Chapter 357: Edelweiss Is Just Too Cute!
"By the way, Luke, who taught you your swordsmanship?"
As Edelweiss cut off a piece of apple pie and handed it to Luke, she asked with slight curiosity.
Originally, she had not planned to ask about such private matters.
But the two of them were lovers now, and she wanted to know more about Luke.
After all, aside from each other's strength, they did not know much about one another.
"Although your swordsmanship has a strong personal style, I can still tell from the foundation that you were taught by a certain swordsmanship master."
"That kind of foundation almost doesn't seem human. I've never heard of any swordsmanship master with that style."
"It's almost as if they spent over a thousand years researching the path of the sword… It's a little unbelievable."
This was the thing Edelweiss cared about the most.
"The fact that you could so easily learn my swordsmanship during battle was not only because of your talent. That master's teachings must have played a very important role too."
"Could it be some hidden master from your country, or perhaps a school with some ancient inheritance?"
Luke bit onto the piece of apple pie Edelweiss fed him.
After eating it under her slightly shy gaze, he finally answered.
"At the very beginning, I guess I barely counted as self-taught."
"But later, I met my master and rebuilt my foundation from scratch."
"To be honest, without that period of guidance, I probably would've needed a lot more effort to reach where I am now."
Luke was truly grateful toward Fan Xinglu.
Although the swordsmanship he commonly used now came from the Main God Space, what allowed him to turn those sword arts into his own was precisely the foundational swordsmanship Fan Xinglu had taught him back then.
It was not an exaggeration to say that it was because of Fan Xinglu's unreserved teaching that the current Luke, who could match the Peak of This World in swordsmanship, existed.
Thinking of this, Luke removed Ser-Veresta from his waist and placed it on the table together with the Sword Sheath of Tranquility.
"This sword and sheath were given to me by my master."
"Ser-Veresta was my master's recognition of my progress, while the Sword Sheath of Tranquility was a prize my master gave me after I won a certain tournament."
Luke lightly tapped Ser-Veresta's hilt, signaling her to greet Edelweiss.
Ser-Veresta seemed to understand that the woman before her had an unusual relationship with her master, so she was unexpectedly obedient.
However, Luke, who was connected to Ser-Veresta, naturally knew her true thoughts.
Ser-Veresta, who had once injured Edelweiss, understood very clearly how terrifying this strongest swordsman was.
Afraid that the other party would hold a grudge and cause trouble for her, Ser-Veresta was currently scared stiff, only a step away from trembling.
Edelweiss picked up Ser-Veresta with some curiosity and could not help letting out a sound of admiration.
"This craftsmanship is truly incredible. Has your country's technological development already reached this level?"
"I can feel that it possesses power no inferior to a Device. No wonder… when you cut through my Testament before, you relied on this sword's power, didn't you?"
"This really is amazing. This craftsmanship is practically enough to overturn the entire Blazer system."
Edelweiss was extremely surprised.
This Orga Lux from another world gave her quite a shock.
However, her praise frightened Ser-Veresta.
Thinking, "She really remembers that I cut through her weapon!" Ser-Veresta unconsciously trembled slightly.
And that faint trembling was keenly caught by Edelweiss.
"?!"
"This sword… has a consciousness?!"
This time, Edelweiss truly could not remain calm.
Almost immediately, she thought of various mysterious eastern legends.
"C-Could this be… a sword spirit?!"
Looking at Edelweiss's reaction with some amusement, Luke began to explain.
"Ser-Veresta does indeed have her own consciousness. Not only that, even the Sword Sheath of Tranquility does too."
"But they're probably not quite the same as the legendary things you're imagining. Aside from possessing consciousness, they don't have any other special functions."
Edelweiss listened to Luke's explanation and looked in astonishment at Ser-Veresta in her hand, who was trembling slightly as though greeting her.
With surprise and curiosity, she reached out and drew Ser-Veresta from its sheath.
Then…
She looked in confusion at the sword hilt in her hand.
Edelweiss looked at its unactivated body, which was shaped like a sword hilt, then looked at Luke beside her.
After hesitating for several seconds, she cautiously asked,
"Is… Is it broken?"
Luke looked at Edelweiss, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, but he knew this could not be blamed on her.
Orga Lux was a specialty of the Asterisk War world.
Without Prana, they could not be activated.
No matter how powerful Edelweiss was, in her hands, Ser-Veresta would only be a sword hilt.
Luke reached out and touched Ser-Veresta.
As a little Prana was injected, a pure-white blade instantly condensed into shape.
Immediately afterward, he heard Edelweiss exclaim.
"Wow! A master-recognizing weapon!"
"…"
Although Luke really wanted to comment, after thinking about it seriously, he realized that she was not exactly wrong.
Orga Lux did indeed have a function similar to recognizing a master.
However, looking at Edelweiss, whose eyes were full of little stars, Luke knew she had definitely misunderstood.
Luke also did not know how to explain this matter to her.
After thinking for a moment, he ultimately decided to change the topic.
A misunderstanding was a misunderstanding.
In any case, it would not have much impact.
"Speaking of which, Edelweiss, why did you choose to walk the path of a swordsman?"
"Was it because your Device was a sword, so you naturally went along with it?"
Luke's question pulled Edelweiss's attention away from Ser-Veresta.
However, after she heard the question clearly, she became fidgety and refused to answer for a long time.
"Do… Do I really have to say it?"
Edelweiss's reaction ignited Luke's curiosity.
Originally, he had only asked casually, and his goal had merely been to change the subject, but now he was truly curious.
He reached out and pointed at a photo frame placed on a nearby shelf.
It was something Luke had noticed earlier.
Inside the frame was a photograph showing several adults and a girl with dazzling white hair.
It was most likely Edelweiss's family photo from when she was little.
"Looking at the photo, Edelweiss, you should have come from an ordinary family, right?"
"What made you choose to train in swordsmanship?"
"Logically speaking, the current environment doesn't value martial arts that much. Especially for girls, very few would persist with such high-intensity training."
Edelweiss's swordsmanship was unparalleled in the world.
Although Luke had beaten her in swordsmanship, that was also because he had learned the Twin-Wings sword.
Without using the Twin-Wings sword, it was hard to say whether Luke could even keep up with Edelweiss's movements.
A girl born into an ordinary family.
What exactly had allowed her to cultivate such pinnacle swordsmanship?
What kind of determination and spirit had she held?
Just like Edelweiss wanted to know Luke better, Luke also wanted to understand Edelweiss more.
As a companion walking the same path of the sword, as an intimate lover, and combined with Edelweiss's embarrassed, adorable appearance, Luke's curiosity was completely hooked.
Could there be some special reason behind it?
Or perhaps some unusual opportunity?
His imagination began to soar like wings spreading open.
Then, in the next instant, Luke heard Edelweiss mutter in an extremely small voice.
"I-It was to lose weight…"
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