The Carb-Don brought its serrated butter-knife arm down in a heavy, golden arc. To any normal person, it was a killing blow. To a starving Yui Hanamachi, it looked like a side of artisanal toast being served on a silver platter.
"Yui! Move!" Konone’s voice cracked with desperation as she struggled to find purchase on the grease-slicked concrete.
But Yui didn't move away. She moved in.
With a burst of speed fueled by sheer, primal hunger, Blazing Ice slid under the monster's guard. She didn't raise her rapier. Instead, she grabbed the monster’s bready forearm with both hands. The hot butter singed her gloves, but she didn't care.
"You... smell... AMAZING!" Yui shouted.
And then, she did the unthinkable. She opened her mouth and took a massive, heroic bite right out of the Carb-Don’s crusty shoulder.
CRUNCH.
The monster let out a high-pitched, wheezing sound—a whistle of escaping steam. The dark jam in its eyes flickered wildly. Eza, watching from the balcony, dropped his silk handkerchief in pure, unadulterated shock. "She... she is eating the Void?"
"Yui, what are you doing?!" Konone yelled, finally managing to stabilize herself by melting her boots into the asphalt.
Yui swallowed hard, her eyes suddenly sparkling with a manic, sugar-rushed energy. The purified essence of the bread—the "Hope" trapped inside the monster—had acted like a high-octane battery. "It’s... it’s a little salty," Yui chirped, her strength returning tenfold, "but the texture is perfect!"
The blue aura around Yui exploded into a brilliant, crystalline frost. The sugar rush was real. She spun her rapier, the blade glowing with a cold light that ignored the grease.
"My turn! Konone, let’s toast this guy!"
"Gladly!" Konone roared, her flames turning blue-hot. "If you can eat it, I can cook it!"
Konone lunged, her Blazing Punches hitting the monster’s other side. Thud. Thud. Thud. Each strike didn't just dent the monster; it sent waves of intense heat through its doughy body, causing the Carb-Don to puff up and rise like a loaf in an oven.
"Now, Yui! While the crust is hard!"
Yui leaped into the air, her silhouette a blur of white and cyan. "Special move! Glazed Heart... SHATTER!"
She didn't use a slash this time. She thrust her rapier into the center of the monster's chest. A shockwave of absolute zero ice rippled through the overheated bread. The thermal expansion met the instant freeze, and the Carb-Don simply couldn't hold its form.
With a sound like a thousand crackers snapping at once, the monster disintegrated into a cloud of golden flour and sparkles.
Eza hissed, cloaking himself in shadows. "Disgusting. Eating a soldier of the Void... you truly have no class, Blazing Ice." He vanished just as the 3rd Heart Card—the "Bread/Abundance" Card—floated gently down into Yui’s hand.
Yui caught it, her transformation fading as she let out a massive, satisfied burp. "Best. Lunch. Ever."
Konone walked over, wiping soot and butter from her face, looking at Yui with a mixture of horror and profound respect. "I have fought many battles, Yui. But I have never seen someone eat their way to victory."
"Hey," Yui grinned, holding up the new card. "A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do!"82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkNtzU4kO5
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