With The Wind Doesn't Speak propping her up, Rita's state barely closed some of the gap in technique and experience between her and Maple Syrup. It still was not enough.
Her shadow betrayed her again.
Now Rita was fighting a two pronged assault from Maple Syrup and her own shadow, while also dodging a librarian whose attacks hit like a freight train. The last scene of the Fun Match replayed itself. Anyone who passed near them got caught in the crossfire.
Rita burned through one lifesaver after another, unleashed every big cooldown she had, but Maple Syrup simply triggered the Mystic Force she had temporarily stolen from Rita. The skill that had given so many enemies a headache now throbbed in Rita's skull.
"Let me die understanding it. Tell me what killing me gets you." Rita gritted her teeth under the pressure of Maple Syrup's spearwork.
