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Kuroyukihime looked slightly shy, while Yuuki Asuna, who hadn't slept well all night due to the revival of the Crimson Dragon Emperor's Gauntlets, rolled her eyes in exasperation.
Afterwards, Yuki Shozo, Katsura Manami, and Yanagawa Nako bid farewell to Shinomiya Kan'an and left the Shinomiya residence.
After exchanging pleasantries and seeing off Yuki Shozo and the others, Shinomiya Kanan returned and stopped Kanzaki Teru, who was just about to go back to his room.
"You little rascal, you're really lucky with the ladies now."
Shinomiya Gan'an had the maid next to him pour two cups of black tea. Apart from him and Kanzaki Teru, only the maid remained in the entire hall.
As for Katsura Kotonoha, Shinomiya Kaguya, Yuuki Asuna, Shirayuki-hime, and Kuroyuki-hime, they were in the newly built training ground, where Tenkai Daizen and Arima Kishou were explaining some common knowledge about the supernatural realm. Of course, Hayasaka Ai was also among them. As a rank-up on the "Fairy Beauty Ranking," even though Hayasaka Ai was ranked last, she still received the "Ranking Reward: Power to See Ghosts." Therefore, Shinomiya Gan'an allowed her to temporarily put aside her maid duties and embark on the path of training with Shinomiya Kaguya.
"Uncle Shinomiya, you're joking."
Kanzaki Teru shook his head; he really couldn't refute anything more on this matter.
“I know exactly what those guys, Yuki Shozo and his gang, are up to. I know that neither the Shinomiya family nor Kaguya can hold you back. My only hope now is that you won’t abandon Kaguya.”
Shinomiya Gan'an looked at Kanzaki Teru with an unusually serious expression and spoke, word by word.
"Uncle Shinomiya, as long as Kaguya doesn't leave, I will always protect her."
Kanzaki Teru naturally had no reason to refuse Shinomiya Gan'an's request.
Upon hearing Kanzaki Hikaru's reply, Shinomiya Kanan smiled with relief and patted him affectionately, saying, "I'm relieved to have you by Kaguya's side."
Immediately, Shinomiya Gan'an stood up with a hint of worry and said, "Because of the appearance of the [Dimensional Ranking], things are alright inside Japan, but most of the Shinomiya Zaibatsu's subsidiaries overseas have suffered quite a bit of trouble. I need to personally oversee things, so I won't disturb you young people's time together."
Do you need any help?
Shinomiya Yan'an paused, then said with a smile, "If it really comes to that, Uncle won't be polite."
Kanzaki Teru rose to see Shinomiya Gan'an off and walked out of the hall.
"Hui, I hope that when I come back next time, I will see you and Kaguya walking down the aisle."
Shinomiya Yan'an, the child she had raised since childhood.
Kanzaki Teru simply smiled and did not respond directly.
Afterwards, Shinomiya Kanan got into a van and left the Shinomiya residence, while Kanzaki Teru returned to his room alone, as he had an extremely important matter to attend to that day.
……
To the southwest of the Shinomiya residence—
The training ground covers an extremely vast area, with walls and floors made entirely of extremely dense synthetic materials, giving it a slightly cold, modern technological feel.
Inside the training ground—
"You should now have a more detailed understanding of the supernatural realm."
Tianhai Dashan, who was constantly waving a paper fan in his hand, looked at the group of beautiful women standing in front of him and said.
君羊
"Yes, Professor Amami!"
Kaguya Shinomiya and the others said in unison.
"Your training will proceed in only two directions: first, you will train with Arima Kishou in swordsmanship and taijutsu; second, you will train with me in the Way of Yin and Yang. Therefore..."
However, before Tianhai Dashan could finish speaking, a clear, unfamiliar voice suddenly interrupted him.
“There is a third direction: you can practice abyss magic with me.”
Instantly, a bright red Rubik's Cube appeared on the floor.
"Abyssal magic, a pure-blooded demon?!"
Tenkai Daizen and Arima Kishou exchanged a glance, not too surprised. After all, the Demon King of the Underworld, Ajeka, had promised yesterday to send another pure-blooded demon to teach Shinomiya Kaguya and the others. They could only hope that this pure-blooded demon would be easy to get along with. If it was as arrogant as Theodora before, it would probably still be slaughtered by Kanzaki Teru, this terrifyingly powerful boy.
Kaguya Shinomiya and the others also looked curiously at the Rubik's Cube.
A beautiful young woman with long, bright red hair, a stunning figure, and an exceptionally beautiful face gracefully emerged from the magic cube. Her elegant demeanor made her seem like a noble lady, or perhaps she was one.
However, upon seeing the newcomer's appearance, everyone's eyes narrowed involuntarily, because everyone present recognized this girl, or rather, this pure-blooded demon.
Rias Gremory, ranked fourteenth on the "Fairy Beauty Ranking" and eighteenth on the "Transcendent Ranking".
The successor to the lineage of a pure-blooded demon noble family in the underworld, and the younger sister of Demon King Lucifer.
"Nice to meet you. I am Rias Gremory. I have come here at the request of His Majesty the Demon King Ajeka to teach you how to embark on the path of cultivation."
Rias greeted them very elegantly.
She lacked the repulsive arrogance that Theodora had displayed before, and instead gave off a very approachable vibe.
