"Is that really okay, Ikki?"
"Wait, if it makes you feel embarrassed, forget it."
Hina was happy for a moment, but after seeing his expression, she suddenly felt a little distressed.
Although she didn't know what his ability was, letting his partners become stronger quickly would definitely take a toll on him.
Hina was worried that her request would put his health at risk.
Tashigi nodded repeatedly: "Ikki, if it's too embarrassing for you, then forget it."
"Huh? Do you think this will harm me a lot?"
"Don't worry too much, Tashigi, Hina. Using that method will indeed cause some fatigue and wear on my body, but I'll get better if I get some rest."
"Okay, I may need to consume a certain amount of the materials I collected. Anyway, you don't have to worry too much."
Ikki put his hands on Hina and Tashigi's shoulders.
Now that the conversation had come to this point, he decided to let the two of them challenge his weak version of Sword Shadow, thereby raising their swordsmanship realm to a higher level.
"Come with me, and we'll have a talk in front of the arena."
Ikki waved to the two of them and walked towards the arena area.
Tashigi and Hina looked at each other. Although they didn't understand what he wanted to do, they still followed him.
"You two also know that I can help my partners improve their swordsmanship by intercepting their future shadows."
"Actually, this ability can be put to better use. I can intercept the shadow of a weak future partner to complete the battle."
"With this kind of sword shadow, their swordsmanship realm may be even higher, but my own physical fitness may not be higher than that of my current partners."
"It's just that this method requires relatively high abilities on my part and can't be used lightly."
As Ikki spoke, he contacted the system in his mind and retrieved the weak version of the sword shadow of the 'Iron-cutting swordswoman Hina'.
It had a Transparent World and excellent Observation Haki, as well as sea-level swordsmanship meaning.
The sword shadow of the 'Iron-cutting Swordswoman Hina' created by him ensured that Hina could experience a tough battle, but also gave her the possibility of winning.
"Is this Hina from the future?"
Hina looked at the sword shadow in the arena and said in amazement.
"Yes, it's you in the future, but for some reason, this future you is in a relatively weak state at the moment."
"She can cut through steel now, but her strength and speed aren't necessarily stronger than yours."
"If you can defeat her now, you can absorb the power of your future self and directly become a swordswoman who can cut through steel."
"Also, Tashigi, I've prepared your version too. But because you're already a master swordswoman who can cut through the sky, I've prepared your shadow in the Mountain-Cutting realm for you."
"Of course, if you want to defeat a swordswoman who can cut through mountains, it may be very difficult for you now."
Ikki nodded.
Hearing this, Tashigi and Hina were both shocked.
"If such power is used continuously, wouldn't it be possible to create infinitely powerful swordswomen?"
"Such an ability will definitely not be without any side effects."
"Ikki, please, can you tell us the details? If it has any side effects on you, I don't want this power."
At this moment, Tashigi rarely thought so much. She took his hand, her eyes extremely serious and full of concern.
Hina on the side was in the same mood.
"This... well, I guess it's okay to say it."
"Actually, my ability to intercept future shadows is limited. So I've always wanted to develop my own partners."
"Intercepting the weak shadow of the future will consume more uses. The rest is probably just consuming some materials, physical strength, etc. It's not a big deal."
Ikki looked at the two of them and had to make up a lie on the spot.
'I'm sorry, you two. It's really my ability that I can't let you know clearly yet.'
He thought to himself.