped the man's straight punch, while simultaneously grabbing his arm, attempting to throw him.
The key to Aikido lies in entering the opponent's blind spot, disrupting their balance, and primarily using joint locks and throws.
It doesn't attack the opponent with brute force, but rather guides the opponent's power in a non-threatening direction, or even absorbs and transforms it into one's own power for counterattack.
The philosophy was naturally sound, but the man had, after all, experienced three games. Perhaps in front of Kisaragi Rin, he was just a passerby NPC that could be instantly killed by attribute suppression.
However, in front of Yukinoshita Yukino, whose attributes were lower, he was already a formidable foe.
The technique of disrupting balance didn't succeed. The man's strength and physique attributes, as he said, were the focus of his specialized allocation.
He struggled, breaking free from Yukinoshita Yukino's restraint, followed by an elbow strike aimed at her face. Yukinoshita Yukino agilely leaned back, avoiding the blow. She then smoothly executed a kick, targeting the man's knee. The man quickly sidestepped, blocking the kick with his arm...
The battle continued, with both sides constantly clashing with fists and feet. No one used a Command Seal first.
But Yukinoshita Yukino was already feeling overwhelmed. Aikido is not good at active offense; it's more used for defensive counterattacks by exploiting the opponent's weaknesses. It's very effective against opponents slightly weaker than oneself, but against a strong enemy, who would have weaknesses for you to seize an opportunity?
The man's attacks grew fiercer, and Yukinoshita Yukino could only continuously defend and dodge. Although she tried her best to counterattack, every attack was neutralized by the man.
Her breathing became rapid, and fine beads of sweat appeared on Yukinoshita Yukino's forehead.
"Is this guy truly insane or just pretending? If he's truly insane, why doesn't he use a Command Seal if he can't take me down quickly? His displayed insane personality isn't that stingy... If he's pretending, why is he completely unconcerned about some attacks, even willing to trade injuries? Recovery potions are also sealed. It's as if he's certain he won't participate in subsequent battles. The logic is completely flawed. This guy must have another secret!"
Again repelled by the man's fists and feet, at this moment, another ordinary person passed by, giving Yukinoshita Yukino a moment to catch her breath.
"Observe, Yukinoshita, look through the phenomenon to see the essence. What is the essence of his actions?"
"Since the logic is unreasonable, then treat all his actions as disguise."
"Assume that his madness, perversion, and certainty of killing me are all disguise!"
"As for the reason for the disguise?"
"To make me believe he's a pervert, and if I avoid this battle, he'll definitely harm ordinary people to force me to stay here?"
"That sounds reasonable. So now he is a meticulous player. Let's re-examine everything he's done with this assumption."
Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the Command Seal pattern on the man's left hand and found the biggest inconsistency.
"A Lunatic might deliberately push up his sleeve to display a Command Seal to vent his personality, but a meticulous person would want to hide everything about themselves, only revealing the parts they want the enemy to know!"
"He pushed up his sleeve in front of me to reveal the Command Seals, Camouflaging as if he didn't care at all, yet he hasn't used them from beginning to end."
Yukinoshita Yukino had already figured it out.
"The action of revealing the Command Seal was to give me a psychological cue, so I wouldn't doubt the true identity of the person in front of me!"
"This man is not a real player at all, so the controller doesn't care about his life! This body can't even use Command Seals!"
"The real player would have already used a Command Seal to unseal a certain tool or equipment."
"Then the real player should appear now..."
A passing madam separated the battlefield between Yukinoshita Yukino and the man. As she walked through the center, Yukinoshita Yukino saw the man opposite her mouth a word.
It was!
"Bang~"
At the same time, on a distant tall building, a gloomy man took the elevator to the top floor, holding an assembled sniper rifle.
Controlling the puppet with one eye, the real player pulled the trigger on Yukinoshita Yukino.
"Bang~"
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