[ The Star mark symbolizing the god of death appeared on the forehead of Tenkyusei Veronica, and dense swarms of insects, under her control, madly rushed towards Manigoldo, carving ravines into the ground.
"Buzz buzz buzz—"
Looking at these disgusting flies, Manigoldo didn't even want to touch them, but as he moved and dodged, he was covered by the flies.
"Hehe~"
But in the face of this situation, Manigoldo actually laughed, then slowly walked towards the opponent, a blue light gradually illuminating his body.
"You... are not my type at all, but we're very compatible."
In his hands, all the insects were enveloped in phosphorescent gas. Tenkyusei Veronica then realized that the phosphorescent gas had already spread all around her without her noticing.
"Snap—"
Manigoldo lightly snapped his fingers in a cool manner, and the flies turned into streaks of light, sent back to the Underworld.
Seeing her beloved servants disappear just like that, the enraged Tenkyusei pounced towards the Cancer Saint, but Manigoldo seized the opportunity, clamping her waist with his legs.
"ACUBENS—!"
Tenkyusei Veronica spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, which then dyed the entire screen red. At that instant, the Specter was directly severed at the waist on the spot. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"A cool finger snap, this Cancer Saint has some tricks up his sleeve, but is that really phosphorescent gas..."
"He's not called Cancer for nothing, turns out he really has pincers. What a forceful move."
Everyone exclaimed "philosophy~" upon hearing the move, "Acubens." Given the name and the utterly untechnical action, everyone even suspected the name was made up on the spot.
One could only say, as expected of a Gold Saint. The opponent who gave Tenma such a hard time was actually defeated so easily by Manigoldo.
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〜Detective Conan World〜
"Ugh... that feels so painful!"
Conan subconsciously clutched his waist. That amount of bleeding means he's beyond saving, right?!
He was also a bit unsure. Ever since he learned about the Saints, he no longer dared to deduce anything about the people in there using common sense. One or two of them were as tenacious as cockroaches.
As for gore and fear?! Are you kidding me? Having been in this business for so long, what kind of scene hasn't he seen? All kinds of deaths are available, without a hint of fear.
Haibara glanced at Conan indifferently, her expression a bit strange,
"With you looking like that, are you still afraid of someone clamping your waist?"
Conan took a deep breath before calming down.
"You don't even look at who caused this."
He thought, always feeling inexplicably mocked.
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[ "What... so weak." Just as Manigoldo was twisting his shoulders, shouting that he hadn't fought enough.
The next moment, a purple light burst forth, and the Surplice covered Veronica's body, making her instantly feel invigorated again, shouting that she was immortal.
"Let me lead you into the world where all things merge..."
"BURIAL FORT—!"
Purple light emanated from his body. The ground and trees affected by the light all began to decay. The decaying trees, like liquid, rapidly enveloped them, beginning to corrode their flesh.
"All life, through decay, re-merges with the world. This is true stability and tranquility."
But in the face of this terrifying aura, Manigoldo showed no fear, still calm and collected,
"So that's it, immortality."
"Hey, you guys, don't rot away before I get back!"
Blue light spread from his fingertips. The next second, Manigoldo had already taken the Specter's soul and together arrived at Yomotsu Hirasaka.
"Praesepe Underworld Waves, unleash the technique on that guy and yourself, even your own body flies away with it."
In the real world, Yuzuriha looked at Tenkyusei Veronica's motionless body, which was all that remained, and explained to the bewildered Tenma.
And within Yomotsu Hirasaka, Veronica couldn't help but laugh at the surrounding environment: "This place, for us Specters, is like our backyard." ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Now I understand, he's a master of souls. It seems to have a miraculous effect against immortals."
"And isn't this move a complete counter against Minos?! Even if he binds his body with his Cosmic Marionettion, what good would it do? Just take him back to the Underworld."
So that's Yomotsu Hirasaka. Then isn't this move the legendary ultimate forced one-on-one technique?! You can drag anyone in for a fight anytime, anywhere.
If you win, you can leave... No, Manigoldo seems to be able to leave without fighting! After all, it's a one-way ticket. Most people sent there would just have to wait for death.
Upon seeing this, the more everyone thought about it, the more they felt that Albafica was a pity. Among the Gold Saints who appeared, both Asmita's and Manigoldo's abilities seemed capable of dealing with Minos.
But... isn't the Underworld the enemy's lair? How did the fight end up in the Underworld? This is the enemy's home turf.
