I don't want to be a heroic spirit

"Prototype?"

Kurogane Ikki was slightly surprised.

“It’s not quite right to call it a skill. In my opinion, it’s actually a state of mind. When you master it, it means you have reached that level.”

"Sages of supreme wisdom can comprehend it, monks who have seen through the mundane world can comprehend it, and battle-hardened martial gods can comprehend it. Although the methods of comprehending differ, and the effects they possess are also not entirely the same, we all use the same name to refer to that realm..."

That's right, what Okita Souji wanted to teach Kurogane Ikki was...

“Heart.”

The moment that name was called out by Okita Souji, Ikki Kurogane felt as if something in his body resonated with it.

"I can't explain the effects of the Mind's Eye. You'll understand it once you learn it. For now, just think of it as intuition or a sixth sense. It allows you to 'see' many things that the five senses can't. Even if Shizuya Kirihara completely conceals himself and his arrows, he can't hide from the Mind's Eye."

Okita Souji has a skill called [Mind's Eye (J)], which is ranked A-. It evolved from the Swordsman (Saber) class's [Mind's Eye (Fake)], which originally had an A rank.

When seeing this skill, Souji Okita was very confused.

Because she remembered very clearly that [Mind's Eye (True)] was achieved through acquired efforts and accumulation of experience to a certain level, such as Red A who was a righteous partner everywhere, while [Mind's Eye (False)] was innate.

She knew that Okita Souji possessed the ability of the Mind's Eye, but she didn't expect that what she possessed was actually the [Mind's Eye (Fake)].

He was born with a keen mind, no wonder some people say that if Okita Souji had not died of illness, he would definitely have become the best swordsman in the late shogunate.

In her impression, if people with [Intuition], [Heart's Eye (True)], and [Heart's Eye (False)] were asked to answer a multiple-choice question together, then...

[Intuition]: Options A, B, and D are wrong!

【Heart's Eye (True)】: My experience tells me that C is right!

【Heart Eyes (Fake)】: C and I are attracted to each other! Therefore, C is right!

That's roughly the difference.

Chapter 74: Give You an Apple (2/31)

"I'm sorry, I'm not good at teaching people, I'm only good at chopping people."

"So, I plan to use combat to help you understand the mind's eye."

Starting with these words, the hell belonging to Kurogane Ikki appeared.

Kurogane Ikki had never seen such swordsmanship before.

It seemed as if all splendor and change had been abandoned in order to achieve the most efficient "killing".

It is completely different from when he held the bamboo sword before. At this moment, Okita Souji is the one who truly deserves the title of "murderer".

From the moment he gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands, Ikki Kurogane never said a single word to Souji Okita.

and……

"I can't feel my footsteps or my breathing..."

That's natural, because if the intention is to kill someone, these unnecessary movements will only alert the target.

The black and the white collided in mid-air, and dazzling sparks burst out from the collision point, illuminating the faces of the two people.

Kurogane Ikki's face was completely devoid of color, and Okita Souji's face...

That's not the expression a living person should have.

"Pfft!"

Although he had blocked the opponent's sword, a piece of flesh was still cut off from Kurogane Ikki's shoulder.

Blood flowed down his arm like it was free, until it dripped onto the stone floor.

It's not just the wound on his shoulder. There's no intact place on Ikki Kurogane's body. The reason his face is pale is because of excessive bleeding.

Having lost so much blood, a normal person would have fainted long ago.

Even Kurogane Ikki was in a daze and was almost relying on his body's instincts to hold on.

It seemed as if he might fall down at any moment.

At this moment, Okita Souji raised the sword in his hand high.

The heavy and sharp "momentum" gathered on the slender and snow-white sword, and it was swung down towards the wounded Kurogane Ikki with the force of splitting Mount Hua.

Facing this extremely heavy blow, Ikki Kurogane ignored the injury on his shoulder, tightly grasped the Yin Iron with both hands, and confronted Okita Souji's sword head-on from bottom to top.

Then, the sword beams overlapped with each other.

The wind cut by the sword light wantonly divided the training ground.

Even outside the training ground, the wind made Kurogane Jushizuku feel a stinging sensation as if her skin was cut, making it impossible for her to open her eyes.

Amidst the four surging sword winds, two voices seemed particularly abrupt.

"click"

It was the sound of something hard breaking.

"Pfft"

This is the sound of skin, flesh, tendons, bones, etc. being cut.

Ikki Kurogane widened his eyes in disbelief, staring at the spiritual armor in his hand, which had almost only the hilt left. Then he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood and fell straight down.

"Hey!"

Souji Okita did not let Ikki Kurogane fall, but reached out to support his body.

"Brother!"

Without needing Okita Souji's reminder, Kurogane Shushizuku rushed to the training ground as fast as she could and came to Kurogane Ikki's side, carefully using her abilities to heal Kurogane Ikki.

"Even the spiritual suit can't hold up? Looks like this is all we can do today."

The spiritual suit is the embodiment of the swordsman's soul, so if the spiritual suit is damaged, the swordsman's spirit will also be damaged, specifically, falling into a coma.

"Onii-sama, you're really trying too hard. Also, Souji, how could you be so cruel to Onii-sama!"

"What can I do? Didn't I say I can only chop people but not teach them?"

Souji Okita was glared at fiercely by Kurogane Jushizuku, but Souji Okita herself was not in the right. Although it was true that she wanted to help Kurogane Ikki, it was also a fact that she had hacked Kurogane Ikki half to death.

However, although Kurogane Jushizuku dared to scold Okita Souji loudly, it was not like this at the beginning of training.

When Souji Okita showed his "murderous" side, even a man with extraordinary perseverance like Ikki Kurogane was frightened when they first met. Shizuya Kirihara was even worse, he was scared to death, and it is likely that he was left with a psychological trauma that he will never forget for the rest of his life.

