The ancient-looking sword trembled again, as though responding to Barn's words.
Barn slowly moved the hand gripping its hilt, drawing the blade from its sheath and revealing its mysterious appearance...
Unlike its plain, timeworn sheath, the blade hidden within was entirely scarlet, with white, flame-shaped temper lines covering its cutting edge...
Those markings looked like burning flames, flickering and constantly giving off an uncanny aura.
"It was my fault you broke before. But now that you've been reborn in fire, you'll shine even brighter in my hands."
Barn gripped the hilt, his pale eyes slowly appearing beneath his opening eyelids...
His lips moved gently, but the voice that emerged was utterly resolute...
"You should have a new name now..."
Barn laid the sharp blade against the back of his hand and gently stroked it as he spoke.
"Five years ago, when Leonard handed me the broken Nidai Kitetsu, I began reforging it. I incorporated a great deal of terranium essence into it. Now it's no less powerful than its predecessor, Shodai Kitetsu."
Barn extended his thumb, coated it with Armament Haki, and slowly ran it along the sharp edge.
Blood seeped from his Haki-coated thumb! Rather than sliding off the blade, the blood slowly sank into the sword...
"A Supreme Grade Sword?"
The cut on his thumb slowly healed as Barn spoke thoughtfully.
"First-Generation Onikiri..."
"What?"
Lia raised her delicate eyebrows slightly and asked in confusion.
"Let's call it First-Generation Onikiri..."
As soon as Barn finished speaking, the sword, whose blade seemed to burn with white flames, trembled gently again...
"Do you approve of that name too, old friend...?"
As he spoke, Barn slowly rose and walked to the far end of the room, still gripping First-Generation Onikiri...
Through his Mind's Eye, he saw Rayleigh standing opposite him with his