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Yoshika's body ached, her breaths coming in sharp and uneven gasps. Capitano's overwhelming strength had pushed her to the edge-but she wasn't broken.

Not yet.

As she pushed herself to her feet, something inside her stirred. A familiar sensation, like a heartbeat resonating with the world around her. A quiet whisper in her soul, urging her forward.

Capitano studied her with calm intrigue. "You're still standing?"

Yoshika gripped her spear tightly, blood-streaked fingers pressing into the golden-pink shaft. "Of course I am," she breathed. "I'm not done."

A low chuckle left Capitano's lips. "Then show me."

Without hesitation, he lunged-faster than before, his blade cutting through the air like a guillotine.

This time, Yoshika didn't retreat.

Instead, she met his attack head-on.

Her spear moved in a blur, parrying his strikes with newfound precision. Each clash of their weapons sent shockwaves through the battlefield, but something had changed-she wasn't just reacting.

She was keeping up.

Furina watched, wide-eyed. "She's...faster."

Arlecchino narrowed her gaze. "No," she corrected. "She's awakening."

As the battle raged, Yoshika felt something deep within her pulse stronger. It wasn't just adrenaline or sheer willpower.

It was something more.

A force she had never tapped into before.

Then, as Capitano swung once more, aiming to end the fight-

A brilliant flash of light erupted around Yoshika.

A vision.

But not just any vision.

A Pyro Vision.

Flames burst to life at her feet, swirling up her spear. The golden-pink hue of her weapon now burned with an intense, fiery glow, embers drifting from its tip. The heat was suffocating, the air around her shimmering from the sheer intensity of it.

For the first time, Capitano's composure wavered.

Yoshika smirked. "Looks like I'm just getting started."

Then, she attacked.

And this time-he was the one on the defensive.

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𝖠𝖭 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝖾: '𝖢𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗒 𝖺𝗁𝗁' 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗍𝖾𝗋🙏🙏 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗐𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝗌𝗈 𝖢𝖺𝗉𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗈 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗀𝗈𝗇𝗇𝖺 𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝖺𝗍𝗍𝗅𝖾, 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝖬𝖺𝗏𝗎𝗂𝗄𝖺 𝗏𝗌 𝖢𝖺𝗉𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗈. 𝖧𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗒 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗐𝖾𝖺𝗄 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗒𝖾𝖺 𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗌𝗇'𝗍