Chapter 63: A New Path 3
It was true that the atmosphere at the rest stop was livelier than ever.
In the backyard, which had already been completely transformed into a martial arts training ground, shouts and the clashing of swords could be heard constantly.
Lately, Siren had been in a rather strange mood.
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And every time that happened, Ash would rush over to help them circulate their internal energy.
In the morning.
Furthermore, more and more of the Ninjas were achieving the enlightenment necessary to comprehend Qi.
At night.
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Even during the afternoons, when he was supposed to be teaching her swordsmanship.
“I apologize, Lady Siren.”
That was precisely the source of Siren’s subtle melancholy.
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Siren slowly lowered the sword that had remained suspended in the air.
The training for that day would probably end there.
Ash, who until just a few moments ago had been crossing swords with her, ran off once again toward one of the Ninjas sitting cross-legged.
“……Haha. acquire Don’t worry about it.”
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After all, helping someone with those internal cultivation techniques required practically an entire day.
She returned to the shade that had practically become her usual seat and settled into the curled-up posture that could already be considered characteristic of her.
And since she had already experienced a similar situation three times, Siren knew that perfectly well, although she would have preferred not to find out.
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“……I wonder how long he’ll take today.”
Her gaze followed Ash’s movements.
Ash was undoubtedly an excellent teacher.
Nor could it be said that he was deliberately neglecting her.
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If there was something she did not understand, he would even personally draw his Blade to demonstrate the techniques.
Whenever the swordsmanship lessons finally began, he was always the first to correct any mistakes in her posture. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com
And he would also kindly explain the meaning of each movement.
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If barely an hour had passed since they began practicing and he left like that, what was she supposed to do?
Apparently, the noise of her training could distract the others.
She could not even practice swordsmanship on her own.
However, training also required a certain degree of continuity.
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Therefore, the only thing Siren could do was remain crouched in the shade and observe what was happening on the other side of the yard.
Intellectually, she understood.
“……”
After all, for someone who had just crossed the threshold of a new understanding, guidance from a more experienced person was extraordinarily important.
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However.
Although everyone was receiving Ash’s teachings, there seemed to be a subtle dividing line between them that Siren did not know how to describe.
She could not help feeling increasingly disappointed.
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And that gaze.
Siren looked at the Ninjas again.
It was almost as though she had become an outsider.
Her black eyes were filled with an envy she could not conceal.
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The following day.
***
It did not go unnoticed by Ash.
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At those words, both the Ninjas and Siren, who remained seated in a corner, opened their eyes wide.
Then they began looking at one another.
Ash gave instructions that differed from the usual ones.
“Today, we shall have some practice matches.”
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On the contrary, everyone nodded enthusiastically.
“As it happens, there are exactly six of us…… How about we arrange things this way? armor First, I shall fight Zero. accent Afterward, Lady Siren will face Third, since both are women. matrix Finally, Second and Fourth will exchange a few techniques.”
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No one rejected Ash’s proposal.
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Zero drew the sword at his waist and spoke.
After all, they were eager to put the new swordsmanship techniques and internal energy they had begun to master to the test as soon as possible.
And so, Ash and Zero were the first to take their places in the center of the training ground.
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Apparently, he was referring to the day they had first encountered each other in Underland.
Ash let out a soft chuckle.
“Standing here brings back some memories.”
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“I shall grant you the first move. arcade Let us see how much you have changed.”
“I assure you that you won’t be disappointed.”
“If everything is the same as it was back then, I shall probably end up disappointed.”
No one announced the beginning of the match.
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His movements were clearly different from those he had displayed before.
He moved with extraordinary fluidity, almost as though he were gliding across the ground.
Zero’s figure was the first to cut through the air.
It was not simply that he was faster.
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A faint white mist began rising around his feet, creating the strange illusion that he was floating above the clouds.
It was no longer a simple run; his movements had begun to take the form of a genuine movement technique.
There were still many movements that felt awkward to him, and his transitions were rather abrupt.
And that was not all.
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It was the moment when a dragon, having finally acquired the wings of internal energy, appeared among the clouds and began to command them.
Dragon Form Step.
However, this was undoubtedly a movement technique of Gonryun.
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A sword strike incomparably heavier than his previous ones shot toward Ash.
Thung!
“Here I come!”
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It was a manifestation of the profound emotion he felt upon witnessing the martial arts of his sect finally regain their complete form.
At the same time, his optical sensors flashed intensely.
