{Sue}
With most of the audience gathered in the middle outside of the battlefield, I was standing closer to Jinma’s side, separated from the crowd. Ren and Mametama were at both of my sides as my assigned escorts while their master was occupied with the spar. Using [Mana Manipulation] to heighten my hearing, plus my [Hyper Thought Processing] and [Hyper Perception] skills, I observed the battle and everything that went on around it.
“[Levitate]!” Gabriella chanted at the start of the battle before her disembodied head suddenly floated out of her hand and into the air, about 7 meters [~23 feet] off the ground.
Hmm … I didn’t expect her to possess the [Levitate] Null Spell. That could be a problem for Jinma. If my [Size Up] caught that Null Spell beforehand, I would have warned him about it first thing.
A shame that even [Size Up] at max level wouldn’t show what Null Spells a person possesses. It’s especially annoying when the skill displays the more personal details of a person’s character like what kind of items they have on their person, including what underwear they’re wearing. Even a female’s three sizes, or the length and girth of a male’s cock is known through this unorthodox appraisal skill—though I was especially thankful of that feature after seeing how much Jinma was packing before last night’s events. That aside, it would be nice a person’s list of Null Spells would be known, even if it takes another skill to do it. Perhaps the Immortals intentionally left this part out to give everyone a fighting chance when things look bleak?
Anyway, Dullahans would usually throw their heads way up in the air, attack their enemies, and then catch their heads after they fall. This strategy gave Dullahans a moment to see the battle from above and not worry about any blind spots for ambushes while the body took care of downing the enemies. That was the focus in their battles, using their unique [Headless Style] fighting style skill that would be foolish to attempt if you don’t have the strength and numbers to back you up. Even when they aren’t on the front lines, Dullahans can be good allies to look out for their comrades’ blind spots when facing multiple enemies.
With Gabriella possessing [Levitate], though, she can control where to look and not worry about catching her head, focusing her body to fight the battle while watching like a member of the audience.
“[Heavy Sin]! [Debilitating Defense]! [Baneful Poison]! [Burning Weakness]! [Soaking Weakness]!”
At the same time Gabriella’s head lifted to the air, Beelzebub spouted rounds of status-ailment spells at Umeiyon. The Dragoness just stood there with her arms still crossed, unflinching at the Lord of the Flies’ magical barrage.
The Dark Knight’s headless body rushed in, her great sword in both hands drawn back for a big wind up. She was setting her sights on Jinma, who just noticed her assault and prepared himself to take the attack head-on.
Kkkkkkkkkkk!
When their weapons clashed, I could feel a subtle shockwave from it. If Jinma hadn’t stood his ground, Gabriella could have sent him flying. As their blades rubbed against each other, a continuous trill of steel rang throughout the training grounds. That was likely because of the ultra-sonic vibrations the Chaos Metal in Jinma’s katana was emitting as it held against the great sword.
As for Umeiyon, at the last moment before Beelzebub’s spells hit, a thin veil of light suddenly appeared and covered the Dragoness’ form. With my active [Size Up], I glanced above Umeiyon’s head and not see any symbols for status ailments next to her name.
All of this happened slowly enough for me to see everything thanks to my improved perception and reaction time from my skills, making everything within the last 4 seconds seem like 8-10 has passed. This is only part of what makes me the strongest Devil in Padimon and the current king of my country for Demons. Knowing Jinma has those same skills gives me comforting a sense of camaraderie.
“WHAT?!” Beelzebub balked, seeing her status-ailment spells not having any effect on Umeiyon.
“Silent chanting and an [Immunity] spell?” Noire muttered while intensely watching the fight with calculating eyes and a fist to her mouth.
“Geez, is this really that surprising?” Umeiyon asked while shrugging her shoulders, “Being a Sorceress, even a Dark Mage, weakening your opponent with [Curse Magic] first is like their main forte in battle, right? It should be obvious for someone to take proper measures when they know who they’re up against. Don’t even try to do the same to Jin, either, I already cast [Immunity] on him as well.
