Upon hearing Yuuko's reply, Kamisato Ayaka nodded.
She then looked deeply at Yuuko once more before retracting her gaze, but the confusion in her eyes deepened.
She felt that Yuuko's reaction was too calm... This was completely unlike how a civilian worker should react when encountering a monster... But now was not the time to consider such things; Kamisato Ayaka had to quickly deal with the Hilichurls and Abyss Mages.
And these matters were actually not difficult for Kamisato Ayaka.
Although she was the Demoiselle of the Kamisato Clan, she had studied martial arts since childhood.
She had mastered the impressive Kamisato Art Tachi Jutsu.
Her combat power was even among the highest tier of ordinary people in Inazuma.
Thus, Kamisato Ayaka held her folding fan and, in an incomprehensible manner, phased into the ground, flowing like water towards the group of Hilichurls.
At the same time, her body continuously emanated a frosty aura.
However, that group of Hilichurls immediately noticed the anomaly and became extremely vigilant.
The Electro Abyss Mage among them also roared towards Kamisato Ayaka's direction:
"Hilichurl Hilichurl Hilichurl!"
After roaring, the Electro Abyss Mage waved its staff, releasing an Electro ring that encircled Kamisato Ayaka.
But at this moment, Kamisato Ayaka had already phased into the ground.
How could those Electro rings possibly affect her?
Kamisato Ayaka ignored the Electro rings and continued to flow rapidly towards the group of Hilichurls.
It wasn't until she reached the center of the Hilichurl group that she reappeared above ground.
"Kamisato Art: Soumetsu."
After softly uttering these three words,
Kamisato Ayaka swung the folding fan in her hand.
What followed was an incredibly powerful frost storm!
With mighty force, it continuously swept through the group of Hilichurls and Abyss Mages.
The Hilichurls, needless to say, were almost instantly torn to shreds and ascended on the spot under the sweeping frost storm.
The Electro Abyss Mage, protected by its Electro shield, held on for a while.
But as its Electro shield was also broken by the storm, it was instantly torn to pieces.
Kamisato Ayaka immediately unleashed a powerful ultimate move on this group of Hilichurls, instantly defeating them all... As the frost storm ended, the Hilichurls and Electro Abyss Mage from before had completely vanished.
Seeing this, Kamisato Ayaka also breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Although dealing with such monsters was easy for her,
she was, after all, traveling with Yuuko, so she had to shoulder the responsibility of protecting him.
Just as Kamisato Ayaka was about to return to Yuuko's side.
"Eh?"
She then noticed that in the distance, a Hilichurl wielding a flaming club was performing 'Pyro Hilichurl's Dance of Fire'.
It charged towards Yuuko like a god of war!
"Oh no! I didn't notice a Hilichurl hiding in the corner!" Seeing this, Kamisato Ayaka's face instantly turned pale.
But at this moment, it was too late for her to rush over... Regret flashed in Kamisato Ayaka's eyes.
"Mr. Yuuko, please dodge quickly!" Kamisato Ayaka could only shout while rushing towards him.
But the distance between them was simply too great to cover in time!
Kamisato Ayaka was still more than ten meters away, while the flaming club Hilichurl had already swung its club and charged in front of Yuuko!
That flaming club was about to strike Yuuko!
Kamisato Ayaka showed a look of regret at this scene.
She believed that if she had observed her surroundings more carefully before acting, Yuuko wouldn't have been injured.
As the Demoiselle of the Kamisato Clan, Kamisato Ayaka had always taken the protection of Inazuma's citizens as her responsibility.
At this moment, she was clearly right beside him.
If Yuuko were to be injured, Kamisato Ayaka would regret it for the rest of her life.
But the next scene left Kamisato Ayaka stunned... Just as the Hilichurl's flaming club was about to strike Yuuko,
Yuuko casually sidestepped and dodged it.
Then, while dodging the flaming club, Yuuko also extended his foot and directly tripped the Hilichurl... From beginning to end, there was no panic on Yuuko's face; he maintained a casual expression... Casually dodging the attack, and then casually tripping the Hilichurl... It could be said to have been done in one fluid motion.
Kamisato Ayaka was stunned for several seconds before she reacted.
She then quickly rushed over and finished off the tripped Hilichurl.
For this, Kamisato Ayaka truly breathed a sigh of relief.
She looked at Yuuko apologetically: "I'm sorry, I was right here, yet I almost let Mr. Yuuko get hurt."
Yuuko smiled: "I'm not hurt, am I? Miss Kamisato doesn't need to blame herself. Besides, my own safety should be my responsibility. If anything really happened, it wouldn't be Miss Kamisato's fault."
Kamisato Ayaka shook her head:
"No, protecting the citizens is my responsibility as a member of the Kamisato Clan. If Mr. Yuuko were to be injured in front of me, I would be ashamed of the Kamisato Clan's teachings."
In response, Yuuko thought for a moment and then smiled: "In any case, I'm fine, so don't worry about it too much."
Kamisato Ayaka nodded, then looked at Yuuko with a strange gaze again:
"However... Mr. Yuuko was very calm just now. Even when facing the Hilichurl's attack, you showed no signs of panic, but rather calmly dodged the attack..."
Facing this question, Yuuko smiled:
"Don't look at me as just a lousy writer; I usually exercise quite a bit, so my reaction speed is relatively fast, which is why I could dodge it. And there was also a good amount of luck involved."
Hearing this, Kamisato Ayaka nodded thoughtfully.
Then she secretly observed Yuuko a few more times.
She naturally didn't believe Yuuko's explanation.
The moment the Hilichurl attacked Yuuko, she had clearly felt an immensely powerful aura from him.
That was definitely not an aura that an ordinary person could release.
Rather, that kind of aura was only possessed by those who had been on the battlefield.
Although it was only for a very brief moment, Kamisato Ayaka, who was more sensitive to auras than anyone else, still perceived it.
And now, Yuuko no longer had that feeling about him.
He had returned to his usual frail appearance, seemingly ready to fall at a touch.
This left Kamisato Ayaka greatly astonished.
Now, she found herself understanding this man less and less... She also began to understand why her elder brother had specifically asked her to investigate this seemingly frail writer... "Perhaps, he really is not a simple person..." Kamisato Ayaka mused to herself.
She then smiled again: "Well then, since the Hilichurls have been dealt with, Mr. Yuuko, let's continue on our way."
Yuuko smiled and nodded: "Yes, I'll be troubling you again, Miss Kamisato."
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