This is a one-on-one duel, so bring it on."
"..ROAAAAAAAR!!!"
Galdo ran along the straight path in a charge. And if he had an sliver of intelligence, he would have noticed....
In a situation where the path was a narrow and straight one that limited the choice of action, his movement would be limited as well.
"Hmph......!"
Facing Galdo who was charging straight for her, Asuka had also made her stance to welcome the battle. However with just Asuka's slender wrist and arm, it wasn't possible for her to chop the tiger down.
Just a moment after the start of the battle, the Silvery white cross sword started to give out a brilliant light.
Asuka's Gift—[Authority], originally a raw unpolished gem, was now going through a change with her willpower.
The large amount of raw talent and Asuka's determination combined to grant power to various plants and caused a phenomenon in her subconscious state...... This was something that Kuro Usagi had suggested to Asuka in the Community Headquarters just the previous night.
According to Kuro Usagi, Asuka's unpolished talent had already leaned towards the element of [Subordination] due to her manipulation of the Gift in that area.
"So that means that my power can also be used to bend the will of those that are not Humans or living creatures?"
"YES! If Asuka-san wishes to develop a power other than that which you already possess and have great control over, you will have to learn how to make [some kind of target] result in [some kind of miracle]. However if it is to change a speciality trait that has been developed over a long time, it would take a long time and probably your whole life to train. Kuro Usagi would suggest for you to continue working on the talent that you have an advantage on currently—-"
However, Asuka rejected the idea of making her control over others grow stronger. That's because she truly wanted to be friends with Kasukabe Yō and Sakamaki Izayoi who didn't have to be controlled to be friends with her.
"—Then Kuro Usagi will teach you a way to rapidly grow in strength without needing to rely on the power to control others."
Unable to abandon her current talent and the fact that it would take too long to redevelop a new talent, Asuka willingly accepted the compatibility of the subordination talent which she had always hated.
And to start developing her Gift in the new direction of [A Gift that controls Gifts].
"Right now! Hold him there!"
Under Asuka's shouted command, the branches of the demonified trees reached towards Galdo.
The whole idea for the straight path created by Asuka was to force the hand of the opponent to block off any routes of escape. Even if he were to be protected by the Geass Roll, the narrow path would still cause his actions to be limited and this was the plan by Asuka who wanted to win using her wits for her strength wasn't enough to slay him.
Asuka charged up the silver cross sword to release its exorcising powers to the maximum as Galdo was held by the tree roots just inches before her sword tip.
"GROAAAAAAAR!!!"
The tiger looking monster gave an enraged roar as it tried to struggle out of its entanglement of tree roots.
But before it could free itself, Asuka took aim and pierced the Silver Cross sword - with it's exorcising powers amplified to the maximum by Asuka's Gift - between the eyes of the beast.
"ROArr.....!"
With a brilliant light given off from the cross sword accompanied with the continued dead screams, it marked the end of the Tiger beast's time in the living world.
Asuka who was sent flying in one of the last few death throes slammed her back hard onto a tree. And due to the impact of the collision, she had gone into a coughing fit before feeling her lungs recover enough to stand up.
With a bitter smile mixed with sarcastic expression, she told the corpse of Galdo:
"Not that it means anything to you now......but you sure look better as a tiger.