Chapter 38: Soji's Desperate Technique!

Chapter 38: Soji's Desperate Technique!

Looking down at the tattered umbrella that Tom poked her with, Soji realized that it didn't cause any harm. Although she hadn't fully recovered from the shock of being thwarted by a mouse just moments ago, she felt relieved that Tom's attack had been inconsequential.

However, at that moment, Tom pressed the button to open the umbrella.nove(l)bi(n.)com

"Snap!" Suddenly, the umbrella's canopy opened wide with tremendous force, directly sending Soji flying backward. Her back arched as she soared through the air, resembling a shrimp. "Puff?!"

"Bang!" After flying dozens of meters in an instant, Soji finally crashed into the wall at the end of the alley, shattering it. Only then did her backward motion come to a halt.

"Cough... What kind of power is this?!" Wiping off the saliva that had sprayed from the impact, Soji looked at the tattered umbrella in Tom's hand with shock. It was just a discarded, broken umbrella she had picked up off the ground. How could it unleash such immense power with a simple opening motion?

The force was so strong that it had sent her flying, far beyond what was reasonable.

No... Something even more shocking to Soji was the mouse! If she hadn't been mistaken just now, that mouse had surely blocked her full downward strike with a toothpick, right?

Moreover, that mouse, after waving the toothpick in mid-air and nearly sending its sword flying, didn't get thrown back by the force. Instead, it descended at a normal speed, as if the attack had been directed at an object without mass. It was like it had just swung in the air, and Soji herself was the mere air it had swiped!

At this moment, Soji suddenly felt her brain was insufficient. Everything she saw made no sense, yet it had all actually happened!

The courage she had just built up through self-brainwashing vanished in the brief exchange of blows. The panic that arose from realizing she had been discovered reappeared in Soji's heart, and she even started to question her existence.

Watching Soji's display of sparks and lightning throughout her actions, the person, cat, and mouse present were all dumbfounded. The first one to react was Tom.

Realizing that Soji seemed to be planning to escape, Tom quickly followed suit. It still had unfinished business with her after she shaved its head. Now she wanted to run? No, that was unacceptable, absolutely unacceptable!

However, it was clear that without the threat of death, Tom's speed wasn't enough to catch up to Soji, who had used her Noble Phantasm to make her getaway.

Just as Tom was considering giving up the chase, it suddenly caught sight of an unusually familiar broom by the side of the road. It felt like it had seen it somewhere before. Instantly, it seemed as if someone had pressed the pause button, and Tom came to a halt in a running posture, as if inertia didn't exist in this world.

Approaching and picking up the broom, Tom finally remembered what it was. Wasn't this the flying broom of that witch it had seen before?! To confirm its thoughts, Tom tentatively placed the broom horizontally in the air and let go. As expected, the broom hovered in mid-air!

Looking at the broom, Tom revealed an evil smile, and its eyebrows twitched several times, making a 'thump thump' sound. Tom directly sat on the broom, twisted the front end with its hand, and the broom made a sound similar to a motorcycle starting up, "Vroom~ Gurgle gurgle gurgle...!"

Finally, Tom's right foot probed the empty space below it, finding a suitable angle. With a downward step, just like stepping on the accelerator, the broom shot forward with Tom like an arrow released from a bow!

"Hahaha, finally escaped!" Flying close to the ground, Soji felt like she was on the verge of tears of joy. She thought she was trapped in a life-or-death situation, but she managed to escape.

However, before she could celebrate for more than a few seconds, a roaring sound like a motorcycle exploding echoed from behind her!

"Vroom~ Gurgle gurgle gurgle...!"