Chapter 14

**Showdown of Sisters** is chapter fourteen of the second volume of the manga.

## Summary

Prior to the Mato Exhibition Games, as Himari Azuma, Shushu Suruga, and Sahara Wakasa are getting dressed, Himari asks Sahara if Yachiho Azuma has done any special training for the match. Sahara thinks it over, momentarily falling asleep, but ultimately tells Himari that Yachiho hasn't done anything unusual. Himari becomes angry, believing Yachiho is looking down on her.

Back in the present, in the midst of the first match Himari and Yuuki Wakura leap at Yachiho who pulls out a gun. Himari observes it is a specialized gun for use in Mato and maneuvers Yuuki in a different direction. Yachiho plans to stop time as soon as Himari and Yuuki land and shoot them down. However, before they land, Yuuki rockets toward Yachiho and hits her with another Branding attack. Yachiho is knocked down, but is able to use her Golden Hour to rewind time five seconds to before the attack. Yachiho then plans to stop time just before the attack lands so that Himari and Yuuki will appear right before her and give her a clear shot. Yachiho activates Golden Hour, but finds that Himari and Yuuki have vanished. She looks around and finds them behind her, well out of range. Golden Hour ends and Himari is pleased to see they have made Yachiho waste another use of her ability.

As Himari and Yuuki continue their plan of attack, Yuuki contemplates that he can feel Himari's desire to win and become a hero and he wishes to help her. Yuuki and Himari begin to circle around Yachiho so fast that it appears that they have multiplied. Himari is impressed by the speed of Yuuki's movements and tells herself she must apologize for treating him like a fool.

Himari considers the Golden Hour always results in a slight delay from the user. Once Yachiho starts her pose, Himari and Yuuki can either attack to stop the technique or escape to avoid taking damage. They can also tell whether Yachiho has used the technique based on how tired she looks and, thus, can change their plan accordingly. Himari concludes that Yachiho only has a few uses of her ability left and they can win if they continue to make her waste them.

However, Yachiho has deduced that Himari is aware of all this and is still confident that she can win. She strikes a pose and prepares to use her trump card. Himari sees that Yachiho is about to stop time and is certain she and Yuuki can avoid it. Yachiho activates her Prime Time technique, freezing time for ten seconds. Yachiho rushes toward Himari and Yuuki, having plenty of time to reach them. As she fires her gun at them, Yachiho considers the technique's one weakness is that requires more time to activate, but at the distance Himari and Yuuki were at, she was sure they would evade. Once the ten seconds are up, Yuuki and Himari are struck by the bullets and they fall to the ground. Yachiho stands victoriously, informing Himari of Prime Time's ability to double the time she can manipulate. Yachiho mocks Himari, declaring that she failed to take her growth as a genius into account.

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the Anti-Demon Corps members, a dark vortex appears in the distance. From the vortex, a dark-haired girl, a winged woman, and a large man emerge. They look down on the match and the girl remarks that they will only observe for now, while the man comments he will handle them since she already dealt with the 3rd Unit.

## Characters by Appearance

* Himari Azuma
* Yuuki Wakura
* Yachiho Azuma
* Nei Ookawamura
* Kyouka Uzen
* Shushu Suruga
* Ginna Bizen
* Sahara Wakasa
* Tenka Izumo
* Shikoku *(Debut)*
* Rairen *(Debut)*
* Jouryuu *(Debut)*