Chapter 252

"Elder brother..."

A girl's clear and melodious voice came from the phone.

"Is it over...?"

"Um."

Luo Mio looked at the long silver curtain on the table.

"I gave the tricycle to that child."

"Is that so...?"

The girl's slightly dejected voice reached Luo Mio's ears, and then she said, "Then it..."

"Don't worry," Luo Mio said, as if reassuring the girl.

"As he was leaving, he gave me a very happy smile while riding his beautiful tricycle."

Hearing Luo Mio's words, the girl seemed relieved and let out a soft sigh.

"That's good."

Hearing the girl's relieved voice, Luo Mio gently closed her eyes, then opened them and looked at the table.

Now... only those eight are left...

Luo Mio then turned around and walked out of the church.

"Go get some sleep now, it's already four in the morning."

"Um."

"Get a good night's sleep. I reckon Kisaragi and Rentaro will be coming to my house for a victory celebration tomorrow. You can ask Hoshima to sneak you over then."

Upon hearing Luo Mio's invitation, the girl on the other end of the phone replied with a slightly happy tone.

"I see."

Then Luo Mio said goodnight to the girl and hung up the phone.

After leaving the church, Luo Mio opened her hand and looked at the crystal-clear water droplet in her hand.

The murmuring sound echoed in this deserted seaside town.

"It's almost time for the 'reset'."

Chapter 30: A peaceful day after the incident.

"Hmm..."

Luo Mio, who was lying on the bed, slowly opened her eyes, sat up and glanced at the clock on the bedside table.

10:00 AM

"Ten o'clock...?"

After defeating Hiruko Kageyasu in the seaside town, freeing "Scorpio" in the "Imaginary Space," and finally burying the "Facilitator" and "Initiator" killed by Hiruko Kageyasu's group, Luo Mio returned home.

However, when Luo Mio got home, she found that the two little ones, Fuse Midori and Yue, seemed to have fallen asleep on the sofa while waiting for her. Luo Mio was both amused and exasperated, so she took the two little ones to their room before returning to her own room.

When I lay down in bed, it was already five in the morning.

"Did you sleep for five hours?"

Standing up, Luo Mio glanced at the cabinet, then turned and walked towards the living room.

"Ah, Brother Miohua, you're awake."

"I'll go heat up your breakfast now."

After saying that, Fuse Midori ran into the kitchen, took out the frozen breakfast from the refrigerator, and put it in the microwave.

Looking at Xiao Cui's appearance, the Book of Cang Xuan in the Consciousness Space also spoke.

"Judging from your appearance, you had a very good sleep."

"Little Cang Xuan...?" Upon hearing Book of Cang Xuan's words, Luo Mio was slightly taken aback, then looked at Fuse Midori standing in front of the microwave in the kitchen.

"Yes... it is indeed a relaxing sleep."

"Oh, right."

Upon hearing the voice of the Book of Cang Xuan, Luo Mio suddenly remembered something and spoke to her in the Consciousness Space.

"Little Cang Xuan, I need your help with something later."

Huh?

——

Afternoon.

In a dojo, on a tatami mat, stood two figures.

It was Luo Mio and Tendo Kisara, standing opposite each other in a confrontation.

Luo Mio held "Dao Hui" in her hand, while Tendo Kisara held her sword.

This is the dojo left to Tendo Kisara by her master, who taught her the Tendo-ryu sword-drawing technique.

In the following year, Tendo Kisara often came here to train, and sometimes he would bring Luo Mio along.

Meanwhile, Rentaro and Enju, who were outside, were also quietly watching Luo Mio and Tendo Kisara.

After a few seconds of silence, Luo Mio drew her Raven Feather Blade from its Dark Gold Sheath, Tendo Kisara drew his own sword.

"The Killing Blade: Snow Shadow!"

It is said to be a demonic blade that will drag those with weak hearts down the path of destruction and despair!

The curved patterns on the snow-white blade appeared particularly magical under the sunlight, while a red rope knot was added to the black hilt.

Then, Tendo Kisara put "Yukikage" into a black scabbard.

Tendo Kisara closed and lowered his center of gravity, placing his hand on the hilt of his sword. In contrast, Luo Mio's hand, which was holding the Crow Feather Katana, was hanging down, and she was completely natural and relaxed. At a glance, there were flaws everywhere.

Even so, the two remained locked in a standoff for nearly ten minutes.

Tendo Kisara's stance is the Tendo Style Iaido "Nirvana Wonderful Heart Stance".

In the ever-changing battle, the "Nirvana Wonderful Heart Stance," a posture that integrates offense and defense, further emphasizes the value of freedom.

"Call..."

