"That's the bag. You can just carry it away." Shiki pointed to the fertilizer at the door and then left. She still had to deliver the contract to Ogura Mio.
Watching the girl's figure gradually shrink in the distance, the young man asked Konda Chansuke with a red face, "Village Chief Grandpa, who is she?"
"What? You've taken a liking to her? I advise you not to think about it. We country bumpkins can't match her!"
Konda Chansuke shook his head. Although he cared about the marriages of the younger generation, he wouldn't randomly play matchmaker. For such an excellent child, if she wanted a suitable match, she could only find one in the city.
Shiki didn't pay attention to the young man, and even if she did, so what? It was just a small interlude in life.
After delivering the contract to Ogura Mio, Shiki walked from Inazuma City to White Fox Plain. In Teyvat, where there was no internet, a walk to experience nature was a good way to relax.
A slightly salty, damp scent wafted through the air. A few seabirds flew past her eyes, finally landing on a rock not far away.
Shiki drew Kujikanesada and slowly walked towards the seabirds. Birds that soared over the sea year-round were naturally extremely vigilant, and they flapped their wings and flew into the air when she was still five or six meters away.
The girl lightly leaped, catching up to the flying bird. The katana in her hand traced a beautiful arc, but ultimately, it missed.
It was a matter of course. A sword is, after all, just a straight line, while a flying bird can evade by sensing air vibrations. Therefore, a single line cannot cut down a bird that can make evasive maneuvers in advance.
The bird circled overhead. Shiki did not get discouraged, she smiled lightly, sheathed her sword, and walked towards the Waypoint.
Her slender fingers caressed the Waypoint, and Shiki's consciousness slowly sank.
This time, the scene was very heartwarming. First to enter her Vision was a large white fox, and the other was an Ogre girl with two horns on her head and a face like the bright moon. Her beauty was so striking that even Shiki couldn't help but look sideways.
But her gaze...
'Is this Raiden Makoto?'
This time, she wasn't observing from a bystander's perspective but was completely immersed in someone's Vision, and that person was Raiden Makoto.
Why Raiden Makoto? Because Raiden Ei wouldn't have such wide sleeves.
That's right, Shiki not only entered Raiden Makoto's perspective but could also freely control her gaze, and the sensations on her body were also synchronized.
Aside from still not being able to speak, it could be said that she was completely present at the scene.
"Please, watch me closely." The Ogre girl with a face like the bright moon spoke. Her voice was like an oriole, melodious and pleasant, not at all like the ogres of legend.
Then Shiki watched her draw the somewhat long katana from behind her back and, illuminated by the moonlight spilling into the courtyard, began to dance.
The wide jūnihitoe fluttered like blooming flowers, rising and falling with the girl's steps. The katana in her hand traced arc after arc of pale white sword light, forming a beautiful yet murderous sword dance.
She had never imagined that a sword could be wielded in such a way. On the surface, it was a dance, but its efficiency in cutting people was by no means inferior.
Finally, the dance ended, and Shiki also exited the state of being linked to the Ley Line. It wasn't because of insufficient mental power, but because she also wanted to try it.
Kujikanesada slowly unsheathed, and golden electro element arcs appeared on her body. The Ogre girl's sword dance was extremely fast, but it wasn't complicated, otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to memorize it after seeing it once.
But precisely because of its speed, she needed to enter the electro element enhanced state, otherwise, she wouldn't be able to keep up with the movements in her mind.
Of course, there was also the most important No Self.
Placing Kujikanesada beside her face, in the state of No Self, her movements were identical to Mikoshi Chiyo's. Then, as her body rapidly spun and her sleeves fluttered, sword marks also appeared on the grass.
The movements in her mind were replicated one by one in reality, but even though it was the same sword dance, the artistic conception was completely different under the sun and the moon.
Mikoshi Chiyo under the moonlight was exquisitely beautiful, cool yet with a hint of mischievous cuteness. However, Shiki under the sun, although her dance was still beautiful, made people feel somewhat dazzling.
It was like the sun in the sky; you could catch a glimpse of it, but if you stared at it for too long, you would go blind.
The sword dance was beautiful, but if you kept watching, you might lose your life.
The dance concluded with the sheathing of the sword. At this moment, the grass within a five-meter radius centered around her was covered in sword marks; there was basically no intact spot.
Grass: Are you being polite?
This sword dance, whether for single targets or groups, could cause great DMG, and allowing enemies to witness such a beautiful dance before they died was not dying in vain.
For single targets, by slightly adjusting the dance steps, all slashes could be concentrated on one person, forming a continuous assault like a storm.
As for groups, you can imagine it as a spinning blender, and with the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, it becomes a veritable meat grinder.
The physical demands were somewhat strict. After one sword dance, Shiki already felt very tired, and this was with her using the electro element enhancement effect.
It's important to know that Mikoshi Chiyo performed it entirely with her own strength, without using any elemental power, and she seemed perfectly fine after finishing.
It can be imagined that what was shown in the Vision was definitely not Mikoshi Chiyo's full power. Shiki believed that the sword dance in the eyes of an enemy would be far more terrifying than what Raiden Makoto saw.
After returning home, Shiki sat in the courtyard, waiting for seabirds to fly by from the horizon. After all, one shouldn't put all their eggs in one basket, right?
To contend against Archons and even the Heavenly Principles, a sword dance wouldn't suffice. There must be a move that can end a battle instantly.
She now possessed the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, capable of instant death, and all she needed was an attack that could guarantee a 100% instant death trigger.
However, despite saying that, Shiki still hadn't managed to cut down a single flying bird even by dinner time.
Forget cutting, she hadn't even touched one; all birds in flight could be considered to possess short-term future sight.
In other words, the birds knew where the strike would land, and if they knew, how could they not dodge it?
Unless the strike was incredibly fast, so fast that the birds couldn't react at all.
Or, alternatively, strike three times simultaneously: one to force a position, one to block a position, and the last to hit the target.
But such a thing is almost impossible...
A bitter smile appeared on Shiki's lips; Sasaki Kojiro created a dimensional folding phenomenon through his swordsmanship, while Ryougi could cut away a predetermined future.
She seemed unable to do either of those things!
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