Volume 1 Against the Current, Chapter 8 The Night of Transformation: Thrilling
'Swordsmanship can only become unique if you keep learning!' Koichiro disagreed with the previous owner's approach.
After more than a dozen rounds, the strength of the two sides is almost the same, and an afternoon has passed, and the two have fought heartily, and Hangichiro has also benefited a lot.
"That's all for today. It's time to rest and recharge! Brude touched his belly, which had just grunted once or twice, and hunger came over him.
'Indeed, it's almost time for dinner,' said Koichiro, looking at the sky.
"Just give me your sword to store and practice another day", Bruder reached out and grabbed the black iron sword that Hanichiro had thrown at him.
"Good! There is labor. β
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The dusk on the other continent is similar to that of Tokyo, and the beauty of the sunset has always been a favorite photo of foreign tourists, but Koichiro has no intention of appreciating it at the moment.
At this time, Hanichiro, who was alone in the room, lay on the bed in a large shape, thinking about the afternoon's swordsmanship practice while pondering his plans for tomorrow night.
Through the occasional conversation during today's practice, Koichiro also learned about Brude's origin.
Bruder was a non-commissioned officer in the Gaia Brand army, because when he was a non-commissioned officer, the dark rule of the Gaia Brand Empire made him feel the poverty and the hardships of the people's lives, and his hometown was also suffering from heavy taxes and corruption, so later Bruder left the army and joined the ranks of the revolutionary army, volunteering to change the difficult living conditions of the villagers in his hometown.
Bruder is indeed not a divine messenger who specializes in swordsmanship, but he is an elite of dual cultivation of material and law, not only has he practiced excellent swordsmanship in the army, but he can also use the Earth Defense Technique through the Vision of God to cover his body with hard stones, so that he can reach the highest defense and toughness of his body.
'I'm so ordinary in comparison.'
Koichiro couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.
However, how could he have imagined that he would grow into the core with the strongest ability in the Blood Oath in the future.
And tonight, it's time for his transformation to begin!
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"Lord Ernest, it's time to eat," the obedient voice lingered at the door.
Itina knocked lightly on the door of Koichiro's bedroom, but the room was quiet and there was no response.
'Huh? Isn't it in the room? Itina wondered, and Lilith asked her to call your Excellency to dinner.
It was already 8 o'clock in the evening, and there were still 28 hours before the mission, and Sakamoto was still distracted, lying on the bed and recalling the plan paperwork handed by Lilith over and over again, so that he was too engrossed to hear any sound.
Sakamoto's mind was a mess.
'Am I really going to kill for an unrelated identity?' β
'Will you be able to escape tomorrow's mission again?' β
'What can I do to go back to the world I was?' β
ββ¦β¦ X100's teenage troubles are so many.
Koichiro is still in the dark about how he came to this Teyvat continent.
'Oh, don't think about it, let's do it. β
Koichiro simply emptied his mind and soothed his uneasy feelings.
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"Knock knock" Itina reached out and knocked on the door again.
"Lord Ernest? Are you not in the room? Itina asked softly again.
At this time, Koichiro came back to his senses, "It's time to eat so soon." β
So, when he heard the sound of the meal being opened, he replied with his mind, 'Here it is,' and then sat up from the bed and prepared to open the door.
But the girl outside the door didn't know anything.
"Strange, where did you go? I'm coming in", Itina turned the doorknob and pushed the door in, but the room was dark.
But when she lit the wall candle......
"Ahhhhh
The unresponsive Itina was so frightened that her mind went blank and she screamed.
A handsome enlarged face in front of her was extremely close to her, and then her mouth was covered by the person opposite, "What are you shouting?" β
The screaming stopped abruptly, and was replaced by a gasp of "oops-huh".
Feeling the familiar and warm hormonal breath of a teenager, Itina's heart calmed down a little.
However, the words cannot be only half said.
"Oh, your Excellency, you're scared to death," Itina sneered.
The girl's soft and warm breath came from the palm of his hand, "This is too close", and Koichiro quickly let go of his hand.
