Fantasy Library.

Chapter 517 A transfer student of the same age?

A night that was complex in every sense of the word passed by quietly.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Aize's biological clock immediately woke him up, pulling him from his sleep.

"Owner!"

In his hazy state, Aize seemed to hear a familiar voice, the one that always appeared the moment he woke up.

However, when Aize opened his eyes, he did not see that familiar little figure floating above his head.

It was only then that Aize realized that what he had just experienced was merely an auditory hallucination while he was still half asleep.

"It seems I've completely adapted to my current life."

Aize muttered to himself, feeling somewhat uneasy that he no longer saw the figure he used to see as soon as he opened his eyes.

"That young sword, it should still be in Hitachi, right?"

I wonder what Yoshino Asatake's current situation is, and whether we'll be able to meet today.

During this time, Yoshino Asagi had been training with him. Whenever he left his room, he would soon see her in her pajamas, sleepy-eyed and unsteady, opening the door and walking into the living room.

But today, when Aize finished washing up and came to the living room, Asagi Yoshino did not appear.

"Yeah, she's not home."

Aize was somewhat disappointed for some reason, but he quickly cheered up and left the Chaowu family.

Regardless, the daily morning exercise will continue; it has become an indispensable part of Aize's life, and she won't give it up just because of a little sentimentality.

"The growth trend of divine power seems to be quite good lately."

Aize moved his body, then activated his divine power, causing a clear, ethereal light to appear on the outline of his body and envelop his entire being.

After this period of unremitting efforts, Aize's divine power has increased by about half again, almost catching up with one-fifth of the divine power of Congyu and Congyu Maru.

Don't think it's slow. You should know that less than two weeks have passed since Azer obtained the divine power.

In less than two weeks, his divine power increased by nearly half, which is considered very fast.

If this growth rate continues, Aize's divine power will double in just one month, and in less than a year, he will catch up with Congyu and Congyu Maru, possessing divine power no less than theirs.

Ten years from now, Aize's divine power will be at least ten times that of Congyu and Congyu Maru.

What will the situation be like then?
Is she comparable to the goddess Sui-ori?
"It really is...something to look forward to."

Feeling his body becoming lighter and stronger as it heated up, Aize smiled and then shot out like an arrow.

He was incredibly fast, like a gust of wind, leaving a trail of dust in his wake, and swirling up leaves and weeds.

During this period, because he needed to match Yoshino Asagi's speed, Aizawa ran at a relatively slow pace and did not perform to his full potential.

Today, since Asagi Yoshino isn't here, Aize doesn't need to restrain himself anymore. He doesn't even want to jog slowly; instead, he's going to run at full speed to see where his limits are.

The divine power was always in a state of activation, although it was not fully activated, it was not far off.

Under these circumstances, Aize maintained his divine power for a full thirty minutes before finally collapsing to the ground.

"Ouch, that really hurts..."

As the divine power receded, the burning sensation throughout Aize's body slowly disappeared, but the stinging sensation grew stronger and stronger, giving him the illusion that all the muscles in his body were being torn apart.

"The mortal body can't withstand divine power after all. Even though my divine power is still weak and the level of activation hasn't exceeded the limits of my body, it will still put a serious burden on my body over time."

Aize was quite tormented by the pain coursing through his body, causing him to furrow his brow and grimace.

"However, it's not all bad."

Aize has already felt that his physical abilities have improved a lot recently.

Every day, he stimulates his divine power and puts a burden on his body, which is equivalent to weight training, making Azer's physical strength improve much faster than before.

Just as muscles become stronger after tearing and healing, and develop resistance to pathogens after illness, constantly stimulating divine power and overworking the body not only strengthens divine power and makes the body more adaptable to it, but also improves one's physical fitness.

This was a win-win-win situation, providing Aize with considerable comfort amidst the turmoil he had endured.

"I wonder if my body will be able to fully withstand the burden of divine power if this continues, and whether I will be able to become a true little superman."

At least, Aize felt that he could have such expectations.

Of course, that will definitely take a considerable amount of time.

But so what?
Others may want this future, this possibility, this power, but they can't achieve it.

Compared to the masses, he is already considered a lucky one.

"I just don't know when we'll be able to break the curse on the Asabu family..."

Aize has already started thinking about this.

Having spent some time at the Asagi family's residence, Aize felt it was time to begin his research and try to delve deeper into the secrets of the Asagi family and Suiori.

Although he already knew many secrets that ordinary people could never know, Aize knew that the Asabu family had not told him many things, and that Hoori's curse was still shrouded in mystery, with many secrets yet to be revealed.

The curse of the Asabu family has lasted for hundreds of years, so it's obvious that if things continue as they are, it will be absolutely impossible to break the curse.

“Exorcising evil spirits and purifying filth is only a temporary solution. Once the filth accumulates again, evil spirits will reappear and curses will resurface.”

"Therefore, if you want to break the curse, you absolutely cannot do what the priestesses of the past dynasties did, and simply insist on exorcising evil spirits and purifying filth."

“There must be a key point here, a source, that has not yet surfaced.”

Only by finding this key, this source, can we once and for all completely break the curse of the Asabu family.

As Aize was thinking this, the pain in his body gradually subsided, allowing him to finally get up.

If he were to unleash his full divine power, putting too much strain on his body, he would definitely not recover without lying down for a day or two. However, he did not unleash his full divine power, but only maintained it at an appropriate level, so he naturally recovered more easily.

Cong Yu had also repeatedly reminded Aize about this matter.

"Listen carefully, Master. Divine power not only burdens the human body, but also affects the soul."

