I am a female swordsman.

After days of continuous rain, Tokyo finally saw a long-awaited ray of warm sunshine.

However, judging from the thick, dark clouds lingering overhead, it probably meant that the rain wasn't over yet. Yomi, having boarded the train to the CCG headquarters in District 1, felt a long-lost sense of peace; the fighting between the doves and the ghouls had temporarily subsided with the rain ceasing.

Both sides have temporarily entered a period of rest and recuperation.

The temporary peace is a prelude to an even fiercer war. The battle in District 20 will not truly end until [Oogiri] and [Jason] are successfully driven out or defeated.

And as one of the key performers in this stage performance.

Huang Quan also successfully completed his first painful transformation before the stage officially opened.

She was already a swordsman.

Name: Huang Quan

Gender: Female

Age: 17 years old

Order: Second order

Race: human

Class: Swordsman

Title: None

Skills: [Swordmaster Skill Tree] [Unlocked] [Unlocked] [Unlocked]

Overall assessment: There's nothing to be afraid of anymore; just go for A and you'll win.

……

The attribute panel has clearly undergone a major change. First, a rank attribute has been added, with Huang Quan being defined as Rank 2 after job advancement. However, Huang Quan currently lacks a clear definition for this rank. Secondly, the skill section has been simplified, now directly divided by class.

The overall review is as malicious as ever, with a huge flag stuck there as if deliberately reminding Huang Quan...

Learning skills is no longer about figuring things out step by step on your own, as it used to be.

Clicking into the [Swordmaster Skill Tree] will show you the skills that the Swordmaster has mastered, arranged in an orderly manner, occupying about a quarter of the entire skill tree.

The way to learn them is very simple.

With a single click, the knowledge of swordsmanship skills is brutally injected into your brain. There are no explanations, no demonstrations, and no tips on how to quickly master them. Moreover, some powerful skills require a certain level of proficiency in prerequisite skills before they can be unlocked.

If Huang Quan forcibly releases a skill that he has not mastered, there is a risk of failure.

Currently, a second-tier swordsman can master a total of 17 skills, including both active and passive ones. Passive skills comprise 8 of these, nearly half of the total! In fact, based on Huang Quan's own experience, the so-called active skills are actually combat techniques, while passive skills can be considered instincts or experience!

Only with a solid foundation of experience can one unleash powerful combat skills!

The two emphasize different aspects of strength enhancement!

Active skills tend to provide a more visible boost to burst damage, while passive skills offer a more subtle increase to the swordsman's combat power. This is likely true for other classes as well, but if passive skills are enhanced to a certain extent, they can also bring about a qualitative change, just like active skills.

So many skills were suddenly thrown at us...

Huang Quan himself didn't know when he would be able to fully digest it, but it was unlikely to happen in the short term.

Speaking of which, Huang Quan remembers that the Sword Master in the game "Dungeon Fighter Online" became a Sword Master after awakening. Due to its art style and skill mechanics, it also had all sorts of weird nicknames like "Wife Sect," "Water Sect," and "BUG Sect."

Maybe……

perhaps……

possible……

Will there be any unbelievable things to happen later on with the Swordmaster class that the system assigned to me?

The thought of shouting, "Time and space, shatter!" and witnessing the dazzling, luxurious sword light causing space itself to tremble and crumble, the sword light so powerful it couldn't even contain space itself, sweeping past the enemy in an instant! And then, amidst this tragic and beautiful final strike, a huge "miss" appeared above the enemy's head...

'No, no, no! How could Zongmei be so low-class!'

Huang Quan quickly shook her head to banish this absurd idea from her mind. She felt that if she continued to think about it, she would probably never be able to look at the swordsman's skills the same way again.

Since we've mentioned job changes, we have to talk about the remaining three job change quests.

During the job change mission, Huang Quan realized that her body was actually being controlled by the figure she was facing in her consciousness space. She was able to discover this by looking at the surveillance footage retrieved by the masochistic Dr. Zi'an.

