Chapter 478: 441 Maintain, Sustain, Focus_2
Reiger told Liz this.
In the Demon Slayer World, many breath technique swordsmen would make modifications to their fighting styles according to their own conditions and habits.
For example, the user of the Rock Breath, hailed as the strongest among the Demon Slayer Corps Swordsmen, Himejima Gyoumei, wielded a Sun Wheel Blade that was connected by a long chain to a broadaxe and a meteor hammer. The blade contained a grade of scarlet iron sand with an exceptionally high purity and weighed considerably more. Even Kokushibou in the original work thought that it was a weapon difficult to find even during the Warring States period, proving that the swordsmen who initially used Rock Breath did not start with this type of weapon.
Reiger also did not believe that all Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen who practiced Rock Breath would, like Himejima Gyoumei, use such unique weapons. Rock Breath was not like the other derivative breath styles; it was one of the five fundamental breath techniques, and there was no shortage of practitioners.
Therefore, anyone would think that Himejima Gyoumei used such a special weapon because he adjusted the breath technique sword forms to his needs, which resulted in this modification.
The other Pillars did the same. Apart from Rengoku Kyoujurou, Tomioka Giyuu, Shinazugawa Sanemi, and Tokitou Muichirou, they all wielded uniquely shaped Sun Wheel Blades. That was no problem, but what about other Demon Slayer Corps Swordsmen who practiced the same breath techniques? Did they all use such distinctive weapons?
Of course not.
Therefore, it was common for breath technique swordsmen to modify their weapons and adjust their sword forms to suit themselves better, making the techniques more compatible with the weapons they excelled in using.
And when their own breath technique could not be adjusted to perfectly suit them and unleash their full potential, the swordsmen would take another path: based on the breath style they practiced, they would create their own branch of breath that was more suited to them.
In this way, breath techniques had very high levels of inclusivity and adaptability. Anyone with a bit of talent could explore something new for themselves based on their conditions; otherwise, the original Sun Breath wouldn’t have branched out into so many different styles in the first place.
Liz didn’t need to develop her own unique breath style. The compatibility between her and the Love Breath was already quite high, and she also possessed the more special War King Sword Skill. There was no need for her to research new breath techniques and sword skills.
The only thing the little princess needed to do was to adjust the sword forms in the Love Breath so that she could perfectly use the Moslo sword to execute the forms of the Love Breath.
This was not difficult, at least not for Liz, who had become equivalent to a Level 5 true swordsman at the age of 15.
After giving Liz a few pointers on what to pay attention to, Reiger stopped explaining.
"How about now? Have you regained your strength?"
Reminded by Reiger this way, Liz was surprised to find that her strength seemed to have recovered.
This speed of recovery was much faster than before, undoubtedly due to the effect of Love Breath.
"Thank you, Master, I have recovered,"
Liz immediately stood up, holding the Moslo sword and grinning foolishly at Reiger.
Of course, with the little princess’s appearance, even a foolish smile looked incredibly beautiful, as could be clearly seen by the suspicious blushes that suddenly appeared on the faces of the knights nearby who were secretly paying attention to them.
At that moment, even Revin, accompanied by Nipede, came up to Reiger.
"Once the rest is over, we’ll head in," said the Border Marquis directly, "Before that, could you give me a few of those giant guardian cores?"
Clearly, Revin was still planning to research the giant guardians.
Nipede also spoke up.
"Lord Revin has entrusted me with the task of analyzing those cores. If we can decipher its composition with modern magic technology, perhaps we can make them as well," Nipede said with a smile to Reiger, "I personally am not uninterested, so Lord Brilliant, could I ask you to let me have a few?"
"I’ll pay," Revin added, "There are many crystals. You should allow us to buy a few, right?"
Because it had been agreed upon earlier that if there were any magical items Reiger did not require, the Meipros family could purchase them, Revin spoke so straightforwardly.
Reiger glanced at the two men, then took out several giant guardian cores from the storage space of the dimensional cube and tossed them to Revin and Nipede.
"Be careful, these things have autonomous abilities. If you’re not careful, they could escape,"
Following Reiger’s words, Revin and Nipede each caught the crystals, one of them quickly squeezing it tightly while the other hurriedly took out a peculiarly shaped bag to contain the crystal, preventing the core from escaping.
"Much appreciated,"
Revin left only such a remark and then went to deal with the crystal cores.
Nipede, on the other hand, chatted with Reiger, with the conversation naturally revolving around Reiger’s mastery of magic and Liz’s strength.
Nipede, a grand magician, was clearly very concerned about the way Reiger applied dozens of magic enhancements to Liz in one go, his thirst for knowledge surging as he bombarded Reiger with various questions, also interspersing words of praise for Liz’s performance that made the little princess become all bashful.
Unfortunately, Reiger did not directly answer Nipede’s questions, instead deflecting with "This is a special technique that can only be used by those with fictional realm adaptability", which left Nipede somewhat disappointed.
During this time, the knights of the Meipros family rested, healed their wounds, and some even took the opportunity to eat some emergency rations, seizing every moment to recover their condition.
Ten minutes later, everyone reluctantly stood up.
"Let’s go," Revin said indifferently, "Enter the city."
His brief instructions were enough to fire up everyone’s spirit.
An ancient ruin never before unearthed!
The ancient ruin opened its doors before their eyes!
Revin took the lead without hesitation, with the Kazi brothers following closely as they stepped into the city first.
The knights of the Meipros family followed immediately, streaming in one by one.
Reiger, Liz, and Nipede walked side by side, trailing at the rear.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Reiger stopped in his tracks.
"What’s the matter?"
Nipede asked, puzzled.
"Master?"
Liz also looked at Reiger.
"...It’s nothing."
Reiger shook his head and his expression returned to normal.
Only then did the three of them walk into the city together and disappear from view.
No one saw, after everyone had entered the city, in the tattered area they left behind, a shadow suddenly appeared.
The shadow gazed intently at the people entering the city, then vanished without a trace, as if it had never been there.
...
Ancient City, the urban district.
This was a place even more dilapidated than they had imagined.
The buildings were everywhere in ruins, like a wasteland.
The streets were covered with dust, full of holes and pits, a sore sight to behold.
On the roadside lay scattered various shattered pottery pieces and some rusty iron tools.
Apart from the absence of weeds, it was no different from a deserted dead city.
The crowd that surged into the city walked on a dilapidated road, keeping noises as low as possible, resulting in only the friction of armor and the occasional sound of footsteps echoing in the empty streets.
This was due to the presence of giant guards in the city.
Not all the giant guards had rushed out of the city in response to the noise at the city gates.
Those giant guards far from the gates, if not alerted by the noise, would continue to patrol the city.
To avoid attracting these troublesome giant guards and triggering another battle, everyone was suppressing noise as much as possible.
Until———
"Look, the temple is in sight," Diego pointed ahead, causing everyone to look up.
And so, a majestic building came into everyone’s view.