Genshin Impact: I wrote the plot into a novel to spoil the future

[The legendary sword "Isshinden": "After we've dealt with them, we'll head to the castle tower."]

It didn't care whether it was a trap or not; it only wanted to prove itself and fulfill its own and its master's obsessions. Otherwise, its life as a knife would be nothing but emptiness.

So Manyo picked up his sword and, together with the traveler, searched for nearby enemies such as samurai and treasure-hunting groups, constantly testing the sword against these enemies to prove its strength.

Lei Yingdian saw all of this evidence in the book, but he saw it in reality.

Its obsession with proving itself, which it desperately sought, was noticed by Lei Movie.

At this moment, Lei Yingdian felt only guilt, not any other amazement.

Clearly, it failed. Its performance, its will, and its master's forging skills were all insufficient to earn General Thunder's praise.

However, even worse off than the sword were the sea monsters and the treasure-hunting gang who were used as test subjects. They were not the final target; they were merely roadside creatures used to test the sword.

Haha, let me try out this knife! Fall down!

Throughout the battle, the sword tried its best to cooperate with Manyo, but unfortunately, its evil spirit power was still unconsciously eroding Manyo's will.

However, the power of the evil spirit has also become much weaker, only able to amplify a person's obsession.

Following this logic, if Paimon were influenced by it, he would probably eat a lot, while Wendy would drink a lot.

Hmm...it seems like there's no difference between them and their normal state?

These two people are clearly not affected by the evil spirits, but they act as if they are constantly being affected.

At least their eating and drinking habits would be considered 'horrifying' by ordinary people.

Especially for the protagonist of this story, Manyo, what is Wendy's drinking state if not terrifying?

If it were to successfully corrupt him, and if Manyo were to seek revenge against the Thunder General, he might very well follow Cao Cao's example and offer up his sword.

Man-yeo, carrying a precious sword, arrived at the castle tower and asked, "Where is the general?"

As someone said, "In the small pavilion."

Upon entering the path, they saw the general sitting on a tatami mat, with a sara standing beside him.

Then the general asked Manyo why he was late. Manyo said the boat was slow, so the general asked Sara to choose a good boat for Manyo.

According to the original text, the one who was transferred here was Lu Bu, whose combat power was off the charts. Unfortunately, in Inazuma, the Thunder General himself is the real 'Lu Bu'.

She was too strong, so strong that it inspired despair. That's why the line, "There are always creatures on earth that dare to face the might of thunder," became a hymn to human courage.

If you really want to fight Shadow head-on, you definitely can't win. Even if you offer the sword to Shadow, she won't be affected by the evil spirits. There's no way to defeat her. She just stands there like a boss.

The most important thing is that this boss currently doesn't have a health bar.

Chapter 804 The Final Words of Therapy

The book describes how the two of them stormed into the secret base of a group of fallen samurai with a single sword strike; there was no boss there.

Manyo's behavior can only be described as 'reckless and impulsive'.

These samurai were really unlucky; they were eating hotpot and singing songs in their base when suddenly justice was handed to them.

The battle ended quickly. After a series of battles, Wan Ye was fine, but the famous sword was the first to give out.

It's possible that Wan Ye's passive skill 'Barely Keeping Up' was activated, which meant that even the power of the evil spirits couldn't do anything to him, and his willpower was barely able to withstand it.

The demon sword didn't want to give up either; it wanted to keep up with Wan Ye's movements and swordsmanship.

But it couldn't do it anymore. The light on the blade in the illustration gradually faded, and the cool black mist that enveloped it receded, revealing its true form—a broken sword that was about to break.

It turns out that its previous dashing appearance was just a last-ditch effort to intimidate others; in reality, it had been on the verge of collapse long before it arrived in Inazuma.

Lin Qiu added many illustrations to Wan Ye's battles along the way. The illustrations did not depict any people or scenery, but only a sword with its stats displayed next to it.

The Demon Blade's stats have been steadily decreasing, which is the most direct indication that it's on the verge of collapse.

If this continues, it'll really be a case of "Stop hitting me, or I'll die!"