A dull impact echoed across the training ground, and Ash’s steel body retreated slightly.
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At other times, it disappeared among the wisps of white mist dispersing around him.
At times, his sword extended in completely unpredictable directions.
His movements resembled those of a dragon stalking its prey among the clouds and mist.
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“Excellent!”
Ash had also begun using Dragon Form Step.
An enthusiastic exclamation escaped Ash’s voice module.
At the same time, a blue flash of lightning shone beneath his feet.
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However, there was an obvious difference.
With every step he took, a deafening explosion resounded, as though the very atmosphere were bursting apart.
Boom!
If Zero’s movements resembled a thick mist spreading among the clouds, Ash’s were like lightning bolts descending from the heavens.
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“Urgh……!”
Every time Zero directed his sword toward Ash, Ash responded using exactly the same technique.
The scene seemed to depict two dragons fighting to demonstrate their supremacy amid a storm of clouds charged with lightning.
Two styles of Cloud Dragon Thirteen Swords, each imbued with completely different energy, exchanged countless attacks and defenses.
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Apparently, Ash’s overwhelming destructive power had begun making it difficult for him to control his hands.
Zero’s sword movements, which until then had managed to respond quite well, began to grow unstable.
Until, at a certain moment.
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Instead, he took a large step backward.
However, for some reason, Ash did not seize that opportunity to launch a decisive attack.
Then he raised his left hand and placed it against the surface of his Blade.
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At the same time, he slid his hand upward along the blade.
Crackle! harbor Crackle!
“Truly impressive. alert Then, do you think you can stop this as well?”
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That overwhelming sight she had witnessed in the Outer.
“T-That’s it!”
Siren, who had been watching that scene, opened her eyes so wide that they seemed about to pop out of their sockets.
Following the movement of his fingers, the blue lightning bolts that occasionally appeared around Ash’s body began slowly moving toward the surface of his sword.
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“W-What is that?”
As he gazed at that sword, which resembled a spear of lightning and emitted blue electrical arcs in every direction, Zero involuntarily stepped backward.
It was Plasma Sword Qi.
At that question, filled with astonishment, Ash let out a soft chuckle.
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The mist that had filled the training ground until then evaporated without offering any resistance against that overwhelming temperature and pressure.
“What else could it be? absorb It is merely a fragment of the martial arts you will learn in the future. silence I thought this would be a good opportunity for you to experience it personally.”
“T-This……!”
With a lightning bolt grasped in one hand, Ash charged directly toward Zero.
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On the contrary, he squeezed out every last drop of the meager internal energy that had just settled in his Dantian.
However, he did not retreat.
Zero’s entire body stiffened, as though he had just come face-to-face with death.
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Kra-boom!
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Finally, Ash’s and Zero’s swords collided.
Once.
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At Ash’s concerned question, Zero raised his head and answered.
“My. atlas Are you all right?”
The hand gripping his sword trembled slightly.
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On the contrary, it was filled with an emotion bordering on excitement.
Curiously, his voice conveyed neither pain nor frustration.
“That……”
“……Will I really be able to learn that?”
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Upon hearing those words, Zero sprang to his feet and bowed his head deeply.
At that unexpected response, Ash let out a pleased laugh.
“Yes! alert I’ll keep that firmly in mind!”
“As long as you do not neglect your training.”
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As he trailed off, Ash discreetly turned his head toward Siren.
She remained with her mouth open, staring fixedly at the Plasma Sword Qi.
“Excellent. riddle Then we can consider our match concluded……”
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When Ash moved his sword slightly, Siren’s head followed the movement as though she were hypnotized.
The desire shining in her eyes was so intense that it was even a little unsettling.
After murmuring that to himself, Ash lightly shook his Blade.
‘I believe I have used enough bait. armor Now all that remains is to deliver the decisive blow.’
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“Lady Siren. arcade Step forward.”
The plasma flowing along the sword’s surface scattered like dust and disappeared.
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At those words, Siren nodded vigorously.
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The reason was the scene she had just witnessed.
At the same time, she did everything she could to calm her excitement.
***
Siren adjusted her grip on her sword and advanced toward the center of the training ground.
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Neither Zero’s sword, capable of manipulating the clouds, nor Ash’s lightning, which pierced through them, were things she could forget after seeing them only once.
The Plasma Sword Qi that Ash had displayed at the end, enveloped in a scorching energy that seemed capable of devouring everything.
Simply witnessing it had been enough to plunge her into profound fascination.
Especially.
