Chapter 145

【The witch coldly looked down at the tiny assassin below and suddenly extended her fair, white arm.】

【"Devour him, Evil Dragon!!"】

【"Roar!!"】

【The Evil Dragon let out a furious roar; scorching high temperatures surged within the dragon's maw, and a roaring dragon's breath washed over the ground!!】

【In an instant, the firelight covered several kilometers of ruins, moving continuously like a pillar of light, melting everything in its path in an instant.】

……

The camera switched again, returning to the place where the dream began.

In the dilapidated castle, two slender figures stood opposite each other, one above and one below.

【"Archer, do you have any regrets?"】

【Inside the castle, Yukino looked up, gripping her sharp sword with absolute calm.】

【The white-haired older sister spoke faintly from above: "Of course…"】

【"Then, as I thought, we are different people."】

【"What…?"】

【Hearing Yukino's calm reply, the white-haired older sister furrowed her brows.】

【Clang!】

【The sharp sword was discarded onto the ground, emitting a crisp, melodic metallic sound.】

【Following this came Yukino's gaze, which grew increasingly resolute and sincere. She looked up at the white-haired older sister, her voice flat yet filled with the power of her ideals: "No matter what happens, I will never regret it."】

【"That is why I will never acknowledge you."】

【"If you are my ideal, then such a mistaken ideal is something I will…"】

【"Personally destroy!"】

【"……Such thinking is the root cause of the sin." The white-haired older sister was silent for a brief moment. "One day, you will experience what I feel."】

【"Never,"】

【"That day will never come!"】

【The young girl Yukino's eyes were calm and persistent, as if she were stating a fact.】

【"Is that so? Indeed, it will never come."】

【The white-haired older sister's gaze was piercing as she said faintly, "If you don't escape from here unscathed, you won't have a future."】

【Swish!】

【She leaped down, standing on the same horizon as the young girl.】

【Without a moment's hesitation.】

【"Trace."】

【Heroic Spirit Yukino walked coldly and slowly toward the young girl, her hands wreathed in blinding blue electric arcs, instantly projecting the black longsword Dry Leaf.】

【"……On!"】

【The young girl Yukino was resolute; the same electric arcs flickered on her hands, and the snow-white Mo Ye projection appeared in her palm as she walked firmly toward Heroic Spirit Yukino.】

In an instant, the camera pulled back continuously!

Two similar figures gradually converged, forming this duel that transcended time!

90. "Yukino Yukinoshita, drown in your ideals!"

【"Do you think your naive ideals can keep up with my Unlimited Blade Works?"】

【The white-haired older sister gripped her twin blades, looking at Yukino with indifference, her high ponytail swaying in the wind. "Yukino Yukinoshita… you are doomed to die."】

【The young girl Yukino did not answer; her eyes sharpened, and she pushed off with her feet.】

【"Boom!"】

【The air in the deathly silent castle exploded; a small crater blasted open on the smooth ground. The roaring sound drowned out the debris as the young girl Yukino burst forward toward the morning sun, passing like a startled swan, so fast that she formed countless afterimages.】

【The black and white twin blades danced wildly, slicing through the airflow, slashing toward Heroic Spirit Yukino with an unyielding conviction!】

【The white-haired older sister was indifferent, raising Dry Leaf with one arm to block easily.】

【"Clang!"】

【Amidst the clashing metallic sounds, the torn airflow sliced into the earth!】

【Under the sunlight, the two speeding figures were like thunder; they found the most suitable leverage points on any terrain. Stepping with wild force, the entire abandoned castle was whipped by strong winds, the slaughter exceptionally intense.】

【No,】

【To be precise, it was Heroic Spirit Yukino's one-sided suppression!】

【She could always accurately predict the young girl Yukino's movements, suppressing her time and time again.】

【"Clang!"】

【Accompanied by a crisp, melodic shattering sound, the white-haired older sister smashed the young girl Yukino's projected Noble Phantasm. The broken weapon turned into particles and dissipated into the air, and her vigorous right foot kicked toward the young girl Yukino like a whirlwind.】

【"Boom!"】

【The air trembled wildly, and the snow-white figure flew backward like a cannonball.】

【"Damn it…!!"】

【The young girl Yukino stood up, staring fixedly at the opponent before her, breathing heavily.】

【Fighting a Heroic Spirit head-on, even with every collision, she felt as if she were gaining strength as if receiving the power of her past life, but the gap was still too great.】

【Blood from her forehead dripped below her eye socket, staining a patch red, revealing an aura of tragic determination. Her arms did not hesitate, erupting once more with dazzling blue circuits to project Dry Leaf and Mo Ye.】

【The white-haired older sister looked at her indifferently, her figure leaking particles and beginning to blur.】

【At this moment, a moon-white figure walked over, looking at the blue electric light dissipating from Heroic Spirit Yukino's body, and sighed: "Sure enough, even if you are an Archer with the ability to act independently, without a Master's magical energy supply…"】

【"Luo Shu?"】

【The young girl Yukino glanced over in surprise, not expecting him to walk onto the battlefield.】

【Luo Shu's eyes were calm and serious: "Yukino, I will not interfere in your battle."】

【"Mm…!"】

【The young girl nodded. After regaining her composure, her eyes looked at the white-haired older sister with renewed determination.】

【As if anticipating what she was about to say, white-haired Yukino said indifferently, "No need for words. Even though I have reached my limit after the contract was severed, my remaining strength is still a chasm for you."】

【Saying this, she crooked her finger at the young girl Yukino, full of provocation.】

【Yukino did not hesitate for a second, erupting again to charge in an S-shaped route!】

【"Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang——!!"】

【In an instant, the two similar flowers crossed again, the twin blades sparking countless times.】

Everyone's hearts tightened.

Was the final decisive battle beginning?

Many people clenched their fists, holding their breath for a moment, fearing they would disturb this earth-shattering duel—a clash of beliefs between the past and the future.

The boundary between Archer and Yukino seemed to have blurred long ago; the two figures gradually overlapped. The more they understood, the more tragic the duel felt—one was Yukino the loner, whose ideals had rotted and fallen, her heart grieving, bloodless and tearless; the other was Yukino the partner of justice, persistent and unyielding.

You are the future me.

I am the past you.

Whether they liked the Archer or Yukino Yukinoshita, the emotions in their hearts at this moment were incredibly complex, silently watching the Sky Curtain and praying.

"……Archer."

In the real world, Haruno looked with pity at this mature version of her sister, who was unlikable in the eyes of many.

The white-haired Yukino's very existence made one feel an incomparable sorrow.

It's just…

If you really wanted to erase your past self, why didn't you go for the kill?

……

The passionate, blood-pumping BGM exploded, like a "Yukinoshita Execution Song" that gave people goosebumps!

The screen flashed wildly as the two clashed repeatedly in the abandoned castle.

【Whether it was swordsmanship or the strength of the projected blades, it was a total suppression by Heroic Spirit Yukino.】

【The young girl Yukino attacked frantically, moving at high speed throughout the castle, attempting to strike from the most ideal angle time and time again. Heroic Spirit Yukino didn't even move, her expression cold, eyes closed, blocking casually.】

【"Hmph, your forehand is imprecise, your backhand is powerless."】

【She stated the facts coldly, then raised her right foot and kicked out fiercely.】

【"Boom!"】