In the cloudy cloud, the rain suddenly shows itself. Ryuma, standing under the rain, staring at Line and Valena with a piercing blue gaze.. Valena, who was on her knee, could only stare back at Ryuma. As she recomposed herself, Valena then took her rapier that was lying on the floor. Noticing the color on the rapier had changed to normal metal color, Valena's right hand was holding the handle. Meanwhile, her left hand was glowing in the color of dark blue and amplifying it on the blade of a rapier.
"Voidless Tools!" The rapier then went back to the same color Ryuma had seen the first time. Line, on the other hand, felt anxious and nervous the longer she stared at Ryuma.
(W-what was that ability?! Also, what happened to the 'line' I bound him a while ago?!) Line felt like she could've been killed anytime soon, so she went and cast a spell on Ryuma.
"Linette's Binding Love~" The pink line was moving on the floor towards Ryuma. The lines were moving at a slow pace or more like it's been 'disrupted' by something.
(Ugh! I can't control the line properly! The rain is disrupting my flow of mana.) As the lines were about to come close to Ryuma, it was suddenly cut by something. Something that can't be seen with her eyes.
(T-the line... were cut? This guy can see my line? That's impossible! Only a person with special observation ability can see through my line! Does that mean this guy has one too?!)
Line looks at the rain and immediately knows the reason her lines have been disrupted.
(W-wait?! THE RAIN! The rain is exposing my line! Because the rain has mana in every drop of water, and my 'line' ability only amplifies the line with 'my own mana' so it collided with the rain and disrupted my ability! Thus exposing it to the naked eye!)
Line sees something launched towards her but can't avoid it in time. At that moment, Line could feel that her face was slashed as she looked at the pile of blood that was coming from her face.
"Y-YOU BASTARD! YOU FUCKING CUTTED MY FACE!" As she complained about her face being cut she immediately saw the waterball in front of her moving at a moderate speed. But she definitely couldn't see it coming until it was right in front of her. The waterball hit and sent her flying at quite a distance. Only to find herself lying on the ground.
It happened only in less than 4 seconds. Valena can't process what is actually happened. She then tried to get up but her legs were being attacked by a 'blunt' attack. It was most likely a waterball. Even though she still couldn't see the attack.
Was the rain too heavy for us to see it? Or was the attack too fast enough for us to see? Valena was thinking, and she immediately got up and ran toward Ryuma. When she gets close to him, she sees a drop of water floating around him. But she wasn't thinking much about the floating water. She still decides to charge towards Ryuma.
Valena is in close proximity with Ryuma. She still didn't think much and horizontally swung the rapier with all her might. Cutting him and the droplets of water around him. Only to be found Ryuma was actually on the outside of her attack range.
(W-what?! But he was in my range just now! How is he actually on the outside of my attack range?!")
Valena is almost out of breath. Knowing she misses an opportunity against Ryuma. She's already prepared for the counterattack. But Ryuma decides to just jump back a little.
(He's not attacking!?) Since Ryuma decides to back off, Valena once again decides to take a deep breath. She jumped towards Ryuma. But at the same time, the rain is getting heavier. And she could barely see Ryuma among the hundred or so droplets of water. Valena followed Ryuma's direction and swung vertically, cutting the droplets of water that were blocking her vision to see Ryuma.
The attack did not hit. The attack was an inch from Ryuma. Valena thought Ryuma had dodged her attack but apparently it wasn't the case. Ryuma hasn't moved since Valena started jumping towards him. From Line's perspective, she figured out the bizarre phenomenon behind the reason Valena couldn't reach Ryuma.
(It was a water illusion... It's not exactly a water illusion but... he basically controls the vision of Valena towards him. With the heavy rain right now, he keeps her eyes almost closed. And the floating droplets of water, I realized... they've been aligning on each other using mana. Creating a water mirror using a water droplet.)
(First, when Valena attacked him, he purposely moved the water mirror ahead. It looked like he was close to Valena but she wasn't. Second, when she jumped towards him, he spun the water mirror a little bit. It's like a sundial, he makes Valena as the sun and himself as a shadow. And the sun only sees the shadow but not the real body. In other words, he's been controlling Valena's depth perception! Yes, that's it. Depth perception is the right word to describe this!)
(Ryuma Ochirou... he's a man with a hundred tricks. Like a trickster, he's dangerous to be around... I wonder, what would happen if he joined one of those syndicates. He'll be promoted to the elite immediately. Sooner or later he might become one of the kings one day.)
Back to Valena, she just misses her chances twice. Her void rapier was stuck piercing into the ground of cement. As she looked up, on her right, Ryuma, who was looking down on her.
"Yo, princess... where do you think you're swinging?" Knowing from his stare, Valena knew she definitely couldn't get out of that one. She clenches her teeth and her stomach. Knowing that's where he's probably gonna hit her next.
Ryuma's hands were covered with the water from the rain. Immediately created an aura from his fist.
"Serpent punch..." Ryuma punched her in the stomach. Sending her flying, crashing onto the wall.
"Valena!" Line, who was worried, immediately ran to Valena as she healed her.
"Linette Injection!" Line pierced Valena's hand. Observe and repair every damage Ryuma had done to her body.
"Nurse Line..." Valena who's just woken up from the strong attack Ryuma has given her.
"Don't wake up now! You're still not fully healed yet. More importantly, is that guy..."
Ryuma, who's just standing under the heavy rain, looks upwards. Embrace every drop of water that fell on his face.
"This feeling... yes! This is it... This is the feeling I've had a long while ago! This feeling... I've felt it! It's flowing through every nerve and muscle in my body! This is... THE BEST FEELING EVER!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
Ryuma is laughing under the rain. Some people who come across him might think of him as a crazy person. However, Line might have learned something not to go too far in provoking someone because she just changed him into a madman.
"This guy... is high!"