Gunko Becomes Shuri
"Where... am I?"
Gunko opened her eyes, feeling a splitting headache. She struggled to get up from the cold floor.
But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't seem to muster any strength.
She looked around. It was a large room with white stone walls and a high, deep ceiling, furnished with beds and other furniture.
There was another chair in front of her, and a person was sitting on it. Her blurry vision could only make out a white shadow and a pair of military boots on the ground.
"Are you awake?"
What?
Gunko snapped to his senses, abruptly stood up and backed away, staring at the man warily.
She recognized him; this guy was the mastermind behind God Valley, and Imu's intervention was all because of this man.
"Don't be so nervous, Gunko, no, or rather, I should call you... Shuri," Kaya said with a faint smile.
Gunko suddenly clutched her head, many images flashing before her eyes, but they were blurry and did nothing but give her a headache.
Kaya said, "Imu didn't try to Black Turn Domination the Quincy. Perhaps he knew it was impossible."
"My will resides within the Quincy, and no one may violate it."
"Do you remember the Kingdom of Esperia in the West Blue? Your father was King Ruben, and your mother, Kandel, was the queen of that kingdom."
"Of course, there's another person, his name is Brook, you should admire him a lot."
Ahhhhh~!
Gunko screamed, covered his head and knelt down. The bandage on his face fell off, revealing his heterochromatic eyes, one red and one blue, which were now frighteningly bright.
Just then, Kaya stretched out his hand, and Reishi in the air enveloped Gunko's entire body.
The next second, a plume of black smoke emerged.
The black aura lurked behind Gunko, baring its fangs and claws. Demonic eyes and a gaping maw could be seen, and it was as difficult to dispel as a persistent, insidious disease.
Gunko tilted his head back, spread his arms, tensed his limbs, and almost bulged his eyes out.
Snap!
Kaya flicked his finger, and a small burst of Reishi was launched, directly piercing through the black mist.
After the black mist was pierced, it dispersed like dust with a gust of wind, completely decomposed by the Reishi in the air.
Ha! Ha~ Hoo~
Gunko bent over, lying on the ground, panting heavily.
"I... I remember now..."
"My name isn't Gunko, I'm Shuri, the princess of the Kingdom of Esperia!"
She pressed her forehead against the ground, hugging herself with her arms.
Her body was burning hot, and her once youthful appearance was changing. She was growing up rapidly, and her clothes were stretched out, making her taller and more mature.
"39, no, she should be 38." Kaya looked at the woman whose age, which had been frozen, had changed again after he dispelled Imu's power.
After a while, Shuri tugged at her tightly pulled collar, feeling a bit stuffy.
Then she stared at Kaya, instinctively shrinking back, her heterochromatic eyes filled with vigilance.
"What does this mean?" Kaya asked directly.
"What... what do you mean?" Shuri was stunned for a moment. "Who are you? Why am I here? What do you want?"
"Why show hostility? I saved you, didn't I? You should be grateful."
"..."
Shuri was speechless.
Her long-buried memories have all returned; she has remembered everything from the past.
She grew up healthy as a princess, loved listening to the music of Brook, the captain of the Kingdom's Guard, and learned swordsmanship with Brook.
She even hoped that she could marry Brook when she grew up, but Brook always refused.
She had heard Brook mention it before.
Many years ago, after the Celestial Dragons, a Celestial Dragons, came to the Kingdom of Esperia, Queen Kandel fell ill for several months.
King Ruben later married Kandel, and they had a daughter named Shuri.
When Shuri was 15, the Kingdom of Esperia was corrupted by a poisonous fog. The fog not only destroyed the musical instruments produced in Esperia, but also took the life of Shuri's mother, Kandel.
Due to the toxic fog, Esperia is no longer able to hand over "Heavenly Tribute" to the World Government.
Ruben declared that the World Government demanded Esperia hand over a thousand slaves to avoid the loss of the Heavenly Tribute, but Ruben stated that he did not intend to hand over his citizens and that he had decided to wage war against the World Government.
Afterwards, Imu and Mamaya Grosan arrived at the palace in Esperia and used Black Turn Domination on Shuri.
Shuri became a demon who obeyed Imu. Shuri killed her father, Ruben, with her own hands and pierced Brook's head.
She then left Esperia with Mammaya Gulus and went to the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
Shuri was born with the "Eyes of Sōkyoku" of the Manmayer Family, clearly indicating that she inherited the bloodline of the Celestial Dragons.
Her memories were erased by Imu, and without them, she became the Gunko Manmaia.
Shuri remembered all of these stories.
"Father!"
She screamed in pain, digging her fingers into her long blue hair and gripping her scalp tightly, blood flowing from between her fingers and hair.
Just then, a warm hand covered her head.
She looked up, her vision blurred by tears, making it impossible for her to see the man in front of her clearly.
"Become Quincy."
"To avenge ourselves against the World Government."
"Many people in this country have experienced a past of enslavement and the destruction of their homes."
"Everyone turned hatred into sustenance, and with pure resentment and longing for their loved ones, they became the core force resisting the World Government."
"You have no family? You're wrong. Everyone in this country is your family."
"The sacred flames will burn away all evil."
"Become Quincy, and then fight!"
Upon hearing Kaya's words, Shuri's expression changed, and her confusion seemed to dissipate considerably, but this was not enough to make her completely believe in Kaya.
She opened her mouth, then asked inexplicably, "You... do you also have a grudge against the World Government?"
"I killed the Five Elders and kidnapped over a hundred Celestial Dragons," Kaya said with a smile that gave Shuri a sense of confidence.
"Amazing..." Shuri murmured.
"Go and bring Brook back. You can still listen to his music and practice swordsmanship with him, just like before. Nothing has changed," Kaya added.
"Brook is still alive?!" Shuri exclaimed in surprise.
"He's been waiting for you, for decades, wandering in a dark sea, waiting for you to find him." Kaya reached out his hand.
Shuri instinctively grabbed Kaya's hand.
The shadows in her heart may not be able to be completely erased, but at least she saw another sun, making her feel warm all over.
This feeling was different from Gunko; it was as if she had truly returned to the Kingdom of Esperia when she was young, innocent and happy as a princess.
"You... give me a feeling of my father." Shuri leaned closer and whispered.
"Then let's get along the way you see it. Every citizen of this country is my child." Kaya gently hugged Shuri's head.
"It's even more like it now! My father said something similar!" Shuri squinted and leaned closer.
A girl who has just woken up from a nightmare always needs someone to rely on, and even though this girl is a middle-aged woman, Kaya doesn't mind being leaned on.
He thinks he has a great personality and is always kind and gentle when interacting with others.
What's it like to part ways with Auswählen Celestial Dragons?
Imu has been supporting nineteen Celestial Dragons families for so many years. Could it be that he's genuinely taking care of the descendants of his former comrades, or that the Celestial Dragons possess some special ability or function?
Just like his creation of the Quincy, Imu's keeping so many Celestial Dragons around might have another purpose.
Then came the ceremony...
"From this day forward, I am Quincy!"
Shuri put down her wine glass, a trace of blood staining her lips, which, combined with her breathtakingly beautiful face, gave her an eerie air.
She knelt before Kaya looked down at her, as if he could see through her appearance to her inner changes.
Shuri -- the Schrift "C", the Compulsory!