A beautiful girl who transmigrates into a Herrscher of the Void is treated like an elf and conquered

The news struck Shido like a thunderclap. He tightened his grip on the lunchbox, his heart jolting.

(I've taken another day off... for two days in a row...)

(Chiin... what exactly happened to you? Are you really unwell, or... is it related to what happened last night?)

The worries that had just been temporarily put aside because of Origami and Tohka's farce are now returning with a heavier weight.

Chiin's unusual absence, along with the surveillance footage Kotori showed him yesterday and the bloody incident at the night market, formed an undeniable link in his mind.

The noise in the classroom seemed to fade away from him. He looked down at the exquisite lunchbox in his hand, but felt no warmth at all, only a chill that slowly spread from the bottom of his heart.

Chapter 188 Inheritance

Now, what is Qianyuan doing?

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Earth's azure silhouette floats silently against the dark backdrop of space, like a precious gem. And on that desolate, lifeless surface of the moon, covered in craters and gray dust, two figures suddenly appear.

A portal quietly closed, and Chika and Izumi stepped onto the lunar surface.

At this moment, Chika still had blue hair, but some characteristics of the Herrscher of Reason spirit armor had appeared on her body—there were more mechanical structure patterns on the hem of her clothes, and her eyes occasionally flashed with a blue light like a data stream.

However, this change is not complete; it seems more like a forced activation of the core power that has not yet recovered. Most of them still maintain their usual attire, which appears somewhat forced.

Beside her was A-Quan, dressed in a complete black and white Herrscher spirit suit of the [Judgment], exuding a rebellious and gorgeous feel. Her long white hair moved without wind in the vacuum, and her golden eyes curiously surveyed this unfamiliar land, sparkling with an irrepressible excitement.

"Wow! Is this the moon? ~☆ So quiet! So big! I can blow it up however I want and no one will say a word! ~☆" A-Quan excitedly jumped up and down, leaping high into the air in the low gravity environment.

"Quiet down, Quan." Qianxia's voice was tinged with weariness, but more so with seriousness. "I didn't bring you here to play around."

She looked around, sensing the absolute silence of the environment, devoid of any life or trace of civilization, and nodded: "There is no atmosphere here, no interference, and nothing to worry about. It is the ideal place to practice controlling power."

A-Quan landed back on the ground, tilting his head to look at Chika: "Control your power? Can't I use my power whenever I want? ~☆ Why would I need to control it?"

"It's because of your 'use it whenever you want' attitude that you've caused so much trouble!" Qianxia glared at her, annoyed. "As punishment, I will temporarily revoke your access to the Celestial Judgment Core while we're on Earth."

"Your current power is like a flood that has burst its banks, fierce but unsustainable, and it will destroy everything in its path. What you need to learn is how to transform this flood into a river that can be guided at will, flowing either rapidly or gently."

Looking at A-Quan's still bewildered eyes, she knew that it would be useless to explain profound truths to this guy; she had to use a method that he could understand and that would interest him.

(Fortunately... the core of the Herrscher of Reason contains enough knowledge stored in my mind, including some things I had forgotten.)

Chika took a deep breath (even though there was no air on the moon), quickly searching through the fragments of knowledge from the "Honkai" world in her mind, and found the technique most suitable for the current situation.

“Listen, A-Quan,” Chika said, adopting a peculiar starting stance and focusing her gaze. “What I’m going to teach you is a technique called ‘Tai Xu Sword Qi’… well, a method of using power.”

"Tai Xu Sword Qi? ~☆ Sounds pretty powerful!" As expected, A-Quan was attracted by this cool name.

“This is a very ancient and powerful technique,” ​​Chika began to teach in a “rambling” style, combining its principles with the manipulation of spiritual power, based on her understanding of the core of reason and her own talent.

"It emphasizes not unleashing power all at once, but rather allowing that power to form a unique 'qi' within the body, circulating and endlessly. It aims to achieve a clear 'mind', precise 'form', and unified 'soul'..."

As she spoke, she tried to guide A-Quan to feel the flow of his own spiritual energy: "Try to feel the spiritual energy within you. Don't think of it as stagnant water or a bomb. Imagine it as... flowing water, or the air you breathe. Guide it, let it circulate within you along specific routes, make it active, but still completely under your control..."

