You know... the one surrounding Astrology Thousand Miles right now is the Slane Theocracy's strongest combat force, and the more crucial problem is... these two are a bit abnormal.
"Yugali-sama... I... we didn't do anything. I... I really have an urgent matter! I must leave first!" Astrology Thousand Miles still wanted to escape!
"Hoh? You even recognize Zesshi Zetsumei Yugali? I have a feeling you're not just an ordinary subordinate. Yugali, do you know this person who claims to be an ordinary subordinate?" Ellie wouldn't let her off that easily; she naturally wanted to cut off her escape route first.
Zesshi Zetsumei walked over, glanced at Astrology Thousand Miles, and then her gaze remained fixed on Ellie, or more precisely, on the Christmas outfit Ellie was wearing.
"I don't know her..." Zesshi Zetsumei's answer surprised Ellie a bit, but Astrology Thousand Miles, hearing her reply, let out a huge sigh of relief, as if afraid others wouldn't know she was relieved.
"I... I won't disturb you two anymore, I... I'll leave first!" Astrology Thousand Miles naturally seized the opportunity to slip away. This was troublesome. She had originally wanted to use Zesshi Zetsumei to properly torment Astrology Thousand Miles, but she just let her run off?
"Stop, you ordinary subordinate." Zesshi Zetsumei called out to Astrology Thousand Miles just as she was about to bolt.
Ellie was very curious what Zesshi Zetsumei would do to Astrology Thousand Miles, but even though she called out to Astrology Thousand Miles, Zesshi Zetsumei's gaze remained on Ellie, making Ellie a little embarrassed.
"Control your eyes and your mouth, otherwise..." Zesshi Zetsumei didn't finish her sentence. Just as her voice faded, Ellie saw a section of Astrology Thousand Miles's signature ear headband swiftly disappear.
"Eek!! I! I understand! I... I didn't see anything! I didn't see anything!!!" Astrology Thousand Miles was so scared she nearly sat down on the ground.
To be honest, Ellie was also startled by that. Can she release a qi blade without her twin-bladed scythe? And Zesshi Zetsumei's gaze was on her the whole time, and she didn't make any movements in front of her, yet she cut Astrology Thousand Miles's headband. How did she do that?
"That's good..." Zesshi Zetsumei continued to look at Ellie, not even glancing at Astrology Thousand Miles. Astrology Thousand Miles scrambled away, probably needing to seclude herself for a while again, right? She needed to find an opportunity to get rid of her.
Uh... but seeing Zesshi Zetsumei say she didn't know her just now, and then threatening her, her attitude was a bit subtle. Let's observe the situation first.
However, just as Astrology Thousand Miles ran out of sight, Zesshi Zetsumei's body swayed slightly, as if she was a bit weak? But it was only for an instant. In less than a second, she returned to her usual cold demeanor.
"Your move is still so difficult to use." Zesshi Zetsumei said this very indifferently, and only then did Ellie understand what was happening, shouting 'Not good!' in her heart!
It was obvious that she had used Self-Time Acceleration to cut Astrology Thousand Miles's headband without any movement in front of her!
Her ability isn't just copying others' moves? Is it directly learning them completely? You're going too far! You're not some ninja with Sharingan who traveled from a certain national anime, are you?
Fortunately, her MP reserves couldn't sustain Self-Time Acceleration for a long time. She didn't know how long she maintained it just now, which led to the side effect of MP depletion, but this was still quite tricky.
You know, she had no means to deal with time-based abilities. The last time she dueled her, when she copied Self-Time Acceleration, she also used it forcibly without full MP and without understanding the skill. If she used this on her with full MP and preparation, it would be bad. Although she could also use Self-Time Acceleration, if she couldn't grasp her activation time, she would definitely be at a disadvantage!
"You steal someone else's skill and then complain it's hard to use... then don't use it anymore!" Although Ellie was surprised, she maintained her original expression and complained to her. It's best if she doesn't use it in the future! It'll instantly burn through her MP! Don't use it!
