Fantasy Library.

Chapter 456 The Junior I've Been Longing For

"Ok?"

When a voice that sounded both familiar and unfamiliar came from behind, Aize was startled at first, then turned around as if he remembered something.

The next second, Aize saw a person silently walking down the stairs on the second floor of the antique shop.

She was a girl with extremely beautiful features.

The girl's face still retained a touch of youthful innocence. Her figure was slender and delicate, yet she did not appear weak. Instead, she exuded a battle-hardened, yet strong and resilient, spirited aura, combining the gentleness and seriousness of a young girl into a striking presence.

Her delicate face still carried a sense of tension, which made it clear that she was a serious girl. Her eyes contained a strong light, proving that she had an extremely firm will. Although her limbs were slender, her steps were powerful and light. Anyone with expertise would be able to tell that this girl had a very high level of martial arts skills.

Upon seeing the girl, Aize almost blurted out her name.

"Ji Hiiragi!"

This is the other person's surname.

Her full name is Himeragi Yukina.

That's right, it's the Setsuna that Kirasaka Sayaka talks about all the time.

"As expected, it's my senior!"

Himeragi Yukina seemed pleasantly surprised and quickly ran downstairs.

"Why are you here?"

Seeing the other person running towards him, Aize subconsciously asked a question.

However, he had already guessed why Yukina Himeragi was here.

After all, he had a premonition that his junior would come to Itogami Island and appear in front of him.

as predicted……

"That guy Kirasaka should have already told you, right?" Endou Endou said to Aize, "Your current task is still to monitor that little girl who became the vessel of the Fourth Progenitor."

"As for the two princesses who are staying on Itogami Island, we have arranged for new monitors and caregivers to come and take care of them."

When Sayaka Kirasaka mentioned this to Aize, Aize already had a premonition that the person sent would be the beautiful junior that Sayaka Kirasaka had been longing for.

As it turned out, his premonition came true.

"I just arrived here to report for duty today." Himeragi Yukina was quite polite to her senior whom she hadn't seen for a while, and said while offering a polite greeting, "I was planning to find some time to hand over to you, senior, but I didn't expect you to come to Master's place first."

After not seeing her for a while, this junior high school student was still as serious as ever, with a very earnest expression.

But Aize knew that this was actually how Himeragi Yukina looked when she was relaxed.

When she was at Takagami no Mori, Himeragi Yukina was even more serious and focused, and she was always on edge.

She is simple and straightforward, and full of a sense of justice and responsibility. Although she can be quite impulsive at times, she can also be persistent about trivial matters at all times. This makes her very tense when she is in the High God's Du form, for fear of not performing well and disappointing those who have expectations of her.

Therefore, in Takagami no Dorei, Himeragi Yukina is known for her aloofness. In the eyes of many, she is actually a difficult person to get along with and approach. Only Kirasaka Sayaka knows the truly adorable side of this junior and roommate. Then there is Aizawa, who saw through her nervousness during a simulation battle and thus glimpsed a corner of her true nature.

This meant that when Himeragi Yukina was in front of Aize, she was no longer as tense and serious as she was when she was with others.

So, when she saw Aize, Yukina Himeragi was a little surprised, and then she was overjoyed.

"Oh, it really is you who came."

As the original female lead appeared before him, looking so beautiful and radiant, Aize sighed inwardly and spoke aloud.

"That perverted woman, Kirasaka, even said that it was definitely not you who came."

In theory, Gao Shenzhidu's graduation age is fifteen, which is equivalent to graduating from junior high school.

Himeragi Yukina is only fourteen years old this year, the same age as Akatsuki Nagisa and Yase Natsune. She will be fifteen years old in about three months, which means she has not yet reached the age to leave Takagami no Mori and still needs to continue her studies at Takagami no Mori.

Kirasaka Sayaka is one year older than Himeragi Yukina, and therefore left Takagami no Mori a year earlier than Himeragi Yukina. She is currently able to perform missions as a professional dancer.

As for Aize, in this world, he is the same age as Sayaka Kirasaka, but because he doesn't know when his birthday is, he is already sixteen years old at the beginning of the year, unlike Sayaka Kirasaka, who will not turn sixteen for a while.

