Chapter 220: The hairpin

Chinese"Miss Hashimoto, there is nothing to give when you meet for the first time, so this hairpin will be given to you as a meeting gift." Gion Chiyo took a small wooden box with delicate black lacquer from the hand of the clams, opened it, took out a slender light blue hairpin, and handed it to Nanami Hashimoto.

Nana Hashimoto didn't take the hairpin, her expression was a little surprised, and she didn't understand why Chiyo Gion gave her the hairpin, but she still politely thanked her before carefully taking the hairpin. When Nana Hashimoto did not take the hairpin handed to her by Chiyo Gion, the cold hairpin of the tentacle made her feel excited, and she looked at the light blue hairpin in her hand in surprise Although exquisite, but inconspicuous, she felt the cold air emitted from it, I don't know if it was because she was already a snow girl, Nana Hashimoto couldn't help but like this hairpin a little.

Standing behind Nanami Hashimoto, Jiujing and Qiu Yumaru seemed to know this hairpin, and seeing that Nanami Hashimoto accepted this hairpin and looked at it with a look of love in their eyes, the expressions on their faces showed a trace of excitement and joy. It seems that Nana Hashimoto did not accept the hairpin given by Chiyo Gion is a very important thing for them.

"Chiyo-san, may I ask who this hairpin is?" Playing with the hairpin in his hand, Nana Hashimoto asked Chiyo Gion about the origin of this hairpin with some curiosity. The cold but warm feel of this hairpin to the touch made her feel that this hairpin was not just as simple as a hairpin.

Seeing that Nanami Hashimoto seemed to have discovered that this hairpin was not simple, Gion Chiyo explained with a smile: "This is a gift left to me by a person who was very important to me five hundred years ago, and she, like Mrs. Hashimoto, is a snow girl who has become a great monster. When the lord left this hairpin to me, he once told me that if I met another Snow Maiden who became a great youkai, I would give it to her, so today I will give it to Mrs. Hashimoto, and I hope you will make good use of it. ”

Hearing Chiyo Gion say this, Nanami Hashimoto became even more curious about the hairpin in her hand, and she heard from Chiyo Gion that this hairpin was not just used as a hairpin. So Nanami Hashimoto asked Chiyo Gion, "Miss Chiyo, I'm afraid this is not just a hairpin, right?" It has other uses, right? ”

"Mrs. Hashimoto is really smart about Bingxue, it seems that the dead snow is indeed related to you." The smile on Gion Chiyo's face was with a hint of memory, as if she was missing the big monster Snow Girl who gave her the hairpin, with an inexplicable meaning, Gion Chiyo stretched out a slender finger and gently pointed it on the hairpin in Hashimoto Nanawei's hand, and said to her: "Mrs. Hashimoto, you might as well try to condense the cold on this hairpin, maybe there will be a different discovery." ”

Nana Hashimoto didn't hear Chiyo Gion say this, and although she didn't understand her purpose, she nodded and poured cold air into the hairpin in her hand according to what Chiyo Gion said. With the infusion of Nanami Hashimoto, this hairpin seems to be alive, and actively absorbs the cold that Nana Hashimoto has infusion, which makes Nanami Hashimoto very surprised, so he pours more cold into this hairpin.

Finally, this hairpin seemed to absorb enough cold air, stopped absorbing the cold air, and then in the surprised gaze of Nana Hashimoto and the expectant gaze of Kujin and Aki Yumaru, it turned into a long knife composed entirely of cold ice.

Looking at the ice blade exuding white gas in his hand, Nanami Hashimoto was surprised and asked Chiyo Gion, "This hairpin is actually ...... A knife? Nanami Hashimoto said as she tried to wield the blade, and it turned out that the long knife, which was made entirely of ice, worked well in her hand, as if it had been made for her.

"This is the passing snow, a demon knife." The smile on Chiyo Gion's face was very bright, and she seemed to be happy that Nana Hashimoto was not able to turn the hairpin into an ice blade, and introduced the ice blade in her hand to Nanami Hashimoto: "Although it is usually just a hairpin, as long as it is infused with cold and demonic power, it will become an ice blade." This knife is not only sharp and strong, but also has the property of being able to cut and freeze enemies with cold air, making it a rare treasure. ”

"Eh, it's such a valuable thing! Chiyo-san, I can't take this! Seeing that Gion Chiyo gave him such a valuable thing, Nana Hashimoto immediately wanted to return the dead snow to Chiyo Gion, but Chiyo Gion shook his head with a smile and rejected Nana Hashimoto's idea of returning the dead snow to her.

