A Flight / The Mysterious Underworld Soul-Rending Robe

None of the three Yotsuya Miko, Hana, or Yuria, intend to tell outsiders about their relationship. Currently, only five people know about it: Okita Qishen, Oune Tatsu Kyosuke, and Yotsuya Touko Takeda Mie.

There's nothing wrong with maintaining this silent state.

Yotsuya Miko thought to herself, and... never mind. She lowered her head, taking small bites of the burnt food, letting the slight bitterness linger on her tongue. It was best not to bring this up on campus, in front of her two lovers.

What happens next can be thought about and done later. Cherishing the present moment is more important than anything else.

"I'm stuffed."

When you put down your chopsticks, your pleasant lunch is over.

"It's time to get back to the classroom; this afternoon's classes were going to be a headache."

"Really? I think it's alright, after all, these lessons are very clear and straightforward."

"That's because Yuria-chan, you're a genius! Your deviation score is so high, it's truly enviable..."

"After all, she's Yuria, the former deputy head of the Divine Gate Special Affairs Department. Isn't it normal for her to be a genius?"

"That's true..."

The three figures gradually disappeared into the distance, leaving only an empty bench, signaling the end of the lunch break.

The afternoon passed by in a dull and tedious way, just like any other day.

Yotsuya Miko was walking home, calculating the time with her fingers.

Because of the previous heavy rain, the weather has been very dry for a while. Without the help of an array, it is very troublesome to draw out lightning, but it is much simpler to draw out earth fire.

After some calculations, she confirmed once again the eruption of an active volcano on a nearby island.

"Tonight, the timing is perfect."

The time available for refining the Magic Treasure wasn't very ample, as such an active volcano was rare. As for lightning, without the power of an array, it would be difficult to have enough to spare. Having missed this anticipated active volcano, who knew when the next opportunity to refine Magic Treasure would come? However, by then, she might have already passed through the Gate of the Underworld.

When I got home, my mother and younger brother were both there.

While Yotsuya Touko was busy preparing dinner in the kitchen, Yotsuya Kyosuke continued watching TV, the same supernatural drama he always watched.

"You really like the power of lightning, Kyosuke."

She sighed and put her shoulder bag aside, the results of the last test still fresh in her mind. This kid had absolutely no connection to lightning; on the contrary, he was drawn to water. In fact, everyone in this world was probably drawn to water.

She tested the people around her, and they all had the same result.

Moreover, it's more accurate to say they are drawn to the yin rather than water. Most people who die become spirits, retaining many memories, which is a manifestation of this affinity with the yin. To date, no other exceptions have been observed.

"Um."

Kyosuke responded and continued watching TV, then suddenly paused, as if remembering something, and turned to look at Yotsuya Miko.

"Sister, it seems you can summon lightning, right? What's it like to control lightning during a heavy rain?"

"It's similar to writing."

Miko had patted his little head, he gave an answer to the question.

"There's nothing strange about it, and it's not powerful either."

If the original formation actually served any purpose, it was that the heavy rain deterred the forces behind the country and ultimately strengthened the Xuanming Tribulation Fire. In the end, it was a simple and much weakened formation.

Chapter 265 Flight Journey

"By the way, would you be interested in helping me refine Magic Treasure?"

"Refine... what?"

Yotsuya Kyosuke, who had no idea what a "Magic Treasure" was, was completely bewildered. So, Yotsuya Miko replaced it with a more easily understood term.

"A divine artifact."

A thought suddenly occurred to Miko as she looked at Yotsuya Kyosuke before her.

Fortunately, she could still use the remaining materials from the Xuanming Python after refining those two Magic Treasure.

"Refining divine artifacts? Of course I'm interested!"

With a quick thought, the child's interest was piqued, and anticipation appeared in his fierce, triangular eyes.

"I want to go, sister!"

"Okay, then let's go to bed early tonight."

Miko had lowered his body and brought his mouth close to his ear,

"I'll wake you up when it's time. Don't let Mom know about this, or she won't let you go."

Hearing this whisper, Kyosuke quickly nodded, indicating that he understood. He quickly guessed that his sister planned to go out in the dead of night, but where could she go to forge this so-called divine artifact then?

He didn't know, but he wanted to see for himself. He wanted to know more about his older sister's situation.

"It's a promise."

"It's a promise."

Yotsuya Miko slowly got up, calmly looked at her mother who was still cooking in the kitchen, and walked past Yotsuya Kyosuke to her room to put down her shoulder bag.

Finally, he checked all the materials in the shoulder bag one last time to make sure they were all there before leaving the room.

"Miko, dinner's Kyosuke."

Just then, Yotsuya Touko had finished preparing dinner and was bringing it out of the kitchen.

Looking at her son, who was suddenly shaking his legs excitedly for no apparent reason, she gave him a word of advice, even though she didn't know what had happened.

"No rocking your chair while eating."

This? "Thing" Lingnierer died of her father Siyue-? Yi boy... Yotsuya Miko shook his head, knowing that he probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

Time passed slowly. After watching tonight's episode of "6 Doctors' Awesome Thread & Shrimp Hair Creepy", Yotsuya Kyosuke went to his room and lay down on the bed without even taking off his clothes.

From the moment he learned that Miko was going to take him to forge a divine artifact, he had been excited ever since, to the point that he couldn't even bear to watch "Creepy".

He closed his eyes, trying to fall asleep as soon as possible. However, he tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and began to feel anxious again. What if he fell asleep and couldn't wake Zi Miko arrived? Wouldn't that mean missing such an important event?

