Uchiha's Blade

When Mana woke up, she knew that she must have failed again.

She used the little flower stone given by the slate to release the power of the king to the maximum extent, even that was completely beyond the level that the king should have.

In order to prevent accidents, Mana also specially invited Saiki to be nearby.

...In case the sword falls, Mana can immediately travel to the world of the Demon Slayer Squad, but if Wang Jian does not disappear, Saiki will need help to prevent Wang Jian from falling. Even if he cannot stop it, Saiki, who has teleportation skills, can immediately Escape.

For Mana, even if the test is on a deserted island at sea, it is better to try not to drop the sword. After all, if the sword drops, it means that she has lost the qualification to be the king.

The power of the slate is very important to Mana. Without the slate, the side effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan would be an unbearable price for her.

After stimulating with the king's power far beyond the normal range, Zhenna finally grasped the faint trace of power from his body.

Indeed, as Slate said, this power is well hidden, and compared to the 'young' Slate, this power gives people a more ancient and quiet feeling.

But Mana was still unable to fully grasp this power in the end, which caused her to lose her direction halfway through the time travel, and then fell into a strange world.

The aftereffects of releasing the king's power beyond the limit caused her to faint immediately after arriving in the new world, without even having time to take a look at the surrounding environment.

When Mana woke up at this moment, she found herself lying on a soft bed. The surrounding environment looked very ordinary, not like a hidden murderous intention.

Seeing that no one appeared for a moment, Zhenna closed her eyes and completely let go of her senses. The children playing, the wind blowing through the forest, the birds streaking across the sky...

Everything around her was as clear as if she saw it with her own eyes.

Then several footsteps came closer and closer.

Mana opened her eyes.

The door to the room was pushed open, and a little girl with yellow hair poked her head in: "Ah, you're awake! Mom, Renee is awake!"

Renee?

Mana was a little confused, did this Renee refer to her?

She doesn't remember changing her name, right?

Soon, a woman with a bun came in: "Renee, you're awake, do you feel okay?"

Zhenna looked at her: "Who are you?"

"I am Isabella, the mother of Grace Field. I am responsible for managing this place. Children like you live here."

The woman's voice was gentle, as if she really was a 'mother'.

But Mana noticed something unusual beneath this gentleness.

Not just because of his sensitivity as a ninja, but also because Mana knows what true tender concern looks like.

Ubuyashiki Yōya regarded the members of the Demon Slayer Corps as his own children, caring and caring for them like a 'father'. This made Mana keenly aware of the incongruity in Isabella's gentleness.

But she didn't say much, after all, she didn't know the situation in the world yet: "Children like me mean..."

Isabella stretched out her hand, and Mana's muscles tensed subconsciously, but she did not avoid it after all.

Isabella gently touched her black hair: "They have also lost their biological family members, but you can treat this place as your new home, and we will all be your family."

Zhenna lowered her eyes: "I understand."

Probably a place like an orphanage.

But that's not enough to explain the anomaly here.

Mana noticed that when the orange-haired girl looked at her, there was both worry and vigilance in her eyes. If it was just an ordinary orphanage, this shouldn't happen, right?

Isabella briefly asked about Zhenna's situation, and after confirming that her body had indeed recovered, she left: "It will be dinner time later, Emma will help you bring the dinner, you have just recovered, first Don’t move around, let’s get to know everyone again tomorrow.”

Emma was the girl with orange hair. When Isabella mentioned her, she smiled at Mana.

Mana obediently allowed Isabella to arrange things.

It wasn't until Isabella took Emma away that she finally frowned.

I always feel like this place is weird.

but……

"Whatever, no matter how weird they are, the fact is that these people are very weak, one by one."

Unless there are a bunch of superpowers of Saiki's level lurking around, Mana doesn't need to worry at all.

Take out the small flower stone given by Slate, which stores part of Slate's power. It is good to use it as a supplement at this time.

With the universal power bank, Mana recovered completely quickly. By the time Emma came over with dinner, Mana had even recovered his Sharingan.