Although Qianxia explained the profound principles of the Taixu Sword Qi, she combined her understanding of the essence of spiritual power with Aquan's actual situation, and tried to make Aquan understand the importance of "control" and "circulation" in the simplest and most straightforward way.

"...In this way, when you need power, they can respond instantly and unleash power far exceeding your brute force; when you don't need it, they can lie dormant and not easily go out of control. This is the true way to master power, rather than being mastered by it."

Although A-Quan only half understood what she was hearing, she had a natural and keen intuition about power.

She followed Chika's example, closed her eyes, and began to try to feel and guide the vast but restless spiritual power within her body.

At first, the spiritual energy was like a wild horse, rampaging through her body. But under Chika's patient guidance and the subtle influence of the profound concept of "Tai Xu Sword Qi" (albeit a nonsensical one), A-Quan began to consciously restrain and regulate these powers.

Strands and strands... The originally violent spiritual energy began to flow slowly along a mysterious trajectory. Although it was still clumsy and occasionally splashed up "waves", it was completely different from the previous state of pure accumulation and waiting to explode!

The lunar surface was utterly silent. Only two figures, one large and one small, stood there; one patiently explained and guided, while the other struggled to control the moon. Occasionally, flashes of blue data light and dark purple spatial electricity would appear around them, illuminating this ancient and desolate land.

Chika felt a little more at ease as she watched A-Quan's profile, which was gradually becoming absorbed in the story, with his brows slightly furrowed but extremely focused.

(The Taixu Sword Qi can even control more corrosive energies like Honkai energy, so using it to guide and control this mere spiritual power is simply overkill, like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut... But as long as it can help this guy, then so be it.)

She knew this was just the beginning. There was still a long way to go before Ah Quan truly learned to control his power, to understand its boundaries and responsibilities. But at least, on this remote moon, far removed from the hustle and bustle of the world, this first step had been successfully taken. The spiritual energy that began to flow ceaselessly within Ah Quan's body was the beginning of hope.

Chapter 189 The Beginning of a Sword Heart

After Ah Quan started practicing for a while and couldn't stand the boredom, he started making a fuss. After we corrected Ah Quan's attitude and brought him back to a well-behaved state of studying diligently, we began the formal teaching.

On the desolate lunar surface, Chika briefly explained the five elements of the "Tai Xu Sword Qi" to A-Quan.

"Mind, Form, Intention, Soul, Spirit?" A-Quan counted on his fingers, his golden eyes full of curiosity. "That sounds like a lot! Let's learn the most powerful one first! Is it Divine Essence?"

“No,” Qianxia shook her head decisively, ignoring the last point, “Divine Essence…you don’t need to worry about it right now.” She recalled the dangerous information about Divine Essence and felt that it was too early for Aquan to come into contact with it.

She emphasized the starting point: "We begin with 'mindfulness.' This is the first essence of entry, and the foundation of all change."

She paused, then added a comment she found in the knowledge base.

"...In a sense, it is also the most difficult of all the 'essences' besides the divine essence."

"The hardest?" A-Quan wasn't scared at all; instead, he became even more eager to try. "I love challenges the most! ~☆ Teach me quickly!"

Looking at A-Quan's fearless, youthful demeanor, Qianxia sighed inwardly: (Fortunately, according to the immortal, adolescence is the best time to temper one's sword heart; the purer one's mind, the faster the progress. A-Quan... putting everything else aside, in terms of 'purity,' probably no one can compare to her.)

She said no more, her consciousness sinking into her body. Through the soul link, she released a portion of the memory information flow about "Tai Xu Sword Qi - Heart Essence" originating from the core of reason to A Quan.

A-Quan felt a massive, indescribable surge of information flood his mind. It was not specific text or images, but a mysterious rhythm, a set of four hundred and sixty-two strange syllables that could not be expressed in words and had no form—"Sword Heart Technique".

"Wow! What is this? So many strange sounds are ringing in my head~☆" A-Quan exclaimed in surprise.

"Mindfully feel it, there's no need to force yourself to understand," Qianxia guided. "Just memorize it, recite it silently, and listen. Even if you don't understand its meaning, the Sword Heart Technique itself is already taking effect."

A-Quan seemed to understand but not quite, yet she had an instinctive trust in Qian-Xia.

