Tiger Chiyo Was Inside!?

"Yes, I was overthinking it. How could Miyoshi Chiyo be found so easily?"

Ying shook her head and said with some regret.

Seeing this, Bai Ye couldn't bear it and comforted her, "Don't be discouraged. Maybe we can really find Miyoshi Chiyo someday. Anyway, as long as we haven't confirmed that she's dead, no, or even confirmed that she doesn't even have a soul, we shouldn't give up hope."

"Yes, that's true."

Ying nodded slightly.

As long as there is hope, we will never give up.

Looking at the Maguu Kenki was still quietly sitting there, Shadow said to Bai Ye, "Go, defeat this enemy first."

"Good."

Bai Ye nodded, then turned and walked towards the direction of the Maguu Kenki.

As if sensing someone approaching, the Maguu Kenki immediately snapped out of its standby state.

Prepare for battle.

"Tsk, that Maguu Kenki deserves to die!"

Bai Ye looked at it and muttered to himself.

The Maguu Kenki was a gigantic humanoid machine over three meters tall; Bai Ye couldn't even reach its waist. At that height, it was practically suicide for Bai Ye.

"Come on, let me give you one last piece of meat!"

Bai Ye walked towards the Maguu Kenki, and with a gentle wave of his hand, 'Dreamy Musou' appeared in his palm. Bai Ye lowered his body slightly, and the Wind Essence in his hand gathered around his body.

With a surge of power, the wind essence began to flow into his legs.

With a 'whoosh' it rushed over.

Seeing Bai Ye rushing over, the Maguu Kenki raised its katana, which was even longer than Bai Ye's, and slashed upwards from below.

Bai Ye's sword clashed with the Maguu Kenki's. Bai Ye felt a tremendous force, interrupting his rapid charge. He was sent flying backward. However, Bai Ye had been prepared before the attack; as he flew backward, a pair of wind-swept wings appeared behind him.

Bai Ye made a sudden turn in mid-air, turning the head of the Maguu Kenki around. He gripped the sword with both hands, and wind essence gathered on the blade.

"Ha!"

It slashed down from mid-air.

Seeing Bai Ye's powerful aura, the Maguu Kenki also gathered a whirlwind around itself. It raised its katana, blocking Bai Ye's path of attack.

The two martial arts styles clashed.

Bai Ye then realized that Ying was right.

The Maguu Kenki was indeed a worthy opponent, comparable to himself in swordsmanship and elemental power. Bai Ye's strength was inferior to that of the Maguu Kenki, and the elemental power emanating from its body was much weaker than Bai Ye's.

After Bai Ye's elemental power blew away the wind released by the Maguu Kenki, it could also help Bai Ye's 'Dreamy Musou'.

"Come on, we can't let this machine outdo us in strength!"

As Bai Ye slashed down, Makoto continued to cheer Bai Ye on. Encouraged by this, Bai Ye quickly unleashed his elemental power. A fierce gust of wind, accompanying Bai Ye's attack, pushed the Maguu Kenki back several steps.

Bai Ye landed on the ground and charged at the Maguu Kenki once again.

Bai Ye slashed diagonally to the left.

However, this time the attack caught the Maguu Kenki off guard, who shifted its feet slightly to dodge Bai Ye's attack. After dodging the attack, the Maguu Kenki began to retaliate.

Bai Ye didn't have time to dodge with his sword, but he had plenty of elemental power. He waved his hand in the direction of the Maguu Kenki, and a fierce wind elemental barrier blocked the Maguu Kenki's attack.

The two sides engaged in battle.

Bai Ye continuously used wind element to enhance himself, increasing his speed and strength, and launched attacks at the vital points of the Maguu Kenki. At the same time, he also used wind element to bind the Maguu Kenki's feet, severely restricting its movement. The Maguu Kenki was no match for Bai Ye in speed and strength, and its body was severely restricted by Bai Ye's wind element.

