Ori and Shiki

"...

"Weave?"

After looking for a moment, Gwen asked tentatively.

"Oh?

You recognized me?

Ryougi sat up in bed, curiously looking around—

"You know and can distinguish between me and the style, uncle, you're really something..."

"Could you please tell me what the situation is on your end?"

Also, although I'm a bit older than you, I'm only a few years old, not old enough to be called "uncle."

Having roughly guessed what Ryougi Shiki had done to him, Gwen calmly observed Ryougi Shiki, carefully scrutinizing her eyes—

"As for this place... it's probably no longer the world you know..."

In short, Zhi, you've traveled through time.

"Ha?"

Still wary of Gwen, Ryougi Shiki blinked, somewhat unable to understand Gwen's words.

"So instead of spending time testing each other out there, why not exchange information and tell me what you were doing before you came here?"

Surely he couldn't have gotten into a car accident and was about to die, could he?

"I suspect the True Root Shiki might be something that brought over Ryougi Shiki and the Ryougi Weaving, "Gwen tentatively asked.

"Ha?"

The tomboyish girl voiced her doubts again, further increasing her wariness of Gwen.

"Think carefully, see if you can recall the current situation in your mind?"

"I don't remember 215 being such an unreliable person," Gwen asked tentatively.

"No."

Ryougi frowned slightly, and after a moment shook her head decisively.

"It really is..."

Gwen sighed and rubbed his forehead, never expecting the True Root Shiki to give him such a huge problem.

"So, sir, aren't you going to explain the current situation?"

Ryougi looked at Gwen, who had a helpless expression on his face, and scratched his head curiously.

It felt like the person in front of me genuinely meant me no harm.

However, before Ryougi Shiki could receive a response from Gwen, an anxious voice echoed in her mind—

"Weave!"

Another consciousness within her body, Ryougi Shiki, also awakened.

"Shiki, you're here too?"

I thought I was leaving alone, but I didn't expect to bring you along...

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Ryougi Shiki's voice contained Ryougi Shiki the joy of not having to be separated from Ryougi Shiki and the astonishment that Ryougi Shiki had also appeared in this strange body.

Ryougi Shiki, one of the four main heroines of the moon, is the next head of the Ryougi family Four Families of Demon Slayers families in the Far East.

Due to her family's special upbringing, Ryougi Shiki has a dual personality. Shiki is feminine, representing the positive personality, while Shiki represents masculine and negative personality, bearing the Inversion Impulse of Ryougi Shiki. Therefore, Shiki considers her a murderer and hates her.

However, Ryougi took it all in stride and did not dislike Shiki because of it; on the contrary, she continued to protect Shiki as always.

Just before losing consciousness, Ryougi Shiki was in a car accident. Shiki's personality should have died, but Shiki chose to accept her fate and, for Shiki's happiness, chose to die and disappear in Shiki's place.

But now, Shiki is in this strange body with her, making Shiki subconsciously doubt whether her sacrifice was worthless.

"It seems I need to help you understand the current situation first—"

Although Gwyn's mental state had been fluctuating wildly since he woke up, Gwen still clearly sensed the awakening of another consciousness.

Gwen, realizing that the True Root Shiki had truly brought over the fighting style of the other two, didn't waste any more words and directly revealed the Command Spells on the back of his hand—

"Attack me in the name of the Command Spells, Ryougi Shiki."

"Huh?"

Before Ryougi could even figure out what was happening, her body had already begun to move—

Her pretty face, which had just been tinged with a playful smile, was instantly filled with a murderous look. Her long, black hair, which had been quietly flowing and exuded a serene and indifferent air, suddenly swirled up like a black whirlwind and rushed towards Gwen.

A sharp, gleaming dagger materialized in Ryougi's slender, pale hand, and she slashed directly at Gwen, the attack swift and ruthless, its speed even exceeding Shiki and Iori's expectations.

Are they really that strong?

