Fantasy Library.

Chapter 498 It Shouldn't Be That Simple

"Mr. Aize! Are you alright?"

In the early morning, Asabu Yoshino got out of bed and looked at Aize with a nervous expression, asking questions repeatedly.

"How's your injury? Does it still hurt? Should I call Dr. Mizuha to come and take a look?"

It seems that although Yoshino Asatake accidentally fell asleep, she did not forget why she came to this room.

"...It's alright, don't worry."

Aize still looked numb, and there was a hint of unease in his expression. He didn't dare to look at Asagi Yoshino's worried face.

Unfortunately, Yoshino Asagi's observation skills weren't that sharp. Seeing Aizawa's stammering appearance, she just thought he was lying on purpose so as not to worry others.

"Please don't push yourself. After all, it was an injury caused by a demon!" Yoshino Asatake said with a serious expression, "Let me see the condition of the wound!"

As she spoke, Yoshino Asahi reached out, preparing to pull off Aize's clothes.

"Wait! I can do it myself!"

Aize dared not let this woman touch him casually and quickly stopped her.

A moment later, Aize took off his shirt, exposing his back to Asagi Yoshino.

Yoshino Asagi, who used to blush and feel shy when she saw Aize shirtless, was not shy at all this time and carefully examined Aize's wound.

The two wounds on Aize's back were still gruesome, making Asagi Yoshino feel more and more guilty and remorseful the more she looked at them.

She was originally a very responsible person; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to endure the curse and the threat of evil spirits until now. Now that someone has suffered such serious injuries because of her, it's impossible for Asatake Yoshino not to feel ashamed and guilty.

"The injury doesn't seem to be getting any better..."

Asahi Yoshino said this with some distress.

"After all, it's only been one night, how could you get better so quickly?" Aize wasn't surprised, but instead comforted him, "I feel much better, and it doesn't hurt as much as it did last night."

Although he slept soundly last night, he still experienced phantom pain in a semi-conscious state. Now it's much better, with only some stinging sensation.

"Is it really okay?"

Asagi Yoshino was still a little worried and even wanted to reach out and touch Aize's wound.

"No!" Aize instinctively avoided Asagi Yoshino's hand and said with an embarrassed smile, "I'm still covered in filth, so you'd better not touch my wound."

Upon hearing this, Asahi Yoshino immediately withdrew her hand in a huff.

She didn't want to grow animal ears in front of Aize.

At this time, Yoshino Asatake was unaware that Aize had already seen her animal-eared form once before.

"Then, let me help you apply the medicine."

Asagi Yoshino still decided to do something for Aize, otherwise she couldn't live with herself.

"No, really, it's not necessary."

Aize didn't want to do that to Takefusa.

There was nothing he could do; he felt guilty whenever he saw Asagi Yoshino's face, a sense of indescribable remorse washing over him.

This is the noble and sacred priestess in Suizhi's heart. What exactly did she make such a devout priest do?
But it's not my fault, is it?

In short, Aize is now a little hesitant to remain alone in a room with Yoshino Asatake, so he hopes she can leave soon.

Unfortunately, Yoshino Asagi did not understand Aizawa's feelings.

"Please let me do it; it is my responsibility to fulfill this duty."

"No, no, no, I can do it myself, you really don't need to go to all that trouble."

"Mr. Aize can't reach his back by himself, can he? You definitely need someone to help you apply the medicine!"

"Why don't we just send Cong Yu?"

"Lord Congyu can't touch anything in reality!"

"Then let Mr. An Qing come!"

"Father still needs to go to work at the shrine."

"Then let Hitachi..."

"No! I have to do it!"

"Really, it's not necessary!"

"use!"

"Need not!"

"use!"

"no thanks!"

The two of them then inexplicably started arguing in the room.

"...What are you two doing?"

Hitachi Mako appeared at the doorway at some point, her eyes half-closed as she watched Aizawa and Asagi Yoshino arguing fiercely.

"Although we don't have any neighbors nearby and won't disturb anyone, it's not fully light yet, so I hope you two won't start arguing at this time."

Hitachi Mako began to lecture.

"……Excuse me."

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

Aize and Yoshino both bowed their heads in apology. In the end, it was Hitachi Mako who applied the medicine for Aize, while Yoshino could only watch helplessly from the sidelines.

She was eager to take on the job, but what Aize didn't expect was that Asagi Yoshino was actually a bit clumsy and had no experience in applying medicine to people.

She is the shrine maiden of Suiori, and she never lifts a finger. Most of the housework is done by Hitachi Mako, and all the chores are handled by Asabu Ansei. So, apart from being able to dance the Offering Dance and do some needlework, she doesn't know anything else.

That needlework skill was something I developed because I was often injured when dealing with evil spirits, and my clothes were often torn to shreds. I sewed them up to repair them.