However, this demon sword was much more stubborn than Yuan Shang. Even though it was 'about to die', it refused to admit defeat and continued to try to match Wan Ye's rhythm.

Unfortunately, this was of no use; the hardest part of a knife is actually its mouth, and the problem with that is self-evident.

[Manyo said, "Even if you did possess abilities comparable to the Heavenly Light when you were forged, the long journey from the Winter Country to Inazuma has left you battered and bruised."]

When Manyo says this, the illustration seems to be shot from the 'sword's perspective, looking at Manyo from below and above, while Manyo is also looking down at the 'camera'.

How should I put it... this subtle shot looks like an animal lying at Manyo's feet.

Wan Ye continued, "There's no need to say more—your wish is just wishful thinking."

Wishful thinking—these words strike precisely at the very meaning of the knife's existence.

It's not what Manyo wanted to do, but that's the reality now.

The traveler asked, "Can it listen to me?"

The traveler asked Manyo this question because only Manyo can hear the demon sword's words now.

Did it listen? No, because it's a knife, it has no ears.

Some might ask, then why does it have a mouth and can be stubborn?

This is where Sino can answer: "Because there's a 'blade'."

Now this knife can't speak either. The only way it could communicate before was through Yuya Tenmoku acting as an intermediary. It doesn't have any vocal organs; it's too rigid.

[Therefore, all that could be heard was Manyo continuing, "You are trying to enter a state of 'one-pointedness' with me, so that you might be able to unleash even greater power."]

"But unfortunately, I'm completely different from you. I can't understand your obsession and cruelty, nor can I empathize with a swordsmith."

"Isshinden" emphasizes the unity of man and sword, but Manyo has long since lost that obsession.

In front of the castle tower, he took the blow from the Thunder God. This time, he caught up, and the moment the sword was swung also severed his own obsession with "that blow".

At the Rongcai Festival, he learned the truth, and at that moment he severed his obsession with his family.

On the island, he experienced his past again. He bid farewell to the past and set sail anew, like a free and unfettered breeze.

That's not quite right either. It seems that everyone in the Wind element has a certain 'obsession' with something, but they are all able to suppress their obsessions and prevent them from going berserk.

The demon sword arrived too late. Only in the moment before the castle tower was Man'yō's obsession at its strongest, but now:

"The only person who truly understood you passed away the moment you were born."

Those who understood you were already gone when you were born... That's such a sad statement.

Readers who read this sentence even unconsciously put themselves in the knife's shoes.

Born from flames, every strike of the forger is imbued with a deep obsession—he wants to forge the best sword in the world, a sword that will astonish General Thunder!

All these emotions were transmitted into the blade's consciousness, and with one hammer blow, two hammer blows... a hundred hammer blows... a thousand hammer blows, the blade was forged through countless hammer blows.

The moment it 'opened its eyes', it had only one obsession in its mind—to prove itself!

It strives for this goal, and that is the meaning of its existence. It crosses mountains and seas, disguises its vulnerability, and finally, it arrives at the place closest to its dream.

But what awaits it here is not the 'cut of dreams,' but a doomed failure.

Looking back, the only person who truly understood me had already died after I was forged.

I want to prove myself, but I don't want to prove myself; I want to prove that he is a great swordsmith!

But he... passed away when I was born, so what is the meaning of my obsession and existence?

The demon sword kept denying this idea; it kept deliberately avoiding it.

This "escape" lasted for decades or even centuries, and this "escape" was a journey from the winter solstice to Inazuma.

But now Wan Ye has laid this reality bare before his eyes, revealing the true nature of the sword—that no one can understand it anymore.

[The renowned sword "Isshinden": "...You truly are a descendant of the Kaedehara family. We only had a brief battle, yet you saw right through my heart with your sword."]

Once back in Yuya's hands, the sword regained its ability to speak.

"Too much time has passed, and my blade is in very poor condition. It hasn't received proper maintenance, and I can only use its gleam to conceal my true appearance."

No matter how hard he tried, he could never satisfy Wan Ye, who was far inferior to his first wife. In the end, he could only leave behind a sentence of praise for his first wife.

"As expected of a famous sword capable of withstanding 'The Strike of No Thought,' perhaps I truly can never reach that level..."