Just when Shiki and Orihime thought that Gwen, the "Onmyoji" who had controlled them, was about to die, something even more unbelievable happened to them.

Chapter 611 Weaving and Style

Even though the Ryougi family, born of Ryougi Shiki, possesses powers outside the scientific realm, this is the reason for their dual personalities.

However, in their understanding, there is no one who can withstand a blade made of steel with their skin.

Even a so-called boxing champion can be killed if his throat is slit with a knife.

When a person is killed, they die.

Moreover, Shiki and Iori could both sense that this body, which was much more mature than their original bodies, now contained a power far beyond what their original selves could match.

The cold, gleaming blade vibrated with a buzzing sound as it sliced through the air. Zhi could clearly feel the surging blood rushing through her arteries below her collarbone.

Every muscle in this unfamiliar body was like a taut bowstring, transforming a centuries-old killing technique into a chilling glint in the air.

With this body swinging its sword with all its might out of control, Shiki and Ori could almost see Gwen's hand being sliced off by their own dagger like a hot knife through butter, then piercing their chest, shattering their heart, and warm blood splattering out, hitting their faces and blurring their vision...

However, to Shiki and Iori's horrified gaze, even as the warm lamplight was shredded into silver dust by the blade, Gwen's drooping robes remained perfectly still amidst the wind of the blade.

Gwen's fingers pierced through the gleaming cold light, his fingertips precisely blocking the blade—

The finger, which should have been flying through the gushing blood, seemed to have transformed into an insurmountable wall, firmly blocking the knife.

It was not the sensation of a sharp blade cutting into flesh; rather, it felt like striking a bronze bell or cauldron that had slumbered for a thousand years. Zhi felt a tingling sensation in her hand. If this body had not been far stronger than her previous one, her hand would probably be ruined by now.

Zhi's pupils suddenly contracted to pinpoints, her nostrils flared violently from rapid breathing, and cold sweat trickled down her forehead and onto the intricate patterns of her kimono's dark quilt.

However, after realizing that the attack had been thwarted, the out-of-control body did not stop.

With her flowing black hair swaying, Zhi's controlled body swept past Gwen, deftly drawing the dagger that Gwen had blocked with his fingers, fluttering around Gwen like a nimble silver butterfly—

That was a killing technique passed down by the Ryougi family as one of the Four Families of Demon Slayers. It was also a skill that Ichi had learned since I appeared. Every move was deadly and poisonous.

Even with just an ordinary knife, one can easily disembowel a person and cut them into eight pieces.

In the hands of the weaver at this moment, this centuries-old technique has reached its pinnacle, surpassing its predecessor and becoming even more lethal than in the hands of its ancestor.

However, even so, the dagger, which seemed to transform into a silver butterfly with its unparalleled skill, still had no effect whatsoever. All the attacks were as if they had struck a mountain, without any feedback whatsoever.

Ryougi, who was launching a full-scale attack under the Command Spells, suddenly felt a numbness in her waist. The hem of her kimono, embroidered with dark patterns, drew a messy arc in the air, and her back shoulder slammed heavily against the white wall.

The next moment, before Zhi could adjust her breathing and try to regain control of her body, her body once again launched an uncontrollable attack on Gwen.

"What exactly did you do to me?"

The blade tore through the stagnant air, its gleaming light weaving a dense web in the cramped room. The girl's long black hair billowed in a chilling arc, and stray strands of hair clung to her pale skin, damp with cold sweat.

While fiercely wielding her sword against Gwen, Ori loudly questioned Gwen, her voice even carrying a hint of fear. It looked very strange, but it was Ori and Shiki's truest reaction at that moment.

As a person with a dual personality, due to the influence of the Ryougi family bloodline and the fact that she was born only learning killing techniques, she often has the urge to kill.

Furthermore, based on the knowledge taught by his family, Shiki believed that Shiki, as the personality he usually hid deep inside, had to bear the negative emotions that he suppressed and showed to the outside world, and was constantly developing in the direction of "negation," becoming cruel and bloodthirsty.

