In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

I am a monster, a non-human being.

He was originally a snake demon who had maliciously entangled himself, and was a great monster who occupied a mountain and attempted to seize the realm of gods.

After being suppressed by the gods, one is always filled with all sorts of negative emotions.

To an being like her, humans are nothing more than mere ants.

It is an offering to the gods, an offering to one's own existence, and also food that one perceives as delicious and readily available.

until that day.

The casual-looking young man released his seal, freeing himself from the suppression of the gods.

Her nonchalant attitude towards everything sparked her great interest in humanity.

From then on, she followed Ryoma, traveling with him from Tosa to Edo in Mutsu, learning the Hokushin Ittō-ryū style, and traveling around Japan with him.

At that time, Ryoma, who was aimless and without purpose, also found his "worth risking his life" goal and his reason for drawing his sword.

He stood atop the mountain, looking down over the country.

"Ryoma, what is your wish now?"

"I want to change this country."

My own wish—it could overturn the realm of gods! Human wishes are truly insignificant.

But, oh, the desires of humankind...

No, it's less of a wish and more of a wish.

A belief in something that is unwaveringly focused on.

During the time she spent with Ryoma, Miss Ryoma encountered a total of three such people.

Aside from the person she followed, Sakamoto Ryoma, who resolutely chose to leave his hometown for the sake of the country in search of ways to bring about change.

The second one is Anno Samura.

Although Miss A-Long didn't particularly like Zuo Cun, she had to admit that he was very strong.

Although she had been suppressed for a long time, her strength was only a fraction of its peak, and she was also restricted by Ryoma and could not return to her original form, which meant she could not unleash her full power.

However, as a human, Zuo Cun is really strong.

She was telling the truth. Over the years, apart from her childhood, the only people who could hurt her, besides the gods in heaven, were Zuo Cun Anuo.

The sword of Zuocun actually left her, a snake god, with a trace of fear.

That terrifying look in her eyes... even now, Miss A-Long feels a lingering fear when she thinks about it.

Moreover, this person actually shares a remarkably similar desire with Ryoma.

As for the third person, who truly shocked Miss A-Long with her obsession with humanity, it was the third generation Mizushinko Masahide, Mizushinko Masatsugu, whom she had just met.

The voice that came to my ear told Miss Ah Long.

In some ways, this person is far more powerful than her.

Even if Miss Ah Long could easily kill this man, could easily tear this man to pieces.

But looking at that figure from behind, she couldn't help but feel ashamed of herself.

She hugged Ryoma's arm.

Ryoma was somewhat surprised. Although Miss Ryoma was very close to him, she generally wouldn't do such a thing in front of others.

"What's wrong, Miss A-Long?" He smiled and patted Miss A-Long's head.

"Humans are really strong, and very interesting!" Miss Alon said out of the blue.

"Huh? Hmm, I'm glad you think that way." Ryoma paused for a moment, then smiled gently.

It seems I'm not the only one who's grown up.

During the time that Miss A-Long was by Ryoma's side, Ryoma was somewhat troubled.

Miss Ah Long is very powerful, powerful enough to completely protect him.

However, Miss A-Long only looked at him seriously, while everyone else was nothing more than ants in her eyes.

Many people around Ryoma have been beaten by Miss Ryoma, especially Okada Izo.

If it weren't for Ryoma's repeated interventions, many people would likely have lost their lives at Miss Ryoma's hands.

Ryoma did not choose to drive Miss Ryoma away, but instead chose to keep this time bomb by his side at all times, restraining her constantly.

They reached a verbal agreement that Miss A-Long would not reveal her true form or kill anyone without Ryoma's permission.

Ryoma is a kind-hearted man and never thought of killing anyone.

He took Miss A-Long with him not only to restrain his unintentional mistakes, but also to atone for them, and even more so to make this ruthless monster understand what a real person is, a person with real flesh and blood.

It seems that initial results have been achieved.

He never intended to rely on Miss Aron's power to bring about change in Japan. Humanity's nation should be changed by humanity itself.

Through the window, Zuocun vaguely saw the figure of Shuixinzi Zhengci still swinging the hammer inside the house, and narrowed his eyes.

He could feel his heart pounding wildly.

Although this statement is somewhat arrogant and conceited, Samura saw in Suishinko Masaji his own past obsession with swords in Echigo and Kyoto.

This state of extreme focus resonated with Zuocun.

Meanwhile, Mizushinko Masaji continued to hammer the tamahagane on the pliers with undivided attention.

8020.

Ding!

He silently recited it in his heart.

What is 2 to the power of 8020?

I don't know, and I don't want to know.

All he needed to do was hammer hard and concentrate on hammering until the jade steel became incredibly solid.

He is doing something that surpasses himself and his predecessors.

The thick, layered patterns on the ground no longer resemble cracks.

The texture is smoother, but it hasn't reached its end yet.

So, keep hammering and forging.

Ding!

As the number of forging attempts increases, the difficulty of further forging becomes greater, requiring even greater concentration and control of force.

He who walks a hundred steps is only halfway there at ninety.

However, a slight smile involuntarily appeared on Mizushinko Masaji's lips.

Focused and...enjoying.

Ding!

Mrs. Shuixinzi is maintaining the temperature of the stove.

Shui Xinzi Zhengci uses the ancient forging method, where the temperature of the furnace must be strictly controlled at 1000 degrees Celsius, which is much lower than the temperature of the new forging method, but the knife forged in this way will be harder.

Having served as her husband's assistant for many years, Lady Shuixinzi's control over the fire temperature has become extremely refined.

8021.

After completing another round of forging, Mizushinko Masaji stuffed the tamahagane back into the furnace, staring intently at it.

After a short while, he took out the tamahagane again and continued swinging the hammer.

Ding!

......

The forging process proceeds slowly.

In the evening, Mrs. Shuixin wiped the sweat from her forehead and opened the door.

Zuocun and the other two still did not leave.

They watched the couple, who seemed to live for knives, with reverence and anticipation.

It was clearly visible to the naked eye that Mizushinko Seiji's muscles had shrunk considerably, and his hair, which had been hanging down his back, had completely lost its black color and turned white.

“Mr. Mizushinko Masahide…” Sakamoto Ryoma murmured to himself.

"This is... a human being who has found their beliefs..." Miss Aron's state of mind has also changed a lot.

She suddenly realized how naive she had been.

His own baseless desires and pointless anger were utterly insignificant in the face of such determination and resolve.

Zuo Cun looked at the somewhat hunched back, his eyes burning with fire.

Lady Shuixinzi did not tell them to leave again.

Shuixinzi silently counted the number of times she had forged the pill.

8999.

Ding!

Ding!

Ding!

"Nine thousand!"

Shui Xinzi shouted loudly.

No one made a sound to influence the hero.

Yes, a hero.

A hero of the sword-forging world, a hero of the samurai, a hero of Suishinko Masahide.

One's own hero.