"Well..."
Lumine smiled and gently stroked Paimon's fluffy head.
"I don't know, but I believe she is."
While the two chatted, Ying had already arrived behind the battlefield on the cliff.
Looking at the monster horde that resembled a tide, Ying couldn't help but pinch her chin in surprise.
"Whoa... there are quite a lot of monsters..."
Paimon glanced at her host.
"Host, are you scared?"
Ying didn't reply to Paimon's words, merely giving her a knowing look before slowly walking towards the battlefield.
Hmph, she dared to say she was scared. This Paimon is getting more and more ungrateful. It seems I need to show her my current strength.
Soon, Ying arrived within the area where both sides were fighting. Since almost all the resistance fighters and Shogunate soldiers were desperately fighting the monsters in front of them, Ying was hardly noticed even after she entered the battlefield.
Although, even if they noticed Ying, they wouldn't have had the time.
"Mmm... ha~"
Ying stretched her limbs a bit and found that her body wasn't hurting as much, nodding with satisfaction.
"Not bad, Lumine's massage technique is quite good. It's just a bit tricky that she always likes to take advantage of me during massages."
Well, it's not that I mind her taking advantage, since I don't forbid her from touching me. What's tricky is her taking advantage of me when Paimon is present. Isn't she a bit too desperate!
Thinking this, Ying pouted unhappily.
Just then, a Hilichurl spotted the little girl standing still, and immediately swung its weapon, leaping up to smash heavily at Ying's head.
"Scram."
Ying, who was in a bad mood, snorted coldly and threw a punch, directly hitting the Hilichurl's abdomen. The immense force instantly sent it and the other Hilichurls behind it flying over ten meters away, turning into dust.
Such a tremendous sound naturally attracted the attention of the surrounding resistance fighters and Shogunate soldiers. Goro, who was entangled with an Electro Hypostasis, retreated, hiding behind the robot's laser, and subconsciously looked towards the direction of the sound. After observing carefully for a moment, he exclaimed in surprise,
"Lumine?! You're here to help?!"
"Hmm?"
Ying looked at this... uh... dog with confusion.
Does she know him? No...
Oh... so he must be Lumine's friend.
Shaking her head, Ying didn't immediately greet him, continuing to focus her gaze on the large number of Hilichurls and Mitachurls rushing towards her.
Hmph hmph... Last time I fought the Signora, it was just me, and the effect wasn't very good. This time, I should be able to truly witness the power of this move...
Thinking this, a smile crept onto Ying's lips as she slowly raised her right hand.
As Ying manipulated it, a large amount of Anemo energy appeared around her, then slowly transferred, and finally gathered on her raised right hand.
"Get ready for takeoff..."
Ying murmured, and the next second, she fiercely swung out her prepared small hand.
"Hya!!"
Accompanied by Ying's soft cry, a violent whirlwind instantly formed and spread forward. In less than three seconds, all figures within Ying's sight were swept into it.
"Holy cow!!"
The bewildered soldiers, seeing the hurricane that suddenly appeared behind them, almost all cursed instinctively and uniformly cowered in fear, covering their heads with their hands.
"Rumble~"
"Roar~~~"
With a loud roar, dust filled the air. Hilichurls and Mitachurls were swept into the sky by the fierce wind. Some were directly killed by the wind blades within the hurricane in mid-air, while others managed to resist the wind blades and were flung outwards, finally falling to the ground. Regardless of the method, their ultimate fate was to turn into a pile of dust and dissipate.
Looking at the terrain that had been reshaped by her, Ying's lips curved upwards unconsciously, and she clapped her small hands with satisfaction.
Not bad, not bad. A little more powerful than I imagined. Although it's not as outrageous as Venti blowing away a mountain, it should be enough to clear out small enemies.
It's a pity that the Elemental Energy consumption is a bit high, and I can't use it consecutively. But it's normal, after all, it's a move that can change the terrain.
When the smoke cleared, the resistance fighters and Shogunate soldiers cautiously opened their eyes.
"Am I... dead?"
"Strange, wasn't I swept up by a strong wind? Why do I feel unharmed?"
Goro was also stroking his body with lingering fear. That's right, he was also swept up, just a second before he thought about greeting Ying and thanking her for coming to help.
After this experience, looking at Ying again, Goro instinctively felt a sense of powerlessness.
This place that so many people struggled to reclaim, she had taken it back with a mere wave of her hand. The Traveler's strength was indeed formidable before, but not to this extent. Even if she encountered some opportunities along the way, this gap is just... too outrageous...
I somehow feel like I'm not looking at the Traveler, but the Raiden Shogun...
"Hey~ Little doggy~"
"Huh?"
Seeing Ying wave at him and call him by such a strange nickname, Goro was confused, but he quickly walked over to her side and thanked her immediately.
"Lumine, thank you for your help."
Knowing that he must have many questions in his mind, Ying patted his shoulder with an understanding look.
"Don't worry, I know you must have a lot of questions in your mind, but I'm not the Traveler you know. I'm her sister, so you should ask Lumine those questions when she arrives~ (^～^)"
Paimon: (ᄑ_ᄑ)
"I thought my host was going to say something profound, but she's just passing the buck..."
Ying immediately retorted,
"Hmph! That's called respecting Lumine, alright! (￣へ￣)"
"Passing the buck to Lumine's host when you're too lazy to explain is just being a jerk~"
"Emm... cough cough~ Alright, no more joking."
Saying this, Ying changed the subject and looked at a group of monsters that had gathered in the distance at some point. After confirming that their numbers weren't yet at a level that required her to get serious, she began to inquire.
"When you came here before, did you see any residents from Himukai Village? I went there by the way and found that it has already turned into ruins."
"Huh?"
Goro was taken aback, finding it strange why she would bring up such seemingly irrelevant matters. But seeing that her gaze had become more serious, not like she was asking casually, Goro didn't question further and directly relayed the information to Ying.