"...Is all this food for you?"
"make a deal!"
In the end, Kanon took all the belongings of the five Black Messengers, leaving only the bread she had thrown away when she was attacked. The bread was covered in dirt, so Kanon naturally wouldn't eat it; she would leave it for these people as a souvenir.
This incident could be described as a bloodbath triggered by a piece of bread...
The captured packages contained various weapons and camping equipment, as well as countless food items, which Hanon thoroughly enjoyed.
So the correct way to get food in the Forest of Trees is by stealing it... Kanon realized again. This can be considered self-reliance through hard work!
With renewed energy, Hanon threw herself back into martial arts practice. During the battle just now, she had vaguely grasped something that elevated her martial arts level.
The next morning, Uncle Kuroki appeared in front of Kanon again. It seemed that, just as he had said, with the help of the positioning device, he had never gone far away.
"Master... Good morning..." "...Stop pretending."
Hanon seemed particularly weak in the morning, but Kuroki immediately saw through her little scheme: "I followed you all day yesterday and saw you take the Black Envoy's supplies and have already eaten and drunk your fill."
"What? I thought I could fool Master into going easy on me." Hanon regained her composure: "Then let's spar~ Five minutes again today?"
Kuroki nodded: "That's right. If you survive for five minutes, you can keep the captured food."
"Huh? Does that mean if we lose, we won't get any food?" Oh no, Hanon felt like her life had turned dark again.
However, Kuroki's rules are absolute. He didn't give Kanon a chance and launched an attack directly.
Over the past two weeks, Kanon has gradually gotten used to Kuroki's strength. Although this master of martial arts is still as deep and unfathomable as the ocean, Kanon is no longer at a loss for what to do.
This sparring session lasted a full three minutes, with both sides exchanging blows. In the end, Kanon was tripped by Kuroki and became a zombie. The Demon Spear pierced her hand and struck her in front of him, bringing the battle to an end.
"Alas, Master Kuroki's strength seems to have no end..." Hana sighed. The stronger she became, the more she realized the gap between herself and him.
Gensai Kuroki's strength wasn't simply due to his "demon spear" or any particular technique. As he himself stated, it stemmed from an incredibly solid foundation built upon theory, experience, and observation, combined with exceptional physical attributes and techniques, resulting in an almost invincible and flawless presence. Now, Kanon has embarked on a similar path, but she's a weaker version in every aspect, still far from reaching her full potential.
"You've made great progress." Kuroki was strict and serious, but he wasn't a teacher who would criticize someone for no reason. He often praised his outstanding disciple, Hanon: "In just two days, you've extended your time from thirty seconds to three minutes. Maybe you really can complete this trial by the end of the special training."
Despite the praise, Kuroki still took away Kanon's food, leaving her in a state of eating dirt again.
"They're practically the exploiting class!" As the eldest daughter of the Takakaze family, Kanon began to complain about her miserable situation: "The food I stole with my own skills... uh, it seems that Master Kuroki also took it away with his own skills... Waaah, my life is so hard."
Helpless, Hanon had no choice but to set off again, wandering through the sea of trees, hoping to encounter new martial arts practitioners and find some food and drink.
Unfortunately, the Sea of Trees is vast and boundless, and it's impossible to find so many cultivators in a short time. Encountering the five Black Envoys yesterday was already an unexpected stroke of luck. Hanon's attempts to set off again have been fruitless for two consecutive days.
On the fourth day of special training, the starving Kanon managed to hold out for two minutes under Kuroki's attack.
On the fifth day of special training, time returned to three minutes. This was an excellent result, because Kanon, who hadn't eaten for two and a half days and had missed ten meals, was so hungry that she was seeing stars. She was also injured and in pain, yet she was still able to withstand Kuroki's attacks for a long time. She had indeed exceeded her limits.
"No, no, I might really have to eat bugs, or gnaw on tree bark!" Hana was so hungry that her stomach was practically sticking to her back, and she was almost delirious. By this time, she had reached the foot of the Bitter Death Mountain, deep in the forest. Looking around, she could see that this not-so-high mountain had several developed hiking trails, and there seemed to be some people walking and climbing on the trails.
