A lifetime condensed into a single strike.

Eric's attack pierced the thick miasma surrounding Kana and finally reached her.

‘…Could I do it again?’

No, it was impossible.

Eric shook his head.

He had charged forward, driven by sheer determination to land a blow, and when he came to his senses, the strike had already connected.

How he managed the technique or how it breached Kana’s defenses—

Even Eric himself didn’t know.

“Hah… haha!”

Still, one thing was clear.

Even if it was a miracle, even if it was pure luck layered upon luck, he had hit her once.

And …