Tokyo Soft Rice King.

She has completely forgotten about her other personality!

No, it should be changed to 'never existed in the first place'!

"Oh, I see... Uh, um, Makoto, you just woke up, you must be thirsty! Akira and I will go buy you some water!"

Panicked, Makoto made up an excuse and dragged Kuroba Akira away from the lounge.

As soon as she came out, she grabbed Kuroba Akira by the collar and questioned him.

"Hey! Akira! What's going on?! Has Makoto really forgotten about her other personality?!"

"Well... it seems so."

"Could he be faking it?"

"Don't ask me, do you think it's an act?"

"It doesn't seem like it... So do you think the other personality has retreated back into her heart? Aren't there also cases of dual personalities where memories aren't shared?"

"I don't think so. Look at Zhencheng, she remembers the competition and the date, which means her memory is 'continuous'. If memories really weren't interconnected, then she shouldn't remember what happened this week."

"Hiss... Indeed... So what exactly is going on?"

"Hmm... Do you remember what the other personality told us before the finals?"

"What did you say? I don't remember."

"That's right, before she left she told us that it wasn't our turn to appear yet, and that we should come back after the competition, when that's when we'd be needed... Could it mean that she'll disappear during the competition, and that her 'obsession with becoming the older sister' will also disappear along with her?"

"This...! Could it be that the reason why Zhencheng fainted during the match was because her other personality disappeared?"

"That must be it. Look how readily Zhencheng calls you 'older sister,' it's as if she's 'modified' her experience of being a 'fake older sister.' In her current mindset, she probably never thought about 'becoming an older sister.'"

"I see... So, Zhencheng has essentially reverted to her original form now..."

At this moment, Hikawa Makoto's feelings were somewhat complicated.

This is actually the outcome she has always hoped for.

I hope my younger sister will stop dwelling on the past and stop hiding behind her older sister's facade, and instead show her true self.

Now, before carrying out the plan she and Kuroba Akira devised, her sister has already returned to her original form.

"So...should we continue?"

"what?"

"What else could it be? It's our plan. Are you really going to give your talents to your sister?"

"……want!"

Without much hesitation, Makoto Hikawa made up her mind.

But the plan changed. Now that Zhencheng had returned to normal, she decided...

"However... I need to ask Makoto herself what she thinks first!"

She had finally managed to correct her past mistakes, and she wouldn't repeat them.

Even if it's for your sister's sake, you should ask her what she thinks first.

In this way, the twin sisters can truly walk side by side.

……

In the rest room on the other side, the girl took off her kendo helmet, and her soft hair shimmered with a faint silver light under the sun, like a thin layer of snow.

Despite the strenuous exercise, not a single drop of sweat remained on her forehead or throughout her body.

Meanwhile, Tian Yuguang's nominal father and coach, Tian Yuchen, a middle-aged man with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, spoke up jokingly.

"You took humans as your opponents and still managed to score a point. This isn't like you. What made you waver?"

"..."

The girl remained silent, expressionless, like a soulless doll.

Tian Yuchen's attitude towards the girl was not like that of a daughter or disciple, but more like that of talking to a 'superior being'.

"I only brought you to the competition so you could get some exercise. Are you bored? I'm having a lot of fun watching. I didn't expect there to be someone who can break Yun Yao's defenses... I really want to take her as my disciple."

Compared to this "monster" who learned Yun Yao's techniques after "only seeing them once," it's much more enjoyable to train human disciples.

The girl seemed to recall the match just now, and finally stopped holding back her words, opening her mouth to speak.

"In the end, she unleashed a very powerful karmic force... but in the end, she disappeared."

Tian Yuchen was also quite surprised. He thought that the girl would remain silent this time, just like in the previous competitions, as if he wasn't the one participating in the competition.

Moreover, what she mentioned was quite interesting, making Tian Yuchen stroke his beard and ponder.

"If it were her own karma, it wouldn't have disappeared so suddenly. It seems that other gods have blessed her, or an agent has used some kind of power on her."

"Others, deities..."

“That’s right, they are your kind. In the main island region, especially Tokyo, unlike the Hokkaido region controlled by our Ame-no-Yu family, this is the center of faith for all of Japan. Many local gods also come to Tokyo to try to obtain the divine status of this place... There is even interference from ‘external forces’ and ‘other pantheons’…”

Although the Tenyu family also worships gods, Tenyu Chen said that it was none of his business. The main reason he brought Tenyu Hikari to Tokyo this time was to help a certain important person. Participating in the high school kendo competition was just a side project. The main reason was that he, as the owner of a kendo dojo, was more interested.

"I see that your opponent this time is surnamed Saionji, so he should be a junior member of the Saionji family. It's not surprising that he has some connection with some gods."

"Ah."

The girl was not interested in these things.

What she's truly interested in, or rather, somewhat concerned about, is...

During the match, I thought I heard a somewhat familiar voice.

The silver-haired girl's 'godhood transformation' is almost complete.

Logically speaking, human emotions should have been completely eliminated by now...

