As Zhong Yi climbed through the window into the tower, the Illusion Realm entered a story cutscene.
The master Sekiro served was a delicate-featured, androgynous boy named Kuro Hirata.
"It has been a long time, Wolf."
Seeing Sekiro appear, Kurō happily set down his book and rose to meet him.
"I have come for you, Young Master."
Sekiro knelt on one knee, his head bowed low.
Kurō's delicate face instantly sparked a flurry of discussion in the live stream.
[Whoa! What a pretty little Lord!]
[Lord? Not a princess??]
[Wolf looks so loyal. I love this kind of character.]
Kurō turned and went inside. When he returned, he held a long, entirely black sword.
"Raise your head... this is your sword, Kusabimaru."
Kurō held Kusabimaru out to Sekiro. His voice sounded exceedingly soft, yet carried unmistakable resolve.
"My shinobi..."
"Honor the bond between master and servant, and pledge your life to my service!"
Sekiro drew a deep breath and accepted Kusabimaru from Kurō with the utmost reverence.
"As you command!"
The next moment, the cutscene slowly faded, and Zhong Yi's Spiritual Sense entered Sekiro's body once more.
"Kusabimaru? Divine Heir of the Dragon's Blood?"
Zhong Yi curiously examined the weapon in his hand.
[Kusabimaru: a sword bestowed by its master, Kurō, Divine Heir of the Dragon's Blood. An heirloom of the Hirata Lineage, a branch of Ashina.]
In the original Sekiro, this should have been a katana.
But since the theme was the Sword Dao, Lu Ze had replaced the predominant weapons with swords.
He had also reworked the moves using the Sword Dao.
With the various sword skills dropped by Li Moran, along with demonstrations by several Sword Cultivators within the Cybersoul, the protagonist's combat design was no crude transplant. It had undergone a transformation as