The fruit knife sliced through the air, a scream inaudible to ordinary humans rang out, and a spirit, the size of a normal human, dissipated into nothingness.
A flash of satisfaction crossed Yotsuya Miko’s eyes, her mood instantly relaxed.
She had been tormented by spirits for quite some time, now that she could slay them, she finally felt a sense of relief.
“Let’s go.” Lu Li pointed to a spot not far away, “There are plenty of weak spirits there, let’s take it slow.”
“Yes.”
Yotsuya Miko was full of enthusiasm, she held the fruit knife and entered the alleyway with Lu Li.
Nine o'clock at night.
It had been three hours since Lu Li had taken Yotsuya Miko out, and over fifty spirits had perished at her hands.
The phone rang.
Yotsuya Miko: “It’s Mom’s call.”
“It’s getting late, Miko, it’s time for you to go home.” Lu Li checked the time and looked at Yotsuya Miko.
Yotsuya Miko nodded and answered the phone: “Mom, I’ll be right back, I’m working outside today!”
After a while, she hung up the phone, Yotsuya Miko waved to Lu Li: “God, see you tomorrow.”
Lu Li nodded and reminded her: “You are still weak now, remember not to provoke any powerful spirits.”
“I know.” Yotsuya Miko responded softly and melted into the darkness.
Back home, Lu Li did not rest, instead, he watched a video of the sword forging competition.
Combining information from various times and places, a new skill manifested—【Basic Forging】.
With the skill manifesting, Lu Li knew with divine clarity that he could now forge weapons used by third-rank adventurers.
Third-rank adventurers, or Lv.2 adventurers in the Danmachi world, were already upper-rank adventurers.
“But I don’t have a place to blacksmith!”
A new problem arose, and he couldn’t find a solution for the time being.
“I’ll talk to Miko about it tomorrow, as a local, Miko should be able to come up with a solution.”
Just as he was thinking, Yotsuya Miko’s message arrived.
【God, I’m home safe, good night.】
“Good night.” Lu Li replied, and started to wash up and rest.
The next day.
Afternoon.
Rooftop.
“Forging?” Yotsuya Miko listened to Lu Li’s words, ate her lunchbox, occasionally feeding Lu Li a bite, and pondered, “I remember my grandpa’s house in Chiba countryside, the house has been empty for a long time, it can be used as a forging place.”
“Then let’s go to Chiba.” Lu Li pondered, “Tomorrow is Saturday anyway.”
Yotsuya Miko was skeptical: “Does God know how to forge?”
“Don’t underestimate the gods.” Lu Li gently wagged his finger, full of confidence.
Even a wild god is an extraordinary being, an existence beyond human comprehension.
“So suspicious!”
Behind the iron gate of the rooftop, Yurikawa Hana’s cheeks puffed up as she ate bread, looking at the two people talking on the rooftop.
“You said you’re not her boyfriend, yet you’re hanging out with Lu Li-kun and feeding each other, Miko is a liar!”
“Moreover, Miko’s condition has improved a lot, could it be that boyfriends really have the effect of beautifying and nourishing?”
Lost in her thoughts, Yurikawa Hana felt like a cat scratching at her heart, wanting to hear what the two were saying, but she couldn’t hear anything at all.
“So curious!”
Just as she was thinking, she heard footsteps, she turned her head and saw a beautiful girl with black silk stockings, a hot body, a white headband, a lazy demeanor, walking towards her.
The person who arrived was the famous person of Fuzonosaki—Kashiwagi Shizuka.
“Kashiwagi-senpai, good afternoon, goodbye.” Yurikawa Hana hurriedly greeted her, then hurriedly left.
As the high-standing flower of the school, Kashiwagi Shizuka was not only beautiful, but also ranked first in her grade, her ecological niche was at the pinnacle of the school, even among the most popular of the popular, Yurikawa Hana did not want to approach her.
Because she was too far away from Kashiwagi Shizuka’s ecological niche.