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Chapter 51: Information on the Way of the Sword
Rias Gremory's arrival genuinely surprised them.
Then——
Kaguya Shinomiya, as the host, was the first to react and apologized.
"I was a little flustered. Welcome, Miss Gremory. I am Kaguya Shinomiya."
"Just call me Rias, no need to be so polite," Rias said nonchalantly. "I'll be bothering you for a while now."
"Rias, you're too kind!"
"Well then, let's get back to the main topic. I'm sorry to have interrupted the old Onmyoji."
Rias approached Tenkai Daizen and said apologetically.
However, Tenkai Daizen quickly waved his hand, indicating that it was nothing to worry about, and then spoke to Shinomiya Kaguya and the others.
"Do you have any more questions?!"
"Abyss magic, Yin-Yang Dao, and the Dao of the Sword—these are the three cultivation paths before us now. Which one is stronger?"
Asuna Yuuki asked.
"That's right!"
Rias nodded and said, "If you want to learn swordsmanship, then learn from Mr. Arima. Mr. Arima's swordsmanship has reached the level of a high-level demon. As for Onmyōdō, learn from Mr. Tenkai. And for Abyss Magic, come to me."
"As for which of the three is stronger or weaker, there is no fair standard of measurement. If we consider the strongest individuals produced by these three cultivation systems, the sword path is the strongest, the abyss magic is second, and the Yin-Yang path is the weakest."
"kendo?!!"
"The Yin-Yang Dao is the weakest?!"
Both Tenkai Daizen and Arima Kishou were stunned.
In their minds, there weren't many strong sword practitioners, and even fewer who were famous. After all, the saying "ten years to hone a sword" really meant much more than just ten years. How could someone be the strongest in swordsmanship?
If it were said that Yin-Yang Dao was weaker than the abyssal magic of the gods and demons, Tianhai Dashan could accept it. However, he couldn't help but feel somewhat dissatisfied and puzzled that Yin-Yang Dao was ranked last.
Kaguya Shinomiya and the others, who had just entered the realm of the supernatural, naturally did not understand what the error was. However, seeing the expressions of Daizen Amami and Kishou Arima, they knew that the two obviously did not agree with Rias's words.
All eyes were inevitably drawn to Rias, awaiting her answer.
Rias didn't keep you in suspense and said directly, "Abyss magic is only a part of the demon training system, and it's the only one suitable for you to cultivate. If the entire demon training system were integrated, it could rival the swordsmanship of you humans, since it's a training system that has produced two transcendents. However, abyss magic alone is far from enough. You should know that the swordsmanship of you humans has produced the Azure Emperor, the first transcendent of humanity, the strongest human, and an existence that even the gods fear."
"Qing Emperor?!!!"
"Humans also possess those who transcend, and they even cultivate the way of the sword?!?"
"Humanity's strongest being?!"
"..."
Upon hearing Rias's words, Tenkai Daizen and Arima Kishou were extremely shocked, as they had never heard of such a thing before.
This is the first time I've heard of humans having surpassed their abilities!
However, some people have heard of it—
It was Yuuki Asuna. She had heard of her from Draig yesterday, and she also knew that the strongest human, the Blue Emperor, was none other than Kanzaki Hikaru.
"It's perfectly normal that you don't understand. After all, he's more active in the various pantheons and rarely appears in the human world. The only time he made a move in public was when the [Immortal Beauty Ranking] came to an end, when he bravely took action to save the God of the Bible."
"The God who saves the Bible?!"
"She is the Saint ranked second on the [Immortal Beauty Ranking]. She is the one and only God recorded in the Bible, the God of the Bible, who was severely injured in the war between gods and demons a thousand years ago..."
"And the Azure Emperor, at that time, even more brazenly broke through the blockade of the various pantheons..."
Rias gave a brief explanation.
Even so, the news I received from Rias today still hasn't calmed down.
At this moment——
Everyone, including Kaguya Shinomiya and Snow White, realized that there was such a terrifyingly powerful being among them who could single-handedly withstand the gods and even save the God of the Bible.
"This guy is so powerful!!!"
Asuna Yuuki glanced discreetly in the direction of the castle tower.
As the only person present who knew Kanzaki Hikaru's true identity, he was also stunned by Kanzaki Hikaru's amazing achievements. Although he knew before that he was the strongest human, the definition of the strongest human was too vague, and he had no idea how to measure or compare it. Now that he knew that he had single-handedly resisted the gods, it was a completely different story.
"If the second-ranked person on the [Immortal Beauty Ranking] is the God of the Bible, the only God, as recorded in the [Saint Level], then what kind of identity does this guy's current girlfriend, 'Mio,' have?"
Kaguya Shinomiya realized that the most beautiful persona on the "Immortal Beauty Ranking," Mio, who ranked third on the "Immortal Beauty Ranking" and whom even jealousy couldn't arouse, probably had a identity far beyond her imagination.
……
Ten minutes later.
All talents come from—
The Azure Emperor of Swordsmanship!
The strongest human being!!
The first human to surpass...!!!
Coming back to my senses from this astonishing list of words and phrases, even so, a deep mark remained in my heart, a mark originating from the Azure Emperor.
“State your choice.”
Rias looked at Kaguya Shinomiya and the others and said.