"Damn it...!"
Ahead, the Staff Knight, who had been sent flying by a powerful punch from Yuiri with Rozen's support, struggled to rise unsteadily from the ground.
"Sword Shaman...!"
The Staff Knight gritted his teeth and growled, then raised his staff high, summoning several mechanical puppets from the depths of the forest.
"Crush her!"
The Staff Knight barked the order.
Without hesitation, the mechanical puppets charged toward Yuiri with heavy, thunderous steps.
"Wah—!"
Yuiri let out a cry—not out of fear of the mechanical puppets, but because of the spear in her hands.
Tenyuryo, the white spear she held, flashed with a stream of light, then surged forward as if it had a will of its own, dragging Yuiri along with it.
Caught completely off guard, Yuiri could only scream in surprise.
Yet, despite her panic, the combat prowess she displayed left everyone present utterly stunned.
Right before their eyes, Yuiri plunged into the group of mechanical puppets, sweeping through them like a whirlwind.
It was a storm of relentless attacks.
Yuiri's figure flickered like a ghost—one moment appearing before a puppet, her white spear slashing down like a flash of light, then vanishing and reappearing before another puppet to strike again.
In the blink of an eye, her afterimages multiplied, crisscrossing through the mechanical puppets as her spear carved countless arcs of light, weaving a net of slashes that engulfed them all.
When the afterimages finally faded and the flashes of the spear vanished, Yuiri stumbled forward, staggering out from the midst of the mechanical puppets.
The puppets froze in place, motionless.
Then—
Boom!
One of them exploded into countless fragments.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Like a chain reaction, the rest of the puppets detonated one after another, shattered as if they had been sliced apart by countless unseen blades, collapsing into piles of scrap metal.
"What...!?"
The Staff Knight's face twisted in shock.
"This..."
Yuiri, too, was dumbfounded.
"...!"
Even Yukina and the Spear Knight, locked in their own fierce battle, stiffened in astonishment.
Only Rozen watched the scene with a faint smile.
"Did... did I do this?"
When Yuiri finally processed what had happened, she couldn't believe it.
But it really was her doing.
Or, to be more precise—it was Tenyuryo's doing.
Compared to the Sekkaro developed by the Lion King Agency, Rozen's Tenyuryo was undoubtedly many times more powerful.
The reason was simple—Rozen had made numerous improvements to the Mechanical Demon-Purging Assault Spear Mark Seven.
For example, the core of the spear, the "Divine Wave Drive System," was originally a ritual designed to generate artificial divine energy. However, after Rozen's modifications, it could now produce true divine energy, not just an imitation.
This was hardly surprising, given that Rozen possessed Kinu and Gyokuto, and was himself an Onmyouji capable of perceiving spiritual energy.
With the assistance of his Mind's Eye, which had already reached divine levels, and the vast repository of magical knowledge in his mind—particularly his expertise in Summoning Magic, including Divine Spirit Summoning—Rozen had gained a deep understanding of the essence of divine beings. Using Kinu and Gyokuto as references, refining the Divine Wave Drive System to generate genuine divine energy was no longer a challenge.
Moreover, the materials used to forge Tenyuryo were fundamentally different from those employed by the Lion King Agency.
To ensure the smoothest and fastest possible circulation of divine energy, Rozen utilized Summoning Magic to gather materials from Phantasmal Species and divine beasts with deep connections to gods. These materials were then tempered with various runes and jujutsu, while the Deva-forged spear at the core of the weapon was spiritually enhanced through special rituals. Even the crafting process itself was altered to optimize performance, resulting in the creation of Tenyuryo.
Thus, compared to Sekkaro, Tenyuryo was vastly superior—its anti-magic properties were at least three times stronger, and its ability to amplify spiritual energy was multiplied several times over. Additionally, Rozen had remodeled it into a shikigami using the same principles as his mechanical familiars, granting it self-awareness and turning it into a living weapon capable of autonomous combat and power usage.
In essence, even an ordinary person wielding this spear could achieve transcendent combat prowess.
After all, aside from its anti-magic and spiritual amplification effects, Rozen had also imbued it with physical enhancement properties. Even a normal human could instantly attain physical abilities rivaling those of a Beast Man. And even if the wielder lacked combat experience, Tenyuryo could guide them, allowing them to unleash their full potential.
This was the Mechanical Demon-Purging Assault Spear Mark Seven that Rozen had created—a masterpiece that would undoubtedly shock the Lion King Agency.
That said, if he were to make it now, he could craft something even better.
With the alchemical knowledge he had acquired from the Atlas Institute, along with abilities like Wise Eye, Virtual Ether, Thought Acceleration, and Thought Partitioning, Rozen could easily produce an even more advanced version if he went all out and used higher-quality materials.
In the past, crafting the Mechanical Demon-Purging Assault Spear Mark Seven required one of the three Deva-forged spears in the world as its core component—a rare and precious material. But now, Rozen could manufacture a substitute, surpassing even the Devas in craftsmanship.
Of course, Rozen had no intention of making another one. At most, he might consider upgrading Tenyuryo at some point.
As for the Divine Wave Drive System, an ancient Deva creation, Rozen continued to study it. One day, he hoped to master it as a standalone spell, allowing him to deploy it in battle without any external medium.
In short, one thing was certain: With Tenyuryo in hand, Yuiri was now no weaker than Yukina—perhaps even stronger.
Lacking strength? Tenyuryo could amplify it.
Lacking combat experience? Tenyuryo could guide her.
As for compatibility issues? That was a non-factor.
After all, Tenyuryo was ultimately Rozen's shikigami and familiar, bound to him by an absolute contract. So long as he permitted it, even a complete amateur could wield it without issue.
If there was one condition to using Tenyuryo, it was this:
Rozen's permission.
Nothing more.