There were rumors that a boy confessed to Kashiwagi-senpai, and he was so embarrassed by the senpai that he transferred.
It would be terrifying to be with such a senpai!
Seeing Yurikawa Hana who disappeared in a flash, Kashiwagi Shizuka’s expression was calm.
She was used to this kind of thing.
She also knew about the rumors about her in the school, she could only say that people’s words are terrifying, and they spread more and more wildly.
She had merely rejected a confession in a simple way, but it was spread as if she were a man-eating demon.
At most—she was a bit sharp-tongued, which ordinary people couldn’t accept.
She pushed open the door and saw the two sitting very close together, eating lunch, she couldn’t help but feel a little uneasy.
Before, this rooftop was her private domain.
Now with two more people, she was naturally a little uncomfortable.
However, Kashiwagi Shizuka did not say anything more, she simply found an empty space and ate her bread and milk by herself.
After all, she was not so arrogant that she would use her seniority to drive others away in order to occupy this place.
But she would occasionally glance at Lu Li and Yotsuya Miko, and after eating a mouthful of dog food, the bread and milk in her hand suddenly didn’t taste good anymore.
“God, when will you update my grace?” Yotsuya Miko said softly, “I really want to see if I have made any progress.”
“Uh…” Lu Li chuckled, “It’s not going to be that fast, we’ll talk about it tomorrow.”
Yotsuya Miko was a little disappointed: “Okay.”
The two whispered to each other, and soon finished their lunch.
Kashiwagi Shizuka’s expression moved slightly, she was curious: “God? Are they playing some kind of kinky game?”
Her black silk legs trembled, and her eyes gradually became playful.
She didn’t expect that there were people playing so wildly in her school.
In the blink of an eye, it was time for school to be dismissed.
“Kato, see you next week.”
“Lu Li-kun, see you next week.” Kato Megumi’s expression was calm, and she responded softly.
Lu Li picked up his schoolbag and left the classroom.
Over the past few days, he had become familiar with Kato Megumi.
Of course, they were just no longer strangers, there was no further development in their relationship at all.
“God, I’ve already told my mother, we can go to Chiba tomorrow.”
Passing by the neighboring class, Yotsuya Miko naturally gathered with Lu Li, attracting Yurikawa Hana’s resentful gaze.
It was her best friend, but Miko hadn’t hung out with her these past few days.
“Miko is too biased, she still says she’s not her boyfriend!”
Yurikawa Hana puffed up her cheeks, like a grumpy pufferfish.
Of course, she didn’t have any thoughts of interrupting, after all, she was already a high school student, and it was quite normal for Miko to have a boyfriend.
“Then I’ll order the forging materials and tools, and have them delivered.” Lu Li asked Miko for the address, and quickly placed an order.
Japan was not very big, and with an order placed today, the goods should arrive in Chiba tomorrow.
Back home, Lu Li became a hands-off boss, living a life of sloth.
After dinner, as usual, he accompanied Miko to slay spirits outside.
Now, with only one family, Lu Li naturally cherished them like treasures, he was afraid that Miko would encounter danger.
The next day.
Lu Li and Yotsuya Miko took the train to Chiba.
Chiba, although close to Tokyo, was different from the bustling metropolis of Tokyo with its towering buildings, there were many backward small villages, built with low-rise Japanese-style courtyards.
Yotsuya Miko’s grandparents’ house was located in a small village, due to the passing of the two elders and lack of maintenance, the courtyard was overgrown with weeds, desolate and dilapidated.
Standing high up, Lu Li looked at the village, a dozen or so small courtyards were sparsely scattered in the countryside, some were dilapidated, some were relatively well preserved, there were almost no figures in the village, it was quiet as if it were a ghost village.
Even the spirits were less numerous than in the city.
Seeing this, Lu Li and Yotsuya Miko could only roll up their sleeves and clean up the yard.
After an hour, the yard finally looked decent.