Miss Heber is fighting her way out of the Lostbelt!

But then the lonely hand slowly stretched out its five fingers, and a cluster of dancing orange-red flames emerged out of thin air.

The flames took shape in the air, and the outline of a sword gradually emerged.

The gauntlet held the flaming straight sword.

A drop of cold sweat broke out on the tip of Xiangzi's nose.

Thirty Days on Branquage: 145 You want it, he wants it, we all want it...

When Heber came back with the lunch box, he saw Shoko Toyokawa sitting on the steps sulking.

The blue-haired girl saw him coming and stood up immediately, looking flustered and at a loss as to what to do.

Heber saw some grass and leaf debris on her body and brown mud on the edges of her boots, and knew that she had been to the martial arts garden.

"Let's eat first."

The food box contained egg toast, stewed pheasant, and clay pot soup.

The egg toast is tender and tasty, the stewed pheasant has a rich taste, and the clay pot broth is cooked to the perfect temperature, with a strong aroma.

"I..." Shoko Toyokawa swallowed hard, her eyes wide open.

She picked up the cutlery: "I'm eating."

Shoko Toyokawa's eating style is both delicate and flamboyant.

She is called delicate because she makes no noise when eating, and she is called flamboyant because she is really hungry after working for a whole morning.

"Fragrant Garden is doing great." Heber waited until Toyokawa Shoko finished her meal before commenting, "I give you a 90."

"Where is the ten points deduction?"

Toyokawa Shoko originally wanted to tell Heber that there was a gauntleted figure holding a flaming straight sword, wreaking havoc in the martial arts garden.

But the rating Heber gave her shifted her focus.

As an excellent student who graduated from the Aurora cultural circle, Toyokawa Shoko could not walk when she heard about exams, make-up classes, and self-study.

Especially in the East, there are almost two extremes: involution to death and happy education - and Toyokawa Shoko is obviously the former.

"You haven't reached the path of sublimation yet," Heber replied. "If you continue to use the scent garden to heal your body and relieve your emotions, you'll become addicted."

The fragrance of flowers in the fragrant garden is the product of the cup principle.

For those who have reached the Enlightenment stage or above, they can utilize it to a greater extent to heal themselves.

But for ordinary people who have not embarked on the path of sublimation, this is equivalent to a drug that is easily addictive.

Fortunately, Toyokawa Shoko has a unique bloodline and the authority of an administrator, and is not far from being an apprentice of the Qiming rank, so no irreversible consequences are caused.

"Next, let's go to the martial arts garden." Heber took a step forward.

Shoko Toyokawa, who wanted to explain, was unable to stop it.

When they arrived outside the martial arts garden, Heber also saw the gauntlet holding the flaming straight sword.

Heber stared at the majestic straight sword for a while, then slowly turned his head to look at the uneasy Toyokawa Shoko.

Feeling those beautiful dark green eyes looking at him, Xiangzi lowered his head, clasped his hands in front of him, and the corner of his eye drifted slightly towards Heber's face.

Surprisingly, she did not see disappointment or blame on Heber's face.

Heber looked at Toyokawa Shoko: "Xiao Xiang, do you know Prince Charming?"

Although she didn't know why Heber suddenly brought up this topic, Shoko Toyokawa still nodded cooperatively.

"The legendary Prince Charming is based on Sir Gawain," Heber smiled. "Yes, it's Sir Gawain, the 'Sun Knight' under King Arthur. He was blessed by the scorching sun, and at noon, his power reaches its peak."

"And the weapon used by Knight Gawain was the holy sword called 'Wheel of Victory.' However, the knights who survived the battlefield have confirmed that Sir Gawain wielded a one-handed sword as brilliant as the sun..."

Hebe seemed to be retelling, but also seemed to be talking to himself.

"People call it the sun because it behaves like the sun. But in the end, it is nothing but light, heat, and fire."

Just like the Sword in the Stone, the essence of "Triumph of the Wheel" is not the sword, but the prototype of Gawain's achievements.

Heber looked at Toyokawa Shoko and said, "The proof that an apprentice has embarked on the path of sublimation is that they have clarified their desires. This process often comes when they witness a high-level sublimator perform miracles."

"Because of admiration, yearning, and desire...new apprentices are born."

"This pair of gauntlets was a gift from Lord Gao Wenqing when Silent Bookstore was founded," Heber said calmly. "The fire you see is the residual warmth from hundreds of years ago."

Even if this is only a tiny remnant, myth, legend and reality are still vividly intertwined before Toyokawa Shoko's eyes.

"But you don't seem to think it's a miracle," Heber said. "Can you tell me how you felt when you saw Gao Wenqing's gauntlet draw the flaming sword?"

Shoko Toyokawa hesitated for a moment, but still answered truthfully.

"I, I...I'm thinking about how to defeat this gauntlet and clean up the martial arts garden."

Heber raised an eyebrow: "What are you going to do if I don't come back?"

"Go find a fire extinguisher. If that doesn't work, I'll just poke the wall with my gun... Anyway, we have to clear out the martial arts garden."

She has even learned to get stuck...Heber didn't know whether to praise her or blame her.

Heber sighed: "Well, it seems that you are not suitable for this path."

Most of the Knights of the Round Table became Ascended in this way, so they were born to be King Arthur's followers.

What is counterintuitive is that a "stubborn fool" can become an apprentice of the Qiming level faster than a smart person.

Unfortunately, Toyokawa Shoko is the latter.

