On a calm, slightly hot weekend afternoon, the cicadas chirped loudly and noisily.
The garden of Kamiya's house.
Tsurumi Aoi holds a wooden sword in her hand and practices sushi in the shadow of the red maple tree in the yard.
"Ah——"
"Hum——"
The girl's gloomy eyes looked persistent and focused at this time, and the knuckles of the hands that were clenching the handle of the knife were slightly white from the exertion. The high ponytail swayed slightly behind her head with the movement, and her hair was translucent.
Tsurumi's attitude towards kendo practice has always been meticulous.
But today is not the kendo practice day as originally agreed.
It has been almost half a year since Tsurumi became a disciple of Kamiya, and now he often comes to Arakawa on his own initiative.
When Kamiya is free, he will give extra guidance to this hard-working second disciple. If he is not free, Tsurumi will train independently at the teacher's home.
If you stay late, stay overnight in senior sister's room.
By the way, you can also learn the relevant theoretical knowledge of spirit control with your senior sister in the evening.
Today, Tsurumi Aoi has become accustomed to such a daily routine.
When she arrived at Kamiya's home today, the teacher had something to do, and the wolf and Inugami happened to be exchanging combat skills in the basement.
Tsurumi went to the courtyard by himself to practice kendo.
After another group of Suzhenqi, the girl felt a little tired. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and stopped briefly to rest.
At this time, Tsurumi Aoi saw her junior sister, wearing a white loose T-shirt and shorts, wandering out from the other side of the yard.
Today, senior sister seems to be taking a rest.
"Xiao Kui!"
Kanoya approached Tsurumi excitedly.
The two girls are both Kamiya's disciples, and they often eat and live together. In addition, they have fought side by side more than once, so it is better that they have become close to each other early on.
The relationship between classmates is harmonious and harmonious.
But having said that, sometimes Tsurumi still finds it difficult to deal with her senior sister because of her excessive energy and out-of-touch personality.
"Xiao Kui, are you done with Su Zhen? You have been practicing for a long time?"
"actually, I……"
"Let me tell you a joke, what I just saw!"
"Sister, I'm not over yet..."
"It's very interesting, listen to it, listen to it."
Tsurumi Aoi:......
It’s so dazzling and has such a strong desire to share.
Seeing that his junior sister relaxed slightly, Lu Yewu raised the tip of his nose slightly and snorted: "If you laugh, you will go out with me to buy watermelon in a minute!"
She knew that the junior sister had been wielding the wooden sword here for almost an afternoon, and it was time to take a rest.
Facing the senior sister's enthusiastic suggestion, Tsurumi Aoi sighed slightly: "Senior sister, if your joke is not funny, I will hit you on the head with a wooden knife."
Tsurumi has always respected his senior sister.
But for some reason, she didn't feel anything was wrong when she blurted out this sentence.
On the contrary, Xiaolu was stunned.
It's really strange, why can even Xiaokui now say something like "knocking me on the head" as a matter of course?
This one...can be regarded as being led astray by the master, right?
But Kanoya was still very confident in the joke he was about to tell, and immediately patted his chest: "I just discovered that I have a talent for speaking rakugo, so, deal!"
"Ahem!"
She cleared her throat, moved closer to Tsurumi, and naturally put her hand on Tsurumi's shoulder.
Tsurumi had become accustomed to his senior sister's intimate contact and did not object to it.
"So -" Xiao Lu deliberately lengthened his voice a little, "Xiao Kui, do you know what the British call people without bodies or noses?"
Tsurumi reluctantly cooperated: "What's your name?"
"Hmph~" Xiaolu happily raised the hand on Tsurumi's shoulder, "Nobody knows!"
Very pure Japanese English pronunciation.
After shaking off the baggage, Kanoya excitedly glanced at his junior sister's face, only to find that Tsurumi's expression was extremely helpless.
"Eh? Look, Xiaokui. The body is the body, the nose is the nose, and together they are..."
Xiaolu just thought that his junior sister didn't understand the clever point of his joke, so he explained it, trying to regain the effect of making people laugh.
It’s just that before the explanation of the joke is finished, in Xiaolu’s sight, the shadow of the wooden knife in the junior sister’s hand has already covered the top of his head...
jingle--
The sultry summer wind blew, causing the wind chimes on the eaves to jingle.
"Ouch!"
The wooden sword just knocked lightly on the top of Kanoya's head, which was nothing more than a meaning.
But the young senior sister's temporary dream of speaking rakugo was dashed.
