Star-Pressure Palace.
First floor.
Inside Gravity Room One.
A dim purple glow filled every corner, making the air appear faintly distorted and blurred.
"Huff—huff—huff—"
Shiki, his reddened chest bare beneath his golden hair, struggled to maintain long, steady breaths. His face was etched with determination.
His eyes were fixed firmly on the tip of Oto in his hand.
As a Great Swordsman who used two-sword style, it was not that he did not want to wield Kogarashi.
It was simply that under twelve times Sea Star's gravity, even holding one additional sword would cause a massive drain on his stamina.
Moreover, he was not training superficial Swordsmanship right now, so there was no need to deliberately hold two swords.
At that moment, Shiki's sense of smell told him that the air seemed filled with the scent of metal.
But he knew very well that it was all an illusion.
In such a high-pressure environment, even vaporized sweat had difficulty floating upward.
Meanwhile.
Outside the gravity room, Longinus, with the Seven Star Sword on his back, watched Shiki's movements intently through the door window, observing every breath and muscle tremor.
The reason this elite Celestial Dragon was here.
Was because his Planetary Governor's Office was still under construction.
Apparently, the Academy of Sciences intended to use Cloud Devices to create Island Clouds on-site in the Shinobi World, then construct the various buildings atop them.
So all he had to do was wait to receive it when the time came.
In fact, it was not just him.
The elite Celestial Dragons appointed as Star Governors of other worlds were all waiting as well.
Until then, they had to figure out their own accommodations.
But none of them minded. They all said they could spend this time exploring their planets and considering future