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"Pretty good, better than Aying."

"Is the person in the projection that day the shadow is?"

"Yes, she might come over in a while. She's currently sparring with a swordsmanship master."

"sword……"

Raiden Mei also had some thoughts rising in her mind, but she quickly suppressed them. When she was a child, she studied Hokushin Ittō-ryū under the Homura Sword Saint and earned the title of Menkō-kyū-den at a very young age. If it weren't for the Honkai, she would probably still be putting her energy into swordsmanship now...

Unfortunately,

Her father was arrested and imprisoned for embezzlement, and then Cocolia used him to cause a tragedy in her hometown that killed millions of people. The originally quiet young lady was forced to join St. Freya Academy after a bomb was implanted in her heart.

For her only friend, this young lady, who was not good at cooking before, has now become a famous culinary expert at St. Freya Academy...

Although it sounds somewhat sad, there isn't much left in her world to rely on or hold onto.

If she were to lose Kiana and Bronya, two of her few remaining friends, Raiden Mei truly couldn't imagine how she would go on.

but……

It was during this near-loss of Kiana and Himeko-sensei that she once again realized how weak her power was in trying to grasp anything.

she……

Nothing can be done.

It seems ridiculous to think that one can obtain these precious things simply by relying on cooking.

Therefore,

When Emiya mentioned swords, she couldn't help but think of the figure in the video that day who annihilated an entire island with a single sword strike.

How did that woman, who has such similar facial features to me, manage to reach that level?

If only I possessed that power, that swordsmanship...

"Mei"? "

Seeing that Raiden was somewhat lost in thought, Shirou raised an eyebrow. He reached out and waved his hand in front of her eyes, and she finally realized that she had been distracted and quickly apologized.

"I'm sorry, senior, I was rude."

"It's okay, you and Sakura... um, my junior from high school look a lot like each other."

"Does Emiya-senpai's planet also have high school?"

"I originally came from a planet similar to Earth, at least on the surface... My world isn't too different from yours, it's also on the verge of destruction, with guys shouting every day about saving humanity, destroying humanity, burning civilization, destroying planets, and ruling the world... Honestly, if there weren't so many of these crazy guys over there, I wouldn't want to be running all over the universe."

"Senior, are you... very young? As young as you look?"

"Although life expectancy is now very long, actual age is indeed the same as apparent age."

Are they almost...the same age?

Raiden Mei couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion. She was only about twenty years old, yet she had the ability to leave her own planet and travel to the entire universe...

I imagine that you, senior, have been diligently cultivating every day in order to save your homeland.

She opened and closed her lips, clenched her fists, wanting to ask Emiya to teach her how to cultivate.

but……

These words were on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't say them, because she had no right to ask others to guide her spiritual practice.

"Mei wants to become stronger, right?"

Before she could speak, Emiya seemed to have seen through her thoughts at a glance, and then smiled and said...

"There's no need to feel embarrassed. Everyone has moments of weakness. I also received a man's gift without any combat skills. He gave me all his knowledge, skills, techniques, and experience without reservation, asking for nothing in return and without asking why... When I reached the starry sky, the gift that man gave me attracted the attention of a great being, who then gave me new power."

"My power was almost entirely borrowed in the past, derived from the kindness and recognition of others. If Mei really wants to become stronger, you might as well be bold and tell me, and ask me with determination and will."

"..."

Raiden Mei gazed at the man before her, a bittersweet feeling welling up in her eyes. She had once been the pinnacle of Chiba Academy, the young lady of the highest order. Back then, everyone around her fawned over her and tried to please her… But after her father lost power, their attitudes towards her twisted into malice. From Changkong City to where she was today, the only person who had ever genuinely shown her kindness without any ulterior motives was Kiana.

And now,

Another Shirou Emiya has joined the ranks.

　The selfless kindness she received brought tears to her eyes, and her voice choked with emotion.

"Is it really possible? Someone like me..."