…
Eternal life.
Flower Ling Gui School.
Kamiyagawa, who had just placed Takihime in the Jijyu Hospital, was not in a hurry to return to reality. He first went to Takamagahara to ring the bell to inform the medicine seller to come to discuss matters, and then went down to the exclusive martial arts field.
After groping around for a few times in the [Mirage Bag], Kamiya then pulled out a strange-looking Odachi sword.
The knife is four feet and five inches long, with a slightly curved edge.
The blade as a whole has a very strange fluorescent green color, shining slightly.
What's more worth mentioning is that the entire blade of the knife is actually in a state of fragmentation, made up of hundreds of pieces pieced together. There are densely packed tiny cracks on the blade, which don't appear to the naked eye.
Very strong.
The name of this sword is [Hotumaru], and it has an appraisal rating of "Super Epic" in "Kaitan Monogatari".
It is the reward obtained after completing [Encountering Demons·Nine].
This mission was completed. In addition to the fire pill, Kamiya also received two Takamagahara pass tokens.
"Try the quality of this weapon."
Holding the handle of Hotumaru's sword, Kamiyagawa raised his hand and waved forward with a thought.
Buzz!
The green-gleaming Odachi struck down with a buzzing sound, but the blade instantly burst into pieces.
Hundreds of irregular metal shards spread and danced like fireflies on a summer night, rolling into sharp green light and roaring towards the direction of Kamiyagawa's sword!
Buzz!
Kamiya stopped his hand, and the hundreds of blade shavings that flew out like fireflies whirled and flew back, quickly rearranged themselves back on the hilt, and condensed into a broken blade.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Hotumaru... is obviously an Odachi, but it has a long-range attack mode. It really looks like a firefly, which is quite interesting."
This newly acquired Yingmaru can be regarded as a famous sword with great reputation.
According to legend, it was forged by the swordsmith Lai Kunijun. It was the sword of Aso Asumi, the tenth generation head of the Aso family during the Southern and Northern Dynasties of Japan, so it was also called "Aso Hotaru".
It is said that in the Battle of Tatarahama, the Aso clan of the Southern Dynasty faced off against Ashikaga Takauji and others of the Northern Dynasty. As a result, the clan collapsed due to the appearance of a large number of traitors, and the then head of the Aso clan committed seppuku.
However, Aso Weicheng, who was a concubine of the Aso family at the time, did not give up even after being defeated. He continued to fight with the enemy with his Odachi. In the end, he was injured and had cracks on the Odachi and was forced to retreat with the remaining troops.
After Aso Weicheng and his party retreated to the residence to take a rest, Weicheng stood his Odachi leaning against the wall because he was worried that there were still pursuers, and then fell asleep due to his heavy body.
That night, Wei Cheng dreamed of countless fireflies lingering around him, flying to the severely damaged Odachi and emitting bright light. When he woke up and pulled out the Odachi, he found that all the cracks on the sword had been repaired.
Since then, this knife has been called "Hotaro Maru".
"A strange sword that can repair itself."
Kamiya narrowed his eyes and looked at Yingwan again.
Through the appraisal of "Kaitan Monogatari", he knew that this sword also comes with a unique war gray skill - [Firefly Dance].
Slightly different from the legend of Hotumaru, this skill provides a certain amount of "injury recovery" to the sword wielder.
In other words, it is not only a long-range weapon, but also a medical prop.
Taida who can breastfeed.
If two years ago, Kamiyagawa would have used Hotumaru as his main weapon.
But now...
Hotamaru cannot compare to Doji Kiri and Onikiri in terms of hard power, and the medium and long range output cannot compare to the four types of lightning techniques and [Three Thousand Worlds].
As for the medical effect of [Firefly Dance], it is not enough for Kamiya.
White powder, the special "medicine" of Prajna, has very strong healing power.
Moreover, after what happened to Amado Rock, Kamiya was still used to keeping medicine sellers around him.
After some comparison, the Firemaru, which is the main reward of [Encountering Demons·Nine], is a bit useless, and its actual effect is not even as good as the two pass tokens that are added to it.
It's actually not bad, but it can't complement the current Kamiyagawa. In a sense, it's more like a toy.
"It seems that the rewards from the ordinary monster encounter missions are a little bit useless. It doesn't matter, you can give Tsurumi the Hotaran."
Fortunately, Kamiyagawa also practiced two "trumpets".
Weapons and props that he has no use for or have eliminated, can be passed on to his disciples for use.
Iterative transition of our own internal resources is not a waste.
