Step by step, Shenhe walked forward.
Stopping behind Feixiao—
She finally saw clearly.
"…Oh."
No kabedon.
Without a word—
She reached out—
Grabbed Feixiao by the back of the collar—
And lifted her.
"Who—?!"
Feixiao turned—
And locked eyes with Shenhe's cold, faintly murderous gaze.
Behind Shenhe—
A crowd.
Watching.
Grinning.
"…Ah."
Feixiao instantly understood.
"…This is bad."
She struggled—
And then—
Froze.
She couldn't break free.
Her brain short-circuited.
She was—
A general.
A top-tier fighter.
And she—
Was being carried like a chicken.
"What kind of monster is she?!"
The players were stunned.
"That's… terrifying."
"Feixiao can't even resist?"
Some, however, narrowed their eyes.
"…Is that 'Rule Authority'?"
"Yeah… absolute enforcement."
"So Shenhe believes grabbing her like that works—"
"And reality just agrees."
Shenhe returned to the group—
Dropped Feixiao.
"…Time for rewards."
Only then did she realize what she had just done.
Awkward.
Thankfully—
Xianyun stepped in immediately.
"Ahem! Testing rule-based abilities is fine—"
"But not at a time like this."
"Apologize."
"…Ohhh."
The crowd nodded.
So it was just a test.
Totally normal.
"..."
Feixiao didn't even bother arguing.
Reward Phase
Valerius stepped forward with a gacha machine.
He glanced at Bronya—
A bit guilty.
(Why does this feel like getting caught cheating… when I did nothing?)
"Winners, step forward."
Raiden Shogun immediately strode up.
Hand out.
"12 points. Hand them over."
"…You wish."
Valerius rolled his eyes—
And placed 6 coins in her palm.
Then turned to Kujou Sara:
"Yours."
Raiden paused.
Then—
Turned slowly.
"…Sara."
"Six points isn't enough."
"We should… combine resources."
The wording was elegant.
The intention?
Robbery.
"…As you command, my Shogun."
Sara handed over her points without hesitation.
"…Good."
Raiden nodded in satisfaction—
Then—
Counted out 2 coins and handed them back.
"You keep these."
The crowd:
???
"You robbed her and gave back TWO?!"
"Can 2 points even get anything?!"
Sara, however—
Accepted solemnly.
"…Thank you, my Shogun."
Yae Miko covered her face.
Inazuma is doomed.
The Pull
With 10 points—
Raiden approached the machine.
Inserted coins.
Clack—clack—
A card dropped.
"…Huh?"
"No golden light?"
She frowned.
"…Is this garbage?"
"Valerius—what is this?"
Valerius examined the card.
A spear.
Words below:
"Spear of Divine Execution."
He paused.
Then smiled.
"…You're quite lucky."
"…Is it good?!"
"…Let's just say…"
He handed it back.
"Once you have this—"
"No player will dare offend you."
"…Really?!"
Raiden lit up.
She activated it.
A spear appeared in her hand.
She swung it a few times.
Smooth.
Powerful.
"Careful."
Valerius quickly stopped her.
"…If that hits someone…"
"…the consequences are severe."
"How severe?"
"…This."
Spear of Divine Execution
One of the 20 World-Class Items
Any target struck → account deleted
User → also deleted
Silence.
"…Deleted?"
Raiden blinked.
Silver Wolf reacted instantly:
"…You mean—our player identity is gone?"
"…Exactly."
BOOM.
Everyone stepped back.
A huge circle cleared around Raiden.
"…So if this touches me…"
"I'm out forever?!"
"…Yes."
"…And you too."
Raiden stared at the spear.
Then—
Smiled.
"…Nice."
She turned—
Pointed it at the others.
"Hand over your points."
"..."
Silver Wolf sighed.
"Are you stupid?"
"If you use it—"
"You're not a player anymore either."
"…Ah."
Raiden froze.
"…Wait."
"…That's true."
She looked down at the spear again.
"…Then what's the point of this thing?"
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