She imitated Chika, sitting cross-legged in the low gravity environment of the moon, closing her eyes, and began to try to "listen" to the syllables in her mind, and tried to repeat them silently.

To Chika's surprise, A-Quan's progress in "Mind Essence" was incredibly fast!

Her pure, almost blank state of mind seemed to have been born to bear the "Sword Heart Technique".

Those obscure and difficult-to-understand syllables echoed in her mind, naturally arousing her spiritual power and beginning to subtly temper her nascent "heart".

The restless spiritual energy around her began to show a faint, inward-contracting, and cyclical pattern as she silently chanted.

Not long after, Ah Quan excitedly opened his eyes and proudly announced:

"A weak kindness! I feel it! My mind is clear and cool, and the power in my body seems... seems to be a little more obedient? ~☆ Too easy! Teach me the next one quickly!"

Chika sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation at A-Quan's "praise me" expression.

"Form and meaning require specific weapons and techniques as carriers. You don't even have the basics yet, so you can't practice them."

She rejected the idea outright, then looked at A-Quan's golden eyes, which, though dazzling, always seemed to hold a hint of "clear stupidity," and sighed.

“Soul essence… requires extremely high comprehension. In your current state…” She didn’t finish her sentence, but her eyes said it all.

Ah Quan's face immediately fell, and she pouted in dissatisfaction: "Then...then I'll learn Divine Essence! You just said we didn't need to worry about it, you didn't say I couldn't learn it! ~☆"

These words struck Qianxia like a bolt of lightning, instantly waking her up!

(Wait... A-Quan's situation is exactly the same as Kiana's next door. The essence of divine essence is to shape and extend power, making it more malleable and penetrating... while mind and form are for better control of greater power, and in a sense, they are indeed laying the foundation for divine essence...)

(A-Quan was born with the ability to control vast amounts of spiritual power, which was her advantage, but her foundation was almost zero. Forcing her to cultivate divine essence was like asking an infant to swing a giant hammer; the result could only be that she hurt herself!)

Having figured out the key point, Chika became even more determined.

"No!" she refused decisively. "Divine essence requires a solid foundation. You've only just begun to grasp the basics of 'heart' right now. Forcing yourself to cultivate will only cause your spiritual power to spiral out of control, and may even backfire on you! Focus on mastering 'heart essence' first!"

Ah Quan pouted, looking aggrieved, but still sat up obediently, muttering under his breath, "Oh..."

Seeing her like this, Chika knew that lecturing alone wouldn't work; she needed to provide concrete guidance. She recalled the essence of the Sword Heart Technique, attempting to summarize it in the most concise language:

"Sever all delusions and control your breathing."

Ah Quan blinked her big eyes, looking completely bewildered: "...I don't understand. Who would understand this?!"

Chinatsu: "..."

She took a deep breath of the non-existent "lunar air," resisting the urge to knock her on the head, and resignedly began to "translate":

"It means—focus! Don't let your mind wander! Empty your mind! Relax your body! Then, carefully feel the most subtle sensations in your body, and how the energy flows within you! Do you understand?"

"Oh! I would have understood if you had said so earlier! ~☆" A-Quan suddenly realized, a smile returning to his face. "Concentrate, empty your mind, relax, feel! Simple! ~☆"

She closed her eyes again, and this time, she seemed to really start trying to do what Chika had "translated."

Although her posture was still not perfect and she would occasionally sway slightly due to low gravity, she was indeed trying to eliminate distractions and focus her attention entirely on the subtle flow of her spiritual energy.

Qianxia looked at her trying but still somewhat clumsy appearance, feeling both amused and helpless, but also with a faint sense of anticipation.

(Perhaps... this "foolish" persistence, this purity undisturbed by distractions, is precisely the quality most needed for cultivating "mindfulness"?)

The silent moon once again became the best training ground.

A mentor and a student are engaged in a unique spiritual practice concerning strength and mindset in this land far removed from the hustle and bustle of the world.

Those 462 silent syllables were quietly rippling in A-Quan's pure heart, laying the first and most important foundation for her future control of that world-destroying power.

Chapter 190 Lunch Time

The lunch break bell was like a redemptive chime, finally freeing Shido from the morning's theory classes.

However, before he could even take out his ordinary lunchbox, a cool and aloof figure appeared precisely beside his desk, as if it had been rehearsed.

