After putting away the Nichirin Blades forged by Higokumaru, Keqing chose one with a rather attractive design and gripped it. A newly forged Nichirin Blade would change color according to its owner, reflecting the Breathing style they were suited for.
Water Breathing was blue, Thunder Breathing yellow, Flame Breathing red, Wind Breathing green, Stone Breathing gray, and there was also the rare black...
Yet when Keqing gripped it, it turned a pinkish purple—a color that had practically never appeared before. As expected of a color-changing blade...
After leaving Mount Fujikasane, Keqing found Makomo, who had been waiting for her.
The moment Makomo saw Keqing approach, she immediately walked over. "Lady Keqing!"
"Mm. Has your Nichirin Blade been forged yet?"
Looking at Makomo, Keqing directly asked about her Nichirin Blade.
After passing the trial and becoming an official member of the Demon Slayer Corps, everyone could choose a piece of ore and hand it over to a swordsmith to forge their own Nichirin Blade.
"Not yet." Makomo shook her head.
Though she held a Nichirin Blade in her hands now, it did not belong to her.
"Then don't wait any longer. I have some freshly forged starter blades here. Pick one you like and use it as your Nichirin Blade!"
Keqing displayed all the Nichirin Blades Higokumaru had forged earlier before Makomo, apart from the one Keqing had taken, and let her choose for herself.
Compared to other Nichirin Blades, Keqing had every reason to believe that those forged and purified with Higokumaru's Fox Fire were of superior quality.
"So many!!"
Makomo stared incredulously at the Nichirin Blades before her. There were actually so many of them, and every single one had just been forged—absolutely brand-new blades...
"I'll choose this one!"
After examining them carefully for quite some time, Makomo selected