Just like that, Jun Bai moved into the Grand Narukami Shrine and began living together with Yae Miko.
Living together with Guuji Yae — a classic light novel opening. But Jun Bai had something he wanted to say to authors of this type of light novel:
Have you ever been to the Grand Narukami Shrine and taken a look?
The number of vacant rooms in the Grand Narukami Shrine, which occupies the entire summit of Mt. Yougou, is quite considerable. Yae Miko simply arranged one room for Jun Bai.
Therefore, the kind of cohabitation life seen in light novels does not exist here, because it is impossible for them to sleep in the same room.
This counts as living under someone else's roof, not cohabitation at all.
But this was fine too. If Yae Miko had truly lived together with Jun Bai, then Jun Bai would only feel that Yae Miko had ideas about him.
Arriving at the room Yae Miko had arranged for him, Jun Bai lay on the bed and then brought up the system panel.
The progress stopped at the previous sparring match between Jun Mo Li and Chimatsuri.
——Reality
Huohuo's livestream room.
"No need for a bamboo sword. Use your own sword to fight me."
Watching the screen as Jun Mo Li said this line, Huohuo said in confusion: "Second Brother's sparring match is a bit sudden."
"Starting a fight at the slightest disagreement doesn't seem like Second Brother's style."
[Maybe he saw the Young Highness's sparring and recalled the days when he used to spar with Big Brother, so he wanted to reminisce a bit.]
[Big Brother... got hit with a blade for no reason.]
[Wuwuwu～ My Big Brother～]
[Stop being so mournful. Under the Chasm, Jun Bai already said the situation hasn't been confirmed yet. All of you, be more optimistic!]
"This Chimatsuri really listens to the Young Highness's words. Even drawing his blade requires the Young Highness's permission."
Huohuo sighed as she watched the interaction between Chimatsuri and Shiba Kaoru.
Young Highness referred to Shiba Kaoru.
Huohuo didn't understand how this nickname came about. She only knew that the water friends all used this nickname to address Shiba Kaoru, so she followed along and used this nickname as a substitute for Shiba Kaoru.
[Loyalty... Could it be like Kamishiro no Aoi?]
[If the Young Highness is the Young Highness, then is Chimatsuri perhaps Nagahisa? I thought Nagahisa belonged to Kotoya wife.]
[Kotoya is the butler, so it should be Lord Shima. Then Chimatsuri being Nagahisa makes sense (side-eye smile.jpg)]
[Kotoya also has the Hydro Vision corresponding to Nagahisa. Chimatsuri doesn't even have a Vision. If he has to correspond to something, it should be to Wailing, since their names are the same (side-eye smile.jpg)]
The comment section was discussing things Huohuo didn't understand, so Huohuo ignored them and began focusing on the plot.
On screen, after obtaining Shiba Kaoru's permission, Chimatsuri walked to stand opposite Jun Mo Li and drew out a sheathed tachi.
Entering the cutscene.
Jun Mo Li drew the Soaring Firmament Sword. The camera gave a close-up of the blade of the Soaring Firmament Sword, then from this frame used a low-angle perspective to show Jun Mo Li's full body.
(The camera angle can reference the settlement screen from Ultraman Trigger TV Episode 9.)
(The part where Trigger holds the circular armament and poses. Friends who have watched it should have an impression.)
The camera moved to Chimatsuri.
Chimatsuri gripped the scabbard and drew the tachi from within.
This was a slow-motion segment. Every detail of the tachi was displayed before the audience.
The entire blade was pitch black, the edge crimson red, with cloud patterns covering its surface.
(Three generations of Oni Che.jpg)
Cold light flickered on the blade edge, like a pool of autumn water. However, the flaw in this otherwise perfect blade was that it was covered in cracks, as if it had endured a violent attack.
[Second Brother actually drew his sword!]
[Second Brother, it's not necessary, it's not necessary!]
[Chimatsuri is in for it. Currently, Second Brother's least noteworthy achievement after drawing the Soaring Firmament Sword is splitting the Kanjou Commission.]
[Splitting (×) cutting in half (√)]
"Second Brother, go for it!"
Huohuo sided with family over reason and began cheering Jun Mo Li on while ignoring the objective gap in strength.
The display time for both sides ended.
