I, holding a long sword in my hand, only know one move

.....

In the illusion formed by the black cocoon, Maki still suffered from the desperate pain of her sister inserting the knife into her chest again and again.

Die again and again, resurrect again and again...

Looking around on this scorched earth, there are all the corpses of himself and his sister Zhenyi.

The physical pain was numb, but the pain of having her heart torn apart again and again made Maki almost collapse.

Once again, the blade in my sister's hand pierced her chest.

She is still questioning:

"You promised to hold me tight all the time? Sister..."

"sorry..."

"I hate you so much, you are a liar and a liar..."

"Zhenyi, I'm sorry."

I hate myself like this...

Maki lowered her eyes and calmly stared at the blade that pierced the chest, as if her body temperature was still retained in it.

despair...

And then——

die.

Dying again.

But I can no longer feel the pain.

In the hazy consciousness, Maki always felt that she seemed to have experienced such a situation.

It's just that the enemy last time was unmatched and powerful, killing him again and again with a crushing attitude.

"——Do you want to give up?"

The master stood in front of himself who was crying bitterly. He did not blame himself, but just asked lightly.

"The path of kendo must be full of pain and sweat. It is normal to regret, cry, or want to give up. Otherwise, normal people will go crazy if they persist."

"You still have me, you have companions, you have a teacher who cares about you, you have a sister who is a blood relative...and you have a Zen family who looks down on you.

"

【You have the right called "waiving"】

But my sister is already dead. If I choose to give up here, I will lose everything.

...

"Maki, how do you think we can defeat [The Strongest]?"

...

[Promise me to live. 】

【Then please...keep holding my hand...sister. 】

After another reincarnation, Maki fell to her knees, her hands empty.

She looked up at her sister walking towards her with a knife.

"You promised to hold me tight all the time? Sister..."

Facing the stabbing blade, Maki suddenly smiled.

The smile seemed to be filled with relief and relief from the past.

I admit that I have a very stubborn temper and sometimes get into trouble. No one has ever been able to pull me back like this.

The tip of the knife pierced the skin, penetrated the heart, and came out of the body.

But this time, Maki did not let her consciousness dissolve, but moved forward with all her strength.

The second half of the blade sliced ​​flesh and bone, but the feeling of blood connection made the warm knife beat in his chest like a heart.

It is as hot as a flame and can even burn the soul.

Maki stretched out her hands vigorously and hugged her sister tightly in her arms.

"I can't hold it...so I choose to hold you tight." Maki's weak voice seemed to be whispering, rubbing against her sister's ear.

"Zhenyi, at that time...I never wanted to let you go."

My sister struggled violently in her arms, followed by screams.

"Let me go! Let me go!"

"Silly sister, I will never let go again..."

A powerful [Position] can destroy the fighting spirit of a weak enemy, and when faced with an enemy much stronger than oneself. [Position] can help you cover up your own weaknesses, avoid being affected by enemies, and maintain your true intentions.

[What you hold is not just a weapon, it is a part of your body. 】

The sword cuts the body, the heart cuts the soul.

Climb that mountain and interpret it as you please.

The fire in her heart was like hot lava, and she screamed as if she was burned by the flame... Then it dissipated, leaving only the nameless long knife, which was held tightly in Maki's hand and inserted into her chest. .

"Ah..."

Looking at the scene after the illusion dissipated, Maki smiled sarcastically.

"It turns out I never let you go."

The black whirlpool dome seemed to be restless with anger, and countless spikes struck across the sky in a strangulating manner!

The next second, Maki used her body as a sheath to pull out the nameless sword from her chest. The burning blood coated the blade with a layer of fiery red color. The sword exploded with power, cracking the square inch under her feet and opening up the clouds and moon. Pure Land——

[Sword Domain: Climbing into the Sky and Stepping into the Clouds and Moon]

The quiet clouds and mist began to stir like wild sand.

Stab!

The rain of silver swords hanging high tore apart the dark sky, and the black thorns all over the sky were instantly chopped into pieces.

Maki raised her sword and slashed horizontally, and a bright sword light chopped the world in front of her into pieces.

When she breathed the air mixed with the smell of gunpowder smoke again, Maki seemed to see her sister standing on the other side of the other shore, smiling at herself.

"Zhenyi..."

