Amamiya Haruki fell silent for a moment.
"Are you coming back?"
"Perhaps not."
"...Then, have a safe journey."
"Mm."
After a brief silence, Lin Qiye removed all the Magatsu Blades from his waist and handed them to Amamiya Haruki, keeping only Zhanbai for himself.
There were five blades in total: Black Rope, Rain Collapse, Duo E, Bewildering Pupil, and Kamikakushi.
"I'm returning Rain Collapse to you, along with Koyuan Yoshiki's Kamikakushi... I was a little rough when I borrowed the blades. Help me apologize to him. As for Black Rope, Duo E, and Bewildering Pupil, I'll lend them to you for now. Once you complete the unification of the Nine Calamity Blades and find a way to save everyone in the Human Circle, return them to me."
The five blades stacked together looked quite spectacular. Amamiya Haruki did not take all of them, instead taking the two that belonged to himself and Koyuan Yoshiki first before asking:
"I can accept these two, but if you're returning home, Black Rope, Duo E, and Bewildering Pupil should be able to help you a great deal too, right? Is it really okay to lend them all to me?"
"When you lent Rain Collapse to me, you didn't have so many concerns." Lin Qiye smiled faintly. "You need them more than I do."
Amamiya Haruki froze where he stood.
He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something more, but Lin Qiye continued:
"Besides, I don't like combat power gained through external objects.
"The Magatsu Blades are powerful. When used together, they can grant me strength capable of rivaling the Klein realm for a short time, but that power ultimately comes from the blades, not from myself.
"Relying on them too much isn't good for advancing my realm.
"When I can reach