Someone's there? Someone's there!
Hanon was in high spirits. As long as there were people, there was food. No matter who they were, Hanon didn't care who they were. Her heart was filled with excitement!
Excitement brought a surge of adrenaline, allowing Hanon to temporarily ignore her fatigue, hunger, and pain. Carrying a 50-kilogram load, she jogged towards Mount Kushi.
The second and third updates will be a little later, around nine o'clock.
Section 60, Chapter 60: Friends Should Share the Suffering
This world is very strange. For example, in Japan, there exists the Wu clan, whose eyes are strange and whose appearance is very eerie.
Wu Yacha, a teacher in the girls' department of Huangying Academy, is 34 years old this year. She has a son and a daughter. Her main job is assassin and her side job is teacher. She is gentle and kind and is a virtuous and kind woman... Wait, did something terrible come up in the description just now?
Well, never mind. Whether her main profession is assassin or teacher, Ms. Wu Yacha was definitely a caring older sister at school. She was used to squinting her eyes and would never show her signature gaze unless there was a special situation.
Meanwhile, Teacher Wu was staring into the distance with his purplish-red eyes wide open, as if searching for something: "Are those three people lost?"
Today is the girls' field trip day of the Royal Sakura Academy. When everyone climbed to the top of the mountain and counted the number of people, they found that three people were missing: Hibiki Sakura, Ms. Satomi Tachibana, and Ms. Rumika Aina.
Akemi Souyuuin was also worried about her friend: "Hibiki and the others were just following behind, how come they've disappeared?"
Gina, on the other hand, was more easygoing: "Don't worry, there are two teachers following along, what problems could possibly arise?"
Ayaka waved her hand: "It's probably because those two eccentric teachers are around that things are more likely to go wrong..."
So, what exactly did the three girls go about?
Hmm... they're making exaggerated facial expressions.
At this moment, in a clearing somewhere on Mount Kusi, the three people were staring at the surrounding dense forest with very strange expressions.
"Gulp," Sakura Hibiki swallowed hard and said softly, "We're in danger, aren't we?"
...There was a slight silence in the room.
"Ah—danger! Danger! Danger! Danger! Danger!" Rimi-sensei's scream broke the silence. She immediately panicked and started running around, but after taking only two steps, her colleague, Aina-sensei, grabbed her by the collar: "Okay, okay, calm down."
“That’s right.” Hibiki also remained calm: “It’s dangerous to waste energy by shouting at a time like this.”
Hibiki and Ms. Mana's performance shocked Satomi: "Are you two really that reliable? I'm so sorry, I panicked just now..."
Ignoring Rimi, Ms. Aina said to Hibiki, "Sakura-kun, let's start with what we can do!"
"Okay! No problem~"
"Hehehe—I need to write my will while I still have the energy." Ms. Aina took out her notebook and prepared to start writing.
“That’s right, that’s right, I’m going to write a final poem.” Hibiki had already written half of it: “As the body decays, as the body dissipates, this is my body, the passing of fat, like a dream within a dream…”
"Sakura-san, that rhymes!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Ms. Ai Cai, hahaha."
"Hey! So you two are the ones who've broken down! Cheer up!" Rimi-sensei was utterly embarrassed.
After being yelled at, the two seemed to regain some of their energy. Ms. Aina said, "That's right, we still have things to do! Sakura-san, we need to make sure we leave our identification properly, otherwise it'll cause trouble for the officers searching the body~"
"Yes, yes, my student ID should be fine, right?"
As it turns out, they never escaped their state of fear!
In the end, it was Ms. Rimi who turned the tide and stepped forward to boost morale: "It's too early to give up now. In order to survive together, the three of us must work together!"
Ms. Aina scratched her head: "That's true, but what can we do?"
"And..." Hibiki not only lost his enthusiasm, but also became increasingly gloomy: "I've started to hallucinate. I never thought that I would see a phantom of Kanon before I died. Do I have some special feelings for that girl?"
Ms. Rimi exclaimed in surprise, "Kanon?"
