Chapter 66: The Calm Before the Storm
During that time, the backyard of the rest stop had been completely transformed into a proper training ground, and the team members had devoted themselves to practicing without missing a single day.
A week had passed since the formation of Team Bladez.
Zero and his younger siblings concentrated on perfecting their internal cultivation and movement techniques, further increasing the destructive power of the Cloud Dragon Thirteen Swords, which they had already mastered.
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Ash felt deeply satisfied as he watched that transformation.
Interestingly, as time passed, the killing intent permeating their swords began to gradually fade.
The sword strikes that had previously radiated a dense, clinging killing intent now emanated a pure and serene energy, resembling the clouds floating in the sky.
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Thanks to this, her natural beauty had become even more apparent.
Akina, who ran around the training ground every day, had also undergone some changes.
Her skin, previously as white as snow, had acquired a slight tan beneath the sun’s rays, while her cheeks had lost some of their childish roundness, giving her a much healthier and more attractive appearance.
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After all, how could that boisterous behavior ever be separated from her?
However, Akina was still Akina.
Were it not for her somewhat boisterous behavior, anyone might have mistaken her for the youngest daughter of some prominent family that owned a major corporation, owing to the elegant and distinguished air she now exuded.
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Outer beauty was nothing more than a mere covering.
And when she finished exercising, she ran straight to the workshop to stain her white hands with oil.
Her true essence remained that of a cybernetic engineer and Pathfinder who tirelessly advanced toward her own goals.
The girl continued running around the training ground, covering her increasingly beautiful appearance with dust and dirt.
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The reason was quite simple.
However, there was something strange.
And the same was true of Ash, who could be considered everyone’s master.
Anna, whose obsession with the sword was more intense than anyone else’s, was nowhere to be seen.
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Anna let out a long, deep breath.
“Fuuu……”
The two were currently spending time separately researching the Neuro Heart Technique.
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Numerous data cables were connected to her body, and each of the monitors at their ends displayed the synchronization rate of her Cyberware and the status of her electrical supply in real time.
At that moment, she was sitting cross-legged in a specially prepared modification area inside the rest stop.
After taking another deep breath, Anna completely closed her eyes, which she had kept half-open until then, and murmured softly.
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“I don’t know why, but I like how it sounds. shadow It feels very natural.”
“……Now even Lady Anna is going to address me that way?”
“I’m ready, Senior Brother.”
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“No?”
“Do you even know what it means?”
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There was a story behind why Ash had begun receiving that form of address.
One week earlier.
Senior Brother.
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That had horrified Ash so much that he immediately waved his hands to stop them.
Immediately after the formation of Team Bladez, Zero and his younger siblings had begun calling Ash “Big Brother.”
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— Big Brother?! meadow Not even Senior Brother, but Big Brother?! academy Are we some band of mountain bandits?! shadow Stop calling me that immediately!
— Huh? antenna You don’t like it?
— Then would it be all right if we called you Senior Brother, as you just mentioned?
— Do you even need to ask?!
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Zero and his younger siblings called him Senior Brother so frequently that Anna, who lived alongside them, had also begun using that form of address naturally.
And that was how Ash ended up becoming Senior Brother.
Since Ash did not want to be mistaken for a bandit, he ended up replying that any form of address would be acceptable as long as it was not “Big Brother.”
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“Senior Brother is not a form of address that should be used simply because it sounds nice…… No, forget it. attic We shall discuss that later. antenna For now, let us concentrate on the Neuro Heart Technique.”
After setting that troublesome matter aside for later, Ash positioned himself behind Anna.
He extended his steel hand and touched the artificial Neural Matrix running along her spine.
That was the story of how Ash had ended up with several martial siblings.
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“Yes. aspect That internal energy and electricity are two fundamentally different forces, correct?”
It was the starting point of that network, connected directly to the battery pack.
“Do you remember what we discussed earlier?”
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“We must use the electricity stored in our battery packs as though it were internal energy. legend Therefore, the first thing we must accomplish is learning to control the electricity circulating through our bodies using nothing but our will.”