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While she remained absorbed in those thoughts, a woman wearing a rabbit mask stepped forward and positioned herself opposite her.
If she remembered correctly, this was the same woman she had managed to subdue by piercing her shoulder.
Come to think of it, she had faced this opponent before at the rest stop.
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Perhaps that was why.
“I hope we have a good match.”
Siren assumed her fighting stance and addressed her.
She felt a strange confidence beginning to rise within her.
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Siren adjusted her grip on her sword slightly.
At those words, the Ninja wearing the rabbit mask merely bowed her head.
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Third was the first to move.
And so, without any special signal, the match began.
She closed the distance with precise movements and no unnecessary gestures before launching a slash at Siren with a sword technique that was still somewhat stiff.
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Therefore, she calmly raised her sword to block it.
However, the instant the two blades made contact, Siren realized something.
Everything had changed completely.
Siren had already acquired some knowledge of the Cloud Dragon Thirteen Swords, so she could immediately recognize the purpose of that attack.
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The force of that blow was so extraordinary that vibrations traveled through her Cyberware arm all the way to her shoulder, causing an intense tingling sensation.
A deafening impact echoed through the air, and Siren was pushed backward.
Bang!
“Huh……?”
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However, its weight was completely different.
“Ugh……!”
It was exactly the same sword technique she had faced previously.
Third’s attacks, those of the Ninja wearing the rabbit mask, possessed a ferocity incomparably greater than anything she had displayed before.
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That simple and obvious difference plunged Siren into profound confusion.
There was something strange and immense being transmitted through their swords.
It was not simply a difference in physical strength.
‘What? aspect What the hell is this?’
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Third’s sword came at her again.
But she had no time to stand there thinking about it.
After all, they were still fighting.
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In terms of technique, she was superior.
Siren forced herself to regain her composure and crossed swords with her opponent once more.
This time, instead of blocking the attack head-on, she decided to deflect it at an oblique angle.
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After all, how many enemies had she faced during her years as a Pathfinder?
She also had more experience.
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Besides, had she not received swordsmanship instruction directly from Ash?
However.
Even without Undine’s combat data, Siren was still an extraordinarily competent swordswoman.
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Siren gritted her teeth.
None of that helped.
“Ngh!”
Even when she found an opening and launched a precise counterattack, the instant their swords collided, her attack was repelled without offering the slightest resistance.
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Clang!
In an instant, she pushed all the Cyberware in her body to maximum power and swung her Blade against Third’s rapidly approaching sword.
Only then did she manage to deflect the attack.
“Huff, huff……!”
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Then, finally, the two combatants began to fight on equal terms.
No.
Breathing heavily, she began swinging her sword fiercely, ignoring every warning message telling her that her body was overheating.
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How many exchanges had passed?
Siren even managed to gain a slight advantage.
However, that superiority was like a castle built on sand.
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Her body had originally been designed around the cooling system installed in Undine’s arm, making it especially vulnerable to heat.
Siren’s vision began filling with so many warning messages that she could barely distinguish what was in front of her.
However, she was now using all her Cyberware at maximum power without relying on that cooling system.
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At that very instant.
Her reaction speed decreased, and the strength of her grip on the sword began to weaken.
The overheated cybernetic components began failing one after another.
In a sense, the outcome was inevitable.
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Ash, who had approached without anyone noticing, simultaneously caught the two swords aimed at their respective opponents.
After intervening in the match, Ash looked back and forth between Siren and Third before reaching a conclusion.
“That is enough.”
After all, his hands were made of steel, so there was no danger of the blades cutting him.
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At those words, Siren raised her voice in a manner quite unusual for her.
“One moment! altitude I can still continue!”
“……For now, we shall declare this match a draw.”
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“If we keep going a little longer, I might be able to defeat her……!”
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At Ash’s calm words, Siren finally lowered her gaze.
“Look at your own body.”
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“This match ends in a draw. avalanche I shall accept no objections.”
The overheated components seemed to be screaming in pain, and a faint column of smoke was beginning to rise from the joints of her shoulder and arm.
What she discovered was her arm, completely reddened by the overload.
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Her black eyes began trembling like never before.
At that declaration, Siren was left completely stunned.
Then how was it possible that such a difference now existed between them?
Until just a few days ago, she had been able to subdue this very same opponent with ease.
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Perhaps it was precisely at that moment.
Ash addressed her again.
When something began slowly crumbling inside Siren.
“We shall now begin the next match. afford I would appreciate it if you cleared the training ground.”
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