Finally Got a Little Girl

　　His heart was pierced, but there was no wound or blood left. As if the gesture only had a symbolic meaning.

　　What the Ming Hong Sword really touched was the barrier between the heart and soul.

　　He allowed the barrier to blur and the distance between the two narrowed.

　　At the same time.

　　Ming Hong's sword disappeared physically and turned into a two-dimensional bridge.

The next moment.

　　Ryota saw his soul body – it was an illusory blurry figure similar to himself.

　　Not with eyes, but with a very strange feeling.

　　It was as if his consciousness had touched his own soul directly, and everything was clearly reflected in his thoughts.

　　But before he could observe carefully, the pain came!

　　Physical pain takes second place.

　　The main reason was that after the soul and heart were torn apart by the sword, the unspeakable pain directly affected the consciousness.

　　Consciousness then reacts to the body.

　　The pain that seemed to make every cell choose to collapse on its own because it couldn't stand it!

　　Ryota fell straight to the ground, rolling around in pain.

　　He spat out several mouthfuls of blood.

　　The muscles of the whole body twitched, and the screams became hoarse.

　　Seeing this scene, Kei screamed in fear, she hurriedly approached and hugged Ryota in her arms.

　　But in the next second, Ryota stretched and broke free from her embrace, struggling continuously, his brows knit together, and his entire face distorted.

　　Consciousness becomes drowsy.

　　In a trance, he seemed to enter the space in that night's dream again.

　　Reflecting bits of golden brilliance, there was a space where the sound of waves resounded.

　　Ryota looked for the sound of the waves, and saw the little girl again.

　　The little girl's position didn't seem to change, she was still standing there, opening her arms towards him, as if urging him to hurry up in response to the hug.

　　This time, no one bothered him.

　　Ryota walked towards the little girl, crouched down, and hugged her tiny body.

　　...

　　Suddenly, Ryota opened his eyes.

　　He saw the white ceiling above the classroom, and the rather harsh incandescent lights.

　　He sat up abruptly and touched his heart.

　　No cuts, no pain.

　　The heart also functions properly, transporting blood throughout the body.

　　Ryota closed his eyes and gave it a try.

　　Sure enough, he could see into his own soul.

　　Compared to before, the soul body seems to be much more sturdy.

　　It gave him an extra instinct—controlling soul force.

　　The first phase of the "Awakening" of the Military Commander System has been completed.

　　Heart power flows into the soul, and soul power is born.

　　Ryota could sense that soul power seemed to have the effect of repairing physical injuries.

　　The big and small wounds on his body were slowly healing, and it seemed they could be used as physical strength.

　　For example, for him now, after the soul force flowed into his body, his fatigue was reduced, and his strength was slowly recovering.

　　(The power of the body has not changed, it is still the original power, but... the mind is unlimited, so the soul power is continuously generated, which is equivalent to having a buff with unlimited physical strength and healing... This is the ability of the first stage?)

　　Ryota quickly analyzed the basic information of the "awakening" stage.

　　At the same time, he discovered that there was an additional stream of information in his mind.

　　It was about how to reach the second stage of the "Seven Bridges".

　　"Nii-san! Are you alright?"

　　At this time, Kei asked carefully.

　　Ryota tilted his head slightly, looking into his little sister's tearful eyes.

　　"Sorry, did I scare you?"

　　He reached out and wiped Kei's tears:

　　"Don't worry, I'm fine."

　　"Real?"

　　"Of course."

　　"...You bastard! Why did you just stab yourself…"

　　"Sorry, Kei, I'll tell you about this when I get back."

　　Ryota stood up from the ground, and turned his attention to Miyuki and Chika:

　　"Get ready, we will be holding the ceremony soon."

　　"Is Nii-san really okay?"

　　Miyuki looked at Ryota carefully, from head to toe.

　　Don't miss any details.

　　"Come on, quickly!"

　　Ryota got tough and blocked the enticements his foster brother was about to throw at him.

　　At the same time, he glanced at Moeha and Ginko, then reminded:

　　"Leave it here with Kei. This school is constrained by a different dimension from Tenjin Elementary School. There may be some accidents, so don't stay here for a long time."

　　Forced by Ryota's violent momentum, neither Moeha nor Ginko said much, they just nodded obediently.

　　Kei hesitated to speak. But after seeing Ryota's serious expression, she finally gave up and left the class with her two friends.

　　Ryota took out a piece of human-shaped paper, and at the same time took out a weapon.

　　There was a flash of red light, and a longsword appeared in his hand.

　　This sword is not a real Ming Hong Sword.

　　It was formed by condensing his soul force.

　　The original Ming Hong Sword maintained the connection between his heart and soul.

　　However, because of the spiritual contract signed with the Ming Hong Sword, the weapons manifested by his soul power would perfectly inherit the Ming Hong Sword's ability to restrain souls.

　　In terms of strength, it will not weaken much.

　　"Let's start."

　　Ryota raised the human-shaped paper and sword at the same time.

　　Miyuki and Chika drew closer, gripping the paper and blade with both hands.

　　Destroyed-

The sheet of paper was torn into three pieces.

　　Since there was already a ceremony, the three of them were somewhat familiar with the road.

　　When Sachiko's spell was recited silently three times.

　　Immediately, a different space from Tenjin Elementary School descended.

　　All three were swallowed.

　　The field of view flips upside down.

　　After opening his eyes again, the incandescent light disappeared, and the surroundings became dark.

　　The dilapidated wooden walls and floors came into view.

　　Ryota found himself in a dimly lit corridor.

　　Roughly judging from the view outside the window, it should be on the second floor.

　　In front of him, Miyuki and Chika also returned to their senses.

　　"Next time, Nii-san must be careful!"

　　Miyuki knew that he couldn't stop Ryota's decision, so he could only pray and bless in his heart.

　　"Okay, you guys go back first." Ryota nodded and said: "Remember not to stay at Kisaragi Academy after you drop out, leave the school and go to a safe place."

　　This time, neither Miyuki nor Chika lingered

　　Jump game upside down.

　　After the three incantations were completed, the pieces of paper were put back together.

　　The figures of the two disappeared in the old school building.

　　Ryota exhaled lightly, preparing mentally for battle.

　　"Based on ability at the awakening stage alone, if I were to meet a stronger Sachiko, I would still be on the same losing side as before, and I might lose my life. Thus, I must attempt the second stage!"

　　Instead of looking for Misaki right away, Ryota chose to carry out the second stage promotion ceremony at this place.

　　In the Military Commander System, the heart is the root, the soul is the carrier of consciousness. It carries emotions, memories, feelings, etc. Which is born during conscious thought.

　　The Ming Hong Sword originally only blurred the distance between heart and soul.

　　And in order to further liberate the power of thought, he must build bridges himself, using emotions to build bridges.

　　Emotions are carried by the soul.

　　It can be said that his initial emotions kept both of them.

　　It's just that ordinary people have no way to use it.

　　The Ming Hong Sword not only shortened the distance between the two, but also stimulated human emotions, making it possible to use emotions.

　　Joy, anger, sadness, fear, love, hate, desire—build the seven bridges with the seven emotions.

　　This is the second stage of the Military Commander system based on the Ming Hong Sword.

　　Whenever he goes through an emotion, he can master an emotion.

　　In doing so it succeeded in building bridges and channeling vast spiritual power.

　　"In Tenjin Elementary School, fear, anger, and malice should be the most numerous, and the most comfortable to absorb, so the first bridge…"

　　Ryota has a decision on his mind.