Bab 137: Aid

Stella took a deep breath while staying still with her sword stance, Enkyoku no Kamae.

Although this stance could tire her quickly, it is the best form that she could do right now.

The shinai was a bit heavy and sustaining this stance would require not only her arm strength but also her stamina. 

Rooaarr! 

The armored bear did something unexpected… The beast actually jumped to pounce on her! It seems that its weight wasn't a problem at all!

"Hmph!"

Stella doesn't have any plans of catching this beast in a frontal assault so she easily used her footwork to avoid the bear and positioned herself for an Ouji Waza… 

"Haaa!"

Stella used her dominant right arm holding a shinai to hit the bear's body…

Bam!

"Aaaarrrghh!"

The bear seems to be hurt after getting hit by that strike. Stella used her concentrated Spiritual Energy in that single shot so it was to be expected…