His consciousness was plunged into a pitch-black space in the underworld.

Facing the ultimate realm that his future self could potentially reach, or the manifestation of the Sword Sect's will, Huang Quan's body was actually under its control at that time.

What did the Sword Sect use Huang Quan's body to do at that time?

According to the surveillance footage, it seems the sword was manipulating her body to move in a certain direction. Everything that blocked her path was reduced to ashes in a flash of sword light. Not just fragments that revealed their original form, but completely and utterly shredded into powdery ash!

Afterwards, Huang Quan thought about it...

That direction seemed to be the area where the Japanese Imperial Palace and royal family resided. Considering the poems chanted by the Sword Sect's will in the pitch-black space and the background story of the Sword Sect in the Poison Milk Powder, just thinking about what the Sword Sect's will wanted to do at that time made Huang Quan feel a little shudder.

They soon arrived at the Underworld in Zone 1 and visited Earthly Path A and B.

She has a very close relationship with Dr. Earthwalker.

During the two months of intense hunting, Huang Quan was responsible for exchanging information on the movement patterns and types of ghouls in various regions and for contacting Dr. Ji Xing. She had already established a good relationship with Ji Xing Jia Yi.

It should be said that Huang Quan is naturally suited to this kind of meticulous work. In addition to the convenience of her work, she can also organize information about ghouls and hand it over to Dr. Ji Xing so that he can create a more practical Quinque.

Local travelers A and B were overjoyed to learn that Huang Quan had arrived at headquarters.

He immediately agreed to her request to reassemble the weapons, a trivial matter unrelated to Quink, and mysteriously told Huang Quan that he had recently obtained a material with exceptionally reliable properties through special channels. It seemed to be a product of a mysterious German research center during World War II.

'What a coincidence?'

Looking at the "Bloodstained Steel" quest reward indicated as sent, Huang Quan could only attribute it to the system's incredible power.

At the 1st Ward headquarters, many people recognized Yomi and greeted him warmly. Among them, a First Class Investigator who identified himself as Furuta Nimura was particularly enthusiastic. A mole near his eye and dark red eyes gave him a somewhat harmless yet alluring appearance. He expressed his admiration for Yomi's ability to kill ghouls without using Quinque and said he hoped to spar with him if given the opportunity. Meanwhile, a group of investigators from the 24th Ward who had been playing "whack-a-mole" returned, making the headquarters exceptionally lively.

Amidst the commotion, Huang Quan, who was waiting for his weapon to be reforged, unexpectedly spotted a guy.

Arima Kishou, a CCG Special Class Investigator known to ghouls as the Grim Reaper Investigator, also looked towards Yomi.

Chapter Twenty-Six: Hoping for a Bright Sword

Among the investigators, including Matt, Yomi learned about this white-haired man from his mentor, Mado Kureo.

He can be described as a genius investigator. In the battle to defeat Owl ten years ago, Arima Kisuke, who was only a second-class investigator, managed to cut off both of Owl's hands by wielding two Quinques while all the other investigators were injured by Owl. He repelled Owl's invasion without suffering any damage.

That became one of the heroic achievements of Matt and others.

By repelling the attack of the SSS-rank ghoul "Owl," Arima, who was only a second-class investigator at the time, was promoted to senior investigator and later rose rapidly to the rank of special investigator.

Describing him as a Grim Reaper investigator is truly fitting.

Furthermore, the CCG's highest-level Quinque is a terrifying weapon made from the kagune obtained by cutting off the two hands of [Owl] in the battle ten years ago, and it is also possessed by Arima and others.

Some people at CCG headquarters had unrealistic fantasies.

Ten years ago, the silver-haired Grim Reaper Arima and others rose like a comet. Ten years later, the silver-haired, red-eyed Sword Demon rose like a new moon. As long as there is such a hero in each generation, the task of eradicating all the ghouls in Tokyo's 24 wards is not an impossible mission!

Yomi and Arima's gazes met in the air.

