Marineford Military Academy, training field.
Sephiroth looked at the stunned Ain and explained with a soft chuckle:
"Nothing is impossible...
"The reason you couldn't hurt me is, first, because your sword wasn't imbued with Armament Haki; second, because your sword wasn't of high enough quality.
"You can spend time gradually cultivating Armament Haki, but for a swordsman, without a Meito worthy of them, there is no chance of reaching the pinnacle."
Hearing this, Ain could not help but sigh softly. Her tone was slightly dejected as she said:
"Meito are not only extremely expensive, but also very rare. They can be encountered only by chance, not sought after. I don't even know where I could get one..."
Sephiroth narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled.
"If you want two Meito, I can give them to you..."
"Ah! Really?"
A glimmer called longing flashed through Ain's eyes, and her voice unconsciously carried a trace of delight.
As a swordsman, she naturally yearned for Meito!
"Ah! No, I can't. Although I really do want Meito, they're far too valuable. I can't accept them..."
"Don't worry! I won't let you take them for nothing...
"You'll need to pay a corresponding price."
The smile at the corner of Sephiroth's lips grew more pronounced. Watching the girl gradually fall into his trap, his heart blossomed with joy.
If Ain's Rewind Fruit ability could be put to his use, Umbrella Corporation would sooner or later have the Moon's technological knowledge firmly in its grasp!
As for giving Ain two Meito...?
For ordinary master swordsmiths, most of the time, they merely possessed superb forging skills. Whenever they wanted to forge a Meito, they were often troubled by their inability to gather the materials they needed.
Thus, before forging each Meito, they had to prepare for years, over a