Next came the sparring time.
Jun Mo Li and Chimatsuri, each holding their weapons, quickly charged toward each other.
A flurry of blade light and sword shadows filled the field with the sounds of clashing blades. After a fluid fight sequence lasting 30 seconds, the sparring match ended with Jun Mo Li stopping his hand.
Jun Mo Li steadied his footing and sheathed the Soaring Firmament Sword.
Jun Mo Li: "Let's end it here."
Chimatsuri stopped opposite Jun Mo Li and put away his tachi.
Chimatsuri: "Thank you for your guidance, Senior."
Huohuo recalled the previous 30-second cutscene and said: "Huohuo didn't understand it, but Huohuo feels that Second Brother won."
[To be more formal, because Second Brother stopped his hand, it's considered a draw. However, Second Brother held the advantage.]
[He was going easy while holding the advantage. Back when Second Brother sparred with Big Brother, his sword speed was more than just what was shown in the cutscene just now.]
[Any one with eyes can see that Second Brother was going easy, but for Chimatsuri to fight Second Brother to this extent, his level is still there.]
[By the standard of someone without a Vision, Chimatsuri's level is indeed quite good.]
"By the standard of someone without a Vision?" Huohuo said in confusion: "But doesn't Second Brother also not have a Vision?"
Huohuo's single sentence directly caused the entire livestream chat to fall silent.
That's right. Jun Mo Li also did not have a Vision. However, Jun Mo Li had already almost exceeded the category of ordinary people.
Similarly without a Vision, some people could only be NPCs, but Jun Mo Li was a playable character.
This showed the difference between Jun Mo Li and ordinary people.
Therefore, when discussing topics in this area, everyone would usually default to excluding Jun Mo Li.
From the plot and the game, Jun Mo Li's only flaw was not having a Vision and being limited to the physical path.
In every other aspect, he was no different from a normal playable character.
That was why Huohuo's naive question was able to achieve the feat of causing group silence.
Unclear about the reason for the sudden silence in the livestream, Huohuo understood that she had probably said something wrong again.
Thus, under Uncle Tail's scolding voice, Huohuo silently continued through the plot.
After the sparring ended, Jun Mo Li walked toward the building.
At the same time, his inner voice appeared in the dialogue box.
Jun Mo Li: (As expected, it wasn't my imagination. There is still something missing from Chimatsuri's swordsmanship.)
Jun Mo Li: (It's not that it was originally missing, but that it was originally there, yet later suddenly became missing.)
Jun Mo Li: (When drawing his sword, he still maintains his original habits, which is why there's this feeling of something being missing.)
Jun Mo Li: (If I combine this with Inazuma's current background...)
Jun Mo Li: (Chimatsuri... is he a target of the Vision Hunt Decree? And moreover, a target who has already been hunted.)
[Hmm? The question is understood, the answer is understood, but there's no derivation process?]
[Chimatsuri's swordsmanship lacks elemental power, which means Chimatsuri previously had a Vision, but now he doesn't. Therefore, the conclusion is that Chimatsuri was hunted by the Vision Hunt Decree.]
[You can even see this?]
[It's just reverse-engineering the process from the result. It's very easy, but don't think your logical thinking is great because of this.]
After Jun Mo Li left, the training ground was left with the three people originally belonging to the Shiba Clan: Shiba Kaoru, Chimatsuri, and Amamiya Kotoya.
Chimatsuri: "Young Highness, Senior was deliberately testing me during the sparring match."
Shiba Kaoru: "That's why I told you, there's no need to hide things from the guests.
Shiba Kaoru: "People who have connections with the Phoenix Emperor cannot possibly fail to see through this matter with their intelligence."
Chimatsuri: "The Young Highness's lesson is correct."
Chimatsuri: "However, I still cannot get over that hurdle in my heart, so..."
Chimatsuri: "I still ask the Young Highness to convey everything about me to the guests on my behalf."
Chimatsuri: "I will apologize to the guests myself."
Shiba Kaoru: "..."
Shiba Kaoru: "I understand. Leave it to me."
Chimatsuri: "I, thank the Young Highness!"
After Chimatsuri finished speaking, he knelt on both knees toward Shiba Kaoru beside him and bowed his head to express his gratitude.