The battlefield was tense, heavy with silence.
Brush D. Rush's army of determination-born summons held their ground, but all eyes were locked on the Cartoony Dog, still grinning, stretching reality itself in impossible ways. Its rubbery limbs twitched, digital lines snapping like broken code.
Hikaru knelt beside Brush, her arm hanging uselessly. Her breathing was shallow, but her eyes blazed with resolve.
Then, with a staggering crash, the hotel door burst open.
Jaki Onna stumbled in, barefoot, hair wild, holding a half-empty bottle like she owned the world. She squinted at the chaos and pointed at Brush.
"…You're important," she slurred.
The Cartoony Dog froze mid-step, noticing her. Its grin widened, unnaturally eager.
"Who—are—you—?" it warped, voice squeaky and distorted.
Jaki squinted at it, then shrugged. "…I don't care. You're about to go away."
Without hesitation, she straightened. No weapons. No fancy technique. Just her fist.
She stepped forward.
Time seemed to slow.
The Cartoony Dog lunged, paws snapping—but Jaki didn't flinch.
Her fist connected.
There was no flash, no clashing sound. Just a force that felt like the end of everything, and the Cartoony Dog began to unravel.
Lines split, molecules scattered, digital pixels dissolved into static. Frames of its existence skipped and flickered before collapsing completely.
It wasn't destroyed. It wasn't erased.
It was finished.
The battlefield went silent. Even the System seemed to pause. Crunchyroller's floating eyes spun wildly.
ANALYSIS FAILED. TARGET NO LONGER REGISTERED.
ENTITY FINISHED BY UNKNOWN FORCE.
Mia Rika's tails twitched in shock. "I… I've never seen anyone do that…"
Hikaru's eyes widened. "…She… didn't even use a weapon…"
Jaki Onna shrugged, tipping her head with a drunken grin. "No weapons. No rules. Just me."
Brush exhaled, fists tightening. His summons glowed brighter, feeding on his determination. "That… was incredible."
Jaki waved lazily at the dissolved threat. "Yeah… don't thank me. Just make sure we don't get bored."
Somewhere far above, Arcadia and the Black Market reinforcements took notice. The Finisher had acted. Something they didn't account for. Something unpredictable.
And the war in Vikka was about to get even wilder.