However, its rich combat experience proved too much for Bai Ye. Within this small space, its footwork shifted rapidly, allowing it to completely evade Bai Ye's attacks. It even managed to retaliate against Bai Ye, forcing him to channel his internal energy to increase his speed in order to avoid the attacks of the Maguu Kenki.

At this moment, the Maguu Kenki wanted to change its movements, swinging its sword downwards in an attempt to unleash a burst of wind energy.

However, Bai Ye was already prepared. As soon as the Maguu Kenki tried to manipulate the elemental energy, he immediately used his own elemental energy to attack the Maguu Kenki.

Interrupt,

I'll keep interrupting your actions.

The Maguu Kenki isn't as terrifying as it is in the game; its elemental burst can catch you completely off guard. Its very obvious wind-up animation makes it impossible to escape Bai Ye's gaze.

I'll interrupt you, and then attack you again while you're still stunned.

Bai Ye interrupted several times in a row.

Several wounds were left on the legs of the Maguu Kenki.

The Maguu Kenki Puppet swung its Bai Ye to deflect Bai Ye's attack, then prepared to unleash the sword techniques of its clone. Bai Ye saw this and did not stop it. Once the clone was ready, Bai Ye simply spread its wings and flew into the air.

How long can your clone last? I'll be right here waiting for you.

Unfortunately, Shadow only allowed him to use melee combat techniques; otherwise, he would have been using Art of Automata to clean up the mess by now.

"I just don't know if Ying approves of my method of flying to dodge."

Bai Ye thought to himself with some worry, then turned his head toward the direction where Zhu Ying was.

Ying showed no accusation; instead, she couldn't help but admire him.

This isn't how an ordinary swordsman deals with enemies. If an ordinary swordsman saw Bai Ye using this method, they would surely accuse him of lacking the spirit of a warrior. But having reached the level of Shadow, she wouldn't be bound by those rules.

This is in Bai Ye's best interest.

"Although Bai Ye's talent in swordsmanship is only average, his combat intelligence is indeed quite high."

"Shadow said in her heart."

Bai Ye's swordsmanship talent was only slightly above average, which seemed quite ordinary to Ying. Ying had previously been worried about Bai Ye's future development, but now it seemed that, perhaps because he always used bizarre and wonderful Art of Automata to attack, Bai Ye's combat intelligence was truly formidable.

Faced with enemy attacks, they can always come up with the most suitable methods. They are not bound by rules or gains and losses, and possess flexible combat talent.

Such talent is actually very important, even more so than mere talent in swordsmanship.

After all, no matter how well you practice your skills, in the end you still have to decide a winner.

The winner is the strongest.

Regardless of how he ultimately won.

Ying thought to herself.

The outcome of the battle was already a foregone conclusion in her mind.

The Maguu Kenki is no match for Bai Ye. Under Bai Ye's attacks, this inflexible Maguu Kenki will soon be defeated.

He would not back down, nor would he know how to adapt; even the strongest swordsmanship would be useless to him.

Sure enough, what happened next was exactly as Ying had predicted.

Bai Ye was becoming more and more accustomed to the Maguu Kenki's attack methods, while the Maguu Kenki's energy was being constantly depleted.

Especially after Bai Ye figured out the Maguu Kenki's mechanism, he repeatedly used feints to trick the Maguu Kenki into releasing unintended bursts of energy.

The energy of a puppet is limited.

Gradually, it began to give way.

Their movements became slower and slower, and they were no longer able to withstand Bai Ye's attacks.

It seemed to be exhausted, and it could no longer hold the samurai sword.

Bai Ye rushed in front of the Maguu Kenki, ready to stab it with his sword.

At that moment, the Maguu Kenki reacted suddenly. His previous state of exhaustion vanished completely, and he swiftly raised his katana, aiming to stab Bai Ye in the back.

It had calculated that the root of the sword in Bai Ye's hand wouldn't have time to turn back and block its attack.

However, just as it was about to strike, a long sword carrying a gust of wind blocked it.

