Xingtie: Can’t you just let me focus on completing the commissions?

"...Senior, are you perhaps a peerless swordsmanship prodigy? A genius like Okita Souji?"

"Okita, um... actually, I'm also skilled in Okita-san's swordsmanship. Our Okita is a really cute girl."

ah?.

Raiden Mei was momentarily stunned. Although there were discrepancies in the place names in the Honkai world's history, many historical figures did exist, including the legendary swordsman Okita Souji from the late Edo period.

However, almost without exception, all accounts of that swordsman described him as a handsome young swordsman. Now, suddenly hearing that someone else's Okita Souji was a cute girl, she felt a little awkward. Before she could even process this news—, Emiya continued…

“Not only Okita, but also Minamoto no Yorimitsu, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Miyamoto no Musashi, and even Taira no Kagekiyo, Oda no Nobunaga, and Uesugi Kenshin were women.”

"I always felt that the world of my predecessors was very wonderful."

"Actually... your side is not bad either. For example, the Hokushin Ittō-ryū style that you learned was also learned from a famous person you know."

"Who? Could it be someone from the Chiba family?"

"He was a reformer."

"Sakamoto Ryoma!"

Raiden Mei exclaimed the name with surprise, not only because the name was famous in the history of the Far East, but also because her father shared the same name as that legendary hero.

"If I remember correctly, your Sakamoto Ryoma here is also a woman, and she belongs to the Stigmata Awakener category."

"Y-really?"

Mr. Jun has largely set a good precedent for pandering games to otaku. Ever since King Arthur transformed into the ahoge (cowlick) and staged that famous scene on the moon, many people have had a breakthrough in their thinking.

Honkai Impact 3rd is no exception; its stigmata collection also features a bunch of historical figures. Because it needs to appeal to otaku, these historical figures are basically just female versions of themselves.

Let's not even talk about the group of scientists in Laboratory 42.

There are many other characters similar to Sakamoto Ryoma, such as Attila, Galileo, Naoe Kanetsugu, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Charlemagne, Sanada Yukimura, and so on.

It can only be said that under the earnest guidance of Brother Jun, the Mi family has surpassed its predecessors and is even better than them.

Early characters like Cangxuan and Danzhu were actually Nuwa and Fuxi, but later, for some unspeakable reasons, they were changed to their later names.

However, there were quite a few ancient Chinese characters similar to Cangxuan Danzhu, such as Cai Tianyi (Zhang Heng), Ye Caizhang (Jin Shengtan), and Xiao Yun (Li Er), which were practically a dime a dozen.

The most important one is Zhuge Liang, the village magistrate... Theresa Stargazer. Perhaps one day when I see Stargazer, I should call over that little brat Reines (Sima Yi) so that the two of them, the Crouching Dragon and the Tiger, can have a good chat.

"Getting back to the point, you already have the foundation of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū style. Simply practicing the routines isn't very meaningful. If you want to get stronger, you should focus on improving your physical fitness, combat experience, and equipment."

"In terms of physical fitness, I can teach you Nen. In terms of combat experience, I can teach you the moves of a hundred schools of swordsmanship. In terms of equipment, I can help you forge the Thunder Holy Sword to complement the Herrscher of Thunder core in your body. The last one is that you will collect experimental data for me, which can be considered as lending it to you. For the first two, you must be prepared to suffer. It will not be easy... and there will even be some devilish special training that you cannot accept."

"Please rest assured, senior, I can handle it."

"Very good, you're full of energy. Then put on this mask and prepare to begin your Nen practice."

When Emiya first acquired the Nen Empowerment mask, he didn't think it had much value, but now he's finding it very convenient for quickly developing Nen abilities.

When the power erupts, all potential is activated, control over the body is greatly enhanced, and the mind becomes exceptionally calm under the influence of this Imperial Arm, entering an extremely rational state of mind.

Upon arriving at an open training ground, Emiya expertly activated Raiden Mei's internal energy pores. As her vital energy flowed out in large quantities from these pores...

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Emiya even detected a large number of extremely restless static ions emerging in the space surrounding her body, appearing as visible light waves.

