4-78: The Summit Meeting – Playfully Exposing (1/3)

4-78: The Summit Meeting – Playfully Exposing (1/3)

A young woman was standing quietly as all the events until now had been a lie.

She had long flowing lustrous black hair and wore a kimono with subdued color, atop which was an indigo blue haori. She didnt look at all like someone from this era.

Among the people here, only the Mask was meeting her for the first time, but the aura she exuded, her well-proportioned facial features, and her smile naturally softened the air.

Everyone other than Ryou and Tomoe were being excessively cautious with the Mask, but even that was gradually loosening up.

So she finally decided to show herself.

For better or for worse, no one noticed it when the Mask muttered.

Even Tomoe, who was closest to him, was too taken by Mikotos sudden appearance to notice.

Fu fu, youve gotten so big, Tomoe-chan, Mikoto said.

I-Its been a while, Mikoto-sama! You look healthy too Tomoe said.

Oh, you dont have to be so nervous. However, I do think you should exercise prudence in front of others regardless if that person beside you is a gentleman or a lady.

For a moment, Tomoe wasnt sure what Mikoto was pointing at, but then

Huh? Ah! T-Thats!

It suddenly occurred to her that she had been touching a boys(his) body without reservation, and her face turned beet red.

But that only made the smile on Mikoto grow bigger.

Tomoe quickly separated herself from the Mask and flailed about in an attempt to explain herself, but then the Night filled her vision.

Huh?

Sorry, but who are you?

To be more precise, the Mask was standing in front of them to cover for them as he asked that question.

When Mikoto realized that shed yet to introduce herself, she apologized in an exaggerated manner.

Oh, my! I do beg your pardon! I am the master of this manor, Tsuchimikado Mikoto. Its a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Masquerade().

Tsuchimikado Mikoto

She implied that she knew his name, but the Mask purposefully didnt react to that and just meaningfully repeated her name.

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What a difficult name to pronounce. Is that supposed to be a tongue twister?

But he ignored her and just bluntly spoke his mind, leaving everyone speechless.

For some reason, he and Tomoe were visibly agitated, and just as curiously, he and she were turned to the sky between Mikoto and the Mask.

Oh As expected, your eyes have improved.

How many of the onlookers have noticed, I wonder.

As though impressed, a smile surfaced on Mikoto and the Mask.

Everyone else other than Ryou and Tomoe were surprised, but then Mikoto quietly clapped her hands, and the Mask snapped his fingers.

In the next moment

Huh?

Everyone opened their eyes as though to wonder why they hadnt noticed until now.

A sword swung and a strange beast roared within the many layers of the barrier, leaving all of them astonished.

GyaAOOOOOOO

HAAAaaa

Without their knowing, a battle had been occurring right in the space between Mikoto and the Mask.

On one side was a warrior formed from blueish-white light with buns on each side of his head wielding a bronze sword, while on the other was a multi-headed dragon with scales colored like shadows.

The warrior swung his sword, while the dragon bared its fangs. It was just like a reenactment of a battle straight out of the myths.

The shockwaves alone caused the atmosphere to tremble, the roof tiles to fly, the mansion to shake, and the barrier to creak. It was truly a mystery how they did not notice any of this until now.

It was as if this place alone was being hit by a cataclysmic disaster.

Neither Mikoto nor the Mask were looking at them, yet just the pressure of their existence was enough to make them shrink, and they had no choice but to understand.

That compared to them, the demon sword was nothing but small fry.

Some lost their footing, some lost consciousness, but no one laughed.

The only ones who dared yell amidst all that were Ryou and Tomoe.

Please stop already! Ryou said.

Dont start a mythic class battle here!! Tomoe said.

They could see since the tongue twister(from the start), so theyve been desperately trying to stop them.

Even with their knowledge and eyes, they had no idea what those things were, but they could at least tell who the people behind them were.

Before that power that had gone past the level of leagues and entered into a different dimension, Ryou and Tomoe could do nothing but yell with tears in their eyes.