As a result, Shi had nightmares more than once, dreaming that his body was uncontrollably wielding swords and killing people.

The current situation is almost exactly the same as in that nightmare!

Moreover, when they were young, their grandfather, who also had a split personality, repeatedly told them that they only had one chance to kill someone, and if they lost it, they would be unable to kill themselves.

Neither Shiki nor Shiki were ready to kill a person, even if that person seemed to be Gwen, who controlled them.

Even though Gwen doesn't seem as fragile as an ordinary person, he can sense how terrifying the dagger in his hand is and still hopes to stop what he's doing.

"Let me help you understand the current situation..."

Gwen extended two fingers to easily pinch the dagger in the weaver's hand, and placed his other hand on her shoulder, temporarily restricting the Servant's movement.

"This is not your original world, and you are not using your original body now—"

To put it simply, after you died in a car accident, you came to another world and were revived in the body of my servant (Sant).

Is this content understandable?

"After death, one comes to another world. Although this place doesn't seem to be the underworld or Izanami Hirasaka, it's still understandable."

But what is a Servant (Sant)?

Finding that her body was still trying to move but was being restrained by Gwen, Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and asked, following Gwen's words.

As a relatively cheerful and somewhat tomboyish person, Origami doesn't interact with people often, but her personality allows her to communicate well with Gwen, a complete stranger.

"To put it roughly, it's equivalent to Shikigami in Onmyoji."

Faced with the girl's questioning gaze, Gwen tried to explain to her using local terminology.

"Becoming Shikigami after death, it sounds like those stories!"

Despite being dead and having become someone else's Shikigami, Ryougi Ori didn't seem to care much; instead, she found her current situation quite novel.

"So, is this why my body moves on its own now?"

"Clever."

Gwen praised it with delight.

"Hey-hey..."

Faced with Gwen's praise, Zhi smiled and accepted, but then immediately became troubled—

"But now that I understand the general situation, can you help me recover?"

My body still really wants to cut you down.

"Since that's the case, then let's cut it down—"

As far as I know, it seems that you have been learning these killing techniques but have never applied them, which has led to some psychological problems.

Since I've already used my Command Spells, why don't you take this opportunity to showcase what you've learned?

Faced with the request, Gwen smiled and shook his head, offering his own ideas instead.

"You actually want me to chop you up?"

Although Zhi hadn't seen any booklets depicting alphabet games, her eyes clearly conveyed that meaning—

Do you have any unusual fetishes?

"Since I've already used the Command Spells, I might as well let you vent your frustrations."

This will also give you a clearer understanding of my abilities, making it easier for you to interact with me in the future.

Even if you have a strong urge to kill, having someone nearby who you can't kill makes it easy to handle, doesn't it?

"Oh my, you even know something like that?"

Upon hearing Gwen reveal his secret, Ryougi grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, but her gaze towards Gwen held a hint of goodwill.

Although it doesn't solve the problem at its root, I'm thinking about how to solve it...

"Shi, he seems like a nice guy..."

While expressing her views on Gwen through the patterns within her body, the now-free Weaver began to move again.

Despite wearing a gorgeous but somewhat heavy kimono, her weaving movements were as nimble as a cat and as ruthless as a snake, as she relentlessly attacked Gwen.

Having understood the current situation, he no longer resisted the action. Instead, he wanted to put his years of learning to use as Gwen had suggested, so his weaving movements were much more agile than before, and his sword swings were more decisive.

Seventeen consecutive slashes were completed in the blink of an eye. Zhi's toes lightly touched the floor, leaving no trace as if walking on snow, and her sleeves fluttered like the tattered wings of a black butterfly in its death throes.

Each thrust and counterattack precisely targets the vulnerable and fatal blood vessels and heart, but the blood that should have blossomed is reduced to splattered magical residue.