I, with a long knife in my hand, can only do one move

Isn't this...it seems pretty handsome...

Her whole body and mind were affected by that sword of extinction, and the heart of the girl who was only sixteen or seventeen years old was pounding.

strong.

That is the real, absolute powerhouse!

——Everyone except me is weak, and can utter such bold words.

As his only disciple...can I become as strong as him?

【If possible....I don't want you to become as strong as me. 】

What Cheng Rang said to himself with a wry smile before suddenly echoed in his mind.

At that time, my mind was full of doubts.

Wouldn't it be better to become stronger?You will be respected by everyone, and you will be surprised by those who look down on you...you can become the head of a Zen monastery, and then...

Yes, and then, so what?

If I become as strong as my master, those things... what's the point?

[I don't know how to fight, so don't come to me for troublesome things. 】

Maki seemed to understand something, turned her head again, and looked at Cheng Rang who was slowly approaching her.

"Only a close duel... can be called a [fight], right? Master."

"Huh?" Cheng Rang didn't seem to understand Maki's question and was stunned for a moment: "What did you say?"

Maki shook her head vigorously, "Nothing!"

"By the way, master, you once said that you don't want me to be as strong as you, is it because you are too lonely because you can't find an opponent after you become invincible?"

"Ah, this? There is also a part of the reason. After all, besides fighting, there are many other meaningful and interesting things to do, such as taking an apprentice on a whim."

"Master, what is your dream? Or, what you want to achieve... Will there still be? That kind of thing."

What Maki is curious about now is not how powerful Cheng Rang is, but how strong he is, what can support his pursuit at present.

"Of course there is."

"What?!"

"Secret." Cheng Rang blinked, put his finger to his lips, and looked mysterious.

"Ah~ I understand, it's time to spend a happy time with Mr. Campbell." Maki rolled her eyes and said impatiently.

"Of course not—forget it, you can just treat it like this." Cheng Rang said again.

It's useless to tell Maki about this kind of thing, rather she might not be able to understand it.

Want to go home or something.

Maki's eyes then set on Cheng Rang's long white knife at his waist.Just now, Cheng Rang used this knife to strike a galaxy-like heroic blow.

"How long have you been with Master for that knife?"

Because Cheng Rang once said that if you want to achieve sword power, you must first merge with the weapon in your hand.

It will fight for you.

How long has he been with this knife for such a powerful man?

"It seems to be integrated with you, Master... I can't detect any flaws, so I'm very curious."

"Oh, are you talking about her?" Cheng Rang looked at her carefully, "I've been with me for a long time, from the very beginning."

"Haven't you thought about changing a knife? Or was it damaged? After all, Master, you seem to have fought many powerful opponents. This knife looks like..."

"It looks normal, doesn't it?"

Maki nodded.

Cheng Rang said with a smile: "People who are not strong will rely on the weapons in their hands to become stronger, just like ordinary people picking up guns. But when it comes to my level, it doesn't make much difference what weapon you use. What's more important is 'smoothness'."

"I also thought about changing to some more powerful weapons, such as all kinds of artifacts that look crazy, cool, and blow up the sky..."

"But in the end I gave up, because only this knife is the most convenient."

"Of course, she also saved my life many times." Cheng Rang added.

"she..."

Maki noticed that Cheng Rang's name for the weapon was different from himself, it was a personal pronoun.

"Does she have a name?" Then Maki corrected her words a little.

"Of course there is - the original intention."

初心, the original intention, refers to the original desire and the original reason for doing something.

Maki was a little surprised that her master named the saber in his hand in this way.

"It's very similar to Ming Xin's name in your hand, right? So it's worthy of being the disciple I brought out~"

"...Master's original intention, what is it?"

Faced with Maki's sudden question, Cheng Rang was stunned, with a stiff smile on his face.

......

"You have too many questions, the rest time is over, get ready to continue practicing." Cheng Rang didn't answer this question, but just urged Maki.

"Don't you want to say it? Or have you forgotten, Master!?"