"I was prepared for this all along. You're still a puppet who can't act; you can't even pretend properly."

Bai Ye's sword pierced the Maguu Kenki's thigh, then with a twist of his body, he gouged out a large hole in its thigh.

At this point, the Maguu Kenki truly had no energy left.

It knelt dejectedly on the ground.

Bai Ye attacked it again, retrieving the Heavenly Principles' Sword into his body and wielding the Dreamy Musou with both hands, slashing down at its other thigh.

"Open!"

Bai Ye shouted, and the Maguu Kenki's thigh snapped off.

With one leg missing and the other broken, it could no longer support its body.

The Maguu Kenki collapsed.

"We've won..."

Seeing that it was completely powerless to resist, Bai Ye breathed a sigh of relief. He walked up to the Demon Maguu Kenki, looked at it, and swung his sword down again.

Swish swish —

With two slashes, the Maguu Kenki's arms also disappeared.

Bai Ye smiled slightly.

"Finally, I'll make you disappear completely!"

While the Maguu Kenki must be incredibly difficult to create and appears very valuable, for Bai Ye, it will only pose a threat to any potential artificial beings who might come near.

They absolutely cannot be kept.

Bai Ye, enveloped in the wind, slashed down at the Maguu Kenki.

Only,

Bai Ye's sword strike failed to sever the body of the Maguu Kenki.

"This..."

Bai Ye looked surprised when he saw this.

This isn't right! You're a puppet, not a person, so why is your body made so sturdy? Your joints are so fragile; they could break so easily!

Bai Ye was still somewhat skeptical, so he slashed at the Maguu Kenki's body again.

It still doesn't work.

"Is there something inside it?"

Bai Ye looked at the Maguu Kenki with a puzzled expression.

Fortunately, he wasn't a reckless fool; in fact, he was an exceptionally skilled master of Art of Automata. Carefully examining the Maguu Kenki, Bai Ye discovered a connecting interface.

Bai Ye swung his sword, and the entire body of the Maguu Kenki instantly split in two.

A thick, dark aura emanated from the area.

Bai Ye saw a figure emerge from inside.

At this moment, Ying, who had been quietly watching from the side, suddenly changed her expression.

"This, this is..."

Bai Ye then clearly saw the human form within the Maguu Kenki.

A stunningly beautiful Oni, with a delicate oval face, she was incredibly captivating. However, her current state was extremely pitiful; one of her arms was severed, and one of her twin horns, a symbol of the Oni, was also broken.

His clothes were incredibly tattered, almost torn to shreds, exposing large patches of skin.

"Chiyo..."

At this moment, Ying appeared beside Bai Ye and saw the Oni say her name.

"Miyoshi Chiyo?"

Bai Ye looked at the beautiful Oni in front of him, never expecting that just moments ago they were discussing Mikoto Miyoshi Chiyo, and now she was actually standing right in front of him.

"Aaaaaahh..."

Seemingly freed from her restraints, Miyoshi Chiyo opened her eyes and uttered indistinct words.

She wanted to launch an attack on her surroundings.

Seeing this, Ying immediately shouted to Bai Ye, "Bai Ye, it's your turn to help Chiyo get out of this state. I'll restrain her, and you can move around."

As she said this, she appeared next to Miyoshi Chiyo the next second.

"Um."

Bai Ye nodded, and then he thrust his Miyoshi Chiyo at Mikoto Chiyo.

The shadow came from behind Miyoshi Chiyo and reached out to press down on Miyoshi Chiyo.

Even in a berserk state, how could Torachiyo's strength possibly surpass that of Kage?

She was held down by the shadow.

Bai Ye came to her side, raised the Heavenly Principles' Sword, and gently stabbed her in the lower abdomen.

Bai Ye's swordsmanship has improved considerably these past few days; his longsword only penetrated three inches into Mikoto Miyoshi Chiyo abdomen. It wouldn't cause any harm to the body.

But cleaning up the filth is enough.