Emma did not leave immediately after bringing the dinner, but waited for Mana to finish eating, and then asked: "Where was Renee from before? Why did you come to us?"

"Why call me Renee?" Zana asked: "I don't seem to have said my name."

Emma said: "But mom said your name is Renee. Isn't that your name?"

Zhenna's eyes paused on the string of black numbers on Emma's neck, and then she replied: "My name is Zhenna, Renee is not my name."

Contrary to Mana's expectation, Emma was far more perceptive than any child she had ever seen, and she noticed Mana's gaze that only stayed for less than a second.

Reaching out to touch the number on her neck, Emma said: "Zhenna, you...you are different from us, right? Not only because you have a name that belongs to you that even your mother doesn't know, but also, you also There’s no number, you—you’re from outside, right?”

Zhenna nodded: "So what if it comes from outside?"

Seeing that she didn't deny it, Emma suddenly became excited: "Then you must know what the outside world is like?"

"do not know."

Mana said: "If what you call 'outside' is different from common sense, then I don't know."

After she arrived in this world, she didn't even have a chance to take a look and fainted immediately. If the 'outside' of this world was different from the normal world, she really didn't know what it was like.

Emma said: "But I heard the conversation between my mother and the nun. I know you are 12 years old. Generally, 12-year-old children are adopted, but you are 'special'. There must be something different about you that is different from us." the same."

Emma heard this with her own ears. She later went to ask the nun with her friends, and the nun gave the same answer.

Renee is 'special'.

She alone is worth as much as an entire farm, maybe even more.

But the nun didn't know what the so-called "special" meant. She only knew that there was an order from above, requiring that the child must be taken good care of and that she be observed to "grow up". This was very important.

It was so important that Isabella, the best, was specifically chosen to be responsible for raising this child.

For Emma now, she urgently needs to know what is so special about Mana, because their time is running out and her mother has already noticed their actions.

According to their analysis, Mana is likely to be the key to their escape from here.

There is no number, most likely because she did not live on a farm before, but in a 'human society'.

Seeing the unwavering expression on Zhenna's face, Emma gritted her teeth and made up her mind: "Zhenna, I have something to tell you. I don't know if you already know it, but...just think of it as what I want to do from Please show some sincerity in obtaining the information."

Mana raised an eyebrow and looked at her: "Please tell me."

Emma told Mana about the cruel reality of this world.

The so-called orphanage is not a real orphanage, but a 'farm'. The products raised on the farm are children like Emma, ​​and the 'mother' is the person responsible for managing the farm.

The adopted children on the farm are not really adopted, they are just 'shipped'.

The so-called shipment means harvest. Outside the farm is a world with monsters. The purpose of the monsters building the farm is to cultivate children and then eat them.

Emma's words made Mana silent for a long time: "...Do I have any special fate with man-eating monsters?"

I have encountered evil spirits that eat people before, and now they are monsters that eat children.

Mana even wonders if she has some kind of special physique that makes her particularly popular in this world of monsters.

Zhenna thought for a while and asked: "You said before that there are certain conditions for being shipped. What do you mean?"

Emma said: "It's a test. We conduct tests regularly to evaluate the degree of brain development. The more potential children have, the more likely they will be left until the end and will not be shipped until they are 12 years old. Otherwise, the more likely they are, the more potential they will have." It’s been shipped long ago.”

"What is the test method?"

Emma was now sure that Mana was really different from them. She must not be a child from another farm because she didn't even know about the test.

With this in mind, Emma explained the content of the test to Mana in detail, and also gave examples of the test questions they did.

In Mana's opinion, the test is not very difficult, but due to time constraints, it may be difficult for even older children to achieve very good results, not to mention children under 12 years old.

In other words, under the conditions described by Emma, ​​children who can get good grades are probably enough to be called 'geniuses'.

The most important thing is that they usually do not specialize in studying certain subjects. It can be said that test scores depend entirely on talent.

Zhenna said: "It sounds very good."

"Eh?"

Emma wondered: "What's so good?"

"You guys."

Zhenna said: "Since you said you were planning to escape, you must have companions, right? Can I meet them?"

