Chapter 324: Overwhelming
"If you think you can defeat me using my own techniques, you’re dead wrong...!" hissed Miu, a bluish-white glow emanating from her pupils as she ceased thinking about her attacks and focused solely on increasing their tempo to try and overwhelm Medaka’s mimicry.
"Ha! You may have refined them, but your techniques are ultimately just punches and kicks!" countered Medaka, weaving between Miu’s attacks and slipping in counters as she proclaimed, "In the end, it isn’t technique that makes one a martial artist! It’s determination, diligence, and heart...!"
As if to demonstrate her point, Medaka’s hair began to shift from purple to pink as she matched Miu’s increased intensity with a broad, battle-hungry smile. Miu outclassed her in raw physical strength and speed, but with her Innate ability, The End, she could learn virtually any technique or Skill and utilize it at 120% of the original user’s ability.
Seeing through the pattern of Miu’s attacks, Medaka’s smile broadened even further as she landed a sharp kick to the former’s abdomen, causing her to slide backward. Miu’s expression darkened considerably, but since Medaka’s attack hadn’t done much damage, she abruptly crouched down like a sumo wrestler.
’What’s this...?’ Medaka asked herself, her red eyes glistening as, from her perspective, she saw dozens of phantom images of Miu, each simulating a different way she could move from her position.
Seeing Medaka mirror her posture, the muscles in Miu’s jaw tensed visibly as she clenched her teeth. Medaka was doing precisely what she wanted her to do, but her confident grin and the certitude in the increasingly pink-haired girl’s gaze made her question if she was the one being drawn into a trap.
’No! I can’t have doubts...!’ Miu exclaimed internally, her bright blue eyes gleaming with determination as she and Medaka rushed forward at a low angle and crashed into each other at the same time. The roughly twenty thousand men in the crowd erupted at this, but Miu couldn’t hear them as she was fully focused on grappling Medaka into submission.
"Hoooo...you’re a spirited one..." hummed Medaka, sounding unconcerned even as she was forced back by Miu’s momentum.
"Gnuuuu...!"
Taking advantage of her shorter height and lower center of gravity, Miu hunched lower and slammed her right shoulder into Medaka’s abdomen while sliding her hands to the back of the woman’s calves. She intended to knock Medaka off balance and force her onto her back, but before she could complete the maneuver, the latter’s body began to increase rapidly in size.
"I admire your spirit, but to set the stage for my rise, my victory must be absolute," stated Medaka, continuing to grow even after Miu released her and backed away. Once she was finished, her original height of 166.31cm had increased to 33.26m—more than twenty times Miu’s height and 8,000 times her weight.
"Do you yield...?" asked Medaka, grinning provocatively with her hands on her hips and her chest puffed with pride.