Time flew by, and five days passed in the blink of an eye.
After reluctantly seeing off the three Boa sisters as they set sail once more, Sephiroth used the Door-Door Fruit's ability to travel between Umbrella Corporation outposts on different islands, collecting the blade-forging materials he had ordered the company to gather at all costs a week ago.
He spent most of the day busying himself before finally assembling all the rare ores on Kozaburo's materials list in sufficient quantities...
As the sky gradually darkened, the setting sun lingered reluctantly on the horizon while the moon had already quietly emerged.
East Blue, Shimotsuki Village, Shimotsuki Dojo.
The moment Sephiroth entered the backyard, he saw little Kuina. She held the Wado Ichimonji in her hands, swinging it again and again as she honed her basic sword techniques.
Sephiroth unconsciously walked over to the blue-haired little girl. Folding his arms, he smiled and said, "Isn't it a little too early for you to be practicing with a real blade...?"
Kuina raised her head slightly and looked at him with innocent eyes. "But I want to become stronger as soon as possible and become the world's greatest swordsman!"
"The world's greatest swordsman? Interesting..."
The corners of Sephiroth's lips curled upward. He crouched down, stroked the little girl's head, and said softly, "Then you'd better work hard. This will be a very difficult path..."
"Mm!" Kuina nodded gently, her expression energized.
After personally teaching the little girl how to swing a blade and exert force more effectively, he stood up and headed toward a room in the backyard.
The moment Sephiroth entered the forge with its doors wide open, a wave of heat washed over him.
He then saw Kozaburo standing bare-chested before the forge, swinging a large iron hammer as he