Emma hesitated: "Does Mana want to see them?"

Mana said: "You are curious about where I come from. What I can tell you now is that I come from a place where there are no monsters that eat children casually, and I am planning to go back. Now, I am interested in talking to you in detail."

Emma thought for a while and nodded: "I understand, please wait a moment."

She picked up the tray, packed up the plates that Mana had finished, and took them away. When she walked to the door, she turned back and gave Mana a bright smile: "Have a good rest, Renee. I'll come and play with you later!"

As if she was really just here to deliver dinner.

Mana raised an eyebrow.

This is not like an ordinary child.

Living in a completely closed environment and not receiving any relevant teachings, Emma's performance can be said to be outstanding if this is the premise.

Ordinary children would be frightened just by hearing about a man-eating monster, not to mention Emma had witnessed a child she considered a relative being killed by a monster.

But she managed to escape, hid herself, and was still preparing for her escape.

The information Emma told me didn't look like it could be easily found out.

The only sources of information for the children on the farm are probably their mothers and nuns. In this case, enough information can be collected...

"This really makes me look forward to them."

Half an hour later, Emma knocked on Mana's door with two boys.

The two children who came with Emma were about the same age as her. In this farm where those who were not talented enough would be shipped out early, their age was the best proof.

According to Emma's introduction, the boy with white hair and blue eyes is named Norman, and the boy with black hair and black eyes is named Ray.

Together with Emma, ​​the three of them are the masterminds of the current escape plan.

Zhenna stared at Lei for three seconds. Finally, she lifted the quilt, got out of bed and ran to Lei, looking at him carefully with her face to face.

It wasn't until Lei couldn't help but take two steps back that Zana looked up: "Okay, I've decided, I want to help you!"

"Eh--"

Emma was surprised: "Why? You didn't even say that just now!"

Zhenna pointed at Lei: "Because of his face, I won't ignore it just because of this face."

Norman smiled: "It seems that Ray likes Zhenna very much."

Ray: "Hey!"

Emma asked: "Is it really just because of Lei?"

Zhenna said: "His reason is enough."

Lei looks a bit like Uchiha Izuna!

Although Mana has never seen Uchiha Izuna at a young age, Uchiha Madara...

For a disciple who is very good at the transformation technique, there is nothing he can't do.

and so……

"Well, it's decided, I will save you!"

Mana said and nodded firmly.

Lei snorted: "Stop bragging. Now that you are trapped here like us, how can you take us out together? Besides... we plan to let everyone escape together."

Now that Mana has heard Emma tell the truth about this farm, she can completely imagine what kind of future the remaining children will face if only some of them escape.

What's more...

"Even if you can take us to escape together, why would you help us if you have this ability? We just met today, right?"

Emma couldn't help but pull Lei's sleeve: "Lei, this is too much. No matter what, it will be great as long as Zhenna is willing to work hard with us."

Lei looked at her innocent look and wanted to hit her on the head: "You still have the nerve to say that I didn't even have time to tell you. You don't know her at all. How could you just tell her everything?" What if she is mom’s helper?”

Emma chuckled and said, "But I just don't think Mana is a bad person. Besides, we don't have much time to test in the first place."

Not to mention, her mother also knew the information she told Mana.

The only thing her mother didn't know was their detailed escape plan, and Emma didn't tell Mana this.

Norman said: "Okay Lei, Emma has a sense of proportion."

Lei looked at Mana: "Then what do you have to say?"

Zhenna said: "I said I would save you, but I didn't say I had no other conditions, right?"

Norman asked: "What are your terms?"

Zhenna stretched out her finger and pointed: "That's you."

"I do come from a completely different world. In that world, I am organizing my own forces, but I don't have enough manpower and the foundation is shallow, so I can only find solutions from others. But no matter what, even if they agree to do things for me, They will also have the label of another force on them. To a certain extent, they do not completely belong to me, but you are different."

Mana laughed: "If Emma's information is correct, it is impossible for you to have any sense of identity with this world. On this farm, if you must be considered a 'power leader', it can only be 'mother' , but you are now hostile to her."