“Yes, Kanon,” Hibiki affirmed. “I saw Kanon's image before my eyes. Can you see it? No, you can’t. This is the last image that appeared in my mind when I disappeared in this desolate mountain…”
Ms. Rimi suddenly stepped forward to greet her: "It really is Kanon! What brings you here?"
Hibiki then realized, "Huh? It's actually the real Kanon? Wait, did you also meet with disaster?"
Hanon, covered in wounds and sporting dark circles under her eyes, rushed over in a flurry of activity. Without a word, she tackled Hibiki to the ground.
"Oh no, oh no, waah!" Hibiki was terrified and started sobbing. "Kane hasn't been to the gym for almost half a month. It turns out she's already met her end in these mountains. The reason we got lost today is probably because her ghost is taking our place, waah..."
However, Kanon had no intention of hurting Hibiki. Instead, she reached out and began to search Hibiki's body—she knew all too well that Hibiki had an appetite no less than her own, and she must have food on her!
Soon, Kanon had thoroughly searched Hibiki's entire body, pulling out all sorts of snacks. Then, she flipped Hibiki over and ripped off her backpack, which was also full of food—it was a real treasure trove!
Things happened so fast, like a tornado. By the time the three victims from the Imperial Sakura Academy realized what was happening, Kanon was already eating Hibiki's food.
"What? So Kanon wasn't looking for a substitute after all..." Hibiki finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had been "violated" by Kanon just now, the solid and warm touch told her that her friend in front of her was definitely a living person.
"But Kanon, were you always this heavy?"
That's right, Hanon was already very strong, and with an additional 50 kilograms of weight, she weighed over 200 kilograms!
After eating and drinking to her heart's content for a while, Kanon finally regained her strength and mental capacity: "Ah—I'm back to life!"
Only then did she have the mind to observe her surroundings: "Ah, it's Hibiki. Ms. Rimi is here too. Are you here for sightseeing?"
"Hey, has this guy lost his mind?" "He's such a natural airhead, Kanon's become a natural airhead!" Two ladies who knew Kanon complained.
However, after being teased by Kanon, the trio's emotions stabilized a bit. Ms. Aina and Kanon got to know each other. It turned out that during the half month that Kanon was receiving special training from Kuroki, Ms. Aina and Ms. Wu discovered Ms. Satomi's "secret" and followed her to Mr. Shirogane's gym, becoming members as well.
"So you're the Kanon everyone's been talking about! Nice to meet you~" Ms. Mana said, "What brings you here?"
"Um, I'm here for... hiking and exploration." Hanon thought for a moment, but still didn't mention that she was practicing martial arts.
"Going on an adventure, Kanon, you're really brave!" But Hibiki became pessimistic again: "But now we're all lost, what are we going to do next?"
"Hey, why do you keep saying you're lost? Isn't this place very close to the summit?" Even though she was dizzy from hunger, Hana had observed the area when she ran up. This was just a platform created by hikers, extremely close to the summit...
"Huh?" ×3
That's all for now.
Treasure girl - Hibiki Sakura, lol
Hope everyone likes
Section 61, Chapter 61: Five Minutes
Sigh, life is like this. Sometimes, a word of advice from someone can make things clear and save you from countless detours.
Of course, this isn't just some motivational fluff from the author to pad out the word count. You see, after Kanon pointed out that the location of the three victims from the Imperial Sakura Academy was actually very close to the mountaintop, they successfully caught the tail end of lunch and reunited with the main group before the break ended. Kanon thus got to enjoy a sumptuous outdoor barbecue.
Having food to eat is such a wonderful thing! Hanon has lived two lives, both in times of material abundance, and these past few days of special training have been the time when she has neglected her stomach the most.
After lunch break, there was a period of free time, followed by a descent back down the mountain. Kanon didn't join the Royal Sakura Academy group; instead, she scavenged a bunch of snacks from Akemi, Ayaka, and Gina, returning to the Hungry Ghost Forest with ample supplies.
"What's wrong with Hanon? The Forest is so dangerous, and she looked so miserable just now. Why does she still want to go back?" Ayaka asked, puzzled.
Gina felt her blood boiling: "As expected of my nemesis, Kanon! This never-give-up spirit must be the secret to her powerful arm-wrestling!"
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