Tendo Kisara slowly opened his eyes, his usually gentle gaze instantly turning sharp, his eyes filled with intense killing intent as he looked at Luo Mio, and then his clear voice rang out.

"Tendo Style Iaido, type one, number one—"

The scabbard in Tendo Kisara's hand made a slight sound, and then his hand, which was gripping the black hilt, twitched slightly.

The knife was drawn at a speed that was impossible to see with the naked eye.

"Call out!"

The two were more than six meters apart, and an invisible, sharp, slashing aura cut through the air as it silently attacked Luo Mio.

However, Luo Mio merely shifted her body slightly, and those invisible, transparent slashes passed right by Luo Mio.

Then it struck the wooden wall behind Luo Mio heavily, leaving a clear mark on it.

However, just as Luo Mio dodged the first attack, Tendo Kisara's eyes flashed, and the "Snow Shadow" in his hand once again unleashed a series of lightning strikes at Luo Mio.

"Clang! Clang!"

Luo Mio's right hand, which was holding "Dao Hui," flickered slightly.

Then, like an invisible aura of sword energy, it blocked all of Tendo Kisara's slashes.

Then Luo Mio leaned slightly forward.

"—!"

"!"

The next instant, Tendo Kisara stopped his movement of drawing his sword.

His eyes widened in shock as he stared at the Raven Feather Blade pointing at his neck.

In the blink of an eye, Luo Mio's figure instantly appeared in front of Tendo Kisara.

In just a moment, the two had decided the winner.

After sheathing "Snow Shadow," Tendo Kisara looked at Luo Mio with a helpless expression.

"It's still the same. I can't compare to you Brother Miohua, in terms of sword speed."

Luo Mio chuckled in response to Tendo Kisara's somewhat childish words.

Although Luo Mio did not train in swordsmanship from a young age, she has two close friends and relatives with extraordinary swordsmanship, as well as a teacher who taught her the full essence of "Great Void Sword Qi". In addition, she has developed insight by training with her close friends, and with the addition of lightning elements and the Electromagnetic Iaido she learned from her older sister, in a sense, the only person who can fight Luo Mio at close range without being at a disadvantage, and even have a slight advantage, is probably Fu Hua.

"Miss Kisaragi, Brother Miohua is a being from a higher dimension than us. If you want to surpass him, you'd probably have to give up being human."

Rentaro walked over and jokingly said to Tendo Kisara.

"You think you're half human? How can you compare to Brother Miohua?"

"..."

Rentaro was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Looking at them, Luo Mio smiled helplessly and interrupted their flirting.

"Alright, aren't we having a celebration dinner tonight? Why don't we go to the supermarket to buy groceries now? They're having a rare big discount sale today!"

Upon hearing Luo Mio's words, the two were stunned for a moment, then realized what she meant and hurriedly put on their shoes and ran out of the dojo.

Watching their departing figures, Luo Mio shook her head with amusement.

"Um?"

Just as Luo Mio stepped onto the road outside the dojo, a piece of paper slowly drifted down from the sky.

Reaching out, Luo Mio took the letter that had fallen into her hand.

Luo Mio shifted her gaze to the contents of the document.

She glanced at him indifferently with her azure eyes, then looked away.

He then tossed the letter aside.

Then, a white mask pattern could be faintly seen on the letter, and a ball of crimson flame turned the entire letter into ashes, which then dissipated into the sky.

Chapter Thirty-One: A New Commission! (Referring to Luo Mio)

I'm going out.

Luo Mio stood at the entrance and said softly to Fuse Midori and Yue, who were standing in the corridor, "I'll leave the house to you two."

"Yes, don't worry, Brother Miohua."

Fuse Midori gave Luo Mio a sweet and lovely smile.

Beside her, Yue also gave Luo Mio a gentle smile. In her interactions with Luo Mio and Fuse Midori, Yue's originally closed heart gradually opened up. Of course, Yue only showed this gentle smile to Fuse Midori and Luo Mio.

After leaving, Luo Mio went downstairs.

A week has passed since Hiruko Kageyasu used the "Legacy of the Seven Stars" to summon "Scorpio".

This week, Luo Mio continued to eat and drink as usual, and when she had work to do, she would go out and go out with Rentaro and the others.

Money?

Luo Mio had no worries about this at all, as most of the gold bars she brought from the Gakusen Toshi were still in the Imaginary Space.

His azure eyes turned back to look in the direction of his own home.

In his field of vision, his house was radiating an energy field of dark gold and silver.

The image of the energy field is similar to the Taiji, Yin-Yang and Bagua symbols of ancient China.

Within the eight trigrams, a powerful and scorching mysterious fire emanates.

This was what Luo Mio had asked Book of Cang Xuan to prepare a week ago.