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Draft 12（第4页）
AnimpulsivebeamofwhitelightshotskywardfromthefootofHimeyama，lightingupthenightsky。Guardsandattendantsquicklysurrouhesitewiththeironsready。
“IamArashi。”Sheproclaimedasshesteppedoutoftheglowingcircleontheground。Thelightfromthespellslowlyfaded，thenfinallydisappeared。
“I，Arashi，amnolongeramemberofKageyama。IdonotaowledgeHimeyamaastheohjustifiableauthoritytodeterminemyfate。IamheretochalleheFive。”
Guardsandattendantsreplacedtheirons，andthecaptainoftheguardsasdedtheMountainofImperialPrincess[himeyama 姫山]todeliverthenews。
“Yhness”，theCaptainstoodoutsidethedoorsofYukari’smeetingroom，andwaitedforthemaidstorelaythemessageofhisintrusion。
“HerHighnessisalreadyawareofthesituation。Noaistobeexpectedfromtheguards。”Themaid’svoicesoundedfrominside。
“Irespectfullytakemyleave。”
AglowingkittenofpinkmagictookshapeinYukari’ssleepingchamber，andfromit，Ryō’svoicewastransmittedforYukari’saudience。
“MayI，Yhness，please?Prettyplease?”
“Youwouldslaughterherandbreakhersword。No。Youmaynot。”
“SoYhnesswouldshowpresence?”
“IfIshowmypresehenshewoulddieassheisnotyetabletowithstandmystrength。Amagicdollwillrepresentmyselfandacceptherchallenge。”
Arashiwaitedatthefootofthemountain，withtheguardsofHimeyamastandingalertatashortdistance。Sheimagihatmaybeshewouldbeiothetrainingfieldforanhonorablebattle，ormaybetheFivewouldedownthemountainthemselvestoacceptherchallenge。
ArashiexpectedtofightRyōfirst，andslowlymoveherthehierarchy。ShewasfairlycertainthatshecoulddefeatRyō，andifshecouldridallmagicelementsinhersurroundings，thenYayoiwouldlosethemediumnecessaryforherspell。
ShehadenoughreasonstobelievethatherbattleagainstKasumiandMidoriwouldbeextremelydifficult。Shemightdie。Ifshewasfortunate，intheendshemightsurvivetofaceYukari。Atthatstage，allshecouldpossiblymanagemightbesimplytogetupfromtheground，standowofeet，holdhersword，andkeepbreathinguntilYukarideliveredherattack。Shewouldbeobliterated，butshewoulddiestanding，asafighter，andremoveKageyamafromtheshadowofimpendingdoom。
Ifherswordmaosurvive，evenifitwasjustasmallfragmentofit，ArashiwouldlikeittobereturoKageyama。Shethoughtabouthowtomaketherequestwithoutincurringfurtherplications。
Thecaptainoftheguardsarrived，andwithafewshortuardsandattendantsretreatedtokeepasafedistance。Arashilookedupatthemountainpath，expegamessenger，ormaybetheFivethemselves，butsawnoone。
Magicelementsstartedtoglow。Emittingpalepurplesparklesoflight，theygatheredtogether，assembledintoahuman-likefigure，andassumedthelikenessofYukari。
“Whatisthemeaningofthis?IchalleheFivetoabattle，andnowIamlookingatamagicdoll?Areytohumiliateme!”
“Firstdefeatthedoll，thenyouwilltakeonanattackfrommyself。Iamtreatingyouwithrespectbyhavingyoufacemeasyoursoleoppo。”Yukari’svoicesouhroughthedoll。
Arashidrewherswordandreadiedherself。
Thedollraisedherrighthand，andasphericalboltoflightningformedimmediately。Thedollshotthelightning，whichsizzledtheairasitwashurledtowardArashi，withlightpurplesparksjumpingonitssurface。
Arashi’saurabegantoglowinfaintsilver，anditcoveredherentirebody，alongwithhersword。Inoneswiftandsmoothmove，Arashideflectedtheattack，andthelightningflewtotheside。Heraurawasenough;thelightningdidnotevenmaotouchthesurfaceofhersword。
Arashiexpectedtohearacrashoranexplosionohepalepurplelightninghitatreeortheground，butitsimplydissipatedwithoutanyoutsidea。
Thedollthenraisedherhandslightlyupward，andaspellbegantotakeshape。Arashiswungherswordatthetorsoofthedoll，andherauradashedforthfromthetipofhersword，facuttingblastasitlashedoutatthedoll。
Thedolljumpeduptoevadetheattack，andwithbothhands，castspellsbehandaboveArashi。Anenormousmatrixwasinstantlypleted，anditwouldimprisonArashi，thenmagiclightningwouldcharArashi’sskintoacrisp。
Arashitratedallhermightontohersword，andattackedthematrix。Sheandherswordweremeanttobelifelongpanions;theyhadfaithineachother。
Themagiplexwasslicedopen，andtheaftershockspushedawayallthemagicelementstotheperimeter。
Seizingtheopportunity，Arashileapttowardthedoll，whichwasjustabouttolandfromitspreviousjump。Arashiaimedatitswaist;thiswouldbeanattackthatwouldbemoredifficulttoevade。
Neckwouldbetoomobile，andtheattackcouldbeavoidedbybendingbackwards，bytiltingtothesides，andbybendingone’sknees。
Astabaimedatthechestcouldbeavoidedbyturningtoone’sside。
Thewaist，situatedrightinthemiddle，wouldbeperfectforthisoccasion。
Arashiclosedinonthedoll，andswungherbladehorizontally，withenoughenergytostartawhirlwind。
Thedolldidnottrytoescapebyblogtheattackwithaspell，whichwouldbequiteeasy，giventhemagnitudeofmagicthatouredintothisdollwhenYukariformeditwithasimpleintation。
ThedollcasuallyknockedArashionherchestwithitslefthandastheswordsliceditinhalf。
Thedolldidnotexplode--itwasjustliketheprevioussphericalboltofpurplelightning--insteaditgentlyvanished，disiingbacktotheelementsthathadformeditafewmomentsago。