“As long as I’m around, nobody under my watch is going to get afflicted with any status ailments, making your [Curse Magic] spells useless,” Umeiyon said before she pointed her reptilian finger at the Insectoid, “Now, we can settle this like real magic specialists and rely on our own powers to see whose reign supreme, so show me what you got, Beelzebub, and we’ll see if you’re as ‘great’ as you’ve repeatedly spoken.” With that reptilian hand the Dragoness was pointing, she turned it with the palm faced up, taunting the Flyran with a provoking gesture while making a conceited grin.
“Yeah ha ha! You tell her, Ume!” Jinma cheered, still holding himself against Gabriella’s headless body before he pushes her back, “I’m gonna have to show off my stuff too.”
“You did well to hold back my first strike, but it’s going to take more than that to—”
Gabriella’s talk was interrupted by Jinma’s rush, which was not only faster than hers, but his katana changed to a club-like weapon. Based on its shape, I have seen it in some books before, I believe it was called a ‘bat’? At his approach, he started whaling against the Dark Knight, pushing her back with each swing, all with a manic grin on his face.
“W-What is with his face?! Grk! Th-This power! Why do I feel … weaker?!” Gabriella exclaimed, aghast.
Hmm … it’s similar to the style Jinma showed against Eugus in their duel, even though it was a bokken. Could this be some of what his [Slugger Style] is about? And that smile of his … that has to be his [Sadistic Smile] skill. Gabriella’s stats went down drastically the moment he put it on. I have never heard of another Devil or any Demon possessing such a skill. Could this be a unique? If he used that along with his [Devil Eyes] against me back at the inn … fuck, I’m already getting wet just thinking about it. Still, from seeing [Sadistic Smile] in Umeiyon’s skill set as well, she might have acquired it in their marriage, but with all the other stuff she has in her long list, it’s hard to say whether that’s the case.
“Tch.”
A tongue click caught my attention enough to turn to the source. It was Konjiro’s wife, Yukino, who was watching the spar with frustration in her eyes while biting her nails. I’ve noticed she has glared at Jinma for some time since she first saw him, but her eyes showed more annoyed confusion than malice. At least that was what I gathered from her.
Haven’t really got the chance to read Yukino yet with our eventful entrance. Let’s see what’s going on in her head, I thought while activating my [Mind Reading] skill.
she mentally argued,
{Sue}
With most of the audience gathered in the middle outside of the battlefield, I was standing closer to Jinma’s side, separated from the crowd. Ren and Mametama were at both of my sides as my assigned escorts while their master was occupied with the spar. Using [Mana Manipulation] to heighten my hearing, plus my [Hyper Thought Processing] and [Hyper Perception] skills, I observed the battle and everything that went on around it.
“[Levitate]!” Gabriella chanted at the start of the battle before her disembodied head suddenly floated out of her hand and into the air, about 7 meters [~23 feet] off the ground.
Hmm … I didn’t expect her to possess the [Levitate] Null Spell. That could be a problem for Jinma. If my [Size Up] caught that Null Spell beforehand, I would have warned him about it first thing.
A shame that even [Size Up] at max level wouldn’t show what Null Spells a person possesses. It’s especially annoying when the skill displays the more personal details of a person’s character like what kind of items they have on their person, including what underwear they’re wearing. Even a female’s three sizes, or the length and girth of a male’s cock is known through this unorthodox appraisal skill—though I was especially thankful of that feature after seeing how much Jinma was packing before last night’s events. That aside, it would be nice a person’s list of Null Spells would be known, even if it takes another skill to do it. Perhaps the Immortals intentionally left this part out to give everyone a fighting chance when things look bleak?
Anyway, Dullahans would usually throw their heads way up in the air, attack their enemies, and then catch their heads after they fall. This strategy gave Dullahans a moment to see the battle from above and not worry about any blind spots for ambushes while the body took care of downing the enemies. That was the focus in their battles, using their unique [Headless Style] fighting style skill that would be foolish to attempt if you don’t have the strength and numbers to back you up. Even when they aren’t on the front lines, Dullahans can be good allies to look out for their comrades’ blind spots when facing multiple enemies.
With Gabriella possessing [Levitate], though, she can control where to look and not worry about catching her head, focusing her body to fight the battle while watching like a member of the audience.
“[Heavy Sin]! [Debilitating Defense]! [Baneful Poison]! [Burning Weakness]! [Soaking Weakness]!”