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〜JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable Worldline〜
Jotaro felt his DNA tingling when he heard Veronica's voice. Wasn't that Dio's voice? It was exactly the same.
So when he saw Manigoldo take Veronica's soul and leave her body behind, he couldn't help but say,.
"Seriously, can't you just twist his neck right now?"
Don't waste such a good opportunity. Although he didn't know the relationship between soul and body, if the body were gone, at least Veronica wouldn't be able to return to the living world.
Josuke Higashikata and the others looked at him with strange eyes, as if saying.
"We never thought the invincible Mr. Jotaro had such a brutal side."
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〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline, Chaldea〜
"So Manigoldo went to the Underworld in the flesh?!"
Ereshkigal, as the mistress of the Underworld, was filled with envy. No one had visited her Underworld in a long time. (Except her annoying Sister, which she didn't count as a visit.)
Although living people couldn't enter the Underworld, souls didn't seem to have restrictions. How nice it would be to have someone visit.
And Merlin in the Uruk Temple also felt this move was terrifying. This method of extracting souls offered no means of resistance whatsoever.
"If you take a person's soul to the Underworld, leave it there, and then return to the living world to deal with the body there, it's basically an instant kill."
Even if the enemy had powerful techniques, they couldn't use them, especially against physically strong opponents like Aldebaran of Taurus; it was a complete counter!
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[ In Manigoldo's opinion, whose backyard this was, remained to be seen.
Phosphorescent gas orbs once again floated in the air, gradually surrounding Veronica.
"Idiot, you're the one who's finished."
Manigoldo directly put one hand on his hip, speaking casually, seemingly not looking the opponent in his eyes.
When the orb of light touched Veronica's soul, it suddenly transformed into a pale blue flame, which began to burn fiercely, using it as fuel.
And Manigoldo revealed a roguishly mischievous smile, looking like a big villain.
"This flame burns with the soul as fuel. No matter how immortal you are, brought here, you're just a soul."
"Too bad, this is your backyard, but for me, this is a playground."
Pale blue flames burned fiercely in Manigoldo's hand, then he flung them towards Tenkyusei Veronica!
" PRAESEPE SOUL BURIAL WAVES—!"
"AH—!!!" The Specter, engulfed in raging flames, let out a painful wail. The agony of his soul being burned made him wish for death. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Hahaha, Manigoldo's ability targets souls, and he can pull people's souls out. Doesn't that make him invincible in a back-and-forth battle?"
"Awesome, for an immortal, he just burns their soul. The body is just a vessel; without a soul, it's nothing. He's practically the Specters' nemesis."
This 'Praesepe Underworld Waves' combined with 'Soul Burial Waves' is absolutely perfect! He turned the Specters' backyard into his playground. But Manigoldo, can you please not make such a villainous face...
Since it can be a playground, do all Gold Saints like to casually visit the Underworld? This is practically both sides constantly raiding each other's homes, coming and going as they please.
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〜Saint Seiya Toeiverse, Anime timeline〜
"What?!—"
Deathmask was utterly stunned, his eyes almost popping out.
'Praesepe Underworld Waves' actually has a (matching) technique?! 'Soul Burial Waves', which burns the opponent's soul as fuel...
Aphrodite of Pisces chuckled. Good thing Deathmask doesn't know this technique; otherwise, who knows how arrogant he'd become.
Even with just the 'Praesepe Underworld Waves', he's already excessively obsessed with his own power, his mind twisted, killing innocent people and playing around in his Cancer Temple.
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〜Bleach World〜
At this moment, everyone in the Soul Society twitched their mouths. Isn't this just targeting them? Is the Soul Society a gas field in his eyes?!
"A technique that burns the opponent's soul, using the soul as fuel..."
Even Urahara Kisuke showed a very exaggerated facial expression. Good heavens, self-produced and self-consumed, the techniques are perfectly coordinated.
The Soul Society here was completely stunned, even afraid that such a Zanpakuto might appear, ready to blow them up like natural gas at any moment.
However, Ichigo Kurosaki and the others in the living world had a completely different focus. They were focused on Tenkyusei Veronica's high-pitched scream that could destroy the world.
"That scream is too demonic, the lung capacity is truly amazing, it's practically world-class singing!"
Ichigo and Uryu were covering their mouths with both hands. Although the scream was terrible, they couldn't laugh at such a serious moment!
Little did they know that even the usually kind-hearted Orihime Inoue could barely hold back a laugh upon hearing that sound.
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