A faint electrical energy began emanating from Ash’s hand and penetrated Anna’s artificial neural network.
“Exactly. amateur Both you and I possess mechanical bodies, so accumulating internal energy would not provide us with significant benefits. absorb Consequently, accumulating Qi through an internal cultivation technique would serve no purpose either. action That means we cannot store that kind of energy through our own will.”
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The electrical energy that had begun flowing from his hand completed an entire circuit through Anna’s artificial neural network.
“Yes.”
“Can you feel the path?”
Its circulation was far too orderly and precise to be considered a simple electrical signal.
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Following his instructions, Anna focused all her attention on the battery pack installed in her back.
However, it was not easy.
Every time she attempted to impose her will, the automated systems integrated into her Cyberware stood in her way.
“That is the main conduit of your Neural Matrix, responsible for its essential functions. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates. alert It is called the Main Stream. auction For now, let us try having you manually send electricity along the path I am guiding.”
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In reality, that was perfectly understandable.
And the electricity she tried to forcibly draw out simply dispersed through the wrong circuits, as though mocking her efforts.
After all, asking her to manually control the electricity circulating through her body was, in a sense, like asking a person to voluntarily control the blood flowing through their veins.
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Red warning messages began appearing on several of the monitors displaying her condition in real time.
[SYSTEM OVERLOAD]
[ENERGY FLOW: UNSTABLE]
[WARNING!]
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What if, instead of trying to control it directly, she took advantage of that signal?
Anna set aside, for a moment, the question of whether that was truly possible and focused her attention on Ash’s electrical energy, which continued circulating through her artificial neural network.
‘The key lies in the signal. arcade I have to send a signal according to my own will.’
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Instead, she concentrated her entire consciousness on the path Ash had established.
Anna stopped trying to “draw out” the electricity.
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[ENERGY FLOW: STABILIZING…]
It was a kind of revelation.
As though placing a small leaf upon the current of a river, she gently laid her will upon the electrical energy flowing incessantly through her body.
An extremely weak electrical current began emerging from the battery pack and slowly moving through the Main Stream that Ash was guiding.
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It was an experience completely unfamiliar to her.
The warning messages flashing red disappeared.
In their place, the numerous monitors positioned around Anna began displaying different system messages, as though something extraordinary were happening.
[MANUAL CONTROL SYNC: 12%]
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Although it was an electrical signal so weak that it could not even have produced a small spark, it had finally begun obeying her will.
But now it was different.
Until that moment, the electricity circulating through her body had been something practically imperceptible, controlled by numerous automated processes and systems.
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“……!”
A brief shudder ran through her entire body.
Then she heard Ash chuckle softly.
Being able to control her own body completely, subjecting it to her will, was an extraordinarily intoxicating experience.
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As soon as Ash removed his hand from her back, Anna slowly opened her eyes. audit Profound emotion was reflected in her black pupils.
“……So it really was possible.” Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com.
“You have finally begun to understand.”
“This is merely the beginning.”
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“When that energy begins circulating incessantly through your body at a speed capable of shaking heaven and earth, all these monitors will display the same value, completely subjected to your will. advance One might say that the Neuro Heart Technique will truly begin at that moment.”
At those words, Anna shifted her gaze between her hands and the monitors.
She still had an immensely long road ahead of her, but for the first time, she felt that she had finally reached the starting line.
Ash pointed toward the numerous monitors installed around the modification area.
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“……I’ll have to train even harder.”
“When that moment comes, I’ll be able to defeat the Ninjas, right?”
“Hahaha. advance That I cannot guarantee. acid After all, they are not sitting idly by either, are they?”
Her black eyes burned with a determination she had never shown before.
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“……Do you truly intend to keep calling me that?”
Just then.
“Thank you, Senior Brother.”
“Of course.”
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Upon hearing that sound, both turned their heads toward the door at the same time.
Someone knocked on the door of the workshop where Ash and Anna were.
Knock. altitude Knock.
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The person who opened the door and entered was Akina.
