I created a foundation

eager.

Of course she wanted to!

She longed to completely liberate the violent "evil spirit" in her heart!

She longed to swing the blade in her hand at the real "evil" that deserved to be killed!

She longed to find a reason to fight that would stop her from suffering, confusion, and endless self-loathing!

Seeing her look like she was about to be swallowed by her inner desire, Lin Qing showed an understanding smile on his face.

"Before you answer me, Saeko-san, perhaps you should first truly understand the partner you have."

His eyes fell on the pitch-black sword that Saeko was holding tightly, and he spoke slowly in a calm yet subversive tone.

"You've been mistaken all along. It's not some demonic sword, Muramasa, that can corrupt people's hearts."

"What?" Saeko raised her head suddenly, her eyes full of disbelief.

This sword was a treasure passed down through generations of the Busujima family. Its name, "Demon Sword," had long been firmly bound to countless bloody legends over hundreds of years of history. And now, this man claimed it wasn't?

"A true demonic sword, at its core, is about erosion and domination. It will corrupt the mind of its wielder, turning them into a puppet that knows only killing." Lin Qing's eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the thick scabbard and look directly at the sword spirit sleeping within. "But it didn't do that. It simply responded to you, resonating with the deepest desires of your soul. It sleeps when you are confused, and awakens when you yearn for battle."

"Because it's not a demon sword at all."

Lin Qing revealed to her word by word the real "truth" that was enough to overturn the common sense of the entire kendo world.

"Its name is Asauchi. A living weapon forged from the soul of its wielder, possessing infinite possibilities. It is the prototype of the Zanpakutō."

Zanpakutō?

This unfamiliar word, which seemed to carry some kind of innate and extraordinary power, made Saeko's heart skip a beat uncontrollably.

"So," Lin Qing looked directly into her eyes filled with shock and continued to guide her, "the evil ghost you are afraid of, your morbid joy in fighting and killing

, it’s not a curse, nor is it a mental illness.”

"That is its sword spirit."

"That is the truest and most powerful form of your soul!"

"What you have been doing all along is suppressing it, trying to eliminate it. This is tantamount to suppressing yourself and eliminating yourself. That is why you are so painful and confused."

"What you need to do is never to eliminate it." Lin Qing's voice seemed to carry some kind of divine power that guides the lost. "What you need to do is face it, understand it, acknowledge it, and ultimately... control it!"

"Let it no longer be the uncontrollable evil spirit in your heart, but the indestructible blade in your hand that absolutely obeys your command!"

Every word Lin Qing said was like a ray of warm, powerful light, dispelling the cold darkness and fog that had shrouded Saeko's heart for years.

For the first time, she saw another completely different path to "salvation".

So...is that so?

It turns out that what I fear and what I hate are my true selves...?

Blessing to the soul.

At this moment, Busujima Saeko seemed to have entered a mysterious state of enlightenment.

She no longer hesitated and released the knife handle she had been holding tightly. She walked to the empty carpet in the middle of the living room and slowly sat down cross-legged in the most standard posture.

She gently placed the "companion" that had accompanied her for more than ten years but had also brought her endless pain and confusion across her knees.

"Close your eyes," Lin Qing's voice, like a Zen master's whisper, rang in her ears. "Put all your mind and consciousness into the knife in your hand. See it, see... the truest self."

Saeko obeyed and closed her eyes.

The whole world, in an instant, fell into absolute darkness and silence.

She could feel that her consciousness was being constantly pulled and sunk by an invisible, cold gravitational force, and finally penetrated an invisible membrane that separated reality and illusion.

When she "opened" her eyes again, she found herself in a completely unfamiliar world.

This is her inner world, the truest reflection of her soul, the "Sword Ghost."

In the center of the plain, a tall figure full of wildness and unruliness was standing quietly with his back to her.

Its body was tangled in tattered bandages, their original color no longer recognizable. In its hand, it held a bone-chopping knife, disproportionate to its size, exaggeratedly large and full of hideous gaps, as if it were used to cleave the bones of giant beasts.

A terrifying fighting spirit that was pure to the extreme, without any impurities, and as if it was born for "fighting" and "killing" emanated crazily from its body. 467 almost tore the lead-gray sky apart.

Saeko knew that it was the "Sword Soul" that Lin Qing mentioned, belonging to her.

It was also the "evil ghost" that he had always regarded as a nightmare.

Saeko took a deep breath, suppressed the instinctive trembling in her heart caused by facing her own "true nature", and slowly walked towards the figure.

She walked behind it, stopped, and asked the ultimate question that she had always wanted to know but dared not ask in an extremely complex, slightly hoarse, yet extremely serious tone.

