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"Bronya! Mei-kun! Himeko-sensei!"

They called out to everyone they could, but there was no response.

"What's going on? Does nobody go back to the dorms during the holiday?"

Time passed second by second, and it became completely dark.

Kiana had fallen asleep, sleeping soundly, and drool was dripping out, soaking a patch of Bai Yan's collar.

"no solution anymore."

Bai Yan forced himself to get up, letting Kiana cling to him, and quickly lit a spiral mosquito coil.

Following that strange feeling that seemed to never disappear, Bai Yan once again felt his body being drawn into a certain space.

Volume 1: Chapter 24: I've become stronger, but what's the price?

This time, upon descending into the hyperdimensional space, Bai Yan could clearly feel that the time he could stay there had increased.

I clenched my fists and felt a lot of strength, but I was also a little exhausted.

Fortunately, Master Jingliu's lessons mainly focus on techniques and don't emphasize intensity.

By the way, during today's combat training, my various ability stats...

I clearly saw an improvement and the numbers on the projection screen, but why wasn't my attention on them?

I touched my head, feeling a little fuzzy.

Patting his face, Bai Yan gave himself a stern warning: never let Kiana assimilate you.

A pair of small, bare feet waded lightly across the clear water, and Bai Yan only noticed them when they were face to face.

"Your strength has increased?"

Bai Yan then looked up at Jing Liu and said, "That seems to be the case."

He had a general idea in his mind: the time he could stay in the hyperdimensional space was probably related to his power.

The first time I entered, the stay was about 15 minutes, but now it has increased to 20 minutes.

Jingliu stroked his snow-white chin, carefully examining Bai Yan.

The young man in front of me seemed quite different from the last time we met.

Uh-huh?

qi栮鏾铃肆?旗（三）IV “Where are your earrings?”

Upon hearing Jingliu's sudden question, Bai Yan subconsciously touched his ear.

empty.

He suddenly realized, "I took it off during training."

Upon hearing this, Jing Liu casually conjured up a longsword of ice and handed it to Bai Yan.

"Shall we start now?" Bai Yan immediately perked up without hesitation.

"Try to stab me with all your might, with all your strength."

"why?"

"I have a guess. Go ahead and stab me. With your current strength, you can't hurt me."

Given the difference in their abilities, Jingliu could probably send Bai Yan to the ICU with just a breath.

Bai Yan was unaware of any conjecture and thought that he should just do as instructed.

"Hey, master, listen up—hey!"

The cold light flashed to his chest in an instant, then stopped abruptly a foot in front of Jing Liu.

She gently pinched the blade between the tips of her index and middle fingers and shook it slightly as if to gauge the strength of the force.

She then nodded and said, "Okay."

Immediately afterwards, she took off her earrings, placed them in her palm, and held them out to Bai Yan.

"Put my earring on, and let's do it again, with all our might."

Bai Yan was puzzled, not knowing what she meant.

Never mind, since Master Jingliu won't harm me anyway, I'll just put it on.

The moment he put it on, Jing Liu, who had been watching Bai Yan, shifted his gaze and nodded inwardly.

really……

The next moment, Bai Yan's sword was once again blocked by Jing Liu.

"Master, how is it?"

Jingliu took the earrings that Baiyan had returned and put them back on. After a moment of contemplation, he spoke.

"You said you trained today, didn't you feel any problems?"

"No, what's the problem?"

"Fifty percent."

Jingliu extended his hand and said, "Your strength increased by about 50% after you put on the earring. Didn't your companions notice?"

Has your strength increased?

Bai Yan was startled and carefully recalled the training scene.

A moment later, he was certain that he had not felt anything unusual at the time.

A scene from the past suddenly surfaced from the depths of my memory.

Before I came to the Far East, Durandal had tried to ambush me but failed.

At that time, the increase might not have been this high, but she should have noticed the difference.

"Perhaps it's their first time fighting me, and they can't sense the difference between us... But Master, why is that?"

　叁逝零翅貳（二〣?）逝虾飼悦/ 怡啪啪.

As Jingliu lightly stomped his right foot, the sound of water being slapped against the surface rang out.

Bai Yan then noticed that Jing Liu wasn't wearing shoes today.

