The Second Bridge
The dropout problem was solved like this.
After dinner, Kei was the first to go to the bathroom. After all, she is a girl, and Kei enjoys the water in the tub, which is considered the everyday life of the Shirogane family.
Ryota waited for his little sister to take a bath, and soaked his comfortably in the still hot water.
Perhaps it was due to the accumulated mental fatigue after fighting for two days and nights straight. The comfortable temperature of the water enveloped his body, causing his to fall asleep in the bath without noticing.
Miyuki who had gone into the bathroom to wake him up when he saw that he had not been out for a long time.
After Ryota opened his eyes, the dazed state gradually disappeared. Then he instantly froze the water in his body and shook it off with his soul force, eliminating the step of drying his body.
Miyuki looked envious for a while.
When the supernormal is integrated into daily life, it brings a lot of convenience.
The most intuitive thing was that during the hot summers, his older brother probably didn't have to worry about the heat.
It's no wonder that Kei has been leaning close to her elder brother recently, does she want to feel cold?
Unfortunately... The girl is comfortable.
If he was like Kei, he'd probably get fed up with his older brother.
...
After returning to the bedroom, Ryota didn't sleep right away.
Instead, he started preparing for the construction of the "Bridge of Rage".
He was seething with anger in his heart.
It can be said that his state of mind at this time only echoes the "Bridge of Rage", and it should be more smoothly built.
It involves the appropriate mentality and issues of the Seven Bridges.
The Military Command System is a system that gradually frees the mind. Therefore, whatever emotion is strongest in the heart at this time, it is best to build a bridge first.
The reason is very easy to understand – when someone is sad, if you force fear to come out, it is a mistake.
What can he be afraid of?
The gathering of external emotions is the "bed" prepared for this. Collect and condense external emotions first, and use them to stimulate yourself.
Let yourself get madly caught up in these emotions amidst the stimulation. Then exit and complete the spiritual transformation round. Once the transformation is successful, you will be able to control these emotions and build bridges connecting your souls.
Under this premise, the moment Ryota becomes angry, if he chooses to construct the "Bridge of Rage", part of the corresponding external emotion gathering process can be eliminated.
Simply put it saves points.
Even if the emotions themselves are present, this process can be skipped completely.
Of course, this situation is very difficult to happen.
(Emotions are things like going one at a time, then decreasing, and running out. So let's talk about it after completing the opening ceremony of the Second Bridge. I have to take the opportunity to use the anger stifling in my heart, and I can't waste it.)
Despite being mentally exhausted, Ryota resisted the urge to rest to conserve the points he needed to consume.
At the same time, silently say in your heart:
(Ming Hong, let's start collecting anger emotions.)
At that moment, he felt his soul tremble.
A small amount of conceptual product——emotion, began to be inhaled by the Ming Hong Sword from the outside world and injected into his soul.
Ryota felt a wave of anxiety in his heart.
Although not strong, very thin.
His first feeling was slow.
Too slow.
It was different from the rapid rush of frightened emotions at Tenjin Elementary School last time.
The gathering of anger this time was as slow as a tortoise.
Maybe an environmental problem.
Tenjin Elementary School was filled with the emotion of fear.
As for Shirogane's house, it was simply a peaceful residential area.
The two are completely incomparable.
(Fortunately, I had my points prepared beforehand, otherwise I don't know how long I would have to wait.)
Ryota summoned the system light screen and entered the reinforcement module. Then began to exchange points, little by little, into the progress of the Military Commander System.
100, 200, 300... Points are constantly being consumed. Wait until the consumption is close to 5,000.
Ryota stopped the exchange. He could feel that he had reached a critical point of accumulation of emotions.
All that surged out of his heart was violent anger. It was as if he wanted to destroy the entire bedroom to add to the fun right then and there.
Ryota endured this anger with great reluctance, allowing his expression to become normal.
(Either consumed by anger or controlling... it feels like every bridge is a difficult road.)
Feeling the anger in his heart, Ryota had to work hard to breathe evenly. In this way, emotional balance is barely maintained.
As for what would happen after completely releasing himself and being swallowed up by rage, he did not know.
There are seven emotions that accumulate in the second stage, each of which has a tipping point.
When it reaches this point, Ming Hong will stop.
What would happen if she didn't stop, only the little girl in her heart knew.
(Why is there a feeling that practicing against the law is magic?)
Ryota couldn't help himself and groaned in his heart.
Perhaps the Military Commander System was originally modified by some kind of magic skill.
Thinking of this, Ryota suddenly had the urge to communicate with Ming Hong, asking him not to stop the process of gathering emotions.
Of course, he could only think about it.
To some extent, he still knows the truth of death after trying.
...
After the second bridge ceremony was over, Ryota lay down on the bed and started trying to fall asleep.
But tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
Due to the influence of the violent emotions in his heart, his body became active and excited.
The brain doesn't want to sleep at all.
After flipping several times in a row without falling asleep, Ryota could only give up.
(It seems that if I don't adapt to this state, and then get out of this state and complete the transformation, I can't sleep well.)
Due to the intense anger, Ryota couldn't even get up to let out a sigh.
It seems that any mental activity will stray towards anger.
It was different from the on-site breakthrough at Tenjin Elementary School last time.
This time, he had initiated the original formal training method of the Military Commanding System.
That is entering emotions, adapting to emotions, and then controlling emotions.
Let his emotions be his own power instead of being led by him.
(Forget it, let's suffer for a bit, after all, if I don't sleep now, I won't die suddenly.)
Complaining made him angrier, Ryota quickly suppressed his emotional reactions. Then he took earphones and a cell phone and planned to listen to songs all night.
But right after he clicked play. Suddenly a light weight pressed against the stomach.
Ryota took off his earphones, opened his eyes and looked.
He saw a little girl wearing an ancient style gown and carved with jade, riding on his belly.
The two looked at each other.
The little girl's expression was still blank and desolate.
Ryota was stunned.
"...Ming Hong?" he called.
Shouldn't this little girl be sneaking out every night?