At the same time Gabriella’s head lifted to the air, Beelzebub spouted rounds of status-ailment spells at Umeiyon. The Dragoness just stood there with her arms still crossed, unflinching at the Lord of the Flies’ magical barrage.
The Dark Knight’s headless body rushed in, her great sword in both hands drawn back for a big wind up. She was setting her sights on Jinma, who just noticed her assault and prepared himself to take the attack head-on.
Kkkkkkkkkkk!
When their weapons clashed, I could feel a subtle shockwave from it. If Jinma hadn’t stood his ground, Gabriella could have sent him flying. As their blades rubbed against each other, a continuous trill of steel rang throughout the training grounds. That was likely because of the ultra-sonic vibrations the Chaos Metal in Jinma’s katana was emitting as it held against the great sword.
As for Umeiyon, at the last moment before Beelzebub’s spells hit, a thin veil of light suddenly appeared and covered the Dragoness’ form. With my active [Size Up], I glanced above Umeiyon’s head and not see any symbols for status ailments next to her name.
All of this happened slowly enough for me to see everything thanks to my improved perception and reaction time from my skills, making everything within the last 4 seconds seem like 8-10 has passed. This is only part of what makes me the strongest Devil in Padimon and the current king of my country for Demons. Knowing Jinma has those same skills gives me comforting a sense of camaraderie.
“WHAT?!” Beelzebub balked, seeing her status-ailment spells not having any effect on Umeiyon.
“Silent chanting and an [Immunity] spell?” Noire muttered while intensely watching the fight with calculating eyes and a fist to her mouth.
“Geez, is this really that surprising?” Umeiyon asked while shrugging her shoulders, “Being a Sorceress, even a Dark Mage, weakening your opponent with [Curse Magic] first is like their main forte in battle, right? It should be obvious for someone to take proper measures when they know who they’re up against. Don’t even try to do the same to Jin, either, I already cast [Immunity] on him as well.
“As long as I’m around, nobody under my watch is going to get afflicted with any status ailments, making your [Curse Magic] spells useless,” Umeiyon said before she pointed her reptilian finger at the Insectoid, “Now, we can settle this like real magic specialists and rely on our own powers to see whose reign supreme, so show me what you got, Beelzebub, and we’ll see if you’re as ‘great’ as you’ve repeatedly spoken.” With that reptilian hand the Dragoness was pointing, she turned it with the palm faced up, taunting the Flyran with a provoking gesture while making a conceited grin.
“Yeah ha ha! You tell her, Ume!” Jinma cheered, still holding himself against Gabriella’s headless body before he pushes her back, “I’m gonna have to show off my stuff too.”
“You did well to hold back my first strike, but it’s going to take more than that to—”
Gabriella’s talk was interrupted by Jinma’s rush, which was not only faster than hers, but his katana changed to a club-like weapon. Based on its shape, I have seen it in some books before, I believe it was called a ‘bat’? At his approach, he started whaling against the Dark Knight, pushing her back with each swing, all with a manic grin on his face.
“W-What is with his face?! Grk! Th-This power! Why do I feel … weaker?!” Gabriella exclaimed, aghast.
Hmm … it’s similar to the style Jinma showed against Eugus in their duel, even though it was a bokken. Could this be some of what his [Slugger Style] is about? And that smile of his … that has to be his [Sadistic Smile] skill. Gabriella’s stats went down drastically the moment he put it on. I have never heard of another Devil or any Demon possessing such a skill. Could this be a unique? If he used that along with his [Devil Eyes] against me back at the inn … fuck, I’m already getting wet just thinking about it. Still, from seeing [Sadistic Smile] in Umeiyon’s skill set as well, she might have acquired it in their marriage, but with all the other stuff she has in her long list, it’s hard to say whether that’s the case.
“Tch.”
A tongue click caught my attention enough to turn to the source. It was Konjiro’s wife, Yukino, who was watching the spar with frustration in her eyes while biting her nails. I’ve noticed she has glared at Jinma for some time since she first saw him, but her eyes showed more annoyed confusion than malice. At least that was what I gathered from her.
Haven’t really got the chance to read Yukino yet with our eventful entrance. Let’s see what’s going on in her head, I thought while activating my [Mind Reading] skill.
she mentally argued,