"If you act too recklessly, not only will your body become unresponsive, but your soul will also be disturbed and fall into a coma."

"If anything happens, you might become a vegetable and never wake up again." Cong Yu warned Aize very seriously, telling him to be careful with the use of divine power.

Otherwise, as ordinary mortals, those who recklessly abuse the power of the gods will inevitably pay an unbearable price.

Stealing the authority of the gods is by no means a good thing.

Cong Yu had been worried about this, and when she was with Aize, she always observed and supervised him, just in case he did something reckless and made a mistake.

In Cong Yu's view, if one day Aize misuses his divine power and causes problems, even if he doesn't fall into a coma, he will become a soul that has to leave his body, just like her.

At that point, things will get really complicated.

Although Aize is very opinionated, he is not so stubborn as to ignore advice, so he has never tried to fully unleash his divine power.

He didn't need to do that. His current strength was enough for him. Even the fearsome God Chongshen couldn't withstand a single move from him. Even without activating his divine power, he could easily kill his opponent with the Murasame, which was inhabited by Murasame. He didn't need to activate his divine power at all.

"I wonder if we'll encounter an even stronger opponent if we delve deeper into the truth of the curse."

As Aize muttered this, he began to move his body again.

He planned to do some more exercise before heading back.

Today is Saturday, a day off. There's no school for the next two days, so he could have spent more time exercising. But as I said before, he won't spend all his time exercising.

Since it's a day off, spending it leisurely is the way to enjoy life.

Anyway, he doesn't want to be so stressed anymore, whether it's his studies or his exercise.

Just as Aize was warming up and preparing to go back, a voice called out to him.

"Wait, Aze."

Then, Kurama Genjuro came from another direction and called out to him.

"Grandpa?" Aize stopped in his tracks, looked at Kurama Genjuro who was approaching, blinked, and said, "You're here again, Grandpa. Are you planning to fight me again?"

As he said this, Aize looked at Kurama Genjuro's hand, but found no trace of the wooden sword.

"No, I'm not here to spar with you today."

Kurama Genjuro smiled when he saw that Aize was eager to try.

Only his own grandson would look forward to fighting him. If it were anyone else, they would probably have the urge to run away as soon as they heard that he wanted to fight them.

Although he is old, he has always insisted on training. His swordsmanship skills have not weakened much with age. In this era, he can hardly find any opponents, and few people would want to fight him for fear of being beaten up.

For example, his good-for-nothing grandson is terrified of him.

Only his own exceptionally talented and powerful grandson would look forward to fighting him.

There was nothing they could do; Kurama Genjuro was simply too strong.

Aize has also run out of opponents. When he won the national kendo championship, he didn't even use half of his strength and won easily. He felt that even using half of his strength was too much. He was afraid that even using one-fifth of his strength would be enough to crush his opponent in the final and easily win the championship.

Only Kurama Genjuro was still as sharp as ever, able to fight against him at his full strength.

If Aize hadn't possessed divine power and gained even greater strength, he wouldn't be sure if he could defeat Kurama Genjuro if he had to do it again.

This elderly man is incredibly strong.

Unfortunately, he was old and no longer had much of a competitive spirit. After confirming his grandson's growth, he no longer planned to fight Aize.

"You're off today, right?" Kurama Genjuro didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point, saying, "If you have time, there's something I'd like you to do for me."

"What's wrong?" Aize was a little disappointed, but quickly became curious again and said, "I'm pretty free today, Grandpa, just tell me what's on your mind."

Although there is homework to be done, the teachers at Pelican Academy are truly a group of kind people. The amount of homework they assign is very reasonable, not much at all. As long as you are willing to calm down and do it, you can easily finish it within an hour.

He didn't plan to review his lessons after finishing his homework, so he had quite a lot of free time these past two days.

Even if it's not much, since Kurama Genjuro has asked, he will make time to help.

"Does the hotel need help?"

Aize said this.

He hadn't forgotten that in the beginning, he had come to help out at Kurama Genjuro's inn.

Unfortunately, because of the removal of the Muramasa, his holiday work plan was ruined, and Shinato-sou was short-handed as a result, which must have caused quite a few problems.

Although Kurama Genjuro has told Aize that he will find a way to resolve this matter, and now that the holiday is over and the Spring Festival is over, Hoori is no longer in its peak season and should not be so busy, it is still a tourist destination famous for its hot springs, with a constant stream of tourists. The manpower shortage at Shinatosho should not have improved much.

Therefore, it's not surprising that the hotel would need help.

However, Kurama Genjuro shook his head.

"No, the problem at the hotel has been resolved. I've already hired new staff, and they should have filled the vacancy by now," Kurama Genjuro said. "The favor I need is actually related to that staff member. If you have time, could you go and pick him up for me?"

"Picking someone up?" Aize paused, then asked in surprise, "Is the new employee from out of town?"

“I would say he’s a foreigner.” Kurama Genjuro nodded and said, “I had to pull a lot of strings to find him. I heard that he’s always wanted to come here, so he’ll not only work in Shinatosho, but he’ll also transfer to a school here.”

Aize was even more stunned.

go to school?

So, the other person is a student around the same age as me?

After all, there is no university in Hoori, and only Uzuma Academy teaches high school knowledge.

In other words, the other person should be a high school student of the same age as me.

Surely it can't be a middle school student?

They're not old enough to work!

"Anyway, could you go and pick them up for me? They'll arrive this afternoon," Kurama Genjuro said. "And while you're at it, take them to town to show them around and let them get familiar with the surroundings."

What could Aize say upon hearing this?

I could only nod in agreement.

(End of this chapter)