Naturally, Kurogane Jushizuku wouldn't be any better off.

Even though she only felt it from a distance, Kurogane Jushizuku was so frightened by the deathly energy that seemed to be slowly draining the vitality from her body that her legs went weak. When she came up to treat Kurogane Ikki for the first time, her face was pale and she didn't dare to look at Okita Souji even once the whole time.

Souji Okita didn't care about this. Rather, he was surprised that Kurogane Shuzuku dared to come over and give Kurogane Ikki normal treatment.

During the first treatment, Ikki Kurogane did not faint, so after the treatment, the training between the two began again, and Jushizuku Kurogane returned to the outside of the venue.

Okita Souji originally thought that Kurogane Shuzuku would need a long time to recover from the psychological trauma of what he saw today. Unexpectedly, after the first treatment, she didn't know what kind of psychological preparation she had done. When she came for the second treatment, her mentality had recovered by more than half. Now she even dared to argue with her as usual and scold her for her brother.

"Really? Looks like I underestimated Shizuku."

If you think about it carefully, after all, she is the hero's sister and an important character who has always been by his side. Isn't it normal for her to have a strong character?

I remember that later in the story, the male protagonist Ikki Kurogane died, and Jushizuku Kurogane surpassed herself and made her ability reach a level close to the miracle of resurrection from the dead, and saved him.

That's probably right, right? After all, Okita Souji hadn't even read the entire anime in his previous life, and only understood a few settings in the novel, and these memories became vague after traveling through time.

At this time, Kurogane Shizuku's treatment was almost completed, so Okita Souji walked over and asked with concern.

"How about it?"

"What do you say?"

Kurogane Jushizuku gave Okita Souji a rather disrespectful look, but she still said unhappily, "The injuries on his body have been mostly healed, but his spiritual gear has been damaged, and Brother's spirit has been damaged. He won't be able to wake up anytime soon."

"Is that so... Then can you wake up tomorrow?"

"What do you want to do?" Upon hearing this, Kurogane Jushizuku immediately became alert. "Do you still want to subject your brother to such inhumane training? Will it really work?"

"Well... there is some effect."

Okita Souji touched his chin and gave a meaningful smile.

The last sword was the one that Okita Souji used to cut off Kurogane Ikki's spiritual outfit.

Souji Okita clearly felt that there was something wrong with the feel of the sword. The continuous slashing that should have been difficult for Ikki Kurogane to defend against was delayed for just a moment because of the sword he swung.

“I just don’t know if I can achieve the desired effect before the game starts.”

Kurogane Jushizuku stared at Okita Souji's face for a long time before slowly looking away.

"I'm going to take my brother away."

"Let me come too. After all, it's a bit hard for you to go alone, right?"

It’s not a problem of weight. It’s too easy for a swordsman to lift a person, but the height difference between the two is a problem.

Ikki Kurogane and Stella are roommates, and Shushizuku Kurogane lives next door to them, so it's convenient for them.

But Souji Okita was not with them, not even in the same dormitory building.

Besides, Souji Okita is now forced to live off campus, and even the chairman of the board has been forced to compromise.

"By the way, this is for you."

Before leaving, Okita Souji seemed to remember something and handed something to Kurogane Shushizuku.

"What's this?"

What was held in Kurogane Jushizuku's palm was an apple.

However, this apple is silver in color, and its shape and color are so perfect, just like a work of art.

"Silver apple, remember to give it to Yihui. It can help him wake up earlier."

"Don't waste it, it's very precious. I even save it for myself."

Well, they are indeed precious. I only have about a hundred of them in my backpack.

Chapter 75: Never Separate

The silver apple that Souji Okita gave to Kurogane Shushizuku was naturally the silver apple in the game that could restore physical strength.

In addition to this, Okita Souji also has golden apples, red copper apples and bronze apples.

Ikki Kurogane's spirit was damaged because his spiritual equipment was cut off by Souji Okita. Although the silver apple given by Souji Okita did not have a very obvious therapeutic effect, it could restore energy and recover from mental fatigue.

It was only recently that Souji Okita realized that the things in his backpack were still there.

"Are the materials I collected before still there?"

"Of course, Da Vinci himself has given it to the Master for safekeeping."

"Then why didn't you tell me?"

"Master, you didn't ask me either."

"..."

"Besides that, we have to cross the barriers of the world. Just being able to maintain contact is already a very difficult thing, let alone delivering what you need, Master. Please also be considerate of our technicians. Mashu hasn't had a good night's sleep in several days because of supporting you, Master."

When Okita Souji heard what Leonardo da Vinci said, he was stunned.

"Dear Da Vinci! Didn't we agree not to tell this to Senior?!"

Mashu's figure also appeared on the light screen. Although the poor signal transmission caused the image displayed on the light screen to be a little blurry, with his servant-level eyesight, Souji Okita still felt that Mashu was not in good condition.

Today's Mashu is no longer a pseudo-servant with Galahad's spirit base. After Fufu's sacrifice, Mashu has a lifespan and body similar to that of ordinary people, and is even healthier than ordinary people.

She is just like an ordinary person. She needs rest, feels tired, and gets hurt by trivial things.

"If I really help you hide it, the Master might beat me to death for you, right? The Master now is no longer the half-baked one who had to rely on magic equipment to use magic. Da Vinci himself can't guarantee that he won't be killed by a punch. After all, who knows, the Master might one day fuse with the spirit base of an extremely violent Servant."

Hearing these words, for some reason, the holy figure of Martha appeared in Okita Souji's mind.

Hiss...why?

On the way back, there were cherry trees everywhere that looked like they were dyed red with blood.

The sky was covered with fiery clouds, and the road was lined with layers of light and shadow.