Chapter 58

## Chapter Chronology

**Blindfold** is the 58th chapter of the "*Shuumatsu no Valkyrie: Record of Ragnarok*" manga series.

## Summary

As Qin Shi Huang stands prepared, Hades is amused by the fact that Qin Shi Huang took his attack head-on and still smiles. Raising his bident, Hades says he should not have expected anything less from a king and thrusts his bident forward with a smile as well. As Hades unleashes a wave of thrusts that graze Qin Shi Huang's right cheek and chest, Göll guesses he's taken too much damage but Brunhilde believes he's actually waiting for an opportunity to use **Heavenly Hand of Defense** again. After Qin Shi Huang parries the bident's strikes with his hands, Hades uses a stronger jab, causing Qin Shi Huang's right side to be grazed as he dodges. Reeling back his bident, Hades grips it near the spearhead and raises it above his head, questioning if Qin Shi Huang will be able to take this again. Hades proceeds to use **Persephone Titan** and grips the polearm with both hands. Hades pushes Qin Shi Huang down as he tries to defend against the bident by crossing his forearms.

Heimdall declares Hades' rigid spear has come down hard on him once more and both Göll and Ares guess he's done for. Suddenly, a five-pointed star appears in both of Qin Shi Huang's eyes. He takes in a big breath and blows out a small ball of condensed air from his mouth.

It hits Hades' left arm and at the same time, Hades' left grip is loosened, taking off some of the pressure. Clenching the spearhead, Qin Shi Huang begins leaning back and the polearm slips off of Hades' right hand, wedging itself into his armpit instead.

Lifting Hades up into the air through raising the spearhead, Qin Shi Huang successfully uses **Heavenly Hand of Defense** and throws Hades behind him. The polearm ends up embedded across Hades' chest, forcing Hades to spit up blood. As dust arises and surrounds Hades, Qin Shi Huang positions his right index and middle fingers into a claw-like shape and charges in. Hades jabs his bident out from the smoke but Qin Shi Huang just about dodges by jumping and spinning in midair. After he lands behind him, Hades huffs, wondering how Qin Shi Huang returned his strike. Qin Shi Huang looks back at Hades and observes the injury on Hades' chest before he feels a sharp pain in his own chest, much to Hades' confusion. After briefly covering his eyes, Qin Shi Huang turns to face Hades before charging in.

Calling frontal attacks his domain of combat, Hades does the same. Qin Shi Huang spits out another ball of air from his mouth and it hits the right side of Hades' chest.

As Hades seemingly realizes what's happening, he jabs his bident again but Qin Shi Huang ducks underneath the jab with ease. Having gotten close to Hades, Qin Shi Huang stabs the zhijiatao on his right hand into Hades' stomach, gouging his flesh and pushing him back. It's revealed he used **Chi You – Spear Form: Mount Tai Dragon Claw**. As everyone is surprised, Heimdall announces that Qin Shi Huang pierced through Hades. As Humanity cheer for Qin Shi Huang, Ares insists that should be impossible and wonders what that Human is. Hermes is also at a loss for words, simply saying he's out of the ordinary. Zeus suddenly appears and points out that Hades seems to have caught onto something while Ares questions where Zeus has been. Clutching the hole caused by Qin Shi Huang's attack, Hades states that it's "breath." Qin Shi Huang used his breath to strike at the crux of Hades' power and upset the flow of his technique.

Hades calls it an impressive feat for a puff of air and Qin Shi Huang reveals he can see the "stars" in Hades' body. Watching, Hrist questions what Hades meant. Kojiro Sasaki explains to her that there is a flow of Qi within all things. Naturally, there is always a crux to that flow. Even the slightest of strikes to this crux will disrupt the flow of Qi and reduce the target's intended output. Meaning, even against techniques meant to kill, Qin Shi Huang can weaken their power just by breathing on them. Isami Kondo notes that it's not too difficult on an unmoving target but during a death match, both the target and the cruxes would be constantly shifting. When he questions if they can really be detected simultaneously, Kojiro admits he would normally say that's impossible but there seems to be a king who's found out how.

As Soji Okita's eyes glint, all three admit they'd like to fight against him, much to Hrist's disbelief. At the same time, Brunhilde tells Göll that the cruxes are what Qin Shi Huang calls "stars". She claims that striking those stars with a puff of air and disrupting the opponent's Qi may very well be the hidden technique of **Chi You**. It is called **Chi You – Crossbow Form: Tortoise Ripple**. Göll asks why Qin Shi Huang wore a blindfold if he can see the stars in someone's body and Brunhilde tells Göll that when man obtains an excessive ability, they must lose something in return. That is what it means to be Human. Noticing him groan, Hades asks Qin Shi Huang what's wrong. Göll sees that Qin Shi Huang has the exact same wound he just dealt to Hades appear on his own stomach. Qin Shi Huang admits this is why he hates to fight with his eyes. Pointing to his head and smiling, Qin Shi Huang sighs and says this hurts.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Qin Shi Huang
* Hades
* Göll
* Brunhilde
* Heimdall
* Ares
* Hermes
* Kojiro Sasaki
* Soji Okita
* Isami Kondo
* Liu Bang (No lines)
* Liu Bei (No lines)
* Zeus
* Hrist