"Ah!!!!!!!"

The impurities within her body began to be cleansed, and Miyoshi Chiyo let out a piercing scream. She struggled violently, but with Kage holding her firmly, she couldn't break free at all. After a final, agonizing struggle, Miyoshi Chiyo fainted with a loud groan.

Looking at the unconscious Mikoto Miyoshi Chiyo, it was cleared that the 'blackness' in her body had been completely eliminated.

Kage carefully observed Miyoshi Chiyo and found that although she was unconscious, her breathing had returned to normal. Kage picked up Miyoshi Chiyo and laid her flat on the ground.

"She has been tormented for hundreds of years, let her rest for a while."

"Shadow said softly."

At this moment, she looked at the already damaged Demon Maguu Kenki and couldn't help but shake her head.

"It seems that I was also deceived by Chiyo's son back then."

She said it with a self-deprecating smile.

"At that time, I cut off Chiyo's arm and a horn. I think in everyone's eyes, I considered Chiyo someone who must be killed."

At this moment, Makoto continued to speak on behalf of Kage: "But how do they know that if you, Kage, really want to kill Chiyo, even if she's in a state of madness, how could she possibly escape you?"

"Yes."

Ying nodded slightly.

"In order to claim the reward, many people have asked me to spread the news that they encountered Chiyo in the wild and killed her. Hmph, with their strength, how could they possibly harm my friend from the Raiden Ei?"

"Then how do you deal with those people?"

Bai Ye asked his shadow.

"At first, I interrogated them one by one and then punished them. But later there were just too many people coming, and I couldn't keep up with the punishments. So, I just let them go."

"More than a decade later, Chiyo's biological son also sent word that he had encountered his mother in the wild and killed her. At the time, I thought he did it to clear his family's name. But now it seems he did it for more than I thought."

"He truly encountered his own mother. However, as Chiyo's biological child, how could he possibly truly lay a hand on his own mother?"

At this point, Bai Ye had also figured out the whole story.

"However, he didn't know your thoughts about Miyoshi Chiyo, and thought you would continue to hunt her down. At the same time, the Inazuma ronin would inevitably try to harm Miyoshi Chiyo. To protect his mother, he sealed Miyoshi Chiyo away. He wasn't a very competent mechanic; he probably exhausted all his energy on this Maguu Kenki. He made sure to perfectly seal Miyoshi Chiyo inside for protection, and also gave the Maguu Kenki enough combat power outside."

"Yes."

Ying nodded slightly.

"This guy must have wasted a lot of effort to seal Chiyo inside. He wanted to rely on time to gradually remove the impurities from his mother's body, but he was mistaken. Fortunately Bai Ye, you found her in time, otherwise Chiyo's life force would probably have completely dissipated."

"Yes."

Bai Ye also sighed and nodded.

He never imagined that there would be such a story in the game where materials are dropped, specifically in the Puppet Maguu Kenki.

But this is good too, as long as the problem can be resolved.

I'll reply to my friend again.

Things finally turned out well.

Seeing Miyoshi Chiyo lying on the ground, Bai Ye suddenly thought of something, quickly turned his gaze away, and at the same time tightly covered his eyes.

The Oni has little clothing, and now Miyoshi Chiyo's clothes are all tattered. At this moment, not only do her clothes not cover anything, but their tattered appearance adds a strange kind of beauty to her.

This is something you can't look at.

Miyoshi Chiyo has a husband and children.

Although they are probably long gone by now, Miyoshi Chiyo is still a standard widow!

Oh, beautiful widow!

Moreover,

This is still Inazuma!

Bai Ye would absolutely not dare to look at this kind of thing.

Bai Ye took out the Serenitea Pot and took out a piece of clothing that she had never worn before.

"Um, give this to Chiyo first..."

Is this Miss Chiyo or Mrs. Chiyo?

"Let Chiyo-senpai wear it."

Kage took the clothes and helped Miyoshi Chiyo change into her top.