"I won't use it again. It puts a lot of strain on the body in a static state, and it can't directly cause any harm to others. Only someone like you would use such a difficult skill!" Zesshi Zetsumei seemed a bit displeased as she replied to Ellie. However, Zesshi Zetsumei is a tsundere... she said she wouldn't use Self-Time Acceleration, but didn't she use it just now when warning Astrology Thousand Miles?
"Hmph! You said that yourself! Don't let me catch you using it!" Ellie naturally didn't believe her. Although she had learned the true effect of Zesshi Zetsumei's ability, the price was a bit high, letting her learn Self-Time Acceleration. In future encounters with her, she would have to be careful. It wasn't that she was too afraid of her using this move against her, but if her already limited skills were stolen again, how would she survive?
"So... what is this move called?" Zesshi Zetsumei said very indifferently, then walked over and sat directly on a stone step by the corridor, staring intently at Ellie... clearly intending for Ellie to keep her company.
"Za Warudo..." Ellie reluctantly spoke the name of the move she had copied. Anyway, the effect was very similar, so she used it. No one in this world knew Jojo, and certainly no one knew DIO-sama, right?
"Za... Wa? Ruto?? Uh..." Zesshi Zetsumei mimicked her like a parrot, but with completely flat, uninflected delivery, it didn't sound like it at all. Ellie looked at Zesshi Zetsumei with a subtle expression. Zesshi Zetsumei noticed... and her face instantly turned red. She also knew she hadn't pronounced it correctly just now.
"It's Za Warudo! You need more confidence! More momentum! Like this! Za Warudo!" Ellie said, pointing at Zesshi Zetsumei, mimicking DIO-sama's classic pose for activating time stop.
"What's with that strange move name... can't you come up with a simpler name...?" Zesshi Zetsumei complained, blushing, which was rare for her. Had Zesshi Zetsumei taken the wrong medicine today? Was she being shy and proud? This was actually quite interesting. That guy had caused her so much trouble back then; now it was her turn to get revenge!
"That's my hometown's language! Translated, it means 'The World'... Ah..." Ellie, a bit carried away, instantly realized she had let something slip, and had capsized in a ditch again!
"The World, you say? When using this skill, it really does feel like one has the entire world to oneself. It's quite fitting." Zesshi Zetsumei returned to her cold demeanor, seemingly not noticing Ellie's slip of the tongue.
"You... why are you asking so many questions? Didn't you say you wouldn't use it again?" Ellie broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, Zesshi Zetsumei didn't notice. Although she already had thoughts of leaving the Slane Theocracy, leaving like this would make it seem like the reason she left Slane was because her carelessness allowed the Slane Theocracy to catch her by the pigtails. Wouldn't her lifelong reputation be completely ruined?
"Za Warudo!" Suddenly, Zesshi Zetsumei mimicked the pose she had just struck and shouted at her, startling Ellie. What was this girl trying to do?! Huh?
Zesshi Zetsumei had really activated Self-Time Acceleration just now! She wasn't just shouting it for fun!
Because Zesshi Zetsumei's position just now was different from her current position; it was slightly off. This kind of mistake is only made by people who don't frequently use Self-Time Acceleration. Although it was only a tiny difference, Ellie saw it in that instant: Zesshi Zetsumei seemed to have teleported, shifting her position just a tiny bit to the side.
What on earth did Zesshi Zetsumei want to do?! Didn't her MP bottom out after using it once just now? How long has it been? This girl shouldn't have super-fast MP recovery speed, right?! Otherwise, how could she activate this repeatedly in such a short time?!
Probably due to forced activation, Zesshi Zetsumei's complexion was quite poor. It seemed she had used her last remaining MP to activate Self-Time Acceleration just now. Although she was still trying hard to pretend nothing was wrong, maintaining her usual cold demeanor.
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