foreigner's journey

Chapter 497 Confrontation
Tsuruga camouflage narrowed his beautiful Danfeng eyes and looked at Heather:

"Your Excellency Sekiro knows quite a lot... Have you tried Shikizaki Kiki's sword poison?"

Heather shrugged: "I haven't had that honor yet."

"Then do you know the origins of the black witches in Santu Shrine?"

"Appreciate further details."

"They are all women who have been cruelly abused by men for a long time and continuously. Maids who work in high-ranking mansions, daughters who were sold to the powerful by their parents, and even daughters of former daimyo who lost their status."

The Tsuruga camouflage looked at the black witches standing motionless at the door, with sarcasm and a touch of sadness in their tone:

"Whether the body or the mind is abused to the limit. Even if the limit is exceeded, the abuse is still continued. Out of dirty and dark thoughts or simply because of hidden anxiety, the abuser will only impose it in the secret room. So violent until something visibly broke."

"After it broke?"

"What else can I do, it will just be thrown away. Then, the one thousand black witches who were picked up from the lost place. As you guessed, because their hearts have been damaged beyond repair, so I use Shikizaki Kiki's sword is used as 'medicine'."

"The medicine...it's obviously knife poison."

"It is three parts of medicine, but poison can also be used as medicine. The poison of the sword is used to rebuild their damaged hearts, and the sword is used as a weapon of self-defense. It is their legitimate weapon as a shrine maiden who serves the armed shrine."

"Do you really believe in [Knife Poison]?"

"As long as you hold Shikisaki Kiki's completed variant knife, you will experience the indescribable 'toxicity'. Moreover, even if it is not true, there is also the saying that the effect of fake medicine in psychology."

"Heh, what about the spells on their faces? Could it be part of the self-suggestion?"

"No, it was just pasted up for the purpose of covering the face. As I said, the people here are all people with inside information, and a large part of them are still wanted by the shogunate. It is very dangerous to show their faces. Therefore, it is necessary Covering the face and thoroughly implementing the concept of "Black Miko" without individuality, as a shrine can still bluff people. What they need is "Thousand Swords", and "Thousand Swords" is the last reliance for them to barely maintain themselves , is the place where the soul cuddles."

The Tsuruga camouflage stared sharply at the man in front of him whose posture was so charming that his heart throbbed a little:
"So, I can't lose Qiandao, do you understand?"

She didn't want to be an enemy of Heather if she could.It's not because of her obsession with Heather's appearance, nor because of Heather's reputation as a knight, but because of her strength.

If even [-]% of the legend about the wolf is true, then once he and Heather fight, it is hard to say whether this santu shrine can be kept, let alone those black witches who are only ordinary women.

Therefore, she wants to use the 'compassionate tactics' to make Heather retreat, which can be described as a flash of sword between words.

Heather shook the bottle with only a little liquor left, and drank it down with a straight neck:

"At the end of the day, what they lack is a [target] and enough [force] to defend themselves. I understand that, right?"

"exactly."

The Tsuruga camouflage maintains a sitting posture with a solemn attitude.

Heather turned her head to look at the black witches standing aside, feeling Heather's scrutinizing eyes, the originally quiet and motionless witches let out bursts of uneasy commotion.

The Tsuruga camouflage frowned. Are they afraid of Heather who is a man?No, it's like seeing an idol-like admiration.

Just a few minutes of contact, does it already have such an influence?The fifty black witches who stayed at the mountaintop shrine were all the girls with the most serious injuries and the most need for care. Even if they were so extremely afraid of men, they would be charmed by Heather's appearance.

The appearance of the man in front of him is not so much a "gift from heaven", but a "curse".

A curse on the opposite sex.

She took a deep breath to calm down, and then said slowly: "Your Excellency Sekiro, I'm curious about the 'solution' you mentioned earlier, can you tell me in detail?"

"I thought you wouldn't ask, but just start the fight. Ladies over there, can you give us a little space to talk? Thank you."