“You really are a lot like Sakura. That child always feels that she is not worthy of being helped and does not deserve anything... But that is wrong. If you want something, you have to say it. Even if you can't achieve it or get it, you have to try to get it. No, you should say you have to do your best to get it, fight for it, and grab it. If people don't understand your own feelings in this life, wouldn't you be living in a daze?”

Go fight, go grab!

Hearing Emiya's words, a seed was silently planted in Raiden's heart. She gazed deeply at Emiya for a long time before solemnly speaking.

"Then, I would like to ask the senior to guide my cultivation, so that I may have the power to protect my family, friends, and teachers."

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"Very good! Very energetic!" Ren said.

Chapter 204: This collection you mentioned, is it... legitimate?

Teaching Raiden Mei was somewhat of a spur-of-the-moment decision.

The growth process of the three starter Pokémon is relatively tortuous, filled with escapism and the responsibilities they must bear.

Kiana and Raiden Mei are essentially carrying the same sins as they move forward.

Two major collapses,

Both of these main characters bear the weight of millions of lives on their shoulders.

This is not a simple number.

Even if dozens of people stand in front of you and you are allowed to kill them, you will be exhausted, let alone millions of people.

Although they did not witness the bloodshed firsthand, they knew that they were responsible for those deaths.

Raiden Mei is probably even stronger than Kiana.

From a somewhat spoiled young lady in her early days to the Herrscher of Thunder who never showed a trace of weakness, Raiden Mei almost completely erased her former soft self.

Bronya had no choice, Kiana was destined for it, but Raiden Mei... was not actually pushed forward like the former two, but actively chose her own path.

"The core of the Seven Thunders of Purification can also be used to create a new holy sword."

Strictly speaking, the Divine Key is not much different from a regular Valkyrie weapon. The only difference is that it is equipped with a Herrscher Core, which can utilize Herrscher powers and the Honkai energy of the Herrscher Core to a certain extent to unleash up to 120 power.

Generally speaking, using the first rated power is considered to be risking your life, and forcibly turning on the zero rated power is basically a matter of life and death.

Yu Duchen directly burned his memories and fought you to the death.

The Heavenly Fire Unleashed is famous; I'm going to unleash a powerful and devastating attack and blow you up!

In Eden Star, one wrong move and you're caught in the crossfire, essentially ending up with nothing but bones.

Rather than letting it be wasted like this, it would be better to transform it into a holy sword, gather twelve or even thirteen holy swords, and on the spot he would fuse all the holy swords into the Blade King Sword and activate the omniscient and omnipotent mode.

The idea that enemies and allies share the same origin is a traditional art form in tokusatsu (special effects) and should not be missed.

"The Void Treasury is a rebellious thing, it's useless to keep it, we'll find an opportunity to dismantle it."

"The Thousand Realms One Vehicle? It's somewhat useful, but as long as its functions can be preserved, it's fine to dismantle it."

"Weather satellites... these things are useless now, dismantle them!"

"When everything is at rest, the hibernation pod—shouldn't we just keep it as a souvenir?"

"If you calculate it this way, the thirteen swords are only missing Alicia's core... I need to have a heart-to-heart talk with her."

The Origin (cfai) should be the key item for constructing the Holy Blade, just like there must be an eleventh sword "Void Sword Nameless" among the Ten Holy Blades. This feeling is like the Four Heavenly Kings would not be complete without a hidden fifth person.

"Thirteen holy swords require thirteen holy sword wielders. The three starter families, Theresa, Himeko... plus Rita, Slump, Wendy, Anna, Fu Hua, Seele, Yae Sakura, Kallen, Gretchen... The old Mi family never lacks beautiful girl characters, there aren't even enough to go around."

After receiving all of Thomas's techniques, Emiya didn't care about the performance or strength of the Holy Sword itself, or rather... the value of an ordinary Holy Sword to him was about the same as that of a toy.

but,

The ultimate technology for forging the Holy Sword, accessing the "records" in a limited area through the Holy Sword, and constructing the "fantasy world" is the essence of the entire system.