It was Origami Tobiichi. She held the "beloved wife bento" that had caused such a stir that morning in her hands, her face expressionless, but her eyes held an unwavering determination.

She pulled out the chair in front of Shido and sat down naturally, placing her lunchbox next to Shido's.

"Lunch break. Let's have lunch together." Her statement contained no question, only a declaration.

"Wait, wait! Tobiichi! This isn't right..."

Shido felt a chill run down his spine and tried to stop her, but Origami had already opened the bento box on her own—inside were dishes that were exquisitely arranged, with tempting colors, and even adorable shapes made from the ingredients, truly works of art.

Just then, another powerful "pressure" came from the side.

"Hey! You! Who gave you permission to sit next to Shido!" Tohka charged over fiercely like a mother lioness protecting her cubs, her purple eyes glaring angrily at Origami.

She was also holding the bento that Shido had prepared for her (three times the size of Shido's own), and when she saw that Origami had taken the lead and "entered the room" first, she immediately puffed up her cheeks in anger.

Origami didn't even lift her eyelids. She picked up a carrot that she had carefully carved into the shape of a little rabbit with her chopsticks and calmly replied, "I prepared a bento for him. As the one providing nutrition, it's reasonable for him to have priority in spending time with her. It's a girlfriend's privilege."

"Girlfriend?!" Tohka's voice rose. Although she didn't quite understand the deeper meaning of the word, she instinctively felt that it was something very important, and that she was falling behind!

“I…I’m with Shido too! We’re together every day! Shido even made me a bento box!” She hurriedly held up her oversized bento box as if it were her medal.

"That's charity. It's on a different level than the intention to give willingly." Origami calmly delivered the blow.

"Ugh...!" Tohka was choked and couldn't speak. Her purple eyes instantly filled with tears, a mixture of grievance and resentment.

Seeing Origami's "princess" posture, she was both anxious and angry. She simply put down the bento box, reached out from Shido's other side, and tightly hugged Shido's arm, almost pressing her whole body against him, as if declaring her territory, and shouted:

"I don't care! Shido is mine! I want to sit on Shido's side!"

In an instant, Shido found himself in a dilemma of being "embraced on both sides"—on his left was Origami's cool but strong presence and her exquisite "wife bento"; on his right was Tohka's warm and soft touch and her dependent embrace, as well as her substantial and lifelike bento.

The gazes of his classmates were like spotlights fixed on him, filled with a complex mix of emotions including envy, jealousy, and a desire to see more drama unfold. Shido felt as if he were being roasted over a fire, his cheeks burning hot enough to fry an egg.

"Um... Tohka, let go first, I can't eat like this..."

"Yuan Yi, you... you don't need to get so close..."

"Everyone...eat well, eat well..."

He frantically tried to act as a mediator, speaking incoherently, sometimes trying to appease the sulking Tohka by asking her to loosen her grip a little so she could hold the chopsticks; other times he tried to get Origami to keep a little distance so she wouldn't feed him the food (because Origami had just actually tried that!).

He felt he wasn't enjoying lunch, but rather engaged in a highly complex diplomatic negotiation.

On one hand, she has to take care of Tohka's simple and easily angered emotions to prevent her from going berserk; on the other hand, she has to deal with Origami's relentless and illogical "offensive" to prevent the situation from getting out of control.

(Why is it so hard to even eat a meal...!)

Shido inwardly groaned, but could only grit his teeth and, amidst the silent (Tohka) and vocal (Origami) rivalry for his affections, painstakingly and tastelessly shoveled rice into his bowl, feeling as if he were the one being "enjoyed" lunch.

Just as Shido was caught in the crossfire between Tohka and Origami, feeling his reason and shame being repeatedly burned, and on the verge of collapse, a voice as beautiful as heavenly music rang out:

"Wuhe, could you please come to the physics preparation room? There are some... academic matters that I need to confirm with you."

It was Ms. Murasame Reine. She still looked sleep-deprived, her voice steady yet carrying an undeniable authority as she appeared at the classroom door.

"Yes! Reine-sensei!" Shido jumped up from his seat almost instantly, as if grasping at a lifeline. He didn't care about the dissatisfaction in the eyes of the two girls on his left and right (Origami gave him a cold stare, and Tohka pouted aggrievedly). He grabbed his barely touched bento and hurriedly followed Reine away from this "battlefield".