Heather changed her sitting position and was less slouched this time.He waved at the black witches, and Tsuruga was shocked to find that they had obediently left the hall without waiting for the leader of the witches to issue an order.

The more traumatized the soul, the easier it is to be captured by the charm of the man in front of him?Tsuruga Camouflage had become very alert in his heart, and his fingers secretly pinched his thigh through the witch's pants.

"They are all obedient and good children. How can you exaggerate?"

Seeing that there were no more black witches around, Heather looked at the Tsuruga camouflage and said with a smile:

"Camouflage Palace Master, let's open the skylight and speak clearly. You can't defend this [Thousand Swords·Shoot], this is an iron fact."

"Oh? Are you going to grab it?" Tsuruga camouflaged slightly raised his body, and raised his hands from his kneeling thighs, as if preparing to meet the enemy.

"No, no, it's not me, your murderous look is really scary." Heather quickly waved her remaining left hand: "It's [Shogunate]."

"...!!"

Tsuruga Camouflage was startled, and then sat back in silence.

"The shogunate will not continue to tolerate you masters continuing to hold twelve completed variant knives. I don't need to say more about the Oshu chaos 20 years ago. You should have a deep understanding, right? The shogunate is afraid that there will be another [Hidahawk For example], if left unattended, the old generals 150 years ago are the best negative examples.”

Heather's voice was like a devil whispering in her ears——

"The collection of swords has already begun. The chief inspector of the general's pre-monitoring office personally recruited the virtual swordsman, and successfully collected the [Extreme Sword] and went to Inaba. Maybe ordinary people don't know what there is, but you don't need it. Shall I say more?"

"Inaba... [Zhan Dao·Blunt]."

"That's right, Yulian Silver Pavilion, the city lord of Xiaku City, the [Zhan Dao·Blunt] he holds will be confiscated without accident. And the holder of the variant sword closest to Inaba is Izumo's." Santu Shrine. Lord of the Camouflage Palace, this is a fate you cannot escape."

"Your Excellency, do you think I will lose? To Xudaoliu? Or to you?"

"Hehe, the daughter of the captain of the second team of the third company of the Izumo Guardian God, who inherited the [Thousand Sword Style], I naturally dare not say that I have a [-]% chance of winning."

"........."

Tsuruga camouflage silently clenched his fingers.

The gap in information is too great, where did the other party get the information from?
"The unprecedented chaos in Oshu caused by Hida Takabi 20 years ago, even the extraterritorial Izumo couldn't avoid being involved in the flames of war alone. The third company of the Guardian God was wiped out, and your father and all the disciples of the gymnasium died. On the battlefield, if the surrounding countries did not take the initiative to help, I am afraid that even Izumo will become history."

Heather's voice was full of magnetism, but the content made Tsuruga's heart turn cold little by little:
"Do you know, this time the general supervisor of the shogunate is in charge of confiscating the twelve mutant knives, his name is 'Jiu'er', and his real identity is Rong Sheji, the only daughter of Hida Takabi who caused chaos 20 years ago. Do you want to hand over the knife to the daughter who killed her father and enemy?"

"...What exactly do you want to say?" Even the honorifics were not used, and it was obvious that Tsuruga camouflage was already upset at this time.

"At the same time, there are sword master Kaibaibing who is known as [the strongest in the country], the Maniwa Ninja Army who is as famous as Iga Koga, and of course, me. Master of the camouflage hall, let me say it again, you really can't hold it This 【Thousand Swords · Shovel】, the Santu Shrine and the thousand black witches are your biggest weaknesses. Once you openly resist the shogunate's sword, everything you cherish will be wiped out."

Heather leaned forward and whispered in Tsuruga's ear:
"You have a weakness, and you are no longer the 'Thousand Swords Style' who could receive the slashing blows of the Kuroken sword when you were a child."

Feeling the heat coming from his ears, Tsuruga Camouflage clenched his fists and said in a low voice, "So, do you have a solution?"

"Of course, that's why I'm here."

Heather sat back, her smile bright and sunny.

Like a wild beast biting the throat of its prey.

(End of this chapter)