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Chapter 174 You are here, but who are you saying goodbye to?

"Plop—"

Under the watchful gaze of Uchiha Hikaru.

Kosmia, dressed as a bunny-eared songstress, gripped the microphone tightly, swallowed hard, and cold sweat began to trickle down her temples.

— Kosmia, another member of "Wild Hounds", is a witch songstress from a Western country whose hobby is toying with men.

As one of Sheila's carefully selected subordinates, she also possesses a Teigu, namely that microphone-shaped object in her hand—

"The earth trembles under immense pressure."

The function of this Imperial Arm is to transform all sounds emitted through it into extremely high-frequency ultrasonic waves, thereby pulverizing enemies within its range. Theoretically, as long as she uses "Earthquake," she can grind Uchiha Hikaru in front of her into dust, just like Izou was crushed by "Getsuga Tenshou" earlier.

Can……

At this moment.

Kosmia, however, dared not use it at all, and did not even dare to make the slightest sound, for fear of being misunderstood as having an intention to attack.

"Um?"

As Uchiha Hikaru turned to face her.

Kosmia suddenly knelt down with a thud, then raised the microphone high above her head: "I...I surrender! I was forced by Lord Shira...by that person to follow him to this empire, and I haven't killed any revolutionaries! I can give you my Imperial Arms, please don't kill me!"

"ha?"

Uchiha Hikaru raised an eyebrow, then said in a cold voice, "Raise your head and look me in the eye."

"?"

Kosmia was slightly taken aback, and as instructed, she raised her head, only to meet a pair of eyes that looked like large hexagonal windmills.

Engraved Tsukuyomi!

It's just a single second in reality.

From an outsider's perspective, all they saw was Uchiha Hikaru's eyes blink and Kosmia's body tremble, collapsing as if exhausted. Uchiha Hikaru casually tossed out a "Kneel there and don't move" before lifting his foot and continuing across the courtyard.

The guards on both sides were terrified by the "Crescent Moon Heavenly Strike" move. It was already a great feat of courage for them to stay in the courtyard and not run away. At this moment, as Uchiha Hikari advanced, the guards parted to the sides like a tide, making way for her.

Sheila was already standing at the entrance to the hall.

With such a huge commotion caused by "Crescent Moon Sky Piercing", it would be hard for him not to know.

However, Hikaru Uchiha was somewhat surprised that this guy actually dared to come out and see her—

If Sheila had been more cautious and alert, and had chosen to use "Shangri-La" to teleport away immediately, she might not have been able to find him again.

"...Who are you?"

Sheila's expression turned slightly serious: "Whoever sent you, I can offer double... no, ten times the price! As long as you're willing to follow me and become my subordinate, I guarantee I'll do everything in my power to fulfill any wish you have!"

"Oh?"

Uchiha Hikaru chuckled to himself.

I was actually recruited?

But from Sheila's perspective, it's normal—

After all, he had previously used similar methods to recruit Izang, Kosmia, and others into his ranks.

If Uchiha Hikaru were truly just a skilled native fighter from the world of Akatsuki, this offer might actually be quite attractive. After all, despite his numerous misdeeds, Sheila was the only son of Minister Ernest. With the imperial power waning, his status was almost identical to that of the crown prince. Even if the empire were overthrown, as long as he lived, those who stayed by his side could enjoy endless wealth and luxury.

Unfortunately……

"I do have a wish."

Uchiha Hikaru said.

"What is it?"

Sheila asked nervously.

"Well... I've never seen what it's like to be slowly sliced ​​to death. Could you demonstrate it for me?"

Uchiha Hikaru slightly raised her small face, revealing a bright and innocent smile, her tone even carrying a touch of the naivety unique to little girls.

"……court death!"

Almost as soon as she opened her mouth, Sheila suddenly raised her hand and threw out two throwing knives. At the same time, she quickly raised her right hand, revealing the Imperial Arms she wore on her wrist.

—Dimensional Array Shangri-La, a rare space-movement type Imperial Arm, can instantly move a target to a designated location, but it requires a huge amount of energy, which makes it impossible to activate continuously. Its performance is among the best of all Imperial Arms.

The existence of this Imperial Arms is what allowed Sheila to still dare to come out and talk to Uchiha Hikaru after seeing "Getsuga Tenshou".

If we can successfully recruit them, that would be ideal.

Even if negotiations fail, he can leave here and move thousands of miles away in just a second.

As "Shangri-La" activated and the teleportation array glowed, Sheila even had the mind to give Uchiha Hikaru a sinister smile, imagining herself binding her in a prison cell and tearing her to pieces: "Goodbye, brat, I look forward to seeing you again... Hmm?!"

A faint breathing sound reached Sheila's ear.

Then came a soft, fragrant whisper—

"Who are you saying goodbye to?"

At the same time as the sound appeared, a flash of gleaming blade!

Swish!

Before Sheila could even comprehend what was happening, his entire left hand, along with the "Shangri-La" watch shaped like a large wristwatch, silently fell to the ground.

The light from the teleportation array that had just appeared immediately dimmed.

Then, following its downward momentum, the blade sliced ​​across Sheila's left knee, severing half of his left leg. Because the blade moved so fast, it took Sheila a second or two for him to stagger and fall to the ground, a gush of bright red blood gushing from the severed leg!

"Wha...what's going on?!"

Sheila had also honed her martial arts skills by traveling to various countries, and even when caught off guard, she still instinctively adopted a strategy to stop the bleeding.

the other side.

Uchiha Hikaru, who was standing in the middle of the courtyard, also raised his hand and used "Word of Power: Dustless Land" to stop the oncoming flying knife in mid-air. Then, with a sudden burst of power, it shot back along the same path and pierced into Sheila's chest.

"what!"

Sheila cried out in pain, then her eyes widened in disbelief. She first stared at Uchiha Hikaru standing beside her, then glanced at the light in the courtyard, her face filled with terror:

"You... what kind of monster are you?! This is something no Imperial Arm could do!!"

"you guess."

Uchiha Hikaru completely ignored Shira's words, only looking down to examine the severed hand he had just cut off and reattached, unfastening the "watch" from his wrist, and then throwing the remaining hand away like trash.

"Is this 'Shangri-La'...? The design is a little better than I expected."

"It's just a bit dirty."

(End of this chapter)