Looking at the scabbard, which was equipped with a sealing lock that was very minimalist in its design but paired with an exquisitely crafted scabbard, Hoshimi Soichiro felt it was like a chicken's head growing on a phoenix. After hesitating for a moment, he chose to redesign the original outer shell.
At least to make the difference between the two not so jarring.
Under his modifications, the sealing electronic instruments on the scabbard were replaced with the same pure white, and the original locking clasp was swapped for an even more exquisite and gorgeous style.
After a flurry of operations, Wuwei's originally simple scabbard, which was heavily geared towards practical combat, now looked more like an ornamental piece used only during certain ceremonies.
But one shouldn't be fooled by appearances.
After this layer of glaze was added, the scabbard's durability immediately rose by several levels.
In Hoshimi Soichiro's tests, the scabbard with this coating could even match weapons made of Ether alloy. Although its volume hadn't increased much, its strength had been vastly enhanced.
Because Wuwei's original scabbard was essentially a highly precise instrument, Hoshimi Miyabi had never treated it as a usable weapon during combat.
But now, even without drawing Wuwei from its sheath, the scabbard alone was an incredibly formidable weapon.
Seeing that the scabbard was finished, Hoshimi Miyabi, whose eyes had already lost focus during the long wait, instantly snapped back to reality.
Expecting a martial arts fanatic to understand what her researcher father was doing was truly asking too much, but as the new scabbard fell into her hands, Hoshimi Miyabi knew her part of the job had arrived.
Skillfully sliding Wuwei into this brand-new scabbard, the blade that had been faintly restless this whole time instantly fell silent.
The effect was so fast, it was just like the monkey pinned under the Five Elements Mountain.
"How does this new scabbard feel?"
Watching Hoshimi Miyabi continuously unlock and draw the blade, then sheath and seal it, only to draw it again, Hoshimi Soichiro immediately asked with concern.
After all, while this crafting method was theoretically feasible, this was his first time putting it into actual practice.
As for the specific results, Hoshimi Soichiro still had to observe its actual usage.
Hoshimi Miyabi felt the heavy weight in her hands and the noticeably much sturdier scabbard. After lightly hefting it, she nodded and said:
"Even though the weight is almost double the original... it's very nice."
"Swish! Boom!"
Accompanied by the sound of something tearing through the air, the target specifically placed in the lab for Hoshimi Miyabi to test her blade snapped in two upon impact.
The upper half of the target, flying high into the air, silently displayed the brutal treatment it had just suffered.
As the dust and smoke caused by the shattered target settled, Hoshimi Miyabi once again carefully inspected the scabbard in her hands.
The pure white glaze was still as smooth and bright as new; not even a single scratch had appeared on the newly forged scabbard after that strike. Hoshimi Soichiro, watching the real-time monitoring data of Wuwei within the scabbard, confirmed one thing.
With this scabbard around, even if Wuwei were to be triggered into a rampage again by some external factor, this scabbard could completely suppress it!
Now, those scoundrels harboring malicious intentions toward the Hoshimi family's blade would no longer have the ability to scheme against Wuwei!
Without a doubt, this scabbard had perfectly met—and even exceeded—Hoshimi Soichiro's initial expectations.
If he had the chance to have a detailed face-to-face chat with that Andrew later and gain a more comprehensive understanding of this material... He was confident he could take it even a step further!
Wuwei's rampages had always been the deepest hidden worry in Hoshimi Soichiro's heart.
Even though Wuwei's condition had remained extremely stable over the years due to Hoshimi Miyabi's gradual maturity and growing strength, as well as his own scabbard...
This had caused the worry in his heart to lessen significantly over time. But with this sudden rampage, Hoshimi Soichiro realized once again.
When it came down to it, the fundamental problem hidden within Wuwei still hadn't been solved in any true sense.
And the material Andrew provided gave him the hope of resolving it completely.
However, even though the scabbard was finished, Hoshimi Soichiro still had one issue he was incredibly concerned about, but hadn't continued pressing earlier because the setting wasn't appropriate.
That was the relationship between the owner of this scabbard fragment—Andrew—and his own daughter.
After coughing lightly, Hoshimi Soichiro pretended as if nothing were the matter and asked:
"Daughter, because Wuwei went berserk earlier, when I asked you about that Andrew, the questions were all related to the period during the rampage."
"So, besides that, what else happened? Can you tell me in detail?"