Once you've built your "fantasy world," you can create your own "fantasy omnipotent book," including outrageous compilations like "superhero battle chronicles."

If you were to collect the "Miyu Collection", "Miyazaki Hidetaka Collection", "Jump Collection", "DOA Collection", "Tifa Collection", "Raiden"... well, that's still up for consideration. Anyway, once you collect all these collections, who would dare not call you "Sword Saint"?

How could the Holy Blade be such an inconvenient thing?

"I need to find an opportunity to collect the Divine Keys..."

"Thinking about it, Otto's side should be preparing to make a move soon."

"Theresa and Rita are both trapped in Sky City. He probably only has that one chip left."

"What if they just put up their last chip?"

……

"Hmm, it seems they're waiting for me to walk in on my own?"

In one of Destiny's European branch bases, the blond bishop flipped through intelligence gathered by the Destiny organization during its recent infiltration of Sky City.

"The original elite groups have almost disappeared, and the efficiency of the functional departments is far greater than before... At this time, they can still produce enough food to feed two or three hundred million people. Even if it is synthetic compressed food... it is not to be underestimated."

"This organization is not small. To be able to quietly and precisely take over and replace the entire Tianqiong City's departments of authority, it not only needs a large number of employees, but also extremely excellent managers."

"And those two female singers who keep touring, are they probably born with holy marks? They have a certain degree of spiritual guidance, which is why they can so easily guide and appease the public."

"An excellent manager, a spiritually awakened one, who took over the entire Sky Dome City without a sound, must also have a large number of armed personnel... Rita was captured or had her signal cut off immediately before she could report any clues. Either way, it basically shows that the other party's strength is extraordinary."

"And there's Theresa... my child, did you ultimately choose the same path as Kallen?"

Otto sighed slightly. He wasn't particularly surprised by Theresa's choice. In fact, he might have been hoping that the girl he had brought out of the laboratory would become a second Karen.

Straightforward, lively, strong, passionate, innocent... and unwavering in her sense of justice.

Compared to Karen, he himself is the epitome of derogatory terms such as insidious, ruthless, cruel, cold-blooded, and arrogant, as well as terms like scum and villain.

He was fully aware of the extent of "evil" his actions had created, yet he showed no remorse for the crimes he had committed.

because,

He had long since severed ties with the so-called sense of guilt, and no longer even considered himself a human being. Perhaps words like "beast" or "scum" would sound sophisticated in describing himself.

but,

Even so, in order to realize that one and only ideal, he would still choose to continue down this path full of sins, not for any redemption, nor for any great cause, but probably... just for wishful self-satisfaction.

"If one day you stand against me, I hope you will not hesitate to cut off my head, this evil man, Theresa, just like Kallen would do."

"And I, for Karen, will cut through all the thorns that stand in my way, no matter who that person is."

I am willing to bear all the retribution.

However, I will continue my evil deeds.

Just so that the eternal spring waters of life can once again irrigate those familiar lilies.

Karen,

No matter what, I will definitely bring you back to this world.

Chapter 205: Why don't you hurry up and say thank you, Brother Jun?

"If you want to become stronger, I have many options for you, but I highly recommend that you start with something you are familiar with, such as swordsmanship."

"Swordsmanship?"

Raiden Mei's eyes lit up slightly, and she quickly nodded.

"I have indeed practiced Kendo for many years."

With the excellent example of Lei's movies preceding her, she no longer dares to claim to be a master of any particular school of swordsmanship. She even finds her meager sword skills laughable now.

"Yes, I have learned a lot of sword techniques, and they are quite diverse. I won't say that I have mastered eight or nine out of ten of the sword techniques in the Far East, but I have basically mastered most of the schools. The Hokushin Itto-ryu that you are good at, as well as Nen-ryu, Shinto-ryu, Yin-ryu... I am proficient in most of the sword techniques that have a little reputation."