"Lady Hashimoto doesn't have to care, since you can use the Lost Snow, it means that you are its owner. Moreover, this knife itself can only be used by the Snow Maiden, so you can use it to the fullest if you give it to Mrs. Hashimoto. Besides, even if you leave it with me, it's just an ordinary hairpin, only in your hand, Mrs. Hashimoto, it's a real demon knife, and it won't be empty and screaming in the box. With an inexplicable meaning, Chiyo Gion said this to Nana Hashimoto, so that she finally accepted the dead snow.

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In the underground dojo of the Taisha here, Nanami Hashimoto, who had returned to Tokyo, was holding a wooden knife in his hand at this time, and was competing with Takayama Ichimi.

Mai Shiraishi, Nanase Nishino, and Rina Ikoma were also wearing kendo uniforms at this time, just like the two who were dueling, with a wooden knife next to them, and they were sitting seriously on the side of the dojo, watching the competition between the two.

The competition between Nanami Hashimoto and Takayama Ichimi has been going on for a while, and as an ordinary human being, Takayama Ichimi feels the passage of his physical strength, and he can't help but feel slightly anxious. Facing the well-defended Nanami Hashimoto, although Kazumi Takayama tried to find a flaw, he never found a chance to attack.

Although Nanami Hashimoto also felt a little anxious, she still defended calmly to avoid revealing any flaws, so as to give Takayama a chance to attack. Nana Hashimoto didn't understand that although she had obtained the qualification of the Falling Sakura-ryu exemption from Senya and the skills to match it because she was going to appear in the Taiga drama before, Nana Hashimoto mainly learned the techniques of the naginata knife at that time, and she was still weaker than Takayama in terms of experience and skills in the use of the katana.

This is also the reason why Nana Hashimoto has not been on the defensive, and if she attacks rashly, she is likely to show a flaw, allowing Takayama to find a place to attack and lose the match. Although Nanami Hashimoto didn't care about winning or losing a game, but feeling the attention of a thousand nights on the side, Nanami Hashimoto still didn't want to lose to others in front of her husband.

Taking advantage of the momentary distraction of Nanami Hashimoto, the wooden knife in Takayama's hand stabbed at Nanami's throat at an almost impossible angle, wanting to establish a chance to win in one fell swoop.

Takayama Kazumi's spurt made Nanami Hashimoto startled, his right foot was a little on the floor, and his waist violently drove the entire upper body to rotate with this force, and he dodged Takayama Kazumi's blow sideways. At the same time, with the help of the power of body rotation, the wooden knife in Nanami Hashimoto's hand also slashed towards Takayama Ichimi's wrist, trying to shoot down the wooden knife in her hand.

Seeing this, Takayama Kazumi could only withdraw his attack and use the wooden knife in his hand to resist Nanami Hashimoto's attack. The wooden knives in the hands of the two collided together, and although Takayama Ichimi blocked Nanami's slash, because he was only hastily drawing his knife to defend, Takayama Ichimi was still repelled by the power attached to Hashimoto Nanami's knife, and his body was unstable for a while.

Seeing this, Nana Hashimoto immediately seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, and a series of slashes made Takayama Ichimi have to block with a horizontal knife and retreat step by step. After a long time of defending, Takayama Ichimi finally had an unsteady footing, and Nana Hashimoto did not seize the opportunity, chopped off the wooden knife in her hand, and pointed his own wooden knife on her chest.

"Yes, Nanamin, your sword skills are getting better and better." Qianye looked at Nanami Hashimoto, who had finally won, and applauded her lightly, praising her victory: "No matter the timing or the use of power, Nanamin's sword skills are enough to praise." Of course, Kazmi, you're not bad, you just lost in strength, not in skill. ”

When Takayama heard Qianye's evaluation, he said with a wry smile on his face: "That's it, the gap between me and Nanami in terms of skill is not big, but I don't know why, Nanamin's strength is getting bigger and bigger, and it has become difficult to defend against her slashes." As he said this, Takayama shook his wrist that was a little sore, as if he had been a little injured when he was defending just now.

