It is now Chapter 265 that goes up! This is the concluding chapter for Chiharu's fight. It is where everything that's been teased up to until now for Nereus finally comes out on full display, though admittedly this is not the full potential or power of him. As I confirm what his power is at the end of the fight, what he does with it during the fight is incredibly round about, but no less impressive when you think about what he had to be doing to create it.

Though there is not much of a need to further drive the point home. I do fully clarify his point of view. It was already well established, but this really helped to show how extreme his view point was. Which is a very narrow and oddly belief focused one. He can't see anyone else that doesn't have his powers and even being human. That is the bar that has to be reached for him. Which is what the test is all about, to see how they rate. If they can deal with his powers then that will earn them marks as being human, at the very least. Even among the others, narrow world view leaves only people that compare to his strength as people that can be his comrades. Where this view point comes from and the extreme nature of it all will be explored the next time I deal with him. But like many, he is the product of his environment.

Chiharu finally has her power introduced. This power is something that she was going to have to discover accidentally, as it is not like her other powers. Which is why she fought Nereus specifically, since he had water for her to discover. But just to be sure, it's also not a random pull of powers to save the day. She's been planned to have this power for a while, I just never had the moment to introduce it. As a point, recall the ninja clan the Higoshi head used Fire. When I created the clans and plans for their powers, they were all going to have elements attached to them. The Higoshi is Fire while the Chinen is Water, hence why Chiharu can use water. This is also to draw on the elemental ninjutsu that is common among fiction with ninjas.

Enjoy!