He didn't know how long this feeling lasted. He was dozing off when he suddenly felt that time was passing very slowly, so slowly that it drove him crazy and made him irritable, like being in prison.

Fortunately, he finally heard the door open.

Let's go.

Having changed into casual clothes Yotsuya Miko carried her shoes into Kyosuke's room and gently closed the door. Thanks to a magic spell, the noise in the room was concealed.

"End--"

Yotsuya Kyosuke had been waiting idly, jumped out of bed without saying a word. He was about to shout when he suddenly realized it was late at night. He let out half a sound before belatedly covering his mouth, his face showing a hint of fear, afraid that his actions would wake his mother in the other room.

"Don't worry, the sound in this room is blocked."

Miko sighed, opened the window next to Kyosuke's room, and changed into her own shoes.

"Go out the window and put your shoes on quickly."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yotsuya Kyosuke hurriedly pulled a pair of sneakers from under the bed, put them on, and ran towards Miko's side, afraid that he would be left behind if he was even a little slow.

"Let's go, sister."

"... Okay then."

Looking at his clothes, which were wrinkled from sleeping in them, Yotsuya Miko straightened them slightly before reaching out to hug his waist.

"Well then, it's time to set off."

With a slight effort, she leaped out of the window with Kyosuke in tow.

The two figures soared into the air, and just as they were about to fall, an invisible current pulled them upwards.

"Wow--"

Before Yotsuya Kyosuke could even react to what was happening, his gaze had already fallen upon the sky, that dark expanse above.

The amazing thing is that there was no wind blowing on his face, yet he was indeed speeding towards the front, with the still-lit streetlights below him serving as a reference point.

But soon the streetlights seemed to shrink in size as he rose higher. A feeling of slipping began to rise from his toes, and he felt as if his hastily tied shoes were about to fall off. However, an arm held him tightly, without letting go.

Kyosuke glanced at the ground briefly, then couldn't help but turn his head towards Miko, gripping his older sister's waist tightly with both arms, hoping that doing so would give him some sense of security.

"Are you afraid of heights?"

Such actions naturally did not escape the Yotsuya Miko, who was still heading towards the active volcano, and she joked about it.

"We're going to fly very far."

"No... it's just that holding me like this is too uncomfortable."

The little brat stubbornly retorted, burying his face deeply into Miko's waist.

Seeing this, Yotsuya Miko simply smiled, took Kyosuke's hand and spun him around, casting a spell on him.

"Then you can stand there."

As she spoke, her arms loosened. The sudden loosening of her arms startled Yotsuya Kyosuke, and he tightened his grip. However, in the next instant, his previously unsteady feet suddenly gained a strange strength, as if he were stepping on the ground.

"This is?"

I turned my head to look at my feet, and I still hadn't landed on the ground. But why did it feel like I was stepping on something solid?

"This is the power of the gods."

Miko patted his head; this was an advanced application of the Falcon Spirit Wind Control Incantation.

"Beneath your feet is actually a huge bird, so large that its boundaries are completely invisible, supporting your flight."

As she spoke, Yotsuya Miko slowly sat down on the air and began rummaging through the items in her shoulder bag again.

Here, would you like some?

She handed over a box of chocolate bars, then picked up a gummy candy and put it in her mouth.

"It's still quite a distance, after all, it spans about half a continent."

Muttering to himself, Yotsuya Kyosuke, who was standing there dumbfounded, was speechless.

He stomped on the air, refusing to believe it, then squatted down and touched it with his hand. It was a strange feeling. He felt that his hand could pass right through the air, but a peculiar force enveloped his fingers, preventing them from sinking.

Like someone who'd stumbled upon a new toy, he jumped and stomped around in the air before finally obediently accepting the chocolate bar that Miko handed him, tearing open the wrapper, and taking small bites.

While eating, their gaze was fixed on the ground beneath their feet.

The city receded into the distance, shrouded in darkness, making it impossible to distinguish between water and land.

He sat on the ground as if he were Miko, feeling an indescribable emotion about what was happening before him.

"That's really... awesome."

"Right?"

Yotsuya Miko smiled as she spoke, smoothing her hair.

Actually, she could use the Falcon Spirit Wind Control Incantation to travel even faster. But if she's carrying someone, this is enough.

Cherish it.

The words were slightly muffled as he took out a piece of bread from his shoulder bag and ate it slowly.

After all, she's still human, and she'll feel hungry at this hour.

Chapter 266 Xuanming Soul Robe

The journey in the air finally came to an end after more than ten minutes.

Yotsuya Miko cleaned up the leftover crumbs and put them in a garbage bag. The two finally landed on the ground.

"We've arrived at the place where Magic Treasure, hmm, divine artifacts, are forged."

She put the trash bag into her shoulder bag, took Yotsuya Kyosuke's hand, and walked towards the mountain in front of them. It was an active volcano, erupting year after year, which had left it isolated on the sea. There was no vegetation on the volcano, only the rock layers and ash from volcanic activity.

"Speaking of which, it's almost time to begin."

She glanced at the summit of the volcano, then looked around, preparing to find a good vantage point for Kyosuke.

The spell she had previously cast on Yotsuya Kyosuke was maintaining the effectiveness of the Falcon Spirit Wind Falcon Spirit Wind Control Incantation, but while refining the Magic Treasure, she couldn't spare the mental energy to continuously supply the spiritual energy needed to maintain it. Therefore, she planned to use another spell.

"This location... is acceptable."