"Andrew?" Faced with her father's somewhat baffling question, Hoshimi Miyabi tilted her head in confusion.
Although she couldn't understand why her father was suddenly so interested in Andrew, Hoshimi Miyabi still began to recount everything in full detail.
What she failed to notice, however, was that as she spoke, her words were unconsciously filled with admiration.
Meanwhile, Hoshimi Soichiro, listening from the side, nodded constantly upon hearing what Andrew had done.
First of all, the fact that he hadn't abandoned his precious daughter to run away alone right after experiencing the crisis of Wuwei's rampage had already raised Hoshimi Soichiro's evaluation of him by a notch in his heart.
Shortly after she continued speaking, a detail that hadn't been mentioned before immediately caught the old father's attention.
"Wait, daughter, are you saying that the second time, he actually forcefully subdued you first, and only then suppressed Wuwei?"
"Why didn't you mention such crucial information earlier?!"
Hearing this, Hoshimi Miyabi tilted her head in confusion once more, and then stated self-righteously:
"Wasn't I supposed to describe things related to Wuwei's rampage earlier? This kind of thing has nothing to do with Wuwei's rampage, right?"
"..."
Looking at his self-righteous daughter, Hoshimi Soichiro found himself momentarily speechless, only able to think secretly in his heart:
'Yes, this indeed has nothing to do with Wuwei's rampage, but it has everything to do with your future, daughter!'
It must be known that in the years since the Fall of the Old Capital...
Regarding his daughter's growing strength, he had gone from initial joyous encouragement to happy acceptance. But ever since Hoshimi Soichiro suddenly realized that there seemed to be hardly anyone in all of New Eridu capable of fighting on par with her, a subtle shift had occurred in his mindset.
Regarding Hoshimi Miyabi's rapid growth in strength, his attitude had turned into joy and pride mixed with a subtle hint of worry.
Hoshimi Soichiro naturally wouldn't think that growing stronger was a bad thing.
The real reason he worried was actually his concern over whether his daughter would be able to find a significant other after becoming too strong. Especially since his daughter was a top-tier martial arts fanatic, this worry couldn't help but grow even stronger.
He was still hoping to see his grandchildren within his lifetime!
However, Hoshimi Miyabi was completely oblivious to these mutterings in Hoshimi Soichiro's heart.
She then continued with her explanation.
Although Hoshimi Soichiro had actually already heard the subsequent details from Von Lycaon during the luncheon, when it came to a description from his own daughter's perspective, he didn't hesitate to pay absolute attention.
And starting from receiving the notification of Nineveh's attack from Tsukishiro Yanagi...
Hoshimi Miyabi's words began to continuously and subconsciously praise Andrew, who had actively lent a helping hand. Although Andrew's actions along the way were similarly constantly elevating his favorability in Hoshimi Soichiro's heart.
But accompanied by his daughter's nearly uninterrupted praise, Hoshimi Soichiro frowned and noticed something was slightly amiss.
The last person capable of being praised like this by his daughter... seemed to be that intelligence officer currently under her command, Tsukishiro Yanagi, right? But that person was a girl.
After all, in most cases, the descriptions he heard from Hoshimi Miyabi's mouth were a mix of good and bad; those who could receive nothing but praise from her could still be counted on one hand.
Looking at it now, there was another one.
But as the story progressed, Hoshimi Soichiro discovered another remarkable point.
"Wait, are you saying that the Tachi skills used by this Andrew are actually on par with yours, just with a different specialization?"
Hearing this, Hoshimi Miyabi nodded incredibly seriously and said:
"Exactly. At least, that's how it seems to me."
After speaking, Hoshimi Miyabi subconsciously sighed with emotion:
"If, in the future, he could become my fellow traveler and companion in realizing our ideals together, that would definitely make me very happy."
"?"
Although Hoshimi Miyabi felt she was describing a comrade, in the old father's ears, it completely morphed into another meaning.
Even though he had just been incredibly worried about his daughter's future, the moment he heard this sentence, Hoshimi Soichiro was still caught off guard for a split second.
But fortunately, although he deeply cherished his daughter, he was entirely unopposed to the idea of his daughter falling in love. No one knows a daughter better than her father.
Or rather, given his daughter's personality, being able to find someone who could make her heart flutter was already a stroke of immense luck.
Quickly adjusting himself, Hoshimi Soichiro mentally consolidated Andrew's image and suddenly made a surprising realization.