Maki murmured her name, but was unable to stop her last steps.

Zhenyi nodded to herself, then turned around and walked step by step into the boundless ocean, disappearing completely.

boom! ! !

The strong wind that broke out beside him startled Xia You. When he turned around to see what happened, [Yuan], which had been cut in half, flew backwards past his head and hit the ground with a bang. Entering the building on the side, it turned into black smoke and dissipated, and the [Sui] that was subconsciously blocked in front of him was bombarded into dust by a beautiful arc that contained the truth of heaven and earth.

"What...?!"

The suffocating sword force came over, and the fierce wind swept everything away. Xia You was stunned and found that he could not move.

Moving his eyes with difficulty, Maki's figure came into view.

She didn't sense the existence of any spell, but the aura on her body was overwhelming.

Just looking into her amber eyes, you can feel the pain of being pierced through your heart.

His whole body was covered in blood, and the blood was evaporated by the high temperature into a light red mist. He was holding a long knife in his hand...

"Zenyuan..." Xia You seemed to see the figure of another person in her body, murmuring like a demon.

Maki shouted coldly.

"—Death!"

Oncoming is the sword light full of destruction and violence, there is no way to avoid it!

Don't even know how to block.

"Xiao Mo, help me!"

boom! !

The violent explosion turned the ground open, and soil and gravel flew from the center of the sword light slashing explosion. Each gravel was as powerful as a bullet.

Strong dust mist surged, and the sweet smell of blood could be smelled in it.

Maki slowly put down the raised tip of the knife and stared at the center of the slowly dissipating dust mist.

Soon, the dust settled...

Xia You, who fell backwards and fell to the ground, gasped for air, subconsciously blocking his face with his arms, and his eyes widened.

"Haha... Hahaha! I really blocked it...! It's amazing. You are so strong, Xiao Mo!"

The girl who appeared in front of Xia You blocked this fatal blow for him

One blow, but also an angry blow filled with the most violent sword intent, seriously injuring Xiao Mo.

The hideous wound slanted down from one end of the shoulder to the thigh. The blow that almost cut her in half made it impossible to repair the broken rust in Xiao Mo's hand.

With a plop, she slowly fell to her knees.

The only remaining hilt connected to the broken reverse blade supported her from falling completely. Blood overflowed from Xiao Mo's mouth, which was weak, and she gasped weakly.

"Don't...take away my last...ahem...friend..."

"People...don't allow...you to do this..."

Xia You crawled excitedly from the ground on hands and knees and came behind Xiao Mo.

"Xiao Mo, thanks to you, I am saved!"

The girl's face was pale. She turned back to look at Xia You, who couldn't help grinning because of the aftermath of the disaster, with a reassuring smile on her lips.

"It's good that you're fine. After this... we need to go to the cake shop together... You said you want to celebrate your birthday..."

"Ah, is there any?"

Xia You blinked, as if he had forgotten what excuse he used to deal with the girl casually.

Chapter 170: The fish should return to the sea

Maybe he didn't know what happened when he took her out to play. Anyway, Xiao Mo would always pester him to accompany her...

Speaking of things like cake——

"Hey, Xia You, look, there's such a big cake!"

Xiao Mo was lying in front of the window of the cake shop, jumping excitedly, pointing to the big chocolate cake in the showcase, with little stars twinkling in her eyes, and her saliva seemed to be dripping from the corner of her mouth.

"I usually buy that for birthdays. It's a birthday cake." Xia You came to Xiao Mo and explained to her.

"Birthday?"

"It's the day you were born into this world. It usually only happens once a year."

"Huh? Then shouldn't this kind of cake be eaten only once a year?"

"Because it's something commemorative..." Xia You said with a smile, "Even if you have money, you can buy it all the time, but you will definitely get tired of eating such a big cake all the time, so on your birthday, I will celebrate with my friends It makes the most sense to share it together.”

"Hey~ Is that so... Xiao Mo has a great birthday too."

The girl lay in front of the glass, staring at the cake with longing eyes.

"Want to eat?"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah!"

Xiao Mo nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice.

Xia You rummaged through her wallet, then smiled wryly and held her forehead: "We don't have enough money anymore, but we can order one and pick it up later."

"Xia You, do you want to celebrate your birthday?"