“Perhaps it’s related to this space,” Jing Liu continued, oblivious to Bai Yan’s strange gaze. “Or perhaps… you possess some kind of special power, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.”

Bai Yan withdrew his gaze, banished the image of the snow-white toes from his mind, and then realized a very serious problem.

Wearing earrings can increase strength by 50%—what kind of causal talent is this?

After a moment of contemplation, he felt he couldn't jump to conclusions so easily; what if the earrings weren't the only prerequisite?

Bai Yan thought for a moment, then immediately ran behind the boulder and hurriedly took off her skirt.

First the skirt, then the stockings, and then the top...

He stopped when he was down to his underwear and vest, and then he ran excitedly to Kagami Ryu.

"Master, let's try again."

"..."

Jingliu remained silent for a moment before nodding in agreement.

After some time.

After getting dressed again, Bai Yan leaned against the boulder in despair, gazing up at the moon in the sky, its appearance uncertain.

Jingliu walked over and patted him on the shoulder: "Isn't this exactly what you wanted? Why bother about it so much?"

"...When I encounter a formidable enemy that I cannot defeat, am I supposed to instantly change into women's clothing in front of them and fight a second round?"

Jingliu's lips curved into a smile, and a rare smile appeared in his eyes.

"In terms of dealing with the enemy, this ability can have a surprise effect."

"You want to make the other side laugh to death, huh?" Bai Yan rolled his eyes at his master and continued gazing at the moon.

Jingliu couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this.

Even though she had lived for thousands of years, she had never witnessed such a scene.

"However, it is ultimately a means of self-preservation, so shouldn't we give it a more imposing name?"

Bai Yan was speechless.

I never would have guessed that you, the Sword Master of Luofu, had the potential to be a comedian!

"Never mind, Master, never mind." Bai Yan shook his head and waved his hand.

"Hmm... The sword technique I taught you is called Luoshen. Based on your performance over this period, it is indeed extremely well-suited to this sword technique."

Jingliu seemed not to hear his protest and began to ponder on his own.

The Luoshen Sword Technique emphasizes intent over form. Apart from the 64 basic variations, it relies on the learner's own understanding of the way of the sword.

During their time together, Jingliu became increasingly certain that Baiyan was a promising talent for swordsmanship.

Swordsmanship is for practical use; true strength lies in the swordsman's heart.

Jingliu gradually pulled his wandering thoughts back to the matter of naming the child.

"How about calling it 'Transformation of the Goddess of the Luo River'? It's perfect since you're male and want to maximize your power but need to disguise yourself. This name is both fitting and simple."

Bai Yan turned his head and stared intently at Jing Liu.

The latter stopped smiling and met his gaze.

After a long while, Bai Yan sighed, "Master, please stop making fun of me."

"Ha ha……"

The hyperdimensional space was filled with the cheerful sounds of mirror flow.

Destiny Headquarters.

Anna Shaniat walked along, looking around with a puzzled expression.

Being summoned by that S-rank master would inevitably cause some unease in one's heart.

At this time, there were two active S-rank members in Destiny, both of whom were in the Undying Blade Squad.

With this kind of configuration, if Schicksal is an empire built on Honkai energy and pre-civilization technology, then this squad is the emperor's personal guard, the most elite of the elite.

Its captain, Durandal, is so powerful that everyone despairs and can never hope to reach her level.

For the Valkyrie, seeing Durandal meant the end of everything.

The door slowly opened, and Anna felt her heart skip a beat.

The three people in the room all looked at her, their expressions somewhat abnormal, as if they had just been discussing something.

Anna swallowed hard and forced herself to speak: "Report, Snow Lotus Squad, Anna Shaniat."

Durandal, Ragnar, Rita—this pressure was immense for her.

Rita nodded gently and said, "Please come in."

Anna entered silently, and then the room was filled with the sound of discussion again.

Ragnar said, "I think Anna can do it, what about you, Bianca?"

"……casual."

"Really casual?"

"Of course!"

"So, Anna is the only one?"

“Don’t look at me, the list is Professor Ragnar’s business.”

"Sigh, I just didn't want you to be unhappy."

"I didn't..."

Rita approached Anna, handed her a document, and explained, "This operation was requested by His Holiness the Bishop. It's not a formal combat mission, but it needs to be kept secret for now."