Judging from his actions, his personality was beyond reproach. His talent in techniques was at least on par with his daughter's, his physical strength could suppress his daughter when she went berserk, and he even held the means to suppress Wuwei, a problem that had plagued the Hoshimi family for countless years.
Most importantly, while meeting all the above conditions, this young man was about the same age as his daughter, belonging to the same generation.
This was just too damn rare. To call such a flawless existence—in all aspects—a one-in-a-million rarity in New Eridu wouldn't be an exaggeration. This simply perfectly matched the fantasy image of a son-in-law in his heart!
However, looking at his daughter's pure, untainted, innocent gaze, Hoshimi Soichiro knew.
With his daughter's personality—which was so dense it could be compared to a robot—relying on herself was definitely a no-go.
Although his daughter wasn't bad either, given the level of excellence the other party had displayed so far...
With her martial arts fanatic mindset, treating the other party merely as an object of admiration and learning...
No, he couldn't just sit and wait for death.
He had to consider whether this was the only opportunity of his lifetime.
For the sake of possibly seeing a grandson in this life, Hoshimi Soichiro felt he couldn't just let his daughter continue developing things like this.
And finally, ignoring the status and power that ordinary people found incredibly important, directly beating up Major General Lorenz to help Isolde take back the credit that belonged to her... this instantly sounded alarm bells for Hoshimi Soichiro.
Although what he did was indeed very nice, and handled very comprehensively, to the point where even he couldn't pick any flaws.
But this ability to attract women...
If he let his daughter develop things on her own, there probably wouldn't even be any soup left for her.
After thinking for a moment, Hoshimi Soichiro nodded at Hoshimi Miyabi, who had just finished speaking and taken a light sip of tea, and spoke approvingly:
"This young man is indeed quite excellent. As your father, I have no objections. Your taste is pretty good, daughter."
Not understanding what he meant by suddenly saying these nonsensical things out of nowhere, Hoshimi Miyabi tilted her head slightly and looked at her father in confusion, the fox ears on her head subconsciously flicking twice.
Subsequently, recalling the several members in Section 6, she felt she understood again. Pushing her chest out slightly, she said with immense pride:
"Yes, Father. My eye for judging people has always been quite excellent."
Although there was a subtle deviation in understanding between the two, overall it seemed... not wrong?
And in order to make this martial arts fanatic in the family, whose head was full of swords, quickly realize the truth, Hoshimi Soichiro brazenly continued to inquire about Hoshimi Miyabi's schedule—something he hadn't done in a long time.
"Daughter, what are you planning to do during the rest time those higher-ups gave you?"
Hearing this, Hoshimi Miyabi paused slightly before immediately saying with absolute firmness:
"Me? When I'm free tomorrow, I'm going to find Andrew at the location he left for me!"
"Good!"
Hearing this, Hoshimi Soichiro even felt his eyes brim with hot tears for a moment.
Could it be that his daughter had actually opened her mind to romance?
But the next moment, he was dragged back to reality.
He saw Hoshimi Miyabi continue:
"During the Nineveh interception battle earlier, just by referencing his force exertion techniques, I was able to directly take things up a notch. If I can truly learn them and seamlessly integrate them with my own skills, then I will definitely be able to obtain even greater power and protect more people!"
"..."
Listening to this, Hoshimi Soichiro couldn't help but wordlessly cover his forehead.
Should he say 'as expected'?
However, knowing his daughter's personality very well, Hoshimi Soichiro didn't voice any denial. Or rather, he was more than happy to see her go looking for Andrew.
At the very least, they would be spending time together, wouldn't they?
As for how to foster their relationship later, that was something that could only be done after they spent time together. The most important thing now was to extend the time his daughter spent with him!
Therefore, Hoshimi Soichiro went along with her words, nodding and saying:
"In that case, I support your idea. During the period you are learning, once your official vacation ends, I will help you extend your leave time using the need for training as an excuse."
"This way, you won't be assigned anything other than emergency missions, and you can focus on your training with peace of mind."
But then, he changed the subject:
"However, in my memory, all legacies have their own restrictions. For example, only passing it down within the family and not to outsiders, and so on. Daughter, you must respect other people's rules."
Hearing Hoshimi Soichiro's words.
Although somewhat confused as to why her father placed so much importance on this training and learning session, Hoshimi Miyabi still nodded in agreement and said:
"I understand."
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