"you……"

"……who is it?"

The tall, bandaged figure shuddered slightly when he heard her question.

It slowly turned around.

Beneath the bandages were a pair of beast-like eyes filled with wildness, excitement, and endless fighting spirit.

It looked at Saeko in front of it, the other half of "it", and suddenly, it opened its mouth and let out a deafening laugh full of heroism and joy.

【Hahahaha! Me? I am you!】

It answered with a hoarse voice like a huge bell, laughing wildly.

[I am the slaying! I am the battle! I am your purest instinct, bound by the shackles of worldly things!]

[I don't need a name! Because that kind of thing only becomes a constraint for the strong!]

[There’s only one thing I need—]

[That is, a hearty and satisfying kill!]

Listening to its declaration full of wildness and passion, Saeko also laughed.

At this moment, she finally completely acknowledged and accepted her truest "nature".

"That's right," she raised her head, her purple eyes flashing with the same brilliant light as hers, filled with endless fighting spirit, "You are me."

"We exist to kill."

Her admission made the wild sword spirit roar even more wantonly and happily.

"But," Saeko changed the subject, her eyes becoming incomparably sharp and resolute, "I am the master!"

"I need a name that can call upon you, control you, and make you fight for me!"

Her words, like a final decree, echoed across this plain of bones.

Wild sunbathing!

In the real world, Busujima Saeko, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly opened her eyes!

There seemed to be a flash of purple lightning in her eyes!

A terrifying spiritual pressure that was brutal, overbearing, and filled with endless murderous aura, like an awakening ancient beast, rose from her petite body into the sky and swept across the entire villa!

She slowly stood up, raised the "shallow hit" in her hand high, and aimed it at the sky.

She used up all her strength and shouted out the final words that represented rebirth and liberation with an attitude full of endless passion, as if she wanted to roar to shatter the entire sky.

"Swallow it—"

“——Wild sun!”.

Chapter 0049: Devour it, Yeshai! Something bad has happened to the guild master! My father is bringing his men to kill us!

"Swallow it—"

"——Yeshai!"

When Saeko Busujima used all her strength to shout out the true name she had chosen for the other half of her soul, the one filled with the smell of desolation and death, from the depths of her throat, with a gesture filled with endless passion—

The whole world seemed to be shaking madly for her new life!

boom--!

A terrifying spiritual pressure that was visible to the naked eye, condensed as a substance, and full of arrogance and domineering aura, like an awakening ancient dragon, rose into the sky from her petite body!

This spiritual pressure was so pure, so wild, filled with the most primitive and pure desire for battle. It transformed into an invisible, violent wave of air, centered on Saeko Busujima, and swept wildly in all directions!

At this moment, Lin Qing's luxuriously decorated and tastefully decorated mountaintop villa seemed to be experiencing a level 12 super typhoon.

The massive, expensive chandelier, constructed from a single piece of crystal, swayed violently, groaning under the weight. The massive floor-to-ceiling windows, the moment they came into contact with the overwhelming spiritual pressure, shattered like a sledgehammer, transforming into a shower of glittering fragments!

Precious antique vases were knocked off the cabinets and shattered. World-famous paintings hanging on the walls also fell. The entire villa trembled in fear at this terrifying spiritual pressure!

And in the center of this storm, the ancient "shallow sword" held high by Saeko Busujima is undergoing earth-shaking and jaw-dropping changes!

A dazzling white light, almost invisible to the naked eye, burst out from the blade!

The blade of the katana, which was originally standard, slender, and full of classical beauty, began to be forcibly stretched, widened, and reshaped in a way that completely violated the laws of metal!

It no longer pursues any balance or beauty.

It abandons all the elegance and skills that belong to the "sword".

Its only pursuit is the most extreme, purest, and most unreasonable destructive power!

When the light fades.

A brand new, ferocious and wild aura, exaggeratedly huge, more like a giant "battle axe" or "bone-chopping knife" used to cut off the bones of a dragon appeared in Busujima Saeko's hands.

Its blade, as broad as a door panel, was covered with irregular, hideous notches and serrations, as if left by countless brutal battles. It had no guard, and the handle was simply wrapped haphazardly with rough, white bandages.

The entire knife exudes a brutal and terrifying aura that "can cut everything in half as long as it hits the target."

This is the true attitude of "wild sunbathing"!

This is the truest and most powerful appearance of Busujima Saeko's soul!

Holding this brand new "Zanpakutō" that seemed to be connected to her blood and like an extension of her body, Busujima Saeko could clearly feel an unprecedented, huge and surging power continuously flowing from the blade into her limbs and bones.

She felt that she could even split a mountain with one sword!