As for things like washing clothes and cooking, Asatake Yoshino was completely clueless.

Applying medicine to wounds isn't exactly heavy or technical work, but compared to Hitachi Mako, Asatake Yoshino is definitely much clumsier.

Therefore, it was Hitachi Mako who applied the medicine to Aize in the end, which made Asatake Yoshino look a little disappointed.

"...Lady Yoshino." Perhaps unable to bear it any longer, Hitachi Mako smiled helplessly and said to Asatake Yoshino, "Let me teach you how to apply the medicine."

"Mmm!" Asagi Yoshino was immediately appeased.

Aize, on the other hand, took Cong Yuwan and fled the room, leaving behind that place of trouble.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, Master."

At that moment, Cong Yu appeared out of nowhere.

“Mizuha has already said that Master cannot do any exercise this week.”

Cong Yu thought that Aize was getting up so early because he was going to do his morning exercise again.

"I know." Aize naturally had no intention of disobeying the doctor's orders. He nodded and looked Cong Yu up and down, saying, "Judging from your appearance, you should have recovered, right?"

"Mmm!" Cong Yu nodded vigorously, looking full of energy, and said, "I have fully recovered, Master, you don't need to worry about it!"

Seeing that all the weariness in her eyes had disappeared, Aize believed that she was not lying.

"That's perfect." Aize smiled at Cong Yu, "Why don't you help me test some things?"

Having said these words, Aize had already left the Asabu family and arrived at the open space outside the Kenji Shrine.

"What is Master planning to test?"

When Cong Yu saw that Aize was carrying Cong Yuwan, she knew that what he wanted to test might be unusual.

The same is true.

“I fought with Murasame yesterday, and it gave me some insights,” Aize said to Murasame. “I’d like to see if I can develop something else from it.”

According to Congyu, although Congyu Maru is a divine sword, it is not a divine weapon.

It lacks the sharpness to cut through iron like mud, and the durability to withstand any attack; all it possesses is the mystique to deal with things that do not exist in the world.

If you use a Murasame to chop down a tree, it will definitely not be as useful as an axe.

If you use Murakumaru to cut a rock, it will most likely be bounced back.

Even worse, if used too roughly, the Murasame will break, but Murasame can use his divine power to restore it to its original state.

In other words, in terms of sharpness and durability, the Murasame is no different from ordinary swords, and is even inferior to some famous swords.

The truly special thing about Congyu Maru is that when he uses his divine power, he can kill spirits and sever things that do not exist in the world.

Things like evil spirits formed from filth, vengeful spirits formed from demons and monsters, and various other kinds of evil spirits and goblins—these kinds of things that should not exist in the world are the targets on which Murasame exerts its power.

In other words, Murasame is a divine sword that can subdue evil spirits and is a weapon specifically designed to attack spirits.

It has no other special abilities, so when Azer uses it, he still needs to rush towards the enemy and swing his sword to hit the opponent. The way he fights is no different from when he is using Vanir.

This gave Aize a certain feeling.

"Despite possessing divine power, Murasame isn't as formidable as I imagined."

Aize's honest feelings instantly made Cong Yu resentful.

"No way! Murasame is incredibly powerful!" Murasame said angrily. "If it weren't for Murasame, even if Master is strong, he wouldn't be able to defeat the evil spirit!"

“I don’t deny that,” Aize said with a chuckle. “When dealing with the evil spirit, the power that Murasame showed was indeed extraordinary.”

At least, if it were Yoshino Asatake's Hoko-rin, she certainly wouldn't have been able to destroy the evil spirit so easily.

Congyu Maru is different; as long as you hit it, you can easily cut open the demon's body and purify its filth.

The same goes for the tentacles; Murasame could easily cut them off with a single slash, something Asagi Yoshino's Hokorin certainly couldn't do.

This is certainly partly due to Aize's exceptional swordsmanship, but the destructive power of Murasame against spirits is equally undeniable. The combination of these two factors is what allowed Aize to easily and instantly kill the evil spirit.

"But simply letting divine power reside in Muramasa and then using Muramasa to cut people is a rather crude way of fighting, or rather, a way of applying divine power."

Aize's eyes flickered slightly as he spoke these words, following his inner thoughts, or rather, his instinctive feelings when using the divine blade.

"I always felt that divine power shouldn't be such a simple thing."

"That is, after all, the power of a god; it shouldn't only be used in the way of residing in a knife."

"There should be many more ways to use and apply it."

At the very least, Aize had that feeling.

"is it?"

Cong Yu listened, completely stunned.

"Give it a try," Aize said, looking at Cong Yu with a smile. "What if it works?"

As he said this, Aize slowly pulled out the Murasame.

(End of this chapter)