Seeing Takayama Ichimi shaking his wrist, Nanami Hashimoto said to Takayama Ichimi with a little apology on his face: "I'm sorry, Kazmi, is your wrist okay?" With that, he walked over to Takayama Ichimi, reached out and grabbed her wrist, and checked Takayama Ichimi's injury.

Takayama Kazumi also wanted to hide his wrist behind his back, but was pulled by Nanami Hashimoto. Looking at Takayama's red and swollen wrist, Nana Hashimoto said with some apologies: "I'm sorry, Kazmi, it's me who is too light, do you hurt?" As she spoke, Nanami Hashimoto's fingertips condensed a little cold and pointed it on Takayama Ichimi's wrist, wanting to relieve her pain with ice.

"Huh! Nanamin, your fingers are so cold! Takayama Ichimi's wrist was touched by Nanami Hashimoto's cold fingers, and she instinctively wanted to shrink back, but the wrist that was held by Nana Hashimoto couldn't be pulled back, so she could only let Nanami Hashimoto gently rub her somewhat red and swollen wrist.

"It's just a little spell." For Takayama Ichimi's surprise, Nana Hashimoto didn't explain too much, but still carefully rubbed her wrist, and when the redness and swelling subsided, he put down Takayama Ichimi's wrist and said to her: "I've already helped Kazmi with your ice, and you can deal with it yourself when you go back, it should be fine, I'm sorry Kazmi, I didn't mean to." ”

"It's alright, Nanamin." Gao Shan Yimi smiled indifferently, for this kind of injury in the competition, she has been practicing kendo for ten years, she has long been accustomed to it: "This kind of thing is very normal, you don't have to blame yourself." But Nanamin, your strength has indeed increased recently, and if it continues like this, I won't dare to fight with you anymore. ”

"Maybe it's because I've been building muscle lately, I'll pay attention to it next time!" Nana Hashimoto didn't hear Takayama say this, and she couldn't help but be a little concerned in her heart, and decided to leave some room for the next time she competed with Takayama Ichimi.

"Okay, that's all for today, let's take a rest." Chiya interrupted the conversation between Takayama and Hashimoto Nanami at the right time, and then Takayama said, "Kazmi, Ichimi will let Ruodie help you take a look at your wrist later, her medicinal wine is very effective for this kind of injury." After saying that, Qianye said to Nanami Hashimoto again: "Nanamin, you have changed your clothes and come to my study, I have something I want to talk to you about." ”

"Okay, I know Qianye, I'll go over to you later." Nana Hashimoto nodded, although she didn't know what was going on with Qianye looking for her, but she agreed without much thought.

Seeing that Nana Hashimoto didn't agree, Senya smiled at her and turned around and left the dojo, only to show a hidden smile to Mai Shiraishi and Nanase Nishino when he walked to the door.

Seeing Qianye leaving, Mai Shiraishi suddenly tilted to the side, rubbed her somewhat sore legs, and complained to Nanase Nishino on the side: "It's too anti-human to sit!" After sitting for a long time, your calves are about to deform, Nanasa, how did you hold on for so long? ”

"No, you're just not used to Mai." Nishino Nanase grinned, and then pointed to Rina Ikoma, who was also sitting on the side, and said to Mai Shiraishi: "Don't you see that Ichikuma-chan is also sitting upright, she doesn't complain." ”

"As long as Ichikuma-chan is by Nanasai's side, she will be very happy about what she does, who doesn't know that Ikuma-chan is your number one fan of Nanasa!" Mai Shiraishi teased Rina Ikoma, Rina Ikoma is indeed like a rice and an idol to Nanase Nishino, and she has always liked Nanase Nishino: "And Ichikuma-chan is from a Chinese background, and she has been used to sitting upright since she was a child, right?" ”

Hearing Mai Shiraishi's words, Ikoma Rina's face turned a little crimson, but she still said seriously: "Where there is Na-chan, I'll be very happy with Kuma!" However, if you are sitting, our family rarely asks for it now, and only on holidays or more formal occasions will grandpa ask to sit upright, which is usually casual. ”

"Huh? Is that so? Forget it, a Kuma-chan, do you want to go to the hot springs together? Mai Shiraishi stood up and sent an invitation to Rina Ikoma, and after the practice, they were all sweating, so Mai Shiraishi wanted to take a wash and soak in the hot spring to soothe her body.

"Na-chan is going with you too? I'm going! Seeing that Nanase Nishino on the side was also going to go to the hot springs, Rina Ikoma excitedly agreed.

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