Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1489 1161. Loyalty and Righteousness
【Dividing the spirit】

As a means of applying a guardian spirit, Wuming had indeed rarely seen it.

The main reason was that she had never seen any other heroes who had guardian spirits.

The connection between the guardian spirit and the possessed person is very close. Generally speaking, unless the original possessed person actively and completely gives up his or her guardian spirit, the two are inseparable.

The so-called "soul splitting" does not mean that the original possessed person gives up his guardian spirit, nor does it mean that the guardian spirit is really split into two halves and one part is given to others.

This is more like a temporary grant of access rights.

The main authority still lies with the original guardian spirit host, and that is the unshakable foundation.

On the one hand, the functionality of the guardian spirit is reduced by transferring the usage rights to others.

For example, Wuming's [Yabotahime]. Even if she divided her spirit into others, how could the blessing of eternal life for the host be so easily spread?
On the other hand, the authority of [Spirit Splitting] will gradually disappear over time, unless the original guardian spirit host renews it.

But even if it is renewed, it is still only a temporary permission.

And to be honest, a guardian spirit is not something that is so easy to carry.

This extraordinary existence, which is created from the connection between faith and the world, is connected with the spirit, will, and soul of the host, and is therefore extremely close.

And precisely because of this close connection, it is probably the limit for ordinary people to be lucky enough to have a guardian spirit.

More guardian spirits would only make people overwhelmed.

As Bai Ze appeared on his shoulder, a series of blurry images seemed to flash before Lan En's eyes.

This scene records how talented and intelligent a young man from the Takenaka family is, how he is chosen by the guardian spirit, and how he comes up with his own thoughts after reading a lot of books.

And then, after witnessing this chaotic world, he developed an inner determination.

——He longs for a peaceful world.

The picture before our eyes is crude and fleeting, but the emotions and will contained in it are so real that there is no doubt about it.

[Spirit Sharing] is not only about sharing the power of the guardian spirit, but also about sharing a person's ambitions and emotions through the close relationship between the host and the guardian spirit.

People’s hearts are hidden. Even if two people are very close, they cannot say that they fully understand each other.

However, through the use of guardian spirits as a bridge, people can at least be certain of each other's sincerity.

"The teacher is not good at fighting."

Seeing that Bai Ze had already appeared on Lan En's shoulder, Takenaka Hanbei spoke solemnly.

"But just as described in the legend, the teacher has a wealth of knowledge and insights about demons and monsters. I hope that my humble efforts can be of help."

He didn't look exhausted or tired at all, which also proved that [Soul Splitting] was not a very tiring or uncomfortable thing for the original host of the Guardian Spirit.

"Thank you, Hanbei. Knowledge is sometimes more useful than force."

Lan En nodded and said this, but then he seemed to sense something and asked again.

"But. Well, I don't seem to feel the improvement in my thinking speed."

"Ah," Takenaka Hanbei scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "This is the limitation of [Spirit Division]. The brain power improvement brought by the teacher is the kind of ability that cannot be shared."

Afterwards, Lan En felt that the operating speed of his biochemical intelligent brain, which had begun to steadily increase after Bai Ze possessed him, slowly dropped again.

Okay, Mentos, you don’t even need to act, right?

The demon hunter ignored the indifferent whistle in his biological brain.

He tightened the last buckle on the armor with a click.

Then, amid a series of slight collision sounds that made one feel heavy and solid armor parts, the majestic body slightly expanded its chest and moved a few times.

It was like a sturdy giant beast, with its muscles and bones creaking as it moved.

Just standing next to him can make people feel oppressive.

"Since this is related to Saito Dosan's inclination, Lord Ando Mamoru will probably not dare to act rashly, right?"

As Lan En spoke, he opened the sliding door wide and called Wu Ming to go out together.

Seeing this, Hanbei, who was originally kneeling on the ground, quickly stood up and followed behind.

A group of three people kept walking in the castle tower.

"That's right." Takenaka Hanbei smiled bitterly.

But he then returned to his calm and gentle self.

"But don't worry. After you leave, I will try my best to delay the time for my father-in-law to report to Master Dao San."

"But please forgive me. It is the duty of a samurai to be loyal to the lord. In the end, I am afraid that Master Dao San will still know the whole story."

Bai Ze also spoke with the characteristic goat trembling voice: "This kind of [filth], in my opinion, if it doesn't have an anchor point entangled with the real world, it can't be so difficult to deal with, and it won't spread."

"If it has something to do with Changzai Temple, it might be some kind of sorcery that distorts Buddhism."