The power eruption not only brought out the potential of her muscle performance, skeletal transmission ability, hematopoietic function, lymphatic system, nerve response and brain function, but also seemed to trigger the power of the stigma within her.

"Stigmata are products of genetic inheritance, so it's reasonable that they can be activated. In that case, it's possible to control the power of Stigmata through Nen."

Just as Emiya was pondering the potential value of this phenomenon,

Suddenly, it was noticed that the restless static ions swirling around Raiden Mei were abruptly drawn towards her body, drawn in by her.

. ... ....

Immediately, bound by Honkai energy, she absorbed the vast amount of electrons permeating the space and shaped them into a lightning blade that shimmered with a blinding purple light.

"……oh?"

Emiya narrowed his eyes, about to say something, when the bolt of lightning struck him without warning.

"Has that personality emerged yet?"

Emiya smiled, calmly tapping the ground with his foot, propelling himself backward dozens of meters.

But Mei traversed those tens of meters in the blink of an eye, seemingly possessing some kind of untrained ability to use Okita's teleportation technique, subtly affecting Emiya's visual perception and causing him to misjudge her actual speed.

When the sword slashed out again, aiming straight for his neck, Emiya could even feel the slight stinging sensation of static electricity pricking his skin.

but,

Similarly, he could also discern that the opponent's strike was extremely precise, and that the intention was not to actually cut his neck with that knife, but rather a demonstrative attempt to threaten him...

"Are we going to have another real sword absolute attack? Then this time, let's use the swordsmanship of a shadow."

As the ultimate master of swordsmanship, naginata techniques, and sword forging, she taught her swordsmanship to numerous samurai. These samurai then adapted and modified it, gradually evolving into hundreds and thousands of sword styles within the Inazuma school. To this day, among these hundreds and thousands of swords, not a single person is qualified to directly confront the "origin" of this sword style...

"No thought, severing all attachments—!" 8.

Chapter 206: A complete Yamato Nadeshiko personality requires both a Herrscher personality and a Ruler personality.

"No thought, sever all ties—!"

The pinnacle of Inazuma's swordsmanship

The strongest ultimate sword technique.

Its name is,

A single, unintentional strike.

Inazuma's swordsmanship is generally divided into three levels from top to bottom: beginner, intermediate, and master. Reaching the master level requires the use of elemental power in swordsmanship.

This seemingly effortless strike is not only a superb skill in swordsmanship, but also the pinnacle of manipulating lightning elemental power. The combination of these two aspects is what makes it hailed as the ultimate technique among ultimate techniques.

The instant the intense lightning flashed before her eyes, Raiden Mei instinctively sensed the destructive power of the strike. Without a second thought, she scrambled across the ground in a pathetic display of weakness.

The lightning raging in Emiya's hand did not continue its pursuit, but instead swept out, annihilating everything in the hundreds of square meters of space "137" in front of him in one go, turning it into a patch of black scorched earth, sparing only the small patch of pure land where 'Raiden Mei' rolled.

When she stood up again and saw the aftermath of that devastating attack, a chill ran down her spine.

She had overheard everything Emiya said earlier, inside the coward's body. She had intended to use this sneak attack as an opportunity to give this man a little warning, so that he wouldn't underestimate Raiden Mei...

But after that attack, even she had to admit that the man's swordsmanship and energy manipulation skills had reached a level she couldn't even imagine.

Effortless

The force of this attack, though seemingly causing extensive damage, landed evenly across the training ground, leaving buildings and vegetation further away unharmed.

The sheer scale of the destruction, coupled with its incredibly precise coverage, is astounding.

"This coward is yours to handle."

The Herrscher personality, a blend of Raiden Mei's Herrscher consciousness and Stigmata, looked at Emiya and spoke.

"With you guiding her, she will grow up very quickly."

"Aren't you going to come and receive some instruction too, Herrscher?"

"If you know the answer already, we will eventually become enemies."

"That's not necessarily true."

Having said that, Emiya fired a beam of light towards Raiden Mei. The beam skill, originating from the Compassionate Hero, merged into Raiden Mei's body and quickly separated into a humanoid form. This was the Herrscher personality portion within Raiden Mei, the main component of the later strong and assertive Mei.

"Uchiha, Uzumaki, a low-spec version of Hishou, plus Raiden Mei's original body data... Hmm, four combined into one."