Moreover, Kamiyagawa knew that the second disciple Tsurumi Aoi had a "career plan" to collect all kinds of weapons because of his lack of talent in magic.
It seems that they want to use the skills of the exorcism weapon to assist in dealing with the changing situations on the battlefield.
Whether this idea is feasible or not is hard to say yet.
But it does have an idea.
As a master, I have to support her to some extent.
This "firemaru" would be just right for Tsurumi.
The second disciple's current equipment, Yijiji can increase her strength and destructive ability, and Smiling Qingjiang can increase her battlefield mobility and defense methods.
The medium and long-range attack methods that Hotarumaru comes with, as well as the skills to heal himself, are both what Tsurumi lacks.
"Tsurumi is pretty good at practicing the Katori Shinto-ryu two-sword style, but I don't know if she can use it when switching between three swords."
Even if Tsurumi is extremely talented in kendo and can switch between the three swords, if he wants to truly flexibly utilize "various weapons" in battle, he will definitely not be able to operate it with just two hands.
You can't find a leg-seller to graft Tsurumi's limbs.
In addition, the carrying of weapons is also a problem.
Kamiya felt that it was still necessary to carefully consider and plan the training ideas for the second disciple.
…
Return from the eternal world to the present world.
Kamiya woke up in the big bed in the master bedroom on the second floor, got up and pushed the door open and went downstairs.
When he came down the stairs, he saw Kanoya walking in from the entrance of the corridor on the first floor.
The eldest disciple was holding a round watermelon in his arms and looked a little depressed.
She quickly noticed Kamiya: "Master, do you want to eat watermelon? Oh...you have to put it in the refrigerator to chill for a while."
"What’s wrong with you?"
"...Master, Xiaokui doesn't think my jokes are funny."
Kamiyagawa:?
What is this girl talking about?
Why can't I understand?
"Master, haven't you noticed? Xiaokui has been tense and has never smiled." Xiaolu continued.
"Maybe it's because she doesn't like to laugh by nature."
"That's too much to say, Master! Xiaokui is your disciple. No matter how hard you try, it won't work if you don't relax."
"I see that there is nothing wrong with her. Instead of worrying about her, you should worry about yourself - did you have a little too easy today? Have you finished your homework of removing spirits?"
"I've finished everything!" Xiaolu hugged the watermelon in his arms a little tighter, "I only have one day off every two weeks, Master... be well."
Ever since Kanoya was given extra training in talisman skills by Kamiya and Onizuka, this girl's daily life has indeed become busier.
I used to have one day a week to catch my breath.
Now it takes half a month to take a day off.
Moreover, her practice of the Platycodon Talisman is progressing well. I believe that if she practices more diligently for a while, she will be able to apply the skills from the Juqiong Shrine to the actual combat of removing spirits.
Kamiyagawa, as the master, saw all this.
Seeing the pitiful look on his eldest apprentice's face, Kamiya finally stopped teasing her: "Don't worry about Tsurumi, she is much more cheerful now than when I first met her. She was very relaxed when she stayed with us."
"Eh? Really?" Kanoya became more energetic.
"Really, and I feel like she is very happy every time she comes home."
As the master of the human world, Kamiya could easily discern the true emotions of the second disciple.
Although on the surface it looks almost the same as before, I can feel that she is very satisfied with her current living situation.
Probably because I teach well and because I get along very well with Xiaolu.
After hearing what Master said, Kanoya finally no longer felt the frustration of failing to tell a joke.
Xiaokui may have felt funny in her heart just now, but she didn't laugh out loud!
Right, that is it.
I just said, how can someone not laugh at a joke?
"Deer, where is Tsurumi?"
"After you go out with me to buy watermelons and come back, you will go back to the yard to practice kendo."
"Then you go and ask her to come over. I have something for you two."
"Okay~"
Lu Yewu trotted to the kitchen to put down the watermelon, and then ran out like a gust of wind.
Kamiya glanced at the eldest disciple who had somehow regained his energy, and said to himself that it seemed hard to guess what this little kid was thinking today...
Later, Kamiya handed Hotaru to Tsurumi Aoi.
Of course, he did not neglect his disciple who entered the house in the cold. He gave [Qianxi Girl's Smiling Teeth] to Xiaolu.
"Smiling Teeth" has little auxiliary effect on Kamiya's battlefield.
The "charm" effect of this prop on Kaidan is often not even comparable to that of Kamiya himself.
Therefore, it may be used to a greater extent if placed in the hands of the deer.