🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

The second round began with the audience being introduced to the fifteenth participant, who was lucky enough to "skip" the first duel due to a lack of foreign warriors, whom it was impossible to replace due to Ginza's orders. Like the previous opponent, Bibis, she was armed with a katana, but her fighting stance differed from hers, as well as from Zibab, Black Jack, Sisyandra, and Zenus.
"Cool!" exclaimed the pirate that Erika was looking for. "It's like I didn't come to Calcite, but ended up on the islands, like in the good old days."
However, judging by the girl's appearance, it was clear that she was not from there.
"Damn..." Hisoka grabbed his mask, thinking that, indeed, this was an undercover mission, and all four of them were "katana wielders" with a specific fighting style. "...I did the right thing by not using... this..."

—Then, perhaps, we should treat this relic with all due respect as a genuine rarity, the number of which will only inexorably decrease over the years. —he said contentedly, taking a bite of the cake. —And I didn't experience that time at all... You yourself, Aiz, what do you think: is it better with the Aconian Shield, or was it more interesting before?

- It depends on what is better and more interesting for whom. I think that the existence of this shield brings an additional layer of stability to the life of the average person, which is undoubtedly a positive thing for him. For those who dream of conquering or at least understanding what lies beyond the familiar world, this shield is like heavy and cold chains. But if we talk specifically about me, then I probably still prefer the old world precisely because it was more unpredictable and amazing. - The artist smiled cheerfully. - But that doesn't mean our world is boring! After all, there is still so much unexplored in it, and so many unusual cataclysms, conflicts, supernatural events, and everything else await it! Of course, I feel sorry for the people who these events may affect, but I can't deny my interest in them.

– That's how it is... a sad story, – Kamistella admitted. – I think I heard that Erefir and many members of her squad are not originally from our world, which sounds quite funny, considering the goals that Naria pursued. Well, I sympathize with Tais's fate. Aconia... is by no means a merciful goddess. As the mistress of this world, she is very unwilling to see strangers here. And sometimes even her own people, considering that in the name of the Empress, the Empire did everything to completely destroy some states that were not connected with other worlds. And although her motives are clear to me, Lunamaria... is a being beyond my understanding. And I think, all the politicians of Anuzish too.

- Double standards are not uncommon for deities, both "ours" and "theirs," that's just their nature, but don't worry - whether it's bandits, infatuated pursuers, or the deities themselves - I will do everything I can to protect you from evil. But before that, I would like to know how you would prefer me to address you. After all, we will now have to spend a lot of time together.