-634- Break through

"Buzz!"

With the buzzing sound resonating, an immense surge of magical power emanated from Rozen's body.

Rozen extended his hand towards Yaya, allowing his magical power to manifest as flowing flames, resembling streaks of bluish-white light. They emanated from his palm and swept through the air, injecting into Yaya's body as she battled fiercely.

"————"

For a brief moment, Yaya halted, closing her eyes, seemingly bathing her entire being in a tranquil celestial pool, relieving the tension in her visage.

In this moment, Hotaru, Kamakiri, and Kagerou showed no mercy. They gathered immense pressure, generating hot gusts and propelling towards Yaya from behind, forming a triangular position, one appearing like a shimmer behind Yaya and another positioned in front, thoroughly surrounding her.

Then, the dagger, scythe, and axe tore through the space, carrying a whistling force, landing heavily on Yaya.

Of course, if that were all, the team's attacks would be blocked by Yaya's 'Kongouriki,' unable to harm her.

However, seizing this opportunity, Magnus acted.

"Buzz!"

Another buzzing sound rang out, and from Magnus, a magical power surged, no less impressive than Rozen's.

Magnus also extended his hand, causing magical power to transform into guiding threads, sweeping out like flowing light.

However, this magical power didn't inject into Hotaru, Kamakiri, or Kagerou. Instead, it transformed into pure mental power, attaching to the girls' weapons, condensing into blade forms.

This was the magus' seventh tier— 'Magic Resilience.'

The power of Hotaru, Kamakiri, and Kagerou's weapons, endowed with 'Magic Resilience,' instantly skyrocketed.

Now, even if true diamonds were before these girls, they could shatter them.

Magnus had been aiming for this moment, preserving the ability of 'Magic Resilience' until this very moment.

Then, the atmosphere was sliced apart by the dagger, scythe, and axe. The three weapons were like genuine crimson lightning, fiercely hacking at Yaya.

This offensive was sufficient to determine the outcome.

In the end, however...

"Clang————!"

Amidst the clash of metal, Yaya, with her eyes still closed, suddenly flicked her sleeve and flung it open.

"...!?"

Magnus's complexion finally changed.

"What...!?"

"It can't be...!?"

"Impossible...!"

Hotaru, Kamakiri, and Kagerou also revealed astonished expressions.

The strike, augmented by 'Magic Resilience,' was effortlessly flung away by Yaya's kimono sleeve.

This not only shocked Magnus and the others but also those closely watching this battle.

However, this was the true effect of 'Kongouriki.'

"As long as one pays attention to the movement and state of every unit, adjusts the battle accordingly, gradually materializes and hardens, then no matter what kind of attack, they can't break through Yaya's skin."

Rozen curled his lips.

"When encountering flames, disperse the combustible units."

"When encountering a water flow, construct units resistant to impact."

"When encountering electric shocks, insulate the conductive units."

"When encountering a storm, disperse all units, forming a vacuum-like area."

"Naturally, when encountering magic, utilize flowing units to obstruct the activation of magical properties."

"In this way, all attacks will be ineffective against Yaya."

This was Yaya's true strength.

To harness this power, one must possess the ability of 'Mind's Eye,' observing the phenomenon of all units, allowing them to unleash their true potential.

However, comprehending and mastering the flow of all units, manipulating them individually, is no easy feat.

If the level of 'Mind's Eye' is not high enough, even if one can observe, they cannot grasp it to this extent.

Yet, Rozen's 'Mind's Eye' had undergone numerous transformations and was elevated to unprecedented heights, further amplified by the Gyokuto Ring.

Magnus, on the other hand, had at most two years of experience with 'Mind's Eye,' making it impossible to rival Rozen, who had honed his 'Mind's Eye' for decades.

Thus, Rozen had complete control over the flow of all units. Utilizing the effect of 'Kongouriki,' he adjusted them like manipulating unseen physical laws, arranging and altering them to obstruct all attacks.

To harm Yaya in this state?

Only legendary weapons like the one owned by Heroic Spirits could achieve that.

In other words...

"This machine doll is unbreakable."

Rozen affirmed this and gave a command to Yaya.

"Push them all back for me, Yaya."

Rozen spoke.

Yaya then opened her eyes.

"Ha!"

In a resolute shout, Yaya's fist was like breaking the sound barrier, heavily landing on Hotaru's chest.

"Boom!"

Hotaru quickly gathered heat, increasing the pressure, attempting to block Yaya's blow. However, she was still sent flying with a heavy thud, crashing into the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

Facing Yaya in this manner, Kamakiri utilized her magic to the extreme, her figure flickering incessantly, appearing at various positions around Yaya. However, Rozen, who had already sensed the spatial fluctuations, manipulated Yaya accordingly, delivering a powerful kick, hitting her from behind.

"Boom!"

Another muffled sound. Kamakiri, who had just appeared, was struck forcefully in the abdomen by Yaya, accompanied by the expanding shockwave. She was sent flying through several trees and disappeared into the woods beside the workshop. After a moment, the depths of the forest trembled abruptly, and a cloud of dust rose.

As for Kagerou, not only did she not choose to evade, she extended her hands and directly endured Yaya's punches.

"Boom!"

Yaya's punches landed between Kagerou's hands, creating a strange ripple. Following that, they transformed into flashes and rebounded onto Kagerou.

However, this time, just like Kagerou, Yaya did not evade at all. Instead, she charged into the flashing impacts, being engulfed by them.

In the end, Yaya actually managed to separate the flashing impacts forcefully. Emerging from it, to Kagerou's astonished expression, she threw the second punch, causing the air to burst.

"Boom!"

The third muffled sound indicated Kagerou's defeat.

Kagerou, who made no attempt to defend or evade, took Yaya's astonishing punch head-on. Her entire body emitted a jarring cracking sound akin to bones breaking, and she was sent flying towards Magnus' workshop, shattering the roof. Amidst a series of crashing sounds, she vanished into the shattered furniture.

In the blink of an eye, the three proud puppets of Magnus were all shattered. They either sank into the pile of stones on the ground, disappeared into the depths of the forest, or crashed into the corner of Magnus' workshop.

The ground that endured such impact shattered, and trees in the forest fell down. Magnus' workshop was heavily damaged, becoming a broken and fragmented scene.

Only at this moment did Yaya land back on the ground, standing in front of Rozen. She still exuded a powerful oppressive aura, greatly shocking everyone present.

"————"

All sounds in the vicinity disappeared.

Watching Magnus' three puppets being crushed without mercy, and seeing Yaya standing intact in front of Rozen, all the students couldn't believe their eyes.

But this was reality.

Two years later, the puppets that had once defeated Rozen and Yaya were now ruthlessly crushed on a one-sided basis.