Lei said: "I understand, what you want is 'loyalty', right? We have no support here, and our ability to resist is insignificant compared to those monsters. No, we have no ability to resist at all, and we can't even escape." It seems so difficult and powerless. If you have the power to save us, we can only rely on you, and it is the same with following you to another brand new place. We have nothing to rely on there, and the only one we can rely on is you. This is doomed. We must be loyal to you."

Zhenna showed a surprised expression: "I think I like you guys so much."

Although it was a mistake to come to this world, it must be said that these gains can be called surprises.

After forming the clan, Mana didn't even ask to be called 'king'.

Because she knew very well that it was not necessary at all.

If you can't even talk about loyalty, why should you be called a 'king'?

Norman asked: "So, if we can be loyal to you, what do you need us to do?"

"Just study hard."

Zhenna said: "I will send you to school, and all you have to do is study hard. I come from another world, where there are no man-eating monsters. It is a completely normal society. There is a stable enough environment for you to learn new things." Knowledge."

The world of knowledge is so vast that it is impossible for her to learn all the knowledge by herself. What she needs to do is to train more talents to work for herself.

Mana does not have the power to channel the talents of clan members like Daikaku Kunjoji, but she can choose talents who are already good enough to train.

Norman said: "If it's just like this, we can agree, but you-"

"Wait, Norman," Emma said, "We all know that the so-called farm is not just us. So even if Mana can save us, what about the others? Moreover, if the outside world is like this if……"

Lei frowned: "Emma!"

Zhenna said: "If that's the case, let's make an agreement. If you show enough value, then I will send you back again. Emma, ​​is this what you mean?"

Because this is their world, no matter what, Emma wants to change something, instead of running away and pretending that none of this exists.

"There are members of my clan who are good at fighting, and there are also strong men who are hired in my hometown. All you have to do is study hard, and I will pay you, and you can hire those people as blades, come back Change all that.”

Hearing these words, the haze on Emma's face finally dissipated: "Well, okay!"

Ray asked: "So, Mana, how do you plan to escape with all of us now?"

Zhenna smiled: "Just go and call everyone over."

While Lei and others went to gather the children, Mana split off a clone and went out to look for a secret location where the coordinates could be left.

She doesn't plan to save the children on other farms in this world. For one thing, even if she wants to take people across the world, the number she can carry is limited. On the other hand... this world will become the result of Emma and others' efforts. motivation.

The next morning, Isabella keenly discovered something unusual on the farm.

Quiet.

Unusually quiet.

As if she had thought of something, her expression suddenly changed and she quickly ran towards the children's room.

When she opened the door suddenly, she saw only an empty room.

"how can that be……"

On the other side, Mana has no intention of taking Emma and others back to his hometown, but instead takes everyone back to the world of slate.

She had to at least go back and recharge her batteries.

So Teriya and others discovered early in the morning that the Wisteria Apartment was particularly lively that day. Mana came back with a large group of children of different ages, and was giving them strength one by one.

"Lei, your mark is on your left arm. Okay, I'll give you this badge. Please carry it with you!"

Teriya asked in confusion: "Mana, what are you..."

Zhenna waved to him: "I ran to the wrong place, but it's still rewarding. They will live here in the future. This is Emma, ​​this is Norman, and this is Lei... I was so excited when I first saw Lei. Decided to bring him back!"

After saying that, she introduced the others to Emma: "This is Huilizai. I brought him from other worlds. Huilizai is very powerful. You should learn more from him."

Emma greeted Teriya with a bright smile.

Lei Ze said meaningfully: "That's it."

It seems that before they arrived, this Teriya was Mana's most trusted person.

That is... a competitor!

Teriya glanced at Lei and extended his hand to him with a smile: "Welcome, I will take good care of you."

Gee, competitors.

The other children were completely unaware of this competition. They happily asked each other where the other's marks were. Many of them even gestured with their badges, as if they were considering where to wear the badges that would look better.

Gin: "Hmph."

They're just a bunch of childish brats.