Suddenly…
A voice emerged within the field.
A voice that drowned everything else.
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[01:41]
Ashura's hair began to float again,
gradually turning into a glowing green.
His true appearance emerged.
And in an instant…
Gawder was looking at him.
[01:48]
He disappeared.
With the first beat of the music.
As if he had melted into the melody.
And at the same moment…
He had already reached his opponent.
A powerful strike to the stomach.
And with every musical beat…
He moved.
As if he was bound to the rhythm.
As if he and the melody… were one.
As if he was embodying the music.
—
Gawder stood there, stunned.
Watching a battle his senses could barely comprehend.
He couldn't blink.
He couldn't look away.
—
[01:56]
The black opponent pulled a sword out of nowhere.
He began to block.
And fight.
With every beat.
But Ashura was dominant.
His strikes came one after another.
Relentless.
In an instant…
The opponent anticipated his attack.
And launched a charged sword toward him.
Ashura dodged it.
And the sword…
Went straight toward Gawder.
—
It wasn't a long fight.
But those seconds…
Those beats…
Felt eternal.
As if they imprisoned souls.
No one knew why they were fighting.
—
Ashura noticed the danger.
The boy's injury was inevitable.
But he didn't care.
He turned toward his opponent.
— I'll end this on the next beat.
—
Gawder was in a state of ecstasy.
Unaware of what was happening.
Even the next attack…
He didn't see it.
Even though it was right before his eyes.
—
[02:03]
On the next beat…
Ashura delivered a powerful strike toward his opponent's neck.
And at the same moment…
The sword stopped beside Gawder.
Only a few centimeters away.
Was it a coincidence?
Ashura wondered.
It didn't matter.
—
He charged forward like a madman.
His punches created echoes.
Even blocking became useless for his opponent.
His movements made it seem as though there were more than one of him.
And with a triple movement…
He delivered three strikes on the same beat.
They looked like a single attack.
—
[02:18]
He grabbed his opponent by the head.
He tried to break free.
He failed.
The opponent smiled.
— Looks like we'll have to postpone this.
Ashura answered coldly:
— There won't be a next time.
—
Light began gathering in his hands.
The melody was rising.
But…
The opponent smiled.
And vanished.
As if he had never been there.
—
[02:32]
The melody suddenly ended.
Ashura landed.
He returned to normal.
His hair… his appearance… his voice.
Everything returned.
He wasn't happy about his escape.
He kept staring at the ground.
Thinking.
Then…
He remembered the boy.
He raised his head.
Gawder was still standing there.
Frozen…
Expressionless…
Ashura slowly approached him.
He examined him.
— Boy… did you dodge that attack?
— W… who am I?
Gawder muttered.
He didn't understand anything.
Inside his head…
Chaos.
He couldn't remember.
He couldn't comprehend.
Ashura seemed annoyed.
He turned his face away.
As if he no longer cared about the answer.
He began thinking about his next path.
And his next destination.
Leaving the boy behind.