Chapter 157: You Draw Your Sword When You Disagree, Right?

Chapter 157: You Draw Your Sword When You Disagree, Right?

"Where is Brother Amon? I want to find Brother Amon!"

"Someone took Brother Amon away. I want to save Brother Amon!"

When Amon suddenly disappeared into a crack in time and space, all the little ones panicked. Their cute faces were filled with worry and tension.

They wanted to search for Amon but had no clue where to start. Tears welled up in their eyes, and they were so anxious that they were on the verge of crying.

"Please don't worry about your Brother Amon. He shouldn't be in danger," a gentle voice reassured them.

"He should be back soon."

The little ones turned around instinctively and looked up.

The speaker was none other than Yae Miko.

The guards of the Kamisato family were startled by her sudden appearance.

The ship was sailing across the endless sea, far from any land. How did Yae Miko get here? When did she board?

Fortunately, as the Chief Priest of Narukami Shrine and an ally of the Shogun, Yae Miko was no stranger to the Kamisato family guards, and they bore no hostility toward her.

Ningguang wiped the tears from her eyes and looked up at Yae Miko. "Sister Miko, is Brother Amon really okay?" she asked nervously.

"Don't lie to us."

Yae Miko knelt down to Ningguang's level, her tone soft and soothing. "I won't lie to you. He will definitely come back safely."

Pausing for a moment, Yae Miko added mischievously, "It's just that we don't know when. Maybe ten or twenty years from now?"

The little ones had just calmed down, but upon hearing Yae Miko's words, they burst into tears again.

Yae Miko chuckled so hard that her shoulders shook, then quickly apologized, "I was just teasing! Just teasing! Don't cry, little ones."

If Ganyu specialized in calming children, Yae Miko seemed to excel in making them cry. Ganyu often complained that Yae Miko was just adding to the trouble. And indeed, that seemed true.

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Now, let's talk about Amon.

Standing within the Plane of Euthymia, Amon faced Raiden Ei with a mix of confusion and disbelief.

He had just slain a dragon.

Why had Raiden Shogun brought him here?

Was it because he had wielded Musou Isshin and performed Musou no Hitotachi during the battle? Had that drawn her attention?

Before Amon could dwell on the thought, the air around Raiden Ei crackled with dense lightning. The ground beneath her feet splintered under the immense energy, leaving large, smoldering craters.

The dark red sky of the Plane of Euthymia turned a deep purple, as if responding to her thunderous power.

Raiden Ei tilted her head back, closed her eyes, and drew her weapon—Musou Isshin—from her chest.

Purple lightning surged through her body, coiling around her like a storm.

As she unsheathed her sword, Amon could feel the entire Plane of Euthymia tremble under the weight of her power.

Amon blinked. What's going on with this NEET?

"Are you really going to fight me over this?" he muttered to himself.

But it seemed there was no other way out. If he wanted to leave, he had to face her head-on.

Resigned, Amon gripped his own Musou Isshin and prepared for battle.

However, he noticed that after drawing her sword, Raiden Ei didn't attack.

Instead, she studied the weapon in her hand, then shifted her gaze to the identical Musou Isshin in Amon's grip.

Both weapons were completely identical—the patterns on the handles, the craftsmanship of the blades—everything.

Raiden Ei tilted her head, her expression puzzled.

After a moment, she looked at Amon and asked, "Your name is Amon, right? I've heard of you from Miko."

Her piercing purple eyes locked onto the sword in Amon's hand.

"Where did your sword come from?" she asked, her voice steady yet filled with suspicion.

In her mind, there could only be one Musou Isshin in the world. A second one should not exist.

Seeing her confusion, Amon decided to speak plainly.

He explained, "This might be hard to believe, but the sword in my hand is only a fragment. Similarly, the sword in your hand is incomplete."

"These two weapons are actually parts of the same entity. When combined, they form the complete Musou Isshin."

Amon scratched his head awkwardly. He knew how surreal this must sound to Raiden Ei, who had spent countless years in isolation.

This wasn't information easily digestible for someone who had cut themselves off from the world for so long. No wonder Yae Miko sometimes teased Raiden Ei as a "country girl."

Raiden Ei listened intently, but her expression revealed no understanding. She finally shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, but I don't understand. A weapon is a weapon. Both the sword in your hand and the one in mine are complete. How could either be a fragment?"

Realizing he wasn't getting through, Amon decided to show rather than tell.

He extended his sword toward Raiden Ei. She hesitated for a moment before accepting it.

The moment she held both swords, they began to resonate, glowing with an intense light.

Amon's sword transformed into pure energy and merged with Raiden Ei's weapon.

The two weapons fused seamlessly, forming the true Musou Isshin.

Before Raiden Ei could react, a figure slowly materialized in the space before them.

The figure was identical to her, surrounded by a storm of thunder and lightning.