When Itina saw clearly who the person in front of her was, she couldn't help but blush, and complained in a somewhat annoyed tone: "Hey, Lord Ernist! You're so scary! β
"Am I scary?"
Someone asked rhetorically pretending to be puzzled, and when he saw Itina's chest rising and falling sharply with excitement in front of her, the corners of his mouth raised into a narrow smile.
'So this guy is afraid of the dark?' β
"Knowingly ask!" A more serious refutation, ineffective in the face of cheeky people, can only blame this is the way of the big brother in the afternoon is too contagious.
"Humph! If you don't eat it, forget it! β
Itina patted her chest angrily, feeling a little angry that her heart had been exposed, and pushed Koichiro away and went downstairs.
'It's so hateful to flirt with people with a good face!' Itina's footsteps deliberately "thumped" the spiral European staircase to disguise her true thoughts.
It turns out that Itina still hides her tsundere side. Koichiro thought to himself.
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After quickly settling dinner, Koichiro unexpectedly contracted the housework of washing all the dishes today.
"Ahh Lulu tilted her head and watched with a puzzled look on her face, as Koichiro took her bowl away.
"Nothing to do, either a traitor or a thief!" Yet Itina pouted, thinking hatefully.
In fact, this is really a misunderstanding, when Hangichiro is nervous, he will keep doing some tidying things, such as doing housework, tidying up the room, and it is estimated that Hangichiro's mood will be soothed when he sees the neat and new home furnishings.
Lilith looked at Koichiro, who was standing with the maid washing dishes, 'Huh? Is the newcomer too nervous? β
"Lord Ernest, you can go and accompany your fiancΓ©e."
Only Lilith, who was also meticulous and keen, noticed the abnormality of Hanichiro's mood and said.
"Ah, yes, yes."
Koichiro was very grateful to Lilith in his heart, and finally found an excuse to calm down.
'In the underground wounded quarters, there should be only Love's alone at night. Except for the settlement, staying underground is a good place to calm down. β
At night, Koichiro, who wanted to be himself, couldn't help but walk into the basement along the rotating European-style wooden ladder.
'I wonder what happened to Love? β
Koichiro suddenly thinks of a girl he didn't know and has a deep affection for Ernest.
Then let's take a look. β
After all, Koichiro is not a person who stands by and stands by indifferently.
It is said that the basement is the closest place to the essence of the earth, and at the same time, it exudes the most secret spiritual aura, and the soul can be preserved intact and hidden under the bottom of the mountain.
Because Love was hit by Cilides' Soul Eater Arrow, because it dragged on for too long, all the fragments of Love's soul flew away, and now there is only a wisp of soul left.
The soul fragments of this world, that is, joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, evil, and desire, these fragments form a complete soul, so that the creature can have vigorous vitality. Humans, orcs and elves who have lost their souls, can only fall into a boundless slumber, no different from death.
'The wounds are healed, but the soul is redeemed. β
Hanichiro quietly looked at the sleeping Love with her eyes closed, there was no expression on her face, only the corners of her mouth were slightly pulled upward, if you looked closely, you would feel that it was a satisfied smile, Love's sleeping face was very quiet, as if it was an angel frozen in ice, which made people unbearable to disturb.
'Nothing can be changed, and the life that can only lie here is like waiting for something indefinitely...... ' Koichiro lamented.
Under Itina's careful care, Love's face and limbs have been wiped clean of blood, and she has also changed into a clean dress, which shows her amazing beauty.
However, after Love's soul eater was struck, her face was particularly pale when she lost her soul.
A head of pale blonde hair that fell down, a white baby face, closed eyes with round contours, I don't know what it looks like to open my eyes, long eyelashes like a light fan, pale cherry mouth, lip flaps closed, like a small peach blossom embedded in the face. The little Love, in his slumber, also has the beauty of an exotic elf who does not know the world.
'It's beautiful, but it's ......'
In this way, the sleeping Loe looks like a petite high school girl, with quiet and elegant facial features and smooth eyebrows and eyes, which is a few points better than Sarei Oka Mura, a school flower from the Faculty of Liberal Arts of the University of Tokyo.