"That is to say," Lan En concluded, "if the magic is broken, those [filth] will become ordinary [filth] that will dissipate on their own even if left alone, right?"

"We would have already left by then." Wuming said nonchalantly. "Hanbei, you don't have to care so much."

Bai Ze, wearing small round-framed glasses, showed a teachable expression. Lan En also agreed: "Be more straightforward, but I am not too familiar with your magic here, so I will need your help when the time comes, Teacher Bai Ze."

The bearded goat's ears twitched excitedly. "It's my duty."

The group of three just turned a corner in the castle tower, and two warriors who looked like they were on patrol came towards them from the wooden corridor after turning the corner.

Lan En's body shape after putting on the armor was like a wall pressing down on him when he walked in the castle tower.

The two warriors were obviously stunned for a moment.

They knew that this was their lord's guest, but they didn't expect that this guest was so terrifying.

While they were stunned for a short while, Lan En walked up to them with steady steps.

There was a muffled sound of ‘bang’.

Lan bent down slightly, his fist already sunk into the stomach of one of the warriors.

The force wasn't great, but it was still enough to make the warrior feel like his intestines were about to be vomited out.

A slight sound like a cough caused by choking on water came from his mouth, and then his whole body suddenly felt weak.

Lan En was like having a piece of paper hanging on his fist, with a warrior pressed against his fist, shaking weakly with his footsteps.

The other samurai was obviously panicked and wanted to shout a warning, while his hand was already on the hilt of the katana at his waist.

What a pity, there was a whistling wind!

A large hand suddenly appeared on his neck as if a video frame had dropped, and it completely embraced his neck, with the thumb pressing down slightly on the side of his neck.

The aorta was compressed, and the brain felt the lack of blood supply within a few seconds, falling into a coma.

After putting the two instantly disabled warriors on the ground, Lan opened the door of the room.

"Meow?"

"Huchi~"

Kirin and the fluff ball raised their heads from the wooden floor at the same time.

Maomao stretched his head to look outside, then looked at Lan En: "Boss, have you offended someone again, meow?"

"Offended anyone? Not really." Lan En said as he put on the magic harness for Qilin with the help of the flannel ball jumping up and down nimbly.

"We just have to withdraw quickly."

Then the witcher jumped directly onto the horse, and Felyne also skillfully climbed up by grabbing the rune cloth.

Wuming was a little hesitant when faced with the hand extended by Lan En.

It wasn’t because of anything else, but because Qilin itself did make her feel a little unsure.

But then she thought of what Lan En and she had found out together, so she stopped hesitating and took Lan En's hand and turned over to sit on him.

"Hanbei, just do as we agreed!"

The demon hunter gave a final greeting, and then two streams of hot air blew out of Qilin's nostrils!
"Huff! Bang!!!"

The outer wall of the castle tower was like a piece of window paper in front of Kirin.

The lightning flashed, and immediately knocked a huge hole in the outer wall. The lightning flashed with the heavy sound of horse hooves, and rushed out directly amid the busyness and exclamations of the residents in Yancun City in the early morning!
The samurai and foot soldiers stationed in other places in the castle tower were also in a panic.

Ando Mamoru was shouting in surprise and anger on the lower floor.

He has been blocking the entrance to the castle tower ever since he learned the results of the investigation from his son-in-law overnight.

Although he was certain in his heart that Lan En must be an important figure, he did not dare to do anything that might offend his lord Saito Dosan.

So he thought of looking for an opportunity at the gate to see if he could delay Lan En and his group.

But now it seems that they have no intention of going through the main entrance at all.

The sound of messy and dense footsteps came up the wooden stairs.

Takenaka Hanbei stood at the gap in the castle tower, looking out at the lightning that was rapidly being stretched into a line.

When it comes to loyalty and righteousness, he would undoubtedly be despised for doing this.

But this is Mino. Because of Saito Dosan, the samurai of Mino Province naturally have to think and struggle more about the so-called samurai spirit than those in other places.

Samurai from other places only need to be loyal and fight bravely, but samurai from Mino have to consider a lot more.

But precisely because of their thinking, they have a more unique view of the so-called samurai spirit compared to other samurai.

"This is not an act of loyalty, but it is a righteous act!"

After muttering softly, Takenaka Hanbei turned around and walked into the castle tower.

"How can you panic and riot?! Don't lose the dignity of a Mino samurai!"

Hanbei was always gentle to others, but when he angrily scolded the rash lower-ranking samurai and foot soldiers who rushed up to him, these people were immediately intimidated.

No one dared to act rashly anymore, so Hanbei turned around and went downstairs to discuss with his father-in-law.

(End of this chapter)