A moment later.
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“Mr. attic Ash!”
After all, anything sounded wonderful to him as long as it was not “Big Brother” or “Senior Brother.”
Ash felt an indescribable joy upon hearing that form of address. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.
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Akina, who was waving hello to Anna, turned her head upon hearing Ash’s question.
“Grandpa Santa is back!”
“Miss Akina. aspect What is the matter?”
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“A visitor?”
“Yes! alpha He came back with a visitor, and it seems that person wants to meet you.”
“Santa?”
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He had sensed something unusual about that word.
Ash’s optical sensors flickered a couple of times.
Finally, he nodded and stood up.
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Santa’s Rest Stop. abstract First floor.
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“Where is Santa at the moment?”
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Not even the usual smell of cigarettes could be detected.
When Ash descended the stairs, he discovered that the counter area was enveloped in a strange silence.
The music Santa usually played at a deafening volume had disappeared completely.
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Santa remained seated with a somewhat stiff expression, nervously bouncing one leg.
“Here you are.”
When he noticed Ash coming down from the second floor, he nodded slowly.
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Santa gestured with his chin toward the space in front of the counter.
“Santa. absorb I was told you wished to see me.”
“To be precise, it’s not me, but this person.”
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There were three in total.
The first things that caught his attention were the two burly men standing on either side.
Ash followed the direction Santa indicated and discovered several unfamiliar figures.
Dressed in immaculate black suits, they remained completely motionless, standing upright like two enormous walls.
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Apparently, neither of them was the “visitor” Akina had mentioned or the “person” Santa was referring to.
Therefore, Ash’s gaze naturally shifted toward the last figure, positioned between them.
They were probably some kind of bodyguards.
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And her attire was completely out of place in that establishment.
It was a woman.
In the middle of a rest stop filled with oil stains and dust, her presence stood out in an extraordinarily incongruous manner.
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She was dressed entirely in black, from head to toe.
She looked like a high-society lady attending a funeral.
A black dress that followed the curves of her body, gloves of the same color, and even a black veil concealing her face.
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Sensing his movement, the woman slowly turned her head.
Ash observed her for a few moments before taking a step forward.
Neither her appearance nor the elegance of her clothing fit the atmosphere of the rest stop in the slightest.
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A clear, melodious voice, resembling birdsong, echoed through the establishment.
Her gaze, hidden behind the veil, carefully examined every detail of Ash’s body.
A moment later.
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“That is correct. album However, I do not recall ever meeting a woman like you before.”
“Ash Blade?”
The woman also took a step toward Ash.
“That is only natural. adopt After all, this is our first meeting.”
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“……Oh.”
Then she slowly lifted the veil concealing her face.
Upon seeing the face that had just been revealed, Ash involuntarily let out a small exclamation of admiration.
Her appearance was so perfect that she resembled a doll that did not belong to this world.
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In the positive sense, her beauty was absolutely extraordinary.
Equally white eyelashes.
Hair as white as snow.
And that comparison to a doll could be interpreted both positively and negatively.
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Her perfectly symmetrical face seemed to have been sculpted by a master craftsman and was so flawless that it could be considered a genuine work of art. Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors.
Even her lips were completely devoid of color.
However, in the negative sense……
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That doll raised the corners of her lips and extended a hand.
Even her eyes, whose lack of melanin made her irises appear reddish rather than brown, were unsettling at first glance.
It reflected neither joy, sadness, nor anger.
Not a trace of the vitality characteristic of a human being could be perceived anywhere on that perfect face.
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At those words, Ash’s optical sensors shone intensely.
“It is a pleasure to meet you, Ash Blade. airport My name is Findriel. arcade I have come here as a representative of Foundation Systems.”
After shifting his gaze between Santa and the woman, he finally extended his steel hand.
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“The pleasure is mine. atomic I am Ash Blade, Main Assault of Team Bladez.”
“In a sense, I have also wished to meet you.”
“I’ve been very eager to meet you.”
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And above them, their gazes met and intertwined.
The two extended hands clasped.
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