Originally, Aize should have left Takagami no Mori earlier than Kirasaka Sayaka and worked as a professional magic attacker. However, due to his special status and circumstances, the Lion King Organization did not allow him to graduate until this year, when he was finally allowed to leave and come to Itogami Island.

In conclusion, it is undoubtedly a special circumstance that Yukina Himeragi left Takagami no Mori ahead of schedule and came to Itogami Island.

This is how Yuantangyuan explained it.

“Although she still needs a few more months of further study before graduation, Yukina’s grades are already the highest among the Takagami no Mori, and she has long been capable of working independently.” Endou En said in a matter-of-fact tone, “Considering the target that needs to be monitored and protected this time, the higher-ups have unanimously decided that it would be more appropriate to choose the person for monitoring and protection from the Takagami no Mori.”

Aize could understand the implication of Yuantangyuan's words to some extent.

He knew that Endou En's target was not La Fria, but Yase Natsune.

La Fria is, after all, the first princess of the Kingdom of Aldeqia and the first in line to the throne. Once the royal family leaves, she will likely leave with them.

However, Natsune Yase had already decided to stay on Itogami Island.

This person, also a member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Aldegia, does not intend to return to the Kingdom of Aldegia as a member of the royal family. However, since such an important figure has decided to reside on Itogami Island for a long time, the Lion King Organization naturally needs to take corresponding actions and send people to monitor and protect him.

Considering that Natsune Yase is currently a third-year student at Ayami Academy's junior high school, the best person to monitor and protect her would naturally be someone as close to her as possible.

In that case, what could be closer than classmates of the same age?
Therefore, the Lion King Organization decided to select a suitable person from Takagami no Mori to transfer to Ayakami Academy, where she would be in the same class as Natsune Haze, so that they could monitor and protect her nearby.

Himeragi Yukina is the best student among the Takagami no Mori, so who else could it be but her?

“Now, this girl has also obtained a formal Demon Slayer Certificate.” Yuantang Yuan glanced at Aize and said, “You two will be working together for a long time to come. I called you over here so that you could take care of this girl.”

The so-called Sword Witch, like Wu Weiyuan, is a special profession belonging to the Lion King Organization.

Unlike Wu Weiyuan, who excels in curses and assassinations and can also serve as a bodyguard or infiltrator, the Sword Witch, as her name suggests, is a pure combatant who possesses both the functions of a swordsman and a shrine maiden.

They possess combat power that surpasses that of the demon race. In addition to swordsmanship, they also learn how to use various weapons and various close combat techniques. Through special training, they can also learn the skill of "spiritual vision," which allows them to foresee the future in the short term.

In addition, just as Mai Weiyuan possesses the silent assassination technique of the Eight Generals Divine Arts, sword shamans also practice a spell-based combat technique called the Eight Thunder God Arts, which converts amplified magical power into physical attack power. This technique is specifically used to combat demons, allowing them to subdue demons with their bare hands, even though they are seemingly weak girls. Himeragi Yukina was trained as a sword shaman in Takagami no Mori.

Now that she has graduated early from the High God's Gate and obtained a proper Demon Slayer license, she is naturally a proper Sword Wizard.

“I’m fine,” Aize raised an eyebrow, “but is Himeko alright?”

Although sword shamans are professional combatants, they are not suitable for guard missions.

In terms of their own abilities, such tasks are usually undertaken by maids like Sayaka Kirasaka, while sword witches are more responsible for dangerous tasks, which, to put it simply, are specifically responsible for fighting and killing.

For example, Azer's current mission, ostensibly, is to monitor the Fourth Progenitor and eliminate him once it is confirmed to pose a threat to the nation.

Killing the Fourth Progenitor, the world's strongest vampire—these kinds of missions that sound like suicide missions are the area that Sword Wizards are usually responsible for.

As for guards, someone like Sayaka Kirasaka, a maiden, would be more suitable.

However, Aize's words didn't quite sit well with Yukina Himeragi.

Is my senior questioning my abilities?

Himeragi Yukina stared intently at Aize, her eyes gleaming with a fierce resentment.

Besides being serious, innocent, straightforward, and responsible, this girl is also exceptionally strong-willed and unwilling to admit defeat.

"Back in the days of Gaoshen's era, I don't think I ever lost to my senior in a simulation battle, right?"