Whether it was an illusion or not, those who noticed this scene seemed to see Arima's eyes suddenly flash with an extremely strong will!

Huang Quan, however, had a sharp glint in her scarlet eyes, which she habitually hid behind her sunglasses!

'This woman…'

'This man...!'

Arima and the others opened their mouths slightly, then walked past the crowd returning from Ward 24 and headed straight for Yomi. This unusual behavior quickly attracted the attention of the surrounding investigators. Especially when people noticed that Arima's target was Yomi, they felt that the meeting between these two genius investigators had some special significance.

"you are?"

"Trainee Investigator, Yomi, greetings to Arima and others." Yomi was very respectful to the Special Class Investigator who had once exterminated an SSS-class ghoul.

It is only natural to show respect to the strong; disrespecting the strong is tantamount to placing oneself at a lower level. Huang Quan has never had the mindset of a strong person, but she also does not have the mindset of a despicable person. When facing Arima Kishou, she couldn't help but feel a little admiration amidst her nervousness.

If I were as strong as him, I wouldn't need to struggle so much to survive.

"Yomi Internship..." Even in a cesspool like the 24th Ward, Arima Kishou had heard of Yomi, the Sword Demon who had risen to fame.

A fierce and ruthless attitude, and the skill to slay demons and gods with a sword.

Arima Kishou had never felt such a strong and chilling will from anyone else. Although the intern in the underworld had restrained it well, the occasional sharp aura he exuded was enough to make one's heart tremble.

"Internship in Huangquan, are you available now?"

"Hmm, is this an invitation from Arima Kishou? If so, please forgive my refusal." Huang Quan bluntly cut off Arima Kishou's next words.

She is not stupid!

Although Arima and the others maintained a polite and gentle demeanor, their eyes revealed a predatory and eager look. While she couldn't understand why Arima and the others were giving her such incomprehensible stares, Huang Quan instinctively felt this wasn't a good sign, and she wanted to stay away from this man.

“That’s a real shame, Yomi Intern.” Instead of getting angry at being rejected so bluntly, Arima gave a cryptic smile.

"Please forgive me, there are Matt and others."

"It's alright. As long as you become strong enough, we will definitely meet again someday."

Huang Quan miraculously understood the meaning of those words. It seemed Arima was saying that even if she ran away, one day she would become strong enough and naturally see the world through his eyes. At that time, without needing many words, Huang Quan would understand why Arima had approached her today.

She watched quietly as Arima Kishou's departing figure disappeared into the distance.

At this moment, Huang Quan was unaware of what she had missed. Having no in-depth understanding of the subsequent plot of the ghoul world, her impression of Arima and others was that they were just very strong and very polite men.

Everything returned to normal.

Yomi and Arima Kishou's first meeting was somewhat unexpected, but it went smoothly without anything out of the ordinary. However, a certain investigator who had just been having a lively conversation with Yomi stood in a corner, quietly watching the scene, his habitually upturned lips chuckling mockingly like a clown's.

………………

"Yellow Springs Investigator! Dr. Earthwalker asked me to inform you that your weapon has been reforged!"

It must have been one of the researchers in the lab, rushing over to inform Huang Quan. He was drenched in sweat, bent over, and panting heavily. When he looked up, Huang Quan, who had been sitting quietly in his seat, was nowhere to be seen. He had arrived at Dr. Di Xing's lab with a speed that defied the average person's reaction!

The speed was so fast that some people who were not paying attention only felt as if a gust of wind had swept past them.

A sword capable of bearing the power of all female ghost swordsmen!

Huang Quan was already eager to get his own steel-cutting blade. He rushed into Dr. Di Xing's laboratory at an exaggerated speed. Before Dr. Chestnut Head could keep him in suspense, Huang Quan went straight to the shelf covered by a white cloth on the side of the experimental table and lifted it up!

The jet-black scabbard is covered with a wavy fish-scale pattern, and looking up along the straight scabbard, you see a silk-wrapped hilt without a handguard, giving the whole piece a strong ultra-modern mechanical style.

laugh……!