It felt it had failed; it hadn't kept its promise. Perhaps it really wasn't good enough, simply not as good as a true legendary sword.

However, what it didn't expect was that Wan Ye was only using a Tigerfish knife that he had casually bought in Liyue.

Although it was a knife bought on a whim, Manyo naturally found it becoming more and more comfortable to use throughout the journey, and the more he used it, the more he felt a connection with the knife.

The level of tacit understanding is a remarkable added value. You should know that the 'Homa Staff', the heirloom of the Rebirth Hall, was originally just a fire poker used by the first hall master.

Before the dream was to be in sync with Shadow, it was even just a true 'ritual vessel' of lightning. It's just that Shadow's stats are too overpowered. There's no way around it; the stats are filled in this way.

However, to withstand a single blow from a numerically powerful monster, divine weapons alone are not enough; martial arts skills, the sword itself, willpower, and the mind are all indispensable.

The reason for drawing the sword determines the scope and limits of martial arts skills.

Its impure obsession will only make it difficult for the one wielding the knife to move an inch.

Chapter 805 A Knife That Is Only Used Once in Its Lifetime

Don't you think "Isshinden" and Lei's movie ideas are very similar, and her swordsmanship also has a lot in common?

That's right. After all, the Five Transmissions of Thunder originated from General Thunder, so the Thunder Movie would naturally use "One Heart Transmission." The "One Heart" in "One Heart for Dreams" means the same thing.

[Manyo sighed: "I feel deep regret for you, because you have embarked on a journey from which you are destined never to reach your destination."]

"When you set off, you lost the only person who could unleash your power, but you couldn't say 'no' to that person's wishes."

Yes, there's no way around it, because that person gave it everything, gave it existence and meaning.

The legendary sword, "Isshin-den," says: "My life, my body, everything I have was given to me by him... How could I possibly refuse him..."

After the death of the only forgeer who could understand him, this promise became its reason for existence.

The next page features an illustration in comic form, depicting a person dressed in Inazuma clothing lying in bed, weak but speaking with determination.

He was telling his story, about what he couldn't let go of and what he had already let go of, and about his final wish—he wanted to go home.

He longed to go home, back to his hometown, back to the place where he was born, and to die there.

But he couldn't go back. He couldn't go back as a 'traitor.' He couldn't just go back like that. He couldn't let "Yixin Chuan" be disgraced again.

Therefore, he must prove his ability and show that he is not a mediocre person who failed at forging knives.

He wants to return his best work to Inazuma, not to defy the gods, but to prove that "Isshinden" once had its glory, General! We are worthy of your trust!

The illustration is filled with the repeated refrain of "wanting to go home," and the final scene shows a knife lying quietly beside the person.

I said, "Don't worry, leave the rest to me."

"This can't be a lie, can it..."

The book is silent, but the person who reads this sentence can feel the knife's loss and the emotions it felt when it spoke those words.

It was a feeling of sadness, self-deprecation, nostalgia, and a touch of relief.

At this moment, what readers feel is no longer 'tool and person', but a feeling of 'father and son'.

I never expected to be moved by a knife. I've really been stabbed in the back now. Prophet, you're amazing! Even a knife can bring you joy!

The knife misunderstood the forger's intentions because the evil spirit within it influenced his will.

Fortunately, during his attempt to communicate with the blacksmith, Manyo successfully read the blacksmith's mind and spoke the words depicted in the illustration.

[Kaedehara Manyo said with a somewhat somber tone, "He spent his entire life not to vent his pent-up hatred, but as a form of compensation."]

He felt deep remorse for being deceived by the Fools until winter, which harmed the "One Heart Transmission," so he could not go home and could only send his best work back.

It's natural for Manyo to be downcast, since that person was an elder in their family.

The traveler expressed his regret, saying: "It's too late."

It's all too late. This knife has already committed many unforgivable sins, and even if we confront everything now, it's too late.

It's all the fault of the Fools! Although, after reading the prophecy to this point, everyone has vaguely sensed that the Fools are not 'enemies' at all, they seem to have some grand plan with a broad perspective.

But honestly, these days the Fools really haven't done anything decent! Can't they do something good?