But luckily, so was Hebe.

And after the Eastern Lostbelt, she has become a qualified instructor.

"You don't need to clean the Martial Arts Garden. In fact, it's mostly usable and doesn't need any further repairs." Heber sighed again, "Come with me."

She brought Toyokawa Shoko to the music room of the Music Temple.

The moment they pushed open the door, the grand piano in the corner made a welcoming ding-dong sound.

Heber picked up a flute, looked at it carefully, and said to Xiangzi: "I'm not sure what your essential desire is--"

She chose her words carefully.

In fact, Heber knew it, but entering the stage of enlightenment is a key link in the transformation. If you are not careful, it will lead to mental trauma such as personality disintegration.

Xiangzi is a good employee selected by Heber, and he cannot be harmed by a careless word.

"But desire usually manifests itself in your hobbies." Heber stared into the eyes of the blue-haired lady. "Since that's the case, try playing music, Xiaoxiang."

Shoko Toyokawa pressed her fingers on the black and white keys of the grand piano. She could feel that the piano was responding to her expectations.

But she didn't play immediately. Instead, she turned her head and mustered up the courage to look Heber in the eye.

"why?"

"What 'why'?" Heber returned the flute to its place and took down a violin. "Are you talking about the fact that I want you to become an ascender?"

Shoko Toyokawa bit her lip and nodded slightly.

Heber smiled calmly. "Oh, so... you're the manager of Silent Bookstore."

"You can be a low-ranking Ascender—in fact, none of the successive administrators of Silent Books were high-ranking, after all, they were just a group of scholars—but you can't not be an Ascender."

"Otherwise, why would you come forward on my behalf and handle so many affairs of the bookstore?" Heber smiled. "It may sound a bit utilitarian, but taking a step back, don't you also yearn for it?"

The girl with long flaxen hair smiled and put up the violin.

Her beautiful deep green eyes sparkled like peerless gems.

Like a resonance from the depths of her soul, it rang in Toyokawa Shoko's ears.

"Hold on to your own desires, and break free from your fate of ignorance... After all, you also want to, right?"

The deep depths of the blue-haired lady's eyes reflected the blazing fire.

The miracle performed by Gawain's gauntlet left a shadow in her heart after all.

Shoko Toyokawa's lips trembled slightly, but her fingers were already on the keys.

The first accent flies up from the piano keys and the violin strings.

That is Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor.

Also known as "Moonlight".

Thirty Days of Branquage: 146 The Hidden Man, the Iron Man, the Rebellious Man

The sound of the piano rises and falls like the tide.

But before that, there was the violin playing at the same time.

The sound is rapid, like the wind blowing through the sea tide.

The wind and the tide chase each other, holding hands, like a pair of close friends, running towards the end of the sky and the sea.

The moonlight watched all this silently. The surroundings seemed to become darker, and only the figures of the two people became brighter and brighter.

"Admittedly, I am unwilling to accept this fate of being manipulated by others, because there are still many things I cannot give up - my family, my friends, and everything I know."

"I miss them, whether they miss me or not..."

Shoko Toyokawa's hands struck the keys, producing a series of accents. She tilted her head and keenly caught the trembling string sounds.

The higher the string pitch, the faster the rhythm of the bow, like a heartbeat - suspended, repeated, tearing, and superimposed.

The melody was infinitely varied in his hands. The tide in front of him suddenly began to rise, and the wind whistled straight into the sky.

The violin trembled slightly, retelling the melody with a lofty and slightly cool touch.

Toyokawa Shoko raised her head as if she was drowning.

She struggled and chased, like the tide chasing the wind and the moon.

"No, I don't want to return to the fate of a puppet like this - if! If fate has destined me to be a puppet, then at least there should be fewer people who can manipulate me, the better!"

"Just like the moon orbits the earth, and the earth chases the sun!"

Her soul trembled, as if her heart was about to jump out of her chest.

Heber closed his eyes slightly.

The hazy moonlight fell in front of her eyes.

【Believer "Toyokawa Shoko"】

[Path: Hiding from the world. Forgotten by the world, abandoned by people, saying goodbye to the past.]

[Principle: Winter. Represents the principle of silence, ending, and not-quite-fading.]

[Rank: Enlightenment. The first level of the path to achievement.]

Toyokawa's bloodline was forgotten once, and Toyokawa Shoko herself was abandoned a second time. In a world forgotten by everyone, she found her own moon. Among the many puppets chasing fate, her soul is the most tenacious.

Only those forgotten by the world, rejected by their descendants, and those who have broken with the past are qualified to witness the birth of history. (Use her wisely, and you will gain a greater advantage in history.)

【Your believers, students, followers, and possessions. 】

The bow and the keys stop vibrating at the same time.

Toyokawa Shoko looked at her hands: "I, I..."

Everything in front of her eyes became blurry and distorted, and her head fell heavily downward.

Cobalt blue starlight emerged before her eyes, but carried her consciousness upwards.

This time, she was not swallowed by the ocean again. Instead, she rode on the bright silver atmosphere and flew straight to the sky in her dreams.

"Congratulations."

Heber put the violin back on the stand and supported the unconscious Toyokawa Shoko.

"The misguided path of your destiny begins here."

She lifted the unconscious Shoko Toyokawa horizontally, and carried her back to the bed in the bedroom like a sack.

Almost at the same time as he finished all this, words began to appear in front of Heber's eyes again.

Another of her followers, Mostima, has also arrived on Branquage Island.