Seeing Bai Ye's embarrassed state, Zhen couldn't help but burst into laughter amidst his 'Dreamy Musou'.

Hagintos was speechless.

I'm your student, after all. We definitely can't look at each other, but don't pretend to be shy like that!

Ying couldn't help but smile.

But then, she looked at Bai Ye, her eyes becoming even more strange.

A month ago, she certainly wouldn't have imagined that things would turn out this way.

I am completely different from someone else.

Back then, my friends and family all returned in time, and I no longer had to carry the burden alone.

That's great!

Ying felt that Bai Ye had come from the heavens to save her.

Save her mindset.

"Now, Chiyo, I owe Bai Ye another debt."

Lady Guuji, Makoto, and now Miyoshi Chiyo – the Shadow has discovered that there is a day when he will never be able to repay all the favors owed.

Teaching him this little bit of swordsmanship wouldn't even qualify him as a master!

Some random thoughts popped into Ying's mind again, and she quickly shook her head to shake them off.

No, that's absolutely not allowed.

I am Bai Ye -sensei, and this is something I absolutely cannot think about.

Makoto saw his younger sister like this, he sighed inwardly.

At that moment, she felt Hagintos quietly approaching.

"Sigh, I have such an irresistible charm! By the way, you're Beelzebul -neechan, and I'm Bai Ye -sensei, shouldn't you address me respectfully?"

She said smugly.

Makoto was truly speechless about Bai Ye, their teacher.

You are Gods!

How could I possibly have such a thought at this time?

Judging from age, Hagintos is indeed a bit older, but they are definitely not a generation apart.

However, Makoto found out that he was a true Hagintos and there was nothing he could do about it.

If I fight her, I'll be in an even worse situation than her. How can I fight her?

Calling for reinforcements? Let's not even talk about whether a fight would actually break out. The key issue is that Shadow isn't even a match for Morax!

As for reasoning, is Hagintos a reasonable person?

As for hurling insults? Makoto has never sworn at anyone in his life, and Hagintos's experience in this area is far superior to Makoto's. They might as well have a fight.

In the end, she only had one option.

Pretend you didn't hear it.

"Huh? What are you saying..."

Hagintos felt a tickle in his teeth.

At this moment, Miyoshi Chiyo, who was lying on the ground, let out a soft 'moan'. Then she slowly opened her eyes, looking around somewhat blankly, and said:

"Where am I?!"

Upon seeing Miyoshi Chiyo appear, everyone present turned their attention to her.

"Ouch! That hurts! My arm..."

Miyoshi Chiyo let out a miserable cry.

However, she was someone who had been active on the battlefield for a long time, and after letting out a cry, she endured the pain in her back.

See the shadow of the woman standing to one side.

She gasped for breath as she said, "Kage, you're finally back! After you left, Inazuma suffered a terrible attack. By the way, how's the damage? I saw a lot of damage before I lost consciousness, and rebuilding will be a real hassle. Ouch, that really hurts! Who was that damned person who cut off my arm? I'll make them pay!"

As soon as Mikoto Miyoshi Chiyo regained consciousness, she started complaining about the person who cut off her arm, and Kage's expression became slightly awkward.

However, she is very honest in her work.

"I severed your arm," Kage said to Miyoshi Chiyo.

"You cut off my arm?" Miyoshi Chiyo looked very surprised.

However, she immediately slapped her forehead hard.

"You're definitely not the kind of person who would hurt a friend. It seems like I'm the one who attacked you. I must have done something terribly wrong just now, right?"

Miyoshi Chiyo said to the shadow.

"No, you didn't do anything wrong just now."

Ying shook her head.

Miyoshi Chiyo was somewhat taken aback.

"You've been insane for five hundred years."

Bai Ye offered an explanation for Ying.

Five hundred years!

Miyoshi Chiyo spread out her remaining hand and looked at her five fingers in surprise.

"The Inazuma War has been going on for five hundred years?"

"Inazuma, what did you do? What did I do?"