Himeragi Yukina said this with her cheeks puffed out.

"Because your spiritual vision is too overpowered. You can always see the future a few seconds in advance, and no matter what moves you use, you can see through them." Aize smiled at the junior's unwillingness to admit defeat and said, "Besides, although I didn't win, I didn't lose either."

The simulated battles between the two usually ended in a draw, and there was never a clear winner.

Of course, that was in the past.

Now, there's no suspense left.

Yuantang Yuanyi also spoke up out of nowhere.

"So didn't I already say that? You rely too much on your spiritual vision. Being able to see the future is certainly an advantage, but it also puts you at a disadvantage. If your opponent's abilities are superior to yours, it's basically impossible for you to decide the outcome based solely on your spiritual vision."

"You should be good at discovering your own strengths and not rely too much on your spiritual vision."

"Using clairvoyance too much becomes a form of self-limitation, understand?"

Endou Endou's sermon made Himeragi Yukina lower her head in shame.

"Yes, I understand, Master."

Although Yukina Himeragi is a person who refuses to admit defeat, she still humbly accepts her master's teachings.

However, while one may accept it, habits are very difficult to change.

According to Aize's memory, Himeragi Yukina's fighting style, which relied too much on spiritual vision, had never changed. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to fight this excellent swordsman to a draw with her based solely on martial arts, even though he didn't understand sorcery or magic.

The future is not static; as long as you know the other party can see the future, there are plenty of ways to deal with it.

Moreover, just because you can see it doesn't mean you can keep up.

Putting aside the past, if Aize were to really throw a punch with all his might now, Himeragi Yukina would only be able to see herself being blown up in 0.01 seconds, unable to even put up a decent resistance.

This is the limitation of clairvoyance.

Endou En was quite satisfied with Himeragi Yukina's attitude, but he also knew that his prized disciple still had many shortcomings.

Then she looked at Aize.

“Sword Wizards are indeed not good at guarding missions, but Ye Se Xia Yin is already protected by the Holy Ring Knights of the Kingdom of Aldeqia. What she lacks is people who can fight by her side. Our purpose is not entirely to protect her, but more to monitor her and prevent her from causing trouble, whether by choice or by force.”

Natsune Yase is, after all, a member of the royal family of the Kingdom of Aldegia. Who knows if she stayed on Itogami Island just to continue her life as a commoner, or if she had other purposes?

What if the Kingdom of Aldiqia is secretly plotting something?

Even if nothing happens, who knows what might happen that could affect Itogami Island or even the mainland?
Don't say it won't happen. The emergence of the fake angel incident has already proven that if we're not careful, there really can be dangers that could endanger the country.

Therefore, Yukina Himeragi's main purpose was to monitor, and the guarding mission was just a side task. The real responsibility of protecting this important person was the Holy Ring Knights of the Kingdom of Aldeqia.

It seems that the Lion King Organization has already secretly issued an order to Yukina Himeragi: if Natsune Yase gets involved in an incident similar to the fake angel and it could potentially harm the country, then they should take action in advance and eliminate her.
In other words, Yukina Himeragi's mission on Itogami Island is the same as Aizawa's: to monitor dangerous individuals and, if necessary, eliminate them.

"I've already found out that Natsune Yase's wish is still to stay by your side, so the Aldeqia royal family will probably ask you to take Natsune Yase in, right?"

Yuantang Yuanyi stared directly at Aize with her cat-like eyes, and said this.

"To be honest, this is not what we want to see. After all, if we agree, it means that the Kingdom of Aldeqia can freely contact the King of Beasts and the Fourth Progenitor."

"But given the Silver Princess's style, she will likely do her best to make this happen. The rest will be a power struggle between the higher-ups and her."

"Since this is the outcome, let Setsuna go back with you."

Natsune Haze lives at Aizawa's house, so it's natural that Yukina Himeragi, who is in charge of monitoring her, will also have to move into Aizawa's house.

"Please give me your guidance, senior."

Himeragi Yukina had clearly been informed beforehand, and bowed to Aize.

"alright."

Aize shrugged and accepted it.

He also needs someone to be with Natsune Haze.

Himeragi Yukina is undoubtedly a suitable candidate.

(End of this chapter)