Chapter 455
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"What?" Seiji raised his eyebrows in surprise.
His first reaction to this was, "What the hell?" But he soon realized what she was trying to say.
Should he reject her or take her attack?
Seiji asked Summer Night with his eyes. She indicated that she had no objections and allowed him to decide for himself.
If anything was fine, then he might as well take her attack.
High-performance human puppets … intelligent robots. Seiji really wanted to see just how powerful they were in battle.
"Compared to puppets, I want to beat you up even more, but now isn't the time. Besides, I'm indeed curious about this … Shinobu Miaki." Seiji narrowed his eyes. "Just think of it as me wanting to test my power. Are you willing to let her fight against me?"
"I'd be more than happy to. However, please be careful, Haruta -san. I'll be quite troubled if you receive too serious an injury."
"Rather than worrying about that, you should be more concerned about your 'masterpiece.' If you break it, I won't compensate you."
"Don't worry. Even if Shinobu is completely destroyed, I won't ask for any compensation …" Akira Mitarai chuckled coldly. "I don't believe that Haruta -san is capable of doing that."
The two of them stared at each other as their auras clashed fiercely.
If this continued, Seiji might really be unable to endure it any longer. Seiji stood up.
"Summer Night, I'm going outside to exercise a little. I don't like looking at this guy."
"I understand. If it's an activity venue, just tell the staff and they'll take you there, "Summer Night told him, using her eyes to tell him to be careful.
"Got it." Seiji nodded and walked out of the room.
Akira Mitarai turned around and gave the puppet girl an order. She then stood up and walked out as well.
This restaurant was actually owned by the Himiki Family. Spiritual Ability users would often come here to negotiate. Any negotiation would have the possibility of failure. It wouldn't be strange for a verbal argument to develop into a physical fight. Besides, fighting could also be a part of a negotiation. That was why this restaurant had an underground dueling ground and a referee.
Of course, the "referee" here was essentially a server. He had no authority over the "referee". It was entirely up to the guest whether or not to accept the referee's decision. If there were guests who were not just competing, but were serious, they would not forcefully stop them. They would only provide the relevant parties with objective information about the situation after the event.
Seiji and Shinobu took the elevator to the underground tournament arena under the guidance of the female attendant.
When Seiji arrived, a man wearing black Sakura Island attire and a white mask greeted him.
"Welcome. May I ask what kind of competition you two would like to have?" he asked politely.
How should one answer such a question? Seiji thought for a moment.
"It's just an ordinary duel, a one-on-one fight."
"Are we going to stop there?"
"Sort of."
"Are there special rules?"
"No."
"Alright, I will decide the winner appropriately, or suggest to stop the competition if I feel that it should not continue." The white-masked man … the referee bowed and said, "Please prepare yourselves. Let me know when you are ready, and the duel will begin."
Then, he walked out of the venue and went to a room outside the venue to watch the scene through the glass window.
Seiji turned towards Shinobu Miaki.
The puppet girl looked at him expressionlessly.
Seiji walked some distance away and stood still.
"Are you ready?" He decided to ask.
There was no response.
"Can you understand what I'm saying?" he asked again.
There was still no response.
"No matter what it is, just say something."
There was still no response.
Unable to communicate … was this how it was to begin with, or did Akira Mitarai set it up like this? Seiji furrowed his eyebrows.
An intelligent robot that was capable of fighting on its own shouldn't be unable to communicate at all. It was highly likely that it was set up like this.
Since there was no way to communicate, then he might as well fight.
"We're all ready!" he shouted towards the referee's room.
"Alright, three … two … one, duel begin!" The referee's voice echoed throughout the entire venue through a loudspeaker.
Seiji cast [Body-strengthening Technique] and got into a fighting stance.
Shinobu Miaki remained standing there silently without moving.
Seiji charged forward and punched!
The puppet girl noticed his attack and instantly activated [Body-strengthening Technique] and [Body-strengthening Technique]. She lifted her left hand …
* Bam! * She accurately blocked Seiji's punch.
Right after that, she clenched her right fist and viciously punched towards Seiji's stomach!
* Smack! * Seiji blocked this punch and felt the tremendous force behind it.
There were continuous sounds of punches and kicks clashing against each other. Both of them moved about and soon began fighting fiercely.
Shinobu Miaki's movements were rather simple and obviously mechanical. She also used a lot of strength.
"So this is what it feels like to fight against a robot …"
Seiji gradually grasped his opponent's movements. He then drew out an opening and kicked her heavily in the stomach!
The puppet girl was sent flying backwards, but she immediately changed her posture and landed on the ground. She then charged back at him without stopping at all!
There was no pain, no need for buffering, and she had an expressionless face … The more Seiji fought, the more he felt that this wasn't a human being.
After he kicked her away for the second time, Shinobu's speed and strength suddenly increased to a whole new level. She turned around and sent him flying with a single punch!
Seiji cast [Evolved Body-strengthening Technique] in midair and transformed into a golden flash as he landed on the ground and continued fighting.
He intentionally left an opening and activated [Bullet Time] right when Shinobu viciously punched at his face!
Then, he consecutively used [Lightning Strike]!!
His punches moved like streaks of light and broke through the puppet girl's protective barrier! He hit her body!!
There was the sound of numerous punches. The silver-haired figure was sent flying backwards. Shinobu spun around on the ground and rolled a few times before she stood up and slid some distance away.
"The victor has been decided. This gentleman here is the victor!" the judge shouted.
A beam of light instantly illuminated Seiji's body. There was also loud music and applause.
Seiji was rendered speechless.
So, this was what "determine the victor appropriately" meant … it did say "stop when the victor is determined".
Just as Seiji's cheeks twitched, a red light flashed in Shinobu's eyes.
Her core's power output increased once again. She was using her bonded spirit's power to a high degree!
A dark-red mist appeared around her body and started flowing at a high speed, forming a whirlpool that approached her and attached itself to her entire body.
Demon transformation, [Misty Night Form]!
The puppet girl's entire body transformed into a dark-red shadow as she stepped forward. The next instant, she suddenly disappeared, leaving only traces of the dark-red mist in the air.
Seiji sensed danger upon seeing this and decisively cast [Evolved Mana Shield].
The dark-red figure appeared in front of him and attacked with both palms …
Demon Destruction, [Night Embrace]!
A dense black mist suddenly appeared. Shinobu's palms forcibly pierced through the [Evolved Mana Shield]'s golden barrier and touched Seiji's body!!
[Bullet Time] activated once again!
Seiji used [Lightning Strike] again, intending to send her flying just like before.
However, this time, when his fists landed on her body, he didn't feel any impact at all. Instead, he felt as if he was stuck to her!
This was obviously the effect of the dark-red mist covering her body. If he attacked her while she was in her shadow state, he would be stuck to her instead!
He could only try his best to dodge.
He did his best to move his feet and try to dodge this attack.
However … he was unable to dodge completely.
* Boom!!! *
A black light flashed as fast as lightning. There was a deep explosion, and Seiji was sent flying.
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