Tears of a beautiful summer

Orie was finally on the offensive. His wind blasts weren't doing much damage but they were strong enough to throw his opponent off balance and disorganize her attacks. He was able to close the distance bit by bit with each successful blast and every one of them hit.

Before Natsumi could tell what was going on, Orie was standing directly under her.

"White" orie said with a smile as he looked at her from below, then he spun his staff and struck the floor with it. Natsumi immediately turned to guard against it but no wind came from Orie's direction, it came from above and pushed her down.

As Natsumi struggled to stand up, Orie began walking towards her and spoke.

"I wondered why my prayers weren't working on you"

"It would stop you for a brief moment then she'd take care of the rest by will power"

"After this encounter, I think I finally figured it out"

"The reason why my prayers don't work and who you are"

"You are Natsumi"