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Capítulo XV- Una alianza inusual
Atsuki leaped off the tree branch and her foot landed on its tippy-toe. The branch slightly bent down and pounced back up as soon as her other foot touched it. Her hand grabbed the branch above her and the other held Miwa's sword. Her body swung forward, landing on the branch to view the destruction in front of her. Nobara's cursed energy residuals lingered on broken-off tree trunks. The other half of the trees on the forest floor held more of them at the splintered ends. She was surprised she didn't hear any of the falling trees slam against the ground as she fought Miwa.
Atsuki jumped off and landed feet ahead near the left residuals on the ground. Some were tucked into the small patch of dirt exposed and others hid in the strands of grass sticking out. She glanced to her left to see the little bits of residuals gradually disappear into the forest. Atsuki turned to her right and saw a blob of ginger hair in the greens and browns of the forest.
She sprinted to Nobara's unconscious figure lying on the floor observing if any of the Kyoto students were nearby. If the residuals of someone's cursed technique were left behind, it hadn't been long enough since they left. She created a double and hid herself in the environment. As her double scavenged the area for them and a curse, Atsuki attended to Nobara.
A light layer of dirt covered Nobara's physique. It turned the white shirt underneath her jacket into a beige. Her pale face was marked up with splotches of dirt and red printed on her face from blows from her attacker. Atsuki pressed her fingers against Nobara's neck, a rhythmic heartbeat beat against them.
Her eyes fluttered open and Atsuki dropped the illusions. She waved her hand in front of her face. "Nobara!"
"Huh?" She rose up to a sitting position. "Atsuki?"
"Oh, you're alive!" she grinned. "Great!"
Her eyes roamed the area ignoring the destruction she caused. "Where is she?"
"Who?"
"The bitch with the broom."
"Momo?"
"Yeah, her."
"She's gone. Her residuals are elsewhere but don't lead to her location."
"Hey," Maki called out behind them. She appeared behind a bush with no weapon in her hand. "You two all right?" She asked.
"I'm fine," Atsuki confirmed. "I'm not tired so far."
She hummed. "Nobara, what about you?"
Atsuki helped her up to her feet. Nobara patted her skirt, dust sprinkled to the ground like glitter. She frowned, "Momo hit my precious face. I won the fight against her but Maki-san's sister hit me with her rubber bullet. Luckily, it didn't rip my uniform. What about you, Maki-San."
