"She's truly an amazing person. If it weren't for what happened before, I would have thought she was just an ordinary girl."
Rias said, sitting in her office chair after Inaba Tsukiyo left the Occult Research Club.
From her perception alone, Inaba Tsukiyo seemed no different from any other human she had seen, but Inaba Tsukiyo had already done many things that humans couldn't, and Rias didn't think Inaba Tsukiyo was a simple person.
"Koneko, is the Sacred Gear you currently possess given to you by Tsukuyo?"
"Yes, Tsukuyo personally gave it to me. These are the second pair of gauntlets; the first pair has already been recalled."
Tachibana Koneko nodded, speaking expressionlessly.
"The second pair... In the situation of giving a Sacred Gear, she can still recall the previous one and then give a new one? What kind of ability is this?"
Even Rias had never seen such a situation in the past. At most, she had heard of beings who could create Sacred Gears, but she had never heard of a human who could create Sacred Gears.
"So, do you think she is a Sacred Gear user, Koneko?"
Rias asked curiously. In her opinion, Inaba Tsukiyo, with such powerful strength, should be a Sacred Gear user.
"...I don't know, President."
Tachibana Koneko shook her head, looking a bit confused. She recalled the time she spent with Inaba Tsukiyo, and neither her close-combat martial arts nor her swordsmanship seemed to be Sacred Gears.
Even Mikazuki Munechika and Amaterasu, who were by her side, didn't need to exist within her body but were independent entities with the ability to move freely.
Himejima Akeno had seen Inaba Tsukiyo use the power of lightning, but that could only be considered an ability, not a Sacred Gear.
Therefore, whether Inaba Tsukiyo possessed a Sacred Gear was something Tachibana Koneko and Himejima Akeno were unsure of.
"Although Tsukuyo used a sword, that weapon is named Mikazuki Munechika, and it's not her Sacred Gear."
"Mikazuki Munechika? I remember that sword is a national treasure of this country, isn't it? Why is it in her hands?"
Rias asked, puzzled. Mikazuki Munechika held a certain significance for this country, and the weapon itself should be kept in a national museum.
If the weapon had truly been stolen, the country certainly wouldn't stand by idly. Even if the thief was a Devil, they would have received some news.
"It might just be a weapon with the same name, or it could be her destiny. We don't know what Tsukuyo has been through, and even if she really holds Mikazuki Munechika, it has nothing to do with us."
The important thing was that she didn't possess sword of promised victory, which was what they should be most concerned about.
Thinking of this, Himejima Akeno couldn't help but look at Kiba Yuuto, who had been silent since earlier. That guy had a deep connection with that Holy Sword.
Rias nodded. Now was indeed not the time to discuss such matters; they couldn't manage these things.
"Then... can you tell me your assessment of her strength? You've all interacted with Tsukuyo, what do you think... her strength is like?"
Not to mention Tachibana Koneko, who spent a lot of time with Inaba Tsukiyo, Himejima Akeno and Kiba Yuuto had both interacted with Inaba Tsukiyo. Rias was very curious about the extent of Inaba Tsukiyo's strength.
Even though Inaba Tsukiyo had shown goodwill, she still felt it was unsafe and needed to add another layer of security around Inaba Tsukiyo.
"Completely outmatched, President. Even if I use my full strength, I am no match for Tsukuyo."
Tachibana Koneko said without hesitation. Having lost to Inaba Tsukiyo countless times, she was no longer as bothered by defeat as she used to be.
"Completely outmatched? Are you referring to your past self, or your current self?"
"Even my current self is completely outmatched by Tsukuyo, President. And this is when she's not even holding a weapon. If she were holding a weapon, I probably wouldn't last a few moves."
If Inaba Tsukiyo were to wield a weapon and use her full strength, Tachibana Koneko probably wouldn't even last a single move.
The absolute pinnacle of swordsmanship, Tachibana Koneko had experienced it from Inaba Tsukiyo more than once.
"Me too, President. My lightning has no effect on her. During our practice sessions, I tried to attack her from a distance with lightning, but it had no effect at all. In fact... my lightning was even cut apart."
That was the first time Himejima Akeno sparred with Inaba Tsukiyo. Inaba Tsukiyo took out her weapon as Himejima Akeno requested.
At that time, Inaba Tsukiyo said she would let Himejima Akeno have three moves, and Akeno didn't hold back, using her full strength to attack. The final lightning bolt even incorporated the results of her efforts during that period, compressing the lightning to its limit.
However, her attack still didn't pose a threat to Inaba Tsukiyo. She personally saw Inaba Tsukiyo use her blade to cut her lightning in half.
"Cut lightning! Is that real? She doesn't have a Sacred Gear!"
"Yes, she cut my lightning without using a Sacred Gear. She even named the move 'Raikiri'."
Himejima Akeno shook her head with a wry smile. Can a human cut lightning? She probably wouldn't even have time to react before the lightning blasted her to smithereens.
But Inaba Tsukiyo completely defied this principle, cutting the lightning at an astonishing speed, achieving the feat of Raikiri.
Rias was stunned. Her Queen and Rook's combat records against Inaba Tsukiyo were a complete wipeout; they simply couldn't stand against her.
Finally, Rias looked at Kiba Yuuto, who gave a wry smile and raised his hands, his meaning very clear.
"Yuto, even you? When you first tested her, you only used a wooden sword, you didn't use your abilities at all, did you?"
"But the other party didn't use her abilities either. She only used martial arts to injure me, President. Even now, I can't forget that feeling."
That feeling at the time was like working too much overtime and then getting a perforated stomach, except this 'perforated stomach' couldn't be cured by taking stomach medicine.
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