With practiced ease, he constructed a new body. Emiya then slapped this mass of consciousness onto the body.

"Multiple personalities? Turn them all into twins."

Both ordinary personality and legalist personality are necessary for something to be considered complete.

"I almost forgot that I still have Sirin's pufferfish here. Once I get Kiana's body data, I'll have to make a real Kiana."

The fusion of the Herrscher of Thunder with his body would still take some time, so Emiya's gaze fell on Raiden Mei once again.

After the Herrscher personality left the body, the main personality regained control. However, the Herrscher personality had just barely managed to gather the vital energy within the pores, and when the main personality returned, a gentle push was all it took for the pores to close completely, the vital energy perfectly contained.

"She calls you a coward all the time, but she does the work more meticulously than a mother. With a Herrscher personality like her who spoils the main personality, it won't be easy for you, Mei, to get real training."

Hearing Emiya's words, Mei opened her eyes, removed the Imperial Arms from her face, and turned her gaze to the 'other self' lying on the ground not far away. Her expression was slightly complicated.

“She has always protected me, I’ve always known that, even when we were in Changkong City.”

"Even without her, you would still be the young lady of Mei Company."

"Yes, but... without her, I might have died in an accident. Now I understand how ridiculous it is to entrust my life and my friends' lives to someone else."

She touched her heart and spoke softly.

"Back then, they planted a bomb near my heart, saying I was dangerous enough to destroy everything..."

"After Kiana was captured by Schicksal, I asked them to remove the bomb near my heart. Before that day, it had only appeared when Cocolia's clones invaded the academy..."

“I am indeed a coward. I have never dared to face her. She should never have been my enemy, but the person closest to me... She is like my sister.”

"Only she cares whether my life is threatened. It was the same in Changkong City, at the academy, at the Destiny Headquarters, and now... she only appears when I'm in close proximity to death..."

She slowly walked to the sleeping figure, gently embraced the Herrscher lying on the ground, and then spoke again.

"This time, I finally have the opportunity to speak with you face to face."

At that moment, the Herrscher, who had been like Sleeping Beauty, slowly opened her eyes. Her gaze met Raiden Mei's, and after a long pause, she instinctively let out a cold snort.

"From today onwards, you no longer need to be afraid of anyone taking your body away, you coward."

"Actually, I stopped being afraid a long time ago."

"Oh? With such a dangerous guy like me around, you're not afraid?"

"You've always protected me, and Kiana too, haven't you?"

...that guy.

Upon hearing Kiana's name, the Herrscher fell silent for a moment. Her feelings towards that person were quite complex. Like Raiden Mei's main personality, she also placed many of her emotions on that one last straw.

The day Kiana reached out her hand in Changkong City seemed to anchor her so that she would not continue to slide towards becoming a Honkai Apostle.

"From today onwards, I will protect you, protect Kiana, protect... everyone."

"you?"

The Herrscher almost instinctively scoffed, but Mei spoke calmly and firmly.

"Yes, just like how you've helped me countless times, I'll hold on to you tightly from now on... Emiya-senpai told me that if you want something, you have to fight for it, you have to snatch it... And you are the family I must have next."

"Family? Me? You actually want to become family with a Herrscher?"

"Herrscher? So what? Isn't someone like Otto even more evil than a Herrscher? From this moment on, I will hold onto everyone who cherishes me—my father, Kiana, and you..."

As she spoke, Mei paused slightly, then raised her head slightly, her gaze falling on the man who was chuckling not far away.

“And even…Emiya-senpai,”

"I will hold on tight, no matter the cost, I will become stronger, so that I can stand by your side and protect all of you."

"I don't care whether the Herrschers will destroy the world. All I know right now is that, more important than this world... are you all."

Chapter 207: Our Mi family also has someone who can dominate the entire Holy Grail War!

Did I...do something?

Mr. Emiya fell into deep thought, wondering how the story could have fast-forwarded to the point where he was now more important than the world itself.

Did I just... unconsciously do a pole vault?

That shouldn't be the case.

Could it be that I have a hidden special attack on younger men and juniors?

Or are you also from the village?

Are you also dreaming of becoming Hokage?