【What you want to pursue...】

【"I want to have a reason to fight with my life, that's all."】

Alone, with only a novice long knife in his hand, he stepped into the first brand new world outside the training ground.

[As long as you still want to take a step towards the light, the human soul will not declare defeat. 】

——Lebra.

[The glory of partners and communities is more important than life. 】

【"We will meet again eventually."】

——NoName.

【All I wish is to live with you. 】

【"Swear to the covenant, the game...begins!"】

— Rick, Hubby.

[Good and evil are both cause and effect, and no one can escape. 】

【"Cut all the evil fruits and penetrate the stars!"】

- Jet black bullets.

During the exchange meeting, that strange but familiar face gave me a mocking expression.

"You actually forgot the name of the person who loves us the most... Heh, the strongest."

I want to get it back, I want to go back.

To personally kill...the [self] who once surrendered everything.

The smooth and flat blade in Chu Xin's hand is dazzlingly beautiful, and it still shines with pure white brilliance as it did at the beginning.

But I seem to be getting less and less motivated.

Since the most powerful confrontation with the god of war "Artoxiu", because of a small happiness, he made a promise with Lina to cut off the evil consequences of this world.

Although my tired soul has recovered, it seems to lack the dazzling brilliance before.

Don't forget your heart, you have to always.

Anyone can talk about such a simple principle, but how difficult is it to always maintain the original intention?

"What is Master's original intention?"

Now being asked such a simple question, I couldn't answer myself for the first time.

Even ridiculed by [myself].

Those fragmented memory fragments made my heart feel as painful as being cut by a knife.

"You stole it..."

"I didn't snatch it, it was given to me by you [yourself], have you forgotten? If you want it, then kill me and take it away yourself~ Can you do it?"

Her smile sent a chill down Cheng Rang's spine.

"The strongest...heh...!"

What's the point of being the strongest?

——that voice full of ridicule.

Maki stared at Cheng Rang quietly without saying a word.

Suddenly, Cheng Rang looked at Maki and said calmly, "I forgot."

"Eh...!? What, what?" Maki didn't understand Cheng Rang's words for a while.

"I admit that I have forgotten what is most important to me, so in this world, I am preparing to get it back."

"The premise is, are you willing to help me and defeat me [myself]?"

Zhenxi reached out to Cheng Rang

Holding his hand, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled sarcastically.

"Although I don't understand what your stupid master is saying, I will help you. After all, you are my master! You have taught me a lot, guided me to become stronger, and defeated enemies that I had never imagined before."

"Then please give me your advice, Maki-san."

"Please give me more advice, master idiot. Regarding the handshake, let's celebrate after you find what you want to get back!"

There was a loud bang on the top of Maki's head, and the girl couldn't help screaming in pain.

Cheng Rang retracted the scabbard with a smile.

"Okay, then the first one, learn to respect the teacher, how can there be a disciple who calls his master an idiot every day?"

"Damn...! Don't you let others talk about your own problems?! Stupid Master! Stupid, stupid-"

Duang!

"Ahhh~ It hurts!"

"If you don't want to be hit all the time, just see my attack and block it."

"—Are you a devil!?"

Chapter 1 88 Bridge Night

In the middle of the night, Fu Hei came to Bridge 88 alone.

Mr. Fujinuma did not go to the 88 bridge, and the test of courage was held under the bridge.Next, the knotweed has also been there.Therefore, it is estimated that jumping down from above will not work. If the curse spirit is in the enchantment, the order is very important.

At night, under the bridge, and a little more—

It is impossible to expand the domain with the spell applied for a long time, so this barrier is an unfinished domain like the youth academy at that time...

On the contrary, this situation helped a lot this time, because... there is no need to use 【account】.

Fu Hei walked out of the dark woods, his eyes suddenly opened up. He looked up, and the huge bridge piers and bridge decks towering above his head under the night brought a very strong sense of oppression.

Here it is....

"You don't like to tell us about yourself too much."

"That's right~"

The voices of his companions suddenly came from behind him, making Fu Hei's expression complicated in an instant.

Nazaki, Knotweed....