But I wasn't paying attention to the girls' excmations and astonishment. My focus was entirely on Kiba.

  I smiled, a surge of excitement running through me. "You're really strong, Kiba-san! This match has really gotten my blood pumping! In that case, I have no choice but to go all out!"

  "I feel the same way, Hibari-san. Fighting you is truly exhirating!"

  Kiba's face also bore a smile. He hadn't faced such a challenging oppo in a long time.

  Without another word, I unched my attack. The fory Aura felt like a small mountain pressing down on him!

  As Kiba recovered uhe intense pressure, he saw the bergy radiating from Zasu, almost seeming to ighe air around it!

  Suddenly, I ed the white cloth around Zasu's hilt and began to spin it like a propeller, then whoosh, I flung it forward.

  Seeing Zasu flying towards him, Kiba was momentarily surprised that I could attack like this. But he quickly recovered and swung his demonic sword, knog Zasu away with a horizontal ssh.

  Just as Kiba reparing to terattack, I pulled Zasu back with the cloth and tio spin it, attag him again.

  This time, the attacks were like a raging storm, the bde whistling through the air, sharp aless.

  Faced with such a violent onsught, Kiba could only defend, desperately parrying with his demonic sword.

  In the blink of an eye, several tears appeared on Kiba's school uniform. He anting heavily, sweat dripping from his forehead.

  He gritted his teeth, struggling to withstand the tinuous barrage of attacks, his body swaying as if he might colpse at any moment.

  After defleg Zasu once more, we both stopped, creating some distance. Unlike me, who stood calmly, single-handedly spinning my Zanpakuto, Kiba was breathing heavily, his chest heaving, and cold sweat dripping from his forehead. He was barely able to stand.

  The onlooking girls were stunned into silehey had never imagihat Kiba, who was s in their eyes, would be pushed to such a state.

  "Kiba-san, it's time t this match to an end."

  My voice was full of fidence.

  "The battle will be over in an instant, so please be very careful, Kiba-san. Here—I—e!!"

  As soon as I finished speaking, Kiba narrowed his eyes, his pupils trag, fog ily on me from a distance.

  He held his breath, his gaze fixed on me, as if mirr a crimson refle. He was pletely alert to my movements.

  In the silence, his heartbeat became clearer and more powerful. A gentle breeze blew past, bringing a refreshing ess that cleared the mind. The girls held their breath, watg us face off.

  With a whoosh, I vanished from their sight.

  Then, like a phantom, I reappeared behind Kiba.

  "What!!?"

  Kiba's face froze as he saw me appear behind him like a ghost.

  Without time to think, Kiba instinctively swung his demonic sword backward, trying to force me away.

  But just as he was about to ter, a cold sensation touched his neck, and a strand of hair slowly drifted down from his head.

  The victor had been decided!!

  "Im-impossible!?"

  "Th-this is unbelievable!"

  "..."

  Rias and the others were too shocked to speak.

  Kiba's strength was undoubtedly that of a Peak Mid-css! He was just a step away from breaking through to High-css.

  And based on my performance so far, Rias estimated that I robably around the level of a Peak Low-aybe just entering Mid-css.

  But the fact remaihat I had used my sword to cut a strand of Kiba's hair and subdued him!!

  She racked her brains but couldn't figure out how. After p for a few seds, Rias hesitantly spoke.

  "Kyoya-kun, was that… space magic!?"

  The expressions on Rias and the others' faces were a mixture of shod disbelief at the power and trump cards I had revealed.

  Even the emotionless Koneko, stared at me with a plicated expression, not knowing what to say.

  Kiba stared at me in astonishment for a long moment, the out a bitter ugh, his eyes filled with respect.

  "You really have a lot of tricks up your sleeve, Hibari-san. It's truly surprising... But tell me, was that final telep move some kind of unknown Sacred Gear ic?"

  Hearing Kiba ask this question again, Rias and the others also looked at me expetly, waiting for my answer.

  I smiled wryly. I wished I had a space-type Sacred Gear ic, but the system hadn't provided me with one. But I still smiled and expined.

  "Not really. It's just a type of Space–Time Ninjutsu."

  "..."

  "..."

  Rias sighed softly.

  She had heard of the Ninja Arts from the East. She had been surprised by his high-level swordsmanship and close bat.

  Who would have thought he had a spainjutsu as a hidden card...?

  His true nature was being more and more of a mystery...

  "Kyoya-kun, you're being naughty again, hiding things like Ninjutsu from us..."

  Akeno's eyes darted pyfully, a mischievous glint in them.

  Then, she turned her seductive body towards Rias and asked.

  "Rias, I bet that based on Kyoya-kun's track record, he's definitely hiding even more secret trump cards! Don't you think so?"

  "Yes... I have the same feeling."

  Rias spoke softly, her gaze fixed on me, her desire to make me her peerage member growing stronger...

  Feeling Rias's burning gaze, I felt a little uneasy. Although it was fttering to be stared at by a beautiful, busty girl, knowing Rias's iions made me a little nervous.

  But on the bright side, I had pleted the task of defeating Kiba. I wondered what kind of reward I would receive this time...

  [Ding! Defeated Kiba Yuuto. Reward: Mid-css Peak Physique and Magic Power Enha Card.]

  Hearing the system's voice, I paused. As if the system kly what I needed. What I cked mht now was magic pohysical strength.

  Although I had some det wide-range AOE attacks and close bat abilities, without suffit magic power, I couldn't truly unleash the power of Zasu and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Simirly, I cked the stamina for prolonged battles.

  This reward was exactly what I needed!!