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The Gyaru looked at both the potion and the rifle, deeply fascinated by both finds and all but gushing at how they looked. The potion, while she could not feel its inherent mana, is practically glowing for all intents and purposes, something that catches Mitsuko’s attention. Before she could explain what it is though, Cynthia opened the bottle and, much to the girl’s surprise, started drinking it. [color=#F09B9A]“Ah…”[/COLOR] She said, looking at the Lizard woman drinking the elixir, Cynthia was about to drop the bottle when Mitsuko picked it up from her and read the label. [color=#F09B9A]“Hmmm… Ki-enhancing elixir, will increase Ki by tenfold, do not consume elixir more than 3 times a day. Side effects of excessive usage include skin irritation, coughing blood, elevated heart rate, and death. Well. I think that settles it then.”[/COLOR]

She went and grabbed another elixir bottle and gave it to Illistriana once more. [color=#F09B9A]“Yeah, just be careful with this stuff, this thing enhances your Mana tenfold for a period of time, and… actually, I think I want to grab some myself. Sun spells are [i]taxing[/i], to say the least of it, and I probably need this more than most people.”[/COLOR]

[color=#F09B9A]“Oh, and Ki means Mana in my language, just in case you’re curious.”[/COLOR]

After procuring a healthy amount of elixirs (she grabbed 3), she then went to Shin’za and inspected the rifle he was holding. The girl noticed that there is a firing range when they were looking around for the exit, and motioned Shin’za to follow her. [color=#F09B9A]“Alright, so… if I get this, you put this magazine into this slot right here.”[/COLOR] She said, slotting the magazine in. [color=#F09B9A]“And then you power it up with your own mana, like so.”[/COLOR]

Mitsuko can feel the rifle sucking her own energy as she focused mana onto her hands that held the rifle, and the mechanisms of the rifle channeling her Mana into its inner workings. [color=#F09B9A]“Now, let’s see how this bad boy rips!”[/COLOR]

Switching to semi-auto, the woman pulled the trigger and a [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_-XcDpABno&ab_channel=sligg&start=3&end=5]unique sound[/url] came out of the rifle, she then switched to full auto, and the unique sound repeated in intensity, the woman then motioned Shin’za to look at the concrete wall at the end of the shooting range, and both individuals can see the bullets have pierced through the concrete and revealed the steel reinforcements inside it. [color=#F09B9A]“Let’s just say it will be very hard for me to create a spell powerful enough to pierce that much concrete in such a short amount of time. Also.”[/COLOR] She handed Shin’za a couple more magazines. [color=#F09B9A]“Found these, use them wisely, you don’t wanna be wasting these things since I don’t think there are manufactories anymore in this world.”[/COLOR]

She then handed the rifle to Shin’za and proceeded to address the group, the woman was sure everyone has gathered even more equipment now, and she was pretty sure Cynthia doesn’t need a guide to wield a Katana, right? Right!. [color=#F09B9A]“Alright! I think that’s everything we’ve gathered in this abandoned facility, now, do you wanna see what Tokyo looks like? Well, wait no further, for Here. We. Go!”[/COLOR]

She pushed the doors and the gang was greeted with a [url=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8b/5c/87/8b5c87a7ded7e7a4434abcbd4f8ef0d3.jpg]ruined metropolis[/url]. The sky was grey, the buildings are all crumbling, and there was no sign of life anywhere in this dead city, Mitsuko’s anticipation turned to disappointment once she sees the ruined capital of her country. [color=#F09B9A]“Well, this [i]is[/i] a ruined world, I just thought that the sky would look a little bit more… blue y’know? Well, whatever. We have a job to do, and I know the way to the Imperial Palace, so let’s go.”[/COLOR]

She lead the group and walked through an abandoned rail line, the signs all leading to Tokyo Station. [color=#F09B9A]“In my world, this is the largest city in the world. Some… 37 million people lived here, you can get food from any culture of the world here, and these metal things you see we’re walking on? These are guidelines for things we call trains, iron-linked carriages that can carry hundreds of people throughout the city. Let’s just say that my first experience in Tokyo was very hectic, but Amaterasu lives here so I need to take the Shinkansen sometimes to-”[/COLOR]

The woman motioned the group to stop. Grabbing her bag and unfurling her Khukri. [color=#F09B9A]“Everyone.”[/COLOR] She whispered, [color=#F09B9A]“Ready your weapons. Shit!”[/COLOR]

Mitsuko can see a lone figure standing a couple of feet from her, an imposing man wearing traditional [url=https://d3524jlyu2md0e.cloudfront.net/98/16357489684503.webp?2000x3000]samurai armour[/url], horns, and everything. Everything was coloured black and Mitsuko can see him unfurling a [url=https://www.yarinohanzo.com/images/D/NODACHI_2.jpg]Nodachi[/url] from his back. [color=#F09B9A]“I think that’s Hachiman.”[/COLOR] She whispered to the group. [color=#F09B9A]“The god of warriors and of war, if he’s here… then.”[/COLOR]

The man then charged the group, Mitsuko could see the enchantments he has made to both his armour and his sword, and barely dodged the cleave from his Nodachi, its impact leaving a slicing mark on the train tracks and beyond. [color=#F09B9A]“Fuck! Don’t get caught in his sword! If he cuts you it’s all over, that sword can slice through ANYTHING, I know those spells like the back of my mind, and, sunova-”[/COLOR]

Hachiman then proceeded to swing his sword straight to Mitsuko’s torso, intending to slice the woman clean in two, and she channeled all her mana into a localized shield spell to protect the side that will be initially impacted, and it barely protected her. Only through a herculean effort on her side to keep feeding the shield mana can she keep herself from being sliced in two, but in her focus, she didn’t notice the feet that quickly approached her stomach and landed, the woman lost all air in her lungs for a moment and was flung from the railway tracks and onto the road below it. Mitsuko’s impact created a small crater on the road.

[color=#FFEA63]“Most impressive.”[/COLOR] The samurai said. Jumping down to the road below the elevated railway. [color=#FFEA63]“Are you an apprentice of Amaterasu? That type of quick thinking and… generous use of Ki is always her signature fighting style. I will admit, I have never won a duel against her, but a champion that can only channel a 20th of her skill and power? Well, perhaps I can handle that.”[/COLOR]

[color=#F09B9A]“Ugh. urk.”[/COLOR] Mitsuko coughed a bit. [color=#F09B9A]“A little bit of help here? I… I don’t think I can defeat this guy alone.”[/COLOR]