But why... do I still feel a little nostalgic when I hear that voice?

The person cheering for the other side...

Who is he?

Chapter 314 It's time for the younger sister to take over.

Because discussing things outside for too long would seem suspicious... Although Makoto Hikawa's excuse was lame, it already seemed suspicious when she dragged Akira Kuroba out.

However, Saionji Machi, who had noticed this, was very understanding and did not follow. Instead, she took the opportunity to change out of her kendo uniform and put back on her sailor uniform.

Although Saionji Mato's personality has reverted to the version before she separated from her sister, her mind has not regressed to that of a child. Instead, it branched out from the point where the sisters swapped names, creating an "if" scenario where "Saionji Mato did not try to imitate her sister," and then continued to develop to the present, which is how she became.

All her experiences up to this age have made her more adept at dealing with people and more adept at reading the room.

Moreover, no longer being bound by the identity of the older sister, most of her concerns and the airs she needed to put on disappeared, and she became more tactful than before, with a hint of unfathomable meaning in her eyes.

Saionji Makoto could tell that Kuroba Akira's relationship with her older sister was unusual; it was definitely not just a simple friendship.

Moreover, she could also guess that the two men had 'ulterior motives' towards her.

She just didn't understand what they could possibly care about about her now that she had suffered such a crushing defeat.

Could it be... that my sister wants to go with me... to... Kuroba-kun... that...

Embarrassing thoughts surfaced in her mind, and Saionji Machi felt her cheeks burning. Half of the reason she had these thoughts was because she fantasized about such a development, and the other half was because she felt that the only valuable thing she still had, even after losing the competition, was her body, which looked exactly like her sister's.

Saionji Maju felt that she understood her older sister quite well. Her sister would try to do things that defied common sense because she found them 'interesting', so seeing her pulling Kuroba Akira out for a private discussion, she guessed that they were probably discussing how to comfort her after her defeat.

Then, if we think about it from the older sister's perspective, if you fail in your studies and hobbies, then try dating.

To console herself for losing the game, her sister might even boldly suggest a three-way relationship... which is exactly the kind of thing her sister would do.

It seems that Hikawa Makoto's reputation isn't exactly respectable even among her own younger sister; she's seen as a carefree and rebellious gyaru.

Akira Kuroba and Makoto Hikawa bought a few bottles of electrolyte drinks from the vending machine and returned to the lounge, but Makoto Saionji was no longer there.

Then, immediately afterward, the venue's loudspeaker announced that an awards ceremony was about to begin, indicating that Saionji Mato had been called to attend the ceremony.

So Akira Kuroba and Makoto Hikawa returned to the stands to watch the awards ceremony.

When it was Saionji Mado's turn to appear, the entire audience erupted in enthusiastic applause and cheers once again, a testament to the recognition she had earned from her performance.

When it was Ameyu Hikari's turn to appear next, the arena was silent for a moment, then erupted with a sound like raindrops, a sign of respect for her overwhelming strength.

Tenyu Hikaru is undoubtedly the next generation of Sword Saint, and he truly deserves the title.

However, in Kuroba Akira's opinion, Amehiro Hikaru's appearance was simply too 'eye-catching'.

Her silver, shoulder-length hair, like silk woven from moonlight, shimmered with a cool yet captivating luster.

Tenyu Hikaru's hair color was not an aged white, but a vibrant silver, as if it contained some kind of mysterious power, making people hold their breath, afraid of disturbing this almost sacred beauty.

The last hair that made Kuroba Akira feel so real was Shion's long, straight black hair.

In fact, the girl's looks are enough to rival Shion's. However, Hikari Amamiya is petite in both size and cup size. She is in the 'early growth stage', just past the loli watershed, similar to Mirai Takanashi.

It gives off a feeling more like... um... Tachibana Kanade?

I always feel a sense of 'inhumanity' about her... probably because of her expressionless face and her relationship with the emotionless girl, which is similar to Nagato Yuki.

Hikawa Makoto also looked at her and murmured.

"That child...did she really beat Zhencheng? Just looking at her size, it's unimaginable that such a petite body could unleash such powerful energy..."

"Yes, but it's precisely because of its small size that it's so fast."

"That's true..."

Kuroba Akira was a little curious about what Ameha Hikari's talents might be. He felt that to be this strong, she must have multiple talents. Perhaps not only is her physique similar to Mirai's, but her talents are also like Mirai's, a super luxurious combination of one king and two duos in SAA. 3S is not impossible.

Then Kuroba Akira was shocked to discover that there seemed to be no words in the palm of Ameha Hikari's right hand!

how can that be!

In other words, she's just an ordinary person like Saionji Machi? She has no talent whatsoever, yet through hard work and comprehension, she reached a level of martial arts proficiency sufficient to graduate at such a young age?

What a joke!

Kuroba Akira preferred to believe that his eyes were playing tricks on him rather than believe that Ameha Hikaru's right hand had no writing on it.

Immediately afterwards, as she received the award certificate from the presenter, Akira Kuroba noticed that her left hand also had no writing on it.